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Time domain calculation of the electromagnetic self-force on eccentric geodesics in Schwarzschild spacetime
I calculate the self-force acting on a particle with electric charge q moving
on a generic geodesic around a Schwarzschild black hole. Using methods similar
to those developed for the scalar field case discussed in a previous paper, I
investigate the relative sizes of the conservative (half-advanced plus
half-retarded) and dissipative (half-advanced minus half-retarded) pieces of
the self-force. I also display the regularization parameters used in the
mode-sum regularization scheme.Comment: 24 pages; 21 figures; revtex
Can hierarchical predictive coding explain binocular rivalry?
Hohwy et al.âs (2008) model of binocular rivalry (BR) is taken as a classic illustration of predictive codingâs explanatory power. I revisit the account and show that it cannot explain the role of reward in BR. I then consider a more recent version of Bayesian model averaging, which recasts the role of reward in (BR) in terms of optimism bias. If we accept this account, however, then we must reconsider our conception of perception. On this latter view, I argue, organisms engage in what amounts to policy-driven, motivated perception
Sovereign debt: Do we need an EU solution? Bertelsmann Stiftung EUROPA Briefing 2017
High levels of sovereign debt have become a serious issue in the Eurozone. This
does not just affect the individual member states: The European debt crisis has
shown that difficulties in one euro-area country can spread to the entire currency
union. What strategies are being discussed for reducing sovereign debt? Would a
stronger role for the EU help to reduce debt over the long term or should this be
left solely to the member states
Asymptotic behavior of solutions of the fragmentation equation with shattering: An approach via self-similar Markov processes
The subject of this paper is a fragmentation equation with nonconservative
solutions, some mass being lost to a dust of zero-mass particles as a
consequence of an intensive splitting. Under some assumptions of regular
variation on the fragmentation rate, we describe the large time behavior of
solutions. Our approach is based on probabilistic tools: the solutions to the
fragmentation equation are constructed via nonincreasing self-similar Markov
processes that continuously reach 0 in finite time. Our main probabilistic
result describes the asymptotic behavior of these processes conditioned on
nonextinction and is then used for the solutions to the fragmentation equation.
We note that two parameters significantly influence these large time behaviors:
the rate of formation of "nearly-1 relative masses" (this rate is related to
the behavior near 0 of the L\'evy measure associated with the corresponding
self-similar Markov process) and the distribution of large initial particles.
Correctly rescaled, the solutions then converge to a nontrivial limit which is
related to the quasi-stationary solutions of the equation. Besides, these
quasi-stationary solutions, or, equivalently, the quasi-stationary
distributions of the self-similar Markov processes, are fully described.Comment: Published in at http://dx.doi.org/10.1214/09-AAP622 the Annals of
Applied Probability (http://www.imstat.org/aap/) by the Institute of
Mathematical Statistics (http://www.imstat.org
Analysis strategies and software for geodetic VLBI
This article describes currently used analysis strategy and data analysis
software for geodetic VLBI.Today's geodetic observing strategies are shortly
presented, and the geodetic VLBI observables and data modeling are briefly
discussed. A short overview is given on existing geodetic VLBI software
packages and the statistical approaches that are applied. Necessary
improvements of today's analysis software are described. Some of the future
expectations and goals of geodetic VLBI are presented and the corresponding
consequences for the VLBI technique are explained. This includes consequences
in terms of technical development and corresponding improvements in data
modeling and analysis software.Comment: 6 pages. no figures. Proceedings of the 7th European VLBI Network
Symposium held in Toledo, Spain on October 12-15, 2004. Editors: R.
Bachiller, F. Colomer, J.-F. Desmurs, P. de Vicente (Observatorio Astronomico
Nacional), p. 297-302. Needs evn2004.cl
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