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A bounded jump for the bounded Turing degrees
We define the bounded jump of A by A^b = {x | Exists i <= x [phi_i (x)
converges and Phi_x^[A|phi_i(x)](x) converges} and let A^[nb] denote the n-th
bounded jump. We demonstrate several properties of the bounded jump, including
that it is strictly increasing and order preserving on the bounded Turing (bT)
degrees (also known as the weak truth-table degrees). We show that the bounded
jump is related to the Ershov hierarchy. Indeed, for n > 1 we have X <=_[bT]
0^[nb] iff X is omega^n-c.e. iff X <=_1 0^[nb], extending the classical result
that X <=_[bT] 0' iff X is omega-c.e. Finally, we prove that the analogue of
Shoenfield inversion holds for the bounded jump on the bounded Turing degrees.
That is, for every X such that 0^b <=_[bT] X <=_[bT] 0^[2b], there is a Y
<=_[bT] 0^b such that Y^b =_[bT] X.Comment: 22 pages. Minor changes for publicatio
Relatively computably enumerable reals
A real X is defined to be relatively c.e. if there is a real Y such that X is
c.e.(Y) and Y does not compute X. A real X is relatively simple and above if
there is a real Y <_T X such that X is c.e.(Y) and there is no infinite subset
Z of the complement of X such that Z is c.e.(Y). We prove that every nonempty
Pi^0_1 class contains a member which is not relatively c.e. and that every
1-generic real is relatively simple and above.Comment: 5 pages. Significant changes from earlier versio
A dynamical systems approach to the discrimination of the modes of operation of cryptographic systems
Evidence of signatures associated with cryptographic modes of operation is
established. Motivated by some analogies between cryptographic and dynamical
systems, in particular with chaos theory, we propose an algorithm based on
Lyapunov exponents of discrete dynamical systems to estimate the divergence
among ciphertexts as the encryption algorithm is applied iteratively. The
results allow to distinguish among six modes of operation, namely ECB, CBC,
OFB, CFB, CTR and PCBC using DES, IDEA, TEA and XTEA block ciphers of 64 bits,
as well as AES, RC6, Twofish, Seed, Serpent and Camellia block ciphers of 128
bits. Furthermore, the proposed methodology enables a classification of modes
of operation of cryptographic systems according to their strength.Comment: 14 pages, 10 figure
Singular instability of exact stationary solutions of the nonlocal Gross-Pitaevskii equation
In this paper we show numerically that for nonlinear Schrodinger type systems
the presence of nonlocal perturbations can lead to a beyond-all-orders
instability of stable solutions of the local equation. For the specific case of
the nonlocal one-dimensional Gross-Pitaevskii equation with an external
standing light wave potential, we construct exact stationary solutions for an
arbitrary interaction kernel. As the nonlocal and local equations approach each
other (by letting an appropriate small parameter ), we compare
the dynamics of the respective solutions. By considering the time of onset of
instability, the singular nature of the inclusion of nonlocality is
demonstrated, independent of the form of the interaction kernel.Comment: 4 pages, 4 figure
Hard-disk equation of state: First-order liquid-hexatic transition in two dimensions with three simulation methods
We report large-scale computer simulations of the hard-disk system at high
densities in the region of the melting transition. Our simulations reproduce
the equation of state, previously obtained using the event-chain Monte Carlo
algorithm, with a massively parallel implementation of the local Monte Carlo
method and with event-driven molecular dynamics. We analyze the relative
performance of these simulation methods to sample configuration space and
approach equilibrium. Our results confirm the first-order nature of the melting
phase transition in hard disks. Phase coexistence is visualized for individual
configurations via the orientational order parameter field. The analysis of
positional order confirms the existence of the hexatic phase.Comment: 9 pages, 8 figures, 2 table
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