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The Worldsheet Formulation as an Alternative Method for Simulating Dynamical Fermions
The recently proposed worldsheet formulation of lattice fermions is tested
for the first time carrying out a simulation for the simplest model: the
one-flavor, strictly massless lattice Schwinger model. A main advantage of this
alternative method for simulating dynamical fermions consists in its economy:
it involves many fewer degrees of freedom than the ordinary Kogut-Susskind
formulation. The known continuum limit is reproduced by the method for
relatively small lattices.Comment: 4 pages, 1 eps figure, revte
Finite Lattice Hamiltonian Computations in the P-Representation: the Schwinger Model
The Schwinger model is studied in a finite lattice by means of the
P-representation. The vacuum energy, mass gap and chiral condensate are
evaluated showing good agreement with the expected values in the continuum
limit.Comment: 6 pages, 5 eps figures, espcrc
Book Review: Was Hinduism Invented? : Britons, Indians, and Colonial Construction of Religion
A review of Was Hinduism Invented? : Britons, Indians, and Colonial Construction of Religion by Brian K. Pennington
The EU-Korea FTA and its implications for the future EU-Singapore FTA. EU Centre Background Brief No. 4, June 2011
Summary. In 2006, the European Union (EU) announced its intention to conclude a new generation of free trade agreements (FTAs) with strategic partners. These FTAs, primarily motivated by economic considerations, would aim at a high level of trade liberalisation. In particular, they would cover the areas which are crucial to the EU’s competitiveness, such as services liberalisation and investment promotion and protection, and include strong provisions to tackle non-tariff barriers in areas
such as intellectual property rights, public procurement,
regulatory barriers and unfair competition. The EU also
identified key partners that would offer significant
opportunities for EU companies. ASEAN, Korea and Mercosur
emerged as priorities in view of their market potential and
the current level of protection against EU export interests.
The first FTA that EU has concluded in Asia is the EU-Korea
FTA, which will provisionally enter into force on 1st July 2011.
The EU considers it the most “ambitious” EU FTA and is
presented as a “benchmark” for future ones. An overview of
the main elements of the FTA illustrates the level of ambition
of the EU in concluding its new generation of FTAs. In
particular, it provides interesting insights into what a future
EU-Singapore FTA may look like. After negotiations between
the EU and ASEAN were put on hold, the EU decided to enter
into negotiations with individual ASEAN member states,
starting with Singapore in December 2009. Both partners are
currently entering the last phase of negotiations and the FTA
may be concluded over the next few months. The final shape
of the EU-Singapore FTA would provide a reference point for
a 21st century FTA and for EU’s negotiations with other
ASEAN member states, laying the foundation for the future
of a comprehensive EU-ASEAN economic partnership
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