Braided groups and braided matrices are novel algebraic structures living in braided or quasitensor categories. As such they are a generalization of super-groups and super-matrices to the case of braid statistics. Here we construct braided group versions of the standard quantum groups Uq(g). They have the same FRT generators l± but a matrix braided-coproduct ∆L = L⊗L where L = l+Sl−, and are se...

We present a systematic introduction to the geometry of linear braided spaces. These are versions of R n in which the coordinates x i have braid-statistics described by an R-matrix. From this starting point we survey the author's braided-approach to q-deformation: braided differentiation, exponentials, Gaussians, integration and forms, i.e. the basic ingredients for q-deformed physics are cover...

This study evaluated the effect of chemical and mechanical surface treatments for cast metal alloys on the bond strength of an indirect composite resin (Artglass) to commercially pure titanium (cpTi). Thirty cylindrical metal rods (3 mm diameter x 60 mm long) were cast in grade-1 cpTi and randomly assigned to 6 groups (n=5) according to the received surface treatment: sandblasting; chemical tre...

We investigate geometric percolation and scaling relations in suspensions of nanorods, covering the entire range of aspect ratios from spheres to extremely slender needles. A new version of connectedness percolation theory is introduced and tested against specialised Monte Carlo simulations. The theory accurately predicts percolation thresholds for aspect ratios of rod length to width as low as...

This is a systematic introduction for physicists to the theory of algebras and groups with braid statistics, as developed over the last three years by the author. There are braided lines, braided planes, braided matrices and braided groups all in analogy with superlines, superplanes etc. The main idea is that the bose-fermi ±1 statistics between Grassmannn coordinates is now replaced by a gener...

The goal of this paper is to characterise certain probability laws on a class of quantum groups or braided groups that we will call nilpotent. First we introduce a braided analogue of the Heisenberg-Weyl group, which shall serve as standard example. We introduce Gaussian functionals on quantum groups or braided groups as functionals that satisfy an analogue of the Bernstein property, i.e. that ...

We show that the Witt class of a weakly group-theoretical non-degenerate braided fusion category belongs to the subgroup generated by classes of non-degenerate pointed braided fusion categories and Ising braided categories. This applies in particular to solvable nondegenerate braided fusion categories. We also give some sufficient conditions for a braided fusion category to be weakly group-theo...

We calculate both the micromechanical response and bulk elastic constants of composites of rods embedded in elastic media. We find two fixed points for Poisson's ratio with respect to rod density: there is an unstable fixed point for Poisson's ratio =1/2 (an incompressible system) and a stable fixed point for Poisson's ratio =1/4 (a compressible system). We also derive approximate expressions f...

The paper deals with braided Clifford algebras, understood as Chevalley-Kähler deformations of braided exterior algebras. It is shown that Clifford algebras based on involutive braids can be naturally endowed with a braided quantum group structure. Basic group entities are constructed explicitly.

Interlaminar failure of bonded composite structures is quite often. Nowadays there a lot lightweight high reliability carbon or glass fiber (CFRP GFRP) reinforced polymer constructions with rods. In order to better understand the delamination processes rods, analytical equations were analyzed. Later, mode I interlaminar experiments CFRP rods 3x3 mm performed and fracture toughness GIC = 135 J/m...