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Generalized Supersymmetric Perturbation Theory
Using the basic ingredient of supersymmetry, we develop a simple alternative
approach to perturbation theory in one-dimensional non-relativistic quantum
mechanics. The formulae for the energy shifts and wave functions do not involve
tedious calculations which appear in the available perturbation theories. The
model applicable in the same form to both the ground state and excited bound
states, unlike the recently introduced supersymmetric perturbation technique
which, together with other approaches based on logarithmic perturbation theory,
are involved within the more general framework of the present formalism.Comment: 13 pages article in LaTEX (uses standard article.sty). No Figures.
Sent to Ann. Physics (2004
The Onsager Algebra Symmetry of -matrices in the Superintegrable Chiral Potts Model
We demonstrate that the -matrices in the superintegrable chiral
Potts model possess the Onsager algebra symmetry for their degenerate
eigenvalues. The Fabricius-McCoy comparison of functional relations of the
eight-vertex model for roots of unity and the superintegrable chiral Potts
model has been carefully analyzed by identifying equivalent terms in the
corresponding equations, by which we extract the conjectured relation of
-operators and all fusion matrices in the eight-vertex model corresponding
to the -relation in the chiral Potts model.Comment: Latex 21 pages; Typos added, References update
Duality and Symmetry in Chiral Potts Model
We discover an Ising-type duality in the general -state chiral Potts
model, which is the Kramers-Wannier duality of planar Ising model when N=2.
This duality relates the spectrum and eigenvectors of one chiral Potts model at
a low temperature (of small ) to those of another chiral Potts model at a
high temperature (of ). The -model and chiral Potts model
on the dual lattice are established alongside the dual chiral Potts models.
With the aid of this duality relation, we exact a precise relationship between
the Onsager-algebra symmetry of a homogeneous superintegrable chiral Potts
model and the -loop-algebra symmetry of its associated
spin- XXZ chain through the identification of their eigenstates.Comment: Latex 34 pages, 2 figures; Typos and misprints in Journal version are
corrected with minor changes in expression of some formula
Impact of Seismic Risk on Lifetime Property Values
This report presents a methodology for establishing the uncertain net asset value, NAV, of a real-estate investment opportunity considering both market risk and seismic risk for the property. It also presents a decision-making procedure to assist in making real-estate investment choices under conditions of uncertainty and risk-aversion. It is shown that that market risk, as measured by the coefficient of variation of NAV, is at least 0.2 and may exceed 1.0. In a situation of such high uncertainty, where potential gains and losses are large relative to a decision-maker's risk tolerance, it is appropriate to adopt a decision-analysis approach to real-estate investment decision-making. A simple equation for doing so is presented. The decision-analysis approach uses the certainty equivalent, CE, as opposed to NAV as the basis for investment decision-making. That is, when faced with multiple investment alternatives, one should choose the alternative that maximizes CE. It is shown that CE is less than the expected value of NAV by an amount proportional to the variance of NAV and the inverse of the decision-maker's risk tolerance, [rho].
The procedure for establishing NAV and CE is illustrated in parallel demonstrations by CUREE and Kajima research teams. The CUREE demonstration is performed using a real 1960s-era hotel building in Van Nuys, California. The building, a 7-story non-ductile reinforced-concrete moment-frame building, is analyzed using the assembly-based vulnerability (ABV) method, developed in Phase III of the CUREE-Kajima Joint Research Program. The building is analyzed three ways: in its condition prior to the 1994 Northridge Earthquake, with a hypothetical shearwall upgrade, and with earthquake insurance. This is the first application of ABV to a real building, and the first time ABV has incorporated stochastic structural analyses that consider uncertainties in the mass, damping, and force-deformation behavior of the structure, along with uncertainties in ground motion, component damageability, and repair costs. New fragility functions are developed for the reinforced concrete flexural members using published laboratory test data, and new unit repair costs for these components are developed by a professional construction cost estimator. Four investment alternatives are considered: do not buy; buy; buy and retrofit; and buy and insure. It is found that the best alternative for most reasonable values of discount rate, risk tolerance, and market risk is to buy and leave the building as-is. However, risk tolerance and market risk (variability of income) both materially affect the decision. That is, for certain ranges of each parameter, the best investment alternative changes. This indicates that expected-value decision-making is inappropriate for some decision-makers and investment opportunities. It is also found that the majority of the economic seismic risk results from shaking of S[subscript a] < 0.3g, i.e., shaking with return periods on the order of 50 to 100 yr that cause primarily architectural damage, rather than from the strong, rare events of which common probable maximum loss (PML) measurements are indicative.
The Kajima demonstration is performed using three Tokyo buildings. A nine-story, steel-reinforced-concrete building built in 1961 is analyzed as two designs: as-is, and with a steel-braced-frame structural upgrade. The third building is 29-story, 1999 steel-frame structure. The three buildings are intended to meet collapse-prevention, life-safety, and operational performance levels, respectively, in shaking with 10%exceedance probability in 50 years. The buildings are assessed using levels 2 and 3 of Kajima's three-level analysis methodology. These are semi-assembly based approaches, which subdivide a building into categories of components, estimate the loss of these component categories for given ground motions, and combine the losses for the entire building. The two methods are used to estimate annualized losses and to create curves that relate loss to exceedance probability. The results are incorporated in the input to a sophisticated program developed by the Kajima Corporation, called Kajima D, which forecasts cash flows for office, retail, and residential projects for purposes of property screening, due diligence, negotiation, financial structuring, and strategic planning. The result is an estimate of NAV for each building. A parametric study of CE for each building is presented, along with a simplified model for calculating CE as a function of mean NAV and coefficient of variation of NAV. The equation agrees with that developed in parallel by the CUREE team.
