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--- abstract: 'Quantum initial state estimation through entanglement and continuous measurement is introduced. This paper provides a unified formulation of classical and quantum smoothing and shows a smoothing uncertainty relation. As an example, a communication between two parties via a two mode squeezed state is show...
--- abstract: | Edge computing applications typically require generated data to be preprocessed at the source and then transmitted to an edge server. In such cases, transmission time and preprocessing time are coupled, yielding a tradeoff between them to achieve the targeted objective. This paper presents analysis ...
--- abstract: 'We introduce a class of stochastic Allen-Cahn equations with a mobility coefficient and colored noise. For initial data with finite free energy, we analyze the corresponding Cauchy problem on the $d$-dimensional torus in the time interval $[0,T]$. Assuming that $d\le 3$ and that the potential has quartic...
--- abstract: 'We present 21 examples of C[iv]{} Broad Absorption Line (BAL) trough disappearance in 19 quasars selected from systematic multi-epoch observations of 582 bright BAL quasars ($1.9<z<4.5$) by the Sloan Digital Sky Survey-I/II and . The observations span rest-frame timescales, longer than have been sampled ...
--- abstract: 'Two hypothesized solutions of the mass discrepancy problem are cold dark matter (CDM) and modified Newtonian dynamics (MOND). The virtues and vices of these very different hypotheses are largely disjoint, making the process of distinguishing between them very dependent on how we weigh disparate lines of ...
--- abstract: 'We present a graphical and dynamic framework for binding and execution of (business) process models. It is tailored to integrate 1) ad hoc processes modeled graphically, 2) third party services discovered in the (Inter)net, and 3) (dynamically) synthesized process chains that solve situation-specific tas...
--- bibliography: - 'fmcop.bib' --- Pavel Krupskii and Marc G. Genton We propose a new copula model for replicated multivariate spatial data. Unlike classical models that assume multivariate normality of the data, the proposed copula is based on the assumption that some factors exist that affect the joint spatial dep...
--- abstract: 'We propose the use of periodic arrays of permanent magnetic films for producing magnetic lattices of microtraps for confining, manipulating and controlling small clouds of ultracold atoms and quantum degenerate gases. Using analytical expressions and numerical calculations we show that periodic arrays of...
--- abstract: 'The ${\ensuremath{{}^{1}}S}_0$ pairing gap $\Delta$ associated with the inner crust of a neutron star is calculated, taking into account the coexistence of the nuclear lattice with the sea of free neutrons (finite size effects), as well as medium polarization effects associated with the exchange of densi...
--- abstract: 'The target and double spin asymmetries of the exclusive pseudoscalar channel $\vec e\vec p\to ep\pi^0$ were measured for the first time in the deep-inelastic regime using a longitudinally polarized 5.9 GeV electron beam and a longitudinally polarized proton target at Jefferson Lab with the CEBAF Large Ac...
--- abstract: | This article presents an Analysis of Variance model for functional data that explicitly incorporates phase variability through a time-warping component, allowing for a unified approach to estimation and inference in presence of amplitude and time variability. The focus is on single-random-factor mod...
--- author: - 'O. Absil[^1]' - 'R. den Hartog' - 'P. Gondoin' - 'P. Fabry' - 'R. Wilhelm' - 'P. Gitton' - 'F. Puech' bibliography: - '3516.bib' date: 'Received 25 May 2005 / Accepted 2 November 2005' subtitle: Application to the detection of exozodiacal dust disks with GENIE title: 'Performance study of ground-based in...
--- abstract: 'An important open problem in quantum information theory is the question of the existence of NPT bound entanglement. In the past years, little progress has been made, mainly because of the lack of mathematical tools to address the problem. (i) In an attempt to overcome this, we show how the distillability...
--- author: - | Mike Prest,\ Alan Turing Building\ School of Mathematics\ University of Manchester\ Manchester M13 9PL\ UK\ mprest@manchester.ac.uk title: Abelian categories and definable additive categories --- \[section\] \[definition\][Definitions]{} \[definition\][Lemma]{} \[definition\...
