Noncyclic and nonadiabatic geometric phase for counting statistics

We propose a general framework of the geometric-phase interpretation for counting statistics. Counting statistics is a scheme to count the number of specific transitions in a stochastic process. The cumulant generating function for the counting statistics can be interpreted as a `phase', and it is generally divided into two parts: the dynamical phase and a remaining one. It has already been shown that for cyclic evolution the remaining phase corresponds to a geometric phase, such as the Berry phase or Aharonov-Anandan phase. We here show that the remaining phase also has an interpretation as a geometric phase even in noncyclic and nonadiabatic evolution.Comment: 12 pages, 1 figur

CHARACTERIZATION OF THE SUPPORT OF THE MIXED STRATEGY PRICE EQUILIBRIA IN OLIGOPOLIES WITH HETEROGENEOUS CONSUMERS

This paper revisits the theory of oligopoly pricing and shows that for a large class of demand and cost functions, a mixed strategy equilibrium necessarily implies that each firm’s equilibrium strategy is a discrete distribution over a finite number of prices.

Qualitative Analysis of the Classical and Quantum Manakov Top

Qualitative features of the Manakov top are discussed for the classical and quantum versions of the problem. Energy-momentum diagram for this integrable classical problem and quantum joint spectrum of two commuting observables for associated quantum problem are analyzed. It is demonstrated that the evolution of the specially chosen quantum cell through the joint quantum spectrum can be defined for paths which cross singular strata. The corresponding quantum monodromy transformation is introduced.Comment: This is a contribution to the Vadim Kuznetsov Memorial Issue on Integrable Systems and Related Topics, published in SIGMA (Symmetry, Integrability and Geometry: Methods and Applications) at http://www.emis.de/journals/SIGMA