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Product Integral Representations of Wilson Lines and Wilson Loops, and Non-Abelian Stokes Theorem
We make use of product integrals to provide an unambiguous mathematical
representation of Wilson line and Wilson loop operators. Then, drawing upon
various properties of product integrals, we discuss such properties of these
operators as approximating them with partial sums, their convergence, and their
behavior under gauge transformations. We also obtain a surface product integral
representation for the Wilson loop operator. The result can be interpreted as
the non-abelian version of Stokes theorem.Comment: 20 pages, LaTe
OPTIS - a satellite-based test of Special and General Relativity
A new satellite based test of Special and General Relativity is proposed. For
the Michelson-Morley experiment we expect an improvement of at least three
orders of magnitude, and for the Kennedy-Thorndike experiment an improvement of
more than one order of magnitude. Furthermore, an improvement by two orders of
the test of the universality of the gravitational red shift by comparison of an
atomic clock with an optical clock is projected.
The tests are based on ultrastable optical cavities, an atomic clock and a
comb generator.Comment: To appear in Class. Quantum Gra
Tests of relativity using a microwave resonator
The frequencies of a cryogenic sapphire oscillator and a hydrogen maser are
compared to set new constraints on a possible violation of Lorentz invariance.
We determine the variation of the oscillator frequency as a function of its
orientation (Michelson-Morley test) and of its velocity (Kennedy-Thorndike
test) with respect to a preferred frame candidate. We constrain the
corresponding parameters of the Mansouri and Sexl test theory to and which is equivalent to the best previous result for the
former and represents a 30 fold improvement for the latter.Comment: 8 pages, 2 figures, submitted to Physical Review Letters (October 3,
2002
The Structure of AdS Black Holes and Chern Simons Theory in 2+1 Dimensions
We study anti-de Sitter black holes in 2+1 dimensions in terms of Chern
Simons gauge theory of anti-de Sitter group coupled to a source. Taking the
source to be an anti-de Sitter state specified by its Casimir invariants, we
show how all the relevant features of the black hole are accounted for. The
requirement that the source be a unitary representation leads to a discrete
tower of states which provide a microscopic model for the black hole.Comment: 17 pages, LaTex. The presentation in Section 5 was improved; other
minor improvements. Final form of the manuscrip
The synergistic effect of operational research and big data analytics in greening container terminal operations: a review and future directions
Container Terminals (CTs) are continuously presented with highly interrelated, complex, and uncertain planning tasks. The ever-increasing intensity of operations at CTs in recent years has also resulted in increasing environmental concerns, and they are experiencing an unprecedented pressure to lower their emissions. Operational Research (OR), as a key player in the optimisation of the complex decision problems that arise from the quay and land side operations at CTs, has been therefore presented with new challenges and opportunities to incorporate environmental considerations into decision making and better utilise the ‘big data’ that is continuously generated from the never-stopping operations at CTs. The state-of-the-art literature on OR's incorporation of environmental considerations and its interplay with Big Data Analytics (BDA) is, however, still very much underdeveloped, fragmented, and divergent, and a guiding framework is completely missing. This paper presents a review of the most relevant developments in the field and sheds light on promising research opportunities for the better exploitation of the synergistic effect of the two disciplines in addressing CT operational problems, while incorporating uncertainty and environmental concerns efficiently. The paper finds that while OR has thus far contributed to improving the environmental performance of CTs (rather implicitly), this can be much further stepped up with more explicit incorporation of environmental considerations and better exploitation of BDA predictive modelling capabilities. New interdisciplinary research at the intersection of conventional CT optimisation problems, energy management and sizing, and net-zero technology and energy vectors adoption is also presented as a prominent line of future research
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