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Ethical funds are a good way to invest money – in principle
In these tough times, people are inclined to put themselves first – but you can still help the planet in doing so
Saturday 22 August 2009
For 25 years, ethical funds have grown in popularity but the financial crisis and a prolonged period of underperformance have started to make investors nervous. The sector actually shrunk by £18.4m during the second quarter of this year – its first net outflow since records began back in 1992, according to the Investment Management Association.
More than £40m was withdrawn during June, which wiped out both the £8.1m net gains enjoyed the previous month and the £13.8m added in May. Considering £22.3m was invested during the corresponding month in 2008, this is a worrying sign. Is this a temporary glitch or a depressing long-term tren?. Are people still convinced they can make money at the same time as helping the planet, or has their enthusiasm been replaced by scepticism?
Before analysing the sector, it's important to put the IMA statistics into context. They should not be taken at face value, insists Adam Ognall, deputy chief executive of UKSIF, the sustainable investment and finance association. "One of the major reasons for the fall is that a fund closed and wrote cheques out to its investors," he explains. "If you look at the funds that are still open for business, most of them are showing positive inflows."
The fund in question was the HSBC Ethical Charity Unit Trust, which was run on behalf of one client and not open to public investment. Its departure, therefore, shouldn't reflect unfairly on the sector as a whole. Even so, research compiled by Investment Life & Pensions Moneyfacts reveals that ethical funds in general have been struggling during the difficult environment of the past couple of years.
In fact, the average ethical fund has dropped 16.74 per cent in value during the 12 months to 1 July 2009, while non-ethical funds have fallen by a margin of 12.3 per cent. Only three out of 60 ethical funds have actually delivered positive growth. It's a similarly depressing story for the year to 1 July 2008, when ethical funds fell 14.2 per cent, compared to an 8.31 per cent drop for non-ethical. The net result is that over three years, the average ethical fund has lost 16.42 per cent.
"Just two years ago, the defence for ethical-fund performance was strong, with returns outstripping those of their non-ethical rivals. Unfortunately, the performance of ethical funds is now lagging behind that of their non-ethical counterparts," says Richard Eagling, editor of Investment Life & Pensions Moneyfacts.
He attributes this mismatch to the composition of many ethical funds and, more pertinently, the nature of where they can invest. "Many ethical funds were unable to invest in defensive sectors such as pharmaceuticals, tobacco, and oil and gas, which performed very strongly in the fourth quarter of 2008," he explains. "By contrast, most ethical funds have a stronger bias towards smaller and medium-sized companies, both of which struggled last year."
So can you actually make as much money in them as in a non-ethical fund – and should they form part of an average investor's portfolio? It's a debate that has been raging ever since ethical funds first became a part of the investment landscape a quarter of a century ago when Friends Provident launched its Stewardship range – now run on its behalf by F&C – to a sceptical retail audience.
The year was 1984, and the chance of tapping in to a social conscience back then was debatable at best; laughable at worst. With the country in the grip of the miners' strikes, saving the planet wasn't exactly high on the list of priorities. However, times have changed and there has been a fairly dramatic shift in the years since, with people willing to consider making changes to the ways in which they live their lives, the products they buy, and the investments they consider.
The amounts held in ethical funds account for a tiny percentage of overall assets under management. Although the total invested in this area has more than doubled to £4.5bn over the past decade, this figure still equates only to a miserly 1.1 per cent share. However, there are plenty of other green and ethical funds available that are not included in these figures as they don't meet IMA requirements, points out Adam Ognall. "There are a number of very large and successful funds that aren't covered, and many of them are still enjoying inflows of cash," he explains. "Overall, during the financial crisis, investors have been very loyal to ethical funds."
In addition, the industry has expanded on the number of products on offer over the past 18 months, which has increased their appeal. "There are now a range of ethical funds offering exposure to different asset classes, and this is important because they will meet the different profiles of different clients," he adds.
There's no doubt the ethical-investing sector is developing and broadening its appeal and the ways in which it operates, agrees Geoff Penrice, an adviser at Honister Partners – and this is good news. Whereas ethical-fund managers would previously employ only negative screening – such as excluding companies involved in tobacco, alcohol and animal testing – they are increasingly looking at positive screening as well.
"This means they will look at companies which are beneficial to the environment or which have a good track record in promoting workers' rights," he explains. "Fund managers also use their position as shareholders to encourage ethical behaviour in the companies which they invest in; this is known as shareholder engagement."
This appeals to many – as highlighted by a spokeswoman for the Ethical Investment Research Service (EIRIS). "The ethical investor gains more than just a return from their investment," she says. "Their savings represent an investment in the world's future, too."
Periods of underperformance are to be expected when you are dealing with funds that screen potential investments says Karina Litvack, head of governance and sustainable investment at F&C. "As you're dealing with a constrained investment universe, you will have some differences in performance over shorter periods, but over the longer term, research shows they [ethical and non-ethical funds] tend to perform the same," she says.
Andy Gadd, head of research at Lighthouse Group, concurs. Investing in ethical funds must be considered over the course of an economic cycle, he insists, citing as an example the Co-operative Insurance Sustainable Leaders Trust. "This was the best-performing fund in the 'UK: All Companies' sector for the 12 months to 31 January 2007," he explains. "Although recent performance has been disappointing, this fund still outperforms the sector and the FTSE All-Share over three and five years."
