December 2014 arXiv papers — page 20

Kevin De Laet

This paper has two goals: to prove certain properties of character series of graded algebras on which a finite group acts as algebra automorphisms and to provide a detailed analysis of representations of 5-dimensional Sklyanin algebras at points of order 2. We also prove that for any odd prime p, the p-dimensional Sklyanin algebras associated to points of or

Senarath de Alwis, Rajesh Kumar Gupta, Fernando Quevedo, Roberto Valandro

We present a general discussion of the properties of three dimensional CFT duals to the AdS string theory vacua coming from type IIB Calabi-Yau flux compactifications. Both KKLT and Large Volume Scenario (LVS) minima are considered. In both cases we identify the large `central charge', find a separation of scales between the radius of AdS and the size of

H. E. S. S. Collaboration, :, A. Abramowski, F. Aharonian

Puppis A is an interesting ~4 kyr-old supernova remnant (SNR) that shows strong evidence of interaction between the forward shock and a molecular cloud. It has been studied in detail from radio frequencies to high-energy (HE, 0.1-100 GeV) gamma-rays. An analysis of the Fermi-LAT data has shown an extended HE gamma-ray emission with a 0.2-100 GeV spectrum exh

Fredrik Björkeroth, Stephen F. King

Constrained sequential dominance (CSD) is a natural framework for implementing the see-saw mechanism of neutrino masses which allows the mixing angles and phases to be accurately predicted in terms of relatively few input parameters. We analyze a class of CSD($n$) models where, in the flavour basis, two right-handed neutrinos are dominantly responsible for t

Sven Bjarke Gudnason, Muneto Nitta

We construct a D-brane soliton, a composite topological soliton sharing some properties with a D-brane, in a Skyrme model in 4+1 dimensions, in which Skyrmions are strings ending on a domain wall. We further generalize this D-brane soliton to diverse dimensions. A string, carrying the $π_{N-1}$ topological charge, ends on a domain wall in an O(N) model with

K. H. Michel, S. Costamagna, F. M. Peeters

Anharmonic effects in an atomic monolayer thin crystal with honeycomb lattice structure are investigated by analytical and numerical lattice dynamical methods. Starting from a semi-empirical model for anharmonic couplings of third and fourth order, we study the in-plane and out-of-plane (flexural) mode components of the generalized wave vector dependent Grün

V. L. Vadimov, A. S. Mel'nikov

The electronic structure of a vortex pinned by an insulating columnar inclusion in a type-II chiral $p_x \pm i p_y$ superconductor is studied within the Bogolubov-de Gennes theory. The structure of the anomalous spectral branch is shown to be strongly affected by the mutual orientations of the angular momenta of the center of mass and the relative motion of

A. -L. Maire, A. J. Skemer, P. M. Hinz, S. Desidera

Context. Astrometric monitoring of directly-imaged exoplanets allows the study of their orbital parameters and system architectures. Because most directly-imaged planets have long orbital periods (>20 AU), accurate astrometry is challenging when based on data acquired on timescales of a few years and usually with different instruments. The LMIRCam camera on

Andrei Khrennikov

Our aim is to emphasize the role of mathematical models in physics, especially models of geometry and probability. We briefly compare developments of geometry and probability by pointing to similarities and differences: from Euclid to Lobachevsky and from Kolmogorov to Bell. In probability Bell played the same role as Lobachevsky in geometry. In fact, violat

Shunsuke Yabunaka, Ryuichi Okamoto, Akira Onuki

We investigate bridging and aggregation of two colloidal particles in a near-critical binary mixture when the fluid far from the particles is outside the coexistence (CX) curve and is rich in the component disfavored by the colloid surfaces. In such situations, the adsorption-induced interaction is enhanced, leading to bridging and aggregation of the particl

J. Zhang, J. K. Dong, Y. Xu, J. Pan

We report the synthesis and superconducting properties of a new transition-metal chalcogenide Ta$_2$PdSe$_5$. The measurements of resistivity, magnetization, and specific heat reveal that Ta$_2$PdSe$_5$ is a bulk superconductor with $T_c$ $\simeq$ 2.5 K. The zero-field electronic specific heat in the superconducting state can be fitted with a two-gap BCS mod

David Garfinkle

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Raffaele Salvia

The reciprocal sum of Zhang sequence is not equal to the Distinct Distance Constant. This note introduces a $B_2$-sequence with larger reciprocal sum, and provides a more precise estimation of the reciprocal sums of Mian-Chowla sequence and Zhang sequence.

