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On the exact solutions of the Bianchi IX cosmological model in the proper time
It has recently been argued that there might exist a four-parameter analytic
solution to the Bianchi IX cosmological model, which would extend the
three-parameter solution of Belinskii et al. to one more arbitrary constant. We
perform the perturbative Painlev\'e test in the proper time variable, and
confirm the possible existence of such an extension.Comment: 8 pages, no figure, standard Latex, to appear in Regular and chaotic
dynamics (1998
Decays into -Vector
A complete study of the angular distributions of the processes, , with and or is performed.
Emphasis is put on the initial polarization produced in the
proton-proton collisions. The polarization density-matrices as well as angular
distributions are derived and help to construct T-odd observables which allow
us to perform tests of both Time-Reversal and CP violation.Comment: 10 pages, 2 figure
Explaining the Price of Voluntary Carbon Offsets
This paper investigates factors that explain the large variability in the price of voluntary carbon offsets. We estimate hedonic price functions using a variety of provider- and project-level characteristics as explanatory variables. We find that providers located in Europe sell offsets at prices that are approximately 30 percent higher than providers located in either North America or Australasia. Contrary to what one might expect, offset prices are generally higher, by roughly 20 percent, when projects are located in developing or least-developed nations. But this result does not hold for forestry-based projects. We find evidence that forestry-based offsets sell at lower prices, and the result is particularly strong when projects are located in developing or least-developed nations. Offsets that are certified under the Clean Development Mechanism or the Gold Standard, and therefore qualify for emission reductions under the Kyoto Protocol, sell at a premium of more than 30 percent; however, third-party certification from the Voluntary Carbon Standard, one of the largest certifiers, is associated with a price discount. Variables that have no effect on offset prices are the number of projects that a provider manages and a provider’s status as for-profit or not-for-profit.
A Personal Reflection on the Last Half of the First Twenty-Five Years: Approaching the Millennium
25th Anniversary Special Reflection Sectio
Integration of a generalized H\'enon-Heiles Hamiltonian
The generalized H\'enon-Heiles Hamiltonian
with an additional
nonpolynomial term is known to be Liouville integrable for three
sets of values of . It has been previously integrated by genus
two theta functions only in one of these cases. Defining the separating
variables of the Hamilton-Jacobi equations, we succeed here, in the two other
cases, to integrate the equations of motion with hyperelliptic functions.Comment: LaTex 2e. To appear, Journal of Mathematical Physic
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