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Unitarization of Total Cross Section and Coherent Effect in pQCD
A formula to unitarize the leading-log BFKL-Pomeron amplitude is derived
using a coherent property of two-body collision in the peripheral region. This
procedure also allows an algebraic characterization of the Reggeon in QCD based
on color, instead of the total angular momentum of the gluons being exchanged.Comment: Talk given at the DIS99 Meeting in Zeuthen, Germany. April, 1999. 3
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The Murnaghan-Nakayama rule for k-Schur functions
We prove the Murgnaghan--Nakayama rule for -Schur functions of Lapointe
and Morse, that is, we give an explicit formula for the expansion of the
product of a power sum symmetric function and a -Schur function in terms of
-Schur functions. This is proved using the noncommutative -Schur
functions in terms of the nilCoxeter algebra introduced by Lam and the affine
analogue of noncommutative symmetric functions of Fomin and Greene.Comment: 23 pages, updated to reflect referee comments, to appear in Journal
of Combinatorial Theory, Series
Is imagination too liberal for modal epistemology?
Appealing to imagination for modal justification is very common. But not everyone thinks that all imaginings provide modal justification. Recently, Gregory and Kung :620–663, 2010) have independently argued that, whereas imaginings with sensory imageries can justify modal beliefs, those without sensory imageries don’t because of such imaginings’ extreme liberty. In this essay, I defend the general modal epistemological relevance of imagining. I argue, first, that when the objections that target the liberal nature of non-sensory imaginings are adequately developed, those objections also threaten the sensory imaginings. So, if we think that non-sensory imaginings are too liberal for modal justification, we should say the same about sensory imaginings. I’ll finish my defense by showing that, when it comes to deciding between saying that all imaginings are prima facie justificatory and saying that no imaginings are justificatory, there is an independent reason for accepting the former
Recent research and development in semi-rigid composite joints with precast hollowcore slabs
Composite structure incorporating steel beams and precast hollowcore slabs is a recently developed composite floor system for building structures. This form of
composite construction is so far limited to simple beam-column connections. Although the concept of semi-rigid composite joints has been widely research in the
past, most of the researches have been carried out on composite joints with metal deck flooring and solid concrete slabs. Research on composite joints with precast
hollowcore slabs is rather limited. As the construction industry demands for rapid construction with reduction in cost and environmental impacts, this form of composite
floor system, which does not require major onsite concreting, has become very popular among the designers and engineers in the UK. In this paper, full-scale tests
of beam-to-column semi-rigid composite joints with steel beam and precast hollowcore slabs are reported. Based on the tests data; the structural behaviour of these semi-rigid composite joints is discussed together with numerical and finite element modelling. Through parametric studies, an analytical model for the semirigid composite joints is proposed and is verified by both the experimental data and
finite element model; and good agreement is obtained
Dimers, webs, and positroids
We study the dimer model for a planar bipartite graph N embedded in a disk,
with boundary vertices on the boundary of the disk. Counting dimer
configurations with specified boundary conditions gives a point in the totally
nonnegative Grassmannian. Considering pairing probabilities for the
double-dimer model gives rise to Grassmann analogues of Rhoades and Skandera's
Temperley-Lieb immanants. The same problem for the (probably novel)
triple-dimer model gives rise to the combinatorics of Kuperberg's webs and
Grassmann analogues of Pylyavskyy's web immanants. This draws a connection
between the square move of plabic graphs (or urban renewal of planar bipartite
graphs), and Kuperberg's square reduction of webs. Our results also suggest
that canonical-like bases might be applied to the dimer model.
We furthermore show that these functions on the Grassmannian are compatible
with restriction to positroid varieties. Namely, our construction gives bases
for the degree two and degree three components of the homogeneous coordinate
ring of a positroid variety that are compatible with the cyclic group action.Comment: 25 page
Metaphysics of Quantity and the Limit of Phenomenal Concepts
Quantities like mass and temperature are properties that come in degrees. And those degrees (e.g. 5 kg) are properties that are called the magnitudes of the quantities. Some philosophers (e.g., Byrne 2003; Byrne & Hilbert 2003; Schroer 2010) talk about magnitudes of phenomenal qualities as if some of our phenomenal qualities are quantities. The goal of this essay is to explore the anti-physicalist implication of this apparently innocent way of conceptualizing phenomenal quantities. I will first argue for a metaphysical thesis about the nature of magnitudes based on Yablo’s proportionality requirement of causation. Then, I will show that, if some phenomenal qualities are indeed quantities, there can be no demonstrative concepts about some of our phenomenal feelings. That presents a significant restriction on the way physicalists can account for the epistemic gap between the phenomenal and the physical. I’ll illustrate the restriction by showing how that rules out a popular physicalist response to the Knowledge Argument
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