Diederik P. Kingma, Jimmy Ba

We introduce Adam, an algorithm for first-order gradient-based optimization of stochastic objective functions, based on adaptive estimates of lower-order moments. The method is straightforward to implement, is computationally efficient, has little memory requirements, is invariant to diagonal rescaling of the gradients, and is well suited for problems that a

Yasuhiro Ishitsuka

It is well-known that theta characteristics on smooth plane curves over a field of characteristic different from two are in bijection with certain smooth complete intersections of three quadrics. We generalize this bijection to possibly singular hypersurfaces of any dimension over arbitrary fields including those of characteristic two. It is accomplished in

Marc Perlin, Miguel D. Bustamante

In this manuscript we present a method for the quantitative comparison of two surfaces, applicable to temporal and/or spatial extent in one or two dimensions. Often surface comparisons are simply overlaid graphs of results from different methodologies that are qualitative at best; it is the purpose of this work to facilitate quantitative evaluation. The surf

Marcin Mierzejewski, Peter Prelovsek, Tomaz Prosen

We outline a procedure for counting and identifying a complete set of local and quasilocal conserved operators in integrable lattice systems. The method yields a systematic generation of all independent, conserved quasilocal operators related to time-average of local operators with a support on up to M consecutive sites. As an example we study the anisotropi

P. Rakyta, M. Vigh, A. Csordás, J. Cserti

Silicene systems, due to the buckled structure of the lattice, manifest remarkable intrinsic spin-orbit interaction triggering a topological phase transition in the low-energy regime. Thus, we found that protected edge states are present in silicene antidots and dots, being polarized in valley-spin pairs. We have also studied the effect of the lattice termin

Xi-Ming Cheng, Alexander L. Gavrilyuk, Gary R. W. Greaves, Jack H. Koolen

We consider nonregular graphs having precisely three distinct eigenvalues. The focus is mainly on the case of graphs having two distinct valencies and our results include constructions of new examples, structure theorems, valency constraints, and a classification of certain special families of such graphs. We also present a new example of a graph with three

Jinseok Cho

When two boundary-parabolic representations of knot groups are given, we introduce the connected sum of these representations and show several natural properties including the unique factorization property. Furthermore, the complex volume of the connected sum is the sum of each complex volumes modulo $iπ^2$ and the twisted Alexander polynomial of the connect

Jurgen Fuchs, Gregor Schaumann, Christoph Schweigert

We study a 2-functor that assigns to a bimodule category over a finite k-linear tensor category a k-linear abelian category. This 2-functor can be regarded as a category-valued trace for 1-morphisms in the tricategory of finite tensor categories. It is defined by a universal property that is a categorification of Hochschild homology of bimodules over an alge

S. Ivanoff, F. Picard, V. Rivoirard

High dimensional Poisson regression has become a standard framework for the analysis of massive counts datasets. In this work we estimate the intensity function of the Poisson regression model by using a dictionary approach, which generalizes the classical basis approach, combined with a Lasso or a group-Lasso procedure. Selection depends on penalty weights

Vincenzo De Florio

Human and artificial organizations may be described as networks of interacting parts. Those parts exchange data and control information and, as a result of these interactions, organizations produce emergent behaviors and purposes -- traits the characterize "the whole" as "greater than the sum of its parts". In this chapter it is argued that,

P. Moskal, N. Zoń, T. Bednarski, P. Białas

A novel method of hit time and hit position reconstruction in scintillator detectors is described. The method is based on comparison of detector signals with results stored in a library of synchronized model signals registered for a set of well-defined positions of scintillation points. The hit position is reconstructed as the one corresponding to the signal

Cameron A. G. MacRae, Melih Ozlen, Andreas T. Ernst

In electricity transmission networks, energy storage systems (ESS) provide a means of upgrade deferral by smoothing supply and matching demand. We develop a mixed integer programming (MIP) extension to the transmission network expansion planning (TEP) problem that considers the installation and operation of ESS as well as additional circuits. The model is de

Koji Hashimoto

We study ferromagnetism at high density of neutrons in the QCD hadron phase, by using the simplest chiral effective model incorporating magnetic fields and the chiral anomaly. Under the assumption of spatial homogeneity, we calculate the energy density as a function of neutron density, with a magnetization and a neutral pion condensation a la Dautry and Neym

