Una modesta proposición sobre El exiliado de aquí y allá de Juan Goytisolo

Después de la publicación de Telón de boca en 2003, los lectores y relectores de Juan Goytisolo pensaron que ésta iba a ser su última novela ya que el autor declaró que se jubilaba como novelista. Pero luego publicó en 2008 El exiliado de aquí y allá, una prolongación de Paisajes después de la batalla (1982), y una sátira mordaz que presenta, al estilo swiftiano, un retrato corrosivo y demoledor del mundo actual. De ahí que resultara sorprendente que Goytisolo comentara en 2014, a raíz de su selección como ganador del Premio Cervantes, que dicha novela fue «quizás innecesaria». Contrariamente al juicio del autor, argumento aquí que El exiliado de aquí y allá es una novela bien «necesaria». Es una brillante contribución a una gran tradición satírica, completa la visión del mundo que Goytisolo ha elaborado a lo largo de los años y marca la despedida del autor de la ficción.Les lecteurs de Juan Goytisolo avaient tout à fait raison de penser que Telon de boca (2003) serait son dernier roman. Goytisolo lui-même a declaré après sa publication qu’il prenait sa retraite en tant que romancier. Mais ensuite en 2008, il a surpris ses lecteurs en publiant El exiliado de aquí y allá, la suite de son roman de 1982, Paisajes después de la batalla, et une satire mordante qui se presentait comme un portrait très critique du monde actuel. En 2014, a l’occasion de sa nomination comme gagnant du prix Cervantes prestigieux, Goytisolo a surpris ses lecteurs encore une fois en remarquant que El exiliado de aquí y allá i y alla «n’était peut-être pas nécessaire». Cet article met en question l’opinion de Goytisolo et démontre que El exiliado de aquí y allá est en eff et «nécessaire». Le roman fait une contribution brillante à une tradition satirique; il complète la vision du monde que Goytisolo a élaborée au cours des années, et signale les adieux de l’auteur à la fiction.Juan Goytisolo’s readers had every reason to assume that Telón de boca (2003) would be his last novel. Goytisolo himself pointedly declared after its publication that he was retiring as a novelist. But then in 2008, he surprised his readers by publishing El exiliado de aquí y allá, a continuation of his 1982 novel, Paisajes después de la batalla, and a biting satire that presented a scathing portrait of contemporary society. In 2014, on the occasion of being named the winner of the prestigious «Premio Cervantes» (Cervantes Prize), Goytisolo surprised his public yet again by commenting that El exiliado de aquí y allá was «perhaps unnecessary.» This article argues against Goytisolo’s assertion and demonstrates that El exiliado is indeed «necessary.» It is a brilliant contribution to a rich satirical tradition; it completes the vision of the world that Goytisolo has elaborated throughout the years, and it marks the author’s farewell to fiction

Focusing resonance cones

The potential for an oscillating ring source immersed in cold, magnetized, collisionless plasma in the resonance cone regime (K/K<0) is evaluated exactly and asymptotically, giving insight into the gross spatial behavior of the focusing resonance cones. The nature of the singularity in potential is clarified by the introduction of a noninfinitesimal collision frequency. Thermal effects are considered numerically, revealing an interesting interference structure in potential as well as a density depression near the focus of the cone due to the ponderomotive force

Operative utilization of balloon versus traditional endoscopic sinus surgery

Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/109802/1/lary24901.pd

Constraints on neutrino-photon interactions from rare Z decays

It is shown that the rare decays $Z \to \nu \bar{nu} \gamma$ and $Z \to \nu \bar{\nu} \gamma \gamma$ are useful to put model-independent bounds on neutrino-one-photon and neutrino-two-photon interactions. The results are then used to constrain the $\tau$ neutrino magnetic moment and the double radiative decay $\nu_j \to \nu_i \gamma \gamma$. It is found that the decay $Z \to \nu \bar{nu} \gamma$ gives a more stringent bound on the $\tau$ neutrino magnetic moment than that obtained from $Z \to \nu \bar{\nu} \gamma \gamma$; the latter decay in turn gives limits on the neutrino-two-photon interaction that are less stringent than those obtained for a sterile neutrino $\nu_s$ from the analysis of $\nu_\mu N \to \nu_s N$ conversion.Comment: 11 pages, 5 figures, elsart forma

Inference on periodicity of circadian time series

Estimation of the period length of time-course data from cyclical biological processes, such as those driven by the circadian pacemaker, is crucial for inferring the properties of the biological clock found in many living organisms. We propose a methodology for period estimation based on spectrum resampling (SR) techniques. Simulation studies show that SR is superior and more robust to non-sinusoidal and noisy cycles than a currently used routine based on Fourier approximations. In addition, a simple fit to the oscillations using linear least squares is available, together with a non-parametric test for detecting changes in period length which allows for period estimates with different variances, as frequently encountered in practice. The proposed methods are motivated by and applied to various data examples from chronobiology

