2D relativistic oscillators with a uniform magnetic field in anti-de Sitter space

We study analytically the two-dimensional deformed bosonic oscillator equation for charged particles (both spin 0 and spin 1 particles) subject to the effect of an uniform magnetic field. We consider the presence of a minimal uncertainty in momentum caused by the anti-de Sitter model and we use the Nikiforov–Uvarov (NU) method to solve the system. The exact energy eigenvalues and the corresponding wave functions are analytically obtained for both Klein–Gordon and scalar Duffin–Kemmer–Petiau (DKP) cases and we find that the deformed spectrum remains discrete even for large values of the principal quantum number. For spin 1 DKP case, we deduce the behavior of the DKP equation and write the nonrelativistic energies and we show that the space deformation adds a new spin-orbit interaction proportional to its parameter. Finally, we study the thermodynamic properties of the system and here we find that the effects of the deformation on the statistical properties are important only in the high-temperature regime.

Perception-driven dynamics of mimicry based on attractor field model

We provide a formal account of an interface that bridges two different levels of dynamic processes manifested by mimicry: prey–prey interactions and predators' perception. Mimicry is a coevolutionary process between an animate selective agent and at least two similar organisms selected by agent's perception-driven actions. Attractor field model explains perceived similarity of forms by noting that in both human and animal cognition, morphologically intermediate forms are more likely to be perceived as belonging to rare rather than abundant forms. We formalize this model in terms of predators' perception space deformation using numerical simulations and argue that the probability of confusion between similar species creates pressure on the perception space, which in turn leads to inflation of regions of perception space with high density of species representations. Such inflation causes increased discrimination between species by a predator, which implies that adaptive mimicry could initially emerge more easily among atypical species because they do not need the same level of similarity to the model. We provide a theoretical instrument to conceptualize interdependence between objective measurable matrices and perceived matrices of the same external reality. We believe that our framework leads to a more precise understanding of the evolution of mimicry.

Making the Invisible Visible—Strategies for Visualizing Underground Infrastructures in Immersive Environments

Visualization of underground infrastructure in an interactive 3D immersive environment is extremely important for efficient management of city’s infrastructure. This paper describes different geometric modelling approaches to illustrate appropriate visualization of such data. A multimodal prototype has been developed by exploiting different algorithms to render these invisible underground objects as part of an urban model. This prototype has been integrated in an immersive geographic information system (GIS), named MultiVis, for handheld iOS and Android devices. As a part of the study, three distinct strategies have been tested; the first is based on the use of transparencies to convey a sense of depth, the second relies on an image-space superposition of “ditches” on top of the rendered frame and the third is a world-space deformation of the elevation model that exposes the underground elements. Furthermore, a comparative user experience analysis of different techniques aimed to the geometrically accurate visualisation of utility networks and other underground facilities are performed and evaluated. It includes a set of user evaluations for different parameters of these techniques, which gives us an insight on how the proposed methods affect the experience and usability for technical and non-technical users.