So how important will the role of ethical funds be in the future? Litvack is convinced that the qualities displayed by companies that are seen as offering gold-standard best practice today will become the norm tomorrow. "In predicting the future, I would look at the past," she says. "The really remarkable fact you've seen in the last 25 years is that things which seemed outlandish and fringe have become completely mainstream."
These mainstream investments will, therefore, absorb an increasing number of the tenets of sustainable investment, she suggests. "This means ethical investing is going to continue to be about spotting the new trends and adopting them, which means more risks sometimes but also anticipating them before they become big themes."
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Do You Think...Do you think if I could cut open my chest,And spread apart my ribs,You would stitch up my bloody broken heart?Do you think if I could give you my attention,For more than a second at a time,You would spin me a tale of poison honey kisses?Do you think if I could hang myself,From your pretty, pretty neck,You would wear me around like your new favorite accessory?Do you think if I could live forever,With no hope of ever leaving this hell,You would do all in your power to take me from this pain?Do you think if I could need you,Like you've never needed me,You would finally leave me to rest in the shattered pieces that I am?
MeI'm not immature-I'm silly.I'm not stupid-I'm special.I'm not unruly-I'm enjoying life.I'm not here for you to judge and label-I'm me.
The Undetected CrimesYou told me to watch as you dancedWith skeletons of memoriesBetter left behind and forgotten;But I can hardly see a thingThrough the masquerade mask you pulledOver my stargazing eyes.You begged me to listen to you singThe screaming lyrics of a dead girl's diary,Recklessly scribbled on the never-lasting pages;But I can't hear your manic voice Through the cotton you drilledInto my eavesdropping ears.You wanted me to tasteThe decay of that other girl,Still smeared across your smirking lips;But I couldn't taste a breathThrough the layer of lies you spreadAcross my innocent tongue.You asked me to smellThat stomach twisting odorOf lingering tragedy and denial;But I can't inhale a scentThrough the sadness you broughtTo my limited attention.Now you plead with me to feelThe caress of your bloodstained fingersAcross my moonlit cheek;But I'm numb to your every touch and stingThrough the shroud of smoking painThat you have attracted to my guilty heart.
WordsWords.They bite into my skinLike a rusty blade.The wounds don't closeAnd they festerStinging at even the slightest brush of a thought.Looks.They bruise meDown to my deepest tissues.My flesh purplesAnd my body achesAt even the most brief of glances.I'm bloody, bruised and brokenCowering in the corner of a twisted mind.Who I was has been replaced by a personI never wanted to be.


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Paccar will notify owners, and dealers will replace the defective component with a new battery equalizer or DC-DC converter, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin by the end of February.
Kenworth's number for this recall is 14KWD. Peterbilt's number for this recall is 114-C.
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Not coincidentally, WSDG has created Audio Production Teaching Studios for more than a dozen Art Institute schools throughout the U.S., including Chicago, Washington, DC, Nashville, Phoenix, Denver, Las Vegas and, San Francisco.
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The Walters-Storyk Design Group www.wsdg.com has designed over 3000 media production facilities in the U.S., Europe, the Far East and Latin America. WSDG credits range from the original Jimi Hendrix Electric Lady Studio in Greenwich Village to NYC's Jazz At Lincoln Center performance complex, broadcast facilities for The Food Network, Interlochen Public Radio, CBS and WNET, and corporate clients such as Hoffman La Roche. Recent credits include private studios for the Goo Goo Dolls, Jay-Z, Timbaland's Tim Mosley, Tracy Chapman, film composer Carter Burwell, Aerosmith; Green Day, Jay-Z, Bruce Springsteen and Alicia Keys. WSDG principals John Storyk, Beth Walters, and Dirk Noy lecture frequently at universities and industry events, and contribute regularly to industry publications. WSDG is a six-time winner of the prestigious TEC Award for outstanding achievement in Acoustics/Facility Design. The firm maintains offices in NY, SF, Argentina, Brazil, Beijing, Mexico City and Switzerland.
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I keep gaining weight despite gyming.
Great article NB. That's what happened to me when I hit the gym 4-5 times a week doing spinning, hardcore full body weight workouts, I got fatter and I was starving all the time. When I hear of people long cardio sessions I cringe. Unless your training for something, quality of workout is far more effective than quantity. Performing intervals and full-body exercises can be done in as little as 20-30 minutes. Although, diet should be addressed first because as they say, you can't work off a bad diet.
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Am I eating too little calories?
Protein is so important, you need at least .4 g per for each pound you weigh. Protein deficiency is no laughing matter as your body begins to break down existing proteins as a source of amino acids. Prolonged protein deficiency means tissue loss, especially muscle tissue. As a side note, I don't recommend soy as protein, it's poison in my mind (although I have a thyroid disorder and soy is the worst food you can eat).
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I keep gaining weight despite gyming.
There is the possibility you are overconsuming calories (people make that mistake when they workout and think they can eat more because they think they are burning more than they really are). But if you have a good daily calorie intake that isn't too much, then you are most likely ovrweight due to metabolic syndrome/insulin resistance and exercise can worsen the condition making it even harder to lose weight. Start with diet first--get lean proteins with every meal, eat good fats, lots of veggies, low sugar fruits, some complex carbs (but unless you are training for something, keep total carbs below 100-125g daily). Our bodies are not designed to live on processed food and often our diets are completely carb heavy which don't provide the proper nutrients and good fats. Revisit what you are eating and google insulin resistance or metabolic syndrome. There are many good tips on how to reverse it, suggested supplements, etc., which will get your body back to functioning properly and it will no longer store excess fat.
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Am I eating too little calories?
Amen mahjohn!
