We discuss basic principles of self-organization of a finite number of charged particles interacting via the 1/r Coulomb potential in a disk geometry. The analysis is based on the cyclic symmetry and periodicity of the Coulomb interaction between particles located on several rings. As a result, a system of equations is derived, which provides the shell structure exhibited by charged particles. ...

As a definitive investment guideline for institutions and individuals, Markowitz’s modern portfolio theory is ubiquitous in financial industry. However, its noticeably poor out-of-sample performance due to the inaccurate estimation of parameters evokes unremitting efforts of investigating effective remedies. One common retrofit that blends portfolios from disparate investment perspectives has r...

Craig Thompson, President and CEO of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, is a medical oncologist and immunologist who has made fundamental contributions to our understanding of how cells — from B and T cells to stem cells and cancer cells — survive and replicate. See the full interview at https://www.jci. org/videos/cgms to hear Thompson’s (Figure 1) stories about being a remedial reader, t...

We construct a family of groups from suitable higher rank graphs which are dimensional generalizations the Thompson groups. introduce group invariants, inspired by K-theory C⁎-algebras, and show that many our not isomorphic to Brin-Thompson nV, when n≥2.

Let me express my deep thanks to the contributors for taking the time to read my book, Mind in Life, and for writing their thoughtful commentaries, from which I have learned a great deal. Special thanks are due to Tobias Schlicht, whose hard work and dedication made this volume possible. In what follows, I will respond singly to each contributor (in alphabetical order) and do my best to address...

ion from, and hence presupposes, our empathic cognition of each other. The second side of the Dyad comes from cognitive science and is comparatively straightforward. My aim in putting the two together, side-by-side, is to create a kind of hub or axis for all of the many different issues that can be raised about intersubjectivity and consciousness as seen from the viewpoints of phenomenology and...

Thompson sampling is an algorithm for online decision problems where actions are taken sequentially in a manner that must balance between exploiting what is known to maximize immediate performance and investing to accumulate new information that may improve future performance. The algorithm addresses a broad range of problems in a computationally efficient manner and is therefore enjoying wide ...

The 'Thompson Memorial Home for Incurables', now Thompson House, was completed and ready for the admission of patients in February 1885. This very fine building in the Queen Anne style stands on the Magheralave Road, Lisburn, nearly opposite the Friends' School. It is a memorial to William Thompson Esq, MD, FRCSI, born 7th March, 1806. He had been surgeon to the County Antrim Infirmary, Seymour...

Film trailers have specific features defining a distinct visual media genre. Trailer structural features and viewers’ parsing strategies were analyzed in 21 trailers – a set of comedy, drama, and action film per decade from 1940 2010. Trailers’ structural features show a shot duration pattern that replicates the gradual decrease in Hollywood film over the same period (Cutting et al., 2011; Salt...

Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serovar Thompson strain RM6836 was isolated from lettuce in 2002. We report here the complete sequence and annotation of the genome of S. Thompson RM6836. This is the first reported complete genome sequence for S. Thompson and it will enhance our understanding of this serovar and provide another point for comparative studies between Salmonella enterica strains.