692 research outputs found
Symmetries of modules of differential operators
Let be the space of tensor densities of degree (or
weight) on the circle . The space of -th order linear differential operators from
to is a natural module over
, the diffeomorphism group of . We determine the
algebra of symmetries of the modules , i.e.,
the linear maps on commuting with the
-action. We also solve the same problem in the case of
straight line (instead of ) and compare the results in the
compact and non-compact cases.Comment: 29 pages, LaTeX, 4 figure
On the Axiomatics of the 5-dimensional Projective Unified Field Theory of Schmutzer
For more than 40 years E.Schmutzer has developed a new approach to the
(5-dimensional) projective relativistic theory which he later called Projective
Unified Field Theory (PUFT). In the present paper we introduce a new axiomatics
for Schmutzer's theory. By means of this axiomatics we can give a new
geometrical interpretation of the physical concept of the PUFT.Comment: 32 pages, 1 figure, LaTeX 2e, will be submitted to Genaral Relativity
and Gravitatio
Harmonic fields on the extended projective disc and a problem in optics
The Hodge equations for 1-forms are studied on Beltrami's projective disc
model for hyperbolic space. Ideal points lying beyond projective infinity arise
naturally in both the geometric and analytic arguments. An existence theorem
for weakly harmonic 1-fields, changing type on the unit circle, is derived
under Dirichlet conditions imposed on the non-characteristic portion of the
boundary. A similar system arises in the analysis of wave motion near a
caustic. A class of elliptic-hyperbolic boundary-value problems is formulated
for those equations as well. For both classes of boundary-value problems, an
arbitrarily small lower-order perturbation of the equations is shown to yield
solutions which are strong in the sense of Friedrichs.Comment: 30 pages; Section 3.3 has been revise
Elephants Mitigate the Effects of Cattle on Wildlife and Other Ecosystem Traits: Experimental Evidence
On rangelands worldwide, cattle interact with many ecosystem components, most obviously with soils, plants, and other large herbivores. Since 1995, we have been manipulating the presence of cattle, mesoherbivores, and megaherbivores (elephants and giraffes) in a series of eighteen 4-ha (10-acre) plots at the Kenya Long-term Exclosure Experiment. We have demonstrated a wide array of cattle effects on this savanna rangeland, including their reduction of grass cover, wildlife use, and soil nitrogen and phosphorus pools, but their increase of primary productivity and termite abundance. Strikingly, we demonstrate that the presence of mega-herbivores (elephants, mainly) reduces the sizes of these cattle. We provide further experimental evidence that this may be because the elephants are reducing the most desirable (N-rich) forage, causing cattle to slow their extraction of (low-N) grasses, while simultaneously reducing tree cover
Discrete Laplace Cycles of Period Four
We study discrete conjugate nets whose Laplace sequence is of period four.
Corresponding points of opposite nets in this cyclic sequence have equal
osculating planes in different net directions, that is, they correspond in an
asymptotic transformation. We show that this implies that the connecting lines
of corresponding points form a discrete W-congruence. We derive some properties
of discrete Laplace cycles of period four and describe two explicit methods for
their construction
A Mathematica Notebook for Computing the Homology of Iterated Products of Groups
Let G be a group which admits the structure of an iterated product of central extensions and semidirect products of abelian groups G i (both finite and infinite). We describe a Mathematica 4.0 notebook for computing the homology of G, in terms of some homological models for the factor groups G i and the products involved. Computational results provided by our program have allowed the simplification of some of the formulae involved in the calculation of H n (G). Consequently the efficiency of the method has been improved as well. We include some executions and examples
Massive Electrodynamics and Magnetic Monopoles
Including torsion in the geometric framework of the Weyl-Dirac theory we
build up an action integral, and obtain from it a gauge covariant (in the Weyl
sense) general relativistic massive electrodynamics. Photons having an
arbitrary mass, electric, and magnetic currents (Dirac's monopole) coexist
within this theory. Assuming that the space-time is torsionless, taking the
photons mass zero, and turning to the Einstein gauge we obtain Maxwell's
electrodynamics.Comment: LaTex File, 9 pages, no figure
Complex Kerr Geometry and Nonstationary Kerr Solutions
In the frame of the Kerr-Schild approach, we consider the complex structure
of Kerr geometry which is determined by a complex world line of a complex
source. The real Kerr geometry is represented as a real slice of this complex
structure. The Kerr geometry is generalized to the nonstationary case when the
current geometry is determined by a retarded time and is defined by a
retarded-time construction via a given complex world line of source. A general
exact solution corresponding to arbitrary motion of a spinning source is
obtained. The acceleration of the source is accompanied by a lightlike
radiation along the principal null congruence. It generalizes to the rotating
case the known Kinnersley class of "photon rocket" solutions.Comment: v.3, revtex, 16 pages, one eps-figure, final version (to appear in
PRD), added the relation to twistors and algorithm of numerical computations,
English is correcte
Natural and projectively equivariant quantizations by means of Cartan Connections
The existence of a natural and projectively equivariant quantization in the
sense of Lecomte [20] was proved recently by M. Bordemann [4], using the
framework of Thomas-Whitehead connections. We give a new proof of existence
using the notion of Cartan projective connections and we obtain an explicit
formula in terms of these connections. Our method yields the existence of a
projectively equivariant quantization if and only if an \sl(m+1,\R)-equivariant
quantization exists in the flat situation in the sense of [18], thus solving
one of the problems left open by M. Bordemann.Comment: 13 page
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