On multicurve models for the term structure

In the context of multi-curve modeling we consider a two-curve setup, with one curve for discounting (OIS swap curve) and one for generating future cash flows (LIBOR for a give tenor). Within this context we present an approach for the clean-valuation pricing of FRAs and CAPs (linear and nonlinear derivatives) with one of the main goals being also that of exhibiting an "adjustment factor" when passing from the one-curve to the two-curve setting. The model itself corresponds to short rate modeling where the short rate and a short rate spread are driven by affine factors; this allows for correlation between short rate and short rate spread as well as to exploit the convenient affine structure methodology. We briefly comment also on the calibration of the model parameters, including the correlation factor.Comment: 16 page

Open String on Symmetric Product

We develop some basic properties of the open string on the symmetric product which is supposed to describe the open string field theory in discrete lightcone quantization (DLCQ). After preparing the consistency conditions of the twisted boundary conditions for Annulus/M\"obius/Klein Bottle amplitudes in generic non-abelian orbifold, we classify the most general solutions of the constraints when the discrete group is $S_N$. We calculate the corresponding orbifold amplitudes from two viewpoints -- from the boundary state formalism and from the trace over the open string Hilbert space. It is shown that the topology of the world sheet for the short string and that of the long string in general do not coincide. For example the annulus sector for the short string contains all the sectors (torus, annulus, Klein bottle, M\"obius strip) of the long strings. The boundary/cross-cap states of the short strings are classified into three categories in terms of the long string, the ordinary boundary and the cross-cap states, and the ``joint'' state which describes the connection of two short strings. We show that the sum of the all possible boundary conditions is equal to the exponential of the sum of the irreducible amplitude -- one body amplitude of long open (closed) strings. This is typical structure of DLCQ partition function. We examined that the tadpole cancellation condition in our language and derived the well-known gauge group $SO(2^{13})$.Comment: 56 pages, 11 figures, Late

The boundary length and point spectrum enumeration of partial chord diagrams using cut and join recursion

We introduce the boundary length and point spectrum, as a joint generalization of the boundary length spectrum and boundary point spectrum in arXiv:1307.0967. We establish by cut-and-join methods that the number of partial chord diagrams filtered by the boundary length and point spectrum satisfies a recursion relation, which combined with an initial condition determines these numbers uniquely. This recursion relation is equivalent to a second order, non-linear, algebraic partial differential equation for the generating function of the numbers of partial chord diagrams filtered by the boundary length and point spectrum.Comment: 16 pages, 6 figure

Konsentrasi Asam Lemak Tidak Teresterifikasi (Nonesterified Fatty Acid, NEFA), Albumin, Kalsium Dan Fosfor Dalam Plasma Sebagai Indikator Status Nutrisi Sapi Perah Laktasi

Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui status gizi sapi perah laktasi didasarkan pada konsentrasi NEFA (nonesterified Asam Lemak), albumin, kalsium, dan fosfor dalam plasma. Tiga puluh dua sapi perah kepala di periode menyusui kedua digunakan untuk up mengambil plasma darah. Uji t dan regresi sama digunakan untuk berbagai penentu dari konsentrasi. Hasil pengamatan yang berarti dan berbagai konsentrasi NEFA 0.17 mEq.L-1 dan 0,11-0,22 mEq.L-1, albumin 2.69 g% dan 2,51-2,87 g%. Kemudian, mean dan berbagai konsentrasi kalsium plasma 9.39 mg% dan 8,90-9,88 mg%, 8.60 dan 8,10-9,10 mg% dari konsentrasi fosfor plasma. Regresi sama berat plasma NEFA (Y) tubuh (X1), produksi susu (X2) adalah Y = 0,163 X1 + 0,215 X2 (R2 = 11,2%, P> 0,05). Regresi sama plasma albumin (Y), berat badan (X1), produksi susu (X2) adalah Y = 0,197 X1 + 0,006 X2 (R2 = 12,3%, P> 0,05). Regresi sama plasma kalsium (Y), berat badan (X1), produksi susu (X2) adalah Y = -0,099 X1 + 0,389 X2 (R2 = 11,9%, P> 0,05), plasma fosfor (Y), berat badan (X1 ), produksi susu (X2) adalah Y = 0.72 X1 + 0,394 X2 (R2 = 19,2%, P> 0,05). Oleh karena itu, cadangan energi (konsentrasi NEFA), kalsium dan fosfor dalam plasma yang paling persyaratan untuk peningkatan produksi susu

