Almost Everything Is Relative in the Caucasus

Almost Everything about the Almost Mathieu Operator I*

We review some aspects of the spectral theory of the Almost Mathieu operator (acting on`2 (Z)): where ; ; 2 R. We concentrate on the spectrum as a set, and describe the partial results obtained so far on the conjectures that, for irrational , it is a Cantor set and has Lebesgue measure j4 ? 2jjj.

With apologies to Albert: everything is not relative.

Badiou’s Logics: Math, Metaphor, and (Almost) Everything

Mathematics plays a central role in the philosophical system of Alain Badiou. The aim of this essay is to situate this appeal to mathematics in the broader context of his work, including its literary and political elements. Alain Badiou’s appeal to mathematics is a process, a system that has been developing for close to half a century. Although there is an overarching mathematical theme, the sy...

On space, time, and language: for the next century, timing is (almost) everything.

With the advent of neuroimaging tools has come a surpassing concern for space and a corresponding disregard for time. The next century will see a newfound appreciation of the fact that, with respect to language, time is always of the essence. Neuroimaging tools such as functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) and positron emission tomography (PET), when tweaked to measure changes in blood f...

Geopolitical Changes and Crises in The Caucasus

The Caucasus has seen numerous crises since the region gained independence following the collapse of the Soviet Union. Some of these crises have not been resolved yet as evidenced by recent Russia-Georgia conflict. This paper seeks to analyze such crises within the framework of significant geopolitical changes unfolded by the collapse of the Soviet Union. The author argues that in the post-Sovi...