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Succinct Representations of Permutations and Functions
We investigate the problem of succinctly representing an arbitrary
permutation, \pi, on {0,...,n-1} so that \pi^k(i) can be computed quickly for
any i and any (positive or negative) integer power k. A representation taking
(1+\epsilon) n lg n + O(1) bits suffices to compute arbitrary powers in
constant time, for any positive constant \epsilon <= 1. A representation taking
the optimal \ceil{\lg n!} + o(n) bits can be used to compute arbitrary powers
in O(lg n / lg lg n) time.
We then consider the more general problem of succinctly representing an
arbitrary function, f: [n] \rightarrow [n] so that f^k(i) can be computed
quickly for any i and any integer power k. We give a representation that takes
(1+\epsilon) n lg n + O(1) bits, for any positive constant \epsilon <= 1, and
computes arbitrary positive powers in constant time. It can also be used to
compute f^k(i), for any negative integer k, in optimal O(1+|f^k(i)|) time.
We place emphasis on the redundancy, or the space beyond the
information-theoretic lower bound that the data structure uses in order to
support operations efficiently. A number of lower bounds have recently been
shown on the redundancy of data structures. These lower bounds confirm the
space-time optimality of some of our solutions. Furthermore, the redundancy of
one of our structures "surpasses" a recent lower bound by Golynski [Golynski,
SODA 2009], thus demonstrating the limitations of this lower bound.Comment: Preliminary versions of these results have appeared in the
Proceedings of ICALP 2003 and 2004. However, all results in this version are
improved over the earlier conference versio
From exotic phases to microscopic Hamiltonians
We report recent analytical progress in the quest for spin models realising
exotic phases. We focus on the question of `reverse-engineering' a local, SU(2)
invariant S=1/2 Hamiltonian to exhibit phases predicted on the basis of
effective models, such as large-N or quantum dimer models. This aim is to
provide a point-of-principle demonstration of the possibility of constructing
such microscopic lattice Hamiltonians, as well as to complement and guide
numerical (and experimental) approaches to the same question. In particular, we
demonstrate how to utilise peturbed Klein Hamiltonians to generate effective
quantum dimer models. These models use local multi-spin interactions and, to
obtain a controlled theory, a decoration procedure involving the insertion of
Majumdar-Ghosh chainlets on the bonds of the lattice. The phases we thus
realise include deconfined resonating valence bond liquids, a devil's staircase
of interleaved phases which exhibits Cantor deconfinement, as well as a
three-dimensional U(1) liquid phase exhibiting photonic excitations.Comment: Invited talk at Peyresq Workshop on "Effective models for
low-dimensional strongly correlated systems". Proceedings to be published by
AIP. v2: references adde
Deviations in Tribimaximal Mixing From Sterile Neutrino Sector
We explore the possibility of generating a non-zero element of the
neutrino mixing matrix from tribimaximal neutrino mixing by adding a light
sterile neutrino to the active neutrinos. Small active-sterile mixing can
provide the necessary deviation from tribimaximal mixing to generate a non-zero
and atmospheric mixing different from maximal.
Assuming no CP-violation, we study the phenomenological impact of sterile
neutrinos in the context of current neutrino oscillation data. The tribimaximal
pattern is broken in such a manner that the second column of tribimaximal
mixing remains intact in the neutrino mixing matrix.Comment: 13 pages, 5 figures, 2 table
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