Sequentially Stable Coalition Structures

In this paper, we examine the question of which coalition structures farsighted players form in coalition formation games with externalities. We introduce a stability concept for a coalition structure called a sequentially stable coalition structure. Our concept of domination between two coalition structures is based on a “step-by-step” approach to describe negotiation steps concretely by restricting how coalition structures can change: when one coalition structure is changed to another one, either (i) only one merging of two separate coalitions into a coalition occurs, or (ii) only one breaking up of a coalition into two separate coalitions happens. As applications of our stability notion, we show that the efficient grand coalition structure can be sequentially stable in simple partition function form games and common pool resource games.

New Axiomatizations and an Implementation of the Shapley Value

Some new axiomatic characterizations and recursive formulas of the Shapley value are presented. In the results, dual games and the self-duality of the value implicitly play an important role. A set of non-cooperative games which implement the Shapley value on the class of all games is given.Shapley value;axiomatization;implementation

Stochastic approach to correlations beyond the mean field with the Skyrme interaction

Large-scale calculation based on the multi-configuration Skyrme density functional theory is performed for the light N=Z even-even nucleus, 12C. Stochastic procedures and the imaginary-time evolution are utilized to prepare many Slater determinants. Each state is projected on eigenstates of parity and angular momentum. Then, performing the configuration mixing calculation with the Skyrme Hamiltonian, we obtain low-lying energy-eigenstates and their explicit wave functions. The generated wave functions are completely free from any assumption and symmetry restriction. Excitation spectra and transition probabilities are well reproduced, not only for the ground-state band, but for negative-parity excited states and the Hoyle state.Comment: 4 pages, 1 figure, Talk at 2nd International Nuclear Physics Conference "Nuclear Structure and Dynamics", Opatija, Croatia, July 9 - 13, 201

Multi-cluster dynamics in Λ13C^{13}_\Lambda{\rm C} and analogy to clustering in 12C^{12}{\rm C}

We investigate structure of $^{13}_\Lambda{\rm C}$ and discuss the difference and similarity between the structures of $^{12}{\rm C}$ and $^{13}_\Lambda{\rm C}$ by answering the questions if the linear-chain and gaslike cluster states, which are proposed to appear in $^{12}{\rm C}$, survives, or new structure states appear or not. We introduce a microscopic cluster model called, Hyper-Tohsaki-Horiuchi-Schuck-R\"opke (H-THSR) wave function, which is an extended version of the THSR wave function so as to describe $\Lambda$ hypernuclei. We obtained two bound states and two resonance (quasi-bound) states for $J^\pi=0^+$ in $^{13}_\Lambda{\rm C}$, corresponding to the four $0^+$ states in $^{12}{\rm C}$. However, the inversion of level ordering between the spectra of $^{12}{\rm C}$ and $^{13}_\Lambda{\rm C}$, i.e. that the $0_3^+$ and $0_4^+$ states in $^{13}_\Lambda{\rm C}$ correspond to the $0_4^+$ and $0_3^+$ states in $^{12}{\rm C}$, respectively, is shown to occur. The additional $\Lambda$ particle reduces sizes of the $0_2^+$ and $0_3^+$ states in $^{13}_\Lambda{\rm C}$ very much, but the shrinkage of the $0_4^+$ state is only a half of the other states. In conclusion, the Hoyle state becomes quite a compact object with ${^{9}_\Lambda{\rm Be}}+\alpha$ configuration in $^{13}_\Lambda{\rm C}$ and is no more gaslike state composed of the $3\alpha$ clusters. Instead, the $0_4^+$ state in $^{13}_\Lambda{\rm C}$, coming from the $^{12}{\rm C}(0_3^+)$ state, appears as a gaslike state composed of $\alpha+\alpha+^{5}_\Lambda{\rm He}$ configuration, i.e. the Hoyle analog state. A linear-chain state in a $\Lambda$ hypernucleus is for the first time predicted to exist as the $0_3^+$ state in $^{13}_\Lambda{\rm C}$ with more shrunk arrangement of the $3\alpha$ clusters along $z$-axis than the $3\alpha$ linear-chain configuration realized in the $^{12}{\rm C}(0_4^+)$ state.Comment: 9 pages, 6 figures, figures rearranged, accepted for publication in PL

