Compound transfer matrices: Constructive and destructive interference

Destructive interference in transfer rates

Transport through two point-contacts in series, even with arbitrarily high transmissions, can be modeled with rate equations if the rates are deduced from the quantum mechanical current formula, which thus accounts for interferences on the wavefunction level. An expression using Green’s functions giving the current through a single contact is valid for evaluating the charging rates of the enclo...

Phenomenology of love: The Destructive and Constructive Nature of Love

Love, this eminent humane experience, has been explored not only by writers and poets, but also by philosophers, psychologists and even experimental scientists. This paper aims to discuss a novel aspect in phenomenology of love, as the concept of destructive and constructive nature of love, which is to the best of our knowledge, presented for the first time. The fundamental idea of this paper w...

Towards constructive and destructive dynamic network configuration

Instability and Irrationality: Destructive and Constructive Services within Intelligent Environments

Does chance have a role in intelligent environments? In this work-inprogress paper we argue that chance and non-deterministic behaviour can play a fundamental and important role in intelligent environments. We discuss how this behaviour can be both destructive and constructive. Underpinning our ideas is the view that intelligent environments may be seen as a complex system of interacting servic...

The Constructive, Destructive, and Reconstructive Power of Social Norms

Despite a long tradition of effectiveness in laboratory tests, normative messages have had mixed success in changing behavior in field contexts, with some studies showing boomerang effects. To test a theoretical account of this inconsistency, we conducted a field experiment in which normative messages were used to promote household energy conservation. As predicted, a descriptive normative mess...