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Voluntary Participation in a Mechanism Implementing a Public Project
In this study, a participation game in a mechanism to implement a public project is considered; in this game, agents decide simultaneously whether they will participate in the mechanism or not. We characterize the sets of participants at strict Nash equilibria, strong equilibria, and coalition-proof equilibria of the participation game. The three sets of equilibria are shown to coincide and exist. All the equilibrium allocations are Pareto efficient at any one of three notions of equilibria. However, if the public good can be provided in multiple units or if there are multiple projects, then these sets may fail to coincide.Participation game, Public project, Strong equilibrium, Coalition-proof equilibrium, Multi-unit public good, Multiple projects
BRST Invariance of the Non-Perturbative Vacuum in Bosonic Open String Field Theory
Tachyon condensation on a bosonic D-brane was recently demonstrated
numerically in Witten's open string field theory with level truncation
approximation. This non-perturbative vacuum, which is obtained by solving the
equation of motion, has to satisfy furthermore the requirement of BRST
invariance. This is indispensable in order for the theory around the
non-perturbative vacuum to be consistent. We carry out the numerical analysis
of the BRST invariance of the solution and find that it holds to a good
accuracy. We also mention the zero-norm property of the solution. The
observations in this paper are expected to give clues to the analytic
expression of the vacuum solution.Comment: 14 pages, no figures, LaTeX2e, v2: references added, minor changes,
v3: typos correcte
Sintered silicon nitride workpiece
A description is given of a sintering method for silicon nitride. A detailed explanation of the invention is presented. Four procedures for the sintering process are described
Indicators of Reconnection Processes and Transition to Global Chaos in Nontwist Maps
Reconnection processes of twin-chains are systematically studied in the
quadratic twist map. By using the reversibility and symmetry of the mapping,
the location of the indicator points is theoretically determined in the phase
space. The indicator points enable us to obtain useful information about the
reconnection processes and the transition to global chaos. We succeed in
deriving the general conditions for the reconnection thresholds. In addition, a
new type of reconnection process which generates shearless curves is studied.Comment: 10 pages, 10 GIF figures, to appear in Prog. Theor. Phys. 100 (1998
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