Elementary Forms of the Metaphorical Life : Tropes at Work in Durkheim’s Theory of the Religious

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A Search for Wide Companions to the Extrasolar Planetary System HR 8799

The extrasolar planetary system around HR 8799 is the first multiplanet system ever imaged. It is also, by a wide margin, the highest mass system with >27 Jupiters of planetary mass past 25 AU. This is a remarkable system with no analogue with any other known planetary system. In the first part of this paper we investigate the nature of two faint objects imaged near the system. These objects are considerably fainter (H=20.4, and 21.6 mag) and more distant (projected separations of 612, and 534 AU) than the three known planetary companions b, c, and d (68-24 AU). It is possible that these two objects could be lower mass planets (of mass ~5 and ~3 Jupiters) that have been scattered to wider orbits. We make the first direct comparison of newly reduced archival Gemini adaptive optics images to archival HST/NICMOS images. With nearly a decade between these epochs we can accurately assess the proper motion nature of each candidate companion. We find that both objects are unbound to HR 8799 and are background. We estimate that HR 8799 has no companions of H<22 from ~5-15 arcsec. Any scattered giant planets in the HR 8799 system are >600 AU or less than 3 Jupiters in mass. In the second part of this paper we carry out a search for wider common proper motion objects. While we identify no bound companions to HR 8799, our search yields 16 objects within 1 degree in the NOMAD catalog and POSS DSS images with similar (+/-20 mas/yr) proper motions to HR 8799, three of which warrant follow-up observations.Comment: 22 pages, 8 figures, submitted to the Astrophysical Journa

Anthropogenic ecosystem fragmentation drives shared and unique patterns of sexual signal divergence among three species of Bahamian mosquitofish

When confronted with similar environmental challenges, different organisms can exhibit dissimilar phenotypic responses. Therefore, understanding patterns of phenotypic divergence for closely related species requires considering distinct evolutionary histories. Here, we investigated how a common form of human-induced environmental alteration, habitat fragmentation, may drive phenotypic divergence among three closely related species of Bahamian mosquitofish (Gambusia spp.). Focusing on one phenotypic trait (male coloration), having a priori predictions of divergence, we tested whether populations persisting in fragmented habitats differed from those inhabiting unfragmented habitats and examined the consistency of the pattern across species. Species exhibited both shared and unique patterns of phenotypic divergence between the two types of habitats, with shared patterns representing the stronger effect. For all species, populations in fragmented habitats had fewer dorsal-fin spots. In contrast, the magnitude and trajectory of divergence in dorsal-fin color, a sexually selected trait, differed among species. We identified fragmentation-mediated increased turbidity as a possible driver of these trait shifts. These results suggest that even closely related species can exhibit diverse phenotypic responses when encountering similar human-mediated selection regimes. This element of unpredictability complicates forecasting the phenotypic responses of wild organisms faced with anthropogenic change - an important component of biological conservation and ecosystem management

Constraining Jet/Disk Geometry and Radiative Processes in Stellar Black Holes XTE J1118+480 and GX 339-4

We present results from modeling of quasi-simultaneous broad band (radio through X-ray) observations of the galactic stellar black hole (BH) transient X-ray binary (XRB) systems XTE J1118+480 and GX 339-4 using an irradiated disc + compact jet model. In addition to quantifying the physical properties of the jet, we have developed a new irradiated disc model which also constrains the geometry and temperature of the outer accretion disc by assuming a disc heated by viscous energy release and X-ray irradiation from the inner regions. For the source XTE J1118+480, which has better spectral coverage of the two in optical and near-IR (OIR) wavelengths, we show that the entire broad band continuum can be well described by an outflow-dominated model + an irradiated disc. The best-fit radius of the outer edge of the disc is consistent with the Roche lobe geometry of the system, and the temperature of the outer edge of the accretion disc is similar to those found for other XRBs. Irradiation of the disc by the jet is found to be negligible for this source. For GX 339-4, the entire continuum is well described by the jet-dominated model only, with no disc component required. For the two XRBs, which have very different physical and orbital parameters and were in different accretion states during the observations, the sizes of the jet base are similar and both seem to prefer a high fraction of non-thermal electrons in the acceleration/shock region and a magnetically dominated plasma in the jet. These results, along with recent similar results from modeling other galactic XRBs and AGNs, may suggest an inherent unity in diversity in the geometric and radiative properties of compact jets from accreting black holes.Comment: Accepted for publication in MNRAS. Uses mn2e.cls. 17 pages, 4 figures, 3 table