Ryo Urano, Yuko Okamoto

We propose a replica-exchange method (REM) which does not use pseudo random numbers. For this purpose, we first give a conditional probability for Gibbs sampling replica-exchange method (GSREM) based on the heat bath method. In GSREM, replica exchange is performed by conditional probability based on the weight of states using pseudo random numbers. From the

Xudong Chen, M. -A. Belabbas, Tamer Başar

Formation control deals with the design of decentralized control laws that stabilize mobile, autonomous agents at prescribed distances from each other. We call any configuration of the agents a target configuration if it satisfies the inter-agent distance conditions. It is well known that when the distance conditions are defined by a rigid graph, there is a

A. P. Baeta Scarpelli, J. R. Nascimento, A. Yu. Petrov, R. F. Ribeiro

In this paper, we generalize the duality between self-dual and Maxwell-Chern-Simons theories for the case of a CPT-even Lorentz-breaking extension of these theories. The duality is demonstrated with use of the gauge embedding procedure, both in free and coupled cases, and with the master action approach. The physical spectra of both Lorentz-breaking theories

M. Nagel, S. R. Parker, E. V. Kovalchuk, P. L. Stanwix

Lorentz symmetry is a foundational property of modern physics, underlying the standard model of particles and general relativity. It is anticipated that these two theories are low energy approximations of a single theory that is unified and consistent at the Planck scale. Many unifying proposals allow Lorentz symmetry to be broken, with observable effects ap

Michael Frewer, George Khujadze, Holger Foysi

We present a critical examination of the recent article by Waclawczyk et al. (2014) which proposes two new statistical symmetries in the classical theory for turbulent hydrodynamic flows. We first show that both symmetries are unphysical in that they induce inconsistencies due to violating the principle of causality. In addition, they must get broken in orde

Anatoly Golub

We calculate the current as a function of applied voltage in non-topological s-wave superconductor-quantum dot-topological superconductor tunnel junction. We consider the type of TS which hosts two Majorana bound states (MBS) at the ends of a semiconductor quantum wire or of a chain of magnetic atoms in the proximity with s-wave superconductor. We find that

John McDonald

The minimal sub-Planckian axion inflation model accounts for a large scalar-to-tensor ratio via a spiralling trajectory in the field space of a complex field $Φ$. Here we consider how the predictions of the model are modified by Planck scale-suppressed corrections. In the absence of Planck corrections the model is equivalent to a $ϕ^{4/3}$ chaotic inflation

I. Prandoni, N. Seymour

This is the collection of Chapters on 'Continuum Science' presented at the Conference 'Advancing Astrophysics with the SKA' (AASKA14), held in Giardini Naxos (Italy), June 9-13, 2014

Raphael Blumenfeld

A first-principles theory is developed for the general evolution of a key structural characteristic of planar granular systems - the cell order distribution. The dynamic equations are constructed and solved in closed form for a number of examples: dense systems undergoing progressive compaction; initial dilation of very dense systems; and the approach to ste

S. Sh. Mousavi, S. N. Hosseini, A. Ilaghi-Hosseini

In this article the notions of (quasi weakly hereditary) general closure operator $\mb{C}$ on a category $\cx$ with respect to a class $\cm$ of morphisms, and quasi factorization structures in a category $\cx$ are introduced. It is shown that under certain conditions, if $(\ce, \cm)$ is a quasi factorization structure in $\cx$, then $\cx$ has quasi right $\c

Jana Hantáková, Samuel Roth, Zuzana Roth

The aim of the paper is to correct and improve some results concerning distributional chaos of type 3. We show that in a general compact metric space, distributional chaos of type 3, denoted DC3, even when assuming the existence of an uncountable scrambled set, is a very weak form of chaos. In particular, (i) the chaos can be unstable (it can be destroyed by

Klaus Jaffe

In complex systems, many different parts interact in non-obvious ways. Traditional research focuses on a few or a single aspect of the problem so as to analyze it with the tools available. To get a better insight of phenomena that emerge from complex interactions, we need instruments that can analyze simultaneously complex interactions between many parts. He