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shake meal replacement
I mix a high-quality whey protein powder with organic mixed greens (like super greens) with some berries in a blender. It will nourish your body without taxing your digestive system. The brand I buy is Reserveage Grass-Fed Whey protein, it's non GMO, gluten and soy free (never eat soy), sweetened with stevia.
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Low Calorie Diet with no results??? *frustrated*
The only way you can get away with low calories is when you have a super nutient-rich diet (no empty calories). Most people don't eat that way and I never met a teenage that does :) But body inflammation will make it hard to lose body fat and getting good fats/increasing omega 3 fats through seeds, nuts, oils, fish, etc., is essential in reducing body inflammation. But also decrease your omega 6 fats (think unhealthy oils like, peanut oil, soybean oil, canola oil, cottonseed oil, corn oil, sunflower oil, and safflower oil--many packaged foods are packed with omega 6 as well as chicken, beef, pork, etc). Also eating low calorie means you could be deficient in many important vitamins and minerals your body needs to communicate/function properly like magnesium and vitamin D. Your body is not a simple machine and the types of foods we eat help your body produce the right hormones that help regulate body fat. Add in a little exercise, even if it's walking, and you'll be good to go.
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Low Calorie Diet with no results??? *frustrated*
Not sure if you are doing this but sometimes when people go low calorie they also go low fat when it's really the processed carbs they should be cutting to save calories. Besides getting a good amount of protein, eat plenty of good fats, they are needed to produce the hormones which help your body burn fat.
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Cauliflower pizza
[quote=laner68]I steam the cauliflower so it get a lot of water in it. Then cool it and try to get all the water out. I add 1 egg, 1/2 cup parmesan grated and a little garlic powder. Then form it onto a cookie sheet covered in parchment, paper towel blot it again to get more water out, then bake about 25 min at 425 It's super yummy, but I want it a little crispier, w/o burning it (that's the water problem I think)[/quote] There's really no reason to cook the cauliflower beforehand. Just mix your ingredients and bake.
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Cauliflower pizza
I've never had that problem. Maybe there's an ingredient I use that you don't? Here's my recipe: 2-3 cups grated cauliflower 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt 1/2 teaspoon dried basil (crush it even more between your fingers) 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano (crust it even more between you fingers) 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder optional a few shakes of crushed red pepper 1/4 cup shredded parmesan cheese 1/4 cup mozzarella cheese 1 egg We actually eat it as a side dish rather than using it as pizza crust.
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Yes, the simple/processed carbs are what are driving your cravings. You need to find a way to replace them with other foods and the cravings will go away. But don't be afraid to skip breakfast. There was a time I would have NEVER done that but I practice intermittent fasting where skipping breakfast is a normal way of life. I just consume most of my calories within an 8 hour window and often my "breakfast" is around noon. You still have to watch total calories for the day. If you care to read, here's an article that explains what IF is and how do do it: http://www.businessinsider.com...
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I don't know what diet you are on but my question is why low fat? Is it because of the calories? Increasing omega 3 fats reduces body inflammation which could help alievate some of your chronic pain and we need fat in our diet to lose fat--just not the omega 6 fats which most diets are too rich in. If you can afford the calories, switch up processed foods (cereals, breads, rices, etc) for healthy fats. They are also very satifying. I make my own guacamole and eat with fresh cut veggies, eat seeds or nuts, berries, wild rice (which is actually a grass not a rice). Just some food for thought.
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Slimming power of coconut oil
The medium-chain triglycerides (MCTs) in coconut oil can increase energy compared to the same amount of calories from longer chain fats. MCTs also metabolize differently than longer chains and it's been said to improve metabolism. They are sent straight to the liver from the digestive tract (so that's why they are used for energy right away). I would not consume fats like this with a high amount of carbs (cereals, breads, pastas or foods high in sugar). I eat coconut oil nearly every morning. It's unflavored and I put it in my coffee too.
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Sleep Aids
[quote=Instantcrazy]Interestin... As someone who SUFFERS from ADHD and axiety, I have never heard of these. When you say dietary forms, do you mean like a supplement or actual food forms? I also have a girlfriend who has REALLY bad PMS so I definitely want to learn about GABA. [/quote] GABA is in supplement form. I believe there are foods rich in GABA too. Certain teas (you'd have to research as I'm not sure what kind) and fermented foods like yogurt or kefir are good sources of GABA.
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Sleep Aids
GABA is a chemical that is made in the brain and has a claming effect on nerve impulses. This makes you more tranquil, a sense of wellbeing. Without it, you'd constantly remain on edge and anxious with no ability to relax (think of people with ADHD). There are dietary forms of GABA which can be taken for relieving anxiety, improving mood, reducing PMS, and of couse ADHD. They apparenlty help the brain produce GABA.
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Sleep Aids
Again, I'm not a proponent of pills but rather finding natural ways. A newsletter that I got just had tips on sleeping. Maybe one of these may help. 1.Make sure that you're getting enough magnesium in your diet. Taking 300 -500 mg of magnesium supplement can really help. Most people (something like 80%) are deficient in magnesium. 2.If you're on a low carb diet eating a little fat before bed can help you fall asleep faster and have a more restful night. Try getting a teaspoon of MCT oil or a tablespoon of coconut butter or almond butter either with your last meal or snack before you sleep. 3.A tablespoon of raw honey can also help if you're on a low carb diet and can't sleep. 4.A cup of warm (non-caffeinated) drink can help calm you down and help you sleep--an herbal tea like chamomile tea. 5.GABA is an inhibitory neurotransmitter that really calms you down and helps you sleep. It's especially good if you end up staying up late working or doing something that's stimulating before going to sleep. 6.Try sleeping in the dark without any ambient light. The darker the better, especially for quality deep (REM) sleep. 7.If possible, try and get to bed before 11pm so that you can take advantage of the melatonin hormone which peaks at around 11pm. Melatonin helps you fall asleep faster and get a better quality of sleep.