--- author: - | Maja Burić$^{1}$,   John Madore$^{2}$   and Luka Nenadovi' c$^{1}$[^1]\ $\strut^{1}$ University of Belgrade, Faculty of Physics, P.O. Box 44\ SR-11001 Belgrade\ $\strut^{2}$ Laboratoire de Physique Théorique\ F-91405 Orsay title: 'Spinors on a curved noncommutative space: coupling to...
--- abstract: 'We present deep near-infrared (NIR) medium-bandwidth photometry over the wavelength range 1–1.8$\mu$m in the All-wavelength Extended Groth strip International Survey (AEGIS) and Cosmic Evolution Survey (COSMOS) fields. The observations were carried out as part of the NEWFIRM Medium-Band Survey (NMBS), an...
--- abstract: 'This paper proposes network recasting as a general method for network architecture transformation. The primary goal of this method is to accelerate the inference process through the transformation, but there can be many other practical applications. The method is based on block-wise recasting; it recasts...
--- abstract: 'We present an example where a distributed coordinated protocol supported by a blockchain-enabled monetary mechanism leads to achieving optimal information theoretic degrees of freedom gains. The considered setting is that of a linear interference network, where cooperative transmission is allowed, but at...
--- abstract: 'The massless fermion limit of QED is discussed. For on-shell renormalisation the high energy behaviour fixes no lower limit on the mass of the lightest fermion if the fine structure constant $\alpha$ is allowed to vary. The choice of an arbitary (space-like) subtraction point does, however, fix a lower l...
--- abstract: 'We investigate the problem of quantum back reactions due to particle production by the parametric resonance mechanism in an environment of nonequilibrium chiral phase transition. We work with the linear sigma model and employ Boyanovsky et al.’s formalism to take account of back reactions under the Hartr...
--- abstract: 'Hayashi has extended a result of Mañé, proving that every diffeomorphism $f$ which has a $C^1$-neighborhood $\mathcal{U}$, where all periodic points of any $g\in\mathcal{U}$ are hyperbolic, it is an Axiom A diffeomorphism. Here, we prove the analogous result in the volume preserving scenario.' address: -...
--- author: - 'D.Barbieri[^1], G.Citti [^2], G.Sanguinetti [^3], A.Sarti [^4][A]{}[^5]' bibliography: - 'paperpin.bib' title: An uncertainty principle underlying the pinwheel structure in the primary visual cortex --- Introduction ============ The visual information in V1 is processed by an array of modules called or...
--- abstract: 'In this work, we show the operational characterization to divisibility of dynamical maps in terms of distinguishability of quantum channels. It is proven that distinguishability of any pair of quantum channels does not increase under divisible maps, in which the full hierarchy of divisibility is isomorph...
--- abstract: 'We introduce hybrid algebras as algebraic semantics for hybrid languages with nominals and, possibly, the satisfaction operator. We establish a duality between hybrid algebras and the descriptive two-sorted general frames of Ten Cate. We show that all axiomatic extensions of the basic hybrid logics, with...
--- abstract: 'We describe the basic Dolbeault cohomology algebra of the canonical foliation on a class of complex manifolds with a torus symmetry group. This class includes complex moment-angle manifolds, LVM- and LVMB-manifolds and, in most generality, complex manifolds with a maximal holomorphic torus action. We als...
--- abstract: 'Large-scale structure of the universe is a useful cosmological probe of the primordial non-Gaussianity and the expansion history of the universe because its topology does not change with time in the linear regime in the standard paradigm of structure formation. However, when the topology of iso-density c...
--- abstract: 'We present the first linear multicolor polarization observations for a sample of 35 stars in the direction of the Galactic cluster NGC 6231. We have found a complex pattern in the angles of the polarimetric vectors. Near the core of this cluster the structure shows a semi-circular pattern that we have in...
--- abstract: 'While the basic properties of AGB stellar evolution are well established, comprehensive observational studies of late phases of intermediate mass stars continue to generate puzzles for current stellar models. Here, I review current techniques to model AGB stars, and I discuss important aspects of current...
--- abstract: 'Let $\mathcal{F}(X)$ be the set of finite nonempty subsets of a set $X$. We have found the necessary and sufficient conditions under which for a given function $\tau:\mathcal{F}(X)\rightarrow\mathbb{R}$ there is an ultrametric on $X$ such that $\tau(A)=\operatorname{diam}A$ for every $A\in\mathcal{F}(X)$...
