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A Bosonic Model of Quantum Holography
We analyze a model of qubits which we argue has an emergent quantum
gravitational description similar to the fermionic Sachdev-Ye-Kitaev (SYK)
model. The model we consider is known as the quantum -spin model because it
features -local interactions between qubits. It was previously studied as a
model of a quantum spin glass, and while we find that the model is glassy for
, , and likely , we also find evidence for previously unexpected
SYK-like behavior for the quenched free energy down to the lowest temperatures
for . This SYK-like physics includes power-law correlation functions
and an extensive low temperature entropy, so we refer to the model as Spin SYK.
The model is generic in that it includes all possible -body couplings, lacks
most symmetries, and has no spatial structure, so our results can be construed
as establishing a certain ubiquity of quantum holography in systems dominated
by many-body interactions. Furthermore, we discuss a generalized family of
models which includes Spin SYK and which provably exhibit SYK-like physics in
the solvable limit of large local Hilbert space dimension. We also comment on
implications of a bosonic system with SYK-like properties for the study of
holography, Hamiltonian complexity, and related topics
Emergent Spectral Form Factors in Sonic Systems
We study the spectral form factor (SFF) for hydrodynamic systems with a sound
pole, a large class including any fluid with momentum conservation and energy
conservation, or any extended system with spontaneously broken continuous
symmetry. We study such systems in a finite volume cavity and find that the
logarithm of the hydrodynamic enhancement is closely related to the spectral
form factor of a quantum particle moving in the selfsame cavity. Depending upon
the dimensionality and nature of the effective single-particle physics, we
exhibit a range of behaviors including an intricate resonance phenomenon,
emergent integrability in the SFF, and anomalously large fluctuations of the
SFF.Comment: 26 page
Payment for ecosystem services markets on Aboriginal land in Cape York Pensinsula: potential and constraints
[Extract] In the global arena, improving environmental outcomes at the same time as ensuring social equity outcomes for disadvantaged landholder groups has become increasingly important. This is especially true in regions with pressing environmental problems populated by low-income indigenous land stewards. The ability of Payment for Ecosystem Services (PES) schemes to lift poor people out of poverty and, in particular, the potential for PES schemes to improve social and welfare conditions in remote Australian indigenous communities is increasingly being recognized. Based on research in Cape York, Australia, this paper argues that a new approach to environmental management is needed to incorporate PES market participation by indigenous landowners. This is because the current framework for environmental management on Cape York is failing on two fronts: it is delivering suboptimal environmental outcomes and constraining the economic development aspirations of traditional owners. Current barriers to participation by indigenous communities in the Cape York Peninsula in PES markets — including legislative constraints and the existence of weak Aboriginal land and property rights — must be overcome
Characteristics of a Multi-User Tutoring Architecture
Intelligent tutor systems have been quite successful in instruction of individuals (Koedinger, Anderson, Hadley, & Mark, 1997; Ritter, Kulikowich, Lei, McGuire, & Morgan, 2007; Vanlehn, et al., 2005), but multiple challenges exist when attempting to tutor a team. Sottilare, Holden, Brawner, and Goldberg (2011) describe some of the architectural challenges of team tutoring at a high level in terms of functional requirements. In this paper we describe specific challenges in terms of implementing a team architecture within the Generalized Intelligent Framework for Tutoring (GIFT), including simultaneous startup and synchronization with distributed team members, maintaining state of multiple users, and timing feedback for teams and individuals appropriately
Spectral statistics of a minimal quantum glass model
Glasses have the interesting feature of being neither integrable nor fully
chaotic. They thermalize quickly within a subspace but thermalize much more
slowly across the full space due to high free energy barriers which partition
the configuration space into sectors. Past works have examined the
Rosenzweig-Porter (RP) model as a minimal quantum model which transitions from
localized to chaotic behavior. In this work we generalize the RP model in such
a way that it becomes a minimal model which transitions from glassy to chaotic
behavior, which we term the "Block Rosenzweig-Porter" (BRP) model. We calculate
the spectral form factors of both models at all timescales. Whereas the RP
model exhibits a crossover from localized to ergodic behavior at the Thouless
timescale, the new BRP model instead crosses over from glassy to fully chaotic
behavior, as seen by a change in the slope of the ramp of the spectral form
factor.Comment: 41 pages, 10 figure
Good Timing for Computational Models of Narrative Discourse
The temporal order in which story events are presented in discourse can greatly impact how readers experience narrative; however, it remains unclear how narrative systems can leverage temporal order to affect comprehension and experience. We define structural properties of discourse which provide a basis for computational narratologists to reason about good timing, such as when readers learn about event relationships
Substantial Doubt Remains about the Efficacy of Anti-Amyloid Antibodies
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a prevalent, progressive, and ultimately fatal
neurodegenerative disorder that is defined pathologically by the accumulation
of amyloid plaques and tau neurofibrillary tangles in the brain. There remains
an unmet need for therapies that can halt or slow the course of AD. To address
this need, the FDA has provided a mechanism, under its Accelerated Approval
pathway, for potential therapeutics to be approved based in part on their
ability to reduce brain amyloid. Through this pathway, two monoclonal
anti-amyloid antibodies, aducanumab and lecanemab, have been approved for
clinical use. More recently, another amyloid-lowering antibody, donanemab,
generated a statistically significant outcome in a phase 3 clinical trial and
will shortly come under FDA review. While these monoclonal antibodies are not
yet routinely used in clinical practice, the series of recent positive clinical
trials has fostered enthusiasm amongst some AD experts. Here, we discuss three
key limitations regarding recent anti-amyloid clinical trials: (1) there is
little to no evidence that amyloid reduction correlates with clinical outcome,
(2) the reported efficacy of anti-amyloid therapies may be partly, or wholly,
explained by functional unblinding, and (3) donanemab in its phase 3 trial had
no effect on tau burden, the pathological hallmark more closely related to
cognition. Taken together, these observations call into question the efficacy
of anti-amyloid therapies.Comment: 11 pages, 2 figures; Update 11/18/2023: Added subheadings to
manuscript to improve readability, added a new data point to Figure 1A and
Figure 2 for the recently published A4 clinical tria
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