Sequentially Stable Coalition Structures

In this paper, we examine the question of which coalition structures farsighted players form in coalition formation games with externalities. We introduce a stability concept for a coalition structure called a sequentially stable coalition structure. Our concept of domination between two coalition structures is based on a “step-by-step” approach to describe negotiation steps concretely by restricting how coalition structures can change: when one coalition structure is changed to another one, either (i) only one merging of two separate coalitions into a coalition occurs, or (ii) only one breaking up of a coalition into two separate coalitions happens. As applications of our stability notion, we show that the efficient grand coalition structure can be sequentially stable in simple partition function form games and common pool resource games

Monopole Excitation to Cluster States

We discuss strength of monopole excitation of the ground state to cluster states in light nuclei. We clarify that the monopole excitation to cluster states is in general strong as to be comparable with the single particle strength and shares an appreciable portion of the sum rule value in spite of large difference of the structure between the cluster state and the shell-model-like ground state. We argue that the essential reasons of the large strength are twofold. One is the fact that the clustering degree of freedom is possessed even by simple shell model wave functions. The detailed feature of this fact is described by the so-called Bayman-Bohr theorem which tells us that SU(3) shell model wave function is equivalent to cluster model wave function. The other is the ground state correlation induced by the activation of the cluster degrees of freedom described by the Bayman-Bohr theorem. We demonstrate, by deriving analytical expressions of monopole matrix elements, that the order of magnitude of the monopole strength is governed by the first reason, while the second reason plays a sufficient role in reproducing the data up to the factor of magnitude of the monopole strength. Our explanation is made by analysing three examples which are the monopole excitations to the $0^+_2$ and $0^+_3$ states in $^{16}$O and the one to the $0^+_2$ state in $^{12}$C. The present results imply that the measurement of strong monopole transitions or excitations is in general very useful for the study of cluster states.Comment: 11 pages, 1 figure: revised versio

Alpha-particle condensation in nuclei

A round up of the present status of the conjecture that n alpha nuclei form an alpha-particle condensate in excited states close to the n alpha threshold is given. Experiments which could demonstrate the condensate character are proposed. Possible lines of further theoretical developments are discussed.Comment: 6 page

Fluctuations for the Ginzburg-Landau ∇ϕ\nabla \phi Interface Model on a Bounded Domain

We study the massless field on $D_n = D \cap \tfrac{1}{n} \Z^2$, where $D \subseteq \R^2$ is a bounded domain with smooth boundary, with Hamiltonian \CH(h) = \sum_{x \sim y} \CV(h(x) - h(y)). The interaction \CV is assumed to be symmetric and uniformly convex. This is a general model for a $(2+1)$-dimensional effective interface where $h$ represents the height. We take our boundary conditions to be a continuous perturbation of a macroscopic tilt: $h(x) = n x \cdot u + f(x)$ for $x \in \partial D_n$, $u \in \R^2$, and $f \colon \R^2 \to \R$ continuous. We prove that the fluctuations of linear functionals of $h(x)$ about the tilt converge in the limit to a Gaussian free field on $D$, the standard Gaussian with respect to the weighted Dirichlet inner product $(f,g)_\nabla^\beta = \int_D \sum_i \beta_i \partial_i f_i \partial_i g_i$ for some explicit $\beta = \beta(u)$. In a subsequent article, we will employ the tools developed here to resolve a conjecture of Sheffield that the zero contour lines of $h$ are asymptotically described by $SLE(4)$, a conformally invariant random curve.Comment: 58 page