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The mass of unimodular lattices
The purpose of this paper is to show how to obtain the mass of a unimodular
lattice from the point of view of the Bruhat-Tits theory. This is achieved by
relating the local stabilizer of the lattice to a maximal parahoric subgroup of
the special orthogonal group, and appealing to an explicit mass formula for
parahoric subgroups developed by Gan, Hanke and Yu.
Of course, the exact mass formula for positive defined unimodular lattices is
well-known. Moreover, the exact formula for lattices of signature (1,n) (which
give rise to hyperbolic orbifolds) was obtained by Ratcliffe and Tschantz,
starting from the fundamental work of Siegel. Our approach works uniformly for
the lattices of arbitrary signature (r,s) and hopefully gives a more conceptual
way of deriving the above known results.Comment: 15 pages, to appear in J. Number Theor
Parallel containers: a tool for applying parallel computing applications on clusters
Parallel and cluster computing remain somewhat difficult to apply quickly for many applications
domains. Recent developments in computer libraries such as the Standard Template
Library of the C++ language and the Message Passing Package associated with the Python
Language provide a way to implement very high level parallel containers in support of application
programming. A parallel container is an implementation of a data structure such as a
list, or vector, or set, that has associated with it the necessary methods and state knowledge
to distribute the contents of the structure across the memory of a parallel computer or a
computer cluster. A key idea is that of the parallel iterator which allows a single high level
statement written by the applications programmer to invoke a parallel operation across the
entire data structure’s contents while avoiding the need for knowledge of how the distribution
is actually carried out. This transparency approach means that optimised parallel algorithms
can be separated from the applications domain code, maximising reuse of the parallel computing
infrastructure and libraries. This paper describes our initial experiments with C++
parallel containers
Exponential decay of dispersion managed solitons for vanishing average dispersion
We show that any solution of the Gabitov-Turitsyn equation describing
dispersion managed solitons decay exponentially in space and frequency domains.
This confirms in the affirmative Lushnikov's conjecture of exponential decay of
dispersion managed solitons.Comment: 15 pages, 1 figur
Electron acceleration by cascading reconnection in the solar corona I Magnetic gradient and curvature effects
Aims: We investigate the electron acceleration in convective electric fields
of cascading magnetic reconnection in a flaring solar corona and show the
resulting hard X-ray (HXR) radiation spectra caused by Bremsstrahlung for the
coronal source. Methods: We perform test particle calculation of electron
motions in the framework of a guiding center approximation. The electromagnetic
fields and their derivatives along electron trajectories are obtained by
linearly interpolating the results of high-resolution adaptive mesh refinement
(AMR) MHD simulations of cascading magnetic reconnection. Hard X-ray (HXR)
spectra are calculated using an optically thin Bremsstrahlung model. Results:
Magnetic gradients and curvatures in cascading reconnection current sheet
accelerate electrons: trapped in magnetic islands, precipitating to the
chromosphere and ejected into the interplanetary space. The final location of
an electron is determined by its initial position, pitch angle and velocity.
These initial conditions also influence electron acceleration efficiency. Most
of electrons have enhanced perpendicular energy. Trapped electrons are
considered to cause the observed bright spots along coronal mass ejection
CME-trailing current sheets as well as the flare loop-top HXR emissions.Comment: submitted to A&
Quo Vadis: An Integrated Direction for Catholic Media Technology Engagement
Over the years, the Catholic Church has explored issues of media technology and how it relates to education. At the same time, a number of profound, modern Catholic thinkers have wrestled with the nature of media technology and how it affects the human condition. These two threads have been independent of each other. An effective conceptual understanding of the role and meaning of media technology in Catholic education requires us to weave these two threads together to craft an integrated and coherent synthesis. The question I raise is: in a culture that promulgates the digital lifestyle as the standard and norm, is there a proper way for Catholics to engage media technology? And because education forms the foundation with which we transmit our values, heritage, and worldview, we ask the attendant question of how Catholics should integrate media technology in their education? Directed at Catholics, and particularly educators, administrators, policymakers, parents, communicators, as well as creators and recipients of media technologies, this dissertation proposes seven foundational policies or keys for effective media technology engagement. These keys are in turn grounded on fundamental precepts found in scripture, magisterial documents on social communications or education, as well as discerningly mined from a wide range of other sources that offer wisdom about education and/or media technology. A prototype for an instructional technology lesson that is naturally derived from these keys is the logical next step, and is proffered in anticipation that it may be adapted to various lesson plans, home schooling activities, as well as courses in other subject areas that have with them a goal to integrate media technologies. We are at a point in multimedia learning and educational technology where practical explorations can greatly help chart the direction, type, and methods of instruction. This exploration set at the intersection of Catholic education and media technology is a first step on the journey toward empowering Catholic institutions, parents, and educators to engage media technologies in a practical way while at the same time upholding and actively living the Catholic identity and philosophy of life (Ong, 1990, p. 347)
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