Some remarks on modified power entropy

The aim of this note is to point out some observations concerning modified power entropy of $\Z$- and $\N$-actions. First, we provide an elementary example showing that this quantity is sensitive to transient dynamics, and therefore does not satisfy a variational principle. Further, we show that modified power entropy is not suitable to detect the break of equicontinuity which takes place during the transition from almost periodic to almost automorphic minimal systems. In this respect, it differs from power entropy and amorphic complexity, which are two further topological invariants for zero entropy systems (`slow entropies'). Finally, we construct an example of an irregular Toeplitz flow with zero modified power entropy.Comment: 17 pages, to appear in AMS Contemporary Mathematics serie

Longitudinally Polarized Photoproduction of Inclusive Hadrons at Fixed-Target Experiments

We present a detailed phenomenological study of spin-dependent single-inclusive high-p_T hadron photoproduction with particular emphasis on the kinematics relevant for the Compass and Hermes fixed-target experiments. We carefully examine the theoretical uncertainties associated with the only moderate transverse momenta accessible in such measurements and analyze the sensitivity of the relevant spin asymmetries to the gluon polarization in the nucleon as well as to the completely unknown parton content of circularly polarized photons.Comment: 12 pages, 14 figures; final version to appear in EPJC; comparison to E155 data and references adde

Non-equilibrium condensation and coarsening of field-driven dipolar colloids

In colloidal suspensions, self-organization processes can be easily fueled by external fields. One particularly interesting class of phenomena occurs in monolayers of dipolar particles that are driven by rotating external fields. Here we report results from a computer simulation study of such systems focusing on the clustering behavior also observed in recent experiments. The key result of this paper is a novel interpretation of this pattern formation phenomenon: We show the clustering to be a by-product of a vapor-liquid first order phase transition. In fact, the observed dynamic coarsening process corresponds to the spindodal demixing that occurs during such a transitionComment: 6 pages, 5 figure

Modeling charge transport in C60-based self-assembled monolayers for applications in field-effect transistors

We have investigated the conductance properties of C60-containing self-assembled monolayers (SAMs), which are used in organic field-effect transistors, employing a combination of molecular-dynamics simulations, semiempirical electronic structure calculations and Landauer transport theory. The results reveal the close relation between the transport characteristics and the structural and electronic properties of the SAM. Furthermore, both local pathways of charge transport in the SAMs and the influence of structural fluctuations are analyzed.Comment: 10 figure

The Shape of Covariantly Smeared Sources in Lattice QCD

Covariantly smeared sources are commonly used in lattice QCD to enhance the projection onto the ground state. Here we investigate the dependence of their shape on the gauge field background and find that the presence of localized concentrations of magnetic field can lead to strong distortions which reduce the smearing radii achievable by iterative smearing prescriptions. In particular, as $a\to 0$, iterative procedures like Jacobi smearing require increasingly large iteration counts in order to reach physically-sized smearing radii $r_{sm}\sim$ 0.5 fm, and the resulting sources are strongly distorted. To bypass this issue, we propose a covariant smearing procedure (``free-form smearing'') that allows us to create arbitrarily shaped sources, including in particular Gaussians of arbitrary radius.Comment: 1+15 pages, 7 figures (24 pdf images

Psychiatrische Versorgungsepidemiologie

Zusammenfassung: Psychiatrische Versorgungsepidemiologie untersucht die Situation der Versorgung von Menschen mit psychischen Erkrankungen unter Alltagsbedingungen. Psychiatrische Versorgungsstrukturen in Deutschland haben sich in den letzten Jahrzehnten weg von stationärer Behandlung mit teilweise mehrmonatiger Aufenthaltsdauer hin zu dezentralen teilstationären und ambulanten Angeboten entwickelt. Derzeit hat sich die Verschiebung von Behandlungskapazitäten zwischen den Settings stabilisiert und der Schwerpunkt der Versorgungsplanung liegt mehr auf der Entwicklung von möglichst flächendeckenden Strukturen zur Vernetzung der oftmals noch fragmentierten und streng an den Sektorgrenzen orientierten Versorgungslandschaft. Der Versorgungsbedarf hängt mit einer Vielzahl Faktoren wie den epidemiologischen Daten der Bevölkerung, der Inanspruchnahme und den gesundheitspolitischen Rahmenbedingungen zusammen. Ob die derzeitigen Versorgungsstrukturen den aktuellen Bedarf abdecken und den Qualitätsansprüchen genügen, ist aufgrund der spärlichen Datenlage und dem Mangel an Referenzmaßstäben nur schwer zu beurteilen. Ein substanzieller Ausbau psychiatrischer Versorgungsforschung in den kommenden Jahren ist hierfür grundlegend erforderlic