Both the CUREE and Kajima teams collaborated with a number of real-estate investors to understand their seismic risk-management practices, and to formulate and to assess the viability of the proposed decision-making methodologies. Investors were interviewed to elicit their risk-tolerance, r, using scripts developed and presented here in English and Japanese. Results of 10 such interviews are presented, which show that a strong relationship exists between a decision-maker's annual revenue, R, and his or her risk tolerance, [rho is approximately equal to] 0.0075R[superscript 1.34]. The interviews show that earthquake risk is a marginal consideration in current investment practice. Probable maximum loss (PML) is the only earthquake risk parameter these investors consider, and they typically do not use seismic risk at all in their financial analysis of an investment opportunity. For competitive reasons, a public investor interviewed here would not wish to account for seismic risk in his financial analysis unless rating agencies required him to do so or such consideration otherwise became standard practice. However, in cases where seismic risk is high enough to significantly reduce return, a private investor expressed the desire to account for seismic risk via expected annualized loss (EAL) if it were inexpensive to do so, i.e., if the cost of calculating the EAL were not substantially greater than that of PML alone.
The study results point to a number of interesting opportunities for future research, namely: improve the market-risk stochastic model, including comparison of actual long-term income with initial income projections; improve the risk-attitude interview; account for uncertainties in repair method and in the relationship between repair cost and loss; relate the damage state of structural elements with points on the force-deformation relationship; examine simpler dynamic analysis as a means to estimate vulnerability; examine the relationship between simplified engineering demand parameters and performance; enhance category-based vulnerability functions by compiling a library of building-specific ones; and work with lenders and real-estate industry analysts to determine the conditions under which seismic risk should be reflected in investors' financial analyses
Factorized finite-size Ising model spin matrix elements from Separation of Variables
Using the Sklyanin-Kharchev-Lebedev method of Separation of Variables adapted
to the cyclic Baxter--Bazhanov--Stroganov or -model, we derive
factorized formulae for general finite-size Ising model spin matrix elements,
proving a recent conjecture by Bugrij and Lisovyy
Determination of the parameters of a Skyrme type effective interaction using the simulated annealing approach
We implement for the first time the simulated annealing method (SAM) to the
problem of searching for the global minimum in the hyper-surface of the
chi-square function which depends on the values of the parameters of a Skyrme
type effective nucleon-nucleon interaction. We undertake a realistic case of
fitting the values of the Skyrme parameters to an extensive set of experimental
data on the ground state properties of many nuclei ranging from normal to
exotic ones. The set of experimental data used in our fitting procedure
includes the radii for the valence and neutron orbits in
the O and Ca nuclei, respectively, and the breathing mode
energies for several nuclei, in addition to the typically used data on binding
energy, charge radii and spin-orbit splitting. We also include in the fit the
critical density and further constrain the values of the Skyrme
parameters by requiring that (i) the quantity ,
directly related to the slope of the symmetry energy , must be positive for
densities up to (ii) the enhancement factor , associated with
the isovector giant dipole resonance, should lie in the range of
and (iii) the Landau parameter is positive at . We
provide simple but consistent schemes to account for the center of mass
corrections to the binding energy and charge radii.Comment: 33 pages, 4 figures, Phys. Rev. C (in press
On -model in Chiral Potts Model and Cyclic Representation of Quantum Group
We identify the precise relationship between the five-parameter
-family in the -state chiral Potts model and XXZ chains with
-cyclic representation. By studying the Yang-Baxter relation of the
six-vertex model, we discover an one-parameter family of -operators in terms
of the quantum group . When is odd, the -state
-model can be regarded as the XXZ chain of
cyclic representations with . The symmetry algebra of the
-model is described by the quantum affine algebra via the canonical representation. In general for an arbitrary
, we show that the XXZ chain with a -cyclic representation for
is equivalent to two copies of the same -state
-model.Comment: Latex 11 pages; Typos corrected, Minor changes for clearer
presentation, References added and updated-Journal versio
Bethe Equation of -model and Eigenvalues of Finite-size Transfer Matrix of Chiral Potts Model with Alternating Rapidities
We establish the Bethe equation of the -model in the -state
chiral Potts model (including the degenerate selfdual cases) with alternating
vertical rapidities. The eigenvalues of a finite-size transfer matrix of the
chiral Potts model are computed by use of functional relations. The
significance of the "alternating superintegrable" case of the chiral Potts
model is discussed, and the degeneracy of -model found as in the
homogeneous superintegrable chiral Potts model.Comment: Latex 25 pages; Typos corrected, Minor changes for clearer
presentation, References added-Journal versio
Lung cancer stage at diagnosis: Individual associations in the prospective VITamins and lifestyle (VITAL) cohort
Logarithmic perturbation theory for quasinormal modes
Logarithmic perturbation theory (LPT) is developed and applied to quasinormal
modes (QNMs) in open systems. QNMs often do not form a complete set, so LPT is
especially convenient because summation over a complete set of unperturbed
states is not required. Attention is paid to potentials with exponential tails,
and the example of a Poschl-Teller potential is briefly discussed. A numerical
method is developed that handles the exponentially large wavefunctions which
appear in dealing with QNMs.Comment: 24 pages, 4 Postscript figures, uses ioplppt.sty and epsfig.st
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