Any Theory Can Be Useful Theory, Even If It Gets On Our Nerves

Quantum field theory can be UV finite if it is taken as effective one

This is a further explanation of a recent approach proposed by the author (hep-th/9708104, Ref. [1], that is somewhat sketchy) for any ordinary QFT (whether renormalizable or not) in any space-time dimension. We discussed the physical motivations of the new approach and its efficiency when compared to the existent renormalization approaches. Some other important issues related are briefly touch...

Agency Theory: Can it be Used to Strengthen IT Governance?

In recent years it has become questionable whether corporate boards are able to direct and control IT effectively. There seems to be a general lack of boardlevel information regarding IT which may lead to ineffective governance over it. The aim of this paper is to demonstrate how this scenario relates to the agency problem and how agency theory may be used to offer a theoretical framework for a...

Can Abstract State Machines Be Useful in Language Theory?

The abstract state machine (ASM) is a modern computation model. ASMs and ASM based tools are used in academia and industry, albeit on a modest scale. They allow you to give high-level operational semantics to computer artifacts and to write executable specifications of software and hardware at the desired abstraction level. In connection with the 2006 conference on Developments in Language Theo...

Can Game Theory Be Saved? Can Game Theory Be Saved?

Game-theoretic analysis is a well-established part of the toolkit of economic analysis. In crucial respects, however, game theory has failed to deliver on its original promise of generating sharp predictions of behavior in situations where neoclassical microeconomics has little to say. Experience has shown that in most situations, it is possible to tell a game-theoretic story to …t almost any p...

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