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Noncommutativity in the analysis of piecewise discrete-time dynamical systems
In this paper, we present a new method for the analysis of piecewise
dynamical systems that are similar to the Collatz conjecture in regard to
certain properties of the commutator of their sub-functions. We use the fact
that the commutator of polynomials and is constant
to study rearrangements of compositions of and . Our main result
is that for any positive rational number , if , then ,
where exponentiation is used to denote repeated composition and and
are positive integers. Composition sequences of this form have significance in
the context of the Collatz conjecture. The techniques used to derive this
result can be used to produce similar results for a wide variety of repeatedly
composed piecewise functions.Comment: 7 page
The total mass of the Large Magellanic Cloud from its perturbation on the Orphan stream
In a companion paper by Koposov et al., RR Lyrae from \textit{Gaia} Data
Release 2 are used to demonstrate that stars in the Orphan stream have velocity
vectors significantly misaligned with the stream track, suggesting that it has
received a large gravitational perturbation from a satellite of the Milky Way.
We argue that such a mismatch cannot arise due to any realistic static Milky
Way potential and then explore the perturbative effects of the Large Magellanic
Cloud (LMC). We find that the LMC can produce precisely the observed
motion-track mismatch and we therefore use the Orphan stream to measure the
mass of the Cloud. We simultaneously fit the Milky Way and LMC potentials and
infer that a total LMC mass of is required to bend the Orphan Stream, showing for
the first time that the LMC has a large and measurable effect on structures
orbiting the Milky Way. This has far-reaching consequences for any technique
which assumes that tracers are orbiting a static Milky Way. Furthermore, we
measure the Milky Way mass within 50 kpc to be
. Finally, we use these results to
predict that, due to the reflex motion of the Milky Way in response to the LMC,
the outskirts of the Milky Way's stellar halo should exhibit a bulk, upwards
motion.Comment: 17 pages, 11 figures. Updated to version accepted to MNRAS after
minor revisio
A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study of the safety and tolerance of regadenoson in subjects with stage 3 or 4 chronic kidney disease
ACCF/ACR/SCCT/SCMR/ASNC/NASCI/SCAI/SIR 2006 Appropriateness Criteria for Cardiac Computed Tomography and Cardiac Magnetic Resonance ImagingāāDeveloped in accordance with the principles and methodology outlined by ACCF: Patel MR, Spertus JA, Brindis RG, Hendel RC, Douglas PS, Peterson ED, Wolk MJ, Allen JM, Raskin IE. ACCF proposed method for evaluating the appropriateness of cardiovascular imaging. J Am Coll Cardiol 2005;46:1606ā13. A Report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation Quality Strategic Directions Committee Appropriateness Criteria Working Group, American College of Radiology, Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography, Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance, American Society of Nuclear Cardiology, North American Society for Cardiac Imaging, Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, and Society of Interventional Radiology
Five-Year Outcomes in High-Risk Participants in the Detection of Ischemia in Asymptomatic Diabetics (DIAD) Study: A post hoc analysis
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