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http://www.potto.org/dieCasting/node38.html | Next: A note on numerical Up: 3.3.1 Is the flow Previous: 3.3.1 Is the flow
### Transition from laminar to turbulent
It commonly assumed that the flow is turbulent in the shot sleeve, runner system, and the duration of the filling of the cavity. Further, it also assumed that the model can reasonably represent the turbulence structure. These assumptions are examined herein. We examine the flow in 1) the shot sleeve, 2) the runner system, and 3) the mold cavity. Note, that even if the turbulence is exist in some regions it doesn't necessarily mean that all the flow field is turbulent.
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Figure exhibits the transition to a turbulent flow for instantaneous starting flow in a circular pipe. The abscissa represents time and the y-axis represents the number at which transition to turbulence occurs. The points on the graphs show the transition to a turbulence. This figure demonstrates that a large time is required to turn the flow pattern to a turbulent which measured in several seconds. The figure demonstrates that the transition does not occur below a certain critical number (known as the critical number for steady state). It also shows that a considerable time has to elapse before transition to turbulence occurs even for a relatively large Reynolds number. The geometry in die casting however is different and therefore it is expected that the transition occurs at different times. Our present knowledge of this area is very limited. Yet, a similar transition delay is expected to occur after the instantaneous'' start-up which probably will be measured in seconds. The flow in die casting in many situations is very short (in order of milliseconds) and therefore it is expected that the transition to a turbulent flow does not occur.
After the liquid metal is poured, it is normally repose for sometime in a range of 10's seconds. This fact is known in the scientific literature as the quieting time for which the existed turbulence (if exist) is reduced and after enough time (measured in seconds) is illuminated. Hence, if turbulence was created during the filling process of the shot sleeve is disappeared''. Now we can examine the question, is the flow in the duration of the slow plunger velocity is turbulent (see Figure ).
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Clearly, the flow in the substrate (a head the wave) is still (almost zero velocity) and therefore the turbulence does not exist. The number behind the wave is above the critical number (which is in the range of 2000-3000). The typical time for the wave to travel to the end of the shot sleeve are in the range of a second. At present there are no experiments on the flow behind the wave10. To discuss the free interface as oppose to solid interface. The estimation can be done by looking at what is known in the literature about the transition to turbulence in instantaneous starting pipe flow. It has been shown [#!flow:wygy!#] that the flow changes from a laminar flow to turbulent flow occurs in an abrupt meaner for a flow with supercritical number.
A typical velocity of the propagating front (transition between laminar to turbulent) is about at same velocity as the mean velocity of the flow. Hence, it is reasonable to assume that the turbulence is confined to a small zone in the wave front since the wave is traveling in a faster velocity than the mean velocity. should we insert a graph about the relation between the mean velocity and wave velocity in the shot sleeve Note that the thickness of the transition layer is a monotone increase function of time (traveling distance). The number in the shot sleeve based on the diameter is in a range of which means that the boundary layer has not developed much. Therefore, the flow can be assumed as almost a plug flow with the exception of the front region. what about the solid layer the skimmed to increase'' the plunger head and effects on the flow.
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https://mran.revolutionanalytics.com/snapshot/2020-01-27/web/packages/scoringRules/vignettes/gettingstarted.html | R package scoringRules: Getting started
2019-08-20
This vignette provides a two-page introduction to the scoringRules package. For a more detailed introduction, see the paper ‘Evaluating probabilistic forecasts with scoringRules’ (Jordan, Krüger, and Lerch, Journal of Statistical Software, forthcoming) which is available as a further vignette to scoringRules.
Background
Forecasting a continuous random variable, such as temperature (in degrees Celsius) or the inflation rate (in percent) is important in many situations. Since forecasts are usually surrounded by uncertainty, it makes sense to state forecast distributions, rather than point forecasts. The scoringRules package offers mathematical tools to evaluate a forecast distribution, $$F$$, after an outcome $$y$$ has realized. To this end, we use scoring rules which assign a penalty score $$S(y, F)$$ to the realization/forecast pair; a smaller score corresponds to a better forecast. See Gneiting and Katzfuss (‘Probabilistic Forecasting’, Annual Review of Statistics and Its Application, 2014) for an introduction to the relevant statistical literature.
scoringRules supports two types of forecast distributions, $$F$$: Distributions given by a parametric family (such as Normal or Gamma), and distributions given by a simulated sample. Furthermore, the package covers the two most popular scoring rules $$S$$: The logarithmic score (LogS), given by $\text{LogS}(y, F) = -\log f(y),$ where $$f$$ is the density conforming to $$F$$, and the continuous ranked probability score (CRPS), given by $\text{CRPS}(y, F) = \int_{-\infty}^\infty (F(z) - \mathbf{1}(y \le z))^2 dz,$ where $$\mathbf{1}(A)$$ is the indicator function of the event $$A$$. The LogS is typically easy to compute, and we include it mainly for reference purposes. By contrast, the CRPS can be very tricky to compute analytically, and cumbersome to approximate numerically. The scoringRules package implements several new methods to tackle this challenge. Specifically, we include many previously unknown analytical expressions, and incorporate recent findings on how to best compute the CRPS of a simulated forecast distribution.
Example 1: Parametric forecast distribution
Suppose the forecast distribution is $$\mathcal{N}(2, 4)$$, and an outcome of zero realizes:
The following piece of code computes the CRPS for this situation:
library(scoringRules)
# CRPS of a normal distribution with mean = standard deviation = 2, outcome is zero
crps(y = 0, family = "normal", mean = 2, sd = 2)
## [1] 1.204883
As documented under ?crps, the parametric family used in the example is one of the following choices currently implemented in scoringRules:
• Normal, Mixture of normals, Two-piece normal, Log-normal, Generalized truncated/censored normal, (Scaled) Student t, Generalized truncated/censored Student t, Laplace, Log-Laplace, Logistic, Log-logistic, Generalized truncated/censored logistic, Exponential, Exponential with point mass, Two-piece exponential, Beta, Gamma, Uniform, Generalized extreme value, Generalized Pareto, Binomial, Hypergeometric, Negative binomial, Poisson
We provide analytical CRPS formulas in Appendix A of the vignette ‘Evaluating Probabilistic Forecasts with scoringRules’. Whenever possible, our syntax and parametrization closely follow base R. For distributions not supported by base R, we have created documentation pages with details; see for example ?f2pnorm.
Example 2: Simulated forecast distribution
Via data(gdp_mcmc), the user can load a sample data set with forecasts and realizations for the growth rate of US gross domestic product, a widely regarded economic indicator. The following plot shows the histogram of a simulated forecast distribution for the fourth quarter of 2012:
Let’s now compute the CRPS for this simulated forecast distribution:
# Load data
data(gdp_mcmc)
# Get forecast distribution for 2012:Q4
dat <- gdp_mcmc$forecasts[, "X2012Q4"] # Get realization for 2012:Q4 y <- gdp_mcmc$actuals[, "X2012Q4"]
# Compute CRPS of simulated sample
crps_sample(y = y, dat = dat)
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https://ftp.aimsciences.org/article/doi/10.3934/jimo.2018059 | # American Institute of Mathematical Sciences
January 2019, 15(1): 401-427. doi: 10.3934/jimo.2018059
## Multi-period portfolio optimization in a defined contribution pension plan during the decumulation phase
1 Research Center for International Trade and Economic, Guangdong University of Foreign Studies, Guangzhou 510006, China 2 School of Finance, Guangdong University of Foreign Studies, Guangzhou 510006, China 3 China Institute for Actuarial Science, Central University of Finance and Economics, Beijing 100081, China
* Corresponding author: [email protected]
Received September 2017 Revised December 2017 Published January 2019 Early access April 2018
Fund Project: The first author is supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 11671411) and Innovative School Project in Higher Education of Guangdong, China (No. GWTP-SY-2014-02).
This paper studies a multi-period portfolio selection problem for retirees during the decumulation phase. We set a series of investment targets over time and aim to minimize the expected losses from the time of retirement to the time of compulsory annuitization by using a quadratic loss function. A target greater than the expected wealth is given and the corresponding explicit expressions for the optimal investment strategy are obtained. In addition, the withdrawal amount for daily life is assumed to be a linear function of the wealth level. Then according to the parameter value settings in the linear function, the withdrawal mechanism is classified as deterministic withdrawal, proportional withdrawal or combined withdrawal. The properties of the investment strategies, targets, bankruptcy probabilities and accumulated withdrawal amounts are compared under the three withdrawal mechanisms. Finally, numerical illustrations are presented to analyze the effects of the final target and the interest rate on some obtained results.
Citation: Chuangwei Lin, Li Zeng, Huiling Wu. Multi-period portfolio optimization in a defined contribution pension plan during the decumulation phase. Journal of Industrial & Management Optimization, 2019, 15 (1) : 401-427. doi: 10.3934/jimo.2018059
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Fn over time
The targets and the expected wealths over time
${\rm{E}}_{0, x_0}\left((1-\rho_n)X_n-c_n\right)$ and ${\rm{E}}_{0, x_0}(\pi_n^*)$ over time
Accumulated withdrawal amounts over time
Expected withdrawal amounts at each time
$F_n-{\rm{E}}_{0, x_0}(X_n), ~n = 0, 1, \ldots, T$
Expectation of the accumulated withdrawal amount over time
Growth ranges of the accumulated withdrawal amounts
Frequencies of some events that $X_T$ is in the neighborhood of $F_T$
$X_T\in[a, b)$ Deter. withdrawal Frequencies Comb. withdrawal Frequencies Prop. withdrawal Frequencies $(-\infty, F_T-6000)$ 0.3024 0.2472 0.1985 $[F_T-6000, F_T-4000)$ 0.0997 0.0885 0.0791 $[F_T-4000, F_T-2000)$ 0.1811 0.1801 0.1724 $[F_T-2000, F_T)$ 0.4168 0.4842 0.5500 $[F_T, +\infty)$ 0 0 0
$X_T\in[a, b)$ Deter. withdrawal Frequencies Comb. withdrawal Frequencies Prop. withdrawal Frequencies $(-\infty, F_T-6000)$ 0.3024 0.2472 0.1985 $[F_T-6000, F_T-4000)$ 0.0997 0.0885 0.0791 $[F_T-4000, F_T-2000)$ 0.1811 0.1801 0.1724 $[F_T-2000, F_T)$ 0.4168 0.4842 0.5500 $[F_T, +\infty)$ 0 0 0
The total number of bankruptcies-10000 simulations
Events Deter. withdrawal Number of simulations Comb. withdrawal Number of simulations Prop. withdrawal Number of simulations $S=0$ 9692 9726 9729 $S\in(0, 50]$ 265 247 246 $S\in(50,100]$ 39 23 22 $S\in(100,150]$ 4 4 3 $S\in(150, +\infty)$ 0 0 0 Deter. withdrawal Comb. withdrawal Prop. withdrawal Mean of $S$ 0.7341 0.5870 0.5060
Events Deter. withdrawal Number of simulations Comb. withdrawal Number of simulations Prop. withdrawal Number of simulations $S=0$ 9692 9726 9729 $S\in(0, 50]$ 265 247 246 $S\in(50,100]$ 39 23 22 $S\in(100,150]$ 4 4 3 $S\in(150, +\infty)$ 0 0 0 Deter. withdrawal Comb. withdrawal Prop. withdrawal Mean of $S$ 0.7341 0.5870 0.5060
The first occurrence of bankruptcy
Events Deter. withdrawal Number of simulations Comb. withdrawal Number of simulations Prop. withdrawal Number of simulations $\tau\in[0, 60)$ 100 117 153 $\tau\in[60,120)$ 142 118 92 $\tau\in[120 180]$ 66 39 26 Deter. withdrawal Comb. withdrawal Prop. withdrawal Mean of $\tau$ 86 76 65
Events Deter. withdrawal Number of simulations Comb. withdrawal Number of simulations Prop. withdrawal Number of simulations $\tau\in[0, 60)$ 100 117 153 $\tau\in[60,120)$ 142 118 92 $\tau\in[120 180]$ 66 39 26 Deter. withdrawal Comb. withdrawal Prop. withdrawal Mean of $\tau$ 86 76 65
The mean of $\tilde \tau$ and $\tilde S$-10000 simulations
Deter. withdrawal Comb. withdrawal Prop. withdrawal Mean of $\tilde \tau$ 64.4634 51.1655 41.9057 Mean of $\tilde S$ 24.1194 21.6262 18.9368
Deter. withdrawal Comb. withdrawal Prop. withdrawal Mean of $\tilde \tau$ 64.4634 51.1655 41.9057 Mean of $\tilde S$ 24.1194 21.6262 18.9368
Accumulated withdrawal amounts and their relative changes
Time Deter. withdrawal Comb. withdrawal Prop. withdrawal $n=36$ 027,922 028,338 029,112 $n=72$ 055,088 (27166) 056,223 (27885) 058,294 (29182) $n=108$ 082,255 (27167) 083,865 (27642) 086,875 (28581) $n=144$ 109,422 (27167) 110,911 (27046) 114,109 (27234) $n=180$ 136,589 (27167) 137,134 (26223) 139,640 (25531)
Time Deter. withdrawal Comb. withdrawal Prop. withdrawal $n=36$ 027,922 028,338 029,112 $n=72$ 055,088 (27166) 056,223 (27885) 058,294 (29182) $n=108$ 082,255 (27167) 083,865 (27642) 086,875 (28581) $n=144$ 109,422 (27167) 110,911 (27046) 114,109 (27234) $n=180$ 136,589 (27167) 137,134 (26223) 139,640 (25531)
The total number of bankruptcy-10000 simulations
Events Deter. withdrawal Comb. withdrawal Prop. withdrawal $r^f=1.0020$ $S=0$ 9672 9697 9701 Mean of $S$ 0.8268 0.6933 0.6123 $r^f=1.0025$ $S=0$ 9692 9726 9729 Mean of $S$ 0.7341 0.5870 0.5060 $r^f=1.0030$ $S=0$ 9690 9724 9718 Mean of $S$ 0.6565 0.5304 0.5001
Events Deter. withdrawal Comb. withdrawal Prop. withdrawal $r^f=1.0020$ $S=0$ 9672 9697 9701 Mean of $S$ 0.8268 0.6933 0.6123 $r^f=1.0025$ $S=0$ 9692 9726 9729 Mean of $S$ 0.7341 0.5870 0.5060 $r^f=1.0030$ $S=0$ 9690 9724 9718 Mean of $S$ 0.6565 0.5304 0.5001
The total number of bankruptcies-10000 simulations
Events Deter. withdrawal Comb. withdrawal Prop. withdrawal $F_T=1.4 (x_0/ä_{60})_{75}$ $S=0$ 9771 simulations 9820 simulations 9850 simulations Mean of $S$ 0.4555 0.3011 0.2060 $F_T=1.5 (x_0/ ä_{60})ä_{75}$ $S=0$ 9692 simulations 9726 simulations 9729 simulations Mean of $S$ 0.7341 0.5870 0.5060 $F_T=1.6$$(x_0/ä_{60})ä_{75} S=0 9608 simulations 9611 simulations 9540 simulations Mean of S 0.9601 0.8639 0.8636 Events Deter. withdrawal Comb. withdrawal Prop. withdrawal F_T=1.4 (x_0/ä_{60})_{75} S=0 9771 simulations 9820 simulations 9850 simulations Mean of S 0.4555 0.3011 0.2060 F_T=1.5 (x_0/ ä_{60})ä_{75} S=0 9692 simulations 9726 simulations 9729 simulations Mean of S 0.7341 0.5870 0.5060 F_T=1.6$$(x_0/ä_{60})ä_{75}$ $S=0$ 9608 simulations 9611 simulations 9540 simulations Mean of $S$ 0.9601 0.8639 0.8636
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How do you simplify (x^(2/9))^(3/8)?
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${x}^{\frac{1}{12}} \text{ "or" } \sqrt[12]{x}$
Explanation:
Recall: one of the laws of indices:
${\left({x}^{m}\right)}^{n} = {x}^{m \times n}$
Raising a power to a power, multiply the indices.
${\left({x}^{\frac{2}{9}}\right)}^{\frac{3}{8}} = {x}^{\frac{2 \times 3}{9 \times 8}} \text{ } \leftarrow \frac{\cancel{2} \times \cancel{3}}{{\cancel{9}}^{3} \times {\cancel{8}}^{4}} = \frac{1}{12}$
=${x}^{\frac{1}{12}}$
This can also be written as $\sqrt[12]{x}$
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## Abstract
Abstract: A comparison of the differential cross sections for the processes Z/γ* + jets and photon (γ)+jets is presented. The measurements are based on data collected with the CMS detector at s=8(Formula presented.) TeV corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 19.7 fb−1. The differential cross sections and their ratios are presented as functions of pT. The measurements are also shown as functions of the jet multiplicity. Differential cross sections are obtained as functions of the ratio of the Z/γ*pT to the sum of all jet transverse momenta and of the ratio of the Z/γ*pT to the leading jet transverse momentum. The data are corrected for detector effects and are compared to simulations based on several QCD calculations.[Figure not available: see fulltext.]
Original language English 128 1-46 46 Journal of High Energy Physics 2015 10 https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP10(2015)128 Published - Oct 1 2015
## Keywords
• Beyond Standard Model
• Hadron-Hadron Scattering
• Jets
• Photon production
• QCD
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http://codeforces.com/blog/dreamplay | ### dreamplay's blog
By dreamplay, history, 3 months ago, ,
Hey there.
I have the following problem, not from any ongoing or past contest. Can you help me, by suggesting what optimal methods you have to solve it.
Node has three properties: left, right, height
N Insert node queries. Each query is (l, r, h).
Now M queries ask following: L, R, H
For all nodes(l, r, h), that satisfy L <= l && r <= R,
return min( abs( H — h) )
Can you guys suggest some approaches that you have in mind?
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By dreamplay, history, 9 months ago, ,
I recently started learning basics of Java and got stuck on this doubt. How to write Java code for the below given C++ code. Note that making a class and passing an object or returning some object looks like a hack to me. So looking for other possible answers.
// c++ code
void f(int & x, int & y) {
x++;y++;
}
f(x, y); // function call somewhere
Thanks
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By dreamplay, history, 15 months ago, ,
Editorial will be completed soon!!
## Problem A
Code
This is an adhoc problem. We just need to consider all the possible cases of joining. Note that we can join 2 rectangles only along their common side lengths, if any.
For n = 1, it is trivial, check if it is a square.
For n = 2, only possible way is to join the 2 rectangles.
For n = 3, we have two cases. Either join them all linearly, all 3 in a row kind of fashion. Another way is to join the 2 rectangles to form a greater rectangle and then join third one, perpendicularly.
For all of the above cases, if it is possible to form a square, the side length of square is the largest length / breadth from rectangles.
## Problem B
Code
First of all, g(0) = 0.
Since g(g(x)) = -x then using this condition, g(g(g(0))) = -g(0) if we expand 2 outer g's and g(g(g(0))) = g(0) if we expand 2 inner g's. Thus, if g(0) = -g(0) then g(0) = 0.
Now, let g(a) = b then g(b) = g(g(a)) = -a, similarly g(-a) = g(g(b)) = -b and g(-b) = g(g(-a)) = a. Thus we get {a, b, -a, -b}, that is we need to divide the given integers into such groups.
Therefore, if r != -l, then answer is zero, as we need both positive and negative of a number.
Also, if r is odd, then answer is zero, as we need to divide into groups with exactly 2 positive and their negative integers. By using combinatorics, we can get the answer as follows: ** yet to write further**
## Problem C
Code
To find all triangles, we need to find number of ways to select 3 lines such that no 2 of them have same slope.
We can do this counting, by sorting all the lines by their slope. Now let the slope of 3 lines that we select be m1, m2 and m3, such that m1 < m2 < m3.
So we iterate on the 2nd line, that has slope m2 and for each such line, add the possible ways for selecting m1(<m2) and m3(>m2) ways.
## Problem D
Code
Since C(n, i + 1) = C(n, i) * (n — i) / (i + 1).
We can iterate on i from 1 to k, and keep some table to store the prime factorisation of each C(n, i).
Then we can know the maximum power of each prime that occured and thus their product will give us the required LCM.
Another solution for this problem can be to use a mathematical identity
Let X be the required answer, X = lcm { C(n, 0), C(n, 1), ...C(n, k)} % mod
then (n + 1) * X = lcm(n+1, n, n — 1, ..., n + 1 — k),
for proof of above identity see this
So now all we need is to find the lcm of (n + 1 — k, n + 1 — k + 1, ...n-1, n, n + 1)
We can do this by iterating over all the primes and then iterating on powers from 1 till the smallest power that is not divisible is found in this range.
## Problem E
Code
A suboptimal solution first.
Let us first look at the algorithm for finding Minimum Spanning tree.
We may observe that if the ordering of edges, when sorted by weights, does not change, then the minimum spanning tree remains to be unchanged i.e. the edges in MST remain to be same, even if we increase/decrease the edge weights.
So, if we considered all the pairs of edges, found the time when their edge weights become equal, then one of the edge weight becomes larger than the other one, forever, as they are linear functions of time.
Of course, in some cases, if they are identical, then always same.
Now, sort these O(m^2) times of intersections, we can say that minimum spanning tree between any of the two adjacent times, remains unchanged.
Thus we can find the MSTs for each of these times and answer the queries.
This will certainly TLE, O(m^3 log n).
The optimal solution uses binary search and attains following complexity.
precalculation:(O(log 10^8 * m log(m)))
each query:O(m log(m))
** optimal solution updated **
The sum of edge cost of every possible spaning tree is a linear function for t. So the MST function is a concave function. For solving this problem, we precalculate the highest position of the MST function by ternary search in range [-108, 108]. The time complexity is O(log(108) × m × log(m)). After finishing this step, we get the maximum MST value V_{max} where t is in range [$-10^8$, 108] and let such t as tmax.
Let the MST value of t = x is mst(x).
For each query, if Ti1 ≤ tmax ≤ Ti2, the answer is Vmax. If Ti2 ≤ tmax, the answer if mst(T_{i2}). Otherwise, the answer is mst(T_{i1}).
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By dreamplay, history, 15 months ago, ,
Hi everyone!
I would like to invite you to the Weekly Training Farm 25 !! The problemsetter is me (dreamplay) and the tester and quality controller is dreamoon. Big thanks to drazil for his help in preparation.
It will be a 2 hour — 5 problems contest, with ACM-ICPC style scoring, will be held on codeforces, 1.5 hours after CF round #402.
Contest time: 17:00 UTC + 5.5
Contest link: Join the group (as participant) first and find Weekly Training Farm 25.
Editorial will be provided right after the contest.
Here are the standings from a recent Weekly Training Farm contest.
Good luck and hope you enjoy the problem solving!
UPD: 30 min to the start !!
UPD: contest is over. Hopefully, each of you liked atleast one problem.
Sadly, last problem went unsolved. Happy upsolving.
Editorial will be posted soon.
Congratulations to Winners.
1. zscoder
2. eddy1021
3. cchao
UPD: Here's the Editorial.
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By dreamplay, history, 18 months ago, ,
Given a polygon of n points in counter-clockwise order and then some queries, result of each query being either INSIDE(point is inside or on the boundary) or outside (point outside the boundary)
This is the code I refer to.
Input:
3
0 0
2 0
2 2
1 1
Output:
Outside
Expected Output:
Inside ( point is on boundary )
Am I missing something, or is there an error while handling the boundary case? Similar error is also commented in russian on the link.
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By dreamplay, history, 22 months ago, ,
Given n points (x,y) on a euclidean plane. A radius R.
Input: Q queries of form (a,b)
Output: For each query, points within radius R
Suggest a solution to this?
Expected complexity: Better than brute force, asymptotically.
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By dreamplay, history, 3 years ago, ,
This is a reminder to the ACM ICPC Practise contest for the Amritapuri,India Site Preliminary Round.
The preliminary round will be held on 11th of October whereas Practise Contest will be held Tonight i.e. 6th October from 9pm to 2am, 7th October (IST/GMT+5:30)
Although the timings clash with Codeforces Round #324, heres the Practise contest Link
Greetings.Thank you.
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By dreamplay, history, 3 years ago, ,
A very warm Happy Birthday to our Greatest Gennady Korotkevich aka tourist.
I'd like to call upon all of you especially Petr on this special day, to say just 2-3 lines about him apart from wishing him.
Here's Mine: Tourist, is an inspiration to me and motivates me to work hard, not because of his unreachable ratings, but because of the humility that he has even after being the best and the fact that he still works hard to get better.
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By dreamplay, 3 years ago, ,
It would be great if someone could explain how to exactly solve this problem .
I know about BIT , had even tried of using it during the contest but I dont know how , even after reading the editorial. Please explain in a better way . Thanks .
Also itd be great if you could suggest similar problems .
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By dreamplay, 3 years ago, ,
I need to perform following queries What data structure can i use or modify to.
1) Insert/delete an element(comparable) , say integer , in some order such that i.e. iteration from smallest to largest element at any time , takes O(number of elements) .
2) number of elements greater than ei is given in O(logn) .
...I thought of adding an attribute at each node of r-b tree which stores number of elemts in subtree rooted at that element but this seems incorrect too .
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By dreamplay, 3 years ago, ,
I have often encountered problems(in gym) which reduce to finding C(n,r) % p , where p is not necessarily prime . Also n and r are both large . Essentialy they demand for the use of Lucas and Chinese Remainder Theorem.
For constraints lets take this problem .
This link does help a lot but I am still confused , especially in the part which asks to use C.R.Theorem . How to apply CRT?
Also what if p is not a square free number ?
Along with explaination , a link to code would be extremely helpful.
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By dreamplay, 3 years ago, ,
http://www.spoj.com/SPOJ/problems/ABCPATH/
Consider the above problem which can possibly have a maximum of 2500 letters.
It is a dp on graphs problem,solvable by dfs.
But I had this doubt
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https://www2.math.binghamton.edu/p/pow/problem6f21 | ### Sidebar
pow:problem6f21
Problem 6 (due Monday, November 22)
Let $a_1=3/2$ and $a_{n+1}=a_n^2-a_n+1$. Compute the sum $\frac{1}{a_1}+\frac{1}{a_2}+\frac{1}{a_3}+\ldots .$
Two solutions were received: from Ashton Keith and Pluto Wang. Both solvers show that if $a_1=a>1$ then the infinite sum is equal to 1/(a-1). Pluto's solution is essentially the same as our original solution. Ashton's solution is based on the same idea, but used slightly differently, and some claims are not justified with sufficient rigor. For more details see the following link Solution. | {"extraction_info": {"found_math": true, "script_math_tex": 0, "script_math_asciimath": 0, "math_annotations": 0, "math_alttext": 0, "mathml": 0, "mathjax_tag": 0, "mathjax_inline_tex": 2, "mathjax_display_tex": 0, "mathjax_asciimath": 0, "img_math": 0, "codecogs_latex": 0, "wp_latex": 0, "mimetex.cgi": 0, "/images/math/codecogs": 0, "mathtex.cgi": 0, "katex": 0, "math-container": 0, "wp-katex-eq": 0, "align": 0, "equation": 0, "x-ck12": 0, "texerror": 0, "math_score": 0.9287527799606323, "perplexity": 1087.7938691040847}, "config": {"markdown_headings": true, "markdown_code": true, "boilerplate_config": {"ratio_threshold": 0.18, "absolute_threshold": 20, "end_threshold": 15, "enable": true}, "remove_buttons": true, "remove_image_figures": true, "remove_link_clusters": true, "table_config": {"min_rows": 2, "min_cols": 3, "format": "plain"}, "remove_chinese": true, "remove_edit_buttons": true, "extract_latex": true}, "warc_path": "s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-49/segments/1669446711376.47/warc/CC-MAIN-20221209011720-20221209041720-00307.warc.gz"} |
https://www.tutorialspoint.com/program-to-find-number-of-combinations-of-coins-to-reach-target-in-python | # Program to find number of combinations of coins to reach target in Python
PythonServer Side ProgrammingProgramming
Suppose we have a list of coins and another value amount, we have to find the number of combinations there are that sum to amount. If the answer is very large, then mod the result by 10^9 + 7.
So, if the input is like coins = [2, 5] amount = 10, then the output will be 2, as we can make these combinations − [2, 2, 2, 2, 2], [5, 5]
To solve this, we will follow these steps −
• m := 10^9 + 7
• dp := a list of size same as amount + 1, and fill it with 0
• dp[0] := 1
• for each d in coins, do
• for i in range 1 to size of dp, do
• if i - d >= 0, then
• dp[i] := dp[i] + dp[i - d]
• return (last element of dp) mod m
Let us see the following implementation to get better understanding −
## Example
Live Demo
class Solution:
def solve(self, coins, amount):
dp = [0] * (amount + 1)
dp[0] = 1
for d in coins:
for i in range(1, len(dp)):
if i - d >= 0:
dp[i] += dp[i - d]
return dp[-1] % (10 ** 9 + 7)
ob = Solution()
coins = [2, 5]
amount = 10
print(ob.solve(coins, amount))
## Input
[2, 5], 10
## Output
2
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https://medicaldevices.asmedigitalcollection.asme.org/openengineering/article/doi/10.1115/1.4055467/1146639/Exploring-a-Variant-of-PTC-4-2013-for-Real-Time | ## Abstract
This paper describes a real-time performance-monitoring method based on PTC 4-2013 that was developed for determining and reporting the annual heat rate for fossil fuel power plants. Unlike for the PTC 4 test, the coal composition is typically not known in real-time, so the procedure uses a modified output-loss approach applied to a control volume that closely conforms to the boiler. A calibration approach utilizes an ultimate analysis to describe the coal being burned during the calibration, while holding the plant load and other factors steady. This permits the calculation of correction factors used during real-time performance monitoring. Based on several assumptions that are justified within, a real-time estimate of coal composition is obtained. The losses are calculated in a similar manner to PTC 4-2013. However, the losses are expressed on a per-pound of as-fired coal basis, as opposed to a percentage of higher heating value of the coal, which is not known in real-time.
## Introduction
This paper describes a calculation protocol (based on ASME PTC 4-2013) and real-time performance-monitoring method that was developed for determining and reporting the annual heat rate for fossil fuel power plants. The ASME performance test codes [1] prescribe two methods for determining the boiler efficiency of steam electric generating unit (EGUs), i.e., the input–output method [2] and the loss method [3,4]. The latter is also referred to as the energy balance method. If every step must be followed rigorously in order to determine the boiler efficiency as suggested by the performance test codes, it would be difficult to implement the method in real-time. The tests are therefore conducted on a periodic basis. One of the main disadvantages of the loss method is that the same set of data can yield different values of boiler efficiency [5,6]. Likewise, in many instances, the input–output method does not utilize instantaneous values of the higher heating value. The reason for this occurrence is that different choices are made for items to be included as output, input, and credits, depending on the practices of that utility. It is therefore difficult to compare the performance of one unit to another based on the boiler efficiency value alone. Another drawback of these two methods is that the most important performance parameter, i.e., the unit heat rate, is not addressed.
The most important index to evaluate the performance of an EGU coal-fired power plant is the unit heat rate. This is the ratio of the rate at which energy is supplied to a unit at a given instant to the power generation at that instant. The engineering units for representing the unit heat rate are Btu/kW-hr, which implies that the unit heat rate is a single-valued parameter. However, there are two other performance indices, i.e., the boiler efficiency and the steam cycle heat rate. Under a certain strict set of definitions, the unit heat rate can be expressed as the quotient of the cycle heat rate and the boiler efficiency. Throughout the world, the power industry adopted the practice of calculating the cycle heat rate and the boiler efficiency independently of each other, ignoring the coupling between the two parameters, and then calculating the unit heat rate. The procedure for calculating the steam cycle heat rate appears to follow a universal practice. However, the boiler efficiency, which is calculated by the loss method, is calculated in many different ways, based on the control volume selected for the analysis. The practices for evaluating boiler efficiency differ from one location to another, and even in the same power station, the calculation procedures can vary from unit to unit. Thus, the unit heat rate does not have a single correct value, but has a value that depends on the boiler efficiency calculation method. This is the most serious shortcoming that exists within the power industry throughout the world. A unified method known as the output-loss method exists for determining all three indices, i.e., the boiler efficiency, the steam cycle heat rate, and finally the unit heat rate, consistently and uniquely. This real-time modeling approach will be described in this paper. The procedure will eliminate the current anomalies that exist universally in the area of power plant performance modeling.
The net unit heat rate is determined by measuring the mass flowrate of coal, the higher heating value (HHV) of the coal, and the net power generation [7]. The mass flowrate of coal is measured through weight belt gravimetric feeders [2], the higher heating value is used for calculating the heat rate in the input–output method, and the net power generation is the result of subtracting the auxiliary power from the gross power generation [7]. The HHV is measured in a lab environment [8], which implies the input–output method cannot be used in a real-time performance-monitoring system [9]. In Ref. [4], the tests performed indicated behaviors of varying conditions such as coal size distribution changing the shape of the heat rate versus O2 curve, air flow distribution and tuning changes for different fuels, differences in kinetic behavior of the coal can have great effects on the heat rate behavior, and optimum levels of O2 and other parameters. For real-time performance monitoring, a recent paper [10] describes the whole process models of coal-fired power plants and provides insight into important equations to determine real-time performance monitoring for coal-fired power plants.
The input–output method is a direct way to measure the net unit heat rate. This method uses the direct measurement of the energy input to the boiler and the net electrical output of the power unit [7]. The uncertainties for the input of this method are controlled by the uncertainties in the coal flowrate and HHV [7]. The flowrate uncertainty can be accurate within 1% with proper calibration, but can change over time as the calibration drifts, which causes larger uncertainties well over 1% [7]. Currently, there are no regulations for plant coal scales to be calibrated at certain intervals. The HHV measurements have an uncertainty of more than 1% in laboratory equipment [7]. The uncertainty of the coal fuel flow can vary substantially due to the accuracy and calibration of the feeder scales and can be between 2 and 8%. Per Ref. [1], the total steam generator efficiency uncertainty is normally around 3–6% for the input–output method.
The loss method [5,6] utilizes the concepts of output and losses but therein introduces heat balance energy and energy credits into the overall energy balance. While testing this method, it was concluded that the blow-down heat and auxiliary equipment heat, which previously were considered to be an output and input, respectively, were both losses. The differences between using the U.S. customary HHV and the European customary lower heating value (LHV) have on the steam generator efficiency were also considered [5]. In [5] it was noted that uncertainty analyses had yet to be conducted. However, upon discussions with steam generator test engineers [5], it was contended that most unanimously supported the heat balance method [5]. They noted that on large solid fuel steam generators, the loss data were more accessible than the data the input–output method required. It was concluded that the HHV emphasized the efficient use of all the heat in the fuel and that the increased use of continuous flue gas analyzers (CEMS) has reduced the uncertainty of flue gas loss computations. Furthermore, the loss method costs less for any size or fuel-fired unit compared to the input–output method [5]. In Ref. [6], what was considered an input, output, or loss was clarified. In that instance, the input was defined as the fuel mass flowrate multiplied by the as-fired higher heating value. Similarly, the output was defined as the heat transferred to the steam mass flows, whereas the fuel efficiency was defined as the output divided by the input. It was noted that with the varying steam generator efficiency definitions, some of the terms can be moved between categories [6].
The output-loss method, which is the focus of this paper, is a method that was developed in Refs. [2,3] and was further refined as discussed in Refs. [7,1116]. This method, when compared to the previously mentioned input–output method and the heat balance method, has fundamental advantages. The calibration algorithm (which is one aspect of the output-loss method) assumes that the coal ultimate analysis, unburned carbon in ash, and the fuel moisture are known quantities; it is discussed subsequently. In that case, CO and O2 concentrations measured at the economizer exit are used to derive the balance combustion equation and thus account for losses. On the other hand, the real-time algorithm (CEMS-based method) employs measured CO2, CO, SO2, and O2 concentrations in the flue gas; it will likewise be described further below. In addition, the output-loss method utilizes feedwater flowrate, steam temperatures, and pressures entering and leaving the boiler. Then, in conjunction with coal mass flowrate measurements (as well as further simplifying assumptions), the fuel composition is inferred instantaneously, and that information is utilized to evaluate the unit heat rate on a real-time basis.
## Calculations
### Balanced Reaction Equation.
Application of the output-loss method requires that the balanced chemical reaction equation for coal combustion with moist air be known. It is often difficult to obtain representative samples of coal for analysis because the composition varies from location to location, even within a given coal seam. As a result, there is a limit on the accuracy of coal analyses in assessing combustion in a given application. An ultimate coal analysis is a chemical analysis that provides the elemental weight fractions of carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen, and sulfur. The ash content and heating value of the coal may also be provided. The mass of coal is the mass of the ultimate analysis components, plus the masses of fuel moisture and ash, hence
$m=∑mcomponents+mash+mmoisture$
(1)
Dividing through by the total mass m and rearranging yields
$∑mcomponentsm=1−A−M$
(2)
where A is the ash fraction of total coal mass, and M is the moisture fraction of total coal mass. In this standard where it is pertinent, coal analysis data can be converted to a moisture-ash-free (MAF) basis by using the dimensionless adjustment factor MAF = 1 − A − M.
In the determination of the air–fuel ratio for the combustion of solid fuels, it is important to account for the ash and moisture in the fuel in the as-fired condition. Thermal modeling of a coal-fired boiler requires the balanced chemical reaction equation for the combustion of coal with moist air. Several assumptions were employed in this study: (i) an excess of air is supplied, (ii) the formation of NOx is disregarded, (iii) the unburned carbon is assumed to be known, and (iv) the composition of coal is known by means of an ultimate analysis; this information is required to calibrate the real-time heat rate algorithm.
Application of the output-loss method requires that the balanced chemical reaction equation for coal combustion with moist air be known, based on ultimate analysis. On a per unit mole of carbon basis, it is expressed as follows:
$CHaSbOcNd+fH2O+β(1+E)(O2+3.76N2+wH2O)(1−x−α)CO2+xC+αCO+[a2+f+β(1+E)w]H2O+bSO2+[βE+x+α2]O2+[3.76β(1+E)+d2]N2$
(3)
In Eq. (3), all molar coefficients are expressed per mole of fuel carbon. The following terms are defined:
1. a, b, c, and d are the number of moles of each element per mole of fuel carbon
2. f is the number of moles of fuel moisture per mole of fuel carbon
3. β is the stoichiometric combustion air molar coefficient per mole of fuel carbon.
4. E is the excess air.
5. w is the number of moles of ambient air moisture per mole of oxygen, available from a psychrometric analysis.
6. x is the number of moles of unburned carbon per mole of fuel carbon in the fly ash.
7. α is the number of moles of carbon monoxide per mole of fuel carbon
The mass of any species mi is related to the number of moles ni through its molecular weight MWi such that
$mi=ni⋅MWi$
(4)
In this paper, when the mass of a species “i” is expressed on a per unit mole basis it is denoted using the molecular weight terminology, i.e., as MWi. Let C, H, S, O, and N denote the weight percentage of 100 pounds of as-fired coal for carbon, hydrogen, sulfur, oxygen, and nitrogen, respectively, as determined by means of ultimate analysis. The number of moles of each fuel element is obtained by dividing the weight of that component (known from the ultimate analysis) by its molecular weight, thereby yielding the number of moles of that species. Dividing through by the number of moles of carbon, the chemical formula for the moisture and ash-free coal is expressed on a per unit mole of fuel carbon basis. This procedure allows for the determination of the molar coefficients a, b, c, and d in Eq. (3). The stoichiometric combustion air molar coefficient is given by
$β=1+a4+b−c2$
(5)
In this study, the molecular weight of the MAF coal was evaluated by normalizing the MAF coal mass by the number of moles of carbon in the sample. The apparent molecular weight of the moisture and ash-free coal is evaluated per unit mole of fuel carbon as follows:
$MWMAF=MWC+a⋅MWH+b⋅MWS+c⋅MWO+d⋅MWN$
(6)
The molecular weight of an as-fired (AF) coal sample is expressed in terms of the moisture and ash-free (MAF) coal molecular weight, such that
$MWAF=MWMAFMAF$
(7)
The conversion from a moisture and ash-free basis to an as-fired basis is likewise extended to other considerations in a similar manner. Let “FM” denote the percentage of moisture in the fuel, based on an ultimate analysis. In that case, the moles of fuel moisture (as-fired) per mole of fuel carbon is given by
$f=(FM/100MAF)⋅MWMAFMWH2O$
(8)
From measurements of the ambient dry- and wet-bulb temperatures, the humidity ratio is determined from available correlations. The molecular weight of dry air (assumed to be comprised solely of oxygen and nitrogen) was calculated by
$MWdryair=(14.76)⋅MWO2+(3.764.76)⋅MWN2$
(9)
The number of moles of water vapor (per unit mole of oxygen) in the balanced reaction equation is expressed in terms of the molecular weights of dry air and water vapor as follows:
$w=4.76⋅ω⋅(MWdryairMWH2O)=ω⋅[MWO2+3.76⋅MWN2MWH2O]$
(10)
The ash in the coal is chemically inert and does not participate in the combustion reaction. The unburned carbon is determined by means of a chemical analysis of an ash sample. The ash consists of two quantities: (i) bottom ash which falls as a solid (or molten liquid) to an ash pit located in the bottom of the furnace, and (ii) fly ash particles which are carried along with the product gases and are later removed by electrostatic precipitators or a bag house. Because of the very high temperatures of the bottom ash, it is assumed that all unburned carbon appears only in the fly ash. Let FLYASH denote the fraction of the unburned material resulting from the coal combustion process that is collected in the electrostatic precipitators/baghouse. The loss on ignition (LOI), defined as the measured weight fraction of unburned carbon (UC) in the fly ash, is calculated as follows:
$UCUC+FLYASH=LOI(%)$
(11)
The fly ash generally comprises a significant fraction of all the ash generated by coal combustion. The remainder is attributed to bottom ash. Plant personnel can specify the value of FLYASH based on typical operating conditions. It is assumed that all unburned carbon resides in the fly ash, which is relatively cooler than the much warmer bottom ash. That implies the following:
$UCTOTALASH+UC=FLYASH⋅LOI$
(12)
This is expressed as a weight fraction of unburned carbon to fuel carbon:
$UCFC=FLYASH⋅LOI1−FLYASH⋅LOI⋅TOTALASHFC$
(13)
The left-hand side is also equal to the ratio of the number of moles of unburned carbon to the number of moles of fuel carbon, denoting that quantity as x. The right-hand side contains the weight ratio of total ash to fuel carbon, which is available from an ultimate analysis of the coal. Hence, the parameter x is evaluated as follows:
$x=FLYASHLOI1−FLYASHLOI⋅TOTALASHFC$
(14)
### CEMS Data.
The flue gases resulting from coal combustion with air generally include carbon dioxide (CO2), water vapor (H2O), oxygen (O2) nitrogen (N2), and such trace gases such as nitrogen oxides (NOx), sulfur oxides (SOx) and carbon monoxide (CO). In addition, unburned hydrocarbons are often present. Depending on the sampling technique, the flue gas concentration measurements can be performed on either a dry or wet basis. For a dry basis measurement, a significant portion of the water vapor in the flue gases is condensed from the sample prior to analyzing the sample, whereas for a wet basis measurement the water vapor is not removed from the flue gases. The excess air and the CO molar coefficient are calculated in terms of the mole fraction of O2 and CO as measured at the economizer exit. Referring to Eq. (3), the unburned carbon appears as a solid in the product gases and hence exerts no partial pressure. In that case, the oxygen mole fraction in the product gases expressed on a wet basis is
$yO2=βE+x+α21−x−α+α+a2+f+β(1+E)w+b+βE+x+α2+3.76β(1+E)+d2$
(15)
Upon simplifying the denominator and rearranging, this is written as follows:
${β[1−yO2(4.76−w)]}E+12(1−yO2)α=yO2[1+a2+b+d2+f+β(3.76+w)]−x$
(16)
Likewise, on a wet basis, the carbon monoxide mole fraction in the product gases is given by
$yCO=α1−x−α+α+a2+f+β(1+E)w+b+βE+x+α2+3.76β(1+E)+d2$
(17)
This is rearranged algebraically such that
$−[yCOβ(4.76+w)]E+(1−yCO2)α=yCO[1+a2+b+d2+f+β(3.76+w)]$
(18)
If the oxygen in the product gases is measured on a dry basis, this implies:
${β[1−4.76yO2]}E+12(1−yO2)α=yO2[1+b+d2+f+3.76β]−x$
(19)
Moreover, if the carbon monoxide in the product gases is measured on a dry basis:
$−[yCOβ(4.76)]E+(1−yCO2)α=yCO[1+b+d2+f+3.76β]$
(20)
Based on measurements of %O2 and ppm CO in the flue products, the excess air E and the carbon monoxide molar coefficient α are determined by simultaneously solving Eqs. (16) and (18) for wet basis CEMS measurements, or Eqs. (19) and (20) for dry basis CEMS measurements.
To evaluate losses associated with the dry air and dry flue gases, as well as losses due to the effects of moisture in the fuel and combustion air, it is noted that the total airflow (dry air plus moisture) enters the boiler in three different streams, i.e., boiler leakage (BLRLK), primary air, and secondary air. Each stream is at a different temperature. The BLRLK is expressed as a percentage of the total airflow. It is a static variable prescribed by plant personnel, based on their operational experience. In the absence of reliable data, a boiler leakage percentage of 1.5 is assumed in this investigation. The remaining 98.5% of the combustion air is apportioned between the primary and secondary air. Hence, considering the balanced chemical reaction expressed in Eq. (3), the total number of moles of O2 (per mole of C) in the combustion air is given by
$nO2,total=β(1+E)$
(21)
Similarly, the number of total moles of N2 per mole of C in the combustion air is
$nN2,total=3.76⋅β(1+E)$
(22)
Likewise, the total number of moles of H2O per mole of C is expressed as
$nH2O,total=w⋅β(1+E)$
(23)
Therein, the number of moles of O2, N2, and H2O in the combustion air attributable to boiler leakage is equal to 0.015 times the amounts defined by Eqs. (21)(23), respectively. For example
$nO2,LA=0.015⋅nO2,total$
(24)
Analogous expressions are applied to determine the number of moles of nitrogen and water vapor present in the boiler leakage.
The ratio of the mass of primary air to the mass of coal is defined as follows:
$AIRCOAL=mPAmcoal$
(25)
This static variable is determined by plant personnel. Referring to Eq. (9), the molecular weight of combustion air per mole of O2 is defined as follows:
$MWair=MWO2+3.76⋅MWN2+w⋅MWH2O$
(26)
In that instance, the number of moles of O2 in the primary air (per mole of C) is expressed as
$nO2,PA=(MWAFMWair)⋅AIRCOAL$
(27)
Furthermore:
$nN2,PA=3.76⋅nO2,PA$
(28)
The number of moles of H2O per mole of C in the primary combustion air is
$nH2O,PA=w⋅nO2,PA$
(29)
Given knowledge of the number of moles of species associated with the leakage and primary air streams, the number of moles of O2 per mole of C in the secondary combustion air is evaluated as
$nO2,SA=nO2,total−nO2,LA−nO2,PA$
(30)
By similar reasoning, the number of moles of N2 per mole of C in the secondary combustion air is
$nN2,SA=nN2,total−nN2,LA−nN2,PA$
(31)
Furthermore, the moles of H2O per mole of C in the secondary combustion air are expressed as
$nH2O,SA=nH2O,total−nH2O,LA−nH2O,PA$
(32)
### Output-Loss Method Energy Calculations.
Several indices are used to describe the performance of a coal-fired steam generating unit. For example, boiler efficiency ηB is defined as:
$ηB=Q˙steamm˙coal⋅HHV$
(33)
In this instance $Q˙steam$ denotes the net measured heat transfer rate to the steam, i.e., it is the useful heat output from the boiler. Per Fig. 1, the steam heat transfer rate can be evaluated in terms of the enthalpy difference associated with the main steam, feed water, and hot and cold reheat mass flowrates. Likewise, the enthalpy of each stream can be determined by measuring the steam pressure and temperature at the inlet and outlet of the superheater and reheater convection passes, respectively. In many instances, it is further necessary to account for tempering sprays or feedwater extractions. The quantity $m˙coal$ represents the coal mass flowrate, and HHV indicates the coal higher heating value, which is obtained from a calorific analysis of the fuel. In terms of the plant gross generation “PGross”, the steam cycle heat rate is expressed as
$HRCycle=Q˙steamPGross$
(34)
Fig. 1
Fig. 1
Close modal
The gross unit heat rate is given by
$HRGross=HRCycleηB=m˙coal⋅HHVPGross$
(35)
Likewise, the net unit heat rate is evaluated in terms of the station service power “SS” as follows:
$HRNet=m˙coal⋅HHVPGross−SS=HRCηB⋅KWGrossPGross−SS$
(36)
Referring to Fig. 2, a first law energy balance performed on a control volume that surrounds the boiler of a steam EGU is expressed as follows:
$Input=Output+Losses$
(37)
Fig. 2
Fig. 2
Close modal
Alternately this is given by:
$m˙coal⋅HHV=Q˙steam+Lo$
(38)
The quantity “Lo” denotes thermal losses for the system, i.e., the portion of the coal fuel energy that does not contribute to heat transfer to the steam. Equation (38) is reduced to the following form by dividing through by the coal flowrate/higher heating value product as follows:
$1=Q˙steamm˙coal⋅HHV+(Lom˙coal)1HHV$
(39)
Let ℓ denote the losses per unit mass of coal, such that:
$ℓ=Lom˙coal$
(40)
Hence, the first law of energy balance on the boiler is evaluated as follows:
$ηB=1−ℓHHV$
(41)
This study utilizes a methodology to evaluate ℓ based on Ref. [1]. The following losses are considered: (i) dry flue gas loss, (ii) moisture in air loss, (iii) fuel moisture loss, (iv), hydrogen burning loss, (v) unburned carbon loss, (vi) formation of CO loss, (vii) fly ash and bottom ash loss, and (viii) surface radiation and convection loss. The losses are evaluated on a per-pound of as-fired coal basis, as opposed to a percentage of HHV of the coal, which is not known in real-time. Complete details regarding the calculation of the losses are provided in Ref. [17].
Consider the control volume boundary surrounding the boiler; once again refer to Fig. 2. Under steady-state conditions, the first law of thermodynamics reduces to
$E˙in=E˙out$
(42)
Chemical energy is carried into the control volume by coal flow and then is released by combustion in the presence of moist air. The sensible energy of the coal entering the control volume is assumed to be negligible. Sensible energy is conveyed into the control volume by the flow of dry combustion air, as well as due to the moisture present in both the fuel and air. A significant fraction of the fuel energy is used to provide heat to superheat the water flowing through the convection passes of the boiler. Additional energy is transported away from the control volume due to the flow of heated dry flue products, as well as with the fuel and combustion air moisture. Furthermore, sensible energy resulting from the chemical reaction of hydrogen in the fuel is transferred from the control volume, along with the other flue gases. Other flows of energy from the control volume are attributed to ash flow, unburned carbon and carbon monoxide associated with incomplete combustion, and radiation and convection losses to the environment from the exposed surface of the boiler. Substituting the various energy transfer quantities into Eq. (42) and rearranging yields the following:
$m˙coal⋅HHV=Q˙steam+[(E˙drygases,out−E˙dryair,in)+(E˙H2O,out−E˙H2O,in)+E˙ash+E˙unburnedcarbon+E˙COformation+Q˙rad]$
(43)
The left-hand side of Eq. (43) denotes the “Input” referred to in Eq. (37), whereas $Q˙steam$ represents the “Output.” The terms in square brackets indicate the “Losses.” The coal mass flowrate must be known, or it can be solved algebraically. To calculate the losses per unit mass of coal, the balanced chemical reaction equation is first obtained as outlined previously. In Eq. (43), the quantity $Q˙steam$ denotes the net heat transferred to the steam from the combustion products. Flow rate, pressure, and temperature data for the feed water, main steam, cold reheat steam, and hot reheat steam are needed to calculate the steam heat transfer $Q˙steam$. These calculations are performed per PTC 4 (2013) [1].
### Calibration Algorithm.
A first law energy balance on the boiler is expressed as
$m˙coal⋅HHV=Q˙steam+ℓ⋅m˙coal$
(44)
The quantities $Q˙steam$ and are determined from available plant data, using the methods described previously. There are two unknowns in Eq. (44), i.e., HHV and $m˙coal$. Typically the coal HHV is not continuously measured. However, if the coal scales are reliable, Eq. (44) can be utilized to infer an instantaneous fuel higher heating value. Alternately, if accurate historical coal heating value data are available, Eq. (44) can be employed for the determination of the coal mass flowrate. This permits calibration of the coal scales by defining the following coal flow correction factor:
$CoalFlCorFac=m˙coalm˙coal,plant$
(45)
This correction factor is a static variable and is supplied by the calibration algorithm to be used in the real-time algorithm to calculate the actual coal flowrate.
The output-loss method described in this paper employed O2 and CO concentration measurements (performed on either a wet or dry basis at the economizer exit) to balance the combustion reaction equation. Depending on the particular coal-fired EGU, flue gas concentrations can either be measured immediately downstream of the economizer or downstream of the air preheater. If any gas species concentrations are measured in the air preheater exit, they must be related to their respective values at the exit plane of the economizer. This is due to the air leakage associated with the preheater, which has the effect of diluting the concentrations of flue gases leaving the air preheater. For steady flow, the molar flowrate of any species $n˙i$ normalized by the molar flowrate of fuel carbon $n˙C$ can be expressed as follows:
$n˙in˙C=ninC$
(46)
Let “Le” denotes the number of moles of O2 per mole of C leaking into the air preheater. For every mole of O2, 3.76 L moles of N2 and w·Le moles of water vapor leak into the stack from the air preheater. Performing a molar balance on a rate basis for a control volume surrounding the air preheater yields
$n˙C[nCO2+nCO+nH2O+nSO2+nO2+nN2]+n˙C⋅Le[1+3.76+w]=n˙C[nCO2+nCO+nH2O+nSO2+nO2+nN2+Le{1+3.76+w}]$
(47)
The carbon molar flowrate factors are from both sides of the equation. Thus, Eq. (47) is independent of time, and the molar coefficients ni (expressed implicitly per mole of fuel carbon) are known from the balanced reaction equation. The right-hand side of Eq. (47) represents the number of moles of the species present at the air preheater exit. For example, if the molar concentrations of CO2, SO2, etc., are measured on a wet basis, for CO2 that implies the measured mole fraction $yCO2$ can be expressed as
$yCO2=nCO2nCO2+nCO+nH2O+nSO2+nO2+nN2+Le(1+3.76+w)$
(48)
The number of moles of CO2 in the stack is unaffected by air preheater leakage (APH). Solving for the number of moles of O2 leaking into the stack flow from the air preheater
$Le=nCO2yCO2−(nCO2+nCO+nH2O+nSO2+nO2+nN2)1+3.76+w$
(49)
The mass of air leaking into the stack from the preheater is calculated as
$mleakageair=Le[MWO2+3.76⋅MWN2+w⋅MWH2O]$
(50)
By similar reasoning the mass of flue gas present in the stack is expressed as:
$mfluegas=nCO2⋅MWCO2+nCO⋅MWCO+nH2O⋅MWH2O+nSO2⋅MWSO2+nO2⋅MWO2+nN2⋅MWN2$
(51)
Hence the percent air preheater leakage is given by:
$APHleak=mleakageairmfluegas×100$
(52)
In this investigation, APHleak is a static variable and is supplied by the calibration algorithm to the real-time algorithm.
Two gas correction factors are calculated in the calibration algorithm to permit the conversion of CEMS concentration data for SO2 and CO2 performed at the air preheater exit to their corresponding economizer outlet values. In that instance, the CO2 correction factor is calculated as
$CO2CorFac=yCO2,stackyCO2,econ$
(53)
and:
$SO2CorFac=ySO2,stackySO2,econ$
(54)
In Eqs. (53) and (54), the mole fractions for CO2 and SO2, respectively, are evaluated using the balanced reaction equation given by Eq. (3). These correction factors are static variables and are supplied by the calibration algorithm to the real-time algorithm.
### Real-Time Algorithm.
The balanced coal combustion equation is given by Eq. (3). If the coal composition is unknown (i.e., when an ultimate analysis is outdated), there are eight unknowns in this expression. These include the molar coefficients a, b, c, d, and f, as well as the parameters on the product side such as x, α, and E. Generally, flue gas concentration data for CO2, CO, SO2, and O2 are available from plant CEMS data. This permits only four mass balance expressions. Therefore, to determine the unknown coal composition, several terms in the combustion equation must be approximated, or they can be taken from the most recent available ultimate analysis. This investigation supposes the fuel molar coefficients c and d can be obtained from the latest coal analysis. Similarly, it is assumed that the fuel moisture FM, the ash percentage ASH, loss on ignition LOI, and the percentage of total ash attributed to fly ash FLYASH are known. These quantities are supplied to the real-time algorithm by the calibration algorithm and are assumed to be static variables; i.e., their values exhibit little change over time. The fraction of unburned carbon appearing in the total ash is
$UCTASH=(LOI100)⋅(FLYASH100)$
(55)
Likewise, the MAF composition of 100 pounds of coal is expressed as
$MAF=100(1−A−M)$
(56)
Therein, defining the number of carbon moles per unit weight of MAF coal
$X2=(UCTASH1−UCTASH)⋅(ASHMWc⋅MAF)$
(57)
Define the following fuel moisture parameter, which characterizes the number of moles of water in the fuel per mole of carbon
$FM2=FMMAF⋅MWH2O$
(58)
Since the ambient pressure, temperature, and relative are known, there is sufficient information to calculate the ambient air moisture variable “w” in Eq. (3).
The methodology employed in this study requires that real-time CEMS molar concentration data for CO and O2 are attainable at the economizer exit. It is likewise necessary that similar CO2 and SO2 concentration data are available at the preheater exit or before any scrubber units preceding the stack. From the calibration algorithm, the CO2 and SO2 correction factors expressed by Eqs. (53) and (54), respectively, are used to evaluate the mole fractions of these species at the economizer exit, i.e.
$yCO2,econ=yCO2,stackCO2CorFac$
(59)
and:
$ySO2,econ=ySO2,stackSO2CorFac$
(60)
These measurements may be performed on either a dry or wet basis.
The real-time algorithm utilizes the air preheater term APHleak provided by the calibration algorithm to evaluate the mass of leakage air as follows:
$mleakageair=(APHleak100)⋅mfluegas$
(61)
The number of moles of leakage O2 (per unit mole of carbon) are calculated as follows:
$nO2,leak=mleakageairMWO2+3.76⋅MWN2+w⋅MWH2O$
(62)
Likewise, the number of moles of leakage N2 per mole of carbon is evaluated as
$nN2,leak=3.76⋅nO2,leak$
(63)
Moreover, the number of moles of leakage H2O per mole of carbon was determined by
$nH2O,leak=w⋅nO2,leak$
(64)
Utilizing the corrected number of moles of CO2 and SO2 at the economizer exit as determined by means of Eqs. (53) and (54), the total number of gas moles at the preheater exit (per mole of carbon) are therein evaluated as
$∑ni,stack=∑ni,econ+(nO2+nN2+nH2O)leak$
(65)
Since the fuel composition is initially unknown, it is necessary to initiate iterative calculations to approximate the MAF composition of the coal. The real-time algorithm uses the coal mass flowrate correction factor expressed by Eq. (45) to evaluate actual coal mass flow. In that instance:
$m˙coal=CoalFlCorFac×m˙coal,plant$
(66)
The corrected value of the coal mass flowrate calculated per Eq. (66) is used to evaluate all plant performance parameters as described previously. For example, the real-time algorithm utilizes the methods described previously to calculate the steam cycle heat rate using Eq. (34). Likewise, the real-time algorithm determines the gross heat rate and net heat rate per Eqs. (35) and (36), respectively. The boiler efficiency is then calculated using Eq. (33).
### Calculation Sequence.
For the calibration algorithm, an accurate coal ultimate analysis (representative of the bulk coal being burned during the calibration) must be available. This analysis yields the coal composition and higher heating value. The calibration algorithm likewise requires such dynamic plant operation data as coal mass flowrate, steam heat transfer rate, primary and secondary air temperatures, ambient temperature and relative humidity, stack temperature, and continuous boiler rating, corresponding to when coal sampling occurred. Additional information needed by the calibration algorithm includes such quantities as the primary air/coal mass flow ratio, the LOI and fly ash percentage, the primary air/coal mass ratio, and boiler leakage. These parameters typically do not change significantly over time and were therein assumed to be static variables. If plant engineers know that one or more of these “constants” has changed they should perform another calibration with the new values. The calibration algorithm likewise relies on oxygen and carbon monoxide concentration data taken at the economizer exit to balance the combustion reaction equation. A representative flowchart of the calibration algorithm calculations is provided in Fig. 3. Further details regarding the calibration algorithm are provided in Ref. [17].
Fig. 3
Fig. 3
Close modal
The calibration algorithm utilizes an accepted industry means of procuring a representative sample and then obtaining a laboratory coal ultimate analysis and limited plant data to balance the coal combustion equation, which essentially states the following:
$coal+airproductsofcombustion$
(67)
The implication is that the calibration algorithm presumes that the left-hand side of Eq. (67) is accurately known and can therein be used to evaluate the right-hand side. The real-time algorithm reverses this calculation, i.e., it utilizes CEMS data to analyze the composition of the combustion products and thus attempts to deduce the left-hand side of Eq. (67). This yields sufficient information to closely approximate the actual MAF coal composition. CEMS measurements of CO2, O2, and SO2 concentrations are required. If a scrubber is installed before the stack, the method discussed in this paper requires that CEMS measurements must be performed before the scrubber.
For the real-time algorithm of the output-loss method, the ultimate analysis of the coal is assumed to be an unknown. To solve for the coal composition, values for the molar ratios of oxygen and nitrogen to carbon, as well as values of fuel moisture and ash percentages, are borrowed from the latest ultimate analysis. This permits an estimation of the moisture-ash-free coal composition to be calculated. A static LOI value is used to calculate a preliminary of unburned carbon x. Based on plant data for the ambient pressure and relative humidity, there is sufficient information to determine the moisture in the air. Correction factors obtained from the calibration algorithm are used to adjust the CEMS measurements taken in the air preheater exit back to their presumed values at the economizer exit, thereby accounting for dilution caused by air preheater leakage. Since the fuel composition is unknown, a series of iterative calculations are performed, commencing from an initial estimate that the MAF coal is comprised entirely of carbon. Five iterations are then performed to continually update the coal composition, including solving simultaneous equations for β and E, as well as values for unburned carbon and carbon monoxide concentration. The most recently available ultimate analysis is provided to the real-time algorithm, to ensure its best accuracy. Once the coal composition is inferred using the iterative procedure, the remaining losses, efficiency, and heat rate calculations in the real-time algorithm are identical to those employed by the calibration algorithm. Figure. 4 depicts the flowchart for the real-time algorithm. For additional aspects of the real-time algorithm calculation procedure, refer to Ref. [17].
Fig. 4
Fig. 4
Close modal
## Model Validation
To verify that the real-time algorithm can provide values of power plant performance parameters such as heat rate that compare closely to those resulting from PTC 4 testing, data from a series of performance tests conducted by a reputable company that specializes in power plant performance testing were made available to this investigation. The identity of the test agent is not herein revealed due to concerns about the confidentiality of the plant's data. The testing occurred over the span of several days on a particular coal-fired steam EGU. The goal was to determine the instantaneous heat rate for the plant, which was operated over a range of power outputs, i.e., the gross generation. In one instance, the plant was operated at full load, herein designated as valves wide open (VWO), where the nominal power output was 470 MW (1.60 × 109 Btu/h). Additional performance tests were carried out at loads of 400 MW (1.37 × 109 Btu/h), 350 MW (1.19 × 109 Btu/h), 280 MW (0.96 × 109 Btu/h), and 200 MW (0.68 × 109 Btu/h). For each case, the testing strictly conformed to ASME PTC 4-2013 [1]. Over the span of loads considered in the performance testing, an ultimate analysis of the coal was obtained per Ref. [18], thereby enabling evaluation of its current composition and corresponding higher heating value. Additional measurements to support the heat rate assessment at each load were likewise executed, including such quantities as steam heat transfer rate, coal flowrate, station service, and CEMS data.
Table 1 summarizes static data for boiler leakage, AIRCOAL, LOI, FLYASH, and Tash that were employed in the real-time analysis. These quantities represent the amount of leakage air into the boiler compared to the total amount of air entering the boiler, the air-to-fuel ratio, the loss on ignition, the percentage of the total ash amount contained in the fly ash, and the bottom ash temperature, respectively. During the period of testing representative, coal samples were collected and sent to a laboratory for an ultimate analysis test. This test includes mass percentages for the constituents of the coal, fuel moisture and ash content of the coal, and the higher heating value for the coal. Table 2 contains the averaged ultimate analysis results for each load case, as supplied to the present research program. The dynamic data shown below in Table 3 provide those values measured during the period in which the coal samples used for the ultimate analysis were evaluated. These values consist of environmental data, as well as temperature data for the air flow streams, the amount of heat transferred to the steam, the coal flowrate, and CEMS measurements for certain emissions. It is important to note the oxygen and carbon monoxide measurements were performed at the economizer exit while the carbon dioxide and sulfur dioxide measurements were performed at the air preheater exit.
Table 1
Static data
BLRLK (%)AIRCOAL, kg/kg (lbm/lbm)LOI (%)FLYASH (%)Tash, °C (°F)
1.520.5881093 (2000)
BLRLK (%)AIRCOAL, kg/kg (lbm/lbm)LOI (%)FLYASH (%)Tash, °C (°F)
1.520.5881093 (2000)
Table 2
Ultimate analysis
VWO400 (1.37 × 109)350 (1.19 × 109)280 (0.96 × 109)200 (0.68 × 109)
C (%)63.1262.7865.164.3164.99
H (%)4.244.144.214.244.41
S (%)2.002.302.542.482.75
O (%)7.067.666.867.017.33
N (%)1.271.271.301.291.31
Fuel moisture (%)13.0713.711.9912.1510.99
ASH (%)8.58.158.008.528.22
HHV, kJ/kg (Btu/lbm)29,195 (11,262)26,186 (11,258)26,809 (11,526)26,677 (11,469)27,184 (11,687)
VWO400 (1.37 × 109)350 (1.19 × 109)280 (0.96 × 109)200 (0.68 × 109)
C (%)63.1262.7865.164.3164.99
H (%)4.244.144.214.244.41
S (%)2.002.302.542.482.75
O (%)7.067.666.867.017.33
N (%)1.271.271.301.291.31
Fuel moisture (%)13.0713.711.9912.1510.99
ASH (%)8.58.158.008.528.22
HHV, kJ/kg (Btu/lbm)29,195 (11,262)26,186 (11,258)26,809 (11,526)26,677 (11,469)27,184 (11,687)
Table 3
Dynamic measured data
VWO400 (1.37 × 109)350 (1.19 × 109)280 (0.96 × 109)200 (0.68 × 109)
Tamb, °C (°F)31.8 (89.2)28.6 (83.5)28.2 (82.8)28.5 (83.3)27.8 (80.2)
Relative humidity (%)79.771.974.276.475.8
TPA, °C (°F)76.7 (170.0)76.7 (170.0)76.7 (170.0)76.7 (170.0)76.7 (170.0)
TSA, °C (°F)326.6 (619.8)311.2 (592.2)301.5 (574.7)298.1 (568.6)288.8 (551.8)
TLA, °C (°F)384.9 (724.9)360.7 (681.3)344.8 (652.6)340.4 (644.7)325.1 (617.2)
$Q˙steam,MW(Btu/h)$1084 (3.70 × 109)923 (3.15 × 109)815 (2.78 × 109)659 (2.25 × 109)486 (1.66 × 109)
$m˙coal,kg/h(ton/h)$1.66 × 105 (182.8)1.41 × 105 (155.0)1.21 × 105 (133.6)0.98 × 105 (108.4)0.71 × 105 (78.6)
yO2 (%)3.332.983.973.524.15
yCO (ppm)13.7154.7151.3137.59.1
yCO2 (%)13.814.114.013.812.8
ySO2 (ppm)2395.92417.12396.82400.02400.0
VWO400 (1.37 × 109)350 (1.19 × 109)280 (0.96 × 109)200 (0.68 × 109)
Tamb, °C (°F)31.8 (89.2)28.6 (83.5)28.2 (82.8)28.5 (83.3)27.8 (80.2)
Relative humidity (%)79.771.974.276.475.8
TPA, °C (°F)76.7 (170.0)76.7 (170.0)76.7 (170.0)76.7 (170.0)76.7 (170.0)
TSA, °C (°F)326.6 (619.8)311.2 (592.2)301.5 (574.7)298.1 (568.6)288.8 (551.8)
TLA, °C (°F)384.9 (724.9)360.7 (681.3)344.8 (652.6)340.4 (644.7)325.1 (617.2)
$Q˙steam,MW(Btu/h)$1084 (3.70 × 109)923 (3.15 × 109)815 (2.78 × 109)659 (2.25 × 109)486 (1.66 × 109)
$m˙coal,kg/h(ton/h)$1.66 × 105 (182.8)1.41 × 105 (155.0)1.21 × 105 (133.6)0.98 × 105 (108.4)0.71 × 105 (78.6)
yO2 (%)3.332.983.973.524.15
yCO (ppm)13.7154.7151.3137.59.1
yCO2 (%)13.814.114.013.812.8
ySO2 (ppm)2395.92417.12396.82400.02400.0
Plant performance metrics obtained by the testing company was made available to the present research program to allow assessment of the ability of the real-time algorithm to calculate the heat rate. The power plant performance company reported values of measured heat rate obtained per PTC 4. These results are summarized for each plant load in Table 4, which likewise provides a comparison to the values predicted using the real-time algorithm. In these instances, the calibration algorithm utilized the most recent ultimate analysis to provide calibration factors needed by the real-time algorithm to evaluate the plant performance. Boiler efficiency was calculated per Eq. (41), wherein the control volume employed for the energy balance conformed closely to the steam boiler. As discussed previously, PTC 4 utilizes an alternate control volume analysis to determine boiler efficiency. Similarly, the cycle heat rate, gross heat rate, and net heat rate were determined using Eqs. (34), (35), and (36), respectively, using the real-time algorithm. The performance testing company did not supply data for the cycle heat rate at any plant load. It is apparent that the use of the latest calibration data yielded boiler efficiencies that closely matched the values obtained by PTC 4 test methods. The maximum discrepancy between boiler efficiencies determined using the real-time algorithm and PTC 4 test procedures was obtained at full load (VWO) and was less than a 1.7% difference. Likewise at VWO, the maximum disagreement between gross heat rate evaluated by the real-time algorithm and PTC 4 testing equaled −148 Btu/kW-h, corresponding to a 1.7% difference.
Table 4
Comparison—Plant performance obtained by PTC 4 and the real-time algorithm (five separate calibrations)
VWO400 (1.37 × 109)350 (1.19 × 109)280 (0.96 × 109)200 (0.68 × 109)
Real-timePTC4Real-timePTC4Real-timePTC4Real-timePTC4Real-timePTC4
Boiler efficiency (%)88.4289.9189.5090.3090.0690.4190.5790.5891.2890.40
Cycle heat rate (Btu/kW-h)78807877794280418293
Gross heat rate (Btu/kW-h)8911876388018723881987858878887790859173
Net heat rate (Btu/kW-h)9684952395869501968796499908990710,41410,515
VWO400 (1.37 × 109)350 (1.19 × 109)280 (0.96 × 109)200 (0.68 × 109)
Real-timePTC4Real-timePTC4Real-timePTC4Real-timePTC4Real-timePTC4
Boiler efficiency (%)88.4289.9189.5090.3090.0690.4190.5790.5891.2890.40
Cycle heat rate (Btu/kW-h)78807877794280418293
Gross heat rate (Btu/kW-h)8911876388018723881987858878887790859173
Net heat rate (Btu/kW-h)9684952395869501968796499908990710,41410,515
The ability of the real-time performance algorithm to accurately assess instantaneous plant heat rate is presumably enhanced if the most current coal ultimate analysis is utilized. To investigate that contention, the coal composition obtained from the 400 MW test only was used to calibrate the real-time code; all other plant data such as steam heat transfer rate, coal flowrate, and station service corresponding to the actual data acquired at each load by means of the PTC 4 tests. The result of that analysis is summarized in Table 5, which likewise compares heat rates calculated using test methods mandated by PTC 4. In that instance, the maximum disagreement between boiler efficiencies was obtained at full load (VWO), which was less than a 1.5% difference. Therein, the subsequent difference in gross heat rate at VWO was −134 Btu/kW-h, once again equivalent to a 1.5% difference from the PTC 4 value. However, modest reductions in prediction comparisons of boiler efficiency and gross heat rate between the real-time algorithm and PTC 4 testing were noted when using a single (more outdated) calibration for the other plant loads. It must be noted that only limited data were provided by the performance testing company. In this study, the maximum time lag between obtaining an ultimate analysis for the plant operating at steady-state at a load of 400 MW, and a real-time calculation based on that calibration was no more than 96 h. Few EGUs update their coal analyses stored in their distributed control systems (DCS) at such short intervals. Unfortunately, many plants fail to update their DCS coal ultimate analyses even on a monthly or yearly basis. Therefore, this real-time adaptive performance-monitoring approach potentially represents a distinct improvement. It was shown that the real-time algorithm was capable of evaluating performance parameters such as boiler efficiency and heat rate that differed from similar values obtained using PTC 4 testing by less than 2% when a recent ultimate analysis of the coal was available for calibration.
Table 5
Comparison—Plant performance obtained by PTC 4 and the real-time algorithm
VWO400 (1.37 × 109)350 (1.19 × 109)280 (0.96 × 109)200 (0.68 × 109)
Real-timePTC4Real-timePTC4Real-timePTC4Real-TimePTC4Real-TimePTC4
Boiler efficiency (%)88.5789.9189.5090.3091.0590.4190.7290.5890.5990.40
Cycle heat rate (Btu/kW-h)78807877794280418293
Gross heat rate (Btu/kW-h)8,8978,7638,8018,7238,7238,7858,8638,8779,1549173
Net heat rate (Btu/kW-h)9,6689,5239,5869,5019,5819,6499,8929,90710,49310,515
VWO400 (1.37 × 109)350 (1.19 × 109)280 (0.96 × 109)200 (0.68 × 109)
Real-timePTC4Real-timePTC4Real-timePTC4Real-TimePTC4Real-TimePTC4
Boiler efficiency (%)88.5789.9189.5090.3091.0590.4190.7290.5890.5990.40
Cycle heat rate (Btu/kW-h)78807877794280418293
Gross heat rate (Btu/kW-h)8,8978,7638,8018,7238,7238,7858,8638,8779,1549173
Net heat rate (Btu/kW-h)9,6689,5239,5869,5019,5819,6499,8929,90710,49310,515
Note: Calibrated using 400 MW (1.37 × 109 Btu/h) data.
## Conclusions and Recommendations
In this investigation, it was shown that the real-time algorithm accurately calculated such plant performance parameters as boiler efficiency, and gross and net unit heat rate. It can likewise be used in conjunction with a modified F-factor approach reported in Ref. [19] to more accurately evaluate the CO2 produced per MW-h of gross plant generation as compared to CO2 reporting per the standard EPA F-factor approach. Generally, power plant performance predictions of heat rate from the real-time algorithm were found to compare very closely to test data obtained using PTC 4-2013 test methods. It was shown that real-time performance assessments of instantaneous plant heat rate could be improved if the most current coal ultimate analysis was utilized. Since the coal composition is typically not known in real-time, the procedure used a modified output-loss approach applied to a control volume that closely conformed to the boiler. A calibration algorithm utilized an ultimate analysis obtained while holding the plant load and other factors steady, thus permitting the calculation of correction factors used during real-time performance monitoring. The losses were calculated similarly to PTC 4-2013. However, the losses were expressed on a per-pound of as-fired coal basis, as opposed to a percentage of HHV of the coal, since that quantity is not known in real-time. Small differences were observed between the heat rates calculated by the real-time algorithm when an ultimate coal analysis measured for each load was utilized, versus heat rate values predicted by the real-time algorithm using only one (presumably outdated) coal ultimate analysis. These minor discrepancies were more apparent at the lower plant loads.
An advantage of the real-time algorithm based on the output-loss method is that it requires only permanent station CEMS sensors. This is unlike PTC 4 test procedures, where temporary instrumentation is needed. Furthermore, the results can be calculated and monitored in real-time. The real-time algorithm minimizes the need for expensive new instrumentation and permits the continuous monitoring of plant heat rate as the load changes. The real-time method is rooted in ASME PTC 4 and generally exhibits improved performance prediction uncertainty (1–3%), as compared to other current approaches (e.g., F-factor), where the accuracy may only be 3–14%. The real-time method relies on station instrumentation that is typically available and is easily calibrated. It accounts for cycling and load following and allows for Relative Accuracy Test Audits (RATA).
The investigation reported in this paper was performed on a single power plant. In anticipation of new EPA heat rate regulations [20] currently being promulgated for coal, gas, and industrial units, it would be advantageous to further develop the real-time code in order to apply this method to additional EGUs, with a priority for cogeneration and gas-fired units. Such studies would provide further guidance concerning whether additional costly instrumentation would be needed in practice or would require only the existing CEMS data currently available to the plant computers. For example, the applicability of the real-time algorithm is adversely affected if CEMS sensors are only available downstream of scrubbers. It is desirable to install real-time software in plants that utilize a combination of dry- and wet-based CEMS measurements to emphasize the generality of the method. In Ref. [2], it was noted that the accuracy of the real-time heat rate monitoring protocol would be enhanced if accurate and robust methods were available to measure the moisture content in the flue gases in real-time. Such a deficiency is inherent to all currently available online EGU performance-monitoring methods. Further research would facilitate the determination of the uncertainty associated with coal analysis and fuel moisture on heat rate/CO2 emissions on annual reporting. It is likewise proposed to investigate proposed metrics for observed plant changes using raw inputs as suitable triggers for calibration. Based on the analysis of these studies, recommended calibration triggers would be incorporated into the code. Specific suggestions include the collection of more extensive actual data at the plant(s) for a year, with new ultimate analyses being taken at least weekly, thereby yielding a minimum of 52 calibration data sets over all seasons and weather conditions. This would permit the determination of appropriate “flags” for recommended recalibrations. To provide further guidance regarding recommended re-calibration intervals, it is suggested to post-process the heat rate and other outputs from the real-time algorithm under several scenarios, e.g., using a single calibration for the year, or weekly calibrations for the year, etc. This would allow further comparison of the results from the real-time algorithm to corresponding evaluations of heat rate and CO2 production per MW as measured by means of testing conducted strictly according to PTC 4-2013. The accuracy of the heat rate monitoring protocol described in this paper could be enhanced if accurate and robust methods were available to measure the moisture content in the flue gases in real-time. This would provide additional information needed to evaluate fuel moisture on an instantaneous basis. Such a deficiency is inherent to all currently available online EGU performance-monitoring methods. This issue merits further investigation.
## Acknowledgment
This work was performed under a DOE contract awarded to ASME Standards Technology LLC (ASME ST-LLC) to develop the Annual Heat Rate Determination for Coal EGU's Project ID FE0031933 “Standardized Test Method and Calculation Protocol for Determining and Reporting Annual Heat Rate for Coal-Fueled Electricity Generating Units” Project 0166.
## Conflict of Interest
There are no conflicts of interest. This article does not include research in which human participants were involved. Informed consent is not applicable. This article does not include any research in which animal participants were involved.
## Data Availability Statement
The data sets generated and supporting the findings of this article are obtainable from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.
## Nomenclature
• a =
moles of hydrogen per mole of fuel carbon mole/mole
•
• b =
moles of sulfur per mole of fuel carbon mole/mole
•
• c =
moles of oxygen per mole of fuel carbon mole/mole
•
• d =
moles of nitrogen per mole of fuel carbon mole/mole
•
• f =
moles of H2O per mole of fuel carbon mole/mole
•
• =
thermal losses per unit mass of coal MW/kg (Btu/lbm)
•
• m =
mass, kg (lbm)
•
• n =
moles mole
•
• w =
moles of H2O per mole of O2 mole/mole
•
• x =
moles of unburned carbon per mole of fuel carbon kg/kg (lbm/lbm)
•
• y =
mole fraction mole/mole
•
• $Q˙$ =
heat transfer rate MW (Btu/h)
•
• A =
ash mass fraction kg/kg (lbm/lbm)
•
• E =
moles of excess O2 per mole of fuel carbon mole/mole
•
• M =
moisture mass fraction kg/kg (lbm/lbm)
•
• P =
plant electric generation MW
•
• $m˙$ =
mass flowrate kg/h (lbm/h)
•
• $n˙$ =
molar flowrate mole/h
•
• $E˙$ =
energy transfer rate kW (Btu/h)
•
• AIRCOAL =
air-to-coal mass ratio in primary air stream kg/kg (lbm/lbm)
•
• ASH =
ultimate analysis ash mass %
•
• CoalFlCorFac =
coal flow correction factor kg/kg (lbm/lbm)
•
• CO2CorFac =
CO2 correction factor mole/mole
•
• FC =
fuel carbon per unit weight of coal kg/kg (lbm/lbm)
•
• FLYASH =
fraction of total ash appearing as fly ash kg/kg (lbm/lbm)
•
• FM =
ultimate analysis of moisture mass %
•
• FM2 =
moles of H2O per mole of fuel carbon mole/mole
•
• Le =
moles of O2 leaking from air preheater mole
•
• Lo =
thermal losses kW (Btu/h)
•
• SO2CorFac =
SO2 Correction Factor mole/mole
•
• TOTAL ASH =
mass of total ash in exhaust, kg (lbm)
•
• UC =
mass of unburned carbon in fly ash, kg (lbm)
•
• UCTASH =
fraction of unburned carbon in total ash, lbm/lbm
•
• X2 =
moles of carbon per unit weight of MAF coal, kg/mole (lbm/mole)
### Greek Symbols
• α =
moles of CO per mole of fuel carbon, mole/mole
•
• β =
stoichiometric combustion air molar coefficient, mole/mole
•
• ηB =
boiler efficiency, %
•
• ω =
humidity ratio, kg/kg (lbm/lbm)
### Subscripts
• AF =
as-fired
•
• air =
air
•
• ash =
ash
•
• Cycle =
cycle
•
• components =
components
•
• coal =
coal
•
• dry air =
dry air
•
• dry gases =
dry gases
•
• econ =
economizer exit
•
• flue gas =
flue gas
•
• formation =
formation
•
• Gross =
gross
•
• in =
inlet
•
• LA =
leakage air
•
• leak =
leak
•
• leakage air =
leakage air
•
• MAF =
moisture-ash-free
•
• moisture =
moisture
•
• Net =
net
•
• out =
outlet
•
• PA =
primary air
•
• Plant =
plant instrumentation
•
•
• SA =
secondary air
•
• Stack =
air preheater exit
•
• Standard =
standard conditions
•
• Steam =
steam
•
• total =
total
•
• Unburned carbon =
unburned carbon
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https://deepnotes.io/batchnorm | # BatchNorm Layer - Understanding and eliminating Internal Covariance Shift
## Batch Normalization is new technique that gives relaxation while initializing the network, allows higher learning rate and allows us to train very deep networks. Very promising! Lets derive the math for forward and backward pass step by step by hand and implement the BatchNorm layer!
Note: Complete source code can be found here https://github.com/parasdahal/deepnet
We know that feature scaling makes the job of gradient descent easy and allows it to converge faster. Feature scaling is performed as a pre-processing task on the dataset. But once the normalized input is fed to the deep network, as each layer is affected by parameters in all the input layer, even a small change in the network parameter is amplified and leads to the input distribution being changed in the internal layers of the network. This is known as internal covariance shift.
Batch Normalization is an idea introduced by Ioffe & Szegedy of normalizing activations of every fully connected and convolution layer with unit standard deviation and zero mean during training, as a part of the network architecture itself. It allows us to use much higher learning rates and be less careful about network initialization.
It is implemented as a layer (with trainable parameters) and normalizes the activations of the previous layer. Backpropagation allows the network to learn if they want the activations to be normalized and upto what extent. It is inserted immediately after fully connected or convolutional layers and before nonlinearities. It effectively reduces the internal covariance shift in deep networks.
1. Improves gradient flow through very deep networks
2. Reduces dependency on careful initialization
3. Allows higher learning rates
4. Provides regularization and reduces dependency on dropout
### Forward Propagation
In the forward pass, we calculate the mean and variance of the batch, normalize the input to have unit Gaussian distribution and scale and shift it with the learnable parameters $$\gamma$$ and $$\beta$$, respectively.
\begin{align} \mu_B &= \frac{1}{m}\sum_{i=1}^{m} x_i \\ \sigma_B^2 &= \frac{1}{m}\sum_{i=1}^{m} (x_i - \mu_B)^2 \\ \hat{x_i} &= \frac{x_i - \mu_B}{\sqrt{ \sigma_B^2 + \epsilon }} \\ y_i &= \gamma x_i + \beta \end{align}
The implementation is very simple and straightforward:
n_X,c_X,h_X,w_X = X.shape
X_flat = X.reshape(n_X,c_X*h_X*w_X)
mu = np.mean(X_flat,axis=0)
var = np.var(X_flat, axis=0)
X_norm = (X_flat - mu)/np.sqrt(var + 1e-8)
out = gamma * X_norm + beta
### Backward Propagation
For our backward pass, we need to find gradients $$\frac{\partial C}{\partial x_i}$$, $$\frac{\partial C}{\partial \gamma}$$ and $$\frac{\partial C}{\partial \beta}$$. We calculate the intermediate gradients from top to bottom in the computational graph to get these gradients.
\begin{align} \frac{\partial C}{\partial \gamma \hat{x_i}} &= \frac{\partial C}{\partial y_i} \times \frac{\partial y_i}{\partial \gamma x_i} \\ &= \frac{\partial C}{\partial y_i} \times \frac{\partial (\gamma x_i + \beta)}{\partial \gamma x_i} \\ &= \frac{\partial C}{\partial y_i} \end{align} \begin{align} \frac{\partial C}{\partial \beta} &= \frac{\partial C}{\partial y_i} \times \frac{\partial y_i}{\partial \beta} \\ &= \frac{\partial C}{\partial y_i} \times \frac{\partial(\gamma x_i + \beta )}{\partial \beta} \\ &= \sum_{i=1}^m \frac{\partial C}{\partial y_i} \end{align} \begin{align} \frac{\partial C}{\partial \gamma} &= \frac{\partial C}{\partial \gamma \hat{x_i}} \times \frac{\partial \gamma \hat{x_i}}{\partial \gamma} \\ &= \sum_{i=1}^m \frac{\partial C }{\partial y_i} \times \hat{x_i} \end{align}
Now we have gradients for both the learnable parameters. Now for input gradient,
\begin{align} \frac{\partial C}{\partial \hat{x_i}} &= \frac{\partial C}{\partial \gamma x_i} \times \frac{\partial \gamma x_i}{\partial x_i} \\ &= \frac{\partial C}{\partial y_i} \times \gamma \\ \end{align} \begin{align} \frac{\partial C}{\partial \sigma_B^2} &= \frac{\partial C}{\partial \hat{x_i}} \times \frac{\partial \hat{x_i} }{\partial \sigma_B^2} \\ &= \frac{\partial C}{\partial \hat{x_i}} \times \frac{\partial \left ( \frac{x_i - \mu_B}{\sqrt{\sigma_B^2 + \epsilon}} \right ) }{\partial \sigma_B^2 } \\ &= \sum_{i=1}^m \frac{\partial C}{\partial \hat{x_i}} \times (x_i - \mu_B) \times \frac{\partial (\sigma_B^2 + \epsilon)^{-1/2}}{\partial \sigma_B^2} \\ &= \sum_{i=1}^m \frac{\partial C}{\partial \hat{x_i}} \times (x_i - \mu_B) \times -\frac{1}{2} \times (\sigma_B^2 + \epsilon)^{-3/2} \end{align}
We can see from the computation graph, $$\mu_B$$ is on two nodes, so we need to add up gradients on both nodes.
\begin{align} \frac{\partial C}{\partial \mu_B} &= \frac{\partial C}{\partial \hat{x_i}} \times \frac{\partial \hat{x_i}}{\partial \mu_b} + \frac{\partial C}{\partial \sigma_B^2} \times \frac{\partial \sigma_B^2}{\partial \mu_B} \\ &= \frac{\partial C}{\partial \hat{x_i} } \times \frac{\partial \left ( \frac{x_i - \mu_B}{\sqrt{\sigma_B^2 + \epsilon}} \right ) }{\partial \mu_B} + \frac{\partial C}{\partial \sigma_B^2} \times \frac{\partial \left (\frac{1}{m} \sum_{i=0}^m (x_i - \mu_B) \right)^2 }{\partial \mu_B} \\ &= \sum_{i=1}^m \frac{\partial C}{\partial \hat{x_i}}\times \frac{-1}{\sqrt{\sigma_B^2}+\beta} + \frac{\partial C}{\partial \sigma_B^2} \times \frac{1}{m}\sum_{i=1}^m 2(x_i - \mu_B) \end{align}
Now we have all the intermediate gradients to calculate input gradient. Since $$x_i$$ is in three nodes, we add up the gradients on each of those nodes.
\begin{align} \frac{\partial C}{\partial x_i} &= \frac{\partial C}{\partial \hat{x_i}} \times \frac{\partial \hat{x_i}}{\partial x_i} + \frac{\partial C}{\partial \mu_B} \times \frac{\partial \mu_B}{\partial x_i} + \frac{\partial C}{\partial \sigma_B^2} \times \frac{\partial \sigma_B^2}{\partial x_i} \\ &= \frac{\partial C}{\partial \hat{x_i}} \times \frac{1}{\sqrt{\sigma_B^2+ \beta}} + \frac{\partial C}{\partial \mu_B} \times \frac{\partial \frac{1}{m}\sum_{i=1}^m x_i} {\partial \mu_B} + \frac{\partial C}{\partial \sigma_B^2} \times \frac{2}{m}(x_i - \mu_B) \\ &= \frac{\partial C}{\partial \hat{x_i}} \times \frac{1}{\sqrt{\sigma_B^2+ \beta}} + \frac{\partial C}{\partial \mu_B} \times \frac{1}{m} + \frac{\partial C}{\partial \sigma_B^2} \times \frac{2}{m}(x_i - \mu_B) \\ \end{align}
Translating the gradient expressions in python, we have our implementation of backprop through the BatchNorm layer:
n_X,c_X,h_X,w_X = X.shape
# flatten the inputs and dout
X_flat = X.reshape(n_X,c_X*h_X*w_X)
dout = dout.reshape(n_X,c_X*h_X*w_X)
X_mu = X_flat - mu
var_inv = 1./np.sqrt(var + 1e-8)
dX_norm = dout * gamma
dvar = np.sum(dX_norm * X_mu,axis=0) * -0.5 * (var + 1e-8)**(-3/2)
dmu = np.sum(dX_norm * -var_inv ,axis=0) + dvar * 1/n_X * np.sum(-2.* X_mu, axis=0)
dX = (dX_norm * var_inv) + (dmu / n_X) + (dvar * 2/n_X * X_mu)
dbeta = np.sum(dout,axis=0)
dgamma = dout * X_norm
### Source code
Here is the source code for BatchNorm layer with forward and backward API implemented.
class Batchnorm():
def __init__(self,X_dim):
self.d_X, self.h_X, self.w_X = X_dim
self.gamma = np.ones((1, int(np.prod(X_dim)) ))
self.beta = np.zeros((1, int(np.prod(X_dim))))
self.params = [self.gamma,self.beta]
def forward(self,X):
self.n_X = X.shape[0]
self.X_shape = X.shape
self.X_flat = X.ravel().reshape(self.n_X,-1)
self.mu = np.mean(self.X_flat,axis=0)
self.var = np.var(self.X_flat, axis=0)
self.X_norm = (self.X_flat - self.mu)/np.sqrt(self.var + 1e-8)
out = self.gamma * self.X_norm + self.beta
return out.reshape(self.X_shape)
def backward(self,dout):
dout = dout.ravel().reshape(dout.shape[0],-1)
X_mu = self.X_flat - self.mu
var_inv = 1./np.sqrt(self.var + 1e-8)
dbeta = np.sum(dout,axis=0)
dgamma = dout * self.X_norm
dX_norm = dout * self.gamma
dvar = np.sum(dX_norm * X_mu,axis=0) * -0.5 * (self.var + 1e-8)**(-3/2)
dmu = np.sum(dX_norm * -var_inv ,axis=0) + dvar * 1/self.n_X * np.sum(-2.* X_mu, axis=0)
dX = (dX_norm * var_inv) + (dmu / self.n_X) + (dvar * 2/self.n_X * X_mu)
dX = dX.reshape(self.X_shape)
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http://www.r-bloggers.com/rcpparmadillo-0-2-28/ | August 2, 2011
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(This article was first published on Thinking inside the box , and kindly contributed to R-bloggers)
Armadillo 2.2.1 came out today (and it looks like 2.2.0 was skipped, tst, tst). It has now been wrapped into release 0.2.28 of RcppArmadillo which is already on CRAN.
The NEWS entry is below; a number of these changes were already in the preceding 0.2.27 release of RcppArmadillo which was base on the beta for Armadillo 2.2.0.
0.2.28 2011-08-02
* faster multiplication of small matrices
* faster trans()
* faster handling of submatrices by norm()
* added economical singular value decomposition: svd_thin()
* fixes for handling of complex numbers by cov(), cor(),
running_stat_vec
CRANberries provides a diffstat report for 0.2.28 relative to 0.2.27. As always, more detailed information is on the RcppArmadillo page. Questions, comments etc should go to the rcpp-devel mailing list off the R-Forge page. | {"extraction_info": {"found_math": true, "script_math_tex": 0, "script_math_asciimath": 0, "math_annotations": 0, "math_alttext": 0, "mathml": 0, "mathjax_tag": 0, "mathjax_inline_tex": 0, "mathjax_display_tex": 0, "mathjax_asciimath": 1, "img_math": 0, "codecogs_latex": 0, "wp_latex": 0, "mimetex.cgi": 0, "/images/math/codecogs": 0, "mathtex.cgi": 0, "katex": 0, "math-container": 0, "wp-katex-eq": 0, "align": 0, "equation": 0, "x-ck12": 0, "texerror": 0, "math_score": 0.1898524910211563, "perplexity": 5885.692169761514}, "config": {"markdown_headings": true, "markdown_code": true, "boilerplate_config": {"ratio_threshold": 0.18, "absolute_threshold": 10, "end_threshold": 15, "enable": true}, "remove_buttons": true, "remove_image_figures": true, "remove_link_clusters": true, "table_config": {"min_rows": 2, "min_cols": 3, "format": "plain"}, "remove_chinese": true, "remove_edit_buttons": true, "extract_latex": true}, "warc_path": "s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2014-35/segments/1409535922871.14/warc/CC-MAIN-20140901014522-00212-ip-10-180-136-8.ec2.internal.warc.gz"} |
https://chemistry.stackexchange.com/questions/124548/can-anyone-please-explain-the-statement-on-solubility-and-precipitation | # Can anyone please explain the statement on solubility and precipitation [closed]
"It is because of high solubility product of Mg(OH)2 as compared to that of MgCO3 that Mg(OH)2 is precipitated." Can anyone please explain the statement.
As it is written, it is nonsense, as the higher sulubility product generally means higher solubility.
But the direct comparison of solubility, based on solubility products, is possible just for precipitations of the same type ( binary as $$\ce{BaSO4}$$ , ternary as $$\ce{PbI2}$$) and for solutions not containing the common ion, ideally just water.
$$\ce{Mg(OH)2}$$ precipitates if $$[\ce{Mg^2+}] \gt \frac {K_\mathrm{sp, \ce{Mg(OH)2}}}{{[\ce{OH-}]}^2}$$
$$\ce{MgCO3}$$ precipitates if $$[\ce{Mg^2+}] \gt \frac {K_\mathrm{sp, \ce{MgCO3}}}{[\ce{CO3^2-}]}$$
The priority of precipitation depends on which of magnesium concentration thresholds above is lower.
For kinetic reasons, both precipitates may form, if both thresholds are crossed. But in long term, the precipitate with the lower threshold takes precedence for thermodynamic reasons.
$$K_\mathrm{sp, \ce{Mg(OH)2}}=5.61\cdot 10^{-12}$$
$$\mathrm{p}K_\mathrm{sp, \ce{Mg(OH)2}}=11.25$$
$$\mathrm{pMg}=11.25 - 2 \cdot \mathrm{pOH} =-16.75 + 2 \cdot \mathrm{pH}$$
It means at $$\mathrm{pH}=10$$ the threshold magnesium precipitation concentration is at level of typical magnesium concentration in drink water.
$$\mathrm{p}K_\mathrm{sp, \ce{MgCO3}}=7.8$$
• Should be $\ce{[CO3^2-]}$ without a square in the denominator. – Aniruddha Deb Dec 2 '19 at 14:58
• @Aniruddha Deb Yes, sure, it was a copy/paste/should_edit error. Fixed now. thanks. – Poutnik Dec 2 '19 at 15:00
• what does threshold mean? – PRITIPRIYA DASBEHERA Dec 2 '19 at 16:01
• Generally, it is a limit value, when something happens, or a different decision is made, if the value is crossed. In this case - precipitation. – Poutnik Dec 2 '19 at 16:23 | {"extraction_info": {"found_math": true, "script_math_tex": 0, "script_math_asciimath": 0, "math_annotations": 0, "math_alttext": 0, "mathml": 0, "mathjax_tag": 0, "mathjax_inline_tex": 1, "mathjax_display_tex": 0, "mathjax_asciimath": 0, "img_math": 0, "codecogs_latex": 0, "wp_latex": 0, "mimetex.cgi": 0, "/images/math/codecogs": 0, "mathtex.cgi": 0, "katex": 0, "math-container": 11, "wp-katex-eq": 0, "align": 0, "equation": 0, "x-ck12": 0, "texerror": 0, "math_score": 0.6690787076950073, "perplexity": 3515.8709524307337}, "config": {"markdown_headings": true, "markdown_code": true, "boilerplate_config": {"ratio_threshold": 0.18, "absolute_threshold": 10, "end_threshold": 15, "enable": true}, "remove_buttons": true, "remove_image_figures": true, "remove_link_clusters": true, "table_config": {"min_rows": 2, "min_cols": 3, "format": "plain"}, "remove_chinese": true, "remove_edit_buttons": true, "extract_latex": true}, "warc_path": "s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-40/segments/1600400241093.64/warc/CC-MAIN-20200926102645-20200926132645-00035.warc.gz"} |
https://aviation.stackexchange.com/questions/34287/how-much-hydraulic-fluid-is-in-a-jet-airliner | # How much hydraulic fluid is in a jet airliner?
Hopefully the title is self-explanatory. I am wondering how much hydraulic fluid - in mass and volume - is carried in normal operations for a jet (the bigger the aircraft in your answer the better). | {"extraction_info": {"found_math": false, "script_math_tex": 0, "script_math_asciimath": 0, "math_annotations": 0, "math_alttext": 0, "mathml": 0, "mathjax_tag": 0, "mathjax_inline_tex": 0, "mathjax_display_tex": 0, "mathjax_asciimath": 0, "img_math": 0, "codecogs_latex": 0, "wp_latex": 0, "mimetex.cgi": 0, "/images/math/codecogs": 0, "mathtex.cgi": 0, "katex": 0, "math-container": 0, "wp-katex-eq": 0, "align": 0, "equation": 0, "x-ck12": 0, "texerror": 0, "math_score": 0.8817226886749268, "perplexity": 740.1851647046816}, "config": {"markdown_headings": true, "markdown_code": true, "boilerplate_config": {"ratio_threshold": 0.18, "absolute_threshold": 20, "end_threshold": 15, "enable": true}, "remove_buttons": true, "remove_image_figures": true, "remove_link_clusters": true, "table_config": {"min_rows": 2, "min_cols": 3, "format": "plain"}, "remove_chinese": true, "remove_edit_buttons": true, "extract_latex": true}, "warc_path": "s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107890028.58/warc/CC-MAIN-20201025212948-20201026002948-00426.warc.gz"} |
https://human.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Art/Book%3A_Art_Appreciation_(Lumen)/04%3A_Periods_in_Art_History/4.60%3A_Putting_It_Together | # 4.60: Putting It Together
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While it may not seem like it, the prior content was only a brief survey that places the visual record within the trajectory of the historical context. The history of humanity can be seen through art history, from early prehistoric cave paintings to the artwork we will return to now by Felix Gonzalez-Torres.
• How do artworks build on what came before them?
• How was Marcel Duchamp’s ‘readymades’ a kind of seismic shift in the world of art, that impacted what kinds of things are considered art today?
• How is this installation by Gonzalez-Torres a product of the time it was created in?
A YouTube element has been excluded from this version of the text. You can view it online here: pb.libretexts.org/artappreciation/?p=230
Artwork from one era to the next is rarely an outright rejection of what came before, rather the breaks between periods and stylistic movements is more a fuzzy transition than a hard one. Without doubt every artwork is impacted by what came before it. Consider the invention of photography. Until photography, drawing and painting were the primary mediums for realistic representational imagery. Photography quickly assumes this role, and after its invention in late 19th century, painting enters a dramatic period of experimentation from impressionism, to cubism, to abstraction expressionism.
Marcel Duchamp’s readymades destabilized what could be considered legitimate art objects, boldly paving the way for conceptual installations like Felix Gonzalez-Torres Candies. Gonzalez-Torres was a gay man making art in America during the AIDS epidemic of the 1980’s and 90’s. At the time there was an erroneous stigma that the disease was a gay epidemic. This encouraged already bigoted attitudes towards gay men, in particular, and further discrimination. Candies is a product of this time, not only a memorial to the love of his life, Ross, dying of AIDS, but a product of people’s attitudes towards those suffering with AIDS.
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http://mathhelpforum.com/calculus/80619-test-convergence.html | Thread: test for convergence
1. test for convergence
show that the sum of 1-cos(pie/n) from n = 1 to infinity converges or diverges
second question:
show that the sum of e^-n/(n+1) from n =1 to infinity converges or diverges
i think it converges. is it okay if i use the comparison test by comparing series to another series and can i use the integral test to see if series being compared converges?
2. Doesn't the second one diverge by Nth term/TFD or am I mistaken?
3. can someone please clearly show/explain answers to the two questions?
4. #1: We're going to make use of the fact that for all $x \in (0, \pi)$, we have: $0 < 1 - \cos x < \tfrac{1}{2}x^2$. To prove this, consider $f(x) = 1 - \cos x - \tfrac{1}{2}x^2$ and prove that it is a decreasing function. Thus, $f(x) < f(0) = 0 \ \Leftrightarrow \ 1 - \cos x < \tfrac{1}{2}x^2$
So now we have the inequality: $0 < 1 - \cos \tfrac{\pi}{n} < \frac{\pi^2}{2n^2}$ since $\frac{1}{n} \in (0, \pi)$ for all $n$.
Now use comparison.
#2: Use the divergence test. If $\lim_{n \to \infty} a_n$ is not equal to 0, then the series $\sum a_n$ diverges.
5. thanks
thanks
6. how'd u get 1/2x^2
7. It's simply a fact: $0 < 1 - \cos x < \frac{x^2}{2}$ for $0 < x < \pi$ | {"extraction_info": {"found_math": true, "script_math_tex": 0, "script_math_asciimath": 0, "math_annotations": 0, "math_alttext": 0, "mathml": 0, "mathjax_tag": 0, "mathjax_inline_tex": 0, "mathjax_display_tex": 0, "mathjax_asciimath": 0, "img_math": 0, "codecogs_latex": 11, "wp_latex": 0, "mimetex.cgi": 0, "/images/math/codecogs": 0, "mathtex.cgi": 0, "katex": 0, "math-container": 0, "wp-katex-eq": 0, "align": 0, "equation": 0, "x-ck12": 0, "texerror": 0, "math_score": 0.9799875617027283, "perplexity": 388.30851360022734}, "config": {"markdown_headings": false, "markdown_code": true, "boilerplate_config": {"ratio_threshold": 0.3, "absolute_threshold": 10, "end_threshold": 15, "enable": true}, "remove_buttons": true, "remove_image_figures": true, "remove_link_clusters": true, "table_config": {"min_rows": 2, "min_cols": 3, "format": "plain"}, "remove_chinese": true, "remove_edit_buttons": true, "extract_latex": true}, "warc_path": "s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-50/segments/1480698542693.41/warc/CC-MAIN-20161202170902-00428-ip-10-31-129-80.ec2.internal.warc.gz"} |
http://mathhelpforum.com/advanced-algebra/121141-product-basis.html | # Math Help - Product Basis?
1. ## Product Basis?
I have this theorem:
Theorem 33.2: Let $\{e_i \}$ and $\{ e^i \}$ be dual bases for $V$ and $V^*$. Then the set of tensor products:
$\{ e_{i_1} \otimes \ldots \otimes e_{i_p} \otimes e^{j_1} \otimes \ldots \otimes e^{j_q}, \ i_1, \ldots , i_p,j_1, \ldots , j_q=1, \ldots , N \}$
forms a basis for $\vartheta_q^p(V)$ (the set of all tensors of order $(p,q)$ on a vector space $V$).
The proof starts by proving that the set is linearly independent. It does this as follows:
"We shall prove that the set of tensor products is a linearly independent generating set for $\vartheta_q^p(V)$. To prove that the set is linearly independent, let
$A^{i_1, \ldots, i_p}_{j_1, \ldots , j_q} e_{i_1} \otimes \ldots \otimes e_{i_p} \otimes e^{j_1} \otimes \ldots \otimes e^{j_q}=0$
where the RHS is the 0 tensor".
Firstly, what is $A^{i_1, \ldots, i_p}_{j_1, \ldots , j_q} e_{i_1}$? Is it a linear map going from $V$ to $V^*$ with the bases outlined in the question?
Secondly, how will this prove that the set is linearly independent?
2. Originally Posted by Showcase_22
I have this theorem:
The proof starts by proving that the set is linearly independent. It does this as follows:
"We shall prove that the set of tensor products is a linearly independent generating set for $\vartheta_q^p(V)$. To prove that the set is linearly independent, let
$A^{i_1, \ldots, i_p}_{j_1, \ldots , j_q} e_{i_1} \otimes \ldots \otimes e_{i_p} \otimes e^{j_1} \otimes \ldots \otimes e^{j_q}=0$
where the RHS is the 0 tensor".
Firstly, what is $A^{i_1, \ldots, i_p}_{j_1, \ldots , j_q} e_{i_1}$? Is it a linear map going from $V$ to $V^*$ with the bases outlined in the question?
Secondly, how will this prove that the set is linearly independent?
$A^{i_1, \ldots, i_p}_{j_1, \ldots , j_q}$ is a scalar, for each set of indices $\{i_1, \ldots, i_p,j_1, \ldots , j_q\}$. You should read this expression as $\sum A^{i_1, \ldots, i_p}_{j_1, \ldots , j_q}(e_{i_1} \otimes \ldots \otimes e_{i_p} \otimes e^{j_1} \otimes \ldots \otimes e^{j_q})$. The summation convention is being used, which means that you are meant to sum (from 1 to N) over each index that appears both as a superscript and as a subscript. So that expression simply denotes a linear combination of the given tensors. To prove that they are linearly independent, you put a linear combination of them equal to 0, and then you are aiming to show that each coefficient $A^{i_1, \ldots, i_p}_{j_1, \ldots , j_q}$ is zero. | {"extraction_info": {"found_math": true, "script_math_tex": 0, "script_math_asciimath": 0, "math_annotations": 0, "math_alttext": 0, "mathml": 0, "mathjax_tag": 0, "mathjax_inline_tex": 0, "mathjax_display_tex": 0, "mathjax_asciimath": 0, "img_math": 0, "codecogs_latex": 22, "wp_latex": 0, "mimetex.cgi": 0, "/images/math/codecogs": 0, "mathtex.cgi": 0, "katex": 0, "math-container": 0, "wp-katex-eq": 0, "align": 0, "equation": 0, "x-ck12": 0, "texerror": 0, "math_score": 0.967481791973114, "perplexity": 105.92996475733307}, "config": {"markdown_headings": true, "markdown_code": true, "boilerplate_config": {"ratio_threshold": 0.18, "absolute_threshold": 10, "end_threshold": 15, "enable": true}, "remove_buttons": true, "remove_image_figures": true, "remove_link_clusters": true, "table_config": {"min_rows": 2, "min_cols": 3, "format": "plain"}, "remove_chinese": true, "remove_edit_buttons": true, "extract_latex": true}, "warc_path": "s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2014-15/segments/1397609537804.4/warc/CC-MAIN-20140416005217-00059-ip-10-147-4-33.ec2.internal.warc.gz"} |
https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/463195/fontawesome-briefcase-styles | # Fontawesome briefcase styles
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{fontawesome5}
\begin{document}
\faBriefcase[light]
\faBriefcase[regular]
\faBriefcase[solid]
\end{document}
Fontawesome site shows 3 styles for the briefcase icon: https://origin.fontawesome.com/icons?d=gallery&q=briefcase
But I can't get them to work in my document, this code shows the same icon repeated 3 times.
Only the solid version of the briefcase symbol is available in the free version of the awesome font. If you want to use the other versions, you need the pro version
You can see this from the warnings you get:
Package fontawesome5 Warning: The requested icon briefcase has been replaced
(fontawesome5) by the solid version
Package fontawesome5 Warning: The requested icon briefcase has been replaced
(fontawesome5) by the solid version
Or by hovering over the symbols on the website you link to:
(notice the little "pro" in the top right corner)
• Thanks @book. I spent half a day migrating to sid to be able to use fontawesome5 just for this.
– Rod
Dec 4 '18 at 18:27
• @Rod Maybe a vanilla texlive installation would have spared you a migration to sid? Dec 4 '18 at 19:57
• I think so, but I also had some issues trying to install the package locally to my document not globally
– Rod
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http://universeinproblems.com/index.php/Initial_perturbations_in_the_Universe | # Initial perturbations in the Universe
## Fluctuations power spectrum: non-relativistic approach
### Problem 1
problem id: per16
Construct the correlation function of the Fourier components of the relative density fluctuations, which satisfies the cosmological principle.
### Problem 2
problem id: per17
Express the correlation function of the relative density fluctuations through the power spectrum of these fluctuations.
## Quantum fluctuations of fields in inflationary Universe
### Problem 3
problem id: infl_vac_fluc0
Estimate the amplitude of vacuum fluctuations of the free massless scalar quantum field $\varphi(\vec{x},t)$ with characteristic momenta $q$ and frequencies $w_q=q$ with background Minkowski metrics.
### Problem 4
problem id: infl_vac_fluc1
Considering the free massless scalar quantum field as a set of quantum harmonic oscillators, refine the estimate obtained in the problem #infl_vac_fluc0.
### Problem 5
problem id:
Representing the inflanton field as a superposition of uniform scalar field $\varphi_b(t)$ and small perturbation $\psi(\vec{x},t)$ on the background of unperturbed FRW metrics, obtain the equations of motion of small perturbation $\psi(\vec{x},t),$, assuming, that action for perturbation is quadratic.
### Problem 6
problem id:
Perform a qualitative analysis of the equation for small perturbations of the inflaton from previous problemin the different modes of inflation.
### Problem 7
problem id: infl_vac_per_app
Estimate the amplitude of vacuum fluctuations at the moment of exit of cosmological perturbations beyond the on the horizon.
### Problem 8
problem id:
Demonstrate that the inflationary stage provides amplification of vacuum fluctuations of inflaton field.
### Problem 9
problem id:
Consider the difference in the sequence of events during the evolution of cosmological perturbations in the radiation--dominated stage, or during the stage of domination nonrelativistic matter and inflationary cosmology.
### Problem 10
problem id: field_inf_Mink
Demonstrate that in the slow-roll regime at the beginning of inflation the inflaton field behaves like a massless scalar field in the Minkowski space.
### Problem 11
problem id:
What is the initial state of the inflaton quantum field towards the creation and annihilation operators?
### Problem 12
problem id:
For modes beyond the horizon at the inflationary stage, obtain a qualitative solution to the equation, obtained in problem #field_inf_Mink.
### Problem 13
problem id: inf_chi1
Obtain the exact solution to the equation from problem \ref{field_inf_Mink} at the inflationary stage. Consider the case of modes below and beyondthe horizon.
### Problem 14
problem id: infl_vac_fluc_hor-p
Demonstrate, that power spectrum $\mathcal{P}_k(\varphi)$ of the modes, which cross the horizon is the same as for free massless scalar field (see problem #infl_vac_fluc1.)
### Problem 15
problem id: eq_infPhi
Obtain the equation, connecting the gravitational potential $\Phi$, background inflanton scalar field ôîíîâîå $\varphi(t)$ and its perturbation $\psi(\vec{x},t).$
### Problem 16
problem id: inf-z-u
Obtain the equations of evolution of scalar perturbations generated by the inflaton field perturbation in the case, when there is no other fields of matter in the Universe. What form does its solution has in the case for the mode under the horizon and what its implies?
### Problem 17
problem id: inf-z-u1
Construct the solution of the equation obtained in the previous problem for the case of inflation in the slow--roll approximation. Find the spatial curvature of hypersurfaces of constant inflaton field $\mathcal{R}$ in this regime.
### Problem 18
problem id:
Find the power spectrum of $\mathcal {P}_\varphi (k)$ of spatial curvature of hypersurfaces generated by fluctuations of the inflaton field in the comoving reference frame.
### Problem 19
problem id:
Express the amplitude of the scalar perturbations $\Delta_ {\mathcal {P}} \equiv \sqrt {| \mathcal {P} _ \varphi (k) |}$ generated by fluctuations of the inflaton field through the potential of this field.
### Problem 20
problem id:
Express the amplitude of the scalar perturbations $\Delta_{\mathcal{P}}$ generated by fluctuations of the inflaton field for the potential $V(\varphi)=g\varphi^n$.
### Problem 21
problem id:
Find the power spectrum of initial perturbations $\mathcal {P}_h ^{(T)}$, generated at the inflationary stage.
### Problem 22
problem id:
Construct the relation between the power amplitudes of the primary gravitational and scalar perturbations generated at the inflationary stage. | {"extraction_info": {"found_math": true, "script_math_tex": 0, "script_math_asciimath": 0, "math_annotations": 0, "math_alttext": 0, "mathml": 0, "mathjax_tag": 0, "mathjax_inline_tex": 1, "mathjax_display_tex": 0, "mathjax_asciimath": 0, "img_math": 0, "codecogs_latex": 0, "wp_latex": 0, "mimetex.cgi": 0, "/images/math/codecogs": 0, "mathtex.cgi": 0, "katex": 0, "math-container": 0, "wp-katex-eq": 0, "align": 0, "equation": 54, "x-ck12": 0, "texerror": 0, "math_score": 0.9034082293510437, "perplexity": 1404.7495523940772}, "config": {"markdown_headings": true, "markdown_code": true, "boilerplate_config": {"ratio_threshold": 0.18, "absolute_threshold": 10, "end_threshold": 15, "enable": true}, "remove_buttons": true, "remove_image_figures": true, "remove_link_clusters": true, "table_config": {"min_rows": 2, "min_cols": 3, "format": "plain"}, "remove_chinese": true, "remove_edit_buttons": true, "extract_latex": true}, "warc_path": "s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-13/segments/1490218190134.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20170322212950-00535-ip-10-233-31-227.ec2.internal.warc.gz"} |
http://www.fossreview.com/2018/05/part-2-studying-digital-image-with-opencv-python.html | # Part 2: Studying Digital Image Processing with OpenCV-Python
12. Contours
Learn to find contours, draw contours.
12.1 What is Contours
Contour is a curve joining all the continuous points (along the boundary), having same color or intensity.
The contour is for shape analysis, object detection and recognition.
In OpenCV, finding contours is like finding white object from black background. So remember, object to be found should be white and background should be black.
OpenCV provides cv2.findContours() with:
Inputs:
- First one is source image.
- Second is contour retrieval mode.
- Third is contour approximation method:
+ cv2.CHAIN_APPROX_NONE : all the boundary points are stored.
+ cv2.CHAIN_APPROX_SIMPLE : only store necessary points, thereby saving memory (E.g: straight line only needs 2 points instead of all the boundary points).
Outputs:
- Contours is a Python list of all the contours in the image. Each individual contour is a Numpy array of (x,y) coordinates of boundary points of the object.
- Hierarchy
12.2 How to draw the contours?
OpenCV provides cv2.drawContours() to draw contours. Its input:
- First argument is source image.
- Second argument is the contours which should be passed as a Python list.
- Third argument is index of contours (useful when drawing individual contour. To draw all contours, pass -1).
- Remaining arguments are color, thickness etc.
Draw the contours for the image below:
Figure: input to draw the contours
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 import cv2 im = cv2.imread('contour.png') gray_img = cv2.cvtColor(im,cv2.COLOR_BGR2GRAY) cv2.imshow('img',im) #uing binary threshold ret,thresh = cv2.threshold(gray_img,127,255,cv2.THRESH_BINARY_INV) #find contours contours, hierarchy = cv2.findContours(thresh,cv2.RETR_TREE,cv2.CHAIN_APPROX_NONE) #substitute cv2.CHAIN_APPROX_NONE with cv2.CHAIN_APPROX_SIMPLE to see how data points were stored print(len(contours[0])) #draw the contour (black color) on original image cv2.drawContours(im, contours, -1, (0,0,0), 2) #display it cv2.imshow('contours',im) cv2.waitKey(0) cv2.destroyAllWindows()
Figure: Output with black contours
12.3 Contour Features
12.3.1 Moments
Support to calculate some features of the object such as area, mass, ...
OpenCV provides cv2.moments() to calculate moments with input is the contour need to be calculated.
Reuse the example above for contour at 0 index.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 import cv2 im = cv2.imread('contour.png') gray_img = cv2.cvtColor(im,cv2.COLOR_BGR2GRAY) cv2.imshow('im',im) #uing binary threshold ret,thresh = cv2.threshold(gray_img,127,255,cv2.THRESH_BINARY_INV) #find contours contours, hierarchy = cv2.findContours(thresh,cv2.RETR_TREE,cv2.CHAIN_APPROX_NONE) #substitute cv2.CHAIN_APPROX_NONE with cv2.CHAIN_APPROX_SIMPLE to see how data points were stored cnt = contours[0] M = cv2.moments(cnt) print (M)
Output: {'mu02': 72086346.66666663, 'mu03': 1.52587890625e-05, 'm11': 277955440.0, 'nu02': 0.08431372549019603, 'm12': 34232008746.666668, 'mu21': 2.86102294921875e-06, 'mu20': 70419666.66666663, 'nu20': 0.08236434108527127, 'm30': 47178681520.0, 'nu21': 1.9569418491858047e-17, 'mu11': 0.0, 'mu12': 4.76837158203125e-06, 'nu11': 0.0, 'nu12': 3.261569748643008e-17, 'm02': 352907306.6666666, 'm03': 48713840000.0, 'm00': 29240.0, 'm01': 2865520.0, 'mu30': 1.52587890625e-05, 'nu30': 1.0437023195657626e-16, 'nu03': 1.0437023195657626e-16, 'm10': 2836280.0, 'm20': 345538826.6666666, 'm21': 33862805013.333332}
Centroid is given by the formula: $C_{x}=\frac{M_{10}}{M_{00}},C_{y}=\frac{M_{01}}{M_{00}}$
1 2 cx = int(M['m10']/M['m00']) cy = int(M['m01']/M['m00'])
Contour Area is given by cv2.contourArea(cnt) or M['m00']
Contour perimeter or a curve length is given by cv2.arcLength(cnt, True) True is for closed contour.
12.3.2 Contour Approximation
As Wiki
"It is an implementation of Douglas-Peucker algorithm. The purpose of the algorithm is, given a curve composed of line segments (which is also called a Polyline in some contexts), to find a similar curve with fewer points. The simplified curve consists of a subset of the points that defined the original curve. The algorithm defines 'dissimilar' based on the maximum distance between the original curve and the simplified curve. The simplified curve consists of a subset of the points that defined the original curve."
To understand this, we make a simple example with the input image:
Figure: Input image - a broken object
And a track bar to control value of epsilon. After change the value of track bar, pressing the 'd' key to update result image.
Figure: GUI of example
The code:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 import numpy as np import cv2 as cv def nothing(x): pass image = 'broken_object1.png' im = cv.imread(image) cv.namedWindow('image') # create trackbars for color change cv.createTrackbar('epsilon','image',0,80,nothing) cv.imshow('image',im) while(1): k = cv.waitKey(0) & 0xFF if k == 27: break if k == ord('d'): im = cv.imread(image) gray_img = cv.cvtColor(im,cv.COLOR_BGR2GRAY) ret,thresh = cv.threshold(gray_img,130,255,cv.THRESH_BINARY_INV) contours, hierarchy = cv.findContours(thresh,cv.RETR_TREE,cv.CHAIN_APPROX_NONE) cnt = contours[0] epsilon = cv.getTrackbarPos('epsilon','image') approx = cv.approxPolyDP(cnt,epsilon,True) cv.drawContours(im, [approx], 0, (0,0,0), 2) cv.imshow('image',im) cv.destroyAllWindows()
According to the values of epsilon, the new results were generated.
So you can see when epsilon ('dissimilar' ) is small the contour fits object perfectly. But when epsilon ('dissimilar' ) is large the contour just fits the outbound.
You can use this function to approximate the shape. As example above, the object is a square but somehow, its shape was distort. This function support to recover the square.
12.3.3 Convex Hull
OpenCN provides function cv2.convexHull() to checks a curve for convexity defects and corrects it. Convex curves are the curves which are always bulged out, or at-least flat. Convexity defects are curves which are bulged inside.
For example, check the image:
Figure: image to check convex hull
The code:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 import numpy as np import cv2 as cv image = 'broken_object1.png' im = cv.imread(image) gray_img = cv.cvtColor(im,cv.COLOR_BGR2GRAY) ret,thresh = cv.threshold(gray_img,130,255,cv.THRESH_BINARY_INV) contours, hierarchy = cv.findContours(thresh,cv.RETR_TREE,cv.CHAIN_APPROX_NONE) cnt = contours[0] hull = cv.convexHull(cnt, False) cv.drawContours(im, [hull], 0, (0,0,0), 2) cv.imshow('convexHull',im) cv.waitKey(0) cv.destroyAllWindows()
After using convex hull the image:
Figure: the black line shows the convex hull of object
Figure: the green lines shows the convexity defects,
the local maximum deviations of hull from contours
OpenCV provides cv.isContourConvex(contour) to check whether an object is convexity or not.
12.3.4 Bounding Rectangle
There are two types of bounding rectangles:
+ Straight Bounding Rectangle: it doesn't consider the rotation of the object. The area of the bounding rectangle is not minimum. Use cv.boundingRect(contour).
+ Rotated Rectangle: it considers the rotation of the object. The area of the rotated rectangle is minimum. Use cv.minAreaRect(cnt). This function goes with "cv.boxPoints(rect)" or "cv2.cv.BoxPoints(rect)"
to find the four vertices of a rotated rectangle to draw rotated rectangle.
Draw boundary rectangle for object below:
Figure: Input to draw bounding rectangle
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 import numpy as np import cv2 as cv import cv2 image = 'test9.png' im = cv.imread(image) im1 = im.copy() gray_img = cv.cvtColor(im,cv.COLOR_BGR2GRAY) ret,thresh = cv.threshold(gray_img,130,255,cv.THRESH_BINARY_INV) contours, hierarchy = cv.findContours(thresh,cv.RETR_TREE,cv.CHAIN_APPROX_NONE) cnt = contours[0] #Straight Bounding Rectangle x,y,w,h = cv.boundingRect(cnt) cv.rectangle(im,(x,y),(x+w,y+h),(0,255,0),2) #Rotated Rectangle rect = cv.minAreaRect(cnt) box = cv2.cv.BoxPoints(rect) box = np.int0(box) cv.drawContours(im1,[box],0,(255,0,0),2) # cv.imshow('Straight Bounding Rectangle',im) cv.imshow('Rotated Rectangle',im1) cv.waitKey(0) cv.destroyAllWindows()
Figure: output image, green box is Straight Bounding Rectangle, blue box is Rotated Rectangle
12.3.5 Minimum Enclosing Circle
It is a circle which covers the object with minimum area. Use cv.minEnclosingCircle(contour).
Reuse image above.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 import numpy as np import cv2 as cv import cv2 image = 'test9.png' im = cv.imread(image) gray_img = cv.cvtColor(im,cv.COLOR_BGR2GRAY) ret,thresh = cv.threshold(gray_img,130,255,cv.THRESH_BINARY_INV) contours, hierarchy = cv.findContours(thresh,cv.RETR_TREE,cv.CHAIN_APPROX_NONE) cnt = contours[0] #Minimum Enclosing Circle (x,y),radius = cv.minEnclosingCircle(cnt) center = (int(x),int(y)) radius = int(radius) cv.circle(im,center,radius,(0,255,0),2) # cv.imshow('Minimum Enclosing Circle ',im) cv.waitKey(0) cv.destroyAllWindows()
Figure: Minimum Enclosing Circle
12.3.6 Fitting an Ellipse
Fit a rotated ellipse to an object. Use cv.fitEllipse(cnt)
Reuse image above.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 import numpy as np import cv2 as cv import cv2 image = 'test9.png' im = cv.imread(image) gray_img = cv.cvtColor(im,cv.COLOR_BGR2GRAY) ret,thresh = cv.threshold(gray_img,130,255,cv.THRESH_BINARY_INV) contours, hierarchy = cv.findContours(thresh,cv.RETR_TREE,cv.CHAIN_APPROX_NONE) cnt = contours[0] #Fitting an Ellipse ellipse = cv.fitEllipse(cnt) cv.ellipse(im,ellipse,(0,255,0),2) # cv.imshow('Fitting an Ellipse ',im) cv.waitKey(0) cv.destroyAllWindows()
Figure: Fitting an Ellipse
12.3.7 Fitting a Line
Fit a line to a set of points. Use cv.fitLine().
Reuse image above.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 import numpy as np import cv2 as cv import cv2 image = 'test9.png' im = cv.imread(image) gray_img = cv.cvtColor(im,cv.COLOR_BGR2GRAY) ret,thresh = cv.threshold(gray_img,130,255,cv.THRESH_BINARY_INV) contours, hierarchy = cv.findContours(thresh,cv.RETR_TREE,cv.CHAIN_APPROX_NONE) cnt = contours[0] #Fitting a Line rows,cols = im.shape[:2] [vx,vy,x,y] = cv.fitLine(cnt, cv2.cv.CV_DIST_L2 ,0,0.01,0.01) lefty = int((-x*vy/vx) + y) righty = int(((cols-x)*vy/vx)+y) cv.line(im,(cols-1,righty),(0,lefty),(0,255,0),2) # cv.imshow('Fitting a Line ',im) cv.waitKey(0) cv.destroyAllWindows()
Figure: Fitting a Line
12.4 Contour Properties
12.4.1 Aspect Ratio
It is the ratio of width to height of bounding rect of the object.
x,y,w,h = cv2.boundingRect(cnt)
aspect_ratio = float(w)/h
12.4.1 Extent
It is the ratio of contour area to bounding rectangle area.
area = cv2.contourArea(cnt)
x,y,w,h = cv2.boundingRect(cnt)
rect_area = w*h
extent = float(area)/rect_area
12.4.2 Solidity
Solidity is the ratio of contour area to its convex hull area.
area = cv2.contourArea(cnt)
hull = cv2.convexHull(cnt)
hull_area = cv2.contourArea(hull)
solidity = float(area)/hull_area
12.4.3 Equivalent Diameter
It is the diameter of the circle whose area is same as the contour area.
$EquivalentDiameter = \sqrt{\frac{4*ContourArea}{\Pi }}$
area = cv2.contourArea(cnt)
equi_diameter = np.sqrt(4*area/np.pi)
12.4.4 Orientation
It is the angle at which object is directed. Following method also gives the Major Axis and Minor Axis lengths.
(x,y),(MA,ma),angle = cv2.fitEllipse(cnt)
Support to create mask from the contour of object.
Find mask for the object below.
Figure: Input image to find mask
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 import numpy as np import cv2 as cv image = 'broken_object.png' im = cv.imread(image) gray_img = cv.cvtColor(im,cv.COLOR_BGR2GRAY) ret,thresh = cv.threshold(gray_img,130,255,cv.THRESH_BINARY_INV) contours, hierarchy = cv.findContours(thresh,cv.RETR_TREE,cv.CHAIN_APPROX_NONE) cnt = contours[0] #Mask and Pixel Points #init mask with black mask = np.zeros(gray_img.shape,np.uint8) #fill the contour with white cv.drawContours(mask,[cnt],0,255,-1) #just get white points pixelpoints = cv.findNonZero(mask) cv.imshow('Mask and Pixel Points',mask) cv.waitKey(0) cv.destroyAllWindows()
12.4.6 Maximum, Minimum Intensity and their locations
Find Maximum, Minimum Intensity and their locations of the image below
Figure: Image with intensity from low to high
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 import numpy as np import cv2 as cv image = 'minmax.png' im = cv.imread(image) gray_img = cv.cvtColor(im,cv.COLOR_BGR2GRAY) ret,thresh = cv.threshold(gray_img,130,255,cv.THRESH_BINARY_INV) contours, hierarchy = cv.findContours(thresh,cv.RETR_TREE,cv.CHAIN_APPROX_NONE) cnt = contours[0] mask = np.zeros(gray_img.shape,np.uint8) cv.drawContours(mask,[cnt],0,255,-1) pixelpoints = cv.findNonZero(mask) #Maximum, Minimum Intensity min_val, max_val, min_loc, max_loc = cv.minMaxLoc(gray_img,mask = mask) #max intensity location in red cv.circle(im,min_loc, 10, (0,0,255), -1) #min intensity location in blue cv.circle(im,max_loc, 10, (255,0,0), -1) cv.imshow('Maximum, Minimum Intensity',im) cv.waitKey(0) cv.destroyAllWindows()
Figure: output image
12.4.7 Mean Color or Mean Intensity
12.4.8 Extreme Points
Extreme Points are topmost, bottommost, rightmost and leftmost points of the object.
Find extreme points of object in image below.
Figure: image to find extreme points
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 import numpy as np import cv2 as cv image = 'extremepoints.png' im = cv.imread(image) gray_img = cv.cvtColor(im,cv.COLOR_BGR2GRAY) ret,thresh = cv.threshold(gray_img,130,255,cv.THRESH_BINARY_INV) contours, hierarchy = cv.findContours(thresh,cv.RETR_TREE,cv.CHAIN_APPROX_NONE) cnt = contours[0] #extreme points leftmost = tuple(cnt[cnt[:,:,0].argmin()][0]) rightmost = tuple(cnt[cnt[:,:,0].argmax()][0]) topmost = tuple(cnt[cnt[:,:,1].argmin()][0]) bottommost = tuple(cnt[cnt[:,:,1].argmax()][0]) #draw points cv.circle(im,leftmost, 10, (255,0,255), -1) cv.circle(im,rightmost, 10, (255,0,0), -1) cv.circle(im,topmost, 10, (0,255,0), -1) cv.circle(im,bottommost, 10, (255,255,0), -1) cv.imshow('Extreme Points ',im) cv.waitKey(0) cv.destroyAllWindows()
Figure: extreme points in different colors
12.4.9 Convexity Defect
Convexity defect is the deviation of the object from this hull.
hull = cv2.convexHull(cnt,returnPoints = False)
defects = cv2.convexityDefects(cnt,hull)
Remember to pass returnPoints = False to find convexity defects
It returns an array where each row contains these values - [ start point, end point, farthest point, approximate distance to farthest point ].
Figure: object to find convex defects
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 import numpy as np import cv2 as cv image = 'condef.png' im = cv.imread(image) gray_img = cv.cvtColor(im,cv.COLOR_BGR2GRAY) ret,thresh = cv.threshold(gray_img,130,255,cv.THRESH_BINARY_INV) contours, hierarchy = cv.findContours(thresh,cv.RETR_TREE,cv.CHAIN_APPROX_NONE) cnt = contours[0] #draw points hull = cv.convexHull(cnt,returnPoints = False) defects = cv.convexityDefects(cnt,hull) for i in range(defects.shape[0]): s,e,f,d = defects[i,0] start = tuple(cnt[s][0]) end = tuple(cnt[e][0]) far = tuple(cnt[f][0]) cv.line(im,start,end,[255,0,0],2) cv.circle(im,far,5,[0,255,0],-1) cv.imshow('img',im) cv.waitKey(0) cv.destroyAllWindows() cv.waitKey(0) cv.destroyAllWindows()
12.4.10 Point Polygon Test
This function finds the shortest distance between anypoint in the image and a contour.
The distance is:
+ negative if point is outside the contour.
+ positive when point is inside.
+ zero if point is on the contour.
Figure: find the distance between point (0,0) to the contour of the object
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 import cv2 im = cv2.imread('distance.png') gray_img = cv2.cvtColor(im,cv2.COLOR_BGR2GRAY) #uing binary threshold ret,thresh = cv2.threshold(gray_img,127,255,cv2.THRESH_BINARY_INV) #find contours contours, hierarchy = cv2.findContours(thresh,cv2.RETR_TREE,cv2.CHAIN_APPROX_SIMPLE) cv2.drawContours(im, contours, -1, (255,0,0), 2) dist = cv2.pointPolygonTest(contours[0],(0,0),True) print(dist) print(contours[0]) #display it cv2.imshow('contours',im) cv2.waitKey(0) cv2.destroyAllWindows()
Figure: (0,0) is outside the contour with distance
12.4.11 Match Shapes
OpenCV provides function cv2.matchShapes() to compare two shapes, or two contours. If the result value is small, two shapes are more similar. The algorithm is based on the hu-moment (cv2.HuMoments()) values.
