Regularity of the Donaldson Geometric Flow

We prove a regularity theorem for the solutions of the Donaldson geometric flow equation on the space of symplectic forms on a closed smooth four-manifold, representing a fixed cohomology class. The minimal initial conditions lay in the Besov space $B^{1,p}_{2}(M, {\varLambda }^{2})$ B 2 1 , p ( M , Λ 2 ) for p > 4. The Donaldson geometric flow was introduced by Simon Donaldson in Donaldson (Asian J. Math.3, 1–16 1999). For a detailed exposition see Krom and Salamon (J. Symplectic Geom.17, 381–417 2019).

Structural Patternings of English and Armenian Compounds

The current research is primarily devoted to outlining word-formation trends in compounds. Despite many efforts made by various linguists, word-formation still remains an uncharted area. The merit of this article lies in detailed exposition of some important problems connected with compounding in English and Armenian. Based on a contrastive approach, the main focus of the discussion will be to show both allomorphic and isomorphic features of typologically different languages in patterning compounds.

The Making of RāmaRāvaṇā

This chapter provides a detailed exposition of the dramaturgical and performative decisions that went into the staging of a 90-minute new play on Ramayana titled RāmaRāvaṇā, adapted by veteran performer and director P. Rajagopal on the basis of his traditional knowledge of Kattaikkuttu. Working against the grain of the Kattaikkuttu repertoire, which focuses primarily on the valorization of heroism and war through episodes from the Mahabharata, RāmaRāvaṇā’s innovation can be attributed to Rajagopal’s strong decision to call attention to the politics of gender with young women playing all the leading roles in the production, thereby countering the dominance of male actors in the tradition. Refusing to play into the “othering” of Ravana as a demon or the condemnation of Rama within the larger context of Dravidian anti-brahmanism, Rajagopal attempts to see the two characters as mirror images of each other, with Sita and Shurpanakha questioning the legitimacy of both in the larger context of power and patriarchy.

John Davenant's Hypothetical Universalism

AAaJohn Davenant’s hypothetical universalism has consistently been misinterpreted and misrepresented as a via media between Arminianism and Reformed theology. This study examines Bishop Davenant’s hypothetical universalism in the context of early modern Reformed orthodoxy. In light of the various misunderstandings of early modern hypothetical universalism, including English hypothetical universalism, as well as the paucity of studies touching on the theology of Davenant in particular, this book gives a detailed exposition of Davenant’s doctrine of universal redemption in dialogue with his understanding of closely related doctrines such as God’s will, predestination, providence, and covenant theology and (2) defends the thesis that Davenant’s version of hypothetical universalism represents a significant strand of the Augustinian tradition, including the early modern Reformed tradition. In service of these two aims, this book examines the patristic and medieval periods as they provide the background for the Lutheran, Remonstrant, and Reformed reactions to the so-called Lombardian formula (“Christ died sufficiently for all; effectually for the elect”). Moreover, it traces how Davenant and his fellow British delegates at the Synod of Dordt shaped the Canons of Dordt in such a way as to allow for their English hypothetical universalism. A careful exposition of the various theses found in Davenant’s De Morte Christi makes up the central core of this book. Finally, this study explores Davenant’s covenant theology and doctrine of the divine will.

Entertainment Is a Journey, Not Just a Destination

This chapter takes a process view of the entertainment experience by discussing how one can define an experience as a process and how media experience processes contribute to entertainment. Against the background of general theories about time, process, and measurement, an entertainment process is conceptualized as a set of characteristic sequences of intelligibly connected events based on specific rules and parameters of time. These characteristic events could be seen as entertainment experiences themselves, but they also contribute to a final evaluation after media exposure. Although most communication scholars concur that entertainment has processual aspects and therefore measure responses or experiences during exposure, a perspective on the process as a whole (i.e., its time dependency and consequences) is rarely investigated. Therefore, the process perspective is analyzed using a number of entertainment theories. This research posits that entertainment theories as well as the measurement of entertainment processes could benefit from a more detailed exposition about the theoretical assumptions on the shape of a process.

Anti-symplectic involutions on rational symplectic 4-manifolds

This is an expanded version of the talk given by the first author at the conference “Topology, Geometry, and Dynamics: Rokhlin – 100”. The purpose of this talk was to explain our current results on the classification of rational symplectic 4-manifolds equipped with an anti-symplectic involution. A detailed exposition will appear elsewhere.

Unstructured and Semistructured Interviewing

This chapter gives an introduction to qualitative interviewing in its unstructured and semistructured forms. Initially, the human world is depicted as a conversational reality in which interviewing takes a central position as a research method. Interviewing is presented as a social practice that has a cultural history and that appears in a variety of formats in the 21st century. A number of distinctions are introduced, which are relevant when mapping the field of qualitative interviewing between different levels of structure, numbers of participants, media of interviewing, and interviewer styles. A more detailed exposition of semistructured lifeworld interviewing is offered because this is arguably the standard form of qualitative interviewing today.

Markus Barth on the Lord’s Supper

This article seeks to offer the first detailed exposition and analysis of the two major writings of Markus Barth on the theme of the Lord’s Supper, highlighting matters of scriptural exegesis and considering issues of theological import as well as noting its ecumenical implications. It proceeds in three main sections. First, it sets the scene for the investigation of Markus Barth’s work on the Lord’s Supper by considering briefly the genre and the purpose of the writings in view. Second, it engages in a close reading and analysis of both writings on the Lord’s Supper. Third, and by way of conclusion, it concisely explores the wider ramifications of Barth’s teaching in relation to the work of the ecumenical movement.

Friendship and Other Selves in Aristotle’s Ethics

This chapter is a detailed exposition of the role of the concept of shared life in Aristotle’s thinking about the nature of friendship in both his Nicomachean and Eudemian Ethics. At its most vivid, the concept of shared life illuminates the nature of the highest forms of human friendship by designating the intimacy that arises from the sharing of one’s most cherished actions. Moreover, in his handling of two interlinked questions—whether the virtuous person needs friends and whether it is possible to be a friend to oneself—the concept of shared life emerges as essential to Aristotle’s investigation of the political conditions necessary for the performance of noble deeds, deeds which provide the polis with its final cause.

CAUSATION AND RISK IN NEGLIGENCE AND HUMAN RIGHTS LAW

The UK Supreme Court noted in Smith v Chief Constable of Sussex Police that the approach to causation in claims based on Article 2 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) is “looser” than in negligence. While the but-for test is generally applied in negligence, in Article 2 claims “it appears sufficient generally to establish merely that [the claimant] lost a substantial chance” of avoiding harm. The English courts have not always been comfortable with this divergence. In Re E. (A Child) Lady Hale stated that she was “troubled by the rejection of the ‘but for’ test” by the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR). In part this discomfort seems attributable to a lack of detailed exposition as to how the approaches to causation differ in negligence and human rights law. The lack of clarity as to what the “looser” approach consists of is unsatisfactory. Although the reference to causation in Smith was a relatively minor observation in the wider decision not to develop the duty of care owed by the police in negligence to a victim of crime, we cannot appreciate whether the difference in approach is justified without first understanding what the difference actually is. In response, one aim of this paper is to draw together key decisions on causation in the ECHR to identify what the “looser” approach entails and how it differs from the approach in negligence.