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A Spinorial Formulation of the Maximum Clique Problem of a Graph
We present a new formulation of the maximum clique problem of a graph in
complex space. We start observing that the adjacency matrix A of a graph can
always be written in the form A = B B where B is a complex, symmetric matrix
formed by vectors of zero length (null vectors) and the maximum clique problem
can be transformed in a geometrical problem for these vectors. This problem, in
turn, is translated in spinorial language and we show that each graph uniquely
identifies a set of pure spinors, that is vectors of the endomorphism space of
Clifford algebras, and the maximum clique problem is formalized in this setting
so that, this much studied problem, may take advantage from recent progresses
of pure spinor geometry
Checklist of the Aphodiini of Mexico, Central and South America (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Aphodiinae)
This preliminary checklist of Aphodiini south of the United States is prepared to provide published data for a future web-based checklist of all New World Aphodiinae. All species names are used in combination with their currently accepted generic name, creating many new combinations. A few genus-species combinations are discussed. New synonymies based on recent studies of type specimens are made: Aphodius azteca Harold = Aphodius multimaculosus Hinton; Aphodius ornatus Schmidt = Aphodius magnopunctatus Hinton; Aphodius caracaensis Petrovitz = Aphodius brasilicola Balthasar; Aphodius guatemalensis Bates = Aphodius striatipennis Petrovitz; Aphodius kuntzeni Schmidt = Aphodius amplinotum Gordon and Howden = Aphodius michiliensis Deloya; Aphodius bimaculosus Schmidt = Aphodius xalapensis Galante et al.; Aphodius caracanus Balthasar = Aphodius martinsi Petrovitz; Aphodius volxemi Harold = Aphodius squamifer Petrovitz
Clifford algebras and new singular Riemannian foliations in spheres
Using representations of Clifford algebras we construct indecomposable
singular Riemannian foliations on round spheres, most of which are
non-homogeneous. This generalizes the construction of non-homogeneous
isoparametric hypersurfaces due to by Ferus, Karcher and Munzner.Comment: 21 pages. Construction of foliations in the Cayley plane added.
Proofs simplified and presentation improved, according to referee's
suggestions. To appear in Geom. Funct. Ana
Carbon nanotubes as target for directional detection of light WIMP
In this paper I will briefly introduce the idea of using Carbon Nanotubes
(CNT) as target for the detection of low mass WIMPs with the additional
information of directionality. I will also present the experimental efforts of
developing a Time Projection Chamber with a CNT target inside and the results
of a test beam at the Beam Test Facility of INFN-LNF.Comment: 3 figures, IFAE2017 poster session proceeding
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