--- abstract: 'The simplest mechanism for molecular electron pumps is discussed which is based on nonadiabatic electron tunnelling and nonequilibrium conformational fluctuations. Such fluctuations can be induced, e.g. by random binding of negatively charged ATP molecules to the electron-transferring molecular complex, ...
--- abstract: 'The conventional conception of decoherence relies on the interaction with an external set of degrees of freedom - the ‘bath’ - to which the system loses quantum information. But the role of the bath can be played too by any internal degrees of freedom that are not accessible to the observer, and in this ...
--- abstract: 'In this paper, we present a novel approach to the estimation of strongly varying backgrounds in astronomical images by means of small objects removal and subsequent missing pixels interpolation. The method is based on the analysis of a pixel local neighborhood and utilizes the morphological distance tran...
--- abstract: | In this paper we obtain an explicit formula for the [*higher Schur-multiplicator* ]{}of an arbitrary finite abelian group with respect to the variety of nilpotent groups of class at most $c\geq 1$ .\ 1991 Mathematics Subject Classification: Primary 20F12,20F18,20K25\ Key words and phrases: A...
--- abstract: 'For a given pair of two graphs $(F,H)$, let $R(F,H)$ be the smallest positive integer $r$ such that for any graph $G$ of order $r$, either $G$ contains $F$ as a subgraph or the complement of $G$ contains $H$ as a subgraph. Baskoro, Broersma and Surahmat (2005) conjectured that $$R(F_\ell,K_n)=2\ell(n-1)+...
--- abstract: 'We continue the study of optimal chordal packings, with emphasis on packing subspaces of dimension greater than one. Following a principle outlined in  [@2016arXiv160704546B], where the authors use maximal affine block designs and maximal sets of mutually unbiased bases to construct Grassmannian $2$-desi...
--- author: - | \ Kushiro National College of Technology,\ Otanoshike Nishi 2-32-1,Kushiro City,Hokkaido 084,Japan\ E-mail: title: 'Structure of the fermion propagator in QED$_{3}$' --- Introduction ============ It has been known that dynamical mass generation and chiral symmetry breaking occur in QED...
--- abstract: 'Theories beyond the standard model include a number of new particles some of which might be light and weakly coupled to ordinary matter. Such particles affect the equation of state of nuclear matter and can shift admissible masses of neutron stars to higher values. The internal structure of neutron stars...
--- author: - Maria Reva - 'David A. DiGregorio' - 'Denis S. Grebenkov' title: 'A first-passage approach to diffusion-influenced reversible binding for synaptic vesicle fusion' --- Introduction {#introduction .unnumbered} ============ Intracellular transport of molecules is crucial for the normal function and growth ...
--- abstract: | In this paper we develop the notion of ergodicity to include functions dominated by a weight $w$. Such functions have polynomial means and include, amongst many others, the $w$-almost periodic functions. This enables us to describe the asymptotic behaviour of unbounded solutions of linear evolution,...
--- abstract: 'Multi-antenna technologies such as massive Multiple-Input Multiple-Output (massive MIMO) and beamforming are key features to enhance performance, in terms of capacity and coverage, by using a large number of antennas intelligently. With the upcoming 5G New Radio (NR), FD-MIMO (Full Dimension MIMO) will p...
--- abstract: | We define the induced arboricity of a graph $G$, denoted by ${\ensuremath{\operatorname{ia}}}(G)$, as the smallest $k$ such that the edges of $G$ can be covered with $k$ induced forests in $G$. This notion generalizes the classical notions of the arboricity and strong chromatic index. For a cla...
--- abstract: 'I present an eavesdropping on the protocol proposed by W.-H. Kye, *et al.* \[Phys. Rev. Lett. **95**, 040501 (2005)\]. I show how an undetectable Eve can steal the whole information by labeling and then measuring the photons prepared by the user Alice.' author: - Marco Lucamarini bibliography: - 'Blind.b...
--- abstract: 'Classical systems of coupled harmonic oscillators are studied using the Carati-Galgani model. We investigate the consequences for Einstein’s conjecture by considering that the exchanges of energy, in molecular collisions, follows the Lévy type statistics. We develop a generalization of Planck’s distribut...