Compare 4 objects below;
Figure: m1 object
Figure: m2 object
Figure: m3 object
Figure: m4 object
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 import cv2 im1 = cv2.imread('m1.png') im2 = cv2.imread('m2.png') im3 = cv2.imread('m3.png') im4 = cv2.imread('m4.png') gray_img1 = cv2.cvtColor(im1,cv2.COLOR_BGR2GRAY) gray_img2 = cv2.cvtColor(im2,cv2.COLOR_BGR2GRAY) gray_img3 = cv2.cvtColor(im3,cv2.COLOR_BGR2GRAY) gray_img4 = cv2.cvtColor(im4,cv2.COLOR_BGR2GRAY) #uing binary threshold ret1,thresh1 = cv2.threshold(gray_img1,127,255,cv2.THRESH_BINARY_INV) ret2,thresh2 = cv2.threshold(gray_img2,127,255,cv2.THRESH_BINARY_INV) ret3,thresh3 = cv2.threshold(gray_img3,127,255,cv2.THRESH_BINARY_INV) ret4,thresh4 = cv2.threshold(gray_img4,127,255,cv2.THRESH_BINARY_INV) #find contours contours1, hierarchy1 = cv2.findContours(thresh1,cv2.RETR_TREE,cv2.CHAIN_APPROX_SIMPLE) contours2, hierarchy2 = cv2.findContours(thresh2,cv2.RETR_TREE,cv2.CHAIN_APPROX_SIMPLE) contours3, hierarchy3 = cv2.findContours(thresh3,cv2.RETR_TREE,cv2.CHAIN_APPROX_SIMPLE) contours4, hierarchy4 = cv2.findContours(thresh4,cv2.RETR_TREE,cv2.CHAIN_APPROX_SIMPLE) ret1 = cv2.matchShapes(contours1[0],contours2[0],1,0.0) ret2 = cv2.matchShapes(contours1[0],contours3[0],1,0.0) ret3 = cv2.matchShapes(contours1[0],contours4[0],1,0.0) print("m1 vs m2 " + str(ret1)); print("m1 vs m3 " + str(ret2)); print("m1 vs m4 " + str(ret3)); #display it cv2.imshow('m1',im1) cv2.imshow('m2',im2) cv2.imshow('m3',im3) cv2.imshow('m4',im4) cv2.waitKey(0) cv2.destroyAllWindows()
Figure: m1 and m4 are more similar than others
12.5 Contours Hierarchy
12.5.1 Concept
When using the cv2.findContours() function to find contours. The returned contours in an image have relationship to each other. It specify how one contour is connected to each other. It can be child of some other contour, or it is parent. This relationship is called the Contours Hierarchy.
Figure: An example from OpenCV
0,1,2 are external or outermost. They are in hierarchy-0 and same hierarchy level.
contour-2a can be considered as a child of contour-2 and in hierarchy-1.
contour-3 is child of contour-2 and it comes in next hierarchy.
contours 4,5 are the children of contour-3a
12.5.2 Hierarchy Representation in OpenCV
OpenCV represents it as an array of four values:
[Next, Previous, First_Child, Parent]
Next denotes next contour at the same hierarchical level.
E.g: For contour-0, its Next is contour-1. So Next = 1. For contour-1, next is contour-2. So Next = 2.
Previous denotes previous contour at the same hierarchical level.
E.g: Previous of contour-1 is contour-0. For contour-2, it is contour-1. And for contour-0, there is no Previous, so put it as -1.
First_Child denotes its first child contour.
E.g: For contour-2, child is contour-2a. contour-3a has two children. But we take only first child. And it is contour-4. So First_Child = 4 for contour-3a.
Parent denotes index of its parent contour.
E.g: contour-3a is Parent of contour-4 and contour-5. contour-3is Parent of contour-3a.
Note: If there is no child or parent, that field is taken -1.
12.5.3 Contour Retrieval Mode
It is represented through flags like
+ cv.RETR_LIST
+ cv.RETR_TREE
+ cv.RETR_CCOMP
+ cv.RETR_EXTERNAL
- RETR_LIST
It retrieves all the contours. But parents and kids are same hierarchical level (they have no relationship). So First_Child, Parent are -1.
We take the image below for demonstration:
Figure: demonstration image
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 import cv2 img = cv2.imread('images/hierarchy.png') imgray = cv2.cvtColor(img,cv2.COLOR_BGR2GRAY) ret, thresh = cv2.threshold(imgray,125,255,0) contours, hierarchy = cv2.findContours(thresh, cv2.RETR_LIST,cv2.CHAIN_APPROX_SIMPLE) print('hierarchy:') print(hierarchy)
Output:
hierarchy:
[[[ 1 -1 -1 -1]
[ 2 0 -1 -1]
[ 3 1 -1 -1]
[ 4 2 -1 -1]
[ 5 3 -1 -1]
[ 6 4 -1 -1]
[ 7 5 -1 -1]
[-1 6 -1 -1]]]
- RETR_EXTERNAL
It returns only extreme outer flags. All child contours are left.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 import cv2 img = cv2.imread('images/hierarchy.png') imgray = cv2.cvtColor(img,cv2.COLOR_BGR2GRAY) ret, thresh = cv2.threshold(imgray,125,255,0) contours, hierarchy = cv2.findContours(thresh, cv2.RETR_EXTERNAL,cv2.CHAIN_APPROX_SIMPLE) cv2.drawContours(img, contours, -1,(255,0,0), 2) cv2.imshow('RETR_EXTERNAL',img) cv2.waitKey(0) cv2.destroyAllWindows()
Figure: RETR_EXTERNAL blue boundary
- RETR_CCOMP
It arranges contours to a 2-level hierarchy:
+ external contours of the object (boundary) are placed in hierarchy-1.
+ the contours of holes inside object (if any) is placed in hierarchy-2.
Figure: RETR_CCOMP
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 import cv2 img = cv2.imread('images/ccomp_hierarchy.png') imgray = cv2.cvtColor(img,cv2.COLOR_BGR2GRAY) ret, thresh = cv2.threshold(imgray,125,255,0) contours, hierarchy = cv2.findContours(thresh, cv2.RETR_CCOMP,cv2.CHAIN_APPROX_SIMPLE) cv2.drawContours(img, contours, -1,(255,0,0), 2) print(hierarchy)
Output:
[[[ 3 -1 1 -1]
[ 2 -1 -1 0]
[-1 1 -1 0]
[ 5 0 4 -1]
[-1 -1 -1 3]
[ 7 3 6 -1]
[-1 -1 -1 5]
[ 8 5 -1 -1]
[-1 7 -1 -1]]
Figure: Example of RETR_CCOMP from OpenCV
The order of contours in brown color and the hierarchy they belongs to, in green color (1 or 2). Let 's explain:
contour-0 - hierarchy-1: It has two holes, contours 1&2 with hierarchy-2. Next contour in same hierarchy level is contour-3. And there is no Previous one. And its first child is contour-1 in hierarchy-2. It has no parent. So its hierarchy array is [3,-1,1,-1]
contour-1 - hierarchy-2: Next is countor-2, Previous is -1, First_Child is -1, Parent is 0. So its hierarchy array is [2,-1,-1,0]
contour-2 - hierarchy-2: Next is -1, Previous is contour-1, First_Child is -1, Parent is 0. So its hierarchy array is [-1,1,-1,0]
contour-3 - hierarchy-1: Next is contour-5, Previous is contour-0, First_Child is contour-4, Parent is -1. So its hierarchy array is [5,0,4,-1]
contour-4 - hierarchy-2: Next is -1, Previous is -1, First_Child is -1, Parent is contour-3. So its hierarchy array is [-1,-1,-1,3]
Do the same way for remaining.
- RETR_TREE
It retrieves all the contours and creates a full family hierarchy list.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 import cv2 img = cv2.imread('images/ccomp_hierarchy.png') imgray = cv2.cvtColor(img,cv2.COLOR_BGR2GRAY) ret, thresh = cv2.threshold(imgray,125,255,0) contours, hierarchy = cv2.findContours(thresh, cv2.RETR_TREE,cv2.CHAIN_APPROX_SIMPLE) cv2.drawContours(img, contours, -1,(255,0,0), 2) print(hierarchy)
Outout:
[[[ 7 -1 1 -1]
[-1 -1 2 0]
[-1 -1 3 1]
[-1 -1 4 2]
[-1 -1 5 3]
[ 6 -1 -1 4]
[-1 5 -1 4]
[ 8 0 -1 -1]
[-1 7 -1 -1]]]
Figure: Example of RETR_TREE from OpenCV
contour-0 - hierarchy-0: Next contour in same hierarchy is contour-7. No Previous contours. Child is contour-1. And no Parent. So array is [7,-1,1,-1].
contour-1 - hierarchy-1: Next is -1. Previous is -1. Child is contour-2. And Parent is contour-0. So array is [-1,-1,2,0].
contour-2 - hierarchy-2: Next is -1. Previous is -1. Child is contour-3. And Parent is contour-1. So array is [-1,-1,3,1].
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#### rivet Analysis Charged-particle multiplicity measurement in proton-proton collisions at $\sqrt{s}=0.9$ and 2.36 TeV with ALICE at LHC
The collaboration Aamodt, K. ; Abel, N. ; Abeysekara, U. ; et al.
Eur.Phys.J.C 68 (2010) 89-108, 2010.
Inspire Record 852450
Charged-particle production was studied in proton-proton collisions collected at the LHC with the ALICE detector at centre-of-mass energies 0.9 TeV and 2.36 TeV in the pseudorapidity range |$\eta$| < 1.4. In the central region (|$\eta$| < 0.5), at 0.9 TeV, we measure charged-particle pseudorapidity density dNch/deta = 3.02 $\pm$ 0.01 (stat.) $^{+0.08}_{-0.05}$ (syst.) for inelastic interactions, and dNch/deta = 3.58 $\pm$ 0.01 (stat.) $^{+0.12}_{-0.12}$ (syst.) for non-single-diffractive interactions. At 2.36 TeV, we find dNch/deta = 3.77 $\pm$ 0.01 (stat.) $^{+0.25}_{-0.12}$ (syst.) for inelastic, and dNch/deta = 4.43 $\pm$ 0.01 (stat.) $^{+0.17}_{-0.12}$ (syst.) for non-single-diffractive collisions. The relative increase in charged-particle multiplicity from the lower to higher energy is 24.7% $\pm$ 0.5% (stat.) $^{+5.7}_{-2.8}$% (syst.) for inelastic and 23.7% $\pm$ 0.5% (stat.) $^{+4.6}_{-1.1}$% (syst.) for non-single-diffractive interactions. This increase is consistent with that reported by the CMS collaboration for non-single-diffractive events and larger than that found by a number of commonly used models. The multiplicity distribution was measured in different pseudorapidity intervals and studied in terms of KNO variables at both energies. The results are compared to proton-antiproton data and to model predictions.
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Measured pseudorapidity dependence of DN/DETARAP for INEL collisions at a centre-of-mass energy of 900 GeV.
Measured pseudorapidity dependence of DN/DETARAP for NSD collisions at a centre-of-mass energy of 900 GeV.
Measured pseudorapidity dependence of DN/DETARAP for INEL collisions at a centre-of-mass energy of 2360 GeV.
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#### rivet Analysis Charged-particle multiplicity measurement in proton-proton collisions at $\sqrt{s}=7$ TeV with ALICE at LHC
The collaboration Aamodt, K. ; Abel, N. ; Abeysekara, U. ; et al.
Eur.Phys.J.C 68 (2010) 345-354, 2010.
Inspire Record 852264
The pseudorapidity density and multiplicity distribution of charged particles produced in proton-proton collisions at the LHC, at a centre-of-mass energy $\sqrt{s} = 7$ TeV, were measured in the central pseudorapidity region |$\eta$| < 1. Comparisons are made with previous measurements at $\sqrt{s}$ = 0.9 TeV and 2.36 TeV. At $\sqrt{s}$ = 7 TeV, for events with at least one charged particle in |$\eta$| < 1, we obtain dNch/deta = 6.01 $\pm$ 0.01 (stat.) $^{+0.20}_{-0.12}$ (syst.). This corresponds to an increase of 57.6% $\pm$ 0.4% (stat.) $^{+3.6}_{-1.8}$% (syst.) relative to collisions at 0.9 TeV, significantly higher than calculations from commonly used models. The multiplicity distribution at 7 TeV is described fairly well by the negative binomial distribution.
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Charged-particle pseudorapidity densities at central pseudorapidity (ETRAP from -1.0 to 1.0) for the INEL>0 class of events. Data are also given for the lower energy ALICE data.
Relative increase in pseudorapidity density between the different energies.
Multiplicity distribution normalized to the bin width in the pseudorapidity region -1.0 to 1.0 for INEL>0 collisions at a centre-of-mass energy of 7000 GeV. See the paper arXiv:1004.3034 for the lower energy data. Note that the statistical as well as the systematic uncertainties are strongly correlated between neighbouring points. See text of paper for details.
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#### First proton-proton collisions at the LHC as observed with the ALICE detector: Measurement of the charged particle pseudorapidity density at s**(1/2) = 900-GeV
The collaboration Aamodt, K ; Abel, N ; Abeysekara, U ; et al.
Eur.Phys.J.C 65 (2010) 111-125, 2010.
Inspire Record 838352
On 23rd November 2009, during the early commissioning of the CERN Large Hadron Collider (LHC), two counter-rotating proton bunches were circulated for the first time concurrently in the machine, at the LHC injection energy of 450 GeV per beam. Although the proton intensity was very low, with only one pilot bunch per beam, and no systematic attempt was made to optimize the collision optics, all LHC experiments reported a number of collision candidates. In the ALICE experiment, the collision region was centred very well in both the longitudinal and transverse directions and 284 events were recorded in coincidence with the two passing proton bunches. The events were immediately reconstructed and analyzed both online and offline. We have used these events to measure the pseudorapidity density of charged primary particles in the central region. In the range |$\eta$| < 0.5, we obtain dNch/deta = 3.10 $\pm$ 0.13 (stat.) $\pm$ 0.22 (syst.) for all inelastic interactions, and dNch/deta = 3.51 $\pm$ 0.15 (stat.) $\pm$ 0.25 (syst.) for non-single diffractive interactions. These results are consistent with previous measurements in proton-antiproton interactions at the same centre-of-mass energy at the CERN SppS collider. They also illustrate the excellent functioning and rapid progress of the LHC accelerator, and of both the hardware and software of the ALICE experiment, in this early start-up phase.
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Pseudorapidity dependence of DN/DETARAP in Inelastic (INEL) and Non-Single-Diffractive (NSD) collisions. Note that the plot in the paper shows only statistical errors.
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# Complementary Error Function Derivative
## Contents
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## Error Function Graph
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Referenced on Wolfram|Alpha: Erfc CITE THIS AS: Weisstein, Eric W. "Erfc." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Web Resource. Haskell: An erf package[18] exists that provides a typeclass for the error function and implementations for the native (real) floating point types. Negative integer values of Im(ƒ) are shown with thick red lines. Erf(2) Wolfram Language» Knowledge-based programming for everyone.
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M. Erfc Formula The error and complementary error functions occur, for example, in solutions of the heat equation when boundary conditions are given by the Heaviside step function. IDL: provides both erf and erfc for real and complex arguments. For previous versions or for complex arguments, SciPy includes implementations of erf, erfc, erfi, and related functions for complex arguments in scipy.special.[21] A complex-argument erf is also in the arbitrary-precision arithmetic
1. For any complex number z: erf ( z ¯ ) = erf ( z ) ¯ {\displaystyle \operatorname 9 ({\overline 8})={\overline {\operatorname 7 (z)}}} where z
2. Asymptotic expansion A useful asymptotic expansion of the complementary error function (and therefore also of the error function) for large real x is erfc ( x ) = e −
3. This series diverges for every finite x, and its meaning as asymptotic expansion is that, for any N ∈ N {\displaystyle N\in \mathbb Γ 1 } one has erfc (
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## Erfc Function
A. try here This substitution maintains accuracy by avoiding roundoff errors for large values of x. Error Function Graph Taylor series The error function is an entire function; it has no singularities (except that at infinity) and its Taylor expansion always converges. Derivative Of Erfc MathWorks does not warrant, and disclaims all liability for, the accuracy, suitability, or fitness for purpose of the translation.
Another approximation is given by erf ( x ) ≈ sgn ( x ) 1 − exp ( − x 2 4 π + a x 2 1 this content For |z| < 1, we have erf ( erf − 1 ( z ) ) = z {\displaystyle \operatorname ζ 1 \left(\operatorname ζ 0 ^{-1}(z)\right)=z} . comm., Dec.15, 2005). Properties Plots in the complex plane Integrand exp(−z2) erf(z) The property erf ( − z ) = − erf ( z ) {\displaystyle \operatorname − 5 (-z)=-\operatorname − 4 Erf(1) | {"extraction_info": {"found_math": false, "script_math_tex": 0, "script_math_asciimath": 0, "math_annotations": 0, "math_alttext": 0, "mathml": 0, "mathjax_tag": 0, "mathjax_inline_tex": 0, "mathjax_display_tex": 0, "mathjax_asciimath": 0, "img_math": 0, "codecogs_latex": 0, "wp_latex": 0, "mimetex.cgi": 0, "/images/math/codecogs": 0, "mathtex.cgi": 0, "katex": 0, "math-container": 0, "wp-katex-eq": 0, "align": 0, "equation": 0, "x-ck12": 0, "texerror": 0, "math_score": 0.8707320094108582, "perplexity": 3697.652137596442}, "config": {"markdown_headings": true, "markdown_code": true, "boilerplate_config": {"ratio_threshold": 0.18, "absolute_threshold": 10, "end_threshold": 15, "enable": true}, "remove_buttons": true, "remove_image_figures": true, "remove_link_clusters": true, "table_config": {"min_rows": 2, "min_cols": 3, "format": "plain"}, "remove_chinese": true, "remove_edit_buttons": true, "extract_latex": true}, "warc_path": "s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-13/segments/1521257651007.67/warc/CC-MAIN-20180324210433-20180324230433-00431.warc.gz"} |
http://mathhelpforum.com/algebra/80441-equation-ellipse-standard-form.html | # Math Help - Equation of Ellipse in Standard Form
1. ## Equation of Ellipse in Standard Form
I have to write the equation in standard form of the ellipse with foci (8,0) and (-8,0) if the minor axis has y-intercepts of 2 and -2.
I know that the standard form of the equation if x^2/a^2 + y^2/b^2 =1.
This is a horizontal elipse with center (0,0). The length of the minor axis is 4 units so I think c = 4 and c^2 = 16. I don't know where to go to find a^2 and b^2.
Can you help? Thanks.
Joanie
2. Originally Posted by Joanie
I have to write the equation in standard form of the ellipse with foci (8,0) and (-8,0) if the minor axis has y-intercepts of 2 and -2.
I know that the standard form of the equation if x^2/a^2 + y^2/b^2 =1.
In any ellipse, the distance between the center of the ellipse and either focus is $c=\sqrt{a^2-b^2}.$ You know $b$ (it is half the length of the minor axis), and you know the distance between the center and the foci. So you can solve for $a^2.$
3. ## Response to Equation of an Ellipse
Thanks. I will do the problem and have you check my answer.
Joanie
4. Originally Posted by Joanie
I have to write the equation in standard form of the ellipse with foci (8,0) and (-8,0) if the minor axis has y-intercepts of 2 and -2.
I know that the standard form of the equation if x^2/a^2 + y^2/b^2 =1.
This is a horizontal elipse with center (0,0). The length of the minor axis is 4 units so I think c = 4 and c^2 = 16. I don't know where to go to find a^2 and b^2.
Can you help? Thanks.
Joanie
Hi Joanie,
$\frac{x^2}{a^2}+\frac{y^2}{b^2}=1$
The two foci are (-c, 0) and (+c, 0).
So c would have to be 8, wouldn't it? Not 4.
The y-intercepts are at (0, b) and (0, -b) so b would have to be 2 and $b^2=4$.
Using $c^2=a^2-b^2$, you can easily solve for $a^2$.
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https://ribaat.rabata.org/course/info.php?id=371 | ### Spring 2020 - Introduction to Islamic ʿAqīda - Part 2
Course Category: Aqida | Level 2 Course
Course Code: AQD 202
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— preprints:1997:ttp97-48 [2016/03/17 11:03] (current) Go Go Line 1: Line 1: + ====== TTP97-48 CP Violation from Charged Higgs Exchange in Hadronic Tau Decays with Unpolarized Beams ====== + + + CP violating signals in semileptonic $\tau$ decays induced + by an exotic scalar exchange are studied in a completely + model-independent way. + These can be observed in decays of unpolarized single $\tau$'s + even if their rest frame cannot be reconstructed. No beam polarization + is required. The importance of the two-meson channel, in particular the + $K\pi$ final state is emphasized. + + + |**J.H. Kuehn and E. Mirkes** | + |** Proceedings of the International Europhysics Conference on High-Energy Physics (HEP 97)19-26 August 1997, Jerusalem, Israel. Edited by D. Lellouch, G. Mikenberg, E. Rabinovici. Berlin, Springer, 1999. Pages: 749-752 ** | + | {{preprints:1997:ttp97-48.pdf|PDF}} {{preprints:1997:ttp97-48.ps|PostScript}} [[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-ph/9711364|arXiv]] | + | | | {"extraction_info": {"found_math": true, "script_math_tex": 0, "script_math_asciimath": 0, "math_annotations": 0, "math_alttext": 0, "mathml": 0, "mathjax_tag": 0, "mathjax_inline_tex": 1, "mathjax_display_tex": 0, "mathjax_asciimath": 0, "img_math": 0, "codecogs_latex": 0, "wp_latex": 0, "mimetex.cgi": 0, "/images/math/codecogs": 0, "mathtex.cgi": 0, "katex": 0, "math-container": 0, "wp-katex-eq": 0, "align": 0, "equation": 0, "x-ck12": 0, "texerror": 0, "math_score": 0.869385838508606, "perplexity": 8345.35883255468}, "config": {"markdown_headings": true, "markdown_code": true, "boilerplate_config": {"ratio_threshold": 0.18, "absolute_threshold": 20, "end_threshold": 15, "enable": true}, "remove_buttons": true, "remove_image_figures": true, "remove_link_clusters": true, "table_config": {"min_rows": 2, "min_cols": 3, "format": "plain"}, "remove_chinese": true, "remove_edit_buttons": true, "extract_latex": true}, "warc_path": "s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-34/segments/1596439737050.56/warc/CC-MAIN-20200807000315-20200807030315-00563.warc.gz"} |
http://mathhelpforum.com/algebra/151035-rather-basic-log-question-i-believe-print.html | # A rather basic log question I believe
• July 15th 2010, 10:52 AM
porge111
A rather basic log question I believe
"Solve for x:"
2 X 3^2x+3 = 3 X 2^3x+4
(X is multiply)
feel silly for posting this, is a simple log question i think, but its got me stumped.
thanks
• July 15th 2010, 11:09 AM
Ackbeet
Just to clarify, you want to solve $2\cdot 3^{2x}+3=3\cdot 2^{3x}+4.$ Is that correct? If so, what steps have you taken?
• July 15th 2010, 11:35 AM
bigwave
it could be also:
$2(3)^{2x+3} = 3(2)^{3x+4}$
in which case $x = -1$
• July 15th 2010, 11:55 AM
porge111
sorry yeah the above is the way it's laid out - how did you get -1 ?
• July 15th 2010, 12:09 PM
bigwave
well several ways to solve this..
well several ways to solve this..
but you can divide both sides by $2^1$ and $3^1$ to elimate the coeficients,
then
$3^{2x+2} = 2^{3x+3}
\Rightarrow
(2x+2)\ln{3} = (3x+3)\ln{2}
\Rightarrow
\frac{2x+2}{3x+3} = \frac{\ln{2}}{\ln{3}}
$
after calculation we are left with
$x(.107) = -.107\Rightarrow x= -1$
• July 15th 2010, 12:37 PM
porge111
ahhh it's so simple, i'm so stupid. haha thanks, i just didn't start with the basic, "dividng by 2" part. oops.
• July 15th 2010, 10:51 PM
Zharif93
2(3)^2x+3 = 3(2)^3x+4
log 2 × log 3^(2x+3) = log 3 × log 2^(3x+4)
(2x+3) log 3 = log 3
(3x+4) log 2 = log 2
2x log 3 + 3 log = log 3
2x log 3 = log 3 - 3 log 3
x(2 log 3) = -2 log 3
x = -2 log 3
/2 log 3
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This simple puzzle demonstrates how you can use invisible ink to hide text in online puzzles.
Your task is simply to decode the text hidden in the quoted line below:
Happy Christmas!
(The solution is a pair of English dictionary words. It is not "Happy Christmas!").
• Time to pull out some text editor tools... – Sp3000 Nov 18 '14 at 14:29
• I think this was a good use of steganography. The key was that the puzzle explicitly asks to find the hidden message. The straightforward "nothing up my sleeves" surface text emphasizes that. There's no wasting time looking at the surface content, lost at what to do. The Morse code step, though easy to guess, makes it feel like a hidden code, not just an invisible message. Overall, a solid simple puzzle. My one quibble is that "Happy Christmas!" sounds weird and overlaps with the answer -- why not "Merry Christmas"? Or, some hidden message that opposes or reinterprets the surface message. – xnor Dec 8 '14 at 2:04
The message is
HAPPY HOLIDAYS
## Explanation
Between "Happy" and "Christmas" are a bunch of Unicode zero-width characters. Mapping zero-width space, zero-width non-joiner and zero-width joiner to ".", "-" and " " respectively give the message in Morse.
• Well done! That was quick. :) – A E Nov 18 '14 at 14:37
• @AE Wow, nice puzzle AE – d'alar'cop Nov 18 '14 at 14:37
• @d'alar'cop: thanks! :) Just a little demo of the technique. – A E Nov 18 '14 at 14:37
• @AE - Seconding d'alarcop. +1 for both question and answer. – Rand al'Thor Nov 18 '14 at 14:40
• Can you explain how you were able to see the ZWS, ZWNJ, and ZWJ? Which tool did you use? – Aura Dec 10 '14 at 19:05 | {"extraction_info": {"found_math": true, "script_math_tex": 0, "script_math_asciimath": 0, "math_annotations": 0, "math_alttext": 0, "mathml": 0, "mathjax_tag": 0, "mathjax_inline_tex": 0, "mathjax_display_tex": 0, "mathjax_asciimath": 1, "img_math": 0, "codecogs_latex": 0, "wp_latex": 0, "mimetex.cgi": 0, "/images/math/codecogs": 0, "mathtex.cgi": 0, "katex": 0, "math-container": 0, "wp-katex-eq": 0, "align": 0, "equation": 0, "x-ck12": 0, "texerror": 0, "math_score": 0.31683066487312317, "perplexity": 5005.239868659493}, "config": {"markdown_headings": true, "markdown_code": true, "boilerplate_config": {"ratio_threshold": 0.18, "absolute_threshold": 10, "end_threshold": 15, "enable": true}, "remove_buttons": true, "remove_image_figures": true, "remove_link_clusters": true, "table_config": {"min_rows": 2, "min_cols": 3, "format": "plain"}, "remove_chinese": true, "remove_edit_buttons": true, "extract_latex": true}, "warc_path": "s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027314638.49/warc/CC-MAIN-20190819011034-20190819033034-00142.warc.gz"} |
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Becky's Number Plumber
Stage: 2 Challenge Level:
Becky created a number plumber which multiplies by 5 and subtracts 4. What do you notice about the numbers that it produces? Can you explain your findings?
What Do You Need?
Stage: 2 Challenge Level:
Four of these clues are needed to find the chosen number on this grid and four are true but do nothing to help in finding the number. Can you sort out the clues and find the number?
Three Neighbours
Stage: 2 Challenge Level:
Look at three 'next door neighbours' amongst the counting numbers. Add them together. What do you notice?
Three Spinners
Stage: 2 Challenge Level:
These red, yellow and blue spinners were each spun 45 times in total. Can you work out which numbers are on each spinner?
Tiling
Stage: 2 Challenge Level:
An investigation that gives you the opportunity to make and justify predictions.
Multiplication Series: Number Arrays
Stage: 1 and 2
This article for teachers describes how number arrays can be a useful reprentation for many number concepts.
Three Dice
Stage: 2 Challenge Level:
Investigate the sum of the numbers on the top and bottom faces of a line of three dice. What do you notice?
Path to the Stars
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Is it possible to draw a 5-pointed star without taking your pencil off the paper? Is it possible to draw a 6-pointed star in the same way without taking your pen off?
Crossings
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In this problem we are looking at sets of parallel sticks that cross each other. What is the least number of crossings you can make? And the greatest?
GOT IT Now
Stage: 2 and 3 Challenge Level:
For this challenge, you'll need to play Got It! Can you explain the strategy for winning this game with any target?
Number Tracks
Stage: 2 Challenge Level:
Ben’s class were cutting up number tracks. First they cut them into twos and added up the numbers on each piece. What patterns could they see?
Red Balloons, Blue Balloons
Stage: 2 Challenge Level:
Katie and Will have some balloons. Will's balloon burst at exactly the same size as Katie's at the beginning of a puff. How many puffs had Will done before his balloon burst?
Round and Round the Circle
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What happens if you join every second point on this circle? How about every third point? Try with different steps and see if you can predict what will happen.
Spelling Circle
Stage: 2 Challenge Level:
Find the words hidden inside each of the circles by counting around a certain number of spaces to find each letter in turn.
Hot Pursuit
Stage: 3 Challenge Level:
The sum of the first 'n' natural numbers is a 3 digit number in which all the digits are the same. How many numbers have been summed?
Take Three from Five
Stage: 3 and 4 Challenge Level:
Caroline and James pick sets of five numbers. Charlie chooses three of them that add together to make a multiple of three. Can they stop him?
The Moons of Vuvv
Stage: 2 Challenge Level:
The planet of Vuvv has seven moons. Can you work out how long it is between each super-eclipse?
Tom's Number
Stage: 2 Challenge Level:
Work out Tom's number from the answers he gives his friend. He will only answer 'yes' or 'no'.
Which Is Quicker?
Stage: 2 Challenge Level:
Which is quicker, counting up to 30 in ones or counting up to 300 in tens? Why?
Abundant Numbers
Stage: 2 Challenge Level:
48 is called an abundant number because it is less than the sum of its factors (without itself). Can you find some more abundant numbers?
Even So
Stage: 3 Challenge Level:
Find some triples of whole numbers a, b and c such that a^2 + b^2 + c^2 is a multiple of 4. Is it necessarily the case that a, b and c must all be even? If so, can you explain why?
Factors and Multiples - Secondary Resources
Stage: 3 and 4 Challenge Level:
A collection of resources to support work on Factors and Multiples at Secondary level.
Flashing Lights
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Norrie sees two lights flash at the same time, then one of them flashes every 4th second, and the other flashes every 5th second. How many times do they flash together during a whole minute?
Stage: 3 Challenge Level:
Make a set of numbers that use all the digits from 1 to 9, once and once only. Add them up. The result is divisible by 9. Add each of the digits in the new number. What is their sum? Now try some. . . .
Eminit
Stage: 3 Challenge Level:
The number 8888...88M9999...99 is divisible by 7 and it starts with the digit 8 repeated 50 times and ends with the digit 9 repeated 50 times. What is the value of the digit M?
Biscuit Decorations
Stage: 1 and 2 Challenge Level:
Andrew decorated 20 biscuits to take to a party. He lined them up and put icing on every second biscuit and different decorations on other biscuits. How many biscuits weren't decorated?
Odds and Threes
Stage: 2 Challenge Level:
A game for 2 people using a pack of cards Turn over 2 cards and try to make an odd number or a multiple of 3.
Money Measure
Stage: 2 Challenge Level:
How can you use just one weighing to find out which box contains the lighter ten coins out of the ten boxes?
Scoring with Dice
Stage: 2 Challenge Level:
I throw three dice and get 5, 3 and 2. Add the scores on the three dice. What do you get? Now multiply the scores. What do you notice?
Got It
Stage: 2 and 3 Challenge Level:
A game for two people, or play online. Given a target number, say 23, and a range of numbers to choose from, say 1-4, players take it in turns to add to the running total to hit their target.
Divide it Out
Stage: 2 Challenge Level:
What is the lowest number which always leaves a remainder of 1 when divided by each of the numbers from 2 to 10?
Three Times Seven
Stage: 3 Challenge Level:
A three digit number abc is always divisible by 7 when 2a+3b+c is divisible by 7. Why?
Seven Flipped
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Investigate the smallest number of moves it takes to turn these mats upside-down if you can only turn exactly three at a time.
A Mixed-up Clock
Stage: 2 Challenge Level:
There is a clock-face where the numbers have become all mixed up. Can you find out where all the numbers have got to from these ten statements?
Being Determined - Primary Number
Stage: 1 and 2 Challenge Level:
Number problems at primary level that may require determination.
What's in the Box?
Stage: 2 Challenge Level:
This big box multiplies anything that goes inside it by the same number. If you know the numbers that come out, what multiplication might be going on in the box?
Ben's Game
Stage: 3 Challenge Level:
Ben passed a third of his counters to Jack, Jack passed a quarter of his counters to Emma and Emma passed a fifth of her counters to Ben. After this they all had the same number of counters.
Down to Nothing
Stage: 2 Challenge Level:
A game for 2 or more people. Starting with 100, subratct a number from 1 to 9 from the total. You score for making an odd number, a number ending in 0 or a multiple of 6.
Sets of Numbers
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How many different sets of numbers with at least four members can you find in the numbers in this box?
Diggits
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Can you find what the last two digits of the number $4^{1999}$ are?
Helen's Conjecture
Stage: 3 Challenge Level:
Helen made the conjecture that "every multiple of six has more factors than the two numbers either side of it". Is this conjecture true?
Special Sums and Products
Stage: 3 Challenge Level:
Find some examples of pairs of numbers such that their sum is a factor of their product. eg. 4 + 12 = 16 and 4 × 12 = 48 and 16 is a factor of 48.
What Numbers Can We Make?
Stage: 3 Challenge Level:
Imagine we have four bags containing a large number of 1s, 4s, 7s and 10s. What numbers can we make?
Stage: 3 Challenge Level:
List any 3 numbers. It is always possible to find a subset of adjacent numbers that add up to a multiple of 3. Can you explain why and prove it?
Graphing Number Patterns
Stage: 2 Challenge Level:
Does a graph of the triangular numbers cross a graph of the six times table? If so, where? Will a graph of the square numbers cross the times table too?
What Numbers Can We Make Now?
Stage: 3 and 4 Challenge Level:
Imagine we have four bags containing numbers from a sequence. What numbers can we make now?
Number Detective
Stage: 2 Challenge Level:
Follow the clues to find the mystery number.
Got it for Two
Stage: 2 Challenge Level:
Got It game for an adult and child. How can you play so that you know you will always win?
Remainders
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I'm thinking of a number. When my number is divided by 5 the remainder is 4. When my number is divided by 3 the remainder is 2. Can you find my number? | {"extraction_info": {"found_math": true, "script_math_tex": 0, "script_math_asciimath": 0, "math_annotations": 0, "math_alttext": 0, "mathml": 0, "mathjax_tag": 0, "mathjax_inline_tex": 1, "mathjax_display_tex": 0, "mathjax_asciimath": 0, "img_math": 0, "codecogs_latex": 0, "wp_latex": 0, "mimetex.cgi": 0, "/images/math/codecogs": 0, "mathtex.cgi": 0, "katex": 0, "math-container": 0, "wp-katex-eq": 0, "align": 0, "equation": 0, "x-ck12": 0, "texerror": 0, "math_score": 0.29246485233306885, "perplexity": 1280.6695153692604}, "config": {"markdown_headings": false, "markdown_code": true, "boilerplate_config": {"ratio_threshold": 0.18, "absolute_threshold": 10, "end_threshold": 15, "enable": true}, "remove_buttons": true, "remove_image_figures": true, "remove_link_clusters": true, "table_config": {"min_rows": 2, "min_cols": 3, "format": "plain"}, "remove_chinese": true, "remove_edit_buttons": true, "extract_latex": true}, "warc_path": "s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-40/segments/1443738017788.94/warc/CC-MAIN-20151001222017-00058-ip-10-137-6-227.ec2.internal.warc.gz"} |
https://glm-tools.github.io/pyglmnet/ | # Python implementation of regularized generalized linear models¶
Pyglmnet is a Python 3.5+ library implementing generalized linear models (GLMs) with advanced regularization options. It provides a wide range of noise models (with paired canonical link functions) including gaussian, binomial, probit, gamma, poisson, and softplus. It supports a wide range of regularizers: ridge, lasso, elastic net, group lasso, and Tikhonov regularization.
## A brief introduction to GLMs¶
For linear models specified as
$y = \beta_0 + X\beta + \epsilon.$
The parameters $$\beta_0, \beta$$ are estimated using ordinary least squares, under the implicit assumption that $$y$$ is normally distributed.
Generalized linear models allow us to generalize this approach to point-wise nonlinearities $$q(\cdot)$$ and corresponding exponential family noise distributions for $$\epsilon$$.
$y = q(\beta_0 + X\beta) + \epsilon$
Regularized GLMs are estimated by minimizing a loss function specified by the penalized negative log-likelihood. The elastic net penalty interpolates between the L2 and L1 norm. We solve the following optimization problem:
$\min_{\beta_0, \beta} \frac{1}{N} \sum_{i = 1}^N \mathcal{L} (y_i, \beta_0 + \beta^T x_i) + \lambda [ \frac{1}{2}(1 - \alpha) \mathcal{P}_2 + \alpha \mathcal{P}_1 ]$
where $$\mathcal{P}_2$$ and $$\mathcal{P}_1$$ are the generalized L2 (Tikhonov) and generalized L1 (Group Lasso) penalties, given by:
$\begin{split}\mathcal{P}_2 & = & \|\Gamma \beta \|_2^2 \\ \mathcal{P}_1 & = & \sum_g \|\beta_{j,g}\|_2\end{split}$
where $$\Gamma$$ is the Tikhonov matrix: a square factorization of the inverse covariance matrix and $$\beta_{j,g}$$ is the $$j$$ th coefficient of group $$g$$.
## Questions / Errors / Bugs¶
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http://math.stackexchange.com/questions/95543/is-there-a-topological-space-which-is-star-compact-but-not-star-countable | # Is there a topological space which is star compact but not star countable?
A topological space $X$ is said to be star compact if whenever $\mathscr{U}$ is an open cover of $X$, there is a compact subspace $K$ of $X$ such that $X = \operatorname{St}(K,\mathscr{U})$.
A topological space $X$ is said to be star countable if whenever $\mathscr{U}$ is an open cover of $X$, there is a countable subspace $K$ of $X$ such that $X = \operatorname{St}(K,\mathscr{U})$.
We know that there are some topological spaces which are star countable but not star compact. However I don't know whether star compact implies star countable. Is there a topological space which is star compact but not star countable?
Added: $St(K, \mathscr{U})=\cup\{u\in \mathscr{U}: u \cap K \neq \emptyset\}$
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Could you provide a definition of $\operatorname{St}(K,\mathscr{U})$, please? – user20266 Jan 1 '12 at 9:25
$St(K, \mathscr{U})=\cup\{u\in \mathscr{U}: u \cap K \neq \emptyset\}$ – Paul Jan 1 '12 at 9:49
Such a space (if it exists) cannot be normal, because for $T_4$ spaces star compact is equivalent to star finite, so certainly star countable. – Henno Brandsma Jan 1 '12 at 10:46
It also hasn't countable extent, and hence it can't be countably compact. However, every star compact space is pseducompact. So the space must be pseudocompact but not countably compact! – Paul Jan 1 '12 at 10:58
The definition of $\operatorname{St}(K, \mathscr{U})$ added ad the end of your post does not say what you believe it says. You define a set $V\subseteq\mathscr{U}$ by $V=\{u\in \mathscr{U}: u \cap K \neq \emptyset\}$, then what is $\cup V$... I guess you mean something like $\operatorname{St}(K, \mathscr{U})=\bigcup\limits_{u\in V}u$. – Did Jan 1 '12 at 12:28
Let $X=\Big(\beta\omega_1\times(\omega_2+1)\Big)\setminus\Big((\beta\omega_1\setminus \omega_1)\times\{\omega_2\}\Big)$ as a subspace of $\beta\omega_1\times(\omega_2+1)$; I claim that $X$ is star compact.
Let $\mathscr{U}$ be an open cover of $X$. For each $\xi\in\omega_1$ there are $U_\xi\in\mathscr{U}$ and $\alpha_n\in\omega_2$ such that $$\langle \xi,\omega_2\rangle\in \{\xi\}\times(\alpha_n,\omega_2]\subseteq U_\xi\;.$$ Let $\alpha=\sup_\xi\alpha_\xi<\omega_2$, and let $K=\beta\omega_1\times\{\alpha+1\}$; $K$ is compact, and $$\omega_1\times \{\omega_2\}\subseteq \operatorname{st}(K,\mathscr{U})\;,$$ since $U_\xi\subseteq \operatorname{st}(K,\mathscr{U})$ for each $\xi\in\omega_1$. The ordinal space $\omega_2$ is countably compact, so $\beta\omega_1\times\omega_2$ is countably compact and therefore star finite, and there is a finite $F\subseteq \beta\omega_1\times\omega_2$ such that $\beta\omega_1\times\omega_2\subseteq\operatorname{st}(F,\mathscr{U})$. But then $K\cup F$ is compact, and $\operatorname{st}(K\cup F,\mathscr{U})=X$, as desired.
However, $X$ is not star countable. To see this, let $$\mathscr{U}=\{\beta\omega_1\times\omega_2\}\cup\Big\{\{\xi\}\times(\omega_2+1):\xi\in\omega_1\Big\}\;;$$ $\mathscr{U}$ is certainly an open cover of $X$, but if $C$ is any countable subset of $X$, we can choose $\xi\in\omega_1$ such that $C\cap\big(\{\xi\}\times (\omega_2+1)\big)=\varnothing$, and then $\langle \xi,\omega_2\rangle\notin\operatorname{st}(C,\mathscr{U})$.
This is a modification of Example 2.1 of Yan-Kui Song, On $\mathcal{K}$-Starcompact Spaces, Bull. Malays. Math. Soc. (2) 30(1) (2007), 59-64, which is available as a PDF here. | {"extraction_info": {"found_math": true, "script_math_tex": 0, "script_math_asciimath": 0, "math_annotations": 0, "math_alttext": 0, "mathml": 0, "mathjax_tag": 0, "mathjax_inline_tex": 1, "mathjax_display_tex": 1, "mathjax_asciimath": 0, "img_math": 0, "codecogs_latex": 0, "wp_latex": 0, "mimetex.cgi": 0, "/images/math/codecogs": 0, "mathtex.cgi": 0, "katex": 0, "math-container": 0, "wp-katex-eq": 0, "align": 0, "equation": 0, "x-ck12": 0, "texerror": 0, "math_score": 0.9708205461502075, "perplexity": 148.71709835673383}, "config": {"markdown_headings": true, "markdown_code": true, "boilerplate_config": {"ratio_threshold": 0.18, "absolute_threshold": 10, "end_threshold": 15, "enable": true}, "remove_buttons": true, "remove_image_figures": true, "remove_link_clusters": true, "table_config": {"min_rows": 2, "min_cols": 3, "format": "plain"}, "remove_chinese": true, "remove_edit_buttons": true, "extract_latex": true}, "warc_path": "s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-18/segments/1429246659483.51/warc/CC-MAIN-20150417045739-00199-ip-10-235-10-82.ec2.internal.warc.gz"} |
https://blog.teknkl.com/auto-scroll-to-first-error-ios-focus/ | Marketo Forms are based on a true HTML <form> tag, and use standard (semantic/non-fake) HTML <input> types whenever possible. As I always take care to say, this is A Very Good Thing™! Doing anything else is a disaster for usability and familiarity, especially on mobile.
A consequence of bog-standard markup, of course, is built-in “special effects” featured in one browser might not be supported in another. And that happens even if the effect is in the latest HTML5 standard and the browser is brand new!
Case in point: scrolling the focused element into view when focus() is called programmatically. Specifically, when the Marketo Forms 2.0 library detects a validation error on a field, it pops up the red error tooltip and focuses that field. On every browser but iOS Safari, the act of focusing also scrolls that field into view.
Check this replay of the everywhere-but-iOS behavior:
(Sorry about the recording quality, the conversion from MP4 → GIF was a little choppy.)
As you can see, First Name (which starts out offscreen) is required but empty. Clicking the Submit button not only brings up the error, it also scrolls up to show the field for the user to fill in.
Here’s what happens on iOS:
You can’t see it, but the red error did draw under First Name and that field does have the focus. Problem is, the field remains scrolled out of view! Hmm.
### Standard behavior or merely traditional behavior?
Now, to be clear, the Forms 2.0 library didn’t do anything special on other platforms. It’s just that on those others, focus() also implies scrolling into view.
I was curious whether this was a formal standard and indeed in the cutting-edge HTML standard, it is:
So the standard — itself derived from browser vendors’ historical, agreed, and proposed behavior, so bit of a chicken-egg situation — says “focus” means “focus and scroll” by default.
preventScroll (that is, focus({preventScroll : true}) is a non-default option to turn off the scroll.
Apple bucks the standard on iOS for whatever reason. Misguided idea of security/end-user control, perhaps. Or they just haven’t gotten to it.
In any case, we can fix it up.
### The code
All we need is one of my best friends, a capturing event listener:
if (/^(iPad|iPhone|iPod)\$/.test(navigator.platform)) {
var formEl = form.getFormElem()[0];
Listen for focus, then chain that with the built-in method scrollIntoView to simulate the behavior in the standard. | {"extraction_info": {"found_math": true, "script_math_tex": 0, "script_math_asciimath": 0, "math_annotations": 0, "math_alttext": 0, "mathml": 0, "mathjax_tag": 0, "mathjax_inline_tex": 0, "mathjax_display_tex": 0, "mathjax_asciimath": 1, "img_math": 0, "codecogs_latex": 0, "wp_latex": 0, "mimetex.cgi": 0, "/images/math/codecogs": 0, "mathtex.cgi": 0, "katex": 0, "math-container": 0, "wp-katex-eq": 0, "align": 0, "equation": 0, "x-ck12": 0, "texerror": 0, "math_score": 0.30744466185569763, "perplexity": 4184.379968325406}, "config": {"markdown_headings": true, "markdown_code": true, "boilerplate_config": {"ratio_threshold": 0.18, "absolute_threshold": 10, "end_threshold": 15, "enable": true}, "remove_buttons": true, "remove_image_figures": true, "remove_link_clusters": true, "table_config": {"min_rows": 2, "min_cols": 3, "format": "plain"}, "remove_chinese": true, "remove_edit_buttons": true, "extract_latex": true}, "warc_path": "s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107890586.57/warc/CC-MAIN-20201026061044-20201026091044-00446.warc.gz"} |
https://www.varsitytutors.com/hotmath/hotmath_help/topics/complement-of-an-event.html | # Complement of an Event
If event $A$ is a subset of a sample space $S$ , the complement of $A$ contains the elements of $S$ that are not members of $A$ . The symbol for the complement of an event $A$ is $\stackrel{¯}{A}$ .
Example 1:
Consider the experiment of rolling a single die.
$S=\left\{1,2,3,4,5,6\right\}$ . Let $A$ be the event that the roll yields a number greater than $4$$A=\left\{5,6\right\}$ . Then $\stackrel{¯}{A}=\left\{1,2,3,4\right\}$ .
Remember: $P\left(S\right)=1$$A\cup \stackrel{¯}{A}=S$ , so $P\left(A\cup \stackrel{¯}{A}\right)=1$ . Since $A$ and $\stackrel{¯}{A}$ are mutually exclusive , $P\left(A\cup \stackrel{¯}{A}\right)=P\left(A\right)+P\left(\stackrel{¯}{A}\right)=1$ . Therefore, $P\left(\stackrel{¯}{A}\right)=1-P\left(A\right)$
Example 2:
When it is not raining, the probability of the New Orleans Saints winning a football game is $\frac{7}{10}$ . What is the probability of the Saints winning if it is raining?
$P$ (Saints winning with rain)
= $1-$ $P$ (Saints winning without rain)
= $1-\frac{7}{10}=\frac{3}{10}$ | {"extraction_info": {"found_math": true, "script_math_tex": 0, "script_math_asciimath": 0, "math_annotations": 0, "math_alttext": 0, "mathml": 24, "mathjax_tag": 0, "mathjax_inline_tex": 0, "mathjax_display_tex": 0, "mathjax_asciimath": 0, "img_math": 0, "codecogs_latex": 0, "wp_latex": 0, "mimetex.cgi": 0, "/images/math/codecogs": 0, "mathtex.cgi": 0, "katex": 0, "math-container": 0, "wp-katex-eq": 0, "align": 0, "equation": 0, "x-ck12": 0, "texerror": 0, "math_score": 0.8329402804374695, "perplexity": 511.7465595963053}, "config": {"markdown_headings": true, "markdown_code": true, "boilerplate_config": {"ratio_threshold": 0.18, "absolute_threshold": 10, "end_threshold": 5, "enable": true}, "remove_buttons": true, "remove_image_figures": true, "remove_link_clusters": true, "table_config": {"min_rows": 2, "min_cols": 3, "format": "plain"}, "remove_chinese": true, "remove_edit_buttons": true, "extract_latex": true}, "warc_path": "s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-13/segments/1521257645280.4/warc/CC-MAIN-20180317174935-20180317194935-00139.warc.gz"} |
https://physicscatalyst.com/maths/addition-theorem-of-probability.php | 1. Let E and F are two events of an random experiments
Then
$P(E \cup F) = P(E) + P(F) - P(E \cap F)$
I event E and F are mutually exclusive
$n( E \cap F) =0$
Then
$P(E \cup F) = P(E) + P(F)$
2. Addition Theorem of three events
Let E ,F and G are three events of an random experiments
$P(E \cup F \cup G ) = P(E) + P(F) + P(G) - P(E \cap F) - P(F \cap G) - P(E \cap G ) + P(E \cap F \cap G)$
If event E , F and G are mutually exclusive
$n( E \cap F) = 0$
$n(E \cap G) = 0$
$n(F \cap G) = 0$
$n(E \cap F \cap G)= 0$
Then
$P(E \cup F\cup G ) = P(E) + P(F) + P(G)$
3. Let E and F are two events of an random experiments
Then
Probability of the occurrence of the Event E only $( E \cap F^c)$
$P(E \cap F^c) = P(E) - P(E \cap F )$
Probability of the occurrence of the Event F only $( E^c \cap F)$
$P(E^c \cap F) = P(F) - P(E \cap F )$
Probability of occurrence of exactly one of the two event E and F
$P[(E^c \cap F) \cup (E \cap F^c) ] = P(E) + P(F) - 2 P(E \cap F)$
## Solved examples
Example 1
E, F and G are events associated with a random experiment such that
$P(E) = 0.3, P(F) = 0.4, P(G) = 0.8$ $P(E \cap F) = 0.08 ,P( E \cap G) = 0.28 \; and \; P(E \cap F \cap G) = 0.09$. If $P(E \cup F \cup G) \geq 0.75$ then prove that $P(F \cap G)$ lies in the interval [0.23, 0.48]
We know that
$P(E \cup F \cup G ) = P(E) + P(F) + P(G) - P(E \cap F)$
$- P(F \cap G) - P(E \cap G ) + P(E \cap F \cap G)$
$P(E \cup F \cup G ) = .3 +.4+.8 -.08-.28 +.09 - P(F \cap G)$
$P(E \cup F \cup G ) =1.23 - P(F \cap G)$ -(1) Or
$1.23 - P(F \cap G) \geq 0.75$
$1.23 -.75 \geq P(F \cap G)$
$.48 \geq P(F \cap G)$
Now we know any Probability is less than 1
So
$P(E \cup F \cup G ) \leq 1$
So
$1.23 - P(F \cap G) \leq 1$
Then
$P(F \cap G) \geq .23$
So
$.23 \leq P(F \cap G) \leq .48$
Example 2
From a pack of 52 cards, two cards are drawn together, what is the probability that both the cards are kings
Total outcome = 52C2 = 1326
Total King cases =4C2 =6
Probability ==6/1326=1/221
Example 3
Three unbiased coins are tossed. What is the probability of getting at most two heads?
S={TTT,TTH,THT,HTT,THH,HTH,HHT,HHH}
Let E be the event of getting at most two heads
E={TTT,TTH,THT,HTT,THH,HTH,HHT}
P(E) =7/8
Example 4
Find the probability of selecting a red card or a 7 from a deck of 52 cards?
We need to find out P(R or 7)
Probability of selecting a RED card=P(R) = $\frac {26}{52}$
Probability of selecting a 7 =P(7) = $\frac {4}{52}$
Probability of selecting both a red card and a 7
$P( R \cap 7) = \frac {2}{52}$
Now $P(R \cup 7) = P(R) + P(7) - P(R \cap 7)$
$= \frac {26}{52} + \frac {4}{52} - \frac {2}{52}$
$= \frac {28}{52}$
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A trapezoid 10' long with parallel sides of 12" and 1" is drawn on a coordinate plane with one corner on the origin and 2 sides placed on the $$x$$ and $$y$$ axis.
Find the centroid of the trapezoid and state the $$x$$ value of the centroid to the nearest .001 inch.
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http://math.stackexchange.com/questions/138869/find-the-critical-points-of-fx-x2-2x | # Find the critical points of $f(x) = |x^2 - 2x|$
Find the critical points of $f(x) = |x^2 - 2x|$
The only way I was able to evaluate this was to draw the graph of $y = x^2 - 2x$ and when the parabola was going under the $x$ axis I mirrored it above the $x$ axis. I observed that the critical points were $x$ = 0, 1, 2.
How do I evaluate this function properly using maybe left and right hand side limits or some kind of calculus/differentiation? If I was going to justify my critical points beyond "because they are on my graph". Perhaps I can justify $0$ and $2$ by factorizing $f(x)$ to $|x(x - 2)|$, but how about $x = 1$?
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Generally speaking, you want to write absolute values of functions piecewise to get your hands dirty and solve for critical points. This means we have to find the sign of the function between zeros and apply the definition of absolute value.
As you noted, there are zeros at 0 and 2; these are the only two zeros of $x^2-2x$. We can check signs between and outside these points to find that
$x^2-2x>0$ if $x>2$ or $x<0$
$x^2-2x<0$ if $0<x<2$
Therefore our function $f$ may be written
$$f(x)=\begin{cases}x^2-2x & \text{if } x\leq 0 \\ 2x-x^2 & \text{if } 0\leq x\leq 2 \\ x^2-2x & \text{if } 2\leq x \end{cases}$$
To find critical points, we must find points where the derivative does not exist or equals zero. In this case, it suffices to differentiate each piece; if the derivatives do not agree at the endpoints, then the derivative does not exist at the endpoint. $$f'(x)=\begin{cases}2x-2 & \text{if } x< 0 \\ \text{undefined} & \text{if } x= 0 \\ 2-2x & \text{if } 0< x\leq 2 \\ \text{undefined} & \text{if } x= 2 \\ 2x-2 & \text{if } 2\leq x \end{cases}$$
So we see that the derivative is undefined at $0$ and $2$. It is defined everywhere else, but it is easy to check the only point where the derivative is zero is when $x=1$.
(By the way, the comparison of the derivatives to the left and right of $0$, $2$ is the same as evaluating the left-hand derivative and right-hand derivative).
(EDIT: The definition of critical point may vary in what cases we include, but many standard calculus texts include non-existence in the definition for optimization.)
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Writing $x^2-2\,x=x(x-2)$, we see that $x^2-2\,x\ge0$ if $x\ge2$ or $x\le0$, and $x^2-2\,x<0$ if $0<x<2$. Then $$f(x)=\begin{cases} x^2-2\,x & \text{if }x\le0,\\ 2\,x-x^2 & \text{if }0<x<2,\\ x^2-2\,x & \text{if }x\ge2, \end{cases}\quad f'(x)=\begin{cases} 2\,x-2 & \text{if }x\le0,\\ 2-2\,x & \text{if }0<x<2,\\ 2\,x-2 & \text{if }x\ge2. \end{cases},\quad$$ $f$ has no derivative at $x=0$ and $x=2$. The usual definition of critical point is a point $x$ such that $f'(x)=0$. With this definition the only critical point is $x=1$, since $f'(1)=0$. It is a local maximum. The points $x=0$ and $x=2$ are not critical (with this definition), since the derivative does not exist at those points. They are however (global) minima, since $f(0)=f(2)=0$ and $f(x)>0$ if $x\ne0,2$.
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From all the books I have read, critical points are those points where the original function is defined and the derivative is 0 OR the derivative is undefined. – Graphth Apr 30 '12 at 13:44
Perhaps the distinction is in "calculus" and "real analysis". For example, the calculus books by Larson, Hostetler and Edwards and also Edwards and Penney, and also Varberg, Purcell, and Rigdon all include where the derivative is undefined (as long as the original function is defined). – Graphth Apr 30 '12 at 13:58
@Graphth I understand that from the point of view of teaching calculus it might be desirable to define a critical point as one where the derivative vanishes or exits and equals 0. But I am more at ease with the "real analysis" definition. – Julián Aguirre Apr 30 '12 at 15:01
Sure, that's fine, but telling someone about the "usual" definition of critical point when the one they usually see is different, at best won't confuse and will do no good, and at worst will confuse. If they take real analysis, they'll learn the "usual" definition. For now, their definition is not the "usual". – Graphth May 1 '12 at 15:39
This solution is different than the others shown. First, consider the simple function $f(x) = |x|$. We want to know $f'(x)$. That's actually pretty simple to do, since $f'(x)$ gives the slope of the tangent line. That is -1 for $x < 0$ and 1 for $x > 0$. At $x = 0$, there is a sharp point in $f(x)$ so $f'(x)$ does not exist. Or, another way to see it, the left hand limit of the difference quotient is -1 and the right hand limit is +1, so the limit itself (the derivative) does not exist. Therefore, a very nice shorthand way of writing the derivative is
$$f'(x) = \frac{x}{|x|}.$$
This is -1 when $x$ is negative, undefined when $x$ is 0, and 1 when $x$ is positive, just as I described above. When you have a more complicated function inside the absolute values, just use the chain rule.
If $f(x) = |x^2 - 2x|$, then $$f'(x) = \frac{x^2 - 2x}{|x^2 - 2x|} \cdot \frac{d}{dx} (x^2 - 2x) = \frac{x^2 - 2x}{|x^2 - 2x|} (2x - 2) = \frac{2x(x - 1)(x - 2)}{|x^2 - 2x|}.$$
Now, critical points are those where the derivative is 0 or undefined, and the original function is defined. Since the function $f(x)$ is defined for all $x$, find where the derivative is 0 or undefined. Just find the places where the numerator is 0 or the denominator is 0. That's pretty simple here, $x = 0, 1, 2$.
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https://www.physicsforums.com/threads/what-do-think-is-photon-a-quanta.123874/ | # What do think is photon a quanta?
1. Jun 16, 2006
### AGBROKO EJOVWOKE
what do think is photon a quanta?
it is true to me that it is a quanta but i wish to gather solid evidence. i was think to gather evidence from photoelectric effect please see if you can give me additional insight
2. Jun 16, 2006
### mathman
The basic argument (Einstein) was that increasing intensity led only to more electrons if they could be emitted. However if the wavelength was too long to produce photoelectrons, increasing intensity didn't help.
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I have a project where I have a sphere with a png texture that represents a planet (or a moon in the videos I'm attaching).
Wrapped around that sphere I have a hexasphere (implemented using the results of my question from last year: How to orient a hexagonal tile on a geodesic sphere (Goldberg polyhedron)?).
Almost everything works just fine however I've noticed that in some situations, the hexasphere flickers at some points.
From my experiments, it seems that the problem is the lighting I am using.
The hierarchy of nodes I have is as follows:
bodyContainer OMNI
planet OMNI (sphere, radius:0.987 with image texture as it's only (diffuse) material)
There are two light sources, both placed at the centre of the "sun" in my larger model. OMNI is an Omnidirectional light source with default settings. AMBIENT is an Ambient light source.
The reason that "body" uses OMNI is that I want the planet or moon to have a light and dark side which changes as the body orbits the sun.
The hexasphere that is co-located with the body by being a sibling of the body in the same container. It needs to use the AMBIENT light source so that it is equally visible on the dark side of the planet or moon.
What I'm noticing, it that when I move the camera further away from the planet, the parts of the hexasphere closest to the camera seem to flicker, and I seem to be able to see through to some of the hexasphere's cells on the opposite of the sphere.
Here are some videos to show what I'm seeing.
This first shows the scene in it's full 'glory' with all nodes in play as described above:
https://youtu.be/o3hdpuLoSbQ
This next one shows the same hierarchy, however I've changed the planet body to use the AMBIENT light instead. Note that there is no flicker, but also, I've lost the dark/light side of the planet.
https://youtu.be/O0Ca-MrYgJc
In this 3rd video, I've replaced the body texture with a simple translucent blue color, and reverted to using the OMNI light. It looks great, but the flickering is back.
https://youtu.be/ftGWnaqoN5I
Finally, I've changed back to the AMBIENT light again, but kept the blue body texture. Note that the flickering is gone again.
https://youtu.be/c6i5vjOEauw
I'm quite positive that this is something I can fix, but I don't understand yet how. Is this simply a weakness in the lighting mechanisms in SceneKit?
Is there something special I should be doing to allow the outer hexasphere to render cleanly (i.e. without the flickering), with the ambient light, whilst having the inner sphere that is using an omni light?
UPDATE
I've found one solution that appears to work, however I'm not sure if this will result in a lower quality visual overall. If I set the material property litPerPixel to NO, then the problem I've outlined goes away. I'm just not sure that the presumed "lower quality" rendering might cause other problems elsewhere.
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Learning Objectives
• List four important characteristics of nonverbal communication and explain each.
## Nonverbal Communication Uses Multiple Channels
We use a single channel (words) when we communicate verbally versus multiple channels when we communicate nonverbally. Try this exercise! Say your first and last name at the same time. You quickly find that this is an impossible task. Now, pat the top of your head with your right hand, wave with your left hand, smile, shrug your shoulders, and chew gum at the same time. While goofy and awkward, our ability to do this demonstrates how we use multiple nonverbal channels simultaneously to communicate.
In the verbal communication chapter, we learned that "meaning is in people, not in words. " The same is true of nonverbal communication, but even more so. Attempting to accurately decode nonverbal signals such as eye contact, facial expressions, body movements, clothing, personal artifacts, and tone of voice when they all may be happening at the same time can be very difficult. Despite this difficulty, Motley found that we learn to decode nonverbal communication as babies. How effectively we interpret these nonverbal signals may be influenced by our gender with some research finding that women are much better than men at accurately interpreting the many nonverbal cues we send and receive (Gore).
## Nonverbal Communication is Continuous
Whereas verbal communication is distinct (linear), nonverbal communication is continuous (in constant motion and relative to context). Distinct means that messages have a clear beginning and end, and are expressed in a linear fashion. We begin and end words and sentences in a linear way to make it easier for others to follow and understand. If you pronounce the word “cat” you begin with the letter “C” and proceed to finish with “T.” Continuous means that messages are ongoing and work in relation to other nonverbal and verbal cues.
Think about the difference between analog and digital clocks. The analog clock represents nonverbal communication in that we generate meaning by considering the relationship of the different arms to each another (context). Also, the clock’s arms are in continuous motion. We notice the speed of their movement, their position in the circle and to each other, and their relationship with the environment (is it day or night?). Nonverbal communication is similar in that we evaluate nonverbal cues in relation to one another and consider the context of the situation. Suppose you see your friend in the distance. She approaches, waves, smiles, and says “hello.” To interpret the meaning of this, you focus on the wave, smile, tone of voice, her approaching movement, and the verbal message. You might also consider the time of day, if there is a pressing need to get to class, etc.
Now contrast this to a digital clock, which functions like verbal communication. Unlike an analog clock, a digital clock is not in constant motion. Instead, it replaces one number with another to display time (its message). A digital clock uses one distinct channel (numbers) in a linear fashion. When we use verbal communication, we do so like the digital clock. We say one word at a time, in a linear fashion, to express meaning.
## Nonverbal Communication Can Be Conscious or Unconscious
We use verbal communication consciously while we generally use nonverbal communication unconsciously. Conscious communication means that we think about our verbal communication before we communicate. Unconscious communication means that we do not think about every nonverbal message we communicate. If you ever heard the statement as a child, “Think before you speak” you were being told a fundamental principle of verbal communication. Realistically, it’s nearly impossible not to think before we speak. When we speak, we do so consciously and intentionally. In contrast, when something funny happens, you probably do not think, “Okay, I’m going to smile and laugh right now.” Instead, you react unconsciously, displaying your emotions through these nonverbal behaviors. Nonverbal communication can occur as unconscious reactions to situations. Of course, not all nonverbal communication is unconscious. At times we certainly make conscious choices to use or withhold nonverbal communication to share meaning. Angry drivers use many conscious nonverbal expressions to communicate to other drivers! In a job interview, you are making conscious decisions about your wardrobe, posture, and eye contact.
Because much nonverbal communication is unconscious, many of us tend to believe what we see over what we hear.
Can we really accurately interpret the nonverbal communication used by others? Some seem to think so. Michele Meleen, a counselor, lists the following positive nonverbal behaviors:
• learning in
• direct eye contact
• firm handshake
In contrast, here are some negative nonverbal behaviors provided by Meleen:
• arms crossed over the chest
• nail biting
• hand placed on the cheek
• tapping or drumming fingers
• locked ankles
• fig-leaf pose
For a fun take on "reading nonverbal communication, watch these "reads: from the television show, Seinfeld: https://youtu.be/L8VOuGQD60U
## Nonverbal Communication is Culture-Bound
Researchers such as psychologist Paul Ekman have come to believe that there are certain core emotional expressions that are conveyed by the face that are interpreted the same way across cultures. SADF(I)SH is a mnemonic device* to remember the emotions that are recognized (somewhat) across the world:
Anger
Disgust
Fear
Interest--there is some support for this one, but not as clear as the other ones.
Surprise
Happiness
Although some facial expressions may be recognized all over the world, as you learned in the chapter on Culture and Communication, most nonverbal communication varies greatly from one culture to the next. This is what we mean by nonverbal communication as "culture-bound." For this reason, if you travel to different regions of the world, it is very important to research and find out what is appropriate before you go.
Key Takeaways
Let us sum up the ways in which nonverbal communication is unique:
• Nonverbal communication uses multiple channels simultaneously as opposed to verbal communication, which uses one.
• Nonverbal communication is continuous, whereas verbal communication is distinct.
• Nonverbal communication can be both conscious and unconscious; verbal communication is conscious.
• Certain nonverbal communication is universally understood, although nonverbal communication for the most part is culture-bound.
Now that you have a definition of nonverbal communication, and can identify characteristics of nonverbal communication, let’s examine what counts as nonverbal communication.
References
Jones, Tricia, PhD. Nonverbal Communication for Educators. CReducation.org. n.d. ://creducation.net/resources/nonverbal_communication/how_does_nvc_differ_from_language.html. Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.5 License.
Survey of Communication Study. Authored by: Scott T Paynton and Linda K Hahn. Provided by: Humboldt State University. Located at: en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Survey_of_Communication_Study. License: CC BY-SA: Attribution-ShareAlike
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https://puzzling.stackexchange.com/questions/57630/an-encrypted-conversation | # An encrypted conversation
My friend and I decided to see who could confuse each other the most in terms of using a cipher. The online conversation went something like this:
Friend: jr;;p vpmt@. jpe str upi
Me: Aikcw rgua~
Friend: Is that the best you got?
Me: Of course not.
Me: yfek ek l cey fgluji cry e yurky ey oeaa gw xebiat
Friend: Hmmm...
Some say he's still "Hmmm"ing to this day.
Decode each of the three statements:
1. jr;;p vpmt@. jpe str upi
2. Aikcw rgua~
3. yfek ek l cey fgluji cry e yurky ey oeaa gw xebiat
• Unfortunately, I think this question assumes American readers. I tried to make sense of it from here in the UK but some characters just weren't working as you intended. – Damien_The_Unbeliever Dec 5 '17 at 8:40
• @Damien_The_Unbeliever Regrettably, that's not preventable as far as preserving the original question goes. Had I told the puzzler that they would need a QWERTY keyboard, it makes the already easy problem quite trivial indeed. I could have perhaps created a clue that would give this notion, but I think that would have unnecessarily obscured a nice, easy, albeit American, puzzle. If you have any suggestions on how to make it more "universal" while keeping the core of the puzzle in tact, I'm all ears. – Conor O'Brien Dec 5 '17 at 11:46
• most of it is fine. ~ causes the major issue. (@ is a bit iffy) – Damien_The_Unbeliever Dec 5 '17 at 11:57
1. jr;;p vpmt@. jpe str upi
hello conr!, how are you
(transposed on the keyboard one key to the left)
2. Aikcw rgua~
Solve this!
(transposed on the keyboard one key to the right)
3. yfek ek l cey fgluji cry e yurky ey oeaa gw xebiat
this is a bit hgarde but i trust it will go nicely
(mirrored on the keyboard, counting in the same number of keys from the opposite side of the keyboard, using only letter keys) I'm assuming the "fgluji" => "hgarde" is an error and is supposed to be "flujiu" => "harder"(?)
• Gah, ninja'd. You might want to add explanations though. – Deusovi Dec 5 '17 at 4:31
• @Deusovi - yeah, was being a bit dodgy and answering then editing the explanations, as I didn't think it would live for long... – Alconja Dec 5 '17 at 4:34
• I think the first sentence should read 'conr!'. – Ankoganit Dec 5 '17 at 4:35
• I threw in a few typos for good measure so that standard word-frequency analysis might be misleading – Conor O'Brien Dec 5 '17 at 4:36
• hgarde is the new covfefe – frarugi87 Dec 5 '17 at 8:44
jr;;p vpmt@. jpe str upi
Hello conr!, how are you
Aikcw rgua~
Solve this!
yfek ek l cey fgluji cry e yurky ey oeaa gw xebiat
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https://jascoinc.com/applications/microvolume-analysis-dna/ | # Micro-volume Analysis of a λ DNA Using a One Drop Accessory
September 12, 2017
## Introduction
For many biological samples, it is much more convenient, cost effective, and efficient to use microvolumes for structural and quantitative studies. The SAF-850 One Drop is a microsampling accessory that enables fluorescence measurements to be obtained with only 5 µL of sample. The highly reproducible baseline allows for either simple spectrum measurements or quantitative analysis of multiple samples.
This application note demonstrates the use of the One Drop accessory to obtain fluorescence data and create a calibration curve of λDNA labeled with PicoGreen®.
## Experimental
Measurement Conditions
Fluorescence Spectra Calibration Excitation Wavelength 485 nm Excitation Wavelength 480 nm Excitation Bandwidth 10 nm Emission Bandwidth 523 nm Emission Bandwidth 10 nm Excitation Bandwidth 20 nm Data Interval 0.5 nm Emission Bandwidth 20 nm Response Time 2 sec Response Time 1 sec Scan Speed 100 nm/min Sensitivity 620 V Sensitivity 700 V
## Keywords
FP0010, FP-8200, Fluorescence, Microsampling, SAF-850 One Drop, FP0010
## Results
The emission spectra of λDNA for a variety of concentrations is shown in Figure 2 and indicates that the maximum emission wavelength is 523 nm.
The fluorescence intensity at the maximum emission wavelength (523 nm) was then measured five times for each sample to ensure measurement reproducibility. Table 1 shows these measurement reproducibility results for each sample concentration.
Table 1. Measurement reproducibility results.
Concentration [ng/mL] 1 2 3 4 5 Average SD CV(%) 0 53.3 52.4 55.9 53.1 55.2 54.0 1.49 2.8 1 63.6 68.1 65.9 66.5 65.1 65.8 1.68 2.6 5 110.3 106.7 105.1 104 110 107.2 2.86 2.7 10 157.6 155.5 156.1 153 151.7 154.8 2.39 1.5 50 447.1 465.3 460.2 455.8 469 459.5 8.56 1.9 100 865.9 856.9 848.3 850.6 853.9 855.1 6.86 0.8 500 3842.7 3831 3858 3828.9 3811 3834.3 17.42 0.5 1000 7766.2 7992.1 7925.3 7972.8 7805.7 7892.4 101.15 1.3
A calibration curve was then created using the average value for each concentration from the reproducibility results in Table 1 and is shown in Figure 3. The equation of the line fit to the calibration curve is y = 7.780 • c + 57.5211. The correlation coefficient is 0.9999 and the standard error is 6.819, indicating a good fit.
## Conclusion
This application note demonstrates the measurement reproducibility of the One Drop microsampling accessory by obtaining a calibration curve with good linearity over a wide concentration range.
## Required Products and Software
• FP-8200/8300/8500/8600/8700 Spectrofluorometer
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https://socratic.org/questions/560e366a11ef6b47b5f18ab0 | Chemistry
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# Question 18ab0
Oct 2, 2015
${\text{C"_4"H}}_{8}$
#### Explanation:
The idea here is that you need to use the amount of carbon dioxide and water produced by the combustion reaction to figure out how much carbon and how much hydrogen was initially found in the hydrocarbon.
You can assume that all the carbon that was initially a part of the $\text{X}$ is now a part of ${\text{CO}}_{2}$. Carbon's percent composition in carbon dioxide is
(12.011 color(red)(cancel(color(black)("g/mol"))))/(44.01color(red)(cancel(color(black)("g/mol")))) xx 100 = 27.29%
This means that your sample of carbon dioxide will contain
88color(red)(cancel(color(black)("g CO"""_2))) * "27.29 g C"/(100color(red)(cancel(color(black)("g CO"""_2)))) = "24.02 g C"
Do the same for hydrogen's percent composition in water - keep in mind that one mole of water contains two moles of hydrogen!
(2 xx 1.008color(red)(cancel(color(black)("g/mol"))))/(18.015color(red)(cancel(color(black)("g/mol")))) xx 100 = 11.19%
This means that the water produced by the reaction will contain
36color(red)(cancel(color(black)("g H"_2"O"))) * "11.19 g H"/(100color(red)(cancel(color(black)("g H"_2"O")))) = "4.028 g H"
This is how much carbon and how much hydrogen was originally a part of $\text{X}$.
Use carbon and hydrogen's respective molar masses to find how many moles of each were present in the hydrocarbon
24.02color(red)(cancel(color(black)("g C"))) * "1 mole C"/(12.011color(red)(cancel(color(black)("g C")))) = 1.9998 ~~ "2 moles C"
and
4.028color(red)(cancel(color(black)("g H"))) * "1 mole H"/(1.008color(red)(cancel(color(black)("g H")))) = 3.996 ~~ "4 moles H"#
Now, this is how many moles of carbon and hydrogen were present in 0.5 moles of $\text{X}$. This means that one mole of $\text{X}$ will actually contain twice as many moles of carbon and hydrogen.
The molecular formula of $\text{X}$ will thus be
$\left({\text{C"_2"H"_4)_2 = color(green)("C"_4"H}}_{8}\right)$
You can test the result by finding the total mass of 0.5 moles of $\text{X}$
$m = {m}_{\text{C" + m_"H}}$
$m = \text{24.02 g C" + "4.028 g H" = "28.048 g}$
This means that the molar mass of $\text{X}$ is
${M}_{M} = \frac{m}{n} = \text{28.048 g"/"0.5 moles" = "56.096 g/mol}$
Therefore, you have
$\left(2 \times 12.011 + 4 \times 1.008\right) \times \textcolor{b l u e}{n} = 56.096$
$\textcolor{b l u e}{n} = \frac{56.096}{28.054} = 1.9996 \approx 2$
The molecular formula will once again be
$\left({\text{C"_2"H"_4)_2 = color(green)("C"_4"H}}_{8}\right)$
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https://zbmath.org/?q=an:1175.47050 | ×
## Common fixed point theorems for occasionally weakly compatible mappings satisfying a generalized contractive condition.(English)Zbl 1175.47050
The authors give some common fixed point theorems for occasionally weakly compatible mappings in symmetric spaces satisfying a generalized contractive condition, based on a result of G. Jungck and B. E. Rhoades [Fixed Point Theory 7, No. 2, 287–296 (2006); erratum ibid. 9, No. 1, 383–384 (2008; Zbl 1118.47045)].
### MSC:
47H10 Fixed-point theorems 54H25 Fixed-point and coincidence theorems (topological aspects) 47H09 Contraction-type mappings, nonexpansive mappings, $$A$$-proper mappings, etc.
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https://www.physicsforums.com/threads/determining-sample-size-needed-to-test-hypothesis.115440/ | # Determining sample size needed to test hypothesis
1. Mar 24, 2006
### Orikon
This is a statistics and probability question.
I've been trying to figure this out for hours but I'm getting nowhere:
I have to test the hypothesis that the true average value of a sample is 6.2. I will reject the null hypothesis if with 95% confidence if the true average value is indeed 6.2 or reject the null hypothesis if the true average is 6.0.
I need to calculate the number of samples needed to test the hypothesis with the required accuracy, as well as the cut-off level, assuming a standard deviation of 0.4.
I have never done a problem where average value or sample size wasn't given, any help on how to get started would be greatly appreciated
2. Mar 24, 2006
### ksinclair13
Can you type in the exact problem? I think I can help you on this, but I need to know the problem word for word first :).
Usually, you are given the margin of error for these kinds of problems...
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3. Mar 24, 2006
### Orikon
sure,
An engineer wants to test the hypothesis that the true average voltage threshold V of a diode is 6.2 Volts as labeled.
He will accept the null hypothesis with 95% confidence if the true average voltage is indeed 6.2 Volts, and will reject the null hypothesis with 95% confidence if the true average voltage is instead 6.0 Volts
calculate the number of diodes that he will need to measure and the cut-off level for the voltage in order to test the hypothesis with the required accuracy. Assume the standard deviation of the diodes is 0.4V
4. Mar 24, 2006
### ksinclair13
Thank you :-)
Okay, if you were to write out a 95% confidence interval for this, how would you write it?
6.2 +- ??
Think about it. If you reject H0 at 6.0, what value do you think goes in where the question marks are?
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5. Mar 24, 2006
### Orikon
ah ok, that would be 0.2, which is the margin of error right? then i can solve the equation for the sampe size...I got a value of 11 using a one tailed test. does that sound right to you, or do you think this is a two tailed.
Many thanks :)
by the way, im still not sure how i would find the cutoff value, any ideas on that?
6. Mar 24, 2006
### ksinclair13
It sounds one-sided, although it doesn't really say. Regardless, I don't think your answer is correct. I think you derived the correct equation, but I think you used the z* value of 1.645 (90% confidence) instead of 1.960 (95% confidence). Perhaps my memory has failed me...
7. Mar 24, 2006
### Orikon
Actually, according to my handy table here, 1.645 is for a 95% one-sided confidence; 1.96 is used for two sided 95% confidence (corresponds to 97.5%). Anyways, thanks a lot, I can't believe I spent so much time on that lol. As for the cutoff level , what do you think they mean by that? I would guess 6.0 but that seems too easy... | {"extraction_info": {"found_math": false, "script_math_tex": 0, "script_math_asciimath": 0, "math_annotations": 0, "math_alttext": 0, "mathml": 0, "mathjax_tag": 0, "mathjax_inline_tex": 0, "mathjax_display_tex": 0, "mathjax_asciimath": 0, "img_math": 0, "codecogs_latex": 0, "wp_latex": 0, "mimetex.cgi": 0, "/images/math/codecogs": 0, "mathtex.cgi": 0, "katex": 0, "math-container": 0, "wp-katex-eq": 0, "align": 0, "equation": 0, "x-ck12": 0, "texerror": 0, "math_score": 0.9432762265205383, "perplexity": 508.2291266284744}, "config": {"markdown_headings": true, "markdown_code": true, "boilerplate_config": {"ratio_threshold": 0.18, "absolute_threshold": 10, "end_threshold": 15, "enable": true}, "remove_buttons": true, "remove_image_figures": true, "remove_link_clusters": true, "table_config": {"min_rows": 2, "min_cols": 3, "format": "plain"}, "remove_chinese": true, "remove_edit_buttons": true, "extract_latex": true}, "warc_path": "s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560281421.33/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095121-00353-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz"} |
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13662-021-03526-2?utm_source=getftr&utm_medium=getftr&utm_campaign=getftr_pilot | # New results and applications on the existence results for nonlinear coupled systems
## Abstract
In this manuscript, we study a certain classical second-order fully nonlinear coupled system with generalized nonlinear coupled boundary conditions satisfying the monotone assumptions. Our new results unify the existence criteria of certain linear and nonlinear boundary value problems (BVPs) that have been previously studied on a case-by-case basis; for example, Dirichlet and Neumann are special cases. The common feature is that the solution of each BVPs lies in a sector defined by well-ordered coupled lower and upper solutions. The tools we use are the coupled lower and upper solutions approach along with some results of fixed point theory. By means of the coupled lower and upper solutions approach, the considered BVPs are logically modified to new problems, known as modified BVPs. The solution of the modified BVPs leads to the solution of the original BVPs. In our case, we only require the Nagumo condition to get a priori bound on the derivatives of the solution function. Further, we extend the results presented in (Franco et al. in Extr. Math. 18(2):153–160, 2003; Franco et al. in Appl. Math. Comput. 153:793–802, 2004; Franco and O’Regan in Arch. Inequal. Appl. 1:423–430, 2003; Asif et al. in Bound. Value Probl. 2015:134, 2015). Finally, as an application, we consider the fully nonlinear coupled mass-spring model.
## Introduction
We establish the existence criteria to investigate the existence of solution for the fully nonlinear second-order coupled systems of the type
\begin{aligned}& -v_{1}^{\prime \prime }(s)=h_{1} \bigl(s,v_{1}(s),v_{2}(s),v_{1}^{\prime }(s),v_{2}^{\prime }(s) \bigr), \quad s \in [0,1], \\& -v_{2}^{\prime \prime }(s)=h_{2}\bigl(s,v_{1}(s),v_{2}(s),v_{1}^{\prime }(s),v_{2}^{\prime }(s) \bigr), \quad s \in [0,1], \end{aligned}
(1)
subject to the generalized nonlinear boundary conditions (NBCs) of the type
\begin{aligned}& \Upsilon _{1}\bigl(v_{1}(0),v_{2}(0),v_{1}(1),v_{2}(1),v_{1}^{\prime }(0),v_{2}^{\prime }(0) \bigr)=(0,0), \\& \Upsilon _{2}\bigl(v_{1}(0),v_{2}(0),v_{1}(1),v_{2}(1),v_{1}^{\prime }(1),v_{2}^{\prime }(1) \bigr)=(0,0), \end{aligned}
(2)
where $$h_{1},h_{2}:[0,1]\times \mathbb{R}^{4}\rightarrow \mathbb{R}$$, and $$\Upsilon _{1},\Upsilon _{2}:\mathbb{R}^{6}\rightarrow \mathbb{R}^{2}$$ are continuous functions.
The nonlinear boundary value problems (NBVPs), (1)–(2) include some special cases, for instance, if $$\Upsilon _{1}(a_{1},a_{2},a_{3},a_{4},a_{5},a_{6})=(\alpha _{1}-a_{1}, \alpha _{2}-a_{2})$$ and $$\Upsilon _{2}(a_{1},a_{2},a_{3},a_{4},a_{5},a_{6})=(\alpha _{3}-a_{3}, \alpha _{4}-a_{4})$$ with $$\alpha _{1},\alpha _{2},\alpha _{3},\alpha _{4} \in \mathbb{R}$$, then (1)–(2) is the Dirichlet boundary value problem (BVP) with
\begin{aligned}& v_{1}(0)=\alpha _{1},\qquad v_{2}(0)=\alpha _{2}, \\& v_{1}(1)=\alpha _{3},\qquad v_{2}(1)= \alpha _{4}. \end{aligned}
(3)
If $$\Upsilon _{1}(a_{1},a_{2},a_{3},a_{4},a_{5},a_{6})=(-\alpha _{1}+a_{5},- \alpha _{2}+a_{6})$$ and $$\Upsilon _{2}(a_{1},a_{2},a_{3},a_{4},a_{5},a_{6})=(-\alpha _{3}+a_{5},- \alpha _{4}+a_{6})$$ with $$\alpha _{1},\alpha _{2},\alpha _{3},\alpha _{4} \in \mathbb{R}$$, then (1)–(2) is the Neumann BVP with
\begin{aligned}& v_{1}'(0)=\alpha _{1},\qquad v_{2}'(0)=\alpha _{2}, \\& v_{1}'(1)=\alpha _{3},\qquad v_{2}'(1)=\alpha _{4}. \end{aligned}
(4)
If $$\Upsilon _{1}(a_{1},a_{2},a_{3},a_{4},a_{5},a_{6})=(\alpha _{1}a_{1}- \alpha _{2}a_{5}-b_{1},\alpha _{1}a_{2}-\alpha _{2}a_{6}-b_{2})$$ and $$\Upsilon _{2}(a_{1},a_{2},a_{3},a_{4},a_{5},a_{6})=(\alpha _{3}a_{3}+ \alpha _{4}a_{5}-b_{1},\alpha _{3}a_{4}+\alpha _{4}a_{6}+b_{2})$$ with $$\alpha _{1},\alpha _{2},\alpha _{3},\alpha _{4},b_{1},b_{2} \in \mathbb{R}$$, then (1)–(2) is the mixed BVP with
\begin{aligned}& \alpha _{1}v_{1}(0)-\alpha _{2}v_{1}'(0)=b_{1},\qquad \alpha _{3}v_{1}(1)+ \alpha _{4}v_{1}'(1)=b_{1}, \\& \alpha _{1}v_{2}(0)-\alpha _{2}v_{2}'(0)=b_{2},\qquad \alpha _{3}v_{2}(1)+ \alpha _{4}v_{2}'(1)=b_{2}. \end{aligned}
(5)
Our motivation to study system (1) is that it had made a considerable impact on the study of linear and nonlinear partial differential equations (PDEs), see e.g. [510] and the references therein. For instance, if the nonlinear Laplace and heat equations (HEqs) have the stationary solutions, then using appropriate substitutions, these both PDEs are transformed into the second-order nonlinear ordinary differential equations of the type (1), see e.g. [6] and the references therein. Particularly, (1)–(5) models the coupled thermostat phenomena for choosing $$\alpha _{3}$$ arbitrary, $$\alpha _{2}=1=\alpha _{4}$$, and $$\alpha _{1}=b_{1}=b_{2}=0$$. The solution of ordinary differential systems (ODSs) (1) leads to the stationary solution of the system of HEqs, corresponding to a heated bar of length 1, with a controller at $$s=1$$, and sensors are being used to provide the feedback to the endpoints where controllers add or remove heat according to the feedback as received by the sensors, see e.g. [1113] and the references therein.
Another motivation to study (1) is the nonlinear coupled mass-spring phenomena modeled by classical second-order nonlinear coupled systems. System (1) with appropriate boundary conditions (BCs) is used in determining the motion of two springs with weights attached, hung in series from the ceiling, see e.g. [14]. By considering the effects of nonlinearities, viscous damping, restoring forces, and sinusoidal forcing terms, we solve the coupled mass-spring model with Dirichlet type BCs (3) in Sect. 4.
Another important factor to study the NBVPs is their applicability in modeling various chemical, physical, mechanical, and biological phenomena, see e.g. [1518] and the references therein. In particular, the nonlinear second-order coupled ODSs have been used in explaining various applied phenomena, such as reaction-diffusion processes, Lotka–Volterra models, Sturm–Liouville problems, interaction systems, and some chemical and biological processes, see e.g. [1924] and the references therein. For studying the applications of NBVPs in engineering and physics, we refer the reader to study Chap. 1 of [25] and [26]. Some works related to nonlinear fractional BVPs for the reader’s interest are also listed there (see [2733] and the references therein).
The applications of NBVPs with generalized NBCs in various areas of physical sciences motivated the researchers towards the development of existence and uniqueness results by employing the lower and upper solutions approach or fixed point index theory in cone. Among them some results are presented as follows.
In [1], the authors developed the new approach based on the idea of coupled lower and upper solutions to study the existence of solutions for the following nonlinear BVPs (notations here are changed from the original papers):
$$v_{1}'(s)=h_{1}\bigl(s,v_{1}(s) \bigr),\quad s\in [0,S], S>0,$$
subject to the following generalized NBCs:
$$\Upsilon _{1}\bigl(v_{1}(0),v_{1}(S)\bigr).$$
In [2], the authors developed a generalized technique to unify the existence criteria for certain BVPs which have been previously studied on a case-by-case basis. For instance, the initial value problems, the BVPs, and anti-periodic BVPs were the special cases. In particular, the following BVPs were considered (notations here are changed from the original papers):
$$v_{1}'(s)=H_{1}\bigl(s,v_{1}(s) \bigr), \quad s\in [0,S], S>0,$$
subject to the following generalized NBCs:
$$\Upsilon _{1}\bigl(v_{1}(0),v_{1}(S)\bigr).$$
The approach used in [2] was topological in nature, demonstrated in the form of differential inequalities (lower and upper solutions, coupled lower and upper solutions).
The results of [2] and [1] were extended in [3] to the second-order ordinary NBVPs with the generalized NBCs.
In [4], the authors investigated the existence results for the following first-order nonlinear coupled ODSs (notations here are changed from the original papers):
\begin{aligned}& v_{1}'(s)=h_{1}\bigl(s,v_{2}(s) \bigr),\quad s\in [0,1], \\& v_{2}'(s)=h_{2}\bigl(s,v_{1}(s) \bigr),\quad s\in [0,1], \end{aligned}
subject to the following generalized NBCs:
$$\Upsilon _{1}\bigl(v_{1}(0),v_{2}(0),v_{1}(1),v_{2}(1) \bigr).$$
The tools used in [4] were the coupled lower and upper solutions (LUSs) approach and some results of classical fixed point theory.
The approach was further extended in [34] to second-order nonlinear coupled ODSs with generalized NBCs. One of the interests in this paper was the unification of the existence criteria of certain NBVPs which have been previously treated on a case-by-case basis.
In [35], the authors developed the existence and localization results to study the existence of solutions for the following fully nonlinear coupled ODSs (notations here are changed from the original paper):
$$v_{i}'(s)=h_{i}\bigl(s,v_{1}(s),v_{2}(s), \ldots ,v_{n}(s)\bigr),\quad i=1,2,\ldots ,n, s \in [a,b],$$
subject to the following nonlinear functional BCs:
$$\Upsilon _{i}(a)=\Upsilon _{i}(b), \quad i=1,2,\ldots ,n.$$
The approach used in [35] is topological in nature and demonstrated in the forms of differential inequalities (upper and lower solutions).
In [7], the authors studied the existence of multiplicity of nonzero radial solutions for the class of elliptic BVPs with the composition of nonlocal BCs by considering the following coupled system corresponding to elliptic BVPs:
\begin{aligned}& v_{1}''(s)=g_{1}(s)h_{1} \bigl(s,v_{1}(s),v_{2}(s)\bigr),\quad \text{a.e. on } [0,1], \\& v_{2}''(s)=g_{2}(s)h_{2} \bigl(s,v_{1}(s),v_{2}(s)\bigr),\quad \text{a.e. on } [0,1], \end{aligned}
subject to the following nonlocal BCs:
\begin{aligned}& v_{1}'(0)=0,\qquad \beta _{1}v_{1}( \alpha _{1})=v_{1}(1),\quad 0< \alpha _{1}< 1, \\& v_{2}'(0)=0,\qquad \beta _{2}v_{2}'( \alpha _{2})=v_{1}(1),\quad 0< \alpha _{2}< 1. \end{aligned}
The approach used in [7] was topological coupled with fixed point index theory. The space involved in this paper did not allow the derivative dependence nonlinearities.
In [8], the authors studied the existence of positive solutions for the following nonlinear second-order coupled ODSs:
\begin{aligned}& -v_{1}''(s)=h_{1} \bigl(s,v_{1}(s),v_{2}(s),v_{1}'(s),v_{2}'(s) \bigr),\quad s\in (0,1), \\& -v_{2}''(s)=h_{2} \bigl(s,v_{1}(s),v_{2}(s),v_{1}'(s),v_{2}'(s) \bigr),\quad s\in (0,1), \end{aligned}
(6)
subject to the following BCs:
$$v_{1}(0)=v_{1}(1)=v_{2}(0)=v_{2}(1)=0.$$
The tools used in [8] were topological and integral equations. As a byproduct, considering the suitable assumptions, the following elliptic system equivalent to system (6) was solved in the same paper:
\begin{aligned}& -\Delta v_{1}=h_{1}\bigl( \vert s \vert ,v_{1},v_{2}, \vert \nabla v_{1} \vert , \vert \nabla v_{2} \vert \bigr), \quad \text{in } D, \\& -\Delta v_{2}=h_{2}\bigl( \vert s \vert ,v_{1},v_{2}, \vert \nabla v_{1} \vert , \vert \nabla v_{2} \vert \bigr), \quad \text{in } D, \end{aligned}
(7)
subject to the following Dirichlet BCs:
$$v_{1}=v_{2}=0\quad \text{on } \partial D,$$
where $$D=\{s:r_{1}<|s|<r_{2}\}$$ is an annular domain and $$h_{1}$$, $$h_{2}$$ are continuous functions. Recently, the authors solved system (7) with Neumann BCs and found its radial solution. In fact, the radial solution of (7) is the solution of the following second-order nonlinear coupled ODSs, see e.g. [9] and the references therein:
\begin{aligned}& -v_{1}''(s)+\nu _{1}^{2}v_{1}(s)=h_{1} \bigl(s,v_{1}(s),v_{2}(s), \bigl\vert v_{1}'(s) \bigr\vert , \bigl\vert v_{2}'(s) \bigr\vert \bigr),\quad s \in [0,1], \\& -v_{2}''(s)+\nu _{2}^{2}v_{2}(s)=h_{2} \bigl(s,v_{1}(s),v_{2}(s), \bigl\vert v_{1}'(s) \bigr\vert , \bigl\vert v_{2}'(s) \bigr\vert \bigr),\quad s \in [0,1], \end{aligned}
subject to the following Neumann BCs:
$$v_{1}'(0)=v_{1}'(1)=v_{2}'(0)=v_{2}'(1)=0.$$
Motivated by the aforementioned studies, we extend the results of [14] to a generalized class of coupled NBCs and ensure the existence of at least one solution of coupled system (1) subject to generalized BCs (2) by finding the fixed points of the appropriate operator in the space $$C^{1}[0,1]\times C^{1}[0,1]$$.
The arguments we use in this work are the coupled LUSs approach, Nagumo conditions, Schauder’s fixed point and Arzelà–Ascoli theorems.
The classical coupled LUSs approach guarantees the a priori bounds on the solutions of NBVPs, but to get the a priori bounds on the derivatives of the solution functions, the authors used a variety of conditions including guiding functions, barrier strips, Bernstein–Nagumo quadratic growth conditions, and simply Nagumo conditions, see e.g. [3644] and the references therein. In this paper, we use the Nagumo conditions.
The rest of the article is structured as follows.
In Sect. 2, some preliminary results and definitions are recalled. In Sect. 3, a generalized result is presented to ensure the existence of solutions of (1)–(2). One of the advantages of this result is to unify the classical existence results of Neumann and Dirichlet BVPs which have previously been studied separately. In Sect. 4, two examples are taken to demonstrate how the results of Sect. 3 can be applied, and the new results clearly demonstrate the advancement made over current literature. In particular, the coupled mass-spring model with Dirichlet type BCs is solved in this section.
## Preliminaries
### Definition 1
The couple of functions $$(\gamma _{1},\gamma _{2} )\in C^{2}[0,1]\times C^{2}[0,1]$$ are said to be the lower solutions of (1) if
\begin{aligned}& -\gamma _{1}''(s) \leq h_{1} \bigl(s,\gamma _{1}(s),\gamma _{2}(s), \gamma _{1}'(s),\gamma _{2}'(s) \bigr), \quad s\in [0,1], \\& -\gamma _{2}''(s)\leq h_{2} \bigl(s,\gamma _{1}(s),\gamma _{2}(s), \gamma _{1}'(s),\gamma _{2}'(s) \bigr),\quad s\in [0,1]. \end{aligned}
(8)
On the same fashion, the couple of functions $$(\xi _{1},\xi _{2} )\in C^{2}[0,1]\times C^{2}[0,1]$$ are said to be the upper solutions of (1) if (8) is satisfied in reverse order.
If $$u(s)\leq v(s)$$, $$\forall s\in [0,1]$$, then we may write $$u\leq v$$, and define the following set:
$$[u,v ]= \bigl\{ x\in C^{1}[0,1] : u(s)\leq x(s)\leq v(s), s \in [0,1] \bigr\} .$$
Throughout our paper, we use ⪯ as
$$(x,y)\preceq (w,z)\quad \Longrightarrow\quad x\leq w \text{ and } y\leq z.$$
Next, we define the Nagumo conditions.
### Definition 2
Suppose that $$\gamma _{1}(s)$$, $$\gamma _{2}(s)$$, $$\xi _{1}(s)$$, and $$\xi _{2}(s)$$ are continuous functions such that
$$\bigl(\gamma _{1}(s), \gamma _{2}(s) \bigr)\preceq \bigl(\xi _{1}(s), \xi _{2}(s) \bigr),\quad \forall s\in [0,1].$$
The continuous functions $$h_{1},h_{2}:[0,1]\times \mathbb{R}^{4}\rightarrow \mathbb{R}$$ satisfy a Nagumo condition relative to the intervals $$[\gamma _{1}(s),\xi _{1}(s)]$$ and $$[\gamma _{2}(s),\xi _{2}(s)]$$ if, for
\begin{aligned}& P_{1}:=\max \bigl\{ \xi _{1}(1)-\gamma _{1}(0),\xi _{1}(0)-\gamma _{1}(1) \bigr\} , \end{aligned}
(9)
\begin{aligned}& P_{2}:=\max \bigl\{ \xi _{2}(1)-\gamma _{2}(0),\xi _{2}(0)-\gamma _{2}(1) \bigr\} , \end{aligned}
(10)
there exist $$G_{1}$$, $$G_{2}$$ constants such that
\begin{aligned}& G_{1}>\Bigl\{ P_{1},\sup _{s\in [0,1]} \bigl\vert \gamma _{1}'(s) \bigr\vert ,\sup_{s\in [0,1]} \bigl\vert \xi _{1}'(s) \bigr\vert \Bigr\} , \end{aligned}
(11)
\begin{aligned}& G_{2}>\Bigl\{ P_{2},\sup _{s\in [0,1]} \bigl\vert \gamma _{2}'(s) \bigr\vert ,\sup_{s\in [0,1]} \bigl\vert \xi _{2}'(s) \bigr\vert \Bigr\} , \end{aligned}
(12)
and continuous functions $$g_{1},g_{2}:[0,\infty )\rightarrow [0,\infty )$$ such that
$$\bigl( \bigl\vert h_{1}(s,x,y,z,w) \bigr\vert , \bigl\vert h_{2}(s,x,y,z,w) \bigr\vert \bigr) \preceq \bigl( g_{1}\bigl( \vert z \vert \bigr),g_{2} \bigl( \vert w \vert \bigr) \bigr),$$
(13)
and for
$$\bigl(\gamma _{1}(s),\gamma _{2}(s) \bigr)\preceq (x,y ) \preceq \bigl(\xi _{1}(s),\xi _{2}(s) \bigr),\quad \forall s \in [0,1],$$
(14)
verifying
$$\biggl( \int _{P_{1}}^{G_{1}}\frac{\mathrm{d}t}{g_{1}(t)}, \int _{P_{2}}^{G_{2}} \frac{\mathrm{d}t}{g_{2}(t)} \biggr)\succ (1,1 ).$$
(15)
Now define the following important lemma which is very useful to justify Claim 1 of Theorem 1.
### Lemma 1
Let $$\Gamma : C^{1}[0,1]\times C^{1}[0,1]\rightarrow C_{0}[0,1]\times C_{0}[0,1] \times \mathbb{R}^{2}\times \mathbb{R}^{2}$$ be defined by
\begin{aligned} \Gamma (v_{1},v_{2}) (s) ={}& \biggl(v_{1}'(s)-v_{1}'(0)- \psi \int _{0}^{s} v_{1}(t) \,\mathrm{d}t,v_{2}'(s)-v_{2}'(0)- \psi \int _{0}^{s} v_{2}(t) \,\mathrm{d}t, \\ & \bigl(\varpi _{1}v_{1}(0)+ \varpi _{2}v_{1}(1), \varpi _{3}v_{2}(0)+ \varpi _{4}v_{2}(1) \bigr), \\ & \bigl(\varpi '_{1}v_{1}(0)+ \varpi '_{2}v_{1}(1),\varpi '_{3} v_{2}(0)+ \varpi '_{4} v_{2}(1) \bigr) \biggr), \end{aligned}
(16)
where $$\varpi _{1},\varpi _{2},\varpi _{3},\varpi _{4},\varpi '_{1},\varpi '_{2}, \varpi '_{3},\varpi '_{4}\in \mathbb{R}$$ with $$\psi >0$$, such that
$$(\varpi _{1}\varpi _{4}-\varpi _{2}\varpi _{3}) \bigl(\varpi '_{1}\varpi '_{4}- \varpi '_{2}\varpi '_{3}\bigr) \bigl(e^{-\sqrt{\psi }}-e^{\sqrt{\psi }} \bigr)\neq 0,$$
and here
$$C_{0}[0,1]= \bigl\{ x\in C[0,1]:x(0)=0 \bigr\} .$$
Then $$\Gamma ^{-1}$$ exists, and it can be expressed as
\begin{aligned} \Gamma ^{-1}\bigl(w,z,( \zeta ,\eta ),(\nu ,\rho )\bigr)&= \biggl( \chi _{1}e^{\sqrt{\psi } s}+ \chi _{2}e^{-\sqrt{\psi } s}+\frac{1}{2} \int _{0}^{s}e^{\sqrt{\psi } (s-t)}w(t) \,\mathrm{d}t \\ &\quad {}+\frac{1}{2} \int _{0}^{s}e^{\sqrt{\psi } (t-s)}w(t) \,\mathrm{d}t, \chi _{3}e^{\sqrt{\psi } s}+\chi _{4}e^{-\sqrt{\psi } s} \\ &\quad {}+\frac{1}{2} \int _{0}^{s}e^{\sqrt{\psi } (s-t)}z(t) \,\mathrm{d}t+ \frac{1}{2} \int _{0}^{s}e^{\sqrt{\psi } (t-s)}z(t) \,\mathrm{d}t \biggr), \end{aligned}
(17)
with
\begin{aligned}& \chi _{1}=\frac{1}{(\varpi _{1}\varpi _{4}-\varpi _{2}\varpi _{3}) (e^{\sqrt{\psi }}-e^{-\sqrt{\psi }} )} \biggl(2\eta \bigl(\varpi _{1}+\varpi _{2}e^{-\sqrt{\psi }} \bigr)- \varpi _{4} \bigl(\varpi _{1}+\varpi _{2}e^{-\sqrt{\psi }} \bigr) \\& \hphantom{\chi _{1}={}}{} \int _{0}^{1}e^{\sqrt{\psi }(1-t)}w(t)\,\mathrm{d}t+\varpi _{4} \bigl(\varpi _{1}+ \varpi _{2}e^{-\sqrt{\psi }} \bigr) \int _{0}^{1}e^{\sqrt{\psi }(t-1)}w(t)\,\mathrm{d}t \\& \hphantom{\chi _{1}={}}{}-2\zeta \bigl(\varpi _{3}+\varpi _{4}e^{-\sqrt{\psi }} \bigr)+ \varpi _{2} \bigl(\varpi _{2}+\varpi _{3}e^{-\sqrt{\psi }} \bigr) \int _{0}^{1}e^{\sqrt{\psi }(1-t)}w(t)\,\mathrm{d}t \end{aligned}
(18)
\begin{aligned}& \hphantom{\chi _{1}={}}{}-\varpi _{2} \bigl(\varpi _{3}+\varpi _{4}e^{-\sqrt{\psi }} \bigr) \int _{0}^{1}e^{\sqrt{\psi }(t-1)}w(t)\,\mathrm{d}t \biggr), \\& \chi _{2}=\frac{1}{(\varpi _{1}\varpi _{4}-\varpi _{2}\varpi _{3}) (e^{-\sqrt{\psi }}-e^{\sqrt{\psi }} )} \biggl(2\eta \bigl(\varpi _{1}+\varpi _{2}e^{\sqrt{\psi }} \bigr)- \varpi _{4} \bigl(\varpi _{1}+\varpi _{2}e^{\sqrt{\psi }} \bigr) \\& \hphantom{\chi _{2}={}}{} \int _{0}^{1}e^{\sqrt{\psi }(1-t)}w(t)\,\mathrm{d}t+\varpi _{4} \bigl(\varpi _{1}+ \varpi _{2}e^{\sqrt{\psi }} \bigr) \int _{0}^{1}e^{\sqrt{\psi }(t-1)}w(t)\,\mathrm{d}t \\& \hphantom{\chi _{2}={}}{}-2\zeta \bigl(\varpi _{3}+\varpi _{4}e^{\sqrt{\psi }} \bigr)+ \varpi _{2} \bigl(\varpi _{2}+\varpi _{3}e^{\sqrt{\psi }} \bigr) \int _{0}^{1}e^{\sqrt{\psi }(1-t)}w(t)\,\mathrm{d}t \\& \hphantom{\chi _{2}={}}{}-\varpi _{2} \bigl(\varpi _{3}+\varpi _{4}e^{\sqrt{\psi }} \bigr) \int _{0}^{1}e^{\sqrt{\psi }(t-1)}w(t)\,\mathrm{d}t \biggr) , \end{aligned}
(19)
\begin{aligned}& \chi _{3}=\frac{1}{(\varpi '_{1}\varpi '_{4}-\varpi '_{2}\varpi '_{3}) (e^{\sqrt{\psi }}-e^{-\sqrt{\psi }} )} \biggl(2\rho \bigl(\varpi '_{1}+\varpi '_{2}e^{-\sqrt{\psi }} \bigr)- \varpi '_{4} \bigl(\varpi '_{1}+ \varpi '_{2}e^{-\sqrt{\psi }} \bigr) \\& \hphantom{\chi _{3}={}}{}\int _{0}^{1}e^{\sqrt{\psi }(1-t)}z(t)\,\mathrm{d}t+\varpi '_{2} \bigl(\varpi '_{1}+ \varpi '_{2}e^{-\sqrt{\psi }} \bigr) \int _{0}^{1}e^{\sqrt{\psi }(t-1)}z(t)\,\mathrm{d}t \\& \hphantom{\chi _{3}={}}{}-2\nu \bigl(\varpi '_{3}+\varpi '_{4}e^{-\sqrt{\psi }} \bigr)+ \varpi '_{2} \bigl(\varpi '_{3}+ \varpi '_{4}e^{-\sqrt{\psi }} \bigr) \int _{0}^{1}e^{\sqrt{\psi }(1-t)}z(t)\,\mathrm{d}t \\& \hphantom{\chi _{3}={}}{}-\varpi '_{2} \bigl(\varpi '_{3}+ \varpi '_{4}e^{-\sqrt{\psi }} \bigr) \int _{0}^{1}e^{\sqrt{\psi }(t-1)}z(t)\,\mathrm{d}t \biggr), \end{aligned}
(20)
and
\begin{aligned} \chi _{4} =&\frac{1}{(\varpi '_{1}\varpi '_{4}-\varpi '_{2}\varpi '_{3}) (e^{-\sqrt{\psi }}-e^{\sqrt{\psi }} )} \biggl(2\rho \bigl(\varpi '_{1}+\varpi '_{2}e^{\sqrt{\psi }} \bigr)- \varpi '_{4} \bigl(\varpi '_{1}+ \varpi '_{2}e^{\sqrt{\psi }} \bigr) \\ &{} \int _{0}^{1}e^{\sqrt{\psi }(1-t)}z(t)\,\mathrm{d}t+\varpi '_{2} \bigl(\varpi '_{1}+ \varpi '_{2}e^{\sqrt{\psi }} \bigr) \int _{0}^{1}e^{\sqrt{\psi }(t-1)}z(t)\,\mathrm{d}t \\ &{}-2\nu \bigl(\varpi '_{3}+\varpi '_{4}e^{\sqrt{\psi }} \bigr)+ \varpi '_{2} \bigl(\varpi '_{3}+ \varpi '_{4}e^{\sqrt{\psi }} \bigr) \int _{0}^{1}e^{\sqrt{\psi }(1-t)}z(t)\,\mathrm{d}t \\ &{}-\varpi '_{2} \bigl(\varpi '_{3}+ \varpi '_{4}e^{\sqrt{\psi }} \bigr) \int _{0}^{1}e^{\sqrt{\psi }(t-1)}z(t)\,\mathrm{d}t \biggr). \end{aligned}
(21)
### Proof
Choose $$w,z\in C_{0}[0,1]$$ and $$\zeta ,\eta ,\nu ,\rho \in \mathbb{R}$$ as
\begin{aligned}& w(s)=v_{1}'(s)-v_{1}'(0)- \psi \int _{0}^{s} v_{1}(t) \,\mathrm{d}t, \end{aligned}
(22)
\begin{aligned}& z(s)=v_{2}'(s)-v_{2}'(0)- \psi \int _{0}^{s} v_{2}(t) \,\mathrm{d}t, \end{aligned}
(23)
\begin{aligned}& \zeta =\varpi _{1}v_{1}(0)+ \varpi _{2}v_{1}(1), \end{aligned}
(24)
\begin{aligned}& \eta =\varpi _{3}v_{2}(0)+ \varpi _{4}v_{2}(1), \end{aligned}
(25)
\begin{aligned}& \nu =\varpi '_{1}v_{1}(0)+ \varpi '_{2}v_{1}(1), \end{aligned}
(26)
\begin{aligned}& \rho =\varpi '_{3} v_{2}(0)+\varpi '_{4} v_{2}(1). \end{aligned}
(27)
In the light of (22)–(27), (16) can also be written as
$$\Gamma (v_{1},v_{2} ) (s)= \bigl(w(s),z(s), (\zeta , \eta ), (\nu ,\rho ) \bigr).$$
(28)
On differentiating (22), we have
$$w'(s)=v_{1}''(s)- \psi v_{1}(s).$$
(29)
Solving (29), we have
$$v_{1}(s)=\chi _{1}e^{\sqrt{\psi }s}+ \chi _{2}e^{-\sqrt{\psi }s}+ \frac{1}{2} \int _{0}^{s}e^{\sqrt{\psi }(s-t)}w(t)\,\mathrm{d}t+ \frac{1}{2} \int _{0}^{s}e^{\sqrt{\psi }(t-s)}w(t)\,\mathrm{d}t.$$
(30)
Using (24) and (25), we have the following system of equations:
\begin{aligned}& \begin{aligned} \zeta &= \bigl(\varpi _{1}+\varpi _{2}e^{\sqrt{\psi }} \bigr)\chi _{1}+ \bigl(\varpi _{1}+\varpi _{2}e^{-\sqrt{\psi }} \bigr)\chi _{2} \\ &\quad {}+\frac{\varpi _{2}}{2} \biggl( \int _{0}^{1}e^{\sqrt{\psi }(1-t)}w(t) \,\mathrm{d}t+e^{\sqrt{\psi }(t-1)}w(t)\,\mathrm{d}t \biggr), \end{aligned} \\& \begin{aligned}[b] \eta &= \bigl(\varpi _{3}+\varpi _{4}e^{\sqrt{\psi }} \bigr)\chi _{1}+ \bigl(\varpi _{3}+\varpi _{4}e^{-\sqrt{\psi }} \bigr)\chi _{2} \\ &\quad {}+\frac{\varpi _{4}}{2} \biggl( \int _{0}^{1}e^{\sqrt{\psi }(1-t)}w(t) \,\mathrm{d}t+e^{\sqrt{\psi }(t-1)}w(t)\,\mathrm{d}t \biggr). \end{aligned} \end{aligned}
(31)
Solving (31), we have
\begin{aligned}& \chi _{1}= \frac{1}{(\varpi _{1}\varpi _{4}-\varpi _{2}\varpi _{3}) (e^{\sqrt{\psi }}-e^{-\sqrt{\psi }} )} \biggl(2\eta \bigl(\varpi _{1}+\varpi _{2}e^{-\sqrt{\psi }} \bigr)- \varpi _{4} \bigl(\varpi _{1}+\varpi _{2}e^{-\sqrt{\psi }} \bigr) \\& \hphantom{\chi _{1}={}}{} \int _{0}^{1}e^{\sqrt{\psi }(1-t)}w(t)\,\mathrm{d}t+\varpi _{4} \bigl(\varpi _{1}+ \varpi _{2}e^{-\sqrt{\psi }} \bigr) \int _{0}^{1}e^{\sqrt{\psi }(t-1)}w(t)\,\mathrm{d}t \\& \hphantom{\chi _{1}={}}{} -2\zeta \bigl(\varpi _{3}+\varpi _{4}e^{-\sqrt{\psi }} \bigr)+ \varpi _{2} \bigl(\varpi _{2}+\varpi _{3}e^{-\sqrt{\psi }} \bigr) \int _{0}^{1}e^{\sqrt{\psi }(1-t)}w(t)\,\mathrm{d}t \\& \hphantom{\chi _{1}={}}{} -\varpi _{2} \bigl(\varpi _{3}+\varpi _{4}e^{-\sqrt{\psi }} \bigr) \int _{0}^{1}e^{\sqrt{\psi }(t-1)}w(t)\,\mathrm{d}t \biggr), \\& \chi _{2} = \frac{1}{(\varpi _{1}\varpi _{4}-\varpi _{2}\varpi _{3}) (e^{-\sqrt{\psi }}-e^{\sqrt{\psi }} )} \biggl(2\eta \bigl(\varpi _{1}+\varpi _{2}e^{\sqrt{\psi }} \bigr)- \varpi _{4} \bigl(\varpi _{1}+\varpi _{2}e^{\sqrt{\psi }} \bigr) \\& \hphantom{\chi _{2}={}}{} \int _{0}^{1}e^{\sqrt{\psi }(1-t)}w(t)\,\mathrm{d}t+\varpi _{4} \bigl(\varpi _{1}+ \varpi _{2}e^{\sqrt{\psi }} \bigr) \int _{0}^{1}e^{\sqrt{\psi }(t-1)}w(t)\,\mathrm{d}t \\& \hphantom{\chi _{1}={}}{} -2\zeta \bigl(\varpi _{3}+\varpi _{4}e^{\sqrt{\psi }} \bigr)+ \varpi _{2} \bigl(\varpi _{2}+\varpi _{3}e^{\sqrt{\psi }} \bigr) \int _{0}^{1}e^{\sqrt{\psi }(1-t)}w(t)\,\mathrm{d}t \\& \hphantom{\chi _{1}={}}{} -\varpi _{2} \bigl(\varpi _{3}+\varpi _{4}e^{\sqrt{\psi }} \bigr) \int _{0}^{1}e^{\sqrt{\psi }(t-1)}w(t)\,\mathrm{d}t \biggr). \end{aligned}
(32)
Similarly, we can show the following:
$$v_{2}(s)=\chi _{3}e^{\sqrt{\psi }s}+ \chi _{4}e^{-\sqrt{\psi }s}+ \frac{1}{2} \int _{0}^{s}e^{\sqrt{\psi }(s-t)}z(t)\,\mathrm{d}t+ \frac{1}{2} \int _{0}^{s}e^{\sqrt{\psi }(t-s)}z(t)\,\mathrm{d}t$$
(33)
with
\begin{aligned} \chi _{3} =&\frac{1}{(\varpi '_{1}\varpi '_{4}-\varpi '_{2}\varpi '_{3}) (e^{\sqrt{\psi }}-e^{-\sqrt{\psi }} )} \biggl(2\rho \bigl(\varpi '_{1}+\varpi '_{2}e^{-\sqrt{\psi }} \bigr)- \varpi '_{4} \bigl(\varpi '_{1}+ \varpi '_{2}e^{-\sqrt{\psi }} \bigr) \\ &{} \int _{0}^{1}e^{\sqrt{\psi }(1-t)}z(t)\,\mathrm{d}t+\varpi '_{2} \bigl(\varpi '_{1}+ \varpi '_{2}e^{-\sqrt{\psi }} \bigr) \int _{0}^{1}e^{\sqrt{\psi }(t-1)}z(t)\,\mathrm{d}t \\ &{}-2\nu \bigl(\varpi '_{3}+\varpi '_{4}e^{-\sqrt{\psi }} \bigr)+ \varpi '_{2} \bigl(\varpi '_{3}+ \varpi '_{4}e^{-\sqrt{\psi }} \bigr) \int _{0}^{1}e^{\sqrt{\psi }(1-t)}z(t)\,\mathrm{d}t \\ &{}-\varpi '_{2} \bigl(\varpi '_{3}+ \varpi '_{4}e^{-\sqrt{\psi }} \bigr) \int _{0}^{1}e^{\sqrt{\psi }(t-1)}z(t)\,\mathrm{d}t \biggr), \end{aligned}
and
\begin{aligned} \chi _{4} =&\frac{1}{(\varpi '_{1}\varpi '_{4}-\varpi '_{2}\varpi '_{3}) (e^{-\sqrt{\psi }}-e^{\sqrt{\psi }} )} \biggl(2\rho \bigl(\varpi '_{1}+\varpi '_{2}e^{\sqrt{\psi }} \bigr)- \varpi '_{4} \bigl(\varpi '_{1}+ \varpi '_{2}e^{\sqrt{\psi }} \bigr) \\ &{} \int _{0}^{1}e^{\sqrt{\psi }(1-t)}z(t)\,\mathrm{d}t+\varpi '_{2} \bigl(\varpi '_{1}+ \varpi '_{2}e^{\sqrt{\psi }} \bigr) \int _{0}^{1}e^{\sqrt{\psi }(t-1)}z(t)\,\mathrm{d}t \\ &{}-2\nu \bigl(\varpi '_{3}+\varpi '_{4}e^{\sqrt{\psi }} \bigr)+ \varpi '_{2} \bigl(\varpi '_{3}+ \varpi '_{4}e^{\sqrt{\psi }} \bigr) \int _{0}^{1}e^{\sqrt{\psi }(1-t)}z(t)\,\mathrm{d}t \\ &{}-\varpi '_{2} \bigl(\varpi '_{3}+ \varpi '_{4}e^{\sqrt{\psi }} \bigr) \int _{0}^{1}e^{\sqrt{\psi }(t-1)}z(t)\,\mathrm{d}t \biggr). \end{aligned}
Equation (28) can also be written as
$$\bigl(v_{1}(s),v_{2}(s) \bigr)=\Gamma ^{-1} \bigl(w(s),z(s), ( \zeta , \eta ), (\nu ,\rho ) \bigr).$$
(34)
Hence, (30)–(34) prove (17). □
Next, we construct the definition of coupled LUSs which is useful in unifying the existence results of certain BVPs which were previously studied separately.
### Definition 3
We say that $$(\gamma _{1},\gamma _{2} )$$, $$(\xi _{1},\xi _{2} )$$ $$\in C^{2}[0,1]\times C^{2}[0,1]$$ are coupled LUSs for (1)–(2) if $$(\gamma _{1},\gamma _{2} )$$ is a lower solution and $$(\xi _{1},\xi _{2} )$$ is an upper solution for (1), such that
\begin{aligned}& \begin{aligned}[b] &\Upsilon _{1} \bigl(\xi _{1}(0),\xi _{2}(0), \xi _{1}(1),\xi _{2}(1), \xi ^{\prime }_{1}(0), \xi ^{\prime }_{2}(0) \bigr) \\ &\quad \preceq (0,0 ) \preceq \Upsilon _{1} \bigl(\gamma _{1}(0),\gamma _{2}(0), \gamma _{1}(1), \gamma _{2}(1),\gamma ^{\prime }_{1}(0),\gamma ^{\prime }_{2}(0) \bigr), \end{aligned} \end{aligned}
(35)
\begin{aligned}& \begin{aligned}[b] &\Upsilon _{2} \bigl(\xi _{1}(0),\xi _{2}(0), \xi _{1}(1),\xi _{2}(1), \xi ^{\prime }_{1}(1), \xi ^{\prime }_{2}(1) \bigr) \\ &\quad \preceq (0,0)\preceq \Upsilon _{2} \bigl(\gamma _{1}(0),\gamma _{2}(0), \gamma _{1}(1), \gamma _{2}(1),\gamma ^{\prime }_{1}(1),\gamma ^{\prime }_{2}(1) \bigr), \end{aligned} \end{aligned}
(36)
\begin{aligned}& \begin{aligned}[b] &\Upsilon _{1} \bigl(\xi _{1}(0),\xi _{2}(0), \gamma _{1}(1),\gamma _{2}(1), \xi ^{\prime }_{1}(0), \xi ^{\prime }_{2}(0) \bigr) \\ &\quad \preceq (0,0)\preceq \Upsilon _{1} \bigl(\gamma _{1}(0),\gamma _{2}(0),\xi _{1}(1), \xi _{2}(1),\gamma ^{\prime }_{1}(0),\gamma ^{\prime }_{2}(0) \bigr), \end{aligned} \end{aligned}
(37)
\begin{aligned}& \begin{aligned}[b] &\Upsilon _{2} \bigl(\xi _{1}(0),\xi _{2}(0), \gamma _{1}(1),\gamma _{2}(1), \gamma ^{\prime }_{1}(1), \gamma ^{\prime }_{2}(1) \bigr) \\ &\quad \preceq (0,0)\preceq \Upsilon _{2} \bigl(\gamma _{1}(0),\gamma _{2}(0),\xi _{1}(1), \xi _{2}(1),\xi ^{\prime }_{1}(1),\xi ^{\prime }_{2}(1) \bigr). \end{aligned} \end{aligned}
(38)
Inequalities (35)–(36) verify the following classical existence criteria for Dirichlet BVPs ((1) and (3)):
\begin{aligned}& \gamma _{1}(0)\leq \alpha _{1}\leq \xi _{1}(0),\qquad \gamma _{2}(0)\leq \alpha _{2}\leq \xi _{2}(0), \\& \gamma _{1}(1)\leq \alpha _{3}\leq \xi _{1}(1),\qquad \gamma _{2}(1)\leq \alpha _{4}\leq \xi _{2}(1), \end{aligned}
and inequalities (37)–(38) verify the following classical existence criteria for Neumann BVPs ((1) and (4)):
\begin{aligned}& \xi _{1}'(0)\leq \alpha _{1}\leq \gamma _{1}'(0),\qquad \xi _{2}'(0)\leq \alpha _{2}\leq \gamma _{2}'(0), \\& \gamma _{1}'(1)\leq \alpha _{3}\leq \xi _{1}'(1),\qquad \gamma _{2}'(1) \leq \alpha _{4}\leq \xi _{2}'(1), \end{aligned}
where $$\alpha _{1},\alpha _{2},\alpha _{3},\alpha _{4}\in \mathbb{R}$$.
## Main result
The following is the main result of the paper, which unifies the existence criteria of certain BVPs which have been previously treated separately. The arguments we use to prove the main result are the Arzelà–Ascoli theorem and Schauder’s fixed point theorem.
### Theorem 1
Let system (1)(2) have $$(\gamma _{1},\gamma _{2} )$$, $$(\xi _{1},\xi _{2} )$$ coupled LUSs and the boundary functions $$h_{1}$$, $$h_{2}$$ verify the Nagumo conditions relative to $$[\gamma _{1}(s),\xi _{1}(s)]$$ and $$[\gamma _{2}(s),\xi _{2}(s)]$$. Assume that $$\Upsilon _{2}$$ and $$\Upsilon _{1}$$ are nonincreasing and nondecreasing in the fifth and sixth arguments, respectively, and
\begin{aligned}& {\Upsilon _{2}}_{(\gamma _{1},\gamma _{2})}(x,y):= \Upsilon _{2} \bigl(x,y,\gamma _{1}(1),\gamma _{2}(1),\gamma ^{\prime }_{1}(1),\gamma ^{\prime }_{2}(1) \bigr), \\& {\Upsilon _{2}}_{(\xi _{1},\xi _{2})} (x,y):= \Upsilon _{2} \bigl(x,y, \xi _{1}(1),\xi _{2}(1),\xi ^{\prime }_{1}(1),\xi ^{\prime }_{2}(1) \bigr) \end{aligned}
are monotone on $$[\gamma _{1}(0),\xi _{1}(0)]\times [\gamma _{2}(0),\xi _{2}(0)]$$ and
\begin{aligned}& {\Upsilon _{1}}_{(\gamma _{1},\gamma _{2})}(x,y):= \Upsilon _{1} \bigl(\gamma _{1}(0),\gamma _{2}(0),x,y,\gamma ^{\prime }_{1}(0),\gamma ^{\prime }_{2}(0) \bigr), \\& {\Upsilon _{1}}_{(\xi _{1},\xi _{2})} (x,y):= \Upsilon _{1} \bigl( \xi _{1}(0),\xi _{2}(0),x,y,\xi ^{\prime }_{1}(0),\xi ^{\prime }_{2}(0) \bigr) \end{aligned}
are monotone on $$[\gamma _{1}(1),\xi _{1}(1)]\times [\gamma _{2}(1),\xi _{2}(1)]$$.
Then system (1)(2) has at least one solution $$(v_{1},v_{2})\in (C^{2}[0,1],\mathbb{R})^{2}$$ such that
$$\bigl(\gamma _{1}(s),\gamma _{2}(s)\bigr)\preceq \bigl(v_{1}(s),v_{2}(s)\bigr)\preceq \bigl( \xi _{1}(s),\xi _{2}(s)\bigr), \quad \forall s\in [0,1],$$
and
$$\bigl( \bigl\Vert v_{1}' \bigr\Vert , \bigl\Vert v_{2}' \bigr\Vert \bigr)\preceq (G_{1},G_{2}),$$
with $$G_{1}$$ and $$G_{2}$$ given by the Nagumo conditions.
### Proof
Let the following modified problem be associated with problem (1)–(2), with $$\psi >0$$:
\begin{aligned}& -v_{1}^{\prime \prime }(s)+\psi v_{1}(s)=\hat{H_{1}} \bigl(s,v_{1}(s),v_{2}(s),v_{1}'(s),v_{2}'(s) \bigr),\quad s\in [0,1], \\& -v_{2}^{\prime \prime }(s)+\psi v_{2}(s)= \hat{H_{2}} \bigl(s,v_{1}(s),v_{2}(s),v_{1}'(s),v_{2}'(s) \bigr),\quad s\in [0,1], \\& \hat{\Upsilon _{1}} \bigl(v_{1}(0),v_{2}(0),v_{1}(1),v_{2}(1),v_{1}'(0),v_{2}'(0) \bigr)= \bigl(v_{1}(0),v_{2}(0) \bigr), \\& \hat{\Upsilon _{2}} \bigl(v_{1}(0),v_{2}(0),v_{1}(1),v_{2}(1),v_{1}'(1),v_{2}'(1) \bigr)= \bigl(v_{1}(1),v_{2}(1) \bigr), \end{aligned}
(39)
with
\begin{aligned}& \begin{aligned} \hat{H_{1}} \bigl(s,v_{1}(s),v_{2}(s),v_{1}'(s),v_{2}'(s) \bigr)={}&h_{1} \bigl(s,\tau _{1}\bigl(s,v_{1}(s) \bigr),\tau _{2}\bigl(s,v_{2}(s)\bigr), \\ &\sigma _{1}(u),\sigma _{2}(v) \bigr)+\psi \tau _{1}\bigl(s,v_{1}(s)\bigr), \end{aligned} \\& \begin{aligned} \hat{H_{2}} \bigl(s,v_{1}(s),v_{2}(s),v_{1}'(s),v_{2}'(s) \bigr)={}&h_{2} \bigl(s,\tau _{1}\bigl(s,v_{1}(s) \bigr),\tau _{2}\bigl(s,v_{2}(s)\bigr), \\ &\sigma _{1}(u),\sigma _{2}(v) \bigr)+\psi \tau _{2}\bigl(s,v_{2}(s)\bigr), \end{aligned} \\& \begin{aligned} \hat{\Upsilon _{1}} (e,f,g,j,o,l )={}& \bigl(\tau _{1}(0,e), \tau _{2}(0,f) \bigr)+ \Upsilon _{1} \bigl(v_{1}(0),v_{2}(0),v_{1}(1), \\ &v_{2}(1),v_{1}'(0),v_{2}'(0) \bigr), \end{aligned} \\& \begin{aligned} \hat{\Upsilon _{2}} (e,f,g,j,o,l )={}& \bigl(\tau _{1}(1,g), \tau _{2}(1,j) \bigr)+ \Upsilon _{2} \bigl(v_{1}(0),v_{2}(0),v_{1}(1), \\ &v_{2}(1),v_{1}'(1),v_{2}'(1) \bigr), \end{aligned} \end{aligned}
and for each $$i=1,2$$,
\begin{aligned}& \tau _{i}(s,x)= \textstyle\begin{cases} \xi _{i}(s)&\text{if }x\nleq \xi _{i}(s), \\ x&\text{if }\gamma _{i}(s)\leq x\leq \xi _{i}(s), \\ \gamma _{i}(s)&\text{if }x\ngeq \gamma _{i}(s), \end{cases}\displaystyle \\& \sigma _{i}(x)=\max \bigl\{ -G_{i},\min \{x,G_{i}\}\bigr\} , \end{aligned}
Note that if $$(v_{1},v_{2})\in [\gamma _{1},\xi _{1} ]\times [ \gamma _{2},\xi _{2} ]$$ is a solution of (39), then $$(v_{1},v_{2})$$ is a solution of (1)–(2).
### Claim 1
The fixed points of the operator $$\Gamma ^{-1}\hat{E}$$ are the solutions of system (39).
Define the mappings
$$\Gamma ,\hat{E}:C^{1}[0,1]\times C^{1}[0,1]\rightarrow C_{0}[0,1] \times C_{0}[0,1]\times \mathbb{R}^{2}\times \mathbb{R}^{2}$$
by
\begin{aligned} \Gamma (v_{1},v_{2}) (s) =& \biggl(v_{1}'(s)-v_{1}'(0)- \psi \int _{0}^{s} v_{1}(t) \,\mathrm{d}t,v_{2}'(s)-v_{2}'(0)- \psi \int _{0}^{s} v_{2}(t) \,\mathrm{d}t, \\ & \bigl(v_{1}(0),v_{2}(0) \bigr), \bigl(v_{1}(1),v_{2}(1) \bigr) \biggr), \end{aligned}
and
\begin{aligned} \hat{E}(v_{1},v_{2}) (s) =& \biggl( \int _{0}^{s}\hat{H_{1}} \bigl(t,v_{1}(t),v_{2}(t),v_{1}'(t),v_{2}'(t) \bigr)\,\mathrm{d}t, \int _{0}^{s}\hat{H_{2}} \bigl(t,v_{1}(t),v_{2}(t),v_{1}'(t),v_{2}'(t) \bigr)\,\mathrm{d}t, \\ &\hat{\Upsilon _{1}}\bigl(v_{1}(0),v_{2}(0),v_{1}(1),v_{2}(1),v_{1}'(0),v_{2}'(0) \bigr), \\ &\hat{\Upsilon _{2}}\bigl(v_{1}(0),v_{2}(0),v_{1}(1),v_{2}(1),v_{1}'(1),v_{2}'(1) \bigr) \biggr). \end{aligned}
Now in view of the Arzelà–Ascoli theorem and the definitions of $$\hat{H_{1}}$$, $$\hat{H_{2}}$$, $$\hat{\Upsilon _{1}}$$, and $$\hat{\Upsilon _{2}}$$, Ê is continuous and compact. Therefore, the class $$\{\hat{E}(v_{1},v_{2}):(v_{1},v_{2})\in C^{1}[0,1]\times C^{1}[0,1] \}$$ is uniformly bounded and equicontinuous. Consequently, Ê is a compact map. Moreover, $$\Gamma ^{-1}$$ exists and is continuous (see Lemma 1).
The fixed points of the following operator are the solutions of problem (39) which are guaranteed by Schauder’s fixed point theorem because the operator is continuous and compact.
$$\Gamma ^{-1}\hat{E}:C^{1}[0,1]\times C^{1}[0,1]\rightarrow C^{1}[0,1] \times C^{1}[0,1].$$
### Claim 2
If $$(v_{1},v_{2})$$ is a solution of (39), then $$(\gamma _{1}(s),\gamma _{2}(s) )\preceq (v_{1}(s),v_{2}(s) )\preceq (\xi _{1}(s),\xi _{2}(s) )$$, $$\forall s \in [0,1]$$.
