Effects of external fields on a two-dimensional Klein-Gordon particle under pseudo-harmonic oscillator interaction

We study the effects of the perpendicular magnetic and Aharonov-Bohm(AB) flux fields on the energy levels of a two-dimensional(2D) Klein-Gordon(KG) particle subjected to an equal scalar and vector pseudo-harmonic oscillator(PHO).We calculate the exact energy eigenvalues and normalized wave functions in terms of chemical potential parameter,magnetic field strength,AB flux field,and magnetic quantum number by means of the Nikiforov-Uvarov(NU) method.The non-relativistic limit,PHO,and harmonic oscillator solutions in the existence and absence of external fields are also obtained.     

Inquiry as an entry point to equity in the classroom

ABSTRACT

Although many policy documents include equity as part of mathematics education standards and principles, researchers continue to explore means by which equity might be supported in classrooms and at the institutional level. Teaching practices that include opportunities for students to engage in active learning have been proposed to address equity. In this paper, through aligning some characteristics of inquiry put forth by Cook, Murphy and Fukawa-Connelly with Gutiérrez's dimensions of equity, we theoretically explore the ways in which active learning teaching practices that focus on inquiry could support equity in the classroom.     

Complexity of simple modules over the Lie superalgebra osp(k|2)

The complexity of a module is the rate of growth of the minimal projective resolution of the module while the z-complexity is the rate of growth of the number of indecomposable summands at each step in the resolution. Let $\mathfrak{g}=\mathfrak{osp}(k|2)$ ($k>2$) be the type II orthosymplectic Lie superalgebra of types B or D. In this paper, we compute the complexity and the z-complexity of the simple finite-dimensional $\mathfrak{g}$-supermodules. We then give these complexities certain geometric interpretations using support and associated varieties.