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On the asymptotics of dimers on tori
We study asymptotics of the dimer model on large toric graphs. Let be a weighted -periodic planar graph, and let
be a large-index sublattice of . For bipartite we
show that the dimer partition function on the quotient
has the asymptotic expansion , where is the area of ,
is the free energy density in the bulk, and is a finite-size
correction term depending only on the conformal shape of the domain together
with some parity-type information. Assuming a conjectural condition on the zero
locus of the dimer characteristic polynomial, we show that an analogous
expansion holds for non-bipartite. The functional form of the
finite-size correction differs between the two classes, but is universal within
each class. Our calculations yield new information concerning the distribution
of the number of loops winding around the torus in the associated double-dimer
models.Comment: 48 pages, 18 figure
The star cluster mass--galactocentric radius relation: Implications for cluster formation
Whether or not the initial star cluster mass function is established through
a universal, galactocentric-distance-independent stochastic process, on the
scales of individual galaxies, remains an unsolved problem. This debate has
recently gained new impetus through the publication of a study that concluded
that the maximum cluster mass in a given population is not solely determined by
size-of-sample effects. Here, we revisit the evidence in favor and against
stochastic cluster formation by examining the young ( a few yr-old) star cluster mass--galactocentric radius relation in M33, M51,
M83, and the Large Magellanic Cloud. To eliminate size-of-sample effects, we
first adopt radial bin sizes containing constant numbers of clusters, which we
use to quantify the radial distribution of the first- to fifth-ranked most
massive clusters using ordinary least-squares fitting. We supplement this
analysis with an application of quantile regression, a binless approach to
rank-based regression taking an absolute-value-distance penalty. Both methods
yield, within the to uncertainties, near-zero slopes in the
diagnostic plane, largely irrespective of the maximum age or minimum mass
imposed on our sample selection, or of the radial bin size adopted. We conclude
that, at least in our four well-studied sample galaxies, star cluster formation
does not necessarily require an environment-dependent cluster formation
scenario, which thus supports the notion of stochastic star cluster formation
as the dominant star cluster-formation process within a given galaxy.Comment: ApJ, in press, 39 pages in AAS preprint format, 10 multi-panel
figures (some reduced in size to match arXiv compilation routines
Broadband phase coherence between an ultrafast laser and an OPO using lock-to-zero CEO stabilization
Interpreting Labor Supply Regressions in a Model of Full and Part-Time Work
We construct a family model of labor supply that features adjustment along both the intensive and extensive margin. Intensive margin adjustment is restricted to two values: full time work and part-time work. Using simulated data from the steady state of the calibrated model, we examine whether standard labor supply regressions can uncover the true value of the intertemporal elasticity of labor supply parameter. We find positive estimated elasticities that are larger for women and that are highly significant, but they bear virtually no relationship to the underlying preference parameters.
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