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Seismic hazard assessment in the Northern Aegean Sea (Greece) through discrete Semi-Markov modeling.
Οι ημι-Μαρκοβιανές αλυσίδες χρησιμοποιούνται για τη μελέτη της σεισμικότητας στο Βόρειο Αιγαίο. Η βασική τους διαφορά από τις Μαρκοβιανές αλυσίδες είναι ότι επιτρέπουν μια οποιαδήποτε αυθαίρετη κατανομή για τους χρόνους παραμονής (χρόνοι μεταξύ διαδοχικών σεισμών). Υποθέτουμε ότι η χρονοσειρά των σεισμών που έχουν γίνει στο Βόρειο Αιγαίο αποτελεί μια διακριτή ημι-Μαρκοβιανή αλυσίδα. Θεωρείται ότι οι χρόνοι παραμονής ακολουθούν γεωμετρικές ή διακριτές κατανομές Weibull. Πρώτα ταξινομήθηκαν τα δεδομένα σε δυο κατηγορίες, όπου κατάσταση 1: Μέγεθος 6.5 -7 και κατάσταση 2 Μέγεθος>7, και στη συνέχεια σε τρεις κατηγορίες, όπου κατάσταση 1: μέγεθος 6.5 -6.7, κατάσταση 2 : Μέγεθος 6.8 -7.1 και κατάσταση 3 : Μέγεθος 7.2 -7.4 . Εκτιμήθηκαν οι παράμετροι των συναρτήσεων πιθανότητας των χρόνων παραμονής και υπολογίστηκαν οι πίνακες πυρήνες της ημι-Μαρκοβιανής αλυσίδας για όλες τις παραπάνω περιπτώσεις. Έγινε σύγκριση των πινάκων πυρήνων και προέκυψαν συμπεράσματα για τη μελλοντική σεισμική επικινδυνότητα στην υπό μελέτη περιοχή.Semi-Markov chains are used for studying the evolution of seismicity in the Northern Aegean Sea (Greece). Their main difference from the Markov chains is that they allow the sojourn times (i.e. the time between successive earthquakes), to follow any arbitrary distribution. It is assumed that the time series of earthquakes that occurred in Northern Aegean Sea form a discrete semi-Markov chain. The probability law of the sojourn times, is considered to be the geometric distribution or the discrete Weibull distribution. Firstly, the data are classified into two categories that is, state 1: Magnitude 6.5 -7 and state 2 Magnitude>7, and secondly into three categories , that is state 1: Magnitude 6.5-6.7, state 2: Magnitude 6.8-7.1 and state 3: Magnitude 7.2-7.4 . This methodology is followed in order to obtain more accurate results and find out whether there exists an impact of the different classification on the results. The parameters of the probability laws of the sojourn times are estimated and the semi-Markov kernels are evaluated for all the above cases . The semi-Markov kernels are compared and the conclusions are drawn relatively to future seismic hazard in the area under study
A Note on Scalar Field Theory in AdS_3/CFT_2
We consider a scalar field theory in AdS_{d+1}, and introduce a formalism on
surfaces at equal values of the radial coordinate. In particular, we define the
corresponding conjugate momentum. We compute the Noether currents for
isometries in the bulk, and perform the asymptotic limit on the corresponding
charges. We then introduce Poisson brackets at the border, and show that the
asymptotic values of the bulk scalar field and the conjugate momentum transform
as conformal fields of scaling dimensions \Delta_{-} and \Delta_{+},
respectively, where \Delta_{\pm} are the standard parameters giving the
asymptotic behavior of the scalar field in AdS. Then we consider the case d=2,
where we obtain two copies of the Virasoro algebra, with vanishing central
charge at the classical level. An AdS_3/CFT_2 prescription, giving the
commutators of the boundary CFT in terms of the Poisson brackets at the border,
arises in a natural way. We find that the boundary CFT is similar to a
generalized ghost system. We introduce two different ground states, and then
compute the normal ordering constants and quantum central charges, which depend
on the mass of the scalar field and the AdS radius. We discuss certain
implications of the results.Comment: 24 pages. v2: added minor clarification. v3: added several comments
and discussions, abstract sligthly changed. Version to be publishe
University Staff Teaching Allocation: Formulating and Optimising a Many-Objective Problem
This is the author accepted manuscript. The final version is available from ACM via the DOI in this record.The codebase for this paper is available at https://github.com/fieldsend/gecco_2017_staff_teaching_allocationThe allocation of university staff to teaching exhibits a range of often competing objectives. We illustrate the use of an augmented version of NSGA-III to undertake the seven-objective optimisation of this problem, to fi nd a trade-off front for a university department using real world data. We highlight its use in decision-making, and compare solutions identi fied to an actual allocation made prior to the availability of the optimisation tool. The criteria we consider include minimising the imbalance in workload distribution among staff; minimising the average load; minimising the maximum peak load; minimising the staff per module; minimising staff dissatisfaction with teaching allocations; and minimising the variation from
