5 research outputs found
Exact Hypersurface-Homogeneous Solutions in Cosmology and Astrophysics
A framework is introduced which explains the existence and similarities of
most exact solutions of the Einstein equations with a wide range of sources for
the class of hypersurface-homogeneous spacetimes which admit a Hamiltonian
formulation. This class includes the spatially homogeneous cosmological models
and the astrophysically interesting static spherically symmetric models as well
as the stationary cylindrically symmetric models. The framework involves
methods for finding and exploiting hidden symmetries and invariant submanifolds
of the Hamiltonian formulation of the field equations. It unifies, simplifies
and extends most known work on hypersurface-homogeneous exact solutions. It is
shown that the same framework is also relevant to gravitational theories with a
similar structure, like Brans-Dicke or higher-dimensional theories.Comment: 41 pages, REVTEX/LaTeX 2.09 file (don't use LaTeX2e !!!) Accepted for
publication in Phys. Rev.
Market Entry and Priority of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises in the Software Industry: An Empirical Analysis of Cultural Distance, Geographical Distance, and Market Size
This paper investigates the influence of cultural distance, geographical distance, and three
market size variables to the target country preference of SMEs in the software industry.
In addition, we examine the shift of priorities in SMEsâ country selection by analyzing
how these factors impact the selection of the first, second, and third target countries.
Empirical findings of this study suggest that almost 70% of country choices can be
explained by software market size and geographical distance alone. The findings adduced
also that entry priority of SMEs shifts very fast from countries within a short
geographical distance to countries with high purchasing power and within a greater
geographical distance. Relations of these macro-level factors are discussed and compared
to earlier qualitative and conceptual studies in this field. Implications for managers are
also provided.peerReviewe