--- abstract: 'We define compactifications of vector spaces which are functorial with respect to certain linear maps. These “many-body” compactifications are manifolds with corners, and the linear maps lift to b-maps in the sense of Melrose. We derive a simple criterion under which the lifted maps are in fact b-fibrati...
--- abstract: | Paraphrasing exemplifies the ability to abstract semantic content from surface forms. Recent work on automatic paraphrasing is dominated by methods leveraging Machine Translation (MT) as an intermediate step. This contrasts with humans, who can paraphrase without being bilingual. This work proposes ...
--- abstract: 'In this paper we discuss results relevant to 3D Double-Side Double Type Column (3D-DDTC) pixel sensors fabricated at FBK (Trento, Italy) and oriented to the ATLAS upgrade. Some assemblies of these sensors featuring different columnar electrode configurations (2, 3, or 4 columns per pixel) and coupled to ...
--- abstract: 'The expectation value $\langle\varphi^2\rangle$ in the Hartle-Hawking vacuum is calculated for minimally-coupled neutral scalar fields at the horizon of a charged dilatonic black hole.' author: - | Kiyoshi Shiraishi\ Akita Junior College, Shimokitade-Sakura, Akita-shi,\ Akita 010, Japan date:...
--- abstract: 'The fully self-consistent non-equilibrium Green functions (NEGFs) approach to the quantum transport is developed for the investigation of one-dimensional nano-scale devices. Numerical calculations performed for resonant tunneling diodes (RTDs) of different designs and at different temperatures show reaso...
--- abstract: 'We study the modified and boundedly modified mixed Tsirelson spaces $T_M[({\cal F}_{k_n},\theta_n)_{n=1}^{\infty }]$ and $T_{M(s)}[({\cal F}_{k_n},\theta_n)_{n=1}^{\infty }]$ respectively, defined by a subsequence $({\cal F}_{k_n})$ of the sequence of Schreier families $({\cal F}_n)$. These are reflexive...
--- abstract: | Deep learning has improved state-of-the-art results in many important fields, and has been the subject of much research in recent years, leading to the development of several systems for facilitating deep learning. Current systems, however, mainly focus on model building and training phases, while t...
--- abstract: 'Loop quantum cosmology predicts that quantum gravity effects resolve the big-bang singularity and replace it by a cosmic bounce. Furthermore, loop quantum cosmology can also modify the form of primordial cosmological perturbations, for example by reducing power at large scales in inflationary models or b...
--- abstract: 'Let $f\colon X\rightarrow B$ be a fibration of genus $g$ whose general fiber is a double cover of a smooth curve of genus $\gamma$. We show that $4(g-1)/(g-\gamma)$ is a sharp lower bound for the slope of $f$ when $g> 4\gamma+1$, proving a conjecture of Barja. Moreover, we give a characterization of the ...
--- abstract: 'We introduce the notion of $\mathbb{C}$-orbit reflexivity and study its properties. An operator on a finite-dimensional space is $\mathbb{C}$-orbit reflexive if and only if the two largest blocks in its Jordan form corresponding to nonzero eigenvalues with the largest modulus differ in size by at most on...
--- author: - 'Yuta Koike[^1]' title: 'Limit theorems for the pre-averaged Hayashi-Yoshida estimator with random sampling' --- [^1]: University of Tokyo, Graduate School of Mathematical Sciences, 3-8-1 Komaba, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153, Japan, Email: kyuta@ms.u-tokyo.ac.jp
[*A. Introduction*]{}. A suspected quark-lepton symmetry is, as we know, badly broken by the difference in their mixing angles. Small $V_{CKM}$ mixing should be contrasted with the maximal mixing for atmospheric neutrinos and probably large mixing for solar neutrinos. Why is this so? This has become one of the major is...
--- abstract: 'Evolutionary algorithms (EAs) are a kind of nature-inspired general-purpose optimization algorithm, and have shown empirically good performance in solving various real-word optimization problems. However, due to the highly randomized and complex behavior, the theoretical analysis of EAs is difficult and ...
--- abstract: 'In earlier work we introduced geometrically natural probability measures on the group of all Möbius transformations in order to study “random” groups of Möbius transformations, random surfaces, and in particular random two-generator groups, that is groups where the generators are selected randomly, with ...