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Day 3 - Low carb Journey
We all have days like that, changing the way you eat for life takes time. Eventually that cereal won't look so appealing :) Actually most processed foods are not that appealing to me anymore, you'll get there.
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IF Question
Draglist, I am doing 1 thing he recommended in his article which is having a small amount of protein and greens. I mix a high quality whey with mixed greens in a blender. It's a great drink! Supposedly this may actually increase the benefits you get from fasting. I'm definatly going to continue with that habit if anything just to get some much needed protein added to my diet.
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IF Question
It's like anything, there are always various opinions. It does make sense that if you have a heavy meal that it will take a long time to digest. I read and reread his comments on circadian rythyms and my eyes glazed over :) I didn't think IF was that scientific lol
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I ran into this article and am not sure if the information is out of date (from 2012) and I know nothing about the author or his book. This is the first time I've read about net fasting (after a meal has been digested). I've been doing the 16:8 and have never accounted for disgestion time. While I'm fasting for weightloss what I'm more intersted in is the health benefits gained from fasting so I want to be sure I'm doing it in the most beneficial way. Does anyone have any thoughts on this? http://fitness.mercola.com/sit...
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Bella, I was just joking, yes in moderation is fine. I just prefer weights or HIIT to hours of cardio.
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math.MP updates on arXiv.org http://arxiv.org/ Mathematics -- Mathematical Physics (math.MP) updates on the arXiv.org e-print archive en-us 2014-10-30T20:30:00-05:00 firstname.lastname@example.com Mathematics -- Mathematical Physics 1901-01-01T00:00+00:00 1 daily arXiv.org http://arxiv.org/icons/sfx.gif http://arxiv.org/ Moment Cones of Representations. (arXiv:1410.8144v1 [quant-ph]) http://arxiv.org/abs/1410.8144
We give a general description of the moment cone of an arbitrary finite-dimensional unitary representation of a compact, connected Lie group. Our method is based on straightforward differential-geometric arguments combined with a variant of Ressayre's notion of a dominant pair. As applications, we obtain new inequalities for the one-body quantum marginal problem, a generalization of Horn's inequalities to arbitrary representations, and a geometric interpretation of the Howe--Tan--Willenbring invariants associated to Horn's inequalities.
 Michèle Vergne, Michael Walter On the dynamics of lattice systems with unbounded on-site terms in the Hamiltonian. (arXiv:1410.8174v1 [math-ph]) http://arxiv.org/abs/1410.8174
We supply the mathematical arguments required to complete the proofs of two previously published results: Lieb-Robinson bounds for the dynamics of quantum lattice systems with unbounded on-site terms in the Hamiltonian and the existence of the thermodynamic limit of the dynamics of such systems.
 Bruno Nachtergaele, Robert Sims Eisenstein Quasimodes and QUE. (arXiv:1410.8179v1 [math.SP]) http://arxiv.org/abs/1410.8179
We consider the question of Quantum Unique Ergodicity for quasimodes on surfaces of constant negative curvature, and conjecture the order of quasimodes that should satisfy QUE. We then show that this conjecture holds for Eisenstein series on the modular surface, extending results of Luo-Sarnak and Jakobson. Moreover, we observe that the equidistribution results of Luo-Sarnak and Jakobson extend to quasimodes of much weaker order--- for which QUE is known to fail on compact surfaces--- though in this scenario the total mass of the limit measures will decrease. We interpret this stronger equidistribution property in the context of arithmetic QUE, in light of recent joint work with E. Lindenstrauss on joint quasimodes.
 Shimon Brooks Membrane Quantum Mechanics. (arXiv:1410.8180v1 [hep-th]) http://arxiv.org/abs/1410.8180
We consider the multiple M2-branes wrapped on a compact Riemann surface and study the arising quantum mechanics by taking the limit where the size of the Riemann surface goes to zero. The IR quantum mechanical models resulting from the BLG-model and the ABJM-model compactified on a torus are N = 16 and N = 12 superconformal gauged quantum mechanics. After integrating out the auxiliary gauge fields we find OSp(16|2) and SU(1,1|6) quantum mechanics from the reduced systems. The curved Riemann surface is taken as a holomorphic curve in a Calabi-Yau space to preserve supersymmetry and we present a prescription of the topological twisting. We find the N = 8 superconformal gauged quantum mechanics that may describe the motion of two wrapped M2-branes in a K3 surface.
 Tadashi Okazaki Magnetic Schr\"odinger operators and Ma\~n\'e's critical value. (arXiv:1410.8210v1 [math.SP]) http://arxiv.org/abs/1410.8210
We study periodic magnetic Schr\"odinger operators on covers of closed manifolds in relation to Ma\~n\'e's critical energy values of the corresponding classical Hamiltonian systems. In particular, we show that if the covering transformation group is amenable, then the bottom of the spectrum is bounded from above by Ma\~n\'e's critical energy value. We also determine the spectra for various homogeneous spaces with left-invariant magnetic fields.
