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A refined factorization of the exponential law
Let be a (possibly killed) subordinator with Laplace exponent
and denote by , the
so-called exponential functional. Consider the positive random variable
whose law, according to Bertoin and Yor [Electron. Comm. Probab. 6
(2001) 95--106], is determined by its negative entire moments as follows:
In this
note, we show that is a positive self-decomposable random variable
whenever the L\'{e}vy measure of is absolutely continuous with a monotone
decreasing density. In fact, is identified as the exponential
functional of a spectrally negative (sn, for short) L\'{e}vy process. We deduce
from Bertoin and Yor [Electron. Comm. Probab. 6 (2001) 95--106] the following
factorization of the exponential law :
where
is taken to be independent of . We proceed by showing an
identity in distribution between the entrance law of an sn self-similar
positive Feller process and the reciprocal of the exponential functional of sn
L\'{e}vy processes. As a by-product, we obtain some new examples of the law of
the exponential functionals, a new factorization of the exponential law and
some interesting distributional properties of some random variables. For
instance, we obtain that is a self-decomposable random
variable, where is a positive stable random variable of index
.Comment: Published in at http://dx.doi.org/10.3150/10-BEJ292 the Bernoulli
(http://isi.cbs.nl/bernoulli/) by the International Statistical
Institute/Bernoulli Society (http://isi.cbs.nl/BS/bshome.htm
On the 2-categories of weak distributive laws
A weak mixed distributive law (also called weak entwining structure) in a
2-category consists of a monad and a comonad, together with a 2-cell relating
them in a way which generalizes a mixed distributive law due to Beck. We show
that a weak mixed distributive law can be described as a compatible pair of a
monad and a comonad, in 2-categories extending, respectively, the 2-category of
comonads and the 2-category of monads. Based on this observation, we define a
2-category whose 0-cells are weak mixed distributive laws. In a 2-category K
which admits Eilenberg-Moore constructions both for monads and comonads, and in
which idempotent 2-cells split, we construct a fully faithful 2-functor from
this 2-category of weak mixed distributive laws to K^{2 x 2}.Comment: 15 pages LaTeX source, final version to appear in Comm. Algebr
Spin liquid behaviour in Jeff=1/2 triangular lattice Ba3IrTi2O9
Ba3IrTi2O9 crystallizes in a hexagonal structure consisting of a layered
triangular arrangement of Ir4+ (Jeff=1/2). Magnetic susceptibility and heat
capacity data show no magnetic ordering down to 0.35K inspite of a strong
magnetic coupling as evidenced by a large Curie-Weiss temperature=-130K. The
magnetic heat capacity follows a power law at low temperature. Our measurements
suggest that Ba3IrTi2O9 is a 5d, Ir-based (Jeff=1/2), quantum spin liquid on a
2D triangular lattice.Comment: 10 pages including supplemental material, to be published in Phys.
Rev. B (Rapid Comm.
Emergence of L\'{e}vy Walks in Systems of Interacting Individuals
Recent experiments (G. Ariel, et al., Nature Comm. 6, 8396 (2015)) revealed
an intriguing behavior of swarming bacteria: they fundamentally change their
collective motion from simple diffusion into a superdiffusive L\'{e}vy walk
dynamics. We introduce a nonlinear non-Markovian persistent random walk model
that explains the emergence of superdiffusive L\'{e}vy walks. We show that the
alignment interaction between individuals can lead to the superdiffusive growth
of the mean squared displacement and the power law distribution of run length
with infinite variance. The main result is that the superdiffusive behavior
emerges as a nonlinear collective phenomenon, rather than due to the standard
assumption of the power law distribution of run distances from the inception.
At the same time, we find that the repulsion/collision effects lead to the
density dependent exponential tempering of power law distributions. This
qualitatively explains experimentally observed transition from superdiffusion
to the diffusion of mussels as their density increases (M. de Jager et al.,
Proc. R. Soc. B 281, 20132605 (2014))
Scaling law and stability for a noisy quantum system
We show that a scaling law exists for the near resonant dynamics of cold
kicked atoms in the presence of a randomly fluctuating pulse amplitude.
Analysis of a quasi-classical phase-space representation of the quantum system
with noise allows a new scaling law to be deduced. The scaling law and
associated stability are confirmed by comparison with quantum simulations and
experimental data.Comment: Published in Physical Review E (Rapid Comm.
Random matrices: Universality of local eigenvalue statistics up to the edge
This is a continuation of our earlier paper on the universality of the
eigenvalues of Wigner random matrices. The main new results of this paper are
an extension of the results in that paper from the bulk of the spectrum up to
the edge. In particular, we prove a variant of the universality results of
Soshnikov for the largest eigenvalues, assuming moment conditions rather than
symmetry conditions. The main new technical observation is that there is a
significant bias in the Cauchy interlacing law near the edge of the spectrum
which allows one to continue ensuring the delocalization of eigenvectors.Comment: 24 pages, no figures, to appear, Comm. Math. Phys. One new reference
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