Lowest weight representations of super Schrodinger algebras in low dimensional spacetime

We investigate the lowest weight representations of the super Schrodinger algebras introduced by Duval and Horvathy. This is done by the same procedure as the semisimple Lie algebras. Namely, all singular vectors within the Verma modules are constructed explicitly then irreducibility of the associated quotient modules is studied again by the use of singular vectors. We present the classification of irreducible Verma modules for the super Schrodinger algebras in (1+1) and (2+1) dimensional spacetime with N = 1, 2 extensions.Comment: 10pages, talk given at GROUP28 conference New Castle 26-30th July 2010, reference adde

Z2×Z2 \mathbb{Z}_2 \times \mathbb{Z}_2 generalizations of N=1{\cal N} = 1 superconformal Galilei algebras and their representations

We introduce two classes of novel color superalgebras of $\mathbb{Z}_2 \times \mathbb{Z}_2$ grading. This is done by realizing members of each in the universal enveloping algebra of the ${\cal N}=1$ supersymmetric extension of the conformal Galilei algebra. This allows us to upgrade any representation of the super conformal Galilei algebras to a representation of the $\mathbb{Z}_2 \times \mathbb{Z}_2$ graded algebra. As an example, boson-fermion Fock space representation of one class is given. We also provide a vector field realization of members of the other class by using a generalization of the Grassmann calculus to $\mathbb{Z}_2 \times \mathbb{Z}_2$ graded setting.Comment: 17 pages, no figur

Generalized Arcsine Law and Stable Law in an Infinite Measure Dynamical System

Limit theorems for the time average of some observation functions in an infinite measure dynamical system are studied. It is known that intermittent phenomena, such as the Rayleigh-Benard convection and Belousov-Zhabotinsky reaction, are described by infinite measure dynamical systems.We show that the time average of the observation function which is not the $L^1(m)$ function, whose average with respect to the invariant measure $m$ is finite, converges to the generalized arcsine distribution. This result leads to the novel view that the correlation function is intrinsically random and does not decay. Moreover, it is also numerically shown that the time average of the observation function converges to the stable distribution when the observation function has the infinite mean.Comment: 8 pages, 8 figure

Dilatonic Inflation and SUSY Breaking in String-inspired Supergravity

The theory of inflation will be investigated as well as supersymmetry breaking in the context of supergravity, incorporating the target-space duality and the nonperturbative gaugino condensation in the hidden sector. We found an inflationary trajectory of a dilaton field and a condensate field which breaks supersymmetry at once. The model satisfies the slow-roll condition which solves the eta-problem. When the particle rolls down along the minimized trajectory of the potential V(S,Y) at a duality invariant point of T=1, we can obtain the e-fold value \sim 57. And then the cosmological parameters obtained from our model well match the recent WMAP data combined with other experiments. This observation suggests one to consider the string-inspired supergravity as a fundamental theory of the evolution of the universe as well as the particle theory.Comment: 10 pages, 4 eps figures. Typos and references corrected. Final version to appear in Mod. Phys. Lett.

EMI challenges in Japan’s internationalisation of Higher Education

This chapter presents a literature-based overview of the potential challenges faced by higher education (HE) stakeholders (universities, faculty members and students) in Japan after the introduction of the Top Global University Project (TGUP) at their institutions. Despite the expansion of EMI, some recent studies (Rose and McKinley, Japan’s English-medium instruction initiatives and the globalisation of higher education. Higher Education, 75(1), 111–129, 2018; Aizawa and Rose, An analysis of Japan’s English as medium of instruction initiatives within higher education: the gap between meso-level policy and micro-level practice. Higher Education, 77(6), 1125–1142, 2019) have revealed that the TGUP is interpreted inconsistently. Substantial differences have been found in the understanding of different HE stakeholders when disseminated from the macro (government), meso (institution) to micro (classroom) level. To discuss potential implementation challenges, the chapter introduces recent Japanese government policy driving EMI at universities (i.e. TGUP), the implications for language planning, and how the policy is being put into practice at these universities at the different levels of policy