Suppose $$(v_{1},v_{2} )\preceq (\xi _{1},\xi _{2} )$$. If $$(v_{1},v_{2} )\npreceq (\xi _{1},\xi _{2} )$$, then $$v_{1}\leq \xi _{1}$$ and $$v_{2}\leq \xi _{2}$$. If $$v_{1}\nleq \xi _{1}$$, then $$v_{1}-\xi _{1}$$ has positive maximum at some $$r_{0}\in (0,1)$$ such that $$(v_{1}-\xi _{1})^{\prime }(r_{0})=0$$ and $$(v_{1}-\xi _{1})^{\prime \prime }(r_{0})< 0$$. Also, by Definition 2, we have $$|v_{1}^{\prime }(r_{0})|=|\xi _{1}^{\prime }(r_{0})|< G_{1}$$. Similarly, on the same fashion, if $$v_{2}\nleq \xi _{2}$$, then $$(v_{2}-\xi _{2})^{\prime }(r_{0})=0$$, and by Definition 2, we have $$|v_{2}^{\prime }(r_{0})|=|\xi _{2}^{\prime }(r_{0})|< G_{2}$$. But
\begin{aligned} (v_{1}-\xi _{1})^{\prime \prime }(r_{0}) >& - \hat{H_{1}} \bigl(r_{0},v_{1}(r_{0}),v_{2}(r_{0}),v_{1}'(r_{0}),v_{2}'(r_{0}) \bigr)+\psi v_{1}(r_{0}) \\ &{}+h_{1} \bigl(r_{0},\xi _{1}(r_{0}),\xi _{2}(r_{0}), \xi _{1}^{\prime }(r_{0}), \xi _{2}^{\prime }(r_{0}) \bigr) \\ =& -h_{1} \bigl(r_{0},\xi _{1}(r_{0}), \xi _{2}(r_{0}),v_{1}'(r_{0}),v_{2}'(r_{0}) \bigr)-\psi \xi _{1}(r_{0})+\psi v_{1}(r_{0}) \\ &{}+h_{1} \bigl(r_{0},\xi _{1}(r_{0}), \xi _{2}(r_{0}),\xi _{1}^{\prime }(r_{0}), \xi _{2}^{\prime }(r_{0}) \bigr) \\ =& -h_{1} \bigl(r_{0},\xi _{1}(r_{0}), \xi _{2}(r_{0}),\xi _{1}^{\prime }(r_{0}), \xi _{2}^{\prime }(r_{0}) \bigr)-\psi \xi _{1}(r_{0})+\psi v_{1}(r_{0}) \\ &{}+h_{1} \bigl(r_{0},\xi _{1}(r_{0}), \xi _{2}(r_{0}),\xi _{1}^{\prime }(r_{0}), \xi _{2}^{\prime }(r_{0}) \bigr) \\ =& \psi \bigl(v_{1}(r_{0})-\xi _{1}(r_{0}) \bigr)> 0, \end{aligned}
a contradiction. Similarly, we can show that $$(\gamma _{1},\gamma _{2})\preceq (v_{1},v_{2})$$. Hence $$(\gamma _{1},\gamma _{2} )\preceq (v_{1},v_{2})\preceq (\xi _{1},\xi _{2} )$$.
### Claim 3
If $$(v_{1},v_{2})$$ is a solution of (39), then $$(v_{1},v_{2})$$ must satisfy (2).
For this, we have to show that
\begin{aligned} \bigl(\gamma _{1}(0),\gamma _{2}(0) \bigr) \preceq& \bigl(v_{1}(0),v_{2}(0) \bigr)+\Upsilon _{1} \bigl(v_{1}(0),v_{2}(0),v_{1}(1),v_{2}(1),v_{1}'(0),v_{2}'(0) \bigr) \\ \preceq& \bigl(\xi _{1}(0),\xi _{2}(0) \bigr). \end{aligned}
(40)
Using (39), we have
\begin{aligned} \bigl(v_{1}(0),v_{2}(0) \bigr)&=\hat{ \Upsilon _{1}} \bigl(v_{1}(0),v_{2}(0),v_{1}(1),v_{2}(1),v_{1}'(0),v_{2}'(0) \bigr) \\ &= \bigl(\tau _{1}\bigl(0,v_{1}(0)\bigr),\tau _{2}\bigl(0,v_{2}(0)\bigr) \bigr)+ \Upsilon _{1}\bigl(v_{1}(0),v_{2}(0),v_{1}(1),v_{2}(1),v_{1}'(0),v_{2}'(0) \bigr)) \\ &= \bigl(\xi _{1}(0),\xi _{2}(0) \bigr). \end{aligned}
(41)
From Claim 2, we know that $$(v_{1},v_{2} )\preceq (\xi _{1},\xi _{2} )$$, and this together with $$(v_{1}-\xi _{1},v_{2}-\xi _{2} )\in C^{2}[0,1]\times C^{2}[0,1]$$ and $$(v_{1}(0),v_{2}(0) )= (\xi _{1}(0),\xi _{2}(0) )$$ yields $$v_{1}'(0)\leq \xi ^{\prime }_{1}(0)$$ and $$v_{2}'(0)\leq \xi ^{\prime }_{2}(0)$$.
We will prove (40) by contradiction, so assume
$$\bigl(v_{1}(0),v_{2}(0) \bigr)+\Upsilon _{1} \bigl(v_{1}(0),v_{2}(0),v_{1}(1),v_{2}(1),v_{1}'(0),v_{2}'(0) \bigr)\npreceq \bigl(\xi _{1}(0),\xi _{2}(0) \bigr).$$
(42)
If $${\Upsilon _{1}}_{(\xi _{1},\xi _{2})}(x,y)$$ is monotone nonincreasing, then we have
\begin{aligned}& \bigl(v_{1}(0),v_{2}(0) \bigr) + \Upsilon _{1} \bigl(v_{1}(0),v_{2}(0),v_{1}(1),v_{2}(1),v_{1}'(0),v_{2}'(0) \bigr) \\& \quad = \bigl(\xi _{1}(0),\xi _{2}(0) \bigr)+\Upsilon _{1} \bigl(\xi _{1}(0), \xi _{2}(0),v_{1}(1),v_{2}(1),v_{1}'(0),v_{2}'(0) \bigr) \\& \quad \preceq \bigl(\xi _{1}(0),\xi _{2}(0) \bigr)+ \Upsilon _{1} \bigl( \xi _{1}(0),\xi _{2}(0),v_{1}(1),v_{2}(1), \xi ^{\prime }_{1}(0),\xi ^{\prime }_{2}(0) \bigr) \\& \quad = \bigl(\xi _{1}(0),\xi _{2}(0) \bigr)+{\Upsilon _{1}}_{(\xi _{1}, \xi _{2})} \bigl(v_{1}(1),v_{2}(1) \bigr) \\& \quad \preceq \bigl(\xi _{1}(0),\xi _{2}(0) \bigr)+{ \Upsilon _{1}}_{( \xi _{1},\xi _{2})} \bigl(\gamma _{1}(1), \gamma _{2}(1) \bigr) \\& \quad = \bigl(\xi _{1}(0),\xi _{2}(0) \bigr)+\Upsilon _{1} \bigl(\xi _{1}(0), \xi _{2}(0),\gamma _{1}(1),\gamma _{2}(1),\xi ^{\prime }_{1}(0), \xi ^{\prime }_{2}(0) \bigr) \\& \quad \preceq \bigl(\xi _{1}(0),\xi _{2}(0) \bigr), \end{aligned}
(43)
a contradiction. Similarly, if $${\Upsilon _{1}}_{(\xi _{1},\xi _{2})}(x,y)$$ is monotone nondecreasing, then we get the same contradiction. Consequently, (40) holds. Similar reasoning shows the other boundary condition. Consequently, $$(v_{1},v_{2})$$ satisfies (2). Hence system (1)–(2) has a solution satisfying $$(\gamma _{1},\gamma _{2} )\preceq (v_{1},v_{2})\preceq (\xi _{1},\xi _{2} )$$.
### Claim 4
Every solution of (39) satisfies
$$\bigl\Vert v_{1}' \bigr\Vert \leq G_{1} \quad \textit{and} \quad \bigl\Vert v_{2}' \bigr\Vert \leq G_{2}.$$
(44)
To prove (44), assume that $$(v_{1}(s),v_{2}(s) )$$ is a solution of (39) such that
$$\bigl(\gamma _{1}(s),\gamma _{2}(s) \bigr)\preceq \bigl(v_{1}(s),v_{2}(s) \bigr)\preceq \bigl(\xi _{1}(s),\xi _{2}(s) \bigr),\quad \forall s \in [0,1],$$
(45)
then by the Lagrange theorem, there exists $$s_{0},s_{1}\in [0,1]$$ such that
$$v_{1}'(s_{0})=v_{1}(1)-v_{1}(0)\quad \text{and}\quad v_{2}'(s_{1})=v_{2}(1)-v_{2}(0).$$
(46)
Suppose on the contrary that $$v_{1}'(s)>p_{1}$$, $$\forall s\in [0,1]$$, then using (45), the following contradiction is obtained:
$$v_{1}'(s_{0})=v_{1}(1)-v_{1}(0) \leq \xi _{1}(1)-\gamma _{1}(0)\leq p_{1}.$$
(47)
The similar contradiction is obtained for $$v_{1}'(s)<-p_{1}$$, $$\forall s\in [0,1]$$. In the case where $$| v_{1}'(s)|\leq p_{1}$$, Claim 4 is finished. So, assume that there are $$s_{2},s_{3}\in [0,1]$$ with $$s_{2}< s_{3}$$ such that
$$v_{1}'(s_{2})< p_{1}\quad \text{and}\quad v_{1}'(s_{3})>p_{1}.$$
(48)
By continuing in the same way, there is $$s_{4}\in [s_{2},s_{3}]$$ such that
$$v_{1}'(s_{4})=p_{1} \quad \text{and}\quad v_{1}'(s_{3})>p_{1},\quad \forall s\in \,]s_{4},s_{3}[.$$
(49)
So, by a convenient change of variable, by (13) and (15), we have
\begin{aligned} \int _{v_{1}'(s_{4})}^{v_{1}'(s_{3})}\frac{\mathrm{d}t}{g_{1}( \vert t \vert )} =& \int _{s_{4}}^{s_{3}} \frac{v_{1}^{\prime \prime }(s)}{g_{1}( \vert v_{1}'(s) \vert )}\,\mathrm{d}s \\ =& \int _{s_{4}}^{s_{3}} \frac{-\hat{H_{1}} (s,v_{1}(s),v_{2}(s),v_{1}'(s),v_{2}'(s) )+\psi v_{1}(s)}{g_{1}( \vert v_{1}'(s) \vert )}\,\mathrm{d}s \\ =& \int _{s_{4}}^{s_{3}} \frac{-h_{1} (s,v_{1}(s),v_{2}(s),v_{1}'(s),v_{2}'(s) )}{{g_{1}( \vert v_{1}'(s) \vert )}}\,\mathrm{d}s \\ \leq & \int _{s_{4}}^{s_{3}} \frac{ \vert h_{1} (s,v_{1}(s),v_{2}(s),v_{1}'(s),v_{2}'(s) ) \vert }{{g_{1}( \vert v_{1}'(s) \vert )}}\,\mathrm{d}s \\ \leq & \int _{s_{4}}^{s_{3}} \frac{{g_{1}( \vert v_{1}'(s) \vert )}}{{g_{1}( \vert v_{1}'(s) \vert )}}\,\mathrm{d}s \\ =& \int _{s_{4}}^{s_{3}}\,\mathrm{d}s \\ =&s_{3}-s_{4}\leq 1< \int _{p_{1}}^{G_{1}}\frac{\mathrm{d}t}{g_{1}( \vert t \vert )}. \end{aligned}
Hence $$v_{1}'(s_{3})< G_{1}$$ and, as $$s_{3}$$ is taken arbitrarily, $$v_{1}'(s_{3})< G_{1}$$ for values of s, where $$v_{1}'(s)>p_{1}$$.
If $$s_{2}>s_{3}$$, the technique is analogous for $$s_{4}\in [s_{3},s_{2}]$$. The same conclusion can be achieved if there are $$s_{2},s_{3}\in [0,1]$$ such that
$$v_{1}'(s_{2})>-p_{1} \quad \text{and}\quad v_{1}'(s_{3})< -p_{1}.$$
Consequently, $$\|v_{1}'\|\leq G_{1}$$, and on the same arguments, it can be easily proved that $$\|v_{2}'\|\leq G_{2}$$. □
## Examples
In this section, the applicability of the results developed in Sect. 3 is illustrated by taking examples. The first example is considered with nonlinear coupled BCs, and the assumptions of Theorem 1 are verified. In the second example, we consider the fully nonlinear coupled mass-spring model with coupled Dirichlet BCs, and the assumptions of Theorem 1 are verified.
### Example 1
Consider the fully nonlinear coupled system
\begin{aligned}& \begin{aligned} -v_{1}^{\prime \prime }(s)&= -v_{1}'(s)v_{2}(s)+ \arctan \bigl(v_{1}(s)v_{2}'(s) \bigr)-v_{1}'(s) \\ &\quad {} -8v_{1}(s)-4+s, \quad s\in [0,1], \end{aligned} \\& \begin{aligned}[b] -v_{2}^{\prime \prime }(s)&=-s^{2}\exp \bigl(- \bigl\vert v_{1}'(s) \bigr\vert \bigr)v_{2}(s)+s^{2}v_{1}(s) \bigl(v_{2}'(s)-2\bigr) \\ &\quad {}- v_{2}'(s)-4v_{1}(s)-8, \quad s\in [0,1], \end{aligned} \end{aligned}
(50)
subject to nonlinear coupled BCs
\begin{aligned}& \begin{aligned} &\bigl(v_{1}^{2}(0)\sin \bigl(v_{2}(0)\bigr)-\sin \bigl(v_{2}(1) \bigr),v_{1}(1)\cos \bigl(v_{2}(1)\bigr)-2 \cos \bigl(v_{1}(0)\bigr) \bigr) \\ &\quad = (0,0 ), \end{aligned} \\& \begin{aligned}[b] &\bigl(v_{1}(0)\tan \bigl(v_{2}(0) \bigr)-\sin \bigl(v_{1}'(1) \bigr)v_{2}'(1),-v_{1}'(1) \tan \bigl(v_{2}'(1) \bigr)+v_{2}(0)v_{1}(1) \bigr) \\ &\quad = (0,0 ). \end{aligned} \end{aligned}
(51)
This problem is a particular case of system (1), (2) with
\begin{aligned}& h_{1}(s,x_{0},x_{1},x_{2},x_{3}) = -x_{2}x_{1}+ \arctan (x_{0}x_{3})-x_{2}-8x_{1}-4+s \\& h_{2}(s,x_{0},x_{1},x_{2},x_{3}) = -s^{2} \exp \bigl(- \vert x_{2} \vert \bigr)x_{1}+s^{2}x_{0}(x_{3}-2)-x_{3}-4x_{1}-8, \end{aligned}
(52)
continuous functions $$s\in [0,1]$$.
The functions given by
$$\bigl(\gamma _{1}(s),\gamma _{2}(s) \bigr)= (-2,-4 )\quad \text{and} \quad \bigl(\xi _{1}(s),\xi _{2}(s) \bigr)= \bigl(s^{2},s^{4} \bigr)$$
(53)
are the lower and upper solutions of problem (50)–(51) satisfying (1), as
\begin{aligned}& \gamma _{1}^{\prime \prime }(s)=0< h_{1} (s,-2,-4,0,0 )=12+s, \quad s\in [0,1], \\& \gamma _{2}^{\prime \prime }(s)=0\leq h_{2} (s,-2,-4,0,0 )=8s^{2},\quad s \in [0,1], \end{aligned}
and
\begin{aligned}& \xi _{1}^{\prime \prime }(s) = -2> h_{1} \bigl(s,s^{2},s^{4},2s,4s^{3} \bigr)=-2s^{5}+ \arctan \bigl(4s^{5} \bigr)-s-8s^{2}-4,\quad s\in [0,1], \\& \xi _{2}^{\prime \prime }(s) = -12s^{2}> h_{2} \bigl(s,s^{2},s^{4},2s,4s^{3} \bigr)=s^{4}\bigl(4s^{3}-2\bigr)-\frac{s^{6}}{\exp (2s)}-4s^{3}-4s^{2}-8,\quad s \in [0,1]. \end{aligned}
Also, the functions $$\gamma _{1}(s)=-2$$, $$\gamma _{2}(s)=-4$$, $$\xi _{1}(s)=s^{2}$$, and $$\xi _{2}(s)=s^{4}$$ are coupled lower and upper solutions satisfying (35). Moreover, the continuous functions $$h_{1}$$ and $$h_{2}$$, as given in (52), satisfy the Nagumo condition relative to the intervals $$[-2,s^{2}]$$ and $$[-4,s^{4}]$$ for $$s\in [0,1]$$. For this, we first need to calculate $$P_{1}$$ and $$P_{2}$$ using (9) and (10) as
\begin{aligned}& P_{1}:=\max \bigl\{ \xi _{1}(1)-\gamma _{1}(0),\xi _{1}(0)-\gamma _{1}(1)\bigr\} =3, \\& P_{2}:=\max \bigl\{ \xi _{2}(1)-\gamma _{2}(0),\xi _{2}(0)-\gamma _{2}(1)\bigr\} =5. \end{aligned}
Also
$$\bigl\vert h_{1}(s,x_{0},x_{1},x_{2},x_{3}) \bigr\vert \leq 13+\frac{\pi }{2}+2 \vert x_{2} \vert :=g_{1}\bigl( \vert x_{2} \vert \bigr)$$
and
$$\int _{P_{1}=3}^{G_{1}}\frac{\mathrm{d}s}{g_{1}( \vert s \vert )}= \int _{P_{1}=3}^{G_{1}} \frac{1}{13+\frac{\pi }{2}+2 \vert s \vert }\,\mathrm{d}s>1$$
for $$G_{1}\geq 70$$. Similarly,
$$\bigl\vert h_{2}(s,x_{0},x_{1},x_{2},x_{3}) \bigr\vert \leq 13+2 \vert x_{3}-2 \vert :=g_{2} \bigl( \vert x_{3} \vert \bigr)$$
and
$$\int _{P_{2}=5}^{G_{2}}\frac{\mathrm{d}s}{g_{2}( \vert s \vert )}= \int _{P_{2}=5}^{G_{2}} \frac{1}{13+2 \vert s-2 \vert }\,\mathrm{d}s>1$$
for $$G_{2}\geq 73$$.
Then, by Theorem 1, there exists at least one solution $$(v_{1}(s),v_{2}(s))\in C^{2}([0,1],\mathbb{R})\times C^{2}([0,1], \mathbb{R})$$ of problem (50)–(51) with
\begin{aligned}& -2\leq v_{1}(s)\leq s^{2}, \qquad -4\leq v_{2}(s) \leq s^{4},\quad \forall s\in [0,1], \\& \bigl\Vert v_{1}' \bigr\Vert \leq G_{1},\quad \text{and} \quad \bigl\Vert v_{2}' \bigr\Vert \leq G_{2}. \end{aligned}
### Example 2
Consider a coupled mass-spring model with two springs and two weights. The one end of the first spring having spring constant $$k_{1}$$ is attached to the ceiling, and a weight of mass $$m_{1}$$ is attached to its other end. To this weight, a second spring having spring constant $$k_{2}$$ is attached. A weight of mass $$m_{2}$$ is attached to the bottom end of the second spring. The entire coupled mass-spring model is described as illustrated in Fig. 2.
If the system is allowed to come to rest in equilibrium, then the displacement from the equilibrium position of the center of mass of each weight can be determined by considering them as a function of time s. Let the functions $$v_{1}(s)$$ and $$v_{2}(s)$$ denote these measurements. Consider $$s\in [0,1]$$, then $$v_{1}(0)$$ and $$v_{2}(0)$$ are the initial displacements of the mass $$m_{1}$$ and $$m_{2}$$, respectively. Similarly, $$v_{1}(1)$$ and $$v_{2}(1)$$ are the final displacements.
By considering the effects of viscous damping, restoring forces, and external forces of sinusoidal type, the coupled mass-spring model can be described by the second-order fully nonlinear ordinary coupled differential system [14]
\begin{aligned}& \begin{aligned} v_{1}^{\prime \prime }(s)&= \frac{1}{m_{1}} \bigl(-\delta _{1}v_{1}'(s)-k_{1}v_{1}(s)+ \mu _{1}\bigl(v_{1}(s)\bigr)^{3}-k_{2} \bigl(v_{1}(s)-v_{2}(s)\bigr)+\mu _{2} \bigl(v_{1}(s) \\ &\quad {} -v_{2}(s)\bigr)^{3}+F_{1}\cos \omega _{1}s \bigr), \end{aligned} \\& \begin{aligned}[b] v_{2}^{\prime \prime }(s)&= \frac{1}{m_{2}} \bigl(-\delta _{2}v_{2}'(s)-k_{2} \bigl(v_{2}(s)-v_{1}(s)\bigr)+ \mu _{2} \bigl(v_{2}(s)-v_{1}(s)\bigr)^{3} \\ &\quad {}+F_{2}\cos \omega _{2}s \bigr), \end{aligned} \end{aligned}
(54)
subject to nonlinear coupled boundary conditions of Dirichlet type
\begin{aligned}& \bigl(v_{1}^{2}(1)-\sin (s)- \cos \bigl(v_{2}'(0)\bigr),v_{1}(0) \bigr) = (0,0 ), \\& \bigl(v_{2}^{2}(1)-\cos (s)-\cos \bigl(v_{1}(0) \bigr),v_{2}(0) \bigr) = (0,0 ). \end{aligned}
(55)
The boundary conditions (55) can also be expressed as
\begin{aligned}& v_{1}(0) = 0, \\& v_{1}(1) = \sqrt{\sin (s)+\cos \bigl(v_{2}'(0) \bigr)}, \\& v_{2}(0) = 0, \\& v_{2}(1) = \sqrt{\cos (s)+\cos \bigl(v_{1}(0)\bigr)}. \end{aligned}
(56)
The boundary conditions (56) have physical meanings, at $$s=0$$ the initial displacements of the mass $$m_{1}$$ and $$m_{2}$$ are $$v_{1}(0)$$ and $$v_{2}(0)$$, respectively, and at $$s=1$$ the final displacement for the first mass is $$v_{1}(1)$$, which is the sum of sinusoidal sine function in this period of time, with the initial velocity of the second mass as an argument of the cosine function. Similarly, $$v_{2}(1)$$ is the final displacement for the second mass, which is the sum of sinusoidal cosine function in this period of time, with the initial displacement of the first mass as an argument of the cosine function.
Model (54)–(56) is a particular case of system (1), (2) with
\begin{aligned}& \begin{aligned} h_{1}(s,x_{0},x_{1},x_{2},x_{3})={}& \frac{1}{m_{1}} \bigl(-\delta _{1}x_{2}-k_{1}x_{0}+ \mu _{1}(x_{0})^{3}-k_{2}(x_{0}-x_{1}) \\ &{} +\mu _{2}(x_{0}-x_{1})^{3}+F_{1} \cos \omega _{1}s \bigr), \end{aligned} \\& \begin{aligned}[b] h_{2}(s,x_{0},x_{1},x_{2},x_{3})={}& \frac{1}{m_{2}} \bigl(-\delta _{2}x_{3}-k_{2}(x_{1}-x_{0})+ \mu _{2}(x_{1}-x_{0})^{3} \\ &{} +F_{2}\cos \omega _{2}s \bigr), \end{aligned} \end{aligned}
(57)
continuous functions for $$s\in [0,1]$$. Moreover, $$\delta _{1}$$, $$\delta _{2}$$ are the damping coefficients, $$\mu _{1}$$, $$\mu _{2}$$ are the coefficients of each nonlinear term of the coupled system, $$k_{2}(v_{1}(s)-v_{2}(s))+\mu _{2}(v_{1}(s)-v_{2}(s))^{3}$$, $$k_{2}(v_{2}(s)-v_{1}(s))+\mu _{2}(v_{2}(s)-v_{1}(s))^{3}$$ are the restoring forces, and $$F_{1}\cos \omega _{1}s$$, $$F_{2}\cos \omega _{2}s$$ are the external sinusoidal forces with forcing amplitudes $$F_{1}$$, $$F_{2}$$ and forcing frequencies $$\omega _{1}$$, $$\omega _{2}$$.
For each nonnegative $$m_{1}$$, $$m_{2}$$, $$F_{1}$$, $$F_{2}$$, $$\omega _{1}$$, $$\omega _{2}$$, $$\delta _{1}$$, $$\delta _{2}$$, and any real $$\mu _{1}$$, $$\mu _{2}$$, $$k_{1}$$, $$k_{2}$$, such that for
\begin{aligned}& F_{1}\leq \delta _{1}, \\& F_{2}\leq \delta _{2}, \\& \mu _{1}\leq 0, \mu _{2}\leq 0, \end{aligned}
(58)
the functions given by
$$\bigl(\gamma _{1}(s),\gamma _{2}(s) \bigr)= (-s,-4s ) \quad \text{and}\quad \bigl(\xi _{1}(s),\xi _{2}(s) \bigr)= \bigl(s^{4},s^{4} \bigr)$$
(59)
are the lower and upper solutions of problem (54)–(56) satisfying (1), as
\begin{aligned}& \begin{aligned} \gamma _{1}^{\prime \prime }(s)&=0 \leq \frac{1}{m_{1}} ( \delta _{1}-F_{1} ) \\ & \leq \frac{1}{m_{1}} \bigl(\delta _{1}+k_{1}s- \mu _{1}s^{3}+3k_{2}s-27 \mu _{2}s^{3}+F_{1}\cos \omega _{1}s \bigr),\quad \forall s\in [0,1] \\ & = h_{1}(s,-s,-4s,-1,-4), \end{aligned} \\& \begin{aligned} \gamma _{2}^{\prime \prime }(s)&=0 \leq \frac{1}{m_{2}} ( \delta _{2}-F_{2} ) \\ & \leq \frac{1}{m_{2}} \bigl(4\delta _{2}+3k_{2}s-27 \mu _{2}s^{3}+F_{2}\cos \omega _{2}s \bigr), \quad \forall s\in [0,1] \\ & = h_{2}(s,-s,-4s,-1,-4) \end{aligned} \end{aligned}
and
\begin{aligned}& \begin{aligned} \xi _{1}^{\prime \prime }(s)&=12s^{2} \geq \frac{1}{m_{1}} (-\delta _{1}+F_{1} ) \\ & \geq \frac{1}{m_{1}} \bigl(-4\delta _{1}s^{3}-k_{1}s^{4}+ \mu _{1}s^{12}+F_{1}\cos \omega _{1}s \bigr),\quad \forall s\in [0,1] \\ & = h_{1}\bigl(s,s^{4},s^{4},4s^{3},4s^{3} \bigr), \end{aligned} \\& \begin{aligned} \xi _{2}^{\prime \prime }(s)&=12s^{2} \geq \frac{1}{m_{2}} (-\delta _{2}+F_{2} ) \\ & \geq \frac{1}{m_{2}} \bigl(-4\delta _{2}s^{3}+F_{2} \cos \omega _{2}s \bigr),\quad \forall s\in [0,1] \\ & = h_{2}\bigl(s,s^{4},s^{4},4s^{3},4s^{3} \bigr). \end{aligned} \end{aligned}
Also, the functions $$\gamma _{1}(s)=-s$$, $$\gamma _{2}(s)=-4s$$, $$\xi _{1}(s)=s^{4}$$, and $$\xi _{2}(s)=s^{4}$$ are coupled lower and upper solutions satisfying (35). Moreover, the continuous functions $$h_{1}$$ and $$h_{2}$$, as given in (57), satisfy the Nagumo condition relative to the intervals $$[-s,s^{4}]$$ and $$[-4s,s^{4}]$$ for $$s\in [0,1]$$. For this, we first need to calculate $$P_{1}$$ and $$P_{2}$$ using (9) and (10) as follows:
\begin{aligned}& P_{1}:=\max \bigl\{ \xi _{1}(1)-\gamma _{1}(0),\xi _{1}(0)-\gamma _{1}(1)\bigr\} =1, \\& P_{2}:=\max \bigl\{ \xi _{2}(1)-\gamma _{2}(0),\xi _{2}(0)-\gamma _{2}(1)\bigr\} =4. \end{aligned}
Also
$$\bigl\vert h_{1}(s,x_{0},x_{1},x_{2},x_{3}) \bigr\vert \leq \delta _{1} \vert x_{2} \vert +F_{1}+8 \vert \mu _{2} \vert + \vert \mu _{1} \vert +2k_{2}:=g_{1}\bigl( \vert x_{2} \vert \bigr),$$
and for large $$G_{1}$$, we have
$$\int _{P_{1}=1}^{G_{1}}\frac{\mathrm{d}s}{g_{1}( \vert s \vert )}= \int _{P_{1}=1}^{G_{1}} \frac{m_{1}}{\delta _{1} \vert s \vert +F_{1} +8 \vert \mu _{2} \vert + \vert \mu _{1} \vert +2k_{2}}\,\mathrm{d}s>1.$$
Similarly,
$$\bigl\vert h_{2}(s,x_{0},x_{1},x_{2},x_{3}) \bigr\vert \leq \delta _{2} \vert x_{3} \vert +F_{2}+8 \vert \mu _{2} \vert +2k_{2}:=g_{2} \bigl( \vert x_{3} \vert \bigr),$$
and for large $$G_{2}$$, we have
$$\int _{P_{2}=4}^{G_{2}}\frac{\mathrm{d}s}{g_{2}( \vert s \vert )}= \int _{P_{2}=4}^{G_{2}} \frac{m_{2}}{\delta _{2} \vert s \vert +F_{2}+8 \vert \mu _{2} \vert +2k_{2}}\,\mathrm{d}s>1.$$
Then, by Theorem 1, there exists at least one solution $$(v_{1}(s),v_{2}(s))\in C^{2}([0,1],\mathbb{R})\times C^{2}([0,1], \mathbb{R})$$ of the coupled mass-spring model (54)–(56) with
\begin{aligned}& -s\leq v_{1}(s)\leq s^{4},\qquad -4s\leq v_{2}(s) \leq s^{4}, \quad \forall s\in [0,1], \\& \bigl\Vert v_{1}' \bigr\Vert \leq G_{1}, \quad \text{and}\quad \bigl\Vert v_{2}' \bigr\Vert \leq G_{2}. \end{aligned}
## Conclusion
In this article, we presented the generalized results based on the LUSs approach to study the existence of solutions of second-order fully nonlinear coupled systems with generalized nonlinear coupled boundary conditions. Our presented results have ability to study the existence of solutions of certain BVPs in a unified way which has been previously studied on a case-by-case basis. For instance, Dirichlet and Neumann are the special cases. We demonstrated the applicability of the developed theoretical results by considering some examples. We also extended the results presented in [14].
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Aug27 revised Determine if these correspondences on ${\mathbb Q}$ define functions Made title less tautologous sounding and more specific to question being asked Aug26 comment Book on calculus of several variables. @Bungo: I too like Lang's Calculus of Several Variables (see here), and there has been at least one math StackExchange question about Lang's calculus books -- Would it be fine to use Serge Lang's two Calculus books as textbooks for freshman as Maths major?. Aug25 comment What should I learn next? You might want to look over some of the calculus references I gave in answer to the Mathematics Educators StackExchange question Extremely “hard” books (or handouts) for undergrad studies. Aug25 comment Countable and uncountable sets in Riemann integration I think this is one of those things that you need to correctly and explicitly rephrase. For example, "a set" is singular tense, and since you didn't include any quantifiers in your (final) question, I assumed $i$ was fixed. Also (as another example of apples and oranges), you wrote near the beginning "the number of terms in the sum above ...", but when I look at "the sum above" I see a sum with $n$ terms (the index goes from $i=0$ to $i=n).$ In this regard, see Jonas Meyer's first comment. FYI, the equivalent method of using upper and lower Darboux sums might make more intuitive sense. Aug25 comment Characterization of sets of differentiability I am deleting my first two comments here, and my first comment in my answer, because I think they could be too much of a confusing distraction for others coming to this page in the future, in light of the fact that I used (by accident) the symbol $D(f)$ to denote the complement what you used $D(f)$ to denote. Aug25 comment Countable and uncountable sets in Riemann integration You asked: What is the number of elements in a set $[x_i, \, x_{i+1}]$ as $\delta \rightarrow 0.$ By the Cantor Intersection Theorem, the limit of a strictly decreasing sequence of closed and bounded intervals is a singleton set. That said, I think you're trying to mix apples and oranges here. Aug22 revised Characterization of sets of differentiability added 8239 characters in body Aug22 comment Characterization of sets of differentiability Oops, sorry about the notation mix-up. I did in fact get things backwards from what you originally posted! I've fixed this in the update I'm now posting. Aug21 answered Characterization of sets of differentiability Aug21 comment Countable and uncountable sets in Riemann integration The limit of the number of elements is $c$ (cardinality of the continuum), while the number of elements in the "limiting set" is $1.$ Aug19 revised Is there a theory of integration in elementary terms for definite integrals? A relevant additional reference is added Aug19 comment Assumptions in Word Problems (Calculus) How about this? "The volume of a spherical balloon that is being inflated with gas is increasing at the rate of 800 cubic centimeters per minute. How fast is the radius of the balloon increasing at the instant the radius is (a) 30 centimeters and (b) 60 centimeters, assuming the stated rate of increase of the balloon's volume holds for all radii belonging to some open interval containing 30 and 60?" Note this takes care of what is probably a more significant issue, namely the fact that as the pressure in the balloon increases, the density of the air in the balloon increases. Aug18 answered Is there a theory of integration in elementary terms for definite integrals? Aug18 answered Readings on more general/abstract notions of induction related to logic Aug18 comment I need help finding a rigorous Pre-calculus textbook Fairly rigorous is the very widely used (in the U.S., from the late 1960s through the 1970s) Dolciani text Modern Introductory Analysis. Also worth looking at is Olmsted's Prelude to Calculus and Linear Algebra (1968). Aug18 comment I need help finding a rigorous Pre-calculus textbook FYI, I taught 6 precalculus courses in the 1990s using an earlier version of this book: Brown/Robbins, Advanced Mathematics: A Precalculus Course, revised edition, 1987. Aug11 comment where can I get math book reviews? Notices of the American Mathematical Society (freely available) has book reviews. Also, Bulletin of the American Mathematical Society has a lot of book reviews (freely available back to the 1890s). Aug7 comment Jordan Measure and Lebesgue Measure Regarding "no characterisation of Riemann integrable functions", Jordan measure can be used to give a characterization and in fact the pre-Lebesgue characterizations used this: A bounded function $f:[a,b] \rightarrow {\mathbb R}$ is Riemann integrable if and only if for each $\epsilon > 0$ the set of points at which the oscillation of $f$ is greater than or equal to $\epsilon$ has Jordan measure zero. Indeed, it is this characterization that H. J. S. Smith used in showing that certain functions were not Riemann integrable in his 1875 paper where the first Cantor set (essentially) appeared. Aug6 comment Product of Borel $\sigma$-algebras vs Borel $\sigma$-algebra of product See my 5 May 2002 sci.math.research post. I'm not sure if your specific question is answered there (I don't have time right now to check), but even if it doesn't, it should give you enough leads to find an answer. Aug6 comment Elementary ways to calculate the arc length of the Cantor function (and singular function in general) See Richard Brian Darst, Some Cantor sets and Cantor functions, Mathematics Magazine 45 #1 (January 1972), 2-7. 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1. Coherent hybrid electromagnetic field imaging
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Cooke, Bradly J [Jemez Springs, NM; Guenther, David C [Los Alamos, NM
2008-08-26
An apparatus and corresponding method for coherent hybrid electromagnetic field imaging of a target, where an energy source is used to generate a propagating electromagnetic beam, an electromagnetic beam splitting means to split the beam into two or more coherently matched beams of about equal amplitude, and where the spatial and temporal self-coherence between each two or more coherently matched beams is preserved. Two or more differential modulation means are employed to modulate each two or more coherently matched beams with a time-varying polarization, frequency, phase, and amplitude signal. An electromagnetic beam combining means is used to coherently combine said two or more coherently matched beams into a coherent electromagnetic beam. One or more electromagnetic beam controlling means are used for collimating, guiding, or focusing the coherent electromagnetic beam. One or more apertures are used for transmitting and receiving the coherent electromagnetic beam to and from the target. A receiver is used that is capable of square-law detection of the coherent electromagnetic beam. A waveform generator is used that is capable of generation and control of time-varying polarization, frequency, phase, or amplitude modulation waveforms and sequences. A means of synchronizing time varying waveform is used between the energy source and the receiver. Finally, a means of displaying the images created by the interaction of the coherent electromagnetic beam with target is employed.
2. Velocities of Auroral Coherent Echoes At 12 and 144 Mhz
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Koustov, A. V.; Danskin, D. W.; Makarevitch, R. A.; Uspensky, M. V.; Janhunen, P.; Nishitani, N.; Nozawa, N.; Lester, M.; Milan, S.
Two Doppler coherent radar systems are currently working at Hankasalmi, Finland, the STARE and CUTLASS radars operating at 144 MHz and 12 MHz, respectively. The STARE beam 3 is nearly co-located with the CUTLASS beam 5 providing an opportunity for echo velocity comparison along the same direction but at significantly different radar frequencies. In this study we consider one event when STARE radar echoes are detected t the same ranges as CUTLASS radar echoes. The observations are complemented by EISCAT measurements of the ionospheric electric field and elec- tron density behavior at one range of 900 km. Two separate situations are studied; for the first one, CUTLASS observed F-region echoes (including the range of the EIS- CAT measurements) while for the second one CUTLASS observed E-region echoes. In both cases STARE E-region measurements were available. We show that F-region CUTLASS velocities agree well with the convection component along the CUTLASS radar beam while STARE velocities are sometimes smaller by a factor of 2-3. For the second case, STARE velocities are found to be either smaller or larger than CUTLASS velocities, depending on range. Plasma physics of E- and F-region irregularities is dis- cussed in attempt to explain inferred relationship between various velocities. Special attention is paid to ionospheric refraction that is important for the detection of 12-MHz echoes.
3. Perturbative coherence in field theory
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Aldrovandi, R.; Kraenkel, R.A.
1987-01-01
A general condition for coherent quantization by perturbative methods is given, because the basic field equations of a fild theory are not always derivable from a Lagrangian. It's seen that non-lagrangian models way have well defined vertices, provided they satisfy what they call the 'coherence condition', which is less stringent than the condition for the existence of a Lagrangian. They note that Lagrangian theories are perturbatively coherent, in the sense that they have well defined vertices, and that they satisfy automatically that condition. (G.D.F.) [pt
4. Coherence measures in automatic time-migration velocity analysis
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Maciel, Jonathas S; Costa, Jessé C; Schleicher, Jörg
2012-01-01
Time-migration velocity analysis can be carried out automatically by evaluating the coherence of migrated seismic events in common-image gathers (CIGs). The performance of gradient methods for automatic time-migration velocity analysis depends on the coherence measures used as the objective function. We compare the results of four different coherence measures, being conventional semblance, differential semblance, an extended differential semblance using differences of more distant image traces and the product of the latter with conventional semblance. In our numerical experiments, the objective functions based on conventional semblance and on the product of conventional semblance with extended differential semblance provided the best velocity models, as evaluated by the flatness of the resulting CIGs. The method can be easily extended to anisotropic media. (paper)
5. Coherent control of the group velocity in a dielectric slab doped with duplicated two-level atoms
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Ziauddin; Chuang, You-Lin; Lee, Ray-Kuang; Qamar, Sajid
2016-01-01
Coherent control of reflected and transmitted pulses is investigated theoretically through a slab doped with atoms in a duplicated two-level configuration. When a strong control field and a relatively weak probe field are employed, coherent control of the group velocity is achieved via changing the phase shift ϕ between control and probe fields. Furthermore, the peak values in the delay time of the reflected and transmitted pulses are also studied by varying the phase shift ϕ.
6. Complete destructive interference of partially coherent fields
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Gbur, G.J.; Visser, T.D.; Wolf, E.
2004-01-01
A three-point source model is used to study the interference of wavefields which are mutually partially coherent. It is shown that complete destructive interference of the fields is possible in such a "three-pinhole interferometer" even if the sources are not fully coherent with respect to each
7. Neutron stars velocities and magnetic fields
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Paret, Daryel Manreza; Martinez, A. Perez; Ayala, Alejandro.; Piccinelli, G.; Sanchez, A.
2018-01-01
We study a model that explain neutron stars velocities due to the anisotropic emission of neutrinos. Strong magnetic fields present in neutron stars are the source of the anisotropy in the system. To compute the velocity of the neutron star we model its core as composed by strange quark matter and analice the properties of a magnetized quark gas at finite temperature and density. Specifically we have obtained the electron polarization and the specific heat of magnetized fermions as a functions of the temperature, chemical potential and magnetic field which allow us to study the velocity of the neutron star as a function of these parameters.
8. Controlling Casimir force via coherent driving field
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2016-04-01
A four level atom-field configuration is used to investigate the coherent control of Casimir force between two identical plates made up of chiral atomic media and separated by vacuum of width d. The electromagnetic chirality-induced negative refraction is obtained via atomic coherence. The behavior of Casimir force is investigated using Casimir-Lifshitz formula. It is noticed that Casimir force can be switched from repulsive to attractive and vice versa via coherent control of the driving field. This switching feature provides new possibilities of using the repulsive Casimir force in the development of new emerging technologies, such as, micro-electro-mechanical and nano-electro-mechanical systems, i.e., MEMS and NEMS, respectively.
9. Jovian cloud structure and velocity fields
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Mitchell, J.L.; Terrile, R.J.; Collins, S.A.; Smith, B.A.; Muller, J.P.; Ingersoll, A.P.; Hunt, G.E.; Beebe, R.F.
1979-01-01
A regional comparison of the cloud structures and velocity fields (meridional as well as zonal velocities) in the jovian atmosphere (scales > 200 km) as observed by the Voyager 1 imaging system is given. It is shown that although both hemispheres of Jupiter show similar patterns of diminishing and alternating eastward and westward jets as one progresses polewards, there is a pronounced asymmetry in the structural appearance of the two hemispheres. (UK)
10. Uncondensed atoms in the regime of velocity-selective coherent population trapping
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Il’ichov, L. V.; Tomilin, V. A.
2016-01-01
We consider the model of a Bose condensate in the regime of velocity-selective coherent population trapping. As a result of interaction between particles, some fraction of atoms is outside the condensate, remaining in the coherent trapping state. These atoms are involved in brief events of intense interaction with external resonant electromagnetic fields. Intense induced and spontaneous transitions are accompanied by the exchange of momenta between atoms and radiation, which is manifested as migration of atoms in the velocity space. The rate of such migration is calculated. A nonlinear kinetic equation for the many-particle statistical operator for uncondensed atoms is derived under the assumption that correlations of atoms with different momenta are insignificant. The structure of its steady-state solution leads to certain conclusions about the above-mentioned migration pattern taking the Bose statistics into consideration. With allowance for statistical effects, we derive nonlinear integral equations for frequencies controlling the migration. The results of numerical solution of these equations are represented in the weak interatomic interaction approximation.
11. The Musca cloud: A 6 pc-long velocity-coherent, sonic filament
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Hacar, A.; Kainulainen, J.; Tafalla, M.; Beuther, H.; Alves, J.
2016-03-01
Filaments play a central role in the molecular clouds' evolution, but their internal dynamical properties remain poorly characterized. To further explore the physical state of these structures, we have investigated the kinematic properties of the Musca cloud. We have sampled the main axis of this filamentary cloud in 13CO and C18O (2-1) lines using APEX observations. The different line profiles in Musca shows that this cloud presents a continuous and quiescent velocity field along its ~6.5 pc of length. With an internal gas kinematics dominated by thermal motions (I.e. σNT/cs ≲ 1) and large-scale velocity gradients, these results reveal Musca as the longest velocity-coherent, sonic-like object identified so far in the interstellar medium. The transonic properties of Musca present a clear departure from the predicted supersonic velocity dispersions expected in the Larson's velocity dispersion-size relationship, and constitute the first observational evidence of a filament fully decoupled from the turbulent regime over multi-parsec scales. This publication is based on data acquired with the Atacama Pathfinder Experiment (APEX). APEX is a collaboration between the Max-Planck-Institut fuer Radioastronomie, the European Southern Observatory, and the Onsala Space Observatory (ESO programme 087.C-0583).The reduced datacubes as FITS files are only available at the CDS via anonymous ftp to http://cdsarc.u-strasbg.fr (ftp://130.79.128.5) or via http://cdsarc.u-strasbg.fr/viz-bin/qcat?J/A+A/587/A97
12. Temporal Changes of the Photospheric Velocity Fields
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Klvaňa, Miroslav; Švanda, Michal; Bumba, Václav
2005-01-01
Roč. 29, č. 1 (2005), s. 89-98 ISSN 0351-2657. [Hvar astrophysical colloquium /7./: Solar activity cycle and global phenomena. Hvar, 20.09.2004-24.09.2004] R&D Projects: GA ČR GA205/04/2129 Institutional research plan: CEZ:AV0Z10030501 Keywords : Solar photosphere * velocity fields * tidal waves Subject RIV: BN - Astronomy, Celestial Mechanics, Astrophysics
13. Coherent polarization driven by external electromagnetic fields
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Apostol, M.; Ganciu, M.
2010-01-01
The coherent interaction of the electromagnetic radiation with an ensemble of polarizable, identical particles with two energy levels is investigated in the presence of external electromagnetic fields. The coupled non-linear equations of motion are solved in the stationary regime and in the limit of small coupling constants. It is shown that an external electromagnetic field may induce a macroscopic occupation of both the energy levels of the particles and the corresponding photon states, governed by a long-range order of the quantum phases of the internal motion (polarization) of the particles. A lasing effect is thereby obtained, controlled by the external field. Its main characteristics are estimated for typical atomic matter and atomic nuclei. For atomic matter the effect may be considerable (for usual external fields), while for atomic nuclei the effect is extremely small (practically insignificant), due to the great disparity in the coupling constants. In the absence of the external field, the solution, which is non-analytic in the coupling constant, corresponds to a second-order phase transition (super-radiance), which was previously investigated.
14. Resonant coherent ionization in grazing ion/atom-surface collisions at high velocities
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Garcia de Abajo, F J [Dept. de Ciencias de la Computacion e Inteligencia Artificial, Facultad de Informatica, Univ. del Pais Vasco, San Sebastian (Spain); Pitarke, J M [Materia Kondentsatuaren Fisika Saila, Zientzi Fakultatea, Euskal Herriko Univ., Bilbo (Spain)
1994-05-01
The resonant coherent interaction of a fast ion/atom with an oriented crystal surface under grazing incidence conditions is shown to contribute significantly to ionize the probe for high enough velocities and motion along a random direction. The dependence of this process on both the distance to the surface and the velocity of the projectile is studied in detail. We focus on the case of hydrogen moving with a velocity above 2 a.u. Comparison with other mechanisms of charge transfer, such as capture from inner shells of the target atoms, permits us to draw some conclusions about the charge state of the outgoing projectiles. (orig.)
15. Resonant coherent ionization in grazing ion/atom-surface collisions at high velocities
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Garcia de Abajo, F.J.; Pitarke, J.M.
1994-01-01
The resonant coherent interaction of a fast ion/atom with an oriented crystal surface under grazing incidence conditions is shown to contribute significantly to ionize the probe for high enough velocities and motion along a random direction. The dependence of this process on both the distance to the surface and the velocity of the projectile is studied in detail. We focus on the case of hydrogen moving with a velocity above 2 a.u. Comparison with other mechanisms of charge transfer, such as capture from inner shells of the target atoms, permits us to draw some conclusions about the charge state of the outgoing projectiles. (orig.)
16. Completeness for coherent states in a magnetic–solenoid field
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Bagrov, V G; Gavrilov, S P; Gitman, D M; Górska, K
2012-01-01
This paper completes our study of coherent states in the so-called magnetic–solenoid field (a collinear combination of a constant uniform magnetic field and Aharonov–Bohm solenoid field) presented in Bagrov et al (2010 J. Phys. A: Math. Theor. 43 354016, 2011 J. Phys. A: Math. Theor. 44 055301). Here, we succeeded in proving nontrivial completeness relations for non-relativistic and relativistic coherent states in such a field. In addition, we solve here the relevant Stieltjes moment problem and present a comparative analysis of our coherent states and the well-known, in the case of pure uniform magnetic field, Malkin–Man’ko coherent states. This article is part of a special issue of Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical devoted to ‘Coherent states: mathematical and physical aspects’. (paper)
17. Linear algebraic theory of partial coherence: discrete fields and measures of partial coherence.
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Ozaktas, Haldun M; Yüksel, Serdar; Kutay, M Alper
2002-08-01
A linear algebraic theory of partial coherence is presented that allows precise mathematical definitions of concepts such as coherence and incoherence. This not only provides new perspectives and insights but also allows us to employ the conceptual and algebraic tools of linear algebra in applications. We define several scalar measures of the degree of partial coherence of an optical field that are zero for full incoherence and unity for full coherence. The mathematical definitions are related to our physical understanding of the corresponding concepts by considering them in the context of Young's experiment.
18. A stochastic differential equation framework for the turbulent velocity field
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Barndorff-Nielsen, Ole Eiler; Schmiegel, Jürgen
We discuss a stochastic differential equation, as a modelling framework for the turbulent velocity field, that is capable of capturing basic stylized facts of the statistics of velocity increments. In particular, we focus on the evolution of the probability density of velocity increments...
19. Inverse Doppler shift and control field as coherence generators for the stability in superluminal light
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Ghafoor, Fazal; Bacha, Bakht Amin; Khan, Salman
2015-05-01
A gain-based four-level atomic medium for the stability in superluminal light propagation using control field and inverse Doppler shift as coherence generators is studied. In regimes of weak and strong control field, a broadband and multiple controllable transparency windows are, respectively, identified with significantly enhanced group indices. The observed Doppler effect for the class of high atomic velocity of the medium is counterintuitive in comparison to the effect of the class of low atomic velocity. The intensity of each of the two pump fields is kept less than the optimum limit reported in [M. D. Stenner and D. J. Gauthier, Phys. Rev. A 67, 063801 (2003), 10.1103/PhysRevA.67.063801] for stability in the superluminal light pulse. Consequently, superluminal stable domains with the generated coherence are explored.
20. Dependence on relative magnitude of probe and coherent field
the condition Ω ≫ G. Here, by using the exact analytical expressions of ... The presence of rotational and vibrational states makes the study of LWI/AWI ... Doppler free condition, keeping the absorption on the coherent field minimum. Here ... where Ec and Ep are the electric field for the coupling and probe fields respectively.
1. Investigation of optical currents in coherent and partially coherent vector fields
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Angelsky, O. V.; Gorsky, M. P.; Maksimyak, P. P.
2011-01-01
We present the computer simulation results of the spatial distri-bution of the Poynting vector and illustrate motion of micro and nanopar-ticles in spatially inhomogeneously polarized fields. The influence of phase relations and the degree of mutual coherence of superimposing waves...... by polarization characteristics of an optical field alone, using nanoscale me-tallic particles has been shown experimentally....
2. Effects of spontaneously generated coherence on the group velocity in a V system
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Bai Yanfeng; Guo Hong; Han, Dingan; Sun Hui
2005-01-01
We show how the application of an incoherent pumping can produce a variety of effects on the propagation of a weak electromagnetic pulse in a V system with spontaneously generated coherence (SGC). There exists an incoherent pumping rate which makes the group velocity reach the extremum near the region of two-photon resonant excitation. The existence of SGC is just the cause for the occurrence of the extremum, and it may also be regarded as a knob which can be used to manipulate light propagation from subluminal to superluminal
3. Patch near field acoustic holography based on particle velocity measurements
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Zhang, Yong-Bin; Jacobsen, Finn; Bi, Chuan-Xing
2009-01-01
Patch near field acoustic holography (PNAH) based on sound pressure measurements makes it possible to reconstruct the source field near a source by measuring the sound pressure at positions on a surface. that is comparable in size to the source region of concern. Particle velocity is an alternative...... examines the use of particle velocity as the input of PNAH. Because the particle velocity decays faster toward the edges of the measurement aperture than the pressure does and because the wave number ratio that enters into the inverse propagator from pressure to velocity amplifies high spatial frequencies...
4. Turbulent structure of thermal plume. Velocity field
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Guillou, B.; Brahimi, M.; Doan-kim-son
1986-01-01
An experimental investigation and a numerical study of the dynamics of a turbulent plume rising from a strongly heated source are described. This type of flow is met in thermal effluents (air, vapor) from, e.g., cooling towers of thermal power plants. The mean and fluctuating values of the vertical component of the velocity were determined using a Laser-Doppler anemometer. The measurements allow us to distinguish three regions in the plume-a developing region near the source, an intermediate region, and a self-preserving region. The characteristics of each zone have been determined. In the self-preserving zone, especially, the turbulence level on the axis and the entrainment coefficient are almost twice of the values observed in jets. The numerical model proposed takes into account an important phenomenon, the intermittency, observed in the plume. This model, established with the self-preserving hypothesis, brings out analytical laws. These laws and the predicted velocity profile are in agreement with the experimental evolutions [fr
5. High-flow-velocity and shear-rate imaging by use of color Doppler optical coherence tomography
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van Leeuwen, T. G.; Kulkarni, M. D.; Yazdanfar, S.; Rollins, A. M.; Izatt, J. A.
1999-01-01
Color Doppler optical coherence tomography (CDOCT) is capable of precise velocity mapping in turbid media. Previous CDOCT systems based on the short-time Fourier transform have been limited to maximum flow velocities of the order of tens of millimeters per second. We describe a technique, based on
6. Teleportation of atomic states with a weak coherent cavity field
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Zheng Shi-Biao
2005-01-01
A scheme is proposed for the teleportation of an unknown atomic state. The scheme is based on the resonant interaction of atoms with a coherent cavity field. The mean photon-number of the cavity field is much smaller than one and thus the cavity decay can be effectively suppressed. Another adwntage of the scheme is that only one cavity is required.
7. Variational multi-valued velocity field estimation for transparent sequences
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Ramírez-Manzanares, Alonso; Rivera, Mariano; Kornprobst, Pierre
2011-01-01
Motion estimation in sequences with transparencies is an important problem in robotics and medical imaging applications. In this work we propose a variational approach for estimating multi-valued velocity fields in transparent sequences. Starting from existing local motion estimators, we derive...... a variational model for integrating in space and time such a local information in order to obtain a robust estimation of the multi-valued velocity field. With this approach, we can indeed estimate multi-valued velocity fields which are not necessarily piecewise constant on a layer –each layer can evolve...
8. Magnetic and Velocity Field Variations in the Active Regions NOAA ...
Abstract. We study the magnetic and velocity field evolution in the two magnetically complex active regions NOAA 10486 and NOAA 10488 observed during October–November 2003. We have used the available data to examine net flux and Doppler velocity time profiles to identify changes associated with evolutionary and ...
9. The geostrophic velocity field in shallow water over topography
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Charnock, Henry; Killworth, Peter D.
1998-01-01
A recent note (Hopkins, T.S., 1996. A note on the geostrophic velocity field referenced to a point. Continental Shelf Research 16, 1621-1630) suggests a method for evaluating absolute pressure gradients in stratified water over topography. We demonstrate that this method requires no along-slope bottom velocity, in contradiction to what is usually observed, and that mass is not conserved.
10. The velocity field induced by a helical vortex tube
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Fukumoto, Y.; Okulov, Valery
2005-01-01
The influence of finite-core thickness on the velocity field around a vortex tube is addressed. An asymptotic expansion of the Biot-Savart law is made to a higher order in a small parameter, the ratio of core radius to curvature radius, which consists of the velocity field due to lines of monopoles...... and dipoles arranged on the centerline of the tube. The former is associated with an infinitely thin core and is featured by the circulation alone. The distribution of vorticity in the core reflects on the strength of dipole. This result is applied to a helical vortex tube, and the induced velocity due...
11. Coherent field propagation between tilted planes.
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Stock, Johannes; Worku, Norman Girma; Gross, Herbert
2017-10-01
Propagating electromagnetic light fields between nonparallel planes is of special importance, e.g., within the design of novel computer-generated holograms or the simulation of optical systems. In contrast to the extensively discussed evaluation between parallel planes, the diffraction-based propagation of light onto a tilted plane is more burdensome, since discrete fast Fourier transforms cannot be applied directly. In this work, we propose a quasi-fast algorithm (O(N 3 log N)) that deals with this problem. Based on a proper decomposition into three rotations, the vectorial field distribution is calculated on a tilted plane using the spectrum of plane waves. The algorithm works on equidistant grids, so neither nonuniform Fourier transforms nor an explicit complex interpolation is necessary. The proposed algorithm is discussed in detail and applied to several examples of practical interest.
12. Wide-field absolute transverse blood flow velocity mapping in vessel centerline
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Wu, Nanshou; Wang, Lei; Zhu, Bifeng; Guan, Caizhong; Wang, Mingyi; Han, Dingan; Tan, Haishu; Zeng, Yaguang
2018-02-01
We propose a wide-field absolute transverse blood flow velocity measurement method in vessel centerline based on absorption intensity fluctuation modulation effect. The difference between the light absorption capacities of red blood cells and background tissue under low-coherence illumination is utilized to realize the instantaneous and average wide-field optical angiography images. The absolute fuzzy connection algorithm is used for vessel centerline extraction from the average wide-field optical angiography. The absolute transverse velocity in the vessel centerline is then measured by a cross-correlation analysis according to instantaneous modulation depth signal. The proposed method promises to contribute to the treatment of diseases, such as those related to anemia or thrombosis.
13. Measuring average angular velocity with a smartphone magnetic field sensor
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Pili, Unofre; Violanda, Renante
2018-02-01
The angular velocity of a spinning object is, by standard, measured using a device called a tachometer. However, by directly using it in a classroom setting, the activity is likely to appear as less instructive and less engaging. Indeed, some alternative classroom-suitable methods for measuring angular velocity have been presented. In this paper, we present a further alternative that is smartphone-based, making use of the real-time magnetic field (simply called B-field in what follows) data gathering capability of the B-field sensor of the smartphone device as the timer for measuring average rotational period and average angular velocity. The in-built B-field sensor in smartphones has already found a number of uses in undergraduate experimental physics. For instance, in elementary electrodynamics, it has been used to explore the well-known Bio-Savart law and in a measurement of the permeability of air.
14. Recent progress on the unified theory of polarization and coherence for stochastic electromagnetic fields
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Wang, Wei; Zhao, Juan; Hu, Xiaoying
2017-01-01
All optical fields undergo random fluctuation and the underlying theory referred to as coherence and polarization of optical fields has played a fundamental role as an important manifestation of the random fluctuations of the electric fields. In this paper, we reviewed our recent theoretical...... and experimental work on the unified theory of polarization and coherence including coherence tensor wave, degree of coherence tensor, degree of generalized Stokes parameters, and their applications including coherence tensor holography and two-point resolution of polarimetric imaging....
15. POLARIZED LINE FORMATION IN NON-MONOTONIC VELOCITY FIELDS
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Sampoorna, M.; Nagendra, K. N., E-mail: [email protected], E-mail: [email protected] [Indian Institute of Astrophysics, Koramangala, Bengaluru 560034 (India)
2016-12-10
For a correct interpretation of the observed spectro-polarimetric data from astrophysical objects such as the Sun, it is necessary to solve the polarized line transfer problems taking into account a realistic temperature structure, the dynamical state of the atmosphere, a realistic scattering mechanism (namely, the partial frequency redistribution—PRD), and the magnetic fields. In a recent paper, we studied the effects of monotonic vertical velocity fields on linearly polarized line profiles formed in isothermal atmospheres with and without magnetic fields. However, in general the velocity fields that prevail in dynamical atmospheres of astrophysical objects are non-monotonic. Stellar atmospheres with shocks, multi-component supernova atmospheres, and various kinds of wave motions in solar and stellar atmospheres are examples of non-monotonic velocity fields. Here we present studies on the effect of non-relativistic non-monotonic vertical velocity fields on the linearly polarized line profiles formed in semi-empirical atmospheres. We consider a two-level atom model and PRD scattering mechanism. We solve the polarized transfer equation in the comoving frame (CMF) of the fluid using a polarized accelerated lambda iteration method that has been appropriately modified for the problem at hand. We present numerical tests to validate the CMF method and also discuss the accuracy and numerical instabilities associated with it.
16. Anomalous cross-field velocities in a CIV laboratory experiment
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Axnaes, I.
1988-10-01
The axial and radial ion velocities and the electron radial velocity are determined in coaxial plasma gun operated under critical velocity conditions. The particle celocities are determined from probe measurement together with He I 3889 AA absolute intensity measurements and the consideration of the total momentum balance of the current sheet. The ions are found move axially and the electrons radially much faster than predicted by the E/B drift in the macroscopic fields. These results agree with what can be expected from the instability processes, which has earlier been proposed to operate in these experiments. It is therefore a direct experimental demonstration that instability processes have to be invoked not only for the electron heating, but also to explain the macroscopic velocities and currents. (author)
17. Dual-beam optical coherence tomography system for quantification of flow velocity in capillary phantoms
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Daly, S. M.; Silien, C.; Leahy, M. J.
2012-03-01
The quantification of (blood) flow velocity within the vasculature has potent diagnostic and prognostic potential. Assessment of flow irregularities in the form of increased permeability (micro haemorrhaging), the presence of avascular areas, or conversely the presence of vessels with enlarged or increased tortuosity in the acral regions of the body may provide a means of non-invasive in vivo assessment. If assessment of dermal flow dynamics were performed in a routine manner, the existence and prevalence of ailments such as diabetes mellitus, psoriatic arthritis and Raynaud's condition may be confirmed prior to clinical suspicion. This may prove advantageous in cases wherein the efficacy of a prescribed treatment is dictated by a prompt diagnosis and to alleviate patient discomfort through early detection. Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) is an imaging modality which utilises the principle of optical interferometry to distinguish between spatial changes in refractive index within the vasculature and thus formulate a multi-dimensional representation of the structure of the epi- and dermal skin layers. The use of the Doppler functionality has been the predominant force for the quantification of moving particles within media, elucidated via estimation of the phase shift in OCT A-scans. However, the theoretical formulation for the assessment of these phase shifts dictates that the angle between the incident light source and the vessel under question be known a priori; this may be achieved via excisional biopsy of the tissue segment in question, but is counter to the non-invasive premise of the OCT technique. To address the issue of angular dependence, an alternate means of estimating absolute flow velocity is presented. The design and development of a dual-beam (db) system incorporating an optical switch mechanism for signal discrimination of two spatially disparate points enabling quasi-simultaneous multiple specimen scanning is described. A crosscorrelation (c
18. Velocity field calculation for non-orthogonal numerical grids
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Flach, G. P. [Savannah River Site (SRS), Aiken, SC (United States). Savannah River National Lab. (SRNL)
2015-03-01
Computational grids containing cell faces that do not align with an orthogonal (e.g. Cartesian, cylindrical) coordinate system are routinely encountered in porous-medium numerical simulations. Such grids are referred to in this study as non-orthogonal grids because some cell faces are not orthogonal to a coordinate system plane (e.g. xy, yz or xz plane in Cartesian coordinates). Non-orthogonal grids are routinely encountered at the Savannah River Site in porous-medium flow simulations for Performance Assessments and groundwater flow modeling. Examples include grid lines that conform to the sloping roof of a waste tank or disposal unit in a 2D Performance Assessment simulation, and grid surfaces that conform to undulating stratigraphic surfaces in a 3D groundwater flow model. Particle tracking is routinely performed after a porous-medium numerical flow simulation to better understand the dynamics of the flow field and/or as an approximate indication of the trajectory and timing of advective solute transport. Particle tracks are computed by integrating the velocity field from cell to cell starting from designated seed (starting) positions. An accurate velocity field is required to attain accurate particle tracks. However, many numerical simulation codes report only the volumetric flowrate (e.g. PORFLOW) and/or flux (flowrate divided by area) crossing cell faces. For an orthogonal grid, the normal flux at a cell face is a component of the Darcy velocity vector in the coordinate system, and the pore velocity for particle tracking is attained by dividing by water content. For a non-orthogonal grid, the flux normal to a cell face that lies outside a coordinate plane is not a true component of velocity with respect to the coordinate system. Nonetheless, normal fluxes are often taken as Darcy velocity components, either naively or with accepted approximation. To enable accurate particle tracking or otherwise present an accurate depiction of the velocity field for a non
19. Reconstructing the velocity field beyond the local universe
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Johnston, R
2014-10-01
Full Text Available an estimate of the velocity field derived from the galaxy over-density d(sub g) and the second makes use of the matter linear density power spectrum P(sub k). Using N-body simulations we find, with an SDSS-like sample (N(sub gal) 33 per deg(sup 2...
20. Channel flow analysis. [velocity distribution throughout blade flow field
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Katsanis, T.
1973-01-01
The design of a proper blade profile requires calculation of the blade row flow field in order to determine the velocities on the blade surfaces. An analysis theory is presented for several methods used for this calculation and associated computer programs that were developed are discussed.
1. Transformations Based on Continuous Piecewise-Affine Velocity Fields
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Freifeld, Oren; Hauberg, Søren; Batmanghelich, Kayhan
2017-01-01
We propose novel finite-dimensional spaces of well-behaved transformations. The latter are obtained by (fast and highly-accurate) integration of continuous piecewise-affine velocity fields. The proposed method is simple yet highly expressive, effortlessly handles optional constraints (e.g., volum...
2. Three-dimensional instantaneous velocity field measurement using ...
2014-02-13
Feb 13, 2014 ... Abstract. In the present study, a digital holography microscope has been developed to study instantaneous 3D velocity field in a square channel of 1000 × 1000 μm2 cross-section. The flow field is seeded with polystyrene microspheres of size dp = 2.1 μm. The volumetric flow rate is set equal to 20 μl/min.
3. Results of verification and investigation of wind velocity field forecast. Verification of wind velocity field forecast model
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Ogawa, Takeshi; Kayano, Mitsunaga; Kikuchi, Hideo; Abe, Takeo; Saga, Kyoji
1995-01-01
In Environmental Radioactivity Research Institute, the verification and investigation of the wind velocity field forecast model 'EXPRESS-1' have been carried out since 1991. In fiscal year 1994, as the general analysis, the validity of weather observation data, the local features of wind field, and the validity of the positions of monitoring stations were investigated. The EXPRESS which adopted 500 m mesh so far was improved to 250 m mesh, and the heightening of forecast accuracy was examined, and the comparison with another wind velocity field forecast model 'SPEEDI' was carried out. As the results, there are the places where the correlation with other points of measurement is high and low, and it was found that for the forecast of wind velocity field, by excluding the data of the points with low correlation or installing simplified observation stations to take their data in, the forecast accuracy is improved. The outline of the investigation, the general analysis of weather observation data and the improvements of wind velocity field forecast model and forecast accuracy are reported. (K.I.)
4. Sound field separation with sound pressure and particle velocity measurements
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Fernandez Grande, Efren; Jacobsen, Finn; Leclère, Quentin
2012-01-01
separation techniques make it possible to distinguish between outgoing and incoming waves from the two sides, and thus NAH can be applied. In this paper, a separation method based on the measurement of the particle velocity in two layers and another method based on the measurement of the pressure...... and the velocity in a single layer are proposed. The two methods use an equivalent source formulation with separate transfer matrices for the outgoing and incoming waves, so that the sound from the two sides of the array can be modeled independently. A weighting scheme is proposed to account for the distance......In conventional near-field acoustic holography (NAH) it is not possible to distinguish between sound from the two sides of the array, thus, it is a requirement that all the sources are confined to only one side and radiate into a free field. When this requirement cannot be fulfilled, sound field...
5. Coherent error study in a retarding field energy analyzer
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Cui, Y.; Zou, Y.; Reiser, M.; Kishek, R.A.; Haber, I.; Bernal, S.; O'Shea, P.G.
2005-01-01
A novel cylindrical retarding electrostatic field energy analyzer for low-energy beams has been designed, simulated, and tested with electron beams of several keV, in which space charge effects play an important role. A cylindrical focusing electrode is used to overcome the beam expansion inside the device due to space-charge forces, beam emittance, etc. In this paper, we present the coherent error analysis for this energy analyzer with beam envelope equation including space charge and emittance effects. The study shows that this energy analyzer can achieve very high resolution (with relative error of around 10 -5 ) if taking away the coherent errors by using proper focusing voltages. The theoretical analysis is compared with experimental results
6. Mass conservative fluid flow visualization for CFD velocity fields
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Li, Zhenquan; Mallinson, Gordon D.
2001-01-01
Mass conservation is a key issue for accurate streamline and stream surface visualization of flow fields. This paper complements an existing method (Feng et al., 1997) for CFD velocity fields defined at discrete locations in space that uses dual stream functions to generate streamlines and stream surfaces. Conditions for using the method have been examined and its limitations defined. A complete set of dual stream functions for all possible cases of the linear fields on which the method relies are presented. The results in this paper are important for developing new methods for mass conservative streamline visualization from CFD data and using the existing method
7. On the measurements of large scale solar velocity fields
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Andersen, B.N.
1985-01-01
A general mathematical formulation for the correction of the scattered light influence on solar Doppler shift measurements has been developed. This method has been applied to the straylight correction of measurements of solar rotation, limb effect, large scale flows and oscillations. It is shown that neglecting the straylight errors may cause spurious large scale velocity fields, oscillations and erronous values for the solar rotation and limb effect. The influence of active regions on full disc velocity measurements has been studied. It is shown that a 13 day periodicity in the global velocity signal will be introduced by the passage of sunspots over the solar disc. With different types of low resolution apertures, other periodicities may be introduced. Accurate measurements of the center-to-limb velocity shift are presented for a set of magnetic insensitive lines well suited for solar velocity measurements. The absolute wavelenght shifts are briefly discussed. The stronger lines have a ''supergravitational'' shift of 300-400 m/s at the solar limb. The results may be explained by the presence of a 20-25 m/s poleward meridional flow and a latitudinal dependence of the granular parameters. Using a simple model it is shown that the main properites of the observations are explained by a 5% increase in the granular size with latitude. Data presented indicate that the resonance line K I, 769.9 nm has a small but significant limb effect of 125 m/s from center to limb
8. Goos-Hänchen shift of partially coherent light fields in epsilon-near-zero metamaterials
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Ziauddin; Chuang, You-Lin; Qamar, Sajid; Lee, Ray-Kuang
2016-05-01
The Goos-Hänchen (GH) shifts in the reflected light are investigated both for p and s polarized partial coherent light beams incident on epsilon-near-zero (ENZ) metamaterials. In contrary to the coherent counterparts, the magnitude of GH shift becomes non-zero for p polarized partial coherent light beam; while GH shift can be relatively large with a small degree of spatial coherence for s polarized partial coherent beam. Dependence on the beam width and the permittivity of ENZ metamaterials is also revealed for partial coherent light fields. Our results on the GH shifts provide a direction on the applications for partial coherent light sources in ENZ metamaterials.
9. Velocity fields and transition densities in nuclear collective modes
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Stringari, S [Dipartimento di Matematica e Fisica, Libera Universita di Trento, Italy
1979-08-13
The shape of the deformations occurring in nuclear collective modes is investigated by means of a microscopic approach. Analytical solutions of the equations of motion are obtained by using simplified nuclear potentials. It is found that the structure of the velocity field and of the transition density of low-lying modes is considerably different from the predictions of irrotational hydrodynamic models. The low-lying octupole state is studied in particular detail by using the Skyrme force.
10. Newly velocity field of Sulawesi Island from GPS observation
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Sarsito, D. A.; Susilo, Simons, W. J. F.; Abidin, H. Z.; Sapiie, B.; Triyoso, W.; Andreas, H.
2017-07-01
Sulawesi microplate Island is located at famous triple junction area of the Eurasian, India-Australian, and Philippine Sea plates. Under the influence of the northward moving Australian plate and the westward motion of the Philippine plate, the island at Eastern part of Indonesia is collide and with the Eurasian plate and Sunda Block. Those recent microplate tectonic motions can be quantitatively determine by GNSS-GPS measurement. We use combine GNSS-GPS observation types (campaign type and continuous type) from 1997 to 2015 to derive newly velocity field of the area. Several strategies are applied and tested to get the optimum result, and finally we choose regional strategy to reduce error propagation contribution from global multi baseline processing using GAMIT/GLOBK 10.5. Velocity field are analyzed in global reference frame ITRF 2008 and local reference frame by fixing with respect alternatively to Eurasian plate - Sunda block, India-Australian plate and Philippine Sea plates. Newly results show dense distribution of velocity field. This information is useful for tectonic deformation studying in geospatial era.
11. Inequivalent coherent state representations in group field theory
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Kegeles, Alexander; Oriti, Daniele; Tomlin, Casey
2018-06-01
In this paper we propose an algebraic formulation of group field theory and consider non-Fock representations based on coherent states. We show that we can construct representations with an infinite number of degrees of freedom on compact manifolds. We also show that these representations break translation symmetry. Since such representations can be regarded as quantum gravitational systems with an infinite number of fundamental pre-geometric building blocks, they may be more suitable for the description of effective geometrical phases of the theory.
12. Coherent feedback control of multipartite quantum entanglement for optical fields
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Yan, Zhihui; Jia, Xiaojun; Xie, Changde; Peng, Kunchi [State Key Laboratory of Quantum Optics and Quantum Optics Devices, Institute of Opto-Electronics, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, 030006 (China)
2011-12-15
Coherent feedback control (CFC) of multipartite optical entangled states produced by a nondegenerate optical parametric amplifier is theoretically studied. The features of the quantum correlations of amplitude and phase quadratures among more than two entangled optical modes can be controlled by tuning the transmissivity of the optical beam splitter in the CFC loop. The physical conditions to enhance continuous variable multipartite entanglement of optical fields utilizing the CFC loop are obtained. The numeric calculations based on feasible physical parameters of realistic systems provide direct references for the design of experimental devices.
13. Quantum Coherence and Random Fields at Mesoscopic Scales
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Rosenbaum, Thomas F.
2016-01-01
We seek to explore and exploit model, disordered and geometrically frustrated magnets where coherent spin clusters stably detach themselves from their surroundings, leading to extreme sensitivity to finite frequency excitations and the ability to encode information. Global changes in either the spin concentration or the quantum tunneling probability via the application of an external magnetic field can tune the relative weights of quantum entanglement and random field effects on the mesoscopic scale. These same parameters can be harnessed to manipulate domain wall dynamics in the ferromagnetic state, with technological possibilities for magnetic information storage. Finally, extensions from quantum ferromagnets to antiferromagnets promise new insights into the physics of quantum fluctuations and effective dimensional reduction. A combination of ac susceptometry, dc magnetometry, noise measurements, hole burning, non-linear Fano experiments, and neutron diffraction as functions of temperature, magnetic field, frequency, excitation amplitude, dipole concentration, and disorder address issues of stability, overlap, coherence, and control. We have been especially interested in probing the evolution of the local order in the progression from spin liquid to spin glass to long-range-ordered magnet.
14. Quantum Coherence and Random Fields at Mesoscopic Scales
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Rosenbaum, Thomas F. [Univ. of Chicago, IL (United States)
2016-03-01
We seek to explore and exploit model, disordered and geometrically frustrated magnets where coherent spin clusters stably detach themselves from their surroundings, leading to extreme sensitivity to finite frequency excitations and the ability to encode information. Global changes in either the spin concentration or the quantum tunneling probability via the application of an external magnetic field can tune the relative weights of quantum entanglement and random field effects on the mesoscopic scale. These same parameters can be harnessed to manipulate domain wall dynamics in the ferromagnetic state, with technological possibilities for magnetic information storage. Finally, extensions from quantum ferromagnets to antiferromagnets promise new insights into the physics of quantum fluctuations and effective dimensional reduction. A combination of ac susceptometry, dc magnetometry, noise measurements, hole burning, non-linear Fano experiments, and neutron diffraction as functions of temperature, magnetic field, frequency, excitation amplitude, dipole concentration, and disorder address issues of stability, overlap, coherence, and control. We have been especially interested in probing the evolution of the local order in the progression from spin liquid to spin glass to long-range-ordered magnet.
15. Coherent lidar modulated with frequency stepped pulse trains for unambiguous high duty cycle range and velocity sensing in the atmosphere
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Lindelöw, Per Jonas Petter; Mohr, Johan Jacob
2007-01-01
Range unambiguous high duty cycle coherent lidars can be constructed based on frequency stepped pulse train modulation, even continuously emitting systems could be envisioned. Such systems are suitable for velocity sensing of dispersed targets, like the atmosphere, at fast acquisition rates....... The lightwave synthesized frequency sweeper is a suitable generator yielding fast pulse repetition rates and stable equidistant frequency steps. Theoretical range resolution profiles of modulated lidars are presented....
16. Optical Implementation of Non-locality with Coherent Light Fields for Quantum Communication
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Lee, Kim Fook
2008-01-01
Polarization correlations of two distant observers are observed by using coherent light fields based on Stapp's formulation of nonlocality. Using a 50/50 beam splitter transformation, a vertically polarized coherent light field is found to be entangled with a horizontally polarized coherent noise field. The superposed light fields at each output port of the beam splitter are sent to two distant observers, where the fields are interfered and manipulated at each observer by using a quarter wave...
17. Coherent states field theory in supramolecular polymer physics
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Fredrickson, Glenn H.; Delaney, Kris T.
2018-05-01
In 1970, Edwards and Freed presented an elegant representation of interacting branched polymers that resembles the coherent states (CS) formulation of second-quantized field theory. This CS polymer field theory has been largely overlooked during the intervening period in favor of more conventional "auxiliary field" (AF) interacting polymer representations that form the basis of modern self-consistent field theory (SCFT) and field-theoretic simulation approaches. Here we argue that the CS representation provides a simpler and computationally more efficient framework than the AF approach for broad classes of reversibly bonding polymers encountered in supramolecular polymer science. The CS formalism is reviewed, initially for a simple homopolymer solution, and then extended to supramolecular polymers capable of forming reversible linkages and networks. In the context of the Edwards model of a non-reacting homopolymer solution and one and two-component models of telechelic reacting polymers, we discuss the structure of CS mean-field theory, including the equivalence to SCFT, and show how weak-amplitude expansions (random phase approximations) can be readily developed without explicit enumeration of all reaction products in a mixture. We further illustrate how to analyze CS field theories beyond SCFT at the level of Gaussian field fluctuations and provide a perspective on direct numerical simulations using a recently developed complex Langevin technique.
18. The Local Stellar Velocity Field via Vector Spherical Harmonics
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Markarov, V. V.; Murphy, D. W.
2007-01-01
We analyze the local field of stellar tangential velocities for a sample of 42,339 nonbinary Hipparcos stars with accurate parallaxes, using a vector spherical harmonic formalism. We derive simple relations between the parameters of the classical linear model (Ogorodnikov-Milne) of the local systemic field and low-degree terms of the general vector harmonic decomposition. Taking advantage of these relationships, we determine the solar velocity with respect to the local stars of (V(sub X), V(sub Y), V(sub Z)) (10.5, 18.5, 7.3) +/- 0.1 km s(exp -1) not corrected for the asymmetric drift with respect to the local standard of rest. If only stars more distant than 100 pc are considered, the peculiar solar motion is (V(sub X), V(sub Y), V(sub Z)) (9.9, 15.6, 6.9) +/- 0.2 km s(exp -1). The adverse effects of harmonic leakage, which occurs between the reflex solar motion represented by the three electric vector harmonics in the velocity space and higher degree harmonics in the proper-motion space, are eliminated in our analysis by direct subtraction of the reflex solar velocity in its tangential components for each star. The Oort parameters determined by a straightforward least-squares adjustment in vector spherical harmonics are A=14.0 +/- 1.4, B=13.1 +/- 1.2, K=1.1 +/- 1.8, and C=2.9 +/- 1.4 km s(exp -1) kpc(exp -1). The physical meaning and the implications of these parameters are discussed in the framework of a general linear model of the velocity field. We find a few statistically significant higher degree harmonic terms that do not correspond to any parameters in the classical linear model. One of them, a third-degree electric harmonic, is tentatively explained as the response to a negative linear gradient of rotation velocity with distance from the Galactic plane, which we estimate at approximately -20 km s(exp -1) kpc(exp -1). A similar vertical gradient of rotation velocity has been detected for more distant stars representing the thick disk (z greater than 1 kpc
19. Velocity field measurements on high-frequency, supersonic microactuators
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Kreth, Phillip A.; Ali, Mohd Y.; Fernandez, Erik J.; Alvi, Farrukh S.
2016-05-01
The resonance-enhanced microjet actuator which was developed at the Advanced Aero-Propulsion Laboratory at Florida State University is a fluidic-based device that produces pulsed, supersonic microjets by utilizing a number of microscale, flow-acoustic resonance phenomena. The microactuator used in this study consists of an underexpanded source jet that flows into a cylindrical cavity with a single, 1-mm-diameter exhaust orifice through which an unsteady, supersonic jet issues at a resonant frequency of 7 kHz. The flowfields of a 1-mm underexpanded free jet and the microactuator are studied in detail using high-magnification, phase-locked flow visualizations (microschlieren) and two-component particle image velocimetry. These are the first direct measurements of the velocity fields produced by such actuators. Comparisons are made between the flow visualizations and the velocity field measurements. The results clearly show that the microactuator produces pulsed, supersonic jets with velocities exceeding 400 m/s for roughly 60 % of their cycles. With high unsteady momentum output, this type of microactuator has potential in a range of ow control applications.
20. Velocity field measurement in micro-bubble emission boiling
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Ito, Daisuke; Saito, Yasushi; Natazuka, Jun
2017-01-01
Liquid inlet behavior to a heat surface in micro-bubble emission boiling (MEB) was investigated by flow measurement using particle image velocimetry (PIV). Subcooled pool boiling experiments under atmospheric pressure were carried out using a heat surface with a diameter of 10 mm. An upper end of a heater block made of copper was used as the heat surface. Working fluid was the deionized water and the subcooling was varied from 40 K to 70 K. Three K-type thermocouples were installed in the copper block to measure the temperature gradient, and the heat flux and wall superheat were estimated from these temperature data to make a boiling curve. The flow visualization around the heat surface was carried out using a high-speed video camera and a light sheet. The microbubbles generated in the MEB were used as tracer particles and the velocity field was obtained by PIV analysis of the acquired image sequence. As a result, the higher heat fluxes than the critical heat flux could be obtained in the MEB region. In addition, the distribution characteristics of the velocity in MEB region were studied using the PIV results and the location of the stagnation point in the velocity fields was discussed. (author)
1. Migration velocity analysis using pre-stack wave fields
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Alkhalifah, Tariq Ali; Wu, Zedong
2016-01-01
Using both image and data domains to perform velocity inversion can help us resolve the long and short wavelength components of the velocity model, usually in that order. This translates to integrating migration velocity analysis into full waveform
2. The size effect of the quantum coherence in the transverse-field XY chain
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Wang, Lu; Yang, Cui-hong; Wang, Jun-feng [Department of Physics, Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology, Nanjing 210044 (China); Lei, Shu-guo, E-mail: [email protected] [College of Science, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, 211816 (China)
2016-12-15
Based on the Wigner–Yanase skew information, the size effect of the quantum coherence in the ground state of the finite transverse-field spin-1/2 XY chain is explored. It is found that the first-order derivatives of the single-spin coherence and the two-spin local coherence both have scaling behaviors in the vicinity of the critical point. A simplified version of coherence is also studied and the same characteristics with its counterpart are found.
3. Coherence properties of the harmonic generation in intense laser field
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Salieres, P.
1995-01-01
In this thesis is presented an experimental and theoretical study of the harmonic generation in intense field and coherence properties of this radiation. The first part reminds the main harmonic specter characteristics. Follow then experimental studies of the tray extension with the laser lighting, the harmonic generation by ions, and the influence of the laser field on the efficiency of generation. The second part presents the quantum model of the harmonic generation in tunnel regime that we have used for the calculation of the dipoles. We compare dependence in lighting of some harmonic, by insisting on the characteristic behavior of the atomic phase. The theory of the propagation is presented in third part. After the reminder of the case of a perturbative polarization, we develop the case of the polarization in tunnel regime. With the help of numerical simulations, we show the influence of the atomic phase on the agreement of phase, and therefore on the efficiency of conversion and profiles of generation in the medium. The importance of the geometry of the interaction is underlined. The part IV presents the study of the spatial coherence of the harmonic radiation. We develop first consequences of the theory of the agreement of phase for profiles of emission. Then the comparison with experimental profiles is detailed in function of the different parameters( order of non linearity, laser lighting, position of the focus by report in the gaseous medium). The study of the spectral and temporal coherence of the part V begins with the experimental effect investigation of the ionization on specters of the harmonic of weak order. We present then theoretical predictions of the preceding model for spectral and temporal profiles of the harmonic of highest order, generated in tunnel regime. The part VI is devoted to the UVX source aspect of the harmonic radiation. General characteristics (number of photons, agreement) are first detailed, then we present the first experiences
4. Magnetic fields, velocity fields and brightness in the central region of the Solar disk
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Tsap, T T
1978-01-01
The longitudinal magnetic fields, velocity fields and brightness at the center of the Solar disk are studied. Observations of the magnetic field, line-of-sight velocities and brightness have been made with the doublemagnetograph of the Crimean astrophysical observatory. It is found that the average magnetic field strength recorded in the iron line lambda 5233 A is 18 Gs for the elements of N-polarity and 23 Gs for the elements of S-polarity. The magnetic elements with the field strength more than 200 Gs are observed in some of the cases. There is a close correlation between the magnetic field distribution in the lambda 5250 A FeI and D/sub 1/ Na I lines and between the magnetic field in the lambda 5250 A and brightness in the K/sub 3/CaII line. The dimensions of the magnetic elements in the lambda and D/sub 1/NaI lines are equal. The comparison of the magnetic field with the radial velocity recorded in the lambda 5250 and 5233 A lines has shown that radial velocities are close to zero in the regions of maximum longitudinal magnetic field. The chromospheric network-like pattern is observed in the brightness distribution of ten different spectral lines.
5. Coherent confinement of plasmonic field in quantum dot-metallic nanoparticle molecules.
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Sadeghi, S M; Hatef, A; Fortin-Deschenes, Simon; Meunier, Michel
2013-05-24
Interaction of a hybrid system consisting of a semiconductor quantum dot and a metallic nanoparticle (MNP) with a laser beam can replace the intrinsic plasmonic field of the MNP with a coherently normalized field (coherent-plasmonic or CP field). In this paper we show how quantum coherence effects in such a hybrid system can form a coherent barrier (quantum cage) that spatially confines the CP field. This allows us to coherently control the modal volume of this field, making it significantly smaller or larger than that of the intrinsic plasmonic field of the MNP. We investigate the spatial profiles of the CP field and discuss how the field barrier depends on the collective states of the hybrid system.
6. Coherent drift wave structures in sheared magnetic fields
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Morrison, P.J.; Horton, W.
1993-01-01
For the problem of calculating the coherent drift wave structures in sheared magnetic fields, the authors have found it useful to derive the governing nonlinear pde from a variational principle. The variational principle is based on the free energy functional F[var-phi] = ∫ V F(var-phi, ∇ var-phi, x)dx dy. The method is applied to the vortex with speed u derived in Su et al., given by ∇ 2 var-phi = (1 - v d /u) var-phi - S m 2 /u 2 (x - var-phi/u) (x - var-phi/2u) var-phi where space is measured in units of ρ s , var-phi = (eΦ/T e )(L n /ρ s ) and the magnetic shear parameter is S m . While the linearized problem (var-phi much-lt ux) describes the usual shear induced damping, nonlinear solutions with trapped flow (var-phi > ur 0 ) form nonlinear self-bound states, which are maxima of the free energy F. The authors discuss the analytic properties and the numerical procedures for solving these types of nonlinear pde's
7. Measuring Average Angular Velocity with a Smartphone Magnetic Field Sensor
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Pili, Unofre; Violanda, Renante
2018-01-01
The angular velocity of a spinning object is, by standard, measured using a device called a tachometer. However, by directly using it in a classroom setting, the activity is likely to appear as less instructive and less engaging. Indeed, some alternative classroom-suitable methods for measuring angular velocity have been presented. In this paper,…
8. Interband coherence response to electric fields in crystals: Berry-phase contributions and disorder effects
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Culcer, Dimitrie; Sekine, Akihiko; MacDonald, Allan H.
2017-07-01
In solid state conductors, linear response to a steady electric field is normally dominated by Bloch state occupation number changes that are correlated with group velocity and lead to a steady state current. Recently it has been realized that, for a number of important physical observables, the most important response even in conductors can be electric-field induced coherence between Bloch states in different bands, such as that responsible for screening in dielectrics. Examples include the anomalous and spin-Hall effects, spin torques in magnetic conductors, and the minimum conductivity and chiral anomaly in Weyl and Dirac semimetals. In this paper we present a general quantum kinetic theory of linear response to an electric field which can be applied to solids with arbitrarily complicated band structures and includes the interband coherence response and the Bloch-state repopulation responses on an equal footing. One of the principal aims of our work is to enable extensive transport theory applications using computational packages constructed in terms of maximally localized Wannier functions. To this end we provide a complete correspondence between the Bloch and Wannier formulations of our theory. The formalism is based on density-matrix equations of motion, on a Born approximation treatment of disorder, and on an expansion in scattering rate to leading nontrivial order. Our use of a Born approximation omits some physical effects and represents a compromise between comprehensiveness and practicality. The quasiparticle bands are treated in a completely general manner that allows for arbitrary forms of the spin-orbit interaction and for the broken time reversal symmetry of magnetic conductors. We demonstrate that the interband response in conductors consists primarily of two terms: an intrinsic contribution due to the entire Fermi sea that captures, among other effects, the Berry curvature contribution to wave-packet dynamics, and an anomalous contribution caused
9. Coherent states of non-relativistic electron in the magnetic-solenoid field
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Bagrov, V G; Gavrilov, S P; Filho, D P Meira; Gitman, D M
2010-01-01
In the present work we construct coherent states in the magnetic-solenoid field, which is a superposition of the Aharonov-Bohm field and a collinear uniform magnetic field. In the problem under consideration there are two kinds of coherent states, those which correspond to classical trajectories which embrace the solenoid and those which do not. The constructed coherent states reproduce exactly classical trajectories, maintain their form under the time evolution and form a complete set of functions, which can be useful in semiclassical calculations. In the absence of the solenoid field these states are reduced to the well known in the case of uniform magnetic field Malkin-Man'ko coherent states.
10. Coherent states of non-relativistic electron in the magnetic-solenoid field
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Bagrov, V G [Department of Physics, Tomsk State University, 634050, Tomsk (Russian Federation); Gavrilov, S P; Filho, D P Meira [Institute of Physics, University of Sao Paulo (Brazil); Gitman, D M, E-mail: [email protected], E-mail: [email protected], E-mail: [email protected], E-mail: [email protected] [Institute of Physics, University of Sao Paulo, CP 66318, CEP 05315-970 Sao Paulo (Brazil)
2010-09-03
In the present work we construct coherent states in the magnetic-solenoid field, which is a superposition of the Aharonov-Bohm field and a collinear uniform magnetic field. In the problem under consideration there are two kinds of coherent states, those which correspond to classical trajectories which embrace the solenoid and those which do not. The constructed coherent states reproduce exactly classical trajectories, maintain their form under the time evolution and form a complete set of functions, which can be useful in semiclassical calculations. In the absence of the solenoid field these states are reduced to the well known in the case of uniform magnetic field Malkin-Man'ko coherent states.
11. Field Testing of an In-well Point Velocity Probe for the Rapid Characterization of Groundwater Velocity
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Osorno, T.; Devlin, J. F.
2017-12-01
Reliable estimates of groundwater velocity is essential in order to best implement in-situ monitoring and remediation technologies. The In-well Point Velocity Probe (IWPVP) is an inexpensive, reusable tool developed for rapid measurement of groundwater velocity at the centimeter-scale in monitoring wells. IWPVP measurements of groundwater speed are based on a small-scale tracer test conducted as ambient groundwater passes through the well screen and the body of the probe. Horizontal flow direction can be determined from the difference in tracer mass passing detectors placed in four funnel-and-channel pathways through the probe, arranged in a cross pattern. The design viability of the IWPVP was confirmed using a two-dimensional numerical model in Comsol Multiphysics, followed by a series of laboratory tank experiments in which IWPVP measurements were calibrated to quantify seepage velocities in both fine and medium sand. Lab results showed that the IWPVP was capable of measuring the seepage velocity in less than 20 minutes per test, when the seepage velocity was in the range of 0.5 to 4.0 m/d. Further, the IWPVP estimated the groundwater speed with a precision of ± 7%, and an accuracy of ± 14%, on average. The horizontal flow direction was determined with an accuracy of ± 15°, on average. Recently, a pilot field test of the IWPVP was conducted in the Borden aquifer, C.F.B. Borden, Ontario, Canada. A total of approximately 44 IWPVP tests were conducted within two 2-inch groundwater monitoring wells comprising a 5 ft. section of #8 commercial well screen. Again, all tests were completed in under 20 minutes. The velocities estimated from IWPVP data were compared to 21 Point Velocity Probe (PVP) tests, as well as Darcy-based estimates of groundwater velocity. Preliminary data analysis shows strong agreement between the IWPVP and PVP estimates of groundwater velocity. Further, both the IWPVP and PVP estimates of groundwater velocity appear to be reasonable when
12. Experimental investigation of the velocity field in buoyant diffusion flames using PIV and TPIV algorithm
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L. Sun; X. Zhou; S.M. Mahalingam; D.R. Weise
2005-01-01
We investigated a simultaneous temporally and spatially resolved 2-D velocity field above a burning circular pan of alcohol using particle image velocimetry (PIV). The results obtained from PIV were used to assess a thermal particle image velocimetry (TPIV) algorithm previously developed to approximate the velocity field using the temperature field, simultaneously...
13. Migration velocity analysis using pre-stack wave fields
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Alkhalifah, Tariq Ali
2016-08-25
Using both image and data domains to perform velocity inversion can help us resolve the long and short wavelength components of the velocity model, usually in that order. This translates to integrating migration velocity analysis into full waveform inversion. The migration velocity analysis part of the inversion often requires computing extended images, which is expensive when using conventional methods. As a result, we use pre-stack wavefield (the double-square-root formulation) extrapolation, which includes the extended information (subsurface offsets) naturally, to make the process far more efficient and stable. The combination of the forward and adjoint pre-stack wavefields provides us with update options that can be easily conditioned to improve convergence. We specifically use a modified differential semblance operator to split the extended image into a residual part for classic differential semblance operator updates and the image (Born) modelling part, which provides reflections for higher resolution information. In our implementation, we invert for the velocity and the image simultaneously through a dual objective function. Applications to synthetic examples demonstrate the features of the approach.
14. Near field acoustic holography with particle velocity transducers
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Jacobsen, Finn; Liu, Yang
2005-01-01
of the pressure measured in a plane further away, high spatial frequency components corresponding to evanescent modes are not only amplified by the distance but also by the wave number ratio (kz/k). By contrast, when the pressure is predicted close to the source on the basis of the particle velocity measured...
15. Strong field coherent control of atomic population transfer
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Trallero-Herrero, Carlos; Clow, Stephen D; Bergeman, Thomas; Weinacht, Thomas
2008-01-01
We demonstrate a population inversion in a three-level system via three-photon absorption from a single shaped ultrafast laser pulse. The optimal pulse shape for the inversion is discovered using closed-loop learning control and interpreted via pulse shape parameter scans and numerical integration of the Schroedinger equation. The population inversion is measured using a combination of spontaneous and stimulated emissions. Our results illustrate the importance of dynamic Stark shifts in coherent multi-photon excitation
16. Measurement of pressure distributions and velocity fields of water jet intake flow
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Jeong, Eun Ho; Yoon, Sang Youl; Kwon, Seong Hoon; Chun, Ho Hwan; Kim, Mun Chan; Kim, Kyung Chun
2002-01-01
Waterjet propulsion system can avoid cavitation problem which is being arised conventional propeller propulsion system. The main issue of designing waterjet system is the boundary layer separation at ramp and lib of water inlet. The flow characteristics are highly depended on Jet to Velocity Ratio(JVR) as well as the intake geometry. The present study is conducted in a wind tunnel to provide accurate pressure destribution at the inlet wall and velocity field of the inlet and exit planes. Particle image velocimetry technique is used to obtain detail velocity fields. Pressure distributions and velocity field are discussed with accelerating and deaccelerating flow zones and the effect of JVR
17. Magnetic field and temperature dependence of the critical vortex velocity in type-II superconducting films
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Grimaldi, G; Leo, A; Cirillo, C; Attanasio, C; Nigro, A; Pace, S [CNR-INFM Laboratorio Regionale SuperMat, Via Salvador Allende, I-84081 Baronissi (Italy)], E-mail: [email protected]
2009-06-24
We study the vortex dynamics in the instability regime induced by high dissipative states well above the critical current in Nb superconducting strips. The magnetic field and temperature behavior of the critical vortex velocity corresponding to the observed dynamic instability is ascribed to intrinsic non-equilibrium phenomena. The Larkin-Ovchinnikov (LO) theory of electronic instability in high velocity vortex motion has been applied to interpret the temperature dependence of the critical vortex velocity. The magnetic field dependence of the vortex critical velocity shows new features in the low-field regime not predicted by LO.
18. Protecting quantum coherence of two-level atoms from vacuum fluctuations of electromagnetic field
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Liu, Xiaobao; Tian, Zehua; Wang, Jieci; Jing, Jiliang
2016-01-01
In the framework of open quantum systems, we study the dynamics of a static polarizable two-level atom interacting with a bath of fluctuating vacuum electromagnetic field and explore under which conditions the coherence of the open quantum system is unaffected by the environment. For both a single-qubit and two-qubit systems, we find that the quantum coherence cannot be protected from noise when the atom interacts with a non-boundary electromagnetic field. However, with the presence of a boundary, the dynamical conditions for the insusceptible of quantum coherence are fulfilled only when the atom is close to the boundary and is transversely polarizable. Otherwise, the quantum coherence can only be protected in some degree in other polarizable direction. -- Highlights: •We study the dynamics of a two-level atom interacting with a bath of fluctuating vacuum electromagnetic field. •For both a single and two-qubit systems, the quantum coherence cannot be protected from noise without a boundary. •The insusceptible of the quantum coherence can be fulfilled only when the atom is close to the boundary and is transversely polarizable. •Otherwise, the quantum coherence can only be protected in some degree in other polarizable direction.
19. Coherent states of quantum systems. [Hamiltonians, variable magnetic field, adiabatic approximation
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Trifonov, D A
1975-01-01
Time-evolution of coherent states and uncertainty relations for quantum systems are considered as well as the relation between the various types of coherent states. The most general form of the Hamiltonians that keep the uncertainty products at a minimum is found using the coherent states. The minimum uncertainty packets are shown to be coherent states of the type nonstationary-system coherent states. Two specific systems, namely that of a generalized N-dimensional oscillator and that of a charged particle moving in a variable magnetic field, are treated as examples. The adiabatic approximation to the uncertainty products for these systems is also discussed and the minimality is found to be retained with an exponential accuracy.
20. Bound states in quantum field theory and coherent states: A fresh look
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Misra, S.P.
1986-09-01
We consider here bound state equations in quantum field theory where the state explicitly includes radiation quanta as constituents with the number of such quanta not fixed. The fully interacting system is dealt with through equal time commutators/anticommutators of field operators. The multiparticle channel for the radiation field is approximated through coherent state representations. (author)
1. Temperature Field-Wind Velocity Field Optimum Control of Greenhouse Environment Based on CFD Model
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Yongbo Li
2014-01-01
Full Text Available The computational fluid dynamics technology is applied as the environmental control model, which can include the greenhouse space. Basic environmental factors are set to be the control objects, the field information is achieved via the division of layers by height, and numerical characteristics of each layer are used to describe the field information. Under the natural ventilation condition, real-time requirements, energy consumption, and distribution difference are selected as index functions. The optimization algorithm of adaptive simulated annealing is used to obtain optimal control outputs. A comparison with full-open ventilation shows that the whole index can be reduced at 44.21% and found that a certain mutual exclusiveness exists between the temperature and velocity field in the optimal course. All the results indicate that the application of CFD model has great advantages to improve the control accuracy of greenhouse.
2. Velocity dependence of enhanced dynamic hyperfine field for Pd ions swiftly recoiling in magnetized Fe
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Stuchbery, A.E.; Ryan, G.C.; Bolotin, H.H.; Sie, S.H.
1980-01-01
The velocity-dependence of the magnitude of the enchanced dynamic hyperfine magnetic field (EDF) manifest at nuclei of 108 Pd ions swiftly recoiling through thin magnetized Fe has been investigated at ion velocities higher than have heretofore been examined for the heavier nuclides (i.e., at initial recoil velocities (v/Zv 0 )=0.090 and 0.160, v 0 =c/137). These results for 108 Pd, when taken in conjunction with those of prior similar measurements for 106 Pd at lower velocities, and fitted to a velocity dependence for the EDF, give for the Pd isotopes over the extended velocity range 1.74 0 )<=7.02, p=0.41+-0.15; a result incompatible with previous attributions of a linear velocity dependence for the field
3. Characterizing the original ejection velocity field of the Koronis family
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Carruba, V.; Nesvorný, D.; Aljbaae, S.
2016-06-01
An asteroid family forms as a result of a collision between an impactor and a parent body. The fragments with ejection speeds higher than the escape velocity from the parent body can escape its gravitational pull. The cloud of escaping debris can be identified by the proximity of orbits in proper element, or frequency, domains. Obtaining estimates of the original ejection speed can provide valuable constraints on the physical processes occurring during collision, and used to calibrate impact simulations. Unfortunately, proper elements of asteroids families are modified by gravitational and non-gravitational effects, such as resonant dynamics, encounters with massive bodies, and the Yarkovsky effect, such that information on the original ejection speeds is often lost, especially for older, more evolved families. It has been recently suggested that the distribution in proper inclination of the Koronis family may have not been significantly perturbed by local dynamics, and that information on the component of the ejection velocity that is perpendicular to the orbital plane (vW), may still be available, at least in part. In this work we estimate the magnitude of the original ejection velocity speeds of Koronis members using the observed distribution in proper eccentricity and inclination, and accounting for the spread caused by dynamical effects. Our results show that (i) the spread in the original ejection speeds is, to within a 15% error, inversely proportional to the fragment size, and (ii) the minimum ejection velocity is of the order of 50 m/s, with larger values possible depending on the orbital configuration at the break-up.
4. Far-Field and Middle-Field Vertical Velocities Associated with Megathrust Earthquakes
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Fleitout, L.; Trubienko, O.; Klein, E.; Vigny, C.; Garaud, J.; Shestakov, N.; Satirapod, C.; Simons, W. J.
2013-12-01
The recent megathrust earthquakes (Sumatra, Chili and Japan) have induced far-field postseismic subsidence with velocities from a few mm/yr to more than 1cm/yr at distances from 500 to 1500km from the earthquake epicentre, for several years following the earthquake. This subsidence is observed in Argentina, China, Korea, far-East Russia and in Malaysia and Thailand as reported by Satirapod et al. ( ASR, 2013). In the middle-field a very pronounced uplift is localized on the flank of the volcanic arc facing the trench. This is observed both over Honshu, in Chile and on the South-West coast of Sumatra. In Japan, the deformations prior to Tohoku earthquake are well measured by the GSI GPS network: While the East coast was slightly subsiding, the West coast was raising. A 3D finite element code (Zebulon-Zset) is used to understand the deformations through the seismic cycle in the areas surrounding the last three large subduction earthquakes. The meshes designed for each region feature a broad spherical shell portion with a viscoelastic asthenosphere. They are refined close to the subduction zones. Using these finite element models, we find that the pattern of the predicted far-field vertical postseismic displacements depends upon the thicknesses of the elastic plate and of the low viscosity asthenosphere. A low viscosity asthenosphere at shallow depth, just below the lithosphere is required to explain the subsidence at distances from 500 to 1500km. A thick (for example 600km) asthenosphere with a uniform viscosity predicts subsidence too far away from the trench. Slip on the subduction interface is unable tot induce the observed far-field subsidence. However, a combination of relaxation in a low viscosity wedge and slip or relaxation on the bottom part of the subduction interface is necessary to explain the observed postseismic uplift in the middle-field (volcanic arc area). The creep laws of the various zones used to explain the postseismic data can be injected in
5. Measurement of core velocity fluctuations and the dynamo in a reversed-field pinch
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Den Hartog, D.J.; Craig, D.; Fiksel, G.; Fontana, P.W.; Prager, S.C.; Sarff, J.S.; Chapman, J.T.
1998-01-01
Plasma flow velocity fluctuations have been directly measured in the high temperature magnetically confined plasma in the Madison Symmetric Torus (MST) Reversed-Field Pinch (RFP). These measurements show that the flow velocity fluctuations are correlated with magnetic field fluctuations. This initial measurement is subject to limitations of spatial localization and other uncertainties, but is evidence for sustainment of the RFP magnetic field configuration by the magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) dynamo. Both the flow velocity and magnetic field fluctuations are the result of global resistive MHD modes of helicity m = 1, n = 5--10 in the core of MST. Chord-averaged flow velocity fluctuations are measured in the core of MST by recording the Doppler shift of impurity line emission with a specialized high resolution and throughput grating spectrometer. Magnetic field fluctuations are recorded with a large array of small edge pickup coils, which allows spectral decomposition into discrete modes and subsequent correlation with the velocity fluctuation data
6. Quantitative imaging of cerebral blood flow velocity and intracellular motility using dynamic light scattering-optical coherence tomography.
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Lee, Jonghwan; Radhakrishnan, Harsha; Wu, Weicheng; Daneshmand, Ali; Climov, Mihail; Ayata, Cenk; Boas, David A
2013-06-01
This paper describes a novel optical method for label-free quantitative imaging of cerebral blood flow (CBF) and intracellular motility (IM) in the rodent cerebral cortex. This method is based on a technique that integrates dynamic light scattering (DLS) and optical coherence tomography (OCT), named DLS-OCT. The technique measures both the axial and transverse velocities of CBF, whereas conventional Doppler OCT measures only the axial one. In addition, the technique produces a three-dimensional map of the diffusion coefficient quantifying nontranslational motions. In the DLS-OCT diffusion map, we observed high-diffusion spots, whose locations highly correspond to neuronal cell bodies and whose diffusion coefficient agreed with that of the motion of intracellular organelles reported in vitro in the literature. Therefore, the present method has enabled, for the first time to our knowledge, label-free imaging of the diffusion-like motion of intracellular organelles in vivo. As an example application, we used the method to monitor CBF and IM during a brief ischemic stroke, where we observed an induced persistent reduction in IM despite the recovery of CBF after stroke. This result supports that the IM measured in this study represent the cellular energy metabolism-related active motion of intracellular organelles rather than free diffusion of intracellular macromolecules.
7. Coherent states of a particle in a magnetic field and the Stieltjes moment problem
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Gazeau, J.P.; Baldiotti, M.C.; Gitman, D.M.
2009-01-01
A solution to a version of the Stieltjes moment problem is presented. Using this solution, we construct a family of coherent states of a charged particle in a uniform magnetic field. We prove that these states form an overcomplete set that is normalized and resolves the unity. By the help of these coherent states we construct the Fock-Bergmann representation related to the particle quantization. This quantization procedure takes into account a circle topology of the classical motion.
8. Coherent states of a particle in a magnetic field and the Stieltjes moment problem
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Gazeau, J.P. [Instituto de Fisica, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Caixa Postal 66318-CEP, 05315-970 Sao Paulo, S.P. (Brazil)], E-mail: [email protected]; Baldiotti, M.C. [Instituto de Fisica, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Caixa Postal 66318-CEP, 05315-970 Sao Paulo, S.P. (Brazil)], E-mail: [email protected]; Gitman, D.M. [Instituto de Fisica, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Caixa Postal 66318-CEP, 05315-970 Sao Paulo, S.P. (Brazil)], E-mail: [email protected]
2009-05-11
A solution to a version of the Stieltjes moment problem is presented. Using this solution, we construct a family of coherent states of a charged particle in a uniform magnetic field. We prove that these states form an overcomplete set that is normalized and resolves the unity. By the help of these coherent states we construct the Fock-Bergmann representation related to the particle quantization. This quantization procedure takes into account a circle topology of the classical motion.
9. Magnetic field dependence of ultrasound velocity in high-Tc superconductors
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Higgins, M.J.; Goshorn, D.P.; Bhattacharya, S.; Johnston, D.C.
1989-01-01
The magnetic field dependence of ultrasound velocity in the superconductor La 1.8 Sr 0.2 CuO 4-y is studied. The sound velocity anomaly near T c is shown to be unambiguously related to superconductivity. Below T c , the sound velocity is found to be sensitive to the dynamics of a pinned flux lattice. A combination of sound velocity and magnetization measurements suggests three regimes of pinning behavior. A generic pinning ''phase diagram'' is obtained in the superconducting state. An anomalous peak effect in the magnetization is also observed at intermediate field strengths
10. Controlling the development of coherent structures in high speed jets and the resultant near field
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Speth, Rachelle
and an increase on the non-flapping plane. Therefore, these thicker layers and higher Reynolds number jets may require actuators with a higher energy input (i.e. higher duty cycle, higher actuator temperature, more actuators) to ensure the excitation of the flow instability. The final parameter studied is the effect of Mach number on the development and decay of large scale structures for no-control and control cases for Mach 0.9 and Mach 1.3 jets. For this exercise, the axisymmetric mode (m=0) was considered at excitation frequencies of St=0.05, 0.15, and 0.25, with emphasis on the evolution of coherent structures and their effects on the resultant near field pressure map. Without control, the two jets have similar shear layer growth until the end of the potential core length of the subsonic case, at which point the subsonic jet spreads at a higher rate. For the controlled cases, relatively larger streamwise hairpin vortices have been noted for the subsonic cases than the supersonic cases resulting in stronger entrainment of the ambient fluid. This increased entrainment in the subsonic cases causes a reduction in the normalized convective velocity resulting in similar normalized values to that of the supersonic cases. As the excitation frequency is increased, more hairpin vortices are present and the normalized convective velocity is reduced for both subsonic and supersonic cases. (Abstract shortened by ProQuest.).
11. Dynamics of plasmonic field polarization induced by quantum coherence in quantum dot-metallic nanoshell structures.
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2014-09-01
When a hybrid system consisting of a semiconductor quantum dot and a metallic nanoparticle interacts with a laser field, the plasmonic field of the metallic nanoparticle can be normalized by the quantum coherence generated in the quantum dot. In this Letter, we study the states of polarization of such a coherent-plasmonic field and demonstrate how these states can reveal unique aspects of the collective molecular properties of the hybrid system formed via coherent exciton-plasmon coupling. We show that transition between the molecular states of this system can lead to ultrafast polarization dynamics, including sudden reversal of the sense of variations of the plasmonic field and formation of circular and elliptical polarization.
12. Electric field and electron density thresholds for coherent auroral echo onset
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Kustov, A.V.; Uspensky, M.V.; Sofko, G.J.; Koehler, J.A.; Jones, G.O.L.; Williams, P.J.S.
1993-01-01
The authors study the threshold dependence of electron density and electric field for the observation of coherent auroral echo onset. They make use of Polar Geophysical Institute 83 MHz auroral radar and the EISCAT facility in Scandanavia, to simultaneously get plasma parameter information and coherent scatter observations. They observe an electron density threshold of roughly 2.5x10 11 m -3 for electric fields of 15 - 20 mV/m (near the Farley-Buneman instability threshold). For electric fields of 5 - 10 mV/m echos are not observed for even twice the previous electron density. Echo strength is observed to have other parametric dependences
13. Modeling of velocity field for vacuum induction melting process
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CHEN Bo; JIANG Zhi-guo; LIU Kui; LI Yi-yi
2005-01-01
The numerical simulation for the recirculating flow of melting of an electromagnetically stirred alloy in a cylindrical induction furnace crucible was presented. Inductive currents and electromagnetic body forces in the alloy under three different solenoid frequencies and three different melting powers were calculated, and then the forces were adopted in the fluid flow equations to simulate the flow of the alloy and the behavior of the free surface. The relationship between the height of the electromagnetic stirring meniscus, melting power, and solenoid frequency was derived based on the law of mass conservation. The results show that the inductive currents and the electromagnetic forces vary with the frequency, melting power, and the physical properties of metal. The velocity and the height of the meniscus increase with the increase of the melting power and the decrease of the solenoid frequency.
14. New Interpretations of Measured Antihydrogen Velocities and Field Ionization Spectra
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Pohl, T.; Sadeghpour, H. R.; Gabrielse, G.
2006-01-01
We present extensive Monte Carlo simulations, showing that cold antihydrogen (H) atoms are produced when antiprotons (p) are gently heated in the side wells of a nested Penning trap. The observed H with high energies, that had seemed to indicate otherwise, are instead explained by a surprisingly effective charge-exchange mechanism. We shed light on the previously measured field-ionization spectrum, and reproduce both the characteristic low-field power law as well as the enhanced H production at higher fields. The latter feature is shown to arise from H atoms too deeply bound to be described as guiding center atoms, atoms with internally chaotic motion
15. Group velocity measurement using spectral interference in near-field scanning optical microscopy
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Mills, John D.; Chaipiboonwong, Tipsuda; Brocklesby, William S.; Charlton, Martin D. B.; Netti, Caterina; Zoorob, Majd E.; Baumberg, Jeremy J.
2006-01-01
Near-field scanning optical microscopy provides a tool for studying the behavior of optical fields inside waveguides. In this experiment the authors measure directly the variation of group velocity between different modes of a planar slab waveguide as the modes propagate along the guide. The measurement is made using the spectral interference between pulses propagating inside the waveguide with different group velocities, collected using a near-field scanning optical microscope at different points down the guide and spectrally resolved. The results are compared to models of group velocities in simple guides
16. Near-field acoustic holography with sound pressure and particle velocity measurements
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Fernandez Grande, Efren
of the particle velocity has notable potential in NAH, and furthermore, combined measurement of sound pressure and particle velocity opens a new range of possibilities that are examined in this study. On this basis, sound field separation methods have been studied, and a new measurement principle based on double...... layer measurements of the particle velocity has been proposed. Also, the relation between near-field and far-field radiation from sound sources has been examined using the concept of the supersonic intensity. The calculation of this quantity has been extended to other holographic methods, and studied...
17. Linear velocity fields in non-Gaussian models for large-scale structure
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Scherrer, Robert J.
1992-01-01
Linear velocity fields in two types of physically motivated non-Gaussian models are examined for large-scale structure: seed models, in which the density field is a convolution of a density profile with a distribution of points, and local non-Gaussian fields, derived from a local nonlinear transformation on a Gaussian field. The distribution of a single component of the velocity is derived for seed models with randomly distributed seeds, and these results are applied to the seeded hot dark matter model and the global texture model with cold dark matter. An expression for the distribution of a single component of the velocity in arbitrary local non-Gaussian models is given, and these results are applied to such fields with chi-squared and lognormal distributions. It is shown that all seed models with randomly distributed seeds and all local non-Guassian models have single-component velocity distributions with positive kurtosis.
18. Observation and analysis of abrupt changes in the interplanetary plasma velocity and magnetic field.
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Martin, R. N.; Belcher, J. W.; Lazarus, A. J.
1973-01-01
This paper presents a limited study of the physical nature of abrupt changes in the interplanetary plasma velocity and magnetic field based on 19 day's data from the Pioneer 6 spacecraft. The period was chosen to include a high-velocity solar wind stream and low-velocity wind. Abrupt events were accepted for study if the sum of the energy density in the magnetic field and velocity changes was above a specified minimum. A statistical analysis of the events in the high-velocity solar wind stream shows that Alfvenic changes predominate. This conclusion is independent of whether steady state requirements are imposed on conditions before and after the event. Alfvenic changes do not dominate in the lower-speed wind. This study extends the plasma field evidence for outwardly propagating Alfvenic changes to time scales as small as 1 min (scale lengths on the order of 20,000 km).
19. Temporal coherence of the acoustic field forward propagated through a continental shelf with random internal waves.
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Gong, Zheng; Chen, Tianrun; Ratilal, Purnima; Makris, Nicholas C
2013-11-01
An analytical model derived from normal mode theory for the accumulated effects of range-dependent multiple forward scattering is applied to estimate the temporal coherence of the acoustic field forward propagated through a continental-shelf waveguide containing random three-dimensional internal waves. The modeled coherence time scale of narrow band low-frequency acoustic field fluctuations after propagating through a continental-shelf waveguide is shown to decay with a power-law of range to the -1/2 beyond roughly 1 km, decrease with increasing internal wave energy, to be consistent with measured acoustic coherence time scales. The model should provide a useful prediction of the acoustic coherence time scale as a function of internal wave energy in continental-shelf environments. The acoustic coherence time scale is an important parameter in remote sensing applications because it determines (i) the time window within which standard coherent processing such as matched filtering may be conducted, and (ii) the number of statistically independent fluctuations in a given measurement period that determines the variance reduction possible by stationary averaging.
20. Quantum coherence dynamics of a three-level atom in a two-mode field
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Solovarov, N. K.
2008-01-01
The correlated dynamics of a three-level atom resonantly coupled to an electromagnetic cavity field is calculated (Λ, V, and L models). A diagrammatic representation of quantum dynamics is proposed for these models. As an example, Λ-atom dynamics is examined to demonstrate how the use of conventional von Neumann's reduction leads to internal decoherence (disentanglement-induced decoherence) and to the absence of atomic coherence under multiphoton excitation. The predicted absence of atomic coherence is inconsistent with characteristics of an experimentally observed atom-photon entangled state. It is shown that the correlated reduction of a composite quantum system proposed in [18] qualitatively predicts the occurrence and evolution of atomic coherence under multiphoton excitation if a seed coherence is introduced into any subsystem (the atom or a cavity mode)
1. Magnetic and velocity fields MHD flow of a stretched vertical ...
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Analytical solutions for heat and mass transfer by laminar flow of Newtonian, viscous, electrically conducting and heat generation/absorbing fluid on a continuously moving vertical permeable surface with buoyancy in the presence of a magnetic field and a first order chemical reaction are reported. The solutions for magnetic ...
2. Wide-Field Vibrational Phase Contrast Imaging Based on Coherent Anti-Stokes Raman Scattering Holography
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Lv Yong-Gang; Ji Zi-Heng; Dong Da-Shan; Gong Qi-Huang; Shi Ke-Bin
2015-01-01
We propose and implement a wide-field vibrational phase contrast detection to obtain imaging of imaginary components of third-order nonlinear susceptibility in a coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering (CARS) microscope with full suppression of the non-resonant background. This technique is based on the unique ability of recovering the phase of the generated CARS signal based on holographic recording. By capturing the phase distributions of the generated CARS field from the sample and from the environment under resonant illumination, we demonstrate the retrieval of imaginary components in the CARS microscope and achieve background free coherent Raman imaging. (paper)
3. Clear and Measurable Signature of Modified Gravity in the Galaxy Velocity Field
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Hellwing, Wojciech A.; Barreira, Alexandre; Frenk, Carlos S.; Li, Baojiu; Cole, Shaun
2014-06-01
The velocity field of dark matter and galaxies reflects the continued action of gravity throughout cosmic history. We show that the low-order moments of the pairwise velocity distribution v12 are a powerful diagnostic of the laws of gravity on cosmological scales. In particular, the projected line-of-sight galaxy pairwise velocity dispersion σ12(r) is very sensitive to the presence of modified gravity. Using a set of high-resolution N-body simulations, we compute the pairwise velocity distribution and its projected line-of-sight dispersion for a class of modified gravity theories: the chameleon f(R) gravity and Galileon gravity (cubic and quartic). The velocities of dark matter halos with a wide range of masses would exhibit deviations from general relativity at the (5-10)σ level. We examine strategies for detecting these deviations in galaxy redshift and peculiar velocity surveys. If detected, this signature would be a "smoking gun" for modified gravity.
4. Particle image velocimetry measurements of 2-dimensional velocity field around twisted tape
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Song, Min Seop; Park, So Hyun; Kim, Eung Soo, E-mail: [email protected]
2016-11-01
Highlights: • Measurements of the flow field in a pipe with twisted tape were conducted by particle image velocimetry (PIV). • A novel matching index of refraction technique utilizing 3D printing and oil mixture was adopted to make the test section transparent. • Undistorted particle images were clearly captured in the presence of twisted tape. • 2D flow field in the pipe with twisted tape revealed the characteristic two-peak velocity profile. - Abstract: Twisted tape is a passive component used to enhance heat exchange in various devices. It induces swirl flow that increases the mixing of fluid. Thus, ITER selected the twisted tape as one of the candidates for turbulence promoting in the divertor cooling. Previous study was mainly focused on the thermohydraulic performance of the twisted tape. As detailed data on the velocity field around the twisted tape was insufficient, flow visualization study was performed to provide fundamental data on velocity field. To visualize the flow in a complex structure, novel matching index of refraction technique was used with 3-D printing and mixture of anise and mineral oil. This technique enables the camera to capture undistorted particle image for velocity field measurement. Velocity fields at Reynolds number 1370–9591 for 3 different measurement plane were obtained through particle image velocimetry. The 2-dimensional averaged velocity field data were obtained from 177 pair of instantaneous velocity fields. It reveals the characteristic two-peak flow motion in axial direction. In addition, the normalized velocity profiles were converged with increase of Reynolds numbers. Finally, the uncertainty of the result data was analyzed.
5. TAURUS observations of the emission-line velocity field of Centaurus A (NGC 5128)
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Taylor, K.; Atherton, P.D.
1983-01-01
Using TAURUS - an Imaging Fabry Perot system in conjunction with the IPCS on the AAT, the authors have studied the velocity field of the Hα emission line at a spatial resolution of 1.7'' over the dark lane structure of Centaurus A. The derived velocity field is quite symmetrical and strongly suggests that the emission line material is orbiting the elliptical component, as a warped disc. (orig.)
6. Ultrasonic propagation velocity in magnetic and magnetorheological fluids due to an external magnetic field
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Bramantya, M A; Sawada, T; Motozawa, M
2010-01-01
Ultrasonic propagation velocity in a magnetic fluid (MF) and magnetorheological fluid (MRF) changes with the application of an external magnetic field. The formation of clustering structures inside the MF and MRF clearly has an influence on the ultrasonic propagation velocity. Therefore, we propose a qualitative analysis of these structures by measuring properties of ultrasonic propagation. Since MF and MRF are opaque, non-contact inspection using the ultrasonic technique can be very useful for analyzing the inner structures of MF and MRF. In this study, we measured ultrasonic propagation velocity in a hydrocarbon-based MF and MRF precisely. Based on these results, the clustering structures of these fluids are analyzed experimentally in terms of elapsed time dependence and the effect of external magnetic field strength. The results reveal hysteresis and anisotropy in the ultrasonic propagation velocity. We also discuss differences of ultrasonic propagation velocity between MF and MRF.
7. A simple measuring technique of surface flow velocity to analyze the behavior of velocity fields in hydraulic engineering applications.
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Tellez, Jackson; Gomez, Manuel; Russo, Beniamino; Redondo, Jose M.
2015-04-01
An important achievement in hydraulic engineering is the proposal and development of new techniques for the measurement of field velocities in hydraulic problems. The technological advances in digital cameras with high resolution and high speed found in the market, and the advances in digital image processing techniques now provides a tremendous potential to measure and study the behavior of the water surface flows. This technique was applied at the Laboratory of Hydraulics at the Technical University of Catalonia - Barcelona Tech to study the 2D velocity fields in the vicinity of a grate inlet. We used a platform to test grate inlets capacity with dimensions of 5.5 m long and 4 m wide allowing a zone of useful study of 5.5m x 3m, where the width is similar of the urban road lane. The platform allows you to modify the longitudinal slopes from 0% to 10% and transversal slope from 0% to 4%. Flow rates can arrive to 200 l/s. In addition a high resolution camera with 1280 x 1024 pixels resolution with maximum speed of 488 frames per second was used. A novel technique using particle image velocimetry to measure surface flow velocities has been developed and validated with the experimental data from the grate inlets capacity. In this case, the proposed methodology can become a useful tools to understand the velocity fields of the flow approaching the inlet where the traditional measuring equipment have serious problems and limitations. References DigiFlow User Guide. (2012), (June). Russo, B., Gómez, M., & Tellez, J. (2013). Methodology to Estimate the Hydraulic Efficiency of Nontested Continuous Transverse Grates. Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering, 139(10), 864-871. doi:10.1061/(ASCE)IR.1943-4774.0000625 Teresa Vila (1), Jackson Tellez (1), Jesus Maria Sanchez (2), Laura Sotillos (1), Margarita Diez (3, 1), and J., & (1), M. R. (2014). Diffusion in fractal wakes and convective thermoelectric flows. Geophysical Research Abstracts - EGU General Assembly 2014
8. [Dynamics of biomacromolecules in coherent electromagnetic radiation field].
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Leshcheniuk, N S; Apanasevich, E E; Tereshenkov, V I
2014-01-01
It is shown that induced oscillations and periodic displacements of the equilibrium positions occur in biomacromolecules in the absence of electromagnetic radiation absorption, due to modulation of interaction potential between atoms and groups of atoms forming the non-valence bonds in macromolecules by the external electromagnetic field. Such "hyperoscillation" state causes inevitably the changes in biochemical properties of macromolecules and conformational transformation times.
9. Radiography by selective detection of scatter field velocity components
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Jacobs, Alan M. (Inventor); Dugan, Edward T. (Inventor); Shedlock, Daniel (Inventor)
2007-01-01
A reconfigurable collimated radiation detector, system and related method includes at least one collimated radiation detector. The detector has an adjustable collimator assembly including at least one feature, such as a fin, optically coupled thereto. Adjustments to the adjustable collimator selects particular directions of travel of scattered radiation emitted from an irradiated object which reach the detector. The collimated detector is preferably a collimated detector array, where the collimators are independently adjustable. The independent motion capability provides the capability to focus the image by selection of the desired scatter field components. When an array of reconfigurable collimated detectors is provided, separate image data can be obtained from each of the detectors and the respective images cross-correlated and combined to form an enhanced image.
10. Coherence and fluctuations in the interaction between moving atoms and a quantum field
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Hu, B.L.; Raval, A.
1998-01-01
Mesoscopic physics deals with three fundamental issues: quantum coherence, fluctuations and correlations. Here we analyze these issues for atom optics, using a simplified model of an assembly of atoms (or detectors, which are particles with some internal degree of freedom) moving in arbitrary trajectories in a quantum field. Employing the influence functional formalism, we study the self-consistent effect of the field on the atoms, and their mutual interactions via coupling to the field. We derive the coupled Langevin equations for the atom assemblage and analyze the relation of dissipative dynamics of the atoms (detectors) with the correlation and fluctuations of the quantum field. This provides a useful theoretical framework for analysing the coherent properties of atom-field systems. (author)
11. Electric field measurement in an atmospheric or higher pressure gas by coherent Raman scattering of nitrogen
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Ito, Tsuyohito; Kobayashi, Kazunobu; Hamaguchi, Satoshi; Mueller, Sarah; Luggenhoelscher, Dirk; Czarnetzki, Uwe
2009-01-01
The feasibility of electric field measurement based on field-induced coherent Raman scattering is demonstrated for the first time in a nitrogen containing gas at atmospheric or higher pressure, including open air. The technique is especially useful for the determination of temporal and spatial profiles of the electric field in air-based microdischarges, where nitrogen is abundant. In our current experimental setup, the minimum detectable field strength in open air is about 100 V mm -1 , which is sufficiently small compared with the average field present in typical microdischarges. No further knowledge of other gas/plasma parameters such as the nitrogen density is required. (fast track communication)
12. Drift velocities of 150-km Field-Aligned Irregularities observed by the Equatorial Atmosphere Radar
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Yuichi Otsuka
2013-11-01
Full Text Available Between 130 and 170 km altitude in the daytime ionosphere, the so-called 150-km field-aligned irregularities (FAIs have been observed since the 1960s at equatorial regions with several very high frequency (VHF radars. We report statistical results of 150-km FAI drift velocities on a plane perpendicular to the geomagnetic field, acquired by analyzing the Doppler velocities of 150-km FAIs observed with the Equatorial Atmosphere Radar (EAR at Kototabang, Indonesia during the period from Aug. 2007 to Oct. 2009. We found that the southward/upward perpendicular drift velocity of the 150-km FAIs tends to decrease in the afternoon and that this feature is consistent with that of F-region plasma drift velocities over the magnetic equator. The zonal component of the 150-km FAI drift velocity is westward and decreases with time, whereas the F-region plasma drift velocity observed with the incoherent scatter radar at Jicamarca, Peru, which is westward, reaches a maximum at about noon. The southward/upward and zonal drift velocities of the 150-km FAIs are smaller than that of the F-region plasma drift velocity by approximately 3 m/s and 25 m/s, respectively, on average. The large difference between the 150-km FAI and F-region plasma drift velocities may not arise from a difference in the magnetic latitudes at which their electric fields are generated. Electric fields generated at the altitude at which the 150-km FAIs occur may not be negligible.
13. New Methods for Estimating Water Current Velocity Fields from Autonomous Underwater Vehicles
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Kinsey, J. C.; Medagoda, L.
2016-02-01
Water current velocities are a crucial component of understanding oceanographic processes and underwater robots, such as autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs), provide a mobile platform for obtaining these observations. Estimating water current velocities requires both measurements of the water velocity, often obtained with an Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP), as well as estimates of the vehicle velocity. Presently, vehicle velocities are supplied on the sea surface with velocity from GPS, or near the seafloor where Doppler Velocity Log (DVL) in bottom-lock is available; however, this capability is unavailable in the mid-water column where DVL bottom-lock and GPS are unavailable. Here we present a method which calculates vehicle velocities using consecutive ADCP measurements in the mid-water using an extended Kalman filter (EKF). The correlation of the spatially changing water current states, along with mass transport and shear constraints on the water current field, is formulated using least square constraints. Results from the Sentry AUV from a mid-water surveying mission at Deepwater Horizon and a small-scale hydrothermal vent flux estimation mission suggest the method is suitable for real-time use. DVL data is denied to simulate mid-water missions and the results compared to ground truth water velocity measurements estimated using DVL velocities. Results show quantifiable uncertainties in the water current velocities, along with similar performance, for the DVL and no-DVL case in the mid-water. This method has the potential to provide geo-referenced water velocity measurements from mobile ocean robots in the absence of GPS and DVL as well as estimate the uncertainty associated with the measurements.
14. Dependence of EIA spectra on mutual coherence between coupling and probe fields in Cs atomic vapors
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Kwon, Mi Rang; Kim, Kyoung Dae; Park, Hyun Deok; Kim, Jung Bog [Korea National University of Education, Chungwon (Korea, Republic of); Moon, Han Seb [Korea Research Institute of the Standards and Science, Taejon (Korea, Republic of)
2002-03-01
We observed the dependence of EIA spectra on the mutual coherence between the coupling and the probe fields in the D{sub 2}F{sub 9} = 4 {r_reversible} F{sub e} = 5 transition of Cs vapors at room temperature where the coupling and the probe fields were made from one laser source or two independent laser sources. By using one source having a high mutual coherence, we found EIA spectra linewidths much narrower than 0.1 {gamma} on the weak coupling field and the transparent spectra with linewidths narrower than 1 MHz within subnatural absorption on the strong coupling field. On the other hand, where the two sources which were nearly incoherent with each other were used, the absorption profiles showed the same dependence on the coupling power as the spectra for the one source, but their linewidths were broad, on the order of the natural linewidth.
15. Full-field parallel interferometry coherence probe microscope for high-speed optical metrology.
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Safrani, A; Abdulhalim, I
2015-06-01
Parallel detection of several achromatic phase-shifted images is used to obtain a high-speed, high-resolution, full-field, optical coherence probe tomography system based on polarization interferometry. The high enface imaging speed, short coherence gate, and high lateral resolution provided by the system are exploited to determine microbump height uniformity in an integrated semiconductor chip at 50 frames per second. The technique is demonstrated using the Linnik microscope, although it can be implemented on any polarization-based interference microscopy system.
16. Coherent and Semiclassical States of a Charged Particle in a Constant Electric Field
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Adorno, T. C.; Pereira, A. S.
2018-05-01
The method of integrals of motion is used to construct families of generalized coherent states of a nonrelativistic spinless charged particle in a constant electric field. Families of states, differing in the values of their standard deviations at the initial time, are obtained. Depending on the initial values of the standard deviations, and also on the electric field, it turns out to be possible to identify some families with semiclassical states.
17. [Deep learning and neuronal networks in ophthalmology : Applications in the field of optical coherence tomography].
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Treder, M; Eter, N
2018-04-19
Deep learning is increasingly becoming the focus of various imaging methods in medicine. Due to the large number of different imaging modalities, ophthalmology is particularly suitable for this field of application. This article gives a general overview on the topic of deep learning and its current applications in the field of optical coherence tomography. For the benefit of the reader it focuses on the clinical rather than the technical aspects.
18. Comparison of velocity and temperature fields for two types of spacers in an annular channel
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Lávička David
2012-04-01
Full Text Available The paper deals with measurement of flow field using a modern laser method (PIV in an annular channel of very small dimension - a fuel cell model. The velocity field was measured in several positions and plains around the spacer. The measurement was extended also to record temperatures by thermocouples soldered into stainless-steel tube wall. The measurement was focused on cooling process of the preheated fuel cell tube model, where the tube was very slowly flooded with water. Main result of the paper is comparison of two spacer's designs with respect to measured velocity and temperature fields.
19. Diffusion with intrinsic trapping in 2-d incompressible stochastic velocity fields
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Vlad, M.; Spineanu, F.; Misguich, J.H.; Vlad, M.; Spineanu, F.; Balescu, R.