M. Kayid, S. Izadkhah, H. Alhalees

The purpose of this paper is to introduce, study and analyze a new stochastic order which lies in the framework of the mean residual life and the combination convexity orders. Several preservation properties of the new order under reliability operations of monotone transformation, mixture, weighted distributions and shock models are discussed. In addition, t

Gaveshna Gupta, Raghavan Rangarajan, Anjan A. Sen

Using the latest observational data we obtain a lower bound on the initial value of the quintessence field in thawing quintessence models of dark energy. For potentials of the form V(ϕ) ϕ^{\pm2} we find that the initial value |ϕ_i|>7x10^{18}\gev. We then relate ϕ_i to the duration of inflation by assuming that the initial value of the quintessence field is d

B. A. Moores, A. Eichler, Y. Tao, H. Takahashi

We report a method for accelerated nanoscale nuclear magnetic resonance imaging by detecting several signals in parallel. Our technique relies on phase multiplexing, where the signals from different nuclear spin ensembles are encoded in the phase of an ultrasensitive magnetic detector. We demonstrate this technique by simultaneously acquiring statistically p

Robin Stephenson

We show that large critical multi-type Galton-Watson trees, when conditioned to be large, converge locally in distribution to an infinite tree which is analoguous to Kesten's infinite monotype Galton-Watson tree. This is proven when we condition on the number of vertices of one fixed types, and with an extra technical assumption if we count at least two

Wanzhou Zhang, Yuan Yang, Lijuan Guo, Chengxiang Ding

By the photoassociation method, the trimer superfluid phase disappears in the one dimensional state-dependent optical lattice if the ratio of the three-body interaction $W$ to the trimer tunneling $J$is kept at $W/J=12$ [Phys Rev A. {\bf 90}, 033622(2014)]. To search for a trimer superfluid and trimer supersolid, we load the cold atom into two-dimensional la

Xiaolin Chen, Xueliang Li, Huishu Lian

The matching energy of a graph was introduced by Gutman and Wagner, which is defined as the sum of the absolute values of the roots of the matching polynomial of the graph. For the random graph $G_{n,p}$ of order $n$ with fixed probability $p\in (0,1)$, Gutman and Wagner [I. Gutman, S. Wagner, The matching energy of a graph, Discrete Appl. Math. 160(2012), 2

Y. Semertzidis, J. D. Vergados

In the present work we study possible time dependent effects in Axion Dark Matter searches employing resonant cavities. We find that the width of the resonance, which depends on the axion mean square velocity in the local frame, will show an annual variation due to the motion of the Earth around the sun (modulation). Furthermore, if the experiments become di

Alyson Deines, Jenny G. Fuselier, Ling Long, Holly Swisher

This paper is devoted to abelian varieties arising from generalized Legendre curves. In particular, we consider their corresponding Galois representations, periods, and endomorphism algebras. For certain one parameter families of 2-dimensional abelian varieties of this kind, we determine when the endomorphism algebra of each fiber defined over the algebraic

Xin Zhang, Yuan-Yuan Li, Junpeng Cao, Wen-Li Yang

Based on the inhomogeneous T-Q relation constructed via the off-diagonal Bethe Ansatz, the Bethe-type eigenstates of the XXZ spin-1/2 chain with arbitrary boundary fields are constructed. It is found that by employing two sets of gauge transformations, proper generators and reference state for constructing Bethe vectors can be obtained respectively. Given an

Ichiro Shimada

We present finite sets of generators of the full automorphism groups of three singular K3 surfaces, on which the alternating group of degree 6 acts symplectically. We also present a finite set of generators of the full automorphism group of an associated Enriques surface, on which the Mathieu group M_{10} acts.

Takuya Takeishi

The classification problem of Bost-Connes systems was studied by Cornellissen and Marcolli partially, but still remains unsolved. In this paper, we will give a representation-theoretic approach to this problem. We generalize the result of Laca and Raeburn, which concerns with the primitive ideal space on the Bost-Connes system for $\mathbb{Q}$. As a conseque

Dennis Presotto, Louis de Thanhoffer de Völcsey

In this note we consider a notion of relative Frobenius pairs of commutative rings $S/R$. To such a pair, we associate an $\mathbb{N}$-graded $R$-algebra $Π_R(S)$ which has a simple description and coincides with the preprojective algebra of a quiver with a single central node and several outgoing edges in the split case. If the rank of $S$ over $R$ is 4 and

Tomás Lungenstrass, Georgi Raikov

We consider metric perturbations of the Landau Hamiltonian. We investigate the asymptotic behaviour of the discrete spectrum of the perturbed operator near the Landau levels, for perturbations with power-like decay, exponential decay or compact support.