the previous year’s allocation (allocation churn). We derive mathematical forms for these various criteria, and show we can determine the maximum possible values for all criteria and the minimum values for most exactly (with lower bounds on the remaining criteria). For many of the objectives, when considered in isolation, an optimal solution may be obtained rapidly. We demonstrate the advantage of utilising such extreme solutions to drastically improve the optimisation effi ciency in this many-objective optimisation problem. We also identify issues that NSGA-III can experience due to selection between generations
Optimal competitiveness for the Rectilinear Steiner Arborescence problem
We present optimal online algorithms for two related known problems involving
Steiner Arborescence, improving both the lower and the upper bounds. One of
them is the well studied continuous problem of the {\em Rectilinear Steiner
Arborescence} (). We improve the lower bound and the upper bound on the
competitive ratio for from and to
, where is the number of Steiner
points. This separates the competitive ratios of and the Symetric-,
two problems for which the bounds of Berman and Coulston is STOC 1997 were
identical. The second problem is one of the Multimedia Content Distribution
problems presented by Papadimitriou et al. in several papers and Charikar et
al. SODA 1998. It can be viewed as the discrete counterparts (or a network
counterpart) of . For this second problem we present tight bounds also in
terms of the network size, in addition to presenting tight bounds in terms of
the number of Steiner points (the latter are similar to those we derived for
)
Kaluza-Klein Holography
We construct a holographic map between asymptotically AdS_5 x S^5 solutions
of 10d supergravity and vacuum expectation values of gauge invariant operators
of the dual QFT. The ingredients that enter in the construction are (i) gauge
invariant variables so that the KK reduction is independent of any choice of
gauge fixing; (ii) the non-linear KK reduction map from 10 to 5 dimensions
(constructed perturbatively in the number of fields); (iii) application of
holographic renormalization. A non-trivial role in the last step is played by
extremal couplings. This map allows one to reliably compute vevs of operators
dual to any KK fields. As an application we consider a Coulomb branch solution
and compute the first two non-trivial vevs, involving operators of dimension 2
and 4, and reproduce the field theory result, in agreement with
non-renormalization theorems. This constitutes the first quantitative test of
the gravity/gauge theory duality away from the conformal point involving a vev
of an operator dual to a KK field (which is not one of the gauged supergravity
fields).Comment: 47 pages, v2: minor improvements, version to appear in JHE
Janus within Janus
We found a simple and interesting generalization of the non-supersymmetric
Janus solution in type IIB string theory. The Janus solution can be thought of
as a thick AdS_d-sliced domain wall in AdS_{d+1} space. It turns out that the
AdS_d-sliced domain wall can support its own AdS_{d-1}-sliced domain wall
within it. Indeed this pattern persists further until it reaches the
AdS_2-slice of the domain wall within self-similar AdS_{p (2<p\le d)}-sliced
domain walls. In other words the solution represents a sequence of little Janus
nested in the interface of the parent Janus according to a remarkably simple
``nesting'' rule. Via the AdS/CFT duality, the dual gauge theory description is
in general an interface CFT of higher codimensions.Comment: 15 pages, 6 figures, v2 references added. v3 eq.(3.33) correcte
Holographic Coulomb branch vevs
We compute holographically the vevs of all chiral primary operators for
supergravity solutions corresponding to the Coulomb branch of N=4 SYM and find
exact agreement with the corresponding field theory computation. Using the
dictionary between 10d geometries and field theory developed to extract these
vevs, we propose a gravity dual of a half supersymmetric deformation of N=4 SYM
by certain irrelevant operators.Comment: 16 pages, v2 corrections in appendi
B-Meson Gateways to Missing Charmonium Levels
We outline a coherent strategy for exploring the four remaining narrow
charmonium states [\eta_{c}^{\prime}(2\slj{1}{1}{0}),
h_{c}(1\slj{1}{2}{1}), \eta_{c2}(1\slj{1}{3}{2}), and
\psi_{2}(1\slj{3}{3}{2})] expected to lie below charm threshold. Produced in
-meson decays, these levels should be identifiable \textit{now} via striking
radiative transitions among charmonium levels and in exclusive final states of
kaons and pions. Their production and decay rates will provide much needed new
tests for theoretical descriptions of heavy quarkonia.Comment: 5 pages, uses ReVTeX and BibTe
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