1998-10-01
A new statistical approach that applies to the high Kubo number regimes for particle diffusion in stochastic velocity fields is presented. This 2-dimensional model describes the partial trapping of the particles in the stochastic field. the results are close to the numerical simulations and also to the estimations based on percolation theory. (authors)
20. 3-D seismic velocity and attenuation structures in the geothermal field
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Nugraha, Andri Dian [Global Geophysics Research Group, Faculty of Mining and Petroleum Engineering, Institute of Technology Bandung, Jalan Ganesha No. 10 Bandung, 40132 (Indonesia); Syahputra, Ahmad [Geophyisical Engineering, Faculty of Mining and Petroleum Engineering, Institute of Technology Bandung, Jalan Ganesha No. 10 Bandung, 40132 (Indonesia); Fatkhan,; Sule, Rachmat [Applied Geophysics Research Group, Faculty of Mining and Petroleum Engineering, Institute of Technology Bandung, Jalan Ganesha No. 10 Bandung, 40132 (Indonesia)
2013-09-09
We conducted delay time tomography to determine 3-D seismic velocity structures (Vp, Vs, and Vp/Vs ratio) using micro-seismic events in the geothermal field. The P-and S-wave arrival times of these micro-seismic events have been used as input for the tomographic inversion. Our preliminary seismic velocity results show that the subsurface condition of geothermal field can be fairly delineated the characteristic of reservoir. We then extended our understanding of the subsurface physical properties through determining of attenuation structures (Qp, Qs, and Qs/Qp ratio) using micro-seismic waveform. We combined seismic velocities and attenuation structures to get much better interpretation of the reservoir characteristic. Our preliminary attanuation structures results show reservoir characterization can be more clearly by using the 3-D attenuation model of Qp, Qs, and Qs/Qp ratio combined with 3-D seismic velocity model of Vp, Vs, and Vp/Vs ratio.
1. Temperature and velocity measurement fields of fluids using a schlieren system.
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Martínez-González, Adrian; Guerrero-Viramontes, J A; Moreno-Hernández, David
2012-06-01
This paper proposes a combined method for two-dimensional temperature and velocity measurements in liquid and gas flow using a schlieren system. Temperature measurements are made by relating the intensity level of each pixel in a schlieren image to the corresponding knife-edge position measured at the exit focal plane of the schlieren system. The same schlieren images were also used to measure the velocity of the fluid flow. The measurement is made by using particle image velocimetry (PIV). The PIV software used in this work analyzes motion between consecutive schlieren frames to obtain velocity fields. The proposed technique was applied to measure the temperature and velocity fields in the natural convection of water provoked by a heated rectangular plate.
2. CONSTRAINING THE NFW POTENTIAL WITH OBSERVATIONS AND MODELING OF LOW SURFACE BRIGHTNESS GALAXY VELOCITY FIELDS
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Kuzio de Naray, Rachel; McGaugh, Stacy S.; Mihos, J. Christopher
2009-01-01
We model the Navarro-Frenk-White (NFW) potential to determine if, and under what conditions, the NFW halo appears consistent with the observed velocity fields of low surface brightness (LSB) galaxies. We present mock DensePak Integral Field Unit (IFU) velocity fields and rotation curves of axisymmetric and nonaxisymmetric potentials that are well matched to the spatial resolution and velocity range of our sample galaxies. We find that the DensePak IFU can accurately reconstruct the velocity field produced by an axisymmetric NFW potential and that a tilted-ring fitting program can successfully recover the corresponding NFW rotation curve. We also find that nonaxisymmetric potentials with fixed axis ratios change only the normalization of the mock velocity fields and rotation curves and not their shape. The shape of the modeled NFW rotation curves does not reproduce the data: these potentials are unable to simultaneously bring the mock data at both small and large radii into agreement with observations. Indeed, to match the slow rise of LSB galaxy rotation curves, a specific viewing angle of the nonaxisymmetric potential is required. For each of the simulated LSB galaxies, the observer's line of sight must be along the minor axis of the potential, an arrangement that is inconsistent with a random distribution of halo orientations on the sky.
3. Field’s entropy in the atom–field interaction: Statistical mixture of coherent states
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Zúñiga-Segundo, Arturo [Instituto Politécnico Nacional. ESFM Departamento de Física, Edificio 9 Unidad Profesional Adolfo López Mateos, CP 07738 CDMX (Mexico); Juárez-Amaro, Raúl [Universidad Tecnológica de la Mixteca, Apdo. Postal 71, Huajuapan de León, Oax., 69000 (Mexico); Aguilar-Loreto, Omar [Departamento de Ingenierías, CUCSur, Universidad de Guadalajara CP 48900, Autlán de Navarro, Jal. (Mexico); Moya-Cessa, Héctor M., E-mail: [email protected] [Instituto Nacional de Astrofísica, Óptica y Electrónica, Calle Luis Enrique Erro No. 1, Sta. Ma. Tonantzintla, Pue. CP 72840 (Mexico)
2017-04-15
We study the atom–field interaction when the field is in a mixture of coherent states. We show that in this case it is possible to calculate analytically the field entropy for times of the order of twice the collapse time. Such analytical results are done with the help of numerical analysis. We also give an expression in terms of Chebyshev polynomials for power of density matrices. - Highlights: • We calculate the field entropy for times of the order of twice the collapse time. • We give a relation between powers of the density matrices of the subsystems. • Entropy operators for both subsystems are obtained.
4. Dynamical Properties of Two Coupled Dissipative QED Cavities Driven by Coherent Fields
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Hou Bangpin; Sun Weili; Wang Shunjin; Wang Gang
2007-01-01
When two identical QED cavities driven by the coherent fields are located in a uniform environment, in addition to dissipation, there appears an indirect coupling between the two cavities induced by the background fields. We investigate the effects of the coherent fields, the dissipation as well as the incoherent coupling on the following dynamical properties of the system: photon transfer, reversible decoherence, and quantum state transfer, etc. We find that the photons in the cavities do not leak completely into the environment due to the collective coupling between the cavities and the environment, and the photons are transferred irreversibly from the cavity with more photons to the cavity with less ones due to the incoherent coupling so that they are equally distributed among the two cavities. The coherent field pumping on the two cavities increases the mean photons, complements the revived magnitude of the reversible decoherence, but hinders the quantum state transfer between the two cavities. The above phenomena may find applications in quantum communication and other basic fields.
5. A Unified Geodetic Vertical Velocity Field (UGVVF), Version 1.0
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Schmalzle, G.; Wdowinski, S.
2014-12-01
Tectonic motion, volcanic inflation or deflation, as well as oil, gas and water pumping can induce vertical motion. In southern California these signals are inter-mingled. In tectonics, properly identifying regions that are contaminated by other signals can be important when estimating fault slip rates. Until recently vertical deformation rates determined by high precision Global Positioning Systems (GPS) had large uncertainties compared to horizontal components and were rarely used to constrain tectonic models of fault motion. However, many continuously occupied GPS stations have been operating for ten or more years, often delivering uncertainties of ~1 mm/yr or less, providing better constraints for tectonic modeling. Various processing centers produced GPS time series and estimated vertical velocity fields, each with their own set of processing techniques and assumptions. We compare vertical velocity solutions estimated by seven data processing groups as well as two combined solutions (Figure 1). These groups include: Central Washington University (CWU) and New Mexico Institute of Technology (NMT), and their combined solution provided by the Plate Boundary Observatory (PBO) through the UNAVCO website. Also compared are the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) and Scripps Orbit and Permanent Array Center (SOPAC) and their combined solution provided as part of the NASA MEaSUREs project. Smaller velocity fields included are from Amos et al., 2014, processed at the Nevada Geodetic Laboratory, Shen et al., 2011, processed by UCLA and called the Crustal Motion Map 4.0 (CMM4) dataset, and a new velocity field provided by the University of Miami (UM). Our analysis includes estimating and correcting for systematic vertical velocity and uncertainty differences between groups. Our final product is a unified velocity field that contains the median values of the adjusted velocity fields and their uncertainties. This product will be periodically updated when new velocity fields
6. Optically controlled locking of the nuclear field via coherent dark-state spectroscopy.
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Xu, Xiaodong; Yao, Wang; Sun, Bo; Steel, Duncan G; Bracker, Allan S; Gammon, Daniel; Sham, L J
2009-06-25
A single electron or hole spin trapped inside a semiconductor quantum dot forms the foundation for many proposed quantum logic devices. In group III-V materials, the resonance and coherence between two ground states of the single spin are inevitably affected by the lattice nuclear spins through the hyperfine interaction, while the dynamics of the single spin also influence the nuclear environment. Recent efforts have been made to protect the coherence of spins in quantum dots by suppressing the nuclear spin fluctuations. However, coherent control of a single spin in a single dot with simultaneous suppression of the nuclear fluctuations has yet to be achieved. Here we report the suppression of nuclear field fluctuations in a singly charged quantum dot to well below the thermal value, as shown by an enhancement of the single electron spin dephasing time T(2)*, which we measure using coherent dark-state spectroscopy. The suppression of nuclear fluctuations is found to result from a hole-spin assisted dynamic nuclear spin polarization feedback process, where the stable value of the nuclear field is determined only by the laser frequencies at fixed laser powers. This nuclear field locking is further demonstrated in a three-laser measurement, indicating a possible enhancement of the electron spin T(2)* by a factor of several hundred. This is a simple and powerful method of enhancing the electron spin coherence time without use of 'spin echo'-type techniques. We expect that our results will enable the reproducible preparation of the nuclear spin environment for repetitive control and measurement of a single spin with minimal statistical broadening.
7. Anomalous scaling of a passive vector advected by the Navier-Stokes velocity field
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Jurcisinova, E; Jurcisin, M; Remecky, R
2009-01-01
Using the field theoretic renormalization group and the operator-product expansion, the model of a passive vector field (a weak magnetic field in the framework of the kinematic MHD) advected by the velocity field which is governed by the stochastic Navier-Stokes equation with the Gaussian random stirring force δ-correlated in time and with the correlator proportional to k 4-d-2ε is investigated to the first order in ε (one-loop approximation). It is shown that the single-time correlation functions of the advected vector field have anomalous scaling behavior and the corresponding exponents are calculated in the isotropic case, as well as in the case with the presence of large-scale anisotropy. The hierarchy of the anisotropic critical dimensions is briefly discussed and the persistence of the anisotropy inside the inertial range is demonstrated on the behavior of the skewness and hyperskewness (dimensionless ratios of correlation functions) as functions of the Reynolds number Re. It is shown that even though the present model of a passive vector field advected by the realistic velocity field is mathematically more complicated than, on one hand, the corresponding models of a passive vector field advected by 'synthetic' Gaussian velocity fields and, on the other hand, than the corresponding model of a passive scalar quantity advected by the velocity field driven by the stochastic Navier-Stokes equation, the final one-loop approximate asymptotic scaling behavior of the single-time correlation or structure functions of the advected fields of all models are defined by the same anomalous dimensions (up to normalization)
8. Suppression of thermal noise in a non-Markovian random velocity field
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Ueda, Masahiko
2016-01-01
We study the diffusion of Brownian particles in a Gaussian random velocity field with short memory. By extending the derivation of an effective Fokker–Planck equation for the Lanvegin equation with weakly colored noise to a random velocity-field problem, we find that the effect of thermal noise on particles is suppressed by the existence of memory. We also find that the renormalization effect for the relative diffusion of two particles is stronger than that for single-particle diffusion. The results are compared with those of molecular dynamics simulations. (paper: classical statistical mechanics, equilibrium and non-equilibrium)
9. Determine of velocity field with PIV and CFD during the flow around of bridge piers
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Picka D.
2013-04-01
Full Text Available The article describes the processing of specific junior research FAST-J-11-51/1456 which dealt with physical and CFD of the velocity field during the flow around of bridge piers. Physical modelling has been carried out in Laboratory of water management research in Institute of Water Structures in Brno University of Technology – Faculty of Civil Engineering. To measure of the velocity field in profile of bridge piers were used laser measuring method PIV (Particle Image Velocimetry. The results of PIV served as a basis for comparing experimental data with CFD results of this type of flow in the commercial software ANSYS CFX.
10. Visualization of velocity field and phase distribution in gas-liquid two-phase flow by NMR imaging
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Matsui, G.; Monji, H.; Obata, J.
2004-01-01
NMR imaging has been applied in the field of fluid mechanics, mainly single phase flow, to visualize the instantaneous flow velocity field. In the present study, NMR imaging was used to visualize simultaneously both the instantaneous phase structure and velocity field of gas-liquid two-phase flow. Two methods of NMR imaging were applied. One is useful to visualize both the one component of liquid velocity and the phase distribution. This method was applied to horizontal two-phase flow and a bubble rising in stagnant oil. It was successful in obtaining some pictures of velocity field and phase distribution on the cross section of the pipe. The other is used to visualize a two-dimensional velocity field. This method was applied to a bubble rising in a stagnant water. The velocity field was visualized after and before the passage of a bubble at the measuring cross section. Furthermore, the distribution of liquid velocity was obtained. (author)
11. Electric field detection of coherent synchrotron radiation in a storage ring generated using laser bunch slicing
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Katayama, I.; Shimosato, H.; Bito, M.; Furusawa, K.; Adachi, M.; Zen, H.; Kimura, S.; Katoh, M.; Shimada, M.; Yamamoto, N.; Hosaka, M.; Ashida, M.
2012-01-01
The electric field of coherent synchrotron radiation (CSR) generated by laser bunch slicing in a storage ring has been detected by an electro-optic sampling method. The gate pulses for sampling are sent through a large-mode-area photonic-crystal fiber. The observed electric field profile of the CSR is in good agreement with the spectrum of the CSR observed using Fourier transform far-infrared spectrometry, indicating good phase stability in the CSR. The longitudinal density profiles of electrons modulated by laser pulses were evaluated from the electric field profile.
12. Particle size, magnetic field, and blood velocity effects on particle retention in magnetic drug targeting.
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Cherry, Erica M; Maxim, Peter G; Eaton, John K
2010-01-01
A physics-based model of a general magnetic drug targeting (MDT) system was developed with the goal of realizing the practical limitations of MDT when electromagnets are the source of the magnetic field. The simulation tracks magnetic particles subject to gravity, drag force, magnetic force, and hydrodynamic lift in specified flow fields and external magnetic field distributions. A model problem was analyzed to determine the effect of drug particle size, blood flow velocity, and magnetic field gradient strength on efficiency in holding particles stationary in a laminar Poiseuille flow modeling blood flow in a medium-sized artery. It was found that particle retention rate increased with increasing particle diameter and magnetic field gradient strength and decreased with increasing bulk flow velocity. The results suggest that MDT systems with electromagnets are unsuitable for use in small arteries because it is difficult to control particles smaller than about 20 microm in diameter.
13. Measurement of velocity field in pipe with classic twisted tape using matching refractive index technique
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Song, Min Seop; Park, So Hyun; Kim, Eung Soo [Seoul National Univ., Seoul (Korea, Republic of)
2014-10-15
Many researchers conducted experiments and numerical simulations to measure or predict a Nusselt number or a friction factor in a pipe with a twisted tape while some other studies focused on the heat transfer performance enhancement using various twisted tape configurations. However, since the optical access to the inner space of a pipe with a twisted tape was limited, the detailed flow field data were not obtainable so far. Thus, researchers mainly relied on the numerical simulations to obtain the data of the flow field. In this study, a 3D printing technique was used to manufacture a transparent test section for optical access. And also, a noble refractive index matching technique was used to eliminate optical distortion. This two combined techniques enabled to measure the velocity profile with Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV). The measured velocity field data can be used either to understand the fundamental flow characteristics around a twisted tape or to validate turbulence models in Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD). In this study, the flow field in the test-section was measured for various flow conditions and it was finally compared with numerically calculated data. Velocity fields in a pipe with a classic twisted tape was measured using a particle image velocimetry (PIV) system. To obtain undistorted particle images, a noble optical technique, refractive index matching, was used and it was proved that high-quality image can be obtained from this experimental equipment. The velocity data from the PIV was compared with the CFD simulations.
14. Measurement of velocity field in pipe with classic twisted tape using matching refractive index technique
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Song, Min Seop; Park, So Hyun; Kim, Eung Soo
2014-01-01
Many researchers conducted experiments and numerical simulations to measure or predict a Nusselt number or a friction factor in a pipe with a twisted tape while some other studies focused on the heat transfer performance enhancement using various twisted tape configurations. However, since the optical access to the inner space of a pipe with a twisted tape was limited, the detailed flow field data were not obtainable so far. Thus, researchers mainly relied on the numerical simulations to obtain the data of the flow field. In this study, a 3D printing technique was used to manufacture a transparent test section for optical access. And also, a noble refractive index matching technique was used to eliminate optical distortion. This two combined techniques enabled to measure the velocity profile with Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV). The measured velocity field data can be used either to understand the fundamental flow characteristics around a twisted tape or to validate turbulence models in Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD). In this study, the flow field in the test-section was measured for various flow conditions and it was finally compared with numerically calculated data. Velocity fields in a pipe with a classic twisted tape was measured using a particle image velocimetry (PIV) system. To obtain undistorted particle images, a noble optical technique, refractive index matching, was used and it was proved that high-quality image can be obtained from this experimental equipment. The velocity data from the PIV was compared with the CFD simulations
15. Methodology to estimate the relative pressure field from noisy experimental velocity data
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Bolin, C D; Raguin, L G
2008-01-01
The determination of intravascular pressure fields is important to the characterization of cardiovascular pathology. We present a two-stage method that solves the inverse problem of estimating the relative pressure field from noisy velocity fields measured by phase contrast magnetic resonance imaging (PC-MRI) on an irregular domain with limited spatial resolution, and includes a filter for the experimental noise. For the pressure calculation, the Poisson pressure equation is solved by embedding the irregular flow domain into a regular domain. To lessen the propagation of the noise inherent to the velocity measurements, three filters - a median filter and two physics-based filters - are evaluated using a 2-D Couette flow. The two physics-based filters outperform the median filter for the estimation of the relative pressure field for realistic signal-to-noise ratios (SNR = 5 to 30). The most accurate pressure field results from a filter that applies in a least-squares sense three constraints simultaneously: consistency between measured and filtered velocity fields, divergence-free and additional smoothness conditions. This filter leads to a 5-fold gain in accuracy for the estimated relative pressure field compared to without noise filtering, in conditions consistent with PC-MRI of the carotid artery: SNR = 5, 20 x 20 discretized flow domain (25 X 25 computational domain).
16. VELOCITY FIELD OF COMPRESSIBLE MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMIC TURBULENCE: WAVELET DECOMPOSITION AND MODE SCALINGS
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Kowal, Grzegorz; Lazarian, A.
2010-01-01
We study compressible magnetohydrodynamic turbulence, which holds the key to many astrophysical processes, including star formation and cosmic-ray propagation. To account for the variations of the magnetic field in the strongly turbulent fluid, we use wavelet decomposition of the turbulent velocity field into Alfven, slow, and fast modes, which presents an extension of the Cho and Lazarian decomposition approach based on Fourier transforms. The wavelets allow us to follow the variations of the local direction of the magnetic field and therefore improve the quality of the decomposition compared to the Fourier transforms, which are done in the mean field reference frame. For each resulting component, we calculate the spectra and two-point statistics such as longitudinal and transverse structure functions as well as higher order intermittency statistics. In addition, we perform a Helmholtz- Hodge decomposition of the velocity field into incompressible and compressible parts and analyze these components. We find that the turbulence intermittency is different for different components, and we show that the intermittency statistics depend on whether the phenomenon was studied in the global reference frame related to the mean magnetic field or in the frame defined by the local magnetic field. The dependencies of the measures we obtained are different for different components of the velocity; for instance, we show that while the Alfven mode intermittency changes marginally with the Mach number, the intermittency of the fast mode is substantially affected by the change.
17. Time-depth and velocity trend analysis of the Wasagu field ...
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From this study of data sets from Wasagu field in the Niger Delta, it has been found ... relief) cause big difference in bed velocities or where anisotropy is severe. ... of seismic data and checkshot data sets, which lie three wells, a relationship ...
18. Near field acoustic holography based on the equivalent source method and pressure-velocity transducers
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Zhang, Y.-B.; Chen, X.-Z.; Jacobsen, Finn
2009-01-01
The advantage of using the normal component of the particle velocity rather than the sound pressure in the hologram plane as the input of conventional spatial Fourier transform based near field acoustic holography (NAH) and also as the input of the statistically optimized variant of NAH has recen...... generated by sources on the two sides of the hologram plane is also examined....
19. Factors controlling the field settling velocity of cohesive sediment in estuaries
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Pejrup, Morten; Mikkelsen, Ole
2010-01-01
in the correlation of the description of W-50 and the controlling parameters from each area can be obtained. A generic algorithm describing the data from all the investigated areas is suggested. It works well within specific tidal areas but fails to give a generic description of the field settling velocity....
20. Wet and gassy zones in a municipal landfill from P- and S-wave velocity fields
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Konstantaki, L.A.; Ghose, R.; Draganov, D.S.; Heimovaara, T.J.
2016-01-01
The knowledge of the distribution of leachate and gas in a municipal landfill is of vital importance to the landfill operators performing improved landfill treatments and for environmental protection and efficient biogas extraction. We have explored the potential of using the velocity fields of
1. Three-Dimensional Velocity Field De-Noising using Modal Projection
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Frank, Sarah; Ameli, Siavash; Szeri, Andrew; Shadden, Shawn
2017-11-01
PCMRI and Doppler ultrasound are common modalities for imaging velocity fields inside the body (e.g. blood, air, etc) and PCMRI is increasingly being used for other fluid mechanics applications where optical imaging is difficult. This type of imaging is typically applied to internal flows, which are strongly influenced by domain geometry. While these technologies are evolving, it remains that measured data is noisy and boundary layers are poorly resolved. We have developed a boundary modal analysis method to de-noise 3D velocity fields such that the resulting field is divergence-free and satisfies no-slip/no-penetration boundary conditions. First, two sets of divergence-free modes are computed based on domain geometry. The first set accounts for flow through truncation boundaries'', and the second set of modes has no-slip/no-penetration conditions imposed on all boundaries. The modes are calculated by minimizing the velocity gradient throughout the domain while enforcing a divergence-free condition. The measured velocity field is then projected onto these modes using a least squares algorithm. This method is demonstrated on CFD simulations with artificial noise. Different degrees of noise and different numbers of modes are tested to reveal the capabilities of the approach. American Heart Association Award 17PRE33660202.
2. Velocity field measurements in an evaporating sessile droplet by means of micro-PIV technique
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Yagodnitsyna Anna
2016-01-01
Full Text Available Velocity fields are measured in evaporating sessile droplets on two substrates with different contact angles and contact angle hysteresis using micro resolution particle image velocimetry technique. Different flow patterns are observed in different stages of droplet evaporation: a flow with vortices and a radial flow. Flow structure is found to be similar for droplets on different substrates.
3. Dynamics of the solar magnetic field. V. Velocities associated with changing magnetic fields
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Levine, R.H.; Nakagawa, Y.
1975-01-01
Methods of determining horizontal velocities from the magnetic induction equation on the basis of a time series of magnetogram observations are discussed. For the flare of 1972 August 7, it is shown that a previously developed method of predicting positions of likely flare activity provides reasonable agreement with observations. Limitations to this type of solution of the magnetic induction equation are pointed out, and unambiguous solutions, corresponding to phenomenological determinations of velocity patterns under various physical circumstances, are presented for simple magnetic configurations. Implications for the analysis of changes in a series of magnetogram observations are discussed
4. Near-field Oblique Remote Sensing of Stream Water-surface Elevation, Slope, and Surface Velocity
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Minear, J. T.; Kinzel, P. J.; Nelson, J. M.; McDonald, R.; Wright, S. A.
2014-12-01
A major challenge for estimating discharges during flood events or in steep channels is the difficulty and hazard inherent in obtaining in-stream measurements. One possible solution is to use near-field remote sensing to obtain simultaneous water-surface elevations, slope, and surface velocities. In this test case, we utilized Terrestrial Laser Scanning (TLS) to remotely measure water-surface elevations and slope in combination with surface velocities estimated from particle image velocimetry (PIV) obtained by video-camera and/or infrared camera. We tested this method at several sites in New Mexico and Colorado using independent validation data consisting of in-channel measurements from survey-grade GPS and Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) instruments. Preliminary results indicate that for relatively turbid or steep streams, TLS collects tens of thousands of water-surface elevations and slopes in minutes, much faster than conventional means and at relatively high precision, at least as good as continuous survey-grade GPS measurements. Estimated surface velocities from this technique are within 15% of measured velocity magnitudes and within 10 degrees from the measured velocity direction (using extrapolation from the shallowest bin of the ADCP measurements). Accurately aligning the PIV results into Cartesian coordinates appears to be one of the main sources of error, primarily due to the sensitivity at these shallow oblique look angles and the low numbers of stationary objects for rectification. Combining remotely-sensed water-surface elevations, slope, and surface velocities produces simultaneous velocity measurements from a large number of locations in the channel and is more spatially extensive than traditional velocity measurements. These factors make this technique useful for improving estimates of flow measurements during flood flows and in steep channels while also decreasing the difficulty and hazard associated with making measurements in these
5. Field Dependent Coherence Length in the Superclean, High-κ Superconductor CeCoIn5
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DeBeer-Schmitt, L.; Eskildsen, M. R.; Dewhurst, C. D.; Hoogenboom, B. W.; Petrovic, C.
2006-01-01
Using small-angle neutron scattering, we have studied the flux-line lattice (FLL) in the superclean, high-κ superconductor CeCoIn 5 . The FLL undergoes a first-order symmetry and reorientation transition at ∼0.55 T at 50 mK. In addition, the FLL form factor in this material is found to be independent of the applied magnetic field, in striking contrast to the exponential decrease usually observed in superconductors. This result is consistent with a strongly field-dependent coherence length, proportional to the vortex separation
6. Field test and theoretical analysis of electromagnetic pulse propagation velocity on crossbonded cable systems
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Jensen, Christian Flytkjær; Bak, Claus Leth; Gudmundsdottir, Unnur Stella
2014-01-01
In this paper, the electromagnetic pulse propagation velocity on a three-phase cable system, consisting of three single core (SC) cables in flat formation with an earth continuity conductor is under study. The propagation velocity is an important parameter for most travelling wave off- and online...... fault location methods and needs to be exactly known for optimal performance of these algorithm types. Field measurements are carried out on a 6.9 km and a 31.4 km 245 kV crossbonded cable system, and the results are analysed using the modal decomposition theory. Several ways for determining...
7. Velocity-space particle loss in field-reversed theta pinches
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Hsiao, M.Y.
1983-01-01
A field-reversed theta pinch (FRTP) is a compact device for magnetic fusion. It has attracted much attention in recent years since encouraging experimental results have been obtained. However, the definite causes for the observed particle loss rate and plasma rotation are not well known. In this work, we study the velocity-space particle loss (VSPL), i.e., particle loss due to the existence of a loss region in velocity space, in FRTP's in order to have a better understanding about the characteristics of this device
8. The effect of spatially varying velocity field on the transport of radioactivity in a porous medium.
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2016-10-01
In the event of an accidental leak of the immobilized nuclear waste from an underground repository, it may come in contact of the flow of underground water and start migrating. Depending on the nature of the geological medium, the flow velocity of water may vary spatially. Here, we report a numerical study on the migration of radioactivity due to a space dependent flow field. For a detailed analysis, seven different types of velocity profiles are considered and the corresponding concentrations are compared. Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
9. Viscosity estimation utilizing flow velocity field measurements in a rotating magnetized plasma
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Yoshimura, Shinji; Tanaka, Masayoshi Y.
2008-01-01
The importance of viscosity in determining plasma flow structures has been widely recognized. In laboratory plasmas, however, viscosity measurements have been seldom performed so far. In this paper we present and discuss an estimation method of effective plasma kinematic viscosity utilizing flow velocity field measurements. Imposing steady and axisymmetric conditions, we derive the expression for radial flow velocity from the azimuthal component of the ion fluid equation. The expression contains kinematic viscosity, vorticity of azimuthal rotation and its derivative, collision frequency, azimuthal flow velocity and ion cyclotron frequency. Therefore all quantities except the viscosity are given provided that the flow field can be measured. We applied this method to a rotating magnetized argon plasma produced by the Hyper-I device. The flow velocity field measurements were carried out using a directional Langmuir probe installed in a tilting motor drive unit. The inward ion flow in radial direction, which is not driven in collisionless inviscid plasmas, was clearly observed. As a result, we found the anomalous viscosity, the value of which is two orders of magnitude larger than the classical one. (author)
10. A new GPS velocity field in the south-western Balkans: insights for continental dynamics
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D'Agostino, N.; Avallone, A.; Duni, L.; Ganas, A.; Georgiev, I.; Jouanne, F.; Koci, R.; Kuka, N.; Metois, M.
2017-12-01
The Balkans peninsula is an area of active distributed deformation located at the southern boundary of the Eurasian plate. Relatively low strain rates and logistical reasons have so far limited the characterization and definition of the active tectonics and crustal kinematics. The increasing number of GNSS stations belonging to national networks deployed for scientific and cadastral purposes, now provides the opportunity to improve the knowledge of the crustal kinematics in this area and to define a cross-national velocity field that illuminates the active tectonic deformation. In this work we homogeneously processed the data from the south western Balkans and neighbouring regions using available rinex files from scientific and cadastral networks (ALBPOS, EUREF, HemusNET, ITALPOS, KOPOS, MAKPOS, METRICA, NETGEO, RING, TGREF). In order to analyze and interpret station velocities relative to the Eurasia plate and to reduce the common mode signal, we updated the Eurasian terrestrial reference frame described in Métois et al. 2015. Starting from this dataset we present a new GPS velocity field covering the south western part of the Balkan Peninsula. Using this new velocity field, we derive the strain rate tensor to analyze the regional style of the deformation. Our results (1) improve the picture of the general southward flow of the crust characterizing the south western Balkans behind the contractional belt at the boundary with Adriatic and (2) provide new key elements for the understanding of continental dynamics in this part of the Eurasian plate boundary.
11. Stopping power for arbitrary angle between test particle velocity and magnetic field
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Cereceda, Carlo; Peretti, Michel de; Deutsch, Claude
2005-01-01
Using the longitudinal dielectric function derived previously for charged test particles in helical movement around magnetic field lines, the numerical convergence of the series involved is found and the double numerical integrations on wave vector components are performed yielding the stopping power for arbitrary angle between the test particle velocity and magnetic field. Calculations are performed for particle Larmor radius larger and shorter than Debye length, i.e., for protons in a cold magnetized plasma and for thermonuclear α particles in a dense, hot, and strongly magnetized plasma. A strong decrease is found for the energy loss as the angle varies from 0 to π/2. The range of thermonuclear α particles as a function of the velocity angle with respect to the magnetic field is also given
12. Electric-field control of magnetic domain-wall velocity in ultrathin cobalt with perpendicular magnetization.
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Chiba, D; Kawaguchi, M; Fukami, S; Ishiwata, N; Shimamura, K; Kobayashi, K; Ono, T
2012-06-06
Controlling the displacement of a magnetic domain wall is potentially useful for information processing in magnetic non-volatile memories and logic devices. A magnetic domain wall can be moved by applying an external magnetic field and/or electric current, and its velocity depends on their magnitudes. Here we show that the applying an electric field can change the velocity of a magnetic domain wall significantly. A field-effect device, consisting of a top-gate electrode, a dielectric insulator layer, and a wire-shaped ferromagnetic Co/Pt thin layer with perpendicular anisotropy, was used to observe it in a finite magnetic field. We found that the application of the electric fields in the range of ± 2-3 MV cm(-1) can change the magnetic domain wall velocity in its creep regime (10(6)-10(3) m s(-1)) by more than an order of magnitude. This significant change is due to electrical modulation of the energy barrier for the magnetic domain wall motion.
13. Modeling and Simulation of a Non-Coherent Frequency Shift Keying Transceiver Using a Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA)
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Voskakis, Konstantinos
2008-01-01
...) receiver-transmitter in a Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA). After introducing the theory behind the Non- Coherent BFSK demodulation implemented at the receiver, the design of transmitter and receiver is illustrated...
14. Velocity Field Measurements of Human Coughing Using Time Resolved Particle Image Velocimetry
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Khan, T.; Marr, D. R.; Higuchi, H.; Glauser, M. N.
2003-11-01
Quantitative fluid mechanics analysis of human coughing has been carried out using new Time Resolved Particle Image Velocimetry (TRPIV). The study involves measurement of velocity vector time-histories and velocity profiles. It is focused on the average normal human coughing. Some work in the past on cough mechanics has involved measurement of flow rates, tidal volumes and sub-glottis pressure. However, data of unsteady velocity vector field of the exiting highly time-dependent jets is not available. In this study, human cough waveform data are first acquired in vivo using conventional respiratory instrumentation for various volunteers of different gender/age groups. The representative waveform is then reproduced with a coughing/breathing simulator (with or without a manikin) for TRPIV measurements and analysis. The results of this study would be useful not only for designing of indoor air quality and heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems, but also for devising means of protection against infectious diseases.
15. Measurement of the blood flow rate and velocity in coronary artery stenosis using intracoronary frequency domain optical coherence tomography: Validation against fractional flow reserve.
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Zafar, Haroon; Sharif, Faisal; Leahy, Martin J
2014-12-01
The main objective of this study was to assess the blood flow rate and velocity in coronary artery stenosis using intracoronary frequency domain optical coherence tomography (FD-OCT). A correlation between fractional flow reserve (FFR) and FD-OCT derived blood flow velocity is also included in this study. A total of 20 coronary stenoses in 15 patients were assessed consecutively by quantitative coronary angiography (QCA), FFR and FD-OCT. A percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) optimization system was used in this study which combines wireless FFR measurement and FD-OCT imaging in one platform. Stenoses were labelled severe if FFR ≤ 0.8. Blood flow rate and velocity in each stenosis segment were derived from the volumetric analysis of the FD-OCT pull back images. The FFR value was ≤ 0.80 in 5 stenoses (25%). The mean blood flow rate in severe coronary stenosis ( n = 5) was 2.54 ± 0.55 ml/s as compared to 4.81 ± 1.95 ml/s in stenosis with FFR > 0.8 ( n = 15). A good and significant correlation between FFR and FD-OCT blood flow velocity in coronary artery stenosis ( r = 0.74, p < 0.001) was found. The assessment of stenosis severity using FD-OCT derived blood flow rate and velocity has the ability to overcome many limitations of QCA and intravascular ultrasound (IVUS).
16. Coherent gradient sensing method for measuring thermal stress field of thermal barrier coating structures
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Kang Ma
2017-01-01
Full Text Available Coherent gradient sensing (CGS method can be used to measure the slope of a reflective surface, and has the merits of full-field, non-contact, and real-time measurement. In this study, the thermal stress field of thermal barrier coating (TBC structures is measured by CGS method. Two kinds of powders were sprayed onto Ni-based alloy using a plasma spraying method to obtain two groups of film–substrate specimens. The specimens were then heated with an oxy-acetylene flame. The resulting thermal mismatch between the film and substrate led to out-of-plane deformation of the specimen. The deformation was measured by the reflective CGS method and the thermal stress field of the structure was obtained through calibration with the help of finite element analysis. Both the experiment and numerical results showed that the thermal stress field of TBC structures can be successfully measured by CGS method.
17. The Coincident Coherence of Extreme Doppler Velocity Events with p-mode Patches in the Solar Photosphere.
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McClure, Rachel Lee
2018-06-01
Observations of the solar photosphere show many spatially compact Doppler velocity events with short life spans and extreme values. In the IMaX spectropolarimetric inversion data of the first flight of the SUNRISE balloon in 2009 these striking flashes in the intergranule lanes and complementary outstanding values in the centers of granules have line of sight Doppler velocity values in excess of 4 sigma from the mean. We conclude that values outside 4 sigma are a result from the superposition of the granulation flows and the p-modes.To determine how granulation and p-modes contribute to these outstanding Doppler events, I separate the two components using the Fast Fourier Transform. I produce the power spectrum of the spatial wave frequencies and their corresponding frequency in time for each image, and create a k-omega filter to separate the two components. Using the filtered data, test the hypothesis that extreme events occur because of strict superposition between the p-mode Doppler velocities and the granular velocities. I compare event counts from the observational data to those produced by random superposition of the two flow components and find that the observational event counts are consistent with the model event counts in the limit of small number statistics. Poisson count probabilities of event numbers observed are consistent with expected model count probability distributions.
18. Velocity overshoot decay mechanisms in compound semiconductor field-effect transistors with a submicron characteristic length
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Jyegal, Jang
2015-01-01
Velocity overshoot is a critically important nonstationary effect utilized for the enhanced performance of submicron field-effect devices fabricated with high-electron-mobility compound semiconductors. However, the physical mechanisms of velocity overshoot decay dynamics in the devices are not known in detail. Therefore, a numerical analysis is conducted typically for a submicron GaAs metal-semiconductor field-effect transistor in order to elucidate the physical mechanisms. It is found that there exist three different mechanisms, depending on device bias conditions. Specifically, at large drain biases corresponding to the saturation drain current (dc) region, the velocity overshoot suddenly begins to drop very sensitively due to the onset of a rapid decrease of the momentum relaxation time, not the mobility, arising from the effect of velocity-randomizing intervalley scattering. It then continues to drop rapidly and decays completely by severe mobility reduction due to intervalley scattering. On the other hand, at small drain biases corresponding to the linear dc region, the velocity overshoot suddenly begins to drop very sensitively due to the onset of a rapid increase of thermal energy diffusion by electrons in the channel of the gate. It then continues to drop rapidly for a certain channel distance due to the increasing thermal energy diffusion effect, and later completely decays by a sharply decreasing electric field. Moreover, at drain biases close to a dc saturation voltage, the mechanism is a mixture of the above two bias conditions. It is suggested that a large secondary-valley energy separation is essential to increase the performance of submicron devices
19. High-magnification velocity field measurements on high-frequency, supersonic microactuators
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Kreth, Phil; Fernandez, Erik; Ali, Mohd; Alvi, Farrukh
2014-11-01
The Resonance-Enhanced Microjet (REM) actuator developed at our laboratory produces pulsed, supersonic microjets by utilizing a number of microscale, flow-acoustic resonance phenomena. The microactuator used in this study consists of an underexpanded source jet flowing into a cylindrical cavity with a single orifice through which an unsteady, supersonic jet issues at a resonant frequency of 7 kHz. The flowfields of a 1 mm underexpanded free jet and the microactuator are studied in detail using high-magnification, phase-locked flow visualizations (microschlieren) and 2-component particle image velocimetry. The challenges of these measurements at such small scales and supersonic velocities are discussed. The results clearly show that the microactuator produces supersonic pulsed jets with velocities exceeding 400 m/s. This is the first direct measurement of the velocity field and its temporal evolution produced by such actuators. Comparisons are made between the flow visualizations, velocity field measurements, and simulations using Implicit LES for a similar microactuator. With high, unsteady momentum output, this type of microactuator has potential in a range of flow control applications.
20. Measurement of electroosmotic and electrophoretic velocities using pulsed and sinusoidal electric fields.
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Sadek, Samir H; Pimenta, Francisco; Pinho, Fernando T; Alves, Manuel A
2017-04-01
In this work, we explore two methods to simultaneously measure the electroosmotic mobility in microchannels and the electrophoretic mobility of micron-sized tracer particles. The first method is based on imposing a pulsed electric field, which allows to isolate electrophoresis and electroosmosis at the startup and shutdown of the pulse, respectively. In the second method, a sinusoidal electric field is generated and the mobilities are found by minimizing the difference between the measured velocity of tracer particles and the velocity computed from an analytical expression. Both methods produced consistent results using polydimethylsiloxane microchannels and polystyrene micro-particles, provided that the temporal resolution of the particle tracking velocimetry technique used to compute the velocity of the tracer particles is fast enough to resolve the diffusion time-scale based on the characteristic channel length scale. Additionally, we present results with the pulse method for viscoelastic fluids, which show a more complex transient response with significant velocity overshoots and undershoots after the start and the end of the applied electric pulse, respectively. © 2016 The Authors. Electrophoresis published by Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim.
1. Velocity dependence of transient hyperfine field at Pt ions rapidly recoiling through magnetized Fe
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Stuchbery, A.E.; Ryan, C.G.; Bolotin, H.H.
1981-01-01
The velocity-dependence of the transient hyperfine magnetic field acting at nuclei of 196 Pt ions rapidly recoiling through thin magnetized Fe was investigated at a number of recoil velocities. The state of interest (2 1 + ) was populated by Coulomb excitation using beams of 80- and 120-MeV 32 S and 150- and 220-MeV 58 Ni ions. The 2 1 + →0 1 + γ-ray angular distribution precession measurements were carried out in coincidence with backscattered projectiles. From these results, the strength of the transient field acting on Pt ions recoiling through magnetized Fe with average velocities in the extended range 2.14<=v/vsub(o)<=4.82 (vsub(o) = c/137) was found to be consistent with a linear velocity dependence and to be incompatible with the specific vsup(0.45+-0.18) dependence which has been previously reported to account well for all ions in the mass range from oxygen through samarium. This seemingly singular behaviour for Pt and other ions in the Pt mass vicinity is discussed
2. Transport properties of Dirac electrons in graphene based double velocity-barrier structures in electric and magnetic fields
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Liu, Lei; Li, Yu-Xian; Liu, Jian-Jun
2012-01-01
Using transfer matrix method, transport properties in graphene based double velocity-barrier structures under magnetic and electric fields are numerically studied. It is found that velocity barriers for the velocity ratio (the Fermi velocity inside the barrier to that outside the barrier) less than one (or for the velocity ratio greater than one) have properties similar to electrostatic wells (or barriers). The velocity barriers for the velocity ratio greater than one significantly enlarge the resonant tunneling region of electrostatic barriers. In the presence of magnetic field, the plateau width of the Fano factor with a Poissonian value shortens (or broadens) for the case of the velocity ratio less than one (or greater than one). When the Fermi energy is equal to the electrostatic barrier height, for different values of the velocity ratio, both the conductivities and the Fano factors remain fixed. -- Highlights: ► We model graphene based velocity-barrier structures in electric and magnetic fields. ► Velocity barrier for ξ 1) have property similar to electrostatic well (barrier). ► Velocity barrier for ξ>1 enlarge the resonant tunneling region of electrostatic barrier. ► The plateau width of Fano factor shortens (or broadens) for the case of ξ 1). ► The conductivity remains fixed at the point of E F =U 0 for different values of ξ.
3. Investigation of Horizontal Velocity Fields in Stirred Vessels with Helical Coils by PIV
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Volker Bliem
2014-01-01
Full Text Available Horizontal velocity flow fields were measured by particle image velocimetry for a stirred vessel with baffles and two helical coils for enlargement of heat transfer area. The investigation was carried out in a cylindrical vessel with flat base and two different stirrers (radial-flow Rushton turbine and axial-flow propeller stirrer. Combined velocity plots for flow fields at different locations are presented. It was found that helical coils change the flow pattern significantly. Measurements for the axial-flow Rushton turbine showed a strong deflection by the coils, leading to a mainly tangential flow pattern. Behind baffles large areas of unused heat transfer area were found. First results for the axial-flow propeller reveal an extensive absence of fluid movement in the horizontal plane. Improved design considerations for enhanced heat transfer by more compatible equipment compilation are proposed.
4. Experimental analysis of the velocity field in an anular channel with helicoidal wire
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Lemos, M.J.S. de.
1979-06-01
In general, nuclear reactor fuel elements are rod bundles with coolant flowing axially among them. LMFBR's (Liquid Metal Fast Breeder Reactor) have wire wrapped fuel rods, with the wire working as spacer and mixer. The present work consists in the experimental analysis of the velocity field created by a typical LMFBR fuel rod placed in a cylinder, yielding an annular channel with helicoidal wire. Using hot wire anemometry, the main and secondary velocity fields were measured. The range for Re was from 2.2x 10 4 to 6.1x 10 4 , for air. The aspect ratio, P/D, and the lead-to-diameter ratio, 1/D, were 1.2 and 15, respectively. (Author) [pt
5. The large-scale peculiar velocity field in flat models of the universe
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Vittorio, N.; Turner, M.S.
1986-10-01
The inflationary Universe scenario predicts a flat Universe and both adiabatic and isocurvature primordial density perturbations with the Zel'dovich spectrum. The two simplest realizations, models dominated by hot or cold dark matter, seem to be in conflict with observations. Flat models are examined with two components of mass density, where one of the components of mass density is smoothly distributed and the large-scale (≥10h -1 MpC) peculiar velocity field for these models is considered. For the smooth component relativistic particles, a relic cosmological term, and light strings are considered. At present the observational situation is unsettled; but, in principle, the large-scale peculiar velocity field is very powerful discriminator between these different models. 61 refs
6. Field performance of an all-semiconductor laser coherent Doppler lidar
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Rodrigo, Peter John; Pedersen, Christian
2012-01-01
We implement and test what, to our knowledge, is the first deployable coherent Doppler lidar (CDL) system based on a compact, inexpensive all-semiconductor laser (SL). To demonstrate the field performance of our SL-CDL remote sensor, we compare a 36 h time series of averaged radial wind speeds...... measured by our instrument at an 80 m distance to those simultaneously obtained from an industry-standard sonic anemometer (SA). An excellent degree of correlation (R2=0.994 and slope=0.996) is achieved from a linear regression analysis of the CDL versus SA wind speed data. The lidar system is capable...
7. Entanglement of two atoms interacting with a dissipative coherent cavity field without rotating wave approximation
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Kang Guo-Dong; Fang Mao-Fa; Ouyang Xi-Cheng; Deng Xiao-Juan
2010-01-01
Considering two identical two-level atoms interacting with a single-model dissipative coherent cavity field without rotating wave approximation, we explore the entanglement dynamics of the two atoms prepared in different states using concurrence. Interestingly, our results show that the entanglement between the two atoms that initially disentangled will come up to a large constant rapidly, and then keeps steady in the following time or always has its maximum when prepared in some special Bell states. The model considered in this study is a good candidate for quantum information processing especially for quantum computation as steady high-degree atomic entanglement resource obtained in dissipative cavity
8. Collapse and Revival of an Atomic Beam Interacting with a Coherent State Light Field
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Ben, Li; Jing-Biao, Chen
2009-01-01
We report on the phenomena of the periodic spontaneous collapse and revival in the dynamics of an atomic beam interacting with a single-mode and coherent-state light field. Conventional collapse and revival by Eberly et al. [Phys. Rev. Lett. 44 (1980) 1323] are presented in the case of the evolution with time of the population inversion. Here, we study the evolution with coupling strength of population inversion. We define the collapse and revival coupling strengths as characteristic parameters to describe the above collapse and revival. Furthermore, we present the analytic formulas for the population inversion, the collapse and revival coupling strengths
9. Full-field optical coherence tomography using immersion Mirau interference microscope.
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Lu, Sheng-Hua; Chang, Chia-Jung; Kao, Ching-Fen
2013-06-20
In this study, an immersion Mirau interference microscope was developed for full-field optical coherence tomography (FFOCT). Both the reference and measuring arms of the Mirau interferometer were filled with water to prevent the problems associated with imaging a sample in air with conventional FFOCT systems. The almost-common path interferometer makes the tomographic system less sensitive to environmental disturbances. En face OCT images at various depths were obtained with phase-shifting interferometry and Hariharan algorithm. This immersion interferometric method improves depth and quality in three-dimensional OCT imaging of scattering tissue.
10. Visualizing flow fields using acoustic Doppler current profilers and the Velocity Mapping Toolbox
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Jackson, P. Ryan
2013-01-01
The purpose of this fact sheet is to provide examples of how the U.S. Geological Survey is using acoustic Doppler current profilers for much more than routine discharge measurements. These instruments are capable of mapping complex three-dimensional flow fields within rivers, lakes, and estuaries. Using the Velocity Mapping Toolbox to process the ADCP data allows detailed visualization of the data, providing valuable information for a range of studies and applications.
11. Coherent scattering of three-level atoms in the field of a bichromatic standing light wave
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Pazgalev, A.S.; Rozhdestvenskii, Yu.V.
1996-01-01
We discuss the coherent scattering of three-level atoms in the field of two standing light waves for two values of the spatial shift. In the case of a zero spatial shift and equal frequency detunings of the standing waves, the problem of scattering of a three-level atoms is reduced to scattering of an effectively two-level atom. For the case of an exact resonance between the waves and transitions we give expressions for the population probability of the states of the three-level atom obtained in the short-interaction-time approximation. Depending on the initial population distribution over the states, different scattering modes are realized. In particular, we show that there can be initial conditions for which the three-level system does not interact with the field of the standing waves, with the result that there is no coherent scattering of atoms. In the case of standing waves shifted by π/2, there are two types of solution, depending on the values of the frequency detuning. For instance, when the light waves are detuned equally we give the exact solution for arbitrary relationships between the detuning and the standing wave intensities valid for any atom-field interaction times. The case of 'mirror' detunings and shifted standing waves is studied only numerically
12. On the evolution of magnetic and velocity fields of an originating sunspot group
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Bachmann, G.
1978-01-01
Magnetographic measurements were made to derive longitudinal magnetic field strengths, line-of-sight velocities and the brightness distribution in an originating sunspot group. These results and photographs of the group are used to compare the evaluation of a relatively simple active region with our present ideas about the evolution of active regions in general. We found that the total magnetic flux increased from about 4 to 20x10 20 Mx over three days. The downward flow of gas in regions with stronger magnetic fields is formed only after the magnetic field has already been bipolar for two days. The maximum velocity always occurred in the main spots of the preceding and the subsequent parts of the sunspot group. Transformation into a flow pattern, which looks like Evershed motion, is observed in the main preceding sunspot after the formation of the penumbra. The generation of new active regions by concentration and amplification of magnetic fields, under the action of supergranulation flow in photospheric layers, cannot play an important role. On the contrary, the behaviour of the active region is in agreement with the conception of rising flux tubes, out of which the gas flows down. Our observations confirm that a magnetic field strength, leading to the generation of sunspots, is attained earlier in the preceding part of the originating active region than in its subsequent part. A series of subflares occurred in the active region, when short-lived small magnetic structure elements emerged in the larger bipolar magnetic field. (author)
13. Depth-resolved incoherent and coherent wide-field high-content imaging (Conference Presentation)
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So, Peter T.
2016-03-01
Recent advances in depth-resolved wide-field imaging technique has enabled many high throughput applications in biology and medicine. Depth resolved imaging of incoherent signals can be readily accomplished with structured light illumination or nonlinear temporal focusing. The integration of these high throughput systems with novel spectroscopic resolving elements further enable high-content information extraction. We will introduce a novel near common-path interferometer and demonstrate its uses in toxicology and cancer biology applications. The extension of incoherent depth-resolved wide-field imaging to coherent modality is non-trivial. Here, we will cover recent advances in wide-field 3D resolved mapping of refractive index, absorbance, and vibronic components in biological specimens.
14. Information Entropy Squeezing of a Two-Level Atom Interacting with Two-Mode Coherent Fields
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LIU Xiao-Juan; FANG Mao-Fa
2004-01-01
From a quantum information point of view we investigate the entropy squeezing properties for a two-level atom interacting with the two-mode coherent fields via the two-photon transition. We discuss the influences of the initial state of the system on the atomic information entropy squeezing. Our results show that the squeezed component number,squeezed direction, and time of the information entropy squeezing can be controlled by choosing atomic distribution angle,the relative phase between the atom and the two-mode field, and the difference of the average photon number of the two field modes, respectively. Quantum information entropy is a remarkable precision measure for the atomic squeezing.
15. Temporal Variability in Seismic Velocity at the Salton Sea Geothermal Field
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Taira, T.; Nayak, A.; Brenguier, F.
2015-12-01
We characterize the temporal variability of ambient noise wavefield and search for velocity changes associated with activities of the geothermal energy development at the Salton Sea Geothermal Field. The noise cross-correlations (NCFs) are computed for ~6 years of continuous three-component seismic data (December 2007 through January 2014) collected at 8 sites from the CalEnergy Subnetwork (EN network) with MSNoise software (Lecocq et al., 2014, SRL). All seismic data are downloaded from the Southern California Earthquake Data Center. Velocity changes (dv/v) are obtained by measuring time delay between 5-day stacks of NCFs and the reference NCF (average over the entire 6 year period). The time history of dv/v is determined by averaging dv/v measurements over all station/channel pairs (252 combinations). Our preliminary dv/v measurement suggests a gradual increase in dv/v over the 6-year period in a frequency range of 0.5-8.0 Hz. The resultant increase rate of velocity is about 0.01%/year. We also explore the frequency-dependent velocity change at the 5 different frequency bands (0.5-2.0 Hz, 0.75-3.0 Hz, 1.0-4.0 Hz, 1.5-6.0 Hz, and 2.0-8.0 Hz) and find that the level of this long-term dv/v variability is increased with increase of frequency (i.e., the highest increase rate of ~0.15%/year at the 0.5-2.0 Hz band). This result suggests that the velocity changes were mostly occurred in a depth of ~500 m assuming that the coda parts of NCFs (~10-40 s depending on station distances) are predominantly composed of scattered surface waves, with the SoCal velocity model (Dreger and Helmberger, 1993, JGR). No clear seasonal variation of dv/v is observed in the frequency band of 0.5-8.0 Hz.
16. Direct simultaneous measurement of intraglottal geometry and velocity fields in excised larynges.
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Khosla, Sid; Oren, Liran; Ying, Jun; Gutmark, Ephraim
2014-04-01
Current theories regarding the mechanisms of phonation are based on assumptions about the aerodynamics between the vocal folds during the closing phase of vocal fold vibration. However, many of these fundamental assumptions have never been validated in a tissue model. In this study, the main objective was to determine the aerodynamics (velocity fields) and the geometry of the medial surface of the vocal folds during the closing phase of vibration. The main hypothesis is that intraglottal vortices are produced during vocal fold closing when the glottal duct has a divergent shape and that these vortices are associated with negative pressures. Experiments using seven excised canine larynges. The particle imaging velocimetry (PIV) method was used to determine the velocity fields at low, mid-, and high subglottal pressures for each larynx. Modifications were made to previously described PIV methodology to allow the measurement of both the intraglottal velocity fields and the position of the medial aspects of the vocal fold. At relatively low subglottal pressures, little to no intraglottal vortices were seen. At mid- and high subglottal pressures, the flow separation vortices occurred and produced maximum negative pressures, relative to atmospheric, of -2.6 to -14.6 cm H2 O. Possible physiological and surgical implications are discussed. Intraglottal vortices produce significant negative pressures at mid- and high subglottal pressures. These vortices may be important in increasing maximum flow declination rate and acoustic intensity. N/A. © 2014 The American Laryngological, Rhinological and Otological Society, Inc.
17. Calculation of acoustic field based on laser-measured vibration velocities on ultrasonic transducer surface
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Hu, Liang; Zhao, Nannan; Gao, Zhijian; Mao, Kai; Chen, Wenyu; Fu, Xin
2018-05-01
Determination of the distribution of a generated acoustic field is valuable for studying ultrasonic transducers, including providing the guidance for transducer design and the basis for analyzing their performance, etc. A method calculating the acoustic field based on laser-measured vibration velocities on the ultrasonic transducer surface is proposed in this paper. Without knowing the inner structure of the transducer, the acoustic field outside it can be calculated by solving the governing partial differential equation (PDE) of the field based on the specified boundary conditions (BCs). In our study, the BC on the transducer surface, i.e. the distribution of the vibration velocity on the surface, is accurately determined by laser scanning measurement of discrete points and follows a data fitting computation. In addition, to ensure the calculation accuracy for the whole field even in an inhomogeneous medium, a finite element method is used to solve the governing PDE based on the mixed BCs, including the discretely measured velocity data and other specified BCs. The method is firstly validated on numerical piezoelectric transducer models. The acoustic pressure distributions generated by a transducer operating in an homogeneous and inhomogeneous medium, respectively, are both calculated by the proposed method and compared with the results from other existing methods. Then, the method is further experimentally validated with two actual ultrasonic transducers used for flow measurement in our lab. The amplitude change of the output voltage signal from the receiver transducer due to changing the relative position of the two transducers is calculated by the proposed method and compared with the experimental data. This method can also provide the basis for complex multi-physical coupling computations where the effect of the acoustic field should be taken into account.
18. Magnetic field-aligned plasma expansion in critical ionization velocity space experiments
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Singh, N.
1989-01-01
Motivated by the recent Critical Ionization Velocity (CIV) experiments in space, the temporal evolution of a plasma cloud released in an ambient plasma is studied. Time-dependent Vlasov equations for both electrons and ions, along with the Poisson equation for the self-consistent electric field parallel to the ambient magnetic field, are solved. The initial cloud is assumed to consist of cold, warm, and hot electrons with temperatures T/sub c/ ≅ 0.2 eV, T/sub w/ ≅ 2 eV, and T/sub h/ ≅ 10 eV, respectively. It is found that the minor hot electrons escape the cloud, and their velocity distribution function shows the typical time-of-flight dispersion feature - that is, the larger the distance from the cloud, the larger is the average drift velocity of the escaping electrons. The major warm electrons expand along the magnetic field line with the corresponding ion-acoustic speed. The combined effect of the escaping hot electrons and the expanding warm ones sets up an electric potential structure which accelerates the ambient electrons into the cloud. Thus, the energy loss due to the electron escape is partly replenished. The electric field distribution in the potential structure depends on the stage of the evolution; before the rarefaction waves propagating from the edges of the cloud reach its center, the electric fields point into the cloud. After this stage the cloud divides into two subclouds, with each having their own bipolar electric fields. Effects of collisions on the evolution of plasma clouds are also discussed. The relevance of the results seen from the calculations are discussed in the context of recent space experiments on CIV
19. The effect of magnetic field configuration on particle pinch velocity in compact helical system (CHS)
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Iguchi, H.; Ida, K.; Yamada, H.
1994-01-01
Radial particle transport has been experimentally studied in the low-aspect-ratio heliotron/torsatron device CHS. A non-diffusive outward particle flow (inverse pinch) is observed in the magnetic configuration with the magnetic axis shifted outward, while an inward pinch, like in tokamaks, is observed with the magnetic axis shifted inward. This change in the direction of anomalous particle flow is not due to the reversal of temperature gradient nor the radial electric field. The observation suggests that the particle pinch velocity is sensitive to the magnetic field structure. (author)
20. Magnetic and velocity fields in a dynamo operating at extremely small Ekman and magnetic Prandtl numbers
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Šimkanin, Ján; Kyselica, Juraj
2017-12-01
Numerical simulations of the geodynamo are becoming more realistic because of advances in computer technology. Here, the geodynamo model is investigated numerically at the extremely low Ekman and magnetic Prandtl numbers using the PARODY dynamo code. These parameters are more realistic than those used in previous numerical studies of the geodynamo. Our model is based on the Boussinesq approximation and the temperature gradient between upper and lower boundaries is a source of convection. This study attempts to answer the question how realistic the geodynamo models are. Numerical results show that our dynamo belongs to the strong-field dynamos. The generated magnetic field is dipolar and large-scale while convection is small-scale and sheet-like flows (plumes) are preferred to a columnar convection. Scales of magnetic and velocity fields are separated, which enables hydromagnetic dynamos to maintain the magnetic field at the low magnetic Prandtl numbers. The inner core rotation rate is lower than that in previous geodynamo models. On the other hand, dimensional magnitudes of velocity and magnetic fields and those of the magnetic and viscous dissipation are larger than those expected in the Earth's core due to our parameter range chosen.
1. Ab initio velocity-field curves in monoclinic β-Ga2O3
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Ghosh, Krishnendu; Singisetti, Uttam
2017-07-01
We investigate the high-field transport in monoclinic β-Ga2O3 using a combination of ab initio calculations and full band Monte Carlo (FBMC) simulation. Scattering rate calculation and the final state selection in the FBMC simulation use complete wave-vector (both electron and phonon) and crystal direction dependent electron phonon interaction (EPI) elements. We propose and implement a semi-coarse version of the Wannier-Fourier interpolation method [Giustino et al., Phys. Rev. B 76, 165108 (2007)] for short-range non-polar optical phonon (EPI) elements in order to ease the computational requirement in FBMC simulation. During the interpolation of the EPI, the inverse Fourier sum over the real-space electronic grids is done on a coarse mesh while the unitary rotations are done on a fine mesh. This paper reports the high field transport in monoclinic β-Ga2O3 with deep insight into the contribution of electron-phonon interactions and velocity-field characteristics for electric fields ranging up to 450 kV/cm in different crystal directions. A peak velocity of 2 × 107 cm/s is estimated at an electric field of 200 kV/cm.
2. Effects of magnetic field, sheared flow and ablative velocity on the Rayleigh-Taylor instability
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Li, D.; Zhang, W.L.; Wu, Z.W.
2005-01-01
It is found that magnetic field has a stabilization effect whereas the sheared flow has a destabilization effect on the RT instability in the presence of sharp interface. RT instability only occurs in the long wave region and can be completely suppressed if the stabilizing effect of magnetic field dominates. The RT instability increases with wave number and flow shear, and acts much like a Kelvin-Helmholtz instability when destabilizing effect of sheared flow dominates. It is shown that both of ablation velocity and magnetic filed have stabilization effect on RT instability in the presence of continued interface. The stabilization effect of magnetic field takes place for whole waveband and becomes more significant for the short wavelength. The RT instability can be completely suppressed by the cooperated effect of magnetic field and ablation velocity so that the ICF target shell may be unnecessary to be accelerated to very high speed. The growth rate decreases as the density scale length increases. The stabilization effect of magnetic field is more significant for the short density scale length. (author)
3. Retinal pigment epithelium findings in patients with albinism using wide-field polarization-sensitive optical coherence tomography.
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Schütze, Christopher; Ritter, Markus; Blum, Robert; Zotter, Stefan; Baumann, Bernhard; Pircher, Michael; Hitzenberger, Christoph K; Schmidt-Erfurth, Ursula
2014-11-01
To investigate pigmentation characteristics of the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) in patients with albinism using wide-field polarization-sensitive optical coherence tomography compared with intensity-based spectral domain optical coherence tomography and fundus autofluorescence imaging. Five patients (10 eyes) with previously genetically diagnosed albinism and 5 healthy control subjects (10 eyes) were imaged by a wide-field polarization-sensitive optical coherence tomography system (scan angle: 40 × 40° on the retina), sensitive to melanin contained in the RPE, based on the polarization state of backscattered light. Conventional intensity-based spectral domain optical coherence tomography and fundus autofluorescence examinations were performed. Retinal pigment epithelium-pigmentation was analyzed qualitatively and quantitatively based on depolarization assessed by polarization-sensitive optical coherence tomography. This study revealed strong evidence of polarization-sensitive optical coherence tomography to specifically image melanin in the RPE. Depolarization of light backscattered by the RPE in patients with albinism was reduced compared with normal subjects. Heterogeneous RPE-specific depolarization characteristics were observed in patients with albinism. Reduction of depolarization observed in the light backscattered by the RPE in patients with albinism corresponds to expected decrease of RPE pigmentation. The degree of depigmentation of the RPE is possibly associated with visual acuity. Findings suggest that different albinism genotypes result in heterogeneous levels of RPE pigmentation. Polarization-sensitive optical coherence tomography showed a heterogeneous appearance of RPE pigmentation in patients with albinism depending on different genotypes.
4. Coherence holography by achromatic 3-D field correlation of generic thermal light with an imaging Sagnac shearing interferometer.
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Naik, Dinesh N; Ezawa, Takahiro; Singh, Rakesh Kumar; Miyamoto, Yoko; Takeda, Mitsuo
2012-08-27
We propose a new technique for achromatic 3-D field correlation that makes use of the characteristics of both axial and lateral magnifications of imaging through a common-path Sagnac shearing interferometer. With this technique, we experimentally demonstrate, for the first time to our knowledge, 3-D image reconstruction of coherence holography with generic thermal light. By virtue of the achromatic axial shearing implemented by the difference in axial magnifications in imaging, the technique enables coherence holography to reconstruct a 3-D object with an axial depth beyond the short coherence length of the thermal light.
5. Influence of spatial and temporal coherences on atomic resolution high angle annular dark field imaging
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Beyer, Andreas, E-mail: [email protected]; Belz, Jürgen; Knaub, Nikolai; Jandieri, Kakhaber; Volz, Kerstin
2016-10-15
Aberration-corrected (scanning) transmission electron microscopy ((S)TEM) has become a widely used technique when information on the chemical composition is sought on an atomic scale. To extract the desired information, complementary simulations of the scattering process are inevitable. Often the partial spatial and temporal coherences are neglected in the simulations, although they can have a huge influence on the high resolution images. With the example of binary gallium phosphide (GaP) we elucidate the influence of the source size and shape as well as the chromatic aberration on the high angle annular dark field (HAADF) intensity. We achieve a very good quantitative agreement between the frozen phonon simulation and experiment for different sample thicknesses when a Lorentzian source distribution is assumed and the effect of the chromatic aberration is considered. Additionally the influence of amorphous layers introduced by the preparation of the TEM samples is discussed. Taking into account these parameters, the intensity in the whole unit cell of GaP, i.e. at the positions of the different atomic columns and in the region between them, is described correctly. With the knowledge of the decisive parameters, the determination of the chemical composition of more complex, multinary materials becomes feasible. - Highlights: • Atomic resolution high angle annular dark field images of gallium phosphide are compared quantitatively with simulated ones. • The influence of partial spatial and temporal coherence on the HAADF-intensity is investigated. • The influence of amorphous layers introduced by the sample preparation is simulated.
6. Estimation of 3-D conduction velocity vector fields from cardiac mapping data.
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Barnette, A R; Bayly, P V; Zhang, S; Walcott, G P; Ideker, R E; Smith, W M
2000-08-01
A method to estimate three-dimensional (3-D) conduction velocity vector fields in cardiac tissue is presented. The speed and direction of propagation are found from polynomial "surfaces" fitted to space-time (x, y, z, t) coordinates of cardiac activity. The technique is applied to sinus rhythm and paced rhythm mapped with plunge needles at 396-466 sites in the canine myocardium. The method was validated on simulated 3-D plane and spherical waves. For simulated data, conduction velocities were estimated with an accuracy of 1%-2%. In experimental data, estimates of conduction speeds during paced rhythm were slower than those found during normal sinus rhythm. Vector directions were also found to differ between different types of beats. The technique was able to distinguish between premature ventricular contractions and sinus beats and between sinus and paced beats. The proposed approach to computing velocity vector fields provides an automated, physiological, and quantitative description of local electrical activity in 3-D tissue. This method may provide insight into abnormal conduction associated with fatal ventricular arrhythmias.
7. Field transients of coherent terahertz synchrotron radiation accessed via time-resolving and correlation techniques
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Pohl, A.; Hübers, H.-W. [Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Institute of Physics, Newtonstraße 15, 12489 Berlin (Germany); Institute of Optical Sensor Systems, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Rutherfordstrasse 29, 12489 Berlin (Germany); Semenov, A. [Institute of Optical Sensor Systems, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Rutherfordstrasse 29, 12489 Berlin (Germany); Hoehl, A.; Ulm, G. [Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB), Abbestraße 2-12, 10587 Berlin (Germany); Ries, M.; Wüstefeld, G. [Helmholz-Zentrum Berlin, Albert-Einstein-Str. 15, 12489 Berlin (Germany); Ilin, K.; Thoma, P.; Siegel, M. [Institute of Micro- and Nanoelectronic Systems, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Hertzstrasse 16, 76187 Karlsruhe (Germany)
2016-03-21
Decaying oscillations of the electric field in repetitive pulses of coherent synchrotron radiation in the terahertz frequency range was evaluated by means of time-resolving and correlation techniques. Comparative analysis of real-time voltage transients of the electrical response and interferograms, which were obtained with an ultrafast zero-bias Schottky diode detector and a Martin-Puplett interferometer, delivers close values of the pulse duration. Consistent results were obtained via the correlation technique with a pair of Golay Cell detectors and a pair of resonant polarisation-sensitive superconducting detectors integrated on one chip. The duration of terahertz synchrotron pulses does not closely correlate with the duration of single-cycle electric field expected for the varying size of electron bunches. We largely attribute the difference to the charge density oscillations in electron bunches and to the low-frequency spectral cut-off imposed by both the synchrotron beamline and the coupling optics of our detectors.
8. Wide-field optical coherence tomography based microangiography for retinal imaging
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Zhang, Qinqin; Lee, Cecilia S.; Chao, Jennifer; Chen, Chieh-Li; Zhang, Thomas; Sharma, Utkarsh; Zhang, Anqi; Liu, Jin; Rezaei, Kasra; Pepple, Kathryn L.; Munsen, Richard; Kinyoun, James; Johnstone, Murray; van Gelder, Russell N.; Wang, Ruikang K.
2016-02-01
Optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) allows for the evaluation of functional retinal vascular networks without a need for contrast dyes. For sophisticated monitoring and diagnosis of retinal diseases, OCTA capable of providing wide-field and high definition images of retinal vasculature in a single image is desirable. We report OCTA with motion tracking through an auxiliary real-time line scan ophthalmoscope that is clinically feasible to image functional retinal vasculature in patients, with a coverage of more than 60 degrees of retina while still maintaining high definition and resolution. We demonstrate six illustrative cases with unprecedented details of vascular involvement in retinal diseases. In each case, OCTA yields images of the normal and diseased microvasculature at all levels of the retina, with higher resolution than observed with fluorescein angiography. Wide-field OCTA technology will be an important next step in augmenting the utility of OCT technology in clinical practice.
9. Evolution of Nanowire Transmon Qubits and Their Coherence in a Magnetic Field
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Luthi, F.; Stavenga, T.; Enzing, O. W.; Bruno, A.; Dickel, C.; Langford, N. K.; Rol, M. A.; Jespersen, T. S.; Nygârd, J.; Krogstrup, P.; DiCarlo, L.
2018-03-01
We present an experimental study of flux- and gate-tunable nanowire transmons with state-of-the-art relaxation time allowing quantitative extraction of flux and charge noise coupling to the Josephson energy. We evidence coherence sweet spots for charge, tuned by voltage on a proximal side gate, where first order sensitivity to switching two-level systems and background 1 /f noise is minimized. Next, we investigate the evolution of a nanowire transmon in a parallel magnetic field up to 70 mT, the upper bound set by the closing of the induced gap. Several features observed in the field dependence of qubit energy relaxation and dephasing times are not fully understood. Using nanowires with a thinner, partially covering Al shell will enable operation of these circuits up to 0.5 T, a regime relevant for topological quantum computation and other applications.
10. Coherent and Semiclassical States of a Charged Particle in Electromagnetic Fields
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Pereira, A. S.
2018-03-01
In the present article, we extend our study (Bagrov et al., Braz. J. Phys. 45, 369, 2015) of generalized coherent states (GCS) of a one-dimensional particle considering such important physical system as a three-dimensional charged particle in electric and magnetic fields. Constructing GCS in a many-dimensional case, we meet technical complications that make the consideration nontrivial and instructive. The GCS of the system under consideration are constructed. We study the properties of this GCS such as completeness relations, minimization of uncertainty relations, and so on. We point out which family of the obtained GCS of a charged particle in a magnetic field is related to the CS constructed first by Malkin and Man'ko. We obtain conditions under which some of the GCS can be considered as semiclassical states (SS).
11. Coherent and Semiclassical States of a Charged Particle in Electromagnetic Fields
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Pereira, A. S.
2018-06-01
In the present article, we extend our study (Bagrov et al., Braz. J. Phys. 45, 369, 2015) of generalized coherent states (GCS) of a one-dimensional particle considering such important physical system as a three-dimensional charged particle in electric and magnetic fields. Constructing GCS in a many-dimensional case, we meet technical complications that make the consideration nontrivial and instructive. The GCS of the system under consideration are constructed. We study the properties of this GCS such as completeness relations, minimization of uncertainty relations, and so on. We point out which family of the obtained GCS of a charged particle in a magnetic field is related to the CS constructed first by Malkin and Man'ko. We obtain conditions under which some of the GCS can be considered as semiclassical states (SS).
12. In vivo high resolution human corneal imaging using full-field optical coherence tomography.
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Mazlin, Viacheslav; Xiao, Peng; Dalimier, Eugénie; Grieve, Kate; Irsch, Kristina; Sahel, José-Alain; Fink, Mathias; Boccara, A Claude
2018-02-01
We present the first full-field optical coherence tomography (FFOCT) device capable of in vivo imaging of the human cornea. We obtained images of the epithelial structures, Bowman's layer, sub-basal nerve plexus (SNP), anterior and posterior stromal keratocytes, stromal nerves, Descemet's membrane and endothelial cells with visible nuclei. Images were acquired with a high lateral resolution of 1.7 µm and relatively large field-of-view of 1.26 mm x 1.26 mm - a combination, which, to the best of our knowledge, has not been possible with other in vivo human eye imaging methods. The latter together with a contactless operation, make FFOCT a promising candidate for becoming a new tool in ophthalmic diagnostics.
13. Antarctic Glaciological Data at NSIDC: field data, temperature, and ice velocity
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Bauer, R.; Bohlander, J.; Scambos, T.; Berthier, E.; Raup, B.; Scharfen, G.
2003-12-01
An extensive collection of many Antarctic glaciological parameters is available for the polar science community upon request. The National Science Foundation's Office of Polar Programs funds the Antarctic Glaciological Data Center (AGDC) at the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) to archive and distribute Antarctic glaciological and cryospheric system data collected by the U.S. Antarctic Program. AGDC facilitates data exchange among Principal Investigators, preserves recently collected data useful to future research, gathers data sets from past research, and compiles continent-wide information useful for modeling and field work planning. Data sets are available via our web site, http://nsidc.org/agdc/. From here, users can access extensive documentation, citation information, locator maps, derived images and references, and the numerical data. More than 50 Antarctic scientists have contributed data to the archive. Among the compiled products distributed by AGDC are VELMAP and THERMAP. THERMAP is a compilation of over 600 shallow firn temperature measurements ('10-meter temperatures') collected since 1950. These data provide a record of mean annual temperature, and potentially hold a record of climate change on the continent. The data are represented with maps showing the traverse route, and include data sources, measurement technique, and additional measurements made at each site, i.e., snow density and accumulation. VELMAP is an archive of surface ice velocity measurements for the Antarctic Ice Sheet. The primary objective of VELMAP is to assemble a historic record of outlet glaciers and ice shelf ice motion over the Antarctic. The collection includes both PI-contributed measurements and data generated at NSIDC using Landsat and SPOT satellite imagery. Tabular data contain position, speed, bearing, and data quality information, and related references. Two new VELMAP data sets are highlighted: the Mertz Glacier and the Institute Ice Stream. Mertz Glacier ice
14. Calculation of local characteristics of velocity field in turbulent coolant flow in fast reactor fuel assembly
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Muehlbauer, P.
1981-08-01
Experience is described gained with the application of computer code VELASCO in calculating the velocity field in fast reactor fuel assemblies taking into account configuration disturbances due to fuel pin displacement. Theoretical results are compared with the results of experiments conducted by UJV on aerodynamic models HEM-1 (model of the fuel assembly central part) and HEM-2 (model of the fuel assembly peripheral part). The results are reported of calculating the distribution of shear stress in wetted rod surfaces and in the assembly wall (model HEM-2) and the corresponding experimental results are shown. The shear stress distribution in wetted surfaces obtained using the VELASCO code allowed forming an opinion on the code capability of comprising local parameters of turbulent flow through a fuel rod bundle. The applicability was also tested of the code for calculating mean velocities in the individual zones, eg., in elementary cells. (B.S.)
15. Doppler-shifted fluorescence imaging of velocity fields in supersonic reacting flows
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Allen, M. G.; Davis, S. J.; Kessler, W. J.; Sonnenfroh, D. M.
1992-01-01
The application of Doppler-shifted fluorescence imaging of velocity fields in supersonic reacting flows is analyzed. Focussing on fluorescence of the OH molecule in typical H2-air Scramjet flows, the effects of uncharacterized variations in temperature, pressure, and collisional partner composition across the measurement plane are examined. Detailed measurements of the (1,0) band OH lineshape variations in H2-air combustions are used, along with single-pulse and time-averaged measurements of an excimer-pumped dye laser, to predict the performance of a model velocimeter with typical Scramjet flow properties. The analysis demonstrates the need for modification and control of the laser bandshape in order to permit accurate velocity measurements in the presence of multivariant flow properties.
16. Morphology and velocity field of the large flare on the solar disc on July 14, 1980
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Xuan, J.; Li, Z.
1982-01-01
The active region morphology and the features of solar radio bursts and the sight-line velocity distribution of a flare of importance 3B on the solar disk (AR 2562) on July 14, 1980, are discussed. The preliminary analysis made here suggests that measurement of the velocity fields of active regions is important in treating flare mechanisms. It is noted that a few hours before the eruption of the flare, the penumbral fibers of the sunspots on the corresponding photospheric part under the flare rapidly attenuated. It is thought that the instability of the flare may derive from the rapid changes occurring in the magnetic boundary conditions of the photosphere. These in turn denote the rapid emergence, subsidence, or dissipation of the magnetic flux. The spectra of the active filament in the later period of the flare are seen as indicating that most of the ejection matter was rolling, in addition to ascending or descending
17. Hybrid micro-/nano-particle image velocimetry for 3D3C multi-scale velocity field measurement in microfluidics
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Min, Young Uk; Kim, Kyung Chun
2011-01-01
The conventional two-dimensional (2D) micro-particle image velocimetry (micro-PIV) technique has inherent bias error due to the depth of focus along the optical axis to measure the velocity field near the wall of a microfluidics device. However, the far-field measurement of velocity vectors yields good accuracy for micro-scale flows. Nano-PIV using the evanescent wave of total internal reflection fluorescence microscopy can measure near-field velocity vectors within a distance of around 200 nm from the solid surface. A micro-/nano-hybrid PIV system is proposed to measure both near- and far-field velocity vectors simultaneously in microfluidics. A near-field particle image can be obtained by total internal reflection fluorescence microscopy using nanoparticles, and the far-field velocity vectors are measured by three-hole defocusing micro-particle tracking velocimetry (micro-PTV) using micro-particles. In order to identify near- and far-field particle images, lasers of different wavelengths are adopted and tested in a straight microchannel for acquiring the three-dimensional three-component velocity field. We found that the new technique gives superior accuracy for the velocity profile near the wall compared to that of conventional nano-PIV. This method has been successfully applied to precisely measure wall shear stress in 2D microscale Poiseulle flows
18. Quasi-direct numerical simulation of a pebble bed configuration. Part I: Flow (velocity) field analysis
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Shams, A.; Roelofs, F.; Komen, E.M.J.; Baglietto, E.
2013-01-01
Highlights: ► Quasi direct numerical simulations (q-DNS) of a pebble bed configuration has been performed. ► This q-DNS database may serve as a reference for the validation of different turbulence modeling approaches. ► A wide range of qualitative and quantitative data throughout the computational domain has been generated. ► Results for mean, RMS and covariance of velocity field are extensively reported in this paper. -- Abstract: High temperature reactors (HTR) are being considered for deployment around the world because of their excellent safety features. The fuel is embedded in a graphite moderator and can sustain very high temperatures. However, the appearance of hot spots in the pebble bed cores of HTR's may affect the integrity of the pebbles. A good prediction of the flow and heat transport in such a pebble bed core is a challenge for available turbulence models and such models need to be validated. In the present article, quasi direct numerical simulations (q-DNS) of a pebble bed configuration are reported, which may serve as a reference for the validation of different turbulence modeling approaches. Such approaches can be used in order to perform calculations for a randomly arranged pebble bed. Simulations are performed at a Reynolds number of 3088, based on pebble diameter, with a porosity level of 0.42. Detailed flow analyses have shown complex physics flow behavior and make this case challenging for turbulence model validation. Hence, a wide range of qualitative and quantitative data for velocity and temperature field have been extracted for this benchmark. In the present article (part I), results related to the flow field (mean, RMS and covariance of velocity) are documented and discussed in detail. Moreover, the discussion regarding the temperature field will be published in a separate article
19. Shear-wave velocity models and seismic sources in Campanian volcanic areas: Vesuvius and Phlegraean fields
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Guidarelli, M; Zille, A; Sarao, A [Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra, Universita degli Studi di Trieste, Trieste (Italy); Natale, M; Nunziata, C [Dipartimento di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Universita di Napoli ' Federico II' , Napoli (Italy); Panza, G F [Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra, Universita degli Studi di Trieste, Trieste (Italy); Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics, Trieste (Italy)
2006-12-15
This chapter summarizes a comparative study of shear-wave velocity models and seismic sources in the Campanian volcanic areas of Vesuvius and Phlegraean Fields. These velocity models were obtained through the nonlinear inversion of surface-wave tomography data, using as a priori constraints the relevant information available in the literature. Local group velocity data were obtained by means of the frequency-time analysis for the time period between 0.3 and 2 s and were combined with the group velocity data for the time period between 10 and 35 s from the regional events located in the Italian peninsula and bordering areas and two station phase velocity data corresponding to the time period between 25 and 100 s. In order to invert Rayleigh wave dispersion curves, we applied the nonlinear inversion method called hedgehog and retrieved average models for the first 30-35 km of the lithosphere, with the lower part of the upper mantle being kept fixed on the basis of existing regional models. A feature that is common to the two volcanic areas is a low shear velocity layer which is centered at the depth of about 10 km, while on the outside of the cone and along a path in the northeastern part of the Vesuvius area this layer is absent. This low velocity can be associated with the presence of partial melting and, therefore, may represent a quite diffused crustal magma reservoir which is fed by a deeper one that is regional in character and located in the uppermost mantle. The study of seismic source in terms of the moment tensor is suitable for an investigation of physical processes within a volcano; indeed, its components, double couple, compensated linear vector dipole, and volumetric, can be related to the movements of magma and fluids within the volcanic system. Although for many recent earthquake events the percentage of double couple component is high, our results also show the presence of significant non-double couple components in both volcanic areas. (author)
20. Heliospheric magnetic field polarity inversions driven by radial velocity field structures
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Landi, S.; Hellinger, Petr; Velli, M.
2006-01-01
Roč. 33, č. 14 (2006), L14101/1-L14101/5 ISSN 0094-8276 Grant - others:European Commission(XE) HRPN-CT-2001-00310 Institutional research plan: CEZ:AV0Z30420517 Keywords : solar wind * magnetic field polarity inversions * microstreams * turbulence Subject RIV: BL - Plasma and Gas Discharge Physics Impact factor: 2.602, year: 2006
1. Vlasov-Maxwell equilibrium solutions for Harris sheet magnetic field with Kappa velocity distribution
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Fu, W.-Z.; Hau, L.-N.
2005-01-01
An exact solution of the steady-state, one-dimensional Vlasov-Maxwell equations for a plasma current sheet with oppositely directed magnetic field was found by Harris in 1962. The so-called Harris magnetic field model assumes Maxwellian velocity distributions for oppositely drifting ions and electrons and has been widely used for plasma stability studies. This paper extends Harris solutions by using more general κ distribution functions that incorporate Maxwellian distribution in the limit of κ→∞. A new functional form for the plasma pressure as a function of the magnetic vector potential p(A) is found and the magnetic field is a modified tanh z function. In the extended solutions the effective temperature is no longer spatially uniform like in the Harris model and the thickness of the current layer decreases with decreasing κ
2. Influence of relaxation on emission and excitation of coherent states of electromagnetic field in the Jaynes-Cummings model
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Verlan, E.M.
2003-01-01
A two-level atom interacting with a field mode is considered. The field frequency is assumed to be equal to the atom transition frequency. The relaxation equations of the atom - field system are written in the basis of dressed states of the Jaynes - Cummings model taking into account quasi-resonant pumping. Their solutions are derived for a stationary regime. The average amplitude of a coherent electromagnetic field is found
3. A new car-following model for autonomous vehicles flow with mean expected velocity field
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Wen-Xing, Zhu; Li-Dong, Zhang
2018-02-01
Due to the development of the modern scientific technology, autonomous vehicles may realize to connect with each other and share the information collected from each vehicle. An improved forward considering car-following model was proposed with mean expected velocity field to describe the autonomous vehicles flow behavior. The new model has three key parameters: adjustable sensitivity, strength factor and mean expected velocity field size. Two lemmas and one theorem were proven as criteria for judging the stability of homogeneousautonomous vehicles flow. Theoretical results show that the greater parameters means larger stability regions. A series of numerical simulations were carried out to check the stability and fundamental diagram of autonomous flow. From the numerical simulation results, the profiles, hysteresis loop and density waves of the autonomous vehicles flow were exhibited. The results show that with increased sensitivity, strength factor or field size the traffic jam was suppressed effectively which are well in accordance with the theoretical results. Moreover, the fundamental diagrams corresponding to three parameters respectively were obtained. It demonstrates that these parameters play almost the same role on traffic flux: i.e. before the critical density the bigger parameter is, the greater flux is and after the critical density, the opposite tendency is. In general, the three parameters have a great influence on the stability and jam state of the autonomous vehicles flow.
4. Description of turbulent velocity and temperature fields of single phase flow through tight rod bundles
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Monir, C.
1991-02-01
A two-dimensional procedure, VANTACY-II, describing the turbulent velocity and temperature fields for single phase flow in tight lattices is presented and validated. The flow is assumed to be steady, incrompressible and hydraulic and thermal fully developed. First, the state of art of turbulent momentum and heat transport in tight lattices is documented. It is shown that there is a necessity for experimental investigations in the field of turbulent heat transport. The presented new procedure is based on the turbulence model VELASCO-TUBS by NEELEN. The numerical solution of the balance equations is done by the finite element method code VANTACY by KAISER. The validation of the new procedure VANTACY-II is done by comparing the numerically calculated data for the velocity and temperature fields and for natural mixing with the experimental data of SEALE. The comparison shows a good agreement of experimental and numerically computed data. The observed differences can be mainly attributed to the model of the turbulent PRANDTL number used in the new procedure. (orig.) [de
5. Contribution of the source velocity to the scattering of electromagnetic fields caused by airborne magnetic dipoles
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Sampaio, Edson Emanoel Starteri
2014-01-01
The velocity of controlled airborne sources of electromagnetic geophysical surveys plays an additional role in the scattering of the fields by the earth. Therefore, it is necessary to investigate its contribution in the space and time variation of secondary electromagnetic fields. The model of a vertical magnetic dipole moving at a constant speed along a horizontal line in the air and above a homogeneous conductive half-space constitutes a first approach to stress the kinematic aspect and determine the difference between the fields due to an airborne and a static source. The magnetic moment of the source is equal to 10 4 A m 2 , its height is 120 m, and the horizontal and vertical separations between it and the receiver are, respectively, equal to 100 and 50 m: these values of the model are typical of towed-bird airborne TDEM surveys. We employed four values for the common velocities of source and receiver (0, 60, 80, and 100 m s −1 ), four values of the conductivity of the half-space (0.5, 0.1, 0.05, and 0.01 S m −1 ), and two causal source currents (box with periods of 80 and 10 ms and periodic with frequency values of 12.5 and 100 Hz). The results demonstrate that the relative velocity between source and medium yields a measurable variation compared to the static condition. Therefore, it must be taken into consideration by compensating the discrepancy in measured data employing the respective theoretical result. The results also show that it is necessary to adjust the concepts of time and frequency domain for electromagnetic measurements with traveling sources. (paper)
6. The Seismo-Generated Electric Field Probed by the Ionospheric Ion Velocity
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(Tiger) Liu, Jann-Yenq
2017-04-01
The ion density, ion temperature, and the ion velocity probed by IPEI (ionospheric Plasma and Electrodynamics Instrument) onboard ROCSAT (i.e. FORMOSAT-1), and the global ionospheric map (GIM) of the total electron content (TEC) derived from measurements of ground-based GPS receivers are employed to study seismo-ionospheric precursors (SIPs) of the 31 March 2002 M6.8 Earthquake in Taiwan. The GIM TEC and ROCSAT/IPEI ion density significantly decrease specifically over the epicenter area 1-5 days before the earthquake, which suggests that the associated SIPs have observed. The ROCSAT/IPEI ion temperature reveals no significant changes before and after the earthquake, while the latitude-time-TEC plots extracted from the GIMs along the Taiwan longitude illustrate that the equatorial ionization anomaly significantly weakens and moves equatorward, which indicates that the daily dynamo electric field has been disturbed and cancelled by possible seismo-generated electric field on 2 days before (29 March) the earthquake. Here, for the first time a vector parameter of ion velocity is employed to study SIPs. It is found that ROCSAT/IPEI ion velocity becomes significantly downward, which confirms that a westward electric field of about 0.91mV/m generated during the earthquake preparation period being essential 1-5 days before the earthquake. Liu, J. Y., and C. K. Chao (2016), An observing system simulation experiment for FORMOSAT-5/AIP detecting seismo-ionospheric precursors, Terrestrial Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, DOI: 10.3319/TAO.2016.07.18.01(EOF5).
7. Self-Organisation and Intermittent Coherent Oscillations in the EXTRAP T2 Reversed Field Pinch
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Cecconello, M.; Malmberg, J.-A.; Sallander, E.; Drake, J. R.
Many reversed-field pinch (RFP) experiments exhibit a coherent oscillatory behaviour that is characteristic of discrete dynamo events and is associated with intermittent current profile self-organisation phenomena. However, in the vast majority of the discharges in the resistive shell RFP experiment EXTRAP T2, the dynamo activity does not show global, coherent oscillatory behaviour. The internally resonant tearing modes are phase-aligned and wall-locked resulting in a large localised magnetic perturbation. Equilibrium and plasma parameters have a level of high frequency fluctuations but the average values are quasi-steady. For some discharges, however, the equilibrium parameters exhibit the oscillatory behaviour characteristic of the discrete dynamo events. For these discharges, the trend observed in the tearing mode spectra, associated with the onset of the discrete relaxation event behaviour, is a relative higher amplitude of m = 0 mode activity and relative lower amplitude of the m = 1 mode activity compared with their average values. Global plasma parameters and model profile calculations for sample discharges representing the two types of relaxation dynamics are presented.
8. Self-organisation and intermittent coherent oscillations in the EXTRAP T2 reversed field pinch
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Cecconello, M.; Malmberg, J.A.; Sallander, E.; Drake, J.R.
2002-01-01
Many reversed-field pinch (RFP) experiments exhibit a coherent oscillatory behaviour that is characteristic of discrete dynamo events and is associated with intermittent current profile self-organisation phenomena. However, in the vast majority of the discharges in the resistive shell RFP experiment EXTRAP T2, the dynamo activity does not show global, coherent oscillatory behaviour. The internally resonant tearing modes are phase-aligned and wall-locked resulting in a large localised magnetic perturbation. Equilibrium and plasma parameters have a level of high frequency fluctuations but the average values are quasi-steady. For some discharges, however, the equilibrium parameters exhibit the oscillatory behaviour characteristic of the discrete dynamo events. For these discharges, the trend observed in the tearing mode spectra, associated with the onset of the discrete relaxation event behaviour, is a relative higher amplitude of m = 0 mode activity and relative lower amplitude of the m = 1 mode activity compared with their average values. Global plasma parameters and model profile calculations for sample discharges representing the two types of relaxation dynamics are presented
9. Comparison of Glaucoma Progression Detection by Optical Coherence Tomography and Visual Field.
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Zhang, Xinbo; Dastiridou, Anna; Francis, Brian A; Tan, Ou; Varma, Rohit; Greenfield, David S; Schuman, Joel S; Huang, David
2017-12-01
To compare longitudinal glaucoma progression detection using optical coherence tomography (OCT) and visual field (VF). Validity assessment. We analyzed subjects with more than 4 semi-annual follow-up visits (every 6 months) in the multicenter Advanced Imaging for Glaucoma Study. Fourier-domain optical coherence tomography (OCT) was used to map the thickness of the peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layer (NFL) and ganglion cell complex (GCC). OCT-based progression detection was defined as a significant negative trend for either NFL or GCC. VF progression was reached if either the event or trend analysis reached significance. The analysis included 356 glaucoma suspect/preperimetric glaucoma (GS/PPG) eyes and 153 perimetric glaucoma (PG) eyes. Follow-up length was 54.1 ± 16.2 months for GS/PPG eyes and 56.7 ± 16.0 for PG eyes. Progression was detected in 62.1% of PG eyes and 59.8% of GS/PPG eyes by OCT, significantly (P glaucoma. While the utility of NFL declines in advanced glaucoma, GCC remains a sensitive progression detector from early to advanced stages. Copyright © 2017 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
10. Fractal analysis of en face tomographic images obtained with full field optical coherence tomography
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Gao, Wanrong; Zhu, Yue [Department of Optical Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Jiangsu (China)
2017-03-15
The quantitative modeling of the imaging signal of pathological areas and healthy areas is necessary to improve the specificity of diagnosis with tomographic en face images obtained with full field optical coherence tomography (FFOCT). In this work, we propose to use the depth-resolved change in the fractal parameter as a quantitative specific biomarker of the stages of disease. The idea is based on the fact that tissue is a random medium and only statistical parameters that characterize tissue structure are appropriate. We successfully relate the imaging signal in FFOCT to the tissue structure in terms of the scattering function and the coherent transfer function of the system. The formula is then used to analyze the ratio of the Fourier transforms of the cancerous tissue to the normal tissue. We found that when the tissue changes from the normal to cancerous the ratio of the spectrum of the index inhomogeneities takes the form of an inverse power law and the changes in the fractal parameter can be determined by estimating slopes of the spectra of the ratio plotted on a log-log scale. The fresh normal and cancer liver tissues were imaged to demonstrate the potential diagnostic value of the method at early stages when there are no significant changes in tissue microstructures. (copyright 2016 by WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH and Co. KGaA, Weinheim)
11. Numerical correction of distorted images in full-field optical coherence tomography
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Min, Gihyeon; Kim, Ju Wan; Choi, Woo June; Lee, Byeong Ha
2012-03-01
We propose a numerical method which can numerically correct the distorted en face images obtained with a full field optical coherence tomography (FF-OCT) system. It is shown that the FF-OCT image of the deep region of a biological sample is easily blurred or degraded because the sample has a refractive index (RI) much higher than its surrounding medium in general. It is analyzed that the focal plane of the imaging system is segregated from the imaging plane of the coherence-gated system due to the RI mismatch. This image-blurring phenomenon is experimentally confirmed by imaging the chrome pattern of a resolution test target through its glass substrate in water. Moreover, we demonstrate that the blurred image can be appreciably corrected by using the numerical correction process based on the Fresnel-Kirchhoff diffraction theory. The proposed correction method is applied to enhance the image of a human hair, which permits the distinct identification of the melanin granules inside the cortex layer of the hair shaft.
12. The crustal velocity field mosaic of the Alpine Mediterranean area (Italy): Insights from new geodetic data
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Farolfi, Gregorio; Del Ventisette, Chiara
2016-04-01
A new horizontal crustal velocity field of Alpine Mediterranean area was determined by continuous long time series (6.5 years) of 113 Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) permanent stations. The processing was performed using state-of-the-art absolute antenna phase center correction model and recomputed precise IGS orbits available since April 2014. Moreover, a new more accurate tropospheric mapping function for geodetic applications was adopted. Results provide a new detailed map of the kinematics throughout the entire study area. This area is characterized by a complex tectonic setting driven by the interaction of Eurasian and African plates. The eastern Alps, Corsica, Sardinia and the Tyrrhenian Sea (which is covered only by interpolation data) show small velocity residuals with respect to the Eurasian plate. The whole Apennines axis discriminates two different velocity patterns, the Adriatic and the Tyrrhenian area. The area around Messina Strait, which separates peninsular Italy and Sicily, represents a poorly understood region. Results identify an important boundary zone between two different domains, Calabria and Sicily, which are characterized by different crustal motions. The northeastern part of Sicily and Calabria move like Adriatic area, whilst the rest of Sicily, Malta and Lampedusa are dominated by African motion.
13. Three-dimensional groundwater velocity field in an unconfined aquifer under irrigation
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Zlotnik, V.
1990-01-01
A method for three-dimensional flow velocity calculation has been developed to evaluate unconfined aquifer sensitivity to areal agricultural contamination of groundwater. The methodology of Polubarinova-Kochina is applied to an unconfined homogeneous compressible or incompressible anisotropic aquifer. It is based on a three-dimensional groundwater flow model with a boundary condition on the moving surface. Analytical solutions are obtained for a hydraulic head under the influence of areal sources of circular and rectangular shape using integral transforms. Two-dimensional Hantush formulas result from the vertical averaging of the three-dimensional solutions, and the asymptotic behavior of solutions is analyzed. Analytical expressions for flow velocity components are obtained from the gradient of the hydraulic head field. Areal and temporal variability of specific yield in groundwater recharge areas is also taken into account. As a consequence of linearization of the boundary condition, the operation of any irrigation system with respect to groundwater is represented by superposition of the operating wells and circular and rectangular source influences. Combining the obtained solutions with Dagan or Neuman well functions, one can develop computer codes for the analytical computation of the three-dimensional groundwater hydraulic head and velocity component distributions. Methods for practical implementation are discussed. (Author) (20 refs., 4 figs.)
14. Update schemes of multi-velocity floor field cellular automaton for pedestrian dynamics
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Luo, Lin; Fu, Zhijian; Cheng, Han; Yang, Lizhong
2018-02-01
Modeling pedestrian movement is an interesting problem both in statistical physics and in computational physics. Update schemes of cellular automaton (CA) models for pedestrian dynamics govern the schedule of pedestrian movement. Usually, different update schemes make the models behave in different ways, which should be carefully recalibrated. Thus, in this paper, we investigated the influence of four different update schemes, namely parallel/synchronous scheme, random scheme, order-sequential scheme and shuffled scheme, on pedestrian dynamics. The multi-velocity floor field cellular automaton (FFCA) considering the changes of pedestrians' moving properties along walking paths and heterogeneity of pedestrians' walking abilities was used. As for parallel scheme only, the collisions detection and resolution should be considered, resulting in a great difference from any other update schemes. For pedestrian evacuation, the evacuation time is enlarged, and the difference in pedestrians' walking abilities is better reflected, under parallel scheme. In face of a bottleneck, for example a exit, using a parallel scheme leads to a longer congestion period and a more dispersive density distribution. The exit flow and the space-time distribution of density and velocity have significant discrepancies under four different update schemes when we simulate pedestrian flow with high desired velocity. Update schemes may have no influence on pedestrians in simulation to create tendency to follow others, but sequential and shuffled update scheme may enhance the effect of pedestrians' familiarity with environments.
15. Dilution and Mixing in transient velocity fields: a first-order analysis
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Di Dato, Mariaines; de Barros, Felipe, P. J.; Fiori, Aldo; Bellin, Alberto
2017-04-01
An appealing remediation technique is in situ oxidation, which effectiveness is hampered by difficulties in obtaining good mixing of the injected oxidant with the contaminant, particularly when the contaminant plume is contained and therefore its deformation is physically constrained. Under such conditions (i.e. containment), mixing may be augmented by inducing temporal fluctuations of the velocity field. The temporal variability of the flow field may increase the deformation of the plume such that diffusive mass flux becomes more effective. A transient periodic velocity field can be obtained by an engineered sequence of injections and extractions from wells, which may serve also as a hydraulic barrier to confine the plume. Assessing the effectiveness of periodic flows to maximize solute mixing is a difficult task given the need to use a 3D setup and the large number of possible flow configurations that should be analyzed in order to identify the optimal one. This is the typical situation in which analytical solutions, though approximated, may assist modelers in screening possible alternative flow configurations such that solute dilution is maximized. To quantify dilution (i.e. a precondition that enables reactive mixing) we utilize the concept of the dilution index [1]. In this presentation, the periodic flow takes place in an aquifer with spatially variable hydraulic conductivity field which is modeled as a Stationary Spatial Random Function. We developed a novel first-order analytical solution of the dilution index under the hypothesis that the flow can be approximated as a sequence of steady state configurations with the mean velocity changing with time in intensity and direction. This is equivalent to assume that the characteristic time of the transient behavior is small compared to the period characterizing the change in time of the mean velocity. A few closed paths have been analyzed quantifying their effectiveness in enhancing dilution and thereby mixing
16. Field-effect transistor having a superlattice channel and high carrier velocities at high applied fields
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Chaffin, R.J.; Dawson, L.R.; Fritz, I.J.; Osbourn, G.C.; Zipperian, T.E.
1987-06-08
A field effect transistor comprises a semiconductor having a source, a drain, a channel and a gate in operational relationship. The semiconductor is a strained layer superlattice comprising alternating quantum well and barrier layers, the quantum well layers and barrier layers being selected from the group of layer pairs consisting of InGaAs/AlGaAs, InAs/InAlGaAs, and InAs/InAlAsP. The layer thicknesses of the quantum well and barrier layers are sufficiently thin that the alternating layers constitute a superlattice which has a superlattice conduction band energy level structure in k-vector space. The layer thicknesses of the quantum well layers are selected to provide a superlattice L/sub 2D/-valley which has a shape which is substantially more two-dimensional than that of said bulk L-valley. 2 figs.
17. Understanding strong-field coherent control: Measuring single-atom versus collective dynamics
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Trallero-Herrero, Carlos; Weinacht, Thomas; Spanner, Michael
2006-01-01
We compare the results of two strong field coherent control experiments: one which optimizes multi-photon population transfer in atomic sodium (from the 3s to the 4s state, measured by spontaneous emission from the 3p-3s transition) with one that optimizes stimulated emission on the 3p-3s transition in an ensemble of sodium atoms. Both experiments make use of intense, shaped ultrafast laser pulses discovered by a Genetic Algorithm inside a learning control loop. Optimization leads to improvements in the spontaneous and stimulated emission yields of about 4 and 10 4 , respectively, over an unshaped pulse. We interpret these results by modeling both the single atom dynamics as well as the stimulated emission buildup through numerical integration of Schroedinger's and Maxwell's equations. Our interpretation leads to the conclusion that modest yields for controlling single quantum systems can lead to dramatic effects whenever an ensemble of such systems acts collectively following controlled impulsive excitation
18. Full-Field Optical Coherence Tomography as a Diagnosis Tool: Recent Progress with Multimodal Imaging
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Olivier Thouvenin
2017-03-01
Full Text Available Full-field optical coherence tomography (FF-OCT is a variant of OCT that is able to register 2D en face views of scattering samples at a given depth. Thanks to its superior resolution, it can quickly reveal information similar to histology without the need to physically section the sample. Sensitivity and specificity levels of diagnosis performed with FF-OCT are 80% to 95% of the equivalent histological diagnosis performances and could therefore benefit from improvement. Therefore, multimodal systems have been designed to increase the diagnostic performance of FF-OCT. In this paper, we will discuss which contrasts can be measured with such multimodal systems in the context of ex vivo biological tissue examination. We will particularly emphasize three multimodal combinations to measure the tissue mechanics, dynamics, and molecular content respectively.
19. Qualitative investigation of fresh human scalp hair with full-field optical coherence tomography
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Choi, Woo June; Pi, Long-Quan; Min, Gihyeon; Lee, Won-Soo; Lee, Byeong Ha
2012-03-01
We have investigated depth-resolved cellular structures of unmodified fresh human scalp hairs with ultrahigh-resolution full-field optical coherence tomography (FF-OCT). The Linnik-type white light interference microscope has been home-implemented to observe the micro-internal layers of human hairs in their natural environment. In hair shafts, FF-OCT has qualitatively revealed the cellular hair compartments of cuticle and cortex layers involved in keratin filaments and melanin granules. No significant difference between black and white hair shafts was observed except for absence of only the melanin granules in the white hair, reflecting that the density of the melanin granules directly affects the hair color. Anatomical description of plucked hair bulbs was also obtained with the FF-OCT in three-dimensions. We expect this approach will be useful for evaluating cellular alteration of natural hairs on cosmetic assessment or diagnosis of hair diseases.
20. Tissue imaging using full field optical coherence microscopy with short multimode fiber probe
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Sato, Manabu; Eto, Kai; Goto, Tetsuhiro; Kurotani, Reiko; Abe, Hiroyuki; Nishidate, Izumi
2018-03-01
In achieving minimally invasive accessibility to deeply located regions the size of the imaging probes is important. We demonstrated full-field optical coherence tomography (FF-OCM) using an ultrathin forward-imaging short multimode fiber (SMMF) probe of 50 μm core diameter, 125 μm diameter, and 7.4 mm length for optical communications. The axial resolution was measured to be 2.14 μm and the lateral resolution was also evaluated to be below 4.38 μm using a test pattern (TP). The spatial mode and polarization characteristics of SMMF were evaluated. Inserting SMMF to in vivo rat brain, 3D images were measured and 2D information of nerve fibers was obtained. The feasibility of an SMMF as an ultrathin forward-imaging probe in FF-OCM has been demonstrated.
1. Constraining the optical depth of galaxies and velocity bias with cross-correlation between the kinetic Sunyaev-Zeldovich effect and the peculiar velocity field
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Ma, Yin-Zhe; Gong, Guo-Dong; Sui, Ning; He, Ping
2018-03-01
We calculate the cross-correlation function between the kinetic Sunyaev-Zeldovich (kSZ) effect and the reconstructed peculiar velocity field using linear perturbation theory, with the aim of constraining the optical depth τ and peculiar velocity bias of central galaxies with Planck data. We vary the optical depth τ and the velocity bias function bv(k) = 1 + b(k/k0)n, and fit the model to the data, with and without varying the calibration parameter y0 that controls the vertical shift of the correlation function. By constructing a likelihood function and constraining the τ, b and n parameters, we find that the quadratic power-law model of velocity bias, bv(k) = 1 + b(k/k0)2, provides the best fit to the data. The best-fit values are τ = (1.18 ± 0.24) × 10-4, b=-0.84^{+0.16}_{-0.20} and y0=(12.39^{+3.65}_{-3.66})× 10^{-9} (68 per cent confidence level). The probability of b > 0 is only 3.12 × 10-8 for the parameter b, which clearly suggests a detection of scale-dependent velocity bias. The fitting results indicate that the large-scale (k ≤ 0.1 h Mpc-1) velocity bias is unity, while on small scales the bias tends to become negative. The value of τ is consistent with the stellar mass-halo mass and optical depth relationship proposed in the literature, and the negative velocity bias on small scales is consistent with the peak background split theory. Our method provides a direct tool for studying the gaseous and kinematic properties of galaxies.
2. Propagation of partially coherent fields through planar dielectric boundaries using angle-impact Wigner functions I. Two dimensions.
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Petruccelli, Jonathan C; Alonso, Miguel A
2007-09-01
We examine the angle-impact Wigner function (AIW) as a computational tool for the propagation of nonparaxial quasi-monochromatic light of any degree of coherence past a planar boundary between two homogeneous media. The AIWs of the reflected and transmitted fields in two dimensions are shown to be given by a simple ray-optical transformation of the incident AIW plus a series of corrections in the form of differential operators. The radiometric and leading six correction terms are studied for Gaussian Schell-model fields of varying transverse width, transverse coherence, and angle of incidence.
3. Easy monitoring of velocity fields in microfluidic devices using spatiotemporal image correlation spectroscopy.
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Travagliati, Marco; Girardo, Salvatore; Pisignano, Dario; Beltram, Fabio; Cecchini, Marco
2013-09-03
Spatiotemporal image correlation spectroscopy (STICS) is a simple and powerful technique, well established as a tool to probe protein dynamics in cells. Recently, its potential as a tool to map velocity fields in lab-on-a-chip systems was discussed. However, the lack of studies on its performance has prevented its use for microfluidics applications. Here, we systematically and quantitatively explore STICS microvelocimetry in microfluidic devices. We exploit a simple experimental setup, based on a standard bright-field inverted microscope (no fluorescence required) and a high-fps camera, and apply STICS to map liquid flow in polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) microchannels. Our data demonstrates optimal 2D velocimetry up to 10 mm/s flow and spatial resolution down to 5 μm.
4. A method for measuring the velocity flow field in the vicinity of a moving cascade
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Bammert, K.; Mobarak, A.
1977-01-01
Centrifugal compressors and blowers are often used for recycling the coolant gas in gas-cooled reactors. To achieve the required pressure ratios, highly loaded centrifugal compressors are built. The paper deals with a method of measuring the flow field in the vicinity of a moving impeller or cascade with hot wires. The relative flow pattern induced ahead of a cascade or impeller or the rotating wakes behind a moving cascade (which is important for loss evaluation) could be now measured with the help of a single hot wire. The wire should be rotated about the axis of the probe for 3 different inclinations with respect to the approaching flow. The method has been used for measuring the flow field in the vicinity of the inducer of a highly loaded centrifugal compressor. The results and the accuracy of the method are discussed and the mean values have been compared with the theoretically estimated velocities. (orig.) [de
5. Statistical analysis of the velocity and scalar fields in reacting turbulent wall-jets
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Pouransari, Z.; Biferale, L.; Johansson, A. V.
2015-02-01
The concept of local isotropy in a chemically reacting turbulent wall-jet flow is addressed using direct numerical simulation (DNS) data. Different DNS databases with isothermal and exothermic reactions are examined. The chemical reaction and heat release effects on the turbulent velocity, passive scalar, and reactive species fields are studied using their probability density functions (PDFs) and higher order moments for velocities and scalar fields, as well as their gradients. With the aid of the anisotropy invariant maps for the Reynolds stress tensor, the heat release effects on the anisotropy level at different wall-normal locations are evaluated and found to be most accentuated in the near-wall region. It is observed that the small-scale anisotropies are persistent both in the near-wall region and inside the jet flame. Two exothermic cases with different Damköhler numbers are examined and the comparison revealed that the Damköhler number effects are most dominant in the near-wall region, where the wall cooling effects are influential. In addition, with the aid of PDFs conditioned on the mixture fraction, the significance of the reactive scalar characteristics in the reaction zone is illustrated. We argue that the combined effects of strong intermittency and strong persistency of anisotropy at the small scales in the entire domain can affect mixing and ultimately the combustion characteristics of the reacting flow.
6. VELOCITY FIELD COMPUTATION IN VIBRATED GRANULAR MEDIA USING AN OPTICAL FLOW BASED MULTISCALE IMAGE ANALYSIS METHOD
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Johan Debayle
2011-05-01
Full Text Available An image analysis method has been developed in order to compute the velocity field of a granular medium (sand grains, mean diameter 600 μm submitted to different kinds of mechanical stresses. The differential method based on optical flow conservation consists in describing a dense motion field with vectors associated to each pixel. A multiscale, coarse-to-fine, analytical approach through tailor sized windows yields the best compromise between accuracy and robustness of the results, while enabling an acceptable computation time. The corresponding algorithmis presented and its validation discussed through different tests. The results of the validation tests of the proposed approach show that the method is satisfactory when attributing specific values to parameters in association with the size of the image analysis window. An application in the case of vibrated sand has been studied. An instrumented laboratory device provides sinusoidal vibrations and enables external optical observations of sand motion in 3D transparent boxes. At 50 Hz, by increasing the relative acceleration G, the onset and development of two convective rolls can be observed. An ultra fast camera records the grain avalanches, and several pairs of images are analysed by the proposed method. The vertical velocity profiles are deduced and allow to precisely quantify the dimensions of the fluidized region as a function of G.
7. Measurements of 3D velocity and scalar field for a film-cooled airfoil trailing edge
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Benson, Michael J.; Elkins, Christopher J.; Eaton, John K. [Stanford University, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Stanford, CA (United States)
2011-08-15
The 3D velocity and concentration fields have been measured for flow in a pressure side cutback trailing edge film cooling geometry consisting of rectangular film cooling slots separated by tapered lands. The velocity field was measured using conventional magnetic resonance velocimetry, and the concentration distribution was measured with a refined magnetic resonance concentration technique that yields experimental uncertainties for the concentration between 5 and 6%. All experiments were performed in water. A separation bubble behind the slot lip entrains coolant and promotes rapid turbulent mixing at the upper edge of the coolant jet. Vortices from inside the slot feed channel and on the upper sides of the lands rapidly distort the initially rectangular shape of the coolant stream and sweep mainstream flow toward the airfoil surface. The vortices also prevent any coolant from reaching the upper surfaces of the land. At the trailing edge, a second separation region exists in the blunt trailing edge wake. The flow forms suction side streaks behind the land tips, as well as streaks behind the slot centers on the pressure side. The peak coolant concentrations in the streaks remain above 25% through the end of the measurement domain, over 30 slot heights downstream. (orig.)
8. Gyrokinetic full f analysis of electric field dynamics and poloidal velocity in the FT2-tokamak configuration
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Leerink, S.; Heikkinen, J. A.; Janhunen, S. J.; Kiviniemi, T. P.; Nora, M.; Ogando, F.
2008-01-01
The ELMFIRE gyrokinetic simulation code has been used to perform full f simulations of the FT-2 tokamak. The dynamics of the radial electric field and the creation of poloidal velocity in the presence of turbulence are presented.
9. Strong-field spatiotemporal ultrafast coherent control in three-level atoms
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Bruner, Barry D.; Suchowski, Haim; Silberberg, Yaron; Vitanov, Nikolay V.
2010-01-01
Simple analytical approaches for implementing strong field coherent control schemes are often elusive due to the complexity of the interaction between the intense excitation field and the system of interest. Here, we demonstrate control over multiphoton excitation in a three-level resonant system using simple, analytically derived ultrafast pulse shapes. We utilize a two-dimensional spatiotemporal control technique, in which temporal focusing produces a spatially dependent quadratic spectral phase, while a second, arbitrary phase parameter is scanned using a pulse shaper. In the current work, we demonstrate weak-to-strong field excitation of 85 Rb, with a π phase step and the quadratic phase as the chosen control parameters. The intricate dependence of the multilevel dynamics on these parameters is exhibited by mapping the data onto a two-dimensional control landscape. Further insight is gained by simulating the complete landscape using a dressed-state, time-domain model, in which the influence of individual shaping parameters can be extracted using both exact and asymptotic time-domain representations of the dressed-state energies.
10. Dynamics of quantum correlation and coherence for two atoms coupled with a bath of fluctuating massless scalar field
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Huang, Zhiming, E-mail: [email protected] [School of Economics and Management, Wuyi University, Jiangmen 529020 (China); Situ, Haozhen, E-mail: [email protected] [College of Mathematics and Informatics, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642 (China)
2017-02-15
In this article, the dynamics of quantum correlation and coherence for two atoms interacting with a bath of fluctuating massless scalar field in the Minkowski vacuum is investigated. We firstly derive the master equation that describes the system evolution with initial Bell-diagonal state. Then we discuss the system evolution for three cases of different initial states: non-zero correlation separable state, maximally entangled state and zero correlation state. For non-zero correlation initial separable state, quantum correlation and coherence can be protected from vacuum fluctuations during long time evolution when the separation between the two atoms is relatively small. For maximally entangled initial state, quantum correlation and coherence overall decrease with evolution time. However, for the zero correlation initial state, quantum correlation and coherence are firstly generated and then drop with evolution time; when separation is sufficiently small, they can survive from vacuum fluctuations. For three cases, quantum correlation and coherence first undergo decline and then fluctuate to relatively stable values with the increasing distance between the two atoms. Specially, for the case of zero correlation initial state, quantum correlation and coherence occur periodically revival at fixed zero points and revival amplitude declines gradually with increasing separation of two atoms.
11. Dynamics of quantum correlation and coherence for two atoms coupled with a bath of fluctuating massless scalar field
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Huang, Zhiming; Situ, Haozhen
2017-01-01
In this article, the dynamics of quantum correlation and coherence for two atoms interacting with a bath of fluctuating massless scalar field in the Minkowski vacuum is investigated. We firstly derive the master equation that describes the system evolution with initial Bell-diagonal state. Then we discuss the system evolution for three cases of different initial states: non-zero correlation separable state, maximally entangled state and zero correlation state. For non-zero correlation initial separable state, quantum correlation and coherence can be protected from vacuum fluctuations during long time evolution when the separation between the two atoms is relatively small. For maximally entangled initial state, quantum correlation and coherence overall decrease with evolution time. However, for the zero correlation initial state, quantum correlation and coherence are firstly generated and then drop with evolution time; when separation is sufficiently small, they can survive from vacuum fluctuations. For three cases, quantum correlation and coherence first undergo decline and then fluctuate to relatively stable values with the increasing distance between the two atoms. Specially, for the case of zero correlation initial state, quantum correlation and coherence occur periodically revival at fixed zero points and revival amplitude declines gradually with increasing separation of two atoms.
12. Sound field separation with a double layer velocity transducer array (L)
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Fernandez Grande, Efren; Jacobsen, Finn
2011-01-01
of the array. The technique has been examined and compared with direct velocity based reconstruction, as well as with a technique based on the measurement of the sound pressure and particle velocity. The double layer velocity method circumvents some of the drawbacks of the pressure-velocity based...
13. Coherent quantum states of a relativistic particle in an electromagnetic plane wave and a parallel magnetic field
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Colavita, E.; Hacyan, S.
2014-01-01
We analyze the solutions of the Klein–Gordon and Dirac equations describing a charged particle in an electromagnetic plane wave combined with a magnetic field parallel to the direction of propagation of the wave. It is shown that the Klein–Gordon equation admits coherent states as solutions, while the corresponding solutions of the Dirac equation are superpositions of coherent and displaced-number states. Particular attention is paid to the resonant case in which the motion of the particle is unbounded. -- Highlights: •We study a relativistic electron in a particular electromagnetic field configuration. •New exact solutions of the Klein–Gordon and Dirac equations are obtained. •Coherent and displaced number states can describe a relativistic particle
14. Quantum correlations between each two-level system in a pair of atoms and general coherent fields
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Full Text Available The quantitative description of the quantum correlations between each two-level system in a two-atom system and the coherent fields initially defined in a coherent state in the framework of power-law potentials (PLPCSs is considered. Specifically, we consider two atoms locally interacting with PLPCSs and take into account the different terms of interactions, the entanglement and quantum discord are studied including the time-dependent coupling and photon transition effects. Using the monogamic relation between the entanglement of formation and quantum discord in tripartite systems, we show that the control and preservation of the different kinds of quantum correlations greatly benefit from the combination of the choice of the physical quantities. Finally, we explore the link between the dynamical behavior of quantum correlations and nonclassicality of the fields with and without atomic motion effect. Keywords: Quantum correlations, Monogamic relation, Coherent states, Power-law potentials, Wehrl entropy
15. Velocity field in the wake of a hydropower farm equipped with Achard turbines
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Georgescu, A-M; Cosoiu, C I; Alboiu, N; Hamzu, Al; Georgescu, S C
2010-01-01
The study consists of experimental and numerical investigations related to the water flow in the wake of a hydropower farm, equipped with three Achard turbines. The Achard turbine is a French concept of vertical axis cross-flow marine current turbine, with three vertical delta-blades, which operates irrespective of the water flow direction. A farm model built at 1:5 scale has been tested in a water channel. The Achard turbines run in stabilized current, so the flow can be assumed to be almost unchanged in horizontal planes along the vertical z-axis, thus allowing 2D numerical modelling, for different farm configurations: the computational domain is a cross-section of all turbines at a certain z-level. The two-dimensional numerical model of that farm has been used to depict the velocity field in the wake of the farm, with COMSOL Multiphysics and FLUENT software, to compute numerically the overall farm efficiency. The validation of the numerical models with experimental results is performed via the measurement of velocity distribution, by Acoustic Doppler Velocimetry, in the wake of the middle turbine within the farm. Three basic configurations were studied experimentally and numerically, namely: with all turbines aligned on a row across the upstream flow direction; with turbines in an isosceles triangular arrangement pointing downstream; with turbines in an isosceles triangular arrangement pointing upstream. As long as the numerical flow in the wake fits the experiments, the numerical results for the power coefficient (turbine efficiency) are trustworthy. The farm configuration with all turbines aligned on a same row leads to lower values of the experimental velocities than the numerical ones, while the farm configurations where the turbines are in isosceles triangular arrangement, pointing downstream or upstream, present a better match between numerical and experimental data.
16. Precise Control of Molecular Dynamics with a Femtosecond Frequency Comb - A Weak Field Route to Strong Field Coherent Control
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Pe'er, Avi; Shapiro, Evgeny A.; Stowe, Matthew C.; Shapiro, Moshe; Ye, Jun
2006-01-01
We present a general and highly efficient scheme for performing narrow-band Raman transitions between molecular vibrational levels using a coherent train of weak pump-dump pairs of shaped ultrashort pulses. The use of weak pulses permits an analytic description within the framework of coherent control in the perturbative regime, while coherent accumulation of many pulse pairs enables near unity transfer efficiency with a high spectral selectivity, thus forming a powerful combination of pump-d...
17. Investigation of the velocity field in a full-scale model of a cerebral aneurysm
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Roloff, Christoph; Bordás, Róbert; Nickl, Rosa; Mátrai, Zsolt; Szaszák, Norbert; Szilárd, Szabó; Thévenin, Dominique
2013-01-01
Highlights: • We investigate flow fields inside a phantom model of a full-scale cerebral aneurysm. • An artificial blood fluid is used matching viscosity and density of real blood. • We present Particle Tracking results of fluorescent tracer particles. • Instantaneous model inlet velocity profiles and volume flow rates are derived. • Trajectory fields at three of six measurement planes are presented. -- Abstract: Due to improved and now widely used imaging methods in clinical surgery practise, detection of unruptured cerebral aneurysms becomes more and more frequent. For the selection and development of a low-risk and highly effective treatment option, the understanding of the involved hemodynamic mechanisms is of great importance. Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), in vivo angiographic imaging and in situ experimental investigations of flow behaviour are powerful tools which could deliver the needed information. Hence, the aim of this contribution is to experimentally characterise the flow in a full-scale phantom model of a realistic cerebral aneurysm. The acquired experimental data will then be used for a quantitative validation of companion numerical simulations. The experimental methodology relies on the large-field velocimetry technique PTV (Particle Tracking Velocimetry), processing high speed images of fluorescent tracer particles added to the flow of a blood-mimicking fluid. First, time-resolved planar PTV images were recorded at 4500 fps and processed by a complex, in-house algorithm. The resulting trajectories are used to identify Lagrangian flow structures, vortices and recirculation zones in two-dimensional measurement slices within the aneurysm sac. The instantaneous inlet velocity distribution, needed as boundary condition for the numerical simulations, has been measured with the same technique but using a higher frame rate of 20,000 fps in order to avoid ambiguous particle assignment. From this velocity distribution, the time
18. Wall Shear Stress, Wall Pressure and Near Wall Velocity Field Relationships in a Whirling Annular Seal
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Morrison, Gerald L.; Winslow, Robert B.; Thames, H. Davis, III
1996-01-01
The mean and phase averaged pressure and wall shear stress distributions were measured on the stator wall of a 50% eccentric annular seal which was whirling in a circular orbit at the same speed as the shaft rotation. The shear stresses were measured using flush mounted hot-film probes. Four different operating conditions were considered consisting of Reynolds numbers of 12,000 and 24,000 and Taylor numbers of 3,300 and 6,600. At each of the operating conditions the axial distribution (from Z/L = -0.2 to 1.2) of the mean pressure, shear stress magnitude, and shear stress direction on the stator wall were measured. Also measured were the phase averaged pressure and shear stress. These data were combined to calculate the force distributions along the seal length. Integration of the force distributions result in the net forces and moments generated by the pressure and shear stresses. The flow field inside the seal operating at a Reynolds number of 24,000 and a Taylor number of 6,600 has been measured using a 3-D laser Doppler anemometer system. Phase averaged wall pressure and wall shear stress are presented along with phase averaged mean velocity and turbulence kinetic energy distributions located 0.16c from the stator wall where c is the seal clearance. The relationships between the velocity, turbulence, wall pressure and wall shear stress are very complex and do not follow simple bulk flow predictions.
19. Remote Numerical Simulations of the Interaction of High Velocity Clouds with Random Magnetic Fields
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Santillan, Alfredo; Hernandez--Cervantes, Liliana; Gonzalez--Ponce, Alejandro; Kim, Jongsoo
The numerical simulations associated with the interaction of High Velocity Clouds (HVC) with the Magnetized Galactic Interstellar Medium (ISM) are a powerful tool to describe the evolution of the interaction of these objects in our Galaxy. In this work we present a new project referred to as Theoretical Virtual i Observatories. It is oriented toward to perform numerical simulations in real time through a Web page. This is a powerful astrophysical computational tool that consists of an intuitive graphical user interface (GUI) and a database produced by numerical calculations. In this Website the user can make use of the existing numerical simulations from the database or run a new simulation introducing initial conditions such as temperatures, densities, velocities, and magnetic field intensities for both the ISM and HVC. The prototype is programmed using Linux, Apache, MySQL, and PHP (LAMP), based on the open source philosophy. All simulations were performed with the MHD code ZEUS-3D, which solves the ideal MHD equations by finite differences on a fixed Eulerian mesh. Finally, we present typical results that can be obtained with this tool.
20. Frequency, delay and velocity analysis for intrinsic channel region of carbon nanotube field effect transistors
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P. Geetha
2014-03-01
Full Text Available Gate wrap around field effect transistor is preferred for its good channel control. To study the high frequency behaviour of the device, parameters like cut-off frequency, transit or delay time, velocity are calculated and plotted. Double-walled and array of channels are considered in this work for enhanced output and impedance matching of the device with the measuring equipment terminal respectively. The perfomance of double-walledcarbon nanotube is compared with single-walled carbon nanotube and found that the device with double-wall shows appreciable improvement in its characteristics. Analysis of these parameters are done with various values of source/drain length, gate length, tube diameters and channel densities. The maximum cut-off frequency is found to be 72.3 THz with corresponding velocity as 5x106 m/s for channel density as 3 and gate length as 11nm. The number of channel is varied from 3 to 21 and found that the perfromance of the device containing double-walled carbon nano tube is better for channel number lesser than or equal to 12. The proposed modelling can be used for designing devices to handle high speed applications of future generation.
1. Detailed experimental investigations on flow behaviors and velocity field properties of a supersonic mixing layer
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Tan, Jianguo; Zhang, Dongdong; Li, Hao; Hou, Juwei
2018-03-01
The flow behaviors and mixing characteristics of a supersonic mixing layer with a convective Mach number of 0.2 have been experimentally investigated utilizing nanoparticle-based planar laser scattering and particle image velocimetry techniques. The full development and evolution process, including the formation of Kelvin-Helmholtz vortices, breakdown of large-scale structures and establishment of self-similar turbulence, is exhibited clearly in the experiments, which can give a qualitative graphically comparing for the DNS and LES results. The shocklets are first captured at this low convective Mach number, and their generation mechanisms are elaborated and analyzed. The convective velocity derived from two images with space-time correlations is well consistent with the theoretical result. The pairing and merging process of large-scale vortices in transition region is clearly revealed in the velocity vector field. The analysis of turbulent statistics indicates that in weakly compressible mixing layers, with the increase of convective Mach number, the peak values of streamwise turbulence intensity and Reynolds shear stress experience a sharp decrease, while the anisotropy ratio seems to keep quasi unchanged. The normalized growth rate of the present experiments shows a well agreement with former experimental and DNS data. The validation of present experimental results is important for that in the future the present work can be a reference for assessing the accuracy of numerical data.
2. Radial Peripapillary Capillary Network Visualized Using Wide-Field Montage Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography.
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Mase, Tomoko; Ishibazawa, Akihiro; Nagaoka, Taiji; Yokota, Harumasa; Yoshida, Akitoshi
2016-07-01
We quantitatively analyzed the features of a radial peripapillary capillary (RPC) network visualized using wide-field montage optical coherence tomography (OCT) angiography in healthy human eyes. Twenty eyes of 20 healthy subjects were recruited. En face 3 × 3-mm OCT angiograms of multiple locations in the posterior pole were acquired using the RTVue XR Avanti, and wide-field montage images of the RPC were created. To evaluate the RPC density, the montage images were binarized and skeletonized. The correlation between the RPC density and the retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) thickness measured by an OCT circle scan was investigated. The RPC at the temporal retina was detected as far as 7.6 ± 0.7 mm from the edge of the optic disc but not around the perifoveal area within 0.9 ± 0.1 mm of the fovea. Capillary-free zones beside the first branches of the arterioles were significantly (P optic disc edge were 13.6 ± 0.8, 11.9 ± 0.9, and 10.4 ± 0.9 mm-1. The RPC density also was correlated significantly (r = 0.64, P network. The RPC is present in the superficial peripapillary retina in proportion to the RNFL thickness, supporting the idea that the RPC may be the vascular network primarily responsible for RNFL nourishment.
3. Extraction of 3D velocity and porosity fields from GeoPET data sets
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Lippmann-Pipke, Johanna; Kulenkampff, Johannes [Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf e.V., Dresden (Germany). Reactive Transport; Eichelbaum, S. [Nemtics Visualization, Leipzig (Germany)
2017-06-01
Geoscientific process monitoring with positron emission tomography (GeoPET) is proven to be applicable for quantitative tomographic transport process monitoring in natural geological materials. We benchmarked GeoPET by inversely fitting a numerical finite element model to a diffusive transport experiment in Opalinus clay. The obtained effective diffusion coefficients, D{sub e}, parallel and D{sub e}, perpendicular to, are well in line with data from literature. But more complex, heterogeneous migration, and flow patterns cannot be similarly evaluated by inverse fitting using optimization tools. Alternatively, we started developing an algorithm that allows the quantitative extraction of velocity and porosity fields, v{sub i=x,y,z} (x,y,z) and n(x,y,z) from GeoPET time series, c{sub PET}(x,y,z,t). They may serve as constituent data sets for reactive transport modelling.
4. Velocity Vector Field Visualization of Flow in Liquid Acquisition Device Channel
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McQuillen, John B.; Chao, David F.; Hall, Nancy R.; Zhang, Nengli
2012-01-01
A capillary flow liquid acquisition device (LAD) for cryogenic propellants has been developed and tested in NASA Glenn Research Center to meet the requirements of transferring cryogenic liquid propellants from storage tanks to an engine in reduced gravity environments. The prototypical mesh screen channel LAD was fabricated with a mesh screen, covering a rectangular flow channel with a cylindrical outlet tube, and was tested with liquid oxygen (LOX). In order to better understand the performance in various gravity environments and orientations at different liquid submersion depths of the screen channel LAD, a series of computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations of LOX flow through the LAD screen channel was undertaken. The resulting velocity vector field visualization for the flow in the channel has been used to reveal the gravity effects on the flow in the screen channel.
5. Tensor-based morphometry with mappings parameterized by stationary velocity fields in Alzheimer's disease neuroimaging initiative.
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Bossa, Matías Nicolás; Zacur, Ernesto; Olmos, Salvador
2009-01-01
Tensor-based morphometry (TBM) is an analysis technique where anatomical information is characterized by means of the spatial transformations between a customized template and observed images. Therefore, accurate inter-subject non-rigid registration is an essential prerrequisite. Further statistical analysis of the spatial transformations is used to highlight some useful information, such as local statistical differences among populations. With the new advent of recent and powerful non-rigid registration algorithms based on the large deformation paradigm, TBM is being increasingly used. In this work we evaluate the statistical power of TBM using stationary velocity field diffeomorphic registration in a large population of subjects from Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative project. The proposed methodology provided atrophy maps with very detailed anatomical resolution and with a high significance compared with results published recently on the same data set.
6. Image registration using stationary velocity fields parameterized by norm-minimizing Wendland kernel
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Pai, Akshay Sadananda Uppinakudru; Sommer, Stefan Horst; Sørensen, Lauge
by the regularization term. In a variational formulation, this term is traditionally expressed as a squared norm which is a scalar inner product of the interpolating kernels parameterizing the velocity fields. The minimization of this term using the standard spline interpolation kernels (linear or cubic) is only...... approximative because of the lack of a compatible norm. In this paper, we propose to replace such interpolants with a norm-minimizing interpolant - the Wendland kernel which has the same computational simplicity like B-Splines. An application on the Alzheimer's disease neuroimaging initiative showed...... that Wendland SVF based measures separate (Alzheimer's disease v/s normal controls) better than both B-Spline SVFs (p
7. Two-dimensional calculation by finite element method of velocity field and temperature field development in fast reactor fuel assembly. II
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Schmid, J.
1985-11-01
A package of updated computer codes for velocity and temperature field calculations for a fast reactor fuel subassembly (or its part) by the finite element method is described. Isoparametric triangular elements of the second degree are used. (author)
8. PIC Simulations of Velocity-space Instabilities in a Decreasing Magnetic Field: Viscosity and Thermal Conduction
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Riquelme, Mario; Quataert, Eliot; Verscharen, Daniel
2018-02-01
We use particle-in-cell (PIC) simulations of a collisionless, electron–ion plasma with a decreasing background magnetic field, {\\boldsymbol{B}}, to study the effect of velocity-space instabilities on the viscous heating and thermal conduction of the plasma. If | {\\boldsymbol{B}}| decreases, the adiabatic invariance of the magnetic moment gives rise to pressure anisotropies with {p}| | ,j> {p}\\perp ,j ({p}| | ,j and {p}\\perp ,j represent the pressure of species j (electron or ion) parallel and perpendicular to B ). Linear theory indicates that, for sufficiently large anisotropies, different velocity-space instabilities can be triggered. These instabilities in principle have the ability to pitch-angle scatter the particles, limiting the growth of the anisotropies. Our simulations focus on the nonlinear, saturated regime of the instabilities. This is done through the permanent decrease of | {\\boldsymbol{B}}| by an imposed plasma shear. We show that, in the regime 2≲ {β }j≲ 20 ({β }j\\equiv 8π {p}j/| {\\boldsymbol{B}}{| }2), the saturated ion and electron pressure anisotropies are controlled by the combined effect of the oblique ion firehose and the fast magnetosonic/whistler instabilities. These instabilities grow preferentially on the scale of the ion Larmor radius, and make {{Δ }}{p}e/{p}| | ,e≈ {{Δ }}{p}i/{p}| | ,i (where {{Δ }}{p}j={p}\\perp ,j-{p}| | ,j). We also quantify the thermal conduction of the plasma by directly calculating the mean free path of electrons, {λ }e, along the mean magnetic field, finding that {λ }e depends strongly on whether | {\\boldsymbol{B}}| decreases or increases. Our results can be applied in studies of low-collisionality plasmas such as the solar wind, the intracluster medium, and some accretion disks around black holes.
9. On the extraction of pressure fields from PIV velocity measurements in turbines
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Villegas, Arturo; Diez, Fancisco J.
