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The making of the Ragman Roll: the work of the notary
Between the middle of May and the end of August 1296, during the course of a
royal progress through the kingdom of Scots, via an eastern coastal route, having
militarily asserted his authority over the leading nobles of Scotland, Edward I
received into his peace the prelates, earls, barons, nobles and the communities of
the realm of Scotland. Over 1500 individuals performed fealty, with those who
held their lands in capite (that is, âin chiefâ, immediately of the Crown) doing
homage as well. Fealty was performed either individually or in groups, and the
acts were recorded in over 180 deeds, in the form of letters patent written in
French, with each individual or community attaching their own seal. Of these
original deeds, about seventy are extant, preserved in the records of the
exchequer, collection E 39, âScottish Documentsâ, at The National Archives in Kew
Measure Factors, Tension, and Correlations of Fluid Membranes
We study two geometrical factors needed for the correct construction of
statistical ensembles of surfaces. Such ensembles appear in the study of fluid
bilayer membranes, though our results are more generally applicable. The naive
functional measure over height fluctuations must be corrected by these factors
in order to give correct, self-consistent formulas for the free energy and
correlation functions of the height. While one of these corrections -- the
Faddeev-Popov determinant -- has been studied extensively, our derivation
proceeds from very simple geometrical ideas, which we hope removes some of its
mystery. The other factor is similar to the Liouville correction in string
theory. Since our formulas differ from those of previous authors, we include
some explicit calculations of the effective frame tension and two-point
function to show that our version indeed secures coordinate-invariance and
consistency to lowest nontrivial order in a temperature expansion.Comment: 24 pp; plain Te
Spin-Mediated Consciousness: Theory, Experimental Studies, Further Development & Related Topics
We postulate that consciousness is intrinsically connected to quantum spin
since the latter is the origin of quantum effects in both Bohm and Hestenes
quantum formulisms and a fundamental quantum process associated with the
structure of space-time. Applying these ideas to the particular structures and
dynamics of the brain, we have developed a detailed model of quantum
consciousness. We have also carried out experiments from the perspective of our
theory to test the possibility of quantum-entangling the quantum entities
inside the brain with those of an external chemical substance. We found that
applying magnetic pulses to the brain when an anaesthetic was placed in between
caused the brain to feel the effect of said anaesthetic as if the test subject
had actually inhaled the same. We further found that drinking water exposed to
magnetic pulses, laser light or microwave when an anaesthetic was placed in
between also causes brain effects in various degrees. Additional experiments
indicate that the said brain effect is indeed the consequence of quantum
entanglement. Recently we have studied non-local effects in simple physics
systems. We have found that the pH value, temperature and gravity of a liquid
in the detecting reservoirs can be non-locally affected through manipulating
another liquid in a remote reservoir quantum-entangled with the former. In
particular, the pH value changes in the same direction as that being
manipulated; the temperature can change against that of local environment; and
the gravity can change against local gravity. We suggest that they are mediated
by quantum entanglement between nuclear and/or electron spins in treated liquid
and discuss the profound implications of these results. This paper now also
includes materials on further development of the theory and related topics.Comment: 92 pages; expanded content; minor corrections; for additional
information, please visit http://quantumbrain.or
A Framework for Complexity Classes in Membrane Computing
The purpose of the present work is to give a general idea about the existing results and open problems
concerning the study of complexity classes within the membrane computing framework. To this aim,
membrane systems (seen as computing devices) are briefly introduced, providing the basic definition and
summarizing the key ideas, trying to cover the various approaches that are under investigation in this area
â of course, special attention is paid to the study of complexity classes. The paper concludes with some
final remarks that hint the reasons why this field (as well as other unconventional models of computation)
is attracting the attention of a growing community.Ministerio de EducaciĂłn y Ciencia TIN2005-09345-C04-01Junta de AndalucĂa TIC-58
Topological Computation without Braiding
We show that universal quantum computation can be performed within the ground
state of a topologically ordered quantum system, which is a naturally protected
quantum memory. In particular, we show how this can be achieved using brane-net
condensates in 3-colexes. The universal set of gates is implemented without
selective addressing of physical qubits and, being fully topologically
protected, it does not rely on quasiparticle excitations or their braiding.Comment: revtex4, 4 pages, 4 figure
On Dark Chemistry: Whatâs Dark Matter and How Mind Influences Brain Through Proactive Spin
Benjamin has written an article entitled âDark Chemistry or Psychic Spin Pixel?â which promotes a âdark chemistryâ model of mind and discuss the spin-mediated theory. This hypothetical chemistry is based on the hypothetical axion dark matter. Although Benjamin is commendable for boldly going where no one has gone before, he may find himself still in the âbrightâ territory instead of the âdarkâ side, if he is willing to use Occamâs razor to cut out âdarkâ things and replace them with non-local effects. Based on our recent experimental findings, our contentions are two-fold: (1) dark matter is likely the cosmological manifestation of quantum entanglement; and (2) the hypothetical axion dark matter is, therefore, replaceable by non-local effects mediated by the primordial spin processes. We also discuss the cause of apparent dark energy. In particular, we explore the issue how mind influences the brain through said spin processes. Our thoughts are that the manifestation of free will is intrinsically associated with the nuclear and/or electron spin processes inside the varying high electric voltage environment of the neural membranes and proteins which likely enable the said spin processes to be âproactive,â that is, being able to utilize non-local energy (potential) and quantum information to influence brain activities through spin chemistry and possibly other chemical/physical processes in defiance of the second law of thermodynamics
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