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Scattering phase shifts in quasi-one-dimension
Scattering of an electron in quasi-one dimensional quantum wires have many
unusual features, not found in one, two or three dimensions. In this work we
analyze the scattering phase shifts due to an impurity in a multi-channel
quantum wire with special emphasis on negative slopes in the scattering phase
shift versus incident energy curves and the Wigner delay time. Although at
first sight, the large number of scattering matrix elements show phase shifts
of different character and nature, it is possible to see some pattern and
understand these features. The behavior of scattering phase shifts in
one-dimension can be seen as a special case of these features observed in
quasi-one-dimensions. The negative slopes can occur at any arbitrary energy and
Friedel sum rule is completely violated in quasi-one-dimension at any arbitrary
energy and any arbitrary regime. This is in contrast to one, two or three
dimensions where such negative slopes and violation of Friedel sum rule happen
only at low energy where the incident electron feels the potential very
strongly (i.e., there is a very well defined regime, the WKB regime, where FSR
works very well). There are some novel behavior of scattering phase shifts at
the critical energies where -matrix changes dimension.Comment: Minor corrections mad
Four Dimensional Supergravity from String Theory
A derivation of N=1 supergravity action from string theory is presented.
Starting from a Nambu-Goto bosonic string, matter field is introduced to obtain
a superstring in four dimension. The excitation quanta of this string contain
graviton and the gravitino. Using the principle of equivalence, the action in
curved space time are found and the sum of them is the Deser-Zumino N=1
supergravity action. The energy tensor is Lorentz invariant due to
supersymmetry.Comment: 9 page
The Variance Ratio Statistic at Large Horizons
We make three contributions to using the variance ratio statistic at large horizons. Allowing for general heteroscedasticity in the data, we obtain the asymptotic distribution of the statistic when the horizon k is increasing with the sample size n but at a slower rate so that k=n ! 0. The test is shown to be consistent against a variety of relevant mean reverting alternatives when k=n ! 0. This is in contrast to the case when k=n ! – > 0; where the statistic has been recently shown to be inconsistent against such alternatives. Secondly, we provide and justify a simple power transformation of the statistic which yields almost perfectly normally distributed statistics in finite samples, solving the well known right skewness problem. Thirdly, we provide a more powerful way of pooling information from different horizons to test for mean reverting alternatives. Monte Carlo simulations illustrate the theoretical improvements provided. --Mean reversion,Frequency domain,Power transformation
Estimation of Mis-Specified Long Memory Models
We study the asymptotic behaviour of frequency domain maximum likelihood estimators of mis-specified models of long memory Gaussian series. We show that even if the long memory structure of the time series is correctly specified, mis-specification of the short memory dynamics may result in parameter estimators which are slower than pn consistent. The conditions under which this happens are provided and the asymptotic distribution of the estimators is shown to be non-Gaussian. Conditions under which estimators of the parameters of the mis-specified model have the standard pn consistent and asymptotically normal behaviour are also provided. --
Forecasting Realised Volatility using a Long Memory Stochastic Volatility Model: Estimation, Prediction and Seasonal Adjustment
We study the modelling of large data sets of high frequency returns using a long memory stochastic volatility (LMSV) model. Issues pertaining to estimation and forecasting of datasets using the LMSV model are studied in detail. Furthermore, a new method of de-seasonalising the volatility in high frequency data is proposed, that allows for slowly varying seasonality. Using both simulated as well as real data, we compare the forecasting performance of the LMSV model for forecasting realised volatility to that of a linear long memory model fit to the log realised volatility. The performance of the new seasonal adjustment is also compared to a recently proposed procedure using real data. --
Maximum temperature for an Ideal Gas of Kac-Moody Fermions
A lagrangian for gauge fields coupled to fermions with the Kac-Moody group as
its gauge group yields, for the pure fermions sector, an ideal gas of Kac-Moody
fermions. The canonical partition function for the case is shown to
have a maximum temperature , where is the
coupling of the super charge operator to the fermions. This result is
similar to the case of strings but unlike strings the result is obtained from a
well-defined lagrangian.Comment: Needs subeqnarray.sty; To be published in Phys. Rev. D, Dec 15, 1995.
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On testing the adequacy of stable processes under conditional heteroscedasticity
We consider a recently proposed method of estimating the tail index and testing the
goodness-of-fit of dependent stable processes. Through Monte Carlo simulations, we
evaluate the ability of the procedure to distinguish between stable and non-stable processes
in the presence of non-linear dependence and to estimate the tail index of the distribution.
We then apply the test to black market East European exchange rates, whose distributional
and tail behaviour has been analysed previously in the literature. After adjusting for
seasonality, we conclude, unlike the earlier analysis, that a stable process cannot be rejected
as a model for some of the currencies. Estimates of the tail index for these currencies are
also obtained.Statistics Working Papers Serie
Pacific Island food security: situation, challenges and opportunities
In recent years, there have been large and rapid increases in the prices of basic foods worldwide. Pacific island countries have not been isolated from the global food 'crisis'. This article shows that there are substantial differences in the impacts within and between Pacific island countries. To be effective and not counterproductive, policy and donor responses need to be tailored accordingly. This article recommends a combination of measures directed at mitigating the threats and empowering rural people to take advantage of the opportunities
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