2012-11-01
In this study, the pressure field for a water turbine is derived from particle image velocimetry (PIV) measurements. Measurements are performed in a recirculating water channel facility. The PIV measurements include calculating the tangential and axial forces applied to the turbine by solving the integral momentum equation around the airfoil. The results are compared with the forces obtained from the Blade Element Momentum theory (BEMT). Forces are calculated by using three different methods. In the first method, the pressure fields are obtained from PIV velocity fields by solving the Poisson equation. The boundary conditions are obtained from the Navier-Stokes momentum equations. In the second method, the pressure at the boundaries is determined by spatial integration of the pressure gradients along the boundaries. In the third method, applicable only to incompressible, inviscid, irrotational, and steady flow, the pressure is calculated using the Bernoulli equation. This approximated pressure is known to be accurate far from the airfoil and outside of the wake for steady flows. Additionally, the pressure is used to solve for the force from the integral momentum equation on the blade. From the three methods proposed to solve for pressure and forces from PIV measurements, the first one, which is solved by using the Poisson equation, provides the best match to the BEM theory calculations.
10. Search for auroral belt Eparallel fields with high-velocity barium ion injections
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Heppner, J.P.; Ledley, B.G.; Miller, M.L.; Marionni, P.A.; Pongratz, M.B.; Slater, D.W.; Hallinan, T.J.; Rees, D.
1989-01-01
Four high-velocity shaped charge Ba + injections were conducted from two Black Brant-10 rockets at collision-free altitudes (770-975 km) over northern Alaska (L = 7.4-10.6) in April 1984 under active auroral and magnetic disturbance (Kp 4+ and 5) conditions. The motions of the Ba + pencil beams from these injections were accurately triangulated to altitudes ranging from 9,000 to 14,000 km from multistation image observations. Well-defined initial conditions and improved software for predicting the unperturbed. E = 0, trajectories in the presence of convection, E perpendicular , fields permitted an accurate detection of changes in the motion which could be attributed to E parallel fields. Large (> 1 keV) potential changes that might be anticipated from double-layer or V-, U- and S-shaped potential structures were not encountered even though the Ba + rays were clearly located on auroral arc flux tubes on at least several occasions and were at various times in close proximity to auroral flux tubes for many minutes. Abnormally intense E perpendicular fields that might also indicate that the above potential structures were also not observed. Transient accelerations and/or decelerations involving magnetic field-aligned energy changes ≤ 375 eV were, however, encountered by each of the seven principal Ba + rays tracked to high altitudes. Acceleration events were only slightly more frequent than deceleration events. Interpretation, taking into account limits on the duration of the events and simultaneous auroral conditions, favors explanation in terms of propagating waves, soliton trains, or other pulse forms provided that the propagation is primarily field-aligned
11. Enhancement of the resolution of full-field optical coherence tomography by using a colour image sensor
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Kalyanov, A L; Lychagov, V V; Smirnov, I V; Ryabukho, V P [N.G. Chernyshevsky Saratov State University, Saratov (Russian Federation)
2013-08-31
The influence of white balance in a colour image detector on the resolution of a full-field optical coherence tomograph (FFOCT) is studied. The change in the interference pulse width depending on the white balance tuning is estimated in the cases of a thermal radiation source (incandescent lamp) and a white light emitting diode. It is shown that by tuning white balance of the detector in a certain range, the FFOCT resolution can be increased by 20 % as compared to the resolution, attained with the use of a monochrome detector. (optical coherence tomography)
12. Enhancement of the resolution of full-field optical coherence tomography by using a colour image sensor
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Kalyanov, A L; Lychagov, V V; Smirnov, I V; Ryabukho, V P
2013-01-01
The influence of white balance in a colour image detector on the resolution of a full-field optical coherence tomograph (FFOCT) is studied. The change in the interference pulse width depending on the white balance tuning is estimated in the cases of a thermal radiation source (incandescent lamp) and a white light emitting diode. It is shown that by tuning white balance of the detector in a certain range, the FFOCT resolution can be increased by 20 % as compared to the resolution, attained with the use of a monochrome detector. (optical coherence tomography)
13. Assessment of visual function by optical coherence tomography and visual field for craniopharyngioma patients
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Yang Tang
2015-09-01
Full Text Available AIM:To analyze the differences and correlations between ganglion cell complex(GCC, peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layer(pRNFLand mean defect(MD, mean sensitivity(MSof visual field(VFin craniopharyngioma patients, to evaluate the feasibility of optical coherence tomography(OCTin diagnosis of the visual pathway damage of craniopharyngioma patients.METHODS:Ninety-five craniopharyngioma patients treated in Beijing Tiantan Hospital, from September 2014 to April 2015 received the VF test by Octopus 900 automated perimeter with the central 30 degree program and the mean thickness measurements of GCC and pRNFL by RTVue OCT. Spearman rank correlation coefficient(rswas used to assess the correlation between GCC, pRNFL and MD, MS. The changes of VF and optic disc were analyzed. RESULTS: Abnormal pRNFL findings occurred in 53.1%(93/175, which included optic disk edema 3.4%(6/175, atrophic changes of optic nerve 47.4%(83/175and glaucoma-like optic neuropathy 7.4%(13/175. Various visual field defect was 71.4%(125/175. The average thickness of binocular pRNFL(rsOD=-0.411, rsOS=-0.354and GCC(rsOD=-0.400, rsOS=-0.314had correlation with MD(PrsOD=0.412, rsOS=0.342and GCC(rsOD=0.414, rsOS=0.299had correlation with MS(PCONCLUSION: The average thickness of pRNFL and GCC has correlation with VF damage, can evaluate the optic nerve damage of craniopharyngioma patients quantitatively. The thinner the thickness of pRNFL and GCC is, the serious damage of visual function is. During the clinical work, visual field test combined with OCT are helpful to find and assess the damage of visual pathway and prognosis.
14. Field dependence of the electron drift velocity along the hexagonal axis of 4H-SiC
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Ivanov, P. A., E-mail: [email protected]; Potapov, A. S.; Samsonova, T. P.; Grekhov, I. V. [Russian Academy of Sciences, Ioffe Physical–Technical Institute (Russian Federation)
2016-07-15
The forward current–voltage characteristics of mesa-epitaxial 4H-SiC Schottky diodes are measured in high electric fields (up to 4 × 10{sup 5} V/cm) in the n-type base region. A semi-empirical formula for the field dependence of the electron drift velocity in 4H-SiC along the hexagonal axis of the crystal is derived. It is shown that the saturated drift velocity is (1.55 ± 0.05) × 10{sup 7} cm/s in electric fields higher than 2 × 10{sup 5} V/cm.
15. Transient-field strength measurements for 52Cr traversing Fe hosts at high velocity and polarization transfer mechanisms
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Stuchbery, A.E.; Doran, C.E.; Byrne, A.P.; Bolotin, H.H.; Dracoulis, G.D.
1986-12-01
Transient-field strengths were measured for 52 Cr ions traversing polarized Fe hosts at velocities up to 12v>=o (v>=o = c/137 = Bohr velocity). The results are compared with predictions of various transient field parametrizations and discussed in terms of possible mechanisms by which polarization might be transferred from the Fe host to inner vacancies of the moving Cr ions. The g-factor of the first 2 + state of 52 Cr was also measured by the transient field technique and found to be in accord with shell-model calculations
16. Remote Sensing Data in Wind Velocity Field Modelling: a Case Study from the Sudetes (SW Poland)
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Jancewicz, Kacper
2014-06-01
The phenomena of wind-field deformation above complex (mountainous) terrain is a popular subject of research related to numerical modelling using GIS techniques. This type of modelling requires, as input data, information on terrain roughness and a digital terrain/elevation model. This information may be provided by remote sensing data. Consequently, its accuracy and spatial resolution may affect the results of modelling. This paper represents an attempt to conduct wind-field modelling in the area of the Śnieżnik Massif (Eastern Sudetes). The modelling process was conducted in WindStation 2.0.10 software (using the computable fluid dynamics solver Canyon). Two different elevation models were used: the Global Land Survey Digital Elevation Model (GLS DEM) and Digital Terrain Elevation Data (DTED) Level 2. The terrain roughness raster was generated on the basis of Corine Land Cover 2006 (CLC 2006) data. The output data were post-processed in ArcInfo 9.3.1 software to achieve a high-quality cartographic presentation. Experimental modelling was conducted for situations from 26 November 2011, 25 May 2012, and 26 May 2012, based on a limited number of field measurements and using parameters of the atmosphere boundary layer derived from the aerological surveys provided by the closest meteorological stations. The model was run in a 100-m and 250-m spatial resolution. In order to verify the model's performance, leave-one-out cross-validation was used. The calculated indices allowed for a comparison with results of former studies pertaining to WindStation's performance. The experiment demonstrated very subtle differences between results in using DTED or GLS DEM elevation data. Additionally, CLC 2006 roughness data provided more noticeable improvements in the model's performance, but only in the resolution corresponding to the original roughness data. The best input data configuration resulted in the following mean values of error measure: root mean squared error of velocity
17. Spatial-temporal analysis of coherent offshore wind field structures measured by scanning Doppler-lidar
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Valldecabres, L.; Friedrichs, W.; von Bremen, L.; Kühn, M.
2016-09-01
An analysis of the spatial and temporal power fluctuations of a simplified wind farm model is conducted on four offshore wind fields data sets, two from lidar measurements and two from LES under unstable and neutral atmospheric conditions. The integral length scales of the horizontal wind speed computed in the streamwise and the cross-stream direction revealed the elongation of the structures in the direction of the mean flow. To analyse the effect of the structures on the power output of a wind turbine, the aggregated equivalent power of two wind turbines with different turbine spacing in the streamwise and cross-stream direction is analysed at different time scales under 10 minutes. The fact of considering the summation of the power of two wind turbines smooths out the fluctuations of the power output of a single wind turbine. This effect, which is stronger with increasing spacing between turbines, can be seen in the aggregation of the power of two wind turbines in the streamwise direction. Due to the anti-correlation of the coherent structures in the cross-stream direction, this smoothing effect is stronger when the aggregated power is computed with two wind turbines aligned orthogonally to the mean flow direction.
18. Using microencapsulated fluorescent dyes for simultaneous measurement of temperature and velocity fields
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Vogt, J; Stephan, P
2012-01-01
In this paper, a novel particle image thermometry method based on microcapsules filled with a fluorescent dye solution is described. The microcapsules consist of a liquid core of hexadecane in which the dye is dissolved and a solid polymer shell. The combination of a temperature-sensitive dye (Pyrromethene 597-8C9) and a dye showing a relatively smaller temperature sensitivity (Pyrromethene 567) in hexadecane makes application of the ratiometric LIF possible. This is necessary to compensate for fluctuations of the illuminating pulsed Nd:YAG laser (532 nm) as well as the different particle sizes. The applicability of this measurement technique is demonstrated for a cubic test cell (10 × 10 × 10 mm 3 ) with flow and temperature fields driven by natural convection and a capillary tube (1.16 mm inner diameter) inducing a temperature gradient and a Hagen–Poiseuille velocity profile. For the first case, a light sheet illumination is used making two optical accesses necessary. In the second case an inverted microscope is used, so only one optical access is needed and a volume illumination is applied. The technique facilitates high-resolution measurements (first case: 79 × 79 μm 2 ; second case: 8 × 8 μm 2 ). Although the measurement uncertainty is high compared to LIF measurements with dissolved dyes, temperature fields can be reproduced very well, and the experimental results are in good agreement with numerical computations. (paper)
19. Evolution of Mass and Velocity Field in the Cosmic Web: Comparison between Baryonic and Dark Matter
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Zhu, Weishan; Feng, Long-Long
2017-03-01
We investigate the evolution of the cosmic web since z = 5 in grid-based cosmological hydrodynamical simulations, focusing on the mass and velocity fields of both baryonic and cold dark matter. The tidal tensor of density is used as the main method for web identification, with λ th = 0.2-1.2. The evolution trends in baryonic and dark matter are similar, although moderate differences are observed. Sheets appear early, and their large-scale pattern may have been set up by z = 3. In terms of mass, filaments supersede sheets as the primary collapsing structures from z ˜ 2-3. Tenuous filaments assembled with each other to form prominent ones at z dark matter field, and is even moderately stronger between {\\boldsymbol{ω }} and {{\\boldsymbol{e}}}1, and ω and {{\\boldsymbol{e}}}3. Compared with dark matter, there is slightly less baryonic matter found residing in filaments and clusters, and its vorticity developed more significantly below 2-3 Mpc. These differences may be underestimated because of the limited resolution and lack of star formation in our simulation. The impact of the change of dominant structures in overdense regions at z ˜ 2-3 on galaxy formation and evolution is shortly discussed.
20. A New Velocity Field from a Dense GPS Array in the Southernmost Longitudinal Valley, Southeastern Taiwan
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Horng-Yue Chen
2013-01-01
Full Text Available In the southernmost Longitudinal Valley (LV, Taiwan, we analyzed a dense GPS array composed of 10 continuous stations and 86 campaign-mode stations. By removing the effects of the four major earthquakes (one regional and three local occurred during the 1992 - 2010 observation period, we derived a new horizontal velocity field in this area, which then allows better locating the surface traces of the major active faults, including the Longitudinal Valley Fault (LVF system and the Central Range Fault, and characterizing the slip behaviors along the faults. Note that LVF reveals two sub-parallel strands in the study area: the Luyeh Fault to the west and the Lichi Fault to the east. Based on the results of strain analyses, including dilatation and shear strain, and projected vectors of station velocities across the major faults, we came to the following geological interpretations. During the inter-seismic periods, the surface deformation of the southernmost LV is mainly accommodated by the faulting on the two branches of the LVF; there is very little surface deformation on the Central Range Fault. The Luyeh River appears to act as a boundary to divide the LVF to behave differently to its northern and southern sides. The Lichi Fault reveals a change of slip kinematics from an oblique shearing/thrusting in the north to a nearly pure shearing with minor extension to the south. Regarding the slip behavior of the Luyeh Fault, it exhibits a creeping behavior in the north and a partially near-surface-locked faulting behavior in the south. We interpret that the two strands of the LVF merge together in the northern Taitung alluvial plain and turns to E-W trend toward the offshore area.
1. Experimental study of stratified jet by simultaneous measurements of velocity and density fields
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Xu, Duo; Chen, Jun
2012-07-01
Stratified flows with small density difference commonly exist in geophysical and engineering applications, which often involve interaction of turbulence and buoyancy effect. A combined particle image velocimetry (PIV) and planar laser-induced fluorescence (PLIF) system is developed to measure the velocity and density fields in a dense jet discharged horizontally into a tank filled with light fluid. The illumination of PIV particles and excitation of PLIF dye are achieved by a dual-head pulsed Nd:YAG laser and two CCD cameras with a set of optical filters. The procedure for matching refractive indexes of two fluids and calibration of the combined system are presented, as well as a quantitative analysis of the measurement uncertainties. The flow structures and mixing dynamics within the central vertical plane are studied by examining the averaged parameters, turbulent kinetic energy budget, and modeling of momentum flux and buoyancy flux. At downstream, profiles of velocity and density display strong asymmetry with respect to its center. This is attributed to the fact that stable stratification reduces mixing and unstable stratification enhances mixing. In stable stratification region, most of turbulence production is consumed by mean-flow convection, whereas in unstable stratification region, turbulence production is nearly balanced by viscous dissipation. Experimental data also indicate that at downstream locations, mixing length model performs better in mixing zone of stable stratification regions, whereas in other regions, eddy viscosity/diffusivity models with static model coefficients represent effectively momentum and buoyancy flux terms. The measured turbulent Prandtl number displays strong spatial variation in the stratified jet.
2. Limited interlimb transfer of locomotor adaptations to a velocity-dependent force field during unipedal walking.
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Houldin, Adina; Chua, Romeo; Carpenter, Mark G; Lam, Tania
2012-08-01
3. Stochasticity induced by coherent wavepackets
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Fuchs, V.; Krapchev, V.; Ram, A.; Bers, A.
1983-02-01
We consider the momentum transfer and diffusion of electrons periodically interacting with a coherent longitudinal wavepacket. Such a problem arises, for example, in lower-hybrid current drive. We establish the stochastic threshold, the stochastic region δv/sub stoch/ in velocity space, the associated momentum transfer j, and the diffusion coefficient D. We concentrate principally on the weak-field regime, tau/sub autocorrelation/ < tau/sub bounce/
4. Coherent response of a two-level atom to a signal field with account of suppression of phase relaxation by a strong field
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Grishanin, B.A.; Shatalova, G.G.
1984-01-01
Calculation is made of a coherent part of response to a weak test field of an atom located in a strong resonance field. The latter bads to a suppression of phase relaxation. This response is shown to appear both at a test field freq uency ω and at a combination frequency 2ωsub(l)-ω, where ωsub(l) is a resona nce field frequency. The spectrum of test field absorption by such a system has a symmetric form and consist of two parts, one of which corresponds to a test f ield absorption and another - to its amplification
5. The impact of groundwater velocity fields on streamlines in an aquifer system with a discontinuous aquitard (Inner Mongolia, China)
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Wu, Qiang; Zhao, Yingwang; Xu, Hua
2018-04-01
Many numerical methods that simulate groundwater flow, particularly the continuous Galerkin finite element method, do not produce velocity information directly. Many algorithms have been proposed to improve the accuracy of velocity fields computed from hydraulic potentials. The differences in the streamlines generated from velocity fields obtained using different algorithms are presented in this report. The superconvergence method employed by FEFLOW, a popular commercial code, and some dual-mesh methods proposed in recent years are selected for comparison. The applications to depict hydrogeologic conditions using streamlines are used, and errors in streamlines are shown to lead to notable errors in boundary conditions, the locations of material interfaces, fluxes and conductivities. Furthermore, the effects of the procedures used in these two types of methods, including velocity integration and local conservation, are analyzed. The method of interpolating velocities across edges using fluxes is shown to be able to eliminate errors associated with refraction points that are not located along material interfaces and streamline ends at no-flow boundaries. Local conservation is shown to be a crucial property of velocity fields and can result in more accurate streamline densities. A case study involving both three-dimensional and two-dimensional cross-sectional models of a coal mine in Inner Mongolia, China, are used to support the conclusions presented.
6. Three-dimensional simulation of the motion of a single particle under a simulated turbulent velocity field
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Moreno-Casas, P. A.; Bombardelli, F. A.
2015-12-01
A 3D Lagrangian particle tracking model is coupled to a 3D channel velocity field to simulate the saltation motion of a single sediment particle moving in saltation mode. The turbulent field is a high-resolution three dimensional velocity field that reproduces a by-pass transition to turbulence on a flat plate due to free-stream turbulence passing above de plate. In order to reduce computational costs, a decoupled approached is used, i.e., the turbulent flow is simulated independently from the tracking model, and then used to feed the 3D Lagrangian particle model. The simulations are carried using the point-particle approach. The particle tracking model contains three sub-models, namely, particle free-flight, a post-collision velocity and bed representation sub-models. The free-flight sub-model considers the action of the following forces: submerged weight, non-linear drag, lift, virtual mass, Magnus and Basset forces. The model also includes the effect of particle angular velocity. The post-collision velocities are obtained by applying conservation of angular and linear momentum. The complete model was validated with experimental results from literature within the sand range. Results for particle velocity time series and distribution of particle turbulent intensities are presented.
7. Nerve Fiber Flux Analysis Using Wide-Field Swept-Source Optical Coherence Tomography.
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Tan, Ou; Liu, Liang; Liu, Li; Huang, David
2018-02-01
To devise a method to quantify nerve fibers over their arcuate courses over an extended peripapillary area using optical coherence tomography (OCT). Participants were imaged with 8 × 8-mm volumetric OCT scans centered at the optic disc. A new quantity, nerve fiber flux (NFF), represents the cross-sectional area transected perpendicular to the nerve fibers. The peripapillary area was divided into 64 tracks with equal flux. An iterative algorithm traced the trajectory of the tracks assuming that the relative distribution of the NFF was conserved with compensation for fiber connections to ganglion cells on the macular side. Average trajectory was averaged from normal eyes and use to calculate the NFF maps for glaucomatous eyes. The NFF maps were divided into eight sectors that correspond to visual field regions. There were 24 healthy and 10 glaucomatous eyes enrolled. The algorithm converged on similar patterns of NFL tracks for all healthy eyes. In glaucomatous eyes, NFF correlated with visual field sensitivity in the arcuate sectors (Spearman ρ = 0.53-0.62). Focal nerve fiber loss in glaucomatous eyes appeared as uniform tracks of NFF defects that followed the expected arcuate fiber trajectory. Using an algorithm based on the conservation of flux, we derived nerve fiber trajectories in the peripapillary area. The NFF map is useful for the visualization of focal defects and quantification of sector nerve fiber loss from wide-area volumetric OCT scans. NFF provides a cumulative measure of volumetric loss along nerve fiber tracks and could improve the detection of focal glaucoma damage.
8. Transportable and vibration-free full-field low-coherent quantitative phase microscope
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Yamauchi, Toyohiko; Yamada, Hidenao; Goto, Kentaro; Matsui, Hisayuki; Yasuhiko, Osamu; Ueda, Yukio
2018-02-01
We developed a transportable Linnik-type full-field low-coherent quantitative phase microscope that is able to compensate for optical path length (OPL) disturbance due to environmental mechanical noises. Though two-beam interferometers such as Linnik ones suffer from unstable OPL difference, we overcame this problem with a mechanical feedback system based on digital signal-processing that controls the OPL difference in sub-nanometer resolution precisely with a feedback bandwidth of 4 kHz. The developed setup has a footprint of 200 mm by 200 mm, a height of 500 mm, and a weight of 4.5 kilograms. In the transmission imaging mode, cells were cultured on a reflection-enhanced glass-bottom dish, and we obtained interference images sequentially while performing stepwise quarter-wavelength phase-shifting. Real-time image processing, including retrieval of the unwrapped phase from interference images and its background correction, along with the acquisition of interference images, was performed on a laptop computer. Emulation of the phase contrast (PhC) images and the differential interference contrast (DIC) images was also performed in real time. Moreover, our setup was applied for full-field cell membrane imaging in the reflection mode, where the cells were cultured on an anti-reflection (AR)-coated glass-bottom dish. The phase and intensity of the light reflected by the membrane revealed the outer shape of the cells independent of the refractive index. In this paper, we show imaging results on cultured cells in both transmission and reflection modes.
9. Computation of the velocity field and mass balance in the finite-element modeling of groundwater flow
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Yeh, G.T.
1980-01-01
Darcian velocity has been conventionally calculated in the finite-element modeling of groundwater flow by taking the derivatives of the computed pressure field. This results in discontinuities in the velocity field at nodal points and element boundaries. Discontinuities become enormous when the computed pressure field is far from a linear distribution. It is proposed in this paper that the finite element procedure that is used to simulate the pressure field or the moisture content field also be applied to Darcy's law with the derivatives of the computed pressure field as the load function. The problem of discontinuity is then eliminated, and the error of mass balance over the region of interest is much reduced. The reduction is from 23.8 to 2.2% by one numerical scheme and from 29.7 to -3.6% by another for a transient problem
10. DEPENDENCE OF THE TURBULENT VELOCITY FIELD ON GAS DENSITY IN L1551
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Yoshida, Atsushi; Kitamura, Yoshimi; Shimajiri, Yoshito; Kawabe, Ryohei
2010-01-01
We have carried out mapping observations of the entire L1551 molecular cloud with about 2 pc x 2 pc size in the 12 CO(1-0) line with the Nobeyama 45 m radio telescope at the high effective resolution of 22'' (corresponding to 0.017 pc at the distance of 160 pc), and analyzed the 12 CO data together with the 13 CO(1-0) and C 18 O(1-0) data from the Nobeyama Radio Observatory database. We derived the new non-thermal line width-size relations, σ NT ∝ L γ , for the three molecular lines, corrected for the effect of optical depth and the line-of-sight integration. To investigate the characteristic of the intrinsic turbulence, the effects of the outflows were removed. The derived relations are (σ NT /km s -1 ) = (0.18 ± 0.010)(L/pc) 0.45±0.095 , (0.20 ± 0.020)(L/pc) 0.48±0.091 , and (0.22 ± 0.050) (L/pc) 0.54±0.21 for the 12 CO, 13 CO, and C 18 O lines, respectively, suggesting that the line width-size relation of the turbulence very weakly depends on our observed molecular lines, i.e., the relation does not change between the density ranges of 10 2 -10 3 and 10 3 -10 4 cm -3 . In addition, the relations indicate that incompressible turbulence is dominant at the scales smaller than 0.6 pc in L1551. The power spectrum indices converted from the relations, however, seem to be larger than that of the Kolmogorov spectrum for incompressible flow. The disagreement could be explained by the anisotropy in the turbulent velocity field in L1551, as expected in MHD turbulence. Actually, the autocorrelation functions of the centroid velocity fluctuations show larger correlation along the direction of the magnetic field measured for the whole Taurus cloud, which is consistent with the results of numerical simulations for incompressible MHD flow.
11. Experimental Investigation on the Influence of a Double-Walled Confined Width on the Velocity Field of a Submerged Waterjet
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Xiaolong Ding
2017-12-01
Full Text Available The current research on confined submerged waterjets mainly focuses on the flow field of the impinging jet and wall jet. The double-sided wall vertically confined waterjet, which is widely used in many fields such as mining, cleaning and surface strengthening, has rarely been studied so far. In order to explore the influence of a double-sided wall confined width on the velocity field of submerged waterjet, an experiment was conducted with the application of 2D particle image velocimetry (PIV technology. The distribution of mean velocity and turbulent velocity in both horizontal and vertical planes was used to characterize the flow field under various confined widths. The results show that the vertical confinement has an obvious effect on the decay rate of the mean centerline velocity. When the confined width changes from 15 to 5, the velocity is reduced by 20%. In addition, with the decrease of the confined width, the jet has a tendency to spread horizontally. The vertically confined region induces a space hysteresis effect which changes the location of the transition region moving downstream. There are local negative pressure zones separating the fluid and the wall. This study of a double-walled confined jet provides some valuable information with respect to its mechanism and industrial application.
12. Statistical properties of the surface velocity field in the northern Gulf of Mexico sampled by GLAD drifters
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Mariano, A.J.; Ryan, E.H.; Huntley, H.S.; Laurindo, L.C.; Coelho, E.; Ozgokmen, TM; Berta, M.; Bogucki, D; Chen, S.S.; Curcic, M.; Drouin, K.L.; Gough, M; Haus, BK; Haza, A.C.; Hogan, P
2016-01-01
The Grand LAgrangian Deployment (GLAD) used multiscale sampling and GPS technology to observe time series of drifter positions with initial drifter separation of O(100 m) to O(10 km), and nominal 5 min sampling, during the summer and fall of 2012 in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Histograms of the velocity field and its statistical parameters are non-Gaussian; most are multimodal. The dominant periods for the surface velocity field are 1–2 days due to inertial oscillations, tides, and the sea b...
13. Predictive Factors for Visual Field Conversion: Comparison of Scanning Laser Polarimetry and Optical Coherence Tomography.
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Diekmann, Theresa; Schrems-Hoesl, Laura M; Mardin, Christian Y; Laemmer, Robert; Horn, Folkert K; Kruse, Friedrich E; Schrems, Wolfgang A
2018-02-01
The purpose of this study was to compare the ability of scanning laser polarimetry (SLP) and spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) to predict future visual field conversion of subjects with ocular hypertension and early glaucoma. All patients were recruited from the Erlangen glaucoma registry and examined using standard automated perimetry, 24-hour intraocular pressure profile, and optic disc photography. Peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layer thickness (RNFL) measurements were obtained by SLP (GDx-VCC) and SD-OCT (Spectralis OCT). Positive and negative predictive values (PPV, NPV) were calculated for morphologic parameters of SLP and SD-OCT. Kaplan-Meier survival curves were plotted and log-rank tests were performed to compare the survival distributions. Contingency tables and Venn-diagrams were calculated to compare the predictive ability. The study included 207 patients-75 with ocular hypertension, 85 with early glaucoma, and 47 controls. Median follow-up was 4.5 years. A total of 29 patients (14.0%) developed visual field conversion during follow-up. SLP temporal-inferior RNFL [0.667; 95% confidence interval (CI), 0.281-0.935] and SD-OCT temporal-inferior RNFL (0.571; 95% CI, 0.317-0.802) achieved the highest PPV; nerve fiber indicator (0.923; 95% CI, 0.876-0.957) and SD-OCT mean (0.898; 95% CI, 0.847-0.937) achieved the highest NPV of all investigated parameters. The Kaplan-Meier curves confirmed significantly higher survival for subjects within normal limits of measurements of both devices (P<0.001). Venn diagrams tested with McNemar test statistics showed no significant difference for PPV (P=0.219) or NPV (P=0.678). Both GDx-VCC and SD-OCT demonstrate comparable results in predicting future visual field conversion if taking typical scans for GDx-VCC. In addition, the likelihood ratios suggest that GDx-VCC's nerve fiber indicator<30 may be the most useful parameter to confirm future nonconversion. (http://www.ClinicalTrials.gov number, NTC
14. Tensor-based morphometry with stationary velocity field diffeomorphic registration: application to ADNI.
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Bossa, Matias; Zacur, Ernesto; Olmos, Salvador
2010-07-01
Tensor-based morphometry (TBM) is an analysis technique where anatomical information is characterized by means of the spatial transformations mapping a customized template with the observed images. Therefore, accurate inter-subject non-rigid registration is an essential prerequisite for both template estimation and image warping. Subsequent statistical analysis on the spatial transformations is performed to highlight voxel-wise differences. Most of previous TBM studies did not explore the influence of the registration parameters, such as the parameters defining the deformation and the regularization models. In this work performance evaluation of TBM using stationary velocity field (SVF) diffeomorphic registration was performed in a subset of subjects from Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (ADNI) study. A wide range of values of the registration parameters that define the transformation smoothness and the balance between image matching and regularization were explored in the evaluation. The proposed methodology provided brain atrophy maps with very detailed anatomical resolution and with a high significance level compared with results recently published on the same data set using a non-linear elastic registration method. Copyright (c) 2010 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
15. Temperature and velocity field of coolant at inlet to WWER-440 core - evaluation of experimental data
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Jirous, F.; Klik, F.; Janeba, B.; Daliba, J.; Delis, J.
1989-01-01
Experimentally determined were coolant temperature and velocity fields at the inlet of the WWER-440 reactor core. The accuracy estimate is presented of temperature measurements and the relation is given for determining the resulting measurement error. An estimate is also made of the accuracy of solution of the system of equations for determining coefficients B kn using the method of the least square fit. Coefficients B kn represent the relative contribution of the mass flow of the k-th fuel assembly from the n-th loop and allow the calculation of coolant temperatures at the inlet of the k-th fuel assembly, when coolant temperatures in loops at reactor inlet are known. A comparison is made of the results of measurements on a hydrodynamic model of a WWER-440 reactor with results of measurements made at unit 4 of the Dukovany nuclear power plant. Full agreement was found for 32 model measurements and 6 reactor measurements. It may be assumed that the results of other model measurements obtained for other operating variants will also apply for an actual reactor. Their applicability may, however, only be confirmed by repeating the experiment on other WWER-440 reactors. (Z.M.). 5 figs., 7 refs
16. Measurements of the velocity fields by PIV method round about titling gate
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Mistrová Ivana
2012-04-01
Full Text Available The article deals with problems of using of measurement method Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV to measure velocity fields in the flowing water in front, above and behind drowned titling weir gate. The aim was to obtain information about the distribution of speed in the area of interest for the verification or calibration of the numerical model. Experiments were carried out in inclinable channel connected to the hydraulic circuit with a pump and storage tank at the Water Management Research Laboratory (LVV of Institute of Water Structures at the Faculty of Civil Engineering in Brno University of Technology. Hydraulic inclinable channel has cross-section with dimensions of 0.4×0.4m and length of 12.5m. The measured area has cross-section approximately 0.2m wide and 0.4m high and its length is 1m. The results of physical modelling allowed a comparison of experimental data with numerical simulation results of this type of flow in the commercial software ANSYS CFX-12.0.
17. Coherent light from E-field induced quantum coupling of exciton states in superlattice-like quantum wells
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Lyssenko, V. G.; Østergaard, John Erland; Hvam, Jørn Märcher
1999-01-01
Summary form only given. We focus on the ability to control the electronic coupling in coupled quantum wells with external E-fields leading to a strong modification of the coherent light emission, in particular at a bias where a superlattice-like miniband is formed. More specifically, we investig......Summary form only given. We focus on the ability to control the electronic coupling in coupled quantum wells with external E-fields leading to a strong modification of the coherent light emission, in particular at a bias where a superlattice-like miniband is formed. More specifically, we...... investigate a MBE-grown GaAs sample with a sequence of 15 single quantum wells having a successive increase of 1 monolayer in width ranging from 62 A to 102 A and with AlGaAs barriers of 17 Å....
18. Full field optical coherence tomography can identify spermatogenesis in a rodent sertoli-cell only model.
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Ramasamy, Ranjith; Sterling, Joshua; Manzoor, Maryem; Salamoon, Bekheit; Jain, Manu; Fisher, Erik; Li, Phillip S; Schlegel, Peter N; Mukherjee, Sushmita
2012-01-01
Microdissection testicular sperm extraction (micro-TESE) has replaced conventional testis biopsies as a method of choice for obtaining sperm for in vitro fertilization for men with nonobstructive azoospermia. A technical challenge of micro-TESE is that the low magnification inspection of the tubules with a surgical microscope is insufficient to definitively identify sperm-containing tubules, necessitating tissue removal and cytologic assessment. Full field optical coherence tomography (FFOCT) uses white light interference microscopy to generate quick high-resolution tomographic images of fresh (unprocessed and unstained) tissue. Furthermore, by using a nonlaser safe light source (150 W halogen lamp) for tissue illumination, it ensures that the sperm extracted for in vitro fertilization are not photo-damaged or mutagenized. A focal Sertoli-cell only rodent model was created with busulfan injection in adult rats. Ex vivo testicular tissues from both normal and busulfan-treated rats were imaged with a commercial modified FFOCT system, Light-CT™, and the images were correlated with gold standard hematoxylin and eosin staining. Light-CT™ identified spermatogenesis within the seminiferous tubules in freshly excised testicular tissue, without the use of exogenous contrast or fixation. Normal adult rats exhibited tubules with uniform size and shape (diameter 328 ±11 μm). The busulfan-treated animals showed marked heterogeneity in tubular size and shape (diameter 178 ± 35 μm) and only 10% contained sperm within the lumen. FFOCT has the potential to facilitate real-time visualization of spermatogenesis in humans, and aid in micro-TESE for men with infertility.
19. Cycloid scanning for wide field optical coherence tomography endomicroscopy and angiography in vivo
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Liang, Kaicheng; Wang, Zhao; Ahsen, Osman O.; Lee, Hsiang-Chieh; Potsaid, Benjamin M.; Jayaraman, Vijaysekhar; Cable, Alex; Mashimo, Hiroshi; Li, Xingde; Fujimoto, James G.
2018-01-01
Devices that perform wide field-of-view (FOV) precision optical scanning are important for endoscopic assessment and diagnosis of luminal organ disease such as in gastroenterology. Optical scanning for in vivo endoscopic imaging has traditionally relied on one or more proximal mechanical actuators, limiting scan accuracy and imaging speed. There is a need for rapid and precise two-dimensional (2D) microscanning technologies to enable the translation of benchtop scanning microscopies to in vivo endoscopic imaging. We demonstrate a new cycloid scanner in a tethered capsule for ultrahigh speed, side-viewing optical coherence tomography (OCT) endomicroscopy in vivo. The cycloid capsule incorporates two scanners: a piezoelectrically actuated resonant fiber scanner to perform a precision, small FOV, fast scan and a micromotor scanner to perform a wide FOV, slow scan. Together these scanners distally scan the beam circumferentially in a 2D cycloid pattern, generating an unwrapped 1 mm × 38 mm strip FOV. Sequential strip volumes can be acquired with proximal pullback to image centimeter-long regions. Using ultrahigh speed 1.3 μm wavelength swept-source OCT at a 1.17 MHz axial scan rate, we imaged the human rectum at 3 volumes/s. Each OCT strip volume had 166 × 2322 axial scans with 8.5 μm axial and 30 μm transverse resolution. We further demonstrate OCT angiography at 0.5 volumes/s, producing volumetric images of vasculature. In addition to OCT applications, cycloid scanning promises to enable precision 2D optical scanning for other imaging modalities, including fluorescence confocal and nonlinear microscopy. PMID:29682598
20. Characteristics of the Taylor microscale in the solar wind/foreshock. Magnetic field and electron velocity measurements
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Gurgiolo, C. [Bitterroot Basic Research, Hamilton, MT (United States); Goldstein, M.L.; Vinas, A. [NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD (United States). Heliospheric Physics Lab.; Matthaeus, W.H. [Delaware Univ., Newark, DE (United States). Bartol Research Foundation; Fazakerley, A.N. [University College London, Dorking (United Kingdom). Mullard Space Science Lab.
2013-07-01
The Taylor microscale is one of the fundamental turbulence scales. Not easily estimated in the interplanetary medium employing single spacecraft data, it has generally been studied through two point correlations. In this paper we present an alternative, albeit mathematically equivalent, method for estimating the Taylor microscale ({lambda}{sub T}). We make two independent determinations employing multi-spacecraft data sets from the Cluster mission, one using magnetic field data and a second using electron velocity data. Our results using the magnetic field data set yields a scale length of 1538{+-}550 km, slightly less than, but within the same range as, values found in previous magnetic-field-based studies. During time periods where both magnetic field and electron velocity data can be used, the two values can be compared. Relative comparisons show {lambda}{sub T} computed from the velocity is often significantly smaller than that from the magnetic field data. Due to a lack of events where both measurements are available, the absolute {lambda}{sub T} based on the electron fluid velocity is not able to be determined.
1. Characteristics of the Taylor microscale in the solar wind/foreshock: magnetic field and electron velocity measurements
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C. Gurgiolo
2013-11-01
Full Text Available The Taylor microscale is one of the fundamental turbulence scales. Not easily estimated in the interplanetary medium employing single spacecraft data, it has generally been studied through two point correlations. In this paper we present an alternative, albeit mathematically equivalent, method for estimating the Taylor microscale (λT. We make two independent determinations employing multi-spacecraft data sets from the Cluster mission, one using magnetic field data and a second using electron velocity data. Our results using the magnetic field data set yields a scale length of 1538 ± 550 km, slightly less than, but within the same range as, values found in previous magnetic-field-based studies. During time periods where both magnetic field and electron velocity data can be used, the two values can be compared. Relative comparisons show λT computed from the velocity is often significantly smaller than that from the magnetic field data. Due to a lack of events where both measurements are available, the absolute λT based on the electron fluid velocity is not able to be determined.
2. Characteristics of the Taylor microscale in the solar wind/foreshock. Magnetic field and electron velocity measurements
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Gurgiolo, C.; Goldstein, M.L.; Vinas, A.; Matthaeus, W.H.; Fazakerley, A.N.
2013-01-01
The Taylor microscale is one of the fundamental turbulence scales. Not easily estimated in the interplanetary medium employing single spacecraft data, it has generally been studied through two point correlations. In this paper we present an alternative, albeit mathematically equivalent, method for estimating the Taylor microscale (λ T ). We make two independent determinations employing multi-spacecraft data sets from the Cluster mission, one using magnetic field data and a second using electron velocity data. Our results using the magnetic field data set yields a scale length of 1538±550 km, slightly less than, but within the same range as, values found in previous magnetic-field-based studies. During time periods where both magnetic field and electron velocity data can be used, the two values can be compared. Relative comparisons show λ T computed from the velocity is often significantly smaller than that from the magnetic field data. Due to a lack of events where both measurements are available, the absolute λ T based on the electron fluid velocity is not able to be determined.
3. Exploiting LSPIV to assess debris-flow velocities in the field
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Theule, Joshua I.; Crema, Stefano; Marchi, Lorenzo; Cavalli, Marco; Comiti, Francesco
2018-01-01
The assessment of flow velocity has a central role in quantitative analysis of debris flows, both for the characterization of the phenomenology of these processes and for the assessment of related hazards. Large-scale particle image velocimetry (LSPIV) can contribute to the assessment of surface velocity of debris flows, provided that the specific features of these processes (e.g. fast stage variations and particles up to boulder size on the flow surface) are taken into account. Three debris-flow events, each of them consisting of several surges featuring different sediment concentrations, flow stages, and velocities, have been analysed at the inlet of a sediment trap in a stream in the eastern Italian Alps (Gadria Creek). Free software has been employed for preliminary treatment (orthorectification and format conversion) of video-recorded images as well as for LSPIV application. Results show that LSPIV velocities are consistent with manual measurements of the orthorectified imagery and with front velocity measured from the hydrographs in a channel recorded approximately 70 m upstream of the sediment trap. Horizontal turbulence, computed as the standard deviation of the flow directions at a given cross section for a given surge, proved to be correlated with surface velocity and with visually estimated sediment concentration. The study demonstrates the effectiveness of LSPIV in the assessment of surface velocity of debris flows and permit the most crucial aspects to be identified in order to improve the accuracy of debris-flow velocity measurements.
4. Two-dimensional, average velocity field across the Asal Rift, Djibouti from 1997-2008 RADARSAT data
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Tomic, J.; Doubre, C.; Peltzer, G.
2009-12-01
Located at the western end of the Aden ridge, the Asal Rift is the first emerged section of the ridge propagating into Afar, a region of intense volcanic and tectonic activity. We construct a two-dimensional surface velocity map of the 200x400 km2 region covering the rift using the 1997-2008 archive of InSAR data acquired from ascending and descending passes of the RADARSAT satellite. The large phase signal due to turbulent troposphere conditions over the Afar region is mostly removed from the 11-year average line of sight (LOS) velocity maps, revealing a clear deformation signal across the rift. We combine the ascending and descending pass LOS velocity fields with the Arabia-Somalia pole of rotation adjusted to regional GPS velocities (Vigny et al., 2007) to compute the fields of the vertical and horizontal, GPS-parallel components of the velocity over the rift. The vertical velocity field shows a ~40 km wide zone of doming centered over the Fieale caldera associated with shoulder uplift and subsidence of the rift inner floor. Differential movement between shoulders and floor is accommodated by creep at 6 mm/yr on Fault γ and 2.7 mm/yr on Fault E. The horizontal field shows that the two shoulders open at a rate of ~15 mm/yr, while the horizontal velocity decreases away from the rift to the plate motion rate of ~11 mm/yr. Part of the opening is concentrated on faults γ (5 mm/yr) and E (4 mm/yr) and about 4 mm/yr is distributed between Fault E and Fault H in the southern part of the rift. The observed velocity field along a 60 km-long profile across the eastern part of the rift can be explained with a 2D mechanical model involving a 5-9 km-deep, vertical dyke expanding horizontally at a rate of 5 cm/yr, a 2 km-wide, 7 km-deep sill expanding vertically at 1cm/yr, and down-dip and opening of faults γ and E. Results from 3D rift models describing along-strike velocity decrease away from the Goubbet Gulf and the effects of a pressurized magma chamber will be
5. Shannon Entropy-Based Wavelet Transform Method for Autonomous Coherent Structure Identification in Fluid Flow Field Data
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Kartik V. Bulusu
2015-09-01
Full Text Available The coherent secondary flow structures (i.e., swirling motions in a curved artery model possess a variety of spatio-temporal morphologies and can be encoded over an infinitely-wide range of wavelet scales. Wavelet analysis was applied to the following vorticity fields: (i a numerically-generated system of Oseen-type vortices for which the theoretical solution is known, used for bench marking and evaluation of the technique; and (ii experimental two-dimensional, particle image velocimetry data. The mother wavelet, a two-dimensional Ricker wavelet, can be dilated to infinitely large or infinitesimally small scales. We approached the problem of coherent structure detection by means of continuous wavelet transform (CWT and decomposition (or Shannon entropy. The main conclusion of this study is that the encoding of coherent secondary flow structures can be achieved by an optimal number of binary digits (or bits corresponding to an optimal wavelet scale. The optimal wavelet-scale search was driven by a decomposition entropy-based algorithmic approach and led to a threshold-free coherent structure detection method. The method presented in this paper was successfully utilized in the detection of secondary flow structures in three clinically-relevant blood flow scenarios involving the curved artery model under a carotid artery-inspired, pulsatile inflow condition. These scenarios were: (i a clean curved artery; (ii stent-implanted curved artery; and (iii an idealized Type IV stent fracture within the curved artery.
6. USGS Menlo Park GPS Data Processing Techniques and Derived North America Velocity Field (Invited)
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Svarc, J. L.; Murray-Moraleda, J. R.; Langbein, J. O.
2010-12-01
The U.S. Geological Survey in Menlo Park routinely conducts repeated GPS surveys of geodetic markers throughout the western United States using dual-frequency geodetic GPS receivers. We combine campaign, continuous, and semi-permanent data to present a North America fixed velocity field for regions in the western United States. Mobile campaign-based surveys require less up-front investment than permanently monumented and telemetered GPS systems, and hence have achieved a broad and dense spatial coverage. The greater flexibility and mobility comes at the cost of greater uncertainties in individual daily position solutions. We also routinely process continuous GPS data collected at PBO stations operated by UNAVCO along with data from other continuous GPS networks such as BARD, PANGA, and CORS operated by other agencies. We have broken the Western US into several subnetworks containing approximately 150-250 stations each. The data are processed using JPL’s GIPSY-OASIS II release 5.0 software using a modified precise positioning strategy (Zumberge and others, 1997). We use the “ambizap” code provided by Geoff Blewitt (Blewitt, 2008) to fix phase ambiguities in continuous networks. To mitigate the effect of common mode noise we use the positions of stations in the network with very long, clean time series (i.e. those with no large outliers or offsets) to transform all position estimates into “regionally filtered” results following the approach of Hammond and Thatcher (2007). Velocity uncertainties from continuously operated GPS stations tend to be about 3 times smaller than those from campaign data. Langbein (2004) presents a maximum likelihood method for fitting a time series employing a variety of temporal noise models. We assume that GPS observations are contaminated by a combination of white, flicker, and random walk noise. For continuous and semi-permanent time series longer than 2 years we estimate these values, otherwise we fix the amplitudes of these
7. H0, q0 and the local velocity field. [Hubble and deceleration constants in Big Bang expansion
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Sandage, A.; Tammann, G. A.
1982-01-01
An attempt is made to find a systematic deviation from linearity for distances that are under the control of the Virgo cluster, and to determine the value of the mean random motion about the systematic flow, in order to improve the measurement of the Hubble and the deceleration constants. The velocity-distance relation for large and intermediate distances is studied, and type I supernovae are calibrated relatively as distance indicators and absolutely to obtain a new value for the Hubble constant. Methods of determining the deceleration constant are assessed, including determination from direct measurement, mean luminosity density, virgocentric motion, and the time scale test. The very local velocity field is investigated, and a solution is preferred with a random peculiar radial velocity of very nearby field galaxies of 90-100 km/s, and a Virgocentric motion of the local group of 220 km/s, leading to an underlying expansion rate of 55, in satisfactory agreement with the global value.
8. Simultaneous planar measurements of soot structure and velocity fields in a turbulent lifted jet flame at 3 kHz
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Köhler, M.; Boxx, I.; Geigle, K. P.; Meier, W.
2011-05-01
We describe a newly developed combustion diagnostic for the simultaneous planar imaging of soot structure and velocity fields in a highly sooting, lifted turbulent jet flame at 3000 frames per second, or two orders of magnitude faster than "conventional" laser imaging systems. This diagnostic uses short pulse duration (8 ns), frequency-doubled, diode-pumped solid state (DPSS) lasers to excite laser-induced incandescence (LII) at 3 kHz, which is then imaged onto a high framerate CMOS camera. A second (dual-cavity) DPSS laser and CMOS camera form the basis of a particle image velocity (PIV) system used to acquire 2-component velocity field in the flame. The LII response curve (measured in a laminar propane diffusion flame) is presented and the combined diagnostics then applied in a heavily sooting lifted turbulent jet flame. The potential challenges and rewards of application of this combined imaging technique at high speeds are discussed.
9. Dynamical system with plastic self-organized velocity field as an alternative conceptual model of a cognitive system.
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Janson, Natalia B; Marsden, Christopher J
2017-12-05
It is well known that architecturally the brain is a neural network, i.e. a collection of many relatively simple units coupled flexibly. However, it has been unclear how the possession of this architecture enables higher-level cognitive functions, which are unique to the brain. Here, we consider the brain from the viewpoint of dynamical systems theory and hypothesize that the unique feature of the brain, the self-organized plasticity of its architecture, could represent the means of enabling the self-organized plasticity of its velocity vector field. We propose that, conceptually, the principle of cognition could amount to the existence of appropriate rules governing self-organization of the velocity field of a dynamical system with an appropriate account of stimuli. To support this hypothesis, we propose a simple non-neuromorphic mathematical model with a plastic self-organized velocity field, which has no prototype in physical world. This system is shown to be capable of basic cognition, which is illustrated numerically and with musical data. Our conceptual model could provide an additional insight into the working principles of the brain. Moreover, hardware implementations of plastic velocity fields self-organizing according to various rules could pave the way to creating artificial intelligence of a novel type.
10. On the phase velocity of plasma waves in a self-modulated laser wake-field accelerator
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Andreev, N. E.; Kirsanov, V. I.; Sakharov, A. S.; van Amersfoort, P. W.; Goloviznin, V. V.
1996-01-01
The properties of the wake field excited by a flattop laser pulse with a sharp leading edge and a power below the critical one for relativistic self-focusing are studied analytically and numerically with emphasis on the phase velocity of the plasma wave. The paraxial model describing modulation of
11. Influence on electron coherence from quantum electromagnetic fields in the presence of conducting plates
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Hsiang, J.-T.; Lee, D.-S.
2006-01-01
The influence of electromagnetic vacuum fluctuations in the presence of the perfectly conducting plate on electrons is studied with an interference experiment. The evolution of the reduced density matrix of the electron is derived by the method of influence functional. We find that the plate boundary anisotropically modifies vacuum fluctuations that in turn affect the electron coherence. The path plane of the interference is chosen either parallel or normal to the plate. In the vicinity of the plate, we show that the coherence between electrons due to the boundary is enhanced in the parallel configuration, but reduced in the normal case. The presence of the second parallel plate is found to boost these effects. The potential relation between the amplitude change and phase shift of interference fringes is pointed out. The finite conductivity effect on electron coherence is discussed
12. Measuring aortic pulse wave velocity using high-field cardiovascular magnetic resonance: comparison of techniques
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Shaffer Jean M
2010-05-01
Full Text Available Abstract Background The assessment of arterial stiffness is increasingly used for evaluating patients with different cardiovascular diseases as the mechanical properties of major arteries are often altered. Aortic stiffness can be noninvasively estimated by measuring pulse wave velocity (PWV. Several methods have been proposed for measuring PWV using velocity-encoded cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR, including transit-time (TT, flow-area (QA, and cross-correlation (XC methods. However, assessment and comparison of these techniques at high field strength has not yet been performed. In this work, the TT, QA, and XC techniques were clinically tested at 3 Tesla and compared to each other. Methods Fifty cardiovascular patients and six volunteers were scanned to acquire the necessary images. The six volunteer scans were performed twice to test inter-scan reproducibility. Patient images were analyzed using the TT, XC, and QA methods to determine PWV. Two observers analyzed the images to determine inter-observer and intra-observer variabilities. The PWV measurements by the three methods were compared to each other to test inter-method variability. To illustrate the importance of PWV using CMR, the degree of aortic stiffness was assessed using PWV and related to LV dysfunction in five patients with diastolic heart failure patients and five matched volunteers. Results The inter-observer and intra-observer variability results showed no bias between the different techniques. The TT and XC results were more reproducible than the QA; the mean (SD inter-observer/intra-observer PWV differences were -0.12(1.3/-0.04(0.4 for TT, 0.2(1.3/0.09(0.9 for XC, and 0.6(1.6/0.2(1.4 m/s for QA methods, respectively. The correlation coefficients (r for the inter-observer/intra-observer comparisons were 0.94/0.99, 0.88/0.94, and 0.83/0.92 for the TT, XC, and QA methods, respectively. The inter-scan reproducibility results showed low variability between the repeated
13. Comparison of swirling strengths derived from two- and three-dimensional velocity fields in channel flow
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Chen, Huai; Li, Danxun; Bai, Ruonan; Wang, Xingkui
2018-05-01
Swirling strength is an effective vortex indicator in wall turbulence, and it can be determined based on either two-dimensional (2D) or three-dimensional (3D) velocity fields, written as λci2D and λci3D, respectively. A comparison between λci2D and λci3D has been made in this paper in sliced XY, YZ, and XZ planes by using 3D DNS data of channel flow. The magnitude of λci2D in three orthogonal planes differs in the inner region, but the difference tends to diminish in the outer flow. The magnitude of λci3D exceeds each λci2D, and the square of λci3D is greater than the summation of squares of three λci2D. Extraction with λci2D in XY, YZ, and XZ planes yields different population densities and vortex sizes, i.e., in XZ plane, the vortices display the largest population density and the smallest size, and in XY and YZ planes the vortices are similar in size but fewer vortices are extracted in the XY plane in the inner layer. Vortex size increases inversely with the threshold used for growing the vortex region from background turbulence. When identical thresholds are used, the λci3D approach leads to a slightly smaller population density and a greater vortex radius than the λci2D approach. A threshold of 0.8 for the λci3D approach is approximately equivalent to a threshold of 1.5 for the λci2D approach.
14. Semianalytical solutions for contaminant transport under variable velocity field in a coastal aquifer
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2018-05-01
Existing closed-form solutions of contaminant transport problems are limited by the mathematically convenient assumption of uniform flow. These solutions cannot be used to investigate contaminant transport in coastal aquifers where seawater intrusion induces a variable velocity field. An adaptation of the Fourier-Galerkin method is introduced to obtain semi-analytical solutions for contaminant transport in a confined coastal aquifer in which the saltwater wedge is in equilibrium with a freshwater discharge flow. Two scenarios dealing with contaminant leakage from the aquifer top surface and contaminant migration from a source at the landward boundary are considered. Robust implementation of the Fourier-Galerkin method is developed to efficiently solve the coupled flow, salt and contaminant transport equations. Various illustrative examples are generated and the semi-analytical solutions are compared against an in-house numerical code. The Fourier series are used to evaluate relevant metrics characterizing contaminant transport such as the discharge flux to the sea, amount of contaminant persisting in the groundwater and solute flux from the source. These metrics represent quantitative data for numerical code validation and are relevant to understand the effect of seawater intrusion on contaminant transport. It is observed that, for the surface contamination scenario, seawater intrusion limits the spread of the contaminant but intensifies the contaminant discharge to the sea. For the landward contamination scenario, moderate seawater intrusion affects only the spatial distribution of the contaminant plume while extreme seawater intrusion can increase the contaminant discharge to the sea. The developed semi-analytical solution presents an efficient tool for the verification of numerical models. It provides a clear interpretation of the contaminant transport processes in coastal aquifers subject to seawater intrusion. For practical usage in further studies, the full
15. Shear-wave velocities beneath the Harrat Rahat volcanic field, Saudi Arabia, using ambient seismic noise analysis
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Civilini, F.; Mooney, W.; Savage, M. K.; Townend, J.; Zahran, H. M.
2017-12-01
We present seismic shear-velocities for Harrat Rahat, a Cenozoic bimodal alkaline volcanic field in west-central Saudi Arabia, using seismic tomography from natural ambient noise. This project is part of an overall effort by the Saudi Geological Survey and the United States Geological Survey to describe the subsurface structure and assess hazards within the Saudi Arabian shield. Volcanism at Harrat Rahat began approximately 10 Ma, with at least three pulses around 10, 5, and 2 Ma, and at least several pulses in the Quaternary from 1.9 Ma to the present. This area is instrumented by 14 broadband Nanometrics Trillium T120 instruments across an array aperture of approximately 130 kilometers. We used a year of recorded natural ambient noise to determine group and phase velocity surface wave dispersion maps with a 0.1 decimal degree resolution for radial-radial, transverse-transverse, and vertical-vertical components of the empirical Green's function. A grid-search method was used to carry out 1D shear-velocity inversions at each latitude-longitude point and the results were interpolated to produce pseudo-3D shear velocity models. The dispersion maps resolved a zone of slow surface wave velocity south-east of the city of Medina spatially correlated with the 1256 CE eruption. A crustal layer interface at approximately 20 km depth was determined by the inversions for all components, matching the results of prior seismic-refraction studies. Cross-sections of the 3D shear velocity models were compared to gravity measurements obtained in the south-east edge of the field. We found that measurements of low gravity qualitatively correlate with low values of shear-velocity below 20 km along the cross-section profile. We apply these methods to obtain preliminary tomography results on the entire Arabian Shield.
16. Automated high resolution full-field spatial coherence tomography for quantitative phase imaging of human red blood cells
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Singla, Neeru; Dubey, Kavita; Srivastava, Vishal; Ahmad, Azeem; Mehta, D. S.
2018-02-01
We developed an automated high-resolution full-field spatial coherence tomography (FF-SCT) microscope for quantitative phase imaging that is based on the spatial, rather than the temporal, coherence gating. The Red and Green color laser light was used for finding the quantitative phase images of unstained human red blood cells (RBCs). This study uses morphological parameters of unstained RBCs phase images to distinguish between normal and infected cells. We recorded the single interferogram by a FF-SCT microscope for red and green color wavelength and average the two phase images to further reduced the noise artifacts. In order to characterize anemia infected from normal cells different morphological features were extracted and these features were used to train machine learning ensemble model to classify RBCs with high accuracy.
17. Rotational Coherence Encoded in an “Air-Laser” Spectrum of Nitrogen Molecular Ions in an Intense Laser Field
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Haisu Zhang
2013-10-01
Full Text Available We investigate lasing action in aligned nitrogen molecular ions (N_{2}^{+} produced in an intense laser field. We find that, besides the population inversion between the B^{2}Σ_{u}^{+}-X^{2}Σ_{g}^{+} states, which is responsible for the observed simulated amplification of a seed pulse, a rotational wave packet in the ground vibrational state (v=0 of the excited electronic B^{2}Σ_{u}^{+} state has been created in N_{2}^{+}. The rotational coherence can faithfully encode its characteristics into the amplified seed pulses, enabling reconstruction of rotational wave packets of molecules in a single-shot detection manner from the frequency-resolved laser spectrum. Our results suggest that the air laser can potentially provide a promising tool for remote characterization of coherent molecular rotational wave packets.
18. A Quantum Field Approach for Advancing Optical Coherence Tomography Part I: First Order Correlations, Single Photon Interference, and Quantum Noise.
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Brezinski, M E
2018-01-01
Optical coherence tomography has become an important imaging technology in cardiology and ophthalmology, with other applications under investigations. Major advances in optical coherence tomography (OCT) imaging are likely to occur through a quantum field approach to the technology. In this paper, which is the first part in a series on the topic, the quantum basis of OCT first order correlations is expressed in terms of full field quantization. Specifically first order correlations are treated as the linear sum of single photon interferences along indistinguishable paths. Photons and the electromagnetic (EM) field are described in terms of quantum harmonic oscillators. While the author feels the study of quantum second order correlations will lead to greater paradigm shifts in the field, addressed in part II, advances from the study of quantum first order correlations are given. In particular, ranging errors are discussed (with remedies) from vacuum fluctuations through the detector port, photon counting errors, and position probability amplitude uncertainty. In addition, the principles of quantum field theory and first order correlations are needed for studying second order correlations in part II.
19. A Quantum Field Approach for Advancing Optical Coherence Tomography Part I: First Order Correlations, Single Photon Interference, and Quantum Noise
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Brezinski, ME
2018-01-01
Optical coherence tomography has become an important imaging technology in cardiology and ophthalmology, with other applications under investigations. Major advances in optical coherence tomography (OCT) imaging are likely to occur through a quantum field approach to the technology. In this paper, which is the first part in a series on the topic, the quantum basis of OCT first order correlations is expressed in terms of full field quantization. Specifically first order correlations are treated as the linear sum of single photon interferences along indistinguishable paths. Photons and the electromagnetic (EM) field are described in terms of quantum harmonic oscillators. While the author feels the study of quantum second order correlations will lead to greater paradigm shifts in the field, addressed in part II, advances from the study of quantum first order correlations are given. In particular, ranging errors are discussed (with remedies) from vacuum fluctuations through the detector port, photon counting errors, and position probability amplitude uncertainty. In addition, the principles of quantum field theory and first order correlations are needed for studying second order correlations in part II.
20. Behavior of impurity ion velocities during the pulsed poloidal current drive in the Madison symmetric torus reversed-field pinch
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Sakakita, Hajime; Craig, Darren; Anderson, Jay K.; Chapman, Brett E.; Den-Hartog, Daniel J.; Prager, Stewart C.; Biewer, Ted M.; Terry, Stephen D.
2003-01-01
We report on passive measurements of impurity ion velocities during the pulsed poloidal current drive (PPCD) in the Madison Symmetric Torus reversed-field pinch. During PPCD, the electron temperature increased and a sudden reduction of magnetic fluctuations was observed. For this change, we have studied whether plasma velocity is affected. Plasma rotation is observed to decrease during PPCD. From measurements of line intensities for several impurities at 10 poloidal chords, it is found that the impurity line emission shifts outward. The ion temperature of impurities is reasonably connected to that measured by charge exchange recombination spectroscopy from core to edge. (author)
1. Characterization of an extrapolation chamber and radiochromic films for verifying the metrological coherence among beta radiation fields
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Castillo, Jhonny Antonio Benavente
2011-01-01
2. Effect of Gas Velocity on the Dust Sediment Layer in the Coupled Field of Corona Plasma and Cyclone
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Wei Mingshan; Ma Chaochen; Li Minghua; Danish, S N
2006-01-01
A dust sediment layer was found on the outer tube wall when the ESCP (electrostatic centrifugal precipitator) trapped diesel particulates or ganister sand. The Compton back scatter method was used to measure the sediment thickness during the experiment. The effect of the inlet gas velocity on the dust sediment layer was investigated. PIV (Particle Image Velocimetry) was used to measure the velocity field between the inner barb tube wall and the outer tube wall. Experiments showed that the thickness of the sediment increased with time, and the sediment layer at the lower end was much thicker than that at the upper end. The agglomeration on the outer tube wall could be removed when the inlet gas velocity was increased to a certain value
3. The spatial distribution and velocity field of the molecular hydrogen line emission from the centre of the Galaxy
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Gatley, I.; Krisciunas, K.; Jones, T.J.; Hyland, A.R.; Geballe, T.R.; Rijksuniversiteit Groningen
1986-01-01
In an earlier paper the existence of a ring of molecular hydrogen-line emission surrounding the nucleus of the Galaxy was demonstrated. Here are presented the first detailed maps of the surface brightness and the velocity field, made in the upsilon=1-0 S(1) line of molecular hydrogen with a spatial resolution of 18 arcsec and a velocity resolution of 130 km s -1 . It is found that the molecular ring is tilted approximately 20 0 out of the plane of the Galaxy, has a broken and clumpy appearance, rotates at 100 km s -1 in the sense of galactic rotation, and exhibits radial motion at a velocity of 50 km s -1 . (author)
4. Two-dimensional atom localization based on coherent field controlling in a five-level M-type atomic system.
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Jiang, Xiangqian; Li, Jinjiang; Sun, Xiudong
2017-12-11
We study two-dimensional sub-wavelength atom localization based on the microwave coupling field controlling and spontaneously generated coherence (SGC) effect. For a five-level M-type atom, introducing a microwave coupling field between two upper levels and considering the quantum interference between two transitions from two upper levels to lower levels, the analytical expression of conditional position probability (CPP) distribution is obtained using the iterative method. The influence of the detuning of a spontaneously emitted photon, Rabi frequency of the microwave field, and the SGC effect on the CPP are discussed. The two-dimensional sub-half-wavelength atom localization with high-precision and high spatial resolution is achieved by adjusting the detuning and the Rabi frequency, where the atom can be localized in a region smaller thanλ/10×λ/10. The spatial resolution is improved significantly compared with the case without the microwave field.
5. Combining deterministic and stochastic velocity fields in the analysis of deep crustal seismic data
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Larkin, Steven Paul
Standard crustal seismic modeling obtains deterministic velocity models which ignore the effects of wavelength-scale heterogeneity, known to exist within the Earth's crust. Stochastic velocity models are a means to include wavelength-scale heterogeneity in the modeling. These models are defined by statistical parameters obtained from geologic maps of exposed crystalline rock, and are thus tied to actual geologic structures. Combining both deterministic and stochastic velocity models into a single model allows a realistic full wavefield (2-D) to be computed. By comparing these simulations to recorded seismic data, the effects of wavelength-scale heterogeneity can be investigated. Combined deterministic and stochastic velocity models are created for two datasets, the 1992 RISC seismic experiment in southeastern California and the 1986 PASSCAL seismic experiment in northern Nevada. The RISC experiment was located in the transition zone between the Salton Trough and the southern Basin and Range province. A high-velocity body previously identified beneath the Salton Trough is constrained to pinch out beneath the Chocolate Mountains to the northeast. The lateral extent of this body is evidence for the ephemeral nature of rifting loci as a continent is initially rifted. Stochastic modeling of wavelength-scale structures above this body indicate that little more than 5% mafic intrusion into a more felsic continental crust is responsible for the observed reflectivity. Modeling of the wide-angle RISC data indicates that coda waves following PmP are initially dominated by diffusion of energy out of the near-surface basin as the wavefield reverberates within this low-velocity layer. At later times, this coda consists of scattered body waves and P to S conversions. Surface waves do not play a significant role in this coda. Modeling of the PASSCAL dataset indicates that a high-gradient crust-mantle transition zone or a rough Moho interface is necessary to reduce precritical Pm
6. Distinguished hyperbolic trajectories in time-dependent fluid flows: analytical and computational approach for velocity fields defined as data sets
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K. Ide
2002-01-01
Full Text Available In this paper we develop analytical and numerical methods for finding special hyperbolic trajectories that govern geometry of Lagrangian structures in time-dependent vector fields. The vector fields (or velocity fields may have arbitrary time dependence and be realized only as data sets over finite time intervals, where space and time are discretized. While the notion of a hyperbolic trajectory is central to dynamical systems theory, much of the theoretical developments for Lagrangian transport proceed under the assumption that such a special hyperbolic trajectory exists. This brings in new mathematical issues that must be addressed in order for Lagrangian transport theory to be applicable in practice, i.e. how to determine whether or not such a trajectory exists and, if it does exist, how to identify it in a sequence of instantaneous velocity fields. We address these issues by developing the notion of a distinguished hyperbolic trajectory (DHT. We develop an existence criteria for certain classes of DHTs in general time-dependent velocity fields, based on the time evolution of Eulerian structures that are observed in individual instantaneous fields over the entire time interval of the data set. We demonstrate the concept of DHTs in inhomogeneous (or "forced" time-dependent linear systems and develop a theory and analytical formula for computing DHTs. Throughout this work the notion of linearization is very important. This is not surprising since hyperbolicity is a "linearized" notion. To extend the analytical formula to more general nonlinear time-dependent velocity fields, we develop a series of coordinate transforms including a type of linearization that is not typically used in dynamical systems theory. We refer to it as Eulerian linearization, which is related to the frame independence of DHTs, as opposed to the Lagrangian linearization, which is typical in dynamical systems theory, which is used in the computation of Lyapunov exponents. We
7. Shape, size, velocity and field-aligned currents of dayside plasma injections: a multi-altitude study
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A. Marchaudon
2009-03-01
Full Text Available On 20 February 2005, Cluster in the outer magnetosphere and Double Star-2 (TC-2 at mid-altitude are situated in the vicinity of the northern cusp/mantle, with Cluster moving sunward and TC-2 anti-sunward. Their magnetic footprints come very close together at about 15:28 UT, over the common field-of-view of SuperDARN radars. Thanks to this conjunction, we determine the velocity, the transverse sizes, perpendicular and parallel to this velocity, and the shape of three magnetic flux tubes of magnetosheath plasma injection. The velocity of the structures determined from the Cluster four-spacecraft timing analysis is almost purely antisunward, in contrast with the antisunward and duskward convection velocity inside the flux tubes. The transverse sizes are defined from the Cluster-TC-2 separation perpendicular to the magnetic field, and from the time spent by a Cluster spacecraft in one structure; they are comprised between 0.6 and 2 RE in agreement with previous studies. Finally, using a comparison between the eigenvectors deduced from a variance analysis of the magnetic perturbation at the four Cluster and at TC-2, we show that the upstream side of the injection flux tubes is magnetically well defined, with even a concave front for the third one giving a bean-like shape, whereas the downstream side is far more turbulent. We also realise the first quantitative comparison between field-aligned currents at Cluster calculated with the curlometer technique and with the single-spacecraft method, assuming infinite parallel current sheets and taking into account the velocity of the injection flux tubes. The results agree nicely, confirming the validity of both methods. Finally, we compare the field-aligned current distribution of the three injection flux tubes at the altitudes of Cluster and TC-2. Both profiles are fairly similar, with mainly a pair of opposite field-aligned currents, upward at low-latitude and downward at high-latitude. In terms of
8. Magnetic field pitch angle and perpendicular velocity measurements from multi-point time-delay estimation of poloidal correlation reflectometry
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Prisiazhniuk, D.; Krämer-Flecken, A.; Conway, G. D.; Happel, T.; Lebschy, A.; Manz, P.; Nikolaeva, V.; Stroth, U.; the ASDEX Upgrade Team
2017-02-01
In fusion machines, turbulent eddies are expected to be aligned with the direction of the magnetic field lines and to propagate in the perpendicular direction. Time delay measurements of density fluctuations can be used to calculate the magnetic field pitch angle α and perpendicular velocity {{v}\\bot} profiles. The method is applied to poloidal correlation reflectometry installed at ASDEX Upgrade and TEXTOR, which measure density fluctuations from poloidally and toroidally separated antennas. Validation of the method is achieved by comparing the perpendicular velocity (composed of the E× B drift and the phase velocity of turbulence {{v}\\bot}={{v}E× B}+{{v}\\text{ph}} ) with Doppler reflectometry measurements and with neoclassical {{v}E× B} calculations. An important condition for the application of the method is the presence of turbulence with a sufficiently long decorrelation time. It is shown that at the shear layer the decorrelation time is reduced, limiting the application of the method. The magnetic field pitch angle measured by this method shows the expected dependence on the magnetic field, plasma current and radial position. The profile of the pitch angle reproduces the expected shape and values. However, comparison with the equilibrium reconstruction code cliste suggests an additional inclination of turbulent eddies at the pedestal position (2-3°). This additional angle decreases towards the core and at the edge.
9. Depression storage and infiltration effects on overland flow depth-velocity-friction at desert conditions: field plot results and model
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M. J. Rossi
2012-09-01
Full Text Available Water infiltration and overland flow are relevant in considering water partition among plant life forms, the sustainability of vegetation and the design of sustainable hydrological models and management. In arid and semi-arid regions, these processes present characteristic trends imposed by the prevailing physical conditions of the upper soil as evolved under water-limited climate. A set of plot-scale field experiments at the semi-arid Patagonian Monte (Argentina were performed in order to estimate the effect of depression storage areas and infiltration rates on depths, velocities and friction of overland flows. The micro-relief of undisturbed field plots was characterized at z-scale 1 mm through close-range stereo-photogrammetry and geo-statistical tools. The overland flow areas produced by controlled water inflows were video-recorded and the flow velocities were measured with image processing software. Antecedent and post-inflow moisture were measured, and texture, bulk density and physical properties of the upper soil were estimated based on soil core analyses. Field data were used to calibrate a physically-based, mass balanced, time explicit model of infiltration and overland flows. Modelling results reproduced the time series of observed flow areas, velocities and infiltration depths. Estimates of hydrodynamic parameters of overland flow (Reynolds-Froude numbers are informed. To our knowledge, the study here presented is novel in combining several aspects that previous studies do not address simultaneously: (1 overland flow and infiltration parameters were obtained in undisturbed field conditions; (2 field measurements of overland flow movement were coupled to a detailed analysis of soil microtopography at 1 mm depth scale; (3 the effect of depression storage areas in infiltration rates and depth-velocity friction of overland flows is addressed. Relevance of the results to other similar desert areas is justified by the accompanying
10. Simultaneous topography and tomography of latent fingerprints using full-field swept-source optical coherence tomography
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Dubey, Satish Kumar; Singh Mehta, Dalip; Anand, Arun; Shakher, Chandra
2008-01-01
We demonstrate simultaneous topography and tomography of latent fingerprints using full-field swept-source optical coherence tomography (OCT). The swept-source OCT system comprises a superluminescent diode (SLD) as broad-band light source, an acousto-optic tunable filter (AOTF) as frequency tuning device, and a compact, nearly common-path interferometer. Both the amplitude and the phase map of the interference fringe signal are reconstructed. Optical sectioning of the latent fingerprint sample is obtained by selective Fourier filtering and the topography is retrieved from the phase map. Interferometry, selective filtering, low coherence and hence better resolution are some of the advantages of the proposed system over the conventional fingerprint detection techniques. The present technique is non-invasive in nature and does not require any physical or chemical processing. Therefore, the quality of the sample does not alter and hence the same fingerprint can be used for other types of forensic test. Exploitation of low-coherence interferometry for fingerprint detection itself provides an edge over other existing techniques as fingerprints can even be lifted from low-reflecting surfaces. The proposed system is very economical and compact.
11. Phase-Based Adaptive Estimation of Magnitude-Squared Coherence Between Turbofan Internal Sensors and Far-Field Microphone Signals
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Miles, Jeffrey Hilton
2015-01-01
A cross-power spectrum phase based adaptive technique is discussed which iteratively determines the time delay between two digitized signals that are coherent. The adaptive delay algorithm belongs to a class of algorithms that identifies a minimum of a pattern matching function. The algorithm uses a gradient technique to find the value of the adaptive delay that minimizes a cost function based in part on the slope of a linear function that fits the measured cross power spectrum phase and in part on the standard error of the curve fit. This procedure is applied to data from a Honeywell TECH977 static-engine test. Data was obtained using a combustor probe, two turbine exit probes, and far-field microphones. Signals from this instrumentation are used estimate the post-combustion residence time in the combustor. Comparison with previous studies of the post-combustion residence time validates this approach. In addition, the procedure removes the bias due to misalignment of signals in the calculation of coherence which is a first step in applying array processing methods to the magnitude squared coherence data. The procedure also provides an estimate of the cross-spectrum phase-offset.
12. A gain-field encoding of limb position and velocity in the internal model of arm dynamics.
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Eun Jung Hwang
2003-11-01
Full Text Available Adaptability of reaching movements depends on a computation in the brain that transforms sensory cues, such as those that indicate the position and velocity of the arm, into motor commands. Theoretical consideration shows that the encoding properties of neural elements implementing this transformation dictate how errors should generalize from one limb position and velocity to another. To estimate how sensory cues are encoded by these neural elements, we designed experiments that quantified spatial generalization in environments where forces depended on both position and velocity of the limb. The patterns of error generalization suggest that the neural elements that compute the transformation encode limb position and velocity in intrinsic coordinates via a gain-field; i.e., the elements have directionally dependent tuning that is modulated monotonically with limb position. The gain-field encoding makes the counterintuitive prediction of hypergeneralization: there should be growing extrapolation beyond the trained workspace. Furthermore, nonmonotonic force patterns should be more difficult to learn than monotonic ones. We confirmed these predictions experimentally.
13. Velocity flow field and water level measurements in shoaling and breaking water waves
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Mukaro, R
2010-01-01
Full Text Available In this paper we report on the laboratory investigations of breaking water waves. Measurements of the water levels and instantaneous fluid velocities were conducted in water waves breaking on a sloping beach within a glass flume. Instantaneous water...
14. Temperature and velocity fields in natural convection by PIV and LIF
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Meyer, Knud Erik; Larsen, Poul Scheel; Westergaard, C. H.
2002-01-01
plate and cooled walls is 1.4×10^10. The flow is turbulent and is similar to some indoor room flows. Combined Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV) and Planar Light Induced Fluorescence (LIF) are used to measure local velocities and temperatures. Data measured in a symmetry plane parallel to a sidewall...
15. Development of two-dimensional velocity field measurement using particle tracking velocimetry on neutron radiography
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Saito, Y.; Mishima, K.; Suzuki, T.; Matsubayashi, M.
2003-01-01
The structures of liquid metal two-phase flow are investigated for analyzing the core meltdown accident of fast reactor. The experiments of high-density ratio two-phase flow for lead-bismuth molten metal and nitrogen gases are conducted to understand in detail. The liquid phase velocity distributions of lead-bismuth molten metal are measured by neutron radiography using Au-Cd tracer particles. The liquid phase velocity distributions are obtained usually by using particle image velocimetry (PIV) on the neutron radiography. The PIV, however is difficult to get the velocity vector distribution quantitatively. An image of neutron radiography is divided into two images of the bubbles and the tracer particles each in particle tracking velocimetry (PTV), which distinguishes tracer contents in the bubble from them in the liquid phase. The locations of tracer particles in the liquid phase are possible to determine by particle mask correlation method, in which the bubble images are separated from the tracer images by Σ-scaling method. The particle tracking velocimetry give a full detail of the velocity vector distributions of the liquid phase in two-phase flow, in comparison with the PIV method. (M. Suetake)
16. Velocity measurements in the near field of a diesel fuel injector by ultrafast imagery
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Sedarsky, David; Idlahcen, Saïd; Rozé, Claude; Blaisot, Jean-Bernard
2013-02-01
This paper examines the velocity profile of fuel issuing from a high-pressure single-orifice diesel injector. Velocities of liquid structures were determined from time-resolved ultrafast shadow images, formed by an amplified two-pulse laser source coupled to a double-frame camera. A statistical analysis of the data over many injection events was undertaken to map velocities related to spray formation near the nozzle outlet as a function of time after start of injection. These results reveal a strong asymmetry in the liquid profile of the test injector, with distinct fast and slow regions on opposite sides of the orifice. Differences of ˜100 m/s can be observed between the fast' and slow' sides of the jet, resulting in different atomization conditions across the spray. On average, droplets are dispersed at a greater distance from the nozzle on the `fast' side of the flow, and distinct macrostructure can be observed under the asymmetric velocity conditions. The changes in structural velocity and atomization behavior resemble flow structures which are often observed in the presence of string cavitation produced under controlled conditions in scaled, transparent test nozzles. These observations suggest that widely used common-rail supply configurations and modern injectors can potentially generate asymmetric interior flows which strongly influence diesel spray morphology. The velocimetry measurements presented in this work represent an effective and relatively straightforward approach to identify deviant flow behavior in real diesel sprays, providing new spatially resolved information on fluid structure and flow characteristics within the shear layers on the jet periphery.
17. Aharonov-Casher phase shift and the change in velocity of a moving magnet traversing an electric field
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March, N.H.
2006-08-01
Motivated by the theoretical work of Boyer [J. Phys. A: Math. Gen. 39 (2006) 3455] plus the quite recent interferometric experiment of Shinohara, Aoki and Morinaga [Phys. Rev. A66 (2002) 042106] in which the scalar Aharonov-Bohm effect was studied, we re-open the extension to neutral particles carrying a magnetic moment and passing through a region of intense electric field, treated theoretically by Aharonov and Casher (AC) and independently by Anandan. An alternative interpretation of results on (a) neutrons and (b) TlF molecules to that afforded by AC is shown to involve only (i) the de Broglie wavelength of matter waves and (ii) the prediction from Maxwell's equations for the change in velocity of a neutral moving magnet as it enters or leaves an electric field. The exquisite sensitivity of experiment (b) allows a fractional change in velocity of order 10 -15 to be quantitatively determined. (author)
18. Decompositions of bubbly flow PIV velocity fields using discrete wavelets multi-resolution and multi-section image method
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Choi, Je-Eun; Takei, Masahiro; Doh, Deog-Hee; Jo, Hyo-Jae; Hassan, Yassin A.; Ortiz-Villafuerte, Javier
2008-01-01
Currently, wavelet transforms are widely used for the analyses of particle image velocimetry (PIV) velocity vector fields. This is because the wavelet provides not only spatial information of the velocity vectors, but also of the time and frequency domains. In this study, a discrete wavelet transform is applied to real PIV images of bubbly flows. The vector fields obtained by a self-made cross-correlation PIV algorithm were used for the discrete wavelet transform. The performances of the discrete wavelet transforms were investigated by changing the level of power of discretization. The images decomposed by wavelet multi-resolution showed conspicuous characteristics of the bubbly flows for the different levels. A high spatial bubble concentrated area could be evaluated by the constructed discrete wavelet transform algorithm, in which high-leveled wavelets play dominant roles in revealing the flow characteristics
19. Potential, velocity, and density fields from redshift-distance samples: Application - Cosmography within 6000 kilometers per second
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Bertschinger, E.; Dekel, A.; Faber, S.M.; Dressler, A.; Burstein, D.
1990-01-01
A potential flow reconstruction algorithm has been applied to the real universe to reconstruct the three-dimensional potential, velocity, and mass density fields smoothed on large scales. The results are shown as maps of these fields, revealing the three-dimensional structure within 6000 km/s distance from the Local Group. The dominant structure is an extended deep potential well in the Hydra-Centaurus region, stretching across the Galactic plane toward Pavo, broadly confirming the Great Attractor (GA) model of Lynden-Bell et al. (1988). The Local Supercluster appears to be an extended ridge on the near flank of the GA, proceeding through the Virgo Southern Extension to the Virgo and Ursa Major clusters. The Virgo cluster and the Local Group are both falling toward the bottom of the GA potential well with peculiar velocities of 658 + or - 121 km/s and 565 + or - 125 km/s, respectively. 65 refs
20. Potential, velocity, and density fields from redshift-distance samples: Application - Cosmography within 6000 kilometers per second
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Bertschinger, Edmund; Dekel, Avishai; Faber, Sandra M.; Dressler, Alan; Burstein, David
1990-12-01
A potential flow reconstruction algorithm has been applied to the real universe to reconstruct the three-dimensional potential, velocity, and mass density fields smoothed on large scales. The results are shown as maps of these fields, revealing the three-dimensional structure within 6000 km/s distance from the Local Group. The dominant structure is an extended deep potential well in the Hydra-Centaurus region, stretching across the Galactic plane toward Pavo, broadly confirming the Great Attractor (GA) model of Lynden-Bell et al. (1988). The Local Supercluster appears to be an extended ridge on the near flank of the GA, proceeding through the Virgo Southern Extension to the Virgo and Ursa Major clusters. The Virgo cluster and the Local Group are both falling toward the bottom of the GA potential well with peculiar velocities of 658 + or - 121 km/s and 565 + or - 125 km/s, respectively.
1. Noise suppression in an atomic system under the action of a field in a squeezed coherent state
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Gelman, A. I.; Mironov, V. A.
2010-01-01
The interaction of a quantized electromagnetic field in a squeezed coherent state with a three-level Λ-atom is studied numerically by the quantum Monte Carlo method and analytically by the Heisenberg-Langevin method in the regime of electromagnetically induced transparency (EIT). The possibility of noise suppression in the atomic system through the quantum properties of squeezed light is considered in detail; the characteristics of the atomic system responsible for the relaxation processes and noise in the EIT band have been found. Further applications of the Monte Carlo method and the developed numerical code to the study of more complex systems are discussed.
2. Ultrafast transmission electron microscopy using a laser-driven field emitter: Femtosecond resolution with a high coherence electron beam
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Feist, Armin; Bach, Nora; Rubiano da Silva, Nara; Danz, Thomas; Möller, Marcel; Priebe, Katharina E.; Domröse, Till; Gatzmann, J. Gregor; Rost, Stefan; Schauss, Jakob; Strauch, Stefanie; Bormann, Reiner; Sivis, Murat; Schäfer, Sascha, E-mail: [email protected]; Ropers, Claus, E-mail: [email protected]
2017-05-15
We present the development of the first ultrafast transmission electron microscope (UTEM) driven by localized photoemission from a field emitter cathode. We describe the implementation of the instrument, the photoemitter concept and the quantitative electron beam parameters achieved. Establishing a new source for ultrafast TEM, the Göttingen UTEM employs nano-localized linear photoemission from a Schottky emitter, which enables operation with freely tunable temporal structure, from continuous wave to femtosecond pulsed mode. Using this emission mechanism, we achieve record pulse properties in ultrafast electron microscopy of 9 Å focused beam diameter, 200 fs pulse duration and 0.6 eV energy width. We illustrate the possibility to conduct ultrafast imaging, diffraction, holography and spectroscopy with this instrument and also discuss opportunities to harness quantum coherent interactions between intense laser fields and free-electron beams. - Highlights: • First implementation of an ultrafast TEM employing a nanoscale photocathode. • Localized single photon-photoemission from nanoscopic field emitter yields low emittance ultrashort electron pulses. • Electron pulses focused down to ~9 Å, with a duration of 200 fs and an energy width of 0.6 eV are demonstrated. • Quantitative characterization of ultrafast electron gun emittance and brightness. • A range of applications of high coherence ultrashort electron pulses is shown.
3. Experimental results showing the internal three-component velocity field and outlet temperature contours for a model gas turbine combustor
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Meyers, BC
2011-09-01
Full Text Available by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Inc. All rights reserved ISABE-2011-1129 EXPERIMENTAL RESULTS SHOWING THE INTERNAL THREE-COMPONENT VELOCITY FIELD AND OUTLET TEMPERATURE CONTOURS FOR A MODEL GAS TURBINE COMBUSTOR BC Meyers*, GC... identifier c Position identifier F Fuel i Index L (Combustor) Liner OP Orifice plate Introduction There are often inconsistencies when comparing experimental and Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) simulations for gas turbine combustors [1...
4. Statistically optimized near field acoustic holography using an array of pressure-velocity probes
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Jacobsen, Finn; Jaud, Virginie
2007-01-01
of a measurement aperture that extends well beyond the source can be relaxed. Both NAH and SONAH are based on the assumption that all sources are on one side of the measurement plane whereas the other side is source free. An extension of the SONAH procedure based on measurement with a double layer array...... of pressure microphones has been suggested. The double layer technique makes it possible to distinguish between sources on the two sides of the array and thus suppress the influence of extraneous noise coming from the “wrong” side. It has also recently been demonstrated that there are significant advantages...... in NAH based on an array of acoustic particle velocity transducers (in a single layer) compared with NAH based on an array of pressure microphones. This investigation combines the two ideas and examines SONAH based on an array of pressure-velocity intensity probes through computer simulations as well...
5. Velocity map imaging of attosecond and femtosecond dynamics in atoms and small molecules in strong laser fields
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Kling, M.F.; Ni, Yongfeng; Lepine, F.; Khan, J.I.; Vrakking, M.J.J.; Johnsson, P.; Remetter, T.; Varju, K.; Gustafsson, E.; L'Huillier, A.; Lopez-Martens, R.; Boutu, W.
2005-01-01
Full text: In the past decade, the dynamics of atomic and small molecular systems in strong laser fields has received enormous attention, but was mainly studied with femtosecond laser fields. We report on first applications of attosecond extreme ultraviolet (XUV) pulse trains (APTs) from high-order harmonic generation (HHG) for the study of atomic and molecular electron and ion dynamics in strong laser fields utilizing the Velocity Map Imaging Technique. The APTs were generated in argon from harmonics 13 to 35 of a 35 fs Ti:sapphire laser, and spatially and temporally overlapped with an intense IR laser field (up to 5x10 13 W/cm 2 ) in the interaction region of a Velocity Map Imaging (VMI) machine. In the VMI setup, electrons and ions that were created at the crossing point of the laser fields and an atomic or molecular beam were accelerated in a dc-electric field towards a two-dimensional position-sensitive detector, allowing to reconstruct the full initial three-dimensional velocity distribution. The poster will focus on results that were obtained for argon atoms. We recorded the velocity distribution of electron wave packets that were strongly driven in the IR laser field after their generation in Ar via single-photon ionization by attosecond XUV pulses. The 3D evolution of the electron wave packets was observed on an attosecond timescale. In addition to earlier experiments with APTs using a magnetic bottle electron time-of-flight spectrometers and with single attosecond pulses, the angular dependence of the electrons kinetic energies can give further insight into the details of the dynamics. Initial results that were obtained for molecular systems like H 2 , D 2 , N 2 , and CO 2 using the same powerful approach will be highlighted as well. We will show, that detailed insight into the dynamics of these systems in strong laser fields can be obtained (e.g. on the alignment, above-threshold ionization, direct vs. sequential two-photon ionization, dissociation, and
6. Lr-Lp Stability of the Incompressible Flows with Nonzero Far-Field Velocity
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Jaiok Roh
2011-01-01
Full Text Available We consider the stability of stationary solutions w for the exterior Navier-Stokes flows with a nonzero constant velocity u∞ at infinity. For u∞=0 with nonzero stationary solution w, Chen (1993, Kozono and Ogawa (1994, and Borchers and Miyakawa (1995 have studied the temporal stability in Lp spaces for 11 and obtain Lr-Lp stability as Kozono and Ogawa and Borchers and Miyakawa obtained for u∞=0.
7. Studying the instantaneous velocity field in gas-sheared liquid films in a horizontal duct
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Vasques, Joao; Tokarev, Mikhail; Cherdantsev, Andrey; Hann, David; Hewakandamby, Buddhika; Azzopardi, Barry
2016-11-01
In annular flow, the experimental validation of the basic assumptions on the liquid velocity profile is vital for developing theoretical models of the flow. However, the study of local velocity of liquid in gas-sheared films has proven to be a challenging task due to the highly curved and disturbed moving interface of the phases, small scale of the area of interrogation, high velocity gradients and irregular character of the flow. This study reports on different optical configurations and interface-tracking methods employed in a horizontal duct in order to obtain high-resolution particle image velocimetry (PIV) data in such types of complex flows. The experimental envelope includes successful measurements in 2D and 3D waves regimes, up to the disturbance wave regime. Preliminary data show the presence of complex structures in the liquid phase, which includes re-circulation areas below the liquid interface due to the gas-shearing action, together with non-uniform transverse movements of the liquid phase close to the wall due to the presence of 3D waves at the interface. With the aid of the moving interface-tracking, PIV, time-resolved particle-tracking velocimetry and vorticity measurements were performed.
8. Application of photogrammetry to transforming PIV-acquired velocity fields to a moving-body coordinate system
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Nikoueeyan, Pourya; Naughton, Jonathan
2016-11-01
Particle Image Velocimetry is a common choice for qualitative and quantitative characterization of unsteady flows associated with moving bodies (e.g. pitching and plunging airfoils). Characterizing the separated flow behavior is of great importance in understanding the flow physics and developing predictive reduced-order models. In most studies, the model under investigation moves within a fixed camera field-of-view, and vector fields are calculated based on this fixed coordinate system. To better characterize the genesis and evolution of vortical structures in these unsteady flows, the velocity fields need to be transformed into the moving-body frame of reference. Data converted to this coordinate system allow for a more detailed analysis of the flow field using advanced statistical tools. In this work, a pitching NACA0015 airfoil has been used to demonstrate the capability of photogrammetry for such an analysis. Photogrammetry has been used first to locate the airfoil within the image and then to determine an appropriate mask for processing the PIV data. The photogrammetry results are then further used to determine the rotation matrix that transforms the velocity fields to airfoil coordinates. Examples of the important capabilities such a process enables are discussed. P. Nikoueeyan is supported by a fellowship from the University of Wyoming's Engineering Initiative.
9. Influence of initial velocity on trajectories of a charged particle in uniform crossed electric and magnetic fields
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Khotimah, Siti Nurul; Viridi, Sparisoma; Widayani
2017-01-01
Magnetic and electric fields can cause a charged particle to form interesting trajectories. In general, each trajectory is discussed separately in university physics textbooks for undergraduate students. In this work, a solution of a charged particle moving in a uniform electric field at right angles to a uniform magnetic field (uniform crossed electric and magnetic fields) is reported; it is limited to particle motion in a plane. Specific solutions and their trajectories are obtained only by varying the initial particle velocity. The result shows five basic trajectory patterns, i.e., straight line, sinusoid-like, cycloid, cycloid-like with oscillation, and circle-like. The region of each trajectory is also mapped in the initial velocity space of the particle. This paper is intended for undergraduate students and describes further the trajectories of a charged particle through the regions of electric and magnetic fields influenced by initial condition of the particle, where electromagnetic radiation of an accelerated particle is not considered. (paper)
10. The effect of non-uniform temperature and velocity fields on long range ultrasonic measurement systems in MYRRHA
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Van de Wyer, Nicolas; Schram, Christophe [von Karman Institute For Fluids Dynamic (Belgium); Van Dyck, Dries; Dierckx, Marc [Belgian Nuclear Research Center (Belgium)
2015-07-01
SCK.CEN, the Belgian Nuclear Research Center, is developing MYRRHA, a generation IV liquid metal cooled nuclear research reactor. As the liquid metal coolant is opaque to light, normal visual feedback during fuel manipulations is not available and must therefore be replaced by a system that is not hindered by the opacity of the coolant. In this respect ultrasonic based instrumentation is under development at SCK.CEN to provide feedback during operations under liquid metal. One of the tasks that will be tackled using ultrasound is the detection and localization of a potentially lost fuel assembly. In this application, the distance between ultrasonic sensor and target may be as large as 2.5 m. At these distances, non uniform velocity and temperature fields in the liquid metal potentially influence the propagation of the ultrasonic signals, affecting the performance of the ultrasonic systems. In this paper, we investigate how relevant temperature and velocity gradients inside the liquid metal influence the propagation of ultrasonic waves. The effect of temperature and velocity gradients are simulated by means of a newly developed numerical ray-tracing model. The performance of the model is validated by dedicated water experiments. The setup is capable of creating velocity and temperature gradients representative for MYRRHA conditions. Once validated in water, the same model is used to make predictions for the effect of gradients in the MYRRHA liquid metal environment. (authors)
11. Influence of anisotropy on anomalous scaling of a passive scalar advected by the Navier-Stokes velocity field.
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Jurcisinová, E; Jurcisin, M; Remecký, R
2009-10-01
The influence of weak uniaxial small-scale anisotropy on the stability of the scaling regime and on the anomalous scaling of the single-time structure functions of a passive scalar advected by the velocity field governed by the stochastic Navier-Stokes equation is investigated by the field theoretic renormalization group and operator-product expansion within one-loop approximation of a perturbation theory. The explicit analytical expressions for coordinates of the corresponding fixed point of the renormalization-group equations as functions of anisotropy parameters are found, the stability of the three-dimensional Kolmogorov-like scaling regime is demonstrated, and the dependence of the borderline dimension d(c) is an element of (2,3] between stable and unstable scaling regimes is found as a function of the anisotropy parameters. The dependence of the turbulent Prandtl number on the anisotropy parameters is also briefly discussed. The influence of weak small-scale anisotropy on the anomalous scaling of the structure functions of a passive scalar field is studied by the operator-product expansion and their explicit dependence on the anisotropy parameters is present. It is shown that the anomalous dimensions of the structure functions, which are the same (universal) for the Kraichnan model, for the model with finite time correlations of the velocity field, and for the model with the advection by the velocity field driven by the stochastic Navier-Stokes equation in the isotropic case, can be distinguished by the assumption of the presence of the small-scale anisotropy in the systems even within one-loop approximation. The corresponding comparison of the anisotropic anomalous dimensions for the present model with that obtained within the Kraichnan rapid-change model is done.
12. The parallel-sequential field subtraction technique for coherent nonlinear ultrasonic imaging
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Cheng, Jingwei; Potter, Jack N.; Drinkwater, Bruce W.
2018-06-01
Nonlinear imaging techniques have recently emerged which have the potential to detect cracks at a much earlier stage than was previously possible and have sensitivity to partially closed defects. This study explores a coherent imaging technique based on the subtraction of two modes of focusing: parallel, in which the elements are fired together with a delay law and sequential, in which elements are fired independently. In the parallel focusing a high intensity ultrasonic beam is formed in the specimen at the focal point. However, in sequential focusing only low intensity signals from individual elements enter the sample and the full matrix of transmit-receive signals is recorded and post-processed to form an image. Under linear elastic assumptions, both parallel and sequential images are expected to be identical. Here we measure the difference between these images and use this to characterise the nonlinearity of small closed fatigue cracks. In particular we monitor the change in relative phase and amplitude at the fundamental frequencies for each focal point and use this nonlinear coherent imaging metric to form images of the spatial distribution of nonlinearity. The results suggest the subtracted image can suppress linear features (e.g. back wall or large scatters) effectively when instrumentation noise compensation in applied, thereby allowing damage to be detected at an early stage (c. 15% of fatigue life) and reliably quantified in later fatigue life.
13. Scanning laser polarimetry, but not optical coherence tomography predicts permanent visual field loss in acute nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy.
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Kupersmith, Mark J; Anderson, Susan; Durbin, Mary; Kardon, Randy
2013-08-15
Scanning laser polarimetry (SLP) reveals abnormal retardance of birefringence in locations of the edematous peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL), which appear thickened by optical coherence tomography (OCT), in nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (NAION). We hypothesize initial sector SLP RNFL abnormalities will correlate with long-term regional visual field loss due to ischemic injury. We prospectively performed automated perimetry, SLP, and high definition OCT (HD-OCT) of the RNFL in 25 eyes with acute NAION. We grouped visual field threshold and RNFL values into Garway-Heath inferior/superior disc sectors and corresponding superior/inferior field regions. We compared sector SLP RNFL thickness with corresponding visual field values at presentation and at >3 months. At presentation, 12 eyes had superior sector SLP reduction, 11 of which had inferior field loss. Six eyes, all with superior field loss, had inferior sector SLP reduction. No eyes had reduced OCT-derived RNFL acutely. Eyes with abnormal field regions had corresponding SLP sectors thinner (P = 0.003) than for sectors with normal field regions. During the acute phase, the SLP-derived sector correlated with presentation (r = 0.59, P = 0.02) and with >3-month after presentation (r = 0.44, P = 0.02) corresponding superior and inferior field thresholds. Abnormal RNFL birefringence occurs in sectors corresponding to regional visual field loss during acute NAION when OCT-derived RNFL shows thickening. Since the visual field deficits show no significant recovery, SLP can be an early marker for axonal injury, which may be used to assess recovery potential at RNFL locations with respect to new treatments for acute NAION.
14. Study on velocity field in a wire wrapped fuel pin bundle of sodium cooled reactor. Detailed velocity distribution in a subchannel
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Sato, Hiroyuki; Kobayashi, Jun; Miyakoshi, Hiroyuki; Kamide, Hideki
2009-01-01
A sodium cooled fast reactor is designed to attain a high burn-up core in a feasibility study on commercialized fast reactor cycle systems. In high burn-up fuel subassemblies, deformation of fuel pin due to the swelling and thermal bowing may decrease local flow velocity via change of flow area in the subassembly and influence the heat removal capability. Therefore, it is of importance to obtain the flow velocity distribution in a wire wrapped pin bundle. A 2.5 times enlarged 7-pin bundle water model was applied to investigate the detailed velocity distribution in an inner subchannel surrounded by 3 pins with wrapping wire. The test section consisted of a hexagonal acrylic duct tube and fluorinated resin pins which had nearly the same refractive index with that of water and a high light transmission rate. The velocity distribution in an inner subchannel with the wrapping wire was measured by PIV (Particle Image Velocimetry) through the front and lateral sides of the duct tube. In the vertical velocity distribution in a narrow space between the pins, the wrapping wire decreased the velocity downstream of the wire and asymmetric flow distribution was formed between the pin and wire. In the horizontal velocity distribution, swirl flow around the wrapping wire was obviously observed. The measured velocity data are useful for code validation of pin bundle thermalhydraulics. (author)
15. Scan-Less Line Field Optical Coherence Tomography, with Automatic Image Segmentation, as a Measurement Tool for Automotive Coatings
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Samuel Lawman
2017-04-01
Full Text Available The measurement of the thicknesses of layers is important for the quality assurance of industrial coating systems. Current measurement techniques only provide a limited amount of information. Here, we show that spectral domain Line Field (LF Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT is able to return to the user a cross sectional B-Scan image in a single shot with no mechanical moving parts. To reliably extract layer thicknesses from such images of automotive paint systems, we present an automatic graph search image segmentation algorithm. To show that the algorithm works independently of the OCT device, the measurements are repeated with a separate time domain Full Field (FF OCT system. This gives matching mean thickness values within the standard deviations of the measured thicknesses across each B-Scan image. The combination of an LF-OCT with graph search segmentation is potentially a powerful technique for the quality assurance of non-opaque industrial coating layers.
16. High-field strong-focusing undulator designs for X-ray Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS) applications
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Caspi, S.; Schlueter, R.; Tatchyn, R.
1995-01-01
Linac-driven X-Ray Free Electron Lasers (e.g., Linac Coherent Light Sources (LCLSs)), operating on the principle of single-pass saturation in the Self-Amplified Spontaneous Emission (SASE) regime typically require multi-GeV beam energies and undulator lengths in excess of tens of meters to attain sufficient gain in the 1 angstrom--0.1 angstrom range. In this parameter regime, the undulator structure must provide: (1) field amplitudes B 0 in excess of 1T within periods of 4cm or less, (2) peak on-axis focusing gradients on the order of 30T/m, and (3) field quality in the 0.1%--0.3% range. In this paper the authors report on designs under consideration for a 4.5--1.5 angstrom LCLS based on superconducting (SC), hybrid/PM, and pulsed-Cu technologies
17. Experimental Verification of Isotropic Radiation from a Coherent Dipole Source via Electric-Field-Driven LC Resonator Metamaterials
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Tichit, Paul-Henri; Burokur, Shah Nawaz; Qiu, Cheng-Wei; de Lustrac, André
2013-09-01
It has long been conjectured that isotropic radiation by a simple coherent source is impossible due to changes in polarization. Though hypothetical, the isotropic source is usually taken as the reference for determining a radiator’s gain and directivity. Here, we demonstrate both theoretically and experimentally that an isotropic radiator can be made of a simple and finite source surrounded by electric-field-driven LC resonator metamaterials designed by space manipulation. As a proof-of-concept demonstration, we show the first isotropic source with omnidirectional radiation from a dipole source (applicable to all distributed sources), which can open up several possibilities in axion electrodynamics, optical illusion, novel transformation-optic devices, wireless communication, and antenna engineering. Owing to the electric- field-driven LC resonator realization scheme, this principle can be readily applied to higher frequency regimes where magnetism is usually not present.
18. Determining Sea-Level Rise and Coastal Subsidence in the Canadian Arctic Using a Dense GPS Velocity Field for North America
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Craymer, M.; Forbes, D.; Henton, J.; Lapelle, E.; Piraszewski, M.; Solomon, S.
2005-12-01
With observed climate warming in the western Canadian Arctic and potential increases in regional sea level, we anticipate expansion of the coastal region subject to rising relative sea level and increased flooding risk. This is a concern for coastal communities such as Tuktoyaktuk and Sachs Harbour and for the design and safety of hydrocarbon production facilities on the Mackenzie Delta. To provide a framework in which to monitor these changes, a consistent velocity field has been determined from GPS observations throughout North America, including the Canadian Arctic Archipelago and the Mackenzie Delta region. An expanded network of continuous GPS sites and multi-epoch (episodic) sites has enabled an increased density that enhances the application to geophysical studies including the discrimination of crustal motion, other components of coastal subsidence, and sea-level rise. To obtain a dense velocity field consistent at all scales, we have combined weekly solutions of continuous GPS sites from different agencies in Canada and the USA, together with the global reference frame under the North American Reference Frame initiative. Although there is already a high density of continuous GPS sites in the conterminous United States, there are many fewer such sites in Canada. To make up for this lack of density, we have incorporated high-accuracy episodic GPS observations on stable monuments distributed throughout Canada. By combining up to ten years of repeated, episodic GPS observations at such sites, together with weekly solutions from the continuous sites, we have obtained a highly consistent velocity field with a significantly increased spatial sampling of crustal deformation throughout Canada. This exhibits a spatially coherent pattern of uplift and subsidence in Canada that is consistent with the expected rates of glacial isostatic adjustment. To determine the contribution of vertical motion to sea-level rise under climate warming in the Canadian Arctic, we have
19. PATTERN SPEEDS OF BARS AND SPIRAL ARMS FROM Hα VELOCITY FIELDS
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Fathi, K.; Pinol-Ferrer, N.; Beckman, J. E.; MartInez-Valpuesta, I.; Hernandez, O.; Carignan, C.
2009-01-01
We have applied the Tremaine-Weinberg method to 10 late-type barred spiral galaxies using data cubes, in Hα emission, from the FaNTOmM and GHAFAS Fabry-Perot spectrometers. We have combined the derived bar (and/or spiral) pattern speeds with angular frequency plots to measure the corotation radii for the bars in these galaxies. We base our results on a combination of this method with a morphological analysis designed to estimate the corotation radius to bar-length ratio using two independent techniques on archival near-infrared images, and although we are aware of the limitation of the application of the Tremaine-Weinberg method using Hα observations, we find consistently excellent agreement between bar and spiral arm parameters derived using different methods. In general, the corotation radius, measured using the Tremaine-Weinberg method, is closely related to the bar length, measured independently from photometry and consistent with previous studies. Our corotation/bar-length ratios and pattern speed values are in good agreement with general results from numerical simulations of bars. In systems with identified secondary bars, we measure higher Hα velocity dispersion in the circumnuclear regions, whereas in all the other galaxies, we detect flat velocity dispersion profiles. In the galaxies where the bar is almost purely stellar, Hα measurements are missing, and the Tremaine-Weinberg method yields the pattern speeds of the spiral arms. The excellent agreement between the Tremaine-Weinberg method results and the morphological analysis and bar parameters in numerical simulations suggests that although the Hα emitting gas does not obey the continuity equation, it can be used to derive the bar pattern speed. In addition, we have analyzed the Hα velocity dispersion maps to investigate signatures of secular evolution of the bars in these galaxies. The increased central velocity dispersion in the galaxies with secondary bars suggests that the formation of inner
20. Electron drift velocity in SF{sub 6} in strong electric fields determined from rf breakdown curves
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Lisovskiy, V; Yegorenkov, V [Department of Physics and Technology, Kharkov National University, Svobody sq.4, Kharkov 61077 (Ukraine); Booth, J-P [Laboratoire de Physique des Plasmas, Ecole Polytechnique, Palaiseau 91128 (France); Landry, K [Unaxis Displays Division France SAS, 5, Rue Leon Blum, Palaiseau 91120 (France); Douai, D [Physical Sciences Division, Institute for Magnetic Fusion Research, CEA Centre de Cadarache, F-13108 Saint Paul lez Durance Cedex (France); Cassagne, V, E-mail: [email protected] [Developpement Photovoltaique Couches Minces, Total, 2, place Jean Millier, La Defense 6, 92400 Courbevoie (France)
2010-09-29
This paper presents measurements of the electron drift velocity V{sub dr} in SF{sub 6} gas for high reduced electric fields (E/N = 330-5655 Td (1 Td = 10{sup -17} V cm{sup 2})). The drift velocities were obtained using the method of Lisovskiy and Yegorenkov (1998 J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys. 31 3349) based on the determination of the pressure and voltage of the turning points of rf capacitive discharge breakdown curves for a range of electrode spacings. The V{sub dr} values thus obtained were in good agreement with those calculated from the cross-sections of Phelps and Van Brunt (1988 J. Appl. Phys. 64 4269) using the BOLSIG code. The validity of the Lisovskiy-Yegorenkov method is discussed and we show that it is applicable over the entire E/N range where rf discharge ignition at breakdown occurs for rf frequencies of 13.56 MHz or above.
1. Relationships among seismic velocity, metamorphism, and seismic and aseismic fault slip in the Salton Sea Geothermal Field region
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McGuire, Jeffrey J.; Lohman, Rowena B.; Catchings, Rufus D.; Rymer, Michael J.; Goldman, Mark R.
2015-01-01
The Salton Sea Geothermal Field is one of the most geothermally and seismically active areas in California and presents an opportunity to study the effect of high-temperature metamorphism on the properties of seismogenic faults. The area includes numerous active tectonic faults that have recently been imaged with active source seismic reflection and refraction. We utilize the active source surveys, along with the abundant microseismicity data from a dense borehole seismic network, to image the 3-D variations in seismic velocity in the upper 5 km of the crust. There are strong velocity variations, up to ~30%, that correlate spatially with the distribution of shallow heat flow patterns. The combination of hydrothermal circulation and high-temperature contact metamorphism has significantly altered the shallow sandstone sedimentary layers within the geothermal field to denser, more feldspathic, rock with higher P wave velocity, as is seen in the numerous exploration wells within the field. This alteration appears to have a first-order effect on the frictional stability of shallow faults. In 2005, a large earthquake swarm and deformation event occurred. Analysis of interferometric synthetic aperture radar data and earthquake relocations indicates that the shallow aseismic fault creep that occurred in 2005 was localized on the Kalin fault system that lies just outside the region of high-temperature metamorphism. In contrast, the earthquake swarm, which includes all of the M > 4 earthquakes to have occurred within the Salton Sea Geothermal Field in the last 15 years, ruptured the Main Central Fault (MCF) system that is localized in the heart of the geothermal anomaly. The background microseismicity induced by the geothermal operations is also concentrated in the high-temperature regions in the vicinity of operational wells. However, while this microseismicity occurs over a few kilometer scale region, much of it is clustered in earthquake swarms that last from
2. Towards 3C-3D digital holographic fluid velocity vector field measurement—tomographic digital holographic PIV (Tomo-HPIV)
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Soria, J; Atkinson, C
2008-01-01
Most unsteady and/or turbulent flows of geophysical and engineering interest have a highly three-dimensional (3D) complex topology and their experimental investigation is in pressing need of quantitative velocity measurement methods that are robust and can provide instantaneous 3C-3D velocity field data over a significant volumetric domain of the flow. This paper introduces and demonstrates a new method that uses multiple digital CCD array cameras to record in-line digital holograms of the same volume of seed particles from multiple orientations. This technique uses the same basic equipment as Tomo-PIV minus the camera lenses, it overcomes the depth-of-field problem of digital in-line holography and does not require the complex optical calibration of Tomo-PIV. The digital sensors can be oriented in an optimal manner to overcome the depth-of-field limitation of in-line holograms recorded using digital CCD or CMOS array cameras, resulting in a 3D reconstruction of the seed particles within the volume of interest, which can subsequently be analysed using 3D cross-correlation PIV analysis to yield a 3C-3D velocity field. A demonstration experiment of Tomo-HPIV using uniform translation with nominally 11 µm diameter seed particles shows that the 3D displacement derived from 3D cross-correlation Tomo-HPIV analysis can be measured within 5% of the imposed uniform translation, where the imposed uniform translation has an estimated standard uncertainty of 4.3%. So this paper proposes a multi-camera digital holographic imaging 3C-3D PIV method, which is identified as tomographic digital holographic PIV or Tomo-HPIV
3. Heat transfer enhancement through control of added perturbation velocity in flow field
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Wang, Jiansheng; Wu, Cui; Li, Kangning
2013-01-01
Highlights: ► Three strategies which restrain the flow drag in heat transfer are proposed. ► Added perturbation induces quasi-streamwise vortices around controlled zone. ► The flow and heat transfer features depend on induced quasi-streamwise vortices. ► Vertical strategy has the best synthesis performance of three control strategies. ► Synthesis performance with control strategy is superior to that without strategy. - Abstract: The characteristics of heat transfer and flow, through an added perturbation velocity, in a rectangle channel, are investigated by Large Eddy Simulation (LES). The downstream, vertical, and upstream control strategy, which can suppress the lift of low speed streaks in the process of improving the performance of heat transfer, are adopted in numerical investigation. Taking both heat transfer and flow properties into consideration, the synthesis performance of heat transfer and flow of three control strategies are evaluated. The numerical results show that the flow structure in boundary layer has been varied obviously for the effect of perturbation velocity and induced quasi-streamwise vortices emerging around the controlled zone. The results indicate that the vertical control strategy has the best synthesis performance of the three control strategies, which also has the least skin frication coefficient. The upstream and downstream strategies can improve the heat transfer performance, but the skin frication coefficient is higher than that with vertical control strategy
4. Application of Migration Velocity Using Fourier Transform Approach ...
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Application of velocity by Fourier transform to process 3-D unmigrated seismic sections has been carried out in Fabi Field, Niger Delta – Nigeria. Usually, all seismic events (sections) are characterized by spikes or noise (random or coherent), multiples and shear waves so that when a seismic bed is dipping, the apparent ...
5. Ensemble averaged coherent state path integral for disordered bosons with a repulsive interaction (Derivation of mean field equations)
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Mieck, B.
2007-01-01
We consider bosonic atoms with a repulsive contact interaction in a trap potential for a Bose-Einstein condensation (BEC) and additionally include a random potential. The ensemble averages for two models of static (I) and dynamic (II) disorder are performed and investigated in parallel. The bosonic many body systems of the two disorder models are represented by coherent state path integrals on the Keldysh time contour which allow exact ensemble averages for zero and finite temperatures. These ensemble averages of coherent state path integrals therefore present alternatives to replica field theories or super-symmetric averaging techniques. Hubbard-Stratonovich transformations (HST) lead to two corresponding self-energies for the hermitian repulsive interaction and for the non-hermitian disorder-interaction. The self-energy of the repulsive interaction is absorbed by a shift into the disorder-self-energy which comprises as an element of a larger symplectic Lie algebra sp(4M) the self-energy of the repulsive interaction as a subalgebra (which is equivalent to the direct product of M x sp(2); 'M' is the number of discrete time intervals of the disorder-self-energy in the generating function). After removal of the remaining Gaussian integral for the self-energy of the repulsive interaction, the first order variations of the coherent state path integrals result in the exact mean field or saddle point equations, solely depending on the disorder-self-energy matrix. These equations can be solved by continued fractions and are reminiscent to the 'Nambu-Gorkov' Green function formalism in superconductivity because anomalous terms or pair condensates of the bosonic atoms are also included into the selfenergies. The derived mean field equations of the models with static (I) and dynamic (II) disorder are particularly applicable for BEC in d=3 spatial dimensions because of the singularity of the density of states at vanishing wavevector. However, one usually starts out from
6. Electric field dependence of the temperature and drift velocity of hot electrons in n-Si
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Vass, E.
2001-01-01
Full text: The average energy- and momentum loss rates of hot electrons interacting simultaneously with acoustic phonons, ionized and neutral impurities in n-Si are calculated quantum theoretically by means of a drifted hot Fermi-Dirac distribution. The drift velocity vd and electron temperature Te occurring in this distribution are determined self-consistently from the force- and power balance equation with respect to the charge neutrality condition. The functions Te(E) and vd(E) calculated in this way are compared with the corresponding relations obtained with help of the simple electron temperature model in order to determine the range of application of this model often used in previous treatises. (author)
7. Optimization of Transverse Oscillating Fields for Vector Velocity Estimation with Convex Arrays
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Jensen, Jørgen Arendt
2013-01-01
A method for making Vector Flow Images using the transverse oscillation (TO) approach on a convex array is presented. The paper presents optimization schemes for TO fields for convex probes and evaluates their performance using Field II simulations and measurements using the SARUS experimental...... from 90 to 45 degrees in steps of 15 degrees. The optimization routine changes the lateral oscillation period lx to yield the best possible estimates based on the energy ratio between positive and negative spatial frequencies in the ultrasound field. The basic equation for lx gives 1.14 mm at 40 mm...
8. A Comprehensive Study of Gridding Methods for GPS Horizontal Velocity Fields
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Wu, Yanqiang; Jiang, Zaisen; Liu, Xiaoxia; Wei, Wenxin; Zhu, Shuang; Zhang, Long; Zou, Zhenyu; Xiong, Xiaohui; Wang, Qixin; Du, Jiliang
2017-03-01
Four gridding methods for GPS velocities are compared in terms of their precision, applicability and robustness by analyzing simulated data with uncertainties from 0.0 to ±3.0 mm/a. When the input data are 1° × 1° grid sampled and the uncertainty of the additional error is greater than ±1.0 mm/a, the gridding results show that the least-squares collocation method is highly robust while the robustness of the Kriging method is low. In contrast, the spherical harmonics and the multi-surface function are moderately robust, and the regional singular values for the multi-surface function method and the edge effects for the spherical harmonics method become more significant with increasing uncertainty of the input data. When the input data (with additional errors of ±2.0 mm/a) are decimated by 50% from the 1° × 1° grid data and then erased in three 6° × 12° regions, the gridding results in these three regions indicate that the least-squares collocation and the spherical harmonics methods have good performances, while the multi-surface function and the Kriging methods may lead to singular values. The gridding techniques are also applied to GPS horizontal velocities with an average error of ±0.8 mm/a over the Chinese mainland and the surrounding areas, and the results show that the least-squares collocation method has the best performance, followed by the Kriging and multi-surface function methods. Furthermore, the edge effects of the spherical harmonics method are significantly affected by the sparseness and geometric distribution of the input data. In general, the least-squares collocation method is superior in terms of its robustness, edge effect, error distribution and stability, while the other methods have several positive features.
9. Effect of an external electric field on the propagation velocity of premixed flames
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Sá nchez-Sanz, Mario; Murphy, Daniel C.; Fernandez-Pello, C.
2015-01-01
© 2014 The Combustion Institute. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. There have been many experimental investigations into the ability of electric fields to enhance combustion by acting upon ion species present in flames [1
10. Electric field measurements at near-atmospheric pressure by coherent Raman scattering of laser beams
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Ito, Tsuyohito; Kobayashi, Kazunobu; Hamaguchi, Satoshi; Mueller, Sarah; Czarnetzki, Uwe
2010-01-01
Electric field measurements at near-atmospheric pressure environments based on electric-field induced Raman scattering are applied to repetitively pulsed nanosecond discharges. The results have revealed that the peak electric field near the centre of the gap is almost independent of the applied voltage. Minimum sustainable voltage measurements suggests that, at each discharge pulse, charged particles that remain from the previous pulse serve as discharge seeds and play an important role for generation of uniform glow-like discharges.
11. Consistency of the directionality of partially coherent beams in turbulence expressed in terms of the angular spread and the far-field average intensity
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Xiao-Wen, Chen; Xiao-Ling, Ji
2010-01-01
Under the quadratic approximation of the Rytov's phase structure function, this paper derives the general closed-form expressions for the mean-squared width and the angular spread of partially coherent beams in turbulence. It finds that under a certain condition different types of partially coherent beams may have the same directionality as a fully coherent Gaussian beam in free space and also in atmospheric turbulence if the angular spread is chosen as the characteristic parameter of beam directionality. On the other hand, it shows that generally, the directionality of partially coherent beams expressed in terms of the angular spread is not consistent with that in terms of the normalized far-field average intensity distribution in free space, but the consistency can be achieved due to turbulence. (classical areas of phenomenology)
12. Causal signal transmission by quantum fields. III: Coherent response of fermions
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Plimak, L.I.; Stenholm, S.
2009-01-01
Structural response properties of fermionic fields are investigated. In the presence of fermions the key technical concept becomes response combination, or R-normal product, of field operators. It generalises the notion of time-normal operator product to response problems. Time-normal products are a special case of R-normal products without inputs; this paper thus also generalises the concept of time-normal ordering to fermions. Explicit causality of R-normal products of arbitrary (bosonic and/or fermionic) field operators is proven, and explicit relations expressing them by conventional Green's functions of quantum field theory are derived
13. Experimental study of the spatial distribution of the velocity field of sedimenting particles: mean velocity, pseudo-turbulent fluctuations, intrinsic convection
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Bernard-Michel, G.
2001-01-01
This work follows previous experiments from Nicolai et al. (95), Peysson and Guazzelli (98) and Segre et al. (97), which consisted in measures of the velocity of particles sedimenting in a liquid at low particular Reynolds numbers. Our goal, introduced in the first part with a bibliographic study, is to determinate the particles velocity fluctuations properties. The fluctuations are indeed of the same order as the mean velocity. We are proceeding with PIV Eulerian measures. The method is described in the second part. Its originality comes from measures obtained in a thin laser light sheet, from one side to the other of the cells, with a square section: the measures are therefore spatially localised. Four sets of cells and three sets of particles were used, giving access to ratios 'cell width over particle radius' ranging from about 50 up to 800. In the third part, we present the results concerning the velocity fluctuations structure and their spatial distribution. The intrinsic convection between to parallel vertical walls is also studied. The velocity fluctuations are organised in eddy structures. Their size (measured with correlation length) is independent of the volume fraction, contradicting the results of Segre et al. (97). The results concerning the velocity fluctuations spatial profiles - from one side to the other of the cell - confirm those published by Peysson and Guazzelli (98) in the case of stronger dilution. The evolution of the spatial mean velocity fluctuations confirms the results obtained by Segre et al. (97). The intrinsic convection is also observed in the case of strong dilutions. (author)
14. Effect of an external electric field on the propagation velocity of premixed flames
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Sánchez-Sanz, Mario
2015-01-01
© 2014 The Combustion Institute. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. There have been many experimental investigations into the ability of electric fields to enhance combustion by acting upon ion species present in flames [1]. In this work, we examine this phenomenon using a one-dimensional model of a lean premixed flame under the influence of a longitudinal electric field. We expand upon prior two-step chain-branching reaction laminar models with reactions to model the creation and consumption of both a positively-charged radical species and free electrons. Also included are the electromotive force in the conservation equation for ion species and the electrostatic form of the Maxwell equations in order to resolve ion transport by externally applied and internally induced electric fields. The numerical solution of these equations allows us to compute changes in flame speed due to electric fields. Further, the variation of key kinetic and transport parameters modifies the electrical sensitivity of the flame. From changes in flame speed and reactant profiles we are able to gain novel, valuable insight into how and why combustion can be controlled by electric fields.
15. Long-term coherent periodicities in the mean magnetic field of the Sun
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Kotov, V.A.; Levitsky, L.S.
1983-01-01
To investigate periodic variations of the magnetic field of the Sun as a star, the authors have used the mean field measurements made in Crimea, Mt. Wilson, and Stanford observatories; in total N = 5783 daily values were available for the time interval 1968 - 1981. In essence, these data offer a unique possibility to study the Sun as a variable magnetic star. (Auth.)
16. Measurement of Coherent Emission and Linear Polarization of Photons by Electrons in the Strong Fields of Aligned Crystals
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Apyan, A.; Badelek, B.; Ballestrero, S.; Biino, C.; Birol, I.; Cenci, P.; Connell, S.H.; Eichblatt, S.; Fonseca, T.; Freund, A.; Gorini, B.; Groess, R.; Ispirian, K.; Ketel, T.J.; Kononets, Yu.V.; Lopez, A.; Mangiarotti, A.; van Rens, B.; Sellschop, J.P.F.; Shieh, M.; Sona, P.; Strakhovenko, V.; Uggerhoj, E.; Uggerhj, Ulrik Ingerslev; Unel, G.; Velasco, M.; Vilakazi, Z.Z.; Wessely, O.; Kononets, Yu.V.
2004-01-01
We present new results regarding the features of high energy photon emission by an electron beam of 178 GeV penetrating a 1.5 cm thick single Si crystal aligned at the Strings-Of-Strings (SOS) orientation. This concerns a special case of coherent bremsstrahlung where the electron interacts with the strong fields of successive atomic strings in a plane and for which the largest enhancement of the highest energy photons is expected. The polarization of the resulting photon beam was measured by the asymmetry of electron-positron pair production in an aligned diamond crystal analyzer. By the selection of a single pair the energy and the polarization of individual photons could be measured in an the environment of multiple photons produced in the radiator crystal. Photons in the high energy region show less than 20% linear polarization at the 90% confidence level.
17. Feasibility of full-field optical coherence microscopy in ultra-structural imaging of human colon tissues
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Choi, Eun Seo [Chosun University, Gwangju (Korea, Republic of); Choi, Woo June; Ryu, Seon Young; Lee, Byeong Ha [Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Gwangju (Korea, Republic of); Lee, Jae Hyuk; Bom, Hee Seung; Lee, Byeong Il [Chonnam National University Hospital, Gwangju (Korea, Republic of)
2010-06-15
We demonstrated the imaging feasibility of full-field optical coherence microscopy (FF-OCM) in pathological diagnosis of human colon tissues. FF-OCM images with high transverse resolution were obtained at different depths of the samples without any dye staining or physical slicing, and detailed microstructures of human colon tissues were visualized. Morphological differences in normal tissues, cancer tissues, and tissues under transition were observed and matched with results seen in conventional optical microscope images. The optical biopsy based on FF-OCM could overcome the limitations on the number of physical cuttings of tissues and could perform high-throughput mass diagnosis of diseased tissues. The proved utility of FF-OCM as a comprehensive and efficient imaging modality of human tissues showed it to be a good alternative to conventional biopsy.
18. Feasibility of full-field optical coherence microscopy in ultra-structural imaging of human colon tissues
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Choi, Eun Seo; Choi, Woo June; Ryu, Seon Young; Lee, Byeong Ha; Lee, Jae Hyuk; Bom, Hee Seung; Lee, Byeong Il
2010-01-01
We demonstrated the imaging feasibility of full-field optical coherence microscopy (FF-OCM) in pathological diagnosis of human colon tissues. FF-OCM images with high transverse resolution were obtained at different depths of the samples without any dye staining or physical slicing, and detailed microstructures of human colon tissues were visualized. Morphological differences in normal tissues, cancer tissues, and tissues under transition were observed and matched with results seen in conventional optical microscope images. The optical biopsy based on FF-OCM could overcome the limitations on the number of physical cuttings of tissues and could perform high-throughput mass diagnosis of diseased tissues. The proved utility of FF-OCM as a comprehensive and efficient imaging modality of human tissues showed it to be a good alternative to conventional biopsy.
19. High-dynamic-range microscope imaging based on exposure bracketing in full-field optical coherence tomography.
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Leong-Hoi, Audrey; Montgomery, Paul C; Serio, Bruno; Twardowski, Patrice; Uhring, Wilfried
2016-04-01
By applying the proposed high-dynamic-range (HDR) technique based on exposure bracketing, we demonstrate a meaningful reduction in the spatial noise in image frames acquired with a CCD camera so as to improve the fringe contrast in full-field optical coherence tomography (FF-OCT). This new signal processing method thus allows improved probing within transparent or semitransparent samples. The proposed method is demonstrated on 3 μm thick transparent polymer films of Mylar, which, due to their transparency, produce low contrast fringe patterns in white-light interference microscopy. High-resolution tomographic analysis is performed using the technique. After performing appropriate signal processing, resulting XZ sections are observed. Submicrometer-sized defects can be lost in the noise that is present in the CCD images. With the proposed method, we show that by increasing the signal-to-noise ratio of the images, submicrometer-sized defect structures can thus be detected.
20. Velocity and concentration fields in turbulent buoyant mixing in tilted tubes
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Znaien, J.; Moisy, F.; Hulin, J. P.; Salin, D.; Hinch, E. J.
2008-11-01
2D PIV and LIF measurements have been performed on buoyancy driven flows of two miscible fluids of the same viscosity in a tube tilted at different angles θ from vertical and at different density contrasts (characterized by the Atwood number At). As θ increases and At decreases, the flow regime evolves, behind the front, from a turbulent shear flow towards a laminar counter flow with 3 layers of different concentrations. Time variations of the structure function show that both intermittent and developed turbulence occur in intermediate conditions. In the turbulent regime (Reλ˜60) the magnitudes of the longitudinal u'^2 and transverse v'^2 velocity fluctuations and of the component u'v' of the Reynolds stress tensor are shown to be largest on the tube axis while viscous stresses is only important close to the walls. The analyzis of the momentum transfer in the flow with buoyancy forces estimated from the concentration gradients demonstrates that 3D effects are required to achieve the momentum balance. These results are discussed in the framework of classical turbulence models.
1. Modification of the quantum mechanical flux formula for electron-hydrogen ionization through Bohm's velocity field
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Randazzo, J. M.; Ancarani, L. U.
2015-12-01
For the single differential cross section (SDCS) for hydrogen ionization by electron impact (e -H problem), we propose a correction to the flux formula given by R. Peterkop [Theory of Ionization of Atoms by Electron Impact (Colorado Associated University Press, Boulder, 1977)]. The modification is based on an alternative way of defining the kinetic energy fraction, using Bohm's definition of velocities instead of the usual asymptotic kinematical, or geometrical, approximation. It turns out that the solution-dependent, modified energy fraction is equally related to the components of the probability flux. Compared to what is usually observed, the correction yields a finite and well-behaved SDCS value in the asymmetrical situation where one of the continuum electrons carries all the energy while the other has zero energy. We also discuss, within the S -wave model of the e -H ionization process, the continuity of the SDCS derivative at the equal energy sharing point, a property not so clearly observed in published benchmark results obtained with integral and S -matrix formulas with unequal final states.
2. Two different approaches for creating a prescribed opposed-flow velocity field for flame spread experiments
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2015-01-01
Full Text Available Opposed-flow flame spread over solid fuels is a fundamental area of research in fire science. Typically combustion wind tunnels are used to generate the opposing flow of oxidizer against which a laminar flame spread occurs along the fuel samples. The spreading flame is generally embedded in a laminar boundary layer, which interacts with the strong buoyancy-induced flow to affect the mechanism of flame spread. In this work, two different approaches for creating the opposed-flow are compared. In the first approach, a vertical combustion tunnel is used where a thin fuel sample, thin acrylic or ashless filter paper, is held vertically along the axis of the test-section with the airflow controlled by controlling the duty cycles of four fans. As the sample is ignited, a flame spreads downward in a steady manner along a developing boundary layer. In the second approach, the sample is held in a movable cart placed in an eight-meter tall vertical chamber filled with air. As the sample is ignited, the cart is moved downward (through a remote-controlled mechanism at a prescribed velocity. The results from the two approaches are compared to establish the boundary layer effect on flame spread over thin fuels.
3. The Most Ancient Spiral Galaxy: A 2.6-Gyr-old Disk with a Tranquil Velocity Field
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Yuan, Tiantian; Richard, Johan; Gupta, Anshu; Federrath, Christoph; Sharma, Soniya; Groves, Brent A.; Kewley, Lisa J.; Cen, Renyue; Birnboim, Yuval; Fisher, David B.
2017-11-01
We report an integral-field spectroscopic (IFS) observation of a gravitationally lensed spiral galaxy A1689B11 at redshift z = 2.54. It is the most ancient spiral galaxy discovered to date and the second kinematically confirmed spiral at z≳ 2. Thanks to gravitational lensing, this is also by far the deepest IFS observation with the highest spatial resolution (˜400 pc) on a spiral galaxy at a cosmic time when the Hubble sequence is about to emerge. After correcting for a lensing magnification of 7.2 ± 0.8, this primitive spiral disk has an intrinsic star formation rate of 22 ± 2 M ⊙ yr-1, a stellar mass of {10}9.8+/- 0.3 M ⊙, and a half-light radius of {r}1/2=2.6+/- 0.7 {kpc}, typical of a main-sequence star-forming galaxy at z˜ 2. However, the Hα kinematics show a surprisingly tranquil velocity field with an ordered rotation ({V}{{c}}=200+/- 12 km s-1) and uniformly small velocity dispersions ({V}σ ,{mean}=23 +/- 4 km s-1 and {V}σ ,{outer - {disk}}=15+/- 2 km s-1). The low gas velocity dispersion is similar to local spiral galaxies and is consistent with the classic density wave theory where spiral arms form in dynamically cold and thin disks. We speculate that A1689B11 belongs to a population of rare spiral galaxies at z≳ 2 that mark the formation epoch of thin disks. Future observations with the James Webb Space Telescope will greatly increase the sample of these rare galaxies and unveil the earliest onset of spiral arms.
4. Two tests of electric fields, second-order in source-velocity terms of closed, steady currents: (1) an electron beam; (2) a superconducting coil
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Kenyon, C.S.
1980-01-01
One particular prediction of Maxwell's theory that has been previously neglected is that the motion of charges traveling in closed loops produces no constant electric fields. This study presents and analyzes the results of two new experiments designed to test for second-order, source-velocity electric fields from steady, closed currents and analyzes another experiment in light of these fields. The first experiment employed an electron beam. The second used a niobium-titanium coil designed so that the voltage measurement configuration could be easily switched from a Faraday to a non-faraday configuration between sets of runs. The implications of the observation of a null charge on magnetically suspended superconducting spheres vis-a-vis the second-order, source-velocity fields were discussed as the third case. The observation of a null potential corresponding to a null effective charge from a hypothetical velocity-squared field in both the beam and the coil experiment placed the upper bound on a field term at 0.02 with respect a Coulomb term. An observed null charge on the suspended spheres reduced this bound to 0.001. Such an upper bound is strong evidence against alternative theories predicting a relative contribution of the order of unity for a simple velocity-squared term. A simple velocity-squared electric field would be indistinguishable from a velocity-squared charge variation. The latter test limits such a charge variation to 0.001 of the total charge. The suspended-spheres test allowed the previously neglected issue of a general second-order, source-velocity electric field to be addressed. The observed null charge in this test contradicts and thus eliminates a hypothesized, general, electric field expression containing three second-order, source-velocity terms
5. Dark Matter Profiles in Dwarf Galaxies: A Statistical Sample Using High-Resolution Hα Velocity Fields from PCWI
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Relatores, Nicole C.; Newman, Andrew B.; Simon, Joshua D.; Ellis, Richard; Truong, Phuongmai N.; Blitz, Leo
2018-01-01
We present high quality Hα velocity fields for a sample of nearby dwarf galaxies (log M/M⊙ = 8.4-9.8) obtained as part of the Dark Matter in Dwarf Galaxies survey. The purpose of the survey is to investigate the cusp-core discrepancy by quantifying the variation of the inner slope of the dark matter distributions of 26 dwarf galaxies, which were selected as likely to have regular kinematics. The data were obtained with the Palomar Cosmic Web Imager, located on the Hale 5m telescope. We extract rotation curves from the velocity fields and use optical and infrared photometry to model the stellar mass distribution. We model the total mass distribution as the sum of a generalized Navarro-Frenk-White dark matter halo along with the stellar and gaseous components. We present the distribution of inner dark matter density profile slopes derived from this analysis. For a subset of galaxies, we compare our results to an independent analysis based on CO observations. In future work, we will compare the scatter in inner density slopes, as well as their correlations with galaxy properties, to theoretical predictions for dark matter core creation via supernovae feedback.
