Newtonian gravitational stress tensor Created 2026-10-06 Updated 2026-10-14
For a Newtonian gravitational potential obeying the Poisson equation for Newtonian gravity, define . Commutation of mixed partial derivatives gives . Thus the gravitational force density can be put in conservative form as . The sign is chosen so that is added to the momentum flux; reversing the stress convention reverses the divergence sign.
Neveu–Schwarz fermionic oscillator 2026-10-06
Antiperiodic worldsheet Majorana fermions give transverse modes , , with . Positive modes annihilate the oscillator vacuum; negative modes are fermionic creation operators.
Neveu–Schwarz level operator 2026-10-06
Before the GSO projection, takes nonnegative half-integer values. The first vector at is massless for string intercept .
Neveu–Schwarz level-one massive tensor Created 2026-10-06 Updated 2026-10-07
The unprojected level-one states form a transverse vector representation and an exterior square. Fermionic anticommutation makes the two-fermion states antisymmetric. Together they restrict from an antisymmetric rank-two tensor of , not a massive spin-two field.
Neutron-to-proton ratio 2026-10-06
Neglecting chemical potentials, the equilibrium abundance ratio is . Weak freeze-out fixes an approximate starting ratio, which is then reduced by free-neutron decay after freeze-out before most remaining neutrons bind into helium.
Extra sum of squares 2026-10-06
For nested normal linear models, the decrease in residual sum of squares obtained by adding coefficients is their extra sum of squares. Dividing by the number of added coefficients and by the full-model residual mean square gives the partial F-test. A sequential analysis of variance attributes this decrease according to the specified order of entry; it need not equal the partial comparison when other terms are retained.
Even with a common event hazard, the exact expectation of the Nelson–Aalen estimator is , because no increments can be observed after the risk set is empty. Replacing ratios by ratios of expectations gives an approximate target and does not prove finite-sample unbiasedness. For one uncensored exponential event time, the estimator has mean rather than .
Nelson–Aalen variance estimator 2026-10-06
For untied events at with predictable risk set size , the estimated predictable variation of the Nelson–Aalen estimator is . It comes from the martingale event increment variance and the estimator increment . It applies on the range with individuals at risk; it is not an exact finite-sample unbiasedness statement.
Event-count identity for Nelson–Aalen cumulative hazards Created 2026-10-06 Updated 2026-10-14
With all subjects entering at time zero and no tied observation times, the Nelson–Aalen estimator satisfies . Exchanging sums makes each event increment appear in exactly subject hazards. The identity relies on the risk-set count equalling the number of observation times at least , and generally needs modification for delayed entry.
Nonattainment under an initial derivative constraint Created 2026-10-06 Updated 2026-10-18
A pointwise constraint on the initial derivative need not be closed in the norm controlling the value and first-derivative square integrals. For example, minimize with , and . The attained minimum is , uniquely achieved by , with natural condition . Adding excludes this minimizer but leaves the same infimum. Multiplying by and rescaling to restore the integral gives smooth admissible approximations converging in energy. The formal quadratic from the interior Euler-Lagrange equation and two initial conditions alone is therefore not a true minimizer.
Weak cosmic censorship conjecture 2026-10-06
The weak cosmic censorship conjecture predicts, under appropriate generic isolated initial-data and matter assumptions, that collapse singularities are hidden from distant observers by an event horizon. It motivates exterior predictability in the physical argument for the Penrose inequality. It is distinct from the strong cosmic censorship conjecture, which concerns inextendibility of the maximal Cauchy development.
A five-dimensional Myers-Perry black hole with equal rotational parameters has a metric depending on a single radial coordinate. In a fibered coordinate system, its radial functions can be written , , and . For there are outer and inner Killing horizons; at equality they form a degenerate Killing horizon. With the standard sphere identifications and , its Komar mass is .
The vector space of formal polynomials over a field in variables with total degree of a polynomial at most has the monomial basis for nonnegative exponents with . Introducing a slack exponent and using stars and bars counts basis elements. These are formal polynomials; over a finite field, distinct formal polynomials need not define distinct polynomial functions unless suitable degree restrictions hold.
Polynomial restriction to a line Created 2026-10-06 Updated 2026-10-07
For a line with , restricting a degree-at-most- multivariate polynomial gives a univariate polynomial in of degree at most . Its coefficients are linear functionals of the original coefficient vector. Vanishing on the whole line is therefore equivalent to at most homogeneous linear conditions. Alternatively, distinct roots force the restriction to be identically zero.
Quartic residue Created 2026-10-06 Updated 2026-10-14
A nonzero element of a finite field is a quartic residue when for some nonzero . If , the multiplicative group of a finite field is cyclic of order divisible by four, so the quartic residues form a subgroup of index four; equivalently .
Multiplicativity of an arithmetic function Created 2026-10-06 Updated 2026-10-14
For an arithmetic function, multiplicativity means and whenever are positive coprime integers. It allows values of an arithmetic function to be assembled from its values on prime powers, as explained under multiplicative function.
Multiple imputation by chained equations 2026-10-06
Specify a conditional distribution for each incomplete variable given the others, cycle through parameter draws and missing-value draws, and retain multiple completed datasets after suitable convergence checks. Preserve observed entries. Adequate models, appropriate support and the intended analysis structure matter; arbitrary conditional models need not be compatible with one joint distribution. Standard applications assume missing at random given included predictors. Use Rubin's rules to pool estimates and uncertainty.
Rubin's rules 2026-10-06
For completed-data estimates with variances , pool using , , , and . The total variance includes within-imputation uncertainty, between-imputation uncertainty and finite- simulation uncertainty.
Auxiliary variable for multiple imputation 2026-10-06
A recorded variable included in imputation models to help predict missing values or explain response patterns, even if it is absent from the final substantive model. Useful auxiliaries can improve precision and make missing at random more plausible; they cannot establish that assumption from the observed data.
Boolean multilinearization 2026-10-06
Replace each positive power by in a polynomial. This gives a multilinear polynomial of no larger polynomial degree with the same values on . In the polynomial method in combinatorics, these functions lie in a vector space with a basis consisting of the square-free monomials of the required polynomial degrees.
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