2-local triple derivations on von Neumann algebras

We prove that every {\rm(}not necessarily linear nor continuous{\rm)} 2-local triple derivation on a von Neumann algebra $M$ is a triple derivation, equivalently, the set Der$_{t} (M)$, of all triple derivations on $M,$ is algebraically 2-reflexive in the set $\mathcal{M}(M)= M^M$ of all mappings from $M$ into $M$.Comment: 16 page

A Book Review: The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People

The Stephen R. Covey\u27s book “The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People” tells about ways to increase individuals’ effectiveness and make them more successful. To accomplish these goals, the author proposes the practice of seven main principles or habits. These include: being proactive; beginning with the end in mind; putting first things first; thinking win-win; seeking first to understand rather than to be understood; synergizing; and sharpening the saw

Overlapping Resonances Interference-induced Transparency: The S0→S2/S1S_0 \to S_2/S_1 Photoexcitation Spectrum of Pyrazine

The phenomenon of "overlapping resonances interference-induced transparency" (ORIT) is introduced and studied in detail for the $S_0 \to S_2/S_1$ photoexcitation of cold pyrazine (C$_4$H$_4$N$_2$). In ORIT a molecule becomes transparent at specific wavelengths due to interferences between envelopes of spectral lines displaying overlapping resonances. An example is the $S_2\leftrightarrow S_1$ internal conversion in pyrazine where destructive interference between overlapping resonances causes the $S_0 \to S_2/S_1$ light absorption to disappear at certain wavelengths. ORIT may be of practical importance in multi-component mixtures where it would allow for the selective excitation of some molecules in preference to others. Interference induced cross section enhancement is also shown.Comment: 13 pages, 7 figure

Magnetic reconnection with anomalous resistivity in two-and-a-half dimensions I: Quasi-stationary case

In this paper quasi-stationary, two-and-a-half-dimensional magnetic reconnection is studied in the framework of incompressible resistive magnetohydrodynamics (MHD). A new theoretical approach for calculation of the reconnection rate is presented. This approach is based on local analytical derivations in a thin reconnection layer, and it is applicable to the case when resistivity is anomalous and is an arbitrary function of the electric current and the spatial coordinates. It is found that a quasi-stationary reconnection rate is fully determined by a particular functional form of the anomalous resistivity and by the local configuration of the magnetic field just outside the reconnection layer. It is also found that in the special case of constant resistivity reconnection is Sweet-Parker and not Petschek.Comment: 15 pages, 4 figures, minor changes as compared to the 1st versio