This paper contributes to the theory of rational choice under sequential criteria. Following the approach initiated by Manzini and Mariotti (2007) for single-valued choice functions, we characterize choice correspondences that are rational by two sequential criteria under a mild consistency axiom. Rationales ensuring the sequential rationalization are explicitly constructed and a uniquely deter...

We investigate graph-directed iterated function systems in mixed Euclidean and p-adic spaces. Hausdorff measure and Hausdorff dimension in such spaces are defined, and an upper bound for the Hausdorff dimension is obtained. The relation between the Haar measure and the Hausdorff measure is clarified. Finally, we discus an example in R×Q2 and calculate upper and lower bounds for its Hausdorff di...

In this note we prove that for equilibrium states of axiom A systems the time τB(x) needed for a typical point x to enter for the first time in a typical ball B with radius r scales as τB(x) ∼ r d where d is the local dimension of the invariant measure at the center of the ball. A similar relation is proved for a full measure set of interval excanges. Some applications to Birkoff averages of un...

Hušek defines a space X to have a small diagonal if each uncountable subset of X disjoint from the diagonal, has an uncountable subset whose closure is disjoint from the diagonal. Hušek proved that a compact space of weight ω1 which has a small diagonal, will be metrizable, but it remains an open problem to determine if the weight restriction is necessary. It has been shown to be consistent tha...

In Drosophila, the eye primordium is specified as a subdomain of the larval eye disc. Here, we show that the Zn-finger transcription factor teashirt (tsh) marks the region of the early eye disc where the eye primordium will form. Moreover, tsh misexpression directs eye primordium formation in disc regions normally destined to form head capsule, something the eye selector genes eyeless (ey) and ...

We investigate the connection between the dynamical Borel-Cantelli and waiting time results. We prove that if a system has the dynamical BorelCantelli property, then the time needed to enter for the first time in a sequence of small balls scales as the inverse of the measure of the balls. Conversely if we know the waiting time behavior of a system we can prove that certain sequences of decreasi...

A supermanifold, Mm/n, can be caracterired by its smooth superfunctions which constitute an algebra A (Leites, Kostant). We associate canonically ~a Ia Gelfand, certain fibred manifolds on which the automorphisms (the Jordan automorphisms) of A actas diffeomorphisms. For example, the kernelsof all homomorphisms from the algebra of superfunctions onto the Grassmann algebra of dimension n form na...

The Hirsch index is a number that synthesizes a researcher’s output. It is the maximum number h such that the researcher has h papers with at least h citations each. Woeginger [Woeginger, G. J. (2008a). An axiomatic characterization of the Hirsch-index. Mathematical Social Sciences, 56(2), 224–232; Woeginger, G. J. (2008b). A symmetry axiom for scientific impact indices. Journal of Informetrics...

In the last hundred-odd years, set theory has been studied mainly as axiomatized mathematical theory. This axiomatic approach to set theory was launched by Zermelo (1908b; see also Ebbinghaus 2007). Under Hilbert‘s influence, he presented in 1908 a set of axioms for set theory. His main objective can be said to have been to remove the uncertainties from the set-theoretical foundations of mathem...