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Noncommutative Black Holes and the Singularity Problem
A phase-space noncommutativity in the context of a Kantowski-Sachs
cosmological model is considered to study the interior of a Schwarzschild black
hole. Due to the divergence of the probability of finding the black hole at the
singularity from a canonical noncommutativity, one considers a non-canonical
noncommutativity. It is shown that this more involved type of noncommutativity
removes the problem of the singularity in a Schwarzschild black hole.Comment: Based on a talk by CB at ERE2010, Granada, Spain, 6th-10th September
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A class of cubic Rauzy Fractals
In this paper, we study arithmetical and topological properties for a class
of Rauzy fractals given by the polynomial
where is an integer. In particular, we prove the number of neighbors
of in the periodic tiling is equal to . We also give
explicitly an automaton that generates the boundary of . As a
consequence, we prove that is homeomorphic to a topological
disk
A Multivariate Training Technique with Event Reweighting
An event reweighting technique incorporated in multivariate training
algorithm has been developed and tested using the Artificial Neural Networks
(ANN) and Boosted Decision Trees (BDT). The event reweighting training are
compared to that of the conventional equal event weighting based on the ANN and
the BDT performance. The comparison is performed in the context of the physics
analysis of the ATLAS experiment at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), which will
explore the fundamental nature of matter and the basic forces that shape our
universe. We demonstrate that the event reweighting technique provides an
unbiased method of multivariate training for event pattern recognition.Comment: 20 pages, 8 figure
Nonparametric models of financial leverage decisions
This paper investigates the properties of nonparametric decision tree models in the analysis of financial leverage decisions. This approach presents two appealing features: the relationship between leverage ratios and the explanatory variables is not predetermined but is derived according to information provided by the data, and the models respect the bounded and fractional nature of leverage ratios. The analysis shows that tree models suggest relationships between explanatory variables and the relative amount of issued debt that parametric models fail to capture. Furthermore, the significant relationships found by tree models are in most cases in accordance with the effects predicted by the pecking-order theory. The results also show that two-part tree models can accommodate better the distinct effects of explanatory variables on the decision to issue debt and on the amount of debt issued by firms that do resort to debt.Capital structure, Fractional regression, Decision trees, Two-part models
Performance of boosted decision trees for combining ATLAS b-tagging methods
This note evaluates the performance of boosted decision trees for combining the information from different ATLAS b-tagging algorithms into a single jet classifier. The rejection of light quarks given by boosted decision trees is estimated using a Monte Carlo simulation of and events. It is shown that this approach yields significant gains in the rejection of light quarks with respect to a tagging algorithm based in 3D impact parameters and reconstructed secondary vertices
Entropic Gravity, Phase-Space Noncommutativity and the Equivalence Principle
We generalize E. Verlinde's entropic gravity reasoning to a phase-space
noncommutativity set-up. This allow us to impose a bound on the product of the
noncommutative parameters based on the Equivalence Principle. The key feature
of our analysis is an effective Planck's constant that naturally arises when
accounting for the noncommutative features of the phase-space.Comment: 12 pages. Version to appear at the Classical and Quantum Gravit
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