 Peter Herbrich Dimer-monomer Model on the Towers of Hanoi Graphs. (arXiv:1410.8223v1 [math-ph]) http://arxiv.org/abs/1410.8223
The number of dimer-monomers (matchings) of a graph $G$ is an important graph parameter in statistical physics. Following recent research, we study the asymptotic behavior of the number of dimer-monomers $m(G)$ on the Towers of Hanoi graphs and another variation of the Sierpi\'{n}ski graphs which is similar to the Towers of Hanoi graphs, and derive the recursion relations for the numbers of dimer-monomers. Upper and lower bounds for the entropy per site, defined as $\mu_{G}=\lim_{v(G)\rightarrow\infty}\frac{\ln m(G)}{v(G)}$, where $v(G)$ is the number of vertices in a graph $G$, on these Sierpi\'{n}ski graphs are derived in terms of the numbers at a certain stage. As the difference between these bounds converges quickly to zero as the calculated stage increases, the numerical value of the entropy can be evaluated with more than a hundred significant figures accuracy.
 Hanlin Chen, Renfang Wu, Guihua Huang, Hanyuan Deng Recurrence Relations of the Multi-Indexed Orthogonal Polynomials : II. (arXiv:1410.8236v1 [math-ph]) http://arxiv.org/abs/1410.8236
In a previous paper we presented $3+2M$ term recurrence relations with variable dependent coefficients for $M$-indexed orthogonal polynomials of Laguerre, Jacobi, Wilson and Askey-Wilson types. In this paper we present (conjectures of) the recurrence relations with constant coefficients for these multi-indexed orthogonal polynomials. The simplest recurrence relations have $3+2\ell$ terms, where $\ell (\geq M)$ is the degree of the lowest member of the multi-indexed orthogonal polynomials.
 Satoru Odake Dynamic uniqueness and phase transition of chains of infinite order. (arXiv:1410.8241v1 [math.PR]) http://arxiv.org/abs/1410.8241
We say that a kernel exhibits dynamic uniqueness if all the chains starting from a fixed past coincide in the future tail $\sigma$-algebra, otherwise the kernel exhibits dynamic phase transition. We characterize dynamic uniqueness/phase transition by proving several equivalent conditions. In particular, we prove that dynamic uniqueness is equivalent to convergence in total variation distance of all the chains starting from different pasts. We also study the relationship between our definition of uniqueness and the $\ell^2$ criteria for the uniqueness of $g$-measures. We prove that the Bramson-Kalikow and Hulse models exhibit dynamic uniqueness if and only if the kernel is in $\ell^2$. Using this result, we exhibit examples where equilibrium and dynamic uniqueness are not equivalent. As a consequence, we conclude that the probability of asymptotic events for the equilibrium measure can differ from the chains of infinite order starting from a fixed past.
 Christophe Gallesco, Sandro Gallo, Daniel Yasumasa Takahashi The Whitham Equation as a Model for Surface Water Waves. (arXiv:1410.8299v1 [physics.flu-dyn]) http://arxiv.org/abs/1410.8299
The Whitham equation was proposed as an alternate model equation for the simplified description of uni-directional wave motion at the surface of an inviscid fluid. As the Whitham equation incorporates the full linear dispersion relation of the water wave problem, it is thought to provide a more faithful description of shorter waves of small amplitude than traditional long wave models such as the KdV equation.

In this work, we identify a scaling regime in which the Whitham equation can be derived from the Hamiltonian theory of surface water waves. The Whitham equation is integrated numerically, and it is shown that the equation gives a close approximation of inviscid free surface dynamics as described by the Euler equations. The performance of the Whitham equation as a model for free surface dynamics is also compared to two standard free surface models: the KdV and the BBM equation. It is found that in a wide parameter range of amplitudes and wavelengths, the Whitham equation performs on par with or better than both the KdV and BBM equations.
 Daulet Moldabayev, Henrik Kalisch, Denys Dutykh Confluent Heun functions and the Coulomb problem for spin 1/2 particle in Minkowski space. (arXiv:1410.8300v1 [math-ph]) http://arxiv.org/abs/1410.8300
In the paper, the well-known quantum mechanical problem of a spin 1/2 particle in external Coulomb potential, reduced to a system of two first-order differential equations, is studied from the point of view of possible applications of the Heun function theory to treat this system. It is shown that in addition to the standard way to solve the problem in terms of the confluent hypergeometric functions (proposed in 1928 by G. Darvin and W. Gordon), there are possible several other possibilities which rely on applying the confluent Heun functions. Namely, in the paper there are elaborated two combined possibilities to construct solutions: the first applies when one equation of the pair of relevant functions is expressed trough hypergeometric functions, and another constructed in terms of confluent Heun functions. In this respect, certain relations between the two classes of functions are established. It is shown that both functions of the system may be expressed in terms of confluent Heun functions. All the ways to study this problem lead us to a single energy spectrum, which indicates their correctness.
 V. Balan, A.M. Manukyan, E.M. Ovsiyuk, V.M. Red'kov, O.V. Veko General conditions for vanishing the current J^{z} for Dirac field on boundaries of the domain between two planes. (arXiv:1410.8305v1 [quant-ph]) http://arxiv.org/abs/1410.8305
In connection with the Casimir effect for a spinor field in presence of external magnetic field, of special interest are solutions of the Dirac equation in the domains restricted by two planes, which have vanishing the third projection of the conserved current J^{z} on two boundaries. General conditions for vanishing the current are formulated, they reduce to linear homogeneous algebraic system, for which solutions exist only when vanishing the determinant of the linear system, that is for the roots of a 4-th order algebraic equation with respect to the variable e^{2ik a}, where a is a half-distance between the planes, and k stands for the third projection of the Dirac particle momentum. All solutions of the equation have been found explicitly, each of them provides us in principle with a special possibility to get the quantization rules for parameter k; the most of produced expression for the roots can be solved with respect to parameter k only numerically. Generally, solutions e^{2ik a} depend on 4 arbitrary phase parameters which influence the appropriate wave functions with vanishing current: J^{z}(z=-z,+a)=0.
