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Multiplier phenomenology in random multiplicative cascade processes
We demonstrate that the correlations observed in conditioned multiplier
distributions of the energy dissipation in fully developed turbulence can be
understood as an unavoidable artefact of the observation procedure. Taking the
latter into account, all reported properties of both unconditioned and
conditioned multiplier distributions can be reproduced by cascade models with
uncorrelated random weights if their bivariate splitting function is non-energy
conserving. For the alpha-model we show that the simulated multiplier
distributions converge to a limiting form, which is very close to the
experimentally observed one. If random translations of the observation window
are accounted for, also the subtle effects found in conditioned multiplier
distributions are precisely reproduced.Comment: 4 pages, 3 figure
Separation of strangeness from antistrangeness in the phase transition from quark to hadron matter: Possible formation of strange quark matter in heavy-ion collisions
We present a mechanism for the separation of strangeness from antistrangeness in the deconfinement transition. For a net strangeness of zero in the total system, the population of s quarks is greatly enriched in the quark-gluon plasma, while the s¯ quarks drift into the hadronic phase. This separation could result in ‘‘strangelet’’ formation, i.e., metastable blobs of strange-quark matter, which could serve as a unique signature for quark-gluon plasma formation in heavy-ion collisions. PACS: 25.70.Np, 12.38.M
Analytic multivariate generating function for random multiplicative cascade processes
We have found an analytic expression for the multivariate generating function
governing all n-point statistics of random multiplicative cascade processes.
The variable appropriate for this generating function is the logarithm of the
energy density, ln epsilon, rather than epsilon itself. All cumulant statistics
become sums over derivatives of ``branching generating functions'' which are
Laplace transforms of the splitting functions and completely determine the
cascade process. We show that the branching generating function is a
generalization of the multifractal mass exponents. Two simple models from fully
developed turbulence illustrate the new formalism.Comment: REVTeX, 4 pages, 2 PostScript figs, submitted to PR
The Robertson-Walker Metric in a Pseudo-Complex General Relativity
We investigate the consequences of the pseudo-complex General Relativity
within a pseudo-complexified Roberston-Walker metric. A contribution to the
energy-momentum tensor arises, which corresponds to a dark energy and may
change with the radius of the universe, i.e., time. Only when the Hubble
function does not change in time, the solution is consistent with a
constant .Comment: 31 pages, 2 figure
The Dynamic Interplay of Inequality and Trust - An Experimental Study
We study the interplay of inequality and trust in a dynamic game, where trust increases efficiency and thus allows higher growth of the experimental economy in the future. We find that trust is initially high in a treatment starting with equal endowments, but decreases over time. In a treatment with unequal endowments, trust is initially lower yet remains relatively stable. The difference seems partly due to the fact that equal start positions increase subjects' inclination to condition their trust decisions on wealth comparisons, whereas conditional trust is much less prevalent with unequal initial endowments. As a result, with respect to efficiency, the initially more unequal economy fares worse in the short run but better in the long run, and the disparity of wealth distributions across economies mitigates over time.inequality, trust, growth, laboratory experiments
The Dynamic Interplay of Inequality and Trust - An Experimental Study
We study the interplay of inequality and trust in a dynamic game, where trust increases efficiency and thus allows higher growth of the experimental economy in the future. We find that trust is initially high in a treatment starting with equal endowments, but decreases over time. In a treatment with unequal endowments, trust is initially lower yet remains relatively stable. The difference seems partly due to the fact that equal start positions increase subjects’ inclination to condition their trust decisions on wealth comparisons, whereas conditional trust is much less prevalent with unequal initial endowments. As a result, with respect to efficiency, the initially more unequal economy fares worse in the short run but better in the long run, and the disparity of wealth distributions across economies mitigates over time.inequality, trust, growth, laboratory experiments
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