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A block diagonalization theorem in the energy-momentum method
We prove a geometric generalization of a block diagonalization theorem first found by the authors for
rotating elastic rods. The result here is given in the general context of simple mechanical systems with a
symmetry group acting by isometries on a configuration manifold. The result provides a choice of
variables for linearized dynamics at a relative equilibrium which block diagonalizes the second variation of
an augmented energy these variables effectively separate the rotational and internal vibrational modes. The
second variation of the effective Hamiltonian is block diagonal. separating the modes completely. while the
symplectic form has an off diagonal term which represents the dynamic interaction between these modes.
Otherwise, the symplectic form is in a type of normal form. The result sets the stage for the development
of useful criteria for bifurcation as well as the stability criteria found here. In addition, the techniques
should apply to other systems as well, such as rotating fluid masses
Some New Bounds For Cover-Free Families Through Biclique Cover
An cover-free family is a family of subsets of a finite set
such that the intersection of any members of the family contains at least
elements that are not in the union of any other members. The minimum
number of elements for which there exists an with blocks is
denoted by .
In this paper, we show that the value of is equal to the
-biclique covering number of the bipartite graph whose vertices
are all - and -subsets of a -element set, where a -subset is
adjacent to an -subset if their intersection is empty. Next, we introduce
some new bounds for . For instance, we show that for
and
where is a constant satisfies the
well-known bound . Also, we
determine the exact value of for some values of . Finally, we
show that whenever there exists a Hadamard matrix of
order 4d
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