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Quantum Mechanics on the h-deformed Quantum Plane
We find the covariant deformed Heisenberg algebra and the Laplace-Beltrami
operator on the extended -deformed quantum plane and solve the Schr\"odinger
equations explicitly for some physical systems on the quantum plane. In the
commutative limit the behaviour of a quantum particle on the quantum plane
becomes that of the quantum particle on the Poincar\'e half-plane, a surface of
constant negative Gaussian curvature. We show the bound state energy spectra
for particles under specific potentials depend explicitly on the deformation
parameter . Moreover, it is shown that bound states can survive on the
quantum plane in a limiting case where bound states on the Poincar\'e
half-plane disappear.Comment: 16pages, Latex2e, Abstract and section 4 have been revise
Metrics on the Real Quantum Plane
Using the frame formalism we determine some possible metrics and metric-compatible connections on the noncommutative differential geometry of the real quantum plane. By definition a metric maps the tensor product of two 1-forms into a ‘function ’ on the quantum plane. It is symmetric in a modified sense, namely in the definition of symmetry one has to replace the permutator map with a deformed map σ fulfilling some suitable conditions. Correspondingly, also the definition of the hermitean conjugate of the tensor product of two 1-forms is modified (but reduces to the standard one if σ coincides with the permutator). The metric is real with respect to such modified ∗-structure
Quality issues in georeferencing: from physical collections to digital data repositories for ecological research
Natural history collections constitute an enormous wealth of information of Life on Earth. It is estimated that over 2 billion specimens are preserved at institutions worldwide, of which less than 10% are accessible via biodiversity data aggregators such as GBIF. Moreover, they are a very important resource for eco¿evolutionary research, which greatly depends on knowing the precise location where the specimens were collected in order to characterize the environment in which they lived. Yet, only about 55% of the accessible records are georeferenced and only 31% have coordinate uncertainty information, which is critical for conducting rigorous studies. The awareness of this gap of knowledge which hinders the enormous potential of such data in research led to the organization of a workshop which brought together key players in georeferencing of natural history collections. The discussion and outcomes of this workshop are here presented
Quality issues in georeferencing: from physical collections to digital data repositories for ecological research
Natural history collections constitute an enormous wealth of information of Life on Earth. It is estimated that over 2 billion specimens are preserved at institutions worldwide, of which less than 10% are accessible via biodiversity data aggregators such as GBIF. Moreover, they are a very important resource for eco¿evolutionary research, which greatly depends on knowing the precise location where the specimens were collected in order to characterize the environment in which they lived. Yet, only about 55% of the accessible records are georeferenced and only 31% have coordinate uncertainty information, which is critical for conducting rigorous studies. The awareness of this gap of knowledge which hinders the enormous potential of such data in research led to the organization of a workshop which brought together key players in georeferencing of natural history collections. The discussion and outcomes of this workshop are here presented