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An Approach to Hopf Algebras via Frobenius Coordinates I
In Section 1 we introduce Frobenius coordinates in the general setting that
includes Hopf subalgebras. In Sections 2 and 3 we review briefly the theories
of Frobenius algebras and augmented Frobenius algebras with some new material
in Section 3. In Section 4 we study the Frobenius structure of an FH-algebra H
\cite{Par72} and extend two recent theorems in \cite{EG}. We obtain two Radford
formulas for the antipode in H and generalize in Section 7 the results on its
order in \cite{FMS}. We study the Frobenius structure on an FH-subalgebra pair
in Sections 5 and 6. In Section 8 we show that the quantum double of H is
symmetric and unimodular.Comment: 24 pages. To appear: Beitrage Alg. Geo
Population need and geographical access to general practitioners in rural New Zealand
To use a geographical information system (GIS) approach to demonstrate the extent to which different areas in New Zealand vary in their geographical access to GPs, and to analyse the extent to which spatial access varies in relation to different population groups.
Methods
Three methods; population/GP ratios, least cost path analysis (LCPA), and an allocation method (which considered the capacity constraint of GPs) were used to demonstrate differences in geographic accessibility to GPs. Travel time, and distance to the closest GP, was calculated for every census enumeration district in New Zealand (n=38336)—thus enabling population-based accessibility statistics to be calculated and aggregated to the territorial local authority level. These calculations include the average travel time if everybody visited a GP once and the population more than 30 minutes from a GP. The composition of this population is analysed according to three criteria of need: the level of deprivation (NZDep2001), ethnicity (%Maori), and age (% <5 years, and %65 years and over).
Results
There are significant regional variations in geographical accessibility in New Zealand, and these differences are dependent upon the method to calculate accessibility. Ratio measures give a different picture of GP access than the other two indicators, reflecting the fact that TAs with similar ratios often have wide variations in travel times as well as the size and proportion of the population living more than 30 minutes from the closest GP. TAs with larger numbers and a higher proportion of their populations living in such areas tend to be more deprived and have a higher proportion of Maori, especially in the North Island. There appears to be no significant trend by age.
Conclusion
Given the health and service consequences of poor access, the results suggest that more attention needs to be paid to extending the spatial information base in primary care, in order to achieve more effective planning of services for disadvantaged populations
A transmission problem for quasi-linear wave equations
We prove the local existence and uniqueness of solutions to a system of
quasi-linear wave equations involving a jump discontinuity in the lower order
terms. A continuation principle is also established.Comment: The results of this article are essential to a local existence proof
of solutions to the Einstein field equations coupled to elastic matter that
represent gravitating compact bodies. The full existence proof will be
presented in a separate articl
Threshold games and cooperation on multiplayer graphs
Objective: The study investigates the effect on cooperation in multiplayer
games, when the population from which all individuals are drawn is structured -
i.e. when a given individual is only competing with a small subset of the
entire population.
Method: To optimize the focus on multiplayer effects, a class of games were
chosen for which the payoff depends nonlinearly on the number of cooperators -
this ensures that the game cannot be represented as a sum of pair-wise
interactions, and increases the likelihood of observing behaviour different
from that seen in two-player games. The chosen class of games are named
"threshold games", and are defined by a threshold, , which describes the
minimal number of cooperators in a given match required for all the
participants to receive a benefit. The model was studied primarily through
numerical simulations of large populations of individuals, each with
interaction neighbourhoods described by various classes of networks.
Results: When comparing the level of cooperation in a structured population
to the mean-field model, we find that most types of structure lead to a
decrease in cooperation. This is both interesting and novel, simply due to the
generality and breadth of relevance of the model - it is likely that any model
with similar payoff structure exhibits related behaviour.
More importantly, we find that the details of the behaviour depends to a
large extent on the size of the immediate neighbourhoods of the individuals, as
dictated by the network structure. In effect, the players behave as if they are
part of a much smaller, fully mixed, population, which we suggest an expression
for.Comment: in PLOS ONE, 4th Feb 201
Tate (co)homology via pinched complexes
For complexes of modules we study two new constructions, which we call the
pinched tensor product and the pinched Hom. They provide new methods for
computing Tate homology and Tate cohomology, which lead to conceptual proofs of
balancedness of Tate (co)homology for modules over associative rings.
Another application we consider is in local algebra. Under conditions of
vanishing of Tate (co)homology, the pinched tensor product of two minimal
complete resolutions yields a minimal complete resolution.Comment: Final version; 23 pp. To appear in Trans. Amer. Math. So
The Metallicities of Stars With and Without Transiting Planets
Host star metallicities have been used to infer observational constraints on
planet formation throughout the history of the exoplanet field. The giant
planet metallicity correlation has now been widely accepted, but questions
remain as to whether the metallicity correlation extends to the small
terrestrial-sized planets. Here, we report metallicities for a sample of 518
stars in the Kepler field that have no detected transiting planets and compare
their metallicity distribution to a sample of stars that hosts small planets
(Rp < 1.7 R_Earth). Importantly, both samples have been analyzed in a
homogeneous manner using the same set of tools (Stellar Parameters
Classification tool; SPC). We find the average metallicity of the sample of
stars without detected transiting planets to be [m/H]_SNTP,dwarf = -0.02 +-
0.02 dex and the sample of stars hosting small planets to be [m/H]_STP = -0.02
+- 0.02 dex. The average metallicities of the two samples are indistinguishable
within the uncertainties, and the two-sample Kolmogorov-Smirnov test yields a
p-value of 0.68 (0.41 sigma), indicating a failure to reject the null
hypothesis that the two samples are drawn from the same parent population. We
conclude that the homogeneous analysis of the data presented here support the
hypothesis that stars hosting small planets have a metallicity similar to stars
with no known transiting planets in the same area of the sky.Comment: Accepted for publication in Ap
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