**[Surface Operator, Bubbling Calabi-Yau\ and AGT Relation ]{}\ ** [Masato Taki]{} `taki@yukawa.kyoto-u.ac.jp`\ Surface operators in $\mathcal{N}=2$ four-dimensional gauge theories are interesting half-BPS objects. These operators inherit the connection of gauge theory with the Liouville conformal field theory, whic...
--- abstract: 'The phase diagram of nuclear matter offers fascinating features for heavy ion physics and astrophysics when extended to strangeness and antimatter. We will discuss some regions of this phase diagram as strange matter at zero temperature, hypermatter at high densities and the antiworld at high densities a...
--- abstract: 'In this paper we consider stable marriage problem under the Monte Carlo simulations. We investigate how correlation in lists of preferrences can affect simulation results such as: relaxation time, time distribution of relaxation times etc. We took into account attractiveness of individuals and it’s diffe...
--- --- -0.3in 23.5cm -0.2in CCL-TR-95-006\ CERN-TH/95-105\ May 1995 J.R. Forshaw[^1]\ Rutherford Appleton Laboratory,\ Chilton, Didcot OX11 0QX, England.\ and\ M.H. Seymour\ Theory Division, CERN\ CH-1211 Genève 23, Switzerland\ [**[1. The unique nature of the photon]{}**]{} Deep inelastic scattering of electrons...
--- abstract: 'Continuous phase spaces have become a powerful tool for describing, analyzing, and tomographically reconstructing quantum states in quantum optics and beyond. A plethora of these phase-space techniques are known, however a thorough understanding of their relations was still lacking for finite-dimensional...
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--- abstract: | By using $q$-Volkenborn integral on $\mathbb{Z}_{p}$, we ([@ysimsek], [@simsekCanada]) constructed new generating functions of the $(h,q)$-Bernoulli polynomials and numbers. By applying the Mellin transformation to the generating functions, we constructed integral representation of the twisted $(h,q...
--- abstract: 'We report calculations of the electronic structure and optical properties of doped $n$-type perovskite BaSnO$_3$ and layered perovskites. While doped BaSnO$_3$ retains its transparency for energies below the valence to conduction band onset, the doped layered compounds exhibit below band edge optical con...
--- abstract: 'Recent work on quasar clustering suggests a degeneracy in the halo occupation distribution constrained from two-point correlation functions. To break this degeneracy, we make the first empirical measurement of the mean occupation function (MOF) of quasars at $z \sim 0.2$ by matching quasar positions with...
--- abstract: 'Romashchenko and Zimand [@rom-zim:c:mutualinfo] have shown that if we partition the set of pairs $(x,y)$ of $n$-bit strings into combinatorial rectangles, then $I(x:y) \geq I(x:y \mid t(x,y)) - O(\log n)$, where $I$ denotes mutual information in the Kolmogorov complexity sense, and $t(x,y)$ is the rectan...
--- abstract: 'We apply heat kernel techniques in $\mathcal{N}=1$ superspace to compute the one-loop effective action to order $F^5$ for chiral superfields coupled to a non-Abelian super Yang-Mills background. The results, when combined with those of hep-th/0210146, yield the one-loop effective action to order $F^5$ fo...
--- abstract: 'Non-positive at infinity valuations are a class of real plane valuations which have a nice geometrical behavior. They are divided in three types. We study the dual graphs of non-positive at infinity valuations and give an algorithm for obtaining them. Moreover we compare these graphs attending the type o...
--- abstract: 'The ABSTRACT is to be in fully-justified italicized text, at the top of the left-hand column, below the author and affiliation information. Use the word “Abstract” as the title, in 12-point Times, boldface type, centered relative to the column, initially capitalized. The abstract is to be in 10-point, si...
--- abstract: 'We present efficient algorithms for computing optimal or approximately optimal strategies in a zero-sum game for which Player I has $n$ pure strategies and Player II has an arbitrary number of pure strategies. We assume that for any given mixed strategy of Player I, a best response or “approximate” best ...
