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Will mobile video become the killer application for 3G? - an empirical model for media convergence
Mobile carriers have continually rolled out 3G mobile video applications to increase their revenue and profits. The presumption is that video is superior to the already successful SMS, ringtones, and pictures, and can create greater value to users. However, recent market surveys revealed contradicting results. Motivated by this discrepancy, we propose in this paper a parsimonious model for user acceptance of mobile entertainment as digital convergence. Integrating research on Information Systems, Flow, and Media Psychology, we take a unique approach to user acceptance of digital convergence - platform migration. Our key proposition is that the interaction between media types and the platform-specific constraints is the key determinant of user evaluation. Particularly, users' involvement in the media is determined by both the entertaining time span on the original platform and the attentional constraint of the new platform. The mismatch between the two spans can result in lower level involvement, which in turn cause no or even negative user emotional responses. The model was tested with empirical data. We discuss the theoretical contributions, strategic and design implications, and future research directions derived from this theoretical framewor
Unification of Gravitation, Gauge Field and Dark Energy
This paper is composed of two correlated topics: 1. unification of
gravitation with gauge fields; 2. the coupling between the daor field and other
fields and the origin of dark energy. After introducing the concept of ``daor
field" and discussing the daor geometry, we indicate that the complex daor
field has two kinds of symmetry transformations. Hence the gravitation and
SU(1,3) gauge field are unified under the framework of the complex connection.
We propose a first-order nonlinear coupling equation of the daor field, which
includes the coupling between the daor field and SU(1,3) gauge field and the
coupling between the daor field and the curvature, and from which Einstein's
gravitational equation can be deduced. The cosmological observations imply that
dark energy cannot be zero, and which will dominate the doom of our Universe.
The real part of the daor field self-coupling equation can be regarded as
Einstein's equation endowed with the cosmological constant. It shows that dark
energy originates from the self-coupling of the space-time curvature, and the
energy-momentum tensor is proportional to the square of coupling constant
\lambda. The dark energy density given by our scenario is in agreement with
astronomical observations. Furthermore, the Newtonian gravitational constant G
and the coupling constant \epsilon of gauge field satisfy G=
\lambda^{2}\epsilon^{2}.Comment: 24 pages, revised version; references added; typos correcte
Long-Range Coulomb Effect on the Antiferromagnetism in Electron-doped Cuprates
Using mean-field theory, we illustrate the long-range Coulomb effect on the
antiferromagnetism in the electron-doped cuprates. Because of the Coulomb
exchange effect, the magnitude of the effective next nearest neighbor hopping
parameter increases appreciably with increasing the electron doping
concentration, raising the frustration to the antiferromagnetic ordering. The
Fermi surface evolution in the electron-doped cuprate NdCeCuO
and the doping dependence of the onset temperature of the antiferromagnetic
pseudogap can be reasonably explained by the present consideration.Comment: 4 pages, 4 figure
New Geometric Formalism for Gravity Equation in Empty Space
In this paper, a complex daor field which can be regarded as the square root
of space-time metric is proposed to represent gravity. The locally complexified
geometry is set up, and the complex spin connection constructs a bridge between
gravity and SU(1,3) gauge field. Daor field equations in empty space are
acquired, which are one-order differential equations and not conflict with
Einstein's gravity theory.Comment: 20 pages, to appear in Int. J. Mod. Phys.
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