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Second-order and Fluctuation-induced First-order Phase Transitions with Functional Renormalization Group Equations
We investigate phase transitions in scalar field theories using the
functional renormalization group (RG) equation. We analyze a system with
U(2)xU(2) symmetry, in which there is a parameter that controls the
strength of the first-order phase transition driven by fluctuations. In the
limit of \lambda_2\to0\epsilon$-expansion results. We compare results from the expansion and from
the full numerical calculation and find that the fourth-order expansion is only
of qualitative use and that the sixth-order expansion improves the quantitative
agreement.Comment: 15 pages, 10 figures, major revision; discussions on O(N) models
reduced, a summary section added after Introduction, references added; to
appear in PR
Belief Revision, Minimal Change and Relaxation: A General Framework based on Satisfaction Systems, and Applications to Description Logics
Belief revision of knowledge bases represented by a set of sentences in a
given logic has been extensively studied but for specific logics, mainly
propositional, and also recently Horn and description logics. Here, we propose
to generalize this operation from a model-theoretic point of view, by defining
revision in an abstract model theory known under the name of satisfaction
systems. In this framework, we generalize to any satisfaction systems the
characterization of the well known AGM postulates given by Katsuno and
Mendelzon for propositional logic in terms of minimal change among
interpretations. Moreover, we study how to define revision, satisfying the AGM
postulates, from relaxation notions that have been first introduced in
description logics to define dissimilarity measures between concepts, and the
consequence of which is to relax the set of models of the old belief until it
becomes consistent with the new pieces of knowledge. We show how the proposed
general framework can be instantiated in different logics such as
propositional, first-order, description and Horn logics. In particular for
description logics, we introduce several concrete relaxation operators tailored
for the description logic \ALC{} and its fragments \EL{} and \ELext{},
discuss their properties and provide some illustrative examples
A revision of the Generalized Uncertainty Principle
The Generalized Uncertainty Principle arises from the Heisenberg Uncertainty
Principle when gravity is taken into account, so the leading order correction
to the standard formula is expected to be proportional to the gravitational
constant . On the other hand, the emerging picture suggests a
set of departures from the standard theory which demand a revision of all the
arguments used to deduce heuristically the new rule. In particular, one can now
argue that the leading order correction to the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle
is proportional to the first power of the Planck length . If so, the
departures from ordinary quantum mechanics would be much less suppressed than
what is commonly thought.Comment: 6 pages, 1 figur
Hydrostatic figure of the earth: Theory and results
The complete development of the mathematical theory of hydrostatic equilibrium for the earth is recounted. Modifications of the first order theory are given along with the subsequent extension to the second order. In addition, the equations are presented which resulted from a revision of the second order theory to suit the new applications and data types of the post-artificial earth satellite era
Tractability of Theory Patching
In this paper we consider the problem of `theory patching', in which we are
given a domain theory, some of whose components are indicated to be possibly
flawed, and a set of labeled training examples for the domain concept. The
theory patching problem is to revise only the indicated components of the
theory, such that the resulting theory correctly classifies all the training
examples. Theory patching is thus a type of theory revision in which revisions
are made to individual components of the theory. Our concern in this paper is
to determine for which classes of logical domain theories the theory patching
problem is tractable. We consider both propositional and first-order domain
theories, and show that the theory patching problem is equivalent to that of
determining what information contained in a theory is `stable' regardless of
what revisions might be performed to the theory. We show that determining
stability is tractable if the input theory satisfies two conditions: that
revisions to each theory component have monotonic effects on the classification
of examples, and that theory components act independently in the classification
of examples in the theory. We also show how the concepts introduced can be used
to determine the soundness and completeness of particular theory patching
algorithms.Comment: See http://www.jair.org/ for any accompanying file
Nonleptonic B decays into two light mesons in soft-collinear effective theory
We consider nonleptonic B decays into two light mesons at leading order in
soft-collinear effective theory, and show that the decay amplitudes are
factorized to all orders in alpha_s. The operators for nonleptonic B decays in
the full theory are first matched to the operators in SCET_I, which is the
effective theory appropriate for sqrt{m_b Lambda} <mu <m_b with Lambda~0.5 GeV.
We evolve the operators and the relevant time-ordered products in SCET_I to
SCET_II, which is appropriate for mu < sqrt{m_b Lambda}. Using the
gauge-invariant operators in SCET_II, we compute nonleptonic B decays in SCET,
including the nonfactorizable spectator contributions and spectator
contributions to the heavy-to-light form factor. As an application, we present
the decay amplitudes for B ->pi,pi in soft-collinear effective theory.Comment: 42 pages, 5 figures, 2 tables Major revision of the manuscript. The
idea of using SCET_I, and SCET_II is clearly presented. Some of the
calculational steps are explicitly show
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