6. Using cluster analysis to organize and explore regional GPS velocities
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Simpson, Robert W.; Thatcher, Wayne; Savage, James C.
2012-01-01
Cluster analysis offers a simple visual exploratory tool for the initial investigation of regional Global Positioning System (GPS) velocity observations, which are providing increasingly precise mappings of actively deforming continental lithosphere. The deformation fields from dense regional GPS networks can often be concisely described in terms of relatively coherent blocks bounded by active faults, although the choice of blocks, their number and size, can be subjective and is often guided by the distribution of known faults. To illustrate our method, we apply cluster analysis to GPS velocities from the San Francisco Bay Region, California, to search for spatially coherent patterns of deformation, including evidence of block-like behavior. The clustering process identifies four robust groupings of velocities that we identify with four crustal blocks. Although the analysis uses no prior geologic information other than the GPS velocities, the cluster/block boundaries track three major faults, both locked and creeping.
7. Disturbing the coherent dynamics of an excitonic polarization with strong terahertz fields
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Drexler, M. J.; Woscholski, R.; Lippert, S.; Stolz, W.; Rahimi-Iman, A.; Koch, M.
2014-11-01
We present a paper based on combining four-wave mixing and strong fields in the terahertz frequency range to monitor the time evolution of a disturbed excitonic polarization in a multiple quantum well system. Our findings not only confirm a lower field-dependent ionization threshold for higher excitonic states, but furthermore provide experimental evidence for intraexcitonic Rabi flopping in the time domain. These measurements correspond to the picture of a reversible and irreversible transfer as previously predicted by a microscopic theory.
8. Velocity Fields Measurement of Natural Circulation Flow inside a Pool Using PIV Technique
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Kim, Seok; Kim, Dong Eok; Youn, Young Jung; Euh, Dong Jin; Song, Chul Hwa
2012-01-01
Thermal stratification is encountered in large pool of water increasingly being used as heat sink in new generation of advanced reactors. These large pools at near atmospheric pressure provide a heat sink for heat removal from the reactor or steam generator, and the containment by natural circulation as well as a source of water for core cooling. For examples, the PAFS (passive auxiliary feedwater system) is one of the advanced safety features adopted in the APR+ (Advanced Power Reactor Plus), which is intended to completely replace the conventional active auxiliary feedwater system. The PAFS cools down the steam generator secondary side and eventually removes the decay heat from the reactor core by adopting a natural convection mechanism. In a pool, the heat transfer from the PCHX (passive condensation heat exchanger) contributed to increase the pool temperature up to the saturation condition and induce the natural circulation flow of the PCCT (passive condensate cooling tank) pool water. When a heat rod is placed horizontally in a pool of water, the fluid adjacent to the heat rod gets heated up. In the process, its density reduces and by virtue of the buoyancy force, the fluid in this region moves up. After reaching the top free surface, the heated water moves towards the other side wall of the pool along the free surface. Since this heated water is cooling, it goes downward along the wall at the other side wall. Above heater rod, a natural circulation flow is formed. However, there is no flow below heater rod until pool water temperature increases to saturation temperature. In this study, velocity measurement was conducted to reveal a natural circulation flow structure in a small pool using PIV (particle image velocimetry) measurement technique
9. Effect of the depolarization field on coherent optical properties in semiconductor quantum dots
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Mitsumori, Yasuyoshi; Watanabe, Shunta; Asakura, Kenta; Seki, Keisuke; Edamatsu, Keiichi; Akahane, Kouichi; Yamamoto, Naokatsu
2018-06-01
We study the photon echo spectrum of self-assembled semiconductor quantum dots using femtosecond light pulses. The spectrum shape changes from a single-peaked to a double-peaked structure as the time delay between the two excitation pulses is increased. The spectrum change is reproduced by numerical calculations, which include the depolarization field induced by the biexciton-exciton transition as well as the conventional local-field effect for the exciton-ground-state transition in a quantum dot. Our findings suggest that various optical transitions in tightly localized systems generate a depolarization field, which renormalizes the resonant frequency with a change in the polarization itself, leading to unique optical properties.
10. Direct numerical simulation of turbulent velocity-, pressure- and temperature-fields in channel flows
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Goetzbach, G.
1977-10-01
For the simulation of non stationary, three-dimensional, turbulent flow- and temperature-fields in channel flows with constant properties a method is presented which is based on a finite difference scheme of the complete conservation equations for mass, momentum and enthalpie. The fluxes of momentum and heat within the grid cells are described by sub-grid scale models. The sub-grid scale model for momentum introduced here is for the first time applicable to small Reynolds-numbers, rather coarse grids, and channels with space dependent roughness distributions. (orig.) [de
11. Field estimates of floc dynamics and settling velocities in a tidal creek with significant along-channel gradients in velocity and SPM
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Schwarz, C.; Cox, T.; van Engeland, T.; van Oevelen, D.; van Belzen, J.; van de Koppel, J.; Soetaert, K.; Bouma, T. J.; Meire, P.; Temmerman, S.
2017-10-01
A short-term intensive measurement campaign focused on flow, turbulence, suspended particle concentration, floc dynamics and settling velocities were carried out in a brackish intertidal creek draining into the main channel of the Scheldt estuary. We compare in situ estimates of settling velocities between a laser diffraction (LISST) and an acoustic Doppler technique (ADV) at 20 and 40 cm above bottom (cmab). The temporal variation in settling velocity estimated were compared over one tidal cycle, with a maximum flood velocity of 0.46 m s-1, a maximum horizontal ebb velocity of 0.35 m s-1 and a maximum water depth at high water slack of 2.41 m. Results suggest that flocculation processes play an important role in controlling sediment transport processes in the measured intertidal creek. During high-water slack, particles flocculated to sizes up to 190 μm, whereas at maximum flood and maximum ebb tidal stage floc sizes only reached up to 55 μm and 71 μm respectively. These large differences indicate that flocculation processes are mainly governed by turbulence-induced shear rate. In this study, we specifically recognize the importance of along-channel gradients that places constraints on the application of the acoustic Doppler technique due to conflicts with the underlying assumptions. Along-channel gradients were assessed by additional measurements at a second location and scaling arguments which could be used as an indication whether the Reynolds-flux method is applicable. We further show the potential impact of along-channel advection of flocs out of equilibrium with local hydrodynamics influencing overall floc sizes.
12. One-dimensional three-field model of condensation in horizontal countercurrent flow with supercritical liquid velocity
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Trewin, Richard R.
2011-01-01
Highlights: → CCFL in the hot leg of a PWR with ECC Injection. → Three-Field Model of counter flowing water film and entrained droplets. → Flow of steam can cause a hydraulic jump in the supercritical flow of water. → Condensation of steam on subcooled water increases the required flow for hydraulic jump. → Better agreement with UPTF experimental data than Wallis-type correlation. - Abstract: A one-dimensional three-field model was developed to predict the flow of liquid and vapor that results from countercurrent flow of water injected into the hot leg of a PWR and the oncoming steam flowing from the upper plenum. The model solves the conservation equations for mass, momentum, and energy in a continuous-vapor field, a continuous-liquid field, and a dispersed-liquid (entrained-droplet) field. Single-effect experiments performed in the upper plenum test facility (UPTF) of the former SIEMENS KWU (now AREVA) at Mannheim, Germany, were used to validate the countercurrent flow limitation (CCFL) model in case of emergency core cooling water injection into the hot legs. Subcooled water and saturated steam flowed countercurrent in a horizontal pipe with an inside diameter of 0.75 m. The flow of injected water was varied from 150 kg/s to 400 kg/s, and the flow of steam varied from 13 kg/s to 178 kg/s. The subcooling of the liquid ranged from 0 K to 104 K. The velocity of the water at the injection point was supercritical (greater than the celerity of a gravity wave) for all the experiments. The three-field model was successfully used to predict the experimental data, and the results from the model provide insight into the mechanisms that influence the flows of liquid and vapor during countercurrent flow in a hot leg. When the injected water was saturated and the flow of steam was small, all or most of the injected water flowed to the upper plenum. Because the velocity of the liquid remained supercritical, entrainment of droplets was suppressed. When the injected
13. Coherent cancellation of geometric phase for the OH molecule in external fields
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Bhattacharya, M.; Marin, S.; Kleinert, M.
2014-05-01
The OH molecule in its ground state presents a versatile platform for precision measurement and quantum information processing. These applications vitally depend on the accurate measurement of transition energies between the OH levels. Significant sources of systematic errors in these measurements are shifts based on the geometric phase arising from the magnetic and electric fields used for manipulating OH. In this article, we present these geometric phases for fields that vary harmonically in time, as in the Ramsey technique. Our calculation of the phases is exact within the description provided by our recent analytic solution of an effective Stark-Zeeman Hamiltonian for the OH ground state. This Hamiltonian has been shown to model experimental data accurately. We find that the OH geometric phases exhibit rich structure as a function of the field rotation rate. Remarkably, we find rotation rates where the geometric phase accumulated by a specific state is zero, or where the relative geometric phase between two states vanishes. We expect these findings to be of importance to precision experiments on OH involving time-varying fields. More specifically, our analysis quantitatively characterizes an important item in the error budget for precision spectroscopy of ground-state OH.
14. Coherent Control of Photofragment Distributions Using Laser Phase Modulation in the Weak-Field Limit
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Garcia-Vela, Alberto; Henriksen, Niels Engholm
2015-01-01
The possibility of quantum interference control of the final state distributions of photodissociation fragments by means of pure phase modulation of the pump laser pulse in the weak-field regime is demonstrated theoretically for the first time. The specific application involves realistic wave pac...
15. Aspects of the theory of atoms and coherent matter and their interaction with electromagnetic fields
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Nilsen, Halvor Moell
2002-07-01
In the present work I have outlined and contributed to the time-dependent theory of the interaction between atoms and electromagnetic fields and the theory of Bose-Einstein condensates. New numerical methods and algorithms have been developed and applied in practice. Calculations have exhibited certain new dynamical features. All these calculations are in a regime where the applied field is of the same magnitude as the atomic field. In the case of BEC we have investigated the use of time-dependent methods to calculate the excitation frequencies. We also investigated the possibility of nonlinear coupling for a scissors mode and found no such contributions to damping which is consistent with other studies . Special emphasis has also been paid to the gyroscopic motion of rotating BEC where several models were investigated. Briefly, the main conclusions are: (1) Rydberg wave packets appear for direct excitations of Rydberg atoms for long pulses. (2) The survival of just a few states is decided by symmetry of the Hamiltonian. (3) For few cycle intense pulses classical and quantum mechanics show remarkable similarity. (4) Time-dependent methods for finding excitation frequencies have been shown to be very efficient. (5) New dynamical features is shown in gyroscopic motion of BEC. (6) It was shown that no nonlinear mixing of scissors modes occur in the standard Gross-Pitaevskii regime. As mentioned in the introduction, this work is a part of very active research fields and new progress is constantly reported. Thus, the present work cannot be concluded as a closed loop. The fast development of grid based numerical solutions for atoms in intense fields will surely make great contribution to solve many of today's problems. It is a very important area of research to understand both nonperturbative atomic response and highly nonlinear optics. In the field of Bose-Einstein condensation the new experimental achievements constantly drive the field forward. The new
16. Whole arm manipulation planning based on feedback velocity fields and sampling-based techniques.
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Talaei, B; Abdollahi, F; Talebi, H A; Omidi Karkani, E
2013-09-01
Changing the configuration of a cooperative whole arm manipulator is not easy while enclosing an object. This difficulty is mainly because of risk of jamming caused by kinematic constraints. To reduce this risk, this paper proposes a feedback manipulation planning algorithm that takes grasp kinematics into account. The idea is based on a vector field that imposes perturbation in object motion inducing directions when the movement is considerably along manipulator redundant directions. Obstacle avoidance problem is then considered by combining the algorithm with sampling-based techniques. As experimental results confirm, the proposed algorithm is effective in avoiding jamming as well as obstacles for a 6-DOF dual arm whole arm manipulator. Copyright © 2013 ISA. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
17. Off-axis full-field swept-source optical coherence tomography using holographic refocusing
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Hillmann, Dierck; Franke, Gesa; Hinkel, Laura; Bonin, Tim; Koch, Peter; Hüttmann, Gereon
2013-03-01
We demonstrate a full-field swept-source OCT using an off-axis geometry of the reference illumination. By using holographic refocusing techniques, a uniform lateral resolution is achieved over the measurement depth of approximately 80 Rayleigh lengths. Compared to a standard on-axis setup, artifacts and autocorrelation signals are suppressed and the measurement depth is doubled by resolving the complex conjugate ambiguity. Holographic refocusing was done efficiently by Fourier-domain resampling as demonstrated before in inverse scattering and holoscopy. It allowed to reconstruct a complete volume with about 10μm resolution over the complete measurement depth of more than 10mm. Off-axis full-field swept-source OCT enables high measurement depths, spanning many Rayleigh lengths with reduced artifacts.
18. Monitoring of interaction of low-frequency electric field with biological tissues upon optical clearing with optical coherence tomography.
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Peña, Adrián F; Doronin, Alexander; Tuchin, Valery V; Meglinski, Igor
2014-08-01
The influence of a low-frequency electric field applied to soft biological tissues ex vivo at normal conditions and upon the topical application of optical clearing agents has been studied by optical coherence tomography (OCT). The electro-kinetic response of tissues has been observed and quantitatively evaluated by the double correlation OCT approach, utilizing consistent application of an adaptive Wiener filtering and Fourier domain correlation algorithm. The results show that fluctuations, induced by the electric field within the biological tissues are exponentially increased in time. We demonstrate that in comparison to impedance measurements and the mapping of the temperature profile at the surface of the tissue samples, the double correlation OCT approach is much more sensitive to the changes associated with the tissues' electro-kinetic response. We also found that topical application of the optical clearing agent reduces the tissues' electro-kinetic response and is cooling the tissue, thus reducing the temperature induced by the electric current by a few degrees. We anticipate that dcOCT approach can find a new application in bioelectrical impedance analysis and monitoring of the electric properties of biological tissues, including the resistivity of high water content tissues and its variations.
19. Integral Field Spectroscopy of Markarian 273: Mapping High-Velocity Gas Flows and an Off-Nucleus Seyfert 2 Nebula.
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Colina; Arribas; Borne
1999-12-10
Integral field optical spectroscopy with the INTEGRAL fiber-based system is used to map the extended ionized regions and gas flows in Mrk 273, one of the closest ultraluminous infrared galaxies. The Hbeta and [O iii] lambda5007 maps show the presence of two distinct regions separated by 4&arcsec; (3.1 kpc) along position angle (P.A.) 240 degrees. The northeastern region coincides with the optical nucleus of the galaxy and shows the spectral characteristics of LINERs. The southwestern region is dominated by [O iii] emission and is classified as a Seyfert 2. Therefore, in the optical, Mrk 273 is an ultraluminous infrared galaxy with a LINER nucleus and an extended off-nucleus Seyfert 2 nebula. The kinematics of the [O iii] ionized gas shows (1) the presence of highly disturbed gas in the regions around the LINER nucleus, (2) a high-velocity gas flow with a peak-to-peak amplitude of 2.4x103 km s-1, and (3) quiescent gas in the outer regions (at 3 kpc). We hypothesize that the high-velocity flow is the starburst-driven superwind generated in an optically obscured nuclear starburst and that the quiescent gas is directly ionized by a nuclear source, similar to the ionization cones typically seen in Seyfert galaxies.
20. Accurate Determination of Glacier Surface Velocity Fields with a DEM-Assisted Pixel-Tracking Technique from SAR Imagery
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Shiyong Yan
2015-08-01
Full Text Available We obtained accurate, detailed motion distribution of glaciers in Central Asia by applying digital elevation model (DEM assisted pixel-tracking method to L-band synthetic aperture radar imagery. The paper firstly introduces and analyzes each component of the offset field briefly, and then describes the method used to efficiently and precisely compensate the topography-related offset caused by the large spatial baseline and rugged terrain with the help of DEM. The results indicate that the rugged topography not only forms the complex shapes of glaciers, but also affects the glacier velocity estimation, especially with large spatial baseline. The maximum velocity, 0.85 m∙d−1, was observed in the middle part on the Fedchenko Glacier, which is the world’s longest mountain glacier. The motion fluctuation on its main trunk is apparently influenced by mass flowing in from tributaries, as well as angles between tributaries and the main stream. The approach presented in this paper was proved to be highly appropriate for monitoring glacier motion and will provide valuable sensitive indicators of current and future climate change for environmental analysis.
1. High-resolution measurement of the unsteady velocity field to evaluate blood damage induced by a mechanical heart valve.
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Bellofiore, Alessandro; Quinlan, Nathan J
2011-09-01
We investigate the potential of prosthetic heart valves to generate abnormal flow and stress patterns, which can contribute to platelet activation and lysis according to blood damage accumulation mechanisms. High-resolution velocity measurements of the unsteady flow field, obtained with a standard particle image velocimetry system and a scaled-up model valve, are used to estimate the shear stresses arising downstream of the valve, accounting for flow features at scales less than one order of magnitude larger than blood cells. Velocity data at effective spatial and temporal resolution of 60 μm and 1.75 kHz, respectively, enabled accurate extraction of Lagrangian trajectories and loading histories experienced by blood cells. Non-physiological stresses up to 10 Pa were detected, while the development of vortex flow in the wake of the valve was observed to significantly increase the exposure time, favouring platelet activation. The loading histories, combined with empirical models for blood damage, reveal that platelet activation and lysis are promoted at different stages of the heart cycle. Shear stress and blood damage estimates are shown to be sensitive to measurement resolution.
2. What Do the Hitomi Observations Tell Us About the Turbulent Velocities in the Perseus Cluster? Probing the Velocity Field with Mock Observations
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ZuHone, J. A.; Miller, E. D.; Bulbul, E.; Zhuravleva, I.
2018-02-01
Hitomi made the first direct measurements of galaxy cluster gas motions in the Perseus cluster, which implied that its core is fairly “quiescent,” with velocities less than ∼200 km s‑1, despite the presence of an active galactic nucleus and sloshing cold fronts. Building on previous work, we use synthetic Hitomi/X-ray Spectrometer (SXS) observations of the hot plasma of a simulated cluster with sloshing gas motions and varying viscosity to analyze its velocity structure in a similar fashion. We find that sloshing motions can produce line shifts and widths similar to those measured by Hitomi. We find these measurements are unaffected by the value of the gas viscosity, since its effects are only manifested clearly on angular scales smaller than the SXS ∼1‧ PSF. The PSF biases the line shift of regions near the core as much as ∼40–50 km s‑1, so it is crucial to model this effect carefully. We also infer that if sloshing motions dominate the observed velocity gradient, Perseus must be observed from a line of sight that is somewhat inclined from the plane of these motions, but one that still allows the spiral pattern to be visible. Finally, we find that assuming isotropy of motions can underestimate the total velocity and kinetic energy of the core in our simulation by as much as ∼60%. However, the total kinetic energy in our simulated cluster core is still less than 10% of the thermal energy in the core, in agreement with the Hitomi observations.
3. Dynamical properties for the problem of a particle in an electric field of wave packet: Low velocity and relativistic approach
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Oliveira, Diego F.M., E-mail: [email protected] [Institute for Multiscale Simulations, Friedrich-Alexander Universität, D-91052, Erlangen (Germany); Leonel, Edson D., E-mail: [email protected] [Departamento de Estatística, Matemática Aplicada e Computação, UNESP, Univ. Estadual Paulista, Av. 24A, 1515, Bela Vista, 13506-900, Rio Claro, SP (Brazil); Departamento de Física, UNESP, Univ. Estadual Paulista, Av. 24A, 1515, 13506-900, Rio Claro, SP (Brazil)
2012-11-01
We study some dynamical properties for the problem of a charged particle in an electric field considering both the low velocity and relativistic cases. The dynamics for both approaches is described in terms of a two-dimensional and nonlinear mapping. The structure of the phase spaces is mixed and we introduce a hole in the chaotic sea to let the particles to escape. By changing the size of the hole we show that the survival probability decays exponentially for both cases. Additionally, we show for the relativistic dynamics, that the introduction of dissipation changes the mixed phase space and attractors appear. We study the parameter space by using the Lyapunov exponent and the average energy over the orbit and show that the system has a very rich structure with infinite family of self-similar shrimp shaped embedded in a chaotic region.
4. Transport analysis of rf drift-velocity filter employing crossed DC and AC electric fields for ion swarm experiments
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Iinuma, K.; Takebe, M.
1995-01-01
The operational characteristics of the RF drift-velocity filter developed to separate a mixture of gaseous ions are examined theoretically. The solutions of the appropriate transport equations provide an analytical formula for the transmission efficiency of the filter in terms of the mobility and diffusion coefficient of the ions, the electric field strength, the RF frequency and the filter dimension. Using the experimental transport data for Li + /Xe and Cs + /Xe, the formula was tested and it was found that it adequately accounts for the degree of ion separation achieved by the filter at high gas pressures. The variation of the profiles of the arrival time spectra for Li + , Na + and Cs + ions in CO 2 , obtained by drift-tube experiments, also supports this analysis. 4 refs., 10 figs
5. Determination of Vertical Velocity Field of Southernmost Longitudinal Valley in Eastern Taiwan: A Joint Analysis of Leveling and GPS Measurements
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Horng-Yue Chen
2012-01-01
Full Text Available In order to provide a detailed vertical velocity field in southernmost Longitudinal Valley where shows a complex three-fault system at the plate suture between Philippine Sea plate and Eurasia, we conducted leveling and GPS measurements, compiled data from previous surveys and combined them into a single data set. We compiled precise leveling results from 1984 to 2009, include 5 E-W trending and one N-S trending routes. We calculated the GPS vertical component from 10 continuous stations and from 89 campaign-mode stations from 1995 to 2010. The interseismic vertical rates are estimated by removing the co- and post-seismic effects of major large regional and nearby earthquakes. A stable continuous station S104 in the study area was adopted as the common reference station. We finally establish a map of the interseismic vertical velocity field. The interseismic vertical deformation was mainly accommodated by creeping/thrusting along two east-dipping strands of the three-fault system: the Luyeh and Lichi faults. The most dominant uplift of 30 mm yr-1 occurs at the hanging wall of the Lichi fault on the western Coastal Range. However the rate diminishes away from the fault in the hanging wall. The Quaternary tablelands inside of the Longitudinal Valley reveals uplift with a rate of 5 - 10 mm yr-1. Outside of the tablelands, the rest of the Longitudinal Valley flat area indicates substantial subsidence of -10 to -20 mm yr-1. Finally, it appears that the west-dipping blind fault under the eastern side of the Central Range does not play a significant role on interseismic deformation with subsidence rate of -5 to -10 mm yr-1.
6. Coherent Baryogenesis
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Garbrecht, B; Schmidt, M G; Garbrecht, Bjorn; Prokopec, Tomislav; Schmidt, Michael G.
2004-01-01
We propose a new baryogenesis scenario based on coherent production and mixing of different fermionic species. The mechanism is operative during phase transitions, at which the fermions acquire masses via Yukawa couplings to scalar fields. Baryon production is efficient when the mass matrix is nonadiabatically varying, nonsymmetric and when it violates CP and B-L directly, or some other charges that are eventually converted to B-L. We first consider a toy model, which involves two mixing fermionic species, and then a hybrid inflationary scenario embedded in a supersymmetric Pati-Salam GUT. We show that, quite generically, a baryon excess in accordance with observation can result.
7. Coherent hole burning and Mollow absorption effects in the cycling transition Fe=0↔Fg=1 subject to a magnetic field
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Gu Ying; Sun Qingqing; Gong Qihuang
2004-01-01
With saturation and probing by circularly polarized fields, quantum coherence effects are investigated for the cycling transition F e =0↔F g =1, which is subject to a linearly polarized field and a magnetic field. The saturation field is applied to the case of maximum coherence between the drive Rabi frequency and magnetic field, corresponding to the electromagnetically induced absorption (EIA) with negative dispersion found by Gu et al. For a small saturation Rabi frequency, holes are burned in two Autler-Towns peaks outside two symmetric electromagnetically induced transparency windows due to the two-photon resonance. However, when the saturation Rabi frequency is comparable with the drive Rabi frequency, holes caused by the coherent population oscillation appear in the EIA spectrum. Finally, when the saturation Rabi frequency is large enough, several emission peaks are observed due to the Mollow absorption effects. Furthermore, the dispersion at the pump-probe detuning center is kept negative with an increase in saturation field, which is a precursor of superluminal light propagation
8. High resolution in-vivo imaging of skin with full field optical coherence tomography
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Dalimier, E.; Bruhat, Alexis; Grieve, K.; Harms, F.; Martins, F.; Boccara, C.
2014-03-01
Full-field OCT (FFOCT) has the ability to provide en-face images with a very good axial sectioning as well as a very high transverse resolution (about 1 microns in all directions). Therefore it offers the possibility to visualize biological tissues with very high resolution both on the axial native view, and on vertical reconstructed sections. Here we investigated the potential dermatological applications of in-vivo skin imaging with FFOCT. A commercial FFOCT device was adapted for the in-vivo acquisition of stacks of images on the arm, hand and finger. Several subjects of different benign and pathological skin conditions were tested. The images allowed measurement of the stratum corneum and epidermis thicknesses, measurement of the stratum corneum refractive index, size measurement and count of the keratinocytes, visualization of the dermal-epidermal junction, and visualization of the melanin granules and of the melanocytes. Skins with different pigmentations could be discriminated and skin pathologies such as eczema could be identified. The very high resolution offered by FFOCT both on axial native images and vertical reconstructed sections allows for the visualization and measurement of a set of parameters useful for cosmetology and dermatology. In particular, FFOCT is a potential tool for the understanding and monitoring of skin hydration and pigmentation, as well as skin inflammation.
9. Continuous control of light group velocity from subluminal to superluminal propagation with a standing-wave coupling field in a Rb vapor cell
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Bae, In-Ho; Moon, Han Seb
2011-01-01
We present the continuous control of the light group velocity from subluminal to superluminal propagation with an on-resonant standing-wave coupling field in the 5S 1/2 -5P 1/2 transition of the Λ-type system of 87 Rb atoms. When a coupling field was changed from a traveling-wave to a standing-wave field by adjusting the power of a counterpropagating coupling field, the probe pulse propagation continuously transformed from subluminal propagation, due to electromagnetically induced transparency with the traveling-wave coupling field, to superluminal propagation, due to narrow enhanced absorption with the standing-wave coupling field. The group velocity of the probe pulse was measured to be approximately 0.004c to -0.002c as a function of the disparity between the powers of the copropagating and the counterpropagating coupling fields.
10. Coherent and semiclassical states in a magnetic field in the presence of the Aharonov-Bohm solenoid
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Bagrov, V G [Department of Physics, Tomsk State University, 634050 Tomsk (Russian Federation); Gavrilov, S P; Gitman, D M; Filho, D P Meira, E-mail: [email protected], E-mail: [email protected], E-mail: [email protected], E-mail: [email protected] [Institute of Physics, University of Sao Paulo, CP 66318, CEP 05315-970 Sao Paulo, SP (Brazil)
2011-02-04
A new approach to constructing coherent states (CS) and semiclassical states (SS) in a magnetic-solenoid field is proposed. The main idea is based on the fact that the AB solenoid breaks the translational symmetry in the xy-plane; this has a topological effect such that there appear two types of trajectories which embrace and do not embrace the solenoid. Due to this fact, one has to construct two different kinds of CS/SS which correspond to such trajectories in the semiclassical limit. Following this idea, we construct CS in two steps, first the instantaneous CS (ICS) and then the time-dependent CS/SS as an evolution of the ICS. The construction is realized for nonrelativistic and relativistic spinning particles both in (2 + 1) and (3 + 1) dimensions and gives a non-trivial example of SS/CS for systems with a nonquadratic Hamiltonian. It is stressed that CS depending on their parameters (quantum numbers) describe both pure quantum and semiclassical states. An analysis is represented that classifies parameters of the CS in such respect. Such a classification is used for the semiclassical decompositions of various physical quantities.
11. Coherent and semiclassical states in a magnetic field in the presence of the Aharonov-Bohm solenoid
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Bagrov, V G; Gavrilov, S P; Gitman, D M; Filho, D P Meira
2011-01-01
A new approach to constructing coherent states (CS) and semiclassical states (SS) in a magnetic-solenoid field is proposed. The main idea is based on the fact that the AB solenoid breaks the translational symmetry in the xy-plane; this has a topological effect such that there appear two types of trajectories which embrace and do not embrace the solenoid. Due to this fact, one has to construct two different kinds of CS/SS which correspond to such trajectories in the semiclassical limit. Following this idea, we construct CS in two steps, first the instantaneous CS (ICS) and then the time-dependent CS/SS as an evolution of the ICS. The construction is realized for nonrelativistic and relativistic spinning particles both in (2 + 1) and (3 + 1) dimensions and gives a non-trivial example of SS/CS for systems with a nonquadratic Hamiltonian. It is stressed that CS depending on their parameters (quantum numbers) describe both pure quantum and semiclassical states. An analysis is represented that classifies parameters of the CS in such respect. Such a classification is used for the semiclassical decompositions of various physical quantities.
12. Active feedback wide-field optical low-coherence interferometry for ultrahigh-speed three-dimensional morphometry
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Choi, Woo June; Choi, Hae Young; Lee, Byeong Ha; Na, Jihoon; Eom, Jonghyun
2010-01-01
A novel optical interferometric scheme for ultrahigh-speed three-dimensional morphometry is proposed. The system is based on wide-field optical coherence tomography (WF-OCT) but with optically chopped illumination. The chopping frequency is feedback-controlled to be always matched with the Doppler frequency of the OCT interferometer, which provides an efficient page-wide demodulation suitable for ultrahigh-speed volumetric imaging. To compensate the unwanted variation in the OCT Doppler frequency of the system, the illumination frequency is phase-locked with an auxiliary laser interferometer which shares the reference arm with the OCT interferometer. The two-dimensional (2D) interference signals projected on the 2D array pixels of a 200 Hz CCD are accumulated during one imaging frame of the CCD. Then, each pixel of the CCD demodulates the OCT signal automatically. Owing to the proposed active frequency-locked illumination scheme, the demodulation does not depend on the variation in the axial scanning speed. Volumetric topograms or/and tomograms of several samples were achieved and rendered with a sensitivity of 58 dB at an axial scan speed of 0.805 mm s −1
13. Electromagnetic spatial coherence wavelets
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Castaneda, R.; Garcia-Sucerquia, J.
2005-10-01
The recently introduced concept of spatial coherence wavelets is generalized for describing the propagation of electromagnetic fields in the free space. For this aim, the spatial coherence wavelet tensor is introduced as an elementary amount, in terms of which the formerly known quantities for this domain can be expressed. It allows analyzing the relationship between the spatial coherence properties and the polarization state of the electromagnetic wave. This approach is completely consistent with the recently introduced unified theory of coherence and polarization for random electromagnetic beams, but it provides a further insight about the causal relationship between the polarization states at different planes along the propagation path. (author)
14. 19 mm sized bileaflet valve prostheses' flow field investigated by bidimensional laser Doppler anemometry (part I: velocity profiles).
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Barbaro, V; Grigioni, M; Daniele, C; D'Avenio, G; Boccanera, G
1997-11-01
The investigation of the flow field downstream of a cardiac valve prosthesis is a well established task. In particular turbulence generation is of interest if damage to blood constituents is to be assessed. Several prosthetic valve flow studies are available in literature but they generally concern large-sized prostheses. The FDA draft guidance requires the study of the maximum Reynolds number conditions for a cardiac valve model to assess the worst case in turbulence by choosing both the minimum valve diameter and a high cardiac output value as protocol set up. Within the framework of a national research project regarding the characterization of cardiovascular endoprostheses, the Laboratory of Biomedical Engineering is currently conducting an in-depth study of turbulence generated downstream of bileaflet cardiac valves. Four models of 19 mm sized bileaflet valve prostheses, namely St Jude Medical HP Edwards Tekna, Sorin Bicarbon, and CarboMedics, were studied in aortic position. The prostheses were selected for the nominal annulus diameter reported by the manufacturers without any assessment of the valve sizing method. The hemodynamic function was investigated using a bidimensional LDA system. Results concern velocity profiles during the peak flow systolic phase, at high cardiac output regime, highlighting the different flow field features downstream of the four small-sized cardiac valves.
15. Superradiance from an ultrathin film of three-level V-type atoms: interplay between splitting, quantum coherence and local-field effects
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Malyshev, V A; Carreno, F; Anton, M A; Calderon, Oscar G; Dominguez-Adame, F
2003-01-01
We carry out a theoretical study of the collective spontaneous emission (superradiance) from an ultrathin film comprised of three-level atoms with V configuration of the operating transitions. As the thickness of the system is small compared to the emission wavelength inside the film, the local-field correction to the averaged Maxwell field is relevant. We show that the interplay between the low-frequency quantum coherence within the subspace of the upper doublet states and the local-field correction may drastically affect the branching ratio of the operating transitions. This effect may be used for controlling the emission process by varying the doublet splitting and the amount of low-frequency coherence
16. Can Probability Maps of Swept-Source Optical Coherence Tomography Predict Visual Field Changes in Preperimetric Glaucoma?
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Lee, Won June; Kim, Young Kook; Jeoung, Jin Wook; Park, Ki Ho
2017-12-01
To determine the usefulness of swept-source optical coherence tomography (SS-OCT) probability maps in detecting locations with significant reduction in visual field (VF) sensitivity or predicting future VF changes, in patients with classically defined preperimetric glaucoma (PPG). Of 43 PPG patients, 43 eyes were followed-up on every 6 months for at least 2 years were analyzed in this longitudinal study. The patients underwent wide-field SS-OCT scanning and standard automated perimetry (SAP) at the time of enrollment. With this wide-scan protocol, probability maps originating from the corresponding thickness map and overlapped with SAP VF test points could be generated. We evaluated the vulnerable VF points with SS-OCT probability maps as well as the prevalence of locations with significant VF reduction or subsequent VF changes observed in the corresponding damaged areas of the probability maps. The vulnerable VF points were shown in superior and inferior arcuate patterns near the central fixation. In 19 of 43 PPG eyes (44.2%), significant reduction in baseline VF was detected within the areas of structural change on the SS-OCT probability maps. In 16 of 43 PPG eyes (37.2%), subsequent VF changes within the areas of SS-OCT probability map change were observed over the course of the follow-up. Structural changes on SS-OCT probability maps could detect or predict VF changes using SAP, in a considerable number of PPG eyes. Careful comparison of probability maps with SAP results could be useful in diagnosing and monitoring PPG patients in the clinical setting.
17. Particle transport across a circular shear layer with coherent structures
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Nielsen, A.H.; Lynov, J.P.; Juul Rasmussen, J.
1998-01-01
In the study of the dynamics of coherent structures, forced circular shear flows offer many desirable features. The inherent quantisation of circular geometries due to the periodic boundary conditions makes it possible to design experiments in which the spatial and temporal complexity of the coherent structures can be accurately controlled. Experiments on circular shear flows demonstrating the formation of coherent structures have been performed in different physical systems, including quasi-neutral plasmas, non-neutral plasmas and rotating fluids. In this paper we investigate the evolution of such coherent structures by solving the forced incompressible Navier-Stokes equations numerically using a spectral code. The model is formulated in the context of a rotating fluid but apply equally well to low frequency electrostatic oscillations in a homogeneous magnetized plasma. In order to reveal the Lagrangian properties of the flow and in particular to investigate the transport capacity in the shear layer, passive particles are traced by the velocity field. (orig.)
18. Spectral coherence in windturbine wakes
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Hojstrup, J. [Riso National Lab., Roskilde (Denmark)
1996-12-31
This paper describes an experiment at a Danish wind farm to investigate the lateral and vertical coherences in the nonequilibrium turbulence of a wind turbine wake. Two meteorological masts were instrumented for measuring profiles of mean speed, turbulence, and temperature. Results are provided graphically for turbulence intensities, velocity spectra, lateral coherence, and vertical coherence. The turbulence was somewhat influenced by the wake, or possibly from aggregated wakes further upstream, even at 14.5 diameters. Lateral coherence (separation 5m) seemed to be unaffected by the wake at 7.5 diameters, but the flow was less coherent in the near wake. The wake appeared to have little influence on vertical coherence (separation 13m). Simple, conventional models for coherence appeared to be adequate descriptions for wake turbulence except for the near wake situation. 3 refs., 7 figs., 1 tab.
19. Experimental study of coherence vortices: Local properties of phase singularities in a spatial coherence function
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Wang, W.; Duan, Z.H.; Hanson, Steen Grüner
2006-01-01
By controlling the irradiance of an extended quasimonochromatic, spatially incoherent source, an optical field is generated that exhibits spatial coherence with phase singularities, called coherence vortices. A simple optical geometry for direct visualization of coherence vortices is proposed, an...
20. Effective ionization coefficients, electron drift velocities, and limiting breakdown fields for gas mixtures of possible interest to particle detectors
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Datskos, P.G.
1991-01-01
We have measured the gas-density, N, normalized effective ionization coefficient, bar a/N, and the electron drift velocity, w, as a function of the density-reduced electric field, E/N, and obtained the limiting, (E/N) lim , value of E/N for the unitary gases Ar, CO 2 , and CF 4 , the binary gas mixtures CO 2 :Ar (20: 80), CO 2 :CH 4 (20:80), and CF 4 :Ar (20:80), and the ternary gas mixtures CO 2 :CF 4 :Ar (10:10:80) and H 2 O: CF 4 :Ar (2:18:80). Addition of the strongly electron thermalizing gas CO 2 or H 2 O to the binary mixture CF 4 :Ar (1)''cools'' the mixture (i.e., lowers the electron energies), (2) has only a small effect on the magnitude of w(E/N) in the E/N range employed in the particle detectors, and (3) increases bar a/N for E/N ≥ 50 x 10 -17 V cm 2 . The increase in bar a/N, even though the electron energies are lower in the ternary mixture, is due to the Penning ionization of CO 2 (or H 2 O) in collisions with excited Ar* atoms. The ternary mixtures -- being fast, cool, and efficient -- have potential for advanced gas-filled particle detectors such as those for the SCC muon chambers. 17 refs., 8 figs., 1 tab
1. Relationship between optical coherence tomography sector peripapillary angioflow-density and Octopus visual field cluster mean defect values.
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Full Text Available To compare the relationship of Octopus perimeter cluster mean-defect (cluster MD values with the spatially corresponding optical coherence tomography (OCT sector peripapillary angioflow vessel-density (PAFD and sector retinal nerve fiber layer thickness (RNFLT values.High quality PAFD and RNFLT images acquired on the same day with the Angiovue/RTVue-XR Avanti OCT (Optovue Inc., Fremont, USA on 1 eye of 27 stable early-to-moderate glaucoma, 22 medically controlled ocular hypertensive and 13 healthy participants were analyzed. Octopus G2 normal visual field test was made within 3 months from the imaging.Total peripapillary PAFD and RNFLT showed similar strong positive correlation with global mean sensitivity (r-values: 0.6710 and 0.6088, P<0.0001, and similar (P = 0.9614 strong negative correlation (r-values: -0.4462 and -0.4412, P≤0.004 with global MD. Both inferotemporal and superotemporal sector PAFD were significantly (≤0.039 lower in glaucoma than in the other groups. No significant difference between the corresponding inferotemporal and superotemporal parameters was seen. The coefficient of determination (R2 calculated for the relationship between inferotemporal sector PAFD and superotemporal cluster MD (0.5141, P<0.0001 was significantly greater than that between inferotemporal sector RNFLT and superotemporal cluster MD (0.2546, P = 0.0001. The R2 values calculated for the relationships between superotemporal sector PAFD and RNFLT, and inferotemporal cluster MD were similar (0.3747 and 0.4037, respectively, P<0.0001.In the current population the relationship between inferotemporal sector PAFD and superotemporal cluster MD was strong. It was stronger than that between inferotemporal sector RNFLT and superotemporal cluster MD. Further investigations are necessary to clarify if our results are valid for other populations and can be usefully applied for glaucoma research.
2. Validation of full-field optical coherence tomography in distinguishing malignant and benign tissue in resected pancreatic cancer specimens.
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Full Text Available Pancreatic cancer is the fourth leading cause of cancer-related mortality in the United States. The minority of patients can undergo curative-intended surgical therapy due to progressive disease stage at time of diagnosis. Nonetheless, tumor involvement of surgical margins is seen in up to 70% of resections, being a strong negative prognostic factor. Real-time intraoperative imaging modalities may aid surgeons to obtain tumor-free resection margins. Full-field optical coherence tomography (FF-OCT is a promising diagnostic tool using high-resolution white-light interference microscopy without tissue processing. Therefore, we composed an atlas of FF-OCT images of malignant and benign pancreatic tissue, and investigated the accuracy with which the pathologists could distinguish these.One hundred FF-OCT images were collected from specimens of 29 patients who underwent pancreatic resection for various indications between 2014 and 2016. One experienced gastrointestinal pathologist and one pathologist in training scored independently the FF-OCT images as malignant or benign blinded to the final pathology conclusion. Results were compared to those obtained with standard hematoxylin and eosin (H&E slides.Overall, combined test characteristics of both pathologists showed a sensitivity of 72%, specificity of 74%, positive predictive value of 69%, negative predictive value of 79% and an overall accuracy of 73%. In the subset of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma patients, 97% of the FF-OCT images (n = 35 were interpreted as tumor by at least one pathologist. Moreover, normal pancreatic tissue was recognised in all cases by at least one pathologist. However, atrophy and fibrosis, serous cystadenoma and neuroendocrine tumors were more often wrongly scored, in 63%, 100% and 25% respectively.FF-OCT could distinguish normal pancreatic tissue from pathologic pancreatic tissue in both processed as non-processed specimens using architectural features. The accuracy in
3. Glaucoma Diagnostic Capabilities of Foveal Avascular Zone Parameters Using Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography According to Visual Field Defect Location.
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Kwon, Junki; Choi, Jaewan; Shin, Joong Won; Lee, Jiyun; Kook, Michael S
2017-12-01
To assess the diagnostic ability of foveal avascular zone (FAZ) parameters to discriminate glaucomatous eyes with visual field defects (VFDs) in different locations (central vs. peripheral) from normal eyes. Totally, 125 participants were separated into 3 groups: normal (n=45), glaucoma with peripheral VFD (PVFD, n=45), and glaucoma with central VFD (CVFD, n=35). The FAZ area, perimeter, and circularity and parafoveal vessel density were calculated from optical coherence tomography angiography images. The diagnostic ability of the FAZ parameters and other structural parameters was determined according to glaucomatous VFD location. Associations between the FAZ parameters and central visual function were evaluated. A larger FAZ area and longer FAZ perimeter were observed in the CVFD group than in the PVFD and normal groups. The FAZ area, perimeter, and circularity were better in differentiating glaucomatous eyes with CVFDs from normal eyes [areas under the receiver operating characteristic curves (AUC), 0.78 to 0.88] than in differentiating PVFDs from normal eyes (AUC, 0.51 to 0.64). The FAZ perimeter had a similar AUC value to the circumpapillary retinal nerve fiber layer and macular ganglion cell-inner plexiform layer thickness for differentiating eyes with CVFDs from normal eyes (all P>0.05, the DeLong test). The FAZ area was significantly correlated with central visual function (β=-112.7, P=0.035, multivariate linear regression). The FAZ perimeter had good diagnostic capability in differentiating glaucomatous eyes with CVFDs from normal eyes, and may be a potential diagnostic biomarker for detecting glaucomatous patients with CVFDs.
4. 3D velocity field characterization of prosthetic heart valve with two different valve testers by means of stereo-PIV.
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D'Avenio, Giuseppe; Grigioni, Mauro; Daniele, Carla; Morbiducci, Umberto; Hamilton, Kathrin
2015-01-01
Prosthetic heart valves can be associated to mechanical loading of blood, potentially linked to complications (hemolysis and thrombogenicity) which can be clinically relevant. In order to test such devices in pulsatile mode, pulse duplicators (PDs) have been designed and built according to different concepts. This study was carried out to compare anemometric measurements made on the same prosthetic device, with two widely used PDs. The valve (a 27-mm bileaflet valve) was mounted in the aortic section of the PD. The Sheffield University PD and the RWTH Aachen PD were selected as physical models of the circulation. These two PDs differ mainly in the vertical vs horizontal realization, and in the ventricular section, which in the RWTH PD allows for storage of potential energy in the elastic walls of the ventricle. A glassblown aorta, realized according to the geometric data of the same anatomical district in healthy individuals, was positioned downstream of the valve, obtaining 1:1 geometric similarity conditions. A NaI-glycerol-water solution of suitable kinematic viscosity and, at the same time, the proper refractive index, was selected. The flow field downstream of the valve was measured by means of the stereo-PIV (Particle Image Velocimetry) technique, capable of providing the complete 3D velocity field as well as the entire Reynolds stress tensor. The measurements were carried out at the plane intersecting the valve axis. A three-jet profile was clearly found in the plane crossing the leaflets, with both PDs. The extent of the typical recirculation zone in the Valsalva sinus was much larger in the RWTH PD, on account of the different duration of the swirling motion in the ventricular chamber, caused by the elasticity of the ventricle and its geometry. The comparison of the hemodynamical behaviour of the same bileaflet valve tested in two PDs demonstrated the role of the mock loop in affecting the valve performance.
5. Field measurements of horizontal forward motion velocities of terrestrial dust devils: Towards a proxy for ambient winds on Mars and Earth
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Balme, M. R.; Pathare, A.; Metzger, S. M.; Towner, M. C.; Lewis, S. R.; Spiga, A.; Fenton, L. K.; Renno, N. O.; Elliott, H. M.; Saca, F. A.; Michaels, T. I.; Russell, P.; Verdasca, J.
2012-11-01
Dust devils - convective vortices made visible by the dust and debris they entrain - are common in arid environments and have been observed on Earth and Mars. Martian dust devils have been identified both in images taken at the surface and in remote sensing observations from orbiting spacecraft. Observations from landing craft and orbiting instruments have allowed the dust devil translational forward motion (ground velocity) to be calculated, but it is unclear how these velocities relate to the local ambient wind conditions, for (i) only model wind speeds are generally available for Mars, and (ii) on Earth only anecdotal evidence exists that compares dust devil ground velocity with ambient wind velocity. If dust devil ground velocity can be reliably correlated to the ambient wind regime, observations of dust devils could provide a proxy for wind speed and direction measurements on Mars. Hence, dust devil ground velocities could be used to probe the circulation of the martian boundary layer and help constrain climate models or assess the safety of future landing sites. We present results from a field study of terrestrial dust devils performed in the southwest USA in which we measured dust devil horizontal velocity as a function of ambient wind velocity. We acquired stereo images of more than a 100 active dust devils and recorded multiple size and position measurements for each dust devil. We used these data to calculate dust devil translational velocity. The dust devils were within a study area bounded by 10 m high meteorology towers such that dust devil speed and direction could be correlated with the local ambient wind speed and direction measurements. Daily (10:00-16:00 local time) and 2-h averaged dust devil ground speeds correlate well with ambient wind speeds averaged over the same period. Unsurprisingly, individual measurements of dust devil ground speed match instantaneous measurements of ambient wind speed more poorly; a 20-min smoothing window applied to
6. Second-order Monte Carlo wave-function approach to the relaxation effects on ringing revivals in a molecular system interacting with a strongly squeezed coherent field
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Nakano, Masayoshi; Kishi, Ryohei; Nitta, Tomoshige; Yamaguchi, Kizashi
2004-01-01
We investigate the relaxation effects on the quantum dynamics in a two-state molecular system interacting with a single-mode strongly amplitude-squeezed coherent field using the second-order Monte Carlo wave-function method. The molecular population inversion (collapse-revival behavior of Rabi oscillations) is known to show the echoes after each revival, which are referred to as ringing revivals, in the case of strongly squeezed coherent fields with oscillatory photon-number distributions due to the phase-space interference effect. Two types of relaxation effects, i.e., cavity relaxation (the dissipation of an internal single mode to outer mode) and molecular coherent (phase) relaxation caused by nuclear vibrations on ringing revivals are investigated from the viewpoint of the quantum-phase dynamics using the quasiprobability (Q function) distribution of a single-mode field and the off-diagonal molecular density matrix ρ elec1,2 (t). It turns out that the molecular phase relaxation attenuates both the entire revival-collapse behavior and the increase in ρ elec1,2 (t) during the quiescent region, whereas a very slight cavity relaxation particularly suppresses the echoes in ringing revivals more significantly than the first revival but hardly changes a primary variation in envelope of ρ elec1,2 (t) in the nonrelaxation case
7. Visualisation of the velocity field in a scaled water model for validation of numerical calculations for a powder fuelled boiler
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Dumortier, Laurent [Luleaa Univ. of Technology (Sweden)
2001-01-01
Validation of numerical predictions of the flow field in a powder fired industry boiler by flow visualisation in a water model has been studied. The bark powder fired boiler at AssiDomaen Kraftliner in Piteaa has been used as a case study. A literature study covering modelling of combusting flows by water models and different flow visualisation techniques has been carried out. The main conclusion as regards the use of water models is that only qualitative information can be expected. As far as turbulent flow is assured in the model as well as the real furnace, the same Reynolds number is not required. Geometrical similarity is important but modelling of burner jets requires adaptation of the jet diameters in the model. Guidelines for this are available and are presented in the report. The review of visualisation techniques shows that a number of methods have been used successfully for validation of flow field predictions. The conclusion is that the Particle Image Velocimetry and Particle Tracking Velocimetry methods could be very suitable for validation purposes provided that optical access is possible. The numerical predictions include flow fields in a 1130 scale model of the AssiDomaen furnace with water flow as well as flow and temperature fields in the actual furnace. Two burner arrangements were considered both for the model and the actual furnace, namely the present configuration with four front burners and a proposed modification where an additional burner is positioned at a side wall below the other burners. There are many similarities between the predicted flow fields in the model and the full scale furnace but there are also some differences, in particular in the region above the burners and the effects of the low region re-circulation on the lower burner jets. The experiments with the water model have only included the arrangement with four front burners. There were problems determining the velocities in the jets and the comparisons with predictions are
8. IN-SYNC VI. Identification and Radial Velocity Extraction for 100+ Double-Lined Spectroscopic Binaries in the APOGEE/IN-SYNC Fields
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Fernandez, M. A.; Covey, Kevin R.; De Lee, Nathan; Chojnowski, S. Drew; Nidever, David; Ballantyne, Richard; Cottaar, Michiel; Da Rio, Nicola; Foster, Jonathan B.; Majewski, Steven R.; Meyer, Michael R.; Reyna, A. M.; Roberts, G. W.; Skinner, Jacob; Stassun, Keivan; Tan, Jonathan C.; Troup, Nicholas; Zasowski, Gail
2017-08-01
We present radial velocity measurements for 70 high confidence, and 34 potential binary systems in fields containing the Perseus Molecular Cloud, Pleiades, NGC 2264, and the Orion A star-forming region. Eighteen of these systems have been previously identified as binaries in the literature. Candidate double-lined spectroscopic binaries (SB2s) are identified by analyzing the cross-correlation functions (CCFs) computed during the reduction of each APOGEE spectrum. We identify sources whose CCFs are well fit as the sum of two Lorentzians as likely binaries, and provide an initial characterization of the system based on the radial velocities indicated by that dual fit. For systems observed over several epochs, we present mass ratios and systemic velocities; for two systems with observations on eight or more epochs, and which meet our criteria for robust orbital coverage, we derive initial orbital parameters. The distribution of mass ratios for multi-epoch sources in our sample peaks at q = 1, but with a significant tail toward lower q values. Tables reporting radial velocities, systemic velocities, and mass ratios are provided online. We discuss future improvements to the radial velocity extraction method we employ, as well as limitations imposed by the number of epochs currently available in the APOGEE database. The Appendix contains brief notes from the literature on each system in the sample, and more extensive notes for select sources of interest.
9. The effect of coherent phase control in (e, 2e) process of a hydrogenic ion in presence of a two colour laser field
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Sinha, C; Chattopadhyay, A; Deb, S Ghosh, E-mail: [email protected], E-mail: [email protected], E-mail: [email protected] [Theoretical Physics Department, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Kolkata - 700032 (India)
2009-11-01
We study the coherent phase control (CPC) of ionization (TDCS) of a hydrogenic ion under the action of a bichromatic laser field consisting of a fundamental frequency and one of its harmonics by varying the phase difference between the two components. A significant reduction is noted particularly in the recoil peak (dominant for the ionic target) with the two color field as compared to the monochromatic one, while the modification of the binary peak is comparatively less. The CPC is found to be more effective for the odd harmonics than the even one.
10. Manipulation of incoherent and coherent spin ensembles in diluted magnetic semiconductors via ferromagnetic fringe fields; Manipulation inkohaerenter und kohaerenter Spinensembles in verduennt-magnetischen Halbleitern mittels ferromagnetischer Streufelder
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Halm, Simon
2009-05-19
In this thesis it is demonstrated that fringe fields of nanostructured ferromagnets provide the opportunity to manipulate both incoherent and coherent spin ensembles in a dilute magnetic semiconductor (DMS). Fringe fields of Fe/Tb ferromagnets with a remanent out-of-plane magnetization induce a local magnetization in a (Zn,Cd,Mn)Se DMS. Due to the sp-d exchange interaction, optically generated electron-hole pairs align their spin along the DMS magnetization. One obtains a local, remanent spin polarization which was probed by spatially resolved, polarization sensitive photoluminescence spectroscopy. Fringe fields from in-plane magnetized Co ferromagnets allow to locally modify the precession frequency of the Manganese magnetic moments of the DMS in an external magnetic field. This was probed by time-resolved Kerr rotation technique. The inhomogeneity of the fringe field leads to a shortening of the ensemble decoherence time and to the effect of a time-dependent ensemble precession frequency. (orig.)
11. Velocity field measurements of flow inside snout of zinc plating process using a single-frame PIV technique
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Lee, S.J.
2000-05-01
In the continuous hot-dip galvanizing process of steel strips, the snout has been installed at the entering region of feeding strip into the molten zinc (Zn) pot. However, evaporated Zn particles in the snout cause ash imperfection on the galvanized steel strip surface. In order to resolve this problem, the flow field inside the snout, both on the deoxidisation gas flow above the free surface and the molten Zn flow in the Zn pot, has been investigated experientially. For a 1/10 scale water model, flow visualization and PIV (Particle Image Velocimetry) velocity field measurements were carried out at the strip speed V{sub s}= 1.5 m/s. Aluminum flakes (1{mu}m) and atomized olive oil (3{mu}m) were used as seeding particles to simulate the molten Zn flow and the deoxidisation gas flow, respectively. As a result, the liquid flow in the Zn pot is dominantly influenced by the up-rising flow in diagonal direction caused by the rotating sink roll. For gas flow in from of the strip inside the snout, the large-scale vortex formed by the downward moving strip is dominant. In the rear side of the strip, a counterclockwise vortex is formed and some of the flow following by the moving strip impinges on the free surface of molten Zn. The liquid flow in front of the strip is governed by the up-rising flow entering the snout, caused by the rotating sink roll. The moving strip affects dominantly the liquid flow behind the strip inside the snout, and large amounts of liquid are entrained and followed the moving strip toward the sink roll. A thin boundary layer is formed on the front side due to the up-rising flow, however, a relatively thick boundary layer is formed in the rear side of the strip. Inside the snout, the deoxidisation gas flow above the free surface is much faster than the liquid flow in the Zn pot. More ash imperfections are anticipated on the rear surface of the strip where larger influx flow moves toward the strip in the region near the free surface. (author)
12. Metal Abundances, Radial Velocities, and Other Physical Characteristics for the RR Lyrae Stars in The Kepler Field
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Nemec, James M.; Cohen, Judith G.; Ripepi, Vincenzo; Derekas, Aliz; Moskalik, Pawel; Sesar, Branimir; Chadid, Merieme; Bruntt, Hans
2013-08-01
Spectroscopic iron-to-hydrogen ratios, radial velocities, atmospheric parameters, and new photometric analyses are presented for 41 RR Lyrae stars (and one probable high-amplitude δ Sct star) located in the field-of-view of the Kepler space telescope. Thirty-seven of the RR Lyrae stars are fundamental-mode pulsators (i.e., RRab stars) of which sixteen exhibit the Blazhko effect. Four of the stars are multiperiodic RRc pulsators oscillating primarily in the first-overtone mode. Spectroscopic [Fe/H] values for the 34 stars for which we were able to derive estimates range from -2.54 ± 0.13 (NR Lyr) to -0.05 ± 0.13 dex (V784 Cyg), and for the 19 Kepler-field non-Blazhko stars studied by Nemec et al. the abundances agree will with their photometric [Fe/H] values. Four non-Blazhko RR Lyrae stars that they identified as metal-rich (KIC 6100702, V2470 Cyg, V782 Cyg and V784 Cyg) are confirmed as such, and four additional stars (V839 Cyg, KIC 5520878, KIC 8832417, KIC 3868420) are also shown here to be metal-rich. Five of the non-Blazhko RRab stars are found to be more metal-rich than [Fe/H] ~-0.9 dex while all of the 16 Blazhko stars are more metal-poor than this value. New P-\\phi _31^s-[Fe/H] relationships are derived based on ~970 days of quasi-continuous high-precision Q0-Q11 long- and short-cadence Kepler photometry. With the exception of some Blazhko stars, the spectroscopic and photometric [Fe/H] values are in good agreement. Several stars with unique photometric characteristics are identified, including a Blazhko variable with the smallest known amplitude and frequency modulations (V838 Cyg). Based in part on observations made at the W.M. Keck Observatory, which is operated as a scientific partnership among the California Institute of Technology, the University of California and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. The Keck Observatory was made possible by the generous financial support of the W.M. Keck Foundation. Also, based in part on
13. Characterization of velocity and temperature fields in a 217 pin wire wrapped fuel bundle of sodium cooled fast reactor
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Naveen Raj, M.; Velusamy, K.
2016-01-01
Highlights: • We simulate flow and temperature fields in fuel subassembly of fast reactor. • We perform high fidelity computations for 217 pin bundle of 7 axial pitch lengths. • We investigate transverse and axial flows in different types of subchannels. • Correlations are proposed for transverse flow, which form input for subchannel analysis. • Periodic variations of large magnitude are observed in subchannel flow rates. - Abstract: RANS based computational fluid dynamic (CFD) simulation of flow and temperature fields in a fast reactor fuel subassembly has been carried out. The sodium cooled prototype subassembly consists of 217 pins with helical wire spacers. An axial length of seven helical wire pitches has been considered for the study adopting a structured mesh having 36 million points and 84 processors in parallel. The computational model has been validated against in-house and published experimental data for friction factor and Nusselt number. Also, the transverse flow in the central subchannel and swirl flow in the peripheral subchannel are compared against reported experimental data and those computed by subchannel models. The focus of the study is investigation of transverse and axial flows in different types of subchannels. Based on the 3-dimensional CFD study, correlations have been proposed for calculation of transverse flow, which forms an important input for development of subchannel analysis codes. Periodic variations have been observed in the subchannel axial flow rates. For the subchannels located in the central region, the peak to peak variation in the axial flow rate is ∼21% and it is found to be contributed by the changes in the flow area and hydraulic resistance due to frequent passage of helical wires through the subchannel. For the subchannels located in the periphery, this variation is as high as 50%. The transverse flow in the central subchannels follows a cosine profile, for all the faces. However, there is a phase lag of 120
14. Estimation of vector velocity
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2000-01-01
Using a pulsed ultrasound field, the two-dimensional velocity vector can be determined with the invention. The method uses a transversally modulated ultrasound field for probing the moving medium under investigation. A modified autocorrelation approach is used in the velocity estimation. The new...
15. Dynamic generation and coherent control of beating stationary light pulses by a microwave coupling field in five-level cold atoms
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Bao, Qian-Qian; Zhang, Yan; Cui, Cui-Li; Meng, Shao-Ying; Fang, You-Wei; Tian, Xue-Dong
2018-04-01
We propose an efficient scheme for generating and controlling beating stationary light pulses in a five-level atomic sample driven into electromagnetically induced transparency condition. This scheme relies on an asymmetrical procedure of light storage and retrieval tuned by two counter-propagating control fields where an additional coupling field, such as the microwave field, is introduced in the retrieval stage. A quantum probe field, incident upon such an atomic sample, is first transformed into spin coherence excitation of the atoms and then retrieved as beating stationary light pulses exhibiting a series of maxima and minima in intensity due to the alternative constructive and destructive interference. It is convenient to control the beating stationary light pulses just by manipulating the intensity and detuning of the additional microwave field. This interesting phenomenon involves in fact the coherent manipulation of dark-state polaritons and could be explored to achieve the efficient temporal splitting of stationary light pulses and accurate measurement of the microwave intensity.
16. Relativistic generalization of the Van-Cittert-Zernike theorem and coherent properties of rotating star radiation
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Mandjos, A.V.; Khmil', S.V.
1979-01-01
The formula is derived for the complex coherence degree of radiation from the surface moving arbitrarily in the gravitational field. The calculations are carried out referina to the rotating star observed at the spectral line by the interferometric method. The possibility of determining interferometrically the star rotational velocity and axis orientation is grounded
17. TRAJ - a FORTRAN 77 computer program for the calculation of trajectories on the basis of space and time varying velocity fields
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Zimmer, J.
1986-09-01
The computation of three dimensional trajectories is described in this report. Since measurements of the position and velocity of individual fluid parcels are difficult to be carried out and analytic solutions applicable to the trajectory problem are not available, trajectories have to be calculated by successive observations of the corresponding velocity fields using a method of successive approximation. The application is restricted to cartesian grid coordinate system with equidistant grid points. This model was developed for meteorological purposes (transport of pollutants) but can also be used for other fluids and scales. (orig./PW) [de
18. Definition of the local fields of velocity, temperature and turbulent characteristics for axial stabilized fluid in arbitrary formed rod bundle assemblies
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Sedov, A.A.; Gagin, V.L.
1995-01-01
For the temperature fields in rod clads of experimental assemblies a good agreement have been got with use of prior calculations by subchannel code COBRA-IV-I, from results of which an additional information about δt/δX 3 distribution was taken. The method of definition the local fields of velocity, turbulent kinetic energy, temperature and eddy diffusivities for one-phase axial stabilized fluids in arbitrary formed rod bundle assemblies with invariable upward geometry was developed. According to this model the AGURA code was worked out to calculate local thermal hydraulic problems in combination with temperature fields in fuel rods and constructive elements of fuel assemblies. The method does not use any prior geometric scales and is based only on invariant local flow parameters: turbulent kinetic energy, velocity field deformation tensor and specific work of inner friction. Verification of this method by available experimental data showed a good agreement of calculation data and findings of velocity and t.k.e. fields, when the secondary flows have not a substantial influence to a balance of axial momentum and turbulent kinetic energy. (author)
19. Copernicus Big Data and Google Earth Engine for Glacier Surface Velocity Field Monitoring: Feasibility Demonstration on San Rafael and San Quintin Glaciers
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Di Tullio, M.; Nocchi, F.; Camplani, A.; Emanuelli, N.; Nascetti, A.; Crespi, M.
2018-04-01
The glaciers are a natural global resource and one of the principal climate change indicator at global and local scale, being influenced by temperature and snow precipitation changes. Among the parameters used for glacier monitoring, the surface velocity is a key element, since it is connected to glaciers changes (mass balance, hydro balance, glaciers stability, landscape erosion). The leading idea of this work is to continuously retrieve glaciers surface velocity using free ESA Sentinel-1 SAR imagery and exploiting the potentialities of the Google Earth Engine (GEE) platform. GEE has been recently released by Google as a platform for petabyte-scale scientific analysis and visualization of geospatial datasets. The algorithm of SAR off-set tracking developed at the Geodesy and Geomatics Division of the University of Rome La Sapienza has been integrated in a cloud based platform that automatically processes large stacks of Sentinel-1 data to retrieve glacier surface velocity field time series. We processed about 600 Sentinel-1 image pairs to obtain a continuous time series of velocity field measurements over 3 years from January 2015 to January 2018 for two wide glaciers located in the Northern Patagonian Ice Field (NPIF), the San Rafael and the San Quintin glaciers. Several results related to these relevant glaciers also validated with respect already available and renown software (i.e. ESA SNAP, CIAS) and with respect optical sensor measurements (i.e. LANDSAT8), highlight the potential of the Big Data analysis to automatically monitor glacier surface velocity fields at global scale, exploiting the synergy between GEE and Sentinel-1 imagery.
20. On coherent states
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Polubarinov, I.V.
1975-01-01
A definition of the coherent state representation is given in this paper. In the representation quantum theory equations take the form of classical field theory equations (with causality inherent to the latter) not only in simple cases (free field and interactions with an external current or field), but also in the general case of closed systems of interacting fields. And, conversely, a classical field theory can be transformed into a form of a quantum one
1. Optical Coherence and Quantum Optics
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Mandel, Leonard
1995-01-01
This book presents a systematic account of optical coherence theory within the framework of classical optics, as applied to such topics as radiation from sources of different states of coherence, foundations of radiometry, effects of source coherence on the spectra of radiated fields, coherence theory of laser modes, and scattering of partially coherent light by random media. The book starts with a full mathematical introduction to the subject area and each chapter concludes with a set of exercises. The authors are renowned scientists and have made substantial contributions to many of the topi
2. Application of L.D.A. to measure instantaneous flow velocity field in the exhaust of a combustion engine
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Boutrif, M.S.; Thelliez, M.
1993-01-01
We present experimental results of instantaneous velocity measurement, which were obtained by application of the laser Doppler anemometry (L.D.A.) at the exhaust pipe of a reciprocating engine under real working conditions. First of all, we show that the instantaneous velocity is monodimensional along a straight exhaust pipe, and that the boundary layer develops within a 2 mm thickness. We also show that the cylinder discharges in two phases: the blow down period and the final part of exhaust stroke. We also make obvious, that the flow escapes very quickly: its velocity varies betwen -100 m/s and 200 m/s within a period shorter than 1 ms; thereby, we do record the acoustic resonance phenomenon, when the engine speed is greater than 3 000 rpm. Finally, we show that in the exhaust pipe the apparent fluctuation - i.e. the cyclic dispersion and the actual turbulence - may reach 15%. (orig.)
3. Experimental study of the possibility of reducing the resistance and unevenness of output field of velocities in flat diffuser channels with large opening angles
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Dmitriev, S. S.; Vasil'ev, K. E.; Mokhamed, S. M. S. O.; Gusev, A. A.; Barbashin, A. V.
2017-11-01
In modern combined cycle gas turbines (CCGT), when designing the reducers from the output diffuser of a gas turbine to a boiler-utilizer, wide-angle diffusers are used, in which practically from the input a flow separation and transition to jet stream regime occurs. In such channels, the energy loss in the field of velocities sharply rise and the field of velocities in the output from them is characterized by considerable unevenness that worsens the heat transfer process in the first by motion tube bundles of the boiler-utilizer. The results of experimental research of the method for reducing the energy loss and alignment of the field of velocities at the output from a flat asymmetrical diffuser channel with one deflecting wall with the opening angle of 40° by means of placing inside the channel the flat plate parallel to the deflecting wall are presented in the paper. It is revealed that, at this placement of the plate in the channel, it has a chance to reduce the energy loss by 20%, considerably align the output field of velocities, and decrease the dynamic loads on the walls in the output cross-section. The studied method of resistance reduction and alignment of the fields of velocities in the flat diffuser channels was used for optimization of the reducer from the output diffuser of the gas turbine to the boiler-utilizer of CCGT of PGU-450T type of Kaliningrad Thermal Power Plant-2. The obtained results are evidence that the configuration of the reducer installed in the PGU-450T of Kaliningrad Thermal Power Plant-2 is not optimal. It follows also from the obtained data that working-off the reducer should be necessarily conducted by the test results of the channel consisting of the model of reducer with the model of boiler-utilizer installed behind it. Application of the method of alignment of output field of velocities and reducing the resistance in the wide-angle diffusers investigated in the work made it possible—when using the known model of diffusion
4. Spatial coherence of electron beams from field emitters and its effect on the resolution of imaged objects
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Latychevskaia, Tatiana, E-mail: [email protected]
2017-04-15
Sub-nanometer and nanometer-sized tips provide high coherence electron sources. Conventionally, the effective source size is estimated from the extent of the experimental biprism interference pattern created on the detector by applying the van Cittert Zernike theorem. Previously reported experimental intensity distributions on the detector exhibit Gaussian distribution and our simulations show that this is an indication that such electron sources must be at least partially coherent. This, in turn means that strictly speaking the Van Cittert Zernike theorem cannot be applied, since it assumes an incoherent source. The approach of applying the van Cittert Zernike theorem is examined in more detail by performing simulations of interference patterns for the electron sources of different size and different coherence length, evaluating the effective source size from the extent of the simulated interference pattern and comparing the obtained result with the pre-defined value. The intensity distribution of the source is assumed to be Gaussian distributed, as it is observed in experiments. The visibility or the contrast in the simulated holograms is found to be always less than 1 which agrees well with previously reported experimental results and thus can be explained solely by the Gaussian intensity distribution of the source. The effective source size estimated from the extent of the interference pattern turns out to be of about 2–3 times larger than the pre-defined size, but it is approximately equal to the intrinsic resolution of the imaging system. A simple formula for estimating the intrinsic resolution, which could be useful when employing nano-tips in in-line Gabor holography or point-projection microscopy, is provided. - Highlights: • van Cittert Zernike theorem for nano- and sub-nano electron emitting tips is revised. • Simulations show that nano- and sub-nano electron emitting tips are at least partially coherent. • A simple formula for evaluating
5. Measurement of flow velocity fields in small vessel-mimic phantoms and vessels of small animals using micro ultrasonic particle image velocimetry (micro-EPIV)
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Qian Ming; Niu Lili; Jiang Bo; Jin Qiaofeng; Jiang Chunxiang; Zheng Hairong; Wang Yanping
2010-01-01
Determining a multidimensional velocity field within microscale opaque fluid flows is needed in areas such as microfluidic devices, biofluid mechanics and hemodynamics research in animal studies. The ultrasonic particle image velocimetry (EchoPIV) technique is appropriate for measuring opaque flows by taking advantage of PIV and B-mode ultrasound contrast imaging. However, the use of clinical ultrasound systems for imaging flows in small structures or animals has limitations associated with spatial resolution. This paper reports on the development of a high-resolution EchoPIV technique (termed as micro-EPIV) and its application in measuring flows in small vessel-mimic phantoms and vessels of small animals. Phantom experiments demonstrate the validity of the technique, providing velocity estimates within 4.1% of the analytically derived values with regard to the flows in a small straight vessel-mimic phantom, and velocity estimates within 5.9% of the computationally simulated values with regard to the flows in a small stenotic vessel-mimic phantom. Animal studies concerning arterial and venous flows of living rats and rabbits show that the micro-EPIV-measured peak velocities within several cardiac cycles are about 25% below the values measured by the ultrasonic spectral Doppler technique. The micro-EPIV technique is able to effectively measure the flow fields within microscale opaque fluid flows.
6. Measurement of flow velocity fields in small vessel-mimic phantoms and vessels of small animals using micro ultrasonic particle image velocimetry (micro-EPIV).
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Qian, Ming; Niu, Lili; Wang, Yanping; Jiang, Bo; Jin, Qiaofeng; Jiang, Chunxiang; Zheng, Hairong
2010-10-21
Determining a multidimensional velocity field within microscale opaque fluid flows is needed in areas such as microfluidic devices, biofluid mechanics and hemodynamics research in animal studies. The ultrasonic particle image velocimetry (EchoPIV) technique is appropriate for measuring opaque flows by taking advantage of PIV and B-mode ultrasound contrast imaging. However, the use of clinical ultrasound systems for imaging flows in small structures or animals has limitations associated with spatial resolution. This paper reports on the development of a high-resolution EchoPIV technique (termed as micro-EPIV) and its application in measuring flows in small vessel-mimic phantoms and vessels of small animals. Phantom experiments demonstrate the validity of the technique, providing velocity estimates within 4.1% of the analytically derived values with regard to the flows in a small straight vessel-mimic phantom, and velocity estimates within 5.9% of the computationally simulated values with regard to the flows in a small stenotic vessel-mimic phantom. Animal studies concerning arterial and venous flows of living rats and rabbits show that the micro-EPIV-measured peak velocities within several cardiac cycles are about 25% below the values measured by the ultrasonic spectral Doppler technique. The micro-EPIV technique is able to effectively measure the flow fields within microscale opaque fluid flows.
7. Using the Vertical Component of the Surface Velocity Field to Map the Locked Zone at Cascadia Subduction Zone
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Moulas, E.; Brandon, M. T.; Podladchikov, Y.; Bennett, R. A.
2014-12-01
At present, our understanding of the locked zone at Cascadia subduction zone is based on thermal modeling and elastic modeling of horizontal GPS velocities. The thermal model by Hyndman and Wang (1995) provided a first-order assessment of where the subduction thrust might be cold enough for stick-slip behavior. The alternative approach by McCaffrey et al. (2007) is to use a Green's function that relates horizontal surface velocities, as recorded by GPS, to interseismic elastic deformation. The thermal modeling approach is limited by a lack of information about the amount of frictional heating occurring on the thrust (Molnar and England, 1990). The GPS approach is limited in that the horizontal velocity component is fairly insensitive to the structure of the locked zone. The vertical velocity component is much more useful for this purpose. We are fortunate in that vertical velocities can now be measured by GPS to a precision of about 0.2 mm/a. The dislocation model predicts that vertical velocities should range up to about 20 percent of the subduction velocity, which means maximum values of ~7 mm/a. The locked zone is generally entirely offshore at Cascadia, except for the Olympic Peninsula region, where the underlying Juan De Fuca plate has an anomalously low dip. Previous thermal and GPS modeling, as well as tide gauge data and episodic tremors indicate the locked zone there extends about 50 to 75 km onland. This situation provides an opportunity to directly study the locked zone. With that objective in mind, we have constructed a full 3D geodynamic model of the Cascadia subduction zone. At present, the model provides a full representation of the interseismic elastic deformation due to variations of slip on the subduction thrust. The model has been benchmarked against the Savage (2D) and Okada (3D) analytical solutions. This model has an important advantage over traditional dislocation modeling in that we include temperature-sensitive viscosity for the upper and
8. The nonlinear gyroresonance interaction between energetic electrons and coherent VLF waves propagating at an arbitrary angle with respect to the earth's magnetic field
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Bell, T. F.
1984-01-01
A theory is presented of the nonlinear gyroresonance interaction that takes place in the magnetosphere between energetic electrons and coherent VLF waves propagating in the whistler mode at an arbitrary angle psi with respect to the earth's magnetic field B-sub-0. Particularly examined is the phase trapping (PT) mechanism believed to be responsible for the generation of VLF emissions. It is concluded that near the magnetic equatorial plane gradients of psi may play a very important part in the PT process for nonducted waves. Predictions of a higher threshold value for PT for nonducted waves generally agree with experimental data concerning VLF emission triggering by nonducted waves.
9. Information entropy properties of the atoms in the system of coupled Λ-type three-level atoms interacting with coherent field in Kerr medium
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Li Ke; Ling Weijun
2011-01-01
The information entropy properties of the atoms of coupled Λ-type three-level atoms interacting with coherent field are studied by means of quantum theory, and discussed the time evolutions of the information entropy of the atoms via the average photon number, initial state of the atoms, detuning, coupling constant between the atoms and the coefficient of Kerr medium. Numerical calculation results show that the time evolutions of the information entropy properties of the atoms strongly dependent on the initial state of the system and the average photon number. Detuning, coupling constant between the atoms and the Kerr coefficient still make influence on the information entropy of the atoms. (authors)
10. Anti-Stokes effect CCD camera and SLD based optical coherence tomography for full-field imaging in the 1550nm region
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Kredzinski, Lukasz; Connelly, Michael J.
2012-06-01
Full-field Optical coherence tomography is an en-face interferometric imaging technology capable of carrying out high resolution cross-sectional imaging of the internal microstructure of an examined specimen in a non-invasive manner. The presented system is based on competitively priced optical components available at the main optical communications band located in the 1550 nm region. It consists of a superluminescent diode and an anti-stokes imaging device. The single mode fibre coupled SLD was connected to a multi-mode fibre inserted into a mode scrambler to obtain spatially incoherent illumination, suitable for OCT wide-field modality in terms of crosstalk suppression and image enhancement. This relatively inexpensive system with moderate resolution of approximately 24um x 12um (axial x lateral) was constructed to perform a 3D cross sectional imaging of a human tooth. To our knowledge this is the first 1550 nm full-field OCT system reported.
11. Electric field in a plasma channel in a high-pressure nanosecond discharge in hydrogen: a coherent anti-stokes Raman scattering study.
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Yatom, S; Tskhai, S; Krasik, Ya E
2013-12-20
Experimental results of a study of the electric field in a plasma channel produced during nanosecond discharge at a H2 gas pressure of (2-3)×10(5) Pa by the coherent anti-Stokes scattering method are reported. The discharge was ignited by applying a voltage pulse with an amplitude of ∼100 kV and a duration of ∼5 ns to a blade cathode placed at a distance of 10 and 20 mm from the anode. It was shown that this type of gas discharge is characterized by the presence of an electric field in the plasma channel with root-mean-square intensities of up to 30 kV/cm. Using polarization measurements, it was found that the direction of the electric field is along the cathode-anode axis.
12. Velocity Field of the McMurdo Shear Zone from Annual Three-Dimensional Ground Penetrating Radar Imaging and Crevasse Matching
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Ray, L.; Jordan, M.; Arcone, S. A.; Kaluzienski, L. M.; Koons, P. O.; Lever, J.; Walker, B.; Hamilton, G. S.
2017-12-01
The McMurdo Shear Zone (MSZ) is a narrow, intensely crevassed strip tens of km long separating the Ross and McMurdo ice shelves (RIS and MIS) and an important pinning feature for the RIS. We derive local velocity fields within the MSZ from two consecutive annual ground penetrating radar (GPR) datasets that reveal complex firn and marine ice crevassing; no englacial features are evident. The datasets were acquired in 2014 and 2015 using robot-towed 400 MHz and 200 MHz GPR over a 5 km x 5.7 km grid. 100 west-to-east transects at 50 m spacing provide three-dimensional maps that reveal the length of many firn crevasses, and their year-to-year structural evolution. Hand labeling of crevasse cross sections near the MSZ western and eastern boundaries reveal matching firn and marine ice crevasses, and more complex and chaotic features between these boundaries. By matching crevasse features from year to year both on the eastern and western boundaries and within the chaotic region, marine ice crevasses along the western and eastern boundaries are shown to align directly with firn crevasses, and the local velocity field is estimated and compared with data from strain rate surveys and remote sensing. While remote sensing provides global velocity fields, crevasse matching indicates greater local complexity attributed to faulting, folding, and rotation.
13. Field test of an all-semiconductor laser-based coherent continuous-wave Doppler lidar for wind energy applications
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Sjöholm, Mikael; Dellwik, Ebba; Hu, Qi
-produced all-semiconductor laser. The instrument is a coherent continuous-wave lidar with two fixed-focus telescopes for launching laser beams in two different directions. The alternation between the telescopes is achieved by a novel switching technique without any moving parts. Here, we report results from...... signal strength from external atmospheric parameters such as relative humidity and concentrations of atmospheric particles is discussed. This novel lidar instrument design seems to offer a promising low-cost alternative for prevision remote sensing of wind turbine inflow....
14. Autonomous Observations of the Upper Ocean Stratification and Velocity Field about the Seasonality Retreating Marginal Ice Zone
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2016-12-30
fluxes of heat, salt, and momentum. Hourly GPS fixes tracked the motion of the supporting ice floes and T/C recorders sampled the ocean waters just... sampled in a range of ice conditions from full ice cover to nearly open water and observed a variety of stratification and ocean velocity signals (e.g...From - To) 12/30/2016 final 01-Nov-2011to 30-Sep-201 6 4. TITLE AND SUBTITLE Sa. CONTRACT NUMBER Autonomous observations of the upper ocean
15. The Reynolds number dependence of the velocity field in the BNL Jet-in-Pool water experiments
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Szczepura, R.T.
1981-02-01
The water Jet-in-Pool experiment at Berkeley Nuclear Laboratories consists of an axisymmetric sudden expansion. A series of measurements was performed in this rig, using a single-channel Laser/Doppler Anemometer system, over a Reynolds number range of 1.4 x 10 4 - 6.1 x 10 4 to determine any dependence in the flow. The mean axial velocity data showed a slight variation, but the root-mean-square fluctuations of the axial velocity had a far more pronounced dependence. This was attributed to upstream conditions in the rig, specifically the nozzle used for injecting the central portion of the flow. The variations in the mean velocity data are sufficiently small for one set of data to act as a basis for calculations at any Reynolds number when a simple closure scheme such as a prescribed effective viscosity is used. However the variation in turbulence parameters will complicate the use of second-order closure schemes and this will be examined further. (author)
16. The height variation of supergranular velocity fields determined from simultaneous OSO 8 satellite and ground-based observations
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November, L. J.; Toomre, J.; Gebbie, K. B.; Simon, G. W.
1979-01-01
Results are reported for simultaneous satellite and ground-based observations of supergranular velocities in the sun, which were made using a UV spectrometer aboard OSO 8 and a diode-array instrument operating at the exit slit of an echelle spectrograph attached to a vacuum tower telescope. Observations of the steady Doppler velocities seen toward the limb in the middle chromosphere and the photosphere are compared; the observed spectral lines of Si II at 1817 A and Fe I at 5576 A are found to differ in height of formation by about 1400 km. The results show that supergranular motions are able to penetrate at least 11 density scale heights into the middle chromosphere, that the patterns of motion correlate well with the cellular structure seen in the photosphere, and that the motion increases from about 800 m/s in the photosphere to at least 3000 m/s in the middle chromosphere. These observations imply that supergranular velocities should be evident in the transition region and that strong horizontal shear layers in supergranulation should produce turbulence and internal gravity waves.
17. The role of wind field induced flow velocities in destratification and hypoxia reduction at Meiling Bay of large shallow Lake Taihu, China.
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Jalil, Abdul; Li, Yiping; Du, Wei; Wang, Wencai; Wang, Jianwei; Gao, Xiaomeng; Khan, Hafiz Osama Sarwar; Pan, Baozhu; Acharya, Kumud
2018-01-01
Wind induced flow velocity patterns and associated thermal destratification can drive to hypoxia reduction in large shallow lakes. The effects of wind induced hydrodynamic changes on destratification and hypoxia reduction were investigated at the Meiling bay (N 31° 22' 56.4″, E 120° 9' 38.3″) of Lake Taihu, China. Vertical flow velocity profile analysis showed surface flow velocities consistency with the wind field and lower flow velocity profiles were also consistent (but with delay response time) when the wind speed was higher than 6.2 m/s. Wind field and temperature found the control parameters for hypoxia reduction and for water quality conditions at the surface and bottom profiles of lake. The critical temperature for hypoxia reduction at the surface and the bottom profile was ≤24.1C° (below which hypoxic conditions were found reduced). Strong prevailing wind field (onshore wind directions ESE, SE, SSE and E, wind speed ranges of 2.4-9.1 m/s) reduced the temperature (22C° to 24.1C°) caused reduction of hypoxia at the near surface with a rise in water levels whereas, low to medium prevailing wind field did not supported destratification which increased temperature resulting in increased hypoxia. Non-prevailing wind directions (offshore) were not found supportive for the reduction of hypoxia in study area due to less variable wind field. Daytime wind field found more variable (as compared to night time) which increased the thermal destratification during daytime and found supportive for destratification and hypoxia reduction. The second order exponential correlation found between surface temperature and Chlorophyll-a (R 2 : 0.2858, Adjusted R-square: 0.2144 RMSE: 4.395), Dissolved Oxygen (R 2 : 0.596, Adjusted R-square: 0.5942, RMSE: 0.3042) concentrations. The findings of the present study reveal the driving mechanism of wind induced thermal destratification and hypoxic conditions, which may further help to evaluate the wind role in eutrophication
18. Spatio-temporal coherent control of atomic systems: weak to strong field transition and breaking of symmetry in 2D maps
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Suchowski, H; Natan, A; Bruner, B D; Silberberg, Y [Physics of Complex Systems, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot (Israel)], E-mail: [email protected]
2008-04-14
Coherent control of resonant and non-resonant two-photon absorption processes was examined using a spatio-temporal pulse-shaping technique. By utilizing a combination of temporal focusing and femtosecond pulse-shaping techniques, we spatially control multiphoton absorption processes in a completely deterministic manner. Distinctive symmetry properties emerge through two-dimensional mapping of spatio-temporal data. These symmetries break down in the transition to strong fields, revealing details of strong-field effects such as power broadenings and dynamic Stark shifts. We also present demonstrations of chirp-dependent population transfer in atomic rubidium, as well as the spatial separation of resonant and non-resonant excitation pathways in atomic caesium.
19. Spatio-temporal coherent control of atomic systems: weak to strong field transition and breaking of symmetry in 2D maps
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Suchowski, H; Natan, A; Bruner, B D; Silberberg, Y
2008-01-01
Coherent control of resonant and non-resonant two-photon absorption processes was examined using a spatio-temporal pulse-shaping technique. By utilizing a combination of temporal focusing and femtosecond pulse-shaping techniques, we spatially control multiphoton absorption processes in a completely deterministic manner. Distinctive symmetry properties emerge through two-dimensional mapping of spatio-temporal data. These symmetries break down in the transition to strong fields, revealing details of strong-field effects such as power broadenings and dynamic Stark shifts. We also present demonstrations of chirp-dependent population transfer in atomic rubidium, as well as the spatial separation of resonant and non-resonant excitation pathways in atomic caesium
20. Coherent detectors
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Lawrence, C R; Church, S; Gaier, T; Lai, R; Ruf, C; Wollack, E
2009-01-01
Coherent systems offer significant advantages in simplicity, testability, control of systematics, and cost. Although quantum noise sets the fundamental limit to their performance at high frequencies, recent breakthroughs suggest that near-quantum-limited noise up to 150 or even 200 GHz could be realized within a few years. If the demands of component separation can be met with frequencies below 200 GHz, coherent systems will be strong competitors for a space CMB polarization mission. The rapid development of digital correlator capability now makes space interferometers with many hundreds of elements possible. Given the advantages of coherent interferometers in suppressing systematic effects, such systems deserve serious study.
1. Coherent detectors
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Lawrence, C R [M/C 169-327, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 4800 Oak Grove Drive, Pasadena, CA 91109 (United States); Church, S [Room 324 Varian Physics Bldg, 382 Via Pueblo Mall, Stanford, CA 94305-4060 (United States); Gaier, T [M/C 168-314, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 4800 Oak Grove Drive, Pasadena, CA 91109 (United States); Lai, R [Northrop Grumman Corporation, Redondo Beach, CA 90278 (United States); Ruf, C [1533 Space Research Building, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2143 (United States); Wollack, E, E-mail: [email protected] [NASA/GSFC, Code 665, Observational Cosmology Laboratory, Greenbelt, MD 20771 (United States)
2009-03-01
Coherent systems offer significant advantages in simplicity, testability, control of systematics, and cost. Although quantum noise sets the fundamental limit to their performance at high frequencies, recent breakthroughs suggest that near-quantum-limited noise up to 150 or even 200 GHz could be realized within a few years. If the demands of component separation can be met with frequencies below 200 GHz, coherent systems will be strong competitors for a space CMB polarization mission. The rapid development of digital correlator capability now makes space interferometers with many hundreds of elements possible. Given the advantages of coherent interferometers in suppressing systematic effects, such systems deserve serious study.
2. A finite element solution to conjugated heat transfer in tissue using magnetic resonance angiography to measure the in vitro velocity field
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Dutton, Andrew William
1993-12-01
A combined numerical and experimental system for tissue heat transfer analysis was developed. The goal was to develop an integrated set of tools for studying the problem of providing accurate temperature estimation for use in hyperthermia treatment planning in a clinical environment. The completed system combines (1) Magnetic Resonance Angiography (MRA) to non-destructively measure the velocity field in situ, (2) the Streamwise Upwind Petrov-Galerkin finite element solution to the 3D steady state convective energy equation (CEE), (3) a medical image based automatic 3D mesh generator, and (4) a Gaussian type estimator to determine unknown thermal model parameters such as thermal conductivity, blood perfusion, and blood velocities from measured temperature data. The system was capable of using any combination of three thermal models (1) the Convective Energy Equation (CEE), (2) the Bioheat Transfer Equation (BHTE), and (3) the Effective Thermal Conductivity Equation (ETCE) Incorporation of the theoretically correct CEE was a significant theoretical advance over approximate models made possible by the use of MRA to directly measure the 3D velocity field in situ. Experiments were carried out in a perfused alcohol fixed canine liver with hyperthermia induced through scanned focused ultrasound Velocity fields were measured using Phase Contrast Angiography. The complete system was then used to (1) develop a 3D finite element model based upon user traced outlines over a series of MR images of the liver and (2) simulate temperatures at steady state using the CEE, BHTE, and ETCE thermal models in conjunction with the gauss estimator. Results of using the system on an in vitro liver preparation indicate the need for improved accuracy in the MRA scans and accurate spatial registration between the thermocouple junctions, the measured velocity field, and the scanned ultrasound power No individual thermal model was able to meet the desired accuracy of 0.5 deg C, the resolution
3. Preliminary results from the orbiting solar observatory 8: Persistent velocity fields in the chromosphere and transition region
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Lites, B.W.; Bruner, E.C. Jr.; Chipman, E.G.; Shine, R.A.; Rottman, G.J.; White, O.R.; Athay, R.G.
1976-01-01
Velocity images, or tachograms, of the solar chromosphere and chromosphere-corona transition region were made by measuring the Si II 1816.93 A chromospheric line and the Si IV 1393.8 A transition region line with the University of Colorado spectrometer aboard OSO-8. Persistent flows are indicated in both active and quiet regions of the solar atmosphere. In quiet regions, areas of enhanced emission (the chromospheric network) are apparently systematically redshifted with respect to the areas of lower intensity. This correlation does not hold in active regions, where long-lived downflows into sunspots have been observed
4. A new velocity field for Africa from combined GPS and DORIS space geodetic Solutions: Contribution to the definition of the African reference frame (AFREF)
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Saria, E.; Calais, E.; Altamimi, Z.; Willis, P.; Farah, H.
2013-04-01
We analyzed 16 years of GPS and 17 years of Doppler orbitography and radiopositioning integrated by satellite (DORIS) data at continuously operating geodetic sites in Africa and surroundings to describe the present-day kinematics of the Nubian and Somalian plates and constrain relative motions across the East African Rift. The resulting velocity field describes horizontal and vertical motion at 133 GPS sites and 9 DORIS sites. Horizontal velocities at sites located on stable Nubia fit a single plate model with a weighted root mean square residual of 0.6 mm/yr (maximum residual 1 mm/yr), an upper bound for plate-wide motions and for regional-scale deformation in the seismically active southern Africa and Cameroon volcanic line. We confirm significant southward motion ( ˜ 1.5 mm/yr) in Morocco with respect to Nubia, consistent with earlier findings. We propose an updated angular velocity for the divergence between Nubia and Somalia, which provides the kinematic boundary conditions to rifting in East Africa. We update a plate motion model for the East African Rift and revise the counterclockwise rotation of the Victoria plate and clockwise rotation of the Rovuma plate with respect to Nubia. Vertical velocities range from - 2 to +2 mm/yr, close to their uncertainties, with no clear geographic pattern. This study provides the first continent-wide position/velocity solution for Africa, expressed in International Terrestrial Reference Frame (ITRF2008), a contribution to the upcoming African Reference Frame (AFREF). Except for a few regions, the African continent remains largely under-sampled by continuous space geodetic data. Efforts are needed to augment the geodetic infrastructure and openly share existing data sets so that the objectives of AFREF can be fully reached.
5. Field measurements of the atmospheric dry deposition fluxes and velocities of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons to the global oceans.
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González-Gaya, Belén; Zúñiga-Rival, Javier; Ojeda, María-José; Jiménez, Begoña; Dachs, Jordi
2014-05-20
The atmospheric dry deposition fluxes of 16 polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) have been measured, for the first time, in the tropical and subtropical Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans. Depositional fluxes for fine (0.7-2.7 μm) and coarse (>2.7 μm) aerosol fractions were simultaneously determined with the suspended aerosol phase concentrations, allowing the determination of PAH deposition velocities (vD). PAH dry deposition fluxes (FDD) bound to coarse aerosols were higher than those of fine aerosols for 83% of the measurements. Average FDD for total (fine + coarse) Σ16PAHs (sum of 16 individual PAHs) ranged from 8.33 ng m(-2)d(-1) to 52.38 ng m(-2)d(-1). Mean FDD for coarse aerosol's individual PAHs ranged between 0.13 ng m(-2)d(-1) (Perylene) and 1.96 ng m(-2)d(-1) (Methyl Pyrene), and for the fine aerosol fraction these ranged between 0.06 ng m(-2)d(-1) (Dimethyl Pyrene) and 1.25 ng m(-2)d(-1) (Methyl Chrysene). The estimated deposition velocities went from the highest mean vD for Methyl Chrysene (0.17-13.30 cm s(-1)), followed by Dibenzo(ah)Anthracene (0.29-1.38 cm s(-1)), and other high MW PAHs to minimum values of vD for Dimethyl Pyrene (oceans.
6. Measurement of the magnetic moment of the 21+ state of 72Zn via extension of the high-velocity transient-field method
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Fiori, E.
2010-12-01
Magnetic moments can provide deep insight for nuclear structure and of the wave function composition, particularly when the single particle character of the nucleus is dominating. For this reason, the magnetic moment of the first excited state of the radioactive neutron-rich 72 Zn was measured at the GANIL facility (Caen, France). The result of the experiment confirmed the trend predicted by the shell model calculations, even if the error on the measurement did not allow for a rigorous constraint of the theories. The measurement was performed using the transient field (TF) technique and the nuclei of interest were produced in a fragmentation reaction. Before this experiment, the high-velocity TF (HVTF) technique had been used only with projectile up to Z = 24. It was the first time that a magnetic moment of an heavy ion with Z > 24 was measured in the high velocity regime. To further develop the technique and to gather information about the hyperfine interaction between the polarized electrons and the nucleons, two experiments were performed at LNS (Catania, Italy). In this thesis the development of the high-velocity TF technique for the experiments on g(2 + ; 72 Zn) and field strength B TF (Kr, Ge) is presented. The analysis of the results and their interpretation is then discussed. It was demonstrated that the HVTF technique, combined with Coulomb excitation, can be used for the measurement of g-factors of very short-lived states, with lifetimes of the order of tens of ps and lower, of heavy ions (A ∼ 80) traveling with intermediate relativistic speeds, β ∼ 0.25. The standard TF technique at low velocities (a few percent of the speed of light) has been used for a long time to provide the strong magnetic field necessary for the measurement of g-factors of very short-lived states. The breakthrough of the present development is the different velocity regime of the higher mass projectile under which the experiment is carried out
7. Application of short-range dual-Doppler lidars to evaluate the coherence of turbulence
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Cheynet, Etienne; Jakobsen, Jasna Bogunović; Snæbjörnsson, Jónas; Mikkelsen, Torben; Sjöholm, Mikael; Mann, Jakob; Hansen, Per; Angelou, Nikolas; Svardal, Benny
2016-12-01
Two synchronized continuous wave scanning lidars are used to study the coherence of the along-wind and across-wind velocity components. The goal is to evaluate the potential of the lidar technology for application in wind engineering. The wind lidars were installed on the Lysefjord Bridge during four days in May 2014 to monitor the wind field in the horizontal plane upstream of the bridge deck. Wind records obtained by five sonic anemometers mounted on the West side of the bridge are used as reference data. Single- and two-point statistics of wind turbulence are studied, with special emphasis on the root-coherence and the co-coherence of turbulence. A four-parameter decaying exponential function has been fitted to the measured co-coherence, and a good agreement is observed between data obtained by the sonic anemometers and the lidars. The root-coherence of turbulence is compared to theoretical models. The analytical predictions agree rather well with the measured coherence for the along-wind component. For increasing wavenumbers, larger discrepancies are, however, noticeable between the measured coherence and the theoretical predictions. The WindScanners are observed to slightly overestimate the integral length scales, which could not be explained by the laser beam averaging effect alone. On the other hand, the spatial averaging effect does not seem to have any significant effect on the coherence.
8. Shaping of an ion cloud's velocity field by differential braking due to Alfven wave dissipation in the ionosphere, 1. Coupling with an infinite ionosphere
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Nalesso, G.F.; Jacobson, A.R.
1988-01-01
We study the interaction of a plasma cloud, jetting across the geomagnetic field with the surrounding ionosphere. The cloud is assumed of finite extension in the direction normal to both the direction of motion and the magnetic field, while the ionosphere is considered a collisional anisotropic magnetized plasma. It is shown that two main mechanisms contribute to the cloud's braking: momentum exchange with the ionosphere via Alfven waves and momentum dissipation due to resistive currents. Due to the finite size of the cloud a differential braking of the different transverse harmonics of the Alfven wave appears when the momentum exchange mechanism is dominant. The result is a sharpening of the cloud's velocity field. copyright American Geophysical Union 1988
9. 3D wide field-of-view Gabor-domain optical coherence microscopy advancing real-time in-vivo imaging and metrology
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Canavesi, Cristina; Cogliati, Andrea; Hayes, Adam; Tankam, Patrice; Santhanam, Anand; Rolland, Jannick P.
2017-02-01
Real-time volumetric high-definition wide-field-of-view in-vivo cellular imaging requires micron-scale resolution in 3D. Compactness of the handheld device and distortion-free images with cellular resolution are also critically required for onsite use in clinical applications. By integrating a custom liquid lens-based microscope and a dual-axis MEMS scanner in a compact handheld probe, Gabor-domain optical coherence microscopy (GD-OCM) breaks the lateral resolution limit of optical coherence tomography through depth, overcoming the tradeoff between numerical aperture and depth of focus, enabling advances in biotechnology. Furthermore, distortion-free imaging with no post-processing is achieved with a compact, lightweight handheld MEMS scanner that obtained a 12-fold reduction in volume and 17-fold reduction in weight over a previous dual-mirror galvanometer-based scanner. Approaching the holy grail of medical imaging - noninvasive real-time imaging with histologic resolution - GD-OCM demonstrates invariant resolution of 2 μm throughout a volume of 1 x 1 x 0.6 mm3, acquired and visualized in less than 2 minutes with parallel processing on graphics processing units. Results on the metrology of manufactured materials and imaging of human tissue with GD-OCM are presented.
10. Effect of operating methods of wind turbine generator system on net power extraction under wind velocity fluctuations in fields
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Wakui, Tetsuya; Yamaguchi, Kazuya; Hashizume, Takumi [Waseda Univ., Advanced Research Inst. for Science and Engineering, Tokyo (Japan); Outa, Eisuke [Waseda Univ., Mechanical Engineering Dept., Tokyo (Japan); Tanzawa, Yoshiaki [Nippon Inst. of Technology, Mechanical Engineering Dept., Saitama (Japan)
1999-01-01
The effect of how a wind turbine generator system is operated is discussed from the viewpoint of net power extraction with wind velocity fluctuation in relation to the scale and the dynamic behaviour of the system. On a wind turbine generator system consisting of a Darrieus-Savonius hybrid wind turbine, a load generator and a battery, we took up two operating methods: constant tip speed ratio operation for a stand-alone system (Scheme 1) and synchronous operation by connecting a grid (Scheme 2). With our simulation model, using the result of the net extracting power, we clarified that Scheme 1 is more effective than Scheme 2 for small-scale systems. Furthermore, in Scheme 1, the appropriate rated power output of the system under each wind condition can be confirmed. (Author)
11. Anomalous scaling of passive scalar fields advected by the Navier-Stokes velocity ensemble: effects of strong compressibility and large-scale anisotropy.
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Antonov, N V; Kostenko, M M
2014-12-01
The field theoretic renormalization group and the operator product expansion are applied to two models of passive scalar quantities (the density and the tracer fields) advected by a random turbulent velocity field. The latter is governed by the Navier-Stokes equation for compressible fluid, subject to external random force with the covariance ∝δ(t-t')k(4-d-y), where d is the dimension of space and y is an arbitrary exponent. The original stochastic problems are reformulated as multiplicatively renormalizable field theoretic models; the corresponding renormalization group equations possess infrared attractive fixed points. It is shown that various correlation functions of the scalar field, its powers and gradients, demonstrate anomalous scaling behavior in the inertial-convective range already for small values of y. The corresponding anomalous exponents, identified with scaling (critical) dimensions of certain composite fields ("operators" in the quantum-field terminology), can be systematically calculated as series in y. The practical calculation is performed in the leading one-loop approximation, including exponents in anisotropic contributions. It should be emphasized that, in contrast to Gaussian ensembles with finite correlation time, the model and the perturbation theory presented here are manifestly Galilean covariant. The validity of the one-loop approximation and comparison with Gaussian models are briefly discussed.
12. Measurement of turbulent flow fields in a agitated vessel with four baffles by laser-doppler velocimetry. Mean velocity fields and flow pattern; Buffle tsuki heiento kakuhan sonai nagare no LDV ni yoru keisoku. Heikin sokudoba to flow pattern
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Suzukawa, K [Ube Industries, Ltd., Tokyo (Japan); hashimoto, T [Yamaguchi University, Yamaguchi (Japan); Osaka, H [Yamaguchi University, Yamaguchi (Japan). Faclty of Engineering
1997-12-25
The three dimensional complex turbulent flow fields induced by a four flat blade paddle impeller in agitated vessel were measured by laser Doppler velocimetry. Mixing vessel used was a closed cylindrical tank of 490 mm diameter with a flat bottom and four vertical buffles, giving water volumes of about 1001. The impellers were at the midnight of the water level in the tank. A height of liquid (water) was equal to the vessel diameter. Three components of mean velocity were measured at three vertical sections {theta}=7.5deg, 45deg and 85deg, in several horizontal planes. Mixing Reynolds number NRe was 1.2 times 10{sup 5}. It can be found from the results that circumferential mean velocity profiles show the symmetrical shape in the upper and lower sides of impeller. Secondary velocity components, such as axial and radial velocities, however, were not in symmetry. For this reason, the ratio of circulation flow volume which enter in upper and lower sides of impeller was roughly 7/3. In both the middle and buffle regions, mean flow velocities (flow patterns) were different, dependent of three vertical planes with different circumferential angle measured from buffle. 10 refs., 8 figs., 1 tab.
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Agoh, Tomonori
2006-01-01
This article presents basic properties of coherent synchrotron radiation (CSR) with numerical examples and introduces the reader to important aspects of CSR in future accelerators with short bunches. We show interesting features of the single bunch instability due to CSR in storage rings and discuss the longitudinal CSR field via the impedance representation. (author)
14. Multi-scale properties of large eddy simulations: correlations between resolved-scale velocity-field increments and subgrid-scale quantities
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Linkmann, Moritz; Buzzicotti, Michele; Biferale, Luca
2018-06-01
We provide analytical and numerical results concerning multi-scale correlations between the resolved velocity field and the subgrid-scale (SGS) stress-tensor in large eddy simulations (LES). Following previous studies for Navier-Stokes equations, we derive the exact hierarchy of LES equations governing the spatio-temporal evolution of velocity structure functions of any order. The aim is to assess the influence of the subgrid model on the inertial range intermittency. We provide a series of predictions, within the multifractal theory, for the scaling of correlation involving the SGS stress and we compare them against numerical results from high-resolution Smagorinsky LES and from a-priori filtered data generated from direct numerical simulations (DNS). We find that LES data generally agree very well with filtered DNS results and with the multifractal prediction for all leading terms in the balance equations. Discrepancies are measured for some of the sub-leading terms involving cross-correlation between resolved velocity increments and the SGS tensor or the SGS energy transfer, suggesting that there must be room to improve the SGS modelisation to further extend the inertial range properties for any fixed LES resolution.
15. Simultaneous inversion of seismic velocity and moment tensor using elastic-waveform inversion of microseismic data: Application to the Aneth CO2-EOR field
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Chen, Y.; Huang, L.
2017-12-01
Moment tensors are key parameters for characterizing CO2-injection-induced microseismic events. Elastic-waveform inversion has the potential to providing accurate results of moment tensors. Microseismic waveforms contains information of source moment tensors and the wave propagation velocity along the wavepaths. We develop an elastic-waveform inversion method to jointly invert the seismic velocity model and moment tensor. We first use our adaptive moment-tensor joint inversion method to estimate moment tensors of microseismic events. Our adaptive moment-tensor inversion method jointly inverts multiple microseismic events with similar waveforms within a cluster to reduce inversion uncertainty for microseismic data recorded using a single borehole geophone array. We use this inversion result as the initial model for our elastic-waveform inversion to minimize the cross-correlated-based data misfit between observed data and synthetic data. We verify our method using synthetic microseismic data and obtain improved results of both moment tensors and seismic velocity model. We apply our new inversion method to microseismic data acquired at a CO2-enhanced oil recovery field in Aneth, Utah, using a single borehole geophone array. The results demonstrate that our new inversion method significantly reduces the data misfit compared to the conventional ray-theory-based moment-tensor inversion.
16. Dissipative inertial transport patterns near coherent Lagrangian eddies in the ocean.
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Beron-Vera, Francisco J; Olascoaga, María J; Haller, George; Farazmand, Mohammad; Triñanes, Joaquín; Wang, Yan
2015-08-01
Recent developments in dynamical systems theory have revealed long-lived and coherent Lagrangian (i.e., material) eddies in incompressible, satellite-derived surface ocean velocity fields. Paradoxically, observed drifting buoys and floating matter tend to create dissipative-looking patterns near oceanic eddies, which appear to be inconsistent with the conservative fluid particle patterns created by coherent Lagrangian eddies. Here, we show that inclusion of inertial effects (i.e., those produced by the buoyancy and size finiteness of an object) in a rotating two-dimensional incompressible flow context resolves this paradox. Specifically, we obtain that anticyclonic coherent Lagrangian eddies attract (repel) negatively (positively) buoyant finite-size particles, while cyclonic coherent Lagrangian eddies attract (repel) positively (negatively) buoyant finite-size particles. We show how these results explain dissipative-looking satellite-tracked surface drifter and subsurface float trajectories, as well as satellite-derived Sargassum distributions.
17. Application of a simplified calculation for full-wave microtremor H/ V spectral ratio based on the diffuse field approximation to identify underground velocity structures
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Wu, Hao; Masaki, Kazuaki; Irikura, Kojiro; Sánchez-Sesma, Francisco José
2017-12-01
Under the diffuse field approximation, the full-wave (FW) microtremor H/ V spectral ratio ( H/ V) is modeled as the square root of the ratio of the sum of imaginary parts of the Green's function of the horizontal components to that of the vertical one. For a given layered medium, the FW H/ V can be well approximated with only surface waves (SW) H/ V of the "cap-layered" medium which consists of the given layered medium and a new larger velocity half-space (cap layer) at large depth. Because the contribution of surface waves can be simply obtained by the residue theorem, the computation of SW H/ V of cap-layered medium is faster than that of FW H/ V evaluated by discrete wavenumber method and contour integration method. The simplified computation of SW H/ V was then applied to identify the underground velocity structures at six KiK-net strong-motion stations. The inverted underground velocity structures were used to evaluate FW H/ Vs which were consistent with the SW H/ Vs of corresponding cap-layered media. The previous study on surface waves H/ Vs proposed with the distributed surface sources assumption and a fixed Rayleigh-to-Love waves amplitude ratio for horizontal motions showed a good agreement with the SW H/ Vs of our study. The consistency between observed and theoretical spectral ratios, such as the earthquake motions of H/ V spectral ratio and spectral ratio of horizontal motions between surface and bottom of borehole, indicated that the underground velocity structures identified from SW H/ V of cap-layered medium were well resolved by the new method.[Figure not available: see fulltext.
18. Study on flow-induced vibration of large-diameter pipings in a sodium-cooled fast reactor. Influence of elbow curvature on velocity fluctuation field
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Ono, Ayako; Kimura, Nobuyuki; Kamide, Hideki; Tobita, Akira
2010-02-01
The main cooling system of Japan Sodium-cooled Fast Reactor (JSFR) consists of two loops to reduce the plant construction cost. In the design of JSFR, sodium coolant velocity is beyond 9m/s in the primary hot leg pipe with large-diameter (1.3m). The maximum Reynolds number in the piping reaches 4.2x10 7 . The hot leg pipe having a 90 degree elbow with curvature ratio of r/D=1.0, so-called 'short elbow', which enables a compact reactor vessel. In sodium cooled fast reactors, the system pressure is so low that thickness of pipings in the cooling system is thinner than that in LWRs. Under such a system condition in the cooling system, the flow-induced vibration (FIV) is concerned at the short elbow. The evaluation of the structural integrity of pipings in JSFR should be conducted based on a mechanistic approach of FIV at the elbow. It is significant to obtain the knowledge of the fluctuation intensity and spectra of velocity and pressure fluctuations in order to grasp the mechanism of the FIV. In this study, water experiments were conducted. Two types of 1/8 scaled elbows with different curvature ratio, r/D=1.0, 1.5, were used to investigate the influence of curvature on velocity fluctuation at the elbow. The velocity fields in the elbows were measured using a high speed PIV method. Unsteady behavior of secondary flow at the elbow outlet and separation flow at the inner wall of elbow were observed in the two types of elbows. It was found that the growth of secondary flow correlated with the flow fluctuation near the inside wall of the elbow. (author)
19. Seismic microzonation and velocity models of El Ejido area (SE Spain) from the diffuse-field H/V method
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García-Jerez, Antonio; Seivane, Helena; Navarro, Manuel; Piña-Flores, José; Luzón, Francisco; Vidal, Francisco; Posadas, Antonio M.; Aranda, Carolina
2016-04-01
El Ejido town is located in the Campo de Dalías coastal plain (Almería province, SE Spain), emplaced in one of the most seismically active regions of Spain. The municipality has 84000 inhabitants and presented a high growth rate during the last twenty years. The most recent intense seismic activity occurred close to this town was in 1993 and 1994, with events of Mb = 4.9 and Mb = 5.0, respectively. To provide a basis for site-specific hazard analysis, we first carried out a seismic microzonation of this town in terms of predominant periods and geotechnical properties. The predominant periods map was obtained from ambient noise observations on a grid of 250 x 250 m in the main urban area, and sparser measurements on the outskirts. These broad-band records, of about 20 minutes long each, were analyzed by using the horizontal-to-vertical spectral ratio technique (H/V). Dispersion curves obtained from two array measurements of ambient noise and borehole data provided additional geophysical information. All the surveyed points in the town were found to have relatively long predominant periods ranging from 0.8 to 2.3 s and growing towards the SE. Secondary high-frequency (> 2Hz) peaks were found at about the 10% of the points only. On the other hand, Vs30 values of 550 - 650 m/s were estimated from the array records, corresponding to cemented sediments and medium-hard rocks. The local S-wave velocity structure has been inverted from the H/V curves for a subset of the measurement sites. We used an innovative full-wavefield method based on the diffuse-wavefield approximation (Sánchez-Sesma et al., 2011) combined with the simulated annealing algorithm. Shallow seismic velocities and deep boreholes data were used as constraints. The results show that the low-frequency resonances are related with the impedance contrast between several hundred meters of medium-hard sedimentary rocks (marls and calcarenites) with the stiffer basement of the basin, which dips to the SE. These
20. Lagrangian motion, coherent structures, and lines of persistent material strain.
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Samelson, R M
2013-01-01
Lagrangian motion in geophysical fluids may be strongly influenced by coherent structures that support distinct regimes in a given flow. The problems of identifying and demarcating Lagrangian regime boundaries associated with dynamical coherent structures in a given velocity field can be studied using approaches originally developed in the context of the abstract geometric theory of ordinary differential equations. An essential insight is that when coherent structures exist in a flow, Lagrangian regime boundaries may often be indicated as material curves on which the Lagrangian-mean principal-axis strain is large. This insight is the foundation of many numerical techniques for identifying such features in complex observed or numerically simulated ocean flows. The basic theoretical ideas are illustrated with a simple, kinematic traveling-wave model. The corresponding numerical algorithms for identifying candidate Lagrangian regime boundaries and lines of principal Lagrangian strain (also called Lagrangian coherent structures) are divided into parcel and bundle schemes; the latter include the finite-time and finite-size Lyapunov exponent/Lagrangian strain (FTLE/FTLS and FSLE/FSLS) metrics. Some aspects and results of oceanographic studies based on these approaches are reviewed, and the results are discussed in the context of oceanographic observations of dynamical coherent structures.
1. Visualization and measurement of liquid velocity field of gas-liquid metal two-phase flow using neutron radiography
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Saito, Yasushi; Suzuki, Tohru; Matsubayashi, Masahito
2000-01-01
In a core melt accident of a fast breeder reactor, a possibility of re-criticality is anticipated in the molten fuel-steel mixture pool. One of the mechanisms to suppress the re-criticality is the boiling of steel in the molten fuel-steel mixture pool because of the negative void reactivity effect. To evaluate the reactivity change due to boiling, it is necessary to know the characteristics of gas-liquid two-phase flow in the molten fuel-steel mixture pool. For this purpose, boiling bubbles in a molten fuel-steel mixture pool were simulated by adiabatic gas bubbles in a liquid metal pool to study the basic characteristics of gas-liquid metal two-phase mixture. Visualization of the two-phase mixture and measurements of liquid phase velocity and void fraction were conducted by using neutron radiography and image processing techniques. From these measurements, the basic characteristics of gas-liquid metal two-phase mixture were clarified. (author)
2. Application of the artificial satellite of the earth to determine the velocity of the gravitational interaction within newtonian gravitational fields
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Cristea, Gh.
1975-01-01
In the first part of this paper, additional data are given concerning a gravimeter consisting in a pendulum-laser set proposed in a previous paper of the author (1). This gravimeter could have a sensitivity of 0.1 microgal or even 0.01 microgal in the case of statistical measurements. If processing by an on-line computer is used, the pendulum-laser can constitute a gravimeter which, used in statistical measurements on a long time interval, could reach a sensitivity of 10 -12 g. The second part of the paper points out the advantages resulting from determining the velocity of the gravitational reaction in an artificial satellite of the earth. The main advantage is the very fact that this measurement can be achieved by means of the existant gravimeters. The massive reduction of the time error is due to the increase of the ''sinusoid'' frequency resulting from the recording being made on the gravimeter set on an artificial satellite turning around the earth in about 90 minutes
3. Coherent light microscopy
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Ferraro, Pietro; Zalevsky, Zeev
2011-01-01
This book deals with the latest achievements in the field of optical coherent microscopy. While many other books exist on microscopy and imaging, this book provides a unique resource dedicated solely to this subject. Similarly, many books describe applications of holography, interferometry and speckle to metrology but do not focus on their use for microscopy. The coherent light microscopy reference provided here does not focus on the experimental mechanics of such techniques but instead is meant to provide a users manual to illustrate the strengths and capabilities of developing techniques. Th
4. The effect of divalent ions on the elasticity and pore collapse of chalk evaluated from compressional wave velocity and low-field Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR)
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The effects of divalent ions on the elasticity and the pore collapse of chalk were studied through rock-mechanical testing and low-field Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) measurements. Chalk samples saturated with deionized water and brines containing sodium, magnesium, calcium and sulfate ions were...... subjected to petrophysical experiments, rock mechanical testing and low-field NMR spectroscopy. Petrophysical characterization involving ultrasonic elastic wave velocities in unconfined conditions, porosity and permeability measurements, specific surface and carbonate content determination and backscatter...... electron microscopy of the materials were conducted prior to the experiments. The iso-frame model was used to predict the bulk moduli in dry and saturated conditions from the compressional modulus of water-saturated rocks. The effective stress coefficient, as introduced by Biot, was also determined from...
5. Scaling Regimes in the Model of Passive Scalar Advected by the Turbulent Velocity Field with Finite Correlation Time. Influence of Helicity in Two-Loop Approximation
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Chkhetiani, O G; Jurcisinova, E; Jurcisin, M; Mazzino, A; Repasan, M
2005-01-01
The advection of a passive scalar quantity by incompressible helical turbulent flow has been investigated in the framework of an extended Kraichnan model. Statistical fluctuations of the velocity field are assumed to have the Gaussian distribution with zero mean and defined noise with finite-time correlation. Actual calculations have been done up to two-loop approximation in the framework of the field-theoretic renormalization group approach. It turned out that the space parity violation (helicity) of a stochastic environment does not affect anomalous scaling which is the peculiar attribute of a corresponding model without helicity. However, stability of asymptotic regimes, where anomalous scaling takes place, and the effective diffusivity strongly depend on the amount of helicity.
6. On the estimation of wall pressure coherence using time-resolved tomographic PIV
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Pröbsting, Stefan; Scarano, Fulvio; Bernardini, Matteo; Pirozzoli, Sergio
2013-07-01
Three-dimensional time-resolved velocity field measurements are obtained using a high-speed tomographic Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV) system on a fully developed flat plate turbulent boundary layer for the estimation of wall pressure fluctuations. The work focuses on the applicability of tomographic PIV to compute the coherence of pressure fluctuations, with attention to the estimation of the stream and spanwise coherence length. The latter is required for estimations of aeroacoustic noise radiation by boundary layers and trailing edge flows, but is also of interest for vibro-structural problems. The pressure field is obtained by solving the Poisson equation for incompressible flows, where the source terms are provided by time-resolved velocity field measurements. Measured 3D velocity data is compared to results obtained from planar PIV, and a Direct Numerical Simulation (DNS) at similar Reynolds number. An improved method for the estimation of the material based on a least squares estimator of the velocity derivative along a particle trajectory is proposed and applied. Computed surface pressure fluctuations are further verified by means of simultaneous measurements by a pinhole microphone and compared to the DNS results and a semi-empirical model available from literature. The correlation coefficient for the reconstructed pressure time series with respect to pinhole microphone measurements attains approximately 0.5 for the band-pass filtered signal over the range of frequencies resolved by the velocity field measurements. Scaled power spectra of the pressure at a single point compare favorably to the DNS results and those available from literature. Finally, the coherence of surface pressure fluctuations and the resulting span- and streamwise coherence lengths are estimated and compared to semi-empirical models and DNS results.
7. Granular activated carbon as nucleating agent for aerobic sludge granulation: Effect of GAC size on velocity field differences (GAC versus flocs) and aggregation behavior.
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Zhou, Jia-Heng; Zhao, Hang; Hu, Miao; Yu, Hai-Tian; Xu, Xiang-Yang; Vidonish, Julia; Alvarez, Pedro J J; Zhu, Liang
2015-12-01
Initial cell aggregation plays an important role in the formation of aerobic granules. In this study, three parallel aerobic granular sludge reactors treating low-strength wastewater were established using granular activated carbon (GAC) of different sizes as the nucleating agent. A novel visual quantitative evaluation method was used to discern how GAC size affects velocity field differences (GAC versus flocs) and aggregation behavior during sludge granulation. Results showed that sludge granulation was significantly enhanced by addition of 0.2mm GAC. However, there was no obvious improvement in granulation in reactor amended with 0.6mm GAC. Hydraulic analysis revealed that increase of GAC size enhanced the velocity field difference between flocs and GAC, which decreased the lifecycle and fraction of flocs-GAC aggregates. Overall, based on analysis of aggregation behavior, GAC of suitable sizes (0.2mm) can serve as the nucleating agent to accelerate flocs-GAC coaggregation and formation of aerobic granules. Copyright © 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
8. Some remarks on quantum coherence theory
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Burzynski, A.
1982-01-01
This paper is devoted to the basic topics connected with coherence in quantum mechanics and quantum theory of radiation. In particular the formalism of the normal ordered coherence functions in cases of one and many degrees of freedom is described in detail. A few examples illustrate the analysis of the coherence properties of the various quantum states of the field of radiation. (author)
9. Spin Coherence in Semiconductor Nanostructures
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Flatte, Michael E
2006-01-01
... dots, tuning of spin coherence times for electron spin, tuning of dipolar magnetic fields for nuclear spin, spontaneous spin polarization generation and new designs for spin-based teleportation and spin transistors...
10. A self-consistent two-dimensional resistive fluid theory of field-aligned potential structures including charge separation and magnetic and velocity shear
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Hesse, M.; Birn, J.; Schindler, K.
1990-01-01
A self-consistent two-fluid theory that includes the magnetic field and shear patterns therein is developed to model stationary electrostatic structures with field-aligned potential drops. Shear flow is also included in the theory since this seems to be a prominent feature of the structures of interest. In addition, Ohmic dissipation, a Hall term and pressure gradients in a generalized Ohm's law, modified for cases without quasi-neutrality are included. In the analytic theory, the electrostatic force is balanced by field-aligned pressure gradients, i.e., thermal effects in the direction of the magnetic field, and by pressure gradients and magnetic stresses in the perpendicular direction. Within this theory simple examples of applications are presented to demonstrate the kind of solutions resulting from the model. The results show how the effects of charge separation and shear in the magnetic field and the velocity can be combined to form self-consistent structures such as are found to exist above the aurora, suggested also in association with solar flares
11. Enhanced rotation velocities and electric fields, sub-neoclassical energy transport and density pinch from revisited neoclassical theory
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Rogister, A.
1998-01-01
We show that the large negative radial electric fields which are measured in front of the separatrix in H-mode discharges are easily explainable on the basis of the rigorous 'revisited' neoclassical theory, including finite Larmor radii and inertia effects that was published earlier (Rogister A 1994 Phys. Plasmas 1 619); the same theory naturally leads to sub-neoclassical energy transport and novel particle pinch terms. The calculation has so far been developed only in the high collisionality regime: step sizes comparable to gradient-scale sizes are therefore not required to explain observed properties! Based on the analysis, we conclude that the radial electric field profile develops a well in front of the separatrix when the plasma is unable to sustain ambipolar flows otherwise. (author)
12. Development and application of multiple-quantum coherence techniques for in vivo sodium MRI at high and ultra-high field strengths
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Fiege, Daniel Pascal
2014-01-01
Sodium magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can quantify directly and non-invasively tissue sodium concentration levels in vivo. Tissue sodium concentration levels are tightly regulated and have been shown to be directly linked to cell viability. The intracellular sodium concentration is an even more specific parameter. The triple-quantum filtering (TQF) technique for sodium MRI has been suggested to detect the intracellular sodium only. Despite their huge potential, only few studies with sodium MRI have been carried out because of the long acquisition times of sodium MRI techniques, their susceptibility to static field inhomogeneities and their limited signal-to-noise ratio compared to proton MRI. Three novel techniques that address these limitations are presented in this thesis: (a) a sodium MRI sequence that acquires simultaneously both tissue sodium concentration maps and TQF images, (b) a phase-rotation scheme that allows for the acquisition of static field inhomogeneity insensitive TQF images, and (c) the combination of the two aforementioned techniques with optimised parameters at the ultra-high fi eld strength of 9.4 T in vivo. The SISTINA sequence - simultaneous single-quantum and triple-quantum filtered imaging of 23 Na - is presented. The sequence is based on a TQF acquisition with a Cartesian readout and a three-pulse preparation. The delay between the first two pulses is used for an additional ultra-short echo time 3D radial readout. The method was implemented on a 4T scanner. It is validated in phantoms and in healthy volunteers that this additional readout does not interfere with the TQ preparation. The method is applied to three cases of brain tumours. The tissue sodium concentration maps and TQF images are presented and compared to 1 H MR and positron emission tomography images. The three-pulse TQF preparation is sensitive to static field inhomogeneities. This problem is caused by destructive interference of different coherence pathways. To address
13. Coherent control of third-harmonic-generation by a waveform-controlled two-colour laser field
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Chen, W-J; Chen, W-F; Pan, C-L; Lin, R-Y; Lee, C-K
2013-01-01
We investigate generation of the third harmonic (TH; λ = 355 nm) signal by two-colour excitation (λ = 1064 nm and its second harmonic, λ = 532 nm) in argon gas, with emphasis on the influence of relative phases and intensities of the two-colour pump on the third-order nonlinear frequency conversion process. Perturbative nonlinear optics predicts that the TH signal will oscillate periodically with the relative phases of the two-colour driving laser fields due to the interference of TH signals from a direct third-harmonic-generation (THG) channel and a four-wave mixing (FWM) channel. For the first time, we show unequivocal experimental evidence of this effect. A modulation level as high as 0.35 is achieved by waveform control of the two-colour laser field. The modulation also offers a promising way to retrieve the relative phase value of the two-colour laser field. (letter)
14. Static and Dynamic Reservoir Characterization Using High Resolution P-Wave Velocity Data in Delhi Field, la
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Hussain, S.; Davis, T.
2012-12-01
Static and dynamic reservoir characterization was done on high resolution P-wave seismic data in Delhi Field, LA to study the complex stratigraphy of the Holt-Bryant sands and to delineate the CO2 flow path. The field is undergoing CO2 injection for enhanced oil recovery. The seismic data was bandwidth extended by Geotrace to decrease the tuning thickness effect. Once the authenticity of the added frequencies in the data was determined, the interpretation helped map thin Tuscaloosa and Paluxy sands. Cross-equalization was done on the baseline and monitor surveys to remove the non-repeatable noise in the data. Acoustic impedance (AI) inversion was done on the baseline and monitor surveys to map the changes in AI with CO2 injection in the field. Figure 1 shows the AI percentage change at Base Paluxy. The analysis helped identify areas that were not being swept by CO2. Figure 2 shows the CO2 flow paths in Tuscaloosa formation. The percentage change of AI with CO2 injection and pressure increase corresponded with the fluid substitution modeling results. Time-lapse interpretation helped in delineating the channels, high permeability zones and the bypassed zones in the reservoir.; Figure 1: P-impedance percentage difference map with a 2 ms window centered at the base of Paluxy with the production data from June 2010 overlain; the black dashed line is the oil-water contact; notice the negative impedance change below the OWC. The lighter yellow color shows area where Paluxy is not being swept completely. ; Figure 2: P-impedance percentage difference map at TUSC 7 top; the white triangles are TUSC 7 injectors and the white circles are TUSC 7 producers; the black polygons show the flow paths of CO2.
15. Characterisation of dispersive systems using a coherer
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2002-01-01
Full Text Available The possibility of characterization of aluminium powders using a horizontal coherer has been considered. Al powders of known dimension were treated with a high frequency electromagnetic field or with a DC electric field, which were increased until a dielectric breakdown occurred. Using a multifunctional card PC-428 Electronic Design and a suitable interface between the coherer and PC, the activation time of the coherer was measured as a function of powder dimension and the distance between the coherer electrodes. It was also shown that the average dimension of powders of unknown size could be determined using the coherer.
16. Prediction model of velocity field around circular cylinder over various Reynolds numbers by fusion convolutional neural networks based on pressure on the cylinder
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Jin, Xiaowei; Cheng, Peng; Chen, Wen-Li; Li, Hui
2018-04-01
A data-driven model is proposed for the prediction of the velocity field around a cylinder by fusion convolutional neural networks (CNNs) using measurements of the pressure field on the cylinder. The model is based on the close relationship between the Reynolds stresses in the wake, the wake formation length, and the base pressure. Numerical simulations of flow around a cylinder at various Reynolds numbers are carried out to establish a dataset capturing the effect of the Reynolds number on various flow properties. The time series of pressure fluctuations on the cylinder is converted into a grid-like spatial-temporal topology to be handled as the input of a CNN. A CNN architecture composed of a fusion of paths with and without a pooling layer is designed. This architecture can capture both accurate spatial-temporal information and the features that are invariant of small translations in the temporal dimension of pressure fluctuations on the cylinder. The CNN is trained using the computational fluid dynamics (CFD) dataset to establish the mapping relationship between the pressure fluctuations on the cylinder and the velocity field around the cylinder. Adam (adaptive moment estimation), an efficient method for processing large-scale and high-dimensional machine learning problems, is employed to implement the optimization algorithm. The trained model is then tested over various Reynolds numbers. The predictions of this model are found to agree well with the CFD results, and the data-driven model successfully learns the underlying flow regimes, i.e., the relationship between wake structure and pressure experienced on the surface of a cylinder is well established.
17. Ultrahigh-Resolution Magnetic Resonance in Inhomogeneous Magnetic Fields: Two-Dimensional Long-Lived-Coherence Correlation Spectroscopy
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Chinthalapalli, Srinivas; Bornet, Aurélien; Segawa, Takuya F.; Sarkar, Riddhiman; Jannin, Sami; Bodenhausen, Geoffrey
2012-07-01
A half-century quest for improving resolution in Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) has enabled the study of molecular structures, biological interactions, and fine details of anatomy. This progress largely relied on the advent of sophisticated superconducting magnets that can provide stable and homogeneous fields with temporal and spatial variations below ΔB0/B0LLC-COSY) opens the way to overcome both inhomogeneous and homogeneous broadening, which arise from local variations in static fields and fluctuating dipole-dipole interactions, respectively. LLC-COSY makes it possible to obtain ultrahigh resolution two-dimensional spectra, with linewidths on the order of Δν=0.1 to 1 Hz, even in very inhomogeneous fields (ΔB0/B0>10ppm or 5000 Hz at 9.7 T), and can improve resolution by a factor up to 9 when the homogeneous linewidths are determined by dipole-dipole interactions. The resulting LLC-COSY spectra display chemical shift differences and scalar couplings in two orthogonal dimensions, like in “J spectroscopy.” LLC-COSY does not require any sophisticated gradient switching or frequency-modulated pulses. Applications to in-cell NMR and to magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) of selected volume elements in MRI appear promising, particularly when susceptibility variations tend to preclude high resolution.
18. Globally coherent short duration magnetic field transients and their effect on ground based gravitational-wave detectors
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Kowalska-Leszczynska, Izabela; Bulik, Tomasz; Bizouard, Marie-Anne; Robinet, Florent; Christensen, Nelson; Rohde, Maximilian; Coughlin, Michael; Gołkowski, Mark; Kubisz, Jerzy; Kulak, Andrzej; Mlynarczyk, Janusz
2017-01-01
It has been recognized that the magnetic fields from the Schumann resonances could affect the search for a stochastic gravitational-wave background by LIGO and Virgo. Presented here are the observations of short duration magnetic field transients that are coincident in the magnetometers at the LIGO and Virgo sites. Data from low-noise magnetometers in Poland and Colorado, USA, are also used and show short duration magnetic transients of global extent. We measure at least 2.3 coincident (between Poland and Colorado) magnetic transient events per day where one of the pulses exceeds 200 pT. Given the recently measured values of the magnetic coupling to differential arm motion for Advanced LIGO, there would be a few events per day that would appear simultaneously at the gravitational-wave detector sites and could move the test masses of order 10 −18 m. We confirm that in the advanced detector era short duration transient gravitational-wave searches must account for correlated magnetic field noise in the global detector network. (paper)
19. Monitoring of the spatio-temporal change in the interplate coupling at northeastern Japan subduction zone based on the spatial gradients of surface velocity field
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Iinuma, Takeshi
2018-04-01
A monitoring method to grasp the spatio-temporal change in the interplate coupling in a subduction zone based on the spatial gradients of surface displacement rate fields is proposed. I estimated the spatio-temporal change in the interplate coupling along the plate boundary in northeastern (NE) Japan by applying the proposed method to the surface displacement rates based on global positioning system observations. The gradient of the surface velocities is calculated in each swath configured along the direction normal to the Japan Trench for time windows such as 0.5, 1, 2, 3 and 5 yr being shifted by one week during the period of 1997-2016. The gradient of the horizontal velocities is negative and has a large magnitude when the interplate coupling at the shallow part (less than approximately 50 km in depth) beneath the profile is strong, and the sign of the gradient of the vertical velocity is sensitive to the existence of the coupling at the deep part (greater than approximately 50 km in depth). The trench-parallel variation of the spatial gradients of a displacement rate field clearly corresponds to the trench-parallel variation of the amplitude of the interplate coupling on the plate interface, as well as the rupture areas of previous interplate earthquakes. Temporal changes in the trench-parallel variation of the spatial gradient of the displacement rate correspond to the strengthening or weakening of the interplate coupling. We can monitor the temporal change in the interplate coupling state by calculating the spatial gradients of the surface displacement rate field to some extent without performing inversion analyses with applying certain constraint conditions that sometimes cause over- and/or underestimation at areas of limited spatial resolution far from the observation network. The results of the calculation confirm known interplate events in the NE Japan subduction zone, such as the post-seismic slip of the 2003 M8.0 Tokachi-oki and 2005 M7.2 Miyagi
20. Difference of horizontal-to-vertical spectral ratios of observed earthquakes and microtremors and its application to S-wave velocity inversion based on the diffuse field concept
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Kawase, Hiroshi; Mori, Yuta; Nagashima, Fumiaki
2018-01-01
We have been discussing the validity of using the horizontal-to-vertical spectral ratios (HVRs) as a substitute for S-wave amplifications after Nakamura first proposed the idea in 1989. So far a formula for HVRs had not been derived that fully utilized their physical characteristics until a recent proposal based on the diffuse field concept. There is another source of confusion that comes from the mixed use of HVRs from earthquake and microtremors, although their wave fields are hardly the same. In this study, we compared HVRs from observed microtremors (MHVR) and those from observed earthquake motions (EHVR) at one hundred K-NET and KiK-net stations. We found that MHVR and EHVR share similarities, especially until their first peak frequency, but have significant differences in the higher frequency range. This is because microtremors mainly consist of surface waves so that peaks associated with higher modes would not be prominent, while seismic motions mainly consist of upwardly propagating plain body waves so that higher mode resonances can be seen in high frequency. We defined here the spectral amplitude ratio between them as EMR and calculated their average. We categorize all the sites into five bins by their fundamental peak frequencies in MHVR. Once we obtained EMRs for five categories, we back-calculated EHVRs from MHVRs, which we call pseudo-EHVRs (pEHVR). We found that pEHVR is much closer to EHVR than MHVR. Then we use our inversion code to invert the one-dimensional S-wave velocity structures from EHVRs based on the diffuse field concept. We also applied the same code to pEHVRs and MHVRs for comparison. We found that pEHVRs yield velocity structures much closer to those by EHVRs than those by MHVRs. This is natural since what we have done up to here is circular except for the average operation in EMRs. Finally, we showed independent examples of data not used in the EMR calculation, where better ground structures were successfully identified from p
1. Coherence of light. 2. ed.
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Perina, J.