--- abstract: 'We report on experimental studies of the phase state and the character of phase transitions in the quasi-one-dimensional organic compound (TMTSF)$_2$PF$_6$ in the close vicinity of the borders between the paramagnetic metal PM, antiferromagnetic insulator AF, and superconducting SC states. In order to dr...
--- abstract: 'We prove distributional limit theorems and one-sided laws of the iterated logarithm for a class of positive, mixing, stationary, stochastic processes which contains those obtained from non-integrable observables over certain piecewise expanding maps. This is done by extending Darling-Kac theory to a suit...
--- abstract: 'The inversion formula for conservative multifractal measures was unveiled mathematically a decade ago, which is however not well tested in real complex systems. In this Letter, we propose to verify the inversion formula using high-frequency turbulent financial data. We construct conservative volatility m...
--- abstract: 'We investigate the reduced dynamics in the Markovian approximation of an infinite quantum spin system linearly coupled to a phonon field at positive temperature. The achieved diagonalization leads to a selection of the continuous family of pointer states corresponding to a configuration space of the one-...
--- abstract: 'The maximum achievable rate or mutual information of multidimensional rotationally invariant distributions in the presence of additive white Gaussian noise is analyzed. A simple expression for the special case of multisphere distributions is derived. Such distributions consist of points in a multidimensi...
--- abstract: 'The measure for the one loop scattering of one and $N$ bosonic strings is calculated using the Group Theoretic approach to String Theory. The calculation is done for the case when the projective transformation associated with the loop can be parametrized in terms of two finite fixed points and the multip...
--- author: - 'S. V. Mikhailov' - 'and N. Volchanskiy' title: 'Two-loop kite master integral for a correlator of two composite vertices' --- \[intro\]Introduction ===================== The correlators of composite vertices appear naturally as the result of “factorization” of scales in hard processes, more precisely i...
--- abstract: 'Odometer-aided visual-inertial SLAM systems typically have a good performance for navigation of wheeled platforms, while they usually suffer from degenerate cases before the first turning. In this paper, firstly we perform an observability analysis w.r.t. the extrinsic parameters before the first turning...
--- author: - | Yan V. Fyodorov\ *Department of Mathematics, Kings College London, London WC2R 2LS, UK*\ Sven Gnutzmann\ *School of Mathematical Sciences, University of Nottingham, Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK*\ Jonathan P. Keating\ *School of Mathematics, University of Bristol, Bristol BS8 1TW, UK* t...
\[section\] \[De\][Theorem]{} \[De\][Proposition]{} \[De\][Lemma]{} \[De\][Corollary]{} \[De\][Remark]{} \[De\][Example]{} \[De\][Exercises]{} **J. M. Casas${^1}$, M. A. Insua${^1}$ and N. Pacheco${^2}$** ${^1}$ Dpto. Matemática Aplicada I, Univ. de Vigo, 36005 Pontevedra, Spain e-mail addresses: jmcasas@uvigo.es, a...
--- abstract: 'The experimental data on the yield of muon-induced neutrons for liquid scintillator, iron and lead accumulated during 60 years of muon interaction underground study have been analyzed. A universal formula connecting the yield with muon energy loss in the matter and neutron production in hadronic and elec...
--- abstract: 'The prospects for the discovery of neutral Higgs bosons ($\phi^0 = H^0, h^0, A^0$) produced with bottom quarks via Higgs decays into muon pairs ($pp \to b\bar{b}\phi^0 \to b\bar{b}\mu\bar{\mu} +X$) at the CERN LHC are investigated in the minimal supersymmetric model. The complete physics background from ...
--- abstract: 'A family of geometries on $S^7$ arise as solutions of the classical equations of motion in 11 dimensions. In addition to the conventional riemannian geometry and the two exceptional Cartan-Schouten compact flat geometries with torsion, one can also obtain non-flat geometries with torsion. This torsion is...
--- abstract: 'Optical trapping and manipulation using laser beams play a key role in many areas including biology, atomic science, and nanofabrication. Here, we propose and experimentally demonstrate the first use of a vortex-pair beam in optical trapping and manipulation. We successfully trap two spherical microparti...
--- abstract: 'In this work, a deep learning-based quantization scheme for log-likelihood ratio (L-value) storage is introduced. We analyze the dependency between the average magnitude of different L-values from the same quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM) symbol and show they follow a consistent ordering. Based on t...