 O.V. Veko, V.M. Red'kov, A.I. Shelest, S.A. Yushchenko, A.M. Ishkhanyan Geometric Variational Principles for Stochastic Fluid Dynamics. (arXiv:1410.8311v1 [math-ph]) http://arxiv.org/abs/1410.8311
This paper derives stochastic partial differential equations (SPDEs) for fluid dynamics from a stochastic variational principle (SVP). Both Lagrangian and Hamiltonian approaches are applied in the derivation of the stochastic dynamics. The paper proceeds by: taking variations in the SVP to derive stochastic Stratonovich fluid equations; writing their It\^o representation; taking the expectation (or mean) of the It\^o equations; and then investigating the properties of these stochastic fluid models in comparison with the corresponding deterministic fluid models. The circulation properties of the stochastic Stratonovich fluid equations are found to closely mimic those of the deterministic ideal fluid models. However, the It\^o case deviates considerably because of the difference in the drift velocities. For example, the Kelvin theorem for preservation of circulation in a deterministic ideal incompressible fluid flow continues to hold in the Stratonovich case, provided the circulation loop follows the Stratonovich stochastic path. However, circulation is not preserved when the loop follows the stochastic path in the It\^o case, because of the additional quadratic term that appears in It\^o calculus. Motion along the stochastic Stratonovich paths also preserves the helicity of the vortex field lines in incompressible stochastic flows, but not so for stochastic It\^o paths. The paper also derives motion equations for two examples of stochastic geophysical fluid dynamics (SGFD). The importance of Kelvin's circulation theorem in the example of Stratonovich SGFD equations is emphasised by deriving a conservation law for the potential vorticity of fluid particles moving along Stratonovich stochastic paths in both the Euler-Boussinesq and quasigeostropic approximations. However, again, the corresponding potential vorticity conservation results do not hold for It\^o flows.
 Darryl D. Holm Electromagnetic Field in de Sitter Expanding Universe: Majorana--Oppenheimer Formalism, Exact Solutions in non-Static Coordinates. (arXiv:1410.8324v1 [math-ph]) http://arxiv.org/abs/1410.8324
Tetrad-based generalized complex formalism by Majorana--Oppenheimer is applied to treat electromagnetic field in extending de Sitter Universe in on-static spherically-symmetric coordinates. With the help of Wigner D-functions, we separate angular dependence in the complex vector field E_{j}(t,r)+i B_{j}(t,r) from (t,r)-dependence. The separation parameter arising here instead of frequency \omega in Minkowski space-time is quantized, non-static geometry of the de Sitter model leads to definite dependence of electromagnetic modes on the time variable. Relation of 3-vector complex approach to 10-dimensional Duffin-Kemmer-Petiau formalism is considered. On this base, the electromagnetic waves of magnetic and electric type have been constructed in both approaches. In Duffin-Kemmer-Petiau approach, there are constructed gradient-type solutions in Lorentz gauge.
 O.V. Veko, N.D Vlasii, Yu.A. Sitenko, E.M. Ovsiyuk, V.M. Red'kov Hydrogen atom in de Sitter spaces and Heun functions. (arXiv:1410.8344v1 [math-ph]) http://arxiv.org/abs/1410.8344
The hydrogen atom theory in developed in de Sitter spaces of constant and negative curvature on the base of the Klein-Fock-Gordon wave equation in static coordinates. After separation of the variables in both models, the problem reduces to the Heun type second order differential equation with four singular points. Qualitative examination shows that the energy spectrum for the hydrogen atom in de Sitter space should be quasi-stationary, and the hydrogen atom becomes principally unstable. We have calculated approximate expression for energy levels within quasi-classical method; also the probability of decay of the hydrogen atom has been estimated. Similar analysis shows that in anti de Sitter model, the hydrogen atom should be stable in the sense of the quantum mechanics, approximate formulas for energy level have been found also within semiclassical approach. Extension to the case of a spin 1/2 particle in both de Sitter models is given, at these there arise complicated differential equations with 8 singular points.
 O.V. Veko, K.V. Kazmerchuk, E.M. Ovsiyuk, V.M. Red'kov, A.M. Ishkhanyan Deformations of Coisotropic Submanifolds in Abstract Jacobi Manifolds. (arXiv:1410.8446v1 [math.DG]) http://arxiv.org/abs/1410.8446
In this paper, using the Atiyah algebroid and first order multi-differential calculus on non-trivial line bundles, we attach an $L_\infty$-algebra to any coisotropic submanifold $S$ in an abstract (or Kirillov's) Jacobi manifold. Our construction generalizes and unifies analogous constructions in symplectic, Poisson case, and locally conformal symplectic geometry. As a new special case, we attach an $L_\infty$-algebra to any coisotropic submanifold in a contact manifold, including Legendrian submanifolds. The $L_\infty$-algebra of a coisotropic submanifold $S$ governs the (formal) deformation problem of $S$.
