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We review our proposal to generalize the standard two-dimensional flatness construction of Lax-Zakharov-Shabat to relativistic field theories in d+1 dimensions. The fundamentals from the theory of connections on loop spaces are presented…
The models of cyclic universes and cyclic multiverses based on the alternative gravity theories of varying constants are considered.
We introduce the class of $\theta^{n}$-Urysohn spaces and the $n$-$\theta$-closure operator. $\theta^n$-Urysohn spaces generalize the notion of a Urysohn space. We estabilish bounds on the cardinality of these spaces and cardinality bounds…
We prove that projectivity is an open condition for deformations of algebraic spaces with rational singularities. V.2: references updated and corrected.
The objective of this paper is to discuss invariants of singularities of algebraic schemes over fields of positive characteristic, and to show how they yield the simplification of singularities. We focus here on invariants which arise in an…
We clarify the relationship between unimodulariy in the sense of Hrushovski and measurability in the sense of Macpherson and Steinhorn, correcting some statements in the literature. In particular we point out that the notions coincide for…
We review old and new uses of exchangeability, emphasizing the general theme of exchangeable representations of complex random structures. Illustrations of this theme include processes of stochastic coalescence and fragmentation; continuum…
This paper studies the Yang-Lee singularity of the 2-dimensional Ising model on the cylinder via transfer matrix and finite-size scaling techniques. These techniques enable a measurement of the 2-point and 3-point correlations and a…
For a normal F-finite variety $X$ and a boundary divisor $\Delta$ we give a uniform description of an ideal which in characteristic zero yields the multiplier ideal, and in positive characteristic the test ideal of the pair $(X,\Delta)$.…
Deformed Heisenberg algebra with reflection appeared in the context of Wigner's generalized quantization schemes underlying the concept of parafields and parastatistics of Green, Volkov, Greenberg and Messiah. We review the application of…
It is a remarkable fact that all processes occurring in the observable Universe are irreversible, whereas the equations in which the laws of physics are formulated are invariant under time reversal. The emergency of irreversibility from the…
We investigate the algebra of an ample groupoid, introduced by Steinberg, over a semifield S. In particular, we obtain a complete characterization of congruence-simpleness for Steinberg algebras of second-countable ample groupoids,…
We point out that spacetime singularities play a useful role in gravitational theories by eliminating unphysical solutions. In particular, we argue that any modification of general relativity which is completely nonsingular cannot have a…
In difference algebra, summability arises as a basic problem upon which rests the effective solution of other more elaborate problems, such as creative telescoping problems and the computation of Galois groups of difference equations. In…
We give a description of the equisingularity of a family of normal surface singularities by numerical invariants belonging to them. By equisingularity we mean Whitney regularity or a more restrictive condition using the Nash modification.
This is intended to be a brief introduction and overview of Horava-Lifshitz gravity. The motivation and all of the various version of the theory (to date) are presented. The dynamics of the theory are discussed in some detail, with a focus…
Fuchsian methods and their applications to the study of the structure of spacetime singularities are surveyed. The existence question for spacetimes with compact Cauchy horizons is discussed. After some basic facts concerning Fuchsian…
In this note we discuss the concept of Harish-Chandra modules over the integers. The main result is a rationality result for certain intertwining operator which is used in a joint paper with Raghuram. We also discuss an interesting question…
We present several philosophical ideas emerging from the studies of complex systems. We make a brief introduction to the basic concepts of complex systems, for then defining "abstraction levels". These are useful for representing…
These are notes for a graduate-level introductory course on singularity categories.