In the context of Michel Serres'and posthumanism's proposal of rethinking the human and the world in a perspective of universal co-belonging,silence(of the human word)assumes the function of a catalyst for the...In the context of Michel Serres'and posthumanism's proposal of rethinking the human and the world in a perspective of universal co-belonging,silence(of the human word)assumes the function of a catalyst for the recognition of the human body in its aesthetic,cognitive,relational,and hybrid dimensionality,and of the world in its agency(including artistic).Within this framework,the contribution proposes a reading of art as a relation and catalyzer of relations,that is,as a(re)activation of positive relations of the human with a world that reveals itself to be increasingly hyper-complex.Taking Serresian ideas on artistic practices as not(only)human forms of expression and some posthumanist"isomorphic"positions on non-human agency as tools,the research then highlights the more-than-human scope of art.展开更多
The significance of laser-driven polarized beam acceleration has been increasingly recognized in recent years.We propose an efficient method for generating polarized proton beams from a pre-polarized hydrogen halide g...The significance of laser-driven polarized beam acceleration has been increasingly recognized in recent years.We propose an efficient method for generating polarized proton beams from a pre-polarized hydrogen halide gas jet,utilizing magnetic vortex acceleration enhanced by a laser-driven plasma bubble.When a petawatt laser pulse passes through a pre-polarized gas jet,a bubble-like ultra-nonlinear plasma wave is formed.As a portion of the particles constituting this wave,background protons are swept by the acceleration field of the bubble and oscillate significantly along the laser propagation axis.Some of the pre-accelerated protons in the plasma wave are trapped by the acceleration field at the rear side of the target.This acceleration field is intensified by the transverse expansion of the laser-driven magnetic vortex,resulting in energetic polarized proton beams.The spin of energetic protons is determined by their precession within the electromagnetic field,which is described using the Thomas-Bargmann-Michel-Telegdi equation in analytical models and particle-in-cell simulations.Multidimensional simulations reveal that monoenergetic proton beams with an energy of hundreds of MeV,a beam charge of hundreds of pC,and a beam polarization of tens of percent can be produced at laser powers of several petawatts.Such laser-driven polarized proton beams have promise for application in polarized beam colliders,where they can be utilized to investigate particle interactions and to explore the properties of matter under extreme conditions.展开更多
The contribution aims to examine the co-implications between Serres’work and posthumanist ideas of body and subjectivity.This scope is pursued primarily through the methodological choice of a gerund,such as silencing...The contribution aims to examine the co-implications between Serres’work and posthumanist ideas of body and subjectivity.This scope is pursued primarily through the methodological choice of a gerund,such as silencing,and the harnessing of its performative,processual,and relational value.Building on Serres’conception of silence as a dilation of the me the paper will follow Serresian anti-Cartesian reflections on the interchangeability of subject and object,his conception of the pre-positional body,and his thematization of the soul-body relationship.In close inter-implication with the employment of silencing is then the choice,again as a methodological device,of the preposition trans,made to act in order to explore the affinities/overlaps/assonances between Serres’theorization of the body,dimension of the human,and posthumanist conceptions of body/subjectivity.展开更多
文摘In the context of Michel Serres'and posthumanism's proposal of rethinking the human and the world in a perspective of universal co-belonging,silence(of the human word)assumes the function of a catalyst for the recognition of the human body in its aesthetic,cognitive,relational,and hybrid dimensionality,and of the world in its agency(including artistic).Within this framework,the contribution proposes a reading of art as a relation and catalyzer of relations,that is,as a(re)activation of positive relations of the human with a world that reveals itself to be increasingly hyper-complex.Taking Serresian ideas on artistic practices as not(only)human forms of expression and some posthumanist"isomorphic"positions on non-human agency as tools,the research then highlights the more-than-human scope of art.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.12075081 and 12404395)the Innovation Group Project of the Natural Science Foundation of Hubei Province of China(Grant No.2024AFA038)Bin Liu acknowledges the support of Guangdong High Level Innovation Research Institute Project,Grant No.2021B0909050006.
文摘The significance of laser-driven polarized beam acceleration has been increasingly recognized in recent years.We propose an efficient method for generating polarized proton beams from a pre-polarized hydrogen halide gas jet,utilizing magnetic vortex acceleration enhanced by a laser-driven plasma bubble.When a petawatt laser pulse passes through a pre-polarized gas jet,a bubble-like ultra-nonlinear plasma wave is formed.As a portion of the particles constituting this wave,background protons are swept by the acceleration field of the bubble and oscillate significantly along the laser propagation axis.Some of the pre-accelerated protons in the plasma wave are trapped by the acceleration field at the rear side of the target.This acceleration field is intensified by the transverse expansion of the laser-driven magnetic vortex,resulting in energetic polarized proton beams.The spin of energetic protons is determined by their precession within the electromagnetic field,which is described using the Thomas-Bargmann-Michel-Telegdi equation in analytical models and particle-in-cell simulations.Multidimensional simulations reveal that monoenergetic proton beams with an energy of hundreds of MeV,a beam charge of hundreds of pC,and a beam polarization of tens of percent can be produced at laser powers of several petawatts.Such laser-driven polarized proton beams have promise for application in polarized beam colliders,where they can be utilized to investigate particle interactions and to explore the properties of matter under extreme conditions.
文摘The contribution aims to examine the co-implications between Serres’work and posthumanist ideas of body and subjectivity.This scope is pursued primarily through the methodological choice of a gerund,such as silencing,and the harnessing of its performative,processual,and relational value.Building on Serres’conception of silence as a dilation of the me the paper will follow Serresian anti-Cartesian reflections on the interchangeability of subject and object,his conception of the pre-positional body,and his thematization of the soul-body relationship.In close inter-implication with the employment of silencing is then the choice,again as a methodological device,of the preposition trans,made to act in order to explore the affinities/overlaps/assonances between Serres’theorization of the body,dimension of the human,and posthumanist conceptions of body/subjectivity.
