Within the correlation length equality approach, introduced in previous papers, a spontaneous symmetry breaking phenomenon among the identical planes of a two-layer ferromagnetic Ising film is growing, according to which the divergence of the correlation length at the critical point is...

On the basis of an improved elaboration of the method already proposed by the present authors, the correlation length along a vertical section of a two-layer ferromagnetic Ising film is calculated for all T ⩾ Tc. As a by-product the critical curve is determined and a very interesting...

We consider generic protocells models allowing linear and non-linear kinetics for the main involved chemical reactions. We are interested in understanding if and how the protocell division and the metabolism do synchronise to give rise to sustainable evolution of the protocell. Copyright EDP...

This paper analyzes the forecasting performance of an open economy dynamic stochastic general equilibrium (DSGE) model, estimated with Bayesian methods, for the Euro area during 1994Q1-2002Q4. We compare the DSGE model and a few variants of this model to various reduced-form forecasting models...

Sungbae An and Frank Schorfheide have provided an excellent review of the main elements of Bayesian inference in Dynamic Stochastic General Equilibrium (DSGE) models. Bayesian methods have, for reasons clearly outlined in the paper, a very natural role to play in DSGE analysis, and the appeal of...

Bayesian priors are often used to restrain the otherwise highly over-parametrized vector autoregressive (VAR) models. The currently available Bayesian VAR methodology does not allow the user to specify prior beliefs about the unconditional mean, or steady state, of the system. This is...