--- abstract: | This is a follow-up paper of [@CR1], where rational curves in surfaces that satisfy general positioned point and cross-ratio conditions were enumerated. A suitable correspondence theorem provided in [@IlyaCRC] allowed us to use tropical geometry, and, in particular, a degeneration technique called *...
--- abstract: 'The discontinuities of electromagnetic test fields generated by general layers of electric and magnetic monopoles and dipoles are investigated in general curved spacetimes. The equivalence of electric currents and magnetic dipoles is discussed. The results are used to describe exact “Schwarzschild disk” ...
--- abstract: 'We summarize the main features of a class of *asymptotically anomalous* (asymptotically flat, but non Schwarzschild-like) gravitational configurations in models of gravitating non-linear electrodynamics in three space dimensions, whose Lagrangian densities are defined as arbitrary functions of the two fi...
--- abstract: 'Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a significant public health problem and social issue that involves couples from all socioeconomic and cultural contexts. IPV may affect women and men, but these latter are the most common perpetrators of IPV. We developed stochastic Agent-Based models of IPV focused on ...
--- abstract: 'The first collisions of lead nuclei, delivered by the CERN Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at the end of 2010, at a centre-of-mass energy per nucleon pair  2.76 TeV, marked the beginning of a new era in ultra-relativistic heavy-ion physics. The study of the properties of the produced hot and dense strongly-i...
--- abstract: | [To understand how the mechanical properties of tissues emerge from interactions of multiple cells, we measure traction stresses of cohesive colonies of 1–27 cells adherent to soft substrates. We find that traction stresses are generally localized at the periphery of the colony and the total tractio...
--- abstract: | We continue our study of the local theory for quasiperiodic cocycles in ${\mathbb{T}}^{d} \times G$, where $G=SU(2)$, over a rotation satisfying a Diophantine condition and satisfying a closeness-to-constants condition, by proving a dichotomy between measurable reducibility (and therefore pure point...
--- abstract: | Let $k \geq 2$, and let $\Gamma \subset {\operatorname{PSL}}(2, {{ \mathbb R}})^k$ be an irreducible, cocompact lattice. We prove effective equidistribution for coordinate horocycle flows on $\Gamma \backslash {\operatorname{PSL}}(2, {{ \mathbb R}})^k$. This is the simplest case for proving effectiv...
--- abstract: 'We report on the discovery of the radio afterglow from the gamma-ray burst (GRB) of 1999 May 6 (GRB 990506) using the Very Large Array (VLA). The radio afterglow was detected at early times ($\Delta t=1.5$ days), but began to fade rapidly sometime between 1 and 5 days after the burst. If we attribute the...
--- abstract: 'We have studied the properties of Seyfert galaxies with high \[OIII\]5007 blueshifts (“blue outliers”), originally identified because of their strong deviation from the $M_{\rm BH}-\sigma$ relation of normal, narrow-line Seyfert 1 (NLS1) and broad-line Seyfert 1 (BLS1) galaxies. These blue outliers turn ...
--- abstract: 'We study how generic phase transitions taking place in compact stars constructed in the framework of the Eddington-inspired Born-Infeld (EiBI) gravity can lead to anomalous behavior of these stars. For the case with first-order phase transitions, compact stars in EiBI gravity with a positive coupling par...
--- abstract: 'The sensitivity of the ATLAS detector to the discovery of a heavy charged Higgs boson is presented. Assuming a heavy SUSY spectrum, the most promising channels above the top quark mass are $H^\pm\rightarrow tb$ and $H^\pm\rightarrow\tau^\pm\nu_\tau$ which provide coverage in the low and high $\tan\beta$ ...
--- abstract: | We present a practical methodology for securing the classical password-based authentication scheme, since in many cases this type of authentication is given as a requirement. We propose a solution based on the well-known $(k,n)$ threshold scheme of Shamir for sharing a secret, where in our case the ...
--- abstract: | In this paper we discuss a novel data compression technique for binary symmetric sources based on the cavity method over GF($q$), the Galois Field of order $q$. We present a scheme of low complexity and near optimal empirical performance. The compression step is based on a reduction of a sparse...