Physical process version of the first law of thermodynamics for black holes in Einstein-Maxwell axion-dilaton gravity

We derive general formulae for the first order variation of the ADM mass, angular momentum for linear perturbations of a stationary background in Einstein-Maxwell axion-dilaton gravity being the low-energy limit of the heterotic string theory. All these variations were expressed in terms of the perturbed matter energy momentum tensor and the perturbed charge current density. Combining these expressions we reached to the form of the {\it physical version} of the first law of black hole dynamics for the stationary black holes in the considered theory being the strong support for the cosmic censorship.Comment: 8 pages, Revte

Physical Process Version of the First Law of Thermodynamics for Black Holes in Higher Dimensional Gravity

The problem of physical process version of the first law of black hole thermodynamics for charged rotating black hole in n-dimensional gravity is elaborated. The formulae for the first order variations of mass, angular momentum and canonical energy in Einstein (n-2)-gauge form field theory are derived. These variations are expressed by means of the perturbed matter energy momentum tensor and matter current density.Comment: 6 pages, REVTEX, to be published in Phys.Rev.D1

“For the United States”: Government Lawyers in Court

Wald provides a largely impressionistic view of governmental layering in court

ADR and the Courts: An Update

For well over a decade now, Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) and all its variations have been hailed in rhetoric and anecdote as the Prince Charming to a court system in distress. The author briefly examines three kinds of ADR programs: those that take place inside the court (which are sometimes called court-annexed programs ), those that occur inside the administrative agency (or agency-annexed programs, only a small portion of whose product may come before the courts), and negotiated regulations, some of which (despite all good efforts) continue to be challenged on review