 Hông Vân Lê, Yong-Geun Oh, Alfonso G. Tortorella, Luca Vitagliano Quantum Brownian Motion Revisited: Caldeira-Leggett Model with Inhomogeneous Damping and Diffusion. (arXiv:1410.8448v1 [cond-mat.quant-gas]) http://arxiv.org/abs/1410.8448
We analyze the microscopic model of quantum Brownian motion, describing a Brownian particle interacting with a bosonic bath through a coupling which is linear in the creation and annihilation operators of the bath, but may be a nonlinear function of the position of the particle. Physically, this corresponds to a configuration in which damping and diffusion are spatially inhomogeneous. We derive systematically the quantum master equation for the Brownian particle in the Born-Markov approximation and we discuss the appearance of novel terms, for various polynomials forms of the coupling. We discuss the cases of linear and quadratic coupling in great detail and we derive, using Wigner function techniques, the stationary solutions of the master equation for a Brownian particle in a harmonic trapping potential. We predict quite generally Gaussian stationary states, and we compute the aspect ratio and the spread of the distributions. In particular, we find that these solutions may be squeezed (super-localized) with respect to the position of the Brownian particle. We analyze various restrictions to the validity of our theory posed by non-Markovian effects and by the Heisenberg principle. We further study the dynamical stability of the system, by applying a Gaussian approximation to the time dependent Wigner function, and we compute the decoherence rates of coherent quantum superpositions in position space. Finally, we propose a possible experimental realization of the physics discussed here, by considering an impurity particle embedded in a degenerate quantum gas.
 Pietro Massignan, Aniello Lampo, Jan Wehr, Maciej Lewenstein Localization of the states of a PT-symmetric double well. (arXiv:1410.8460v1 [math-ph]) http://arxiv.org/abs/1410.8460
We make a nodal analysis of the processes of level crossings in a model of quantum mechanics with a PT-symmetric double well. We prove the existence of infinite crossings with their selection rules. At the crossing, before the PT-symmetry breaking and the localization, we have a total P-symmetry breaking of the states.
 Riccardo Giachetti, Vincenzo Grecchi Optimal linear Glauber model. (arXiv:1401.5412v6 [cond-mat.stat-mech] UPDATED) http://arxiv.org/abs/1401.5412
Contrary to the actual nonlinear Glauber model (NLGM), the linear Glauber model (LGM) is exactly solvable, although the detailed balance condition is not generally satisfied. This motivates us to address the issue of writing the transition rate ($w_j$) in a best possible linear form such that the mean squared error in satisfying the detailed balance condition is least. The advantage of this work is that, by studying the LGM analytically, we will be able to anticipate how the kinetic properties of an arbitrary Ising system depend on the temperature and the coupling constants. The analytical expressions for the optimal values of the parameters involved in the linear $w_j$ are obtained using a simple Moore-Penrose pseudoinverse matrix. This approach is quite general, in principle applicable to any system and can reproduce the exact results for one dimensional Ising system. In the continuum limit, we get a linear time-dependent Ginzburg-Landau (TDGL) equation from the Glauber's microscopic model of non-conservative dynamics. We analyze the critical and dynamic properties of the model, and show that most of the important results obtained in different studies can be reproduced by our new mathematical approach. We will also show in this paper that the effect of magnetic field can easily be studied within our approach; in particular, we show that the inverse of relaxation time changes quadratically with (weak) magnetic field and that the fluctuation-dissipation theorem is valid for our model.
 Shaon Sahoo, Soumya Kanti Ganguly SYM, Chern-Simons, Wess-Zumino Couplings and their higher derivative corrections in IIA Superstring theory. (arXiv:1403.1238v3 [hep-th] UPDATED) http://arxiv.org/abs/1403.1238
We find the entire form of the amplitude of two fermion strings (with different chirality), a massless scalar field and one closed string Ramond-Ramond (RR) in IIA superstring theory which is different from its IIB one. We make use of a very particular gauge fixing and explore several new couplings in IIA. All infinite $u$- channel scalar poles and $t,s$- channel fermion poles are also constructed. We find new form of higher derivative corrections to two fermion two scalar couplings and show that the first simple $(s+t+u)-$ channel scalar pole for $p+2=n$ case can be obtained by having new higher derivative corrections to SYM couplings at third order of $\alpha'$. We find that the general structure and the coefficients of higher derivative corrections to two fermion two scalar couplings are completely different from the derived $\alpha'$ higher derivative corrections of type IIB.
 Ehsan Hatefi More on Ramond-Ramond, SYM, WZ couplings and their corrections in IIA. (arXiv:1403.7167v2 [hep-th] UPDATED) http://arxiv.org/abs/1403.7167
We obtain the closed form of the correlation function of one current and four spin operators (with different chiralities ) in type IIA superstring theory. The complete form of the S-matrix of one gauge , two fermions (with different chiralities) and one closed string Ramond-Ramond for all order $\alpha'$ type IIA has been explored. Moreover, we make use of a different gauge fixing to be able to find out all the closed forms of $<V_{C} V_{A}V_{\bar\psi}V_{\psi} >$ correlators. An infinite number of $t,s-$channel fermion poles of this S-matrix in the field theory of IIA is generated. Unlike the the closed form of the correlators of the same amplitude of IIB, for various $p,n$ cases in type IIA we do have different double poles in $t,(t+s+u)$ and in $s,(t+s+u)$ channels and we produced them. We also find new Wess-Zumino couplings of IIA with their third order $\alpha' $ corrections as well as a new form of higher derivative corrections (with different coefficient from its IIB one ) to SYM couplings at third order of $\alpha' $. Using them, we are able to produce a $(t+s+u)$ channel scalar pole of the $<V_{C} V_{A}V_{\bar\psi}V_{\psi} >$ amplitude for $p+2=n$ case. Finally we make some comments on $\alpha'$ corrections to IIA Superstring theory.
