3 papers
math-ph2009
Lifshitz tails for the Interband Light Absorption Coefficient
W. Kirsch, M. Krishna
In this paper we consider the Interband Light Absorption Coefficient for various models. We show that at the lower and upper edges of the spectrum the Lifshitz tails behaviour of t…
math.HO2008
Invariably Suboptimal - An attempt to improve the voting rules of Treaties of Nice and Lisbon
Werner Kirsch, Jessica Langner
We investigate the voting rules in the Council of the European Union. It is known that the current system, according to the Treaty of Nice, and the voting system proposed in the Li…
math.CO2008
Power Indices and minimal winning Coalitions
Werner Kirsch, Jessica Langner
The Penrose-Banzhaf index and the Shapley-Shubik index are the best-known and the most used tools to measure political power of voters in simple voting games. Most methods to calcu…