227 research outputs found
Asymptotic Cohomology and Uniform Stability for Lattices in Semisimple Groups
It is, by now, classical that lattices in higher rank semisimple groups have
various rigidity properties. In this work, we add another such rigidity
property to the list: uniform stability with respect to the family of unitary
operators on finite-dimensional Hilbert spaces equipped with submultiplicative
norms. Namely, we show that for (most) high-rank lattices, every
finite-dimensional unitary "almost-representation" of is a small
deformation of a (true) unitary representation. This extends a result of
Kazhdan (1983) for amenable groups and of Burger-Ozawa-Thom (2013) for SL(n,Z)
(for n>2). Towards this goal, we first build an elaborate cohomological theory
capturing the obstruction to such stability, and show that the vanishing of
second cohomology implies uniform stability in this setting. This cohomology
can be roughly thought of as an asymptotic version of bounded cohomology, and
sheds light on a question raised in Monod (2006) about a possible connection
between vanishing of second bounded cohomology and Ulam stability.Comment: 71 pages, 3 figures, Added clarifications in Section 4.2, Corrected
typo
Metal Oxide Nanomaterials
This is a timely collection of recent diverse work on metal oxide nanomaterials, connecting their fundamental aspects and application perspectives in a concise fashion to give a broad view of the current status of this fascinating field. This book presents eight original research articles and two comprehensive reviews to highlight the recent development and understanding of different types of metal oxide nanoparticles and their use for applications in luminescence, photocatalysis, water–oil separation, optoelectronics, gas sensors, energy-saving smart windows, etc. It presents just the tip of the iceberg of the broad, dynamic, and active fundamental research and applications in the developing field of metal oxide nanomaterials by collecting a few examples of the latest advancements
Solvable Models of Quantum Black Holes: A Review on Jackiw-Teitelboim Gravity
We review recent developments in Jackiw-Teitelboim (JT) gravity. This is a
simple solvable model of quantum gravity in two dimensions (that arises e.g.
from the s-wave sector of higher dimensional gravity systems with spherical
symmetry). Due to its solvability, it has proven to be a fruitful toy model to
analyze important questions such as the relation between black holes and chaos,
the role of wormholes in black hole physics and holography, and the way in
which information that falls into a black hole can be recovered.Comment: Invited review article for Living Reviews in Relativity, v2: typos
fixed and references adde
The Challenges of Technology and Economic Catch-up in Emerging Economies
This book synthesizes and interprets existing knowledge on technology upgrading failures as well as lessons from successes and failures in order to better understand the challenges of technology upgrading in emerging economies. The objective is to bring together in one volume diverse evidence regarding three major dimensions of technology upgrading: paths of technology upgrading, structural changes in the nature of technology upgrading, and the issues of technology transfer and technology upgrading. The knowledge of these three dimensions is being synthesized at the firm, sector, and macro levels across different countries and world macro-regions. Compared to the old and new challenges and uncertainties facing emerging economies, our understanding of the technology upgrading is sparse, unsystematic, and scattered. While our understanding of these issues from the 1980s and 1990s is relatively more systematized, the changes that took place during the globalization and proliferation of GVCs, the effects of the post-2008 events, and the effects of the current COVID-19 and geopolitical struggles on technology upgrading have not been explored and compared synthetically. Moreover, the recent growth slowdown in many emerging economies, often known as a middle-income trap, has reinforced the importance of understanding the technology upgrading challenges of catching-up economies. We believe that the time is ripe for “taking stock of the area” in order to systematize and evaluate the existing knowledge on processes of technology upgrading of emerging economies at the firm, sector, and international levels and to make further inroads in research on this issue. This volume aims to significantly contribute towards this end
Molecules in Superfluid Helium Nanodroplets
This open access book covers recent advances in experiments using the ultra-cold, very weakly perturbing superfluid environment provided by helium nanodroplets for high resolution spectroscopic, structural and dynamic studies of molecules and synthetic clusters. The recent infra-red, UV-Vis studies of radicals, molecules, clusters, ions and biomolecules, as well as laser dynamical and laser orientational studies, are reviewed. The Coulomb explosion studies of the uniquely quantum structures of small helium clusters, X-ray imaging of large droplets and electron diffraction of embedded molecules are also described. Particular emphasis is given to the synthesis and detection of new species by mass spectrometry and deposition electron microscopy
Using Active Learning to Teach Critical and Contextual Studies: One Teaching Plan, Two Experiments, Three Videos.
Since the 1970s, art and design education at UK universities has existedas a divided practice; on the one hand applying active learning in thestudio and on the other hand enforcing passive learning in the lecturetheatre. As a result, art and design students are in their vast majorityreluctant about modules that may require them to think, read and writecritically during their academic studies. This article describes, evaluatesand analyses two individual active learning experiments designed todetermine if it is possible to teach CCS modules in a manner thatencourages student participation. The results reveal that opting foractive learning methods improved academic achievement, encouragedcooperation, and enforced an inclusive classroom. Furthermore, andcontrary to wider perception, the article demonstrates that activelearning methods can be equally beneficial for small-size as well aslarge-size groups
Inside High-Rise Housing
EPDF and EPUB available Open Access under CC-BY-NC-ND licence.
Condominium and comparable legal architectures make vertical urban growth possible, but do we really understand the social implications of restructuring city land ownership in this way?
Geographer and architect Megan Nethercote enters the condo tower to explore the hidden social and territorial dynamics of private vertical communities. Informed by residents’ accounts of Australian high-rise living, this book shows how legal and physical architectures fuse in ways that jeopardize residents’ experience of home and stigmatize renters.
As cities sprawl skywards and private renting expands, this compelling geographic analysis of property identifies high-rise development’s overlooked hand in social segregation and urban fragmentation, and raises bold questions about the condominium’s prospects
B!SON: A Tool for Open Access Journal Recommendation
Finding a suitable open access journal to publish scientific work is a complex task: Researchers have to navigate a constantly growing number of journals, institutional agreements with publishers, funders’ conditions and the risk of Predatory Publishers. To help with these challenges, we introduce a web-based journal recommendation system called B!SON. It is developed based on a systematic requirements analysis, built on open data, gives publisher-independent recommendations and works across domains. It suggests open access journals based on title, abstract and references provided by the user. The recommendation quality has been evaluated using a large test set of 10,000 articles. Development by two German scientific libraries ensures the longevity of the project
Practical approaches to delivering pandemic impacted laboratory teaching
#DryLabsRealScience is a community of practice established to support life science educators with the provision of laboratory-based classes in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic and restricted access to facilities. Four key
approaches have emerged from the innovative work shared with the network: videos, simulations, virtual/augmented reality, and datasets, with each having strengths and weaknesses. Each strategy was used pre-COVID and has a sound theoretical underpinning; here, we explore how the pandemic has forced
their adaptation and highlight novel utilisation to support student learning in the laboratory environment during the challenges faced by remote and blended teaching
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