In this paper, we first show that a wavelength division multiplexed (WDM) split crossconnect is strictly, wide-sense, or rearrangeably non-blocking if and only if a corresponding 3-stage Clos network is strictly, wide-sense or rearrangeably non-blocking. This observation implies known results on strictly non-blocking WDM split cross-connects and gives rise to new results on wide-sense and rearr...

Safe- and convenient-to-handle surrogates of hazardous chemicals are always in demand. Recently introduced cyclohexa-1,4-dienes with adequate substitution fulfil this role as El+/H- equivalents in B(C6F5)3-catalysed transfer reactions of El-H to π- and σ-donors (C 0000000000000000000000000000000000 0000000000000000000000000000000000 0000000000000000000000000000000000 000000000000000000000000000...

The generic “billiard problem” is a paradigm of nonlinear mathematical physics, which connects to deep issues in quantum and wave physics all the way to quantum or wave chaos. It can be implemented in mechanics, optics or electromagnetism, either within classical or quantum mechanics, depending on experimental configurations and on the billiard length-scale. The elusive borders between wave and...

Guaranteed Annuity Options (GAOs) are options available to holders of certain pension policies. Under these contracts, policyholders contribute premiums into a fund managed by the insurer. At retirement, the policyholders buy life annuities at a guaranteed rate provided by the original insurer, or annuitize with another insurer. If the guaranteed annuity rates are better than the prevailing rat...

The results presented in this paper clearly suggest that a coherent framework may exist which connects the topics of heavy-ion molecular resonances, hyperdeformation effects, and fission shape isomerism. New data on particleparticle-γ triple coincidences of the Si+Si reaction at a beam energy corresponding to the population of a conjectured J = 38 resonance in Ni are presented. The absence of a...

We study experimentally and numerically the electromagnetic resonances in split ring resonators ~SRRs!, around 1 GHz. For an individual SRR, we show that both electric and magnetic fields can induce resonances, the magnetic one being the strongest. The utilization of such resonant structures as efficient microwave filter is also demonstrated. The coupling between two or more SRRs can be quite c...

Signaling pathways represent parts of the global biological molecular network which connects them into a seamless whole through complex direct and indirect (hidden) crosstalk whose structure can change during development or in pathological conditions. We suggest a novel methodology, called Googlomics, for the structural analysis of directed biological networks using spectral analysis of their G...

A reference frame F is described by the element g of the Poincaré group P which connects F with a given fixed frame F 0. If F is a quantum frame, defined by a physical object following the laws of quantum physics, the parameters of g have to be considered as quantum observables. However, these observables are not compatible and some of them, namely the coordinates of the origin of F , cannot be...

An abstract, quantitative theory which connects elements of information —key ingredients in the cognitive proces—is developed. Seemingly unrelated results are thereby unified. As an indication of this, consider results in classical probabilistic information theory involving information projections and so-called Pythagorean inequalities. This has a certain resemblance to classical results in geo...

there is always a spiritual & intellectual power in persian art which connects our world with supernatural world. our deeds will be evaluated in the presence of god by angels or angles’ patterns coming from the other persian archetype that had intellectual power and we named it: farvahr. this research is tries to find and analyze the roots of angel shapes in the form of farvahr archetype, with ...