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New Directions in Descriptive Set Theory
I will start with a quick definition of descriptive set theory: It is the study of the structure of definable sets and functions in separable completely metrizable spaces. Such spaces are usually called Polish spaces. Typical
examples are R^n, C^n, (separable) Hilbert space and more generally all separable Banach spaces, the Cantor space 2^N, the Baire space N^N, the infinite symmetric group S_∞, the unitary group (of the Hilbert space), the group of
measure preserving transformations of the unit interval, etc
The prospects for mathematical logic in the twenty-first century
The four authors present their speculations about the future developments of
mathematical logic in the twenty-first century. The areas of recursion theory,
proof theory and logic for computer science, model theory, and set theory are
discussed independently.Comment: Association for Symbolic Logi
Decoding the urban grid: or why cities are neither trees nor perfect grids
In a previous paper (Figueiredo and Amorim, 2005), we introduced the continuity
lines, a compressed description that encapsulates topological and geometrical
properties of urban grids. In this paper, we applied this technique to a large
database of maps that included cities of 22 countries. We explore how this
representation encodes into networks universal features of urban grids and, at the
same time, retrieves differences that reflect classes of cities. Then, we propose an
emergent taxonomy for urban grids
Web 2.0 and destination marketing: current trends and future directions
Over the last decade, destination marketers and Destination Marketing Organizations (DMOs) have increasingly invested in Web 2.0 technologies as a cost-effective means of promoting destinations online, in the face of drastic marketing budgets cuts. Recent scholarly and industry research has emphasized that Web 2.0 plays an increasing role in destination marketing. However, no comprehensive appraisal of this research area has been conducted so far. To address this gap, this study conducts a quantitative literature review to examine the extent to which Web 2.0 features in destination marketing research that was published until December 2019, by identifying research topics, gaps and future directions, and designing a theory-driven agenda for future research. The study’s findings indicate an increase in scholarly literature revolving around the adoption and use of Web 2.0 for destination marketing purposes. However, the emerging research field is fragmented in scope and displays several gaps. Most of the studies are descriptive in nature and a strong overarching conceptual framework that might help identify critical destination marketing problems linked to Web 2.0 technologies is missing
Logical Dreams
We discuss the past and future of set theory, axiom systems and independence
results. We deal in particular with cardinal arithmetic
Information and The Brukner-Zeilinger Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics: A Critical Investigation
In Brukner and Zeilinger's interpretation of quantum mechanics, information
is introduced as the most fundamental notion and the finiteness of information
is considered as an essential feature of quantum systems. They also define a
new measure of information which is inherently different from the Shannon
information and try to show that the latter is not useful in defining the
information content in a quantum object.
Here, we show that there are serious problems in their approach which make
their efforts unsatisfactory. The finiteness of information does not explain
how objective results appear in experiments and what an instantaneous change in
the so-called information vector (or catalog of knowledge) really means during
the measurement. On the other hand, Brukner and Zeilinger's definition of a new
measure of information may lose its significance, when the spin measurement of
an elementary system is treated realistically. Hence, the sum of the individual
measures of information may not be a conserved value in real experiments.Comment: 20 pages, two figures, last version. Section 4 is replaced by a new
argument. Other sections are improved. An appendix and new references are
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Bidirectional associations between descriptive and injunctive norms
Modern research on social norms makes an important distinction between descriptive norms (how people commonly behave) and injunctive norms (what one is morally obligated to do). Here we propose that this distinction is far from clear in the cognition of social norms. In a first study, using the implicit association test, the concepts of ‘‘common’’ and ‘‘moral’’ were found to be strongly associated. Some implications of this automatic common–moral association were investigated in a subsequent series of experiments: Our participants tended to make explicit inferences from descriptive norms to injunctive norms and vice versa; they tended to mix up descriptive and injunctive concepts in recall tasks; and frequency information influenced participants’ own moral judgments. We conclude by discussing how the common–moral association could play a role in the dynamics of social norms
Reading Shakespeare's Stage Directions
Suggests that we should consider the stage directions in Shakespeare's early texts, particularly the 1623 Folio, as snippets of narrative or free indirect discourse, rather than as clues to or for performance
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