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On the work distribution for the adiabatic compression of a dilute classical gas
We consider the adiabatic and quasi-static compression of a dilute classical
gas, confined in a piston and initially equilibrated with a heat bath. We find
that the work performed during this process is described statistically by a
gamma distribution. We use this result to show that the model satisfies the
non-equilibrium work and fluctuation theorems, but not the
flucutation-dissipation relation. We discuss the rare but dominant realizations
that contribute most to the exponential average of the work, and relate our
results to potentially universal work distributions.Comment: 4 page
p>2 spin glasses with first order ferromagnetic transitions
We consider an infinite-range spherical p-spin glass model with an additional
r-spin ferromagnetic interaction, both statically using a replica analysis and
dynamically via a generating functional method. For r>2 we find that there are
first order transitions to ferromagnetic phases. For r<p there are two
ferromagnetic phases, one non-glassy replica symmetric and one exhibiting
glassy one-step replica symmetry breaking and aging, whereas for r>=p only the
replica symmetric phase exists.Comment: AMSLaTeX, 13 pages, 23 EPS figures ; one figure correcte
Dynamic mean-field and cavity methods for diluted Ising systems
We compare dynamic mean-field and dynamic cavity as methods to describe the
stationary states of dilute kinetic Ising models. We compute dynamic mean-field
theory by expanding in interaction strength to third order, and compare to the
exact dynamic mean-field theory for fully asymmetric networks. We show that in
diluted networks the dynamic cavity method generally predicts magnetizations of
individual spins better than both first order ("naive") and second order
("TAP") dynamic mean field theory
Trusting and learning from others: immediate and long-term effects of learning from observation and advice
Social learning underpins our species's extraordinary success. Learning through observation has been investigated in several species, but learning from adviceâwhere information is intentionally broadcastâis less understood. We used a pre-registered, online experiment (n = 1492) combined with computational modelling to examine learning through observation and advice. Participants were more likely to immediately follow advice than to copy an observed choice, but this was dependent upon trust in the adviser: highly paranoid participants were less likely to follow advice in the short term. Reinforcement learning modelling revealed two distinct patterns regarding the long-term effects of social information: some individuals relied fully on social information, whereas others reverted to trial-and-error learning. This variation may affect the prevalence and fidelity of socially transmitted information. Our results highlight the privileged status of advice relative to observation and how the assimilation of intentionally broadcast information is affected by trust in others
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The CHARGE study: an epidemiologic investigation of genetic and environmental factors contributing to autism.
Causes and contributing factors for autism are poorly understood. Evidence suggests that prevalence is rising, but the extent to which diagnostic changes and improvements in ascertainment contribute to this increase is unclear. Both genetic and environmental factors are likely to contribute etiologically. Evidence from twin, family, and genetic studies supports a role for an inherited predisposition to the development of autism. Nonetheless, clinical, neuroanatomic, neurophysiologic, and epidemiologic studies suggest that gene penetrance and expression may be influenced, in some cases strongly, by the prenatal and early postnatal environmental milieu. Sporadic studies link autism to xenobiotic chemicals and/or viruses, but few methodologically rigorous investigations have been undertaken. In light of major gaps in understanding of autism, a large case-control investigation of underlying environmental and genetic causes for autism and triggers of regression has been launched. The CHARGE (Childhood Autism Risks from Genetics and Environment) study will address a wide spectrum of chemical and biologic exposures, susceptibility factors, and their interactions. Phenotypic variation among children with autism will be explored, as will similarities and differences with developmental delay. The CHARGE study infrastructure includes detailed developmental assessments, medical information, questionnaire data, and biologic specimens. The CHARGE study is linked to University of California-Davis Center for Children's Environmental Health laboratories in immunology, xenobiotic measurement, cell signaling, genomics, and proteomics. The goals, study design, and data collection protocols are described, as well as preliminary demographic data on study participants and on diagnoses of those recruited through the California Department of Developmental Services Regional Center System
The Kondo lattice model from strong-coupling viewpoint
We present some preliminary results on the phase diagram of the 2D S=1/2
Kondo lattice model at finite doping. As a starting point the Hamiltonian is
written in terms of local spin and charge excitations, and the interactions
between these modes are subsequently treated in various perturbative schemes.
We find that a paramagnetic-magnetic quantum phase transition does occur, and,
at least on a superficial level, the Kondo effect does not break down at the
critical point. The latter result however might well be a consequence of the
inherent bias of our starting point and/or the level of approximation.Comment: 4 pages, to appear in the Proceedings of SCES 2001, Ann Arbor, August
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Solutions of the Klein-Gordon equation on manifolds with variable geometry including dimensional reduction
We develop the recent proposal to use dimensional reduction from the
four-dimensional space-time D=(1+3) to the variant with a smaller number of
space dimensions D=(1+d), d < 3, at sufficiently small distances to construct a
renormalizable quantum field theory. We study the Klein-Gordon equation on a
few toy examples ("educational toys") of a space-time with variable special
geometry, including a transition to a dimensional reduction. The examples
considered contain a combination of two regions with a simple geometry
(two-dimensional cylindrical surfaces with different radii) connected by a
transition region. The new technique of transforming the study of solutions of
the Klein-Gordon problem on a space with variable geometry into solution of a
one-dimensional stationary Schr\"odinger-type equation with potential generated
by this variation is useful. We draw the following conclusions: (1) The signal
related to the degree of freedom specific to the higher-dimensional part does
not penetrate into the smaller-dimensional part because of an inertial force
inevitably arising in the transition region (this is the centrifugal force in
our models). (2) The specific spectrum of scalar excitations resembles the
spectrum of the real particles; it reflects the geometry of the transition
region and represents its "fingerprints". (3) The parity violation due to the
asymmetric character of the construction of our models could be related to
violation of the CP symmetry.Comment: laTeX file, 9 pages, 8 figures. Significant corrections in the title,
abstract, text. Corrected formulas and figures. Added new references,
amendments in English. Acceptred for publication in Theoretical and
Mathematical Physics. To appear in vol. 167, may 201
Critical Exponents of the Metal-Insulator Transition in the Two-Dimensional Hubbard Model
We study the filling-controlled metal-insulator transition in the
two-dimensional Hubbard model near half-filling with the use of zero
temperature quantum Monte Carlo methods. In the metallic phase, the
compressibility behaves as where
is the critical chemical potential. In the insulating phase, the
localization length follows with . Under the assumption of hyperscaling, the compressibility
data leads to a correlation length exponent . Our
results show that the exponents and agree within
statistical uncertainty. This confirms the assumption of hyperscaling with
correlation length exponent and dynamical exponent . In
contrast the metal-insulator transition in the generic band insulators in all
dimensions as well as in the one-dimensional Hubbard model satisfy the
hyperscaling assumption with exponents and .Comment: Two references added. The DVI file and PS figure files are also
available at http://www.issp.u-tokyo.ac.jp/labs/riron/imada/furukawa/; to
appear in J. Phys. Soc. Jpn 65 (1996) No.
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