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A Renormalized Supersymmetry in the Topological Yang-Mills Field Theory
We reconsider the algebraic BRS renormalization of Witten's topological
Yang-Mills field theory by making use of a vector supersymmetry Ward identity
which improves the finiteness properties of the model. The vector
supersymmetric structure is a common feature of several topological theories.
The most general local counterterm is determined and is shown to be a trivial
BRS-coboundary.Comment: 18 pages, report REF. TUW 94-10 and UGVA-DPT 1994/07-85
Classical Stability of the BTZ Black Hole in Topologically Massive Gravity
We demonstrate the classical stability of the BTZ black hole within the
context of topologically massive gravity. The linearized perturbation equations
can be solved exactly in this case. By choosing standard boundary conditions
appropriate to the stability problem, we demonstrate the absence of modes which
grow in time, for all values of the Chern-Simons coupling.Comment: 11 page
Finiteness of 2D Topological BF-Theory with Matter Coupling
We study the ultraviolet and the infrared behavior of 2D topological
BF-Theory coupled to vector and scalar fields. This model is equivalent to 2D
gravity coupled to topological matter. Using techniques of the algebraic
renormalization program we show that this model is anomaly free and ultraviolet
as well as infrared finite at all orders of perturbation theory.Comment: 17 pages, Late
On Dijkgraaf-Witten Type Invariants
We explicitly construct a series of lattice models based upon the gauge group
which have the property of subdivision invariance, when the coupling
parameter is quantized and the field configurations are restricted to satisfy a
type of mod- flatness condition. The simplest model of this type yields the
Dijkgraaf-Witten invariant of a -manifold and is based upon a single link,
or -simplex, field. Depending upon the manifold's dimension, other models
may have more than one species of field variable, and these may be based on
higher dimensional simplices.Comment: 18 page
Development and evaluation of silent reading exercises for grade one,
Thesis (M.A.)--Boston Universit
Birmingham’s Eastside story: making steps towards sustainability?
Sustainability has come to play a dominant discursive role in the UK planning system, particularly relating to urban regeneration. The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the role that sustainability plays in a major regeneration
programme, known as Eastside, currently underway in Birmingham, the UK. That this £6 billion redevelopment is now widely talked about by such key players as Birmingham City Council and the Regional Development Agency, Advantage West Midlands, as having a central sustainability agenda points to the growing importance of the ideal of sustainability in planning and regeneration agendas. In this paper, we investigate in detail how and why sustainability has become part of the planning discourse for Eastside and critically evaluate what impact, if any, this is having on public policy decision-making
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