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The royal priesthood: essays ecclesiological and ecumenical
Yoder, John Howard. The royal priesthood: essays ecclesiological and ecumenical. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1994
The Genesis of God: A Theological Genealogy
Reviewed Book: Altizer, Thomas J J. The Genesis of God: A Theological Genealogy. Louisville, Ky: Westminster/John Knox Press, 1993
The Double Vision: Language and Meaning in Religion
Reviewed Book: Frye, Northrop. The Double Vision: Language and Meaning in Religion. [S.l.]: Univ of Toronto Press, 1991
Multiconfiguration Dirac-Hartree-Fock energy levels and transition probabilities for 3d^5 in Fe IV
Multiconfiguration Dirac-Hartree-Fock electric quadrupole (E2) and magnetic
dipole (M1) transition probabilities are reported for transitions between
levels of 3d^5 in [Fe IV]. The accuracy of the ab initio energy levels and the
agreement in the length and velocity forms of the line strength for the E2
transitions are used as indicators of accuracy. The present E2 and M1
transition probabilities are compared with earlier Breit-Pauli results and
other theories. An extensive set of transition probabilites with indicators of
accuracy are reported in Appendices A and B. Recommended values of A(E2) +
A(M1) are listed in Appendix C.Comment: 16 pages, three appendices containing accuracy indicators and
recommended values for E2 and M1 transition rate
Imagining God a critical review of the theology and method of Gordon D. Kaufman
The first four chapters constitute a historical survey of Kaufman’s works. My thesis is that the development of Kaufman’s thought can best be understood as his attempt to take a consistently historicist position vis-à -vis the issues that present themselves to him. By “historicism” I mean that way of thinking that takes the categories presupposed in history (linear time, empirical space, human freedom and other derivative notions) as its primary ones as opposed to the classical terms of essence, nature, and substance. The survey involves a discussion of Kaufman’s Ph.D. thesis (ch. 1), his systematic theological efforts (ch. 2), his search for new foundations for theology (ch. 3), and a discussion of his recently formulated theological method (ch. 4). I argue here that theology has self-creation as its ultimate end when understood in a historicist context. Chapter 5 is a critique of Kaufman’s theological method and the historicism that frames it. This critique relies heavily on the critical reflections of George P. Grant and A. James Reimer, who argue that our belief in our essential freedom and autonomy has certain regrettable consequences. Using the analysis of consciousness provided by Paul Ricoeur, I propose a general alternative orientation for theology. Ricoeur points out that our historicity also implies dependence and thereby he limits our claim to autonomy. The possibility of retaining a view of theology as a search for depth and truth is briefly discussed. Kaufma’s pragmatic understanding of theological truth is here judged to be inadequate to his purposes. I suggest that Kaufman’s concentration on the constructive dimension of human beings obscures the receptivity that is a prerequisite for any genuine creativity. This one-sided emphasis, I suggest with James Reimer, only serves to reinforce a cultural ethos that has brought us to the brink of disaster. A reflection by the author of this thesis concludes the paper
Carleman estimates and absence of embedded eigenvalues
Let L be a Schroedinger operator with potential W in L^{(n+1)/2}. We prove
that there is no embedded eigenvalue. The main tool is an Lp Carleman type
estimate, which builds on delicate dispersive estimates established in a
previous paper. The arguments extend to variable coefficient operators with
long range potentials and with gradient potentials.Comment: 26 page
On the AC spectrum of one-dimensional random Schroedinger operators with matrix-valued potentials
We consider discrete one-dimensional random Schroedinger operators with
decaying matrix-valued, independent potentials. We show that if the l^2-norm of
this potential has finite expectation value with respect to the product measure
then almost surely the Schroedinger operator has an interval of purely
absolutely continuous (ac) spectrum. We apply this result to Schroedinger
operators on a strip. This work provides a new proof and generalizes a result
obtained by Delyon, Simon, and Souillard.Comment: (1 figure
Exploring Biorthonormal Transformations of Pair-Correlation Functions in Atomic Structure Variational Calculations
Multiconfiguration expansions frequently target valence correlation and
correlation between valence electrons and the outermost core electrons.
Correlation within the core is often neglected. A large orbital basis is needed
to saturate both the valence and core-valence correlation effects. This in turn
leads to huge numbers of CSFs, many of which are unimportant. To avoid the
problems inherent to the use of a single common orthonormal orbital basis for
all correlation effects in the MCHF method, we propose to optimize independent
MCHF pair-correlation functions (PCFs), bringing their own orthonormal
one-electron basis. Each PCF is generated by allowing single- and double-
excitations from a multireference (MR) function. This computational scheme has
the advantage of using targeted and optimally localized orbital sets for each
PCF. These pair-correlation functions are coupled together and with each
component of the MR space through a low dimension generalized eigenvalue
problem. Nonorthogonal orbital sets being involved, the interaction and overlap
matrices are built using biorthonormal transformation of the coupled basis sets
followed by a counter-transformation of the PCF expansions.
Applied to the ground state of beryllium, the new method gives total energies
that are lower than the ones from traditional CAS-MCHF calculations using large
orbital active sets. It is fair to say that we now have the possibility to
account for, in a balanced way, correlation deep down in the atomic core in
variational calculations
Distinct submembrane localisation compartmentalises cardiac NPR1 and NPR2 signalling to cGMP
Natriuretic peptides (NPs) are important hormones that regulate multiple cellular functions including cardiovascular physiology. In the heart, two natriuretic peptide receptors NPR1 and NPR2 act as membrane guanylyl cyclases to produce 3′,5′-cyclic guanosine monophosphate (cGMP). Although both receptors protect from cardiac hypertrophy, their effects on contractility are markedly different, from little effect (NPR1) to pronounced negative inotropic and positive lusitropic responses (NPR2) with unclear underlying mechanisms. Here we use a scanning ion conductance microscopy (SICM) approach combined with Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET)-based cGMP biosensors to show that whereas NPR2 is uniformly localised on the cardiomyocyte membrane, functional NPR1 receptors are found exclusively in membrane invaginations called transverse (T)-tubules. This leads to far-reaching CNP/NPR2/cGMP signals, whereas ANP/NPR1/cGMP signals are highly confined to T-tubular microdomains by local pools of phosphodiesterase 2. This provides a previously unrecognised molecular basis for clearly distinct functional effects engaged by different cGMP producing membrane receptors
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