Fumiya Amano, Yasushi Mizusawa, Masanori Morishita

We introduce mod 3 triple Milnor invariants and triple cubic residue symbols for certain primes of the Eisenstein number field $\mathbb{Q}(\sqrt{-3})$, following the analogies between knots and primes. Our triple symbol generalizes both the cubic residue symbol and Rédei's triple symbol, and describes the decomposition law of a prime in a mod 3 Heisenber

Sanchari De, Sutapa Ghosh, Somenath Chakrabarty

In the conventional scenario, the Hawking radiation is believed to be a tunneling process at the event horizon of the black hole. In the quantum field theoretic approach the Schwinger's mechanism is generally used to give an explanation of this tunneling process. It is the decay of quantum vacuum into particle anti-particle pairs near the black hole surf

Balasubramanian Narasimhan, Daniel L. Rubin, Samuel M. Gross, Marina Bendersky

Bringing together the information latent in distributed medical databases promises to personalize medical care by enabling reliable, stable modeling of outcomes with rich feature sets (including patient characteristics and treatments received). However, there are barriers to aggregation of medical data, due to lack of standardization of ontologies, privacy c

Toshiro Hiranouchi

Theory for open curves over a local field. After introducing the reciprocity map, we determine the kernel and the cokernel of this map. In addition to this, the Pontrjagin dual of the reciprocity map is also investigated. This gives the one to one correspondence between the set of finite abelian étale coverings and the set of finite index open subgroups of t

Jinseok Nam, Johannes Fürnkranz

An important problem in multi-label classification is to capture label patterns or underlying structures that have an impact on such patterns. This paper addresses one such problem, namely how to exploit hierarchical structures over labels. We present a novel method to learn vector representations of a label space given a hierarchy of labels and label co-occ

Andreas Albrecht, R. Holman, Benoit J. Richard

Models such as Natural Inflation that use Pseudo-Nambu-Goldstone bosons (PNGB's) as the inflaton are attractive for many reasons. However, they typically require trans-Planckian field excursions $ΔΦ>M_{\rm Pl}$, due to the need for an axion decay constant $f>M_{\rm Pl}$ to have both a sufficient number of e-folds {\em and} values of $n_s,\ r$ consistent

Hidetoshi Taya

Hadron masses under strong magnetic fields are studied. In the presence of strong magnetic fields exceeding the QCD energy scale $ eB \gg Λ^2_{\rm QCD} $, ${\rm SU(3)}_{\rm flavor} \otimes {\rm SU(2)}_{\rm spin}$ symmetry of hadrons is explicitly broken so that the quark components of hadrons differ from those with zero or weak magnetic fields $ eB \lesssim

Chiang-Mei Chen, Jia-Rui Sun, Fu-Yi Tang, Ping-Yen Tsai

The pair production of spinor particles, which can be captured by the solution of the Dirac equation with an appropriate boundary condition, in charged black holes is investigated. We obtain the closed form of the production rate in the near extremal limit of the Reissner-Nordstrom black holes. The cosmic censorship conjecture is seemingly guaranteed by the

E. Grohs, G. M. Fuller, C. T. Kishimoto, M. W. Paris

We discuss how small neutrino rest masses can increase the expansion rate near the photon decoupling epoch in the early universe, causing an earlier, higher temperature freeze-out for ionization equilibrium compared to the massless neutrino case. This yields a larger free-electron fraction. A larger ratio of the sound horizon to the photon diffusion length f

Tingting Wang, WeiSong Dong, Gejun Bao

We are concerned with a priori estimates for the obstacle problem of a wide class of fully nonlinear equations on Riemannian manifolds. We use new techniques introduced by Bo Guan and derive new results for a priori second order estimates of its singular perturbation problem under fairly general conditions. By approximation, the existence of a C^{1,1} viscos

Takashi Tsuji, Tadashi Nakajima, Yoichi Takeda

Based on the near infrared spectra (R~20000) of M dwarfs, oxygen abundances are determined from the ro-vibrational lines of H2O. Although H2O lines in M dwarfs are badly blended each other and the continuum levels are depressed appreciably by the collective effect of numerous H2O lines themselves, quantitative analysis of H2O lines has been carried out by re

Ernesto Estrada, Naomichi Hatano

We introduce the concept of communicability angle between a pair of nodes in a graph. We provide strong analytical and empirical evidence that the average communicability angle for a given network accounts for its spatial efficiency on the basis of the communications among the nodes in a network. We determine characteristics of the spatial efficiency of more

Heming Jiao, Tingting Wang

We are concerned with the Dirichlet problem for a class of Hessian type equations. Applying some new methods we are able to establish the $C^2$ estimates for an approximating problem under essentially optimal structure conditions. Based on these estimates, the existence of classical solutions is proved.

