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New perspective on space and time from Lorentz violation
I present a brief review on space and time in different periods of physics,
and then talk on the nature of space and time from physical arguments. I
discuss the ways to test such a new perspective on space and time through
searching for Lorentz violation in some physical processes. I also make an
introduce to a newly proposed theory of Lorentz violation from basic
considerations.Comment: 10 latex pages. Plenary talk at First LeCosPA Symposium: Towards
Ultimate Understanding of the Universe (LeCosPA2012), National Taiwan
University, Taipei, Taiwan, February 6-9, 201
The Perfect Perspective: A Mathematical Analysis of Perspective Using Tools Available to Middle School Students
This paper examines the basic properties of perspective drawings, the history of perspective drawings, and the basic mathematics of perspective. Using a side view and a top view of a three-dimensional projection, similar triangles can be used to find distances from the axes and vanishing point in a projection. By breaking the three-dimensional projection into two, two-dimensional planes, one can recreate projections based on actual figures, or create placements of figures in real space based on a projection. Using this method, one \u27can change a projection based on the changing position of the vanishing point. This simple approach to perspective makes it accessible to students of different ability levels, as well as creating a strong connection between art and mathematics
Ambiguities in recurrence-based complex network representations of time series
Recently, different approaches have been proposed for studying basic
properties of time series from a complex network perspective. In this work, the
corresponding potentials and limitations of networks based on recurrences in
phase space are investigated in some detail. We discuss the main requirements
that permit a feasible system-theoretic interpretation of network topology in
terms of dynamically invariant phase-space properties. Possible artifacts
induced by disregarding these requirements are pointed out and systematically
studied. Finally, a rigorous interpretation of the clustering coefficient and
the betweenness centrality in terms of invariant objects is proposed
Measuring fragmentation of open space in urbanised Flanders: an evaluation of four methods
The open space in Flanders, the northern part of Belgium, can hardly be seen as really open. From the Middle Ages onward this area has been known for its spread out development pattern, which has even strengthened in recent decades. Especially the residential ribbon development and the omnipresent infrastructure are widely recognised. These developments have led to an intense fragmentation of open space. In this paper we present two new methods to analyse and quantify this fragmentation of open space from a spatial planning perspective, and compare them with two existing methods. This comparative analysis evaluates the differentmethods and connects them to different definitions of fragmentation. The average patch size method is more appropriate to describe general fragmentation if the focus is on major line infrastructures, whereas the density of fragmenting structures method matches with the interpretation of fragmentation as spatial heterogeneity. The two described methods to detect enclosed open space fragments as signs of fragmentation give different results depending on the data and methods used. The ribbon method however is more appropriate to detect open space fragments under threat of privatisation, since it works with a stricter definition of continuous ribbon development. All four methods are relevant for Flemish spatial planning policy, as they indicate where actions are needed to safeguard open space from further urbanisation tendencies. Furthermore, they can support a differentiated spatial policy and add to the scientific basis of the debate on alternative interpretations of Flemish open space
Information-Entropic Measure of Energy-Degenerate Kinks in Two-Field Models
We investigate the existence and properties of kink-like solitons in a class
of models with two interacting scalar fields. In particular, we focus on models
that display both double and single-kink solutions, treatable analytically
using the Bogomol'nyi--Prasad--Sommerfield bound (BPS). Such models are of
interest in applications that include Skyrmions and various
superstring-motivated theories. Exploring a region of parameter space where the
energy for very different spatially-bound configurations is degenerate, we show
that a newly-proposed momentum-space entropic measure called Configurational
Entropy (CE) can distinguish between such energy-degenerate spatial profiles.
This information-theoretic measure of spatial complexity provides a
complementary perspective to situations where strictly energy-based arguments
are inconclusive
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