1985-01-01
This book puts the theory of coherence of light on a rigorous mathematical footing. It deals with the classical and quantum theories and with their inter-relationships, including many results from the author's own research. Particular attention is paid to the detection of optical fields, using the correlation functions, photocount statistics and coherent state. Radiometry with light fields of arbitrary states of coherence is discussed and the coherent state methods are demonstrated by photon statistics of radiation in random and nonlinear media, using the Heisenberg-Langevin and Fokker-Planck approaches to the interaction of radiation with matter. Many experimental and theoretical results are compared. A full list of references to theoretical and experimental literature is provided. The book is intended for researchers and postgraduate students in the fields of quantum optics, quantum electronics, statistical optics, nonlinear optics, optical communication and optoelectronics. (Auth.)
2. Challenges and advantages in wide-field optical coherence tomography angiography imaging of the human retinal and choroidal vasculature at 1.7-MHz A-scan rate
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Poddar, Raju; Migacz, Justin V.; Schwartz, Daniel M.; Werner, John S.; Gorczynska, Iwona
2017-10-01
We present noninvasive, three-dimensional, depth-resolved imaging of human retinal and choroidal blood circulation with a swept-source optical coherence tomography (OCT) system at 1065-nm center wavelength. Motion contrast OCT imaging was performed with the phase-variance OCT angiography method. A Fourier-domain mode-locked light source was used to enable an imaging rate of 1.7 MHz. We experimentally demonstrate the challenges and advantages of wide-field OCT angiography (OCTA). In the discussion, we consider acquisition time, scanning area, scanning density, and their influence on visualization of selected features of the retinal and choroidal vascular networks. The OCTA imaging was performed with a field of view of 16 deg (5 mm×5 mm) and 30 deg (9 mm×9 mm). Data were presented in en face projections generated from single volumes and in en face projection mosaics generated from up to 4 datasets. OCTA imaging at 1.7 MHz A-scan rate was compared with results obtained from a commercial OCTA instrument and with conventional ophthalmic diagnostic methods: fundus photography, fluorescein, and indocyanine green angiography. Comparison of images obtained from all methods is demonstrated using the same eye of a healthy volunteer. For example, imaging of retinal pathology is presented in three cases of advanced age-related macular degeneration.
3. Coherence and Sense of Coherence
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Dau, Susanne
2014-01-01
Constraints in the implementation of models of blended learning can be explained by several causes, but in this paper, it is illustrated that lack of sense of coherence is a major factor of these constraints along with the referential whole of the perceived learning environments. The question exa...
4. The diagnostic use of choroidal thickness analysis and its correlation with visual field indices in glaucoma using spectral domain optical coherence tomography.
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Zhongjing Lin
Full Text Available To evaluate the quantitative characteristics of choroidal thickness in primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG, normal tension glaucoma (NTG and in normal eyes using spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT. To evaluate the diagnostic ability of choroidal thickness in glaucoma and to determine the correlation between choroidal thickness and visual field parameters in glaucoma.A total of 116 subjects including 40 POAG, 30 NTG and 46 healthy subjects were enrolled in this study. Choroidal thickness measurements were acquired in the macular and peripapillary regions using SD-OCT. All subjects underwent white-on-white (W/W and blue-on-yellow (B/Y visual field tests using Humphrey Field Analyzer. The receiver operating characteristic (ROC curve and the area under curve (AUC were generated to assess the discriminating power of choroidal thickness for glaucoma. Pearson's correlation coefficients were calculated to assess the structure function correlation for glaucoma patients.No significant differences were observed for macular choroidal thickness among the different groups (all P > 0.05. Regarding the peripapillary choroidal thickness (PPCT, significant differences were observed among the three groups (all P 0.05, but showed significant correlations with B/Y MD (all P < 0.05. In the early glaucomatous eyes, PPCT showed significant correlations with W/W MD and B/Y MD (all P < 0.05.In our study, peripapillary choroidal thickness measured on OCT showed a low to moderate but statistically significant diagnostic power and a significant correlation with blue-on-yellow visual field indices in glaucoma. This may indicate a potential adjunct for peripapillary choroidal thickness in glaucoma diagnosis.
5. ‘Postage-stamp PIV’: small velocity fields at 400 kHz for turbulence spectra measurements
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Beresh, Steven J.; Henfling, John F.; Spillers, Russell W.; Spitzer, Seth M.
2018-03-01
Time-resolved particle image velocimetry recently has been demonstrated in high-speed flows using a pulse-burst laser at repetition rates reaching 50 kHz. Turbulent behavior can be measured at still higher frequencies if the field of view is greatly reduced and lower laser pulse energy is accepted. Current technology allows image acquisition at 400 kHz for sequences exceeding 4000 frames but for an array of only 128 × 120 pixels, giving the moniker of ‘postage-stamp PIV’. The technique has been tested far downstream of a supersonic jet exhausting into a transonic crossflow. Two-component measurements appear valid until 120 kHz, at which point a noise floor emerges whose magnitude is dependent on the reduction of peak locking. Stereoscopic measurement offers three-component data for turbulent kinetic energy spectra, but exhibits a reduced signal bandwidth and higher noise in the out-of-plane component due to the oblique camera images. The resulting spectra reveal two regions exhibiting power-law dependence describing the turbulent decay. The frequency response of the present measurement configuration exceeds nearly all previous velocimetry measurements in high speed flow.
6. Coherent control of D2/H2 dissociative ionization by a mid-infrared two-color laser field
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Wanie, Vincent; Ibrahim, Heide; Beaulieu, Samuel; Thiré, Nicolas; Schmidt, Bruno E; Légaré, François; Deng, Yunpei; Alnaser, Ali S; Litvinyuk, Igor V; Tong, Xiao-Min
2016-01-01
Steering the electrons during an ultrafast photo-induced process in a molecule influences the chemical behavior of the system, opening the door to the control of photochemical reactions and photobiological processes. Electrons can be efficiently localized using a strong laser field with a well-designed temporal shape of the electric component. Consequently, many experiments have been performed with laser sources in the near-infrared region (800 nm) in the interest of studying and enhancing the electron localization. However, due to its limited accessibility, the mid-infrared (MIR) range has barely been investigated, although it allows to efficiently control small molecules and even more complex systems. To push further the manipulation of basic chemical mechanisms, we used a MIR two-color (1800 and 900 nm) laser field to ionize H 2 and D 2 molecules and to steer the remaining electron during the photo-induced dissociation. The study of this prototype reaction led to the simultaneous control of four fragmentation channels. The results are well reproduced by a theoretical model solving the time-dependent Schrödinger equation for the molecular ion, identifying the involved dissociation mechanisms. By varying the relative phase between the two colors, asymmetries (i.e., electron localization selectivity) of up to 65% were obtained, corresponding to enhanced or equivalent levels of control compared to previous experiments. Experimentally easier to implement, the use of a two-color laser field leads to a better electron localization than carrier-envelope phase stabilized pulses and applying the technique in the MIR range reveals more dissociation channels than at 800 nm. (paper)
7. Effect of ion orbit loss on the structure in the H-mode tokamak edge pedestal profiles of rotation velocity, radial electric field, density, and temperature
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Stacey, Weston M.
2013-01-01
An investigation of the effect of ion orbit loss of thermal ions and the compensating return ion current directly on the radial ion flux flowing in the plasma, and thereby indirectly on the toroidal and poloidal rotation velocity profiles, the radial electric field, density, and temperature profiles, and the interpretation of diffusive and non-diffusive transport coefficients in the plasma edge, is described. Illustrative calculations for a high-confinement H-mode DIII-D [J. Luxon, Nucl. Fusion 42, 614 (2002)] plasma are presented and compared with experimental results. Taking into account, ion orbit loss of thermal ions and the compensating return ion current is found to have a significant effect on the structure of the radial profiles of these quantities in the edge plasma, indicating the necessity of taking ion orbit loss effects into account in interpreting or predicting these quantities
8. A free software for pore-scale modelling: solving Stokes equation for velocity fields and permeability values in 3D pore geometries
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Gerke, Kirill; Vasilyev, Roman; Khirevich, Siarhei; Karsanina, Marina; Collins, Daniel; Korost, Dmitry; Mallants, Dirk
2015-01-01
In this contribution we introduce a novel free software which solves the Stokes equation to obtain velocity fields for low Reynolds-number flows within externally generated 3D pore geometries. Provided with velocity fields, one can calculate permeability for known pressure gradient boundary conditions via Darcy's equation. Finite-difference schemes of 2nd and 4th order of accuracy are used together with an artificial compressibility method to iteratively converge to a steady-state solution of Stokes' equation. This numerical approach is much faster and less computationally demanding than the majority of open-source or commercial softwares employing other algorithms (finite elements/volumes, lattice Boltzmann, etc.) The software consists of two parts: 1) a pre and post-processing graphical interface, and 2) a solver. The latter is efficiently parallelized to use any number of available cores (the speedup on 16 threads was up to 10-12 depending on hardware). Due to parallelization and memory optimization our software can be used to obtain solutions for 300x300x300 voxels geometries on modern desktop PCs. The software was successfully verified by testing it against lattice Boltzmann simulations and analytical solutions. To illustrate the software's applicability for numerous problems in Earth Sciences, a number of case studies have been developed: 1) identifying the representative elementary volume for permeability determination within a sandstone sample, 2) derivation of permeability/hydraulic conductivity values for rock and soil samples and comparing those with experimentally obtained values, 3) revealing the influence of the amount of fine-textured material such as clay on filtration properties of sandy soil. This work was partially supported by RSF grant 14-17-00658 (pore-scale modelling) and RFBR grants 13-04-00409-a and 13-05-01176-a.
9. A free software for pore-scale modelling: solving Stokes equation for velocity fields and permeability values in 3D pore geometries
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Gerke, Kirill
2015-04-01
In this contribution we introduce a novel free software which solves the Stokes equation to obtain velocity fields for low Reynolds-number flows within externally generated 3D pore geometries. Provided with velocity fields, one can calculate permeability for known pressure gradient boundary conditions via Darcy\\'s equation. Finite-difference schemes of 2nd and 4th order of accuracy are used together with an artificial compressibility method to iteratively converge to a steady-state solution of Stokes\\' equation. This numerical approach is much faster and less computationally demanding than the majority of open-source or commercial softwares employing other algorithms (finite elements/volumes, lattice Boltzmann, etc.) The software consists of two parts: 1) a pre and post-processing graphical interface, and 2) a solver. The latter is efficiently parallelized to use any number of available cores (the speedup on 16 threads was up to 10-12 depending on hardware). Due to parallelization and memory optimization our software can be used to obtain solutions for 300x300x300 voxels geometries on modern desktop PCs. The software was successfully verified by testing it against lattice Boltzmann simulations and analytical solutions. To illustrate the software\\'s applicability for numerous problems in Earth Sciences, a number of case studies have been developed: 1) identifying the representative elementary volume for permeability determination within a sandstone sample, 2) derivation of permeability/hydraulic conductivity values for rock and soil samples and comparing those with experimentally obtained values, 3) revealing the influence of the amount of fine-textured material such as clay on filtration properties of sandy soil. This work was partially supported by RSF grant 14-17-00658 (pore-scale modelling) and RFBR grants 13-04-00409-a and 13-05-01176-a.
10. A time-space synchronization of coherent Doppler scanning lidars for 3D measurements of wind fields
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Vasiljevic, Nikola
initiates the laser pulse emission and acquisition of the backscattered light, while the two servo motors conduct the scanner head rotation that provides means to direct the laser pulses into the atmosphere. By controlling the rotation of the three motors from the motion controller the strict......-dimensional flow field by emitting the laser beams from the three spatially separated lidars, directing them to intersect, and moving the beam intersection over an area of interest. Each individual lidar was engineered to be powered by two real servo motors, and one virtual stepper motor. The stepper motor...... synchronization and time control of the emission, steering and acquisition were achieved, resulting that the complete lidar measurement process is controlled from the single hardware component. The system was formed using a novel approach, in which the master computer simultaneously coordinates the remote lidars...
11. New GPS velocity field in the northern Andes (Peru - Ecuador - Colombia): heterogeneous locking along the subduction, northeastwards motion of the Northern Andes
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Nocquet, J.; Mothes, P. A.; Villegas Lanza, J.; Chlieh, M.; Jarrin, P.; Vallée, M.; Tavera, H.; Ruiz, G.; Regnier, M.; Rolandone, F.
2010-12-01
Rapid subduction of the Nazca plate beneath the northen Andes margin (~6 cm/yr) results in two different processes: (1) elastic stress is accumulating along the Nazca/South American plate interface which is responsible for one of the largest megathrust earthquake sequences during the last century. The 500-km-long rupture zone of the 1906 (Mw= 8.8) event was partially reactivated by three events from the 1942 (Mw = 7.8), 1958 (Mw = 7.7), to the 1979 (Mw = 8.2). However, south of latitude 1°S, no M>8 earthquake has been reported in the last three centuries, suggesting that this area is slipping aseismically (2) permanent deformation causes opening of the Gulf of Guayaquil, with northeastwards motion of the Northern Andean Block (NAB). We present a new GPS velocity field covering the northern Andes from south of the Gulf of Guayaquil to the Caribbean plate. Our velocity field includes new continuously-recording GPS stations installed along the Ecuadorian coast, together with campaign sites observed since 1994 in the CASA project (Kellogg et al., 1989). We first estimate the long-term kinematics of the NAB in a joint inversion including GPS data, earthquake slip vectors, and quaternary slip rates on major faults. The inversion provides an Euler pole located at long. -107.8°E, lat. 36.2°N, 0.091°/Ma and indicates little internal deformation of the NAB (wrms=1.2 mm/yr). As a consequence, 30% of the obliquity of the Nazca/South America motion is accommodated by transcurrent to transpressive motion along the eastern boundary of the NAB. Residual velocities with respect to the NAB are then modeled in terms Models indicate a patchwork of highly coupled asperities encompassed by aseismic patches over the area of rupture of the M~8.8 1906 earthquake. Very low coupling is found along the southern Ecuadorian and northern Peru subduction.
12. Crustal deformation characteristics of Sichuan-Yunnan region in China on the constraint of multi-periods of GPS velocity fields
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Yue, Caiya; Dang, Yamin; Dai, Huayang; Yang, Qiang; Wang, Xiankai
2018-04-01
In order to obtain deformation parameters in each block of Sichuan-Yunnan Region (SYG) in China by stages and establish a dynamic model about the variation of the strain rate fields and the surface expansion in this area, we taken the Global Positioning System (GPS) sites velocity in the region as constrained condition and taken advantage of the block strain calculation model based on spherical surface. We also analyzed the deformation of the active blocks in the whole SYG before and after the Wenchuan earthquake, and analyzed the deformation of active blocks near the epicenter of the Wenchuan earthquake in detail. The results show that, (1) Under the effects of the carving from India plate and the crimping from the potential energy of Tibetan Plateau for a long time, there is a certain periodicity in crustal deformation in SYG. And the period change and the earthquake occurrence have a good agreement. (2) The differences in GPS velocity fields relative Eurasian reference frame shows that the Wenchuan earthquake and the Ya'an earthquake mainly affect the crustal movement in the central and southern part of SYG, and the average velocity difference is about 4-8 mm/a for the Wenchuan earthquake and 2-4 mm/a for the Ya'an earthquake. (3) For the Wenchuan earthquake, the average strain changed from 10 to 20 nanostrian/a before earthquake to 40-50 nanostrian/a after the earthquake, but before and after the Ya'an earthquake, the strain value increased from about 15 nanostrian/a to about 30 nanostrian/a. (4) The Wenchuan earthquake has changed the strain parameter of each active block more or less. Especially, the Longmen block and Chengdu block near the epicenter. The research provides fundamental material for the study of the dynamic mechanism of the push extrusion from the north-east of the India plate and the crimp from Qinghai Tibet Plateau, and it also provides support for the study of crustal stress variation and earthquake prediction in Sichuan Yunnan region.
13. Extreme sub-wavelength atom localization via coherent population trapping
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Agarwal, Girish S.; Kapale, Kishore T.
2005-01-01
We demonstrate an atom localization scheme based on monitoring of the atomic coherences. We consider atomic transitions in a Lambda configuration where the control field is a standing wave field. The probe field and the control field produce coherence between the two ground states. We show that this coherence has the same fringe pattern as produced by a Fabry-Perot interferometer and thus measurement of the atomic coherence would localize the atom. Interestingly enough the role of the cavity ...
14. Using the phase-space imager to analyze partially coherent imaging systems: bright-field, phase contrast, differential interference contrast, differential phase contrast, and spiral phase contrast
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Mehta, Shalin B.; Sheppard, Colin J. R.
2010-05-01
Various methods that use large illumination aperture (i.e. partially coherent illumination) have been developed for making transparent (i.e. phase) specimens visible. These methods were developed to provide qualitative contrast rather than quantitative measurement-coherent illumination has been relied upon for quantitative phase analysis. Partially coherent illumination has some important advantages over coherent illumination and can be used for measurement of the specimen's phase distribution. However, quantitative analysis and image computation in partially coherent systems have not been explored fully due to the lack of a general, physically insightful and computationally efficient model of image formation. We have developed a phase-space model that satisfies these requirements. In this paper, we employ this model (called the phase-space imager) to elucidate five different partially coherent systems mentioned in the title. We compute images of an optical fiber under these systems and verify some of them with experimental images. These results and simulated images of a general phase profile are used to compare the contrast and the resolution of the imaging systems. We show that, for quantitative phase imaging of a thin specimen with matched illumination, differential phase contrast offers linear transfer of specimen information to the image. We also show that the edge enhancement properties of spiral phase contrast are compromised significantly as the coherence of illumination is reduced. The results demonstrate that the phase-space imager model provides a useful framework for analysis, calibration, and design of partially coherent imaging methods.
15. Dynamical critical scaling of electric field fluctuations in the greater cusp and magnetotail implied by HF radar observations of F-region Doppler velocity
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M. L. Parkinson
2006-03-01
Full Text Available Akasofu's solar wind ε parameter describes the coupling of solar wind energy to the magnetosphere and ionosphere. Analysis of fluctuations in ε using model independent scaling techniques including the peaks of probability density functions (PDFs and generalised structure function (GSF analysis show the fluctuations were self-affine (mono-fractal, single exponent scaling over 9 octaves of time scale from ~46 s to ~9.1 h. However, the peak scaling exponent α0 was a function of the fluctuation bin size, so caution is required when comparing the exponents for different data sets sampled in different ways. The same generic scaling techniques revealed the organisation and functional form of concurrent fluctuations in azimuthal magnetospheric electric fields implied by SuperDARN HF radar measurements of line-of-sight Doppler velocity, vLOS, made in the high-latitude austral ionosphere. The PDFs of vLOS fluctuation were calculated for time scales between 1 min and 256 min, and were sorted into noon sector results obtained with the Halley radar, and midnight sector results obtained with the TIGER radar. The PDFs were further sorted according to the orientation of the interplanetary magnetic field, as well as ionospheric regions of high and low Doppler spectral width. High spectral widths tend to occur at higher latitude, mostly on open field lines but also on closed field lines just equatorward of the open-closed boundary, whereas low spectral widths are concentrated on closed field lines deeper inside the magnetosphere. The vLOS fluctuations were most self-affine (i.e. like the solar wind ε parameter on the high spectral width field lines in the noon sector ionosphere (i.e. the greater cusp, but suggested multi-fractal behaviour on closed field lines in the midnight sector (i.e. the central plasma sheet. Long tails in the PDFs imply that "microbursts" in ionospheric convection
16. Dynamical critical scaling of electric field fluctuations in the greater cusp and magnetotail implied by HF radar observations of F-region Doppler velocity
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M. L. Parkinson
2006-03-01
Full Text Available Akasofu's solar wind ε parameter describes the coupling of solar wind energy to the magnetosphere and ionosphere. Analysis of fluctuations in ε using model independent scaling techniques including the peaks of probability density functions (PDFs and generalised structure function (GSF analysis show the fluctuations were self-affine (mono-fractal, single exponent scaling over 9 octaves of time scale from ~46 s to ~9.1 h. However, the peak scaling exponent α0 was a function of the fluctuation bin size, so caution is required when comparing the exponents for different data sets sampled in different ways. The same generic scaling techniques revealed the organisation and functional form of concurrent fluctuations in azimuthal magnetospheric electric fields implied by SuperDARN HF radar measurements of line-of-sight Doppler velocity, vLOS, made in the high-latitude austral ionosphere. The PDFs of vLOS fluctuation were calculated for time scales between 1 min and 256 min, and were sorted into noon sector results obtained with the Halley radar, and midnight sector results obtained with the TIGER radar. The PDFs were further sorted according to the orientation of the interplanetary magnetic field, as well as ionospheric regions of high and low Doppler spectral width. High spectral widths tend to occur at higher latitude, mostly on open field lines but also on closed field lines just equatorward of the open-closed boundary, whereas low spectral widths are concentrated on closed field lines deeper inside the magnetosphere. The vLOS fluctuations were most self-affine (i.e. like the solar wind ε parameter on the high spectral width field lines in the noon sector ionosphere (i.e. the greater cusp, but suggested multi-fractal behaviour on closed field lines in the midnight sector (i.e. the central plasma sheet. Long tails in the PDFs imply that "microbursts" in ionospheric convection occur far more frequently, especially on open field lines, than can be
17. In vivo imaging through the entire thickness of human cornea by full-field optical coherence tomography
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Mazlin, Viacheslav; Xiao, Peng; Dalimier, Eugénie; Grieve, Kate; Irsch, Kristina; Sahel, José; Fink, Mathias; Boccara, Claude
2018-02-01
Despite obvious improvements in visualization of the in vivo cornea through the faster imaging speeds and higher axial resolutions, cellular imaging stays unresolvable task for OCT, as en face viewing with a high lateral resolution is required. The latter is possible with FFOCT, a method that relies on a camera, moderate numerical aperture (NA) objectives and an incoherent light source to provide en face images with a micrometer-level resolution. Recently, we for the first time demonstrated the ability of FFOCT to capture images from the in vivo human cornea1. In the current paper we present an extensive study of appearance of healthy in vivo human corneas under FFOCT examination. En face corneal images with a micrometer-level resolution were obtained from the three healthy subjects. For each subject it was possible to acquire images through the entire corneal depth and visualize the epithelium structures, Bowman's layer, sub-basal nerve plexus (SNP) fibers, anterior, middle and posterior stroma, endothelial cells with nuclei. Dimensions and densities of the structures visible with FFOCT, are in agreement with those seen by other cornea imaging methods. Cellular-level details in the images obtained together with the relatively large field-of-view (FOV) and contactless way of imaging make this device a promising candidate for becoming a new tool in ophthalmological diagnostics.
18. 1550 nm superluminescent diode and anti-Stokes effect CCD camera based optical coherence tomography for full-field optical metrology
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Kredzinski, Lukasz; Connelly, Michael J.
2011-06-01
Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) is a promising non-invasive imaging technology capable of carrying out 3D high-resolution cross-sectional images of the internal microstructure of examined material. However, almost all of these systems are expensive, requiring the use of complex optical setups, expensive light sources and complicated scanning of the sample under test. In addition most of these systems have not taken advantage of the competitively priced optical components available at wavelength within the main optical communications band located in the 1550 nm region. A comparatively simple and inexpensive full-field OCT system (FF-OCT), based on a superluminescent diode (SLD) light source and anti-stokes imaging device was constructed, to perform 3D cross-sectional imaging. This kind of inexpensive setup with moderate resolution could be easily applicable in low-level biomedical and industrial diagnostics. This paper involves calibration of the system and determines its suitability for imaging structures of biological tissues such as teeth, which has low absorption at 1550 nm.
19. Label-free characterization of vitrification-induced morphology changes in single-cell embryos with full-field optical coherence tomography
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Zarnescu, Livia; Leung, Michael C.; Abeyta, Michael; Sudkamp, Helge; Baer, Thomas; Behr, Barry; Ellerbee, Audrey K.
2015-09-01
Vitrification is an increasingly popular method of embryo cryopreservation that is used in assisted reproductive technology. Although vitrification has high post-thaw survival rates compared to other freezing techniques, its long-term effects on embryo development are still poorly understood. We demonstrate an application of full-field optical coherence tomography (FF-OCT) to visualize the effects of vitrification on live single-cell (2 pronuclear) mouse embryos without harmful labels. Using FF-OCT, we observed that vitrification causes a significant increase in the aggregation of structures within the embryo cytoplasm, consistent with reports in literature based on fluorescence techniques. We quantify the degree of aggregation with an objective metric, the cytoplasmic aggregation (CA) score, and observe a high degree of correlation between the CA scores of FF-OCT images of embryos and of fluorescence images of their mitochondria. Our results indicate that FF-OCT shows promise as a label-free assessment of the effects of vitrification on embryo mitochondria distribution. The CA score provides a quantitative metric to describe the degree to which embryos have been affected by vitrification and could aid clinicians in selecting embryos for transfer.
20. Compact akinetic swept source optical coherence tomography angiography at 1060 nm supporting a wide field of view and adaptive optics imaging modes of the posterior eye.
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Salas, Matthias; Augustin, Marco; Felberer, Franz; Wartak, Andreas; Laslandes, Marie; Ginner, Laurin; Niederleithner, Michael; Ensher, Jason; Minneman, Michael P; Leitgeb, Rainer A; Drexler, Wolfgang; Levecq, Xavier; Schmidt-Erfurth, Ursula; Pircher, Michael
2018-04-01
Imaging of the human retina with high resolution is an essential step towards improved diagnosis and treatment control. In this paper, we introduce a compact, clinically user-friendly instrument based on swept source optical coherence tomography (SS-OCT). A key feature of the system is the realization of two different operation modes. The first operation mode is similar to conventional OCT imaging and provides large field of view (FoV) images (up to 45° × 30°) of the human retina and choroid with standard resolution. The second operation mode enables it to optically zoom into regions of interest with high transverse resolution using adaptive optics (AO). The FoV of this second operation mode (AO-OCT mode) is 3.0° × 2.8° and enables the visualization of individual retinal cells such as cone photoreceptors or choriocapillaris. The OCT engine is based on an akinetic swept source at 1060 nm and provides an A-scan rate of 200 kHz. Structural as well as angiographic information can be retrieved from the retina and choroid in both operational modes. The capabilities of the prototype are demonstrated in healthy and diseased eyes. | {"extraction_info": {"found_math": true, "script_math_tex": 0, "script_math_asciimath": 0, "math_annotations": 0, "math_alttext": 0, "mathml": 0, "mathjax_tag": 0, "mathjax_inline_tex": 0, "mathjax_display_tex": 0, "mathjax_asciimath": 1, "img_math": 0, "codecogs_latex": 0, "wp_latex": 0, "mimetex.cgi": 0, "/images/math/codecogs": 0, "mathtex.cgi": 0, "katex": 0, "math-container": 0, "wp-katex-eq": 0, "align": 0, "equation": 0, "x-ck12": 0, "texerror": 0, "math_score": 0.8276193141937256, "perplexity": 2768.7951932142196}, "config": {"markdown_headings": true, "markdown_code": true, "boilerplate_config": {"ratio_threshold": 0.18, "absolute_threshold": 10, "end_threshold": 15, "enable": true}, "remove_buttons": true, "remove_image_figures": true, "remove_link_clusters": true, "table_config": {"min_rows": 2, "min_cols": 3, "format": "plain"}, "remove_chinese": true, "remove_edit_buttons": true, "extract_latex": true}, "warc_path": "s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-51/segments/1544376823303.28/warc/CC-MAIN-20181210034333-20181210055833-00063.warc.gz"} |
http://www.altdevblogaday.com/2011/12/12/mathematics-for-game-developers-5-real-numbers-part-1/ | The site was down over the weekend, when this post was due. So I’m declaring today to be Saturday. In reality, it’s much too late on Monday night for me to be writing anything. So this will be short, and likely make even less sense than normal.
Last time, we ended with a definition of the rational numbers, and I observed that they should be enough for any use: they are packed densely on the number line, with infinitely many filling the gap between any two. How could there be any more numbers? Where would they go?
I’m sure you are all familiar with Pythagoras’ theorem: in a right triangle, the square of the side opposite the right angle (the hypotenuse) is equal to the sum of the squares of the other two sides. This gives us a way to calculate the length of the diagonal of a unit square: the diagonal is the hypotenuse, and the square of its length is the sum of the squares of two adjacent sides of the square. If we denote the length of the diagonal by $latex d$, we have $latex d^2 = 1^2 + 1^2$, or $latex d^2 = 2$.
So what rational number is $latex d$? Since it’s a length, it is clearly positive. So there must be positive integers $latex a$ and $latex b$ such that $latex d = \frac{a}{b}$. There will be many possible pairs, and it’s useful to chose the smallest. In that case, $latex a$ and $latex b$ will have no common divisor: if they did, we could divide both by that common divisor, and get a smaller pair.
Since $latex a$ and $latex b$ have no common divisor, it follows that at most one of them is even: they can’t both be, or they’d both be divisible by 2. Remember that bit. It’s important.
Now, let’s plug $latex d = \frac{a}{b}$ into the equation from Pythagoras’ theorem: $latex \left(\frac{a}{b}\right)^2 = 2$. After a little routine rearrangement, that gives us $latex a^2 = 2b^2$. And that means $latex a^2$ is even.
Since the square of an odd number is always an odd number, it follows that $latex a$ can’t be odd. It must be even, which means there is some integer $latex c$ such that $latex a = 2c$. We can plug that back into the equation, giving $latex (2c)^2 = 4c^2 = 2b^2$. Divide it all by 2, and we have $latex 2c^2 = b^2$. So, by the same logic, $latex b$ must be even too.
But wait. Didn’t we just say that $latex a$ and $latex b$ have no common divisor? They can’t both be even. We’ve managed to prove a contradiction, and that means our original assumption cannot be true. That assumption was that $latex d$ is a rational number.
If you’re an ancient Greek mathematician, this comes as a bit of a shock. Mathematics is geometry. Numbers are lengths and areas and volumes. But that means there are numbers that are not rational.
So how do we define these numbers? This is a difficult question. We could define them to be the solutions of equations like $latex d^2 = r$, where $latex r$ is a rational number, but it this clearly doesn’t cover all possible lengths. We could define them to be the solutions of general polynomial equations (like $latex 5x^3 + 3x^2 -18x + 7 = 0$), but it’s very hard to see how we’d define operations like addition on them (and it also turns out that numbers like $latex \pi$ wouldn’t be included).
The solution isn’t obvious. As yet, I’m not sure how to go about introducing it, and it’s too late to think very clearly, so you’ll have to be patient.
My next post is scheduled for the 25th, and for a Christmas treat I’d like to put these numbers aside and give you one of my favourite proofs. The result is familiar – that there are infinitely many primes – but the proof is not the one you might know. | {"extraction_info": {"found_math": true, "script_math_tex": 0, "script_math_asciimath": 0, "math_annotations": 0, "math_alttext": 0, "mathml": 0, "mathjax_tag": 0, "mathjax_inline_tex": 1, "mathjax_display_tex": 0, "mathjax_asciimath": 0, "img_math": 0, "codecogs_latex": 0, "wp_latex": 0, "mimetex.cgi": 0, "/images/math/codecogs": 0, "mathtex.cgi": 0, "katex": 0, "math-container": 0, "wp-katex-eq": 0, "align": 0, "equation": 0, "x-ck12": 0, "texerror": 0, "math_score": 0.9282159209251404, "perplexity": 223.1297392646996}, "config": {"markdown_headings": false, "markdown_code": true, "boilerplate_config": {"ratio_threshold": 0.18, "absolute_threshold": 10, "end_threshold": 15, "enable": true}, "remove_buttons": true, "remove_image_figures": true, "remove_link_clusters": true, "table_config": {"min_rows": 2, "min_cols": 3, "format": "plain"}, "remove_chinese": true, "remove_edit_buttons": true, "extract_latex": true}, "warc_path": "s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2014-10/segments/1394011267211/warc/CC-MAIN-20140305092107-00096-ip-10-183-142-35.ec2.internal.warc.gz"} |
https://www.electricalexams.co/main-and-auxiliary-winding-impedance-50-hz/ | The main and auxiliary winding impedance of a 50-Hz, capacitor-start single-phase induction motor are Zm = (3 + j3) ohm and Za = (7 + j3) ohm. Determine the value of the capacitor to be connected in series with the auxiliary winding to achieve a phase difference of 90° between the currents of the two windings at start.
The main and auxiliary winding impedance of a 50-Hz, capacitor-start single-phase induction motor are Zm = (3 + j3) ohm and Za = (7 + j3) ohm. Determine the value of the capacitor to be connected in series with the auxiliary winding to achieve a phase difference of 90° between the currents of the two windings at start.
SOLUTION
Given that ∅a + ∅m = 90°
$\begin{array}{*{20}{l}} {{{\tan }^{ – 1}}\left( {\dfrac{{{X_a} – {X_c}}}{{{R_a}}}} \right) – {{\tan }^ – }\left( {\dfrac{{{X_m}}}{{{R_m}}}} \right) = {{90}^ \circ }}\\ {{{\tan }^{ – 1}}\left( {\dfrac{{3 – {X_c}}}{7}} \right) – {{\tan }^ – }\left( {\dfrac{3}{3}} \right) = {{90}^ \circ }}\\ { \Rightarrow {{\tan }^{ – 1}}\left( {\dfrac{{3 – {X_c}}}{7}} \right) = 135}\\ { \Rightarrow \dfrac{{3 – {X_c}}}{7} = – 1} \end{array}$
⇒ Xc = 10
1/2πfC = 10
C = 318 µF
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https://www.physicsforums.com/threads/more-projectile-motion-problems-sigh.114168/ | More projectile motion problems (sigh)
1. Mar 13, 2006
raizen91
got two more problems, hope you could help. more projectile problems...(sigh), i dunno how to start, hoping you guys could help me with the initial steps...
1. a missile is fired with a launch velocity of 15,000 ft/s at a target 1,200 miles away. at what angle must it be fired to hit the target? how long after it is fired will the target be hit.
2. a projectile is fired at an angle of 30 degrees above the horizontal from the top of a cliff 600 ft. high : the initial speed of the projectile is 2000 ft/s. how far will the projectile move horizontally before it hits level grained at the base of the cliff?
2. Mar 14, 2006
plusaf
1) no air resistance
2) gravity is that of earth
3) can you write an equation that describes the motion of the projectile that can be solved for the unknown you're looking for?
um... and the first one is worded poorly. "missiles" are usually "fired" or launched, but then they continue to burn their own fuel and propel themselves toward their targets :) thus, for question 1), the answer could well be "zero degrees" of launch angle, with the assumption that the thing's got wings and a guidance control system. )) but not likely.
better to assume it's "fired" like a projectile, much as in problem #2, with an initial velocity with horizontal and vertical components, and go from there.
3. Mar 14, 2006
topsquark
For 1 you might find this thread useful: https://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?t=112308
-Dan
4. Mar 15, 2006
raizen91
ok, here's what i did.
vx = r / t
dx/ v[subx] = vx * t / vx
= 1931,216.66 m / 4572.009
= 422.4 seconds
now for the angle
cos[theta] = vx / vx
= 4572.009 / 4572.009 =1
= 60 degrees
ok...is this right?
5. Mar 16, 2006
Staff: Mentor
Not clear to me what you are doing here. Start by expressing the horizontal and vertical components of the initial velocity in terms of the initial speed (which is given) and the unknown angle. (Do this algebraically; don't plug in numbers until the last step.) Then:
(1) Write an expression for horizontal distance as a function of time. (Use $x = x_0 + v_0 t[/tex].) (2) Write an expression relating the initial vertical speed with the total time of flight. (Use [itex]v = v_0 + a t$.)
You'll get two equations and two unknowns; you'll be able to solve for the angle and the time. When you finally plug in numbers, be sure to use proper units. (Convert distances to feet.)
6. Mar 17, 2006
michealsmith
silly wording but ithink its clear...i doubt they r refering to some sorta ..projectile mathematics...use eqautions of motion....sumbody do it....my hands r lazy..ok ..good luck..
7. Mar 17, 2006
hotvette
Click the Basic Motion tutorial in my signature for some help with methodology.
8. Mar 17, 2006
Da-Force
Let's walkthrough real quickly.
1. a missile is fired with a launch velocity of 15,000 ft/s at a target 1,200 miles away. at what angle must it be fired to hit the target? how long after it is fired will the target be hit.
The velocity must be split up into two components. X and Y. Cos@ and Sin@ respectively.
Vix=15000cos@
X=1200 miles (6336000 feet)
Since there is no acceleration horizontally, the equation is X=Vix*t.
Viy=15000sin@
Y=maximum height which occurs halfway (600 miles) at t/2.
Since there is acceleration vertically downward, the equation is:
Y=Viy*t+1/2*g(t^2)
Note that this equation for the Y direction is a parabolic equation and has two zeros. Initial point and the point where it hits.
2. a projectile is fired at an angle of 30 degrees above the horizontal from the top of a cliff 600 ft. high : the initial speed of the projectile is 2000 ft/s. how far will the projectile move horizontally before it hits level grained at the base of the cliff?
This is an easier problem than number one.
@=30 degrees.
Vi=2000 ft/s
Vix=2000cos30
Viy=2000sin30
X=?
Y=600 ft
Y=Viy*t + 1/2*g*t^2
X=Vix*t
Find the total time it takes for it to hit the ground (hint, use the equation for the Y direction and then plug in t for the equation for X direction)
9. Mar 18, 2006
PhY_InTelLecT
For qn 1, what you could actually do was to solve the question using the eqns for both the horizontal and vertical components. Assume no air resistance, ur horizontal component eqn will be simply s=ut while the eqn for vertical component will be s=ut+1/2at^2.. Find t in terms of s and u using the the first eqn and sub the t into ur 2nd eqn..and thus, simply solve for
the unknown angle..
Pls note that that ur vertical speed must also be expressed in the (sin) or (cos) of the unknown angle.
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https://cyclostationary.blog/tag/cyclostationary-signal-processing/page/2/ | # Resolution in Time, Frequency, and Cycle Frequency for CSP Estimators
In this post, we look at the ability of various CSP estimators to distinguish cycle frequencies, temporal changes in cyclostationarity, and spectral features. These abilities are quantified by the resolution properties of CSP estimators.
### Resolution Parameters in CSP: Preview
Consider performing some CSP estimation task, such as using the frequency-smoothing method, time-smoothing method, or strip spectral correlation analyzer method of estimating the spectral correlation function. The estimate employs $T$ seconds of data.
Then the temporal resolution $\Delta t$ of the estimate is approximately $T$, the cycle-frequency resolution $\Delta \alpha$ is about $1/T$, and the spectral resolution $\Delta f$ depends strongly on the particular estimator and its parameters. The resolution product $\Delta f \Delta t$ was discussed in this post. The fundamental result for the resolution product is that it must be very much larger than unity in order to obtain an SCF estimate with low variance.
# CSP Estimators: Cyclic Temporal Moments and Cumulants
In this post we discuss ways of estimating $n$-th order cyclic temporal moment and cumulant functions. Recall that for $n=2$, cyclic moments and cyclic cumulants are usually identical. They differ when the signal contains one or more finite-strength additive sine-wave components. In the common case when such components are absent (as in our recurring numerical example involving rectangular-pulse BPSK), they are equal and they are also equal to the conventional cyclic autocorrelation function provided the delay vector is chosen appropriately.
The more interesting case is when the order $n$ is greater than $2$. Most communication signal models possess odd-order moments and cumulants that are identically zero, so the first non-trivial order $n$ greater than $2$ is $4$. Our estimation task is to estimate $n$-th order temporal moment and cumulant functions for $n \ge 4$ using a sampled-data record of length $T$.
# Can a Machine Learn the Fourier Transform?
Update: See Part 2 of this post at this link. If you want to leave on comment, leave it on Part 2. Comments closed on this Part 1 post.
# CSP Blog Highlights
Welcome to the CSP Blog!
To help new readers, I’m supplying here links to the posts that have gotten the most attention over the lifetime of the Blog. Omitted from this list are the more esoteric topics as well as most of the posts that comment on the engineering literature.
# Automatic Spectral Segmentation
In this post, I discuss a signal-processing algorithm that has almost nothing to do with cyclostationary signal processing. Almost. The topic is automated spectral segmentation, which I also call band-of-interest (BOI) detection. When attempting to perform automatic radio-frequency scene analysis (RFSA), we may be confronted with a data block that contains multiple signals in a large number of distinct frequency subbands. Moreover, these signals may be turning on an off within the data block. To apply our cyclostationary signal processing tools effectively, we would like to isolate these signals in time and frequency to the greatest extent possible using linear time-invariant filtering (for separating in the frequency dimension) and time-gating (for separating in the time dimension). Then the isolated signal components can be processed serially.
It is very important to remember that even perfect spectral and temporal segmentation will not solve the cochannel-signal problem. It is perfectly possible that an isolated subband will contain more that one cochannel signal.
The basics of my BOI-detection approach are published in a 2007 conference paper (My Papers [32]). I’ll describe this basic approach, illustrate it with examples relevant to RFSA, and also provide a few extensions of interest, including one that relates to cyclostationary signal processing.
# Blog Notes and How to Obtain Help with Your CSP Work
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# More on Pure and Impure Sine Waves
Remember when we derived the cumulant as the solution to the pure $n$th-order sine-wave problem? It sounded good at the time, I hope. But here I describe a curious special case where the interpretation of the cumulant as the pure component of a nonlinearly generated sine wave seems to break down.
# Cyclostationarity of Direct-Sequence Spread-Spectrum Signals
In this post we look at direct-sequence spread-spectrum (DSSS) signals, which can be usefully modeled as a kind of PSK signal. DSSS signals are used in a variety of real-world situations, including the familiar CDMA and WCDMA signals, covert signaling, and GPS. My colleague Antonio Napolitano has done some work on a large class of DSSS signals (The Literature [R11, R17, R95]), resulting in formulas for their spectral correlation functions, and I’ve made some remarks about their cyclostationary properties myself here and there (My Papers [16]).
A good thing, from the point of view of modulation recognition, about DSSS signals is that they are easily distinguished from other PSK and QAM signals by their spectral correlation functions. Whereas most PSK/QAM signals have only a single non-conjugate cycle frequency, and no conjugate cycle frequencies, DSSS signals have many non-conjugate cycle frequencies and in some cases also have many conjugate cycle frequencies.
# Machine Learning and Modulation Recognition: Comments on “Convolutional Radio Modulation Recognition Networks” by T. O’Shea, J. Corgan, and T. Clancy
In this post I provide some comments on another paper I’ve seen on arxiv.org (I have also received copies of it through email) that relates to modulation classification and cyclostationary signal processing. The paper is by O’Shea et al and is called “Convolutional Radio Modulation Recognition Networks.” You can find it at this link.
# Modulation Recognition Using Cyclic Cumulants, Part I: Problem Description and Variants
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https://read.somethingorotherwhatever.com/entry/Bellringingmethodsaspolyhedra | # Bell-ringing methods as polyhedra
• Published in 2015
In his popular book "The Bob Caller's companion" Mr. Steve Coleman notes how any bell-ringing method can be represented as a directed graph, with a node for each lead head and an edge for each plain lead or bob lead. He further notes that if the graph can be drawn without any of the edges crossing, then it can be made into a polyhedron, with the edges and nodes of the graph being the edges and nodes of the polyhedron. He gives Grandsire Doubles and Plain Bob Doubles as examples of this. This left me asking myself the question: how many different polyhedra are there whose nodes and edges map onto the graph of the lead-heads of a ringing method, popular or otherwise? I enumerated the possible cases for lead heads of plain doubles and minor methods and found the following cases, some of which have polyhedral graphs and some of which do not.
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abstract = { In his popular book "The Bob Caller's companion" Mr. Steve Coleman notes how any bell-ringing method can be represented as a directed graph, with a node for each lead head and an edge for each plain lead or bob lead. He further notes that if the graph can be drawn without any of the edges crossing, then it can be made into a polyhedron, with the edges and nodes of the graph being the edges and nodes of the polyhedron. He gives Grandsire Doubles and Plain Bob Doubles as examples of this.
This left me asking myself the question: how many different polyhedra are there whose nodes and edges map onto the graph of the lead-heads of a ringing method, popular or otherwise? I enumerated the possible cases for lead heads of plain doubles and minor methods and found the following cases, some of which have polyhedral graphs and some of which do not.},
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http://www.maa.org/press/maa-reviews/from-cardanos-great-art-to-lagranges-reflections-filling-a-gap-in-the-history-of-algebra | # From Cardano's Great Art to Lagrange's Reflections: Filling a Gap in the History of Algebra
###### Jacqueline Stedall
Publisher:
European Mathematical Society
Publication Date:
2011
Number of Pages:
224
Format:
Hardcover
Series:
Heritage of European Mathematics
Price:
88.00
ISBN:
9783037190920
Category:
Monograph
BLL Rating:
The Basic Library List Committee recommends this book for acquisition by undergraduate mathematics libraries.
[Reviewed by
Fernando Q. Gouvêa
, on
11/5/2015
]
Many accounts of the history of algebra focus most of their attention on the problem of solving polynomial equations in one variable. Starting with the quadratic problems of Ancient Mesopotamia, they go on to talk about Al-Khwarizmi’s book on al-jabr w’al-muqabala and perhaps talk about other important texts in Arabic. Then it’s Renaissance Italy and the shenanigans of Tartaglia and Cardano. At that point, methods (not “formulas”!) had been found for solving equations of degrees two through four. Maybe there follows a nod to Viète and Descartes for their creation of a proper algebraic notation. And then it’s on to the unsolvability of the quintic equation, with Ruffini, Abel, and Galois taking center stage and changing the very meaning of “algebra.”
The gap in Stedall’s title is precisely the period between the solution of the cubic and quartic equations (the time of Cardano, in the middle of the 16th century) and the first work to make a serious contribution to understanding why the quintic was resisting solution (Lagrange’s Reflections, late in the 18th century). Stedall shows us what was going on in between, paying attention in particular to the themes that led to Lagrange’s ideas.
The book has two parts which are organized differently. The first, “from Cardano to Newton,” is organized chronologically. This is the period when algebraic notation acquired its modern form; most importantly, for the first time one could write equations involving both unknowns and parameters. It is during this time that the subject takes on features we all take for granted. The general quadratic becomes $ax^2+bx+c=0$ instead of being expressed in words such as “squares equal to numbers and things.” It is now possible to write $x=\frac{-b\pm\sqrt{b^2-4ac}}{2a}.$
It is also in this period that the relationship between the roots and the coefficients of an equation becomes clear. Harriot, Descartes, and Newton all knew that if the roots of $x^n-s_1x^{n-1}+s_2x^{n-2}-\dots \pm s_n=0$ are $r_1,r_2,\dots,r_n$, then $s_1=r_1+r_2+\dots+r_n$, $s_2=r_1r_2+r_1r_3+\dots+r_{n-1}r_n$, etc. Newton added that some other symmetric functions of the roots could be expressed in terms of these.
The existence of $n$ roots of some kind was taken for granted. Descartes and Newton both considered the nature of the roots: how many are positive and how many negative? Can one tell a priori, from the coefficients, how many roots were imaginary? Descartes’ “rule of signs” gave a precise answer to the first question as long as all the roots were known to be real. But Descartes provided no proof of his rule. Newton’s rule for counting imaginary roots was only approximate. As a result, both problems were left for future mathematicians to consider.
Part II deals with the period from Newton to Lagrange, which is basically the 18th century. Here the organization is topical, which allows Stedall to usefully highlight what she feels were the central themes of 18th century algebra. First we read about work on the nature of the roots, then on their form (were the roots always sums of radicals? Of what form?). Functions of the roots (e.g., the symmetric functions above) begin to be considered, and elimination theory is developed by Euler, Cramer, and Bézout. The last two connect directly to Lagrange’s Reflections, which is examined in some detail.
There is a short chapter on numerical solutions, dealing both with approximate solutions and with the problem of finding upper and lower bounds for solutions. Newton’s method is discussed here (and Raphson’s improvement); one of the things we learn is that the original formulation of the method did not involve the derivative and (in retrospect, obviously) did not come with the usual picture of “descending along the tangent.”
Inevitably, there are a few typos and (fewer) mistakes. On page 109, the condition for choosing the cube roots that appear in Cardano’s solution of the cubic is stated incorrectly, and it is unclear whether the mistake is Stedall’s or Euler’s. But in general the mathematics is clearly explained. In keeping with our monoglot times, Stedall has provided translations of all texts, with the originals usually given as footnotes.
The writing is very clear, and occasionally beautiful. I particularly liked this description of Waring’s Meditationes Algebraicae:
The book has all the qualities of a fertile but wandering mind: ideas arise, intermingle, and coalesce apparently at random, appearing brilliant for a time but then subsiding into obscurity or lengthy algebraic calculations. The usual structures of good mathematical writing are entirely missing: there is no sense here of building from basic principles or easy examples to more general theorems. Instead, problems, lemmas, corollaries and examples tumble over one another without apparent order or reason so that the reader is left without any sense of either starting point or direction.
I think I’m going to use that quote when I next give my students a writing assignment!
Stedall certainly fills a gap in the history of the theory of polynomial equations in one variable, but I question whether she has succeeded completely when it comes to filling the gap in the history of algebra, because she gives too little attention to work in several variables. This is, after all, the period when Euler first realized that systems of $n$ equations in $n$ unknowns do not always have unique solutions, when Cramer discovered his “rule” for solving systems of linear equations (and hence the determinant) and Bézout realized the connection between determinants and elimination theory. Stedall’s focus on equations in one variable means that the chapter on elimination theory is uncharacteristically weak, missing such things as the discovery of determinants (which were to become central in the following century) and Bézout’s theorems on linear combinations of polynomials.
Despite not quite fulfilling the promise of its title, this is a very good book, one that provides us with real understanding of the theory of equations in this period.
Fernando Q. Gouvêa is Carter Professor of Mathematics at Colby College and editor of MAA Reviews. He is very interested in the history of algebra and number theory in the 19th century.
I From Cardano to Newton: 1545 to 1707
1 From Cardano to Viète
2 From Viète to Descartes
3 From Descartes to Newton
II From Newton to Lagrange: 1707 to 1771
4 Discerning the nature of the roots
5 Roots as sums of radicals
6 Functions of the roots
7 Elimination theory
8 The degree of a resolvent
9 Numerical Solutions
10 The insights of Lagrange
11 The outsiders
III After Lagrange
12 Dissemination and new directions
Bibliography
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https://sage.math.clemson.edu:34567/home/pub/833/ | # 2021-01-22 MATH 3600 3n+1 problem
## 404 days ago by calkin
Further investigations of the 3n+1 problem
def g(n): if n.is_integer() and n>0: if n==1: return(0) elif is_odd(n): return((3*n+1)/2) else: return(n/2) else: return("Please enter a positive integer!")
g(4)
2 2
g(7)
11 11
N=1000 n=ZZ.random_element(1, N) print(n)
990 990
Tossing a fair coin $M$ times: how many heads to we expect to see?
The probability that we get exactly $k$ heads is
$\binom{M}{k} 2^{-M}$
M=2000 L=[1.*binomial(M,k)*2^(-M) for k in srange(M+1) ]
list_plot(L)
L[5]
0.246093750000000 0.246093750000000
hailstone=[[1,0]] champions=[] max_value_seen=3 for i in srange(2,10001): stepcounter=0 n=i while n> 1: n=g(n) stepcounter+=1 if stepcounter> max_value_seen: max_value_seen = stepcounter champions.append([i,max_value_seen]) hailstone.append([i,stepcounter])
A=list_plot(hailstone)
B=plot(2.*log(x)/log(4/3.),x,1,10000)
show(A+B)
rand(10)
Traceback (click to the left of this block for traceback) ... NameError: name 'rand' is not defined Traceback (most recent call last): File "", line 1, in File "_sage_input_4.py", line 10, in exec compile(u'open("___code___.py","w").write("# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-\\n" + _support_.preparse_worksheet_cell(base64.b64decode("cmFuZCgxMCk="),globals())+"\\n"); execfile(os.path.abspath("___code___.py")) File "", line 1, in File "/tmp/tmpukTrBq/___code___.py", line 3, in exec compile(u'rand(_sage_const_10 ) File "", line 1, in NameError: name 'rand' is not defined
import randrange
Traceback (click to the left of this block for traceback) ... ImportError: No module named randrange Traceback (most recent call last): File "", line 1, in File "_sage_input_5.py", line 10, in exec compile(u'open("___code___.py","w").write("# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-\\n" + _support_.preparse_worksheet_cell(base64.b64decode("aW1wb3J0IHJhbmRyYW5nZQ=="),globals())+"\\n"); execfile(os.path.abspath("___code___.py")) File "", line 1, in File "/tmp/tmpVFfjWX/___code___.py", line 2, in exec compile(u'import randrange File "", line 1, in ImportError: No module named randrange
from sage.misc.prandom import randrange
randrange(1000)
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https://www2.cms.math.ca/Events/winter15/abs/dst | 2015 CMS Winter Meeting
McGill University, December 4 - 7, 2015
Descriptive Set Theory
Org: Marcin Sabok (McGill)
[PDF]
DANA BARTOSOVA, University of Sao Paulo
Problems about Boolean algebras in topological dynamics [PDF]
We will recall that for a group of automorphisms of a discrete structures the universal minimal dynamical system and the greatest ambit have zero-dimensional phase spaces. We will raise questions about the Boolean algebras of clopen sets of these spaces and explain their connections to Ramsey theory.
CLINTON CONLEY, Carnegie Mellon University
Projective separability and incomparable actions of free groups [PDF]
In 2005 Gaboriau and Popa exhibited a family of continuum-many pairwise orbit inequivalent actions of the free group on two generators. Subsequently, building upon work of Ioana, Hjorth strengthened this to obtain continuum-many actions whose equivalence relations are pairwise incomparable under Borel reducibility. We discuss how stratification techniques allow us to find such collections of actions below projectively separable equivalence relations. This is joint work with Ben Miller.
JAKUB JASINSKI
Canonical partitions of countable k-regular random hypergraphs [PDF]
The computation of the Ramsey degrees of elements of a Fra\"isse class has a "global" analogue. The latter involves constructing the so-called \emph{canonical partitions} of the corresponding homogeneous structure. The relatively short list of structures whose canonical partitions were found thus far includes countable homogeneous binary relational structures. We establish canonical partitions of countable k-regular random hypergraphs. This is joint work with Norbert Sauer and Claude Laflamme.
BURAK KAYA, Rutgers University
The complexity of topological conjugacy of pointed Cantor minimal systems [PDF]
In this talk, we will analyze the Borel complexity of the topological conjugacy relation on pointed Cantor minimal systems and show that it is Borel bireducible with the Borel equivalence relation $\Delta_{\mathbb{R}}^+$, where $^+$ denotes the Friedman-Stanley jump. Moreover, $\Delta_{\mathbb{R}}^+$ turns out to be a lower bound for the Borel complexity of topological conjugacy of Cantor minimal systems. If time permits, we shall discuss some applications of our results to properly ordered Bratteli diagrams.
MARTINO LUPINI, California Institute of Technology
Polish groupoids and the classification of operator algebraic varieties [PDF]
I will give an introduction to the classification problem for operator algebraic varieties and their multiplier algebras. I will then present the main ideas of the proof that multiplier algebras of operator algebraic varieties are not classifiable up to isomorphism by countable structures. The proof uses the theory of turbulence for Polish groupoids, which generalizes Hjoth's theory of turbulence for Polish group actions. This is joint work with Michael Hartz.
ANDREW MARKS, UCLA
Jump operations for Borel graphs [PDF]
We introduce a jump operation on bipartite Borel graphs, defined by analogy with Louveau's jump operation on Borel equivalence relations. We show that if G is a bipartite Borel graph, then the jump of G is a bipartite Borel graph which has no Borel homomorphism to G (though G has a Borel homomorphism to its jump). We also consider a jump analogous to the Friedman-Stanley jump, where there are interesting open questions. We use this jump operation to answer a question of Kechris and the speak. This is joint work with Adam Day.
BRICE MBOMBO, University of Sao paulo, Brazil
On topological groups with an approximate fixed point property [PDF]
A topological group $G$ has the Approximate Fixed Point (AFP) property on a bounded convex subset $C$ of a locally convex space if every continuous affine action of $G$ on $C$ admits a net $(x_i)$, $x_i\in C$, such that $x_{i}-gx_{i}\longrightarrow 0$ for all $g\in G$. In this work, we study the relationship between this property and amenability. This is a joint work with Cleon Barroso, and Vladimir Pestov.
JUSTIN MOORE, Cornell University
A finitely presented group of piecewise projective homeomorphisms [PDF]
In this talk I will present an example of a finitely presented subgroup of the homeomorphism group of the unit interval which consists of piecewise projective homeomorphisms. This group is nonamenable and, by work of N. Monod, does not contain a nonabelian free subgroup. Its presentation contains three generators and nine relations. While Ol'shanskii and Sapir have previously constructed an example of a finitely presented counterexample to the von Neumann-Day problem, ours is the example with a small, explicit presentation. This is joint work with Yash Lodha.
DIANA OJEDA-ARISTIZABAL, University of Toronto
Topological partition relations for countable ordinals [PDF]
For $X,Y$ topological spaces and natural numbers $l,m$ we write $X\longrightarrow(Y)^2_{l,m}$ if for every $l$-coloring of $[X]^2$, the unordered pairs of elements of $X$, there exists $Z\subseteq X$ homeomorphic to $Y$ such that $c\upharpoonright[Z]^2$ takes at most $m$ colors. Recently C. Pina proved that $\omega^{\omega^{\omega}}$ is the least ordinal $\gamma$ that satisfies $\gamma\longrightarrow(\omega^2+1)^2_{l,4}$ for all $l\in\mathbb{N}$ and where all ordinals are endowed with the order topology. The key of Pina's result is the use of certain families of finite sets to represent countable ordinals.
Using families of finite sets to represent countable ordinals, we begin our study with ordinals of the form $\omega\cdot k+1$ with $k\geq 2$. We find that for every countable ordinal $\gamma$ there exists a 3-coloring of $[\gamma]^2$ that can't be reduced in a copy of $\omega\cdot 2+1$. We set out to find for each $m\geq 3$ the least ordinal $\gamma$ such that for every $l$ we have that $\gamma\longrightarrow(\omega\cdot 2+1)^2_{l,m}$. It turns out that if $\gamma\longrightarrow(\omega\cdot 2+1)^2_{l,3}$ for every $l$, then already $\gamma\geq \omega^{\omega^{\omega}}$. We carry out a similar analysis for ordinals of the form $\omega\cdot k+1$ with $k>2$. This is joint work with William Weiss from the University of Toronto.
ARISTOTELIS PANAGIOTOPOULOS, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
Menger compacta and projective Fraisse limits [PDF]
In every dimension $n$, there exists a canonical compact, metrizable space called the $n$-dimensional Menger space. For $n=0$ it is the Cantor space and for $n=\infty$ it is the Hilbert cube. On the first part of the talk I will illustrate how basic notions of classical descriptive set theory naturally generalize into higher homotopical dimensions. In the second part of the talk I will use projective Fraisse machinery to provide a very canonical construction of the Menger-1 space and show that this object is highly homogeneous.
This is a joint work with Slawomir Solecki.
KONSTANTIN SLUTSKY, University of Illinois at Chicago
Lebesgue orbit equivalence of Borel flows [PDF]
A Borel flow is a Borel measurable action of the Euclidean space $\mathbb{R}^d$ on a standard Borel space. Free Borel flows are said to be Lebesgue orbit equivalent if there is a Borel bijection between the phase spaces which sends orbits onto orbits and preserves the Lebesgue measure within each orbit. We show that free non-smooth Borel flows are classified up to Lebesgue orbit equivalence by the number of ergodic invariant probability measures. This classification is in accordance with the classification of hyperfinite Borel equivalence relations by Dougherty, Jackson, and Kechris.
IIAN SMYTHE, Cornell University
Turbulence and Essential Equivalence of Subspaces [PDF]
Using Hjorth's theory of turbulence, it can be shown that various equivalence relations induced by operator ideals on the space of bounded operators on a Hilbert space are not classifiable by countable structures. In particular, we examine essential equivalence of closed subspaces of a Hilbert space, realized as equivalence of the corresponding projections operators, modulo the compact operators. Even in this restricted setting, we recover non-classifiability. Similar results for non-reduction to orbit equivalence relations from Polish group actions will be discussed for equivalence modulo finite rank or finite dimension.
JURIS STEPRANS, York University
Complexity of weakly almost periodic functions [PDF]
Given a group $G$ one can consider the Banach algebra formed by the dual of the group algebra $\ell_1^{**}(G)= \ell_1(G)$. In determining when the two Arens products on this algebra agree, it is natural to consider the complexity of the weakly almost periodic functions as a subset of $\ell_\infty(G)$. This talk will discuss some calculations for specific groups.
SIMON THOMAS, Rutgers University
The isomorphism and bi-embeddability relations for finitely generated groups [PDF]
I will discuss the isomorphism and bi-embeddability relations on the spaces of Kazhdan groups and finitely generated simple groups.
PHILLIP WESOLEK, Université catholique de Louvain
Chief factors in Polish groups [PDF]
(Joint work with Colin Reid.) For a Polish group $G$, closed normal subgroups $L<K$ of $G$ form a chief factor $K/L$ if there is no closed normal subgroup of $G$ strictly between $L$ and $K$. Chief factors play an important role in the structure theory of finite groups. Surprisingly, the theory of chief factors admits a natural and useful extension to the setting of Polish groups. We discuss this theory and its two key ingredients, the association relation and normal compressions. We then outline a Schreier refinement theorem and a trichotomy theorem for topologically characteristically simple Polish groups. Time permitting, we discuss applications to locally compact Polish groups and finitely generated branch groups.
JINDRICH ZAPLETAL, University of Florida
Borel reducibility of ideal equivalence relations [PDF]
I introduce several combinatorial properties of ideals I on natural numbers that make it possible to prove negative results regarding the Borel reducibility of the equivalence relation modulo I to other analytic equivalence relations.
JOSEPH ZIELINSKI, University of Illinois at Chicago
Compact metrizable structures and classification problems [PDF]
We consider metrizable compact spaces equipped with closed relations. The natural notion of equivalence between such structures is homeomorphic isomorphism. Through this notion, we establish bounds for classification problems in Borel reducibility. Portions of this talk are based on joint work with C. Rosendal. | {"extraction_info": {"found_math": true, "script_math_tex": 0, "script_math_asciimath": 0, "math_annotations": 0, "math_alttext": 0, "mathml": 0, "mathjax_tag": 0, "mathjax_inline_tex": 1, "mathjax_display_tex": 0, "mathjax_asciimath": 0, "img_math": 0, "codecogs_latex": 0, "wp_latex": 0, "mimetex.cgi": 0, "/images/math/codecogs": 0, "mathtex.cgi": 0, "katex": 0, "math-container": 0, "wp-katex-eq": 0, "align": 0, "equation": 0, "x-ck12": 0, "texerror": 0, "math_score": 0.9258596897125244, "perplexity": 507.7801482260488}, "config": {"markdown_headings": false, "markdown_code": true, "boilerplate_config": {"ratio_threshold": 0.18, "absolute_threshold": 10, "end_threshold": 15, "enable": true}, "remove_buttons": true, "remove_image_figures": true, "remove_link_clusters": true, "table_config": {"min_rows": 2, "min_cols": 3, "format": "plain"}, "remove_chinese": true, "remove_edit_buttons": true, "extract_latex": true}, "warc_path": "s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-27/segments/1656103645173.39/warc/CC-MAIN-20220629211420-20220630001420-00069.warc.gz"} |
https://latex.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=39&t=4875 | ## LaTeX forum ⇒ LEd ⇒ Per project configuration of tools in LEd
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### Per project configuration of tools in LEd
While doing recently some LaTeX writing in LEd, I found the supplied batches for calling different tools somewhat awkward in use. I wanted to have differently configured tools on per project/file basis and, since other people might have similar desire, here's how this can be done.
Replace the default batches in <LEd dir>\Batches with the following generic batch:
@echo offsetlocal%3cd %1set CD=if "%~dp0"=="%CD%\" ( echo cannot be run from directory "%~dp0">&2 exit /b 1)call %~n0 %2
The whole idea behind the above batch is to call, e.g. 'pdflatex ...' rather than 'pdflatex.exe ...'. While this might seem like a cosmetic change, it does in fact make a lot of difference if there is a wrapper script 'pdflatex.bat' (or any other executable format for that matter) present in the current directory or on the search path. If the wrapper is found before pdflatex.exe it will be called instead. It goes without saying that the same trick can be used for any other tool supported by LEd.
As an example I used the following pdflatex.bat (placed together with the main .tex file) to work smoothly with PDF-XChange viewer (see also this topic):
@echo offsetlocalset pdfview=C:\path\to\PDF-XChangeViewerecho on"%pdfview%\PDFXCview.exe" /close:discard "%~dpn1.pdf"pdflatex.exe %1
Cheers,
Tomek | {"extraction_info": {"found_math": true, "script_math_tex": 0, "script_math_asciimath": 0, "math_annotations": 0, "math_alttext": 0, "mathml": 0, "mathjax_tag": 0, "mathjax_inline_tex": 0, "mathjax_display_tex": 0, "mathjax_asciimath": 1, "img_math": 0, "codecogs_latex": 0, "wp_latex": 0, "mimetex.cgi": 0, "/images/math/codecogs": 0, "mathtex.cgi": 0, "katex": 0, "math-container": 0, "wp-katex-eq": 0, "align": 0, "equation": 0, "x-ck12": 0, "texerror": 0, "math_score": 0.7295648455619812, "perplexity": 5367.1445035813695}, "config": {"markdown_headings": true, "markdown_code": true, "boilerplate_config": {"ratio_threshold": 0.3, "absolute_threshold": 10, "end_threshold": 15, "enable": true}, "remove_buttons": true, "remove_image_figures": true, "remove_link_clusters": true, "table_config": {"min_rows": 2, "min_cols": 3, "format": "plain"}, "remove_chinese": true, "remove_edit_buttons": true, "extract_latex": true}, "warc_path": "s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-22/segments/1526794865913.52/warc/CC-MAIN-20180524033910-20180524053910-00452.warc.gz"} |
http://math.stackexchange.com/questions/60355/no-non-trivial-homomorphism-to-a-group | # No non-trivial homomorphism to a group
Let $G$ be a compact Hausdorff topological group, and let $H$ be a torsion-free group satisfying the ascending condition, i.e. there are no infinite strictly ascending chains $H_1<H_2<...$ of subgroups of $H.$
Prove that there is no non-trivial homomorphism of $G$ into $H.$
Note: no topology is considered on $H$ and "homomorphism" simply means "group homomorphism."
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A somewhat related question was asked and answered on MO, recently. I haven't looked at the paper mentioned in the answer, but maybe it contains something useful for this question. – t.b. Nov 15 '11 at 22:53
@t.b:The given thread solves the problem. Thank you. – Ehsan M. Kermani Dec 25 '11 at 4:46
Ehsanmo, could you then answer your own question and accept the answer so this question doesn't show up in unanswered questions? Thank you. – user23211 Mar 5 '12 at 9:16
@ymar: Yes, sure. – Ehsan M. Kermani Mar 5 '12 at 9:26
It is easy to see that such an $H$ is finitely generated and the rest follows from Nikolov-Segal theorem. | {"extraction_info": {"found_math": true, "script_math_tex": 0, "script_math_asciimath": 0, "math_annotations": 0, "math_alttext": 0, "mathml": 0, "mathjax_tag": 0, "mathjax_inline_tex": 1, "mathjax_display_tex": 0, "mathjax_asciimath": 0, "img_math": 0, "codecogs_latex": 0, "wp_latex": 0, "mimetex.cgi": 0, "/images/math/codecogs": 0, "mathtex.cgi": 0, "katex": 0, "math-container": 0, "wp-katex-eq": 0, "align": 0, "equation": 0, "x-ck12": 0, "texerror": 0, "math_score": 0.9393435120582581, "perplexity": 413.66739192358466}, "config": {"markdown_headings": true, "markdown_code": true, "boilerplate_config": {"ratio_threshold": 0.3, "absolute_threshold": 10, "end_threshold": 15, "enable": true}, "remove_buttons": true, "remove_image_figures": true, "remove_link_clusters": true, "table_config": {"min_rows": 2, "min_cols": 3, "format": "plain"}, "remove_chinese": true, "remove_edit_buttons": true, "extract_latex": true}, "warc_path": "s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-35/segments/1440645298065.68/warc/CC-MAIN-20150827031458-00219-ip-10-171-96-226.ec2.internal.warc.gz"} |
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## Notation
Why is moment magnitude indicated with the letters MW? What does the W stand for? -- Rod Thompson, Hilo, Hawaii
Good question... I don't immediately find the answer by googling. The notation was probably introduced in Kanamori's 1977 paper in the Journal of Geophysical Research, but I don't have that handy. The origin of notation in the sciences is often rather obscure. Gwimpey 06:14, 24 May 2004
In the equation for seismic moment is a capital omega not, which is equal to spectral amplitude at low frequencies and or equivalently on a broadband displacement seismogram the product of pulse with and amplitude. The lower case symbol for omega closely resembles a w. This was taken from an informal poll of workers that came in on a holiday at a large seismic network. Ref is "An introduction to the theory of seismology" by Bullen and Bolt page 426 and 427. (not my favorite seis book though) Annonymous
Interesting. So should we actually write MΩ or Mω? I know that some Microsoft programs convert "ω" into "w" and equivalently "Ω" into "W" when converting from Unicode to a non-Greek 8-bit legacy character set (which makes for interesting reading when having a "4.7 MW resistor" specified in a small circuit :-). In signal processing and physics (see ISO 31-2), ω = 2πf stands for the angular velocity, a measure of frequency that saves you having to write 2π in many formulas related to the Fourier transform. Is that what is used here, i.e. is the quantity meant to be frequency dependent? Markus Kuhn 11:22, 13 Jun 2005 (UTC)
The underlying question is, whether we should copy this rather confusing mix of indices on the magnitude quantity at all, or look instead for an existing more streamlined and systematic presentation and notation in the literature (a good textbook, some formal standard?) and take the notation from there, rather than from the original articles. Looking for some good books worldwide is probably more helpful than googling here. Any suggestions? Markus Kuhn 11:22, 13 Jun 2005 (UTC)
W stands for the "difference in elastic strain energy W before and after an earthquake" in : Kanamori H. (1977). The energy release in great earthquakes. J. Geophys. Res., 82, 2981-2987. This article is the reference paper for moment magnitude where it is defined for the first time. The original formulation links the energy called W in the paper to a new magnitude called by the author Mw. The relation linking the seismic moment to this magnitude, even if it is nowadays a common formula in seismology, is a secondary product in this article. The author gives only the relation between energy W and seismic moment M0. Thus even if deducing the formula between the seismic moment and the new magnitude is straightforward, the relation is not explicitly written. It is explicitly written (equation 4) in this brief paper : Hanks T. and H. Kanamori (1979). A moment magnitude scale. J. Geophys. Res., 84, 2348-2350. andre 09:57, 14 September 2006 (UTC)
To increase the likelihood of confusion with mega watts! Mu2 01:35, 27 May 2011 (UTC)
## More prominent: SI or CGS?
Shouldn't SI be more prominent? Do we even need the formula in CGS units? This unnecessarily complicates things. Shameer 01:14, 28 Dec 2004 (UTC)
Presumably, if developed in 1977, the scale may have been developed for cgs units. I'm not certain, but yes, I'd agree that the SI equation should be listed before the cgs equation. --ABQCat 02:28, 28 Dec 2004 (UTC)
-- Why, physicists use so many unit system variants and choose what ever system makes the math the easiest for them. My favorite are God's units or natural units
In the sixty-to-eighties a variety of things were settling out. CGS was far more common in many sciences. Prior to everyday available computers (or hand calculators), many problem types were best solved using scale factors appropriate to the range of expected data... one only dealt with the first few significant digits on a slide rule, and/or log tables. Been there, did that! // FrankB 13:54, 12 November 2008 (UTC)
## SI: approximation -> exact???
Here is the approximation from the article:
$M_W = {2 \over 3}\log_{10} M_{0,\mathrm{SI}} - 6.\,$
This can be changed to the following, which is exact, assuming the "cgs equation" is exact.
$M_W = {2 \over 3}\log_{10} M_{0,\mathrm{SI}} - \left(6.7 - {2 \over 3}\right).\,$
## Dimensional analysis
Here, we are taking the logarithm of a quantity with units, which is forbidden by the dimensional analysis article. Brianjd 06:24, 2004 Dec 29 (UTC)
So you can't do a full dimensional analysis of all this. Sometimes you just have to accept that this is HOW they do it without understanding WHY they do it this way. I do recall a few times in my engineering classes when we needed to take logarithms of quantities with units - the professors told us not to worry and to just bring the units outside the logarithm. --ABQCat 07:47, 29 Dec 2004 (UTC)
I haven't read it fully because my studies are not advanced enough to understand it, but it doesn't seem to mention any exceptions. So it seems that it needs to be changed. Brianjd 07:42, 2005 Jan 11 (UTC)
After taking the logarithm, you have a quantity with units of the type mass×length²/time², from which you have to subtract a dimensionless number. How do you explain that? One could say that the number has the same units, in which case the final result also has those units, so how is it a "scale"?
Maybe it's a really kludgy way to do this, but maybe the equation WORKS if the value of the moment is in the correct units, but for use in the calculation the units are stripped off? That would eliminate logs of units and subtracting dimensionless numbers. Again, I don't know, but it's possible. --ABQCat 23:29, 11 Jan 2005 (UTC)
The old formulas (prior to 12 June 2005) were an outstanding example of how not to use physical quantities in modern scientific writing. I've decided to be bold and replaced them with an equivalent version that follows the ISO 31-0 convention of using division by a unit when it is necessary to convert a physical quantity into a dimensionfree numerical value. This way, each formula becomes independent of the units used to write down the quantities. No more need to have "SI" indices and similar nonsense. I nevertheless left several forms of the expression standing, using both SI and CGS units in the division, for the benefit of people who are not experienced in converting between CGS and SI. It would be nice is someone finally taught the authors of USGS web sites how to use units properly ... Markus Kuhn 12:45, 12 Jun 2005 (UTC)
Exactly, my first reaction was "what? a logarithm of a dimensioned number?" It's silly too, because there it's unnecessary:
$M_{w} = {2 \over 3}log_{10}\left(\frac{M_0}{M_{ref}}\right)$
with
$M_{ref} = 10^{10.7} dyne cm = 10^{3.7} Nm = 5011.87 Nm$
Wouter halswijk (talk) 12:50, 21 January 2010 (UTC)
Unfortunately, geologists (at least those that write these formulae) don't generally care about dimensions, so it isn't technically correct, but will give the correct values, and is the only version available in published sources. OrangeDog (τ • ε) 13:17, 21 January 2010 (UTC)
## Energy example
There was an example which said: sonny For example, M0 = 6,7,8,9 means energies of approximately 1 petajoule (1 PJ = 1015 Joules), 32 petajoules, 1 exajoule (1 EJ = 1018 Joules), 32 exajoules.
I removed it because M0 should increase linearly with energy and Mw was what was probably intended. If I replaced M0 with Mw, the energies didn't match these sources: [1] [2]. Some one else who has more knowledge of this can add it back. Shameer 00:16, 30 Dec 2004 (UTC)
-- At work sometimes I see magnitudes expressed in eqv killo tons of tnt. Maybe we should try it here too, it was a nice representation
Yes, I meant Mw. I changed it, now also taking into account the two conversion factors, as I understand them from the links.--Patrick 11:55, Dec 31, 2004 (UTC)
Seeking support for "The energy is 1/2000 times the moment," I read [3] but remained confused. The "magnitude 6 = 1 megaton TNT" rule in [4] suggests a formula more like
$M_W = {2 \over 3}\log_{10} E_{\mathrm{SI}} - 4.4\,$
--Mgarraha 22:22, Dec 31, 2004 (UTC)
I hope the rephrased section on kt TNT comparisons makes it clear, that neither earthquakes nor underground nuclear weapons tests release more than a tiny fraction of their total converted energy in the form of seismic waves, and that therefore any comparison between the two is only meaningful if you agree on a seismic efficiency coefficient for the nuclear weapon. That of course depends a lot on the design of the test and the test site. Since all conversion formulas are equally useless and misleading, I find sympathy for the established secret convention of telling any naive journalists who insists on a TNT comparision a conventional figure that is based on magnitude 0 being equivalent to 1 kg TNT. That saves the seismologists unnecessary mental arithmetic on the phone when a journalist really does not want to go away without a TNT figure, and everyone is happy. Markus Kuhn 13:19, 12 Jun 2005 (UTC)
## Formulas
see history
I notice that it was changed from the "preferred" formula to another formula. Why? I quote the following from [5]: "Another source of confusion is the form of the formula for converting from scalar moment M0 to moment magnitude, M. The preferred practice is to use M = (log Mo)/1.5-10.7, where Mo is in dyne-cm (dyne-cm=10-7 N-m), the definition given by Hanks and Kanamori in 1979. An alternate form in Hanks and Kanamori’s paper, M=(log M0-16.1)/1.5, is sometimes used, with resulting confusion. These formulae look as if they should yield the same result, but the latter is equivalent to M = (log Mo)/1.5-10.7333. The resulting round-off error occasionally leads to differences of 0.1 in the estimates of moment magnitude released by different groups. All USGS statements of moment magnitude should use M = (log Mo)/1.5-10.7 for converting from scalar moment Mo to moment magnitude." Anonymous
I suggest we keep for the moment the version with parenthesis where the factor 2/3 is not already multiplied into the offset. This form ensures that the SI and the CGS versions remain consistent without rounding errors when written using a fraction-free decimal offset. Otherwise, the final constant would have to change by the ugly offset of 7*(2/3). In that respect, the above quoted USGS policy is a somewhat unfortunate choice. Let's hope that it is already outdated and that they now finally also use SI, like everyone else. Markus Kuhn 13:00, 12 Jun 2005 (UTC)
So what's the evidence against the USGS formula? Is the alternative form a standard anywhere else? To be clear, I'm not concerned about the units here, I'm concerned about the numeric result. ~brad 9 Feb 2006
## Energy formula inaccurate above 8.0?
I read an article by a local Geology professor stating that the energy released by an 8.5 is over 10 times greater than the energy released by an 8.0.
According to the energy formulas in the article, the energy should only be 5.62 times greater.
I emailed the professor, and she said the simple formula fails for "very large" earthquakes due to:
• a non linear increase in frictional heat release
• free oscillations generated
• impacts on rotation
• permanent deformation
This is all over my head. Is it worth mentioning in the article that the energy formula fails for large earthquakes?
Maybe. I'm not sure that I understand exactly what she meant. I think it depends which energy she is talking about. The total energy release formula is $\mathcal{E}_r = - (\mathcal{E}_e + \mathcal{E}_g + \mathcal{E}_k)$ where $\mathcal{E}_e$, $\mathcal{E}_g$ , and $\mathcal{E}_k$ represent elastic, gravitational, and kinetic energy. In addition, there is the concept of seismic energy, which is the total released energy minus the energy dissipated by frictional heating of the fault. I am pretty sure that the total released energy is still estimated correctly by the moment. However, the partitioning of the energy may change in the ways the professor noted. When talking about energy here, it's important to know exactly what energy is being referred to. Note: The text I consulted is Theoretical global seismology by Dahlen and Tromp (1998). Gwimpey 18:49, Jan 19, 2005 (UTC)
## Tom Hanks
Tom Hanks is an actor (real name Thomas Jeffrey Hanks) This article points to an article about him, but i think this Tom Hanks is a different person
Thomas C. Hanks is a seismologist at the US Geological Survey in Menlo Park —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.146.27.92 (talk) 06:40, 14 January 2009 (UTC)
## Wretched formulas (units problem, etc.)
The "Energy" section really sucks: it is both redundant and confusing. For starters, Log(x) only makes sense if x is dimensionless. These formulas should be recast in the form Log(x/x0), where x and x0 have the same dimensions. Give x0 in several different units, and get rid of all but one of the nearly identical equations. Also, give the inverted version of the equation to give energy in terms of moment magnitude -- the more useful direction for the calculation. I'm just passing through, but it would be nice if someone would redo this section from scratch.
I've fixed the unit mess and cleaned up the wretched energy section. I wanted to preserve the underlying information in the latter, so I split it up into separate sections on the energy magnitude and on comparing earthquake magnitudes with TNT-expressed underground nuclear detonations. If people want to keep things short, I'd be happy to agree that both sections could be moved to other articles, with appropriate cross references. If people stopped the silly and utterly meaningless practice of comparing earthquakes with nuclear detonations, that would be even better! Markus Kuhn 13:08, 12 Jun 2005 (UTC)
## Just wondering
what is the difference from a 4.0 on the richter scale to a magnitude of 5.0?
The article explains this very clearly already. Markus Kuhn 23:51, 9 December 2005 (UTC)
Could a table be drawn up to show examples at each part of the scale like the Richter magnitude scale article does? The Basel earthquake says it had a mwm of 6.2, and I have no idea what that means in terms of power. The artcle needs some more for the layman, as right now it's all technical jargon to me.--SeizureDog 14:04, 5 January 2007 (UTC)
I concur. And I don't see anywhere where the comparison with Richter is explained, let alone "very clearly"! How about a small chart giving Richter and Mms values (assuming they are always the same for a given quake, which I can't tell from this convoluted article) and something like destruction or energy released.
## Strange formula
I have noticed that after the main formula the symbols N and m are not explained. Reading previous discussions, I think they stand for Newton and meter to make M0 dimensionless. It doesn't really make sense, since they look like other parameters with their own value, in any case their meaning should be clear from the context and it's not. I would suggest a notation like this:
$M_\mathrm{w} = {2 \over 3}\left(\log_{10} | M_0 | - 9.1\right)$
where $| M_0 |$ is the dimensionless module of the seismic moment
About another previous discussion, I absolutely agree that in physics it is not correct to calculate the logarithm of any number that is not dimensionless, but in engineering it is quite common to represent dimension-ful functions with a very wide range using logarithmic scales. For example, the Bode plot of a voltage-to-current amplifier is the plot of a dimension-ful number [A/V] on a logarithmic scale. There is no problem in taking the logarithm of a dimension-ful number, as long as it's only for measuring or plotting sake. I can agree that the best scales use a reference to make the argument of the logarithm dimensionless (e.g. dB spl: Tom Hanks and Hiroo Kanamori didn't make their scale properly from this point of view. We could fix it writing like:
$M_\mathrm{w} = {2 \over 3}\left(\log_{10} \frac{M_0}{M_r} - 9.1\right)$
where $| M_0 |$ is the dimensionless module of the seismic moment and $M_r$ is the reference value of 1 Nm
but it would be original work, I guess (even if it's definitely more rigorous then the original) Alessio Damato (Talk) 10:40, 17 August 2007 (UTC)
I think the formula is currently expressed very well and should not be changed as you suggest. It currently follows the stylistic guidelines given in various International Standards related to scientific notation (e.g., ISO 31-0, SI Brochure, etc.), which specify that variable quantities are distinguished typographically from units and other constants by use of italic characters. ISO 31-0 also specifies that a quantity is always a product of a number and a unit, and if you need a dimensionless number, you can simply access that by dividing the quantity through the unit in which you want the number to express the quantity. The current formula also uses the well-understood international standard symbols for the units used in the correct font. All these are world-wide very well-established conventions in scientific writing, that are globally taught in most secondary-school physics classes. I personally find them pretty convenient, logical, and easy to understand. On the other hand, I find your first alternative formula confusing, as it suggests calculating the logarithm of an energy quantity, which physically makes no sense. Your second formula is identical to the current one after the substitution Mr = 1 Nm, and therefore the current formula should be just as good as your second alternative. It simply avoids the unnecessary introduction of another, redundant quantity Mr. I suspect it all boils down to that you might not have been familiar with the (pretty common) typographic convention that units of measurements are not typeset in italics (NIST SP 811, etc.). Markus Kuhn 12:23, 18 August 2007 (UTC)
well, as you like, but I'll point out clearly in the description that they are not parameters with their own value. Alessio Damato (Talk) 15:06, 18 August 2007 (UTC)
Markus, I don't think the confusion was with the font. The confusion was with the notion of dividing by a unit. The concept that "if you need a dimensionless number, you can simply access that by dividing the quantity through the unit in which you want the number to express the quantity" is, I believe, not widely appreciated by educated adults in the U.S. It does make sense when you think about it, however. I have added a sentence explaining the notation. Mark Foskey (talk) 02:48, 14 May 2008 (UTC)
I see. I would have expected the notion to be pretty familiar and clear to most people in Europe who have enjoyed some form of secondary-school education in physics. But I admit that I do notice occasionally that some American authors do things with units that I would consider rather odd and cumbersome, possibly because they have not grown up with thinking of them just as factors that can be divided or multiplied like any other factor, or because an algebraic way of using units is not commonly taught there. I was taught that writing formulas like
F = m · a, where F is in newtons, m is in kilos and a is in m/s2
is bad style, as the units should always sort themselves out algebraically on their own in physical formulas. One should therefore never have to explicitly say which variable is measured in which unit, as they are just quantities that work no matter what the unit is. Only in ad-hoc scales that require logarithms, it actually becomes necessary to explicitly divide through a particular unit, as the formulas in this article do. Is the algebraic use of physical units only widely taught in countries that use mostly SI units and can we therefore not just simply assume familiarity with it in Wikipedia articles about scientific topics? Markus Kuhn (talk) 14:08, 14 May 2008 (UTC)
While checking the sources I noticed that the equation was in fact completely wrong regarding the brackets, and $M_0$ should be given in dyne centimetres.[6] I have change it to reflect the original paper, and explained the terms. –OrangeDog (talkedits) 02:53, 29 January 2009 (UTC)
## Richter Scale Inconsistency?
The article about the Richter Scale has the following:
The energy release of an earthquake scales with the 3⁄2 power of the shaking amplitude, and thus a difference in magnitude of 1.0 is equivalent to a factor of 31.6 in the energy released; a difference of magnitude of 2.0 is equivalent to a factor of 1000 in the energy released.
...the Richter Scale, which has a 10¹ = 10 times energy increase for a 1 step increase, and 10² = 100 times energy increase for a 2 step increase. Instead, an increase of 2 steps corresponds to a 10³ = 1000 times increase in energy.
If I assume the information about the Richter Scale in the Richter Scale article is accurate, it appears an editor of this article has confused amplitude with energy when referring to the Richter Scale. SlowJog (talk) 16:23, 13 May 2008 (UTC)
I found a USGS page that discusses the Richter magnitude scale and specifically states, "each whole number step in the magnitude scale corresponds to the release of about 31 times more energy than the amount associated with the preceding whole number value." This page was part of the external links on the Richter magnitude scale page, I changed it to a citation.
Another USGS page states, "All of the currently used methods for measuring earthquake magnitude (ML, duration magnitude mD, surface-wave magnitude MS, teleseismic body-wave magnitude mb, moment magnitude M, etc.) yield results that are consistent with ML. In fact, most modern methods for measuring magnitude were designed to be consistent with the Richter scale." Added this as an external link on the Richter magnitude scale page. Gblandst (talk) 17:43, 13 May 2008 (UTC)
## On {{confusing}}
• <*--
• DITTO, what he/she says!!! ... this is unfamiliar subject... comparisons needed! WORSE, the above comments have been asking for such for several years. Come on folks... is that professionalism at it's best!?? // FrankB 14:15, 12 November 2008 (UTC)
## "Compared to Richter Scale"
I am just a layman who came to this page because an earthquake on the Main Page was described on the "moment" scale, and I wanted to know how "moment" scale values would corrolate into (to me) more familiar Richter scale. I was eventually able to find this information, although sort of buried beneath some very confusing mathematics. So, I added a section heading in hopes that information will be easier for future lay inquirers to find. Maybe the math equations should be moved lower in the article, rather than being the first thing your eye sees? I'm sure that, like me, they don't really convey any information at all to most people. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Blorblowthno (talkcontribs) 21:02, 15 October 2008 (UTC)
I took the silence on this issue for tacit consent, and have now gone ahead and moved the mathematical derivation lower down in the article. Blorblowthno (talk) 19:44, 29 October 2008 (UTC)
The section fails to specify whether quoted values are on MMS or Richter or both. Some examples values in the ranges where the scales differ would also be useful. OrangeDog (talkedits) 00:04, 10 January 2009 (UTC)
Making up sample values is getting more into original research. It seems like that would be counter intuitive as well, because it would imply that the two scales have different magnitude values for the part of the scale where they overlap. This is wrong as far as I can tell; Local Magnitude and Moment Magnitude agree within the 3.0-7.0 or 3.5-7.0 range, and beyond that range you would only use one or the other (RMS for < 3, MMS for > 7). Thus when the article says 6.0, you can take that to mean the same thing on both scales (as it says). BigNate37(T) 22:42, 10 January 2009 (UTC)
This explanation should be included in the article somewhere. I still think a small table or possibly a graph could show this explicitly with a few sample values across the ranges you mentioned.–OrangeDog (talkedits) 22:34, 11 January 2009 (UTC)
That graphic indeed makes no sense. What is it supposed to be showing? The differing gradients are both imprecise and unexplained. A line graph or x-y scatter would probably be better for whatever it's supposed to be. –OrangeDog (talkedits) 02:01, 26 January 2009 (UTC)
OrangeDog, thanks for continuing the conversation here. I'll tell you what I was trying to get at with the graphic, and maybe we can figure out a better way of representing it visually. Basically, the big issue on this article has always been, people want to know how to "convert" from Richter values to Moment Magnitude values. But that way of thinking is a fallacy. The scales are designed to dovetail together along the same continuum. The Richter "scale" and the Moment Magnitude "scale" aren't really different scales at all, but different mathematical formulae for computing values along that continuum. So, we can talk about a magnitude 9 earthquake... you'd never use the Richter formula to compute a magnitude estimate for that earthquake, because it's too big. With the Richter formula, no matter how large of inputs you use, your output will max out around 7.5. So, for a very large earthquake, you want to use the Moment Magnitude scale. Now, there's no sharp point where the Richter scale "stops" working and you "start" using Moment Magnitude. Just, as the earthquakes get larger and larger, the Richter formula becomes less and less helpful. In the same way, as earthquakes get smaller and smaller, the Moment Magnitude formula becomes less and less helpful. So, what I'm trying to show with the graphic is the ranges where the different "scales" are best suited/most helpful/most appropriate. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Blorblowthno (talkcontribs) 23:45, 27 January 2009 (UTC)
In response to BigNate37, deriving mathematical truth from published equations in not WP:OR. No-one would have any problem including that $\sin(2.124)=0.851$ if it were relevant, but it would be nearly impossible to find a verifiable source that explicitly states it. –OrangeDog (talkedits) 02:15, 26 January 2009 (UTC)
Re-wrote the section to simplify and include examples. Hopefully much clearer now. –OrangeDog (talkedits) 02:49, 29 January 2009 (UTC)
Please list values for both scales in the table here:
Richter_magnitude_scale#Examples
The recent quake in Japan is listed as 9.0 on the Richter scale. Is it listed accurately? Would the value be higher or lower on the moment magnitude scale?- 71.179.126.205 (talk) 23:04, 10 April 2011 (UTC)
Where is the Japan earthquake listed on the Richter scale? The Richter scale has not been in use for at least 30 years. OrangeDog (τ • ε) 18:08, 11 April 2011 (UTC)
Under the "Richter Approximate Magnitude" heading on the "9.0" line: Sendai earthquake and tsunami (Japan), 2011. The M_W prefix may mean moment magnitude scale, but then the heading in the table of the article with the same name is misleading. - Ac44ck (talk) 02:03, 12 April 2011 (UTC)
It's linked to moment magnitude scale. The Richter scale is not the problem, it's the observation using the 20 second period on the seismometer that is the problem - the scale itself has no upper limit, and Mw was designed to match Richter for lower magnitudes, so what the table is saying is that the recent earthquake has the equivalent power of a 9.0 on the Richter scale, even if it couldn't be measured in that way. Mikenorton (talk) 11:01, 12 April 2011 (UTC)
If it was 9.0 on the Richter scale, then what was it on the moment magnitude scale? Is it true that the "big ones" have higher numbers on the moment magnitude scale than they would on the Richter scale? - Ac44ck (talk) 03:37, 13 April 2011 (UTC)
It wasn't a 9.0 on the Richer scale. The article has since been corrected to remove all mention of Richter scale, which is never used except by lazy journalists. OrangeDog (τ • ε) 17:44, 13 April 2011 (UTC)
This seems confusing to me:
• A column labeled "Richter Approximate Magnitude" in the Richter magnitude scale contains no values in the Richter magnitude scale?
• Some entries have no prefix: Lincolnshire earthquake (UK), 2008
• Some entries have the M_w prefix: Ontario-Quebec earthquake (Canada), 2010
• Some entries have an M_s prefix: Caracas earthquake (Venezuela)
Is an apples-to-apples comparison not doable?
Is it true that the "big ones" have higher numbers on the moment magnitude scale than they would on the Richter scale? - Ac44ck (talk) 04:19, 14 April 2011 (UTC)
## Clarifying What the Values mean.
This article is still completely useless at explaining what a value on the scale actually means. Therefor I'm going to post a table from the Richter Scale article and maybe we can adapt it to the moment magnitude scale. If this works it can be inserted into the article. Comments? --Arnos78 (talk) 22:48, 1 June 2009 (UTC)
Yes the scales give similar values so this would work well in this article, although generally moment magnitude is not used for quakes less than M3.5. RapidR (talk) 23:06, 1 June 2009 (UTC)
Richter Magnitudes Description Earthquake Effects Frequency of Occurrence
Less than 2.0 Micro Microearthquakes, not felt. About 8,000 per day
2.0-2.9 Minor Generally not felt, but recorded. About 1,000 per day
3.0-3.9 Often felt, but rarely causes damage. 49,000 per year (est.)
4.0-4.9 Light Noticeable shaking of indoor items, rattling noises. Significant damage unlikely. 6,200 per year (est.)
5.0-5.9 Moderate Can cause major damage to poorly constructed buildings over small regions. At most slight damage to well-designed buildings. 800 per year
6.0-6.9 Strong Can be destructive in areas up to about 160 kilometres (100 mi) across in populated areas. 120 per year
7.0-7.9 Major Can cause serious damage over larger areas. 18 per year
8.0-8.9 Great Can cause serious damage in areas several hundred miles across. 1 per year
9.0-9.9 Devastating in areas several thousand miles across.
1 per 20 years
10.0+ Epic Never recorded; see below for equivalent seismic energy yield.
Extremely rare (Unknown)
(Based on U.S. Geological Survey documents.)[1]
Changing this to use MMS would be complete synthesis. You would need a source that explicitly describes the effects of earthquakes of differing magnitude. Even in itself this table isn't very useful, the distinctions being drawn are done so pretty arbitrarily (compare a 4.9 to a 5.0 for example). The moment magnitude scale isn't based on destructive effects or actual shaking of the ground. OrangeDog (talkedits) 08:54, 2 June 2009 (UTC)
No, this is perfectly appropriate for MMS. In fact, as the table refers to magnitudes greater than 7 which are impossible to measure on the classical bodywave Richter scale, it is either probably based on MMS (or a surface wave magnitude scale). Remember, MMS values are 1) designed to roughly mimic the values originally used in the Richter scale, 2) provide the capability to measure earthquakes larger than 7, which classical body-wave amplitude based magnitude measurements cannot do, and 3) relate the magnitude of an earthquake to the size of the rupture. There is no reason to "compare" Richter and MMS*. They are the same thing, as best as Hanks and Kanamori could do within the constraints and within the error of the estimates, which are substantial. Given that true "Richter" magnitudes have not been calculated since the Wood-Anderson seismometer became obsolete (1960's), anyone who thinks they are familiar with the "Richter scale" is mistaken, unless they are referring to the general idea of classifying earthquake size by a small number typically in the range of 2 to 9. This needs to be clarified in the article, and I may try. *Unless you are estimating magnitude/frequency relationships from old catalogs in southern California or some other esoteric pursuit. 146.244.227.220 (talk) 23:49, 6 January 2010 (UTC)
Note the problems in your use of "probably" and "roughly". OrangeDog (τ • ε) 13:12, 21 January 2010 (UTC)
## citations
I removed the "unreferenced section|date=March 2010" from the section on comparing magnitudes, because the work is shown and requires only high school algebra to verify. Learjeff (talk) 17:13, 14 March 2011 (UTC)
It also requires references to establish that the content is relevant and not WP:UNDUE. As well as claims as to the closeness of the relationship. OrangeDog (τ • ε) 22:39, 14 March 2011 (UTC)
Odd, OrangeDog, that you should demand references proving the relevance of comparative magnitudes. Never mind that comparing magnitudes is a perfectly reasonable thing for people to wish to do, and therefore a perfectly reasonable thing for them to hope to learn about in Wikipedia. What's odd is that the article did have just such a reference(<ref name="AP-CHILE-HAITI">{{cite web | last = Bajak | first = Frank | title = Why Chile dodged Haiti-style ruin | publisher = [[Toronto Star]] | date = 28 February 2010 | url = http://www.thestar.com/news/world/article/772765--why-chile-dodged-haiti-style-ruin | accessdate = 2010-02-28}}</ref>) until, at 23:41 on 21 Mar 2010, it was deleted by you.
That anyone would have demanded references "to establish the purpose of the equation" I don't understand. Its purpose is made crystal clear by the title and the body of the section that contains it.
Indeed, to what would you have a footnote proving relevance affixed? Certainly not to the equation itself, which is relevant (on its face) to the sentence containing it. Would you have a new purpose-built sentence added, "One way people try to make sense of magnitudes is by comparing them from one earthquake to another [but you needn't take our word for it because we offer you a reference to prove it]"?
As you can see from the summary, I removed the ref as part of an "unnecessary recentist example". While it is a good reference, there is nothing in this article that it can directly verify. What I'm looking for is a reliable secondary source that verifies the equation in question to be "closely related" and "allows one to assess the proportional difference fΔE in energy release between earthquakes of two different moment magnitudes". The title and body of the section do make it clear, but they are not verifiable. I would suggest that such a reference goes when I had placed the {{cn}}. OrangeDog (τ • ε) 20:55, 17 March 2011 (UTC)
The "unnecessary recentist" I understood and accepted (I don't agree with it, but I can live with it). The close relationship of which you aren't yet convinced—or anyway desire third-party confirmation—is straightforward high-school algebra, as Learjeff wrote above and the text makes plain: you start with the definition (the equation starting with MW = ...) and solve it for M0. That's what's in the numerator and in the denominator, which represent the two quakes being compared. And since the numerator and denominator are both in terms of energy, the ratio connotes proportional energy. QED.
As to making it clear that this is kosher, the Toronto Star reference first shows up in an even earlier version of the article that worked through one of those recentist examples, both to help any math-challenged readers and to provide verification. That version says, "As seismologists reported,[5], the Chilean quake released roughly 500 times as much energy as the Haitian quake. That comparison works out as follows: fΔE = 10(3/2)×1.8 ≈ 501." That was a better place to put the reference, but the example got removed by editors who thought it was too much hand holding.—PaulTanenbaum (talk) 00:38, 18 March 2011 (UTC)
One can create any equation they wish using simple algebra. I could likewise construct an equation relating the magnitude of an earthquake with the weight of peanuts that would release the same amount of energy should they undergo nuclear fission. Without an actual specific and reliable source, this article disintegrates into a long list of pointless (and often wrong) equations. OrangeDog (τ • ε) 00:03, 22 March 2011 (UTC)
You enumerate above two expectations of the desired reliable secondary source: (1) that it verify "the equation in question to be 'closely related,'" and (2) that it verify that the equation allows one to assess the proportional difference in energy release between earthquakes. As to (1), would you demand a reference to justify an article's describing the equation m = F/a as closely related to the equation F = m a? And as to (2), the section in question explains that the algebra solves the earlier equation for M0, which (as the definition explains) has units dyn · cm (i.e., energy), so taking the ratio of two different M0 values gives you a proportional comparison of energies; for what part of that logic do you require verification? I am just not seeing the problem, and your peanut-fission example, though perhaps cute, does not help clarify your concern.—PaulTanenbaum (talk) 21:13, 29 March 2011 (UTC)
Actually, yes I would, unless it was an article on elementary algebra. There is no evidence that the equation in question in this article is relevant, important or correct, in decreasing order of concern. OrangeDog (τ • ε) 21:16, 31 March 2011 (UTC)
## Converting magnitude to energy
The formula in this section does no appear to be correct. For a magnitude 4 earthquake I get 56 GJ, not 1 PJ. I used the expressions $M_\mathrm{w} = \textstyle{\frac{2}{3}}\log_{10}M_0 - 10.7,$ and ${E} = M_0/( 2 \times 10^4 )\,\!$, both from here for the energy in dyne cm, dividing by another 107 to convert to joules. My values match others that I've found in this linked powerpoint file. Mikenorton (talk) 22:30, 18 March 2011 (UTC)
So do I. As it's unreferenced, and with an insufficient definition of energy, I'm removing it. OrangeDog (τ • ε) 00:14, 22 March 2011 (UTC)
## The problem of "energy" related to earthquakes and magnitudes
I see from the text and the discussions that there exists a confusion about what is "energy". As the articles states correctly, elastic energy is released during a rupture of a fault. This energy goes into fracturing rock, generating heat, and energy radiated as seismic waves Es. Es can be measured by integrating the spectrum of the radiated waves. Because this requires extra work, Es is often estimated from one of the magnitudes, using an empirical equation. However, that is not quite correct. Most of the energy resides in high frequency waves, and especially in the "corner frequency". There are eqs with relatively large mb and low Mw. These are high stress drop events. Generally Es is best estimated from mb, and NOT from Mw, because the latter is based on very long period, low energy waves. Perhaps I should take the trouble to explain this somewhere.
I have introduced changes in several places in the text of the eq project, trying to get away from saying magnitude measures energy (because that is not quite correct) and saying "magnitude measures the size of an eq". That is avoiding the issue whether or not Es is considered or the entire elastic E released by an earthquake. The moment, Mo, has units of energy because it measures the work done.
Of course there are many technical articles to cite, we do not need to go to a ppt-file lecture notes.
QUESTION: Should I explain this, or is someone going to remove what I write? If the latter is the case, I do not want to spend the time.MaxWyss (talk) 07:22, 18 April 2011 (UTC)MaxWyss
What you've written so far is really good. As long as you continue to cite any possible points of contention, go right ahead. I think the Richter comparison section could do with some of its content being moved to a "History" section as much of it isn't really about Richter any more. OrangeDog (τ • ε) 19:02, 18 April 2011 (UTC)
## Thoughts on edit as of October 2012
After listening to an introductory geology lecture in which a Ph.D. geologist was unable to put the moment magnitude scale into perspective, I took a shot at some words to make this more easily understood (and pulled the discussion earlier into the article). Am running out of time today, but will come back to pull the excellent material from the comparison with the Richter scale a bit forward into the article as well. Think this is another face of the continuing Wikipedia struggle between providing something for the unexpert reader and providign solid technical material for the more expert user. As always, if I get it wrong, Wiki my work... Skaal - Williamborg (Bill) 23:25, 30 October 2012 (UTC)
## Mw is not moment magnitude
Unfortunately, it has become common for seismologists to refer to "Moment Magnitude" as Mw. This is incorrect and Wikipedia should correct this. The following is the correct vocabulary Hanks and Kanamori (1979) introduced the Moment Magnitude scale and they called it M. Actually it's a capital script M. They defined M == 2/3 (log M0 - 16.05) where M0 is moment in dyne-cm. This is THE definition of Moment Magnitude. Here's where it came from. Thatcher and Hanks (1973) pointed out that there was a general relationship between moment and local magnitude, Ml, that could be written Ml =~ 2/3 (log M0 - 16). In 1978, Kanamori published his paper on energy magnitude Mw, where he argued that it makes most sense to measure the size of an earthquake using its radiated energy. He used the W as meaning energy; he did this even though W often is used for strain energy density in mechanics. Radiated energy and strain energy are definitely different quantities. At any rate, Kanamori's definition of Mw is Mw == 2/3(log W0 - 11.8) where W0 is total radiated energy in ergs (M0 is a torque and W0 is an energy). In that same paper, Kanamori recognized that it's very difficult to estimate W0, so he said that you could estimate W0 using the following approximate relationship between W0 and M0; W0 =~ M0 * 5 * 10**-5. If you replace W0 with the approximate M0 in Kanamori's relation, then Mw =~ 2/3 (log M0 - 16.1). Note that this is an approximation for Mw. After Kanamori published his 1978 paper, Hanks noted that the 1973 Ml relationship with M0 was the same as the 1978 Kanamori relationship between Mw and M0, except that Thatcher and Hanks had a constant of 16 and Kanamori used 16.1. Hanks convinced Kanamori to write a paper to define a scale based on moment. The constant used in the Hanks and Kanamori is 16.05, which was a political compromise. The rest should history, except that somehow it has become common to call Mw moment magnitude. To further complicate the issue, seismic moment is not really a unique measure of an earthquake's size. This is a long and technical issue, but the bottom line is that average slip times the rupture area is indeed a physical parameter (called potency), whereas multiplying potency times the local rigidity (the definition of seismic moment) results in a parameter that cannot be uniquely determined. Please fix this site. It is perpetuating a common misunderstanding. Heatoncaltech (talk) 22:58, 24 January 2013 (UTC)
As you say it has become common to use Mw (much more common than M in my experience) and Wikipedia has to follow usage rather than to try and change it I'm afraid. Mikenorton (talk) 23:09, 24 January 2013 (UTC)
## Vandalism
The section "The Richter scale; a former measure of earthquake magnitude" appears to have been vandalised after the final sentence. I attempted to remove this, but don't seem to be able to as the text does not appear when I try to edit.
Here's a screen shot I did of the section. The only Photoshop work I performed was to highlight the text. [7]
Bwob (talk) 22:03, 10 September 2013 (UTC)
I'm going to guess that it was a cache problem, leaving you viewing an old version of the page, before the vandalism was reverted by ClueBot just a minute after it was added. I looked at it and had the same problem, but I noticed a typo and when I saved that edit, the page updated. Mikenorton (talk) 22:37, 10 September 2013 (UTC) | {"extraction_info": {"found_math": true, "script_math_tex": 0, "script_math_asciimath": 0, "math_annotations": 0, "math_alttext": 0, "mathml": 0, "mathjax_tag": 0, "mathjax_inline_tex": 0, "mathjax_display_tex": 0, "mathjax_asciimath": 0, "img_math": 18, "codecogs_latex": 0, "wp_latex": 0, "mimetex.cgi": 0, "/images/math/codecogs": 0, "mathtex.cgi": 0, "katex": 0, "math-container": 0, "wp-katex-eq": 0, "align": 0, "equation": 0, "x-ck12": 0, "texerror": 0, "math_score": 0.893288254737854, "perplexity": 1319.1489698278906}, "config": {"markdown_headings": true, "markdown_code": true, "boilerplate_config": {"ratio_threshold": 0.18, "absolute_threshold": 10, "end_threshold": 15, "enable": true}, "remove_buttons": true, "remove_image_figures": true, "remove_link_clusters": true, "table_config": {"min_rows": 2, "min_cols": 3, "format": "plain"}, "remove_chinese": true, "remove_edit_buttons": true, "extract_latex": true}, "warc_path": "s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-06/segments/1422121961657.12/warc/CC-MAIN-20150124175241-00108-ip-10-180-212-252.ec2.internal.warc.gz"} |
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## Saturday, May 23, 2015
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http://hardmath123.github.io/envelope.html | ## Caustics and Casinos on the I-5
#### Friday, January 4, 2019 · 7 min read
I was in Los Angeles over winter break, and on the long drive back home I began thinking about a billboard I saw just at the edge of the city advertising the “closest casino to anywhere in LA.”
This is a fascinating claim. Let me rephrase it, at least the way I interpret it: the claim is that wherever you are in LA, the closest casino is the one advertised on the billboard. (This is confusingly distinct from the claim that the casino is closest to anywhere in LA, in the sense that the placement of the casino minimizes the distance to the nearest bit of LA soil. Of course, practically speaking this latter claim is useless because any casino within LA trivially has the minimal distance of zero to “anywhere in LA.”)
The question is this: what region does the billboard’s claim imply is devoid of casinos?
Let’s start with a simple case to get some intuition. Suppose LA is a 15-mile-radius disk, and the casino is at the center of the disk. Then, according to the billboard, there must be no other casinos within LA’s 15-mile radius (otherwise, if you were in LA, you might be closer to that other casino!). But actually, the claim is quite a bit stronger: there cannot be any casinos within thirty miles of the center. Why? Well, suppose there was a casino 20 miles from the center of LA. Then, someone just within the city borders would be 5 miles away from that other casino, but 15 miles from the city-center casino.
One more simple case: suppose LA is a line segment of length 15 miles, and the casino is located at one endpoint. Can you imagine what the region in question must be? It is a disk of radius 15 miles, centered at the other endpoint! This is not entirely obvious, and you might need to draw a picture to convince yourself that this is true.
Now let’s consider a much trickier case: suppose LA is a circle again, but the casino is located along the circumference. Suddenly, it’s much harder to picture what’s going on — sitting in a car without pencil or paper, I had no idea what the region might look like. My instinct was “circle centered at the diametrically-opposite point on the circumference,” but it turns out that this is wrong!
In the rest of this post, we’ll build up some mathematical machinery to answer this question correctly. If you don’t want to work through the math, however, then feel free to just scroll to the red-bordered squares and enjoy the interactive demos.
Definition. Given some region $R \subset \mathbb{R}^2$, the casino closure with respect to some point $p \in \mathbb{R}^2$ is defined as
$R^p = \left\{ c \in \mathbb{R}^2 ~\middle|~ \exists z \in R, || p - z || > || c - z || \right\}$
Or, informally: the casino closure is the set of possible casino locations $c$ such that there exists a person $z$ in the region $R$ who is closer to $c$ than to $p$.
From here on out, I’m only going to worry about “nice” regions, i.e. closed, connected regions with smooth boundaries. I’m also going to use $x, p, z, c$ to range over points in $\mathbb{R}^2$, but really most math that follows is equally applicable in $\mathbb{R}^n$. It’s just harder to visualize.
Lemma. Let the disk $D(z, r)$ be the set of all points in $\mathbb{R}^2$ within $r$ of point $z$. Then, $R^p = \bigcup_{z~\in~R} D(z, ||p - z||)$
That is, we can construct $R^p$ by combining all the disks at all the points in $R$ that have $p$ on their circumference.
Proof sketch. This should make sense “by construction.” If point $c$ is in this constructed $R^p$, then it lies in some disk $d$, and thus the point $z \in R$ that created disk $d$ fulfills the existence criterion of our definition.
Lemma. If region $R$ has a boundary $B \subset R$, then $B^p = R^p$.
Proof sketch. Clearly, $B^p \subset R^p$ if you believe the first lemma — adding more points to $B$ should only increase the union of disks.
The harder direction to show is $R^p \subset B^p$. Consider some point $z \in R$. Extend the ray $\overrightarrow{pz}$ until it intersects with $B$ at point $z^\prime$. Then, we can relate the disks created by $z$ and $z^\prime$: $D(z, ||p-z||) \subset D(z^\prime, ||p-z^\prime||)$. Why? Because the disk from $z$ is smaller and internally tangent to the disk from $z^\prime$.
Mapping this argument over the entire union, it makes sense that $R^p \subset B^p$.
Okay, time for some empirical verification of all this theory. Try drawing the boundary of a region (in black) here! The disks will show up in red. Notice how filling in your region with black dots doesn’t change the red blob at all. (Click to clear.)
The boundary-circle lemma gives us a nicer characterization of $R^p$: it is the region bounded by the curve that is tangent to all of the disks created by the points on $B$. It turns out that there is a very nice mathematical theory of “the curve that is tangent to all curves in a given family of curves,” and that is the theory of envelopes. The account below is paraphrased from “What is an Envelope?”, a lovely 1981 paper.
Let the function $F(x, t) : \mathbb{R}^2 \times \mathbb{R} \rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ define a family of curves parameterized by $t$, in the sense that $F(x, 0) = 0$ defines a curve and $F(x, 1) = 0$ defines another curve, and so on. Then, we seek to characterize the envelope curve which is tangent to every curve in $F$.
Lemma. If the boundary of $R$ can be (periodically) parameterized as $B(t), t \in \mathbb{R}$ then the boundary of $R^p$ is the envelope with respect to $t$ of $F(x, t) = || x - B(t) ||^2 - || p - B(t) ||^2$
Proof sketch. Again, this should make sense “by construction”: $F$ is chosen to correspond to circles centered at $B(t)$ passing through $p$.
Ah, but how do we find the envelope? Here we need a tiny bit of multivariable calculus.
Let $X(t)$ be the parameterization of the envelope of $F$. Then for all $t$, we have that $F(X(t), t) = 0$ because the envelope must lie on the respective curve in the family (“tangent” means “touch”!). We also have that the curve $X(t)$ must be parallel to the member of family $F$ at $t$. We can then express this condition by saying that the gradient (with respect to $X$) of $F$ at $t$ is perpendicular to the derivative of $X$ at $t$. Or:
$d X(t) / dt \cdot \nabla_X F(X(t), t) = 0$
In two dimensions, with $X(t) = (x(t), y(t))$, this equation manifests itself as $x^\prime(t)\partial F(x, y, t) / \partial x + y^\prime(t)\partial F(x, y, t) / \partial y$.
The left hand side is oddly reminiscent of the multivariable chain rule. Indeed, if we took the partial derivative of our equation $F(X(t), t) = 0$ with respect to $t$, we would get:
$dF(X, t)/dt = dX/dt\cdot\nabla_X F(X, t) + dt/dt\cdot \partial F(X, t)/\partial t = 0$
So we must have $\partial F(X, t) / \partial t = 0$.
There is a simpler but less rigorous derivation if you believe that the envelope is exactly the points of intersection of infinitesimally close curves in the family $F$. Then we want every point $X$ on the envelope to satisfy both $F(X, t)$ and $F(X, t + \delta)$ for some $t$ and some infinitesimal $\delta$. Taking the limit as $\delta$ approaches zero gives the same condition that $\partial F(X, t) / \partial t = 0$. The paper above discusses how this notion is subtly different in some strange cases, but it suffices to say that for all “nice” $R$, we’re fine.
Almost-a-theorem. The boundary of $R^p$ is given by the parameterized vectors $X$ that satisfy $F(X, t) = 0$ and $\partial F (X, t) / \partial t = 0$ for the $F$ defined above.
Almost-a-proof-sketch. Almost! In general, the solution for $X$ might self-intersect, so we want to take only the “outermost” part of $X$. But this is easy to work out on a case-by-case basis.
Example. Suppose $R$ is the unit disk centered at $(a, 0)$, and $p$ is located at the origin. Then $B(t) = (\cos t + a, \sin t)$ and $p = (0, 0)$. We have
$F((x, y), t) = ((x - (\cos t + a))^2 + (y - \sin t)^2) - ((\cos t + a)^2 + \sin^2 t)$
$F((x, y), t) = -2ax + x^2 - 2x\cos t + y^2 - 2y \sin t = 0$
We also have
$\partial F((x, y), t) / \partial t = 2x\sin t - 2y\cos t = 0$
Solving these by eliminating $t$ is a simple exercise in polar coordinates. Discover from the second equation that $t = \theta$, then recall that $r^2 = x^2 + y^2$. The resulting boundary of $R^p$ is (almost!) the curve $r = 2(1 + a\cos\theta)$. In other words, it’s (almost!) a limaçon! As $a$ varies, the character of the limaçon varies, and at the critical points $a = \pm 1$, we get a cardioid with a cusp. Beyond those critical points, the curve has an inner loop that we have to ignore; hence, “almost!”
Okay, time for more empiricism. Move your mouse around in the square below to see how the relative placement of LA and the casino affects the envelope. Notice also the inner loop predicted by the envelope, which we should of course ignore for the purposes of bounding $R^p$.
An amazing fact is that a cardioid is the same shape you get on the surface of your coffee mug when you put it under a light! Well, not quite — it depends subtly on where the light source is. Read more about caustics at Chalkdust, from whom I also borrowed the image below:
Further reading: Wikipedia has great diagrams to accompany. Dan Kalman’s article “Solving the Ladder Problem on the Back of an Envelope.” includes a nice pedagogically-oriented discussion of envelope subtleties. It cites Courant’s Differential and Integral Calculus (vol 2), which is freely available on Archive.org.
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# If the second ,third and fourth term in the expansion of $(x+a)^n$ and $240,720$ and $1080$ respectively,then the value of $n$ is
$\begin{array}{1 1}(A)\;15\\(B)\;20\\(C)\;10\\(D)\;5\end{array}$
Can you answer this question?
Toolbox:
• $T_{r+1}=nC_r a^{n-r} b^r$
We have
$nC_1x^{n-1}a^1=240$------(1)
$nC_2x^{n-2}a^2=720$------(2)
$nC_3x^{n-3}a^3=1080$------(3)
Eliminating $x$ and $a$ we get
$\large\frac{(nC_1x^{n-1}a^1)(nC_3x^{n-3}a^3)}{(nC_2 x^{n-2} a^2)^2}=\frac{240\times 1080}{(720)^2}$
$\Rightarrow \large\frac{nC_1nC_3}{(nC_2)^2}=\frac{1}{2}$
$\Rightarrow n.\large\frac{n(n-1)(n-2)}{6}.\frac{2}{n(n-1)}.\frac{2}{n(n-1)}=\frac{1}{2}$
$\Rightarrow \large\frac{2(n-2)}{3(n-1)}=\frac{1}{2}$
$\Rightarrow 4n-8=3n-3$
$\Rightarrow n=5$
Hence (D) is the correct answer.
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https://www.arxiv-vanity.com/papers/0805.1370/ | # Isometric embeddings into the Minkowski space and new quasi-local mass
Mu-Tao Wang and Shing-Tung Yau
May 9, 2008, revised August 12, 2008
###### Abstract
The definition of quasi-local mass for a bounded space-like region in space-time is essential in several major unsettled problems in general relativity. The quasi-local mass is expected to be a type of flux integral on the boundary two-surface and should be independent of whichever space-like region bounds. An important idea which is related to the Hamiltonian formulation of general relativity is to consider a reference surface in a flat ambient space with the same first fundamental form and derive the quasi-local mass from the difference of the extrinsic geometries. This approach has be taken by Brown-York [4][5] and Liu-Yau [16][17] (see also related works [12], [15], [6], [14], [3], [9], [28], [32]) to define such notions using the isometric embedding theorem into the Euclidean three space. However, there exist surfaces in the Minkowski space whose quasilocal mass is strictly positive [19]. It appears that the momentum information needs to accounted for to reconcile the difference. In order to fully capture this information, we use isometric embeddings into the Minkowski space as references. In this article, we first prove an existence and uniqueness theorem for such isometric embeddings. We then solve the boundary value problem for Jang’s [13] equation as a procedure to recognize such a surface in the Minkowski space. In doing so, we discover new expression of quasi-local mass for a large class of “admissible” surfaces (see Theorem A and Remark 1.1). The new mass is positive when the ambient space-time satisfies the dominant energy condition and vanishes on surfaces in the Minkowski space. It also has the nice asymptotic behavior at spatial infinity and null infinity. Some of these results were announced in [29].
## 1 Introduction
### 1.1 Dominant energy condition and positive mass theorem
Let be a space-time, i.e. a four-manifold with a Lorentzian metric of signature that satisfies the Einstein equation:
Rαβ−s2gαβ=8πGTαβ
where and are the Ricci curvature and the Ricci scalar curvature of , respectively. is the gravitational constant and is the energy-momentum tensor of matter density. The metric defines space-like, time-like and null vectors on the tangent space of accordingly.
A “dominant energy condition”, which corresponds to a positivity condition on the matter density , is expected to be satisfied on any realistic space-time. It means the following: for any time-like vector , and is a non-space-like co-vector. We shall assume throughout this article the space-time satisfies the dominant energy condition. Consider a space-like hypersurface in where is the induced (Riemannian) metric and is the second fundamental form with respect to the future-directed time-like unit normal vector field of . The dominant energy condition together with the compatibility conditions for submanifolds imply
μ≥|J| (1.1)
where
μ=12(R−pijpij+(pkk)2),
and
Ji=Dj(pij−pkkgij).
Here is the scalar curvature of .
An important special case is when (time-symmetric case) and the dominant energy condition implies that the scalar curvature of is non-negative.
The positive mass theorem proved by Schoen-Yau [22, 23, 24] (later a different proof by Witten [30] ) states:
###### Theorem 1.1
Let be a complete three manifold that satisfies (1.1). Suppose is asymptotically flat: i.e. there exists a compact set such that is diffeomorphic to a union of complements of balls in (called ends) such that with , , and , on each end of .
Then the ADM mass (Arnowitt-Deser-Misner) of each end of is positive, i.e.
E≥|P| (1.2)
where
E=limr→∞116πG∫Sr(∂jgij−∂igjj)dΩi
is the total energy and
Pk=limr→∞116πG∫Sr2(pik−δikpjj)dΩi
is the total momentum. Here is a coordinate sphere of radius on an end.
We notice that the conclusion of the theorem is equivalent to the four-vector is future-directed time-like, i.e.
E≥0and−E2+P21+P22+P23≤0.
The asymptotic flat condition can be considered a gauge condition to assure that can be compared to the flat space . The essence of the positive mass theorem is that positive local matter density (1.1) measured pointwise should imply positive total energy momentum (1.2) measured at infinity. In contrast, the “quasi-local mass” corresponds to the measurement of mass of in-between scales.
### 1.2 Two-surfaces in space-time and quasi-local notion of mass
Let be a time-oriented space-time. Denote the Lorentzian metric on by and covariant derivative by . Let be a closed space-like two-surface embedded in . Denote the induced Riemannian metric on by and the gradient and Laplace operator of by and , respectively.
Given any two tangent vector and of , the second fundamental form of in is given by where denotes the projection onto the normal bundle of . The mean curvature vector is the trace of the second fundamental form, or where is an orthonormal basis of the tangent bundle of .
The normal bundle is of rank two with structure group and the induced metric on the normal bundle is of signature . Since the Lie algebra of is isomorphic to , the connection form of the normal bundle is a genuine 1-form that depends on the choice of the normal frames. The curvature of the normal bundle is then given by an exact 2-form which reflects the fact that any bundle is topologically trivial. Connections of different choices of normal frames differ by an exact form. We define
###### Definition 1.1
Let be a space-like unit normal along , the connection form determined by is defined to be
αe3(X)=⟨∇NXe3,e4⟩ (1.3)
where is the future-directed time-like unit normal that is orthogonal to .
When bounds a space-like hypersurface with , we choose to be the space-like outward unit normal with respect to . The connection form is then denoted by .
Suppose bounds a space-like hypersurface in , the definition of quasi-local mass asks that (see [8], [7])
(1) under the dominant energy condition.
(2) if and only if is in the Minkowski spacetime.
(3) The limit of on large coordinates spheres of asymptotically flat (null) hypersurfaces should approach the ADM (Bondi) mass.
The quasi-local mass is supposed to be closely related to the formation of black holes according to the hoop conjecture of Throne. Various definitions for the quasi-local mass have been proposed (see for example the review article by Szabados [27]).
In this article, we shall focus on quasi-local mass defined by the following comparison principle: anchor the intrinsic geometry (the induced metric) by isometric embeddings and compare other extrinsic geometries. An important feature that we expect is the definition should be a flux type integral on and it should depend only on the fact that bounds a space-like hypersurface , but does not depend which specific it bounds.
### 1.3 Prior results
We recall the solution of Weyl’s isometric embedding problem by Nirenberg [18] and independently, Pogorelov [21]:
###### Theorem 1.2
Let be a closed surface with a Riemannian metric of positive Gauss curvature, then there exists an isometric embedding that is unique up to Euclidean rigid motions.
In particular, the mean curvature of the isometric embedding is uniquely determined by the metric. Through a Hamiltonian-Jacobi analysis of Einstein’s action, Brown and York [4] [5] introduced
###### Definition 1.2
Suppose a two-surface bounds a space-like region in a space-time . Let be the mean curvature of with respect to the outward normal of . Assume the induced metric on has positive Gauss curvature and denote by the mean curvature of the isometric embedding of into . The Brown-York mass is defined to be:
18πG(∫Σk0−∫ΣkΩ).
###### Definition 1.3
Suppose is an embedded two-surface that bounds a space-like region in a space-time . Assume has positive Gauss curvature. The Liu-Yau mass is defined to be
18πG(∫Σk0−∫Σ|H|)
where is the Lorentzian norm of the mean curvature vector.
The Brown-York and Liu-Yau mass are proved to be positive by Shi-Tam [26] in the time-symmetric case, and Liu-Yau [16] [17], respectively.
###### Theorem 1.3
[26] Suppose has non-negative scalar curvature and . Then the Brown-York mass of is nonnegative and it equals zero if only if is flat.
###### Theorem 1.4
[16] [17] Suppose satisfies the dominant energy condition and the mean curvature vector of is space-like. The Liu-Yau mass is non-negative and it equals zero only if is isometric to along .
However, Ó Murchadha, Szabados, and Tod [19] found examples of surfaces in the Minkowki space which satisfy the assumptions but whose Liu-Yau mass, as well as Brown-York, mass, are strictly positive. It seems the missing of the momentum information is responsible for this inconsistency: the Euclidean space can be considered as a totally geodesic space-like hypersurface in the Minkowski space with the second fundamental form and in both the Brown-York and Liu-Yau case, the reference is taken to be the isometric embedding into . In order to capture the information of , we need to take the reference surface to be a general isometric embedding into the Minkowski space. However, an intrinsic difficulty for this embedding problem is that there are four unknowns (the coordinate functions in ) but only three equations (for the first fundamental form). An ellipticity condition in replacement of the positive Gauss curvature condition is also needed to guarantee the uniqueness of the solution. We are able to achieve these in this article and indeed the extra unknown (corresponds to the time function) allows us to identify a canonical gauge in the physical space and define a quasi-local mass expression. We refer to our paper [29] in which this expression was derived from the more physical point of view, i.e. the Hamilton-Jacobi analysis of the gravitational action.
### 1.4 Results, organization and acknowledgement
We first state the key comparison theorem:
Theorem A Let be a space-time that satisfies the dominant energy condition. Suppose is a closed embedded space-like two-surface in with space-like mean curvature vector . Let be an isometric embedding into the Minkowski space and let denote the restriction of the time function on . Let be the future-directed time-like unit normal along such that
⟨H,¯e4⟩=−Δτ√1+|∇τ|2
and be the space-like unit normal along with and . Let be the projection of onto and be the mean curvature of in . If is admissible (see Definition 5.1), then
∫ˆΣ^k−∫Σ−√1+|∇τ|2⟨H,¯e3⟩−α¯e3(∇τ) (1.4)
is non-negative.
Indeed, we show
∫ˆΣ^k=∫Σ−√1+|∇τ|2⟨H0,˘e3⟩−α˘e3(∇τ) (1.5)
(see equation (3.4) ) where is the mean curvature vector of in , is the space-like unit normal along in that is orthogonal to the time direction. The expression (1.4) naturally arises as the surface term in the Hamiltonian of gravitational action (see Remark 2.1). When the reference isometric embedding lies in an with , it recovers the Liu-Yau mass.
###### Remark 1.1
If the Gauss curvature of is positive, an isometric embedding into an with is admissible (see Corollary 5.3 and the preceding remark). In general, when the Gauss curvature is close to being positive, an isometric embedding with small enough is admissible.
###### Remark 1.2
We learned the expression in (1.5) from Gibbon’s paper [10]. Indeed, we are motivated by [10] to study the projection of a space-like two-surface in the Minkowski space.
The new quasi-local mass is defined to be the infimum of the expression (1.4) over all such isometric embeddings (see Definition 5.2). We prove that such embeddings are parametrized by the admissible .
Theorem B Given a metric and a function on such that the condition (3.1) holds. There exists a unique space-like isometric embedding with the induced metric and the function as the time function.
In §2, we study the expression for surfaces in space-time. We consider it as a generalized mean curvature and study the variation of the total integral. The gauge in Theorem A indeed minimizes the total integral (see Proposition 2.1). In §3, we prove Theorem B and study the total mean curvature of the projected surface. In particular, we prove equality (1.5). In §4, we study the boundary problem of Jang’s equation and calculate the boundary terms. This is an important step in proving Theorem A. In §5, we define the new quasi-local mass and prove the positivity. In particular, Theorem A is proved. We emphasize that though the proof involves solving Jang’s equation, the results depend only on the solvability but not on the specific solution. The Euler-Lagrange equation of the new quasi-local mass among all admissible ’s is derived in §6. We wish to thank Richard Hamilton for helpful discussions on isometric embeddings and Melissa Liu for her interest and reading an earlier version of this article. The first author would like to thank Naqing Xie for pointing out several typos in an earlier version.
## 2 A generalization of mean curvature
###### Definition 2.1
Suppose is an embedded space-like two-surface. Given a smooth function on and a space-like normal , the generalized mean curvature associated with these data is defined to be
h(Σ,i,τ,e3)=−√1+|∇τ|2⟨H,e3⟩−αe3(∇τ)
where is the mean curvature vector of in and is the connection form (see 1.3) of the normal bundle of in determined by and the future-directed time-like unit normal orthogonal to .
###### Remark 2.1
In the case when bounds a space-like region and is the outward unit normal of , the mean curvature vector is
H=⟨H,e3⟩e3−⟨H,e4⟩e4.
We can reflect along the light cone of the normal bundle to get
J=⟨H,e4⟩e3−⟨H,e3⟩e4.
Denote the tangent vector on dual to the one-form by , then the expression (3) in [29] is , where and . We have
h(Σ,i,τ,e3)=−⟨J−V,√1+|∇τ|2e4−∇τ⟩.
Notice that is again a future-directed unit time-like vector along .
Fix a base frame for the normal bundle, any other frame can be expressed as
e3=coshϕ^e3−sinhϕ^e4,e4=−sinhϕ^e3+coshϕ^e4 (2.1)
for some .
We compute the integral
∫Σh(Σ,i,τ,e3)dvΣ=∫Σ[√1+|∇τ|2(coshϕ⟨∇Nea^e3,ea⟩−sinhϕ⟨∇Nea^e4,ea⟩)−α^e3(∇τ)−∇τ⋅∇ϕ]dvΣ
and consider this expression as a functional of .
Suppose the mean curvature vector of is space-like, we may choose a base frame with
^e3=−H|H| (2.2)
and the future directed time-like unit normal that is orthogonal to . This choice makes . Integration by parts, the functional becomes
∫Σ(√1+|∇τ|2coshϕ|H|−α^e3(∇τ)+ϕΔτ)dvΣ. (2.3)
As is positive, this is clearly a convex functional of which achieves the minimum as
sinhϕ=−Δτ|H|√1+|∇τ|2. (2.4)
We notice that the minimum is achieved by such that the expression
|H|sinhϕ=⟨H,¯e4⟩=−Δτ√1+|∇τ|2 (2.5)
depends only on ; this is taken as the characterizing property of in [29].
###### Definition 2.2
Given an isometric embedding into a space-time with space-like mean curvature vector . Denote
H(Σ,i,τ)=∫Σ[√(Δτ)2+|H|2(1+|∇τ|2)−∇τ⋅∇ϕ−α^e3(∇τ)]dvΣ.
where is defined by (2.4) and is the connection one-form on associated with in equation (2.2). In terms of the frame where is given by equation (2.5) and is the space-like unit normal with , then
H(Σ,i,τ)=∫Σh(Σ,i,τ,¯e3)dvΣ=∫Σ−√1+|∇τ|2⟨H,¯e3⟩−α¯e3(∇τ)dvΣ.
###### Proposition 2.1
If the mean curvature vector of the embedding is space-like and is any space-like unit normal such that , then
∫Σh(Σ,i,τ,e3)dvΣ≥H(Σ,i,τ).
## 3 Isometric embeddings into the Minkowski space
### 3.1 Existence and uniqueness theorem
Let be a two-surface diffeomorphic to . We fix a Riemannian metric on , , in local coordinates . Denote the gradient, the Hessian, and the Laplace operator with respect to the metric by , , and , respectively. We consider the isometric embedding problem of into the Minkowski space with prescribed mean curvature in a fixed time direction. Let denote the standard Lorentzian metric on and be a constant unit time-like vector in , we have the following existence and uniqueness theorem:
###### Theorem 3.1
Let be a function on with . Let be a potential function of , i.e. . Suppose
K+(1+|∇τ|2)−1det(∇2τ)>0 (3.1)
where is the Gauss curvature of and is the determinant of the Hessian of . Then there exists a unique space-like embedding with the induced metric and such that the mean curvature vector of the embedding satisfies
⟨H0,T0⟩=−λ. (3.2)
Proof. We prove the uniqueness part first. Let , be two isometric embeddings that satisfy (3.2). Since the mean curvature vector of the embedding is , this implies
⟨Δ(X1−X2),T0⟩=0,
or is a constant on . Denote , we thus have . Now consider the projection onto the orthogonal complement of ; . The Gauss curvature of the embedding can be computed as
ˆKi=(1+|∇τi|2)−1[K+(1+|∇τi|2)−1det(∇2τi)] (3.3)
which is positive by the assumption.
