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A fixed-point approximation for a routing model in equilibrium
We use a method of Luczak (arXiv:1212.3231) to investigate the equilibrium
distribution of a dynamic routing model on a network. In this model, there are
nodes, each pair joined by a link of capacity . For each pair of nodes,
calls arrive for this pair of endpoints as a Poisson process with rate
. A call for endpoints is routed directly onto the link
between the two nodes if there is spare capacity; otherwise two-link paths
between and are considered, and the call is routed along a path with
lowest maximum load, if possible. The duration of each call is an exponential
random variable with unit mean. In the case , it was suggested by Gibbens,
Hunt and Kelly in 1990 that the equilibrium of this process is related to the
fixed points of a certain equation. We show that this is indeed the case, for
every , provided the arrival rate is either sufficiently
small or sufficiently large. In either regime, we show that the equation has a
unique fixed point, and that, in equilibrium, for each , the proportion of
links at each node with load is strongly concentrated around the th
coordinate of the fixed point.Comment: 33 page
Universal homogeneous causal sets
Causal sets are particular partially ordered sets which have been proposed as
a basic model for discrete space-time in quantum gravity. We show that the
class C of all countable past-finite causal sets contains a unique causal set
(U,<) which is universal (i.e., any member of C can be embedded into (U,<)) and
homogeneous (i.e., (U,<) has maximal degree of symmetry). Moreover, (U,<) can
be constructed both probabilistically and explicitly. In contrast, the larger
class of all countable causal sets does not contain a universal object.Comment: 14 page
Gravity and Matter in Causal Set Theory
The goal of this paper is to propose an approach to the formulation of
dynamics for causal sets and coupled matter fields. We start from the continuum
version of the action for a Klein-Gordon field coupled to gravity, and rewrite
it first using quantities that have a direct correspondent in the case of a
causal set, namely volumes, causal relations, and timelike lengths, as
variables to describe the geometry. In this step, the local Lagrangian density
for a set of fields is recast into a quasilocal expression
that depends on pairs of causally related points and
is a function of the values of in the Alexandrov set defined by those
points, and whose limit as and approach a common point is .
We then describe how to discretize , and use it to define a
discrete action.Comment: 13 pages, no figures; In version 2, friendlier results than in
version 1 are obtained following much shorter derivation
Improved Bounds on the Phase Transition for the Hard-Core Model in 2-Dimensions
For the hard-core lattice gas model defined on independent sets weighted by
an activity , we study the critical activity
for the uniqueness/non-uniqueness threshold on the 2-dimensional integer
lattice . The conjectured value of the critical activity is
approximately . Until recently, the best lower bound followed from
algorithmic results of Weitz (2006). Weitz presented an FPTAS for approximating
the partition function for graphs of constant maximum degree when
where is the
infinite, regular tree of degree . His result established a certain
decay of correlations property called strong spatial mixing (SSM) on
by proving that SSM holds on its self-avoiding walk tree
where and is an ordering on the neighbors of vertex . As
a consequence he obtained that . Restrepo et al. (2011) improved Weitz's approach for
the particular case of and obtained that
. In this paper, we establish an upper bound for
this approach, by showing that, for all , SSM does not hold on
when . We also present a
refinement of the approach of Restrepo et al. which improves the lower bound to
.Comment: 19 pages, 1 figure. Polished proofs and examples compared to earlier
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Comparison of hovering performance of helicopters powered by jet-propulsion and reciprocating engines
Occurrence of genes encoding spore germination in Clostridium species that cause meat spoilage
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The Random Discrete Action for 2-Dimensional Spacetime
A one-parameter family of random variables, called the Discrete Action, is
defined for a 2-dimensional Lorentzian spacetime of finite volume. The single
parameter is a discreteness scale. The expectation value of this Discrete
Action is calculated for various regions of 2D Minkowski spacetime. When a
causally convex region of 2D Minkowski spacetime is divided into subregions
using null lines the mean of the Discrete Action is equal to the alternating
sum of the numbers of vertices, edges and faces of the null tiling, up to
corrections that tend to zero as the discreteness scale is taken to zero. This
result is used to predict that the mean of the Discrete Action of the flat
Lorentzian cylinder is zero up to corrections, which is verified. The
``topological'' character of the Discrete Action breaks down for causally
convex regions of the flat trousers spacetime that contain the singularity and
for non-causally convex rectangles.Comment: 20 pages, 10 figures, Typos correcte
Spacetime topology from the tomographic histories approach: Part II
As an inverse problem, we recover the topology of the effective spacetime
that a system lies in, in an operational way. This means that from a series of
experiments we get a set of points corresponding to events. This continues the
previous work done by the authors. Here we use the existence of upper bound in
the speed of transfer of matter and information to induce a partial order on
the set of events. While the actual partial order is not known in our
operational set up, the grouping of events to (unordered) subsets corresponding
to possible histories, is given. From this we recover the partial order up to
certain ambiguities that are then classified. Finally two different ways to
recover the topology are sketched and their interpretation is discussed.Comment: 21 pages, slight change in title and certain minor corrections in
this second version. To apear in IJT
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