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Meromorphic solutions of nonlinear ordinary differential equations
Exact solutions of some popular nonlinear ordinary differential equations are
analyzed taking their Laurent series into account. Using the Laurent series for
solutions of nonlinear ordinary differential equations we discuss the nature of
many methods for finding exact solutions. We show that most of these methods
are conceptually identical to one another and they allow us to have only the
same solutions of nonlinear ordinary differential equations
Scope ambiguities, monads and strengths
In this paper, we will discuss three semantically distinct scope assignment
strategies: traditional movement strategy, polyadic approach, and
continuation-based approach. As a generalized quantifier on a set X is an
element of C(X), the value of continuation monad C on X, in all three
approaches QPs are interpreted as C-computations. The main goal of this paper
is to relate the three strategies to the computational machinery connected to
the monad C (strength and derived operations). As will be shown, both the
polyadic approach and the continuation-based approach make heavy use of monad
constructs. In the traditional movement strategy, monad constructs are not used
but we still need them to explain how the three strategies are related and what
can be expected of them wrt handling scopal ambiguities in simple sentences.Comment: 47 pages, small correction
Generalized reduction criterion for separability of quantum states
A new necessary separability criterion that relates the structures of the
total density matrix and its reductions is given. The method used is based on
the realignment method [K. Chen and L.A. Wu, Quant. Inf. Comput. 3, 193
(2003)]. The new separability criterion naturally generalizes the reduction
separability criterion introduced independently in previous work of [M.
Horodecki and P. Horodecki, Phys. Rev. A 59, 4206 (1999)] and [N.J. Cerf, C.
Adami and R.M. Gingrich, Phys. Rev. A 60, 898 (1999)]. In special cases, it
recovers the previous reduction criterion and the recent generalized partial
transposition criterion [K. Chen and L.A. Wu, Phys. Lett. A 306, 14 (2002)].
The criterion involves only simple matrix manipulations and can therefore be
easily applied.Comment: 17 pages, 2 figure
Seven common errors in finding exact solutions of nonlinear differential equations
We analyze the common errors of the recent papers in which the solitary wave
solutions of nonlinear differential equations are presented. Seven common
errors are formulated and classified. These errors are illustrated by using
multiple examples of the common errors from the recent publications. We show
that many popular methods in finding of the exact solutions are equivalent each
other. We demonstrate that some authors look for the solitary wave solutions of
nonlinear ordinary differential equations and do not take into account the well
- known general solutions of these equations. We illustrate several cases when
authors present some functions for describing solutions but do not use
arbitrary constants. As this fact takes place the redundant solutions of
differential equations are found. A few examples of incorrect solutions by some
authors are presented. Several other errors in finding the exact solutions of
nonlinear differential equations are also discussed.Comment: 42 page
Complexity over Uncertainty in Generalized Representational\ud Information Theory (GRIT): A Structure-Sensitive General\ud Theory of Information
What is information? Although researchers have used the construct of information liberally to refer to pertinent forms of domain-specific knowledge, relatively few have attempted to generalize and standardize the construct. Shannon and Weaver(1949)offered the best known attempt at a quantitative generalization in terms of the number of discriminable symbols required to communicate the state of an uncertain event. This idea, although useful, does not capture the role that structural context and complexity play in the process of understanding an event as being informative. In what follows, we discuss the limitations and futility of any generalization (and particularly, Shannon’s) that is not based on the way that agents extract patterns from their environment. More specifically, we shall argue that agent concept acquisition, and not the communication of\ud
states of uncertainty, lie at the heart of generalized information, and that the best way of characterizing information is via the relative gain or loss in concept complexity that is experienced when a set of known entities (regardless of their nature or domain of origin) changes. We show that Representational Information Theory perfectly captures this crucial aspect of information and conclude with the first generalization of Representational Information Theory (RIT) to continuous domains
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