375 research outputs found
Stephane Mallarme: A synthesis of romanticism and parnassianism, 1970
No full textThe purpose of this paper is to analyse works of Stephane Mallarme, father of Symbolism, pointing out romantic and parnassian elements. Symbolism, like Romanticism, attempted to express the interior thoughts of man. The symbolist movement then, was not only a revolt against Parnassianism but also a return to Romanticism. On the other hand, one would not be incorrect in saying that Romanticism reached its culmination in the works of the symbolists poets. For this reason, an attempt will be made to show that the works of Mallarme, father of Symbolism, can be considered as a synthesis of Romanticism and Parnassianism. This thesis contains three chapters. The first chapter is devoted to a discussion of Romanticism and of Parnassianism. Special attention is given to the origin, development, characteristics and influences of each school. The relationship of one School with the other is also pointed out. The second chapter consists of a biographical sketch of Stephane Mallarme. Special emphasis is placed on factors and events in his life which may have influenced or determined the elements of Romanticism and Parnassianism in his poetry. The third chapter is devoted to an analysis of some of the poems of Stephane Mallarme", "Les Fenetres," V Apparition," "L'Azur," "Toast Funebre," "Le Vierge," "L'Apres-Midi d'un Faune." In these analyses special attention is given to the romantic and parnassian tendencies of the poems. Since these romantic-parnaassian elements occur frequently throughout his works, it has been concluded that Mallarme's poetry can be considered as a synthesis of the two poetic schools
Obama's visit to Korea : an unwavering US-ROC alliance amidst regional tensions
No full textFor more about the East-West Center, see http://www.eastwestcenter.org/Stephane Mot, Independent Author and Blogger living in Seoul, explains that "Obama's visit did not change the opinion of the vast majority of South Koreans who consider the US-ROK alliance to be unequal, but it did further confirm the importance of South Korea for US engagement towards Asia.
Random Aharonov-Bohm vortices and some exact families of integrals: Part III
No full text13 pages. arXiv admin note: substantial text overlap with arXiv:1209.1036International audienceAs a sequel to [1] and [2], I present some recent progress on Bessel integrals \int_0^{\infty}{\rmd u}\; uK_0(u)^{n}, \int_0^{\infty}{\rmd u}\; u^{3}K_0(u)^{n}, ... where the power of the integration variable is odd and where , the Bessel weight, is a positive integer. Some of these integrals for weights n=3 and n=4 are known to be intimately related to the zeta numbers zeta(2) and zeta(3). Starting from a Feynman diagram inspired representation in terms of n dimensional multiple integrals on an infinite domain, one shows how to partially integrate to n-2 dimensional multiple integrals on a finite domain. In this process the Bessel integrals are shown to be periods. Interestingly enough, these "reduced" multiple integrals can be considered in parallel with some simple integral representations of zeta numbers. One also generalizes the construction of [2] on a particular sum of double nested Bessel integrals to a whole family of double nested integrals. Finally a strong PSLQ numerical evidence is shown to support a surprisingly simple expression of zeta(5) as a linear combination with rational coefficients of Bessel integrals of weight n= 8
Random Aharonov-Bohm vortices and some exactly solvable families of integrals
No full text10 pagesA review of the random magnetic impurity model, introduced in the context of the integer Quantum Hall effect, is presented. It models an electron moving in a plane and coupled to random Aharonov-Bohm vortices carrying a fraction of the quantum of flux. Recent results on its perturbative expansion are given. In particular, some funny families of integrals show up to be related to the Riemann and
Statistical Curse of the Second Half Rank, Eulerian numbers and Stirling numbers
No full text11 pages, 6 figures, conference proceedingsInternational audienceI describe the occurence of Eulerian numbers and Stirling numbers of the second kind in the combinatorics of the Statistical Curse of the Second Half Rank problem
Statistical Curse of the Second Half Rank, Eulerian numbers and Stirling numbers
No full text11 pages, 6 figures, conference proceedingsInternational audienceI describe the occurence of Eulerian numbers and Stirling numbers of the second kind in the combinatorics of the Statistical Curse of the Second Half Rank problem
The algebraic area of closed lattice random walks
No full text20 pages, 1 figure, misprints corrected, one section in the Appendix addedInternational audienceWe propose a formula for the enumeration of closed lattice random walks of length enclosing a given algebraic area. The information is contained in the Kreft coefficients which encode, in the commensurate case, the Hofstadter secular equation for a quantum particle hopping on a lattice coupled to a perpendicular magnetic field. The algebraic area enumeration is possible because it is split in pieces, each tractable in terms of explicit combinatorial expressions
On the Lieb-Liniger model in the infinite coupling constant limit
No full textInternational audienceWe consider the one-dimensional Lieb-Liniger model (bosons interacting via 2-body delta potentials) in the infinite coupling constant limit (the so-called Tonks-Girardeau model). This model might be relevant as a description of atomic Bose gases confined in a one-dimensional geometry. It is known to have a fermionic spectrum since the N-body wavefunctions have to vanish at coinciding points, and therefore be symmetrizations of fermionic Slater wavefunctions. We argue that in the infinite coupling constant limit the model is indistinguishable from free fermions, i.e., all physically accessible observables are the same as those of free fermions. Therefore, Bose-Einstein condensate experiments at finite energy that preserve the one-dimensional geometry cannot test any bosonic characteristic of such a model
Algebraic area enumeration for lattice paths
No full text13 pages, 4 figuresWe give a summary of recent progress on the algebraic area enumeration of closed paths on planar lattices. Several connections are made with quantum mechanics and statistical mechanics. Explicit combinatorial formulae are proposed which rely on sums labelled by the multicompositions of the length of the paths
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