An ion moving in a constant magnetic field is considered as the generic example of two-dimensional topological (Chern-Simons) theory. The eigenfunctions for the generic particle are determined by solving Schrödinger’s equation in the secular and non-secular forms of the theory, corresponding to the inclusion and non-inclusion respectively in the Lagrangian of the particle’s kinetic energy. A no...

as turkey is officially a secular state and it adopts swiss civil code, thestate implements secular legal system. however, as people in turkey are predominantlymuslim and theyare born and raised in a traditionally muslim environment,people generally and especially women live under the influence of these two sometimescontradictory and inconsistent legal systems and customs. as a result, thereare...

This research paper addresses secularization from both political and religious perspectives. One of its manifestations in the political sphere is that of globalization that can lead to alienation within society; and in the United Kingdom this is exemplified by Brexit. Within the religious sphere secularization is usually couched in oppositional terms. This paper reclaims the original use ...

is religious commitment declining? is the form of religiosity changing in the society of mashhad? to find answers to these questions, we studied the various theories of secularization and determined its three levels. we defined individual secularization and its product; the secular attitude, and determined its dimensions and its indexes. next we measured the secular attitude. we then studied th...

This is a study of the Euler equations for free surface water waves in the case of varying bathymetry, considering the problem in the shallow water scaling regime. In the case of rapidly varying periodic bottom boundaries this is a problem of homogenization theory. In this setting we derive a new model system of equations, consisting of the classical shallow water equations coupled with nonloca...

In this essay, I maintain that although atheism, minimally construed, consists simply of the belief there is no God or gods, atheists must embrace a secular worldview one kind another. Since they cannot be without worldview, develop an alternative to religious, especially theistic, worldviews which they, by implication, reject. Further, argue are, at very least, two options available and these ...

National survey data show that reported energy intake has decreased in recent decades despite a rise in the prevalence of obesity. This disparity may be due to a secular increase in under-reporting or a quantitatively greater decrease in energy expenditure. This study examines the extent of under-reporting of energy intake in the National Diet and Nutrition Survey (NDNS) in young people aged 4-...

A nonsecular medical anthropology insists on the ways medicine and science have constituted 'the secular' itself through the 'secular self'-how medical knowing has been used to craft the secular political subject. As James Boon noted, too often in social theory, "religion gets safely tucked away-restricted theoretically to 'meaning' rather than power" (1998:245). The authors of the six articles...

BACKGROUND Support for smoke-free policies increases over time and particularly after implementation of the policy. In this study we examined whether the comprehensiveness of such policies moderates the effect on support among smokers. METHODS We analysed two waves (pre- and post-smoke-free legislation) of the International Tobacco Control (ITC) surveys in France, Germany, and the Netherlands...

results: “Regarding girls, only for the entire sample, these is a secular decrease in the duration of physical inactivity”: This is unclear: girls versus entire sample? • This has now been amended. This sentence has now been clarified (pp. 2-3). Abstract: conclusions: younger cohort (1998-2000): should this not be (2008-2010)? • This has now been amended (p. 3, Line 7). conclusions: younger coh...