 Ehsan Hatefi Constructive Comments on QED2 in Curved Spacetime - I. (arXiv:1405.3127v2 [math-ph] UPDATED) http://arxiv.org/abs/1405.3127
In this paper an axiomatic formulation of the Schwinger Model in curved spacetime is considered. The mathematical approach utilized is that specified by Hollands and Wald in [1]. We will attempt to present the theory in this context, exhibiting the operator product expansions (OPEs) that define the theory in a follow-on paper.
 T. Mark Harder, Thomas K. DeLillo Heat-kernel and resolvent asymptotics for Schroedinger operators on metric graphs. (arXiv:1406.1045v2 [math-ph] UPDATED) http://arxiv.org/abs/1406.1045
We consider Schroedinger operators on compact and non-compact (finite) metric graphs. For such operators we analyse their spectra, prove that their resolvents can be represented as integral operators and introduce trace-class regularisations of the resolvents. Our main result is a complete asymptotic expansion of the trace of the (regularised) heat-semigroup generated by the Schroedinger operator. We also determine the leading coefficients in the expansion explicitly.
 Jens Bolte, Sebastian Egger, Ralf Rueckriemen Dirac and Faddeev-Jackiw quantization of a five-dimensional St\"ueckelberg theory with a compact dimension. (arXiv:1406.4430v4 [math-ph] UPDATED) http://arxiv.org/abs/1406.4430
A detailed Hamiltonian analysis for a five-dimensional St{\"{u}}eckelberg theory with a compact dimension is performed. First, we develop a pure Dirac's analysis of the theory, we show that after performing the compactification, the theory is reduced to four-dimensional St{\"{u}}eckelberg theory plus a tower of Kaluza-Klein modes. We develop a complete analysis of the constraints, we fix the gauge and we show that there are present pseudo-Goldstone bosons. Then we quantize the theory by constructing the Dirac brackets. As complementary work, we perform the Faddeev-Jackiw quantization for the theory under study, and we calculate the generalized Faddeev-Jackiw brackets, we show that both the Faddeev-Jackiw and Dirac's brackets are the same. Finally we discuss some remarks and prospects.
 Alberto Escalante (IFUAP), Moisés Zárate (IFUAP) Interference Visibility as a Witness of Entanglement and Quantum Correlation. (arXiv:1407.6460v2 [quant-ph] UPDATED) http://arxiv.org/abs/1407.6460
In quantum information and communication one looks for the non-classical features like interference and quantum correlations to harness the true power of composite systems. We show how the concept akin to interference is, in fact, intertwined in a quantitative manner to entanglement and quantum correlation. In particular, we prove that the difference in the squared visibility for a density operator before and after a complete measurement, averaged over all unitary evolutions, is directly related to the quantum correlation measure based on the measurement disturbance. For pure and mixed bipartite states the unitary average of the squared visibility is related to entanglement measure. This may constitute direct detection of entanglement and quantum correlations with quantum interference setups. Furthermore, we prove that for a fixed purity of the subsystem state, there is a complementarity relation between the linear entanglement of formation and the measurement disturbance. This brings out a quantitative difference between two kinds of quantum correlations.
 Lin Zhang, Arun Kumar Pati, Junde Wu Symmetry and Conservation Laws in Semiclassical Wave Packet Dynamics. (arXiv:1410.8107v2 [math-ph] UPDATED) http://arxiv.org/abs/1410.8107
We formulate translational and rotational symmetries in semiclassical Gaussian wave packet dynamics and find the corresponding conserved quantities via Noether's theorem. We consider two slightly different formulations of Gaussian wave packet dynamics; one is based on earlier works of Heller and Hagedorn, and the other based on the symplectic-geometric approach by Lubich and others. In either case, we reveal the symplectic and Hamiltonian nature of the dynamics and formulate natural symmetry group actions in the setting to derive the corresponding conserved quantities (momentum maps). Of particular interest is the momentum map corresponding to the rotational symmetry in the symplectic formulation of the Gaussian wave packet dynamics: We obtain a semiclassical angular momentum that inherits the essential properties of the classical angular momentum as well as naturally corresponds to the quantum picture.
 Tomoki Ohsawa Tricyclic graphs with exactly two main eigenvalues. (arXiv:math-ph/0309029v2 CROSS LISTED) http://arxiv.org/abs/math-ph/0309029
An eigenvalue of a graph $G$ is called a main eigenvalue if it has an eigenvector the sum of whose entries is not equal to zero. In this paper, all connected tricyclic graphs with exactly two main eigenvalues are determined.
 He Huang, Hanyuan Deng Tutte polynomial of a fractal scale-free lattice. (arXiv:1410.7988v1 [math.CO] CROSS LISTED) http://arxiv.org/abs/1410.7988
The Tutte polynomial of a graph, or equivalently the $q$-state Potts model partition function, is a two-variable polynomial graph invariant of considerable importance in both combinatorics and statistical physics. The computation of this invariant for a graph is NP-hard in general. In this paper, based on their self-similar structures, we recursively describe the Tutte polynomials of an infinite family of scale-free lattices. Furthermore, we give some exact analytical expressions of the Tutte polynomial for several special points at $(X,Y)$-plane.
 Hanlin Chen, Yuanhua Liao, Hanyuan Deng