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Calogero-Moser space and Kostka polynomials
We consider the canonical map from the Calogero-Moser space to symmetric
powers of the affine line, sending conjugacy classes of pairs of n by n
matrices to their eigenvalues. We show that the character of a natural
C^*-action on the scheme-theoretic zero fiber of this map is given by Kostka
polynomials.Comment: 12pp., LaTe
The new scottish parliament project : a content analysis of two broadsheet newspapers
The new Scottish Parliament project in Edinburgh is intended to be a unique symbol of devolution and national distinctiveness. However, the project suffered significant setbacks due to cost escalations and programme delays. Since the projects inception in 1997, the design, construction and management of the project have undergone intense scrutiny from media journalists. In particular, two ‘broadsheet’ newspapers, The Scotsman and The Herald have documented the legacy surrounding this unique project. A content analysis of sample headlines from both newspapers suggests that The Scotsman has predominantly employed emotive metaphors in reporting and that this tone tends to emphasise the problems encountered by the project team. The Herald has taken a less judgemental approach with the majority of its reports being less bias in nature. Only a handful of reports could be considered positive in promoting the project and this may have ramifications for the image of the construction industry
Worst-Case Scenarios for Greedy, Centrality-Based Network Protection Strategies
The task of allocating preventative resources to a computer network in order
to protect against the spread of viruses is addressed. Virus spreading dynamics
are described by a linearized SIS model and protection is framed by an
optimization problem which maximizes the rate at which a virus in the network
is contained given finite resources. One approach to problems of this type
involve greedy heuristics which allocate all resources to the nodes with large
centrality measures. We address the worst case performance of such greedy
algorithms be constructing networks for which these greedy allocations are
arbitrarily inefficient. An example application is presented in which such a
worst case network might arise naturally and our results are verified
numerically by leveraging recent results which allow the exact optimal solution
to be computed via geometric programming
Traffic Optimization to Control Epidemic Outbreaks in Metapopulation Models
We propose a novel framework to study viral spreading processes in
metapopulation models. Large subpopulations (i.e., cities) are connected via
metalinks (i.e., roads) according to a metagraph structure (i.e., the traffic
infrastructure). The problem of containing the propagation of an epidemic
outbreak in a metapopulation model by controlling the traffic between
subpopulations is considered. Controlling the spread of an epidemic outbreak
can be written as a spectral condition involving the eigenvalues of a matrix
that depends on the network structure and the parameters of the model. Based on
this spectral condition, we propose a convex optimization framework to find
cost-optimal approaches to traffic control in epidemic outbreaks
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