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The fast sampling algorithm for Lie-Trotter products
A fast algorithm for path sampling in path integral Monte Carlo simulations
is proposed. The algorithm utilizes the Levy-Ciesielski implementation of
Lie-Trotter products to achieve a mathematically proven computational cost of
n*log_2(n) with the number of time slices n, despite the fact that each path
variable is updated separately, for reasons of optimality. In this respect, we
demonstrate that updating a group of random variables simultaneously results in
loss of efficiency.Comment: 4 pages, 1 figure; fast rejection from Phys. Rev. Letts; transfered
to PRE as a Rapid Communication. Eq. 6 to 10 contained some inconsistencies
that have been repaired in the present version; A sample code implementing
the algorithm for LJ clusters is available from the author upon reques
Thermo-mechanical compatibility of CFRP versus steel reinforcement for concrete at high temperature
Optimization of the design of concrete structures has become a driver for the use of nonconventional reinforcing materials. One example of this is the emerging use of non-corrosive, highstrength, and lightweight carbon fibre reinforced polymer (CFRP) prestressing tendons. It is widely known that the bond between FRP reinforcing tendons and concrete deteriorates at elevated temperature due to a combination of factors. Lateral thermal expansion of FRP reinforcing tendons at elevated temperature has been shown to have consequences for the bond performance of these systems. This paper presents the results of an experimental study carried out to assess the occurrence of heat-induced longitudinal splitting cracks in concrete specimens reinforced with CFRP or steel prestressing tendons. A novel testing methodology, namely a Heat-Transfer Rate Inducing System (H-TRIS), is used to subject specimens to thermal loading which replicates that experienced by equivalent specimens in a standard fire resistance test. A comparison between CFRP and steel tendons is made, and the occurrence of longitudinal splitting cracks is evaluated in terms of the time to occurrence and thermal gradient within the concrete. Results are compared against an available analytical model
Features of gravity-Yang-Mills hierarchies in d-dimensions
Higher dimensional, direct analogues of the usual d=4 Einstein--Yang-Mills
(EYM) systems are studied. These consist of the gravitational and Yang-Mills
hierarchies in d=4p dimensional spacetimes, both consisting of 2p-form
curvature terms only. Regular and black hole solutions are constructed in
, in which dimensions the total mass-energy is finite,
generalising the familiar Bartnik-McKinnon solutions in EYM theory for p=1. In
d=4p, this similarity is complete. In the special case of d=2p+1, just beyond
the finite energy range of d, exact solutions in closed form are found.
Finally, d=2p+1 purely gravitational systems, whose solutions generalise the
static d=3 BTZ solutions, are discussed.Comment: 19 pages, 9 figure
Thermodynamics and equilibrium structure of Ne_38 cluster: Quantum Mechanics versus Classical
The equilibrium properties of classical LJ_38 versus quantum Ne_38
Lennard-Jones clusters are investigated. The quantum simulations use both the
Path-Integral Monte-Carlo (PIMC) and the recently developed
Variational-Gaussian-Wavepacket Monte-Carlo (VGW-MC) methods. The PIMC and the
classical MC simulations are implemented in the parallel tempering framework.
The VGW method is used to locate and characterize the low energy states of
Ne_38, which are then further refined by PIMC calculations. Unlike the
classical case, the ground state of Ne_38 is a liquid-like structure. Among the
several liquid-like states with energies below the two symmetric states (O_h
and C_5v), the lowest two exhibit strong delocalization over basins associated
with at least two classical local minima. Because the symmetric structures do
not play an essential role in the thermodynamics of Ne_38, the quantum heat
capacity is a featureless curve indicative of the absence of any structural
transformations. Good agreement between the two methods, VGW and PIMC, is
obtained.Comment: 13 pages, 9 figure
Two repelling random walks on
We consider two interacting random walks on such that the
transition probability of one walk in one direction decreases exponentially
with the number of transitions of the other walk in that direction. The joint
process may thus be seen as two random walks reinforced to repel each other.
The strength of the repulsion is further modulated in our model by a parameter
. When both processes are independent symmetric
random walks on , and hence recurrent. We show that both random
walks are further recurrent if . We also show that these
processes are transient and diverge in opposite directions if . The
case remains widely open. Our results are obtained by
considering the dynamical system approach to stochastic approximations.Comment: 17 pages. Added references and corrected typos. Revised the argument
for the convergence to equilibria of the vector field. Improved the proof for
the recurrence when beta belongs to (0,1); leading to the removal of a
previous conjectur
WHO BENEFITS FROM FUNDS OF HEDGE FUNDS? A CRITIQUE OF ALTERNATIVE ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURES IN THE HEDGE FUND INDUSTRY (I)
This paper provides a critique of alternative organizational structures in the hedge fund industry. Our critique is facilitated by several stylized models describing alternative industry structures. The models include: (1) An insideonly hedge fund model; (2) A straddling hedge fund model; (3) A straddling “feeder” fund of funds (FOF) hedge fund model; (4) A stand-alone outside hedge fund; and (5) An outside “feeder” FOF hedge fund model. Our discussion of these models, which centers on benefits vs. fundamental problems related to illiquidity, information asymmetry, and conflicts of interest, leads to several hypotheses about the differential characteristics and return performance of both individual hedge funds and FOFs.Hedge funds, Funds of funds, Illiquidity, Information asymmetry, Conflicts of interest, Adjacency risk, Contagion, Return performance
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