Kabgyun Jeong, Jaewan Kim, Su-Yong Lee

While the objective of conventional quantum key distribution (QKD) is to secretly generate and share the classical bits concealed in the form of maximally mixed quantum states, that of private quantum channel (PQC) is to secretly transmit individual quantum states concealed in the form of maximally mixed states using shared one-time pad and it is called Gaus

Renato Fabbri

The use of digital traces of our social structures and activities is a reality for some companies and State instances. The exploitation by the individual and by Society is still incipient. This writing is a brief account of an immersion to advance this civil empowerment, beginning with experiments for collection and dissemination of information, and going th

D. Bazeia, F. A. Brito, F. G. Costa

In this paper we revisit the problem of localizing gravity in a 2-brane embedded in a 4D Minkowski space to address induction of high derivative massive gravity. We explore the structure of propagators to find well-behaved higher-derivative massive gravity induced on the brane. Exploring a special case in the generalized mass term of the graviton propagator

Vo Anh, Nikolai Leonenko, Andriy Olenko

The main result of the article is the rate of convergence to the Rosenblatt-type distributions in non-central limit theorems. Specifications of the main theorem are discussed for several scenarios. In particular, special attention is paid to the Cauchy, generalized Linnik's, and local-global distinguisher random processes and fields. Direct analytical me

Jingwei Liang, Jalal Fadili, Gabriel Peyré, Russell Luke

Convex optimization has become ubiquitous in most quantitative disciplines of science, including variational image processing. Proximal splitting algorithms are becoming popular to solve such structured convex optimization problems. Within this class of algorithms, Douglas--Rachford (DR) and alternating direction method of multipliers (ADMM) are designed to

Jyh-Jing Hwang, Tyng-Luh Liu

We address the problem of contour detection via per-pixel classifications of edge point. To facilitate the process, the proposed approach leverages with DenseNet, an efficient implementation of multiscale convolutional neural networks (CNNs), to extract an informative feature vector for each pixel and uses an SVM classifier to accomplish contour detection. T

Bolei Zhou, Aditya Khosla, Agata Lapedriza, Aude Oliva

With the success of new computational architectures for visual processing, such as convolutional neural networks (CNN) and access to image databases with millions of labeled examples (e.g., ImageNet, Places), the state of the art in computer vision is advancing rapidly. One important factor for continued progress is to understand the representations that are

S. Choi, V. Dunjko, Z. D. Zhang, M. Olshanii

Using a time-dependent modified nonlinear Schrödinger equation (m-NLSE) -- where the conventional chemical potential proportional to the density is replaced by the one inferred from Lieb-Liniger's exact solution -- we study frequencies of the collective monopole excitations of a one-dimensional (1D) Bose gas. We find that our method accurately reproduces

P. B. Wigley, L. M. Starkey, S. S. Szigeti, M. Jasperse

Controlling quantum fluids at their fundamental length scale will yield superlative quantum simulators, precision sensors, and spintronic devices. This scale is typically below the optical diffraction limit, precluding precise wavefunction engineering using optical potentials alone. We present a protocol to rapidly control the phase and density of a quantum

Renato Fabbri, Vilson Vieira da Silva Junior, Antônio Carlos Silvano Pessotti, Débora Cristina Corrêa

The representation of basic elements of music in terms of discrete audio signals is often used in software for musical creation and design. Nevertheless, there is no unified approach that relates these elements to the discrete samples of digitized sound. In this article, each musical element is related by equations and algorithms to the discrete-time samples

Ruslan Salimov, Evgeny Sevost'yanov

For some class of mappings, which are generalization of space quasiisometries, an upper estimate for a measure of image of a ball is obtained. As consequence, it is obtained one analog of Schwartz lemma for mappings mentioned above. Results of the paper are applicable in Sobolev and Orlicz--Sobolev classes.

