We introduce real log canonical threshold and real jumping numbers for real algebraic functions. A real jumping number is a root of the b-function up to a sign if its difference with the minimal one is less than 1. The real log canonical threshold, which is the minimal real jumping number, coincides up to a sign with the maximal pole of the distribution defined by the complex power of the absol...

In the beginning of the 1950’s, Wigner introduced a fundamental deformation from the canonical quantum mechanical harmonic oscillator, which is nowadays sometimes called a Wigner quantum oscillator or a parabose oscillator. Also, in quantum mechanics the socalled Wigner distribution is considered to be the closest quantum analogue of the classical probability distribution over the phase space. ...

corporate governance is the system by which corporations are directed and controlled. corporate governance also provides the structure through which company objectives are established, the means to achieve these objectives, and how to monitor their performance. icts have the potential to make organization and its services more transparent by providing easy access to information. this research a...

This paper is a companion piece to our previous work [J. Stat. Phys. 119, 1283 (2005)], which introduced a generalized canonical ensemble obtained by multiplying the usual Boltzmann weight factor of the canonical ensemble with an exponential factor involving a continuous function of the Hamiltonian . We provide here a simplified introduction to our previous work, focusing now on a number of phy...

a common method to determine the order of minimal realization of a continuous linear time invariant descriptor system is to decompose it into slow and fast subsystems using the weierstrass canonical form. the weierstrass decomposition should be avoided because it is generally an ill-conditioned problem that requires many complex calculations especially for high-dimensional systems. the present ...