Physical mechanisms generating spontaneous symmetry breaking and a hierarchy of scales

We discuss the phase transition in 3+1 dimensional lambda Phi^4 theory from a very physical perspective. The particles of the symmetric phase (`phions') interact via a hard-core repulsion and an induced, long-range -1/r^3 attraction. If the phion mass is sufficiently small, the lowest-energy state is not the `empty' state with no phions, but is a state with a non-zero density of phions Bose-Einstein condensed in the zero-momentum mode. The condensate corresponds to the spontaneous-symmetry-breaking vacuum with neq 0 and its excitations ("phonons" in atomic-physics language) correspond to Higgs particles. The phase transition happens when the phion's physical mass m is still positive; it does not wait until m^2 passes through zero and becomes negative. However, at and near the phase transition, m is much, much less than the Higgs mass M_h. This interesting physics coexists with `triviality;' all scattering amplitudes vanish in the continuum limit, but the vacuum condensate becomes infinitely dense. The ratio m/M_h, which goes to zero in the continuum limit, can be viewed as a measure of non-locality in the regularized theory. An intricate hierarchy of length scales naturally arises. We speculate about the possible implications of these ideas for gravity and inflation.Comment: 27 pages plus 2 files of figure

Open String Amplitudes in Various Gauges

Recently, Schnabl constructed the analytic solution of the open string tachyon. Subsequently, the absence of the physical states at the vacuum was proved. The development relies heavily on the use of the gauge condition different from the ordinary one. It was shown that the choice of gauge simplifies the analysis drastically. When we perform the calculation of the amplitudes in Schnabl gauge, we find that the off-shell amplitudes of the Schnabl gauge is still very complicated. In this paper, we propose the use of the propagator in the modified Schnabl gauge and show that this modified use of the Schnabl gauge simplifies the computation of the off-shell amplitudes drastically. We also compute the amplitudes of open superstring in this gauge.Comment: 23 pages, minor correction

The sixth Painleve equation arising from D_4^{(1)} hierarchy

The sixth Painleve equation arises from a Drinfel'd-Sokolov hierarchy associated with the affine Lie algebra of type D_4 by similarity reduction.Comment: 14 page

Pengaruh Penyuluhan Kesehatan Reproduksi Melalui Media Elektronik Video Terhadap Tingkat Pengetahuan Kesehatan Reproduksi Pada Siswa SMP Negeri 9 Surakarta

Latar Belakang : Dewasa ini, usia remaja adalah usia yang sangat rentan dalam mengalami masalah kesehatan reproduksi. Pengetahuan tentang kesehatan reproduksi sangat diperlukan oleh masyarakat khususnya masa remaja, agar memiliki pengetahuan yang memadai tentang masalah kesehatan reproduksi. Salah satu cara untuk meningkatkan pengetahuan kesehatan reproduksi adalah dengan cara penyuluhan. Penyuluhan dengan media elektronik video adalah salah satu media pendidikan yang efektif karena media elektronik video bergerak dinamis, menggunakan kesan visual dan audio, sehingga dapat memaksimalkan penyerapan materi penyuluhan yang akan diberikan Tujuan Penelitian : Untuk mengetahui pengaruh penyuluhan kesehatan reproduksi melalui media elektronik video terhadap tingkat pengetahuan kesehatan reproduksi pada siswa SMP Negeri 9 Surakarta Metode Penelitian : Penelitian ini menggunakan metode quasi experimental one group pre test-post test design pada 55 responden pada kelas VIII. Responden diberikan kuesioner pre test sebelum penyuluhan, kemudian diberikan kuesioner post test setelah penyuluhan, serta diberikan post test kedua setelah 20 hari penyuluhan. Analisis data dilakukan dengan menggunakan uji friedman. Hasil : Terdapat perbedaan tingkat pengetahuan yang bermakna setelah diberikan penyuluhan (p < 0,05). Nilai rata-rata terendah sebesar 1,02 terdapat pada hasil Pre Test, kemudian dilakukan Post Test dan didapatkan nilai rata-rata sebesar 2,70. Setelah 20 hari perlakuan didapatkan nilai rata-rata 2,28. Kesimpulan : Terdapat pengaruh penyuluhan kesehatan reproduksi melalui media elektronik video terhadap tingkat pengetahuan kesehatan reproduksi pada siswa SMP Negeri 9 Surakarta