O. Mendoza-Trejo, Carlos A. Cruz-Villar, R. Peón-Escalante, M. A. Zambrano-Arjona

In the mechanisms area, minimization of the magnitude of the acceleration of the center of mass (ACoM) implies shaking force balancing. For a mechanism operating in cycles, the case when the ACoM is zero implies that the gravitational potential energy (GPE) is constant. This article shows an efficient and effective optimum synthesis method for minimum accele

K. A. Bugaev

Here we thoroughly discuss the present status of the deconfinement phase transition signals outlined in the NICA White Paper 10.01. It is argued that none of the signals outlined in the NICA White Paper is prepared for experimental verification. At the same time we discuss the new irregularities and new signals of the deconfinement transition found recently

Juan C. Reginato, Jorge L. Blengino, Domingo A. Tarzia

This work examines the relevance of the one-dimensional models used to study the influx and the cumulative uptake of nutrient by roots. The physical models studied are the fixed boundary model (Barber and Cushman 1981) and an improved version of our moving boundary model (Reginato et al. 2000). A weight averaged expression to compute influx on root surface a

Leticia F. Cugliandolo, Giuseppe Gonnella, Alessandro Pelizzola

We use the Bethe-Peierls method combined with the belief propagation algorithm to study the arctic curves in the six vertex model on a square lattice with domain-wall boundary conditions, and the six vertex model on a rectangular lattice with partial domain-wall boundary conditions. We show that this rather simple approximation yields results that are remark

V. L. Gurtovoi, A. V. Nikulov

The energy of magnetic moment of the persistent current circulating in superconducting loop in an externally produced magnetic field is not taken into account in the theory of quantization effects because of identification of the Hamiltonian with the energy. This identification misleads if, in accordance with the conservation law, the energy of a state is th

T. J. Langford

Segmented antineutrino detectors placed near a compact research reactor provide an excellent opportunity to probe short-baseline neutrino oscillations and precisely measure the reactor antineutrino spectrum. Close proximity to a reactor combined with minimal overburden yield a high background environment that must be managed through shielding and detector te

Claudio O. Dib

A major consequence of special relativity, expressed in the relation $E_0 = m c^2$, is that the total energy content of an object at rest, including its thermal motion and binding energy among its constituents, is a measure of its inertia, i.e. its mass. This relation was first stated by Einstein. He showed that, in order to be consistent with the principles

Biswanath Rath, P. Mallick

A new method for generating analytical expression of quantum Hamiltonian from non-linear differential equation with stationary energy level has been formulated.Further calculation of energy levels have been carried out analytically using and numerically using matrix diagonalisation method.

Aisha Aqeel, Ivan J. Vera-Marun, Bart J. van Wees, Thomas T. M. Palstra

We have investigated the influence of the interface quality on the spin Seebeck effect (SSE) of the bilayer system yttrium iron garnet (YIG) - platinum (Pt). The magnitude and shape of the SSE is strongly influenced by mechanical treatment of the YIG single crystal surface. We observe that the saturation magnetic field H_{sat} for the SSE signal increases fr

Rosanne Di Stefano, Ann Esin

Gravitational lensing events provide unique opportunities to discover and study planetary systems and binaries. Here we build on previous work to explore the role that orbital motion can play in both identifying and learning more about multiple-mass systems that serve as gravitational lenses. We find that a significant fraction of planet-lens and binary-lens

Behzad Najafi, Akbar Tayebi

In this paper, we find a condition on $(α, β)$-metrics under which the notions of isotropic S-curvature, weakly isotropic S-curvature and isotropic mean Berwald curvature are equivalent.

