806 research outputs found
SU(2) and the Kauffman bracket
A direct relationship between the (non-quantum) group SU(2) and the Kauffman
bracket in the framework of Chern-Simons theory is explicitly shown.Comment: 5 page
Spin-selective localization due to intrinsic spin-orbit coupling
We study spin-dependent diffusive transport in the presence of a tunable
spin-orbit (SO) interaction in a two-dimensional electron system. The spin
precession of an electron in the SO coupling field is expressed in terms of a
covariant curvature, affecting the quantum interference between different
electronic trajectories. Controlling this curvature field by modulating the SO
coupling strength and its gradients by, e.g., electric or elastic means, opens
intriguing possibilities for exploring spin-selective localization physics. In
particular, applying a weak magnetic field allows the control of the electron
localization independently for two spin directions, with the spin-quantization
axis that could be "engineered" by appropriate SO interaction gradients.Comment: 7 pages, 1 figur
Gauge-Invariant Formulation of Spin-Current-Density Functional Theory
Spin-currents and non-abelian gauge potentials in electronic systems can be
treated by spin-current-density functional theory, whose main input is the
exchange-correlation (xc) energy expressed as a functional of spin-currents.
Constructing a functional of spin currents that is invariant under
U(1)SU(2) transformations is a long-standing challenge. We solve the
problem by expressing the energy as a functional of a new variable we call
"invariant vorticity". As an illustration we construct the xc energy functional
for a two-dimensional electron gas with linear spin-orbit coupling and show
that it is proportional to the fourth power of the spin current.Comment: 8 pages, 3 figures, submitte
On the State Complexity of Partial Derivative Automata For Regular Expressions with Intersection
Extended regular expressions (with complement and intersection) are used in many applications due to their succinctness. In particular, regular expressions extended with intersection only (also called semi-extended) can already be exponentially smaller than standard regular expressions or equivalent nondeterministic finite automata (NFA). For practical purposes it is important to study the average behaviour of conversions between these models. In this paper, we focus on the conversion of regular expressions with intersection to nondeterministic finite automata, using partial derivatives and the notion of support. First, we give a tight upper bound of 2O(n) for the worst-case number of states of the resulting partial derivative automaton, where n is the size of the expression. Using the framework of analytic combinatorics, we then establish an upper bound of (1.056 + o(1))n for its asymptotic average-state complexity, which is significantly smaller than the one for the worst case. (c) IFIP International Federation for Information Processing 2016
SCORE performance in Central and Eastern Europe and former Soviet Union: MONICA and HAPIEE results
Aims: The Systematic COronary Risk Evaluation (SCORE) scale assesses 10 year risk of fatal atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (CVD), based on conventional risk factors. The high-risk SCORE version is recommended for Central and Eastern Europe and former Soviet Union (CEE/FSU), but its performance has never been systematically assessed in the region. We evaluated SCORE performance in two sets of population-based CEE/FSU cohorts.
Methods and results: The cohorts based on the World Health Organization MONitoring of trends and determinants in CArdiovascular disease (MONICA) surveys in the Czech Republic, Poland (Warsaw and Tarnobrzeg), Lithuania (Kaunas), and Russia (Novosibirsk) were followed from the mid-1980s. The Health, Alcohol, and Psychosocial factors in Eastern Europe (HAPIEE) study follows Czech, Polish (Krakow), and Russian (Novosibirsk) cohorts from 2002â05. In Cox regression analyses, the high-risk SCORE â„5% at baseline significantly predicted CVD mortality in both MONICA [n = 15 027; hazard ratios (HR), 1.7â6.3] and HAPIEE (n = 20 517; HR, 2.6â10.5) samples. While SCORE calibration was good in most MONICA samples (predicted and observed mortality were close), the risk was underestimated in Russia. In HAPIEE, the high-risk SCORE overpredicted the estimated 10 year mortality for Czech and Polish samples and adequately predicted it for Russia. SCORE discrimination was satisfactory in both MONICA and HAPIEE.
Conclusion: The high-risk SCORE underestimated the fatal CVD risk in Russian MONICA but performed well in most MONICA samples and Russian HAPIEE. This SCORE version might overestimate the risk in contemporary Czech and Polish populations
Optimization of ATM filling-in with cash
This report presents an approach for modeling daily cash demand for all ATMs in the Credit Agricole Bank network in Serbia. The approach is based on time series and regression methods for forecasting an optimal amount of money that should be placed daily in the ATMs in order to meet customersâ demands and mimimize costs of the bank. Three different types of costs were considered: cash freezing costs, transportation costs and insurance costs. The performance of the resulting forecasts were compared with results of the application that bank uses for prediciton of the time and the amount of filling-in for each ATM based on historical data
How magic is the magic 68Ni nucleus?
We calculate the B(E2) strength in 68Ni and other nickel isotopes using
several theoretical approaches. We find that in 68Ni the gamma transition to
the first 2+ state exhausts only a fraction of the total B(E2) strength, which
is mainly collected in excited states around 5 MeV. This effect is sensitive to
the energy splitting between the fp shell and the g_{9/2}orbital. We argue that
the small experimental B(E2) value is not strong evidence for the double-magic
character of 68Ni.Comment: 4 pages, 4 figure
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