Andrzej Bąk, Krystyna Chłędowska, Piotr Inglot

In this paper we present results of dielectric measurements of the liquid crystal (LC) 5*CB arranged in the porous matrices with a pore diameter of 100 and 20nm. We analyze the effect of surface interactions on the dynamics of molecules. The results were compared with the results of the bulk 5*CB. The most important result is the blocking of phase transition

R. Capozza, A. Vanossi, A. Benassi, E. Tosatti

Electrical charging of parallel plates confining a model ionic liquid down to nanoscale distances yields a variety of charge-induced changes in the structural features of the confined film. That includes even-odd switching of the structural layering and charging-induced solidification and melting, with important changes of local ordering between and within l

Alexandre Belloni, Mathieu Rosenbaum, Alexandre B. Tsybakov

Several new estimation methods have been recently proposed for the linear regression model with observation error in the design. Different assumptions on the data generating process have motivated different estimators and analysis. In particular, the literature considered (1) observation errors in the design uniformly bounded by some $\bar δ$, and (2) zero m

Saghar Hosseini, Airlie Chapman, Mehran Mesbahi

This paper presents a distributed optimization scheme over a network of agents in the presence of cost uncertainties and over switching communication topologies. Inspired by recent advances in distributed convex optimization, we propose a distributed algorithm based on a dual sub-gradient averaging. The objective of this algorithm is to minimize a cost funct

Garth Payne

In this 1997 Ph.D. dissertation we prove a piecewise form of the discrete part of Wilf and Zeilberger's 1992 conjecture that a hypergeometric term is proper if and only if it is holonomic. We show that a holonomic hypergeometric term on $Z^n$ is piecewise proper and we show that without such a qualification the conjecture is false. We call a term piecewi

Kevin Ferreira, Matthias R. Gaberdiel

The large level limit of the $\mathcal{N}=2$ ${\rm SO}(2N)$ Kazama-Suzuki coset models is argued to be equivalent to the orbifold of $4N$ free fermions and bosons by the Lie group ${\rm SO}(2N) \times {\rm SO}(2)$. In particular, it is shown that the untwisted sector of the continuous orbifold accounts for a certain closed subsector of the coset theory. Furt

Seiji Armstrong, Meng Wang, Run Yan Teh, Qihuang Gong

The Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen (EPR) paradox established a link between entanglement and nonlocality in quantum mechanics. EPR steering is the nonlocality associated with the EPR paradox and has traditionally only been investigated between two parties. Here, we present the first experimental observations of multipartite EPR steering, and of the genuine triparti

Petr Kaspar, Otakar Svitek

We generalize Buchert's averaged equations [Gen. Rel. Grav. 32, 105 (2000); Gen. Rel. Grav. 33, 1381 (2001)] to LRS class II dust model in the sense that all Einstein equations are averaged, not only the trace part. We derive the relevant averaged equations and we investigate backreaction on expansion and shear scalars in an approximate LTB model. Finall

Min Tsao, Fan Wu

We propose a two-sample extended empirical likelihood for inference on the difference between two p-dimensional parameters defined by estimating equations. The standard two-sample empirical likelihood for the difference is Bartlett correctable but its domain is a bounded subset of the parameter space. We expand its domain through a composite similarity trans

András Gyárfás, Ervin Győri, Miklós Simonovits

We explore properties of $3$-uniform hypergraphs $H$ without linear cycles. Our main results are that these hypergraphs must contain a vertex of strong degree at most two and must have independent sets of size at least ${2|V(H)|\over 5}$.

David Vrba, Otakar Svitek

We study the behaviour of the density contrast in quasi-spherical Szekeres spacetime and derive its analytical behaviour as a function of $t$ and $r$. We set up the inhomogeneity using initial data in the form of one extreme value of the density and the radial profile. We derive conditions for density extremes that are necessary for avoiding the shell crossi

Xi Zhang, Vladimir N. Khudik, Gennady Shvets

The concept of a hybrid laser wakefield/direct laser plasma accelerator is proposed. Relativistic electrons undergoing resonant betatron oscillations inside the plasma bubble created by a laser pulse are accelerated by gaining energy directly from the laser pulse and from its plasma wake. The resulting bifurcated phase space of self-injected plasma electrons

Godfrey Gumbs, Andrii Iurov, N. J. M. Horing

Self-consistent field theory is used to obtain the non-local plasmon dispersion relation of monolayer graphene which is Coulomb-coupled to a thick conductor. We calculate numerically the undamped plasmon excitation spectrum for arbitrary wave number. For gapped graphene, both the low-frequency (acoustic) and high frequency (surface) plasmons may lie within a

Frédéric Chazal, Brittany T. Fasy, Fabrizio Lecci, Bertrand Michel

Let P be a distribution with support S. The salient features of S can be quantified with persistent homology, which summarizes topological features of the sublevel sets of the distance function (the distance of any point x to S). Given a sample from P we can infer the persistent homology using an empirical version of the distance function. However, the empir