We compute the induced metric on the image of the embedding
⟨dˆXi,dˆXi⟩=⟨dXi,dXi⟩+dτ2i.
Since we assume , ’s are embeddings into with the same induced metrics of positive Gauss curvature. By Theorem 1.2, and are congruent in . Since and are different by a constant, , as the graphs of over , are congruent in .
We turn to the existence part. We start with the metric and the function and solve for in . The Gauss curvature of the new metric is again given by (3.3). Theorem 1.2 gives an embedding with the induced metric . Now is the desired isometric embedding into that satisfies (3.2).
The existence theorem can be formulated in terms of as the mean curvature vector is given by .
###### Corollary 3.1
(Theorem B) Given a metric and a function on such that the condition (3.1) holds. There exists a unique space-like isometric embedding with the induced metric and the function as the time function.
### 3.2 Total mean curvature of the projection
In this section, we compute the total mean curvature of the projection in in term of the geometry of in . Suppose is the embedding and is the restriction of the time function associated with . The outward unit normal of in and form an orthonormal basis for the normal bundle of in . Extend along by parallel translation and denote it by . We have
###### Proposition 3.1
∫^Σ^kdvˆΣ=∫Σ[−⟨H0,˘e3⟩√1+|∇τ|2−α˘e3(∇τ)]dvΣ (3.4)
Proof. Denote by the flat connection associated with the Lorentzian metric on . Take an orthonormal basis for the tangent space of and compute
^k=⟨∇R3,1^ea^ν,^ea⟩=⟨∇R3,1^ea^ν,^ea⟩+⟨∇R3,1^ν^ν,^ν⟩−⟨∇R3,1T0^ν,T0⟩,
because the last two terms are both zero.
Therefore for any orthonormal frame of where is the inverse of .
Now may be considered as a space-like normal vector field along . Pick an orthonormal basis tangent to . Let be the future-directed unit normal vector in the direction of the normal part of . It is not hard to see that . form an orthonormal basis for the normal bundle of . We derive
^k=⟨∇R3,1ea˘e3,ea⟩−⟨∇R3,1˘e4˘e3,˘e4⟩=−⟨H0,˘e3⟩−1√1+|∇τ|2⟨∇R3,1∇τ˘e3,˘e4⟩ (3.5)
because is extended along by parallel translation.
The area forms of and are related by . Integrating equation (3.5) over , we obtain (3.4)
Suppose the mean curvature vector of in is space-like. Let be the unit vector in the direction of and the future-directed time-like unit normal vector with . Suppose that
eH03=coshθ˘e3+sinhθ˘e4,andeH04=sinhθ˘e3+coshθ˘e4.
Since and , we derive
sinhθ=−Δτ|H0|√1+|∇τ|2. (3.6)
These imply the following relations
˘e3=coshθeH03−sinhθeH04,% and˘e4=−sinhθeH03+coshθeH04.
The integrand on the right hand side of (3.4) becomes
|H0|coshθ√1+|∇τ|2−∇θ⋅∇τ−⟨∇R3,1∇τeH03,eH04⟩.
Therefore we have
###### Proposition 3.2
When the mean curvature vector of in is space-like, is equal to
∫Σ[√(Δτ)2+|H0|2(1+|∇τ|2)−∇θ⋅∇τ−αeH03(∇τ)]dvΣ. (3.7)
where is given by (3.6) and is the one-form on defined by .
## 4 Jang’s equation and boundary information
### 4.1 Jang’s equation
Jang’s equation was proposed by Jang [13] in an attempt to solve the positive energy conjecture. Schoen and Yau came up with different geometric interpretations, studied the equation in full, and applied to their proof [24] of the positive mass theorem. Another important contribution of Schoen and Yau’s work in [24] is to understand the precise connection between the solvability of Jang’s equation and the existence of black holes. This leads to the later works on the existence of black holes due to condensation of matter and boundary effect [25] [31]. Given an initial data set where is a symmetric two-tensor that represents the second fundamental form of with respect to a future-directed time-like normal in a space-time . We consider the Riemannian product and extend by parallel translation along the direction to a symmetric tensor on . Such an extension makes where denotes the downward unit vector in the direction.
Jang’s equation asks for a hypersurface in , defined as the graph of a function over , such that the mean curvature of in is the same as the the trace of the restriction of to . In terms of local coordinates on , the equation takes the form
3∑i,j=1(gij−fifj1+|Df|2)(DiDjf(1+|Df|2)1/2−pij)=0, (4.1)
where is the gradient of , and is the Hessian of .
Pick an orthonormal basis for the tangent space of along such that is tangent to and is the downward unit normal, then Jang’s equation is
3∑i=1⟨˜∇~ei~e4,~ei⟩=3∑i=1P(~ei,~ei), (4.2)
here and throughout this section is the Levi-Civita connection on the product space .
### 4.2 Boundary calculations
Let be a smooth function on . We consider a solution of Jang’s equation in that satisfies the Dirichlet boundary condition on .
Denote the graph of over by and the graph of over by so that . We choose orthonormal frames and for and , respectively. Let be the outward normal of that is tangent to . We also choose for the normal bundle of in such that is tangent to the graph and is a downward unit normal vector of in . forms an orthonormal basis for the tangent space of , so does . All these frames are extended along the direction by parallel translation. Along , we have
Df=∇τ+f3e3
where is the normal derivative of . and can be written down explicitly:
~e3=1√1+|Df|2⎡⎢ ⎢⎣√1+|∇τ|2e3−f3√1+|∇τ|2(v+∇τ)⎤⎥ ⎥⎦and~e4=1√1+|Df|2(v+Df). (4.3)
We check that and are orthogonal to for .
Simple calculations yield
⟨e3,~e3⟩=√1+|∇τ|2√1+|Df|2,and⟨e3,~e4⟩=f3√1+|Df|2. (4.4)
Let be the mean curvature of with respect to . We are particularly interested in the following expression on :
~k−⟨˜∇~e4~e4,~e3⟩+P(~e4,~e3). (4.5)
###### Theorem 4.1
Let be a space-like embedding. Given any smooth function on and any space-like hypersurface with . Suppose the Dirichlet problem of Jang’s equation (4.1) over subject to the boundary condition that on is solvable. Then there exists a space-like unit normal along in such that the expression (4.5) at is equal to
−⟨H,e′3⟩−(1+|∇τ|2)−1/2αe′3(∇τ) at q∈Σ,
where In particular
∫˜Σ~k−⟨˜∇~e4~e4,~e3⟩+P(~e4,~e3)dv˜Σ=∫Σ−√1+|∇τ|2⟨H,e′3⟩−αe′3(∇τ)dvΣ. (4.6)
Let be the outward unit normal of that is tangent to and is the future-directed time-like normal of in , is given by
e′3=coshϕe3+sinhϕe4,wheresinhϕ=−f3√1+|∇τ|2. (4.7)
Proof. The proof is through a sequence of calculations using the product structure of and Jang’s equation. It also relies on the fact that , , and are all parallel in the direction of . We first prove the following identity:
~k−⟨˜∇~e4~e4,~e3⟩+P(~e3,~e4)=⟨˜∇ea~e3,ea⟩+⟨e3,~e4⟩⟨e3,~e3⟩⟨˜∇ea~e4,ea⟩−⟨e3,~e4⟩⟨e3,~e3⟩P(ea,ea)+1⟨e3,~e3⟩P(e3,~e4−⟨~e4,e3⟩e3). (4.8)
We compute the terms and in the following.
⟨˜∇ea~e3,ea⟩=3∑i=1⟨˜∇ei~e3,ei⟩−⟨˜∇e3~e3,e3⟩=4∑α=1⟨˜∇~eα~e3,~eα⟩−⟨˜∇e3~e3,e3⟩,
as and are both orthonormal frames for the tangent space of and .
Notice that and thus we obtain
2∑a=1⟨˜∇ea~e3,ea⟩=~k+⟨˜∇~e4~e3,~e4⟩−⟨˜∇e3~e3,e3⟩. (4.9)
On the other hand,
2∑a=1⟨˜∇ea~e4,ea⟩=3∑i=1⟨˜∇ei~e4,ei⟩−⟨˜∇e3~e4,e3⟩=3∑i=1⟨˜∇~ei~e4,~ei⟩−⟨˜∇e3~e4,e3⟩.
Applying Jang’s equation (4.2), we obtain
2∑a=1⟨˜∇ea~e4,ea⟩=3∑i=1P(~ei,~ei)−⟨˜∇e3~e4,e3⟩.
Furthermore, we derive
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http://math.stackexchange.com/questions/158469/if-an-endomorphism-satisfies-alpha-alpha-then-its-eigenvalues-are-pure | # If an endomorphism satisfies $\alpha^* = -\alpha$, then its eigenvalues are purely imaginary
This is another exercise from Golan's book.
Problem: Let $V$ be an inner product space over $\mathbb{C}$ and let $\alpha$ be an endomorphism of $V$ satisfying $\alpha^*=-\alpha$, where $\alpha^*$ denotes the adjoint. Show that every eigenvalue of $\alpha$ is purely imaginary.
My proposed solution is below.
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Isn't there a geometric interpretation for the notion of adjoint? – math-visitor Jun 15 '12 at 3:18
Let me show another argument which applies to a more general setting: if $\alpha$ is a linear operator on a Hilbert space satisfying $\alpha^*=-\alpha$, then the spectrum of $\alpha$ is purely imaginary (i.e. real part equal zero).
Indeed, one simply needs to notice that $\alpha-\lambda\,\text{id}$ is invertible if and only if $(\alpha-\lambda\,\text{id})^*$ is invertible. As $$(\alpha-\lambda\,\text{id})^*=\alpha^*-\overline\lambda\,\text{id}=-\alpha-\overline\lambda\,\text{id}=-(\alpha+\overline\lambda\,\text{id}),$$ we conclude that any $\lambda$ in the spectrum of $\alpha$ satisfies $\overline\lambda=-\lambda$.
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Suppose $c$ is an eigenvalue of $\alpha$ and $v$ is a corresponding eigenvector. We have
$$c \langle v,v\rangle= \langle \alpha(v),v\rangle =\langle v, \alpha^*(v)\rangle =\langle v,-\alpha(v)\rangle=\langle v, -cv\rangle=\overline{\langle -cv, v\rangle} = \overline{-c\langle v,v\rangle}$$
Because $\langle v,v\rangle$ is real, as it is the norm of a vector, we have $c=\overline{-c}$, which immediately shows $c$ is imaginary (write $c$ out in terms of imaginary and real parts to see this).
Looks fine. Why though couldn't $\,c=0\,$ ? A line about this could enhance the solution. – DonAntonio Jun 15 '12 at 0:10
@Potato: $0$ is purely imaginary (in that it has zero real part). – Qiaochu Yuan Jun 15 '12 at 1:04 | {"extraction_info": {"found_math": true, "script_math_tex": 0, "script_math_asciimath": 0, "math_annotations": 0, "math_alttext": 0, "mathml": 0, "mathjax_tag": 0, "mathjax_inline_tex": 1, "mathjax_display_tex": 1, "mathjax_asciimath": 0, "img_math": 0, "codecogs_latex": 0, "wp_latex": 0, "mimetex.cgi": 0, "/images/math/codecogs": 0, "mathtex.cgi": 0, "katex": 0, "math-container": 0, "wp-katex-eq": 0, "align": 0, "equation": 0, "x-ck12": 0, "texerror": 0, "math_score": 0.9928297400474548, "perplexity": 125.4516592943231}, "config": {"markdown_headings": true, "markdown_code": true, "boilerplate_config": {"ratio_threshold": 0.3, "absolute_threshold": 10, "end_threshold": 15, "enable": true}, "remove_buttons": true, "remove_image_figures": true, "remove_link_clusters": true, "table_config": {"min_rows": 2, "min_cols": 3, "format": "plain"}, "remove_chinese": true, "remove_edit_buttons": true, "extract_latex": true}, "warc_path": "s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2014-10/segments/1394678703495/warc/CC-MAIN-20140313024503-00053-ip-10-183-142-35.ec2.internal.warc.gz"} |
https://socratic.org/questions/how-do-you-write-an-equation-of-the-line-with-slope-3-passing-thru-2-6 | Algebra
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# How do you write an equation of the line with slope=-3 passing thru (2,6)?
Jul 12, 2015
I found: $y = - 3 x + 12$
#### Explanation:
You can use the relationship:
$y - {y}_{0} = m \left(x - {x}_{0}\right)$
Where $m$ is the slope and ${x}_{0} , {y}_{0}$ the coordinates of your point.
$y - 6 = - 3 \left(x - 2\right)$
$y = - 3 x + 6 + 6$
$y = - 3 x + 12$
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https://pavpanchekha.com/blog/crossbot-selsub.html | ## By Pavel Panchekha
### 01 November 2018
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# Selective Crossword Submissions
In my previous post on crossword science, I looked at whether Joe got better at crosswords by doing several hundred crosswords in one weekend. Today, I want to look not at getting better at crosswords, but at pretending to be better at crosswords.
## The model
If you recall, my model of crossword performance contains four factors:
• The difficulty of that day's crossword
• The skill of the solver
• Crosswords on Saturdays are harder
• Beginners underperform their true skill
I was interested in determining whether any solver was pretending to be more skillful than they truly were. In particular, some avid crossworders suspected Sam, who has posted several stunning crossword times, of either lying about his times or only posting the good ones.11 For the record, I did not believe this likely. Now that I had a rigorous model of crossword performance, it was possible to test these claims statistically. In particular, I wanted to see whether anyone was submitting selectively: doing a crossword, and deciding whether or not to post it based on their time.
The way I thought about it, a selective submitter good times but not post their mediocre times. Now, for any user, observing their crossword time is easy, but observing the crossword difficulty is harder, especially if other users haven't posted their times yet. So, users who try to post good times won't be able to correct for the day difficulty, and will end up posting both times they overperformed, and times for easy crosswords. Thus, for a selective submitter, the days they post will consistently be easier than they days they could have but didn't post.
## Searching for selective submitters
This suggested a plan to find selective submitters. First, I would create, for each user, a list of days when they submitted and a list of days when they could have but didn't submit. Then, I'd compute the average difficulty of both lists. Finally, I'd check whether the means were sufficiently far apart to be statistically significant.
For the first step, listing the submitted dates was easy, but listing dates when a user could have but didn't submit was trickier. Who knows what crosswords someone could have done! But I decided that we could use someone's first and last crosswords as a pretty good proxy for the range of dates where they were interested in doing the crossword; dates in between that they didn't do were potential crossword dates. I also threw out dates where they hadn't done the crossword for a week prior. If you take a week-long break, you've probably forgotten about the crossword or something. In code, the algorithm looked like this:
mi, ma = min(submitted_dates), max(submitted_dates)
out = []
since_good = 0
for d in sorted(all_dates):
if mi < d < ma:
if d in submitted_dates: since_good = 0
else: since_good += 1
if since_good <= 7:
out.append(d)
Here I step through the set of all dates and use the since_good variable to track how many days it's been since the last submitted crossword.
With this set of potential dates in mind, I built two lists (play and dont) of submitted and unsubmitted dates. Now, it turns out that the difficulty of crosswords is, in my model, normally distributed. If the user is not a selective submitter each list is just a set of random samples from that normal distribution, so its mean is also normally distributed. If play has length $$P$$ and dont has length $$D$$, then $m_D - m_P \sim \mathcal{N}\left(0, \sigma \sqrt{\frac1P + \frac1D}\right)$ where $$\sigma$$ is the standard deviation of the difficulty distribution and where $$m_P$$ and $$m_D$$ are the averages of play and dont.
So, it's enough to compute those averages, take their difference, divide by that fairly complicated square root term, and we get out a $$p$$ value for whether a given player is a selective submitter.
## Results
When I run the numbers for every crossword player, searching for a $$p$$ value of less than 1%, I actually find several players. Aha! Caught red-handed!
Actually, instead of publishing the list of names immediately to shame them, I interviewed several on how they did crosswords and their use of the crossword submission bot. It quickly became clear that the majority simply did not know that the bot lets you submit a fail time, indicating that you were unable to solve the crossword, so would simply get stuck and not have a time to submit. I let them know that the bot has that function. One also said that they wanted to save the crosswords for later, so they could go back and solve them, and didn't want to submit a time until then.
In short, far from cheaters, this exercise uncovered several sharp edges in the crossword bot that we could potentially work on in the future.
That said, if anyone has any ideas how to work selective submission into the model, so we don't overestimate these crossworders' skills, let me know.
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http://www.math.iisc.ac.in/events/2019-11-06-1st-infosys-symposium.html | We cordially invite you to the 1st Math Symposium of Infosys Young Investigators: an in-House faculty symposium of the Department of Mathematics, IISc, on Wednesday, 6th November, 2019. In it, the most recent cohort of Infosys Young Investigators in IISc Mathematics will present snapshots of their research funded by the Infosys Foundation.
Date: 6th November, 2019 (Wednesday)
Venue: Lecture Hall-1, Department of Mathematics
Time Speaker Title
2:00 pm – 2:30 pm Subhojoy Gupta Meromorphic geometric structures on surfaces
2:35 pm – 3:05 pm Vamsi Pritham Pingali Interpolation or the lack of thereof from affine hypersurfaces;
a vector bundle version of the Monge-Ampere equation
3:05 pm – 3:25 pm Tea
3:25 pm – 3:55 pm Apoorva Khare Polymath-14 - Groups with norms; Distance matrices and Zariski density
5:00 pm High Tea
Each lecture will be of 30 minutes, with a 5 minute break for Q&A and change of speaker.
### Abstracts
#### Lecture 1
Speaker: Subhojoy Gupta
Title: Meromorphic geometric structures on surfaces
Abstract: I shall present results from two projects of mine that were supported by the Infosys Foundation. Both concern geometric structures on a punctured Riemann surface X, that are associated with holomorphic quadratic differentials on X via certain differential equations.
The first concerns projective structures, which are determined by quadratic differentials via the Schwarzian differential equation. If we fix the orders of the poles at the punctures, the space of such meromorphic projective structures admits a monodromy map to the space of surface-group representations to PSL(2,C).
I shall discuss a recent result characterizing the image of the monodromy map in the case the poles have order at most two. This is an analogue of a theorem of Gallo-Kapovich-Marden for closed surfaces, and clarifies a remark of Poincaré.
The second concerns solutions of the non-linear PDE satisfied by harmonic maps from X to a hyperbolic surface of the same topological type. In this case, a holomorphic quadratic differential is obtained as the Hopf differential of the harmonic map. In the case that X is a closed surface, this defines a homeomorphism between the Teichmüller space of X and the space of holomorphic quadratic differentials on X. This was work of M. Wolf, and independently N. Hitchin, in the mid-1980s. I shall discuss the analogue of this theorem in the case X has punctures, with the assumption that the orders of the poles are all greater than two.
#### Lecture 2
Speaker: Vamsi Pritham Pingali
Title: Interpolation or the lack of thereof from affine hypersurfaces; a vector bundle version of the Monge-Ampere equation
Abstract: There are two themes of my research funded by the Infosys Foundation. I shall present a typical representative of each theme.
1) PDE arising from Differential Geometry and Physics : The Monge–Ampere equation is a well-studied PDE in complex geometry and its solvability has ramifications in various sub-areas. Inspired by its success, in a preprint, I introduced a vector bundle version of it, and proved a Kobayashi–Hitchin correspondence (essentially, the PDE has a solution if and only if some condition from algebraic geometry is met) in a special case, namely, for some equivariant rank-2 vortex bundles.
2) Analytic studies in Algebraic Geometry : A natural question arising from applied mathematics is, “When can one extend finite-energy analytic functions from subsets of $\mathbb{C}^n$ to all of space whilst preserving the finite-energy condition ?” In a joint work with D. Varolin, we discuss examples and counterexamples of such subsets arising as zeroes of polynomials.
#### Lecture 3
Speaker: Apoorva Khare
Title: Polymath-14 - Groups with norms; Distance matrices and Zariski density
Abstract: I shall present details of two disparate projects that received funding from the Infosys Foundation. We first discuss the Polymath-14 project, which arose out of a discussion literally made possible by Infosys funding! In this project, we show that a group is abelian and torsion-free if and only if it admits a “norm”, or equivalently a homogeneous length function. This question was motivated by probability, connects algebra, geometry, and analysis, was solved in five days on a blog, and used a computer. (Joint work as D.H.J. Polymath, with Tobias Fritz, Siddhartha Gadgil, Pace Nielsen, Lior Silberman, and Terence Tao.)
Next, I discuss recent joint work with Projesh Nath Choudhury, in which we study distance matrices of trees. We propose a model that subsumes all previous variants to date (starting with Graham, Pollak, and Lovasz). In this model, we compute the determinant, cofactor-sum, and inverse of the distance matrix (and its minors), subsuming prior results, and answering an open question of Bapat et al. The proofs use Zariski density, as our results hold over all unital commutative rings.
Contact: +91 (80) 2293 2711, +91 (80) 2293 2265 ; E-mail: chair.math[at]iisc[dot]ac[dot]in
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https://cstheory.stackexchange.com/questions/3716/is-there-any-research-on-the-notion-of-weak-isolation | Is there any research on the notion of weak isolation?
(First of all, sorry for the long article which makes you want to skip through, but since the background and motivations are important to this question or it would be nonsense to the main problem, forgive me if this makes you sleep. I owe you a cup of coffee.)
Background
Isolation lemma, one of the best tool in complexity theory invented by K. Mulmuley, U. Vazirani and V. Vazirani in "Matching is as easy as matrix inversion", have been used to prove many amazing results like an RNC-algorithm for matching in the above paper; Valiant–Vazirani theorem which is a randomized reduction from NP problems to USAT; NL/poly=UL/poly; and many others. Surveys and introduction in blogs are also all over the web.
In the center of the isolation lemma, we use randomization to assign weights on the base set $U$, such that for a family $\mathcal{F}$ of subsets of $U$, there is a unique minimum weighted subset in $F$ with high probability. Formally,
Lemma. Let $U$ be a set of size $n$, and $\mathcal{F}$ be a non-empty family containing elements which are the subsets of $U$. Uniform-randomly assign integral weights in $[2n]$ on the set $U$, then there exist a unique minimum weighted subset in $\mathcal{F}$ with probability at least $1/2$.
A stronger form which covers a collection of $\mathcal{F_1}, \ldots, \mathcal{F_m}$ that is used in practical situations can be found in the survey. There are also some variants that may reduced the use of random bits, or derandomized the lemma to get a deterministic weight assigning algorithm when the size of $\mathcal{F}$ is not too large.
Problem
After a search of literature, it seems that all the research on this topic were all focus on isolating a unique subset of $U$. I want to know whether there is any obvious reason that we don't have a weak isolation lemma, in the sense that the number of minimum weighted subsets is bounded by a particular bound, and the requirement for the weak lemma is less than the original one. For example, do we have a lemma that only isolates $O(\log n)$ minimum weighted subsets? How about linear or polynomial? Since the size of $\mathcal{F}$ is at most $2^n$, when the bound is set to $2^n$, the result becomes trivial since no isolation is needed.
Problem. Is there any research on the notion of weak isolation, that only limits the number of minimum weighted subsets instead of a unique one? If so, is there any references? If not, what is the most obvious obstacle toward such a result?
I've been trying to prove such a lemma with some approaches, but despite of using the exactly same techniques (thus the same requirements) which is clearly no better than the original one (since with the same requirements you can indeed isolate a unique subset), there is no success to reduce any conditions we need, even in the case that we only need a loose bound on the number of minimum subsets, say polynomial.
(please read on if you need motivations to the problem! The part below contains some technical details to the usage of the lemma, and some applications to log-space computations.)
Motivation
I am working on the problems in log-space computations, precisely the relation between classes $\mathsf{NL}$, $\mathsf{UL}$, and many other classes below and in between. Consider the above lemma, which requires $O(n \log n)$ random bits if we assign weights to $U$ accordingly. A random-bit-saving version of the lemma is presented in this paper by Chari et al., which states:
Lemma. Let $U$ be a set of size $n$, and $\mathcal{F}$ be a non-empty family containing elements which are the subsets of $U$. There is a way of assigning weights in $[n^7]$ on $U$ with $O(\log|F|+\log n)$ random bits, such that there exist a unique minimum weighted subset in $\mathcal{F}$ with probability at least $1/4$.
That gives us an $\mathsf{USPACE}[O(\log|F|+\log n)]$ algorithm for reachability. Of course this is a pity bound, since by Savitch's theorem we have $\mathsf{NL} \subseteq \mathsf{L}^2 \subseteq \mathsf{UL}^2$.
But what if we consider the reachability problem with a restriction that there are at most $f(n)$ paths from the source to any node in the graph? This defines the problem $\mathtt{Reach}[f(n)]$, and we have $\mathtt{Reach}[2^n]$ to be the normal reachability problem. By setting $f(n)$ a polynomial, applying the above lemma together with an $\mathsf{UL}$-algorithm for reachability in graphs with a minimum unique path (see the paper for more details), we can solve $\mathtt{Reach}[n^{O(1)}]$ in $\mathsf{UL}$. (The result occurs in this recent paper. In fact they use a stronger version of the lemma, which isolates every paths in the graph by a constructive way.)
If a weaker isolation lemma is known to have less restrictions on either the size of $\mathcal{F}$, or the number of random bits being used, we can provide better bounds on the problem $\mathtt{Reach}[f(n)]$, with the help of some modifications to solve reachability in graphs with few minimum paths. Hopefully if the lemma is weak enough to set $f(n) = 2^n$, and we can obtain some better bounds about the important class $\mathsf{NL}$.
Any comments on the proof techniques or obstacles will give insight to the question, and I would like to know that whether this idea has a tiny little chance of success, or it is just a completely impossible concept.
• This is an interesting variant. If you limit the number to $\operatorname{poly}(n)$, then you would likely be placing NL in FewL (non-deterministic log-space with at most a polynomial number of accepting paths). – Derrick Stolee Dec 10 '10 at 18:58
• @Derrick: That is pretty much the motivation of this question. :) But that will need some additional criteria, say the number of random bits being used should be $O(\log n)$, and we can not pose any constrain on the size of F. Still some weaker results may be obtained if we have further insights to this variant. Any idea? – Hsien-Chih Chang 張顯之 Dec 10 '10 at 19:13
• Would you please explain why this "weak isolation lemma" is useful? – Dai Le Dec 11 '10 at 6:08
• @Dai Le: Sure, since there are some direct applications to the weak lemma, and maybe the current version of the article is not well-written, I'll revise the entire question to make it both more attractive and self-contained. – Hsien-Chih Chang 張顯之 Dec 11 '10 at 6:20
• That would be great! – Dai Le Dec 11 '10 at 6:26 | {"extraction_info": {"found_math": true, "script_math_tex": 0, "script_math_asciimath": 0, "math_annotations": 0, "math_alttext": 0, "mathml": 0, "mathjax_tag": 0, "mathjax_inline_tex": 1, "mathjax_display_tex": 0, "mathjax_asciimath": 0, "img_math": 0, "codecogs_latex": 0, "wp_latex": 0, "mimetex.cgi": 0, "/images/math/codecogs": 0, "mathtex.cgi": 0, "katex": 0, "math-container": 0, "wp-katex-eq": 0, "align": 0, "equation": 0, "x-ck12": 0, "texerror": 0, "math_score": 0.9270412921905518, "perplexity": 253.01687290462735}, "config": {"markdown_headings": false, "markdown_code": true, "boilerplate_config": {"ratio_threshold": 0.18, "absolute_threshold": 10, "end_threshold": 15, "enable": true}, "remove_buttons": true, "remove_image_figures": true, "remove_link_clusters": true, "table_config": {"min_rows": 2, "min_cols": 3, "format": "plain"}, "remove_chinese": true, "remove_edit_buttons": true, "extract_latex": true}, "warc_path": "s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027313617.6/warc/CC-MAIN-20190818042813-20190818064813-00322.warc.gz"} |
http://www.math.gatech.edu/seminars-colloquia/series/algebra-seminar/melody-chan-20140924 | ## Tropical K_4 curves
Series:
Algebra Seminar
Wednesday, September 24, 2014 - 15:05
1 hour (actually 50 minutes)
Location:
Skiles 006
,
Harvard University
Organizer:
This is joint work with Pakwut Jiradilok. Let X be a smooth, proper curve of genus 3 over a complete and algebraically closed nonarchimedean field. We say X is a K_4-curve if the nonarchimedean skeleton G of X is a metric K_4, i.e. a complete graph on 4 vertices.We prove that X is a K_4-curve if and only if X has an embedding in p^2 whose tropicalization has a strong deformation retract to a metric K_4. We then use such an embedding to show that the 28 odd theta characteristics of X are sent to the seven odd theta characteristics of g in seven groups of four. We give an example of the 28 bitangents of a honeycomb plane quartic, computed over the field C{{t}}, which shows that in general the 4 bitangents in a given group need not have the same tropicalizations. | {"extraction_info": {"found_math": false, "script_math_tex": 0, "script_math_asciimath": 0, "math_annotations": 0, "math_alttext": 0, "mathml": 0, "mathjax_tag": 0, "mathjax_inline_tex": 0, "mathjax_display_tex": 0, "mathjax_asciimath": 0, "img_math": 0, "codecogs_latex": 0, "wp_latex": 0, "mimetex.cgi": 0, "/images/math/codecogs": 0, "mathtex.cgi": 0, "katex": 0, "math-container": 0, "wp-katex-eq": 0, "align": 0, "equation": 0, "x-ck12": 0, "texerror": 0, "math_score": 0.8516597747802734, "perplexity": 796.7831598213767}, "config": {"markdown_headings": true, "markdown_code": true, "boilerplate_config": {"ratio_threshold": 0.18, "absolute_threshold": 10, "end_threshold": 15, "enable": true}, "remove_buttons": true, "remove_image_figures": true, "remove_link_clusters": true, "table_config": {"min_rows": 2, "min_cols": 3, "format": "plain"}, "remove_chinese": true, "remove_edit_buttons": true, "extract_latex": true}, "warc_path": "s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-43/segments/1508187823255.12/warc/CC-MAIN-20171019065335-20171019085335-00439.warc.gz"} |
http://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/64190/using-emph-in-a-tikz-tikzstyle-environment | # Using \emph in a Tikz \tikzstyle environment
very new to latex and Tikz. This is my first question on Tex (or any site) so apologies in advance for any mistakes or discourtesies. I'm trying to put together a process flow graphic using the code below. I want to use a tikzstyle to automatically emphasize each of the line labels so I can then put them in a table alongside and explain what is going on.
Would appreciate any help on how it might be done. [text=\textit], [font=\emph], and variations on those dont seem to work. Thanks
\tikzstyle{action}=
[rectangle, draw, fill=blue!20, draw=blue!70, thick, inner sep=0pt, minimum width=2cm,
minimum height=1cm, text width=1.75cm, text centered, font=\footnotesize]
\tikzstyle{database}=
[cylinder, draw, fill=red!20, draw=black!70, minimum width=1.5cm, minimum height=2cm, rotate=90, text centered, font=\footnotesize]
\tikzstyle{line}= [draw, -latex']
\tikzstyle{labe}= [auto,font=\footnotesize,text=\textit{#1}]
\begin{tikzpicture}[scale=1.5]
%\draw [help lines] (-4,-4) grid (4,4);
\node [action] (P) at (1,2) {P};
\node [action](C) at (-1,1) {C};
\node [action](O) at (-1,0) {O};
\node [database](A) at (1,0.5) {A};
\node [action](D) at (3,1) {D};
\node [action](M) at (1,-1) {M};
\node [action](B) at (3,-0) {B
(Some Brokers)};
% lines
\draw [-latex'] (P.180) .. controls (-2,2) and (-4,1) .. node[auto,swap] {\emph{1}} (O.180);
\draw [-latex'] (O.80) to node [auto,right] {\emph{2}} (C.280);
\draw [-latex'] (C) to node [labe,left] {3}(O);
\draw [-latex'] (O) to (A);
\draw [-latex'] (P) to (A);
\draw [-latex'] (A.280) to (D.175);
\draw [-latex'] (D.260) to (B.100);
\draw [-latex'] (B.90) to (D.270);
\draw [-latex'] (D.190) to (A.260);
\draw [-latex'] (B) to (M);
\draw [-latex'] (M) to (A);
\end{tikzpicture}
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You can try : font=\footnotesize\itshape. Be careful with text this option is used to give a color. Example text=red. You can use \tikzset instead of \tikzstyle. – Alain Matthes Jul 21 '12 at 13:10
Welcome to TeX.SX! You can highlight inline code with backticks or using Ctrl+K (see How do I mark inline code?). – Count Zero Jul 21 '12 at 13:12
Thank you Altermundus that is perfect! Thanks for the steer on inline code too Count Zero. – Tahnoon Pasha Jul 21 '12 at 13:35
You are almost there. When you use text the xcolor package intervenes as it thinks that you want to change the color of the text (as Altermundus commented). In general you can group the options with braces (not needed here though).
\documentclass{standalone}
\usepackage{tikz}
\usetikzlibrary{shapes.geometric,arrows}
\tikzset{
action/.style={rectangle, draw, fill=blue!20, draw=blue!70, thick, inner sep=0pt, minimum width=2cm,minimum height=1cm, text width=1.75cm, text centered, font=\footnotesize},
database/.style={cylinder, draw, fill=red!20, draw=black!70, minimum width=1.5cm, minimum height=2cm, rotate=90, text centered, font=\footnotesize},
line/.style={draw, -latex'},
labe/.style={font={\footnotesize\itshape}}
}
\begin{document}
\begin{tikzpicture}[scale=1.5]
\begin{scope}[every node/.style={action}]
\node (P) at (1,2) {P};
\node (C) at (-1,1) {C};
\node (O) at (-1,0) {O};
\node [database](A) at (1,0.5) {A};
\node (D) at (3,1) {D};
\node (M) at (1,-1) {M};
\node (B) at (3,-0) {B (Some Brokers)};
\end{scope}
\begin{scope}[-latex']
\draw (P.180) .. controls (-2,2) and (-4,1) .. node[auto,swap] {\emph{1}} (O.180);
\draw (O.80) to node [auto,right] {\emph{2}} (C.280);
\draw (C) to node [labe,left] {3}(O);
\draw (O) to (A);
\draw (P) to (A);
\draw (A.280) to (D.175);
\draw (D.260) to (B.100);
\draw (B.90) to (D.270);
\draw (D.190) to (A.260);
\draw (B) to (M);
\draw (M) to (A);
\end{scope}
\end{tikzpicture}
\end{document}
Please post compilable examples next time such that we can copy paste and directly work on the example instead of guessing the missing pieces.
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Thanks. Will post compilable in future. A quick follow on question, I notice you left out the auto option from the labe style. Is it redundant in the code? – Tahnoon Pasha Jul 21 '12 at 13:43
@TahnoonPasha Nope, that's probably my mistake. Somehow it got lost along the way. – percusse Jul 21 '12 at 14:28 | {"extraction_info": {"found_math": true, "script_math_tex": 0, "script_math_asciimath": 0, "math_annotations": 0, "math_alttext": 0, "mathml": 0, "mathjax_tag": 0, "mathjax_inline_tex": 0, "mathjax_display_tex": 0, "mathjax_asciimath": 1, "img_math": 0, "codecogs_latex": 0, "wp_latex": 0, "mimetex.cgi": 0, "/images/math/codecogs": 0, "mathtex.cgi": 0, "katex": 0, "math-container": 0, "wp-katex-eq": 0, "align": 0, "equation": 0, "x-ck12": 0, "texerror": 0, "math_score": 0.957919180393219, "perplexity": 8203.189915698145}, "config": {"markdown_headings": true, "markdown_code": true, "boilerplate_config": {"ratio_threshold": 0.3, "absolute_threshold": 10, "end_threshold": 15, "enable": true}, "remove_buttons": true, "remove_image_figures": true, "remove_link_clusters": true, "table_config": {"min_rows": 2, "min_cols": 3, "format": "plain"}, "remove_chinese": true, "remove_edit_buttons": true, "extract_latex": true}, "warc_path": "s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783399428.8/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154959-00184-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz"} |
http://www.koreascience.or.kr/article/ArticleFullRecord.jsp?cn=E1BMAX_2015_v52n6_2035 | SPECIAL CLASSES OF MERIDIAN SURFACES IN THE FOUR-DIMENSIONAL EUCLIDEAN SPACE
Title & Authors
SPECIAL CLASSES OF MERIDIAN SURFACES IN THE FOUR-DIMENSIONAL EUCLIDEAN SPACE
GANCHEV, GEORGI; MILOUSHEVA, VELICHKA;
Abstract
Meridian surfaces in the Euclidean 4-space are two-dimensional surfaces which are one-parameter systems of meridians of a standard rotational hypersurface. On the base of our invariant theory of surfaces we study meridian surfaces with special invariants. In the present paper we give the complete classification of Chen meridian surfaces and meridian surfaces with parallel normal bundle.
Keywords
meridian surfaces;Chen surfaces;surfaces with parallel normal bundle;
Language
English
Cited by
1.
Meridian Surfaces with Constant Mean Curvature in Pseudo-Euclidean 4-Space with Neutral Metric, Mediterranean Journal of Mathematics, 2017, 14, 2
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https://indico.cern.ch/event/1109611/contributions/4773216/ | # 10th Edition of the Large Hadron Collider Physics Conference
May 16 – 20, 2022
Europe/Zurich timezone
## PDF developments for Run 3 and HL-LHC
May 18, 2022, 2:15 PM
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http://mathoverflow.net/questions/61093/fontaine-mazur-conjecture-for-higher-local-fields | # Fontaine-Mazur conjecture for higher local fields
Hello,
For a $p$-adic local field K, the Fontaine-Mazur conjecture characterises the $p$-adic representations of the Galois group of $K$ which arise from geometry. Is there a conjectural generalization to higher local fields? or to the $p$-adic representations of the etale fundamental group of a variety defined over $K$?
Thanks
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The Fontaine-Mazur conjecture is a global statement---well, I always thought it was. Can you be more precise about what you mean by the conjecture? – Kevin Buzzard Apr 8 '11 at 19:54
Not three weeks ago, I heard Fontaine said that he didn't know how to formulate the local Fontaine-Mazur conjecture (that is , he didn't know how to characterize local representations coming from varieties over local fields). – Olivier Apr 9 '11 at 5:53
@Olivier: right! That sounds like a really hard question. The problem is that a local representation coming from geometry has to satisfy all sorts of "arithmeticity" statements---for example if you have a variety with good reduction then the eigenvalues of Frobenius on the cohomology will all be algebraic numbers whose norms under embeddings into the complexes all have to satisfy various size constraints because of the Weil conjectures. In the bad reduction case there is still a similar, but more complicated, story. The miracle about F-M is that in the global setting... – Kevin Buzzard Apr 9 '11 at 6:30
...these constraints are conjecturally forced upon you by a natural-looking local assumption ("de Rham") plus a natural global assumption ("unramified outside a finite set of primes"). [The reason these conjectures don't appear earlier in the folklore is that it took until the 80s for complicated notions like de Rham to be formulated] – Kevin Buzzard Apr 9 '11 at 6:34
Many thanks for all the very informative comments. @Buzzard: You are right that the Fontaine-Mazur conjecture is global So the question as stated does not make any sense. @Olivier: thanks for generously answering the question that should have been asked! Thanks! – SGP Apr 9 '11 at 11:02 | {"extraction_info": {"found_math": true, "script_math_tex": 0, "script_math_asciimath": 0, "math_annotations": 0, "math_alttext": 0, "mathml": 0, "mathjax_tag": 0, "mathjax_inline_tex": 1, "mathjax_display_tex": 0, "mathjax_asciimath": 0, "img_math": 0, "codecogs_latex": 0, "wp_latex": 0, "mimetex.cgi": 0, "/images/math/codecogs": 0, "mathtex.cgi": 0, "katex": 0, "math-container": 0, "wp-katex-eq": 0, "align": 0, "equation": 0, "x-ck12": 0, "texerror": 0, "math_score": 0.8287761807441711, "perplexity": 680.0082784621618}, "config": {"markdown_headings": true, "markdown_code": true, "boilerplate_config": {"ratio_threshold": 0.18, "absolute_threshold": 10, "end_threshold": 15, "enable": true}, "remove_buttons": true, "remove_image_figures": true, "remove_link_clusters": true, "table_config": {"min_rows": 2, "min_cols": 3, "format": "plain"}, "remove_chinese": true, "remove_edit_buttons": true, "extract_latex": true}, "warc_path": "s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-22/segments/1432207932182.13/warc/CC-MAIN-20150521113212-00018-ip-10-180-206-219.ec2.internal.warc.gz"} |
https://artofproblemsolving.com/wiki/index.php/Interval | Interval
Definition
An interval is a continuous range of values, such as all of the real numbers between and inclusive. The most common uses of an interval are to specify the domain and range of a function.
Symbols
If an interval has either or in it, the values at the end are NOT included in the interval.
If an interval has either or in it, the values at the end ARE included.
If both endpoints are not included, then the interval is open. If both endpoints are included, then the interval is closed.
Note: The symbols and are used with and by convention.
Examples
• means all real numbers between and but not including or
• means all real numbers between and including but not including
• means all real numbers greater than or equal to
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http://www.planetmath.org/uniquefactorizationandidealsinringofintegers | # unique factorization and ideals in ring of integers
Theorem. Let $O$ be the maximal order, i.e. the ring of integers of an algebraic number field. Then $O$ is a unique factorization domain if and only if $O$ is a principal ideal domain.
Proof.$1^{\underline{o}}$. Suppose that $O$ is a PID.
We first state, that any prime number $\pi$ of $O$ generates a prime ideal $(\pi)$ of $O$. For if $(\pi)=\mathfrak{ab}$, then we have the principal ideals$\mathfrak{a}=(\alpha)$ and $\mathfrak{b}=(\beta)$. It follows that $(\pi)=(\alpha\beta)$, i.e. $\pi=\lambda\alpha\beta$ with some $\lambda\in O$, and since $\pi$ is prime, one of $\alpha$ and $\beta$ must be a unit of $O$. Thus one of $\mathfrak{a}$ and $\mathfrak{b}$ is the unit ideal $O$, and accordingly $(\pi)$ is a maximal ideal of $O$, so also a prime ideal.
Let a non-zero element $\gamma$ of $O$ be split to prime number factors $\pi_{i}$, $\varrho_{j}$ in two ways: $\gamma=\pi_{1}\cdots\pi_{r}=\varrho_{1}\cdots\varrho_{s}$. Then also the principal ideal $(\gamma)$ splits to principal prime ideals in two ways: $(\gamma)=(\pi_{1})\cdots(\pi_{r})=(\varrho_{1})\cdots(\varrho_{s})$. Since the prime factorization of ideals is unique, the $(\pi_{1}),\,\ldots,\,(\pi_{r})$ must be, up to the , identical with $(\varrho_{1}),\,\ldots,\,(\varrho_{s})$ (and $r=s$). Let $(\pi_{1})=(\varrho_{j_{1}})$. Then $\pi_{1}$ and $\varrho_{j_{1}}$ are associates of each other; the same may be said of all pairs $(\pi_{i},\,\varrho_{j_{i}})$. So we have seen that the factorization in $O$ is unique.
$2^{\underline{o}}$. Suppose then that $O$ is a UFD.
Consider any prime ideal $\mathfrak{p}$ of $O$. Let $\alpha$ be a non-zero element of $\mathfrak{p}$ and let $\alpha$ have the prime factorization $\pi_{1}\cdots\pi_{n}$. Because $\mathfrak{p}$ is a prime ideal and divides the ideal product $(\pi_{1})\cdots(\pi_{n})$, $\mathfrak{p}$ must divide one principal ideal $(\pi_{i})=(\pi)$. This means that $\pi\in\mathfrak{p}$. We write $(\pi)=\mathfrak{pa}$, whence $\pi\in\mathfrak{p}$ and $\pi\in\mathfrak{a}$. Since $O$ is a Dedekind domain, every its ideal can be generated by two elements, one of which may be chosen freely (see the two-generator property). Therefore we can write
$\mathfrak{p}=(\pi,\,\gamma),\,\,\,\mathfrak{a}=(\pi,\,\delta).$
We multiply these, getting $\mathfrak{pa}=(\pi^{2},\,\pi\gamma,\,\pi\delta,\,\gamma\delta)$, and so $\gamma\delta\in\mathfrak{pa}=(\pi)$. Thus $\gamma\delta=\lambda\pi$ with some $\lambda\in O$. According to the unique factorization, we have $\pi\,|\,\gamma$ or $\pi\,|\,\delta$.
The latter alternative means that $\delta=\delta_{1}\pi$ (with $\delta_{1}\in O$), whence $\mathfrak{a}=(\pi,\,\delta_{1}\pi)=(\pi)(1,\,\delta_{1})=(\pi)(1)=(\pi)$; thus we had $\mathfrak{pa}=(\pi)=\mathfrak{p}(\pi)$ which would imply the absurdity $\mathfrak{p}=(1)$. But the former alternative means that $\gamma=\gamma_{1}\pi$ (with $\gamma_{1}\in O$), which shows that
$\mathfrak{p}=(\pi,\,\gamma_{1}\pi)=(\pi)(1,\,\gamma_{1})=(\pi)(1)=(\pi).$
In other words, an arbitrary prime ideal $\mathfrak{p}$ of $O$ is principal. It follows that all ideals of $O$ are principal. Q.E.D.
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http://ejde.math.txstate.edu/Volumes/2012/29/abstr.html | Electron. J. Diff. Equ., Vol. 2012 (2012), No. 29, pp. 1-9.
Oscillation of solutions to third-order half-linear neutral differential equations Jozef Dzurina, Ethiraju Thandapani, Sivaraj Tamilvanan
Abstract:
In this article, we study the oscillation of solutions to the third-order neutral differential equations
Sufficient conditions are established so that every solution is either oscillatory or converges to zero. In particular, we extend the results obtain in [1] for non-decreasing, to the non-increasing case.
Submitted November 12, 2011. Published February 21, 2012.
Math Subject Classifications: 34K11, 34C10.
Key Words: Third-order neutral differential equation; Riccati transformation; oscillation of solutions.
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Jozef Dzurina Department of Mathematics Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Informatics Technical University of Kosice Letna 9, 042 00 Kosice, Slovakia email: [email protected] Ethiraju Thandapani Ramanujan Institute for Advanced Study in Mathematics University of Madras, Chennai, 600 005, India email: [email protected] Sivaraj Tamilvanan Ramanujan Institute for Advanced Study in Mathematics University of Madras, Chennai, 600 005, India email: [email protected] | {"extraction_info": {"found_math": false, "script_math_tex": 0, "script_math_asciimath": 0, "math_annotations": 0, "math_alttext": 0, "mathml": 0, "mathjax_tag": 0, "mathjax_inline_tex": 0, "mathjax_display_tex": 0, "mathjax_asciimath": 0, "img_math": 0, "codecogs_latex": 0, "wp_latex": 0, "mimetex.cgi": 0, "/images/math/codecogs": 0, "mathtex.cgi": 0, "katex": 0, "math-container": 0, "wp-katex-eq": 0, "align": 0, "equation": 0, "x-ck12": 0, "texerror": 0, "math_score": 0.90525221824646, "perplexity": 5479.528095221403}, "config": {"markdown_headings": false, "markdown_code": true, "boilerplate_config": {"ratio_threshold": 0.18, "absolute_threshold": 10, "end_threshold": 15, "enable": true}, "remove_buttons": true, "remove_image_figures": true, "remove_link_clusters": true, "table_config": {"min_rows": 2, "min_cols": 3, "format": "plain"}, "remove_chinese": true, "remove_edit_buttons": true, "extract_latex": true}, "warc_path": "s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-35/segments/1440645176794.50/warc/CC-MAIN-20150827031256-00052-ip-10-171-96-226.ec2.internal.warc.gz"} |
http://www.maths.manchester.ac.uk/raag/index.php?preprint=0153 | Real Algebraic and Analytic Geometry
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153. Benoit Bertrand:
Asymptotically maximal families of hypersurfaces in toric varieties.
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Submission: 2005, January 25.
Abstract:
A real algebraic variety is maximal (with respect to the Smith Thom inequality) if the sum of the Betti numbers (with $\mathbb{Z}_2$ coefficients) of the real part of the variety is equal to the sum of Betti numbers of its complex part. We prove that there exist polytopes that are not Newton polytopes of any maximal hypersurface in the corresponding toric variety. On the other hand we show that for any polytope $\Delta$ there are families of hypersurfaces with the Newton polytopes $(\lambda\Delta )_{\lambda \in \mathbb{N}}$ that are asymptotically maximal when $\lambda$ tends to infinity. We also show that these results generalize to complete intersections .
Mathematics Subject Classification (2000): 14P25.
Keywords and Phrases: Viro method, combinatorial patchworking, toric varieties.
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http://mathematica.stackexchange.com/questions/14720/artifacts-in-line-plot-from-interpolatingfunction?answertab=active | # Artifacts in Line Plot from InterpolatingFunction
I have a periodic solution from an NDSolve that is producing an InterpolatingFunction. With the default plot settings, there is not enough PlotPoints/MaxRecursion to resolve the peaks in the function:
Plot[myfunc, {t, 0, tgalmax}]
OK, let's increase the PlotPoints, but now there are artifacts:
Plot[myfunc, {t, 0, tgalmax}, PlotPoints -> 10000]
I've also tried the same thing with a ListPlot (generating a table from the function), when I don't join the points, the function looks fine:
ListPlot[Table[{t, myfunc}, {t, 0, tgalmax, tgalmax/10000}]]
But when I join the points (using the same number of points), there are artifacts again:
ListPlot[Table[{t, myfunc}, {t, 0, tgalmax, tgalmax/10000}], Joined -> True]
Anyone know what's going on here?
Let me just add a few things I've tried: I've tried chancing the PerformanceGoal, the WorkingPrecision, MaxRecursion, all still produce the artifacts. Here is a link to the function (Mathematica save format) if you need to see the function itself.
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You could consider setting the InterpolationOrder->1 option in the NDSolve call. This will certainly remove any artifacts. – Sasha Nov 16 '12 at 4:19
That seems to have done the trick...although I would have thought setting InterpolationOrder->0 in the ListPlot would have the same effect, but it doesn't seem to. – Guillochon Nov 16 '12 at 4:29
What happens if you add the option setting Method -> {MaxBend -> 1.}? – Ｊ. Ｍ. Nov 16 '12 at 5:25
Adding the MaxBend option actually makes the problem a bit worse. It does appear that the issue might be related to the very high-order interpolation returned by NDSolve, which is throwing the plotting routines for a loop. – Guillochon Nov 16 '12 at 8:28
Plot[Re[Log[Cos[x]] - Log[Sin[x]]], {x, 0, 7}] ? – belisarius Nov 16 '12 at 12:39
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https://blender.stackexchange.com/questions/73376/bone-heat-weigthing-failed-to-find-solution-for-one-or-more-bones | # Bone Heat Weigthing failed to find solution for one or more bones
I am trying to do automatic weighting on this object, but I am getting a "Automatic Heat Weighting: Failed to find a solution for one or more bones".
I have tried alot of different thing
Removing doubles Removing all modifiers Subsurface Decimate Removing Non Mainfold Vertices
Here is my .blend file:
• Hi, welcome: it would be better if you could use this other service (blend-exchange.giantcowfilms.com) because it helps this QA site to keep a durable link to .blend files, for future readers. Thanks! Feb 10, 2017 at 12:36
To solve this:
• I first removed doubles. This is caused because of non-manifold geometry in your model as shown in here.
• I then switched into Edit Mode
• Then hit Ctrl+AltShift+M to find non manifold geometry in the model
• I then unchecked all the list except the Boundaries as shown below:
• I then hit Space Bar and type Dissolve Vertices as shown below:
• After that I did automatic weighting and it worked perfect as shown below:
Updated .blend file can be found here:
• Hmm, I get this error though when i try to dissolve them: Invalid Boundry to join faces. Also, it doesn't say Mesh: Dissolve Vertices. It's just Dissolve Vertices if that has anything to do with it.
– Olaf
Feb 10, 2017 at 12:30
• @Olaf not sure what you did for this to happen? If you followed the exact steps mentioned in my answer it should work without any problems, I've added the updated file as well. If you still can't make it work then send me a link of your current file which is not the same as the one you uploaded in your question, right?
– Tak
Feb 10, 2017 at 12:36
• I deleted the doubles, selected only boundries and typed in dissolve vertices. Problem i have with the updated file is that the materials are gone and i have no clue how to get them back :). And here is the latest version dropbox.com/s/xwvla0eaisn74dq/daemon.blend?dl=0
– Olaf
Feb 10, 2017 at 12:40
• @Olaf I followed the steps I told you on the file and it worked. I updated my answer and included the updated file which has the materials as well.
– Tak
Feb 10, 2017 at 13:07
• Probably me and my rookie knowledge then, thanks though!
– Olaf
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http://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?t=719243 | # FO Differential equations and account balance
P: 126 1. The problem statement, all variables and given/known data a. Assume that yo dollars are deposited into an account paying r percent compounded continuously. If withdrawals are at an annual rate of 200t dollars (assume these are continuous), find the amount in the account after T years. b. Consider the special case if r = 10% and y0=$20000 c. When will the account be depleted if y0=$5000? Give your answer to the nearest month. 2. Relevant equations 3. The attempt at a solution I've realized that the rate at which the account balance varies is the following: dy/dt = ry - 200 (where r is the r percent rate, 0.10; and y the amount of money present) However, when i try to obtain the differential equation, I keep getting that the amount of money present is the following: y(T) = 200/r + (y0-200/r)erT This would, mean that the function would never decrease in the case of $20000 and as well for$5000 (meaning it will never be depleted). However, I'm pretty sure that i'm wrong on this one. Could anyone please help me with this? My procedure: 1/(ry-200) dy = 1 dt (integrate both parts) ln(ry-200) 1/r = t + M1 ln(ry-200) = rt + M2 M3ert=ry-200 y = M4ert + 200/r Then, if y(0) = y0: y0 - 200/r = M4 We then plug this result into our equation: y = 200/r + (y0 - 200/r)erT This corresponds to the equation i've been getting. Is my procedure done right?
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Quote by fogvajarash 1. The problem statement, all variables and given/known data a. Assume that yo dollars are deposited into an account paying r percent compounded continuously. If withdrawals are at an annual rate of 200t dollars (assume these are continuous), find the amount in the account after T years. b. Consider the special case if r = 10% and y0=$20000 c. When will the account be depleted if y0=$5000? Give your answer to the nearest month. 2. Relevant equations 3. The attempt at a solution I've realized that the rate at which the account balance varies is the following: dy/dt = ry - 200 (where r is the r percent rate, 0.10; and y the amount of money present) However, when i try to obtain the differential equation, I keep getting that the amount of money present is the following: y(T) = 200/r + (y0-200/r)erT This would, mean that the function would never decrease in the case of $20000 and as well for$5000 (meaning it will never be depleted). However, I'm pretty sure that i'm wrong on this one. Could anyone please help me with this? My procedure: 1/(ry-200) dy = 1 dt (integrate both parts) ln(ry-200) 1/r = t + M1 ln(ry-200) = rt + M2 M3ert=ry-200 y = M4ert + 200/r Then, if y(0) = y0: y0 - 200/r = M4 We then plug this result into our equation: y = 200/r + (y0 - 200/r)erT This corresponds to the equation i've been getting. Is my procedure done right?
Your withdrawal rates are incorrect; you said that the annual withdrawal rate is 200t, so at t = 1 it is at rate 100, at t = 2 it is at rate 200, etc. In other words, the withdrawal rate varies with t, so your DE is not correct.
In the corrected problem the value of y0 determines whether or not the account will ever be depleted, and when that will happen.
P: 126
Quote by Ray Vickson Your withdrawal rates are incorrect; you said that the annual withdrawal rate is 200t, so at t = 1 it is at rate 100, at t = 2 it is at rate 200, etc. In other words, the withdrawal rate varies with t, so your DE is not correct. In the corrected problem the value of y0 determines whether or not the account will ever be depleted, and when that will happen.
So this means i can't solve the problem until i have done first order linear DE?
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P: 5,370
FO Differential equations and account balance
Quote by fogvajarash So this means i can't solve the problem until i have done first order linear DE?
Have you learned yet about using integrating factors for first order linear ODEs with constant coefficients?
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https://itensor.github.io/ITensors.jl/dev/DMRGObserver.html | # DMRGObserver
A DMRGObserver is a type of observer which offers certain useful, general purpose capabilities for DMRG calculations such as measuring custom local observables at each step and stopping DMRG early if certain energy convergence conditions are met.
In addition to the example code below, more detailed example code showing sample usage of DMRGObserver is included in the ITensor source, in the file 1d_ising_with_observer.jl under the folder examples/dmrg.
## Sample Usage
In the following example, we have already made a Hamiltonian MPO H and initial MPS psi0 for a system of spins whose sites have an associated "Sz" operator defined. We construct a DMRGObserver which measures "Sz" on each site at each step of DMRG, and also stops the calculation early if the energy no longer changes to a relative precision of 1E-7.
Sz_observer = DMRGObserver(["Sz"],sites,energy_tol=1E-7)
energy, psi = dmrg(H,psi0,sweeps,observer=Sz_observer)
for (sw,Szs) in enumerate(measurements(Sz_observer)["Sz"])
println("Total Sz after sweep \$sw = ", sum(Szs)/N)
end
## Constructors
ITensors.DMRGObserverMethod
DMRGObserver(;energy_tol=0.0,
minsweeps=2)
Construct a DMRGObserver by providing the energy tolerance used for early stopping, and minimum number of sweeps that must be done.
• energy_tol: if the energy from one sweep to the next no longer changes by more than this amount, stop after the current sweep
• minsweeps: do at least this many sweeps
source
ITensors.DMRGObserverMethod
DMRGObserver(ops::Vector{String},
sites::Vector{<:Index};
energy_tol=0.0,
minsweeps=2)
Construct a DMRGObserver, provide an array of ops of operator names which are strings recognized by the op function. Each of these operators will be measured on every site during every step of DMRG and the results recorded inside the DMRGOberver for later analysis. The array sites is the basis of sites used to define the MPS and MPO for the DMRG calculation.
Optionally, one can provide an energy tolerance used for early stopping, and minimum number of sweeps that must be done.
• energy_tol: if the energy from one sweep to the next no longer changes by more than this amount, stop after the current sweep
• minsweeps: do at least this many sweeps
source
## Methods
ITensors.measurementsMethod
measurements(o::DMRGObserver)
After using a DMRGObserver object o within a DMRG calculation, retrieve a dictionary of measurement results, with the keys being operator names and values being DMRGMeasurement objects.
source
ITensors.DMRGMeasurementType
A DMRGMeasurement object is an alias for Vector{Vector{Float64}}, in other words an array of arrays of real numbers.
Given a DMRGMeasurement M,the result for the measurement on sweep n and site i as M[n][i].
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ITensors.energiesMethod
energies(o::DMRGObserver)
After using a DMRGObserver object o within a DMRG calculation, retrieve an array of the energy after each sweep.
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http://twistedone151.wordpress.com/2010/01/25/monday-math-105/ | Monday Math 105
The Laplace Transform
Part 6: Frequency shifting, time shifting, and scaling properties
Expanding upon last time’s work on the Laplace transform of the exponential, we can prove quickly the “frequency shifting” property of the Laplace transform. Let real function f(t), t≥0, have Laplace transform $F(s)=\mathcal{L}\left[f(t)\right](s)=\int_0^{\infty}e^{-st}f(t)\,dt$. Then, for real number a, we see that
$\begin{eqnarray}\mathcal{L}\left[e^{at}f(t)\right](s)&=&\int_0^{\infty}e^{-st}e^{at}f(t)\,dt\\&=&\int_0^{\infty}e^{-(s-a)t}f(t)\,dt\\\mathcal{L}\left[e^{at}f(t)\right](s)&=&F(s-a)\end{eqnarray}$,
and thus multiplication by an exponential in the time domain equals a translation in the s domain.
This can be combined with our results for sine and cosine to get
$\mathcal{L}\left[e^{at}\cos(\omega{t})\right](s)=\frac{s-a}{(s-a)^2+\omega^2}$
$\mathcal{L}\left[e^{at}\sin(\omega{t})\right](s)=\frac{\omega}{(s-a)^2+\omega^2}$.
And our results for powers of t to get
$\mathcal{L}\left[t^re^{at}\right](s)=\frac{\operatorname{\Gamma}(r+1)}{\left(s-a\right)^{r+1}}$.
Note that for all of these, the shift in the “frequency” domain entails an equal shift in the region of convergence; if $\mathcal{L}\left[f(t)\right](s)=F(s)$ for $\Re(s)\gt{b}$, then $\mathcal{L}\left[e^{at}f(t)\right](s)=F(s-a)$ for $\Re(s)\gt{b+a}$.
Next, let’s consider what happens when we scale our time variable. Again, we have f(t), t≥0, with Laplace transform $F(s)=\mathcal{L}\left[f(t)\right](s)=\int_0^{\infty}e^{-st}f(t)\,dt$. Now, let us find the Laplace transform for f(at), with a>0.
$\mathcal{L}\left[f(at)\right](s)=\int_0^{\infty}e^{-st}f(at)\,dt$.
Making u-substitution u=at, then
$\begin{eqnarray}\mathcal{L}\left[f(at)\right](s)&=&\int_0^{\infty}e^{-s\frac{u}{a}}f(u)\,\frac{du}{a}\\&=&\frac{1}{a}\int_0^{\infty}e^{-\frac{s}{a}u}f(u)\,du\\\mathcal{L}\left[f(at)\right](s)&=&\frac{1}{a}F\left(\frac{s}{a}\right)\end{eqnarray}$.
As with our other result, the region of convergence will be transformed along with the scaling.
We found what happens in the time domain when the transform is shifted in the “frequency” domain, but what happens when we shift in the time domain? Recall that our function f(t) is defined for t≥0; when we shift our function forward, we must set those portions that are at t<0 before our shift to zero, so that our translated function is f(t-τ)H(t-τ), where H(t) is the Heaviside step function, and τ>0 is our time delay.
Integrating as we did for the transform of the Heaviside step function,
$\begin{eqnarray}\mathcal{L}\left[f\left(t-\tau\right)H\left(t-\tau\right)\right](s)&=&\int_0^{\infty}e^{-st}f\left(t-\tau\right)H\left(t-\tau\right)\,dt\\&=&\int_{\tau}^{\infty}e^{-st}f\left(t-\tau\right)\,dt\end{eqnarray}$.
Now, making u-substitution u=t-τ, we find
$\begin{eqnarray}\mathcal{L}\left[f\left(t-\tau\right)H\left(t-\tau\right)\right](s)&=&\int_{\tau}^{\infty}e^{-st}f\left(t-\tau\right)\,dt\\&=&\int_{0}^{\infty}e^{-s(u+\tau)}f(u)\,du\\&=&e^{-s\tau}\int_{0}^{\infty}e^{-su}f(u)\,du\\\mathcal{L}\left[f\left(t-\tau\right)H\left(t-\tau\right)\right](s)&=&e^{-s\tau}F(s)\end{eqnarray}$.
Thus, a time shift corresponds to multiplication by an exponential in the “frequency” domain.
5 Responses to “Monday Math 105”
1. Monday Math 108 « Twisted One 151's Weblog Says:
[...] a matter of finding the inverse transform of that last term. Using partial fractions, , and from here, we see , and so . Next, we consider integrals. Let us have, as before, f(t), t>0, with Laplace [...]
2. Monday Math 111 « Twisted One 151's Weblog Says:
[...] know from here that the Laplace transform for cosine is , so Thus, via the frequency shift formula here, . Considering, then, our frequency differentiation formula, . Now consider the “sine [...]
3. Monday Math 114 « Twisted One 151's Weblog Says:
[...] and so we see that , and using from here that the Laplace transform of an exponential is , and from here that the frequency-shifted sine and cosine formulas are and , we see that we have , and we have [...]
4. Monday Math 115 « Twisted One 151's Weblog Says:
[...] we found, using the periodic function rule, that the square wave has Laplace transform , so using the scaling rule, we see that the Laplace transform of our function f(t) is . So, to continue with our solution, , [...]
5. Monday Math 117 « Twisted One 151's Weblog Says:
[...] and proof by induction to show that the general formula is , for integer n≥0. Using the scaling rule and some algebra, this generalizes to [...] | {"extraction_info": {"found_math": true, "script_math_tex": 0, "script_math_asciimath": 0, "math_annotations": 0, "math_alttext": 0, "mathml": 0, "mathjax_tag": 0, "mathjax_inline_tex": 0, "mathjax_display_tex": 0, "mathjax_asciimath": 0, "img_math": 0, "codecogs_latex": 0, "wp_latex": 0, "mimetex.cgi": 14, "/images/math/codecogs": 0, "mathtex.cgi": 0, "katex": 0, "math-container": 0, "wp-katex-eq": 0, "align": 0, "equation": 0, "x-ck12": 0, "texerror": 0, "math_score": 0.9645851254463196, "perplexity": 1083.7290271196541}, "config": {"markdown_headings": false, "markdown_code": true, "boilerplate_config": {"ratio_threshold": 0.18, "absolute_threshold": 10, "end_threshold": 15, "enable": true}, "remove_buttons": true, "remove_image_figures": true, "remove_link_clusters": true, "table_config": {"min_rows": 2, "min_cols": 3, "format": "plain"}, "remove_chinese": true, "remove_edit_buttons": true, "extract_latex": true}, "warc_path": "s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2014-23/segments/1406510268533.31/warc/CC-MAIN-20140728011748-00356-ip-10-146-231-18.ec2.internal.warc.gz"} |
https://www.gradesaver.com/textbooks/math/algebra/elementary-and-intermediate-algebra-concepts-and-applications-6th-edition/chapter-3-introduction-to-graphing-3-1-reading-graphs-plotting-points-and-scaling-graphs-3-1-exercise-set-page-161/39 | ## Elementary and Intermediate Algebra: Concepts & Applications (6th Edition)
on the $x-$axis
Since the $y-$value of the given point, $\left( -\dfrac{5}{2},0 \right)$, is $0$, then the point is located $\text{ on the$x-$axis }$. | {"extraction_info": {"found_math": true, "script_math_tex": 0, "script_math_asciimath": 0, "math_annotations": 0, "math_alttext": 0, "mathml": 0, "mathjax_tag": 0, "mathjax_inline_tex": 1, "mathjax_display_tex": 0, "mathjax_asciimath": 0, "img_math": 0, "codecogs_latex": 0, "wp_latex": 0, "mimetex.cgi": 0, "/images/math/codecogs": 0, "mathtex.cgi": 0, "katex": 0, "math-container": 0, "wp-katex-eq": 0, "align": 0, "equation": 0, "x-ck12": 0, "texerror": 0, "math_score": 0.9633266925811768, "perplexity": 3267.552726526434}, "config": {"markdown_headings": true, "markdown_code": false, "boilerplate_config": {"ratio_threshold": 0.18, "absolute_threshold": 20, "end_threshold": 15, "enable": true}, "remove_buttons": true, "remove_image_figures": true, "remove_link_clusters": true, "table_config": {"min_rows": 2, "min_cols": 3, "format": "plain"}, "remove_chinese": true, "remove_edit_buttons": true, "extract_latex": true}, "warc_path": "s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662517485.8/warc/CC-MAIN-20220517130706-20220517160706-00767.warc.gz"} |
http://tug.org/pipermail/luatex/2015-December/005584.html | # [luatex] \luastartup
Hans Hagen pragma at wxs.nl
Mon Dec 21 13:32:31 CET 2015
```On 12/21/2015 12:13 PM, Joseph Wright wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> Looking over the list of LuaTeX primitives I notice \luastartup: it's
> been there for a while but doesn't seem to be documented. It looks
> potentially interesting, but I'm not sure what it's supposed to do: a clue?
that dates from the time that we had multiple lua instances (now we have
only one as it makes no sense to have more) (and it sets the startup
instance)
it was kept for compatibility but it can go now
i'll remove it
Hans
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http://math.stackexchange.com/questions/305989/sum-of-two-random-variables-is-random-variable | # Sum of two random variables is random variable
How to show: If $X$ and $Y$ are random variables on a probability space $(\Omega, F, \mathbb P)$, then so is $X+Y$.
The definition of a random variable is a function $X: \Omega \to \mathbb R$ with the property that $\{\omega\in\Omega: X(\omega)\leq x\}\in F$ for each $x\in\mathbb R$.
and further more, how to approach $X+Y$ and $\min\{X,Y\}$?
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This was asked (and answered) pretty recently on the site. – Did Feb 17 '13 at 7:34
There are a number of ways to do it. A standard trick for proving things like this is by noticing that $\{X + Y < x\} = \displaystyle \bigcup_{r \in \mathbb{Q}} \{X < r\} \cap \{Y < x - r\}$, and that showing that this is in $F$ is enough to show that $X + Y$ is measurable. Then use the properties of $X$, $Y$, and $\sigma-$algebras to deduce that this set is measurable.
Obvioulsy whenever $X(\omega) < r$ and $Y(\omega) < x-r$, $X(\omega)+Y(\omega) < x$. On the other hand, if $X(\omega)+Y(\omega) = z < x$, take some rational $r$ with $X(\omega) < r < X(\omega) + x - z$, and you have $Y(\omega) = z - X(\omega) < x - r$. – Robert Israel Feb 17 '13 at 6:28
In fact, a random variable is a measurable function from $\Omega$ to $\mathbb{R}$. $$\{X+Y>x\}=\{X>x-Y\}=\bigcup_{q\in \mathbb{Q}}\{X>q>x-Y\}=\bigcup_{q\in \mathbb{Q}}(\{X>q\ \}\bigcap\{Y>x-q\})=\bigcup_{q\in \mathbb{Q}}(\{X\le q\ \}^c\bigcap\{Y\le x-q\}^c)$$ Since $\{X\le q\ \}^c\in \mathcal{F}\ ,\ \{Y\le x-q\}^c\in \mathcal{F}$, $\mathbb{Q}$ is countable and $\mathcal{F}$ is a $\sigma-field$, we obtain $\{X+Y>x\}=\{X+Y\le x\}^c\in \mathcal{F}$. Then $$\{\omega:X(\omega)+Y(\omega)\le x\}\in \mathcal{F}$$ $$\{\omega:min\{X(\omega),Y(\omega)\}\le x\}=\{\omega:X(\omega)\le x\}\bigcup\{\omega:Y(\omega)\le x\}\in \mathcal{F}$$ By definition, $X+Y,and\ min\{X,Y\}$ are both random variables. | {"extraction_info": {"found_math": true, "script_math_tex": 0, "script_math_asciimath": 0, "math_annotations": 0, "math_alttext": 0, "mathml": 0, "mathjax_tag": 0, "mathjax_inline_tex": 1, "mathjax_display_tex": 1, "mathjax_asciimath": 0, "img_math": 0, "codecogs_latex": 0, "wp_latex": 0, "mimetex.cgi": 0, "/images/math/codecogs": 0, "mathtex.cgi": 0, "katex": 0, "math-container": 0, "wp-katex-eq": 0, "align": 0, "equation": 0, "x-ck12": 0, "texerror": 0, "math_score": 0.9642859697341919, "perplexity": 78.05777808886829}, "config": {"markdown_headings": true, "markdown_code": false, "boilerplate_config": {"ratio_threshold": 0.18, "absolute_threshold": 10, "end_threshold": 15, "enable": true}, "remove_buttons": true, "remove_image_figures": true, "remove_link_clusters": true, "table_config": {"min_rows": 2, "min_cols": 3, "format": "plain"}, "remove_chinese": true, "remove_edit_buttons": true, "extract_latex": true}, "warc_path": "s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-07/segments/1454701146241.46/warc/CC-MAIN-20160205193906-00296-ip-10-236-182-209.ec2.internal.warc.gz"} |
http://cms.math.ca/10.4153/CMB-2000-004-5 | location: Publications → journals → CMB
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# Subdifferential Regularity of Directionally Lipschitzian Functions
Published:2000-03-01
Printed: Mar 2000
• M. Bounkhel
• L. Thibault
Format: HTML LaTeX MathJax PDF PostScript
## Abstract
Formulas for the Clarke subdifferential are always expressed in the form of inclusion. The equality form in these formulas generally requires the functions to be directionally regular. This paper studies the directional regularity of the general class of extended-real-valued functions that are directionally Lipschitzian. Connections with the concept of subdifferential regularity are also established.
Keywords: subdifferential regularity, directional regularity, directionally Lipschitzian functions
MSC Classifications: 49J52 - Nonsmooth analysis [See also 46G05, 58C50, 90C56] 58C20 - Differentiation theory (Gateaux, Frechet, etc.) [See also 26Exx, 46G05] 49J50 - Frechet and Gateaux differentiability [See also 46G05, 58C20] 90C26 - Nonconvex programming, global optimization | {"extraction_info": {"found_math": false, "script_math_tex": 0, "script_math_asciimath": 0, "math_annotations": 0, "math_alttext": 0, "mathml": 0, "mathjax_tag": 0, "mathjax_inline_tex": 0, "mathjax_display_tex": 0, "mathjax_asciimath": 0, "img_math": 0, "codecogs_latex": 0, "wp_latex": 0, "mimetex.cgi": 0, "/images/math/codecogs": 0, "mathtex.cgi": 0, "katex": 0, "math-container": 0, "wp-katex-eq": 0, "align": 0, "equation": 0, "x-ck12": 0, "texerror": 0, "math_score": 0.8049415946006775, "perplexity": 11258.536330426892}, "config": {"markdown_headings": true, "markdown_code": true, "boilerplate_config": {"ratio_threshold": 0.18, "absolute_threshold": 10, "end_threshold": 15, "enable": true}, "remove_buttons": true, "remove_image_figures": true, "remove_link_clusters": true, "table_config": {"min_rows": 2, "min_cols": 3, "format": "plain"}, "remove_chinese": true, "remove_edit_buttons": true, "extract_latex": true}, "warc_path": "s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2014-42/segments/1413507444465.10/warc/CC-MAIN-20141017005724-00246-ip-10-16-133-185.ec2.internal.warc.gz"} |
https://monolix.lixoft.com/graphics/individual-fits/ | # Individual fits
### Purpose
The figure displays the observed data for each subject, as well as two curves from simulations using the design and the covariates of each subject:
• the predicted profile given by the estimated population model (Population fits),
• the predicted profile given by the estimated individual model (Individual fits). If the EBEs and/or the conditional distribution tasks were performed, the user can choose either the conditional means or the conditional modes, estimated by MCMC, as estimators. Otherwise, approximations of the conditional means from SAEM are used.
This is a good way to see on each subject the validity of the model, and the actual fit proposed, as well as the inter-individual variability in the kinetics. It is possible to show the computed individual parameters on the figure. Moreover, it is also possible to display an individual predictive check: the median and a confidence interval for ($y_{ij}$) estimated with a Monte Carlo procedure.
### Examples
• #### Individual fits and population fits
In the example below, the concentration for the theophylline data set is shown with simulations of a one-compartment model with first-order absorption and linear elimination. For each subject, the data are displayed with blue points along with the individual fit and population fit (the prediction using the estimated individual and population parameters respectively).
• #### Individual parameters
Information on individual parameters can be used in two ways, as shown below. By clicking on Information (marked in green on the figure) in the General panel, individual parameter values can be displayed on each individual plot. Moreover, the plots can be sorted according to the values for a given parameter, in ascending or descending order (Sorting panel marked in orange). By default, the individual plots are sorted by subject id, with the same order as in the data set.
• #### Individual predictive check
Individual predictive checks can be added to the plots: for each individual a prediction interval is computed based on multiple simulations with the population parameters and the design structure of this individual. The median line of the interval is also drawn. The interval allows to check whether the observed data are compatible with the population prediction, taking into account the inter-individual variability. The example below shows that the first subject in the theophylline data set show too much variability from the rest of the population to be correctly described by the population model.
• #### Dosing times
Dosing times can also be overlayed, which is useful to visualize the effect of doses on the prediction. As an example, the following figure shows the observations of an individual from the tobramycin data set along with the corresponding individual fit and multiple dosing times.
• #### Special zoom
User-defined constraints for the zoom are available. They allow to zoom in according to one axis only instead of both axes. Moreover, a link between plots can be set in order to perform a linked zoom on all individual plots at once. This is shown on the figure below with observations from the remifentanil example, and individual fits from a two-compartment model. It is thus possible to focus on the same time range or observation values for all individuals. In this example it is used to zoom on time on the elimination phase for all individuals, while keeping the Y axis in log scale unchanged for each plot.
• #### Censored data
When a data is censored, this data is different to a “classical” observation and has thus a different representation. We represent it as a bar from the censored value specified in the data set and the associated limit.
If there is no limit column then is goes to Infinity as in the following example. However, in any case, the user can choose the limit of the plot.
### Settings
• Grid arrange. The user can define the number of subjects that are displayed, as well as the number of rows and the number of columns. Moreover, a slider is present to be able to change the subjects under consideration.
• General
• Legend: hide/show the legend. The legends adapts automatically to the elements displayed on the plot. The same legend box applies to all subplots and it is possible to drag and drop the legend at the desired place.
• Grid : hide/show the grid in the background of the plots.
• Information: hide/show the individual parameter values for each subject (conditional mode or conditional mean depending on the “Individual estimates” choice is the setting section “Display”).
• Dosing times: hide/show dosing times as vertical lines for each subject.
• Link between plots: activate the linked zoom for all subplots. The same zooming region can be applied on all individuals only on the x-axis, only on the Y-axis or on both (option “none”).
• Display
• Observed data: hide/show the observed data.
• Censored intervals [if censored data present]: hide/show the data marked as censored (BLQ), shown as a rectangle representing the censoring interval (for instance [0, LOQ]).
• Split occasions [if IOV present]: Split the individual subplots by occasions in case of IOV.
• Individual fits: Model prediction for each individual using the subject’s design and the individual parameters. The individual parameters can be the conditional mode or the conditional mean depending on the choice in the “Individual estimates” section.
• Population fits [if no covariates in the model]: Model prediction for each individual using the subject’s design and the population parameters.
• Population fits (individual covariates) [if covariates present in the model]: Model prediction for each individual using the subject’s design, the population parameters and the individual covariates values.
• Population fits (population covariates) [if covariates present in the model]: Model prediction for each individual using the subject’s design, the population parameters and the median covariates values (median from all individuals of the data set).
• Individual estimates [if EBEs task has run]: depending on the tasks that have been calculated, choice between conditional mode (given by EBEs task), conditional mean (approximation given by the population parameter estimated task) or conditional mean (given by the conditional distribution task).
• Individual predictive check: For each individual, 500 (see “number of simulations” in the PLOTS task settings) data sets are simulated using the individual’s design (dose and regressor values). The parameter values used for the simulation include the population parameter values, the individual covariate values and random effects sampled from the population distribution. The simulated data sets include residual errors. The prediction interval represents the interval containing 90% (see “level” setting) of the simulated data points. The predicted median is the median of all simulated data points. The individual predictive check allows to visualize the inter-individual variability (unexplained by covariates) and compare the population prediction to the individual observations.
• Sorting: Sort the subjects by ID or individual parameter values in ascending or descending order.
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https://svn.haxx.se/users/archive-2009-10/0871.shtml | # Re: Dropped connection on svn co/up
Date: Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:14:13 -0500
"Lacoste, Dana (TSG Software San Diego)" <dana.lacoste_at_hp.com> wrote on
10/28/2009 11:47:41 AM:
> I get this with subversion 1.6.5 (r38866) running on Windows from
> the command line (I've also seen it with smartSVN, which tells me
> that it's probably a server or network issue rather than a client issue)
>
> basically, several tens of thousands of files into the checkout
> (this is a repo with about 150,000 files) it freezes and stops.
>
> I can then run svn up and it will continue where it left off, and
> then stop again.
>
> and again (4 times so far)
>
> It looks like this on the client:
>
> A path\to\last\successful\file
> svn: REPORT of '/svn/repository/!svn/vcc/default': Could not read
> response body: connection was closed by server (http://server.name)
>
> well, that was..... useless. Not a very good message L
Most likely this is due to a timeout value (on the server) being exceeded.
I have seen it occur on large working copies where the working copy code
periodically does a lot of file I/O midway through the transaction,
causing
a network timeout on the server side before the next network request
is sent.
I have had luck increasing the "Timeout" value in the httpd.conf file.
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http://skepticalcommunity.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=48503 | ## Battle over Air Force’s $1,300 coffee cup This is our lounge area. Feel free to come in and get acquainted! Rob Lister Posts: 19920 Joined: Sun Jul 18, 2004 7:15 pm Title: Incipient toppler Location: Swimming in Lake Ed Has thanked: 592 times Been thanked: 596 times ### Battle over Air Force’s$1,300 coffee cup
An airman holds a hot cup inside a KC-10 Extender at Travis Air Force Base, Calif., June 21. The Air Force says it can 3-D print replacement handles for 50 cents, which will keep it from having to shell out $1,280 for a replacement cup. But Sen. Chuck Grassley is still wondering why these water heaters are so necessary if they are going to cost that much. (Tech. Sgt. James HodgmanAir Force) https://www.airforcetimes.com/news/your ... -heats-up/ The Air Force, under fire for throwing down$1,280 apiece to replace in-flight reheating cups after their handles break, is pledging to use 3-D printing to get that replacement cost down to 50 cents.
But Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, is still wondering why these pricey water heaters are necessary in the first place, and plans to keep pushing the Air Force to find cheaper ways to warm up their coffee.
...
In an Oct. 2 letter to Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson, Grassley said that 25 replacement cups, each costing roughly $1,280 each, have been bought this year alone, for a total of roughly$32,000. The 60th Aerial Port Squadron at Travis Air Force Base in California spent nearly $56,000 to replace broken cups over the past three years. ... Wilson said that in July, she ordered a new Air Force Rapid Sustainment Office to be created to find ways to develop and deliver parts at a fraction of the cost of traditional manufacturing methods. This office has recently shown it can 3-D print replacement handles for the reheating cup for about 50 cents each. That$1280 represents replacement costs because the maker has to retool for a small production. The original cost was a paltry $700. So they're going to 3-D print the new handles. If the coffee cup costs$700/$1300, how much is the 3-D printer going to cost? And how many people work for the Air Force Rapid Sustainment Office? What are their salaries? Have they shown a profit? I suspect not. I'd like to point out that the US Navy had this very issue with the coffee makers in their P-3 Orion, each of which costs around$30,000 ims. Sure, it could make a perfect pot of coffee in an inverted negative 6 G dive, but is having coffee really worth that much? One might argue that a typical P-3 mission can be 5 to 10 hours and even airborne sailors really, really need their coffee. So a compromise was made: If you want coffee, bring one of these:
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### Re: Battle over Air Force’s $1,300 coffee cup But. . . We want to be able to make coffee during an inverted negative 6g dive, because Murica that's why!!1! Do you want the terrorists to win? A fool thinks himself to be wise, but a wise man knows himself to be a fool. William Shakespeare Doctor X Posts: 67648 Joined: Fri Jun 04, 2004 8:09 pm Title: Collective Messiah Location: Your Mom Has thanked: 3427 times Been thanked: 2173 times ### Re: Battle over Air Force’s$1,300 coffee cup
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https://blogs.mathworks.com/simulink/2010/10/28/tips-for-simulation-performance/?s_tid=blogs_rc_2 | # Tips for Simulation Performance
By Guy Rouleau
One of the questions I hear the most often from Simulink users is What can I do to make my model run faster? Here is a list of tricks that can help.
Displays and Scopes
When you have a display or a scope in your model, Simulink needs to update it. To speed up the execution of the model, display only the necessary. This can mean:
• Limit the amount of visible displays and open scopes.
• For open scopes and displays, set the decimation to a reasonable value.
• Load the model in memory using load_system instead of open_system and simulate it using the sim command, then post process/display the outputs.
Interpreted blocks
When a model includes a MATLAB Fcn block or MATLAB file S-function, the MATLAB interpreter is called at each time step. Try replacing these blocks by the Fcn block, the Math Function block, the Embedded MATLAB Function block (without extrinsic functions) or a C-MEX S-function.
Algebraic loops
I saw a TV commercial recently. There was a comment about pick-up lines that I think could also apply for algebraic loops:
"There is a time and a place for them. The time is never... you can figure out the place on your own."
Seriously, sometimes algebraic loops are unavoidable, but they always slow down models.
Solver Options
Solver settings influence simulation performance, especially for variable-step solvers. Look at the time steps taken by your model. I usually do it by logging the simulation time (tout) and displaying it using this command:
semilogy(tout(1:end-1),diff(tout))
Based on what you see, it is possible to determine which setting to change. This can include solver choice, max step size, relative and absolute tolerances and zero crossings detection, etc.
How solver settings influence simulation performance is a complex topic too long for this post. I recommend looking at the documentation page titled Choosing a solver for more details. Leave a comment below if you would like to see a future post on improving simulation performance through solver settings.
Accelerator and Rapid Accelerator modes
Accelerator mode converts the block methods into a C-MEX S-function. Since the block methods are compiled instead of interpreted, the model usually runs faster. The Rapid Accelerator mode creates a standalone executable from your model. The executable is launched in a different process that will run in a separate thread on a different processor if you have a multi-core machine.
Here are a few tips when using the Accelerator and Rapid Accelerator mode:
• Avoid blocks that do not support code generation. They run in interpreted mode and can slowdown your model.
• Try switching the Compiler Optimization Level from faster build to faster run.
• For maximum speed, start your simulation using the sim command when using these modes.
Look at the documentation page titled Comparing Performance. This will give you a good idea of when these modes should be used.
Parallel Computing Toolbox
To run multiple simulations in parallel, calling sim from within parfor is a good idea. This allows you to fully take advantage of all the processors in your machine when performing parameter sweeps and Monte Carlo analysis.
In your MATLAB installation, look for the demo titled Rapid Accelerator Simulations Using PARFOR for an example.
Where to look for more?
The Simulink documentation contains a chapter titled Improving Simulation Performance and Accuracy. I strongly recommend going through this chapter to create simulations running at optimal speed.
Now it's your turn
How do you ensure that your simulation is running at optimal speed? Do you have tricks not mentioned here? Post a comment here.
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https://seop.illc.uva.nl/entries/proof-theoretic-semantics/ | # Proof-Theoretic Semantics
First published Wed Dec 5, 2012; substantive revision Thu Feb 1, 2018
Proof-theoretic semantics is an alternative to truth-condition semantics. It is based on the fundamental assumption that the central notion in terms of which meanings are assigned to certain expressions of our language, in particular to logical constants, is that of proof rather than truth. In this sense proof-theoretic semantics is semantics in terms of proof . Proof-theoretic semantics also means the semantics of proofs, i.e., the semantics of entities which describe how we arrive at certain assertions given certain assumptions. Both aspects of proof-theoretic semantics can be intertwined, i.e. the semantics of proofs is itself often given in terms of proofs.
Proof-theoretic semantics has several roots, the most specific one being Gentzen’s remarks that the introduction rules in his calculus of natural deduction define the meanings of logical constants, while the elimination rules can be obtained as a consequence of this definition (see section 2.2.1). More broadly, it belongs to what Prawitz called general proof theory (see section 1.1). Even more broadly, it is part of the tradition according to which the meaning of a term should be explained by reference to the way it is used in our language.
Within philosophy, proof-theoretic semantics has mostly figured under the heading “theory of meaning”. This terminology follows Dummett, who claimed that the theory of meaning is the basis of theoretical philosophy, a view which he attributed to Frege. The term “proof-theoretic semantics” was proposed by Schroeder-Heister (1991; used already in 1987 lectures in Stockholm) in order not to leave the term “semantics” to denotationalism alone—after all, “semantics” is the standard term for investigations dealing with the meaning of linguistic expressions. Furthermore, unlike “theory of meaning”, the term “proof-theoretic semantics” covers philosophical and technical aspects likewise. In 1999, the first conference with this title took place in Tübingen, the second one in 2013. The first textbook with this title appeared in 2015.
This entry also includes the following supplementary documents that are linked into the text:
## 1. Background
### 1.1 General proof theory: consequence vs. proofs
The term “general proof theory” was coined by Prawitz. In general proof theory, “proofs are studied in their own right in the hope of understanding their nature”, in contradistinction to Hilbert-style “reductive proof theory”, which is the “attempt to analyze the proofs of mathematical theories with the intention of reducing them to some more elementary part of mathematics such as finitistic or constructive mathematics” (Prawitz, 1972, p. 123). In a similar way, Kreisel (1971) asks for a re-orientation of proof theory. He wants to explain “recent work in proof theory from a neglected point of view. Proofs and their representations by formal derivations are treated as principal objects of study, not as mere tools for analyzing the consequence relation.” (Kreisel, 1971, p. 109) Whereas Kreisel focuses on the dichotomy between a theory of proofs and a theory of provability, Prawitz concentrates on the different goals proof theory may pursue. However, both stress the necessity of studying proofs as fundamental entities by means of which we acquire demonstrative (especially mathematical) knowledge. This means in particular that proofs are epistemic entities which should not be conflated with formal proofs or derivations. They are rather what derivations denote when they are considered to be representations of arguments. (However, in the following we often use “proof” synonymously with “derivation”, leaving it to the reader to determine whether formal proofs or proofs as epistemic entities are meant.) In discussing Prawitz’s (1971) survey, Kreisel (1971, p. 111) explicitly speaks of a “mapping” between derivations and mental acts and considers it as a task of proof theory to elucidate this mapping, including the investigation of the identity of proofs, a topic that Prawitz and Martin-Löf had put on the agenda.
This means that in general proof theory we are not solely interested in whether B follows from A, but in the way by means of which we arrive at B starting from A. In this sense general proof theory is intensional and epistemological in character, whereas model theory, which is interested in the consequence relation and not in the way of establishing it, is extensional and metaphysical.
### 1.2 Inferentialism, intuitionism, anti-realism
Proof-theoretic semantics is inherently inferential, as it is inferential activity which manifests itself in proofs. It thus belongs to inferentialism (see Brandom, 2000) according to which inferences and the rules of inference establish the meaning of expressions, in contradistinction to denotationalism, according to which denotations are the primary sort of meaning. Inferentialism and the ‘meaning-as-use’ view of semantics is the broad philosophical framework of proof-theoretic semantics. This general philosophical and semantical perspective merged with constructive views which originated in the philosophy of mathematics, especially in mathematical intuitionism. Most forms of proof-theoretic semantics are intuitionistic in spirit, which means in particular that principles of classical logic such as the law of excluded middle or the double negation law are rejected or at least considered problematic. This is partly due to the fact that the main tool of proof-theoretic semantics, the calculus of natural deduction, is biased towards intuitionistic logic, in the sense that the straightforward formulation of its elimination rules is the intuitionistic one. There classical logic is only available by means of some rule of indirect proof, which, at least to some extent, destroys the symmetry of the reasoning principles (see section 3.5). If one adopts the standpoint of natural deduction, then intuitionistic logic is a natural logical system. Also the BHK (Brouwer-Heyting-Kolmogorov) interpretation of the logical signs plays a significant role. This interpretation is not a unique approach to semantics, but comprises various ideas which are often more informally than formally described. Of particular importance is its functional view of implication, according to which a proof of AB is a constructive function which, when applied to a proof of A yields a proof of B. This functional perspective underlies many conceptions of proof-theoretic semantics, in particular those of Lorenzen, Prawitz and Martin Löf (see sections 2.1.1, 2.2.2, 2.2.3).
According to Dummett, the logical position of intuitionism corresponds to the philosophical position of anti-realism. The realist view of a recognition independent reality is the metaphysical counterpart of the view that all sentences are either true or false independent of our means of recognizing it. Following Dummett, major parts of proof-theoretic semantics are associated with anti-realism.
### 1.3 Gentzen-style proof theory: Reduction, normalization, cut elimination
Gentzen’s calculus of natural deduction and its rendering by Prawitz is the background to most approaches to proof-theoretic semantics. Natural deduction is based on at least three major ideas:
• Discharge of assumptions: Assumptions can be “discharged” or “eliminated” in the course of a derivation, so the central notion of natural deduction is that of a derivation depending on assumptions.
• Separation: Each primitive rule schema contains only a single logical constant.
• Introductions and eliminations: The rules for logical constants come in pairs. The introduction rule(s) allow(s) one to infer a formula with the constant in question as its main operator, the elimination rule(s) permit(s) to draw consequences from such a formula.
In Gentzen’s natural deduction system for first-order logic derivations are written in tree form and based on the well-known rules. For example, implication has the following introduction and elimination rules
[A] B →I A→B
A→B A →E B
where the brackets indicate the possibility to discharge occurrences of the assumption A. The open assumptions of a derivation are those assumptions on which the end-formula depends. A derivation is called closed, if it has no open assumption, otherwise it is called open. If we deal with quantifiers, we have to consider open individual variables (sometimes called “parameters”), too. Metalogical features crucial for proof-theoretic semantics and for the first time systematically investigated and published by Prawitz (1965) include:
Reduction: For every detour consisting of an introduction immediately followed by an elimination there is a reduction step removing this detour.
Normalization: By successive applications of reductions, derivations can be transformed into normal forms which contain no detours.
For implication the standard reduction step removing detours is the following:
[A] ⋮ B | A→B A B
reduces to
|A⋮B
A simple, but very important corollary of normalization is the following: Every closed derivation in intuitionistic logic can be reduced to a derivation using an introduction rule in the last step. We also say that intuitionistic natural deduction satisfies the “introduction form property”. In proof-theoretic semantics this result figures prominently under the heading “fundamental assumption” (Dummett, 1991, p. 254). The “fundamental assumption” is a typical example of a philosophical re-interpretation of a technical proof-theoretic result.
For the general orientation of proof-theoretic semantics the special issue of Synthese (Kahle and Schroeder-Heister, 2006) the reader edited by Piecha and Schroeder-Heister (2016b), the textbook by Francez (2015), Schroeder-Heister (2008b, 2016a), and Wansing (2000).
For the philosophical position and development of proof theory the entries on Hilbert’s program and the development of proof theory as well as Prawitz (1971).
For intuitionism the entries on intuitionistic logic, intuitionism in the philosophy of mathematics and the development of intuitionistic logic.
For anti-realism the entry on challenges to metaphysical realism as well as Tennant (1987); Tennant (1997), Tranchini (2010); Tranchini (2012a).
For Gentzen-style proof-theory and the theory of natural deduction: besides Gentzen’s (1934/35) original presentation, Jaśkowski’s (1934) theory of suppositions and Prawitz’s (1965) classic monograph, Tennant (1978), Troelstra and Schwichtenberg (2000), and Negri and von Plato (2001).
## 2. Some versions of proof-theoretic semantics
### 2.1 The semantics of implications: Admissibility, derivability, rules
The semantics of implication lies at the heart of proof-theoretic semantics. In contradistinction to classical truth-condition semantics, implication is a logical constant in its own right. It has also the characteristic feature that it is tied to the concept of consequence. It can be viewed as expressing consequence at the sentential level due to modus ponens and to what in Hilbert-style systems is called the deduction theorem, i.e. the equivalence of Γ,AB and Γ ⊢ AB.
A very natural understanding of an implication AB is reading it as expressing the inference rule which allows one to pass over from A to B. Licensing the step from A to B on the basis of AB is exactly, what modus ponens says. And the deduction theorem can be viewed as the means of establishing a rule: Having shown that B can be deduced from A justifies the rule that from A we may pass over to B. A rule-based semantics of implication along such lines underlies several conceptions of proof-theoretic semantics, notably those by Lorenzen, von Kutschera and Schroeder-Heister.
#### 2.1.1 Operative logic
Lorenzen, in his Introduction to Operative Logics and Mathematics (1955) starts with logic-free (atomic) calculi, which correspond to production systems or grammars. He calls a rule admissible in such a system if it can be added to it without enlarging the set of its derivable atoms. The implication arrow → is interpreted as expressing admissibility. An implication AB is considered to be valid, if, when read as a rule, it is admissible (with respect to the underlying calculus). For iterated implications (= rules) Lorenzen develops a theory of admissibility statements of higher levels. Certain statements such as AA or ((AB), (BC)) → (AC) hold independently of the underlying calculus. They are called universally admissible [“allgemeinzulässig”]), and constitute a system of positive implicational logic. In a related way, laws for universal quantification ∀ are justified using admissibility statements for rules with schematic variables.
For the justification of the laws for the logical constants ∧, ∨, ∃ and ⊥, Lorenzen uses an inversion principle (a term he coined). In a very simplified form, without taking variables in rules into account, the inversion principle says that everything that can be obtained from every defining condition of A can be obtained from A itself. For example, in the case of disjunction, let A and B each be a defining condition of AB as expressed by the primitive rules AAB and BAB. Then the inversion principle says that ABC is admissible assuming AC and BC, which justifies the elimination rule for disjunction. The remaining connectives are dealt with in a similar way. In the case of ⊥, the absurdity rule ⊥→ A is obtained from the fact that there is no defining condition for ⊥.
#### 2.1.2 Gentzen semantics
In what he calls “Gentzen semantics”, von Kutschera (1968) gives, as Lorenzen, a semantics of logically complex implication-like statements A1,…,AnB with respect to calculi K which govern the reasoning with atomic sentences. The fundamental difference to Lorenzen is the fact that A1,,AnB now expresses a derivability rather than an admissibility statement.
In order to turn this into a semantics of the logical constants of propositional logic, von Kutschera argues as follows: When giving up bivalence, we can no longer use classical truth-value assignments to atomic formulas. Instead we can use calculi which prove or refute atomic sentences. Moreover, since calculi not only generate proofs or refutations but arbitrary derivability relations, the idea is to start directly with derivability in an atomic system and extend it with rules that characterize the logical connectives. For that von Kutschera gives a sequent calculus with rules for the introduction of n-ary propositional connectives in the succedent and antecedent, yielding a sequent system for generalized propositional connectives. Von Kutschera then goes on to show that the generalized connectives so defined can all be expressed by the standard connectives of intuitionistic logic (conjunction, disjunction, implication, absurdity).
#### 2.1.3 Natural deduction with higher-level rules
Within a programme of developing a general schema for rules for arbitrary logical constants, Schroeder-Heister (1984) proposed that a logically complex formula should express the content or common content of systems of rules. This means that not the introduction rules are considered basic but the consequences of defining conditions. A rule R is either a formula A or has the form R1,,RnA, where R1,,Rn are themselves rules. These so-called “higher-level rules” generalize the idea that rules may discharge assumptions to the case where these assumptions can themselves be rules. For the standard logical constants this means that AB expresses the content of the pair (A,B); AB expresses the content of the rule AB; AB expresses the common content of A and B; and absurdity ⊥ expresses the common content of the empty family of rule systems. In the case of arbitrary n-ary propositional connectives this leads to a natural deduction system with generalized introduction and elimination rules. These general connectives are shown to be definable in terms of the standard ones, establishing the expressive completeness of the standard intuitionistic connectives.
For Lorenzen’s approach in relation to Prawitz-style proof-theoretic semantics: Schroeder-Heister (2008a). For extensions of expressive completeness in the style of von Kutschera: Wansing (1993a).
### 2.2 The Semantics of derivations as based on introduction rules
#### 2.2.1 Inversion principles and harmony
In his Investigations into Logical Deduction, Gentzen makes some, nowadays very frequently quoted, programmatic remarks on the semantic relationship between introduction and elimination inferences in natural deduction.
The introductions represent, as it were, the ‘definitions’ of the symbols concerned, and the eliminations are no more, in the final analysis, than the consequences of these definitions. This fact may be expressed as follows: In eliminating a symbol, we may use the formula with whose terminal symbol we are dealing only ‘in the sense afforded it by the introduction of that symbol’. (Gentzen, 1934/35, p. 80)
This cannot mean, of course, that the elimination rules are deducible from the introduction rules in the literal sense of the word; in fact, they are not. It can only mean that they can be justified by them in some way.
By making these ideas more precise it should be possible to display the E-inferences as unique functions of their corresponding I-inferences, on the basis of certain requirements. (ibid., p. 81)
So the idea underlying Gentzen’s programme is that we have “definitions” in the form of introduction rules and some sort of semantic reasoning which, by using “certain requirements”, validate the elimination rules.
By adopting Lorenzen’s term and adapting its underlying idea to the context of natural deduction, Prawitz (1965) formulated an “inversion principle” to make Gentzen’s remarks more precise:
Let α be an application of an elimination rule that has B as consequence. Then, deductions that satisfy the sufficient condition […] for deriving the major premiss of α, when combined with deductions of the minor premisses of α (if any), already “contain” a deduction of B; the deduction of B is thus obtainable directly from the given deductions without the addition of α. (p. 33)
Here the sufficient conditions are given by the premisses of the corresponding introduction rules. Thus the inversion principle says that a derivation of the conclusion of an elimination rule can be obtained without an application of the elimination rule if its major premiss has been derived using an introduction rule in the last step, which means that a combination
⋮ I-inference A
{Di}
E-inference
B
of steps, where {Di} stands for a (possibly empty) list of deductions of minor premisses, can be avoided.
The relationship between introduction and elimination rules is often described as “harmony”, or as governed by a “principle of harmony” (see, e.g. Tennant, 1978, p. 74). This terminology is not uniform and sometimes not even fully clear. It essentially expresses what is also meant by “inversion”. Even if “harmony” is a term which suggests a symmetric relationship, it is frequently understood as expressing a conception based on introduction rules as, e.g., in Read’s (2010) “general elimination harmony” (although occasionally one includes elimination based conceptions as well). Sometimes harmony is supposed to mean that connectives are strongest or weakest in a certain sense given their introduction or their elimination rules. This idea underlies Tennant’s (1978) harmony principle, and also Popper’s and Koslow’s structural characterizations (see section 2.4). The specific relationship between introduction and elimination rules as formulated in an inversion principle excludes alleged inferential definitions such as that of the connective tonk, which combines an introduction rule for disjunction with an elimination rule for conjunction, and which has given rise to a still ongoing debate on the format of inferential definitions (see Humberstone, 2010).
#### 2.2.2 Proof-theoretic validity
Proof-theoretic validity is the dominating approach to proof-theoretic semantics. As a technical concept it was developed by Prawitz (1971; 1973; 1974), by turning a proof-theoretic validity notion based on ideas by Tait (1967) and originally used to prove strong normalization, into a semantical concept. Dummett provided much philosophical underpinning to this notion (see Dummett, 1991). The objects which are primarily valid are proofs as representations of arguments. In a secondary sense, single rules can be valid if they lead from valid proofs to valid proofs. In this sense, validity is a global rather than a local notion. It applies to arbitrary derivations over a given atomic system, which defines derivability for atoms. Calling a proof which uses an introduction rule in the last step canonical, it is based on the following three ideas:
1. The priority of closed canonical proofs.
2. The reduction of closed non-canonical proofs to canonical ones.
3. The substitutional view of open proofs.
Ad 1: The definition of validity is based on Gentzen’s idea that introduction rules are ‘self-justifying’ and give the logical constants their meaning. This self-justifying feature is only used for closed proofs, which are considered primary over open ones.
Ad 2: Noncanonical proofs are justified by reducing them to canonical ones. Thus reduction procedures (detour reductions) as used in normalization proofs play a crucial role. As they justify arguments, they are also called “justifications” by Prawitz. This definition again only applies to closed proofs, corresponding to the introduction form property of closed normal derivations in natural deduction (see section 1.3).
Ad 3: Open proofs are justified by considering their closed instances. These closed instances are obtained by replacing their open assumptions with closed proofs of them, and their open variables with closed terms. For example, a proof of B from A is considered valid, if every closed proof, which is obtained by replacing the open assumption A with a closed proof of A, is valid. In this way, open assumptions are considered to be placeholders for closed proofs, for which reason we may speak of a substitutional interpretation of open proofs.
This yields the following definition of proof-theoretic validity:
1. Every closed proof in the underlying atomic system is valid.
2. A closed canonical proof is considered valid, if its immediate subproofs are valid.
3. A closed noncanonical proof is considered valid, if it reduces to a valid closed canonical proof or to a closed proof in the atomic system.
4. An open proof is considered valid, if every closed proof obtained by replacing its open assumptions with closed proofs and its open variables with closed terms is valid.
Formally, this definition has to be relativized to the atomic system considered, and to the set of justifications (proof reductions) considered. Furthermore, proofs are here understood as candidates of valid proofs, which means that the rules from which they are composed are not fixed. They look like proof trees, but their individual steps can have an arbitrary (finite) number of premisses and can eliminate arbitrary assumptions. The definition of validity singles out those proof structures which are ‘real’ proofs on the basis of the given reduction procedures.
Validity with respect to every choice of an atomic system can be viewed as a generalized notion of logical validity. In fact, if we consider the standard reductions of intuitionistic logic, then all derivations in intuitionistic logic are valid independent of the atomic system considered. This is semantical correctness. We may ask if the converse holds, viz. whether, given that a derivation is valid for every atomic system, there is a corresponding derivation in intuitionistic logic. That intuitionistic logic is complete in this sense is known as Prawitz’s conjecture (see Prawitz, 1973; Prawitz, 2013). However, no satisfactory proof of it has been given. There are considerable doubts concerning the validity of this conjecture for systems that go beyond implicational logic. In any case it will depend on the precise formulation of the notion of validity, in particular on its handling of atomic systems.
For a more formal definition and detailed examples demonstrating validity, as well as some remarks on Prawitz’s conjecture see the
Supplement on Examples of proof-theoretic validity.
#### 2.2.3 Constructive type theory
Martin-Löf’s type theory (Martin-Löf, 1984) is a leading approach in constructive logic and mathematics. Philosophically, it shares with Prawitz the three fundamental assumptions of standard proof-theoretic semantics, mentioned in section 2.2.2: the priority of closed canonical proofs, the reduction of closed non-canonical proofs to canonical ones and the substitutional view of open proofs. However, Martin-Löf’s type theory has at least two characteristic features which go beyond other approaches in proof-theoretic semantics:
1. The consideration of proof objects and the corresponding distinction between proofs-as-objects and proofs-as-demonstrations.
2. The view of formation rules as intrinsic to the proof system rather than as external rules.
The first idea goes back to the Curry-Howard correspondence (see de Groote, 1995; Sørensen and Urzyczyn, 2006), according to which the fact that a formula A has a certain proof can be codified as the fact that a certain term t is of type A, whereby the formula A is identified with the type A. This can be formalized in a calculus for type assignment, whose statements are of the form t : A. A proof of t : A in this system can be read as showing that t is a proof of A. Martin-Löf (1995; 1998) has put this into a philosophical perspective by distinguishing this two-fold sense of proof in the following way. First we have proofs of statements of the form t : A. These statements are called judgements, their proofs are called demonstrations. Within such judgements the term t represents a proof of the proposition A. A proof in the latter sense is also called a proof object. When demonstrating a judgement t : A, we demonstrate that t is a proof (object) for the proposition A. Within this two-layer system the demonstration layer is the layer of argumentation. Unlike proof objects, demonstrations have epistemic significance; their judgements carry assertoric force. The proof layer is the layer at which meanings are explained: The meaning of a proposition A is explained by telling what counts as a proof (object) for A. The distinction made between canonical and non-canonical proofs is a distinction at the propositional and not at the judgement al layer. This implies a certain explicitness requirement. When I have proved something, I must not only have a justification for my proof at my disposal as in Prawitz’s notion of validity, but at the same time have to be certain that this justification fulfills its purpose. This certainty is guaranteed by a demonstration. Mathematically, this two-fold sense of proof develops its real power only when types may themselves depend on terms. Dependent types are a basic ingredient of of Martin-Löf’s type theory and related approaches.
The second idea makes Martin-Löf’s approach strongly differ from all other definitions of proof-theoretic validity. The crucial difference, for example, to Prawitz’s procedure is that it is not metalinguistic in character, where “metalinguistic” means that propositions and candidates of proofs are specified first and then, by means of a definition in the metalanguage, it is fixed which of them are valid and which are not. Rather, propositions and proofs come into play only in the context of demonstrations. For example, if we assume that something is a proof of an implication AB, we need not necessarily show that both A and B are well-formed propositions outright, but, in addition to knowing that A is a proposition, we only need to know that B is a proposition provided that A has been proved. Being a proposition is expressed by a specific form of judgement, which is established in the same system of demonstration which is used to establish that a proof of a proposition has been achieved.
In Martin-Löf’s theory, proof-theoretic semantics receives a strongly ontological component. A recent debate deals with the question of whether proof objects have a purely ontological status or whether they codify knowledge, even if they are not epistemic acts themselves.
For inversion principles see Schroeder-Heister (2007).
For variants of proof-theoretic harmony see Francez (2015) and Schroeder-Heister (2016a). For Prawitz’s definition of proof-theoretic validity see Schroeder-Heister (2006).
For Matin-Löf’s type theory, see the entry on type theory as well as Sommaruga (2000).
### 2.3 Clausal definitions and definitional reasoning
Proof-theoretic semantics normally focuses on logical constants. This focus is practically never questioned, apparently because it is considered so obvious. In proof theory, little attention has been paid to atomic systems, although there has been Lorenzen’s early work (see section 2.1.1), where the justification of logical rules is embedded in a theory of arbitrary rules, and Martin-Löf’s (1971) theory of iterated inductive definitions where introduction and elimination rules for atomic formulas are proposed. The rise of logic programming has widened this perspective. From the proof-theoretic point of view, logic programming is a theory of atomic reasoning with respect to clausal definitions of atoms. Definitional reflection is an approach to proof-theoretic semantics that takes up this challenge and attempts to build a theory whose range of application goes beyond logical constants.
#### 2.3.1 The challenge from logic programming
In logic programming we are dealing with program clauses of the form
AB1, …, Bm
which define atomic formulas. Such clauses can naturally be interpreted as describing introduction rules for atoms. From the point of view of proof-theoretic semantics the following two points are essential:
(1) Introduction rules (clauses) for logically compound formulas are not distinguished in principle from introduction rules (clauses) for atoms. Interpreting logic programming proof-theoretically motivates an extension of proof-theoretic semantics to arbitrary atoms, which yields a semantics with a much wider realm of applications.
(2) Program clauses are not necessarily well-founded. For example, the head of a clause may occur in its body. Well-founded programs are just a particular sort of programs. The use of arbitrary clauses without further requirements in logic programming is a motivation to pursue the same idea in proof-theoretic semantics, admitting just any sort of introduction rules and not just those of a special form, and in particular not necessarily ones which are well-founded. This carries the idea of definitional freedom, which is a cornerstone of logic programming, over to semantics, again widening the realm of application of proof-theoretic semantics.
The idea of considering introduction rules as meaning-giving rules for atoms is closely related to the theory of inductive definitions in its general form, according to which inductive definitions are systems of rules (see Aczel, 1977).
#### 2.3.2 Definitional reflection
The theory of definitional reflection (Hallnäs, 1991; Hallnäs, 2006; Hallnäs and Schroeder-Heister, 1990/91; Schroeder-Heister, 1993) takes up the challenge from logic programming and gives a proof-theoretic semantics not just for logical constants but for arbitrary expressions, for which a clausal definition can be given. Formally, this approach starts with a list of clauses which is the definition considered. Each clause has the form
A ⇐ Δ
where the head A is an atomic formula (atom). In the simplest case, the body Δ is a list of atoms B1,,Bm, in which case a definition looks like a definite logic program. We often consider an extended case where Δ may also contain some structural implication ‘⇒’, and sometimes even some structural universal implication, which essentially is handled by restricting substitution. If the definition of A has the form
then A has the following introduction and elimination rules
Δ1 · · · Δn A A
[Δ1] [Δn] A C · · · C C
The introduction rules, also called rules of definitional closure, express reasoning ‘along’ the clauses. The elimination rule is called the principle of definitional reflection, as it reflects upon the definition as a whole. If Δ1,, Δn exhaust all possible conditions to generate A according to the given definition, and if each of these conditions entails the very same conclusion C, then A itself entails this conclusion. If the clausal definition is viewed as an inductive definition, this principle can be viewed as expressing the extremal clause in inductive definitions: Nothing else beyond the clauses given defines A. Obviously, definitional reflection is a generalized form of the inversion principles discussed. It develops its genuine power in definitional contexts with free variables that go beyond purely propositional reasoning, and in contexts which are not well-founded. An example of a non-wellfounded definition is the definition of an atom R by its own negation:
This example is discussed in detail in the
Supplement on Definitional reflection and paradoxes.
For non-wellfoundedness and paradoxes see the entries on self-reference and Russell’s paradox, as well as the references quoted in the supplement linked to.
### 2.4 Structural characterization of logical constants
There is a large field of ideas and results concerning what might be called the “structural characterization” of logical constants, where “structural” is here meant both in the proof-theoretic sense of “structural rules” and in the sense of a framework that bears a certain structure, where this framework is again proof-theoretically described. Some of its authors use a semantical vocabulary and at least implicitly suggest that their topic belongs to proof-theoretic semantics. Others explicitly deny these connotations, emphasizing that they are interested in a characterization which establishes the logicality of a constant. The question “What is a logical constant?” can be answered in proof-theoretic terms, even if the semantics of the constants themselves is truth-conditional: Namely by requiring that the (perhaps truth-conditionally defined) constants show a certain inferential behaviour that can be described in proof-theoretic terms. However, as some of the authors consider their characterization at the same time as a semantics, it is appropriate that we mention some of these approaches here.
The most outspoken structuralist with respect to logical constants, who explicitly understands himself as such, is Koslow. In his Structuralist Theory of Logic (1992) he develops a theory of logical constants, in which he characterizes them by certain “implication relations”, where an implication relation roughly corresponds to a finite consequence relation in Tarski’s sense (which again can be described by certain structural rules of a sequent-style system). Koslow develops a structural theory in the precise metamathematical sense, which does not specify the domain of objects in any way beyond the axioms given. If a language or any other domain of objects equipped with an implication relation is given, the structural approach can be used to single out logical compounds by checking their implicational properties.
In his early papers on the foundations of logic, Popper (1947a; 1947b) gives inferential characterizations of logical constants in proof-theoretic terms. He uses a calculus of sequents and characterizes logical constants by certain derivability conditions of such sequents. His terminology clearly suggests that he intends a proof-theoretic semantics of logical constants, as he speaks of “inferential definitions” and the “trivialization of mathematical logic” achieved by defining constants in the way described. Although his presentation is not free from conceptual imprecision and errors, he was the first to consider the sequent-style inferential behaviour of logical constants to characterize them. This is all the more remarkable as he was probably not at all, and definitely not fully aware of Gentzen’s sequent calculus and Gentzen’s further achievements (he was in correspondence with Bernays, though). However, against his own opinion, his work can better be understood as an attempt to define the logicality of constants and to structurally characterize them, than as a proof-theoretic semantics in the genuine sense. He nevertheless anticipated many ideas now common in proof-theoretic semantics, such as the characterization of logical constants by means of certain minimality or maximality conditions with respect to introduction or elimination rules.
Important contributions to the logicality debate that characterize logical constants inferentially in terms of sequent calculus rules are those by Kneale (1956) and Hacking (1979). A thorough account of logicality is proposed by Došen (1980; 1989) in his theory of logical constants as “punctuation marks”, expressing structural features at the logical level. He understands logical constants as being characterized by certain double-line rules for sequents which can be read in both directions. For example, conjunction and disjunction are (in classical logic, with multiple-formulae succedents) characterized by the double-line rules
Γ⊢A, Δ Γ⊢B, Δ Γ⊢ A∧B, Δ
Γ, A⊢ Δ Γ, B⊢ Δ Γ⊢ A∨B, Δ
Došen is able to give characterizations which include systems of modal logic. He explicitly considers his work as a contribution to the logicality debate and not to any conception of proof-theoretic semantics. Sambin et al., in their Basic Logic (Sambin, Battilotti, and Faggian, 2000), explicitly understand what Došen calls double-line rules as fundamental meaning giving rules. The double-line rules for conjunction and disjunction are read as implicit definitions of these constants, which by some procedure can be turned into the explicit sequent-style rules we are used to. So Sambin et al. use the same starting point as Došen, but interpret it not as a structural description of the behaviour of constants, but semantically as their implicit definition (see Schroeder-Heister, 2013).
There are several other approaches to a uniform proof-theoretic characterization of logical constants, all of whom at least touch upon issues of proof-theoretic semantics. Such theories are Belnap’s Display Logic (Belnap, 1982), Wansing’s Logic of Information Structures (Wansing, 1993b), generic proof editing systems and their implementations such as the Edinburgh logical framework (Harper, Honsell, and Plotkin, 1987) and many successors which allow the specification of a variety of logical systems. Since the rise of linear and, more generally, substructural logics (Di Cosmo and Miller, 2010; Restall, 2009) there are various approaches dealing with logics that differ with respect to restrictions on their structural rules. A recent movement away from singling out a particular logic as the true one towards a more pluralist stance (see, e.g., Beall and Restall, 2006) which is interested in what different logics have in common without any preference for a particular logic can be seen as a shift away from semantical justification towards structural characterization.
### 2.5 Categorial proof theory
There is a considerable literature on category theory in relation to proof theory, and, following seminal work by Lawvere, Lambek and others (see Lambek and Scott, 1986, and the references therein), category itself can be viewed as a kind of abstract proof theory. If one looks at an arrow AB in a category as a kind of abstract proof of B from A, we have a representation which goes beyond pure derivability of B from A (as the arrow has its individuality), but does not deal with the particular syntactic structure of this proof. For intuitionistic systems, proof-theoretic semantics in categorial form comes probably closest to what denotational semantics is in the classical case.
One of the most highly developed approaches to categorial proof theory is due to Došen. He has not only advanced the application of categorial methods in proofs theory (e.g., Došen and Petrić, 2004), but also shown how proof-theoretic methods can be used in category theory itself (Došen, 2000). Most important for categorial logic in relation to proof-theoretic semantics is that in categorial logic, arrows always come together with an identity relation, which in proof-theory corresponds to the identity of proofs. In this way, ideas and results of categorial proof theory pertain to what may be called intensional proof-theoretic semantics, that is, the study of proofs as entities in their own right, not just as vehicles to establish consequences (Došen, 2006, 2016). Another feature of categorial proof-theory is that it is inherently hypothetical in character, which means that it starts from hypothetical entities. It this way it overcomes a paradigm of standard, in particular validity-based, proof-theoretic semantics (see section 3.6 below).
For Popper’s theory of logical constants see Schroeder-Heister (2005).
For logical constants and their logicality see the entry on logical constants.
For categorial approaches see the entry on category theory.
## 3. Extensions and alternatives to standard proof-theoretic semantics
### 3.1 Elimination rules as basic
Most approaches to proof-theoretic semantics consider introduction rules as basic, meaning giving, or self-justifying, whereas the elimination inferences are justified as valid with respect to the given introduction rules. This conception has at least three roots: The first is a verificationist theory of meaning according to which the assertibility conditions of a sentence constitute its meaning. The second is the idea that we must distinguish between what gives the meaning and what are the consequences of this meaning, as not all inferential knowledge can consist of applications of definitions. The third one is the primacy of assertion over other speech acts such as assuming or denying, which is implicit in all approaches considered so far.
One might investigate how far one gets by considering elimination rules rather than introduction rules as a basis of proof-theoretic semantics. Some ideas towards a proof-theoretic semantics based on elimination rather than introduction rules have been sketched by Dummett (1991, Ch. 13), albeit in a very rudimentary form. A more precise definition of validity based on elimination inferences is due to Prawitz (1971; 2007; see also Schroeder-Heister 2015). Its essential idea is that a closed proof is considered valid, if the result of applying an elimination rule to its end formula is a valid proof or reduces to one. For example, a closed proof of an implication AB is valid, if, for any given closed proof of A, the result of applying modus ponens
A → B A B
to these two proofs is a valid proof of B, or reduces to such a proof. This conception keeps two of the three basic ingredients of Prawitz-style proof-theoretic semantics (see section 2.2.2): the role of proof reduction and the substitutional view of assumptions. Only the canonicity of proofs ending with introductions is changed into the canonicity of proofs ending with eliminations.
### 3.2 Negation and denial
Standard proof-theoretic semantics is assertion-centred in that assertibility conditions determine the meaning of logical constants. Corresponding to the intuitionistic way of proceeding, the negation ¬A of a formula A is normally understood as implying absurdity A →⊥, where ⊥ is a constant which cannot be asserted, i.e., for which no assertibility condition is defined. This is an ‘indirect’ way of understanding negation. In the literature there has been the discussion of what, following von Kutschera (1969), might be called ‘direct’ negation. By that one understands a one-place primitive operator of negation, which cannot be, or at least is not, reduced to implying absurdity. It is not classical negation either. It rather obeys rules which dualize the usual rules for the logical constants. Sometimes it is called the “denial” of a sentence, sometimes also “strong negation” (see Odintsov, 2008). Typical rules for the denial ~A of A are
~A ~B ~A ~B ~(A∨B) ~(A∧B) ~(A∧B)
Essentially, the denial rules for an operator correspond to the assertion rules for the dual operator. Several logics of denial have been investigated, in particular Nelson’s logics of “constructible falsity” motivated first by Nelson (1949) with respect to a certain realizability semantics. The main focus has been on his systems later called N3 and N4 which differ with respect to the treatment of contradiction (N4 is N3 without ex contradictione quodlibet). Using denial any approach to proof-theoretic semantics can be dualized by just exchanging assertion and denial and turning from logical constants to their duals. In doing so, one obtains a system based on refutation (= proof of denial) rather than proof. It can be understood as applying a Popperian view to proof-theoretic semantics.
Another approach would be to not just dualize assertion-centered proof-theoretic semantics in favour of a denial-centered refutation-theoretic semantics, but to see the relation between rules for assertion and for denial as governed by an inversion principle or principle of definitional reflection of its own. This would be a principle of what might be called “assertion-denial-harmony”. Whereas in standard proof-theoretic semantics, inversion principles control the relationship between assertions and assumptions (or consequences), such a principle would now govern the relationship between assertion and denial. Given certain defining conditions of A, it would say that the denial of every defining condition of A leads to the denial of A itself. For conjunction and disjunction it leads to the common pairs of assertion and denial rules
A B ~A ~B A∨B A∨B ~(A∨B)
A B ~A ~B A∧B ~(A∧B) ~(A∧B)
This idea can easily be generalized to definitional reflection, yielding a reasoning system in which assertion and denial are intertwined. It has parallels to the deductive relations between the forms of judgement studied in the traditional square of opposition (Schroeder-Heister, 2012a; Zeilberger, 2008). It should be emphasized that the denial operator is here an external sign indicating a form of judgement and not as a logical operator. This means in particular that it cannot be iterated.
### 3.3 Harmony and reflection in the sequent calculus
Gentzen’s sequent calculus exhibits a symmetry between right and left introduction rules which suggest to look for a harmony principle that makes this symmetry significant to proof-theoretic semantics. At least three lines have been pursued to deal with this phenomenon. (i) Either the right-introduction or or the left-introduction rules are considered to be introduction rules. The opposite rules (left-introductions and right-introductions, respectively) are then justified using the corresponding elimination rules. This means that the methods discussed before are applied to whole sequents rather than formulas within sequents. Unlike these formulas, the sequents are not logically structured. Therefore this approach builds on definitional reflection, which applies harmony and inversion to rules for arbitrarily structured entities rather than for logical composites only. It has been pursued by de Campos Sanz and Piecha (2009). (ii) The right- and left-introduction rules are derived from a characterization in the sense of Došen’s double line rules (section 2.4), which is then read as a definition of some sort. The top-down direction of a double-line rule is already a right- or a left-introduction rule. The other one can be derived from the bottom-up direction by means of certain principles. This is the basic meaning-theoretic ingredient of Sambin et al.’s Basic Logic (Sambin, Battilotti, and Faggian, 2000). (iii) The right- and left-introduction rules are seen as expressing an interaction between sequents using the rule of cut. Given either the right- or the left-rules, the complementary rules express that everything that interacts with its premisses in a certain way so does with its conclusion. This idea of interaction is a generalized symmetric principle of definitional reflection. It can be considered to be a generalization of the inversion principle, using the notion of interaction rather than the derivability of consequences (see Schroeder-Heister, 2013). All three approaches apply to the sequent calculus in its classical form, with possibly more than one formula in the succedent of a sequent, including structurally restricted versions as investigated in linear and other logics.
### 3.4 Subatomic structure and natural language
Even if, as in definitional reflection, we are considering definitional rules for atoms, their defining conditions do not normally decompose these atoms. A proof-theoretic approach that takes the internal structure of atomic sentences into account, has been proposed by Wieckowski (2008; 2011; 2016). He uses introduction and elimination rules for atomic sentences, where these atomic sentences are not just reduced to other atomic sentences, but to subatomic expressions representing the meaning of predicates and individual names. This can be seen as a first step towards natural language applications of proof-theoretic semantics. A further step in this direction has been undertaken by Francez, who developed a proof-theoretic semantics for several fragments of English (see Francez, Dyckhoff, and Ben-Avi, 2010; Francez and Dyckhoff, 2010, Francez and Ben-Avi 2015).
### 3.5 Classical logic
Proof-theoretic semantics is intuitionistically biased. This is due to the fact that natural deduction as its preferred framework has certain features which make it particularly suited for intuitionistic logic. In classical natural deduction the ex falso quodlibet
⊥ A
is replaced with the rule of classical reductio ad absurdum
[A → ⊥]
⊥ A
In allowing to discharge A →⊥ in order to infer A, this rule undermines the subformula principle. Furthermore, in containing both ⊥ and A →⊥, it refers to two different logical constants in a single rule, so there is no separation of logical constants any more. Finally, as an elimination rule for ⊥ it does not follow the general pattern of introductions and eliminations. As a consequence, it destroys the introduction form property that every closed derivation can be reduced to one which uses an introduction rule in the last step.
Classical logic fits very well with the multiple-succedent sequent calculus. There we do not need any additional principles beyond those assumed in the intuitionistic case. Just the structural feature of allowing for more than one formula in the succedent suffices to obtain classical logic. As there are plausible approaches to establish a harmony between right-introductions and left-introduction in the sequent calculus (see section 3.3), classical logic appears to be perfectly justified. However, this is only convincing if reasoning is appropriately framed as a multiple-conclusion process, even if this does not correspond to our standard practice where we focus on single conclusions. One could try to develop an appropriate intuition by arguing that reasoning towards multiple conclusions delineates the area in which truth lies rather than establishing a single proposition as true. However, this intuition is hard to maintain and cannot be formally captured without serious difficulties. Philosophical approaches such as those by Shoesmith and Smiley (1978) and proof-theoretic approaches such as proof-nets (see Girard, 1987; Di Cosmo and Miller, 2010) are attempts in this direction.
A fundamental reason for the failure of the introduction form property in classical logic is the indeterminism inherent in the laws for disjunction. AB can be inferred from A as well as from B. Therefore, if the disjunction laws were the only way of inferring AB, the derivability of A∨¬A, which is a key principle of classical logic, would entail that of either A or of ¬A, which is absurd. A way out of this difficulty is to abolish indeterministic disjunction and use instead its classical de Morgan equivalent ¬(¬A ∧¬B). This leads essentially to a logic without proper disjunction. In the quantifier case, there would be no proper existential quantifier either, as ∃xA would be understood in the sense of ¬∀x¬A. If one is prepared to accept this restriction, then certain harmony principles can be formulated for classical logic.
### 3.6 Hypothetical reasoning
Standard approaches to proof-theoretic semantics, especially Prawitz’s validity-based approach (section 2.2.2), take closed derivations as basic. The validity of open derivations is defined as the transmission of validity from closed derivations of the assumptions to a closed derivation of the assertion, where the latter is obtained by substituting a closed derivation for an open assumption. Therefore, if one calls closed derivations ‘categorical’ and open derivations ‘hypothetical’, one may characterize this approach as following two fundamental ideas: (I) The primacy of the categorical over the hypothetical, (II) the transmission view of consequence. These two assumptions (I) and (II) may be viewed as dogmas of standard semantics (see Schroeder-Heister 2012c). “Standard semantics” here not only means standard proof-theoretic semantics, but also classical model-theoretic semantics, where these dogmas are assumed as well. There one starts with the definition of truth, which is the categorical concept, and defines consequence, the hypothetical concept, as the transmission of truth from conditions to consequent. From this point of view, constructive semantics, including proof-theoretic semantics, exchange the concept of truth with a concept of construction or proof, and interpret “transmission” in terms of a constructive function or procedure, but otherwise leave the framework untouched.
There is nothing wrong in principle with these dogmas. However, there are phenomena that are difficult to deal with in the standard framework. Such a phenomenon is non-wellfoundedness, especially circularity, where we may have consequences without transmission of truth and provability. Another phenomenon are substructural distinctions, where it is crucial to include the structuring of assumptions from the very beginning. Moreover, and this is most crucial, we might define things in a certain way without knowing in advance of whether our definition or chain of definitions is well-founded or not. We do not first involve ourselves into the metalinguistic study of the definition we start with, but would like to start to reason immediately. This problem does not obtain if we restrict ourselves to the case of logical constants, where the defining rules are trivially well-founded. But the problem arises immediately, when we consider more complicated cases that go beyond logical constants.
This makes it worthwhile to proceed in the other direction and start with the hypothetical concept of consequence, i.e., characterize consequence directly without reducing it to the categorical case. Philosophically this means that the categorical concept is a limiting concept of the hypothetical one. In the classical case, truth would be a limiting case of consequence, namely consequence without hypotheses. This program is closely related to the approach of categorial proof theory (section 2.5), which is based on the primacy of hypothetical entities (“arrows”). Formally, it would give preference to the sequent calculus over natural deduction, since the sequent calculus allows the manipulation of the assumption side of a sequence by means of left-introduction rules.
### 3.7 Intensional proof-theoretic semantics
As mentioned in the first section (1.1), proof-theoretic semantics is intensional in spirit, as it is interested in proofs and not just provability. For proof-theoretic semantics it is not only relevant, whether B follows from A, but also, in which way we can establish that B follows from A. In other words, the identity of proofs is an important issue. However, though this is prima facie obvious and proof-theoretic semanticists would normally agree with this abstract claim, the practice in proof-theoretic semantics is often different, and the topic of the identity of proofs is a much neglected topic. It very frequently happens that rules which are equally powerful are identified. For example, when principles of harmony are discussed, and one considers the standard introduction rule for conjunction
A B A∧B
many proof-theoretic semanticists would consider it irrelevant whether one chooses the pair of projections
A∧B A∧B A B
or the pair
A∧B A∧B A A B
as the elimination rules for conjunction. The second pair of rules would often be considered to be just a more complicated variant of the pair of projections. However, from an intensional point of view, these two pairs of rules are not identical. Identifying them corresponds to identifying AB and A ∧ (AB), which is only extensionally, but not intensionally correct. As Došen has frequently argued (e.g., Došen 1997, 2006), formulas such as AB and A ∧ (AB) are equivalent, but not isomorphic. Here “isomorphic” means that when proving one formula from the other and vice versa, we obtain, by combining these two proofs, the identity proof. This is not the case in this example.
Pursuing this idea leads to principles of harmony and inversion which are different from the the standard ones. As harmony and inversion lie at the heart of proof-theoretic semantics, many of its issues are touched. Taking the topic of intensionality seriously may reshape many fields of proof-theoretic semantics. And since the identity of proofs is a basic topic of categorial proof theory, the latter will need to receive stronger attention in proof-theoretic semantics than is currently the case.
For negation and denial see Tranchini (2012b); Wansing (2001).
For natural language semantics see Francez (2015).
For classical logic see the entry on classical logic.
For hypothetical reasoning and intensional proof theoretic semantics see Došen (2003, 2016) and Schroeder-Heister (2016a).
## 4. Conclusion and outlook
Standard proof-theoretic semantics has practically exclusively been occupied with logical constants. Logical constants play a central role in reasoning and inference, but are definitely not the exclusive, and perhaps not even the most typical sort of entities that can be defined inferentially. A framework is needed that deals with inferential definitions in a wider sense and covers both logical and extra-logical inferential definitions alike. The idea of definitional reflection with respect to arbitrary definitional rules (see 2.3.2) and also natural language applications (see 3.4) point in this direction, but farther reaching conceptions can be imagined. Furthermore, the concentration on harmony, inversion principles, definitional reflection and the like is somewhat misleading, as it might suggest that proof-theoretic semantics consists of only that. It should be emphasized that already when it comes to arithmetic, stronger principles are needed in addition to inversion. However, in spite of these limitations, proof-theoretic semantics has already gained very substantial achievements that can compete with more widespread approaches to semantics.
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where is the segment AB? Draw the figure.
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no diagram...
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Is point C on segment AB?
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what are you supposed to find out?
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Point C is the CENTER...
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were trying to find the VOLUME
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Yes, but is point C ON segment AB? If it isn't we have to approach it completely differently.
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IT IS ON THE SEGMENT...
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Alright. Last question. And you're trying to find the volume of the water or the bowl?
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What is volume, in cubic inches, of water inside the fish bowl?
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thatts what it says.
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Alright. The formula for the volume of a sphere is: $V = \frac43πr^{3}$ Now, the formula for the volume of half the bowl which is the water is half o fhte formula. $V = \frac46πr^{3}$ $V = \frac46π(12)^{3}$ Can you solve from here?
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3620 (rounded to nearest whole.)
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Thanks for being so helpful in mathematics. If you are getting quality help, make sure you spread the word about OpenStudy. | {"extraction_info": {"found_math": true, "script_math_tex": 0, "script_math_asciimath": 0, "math_annotations": 0, "math_alttext": 0, "mathml": 0, "mathjax_tag": 0, "mathjax_inline_tex": 1, "mathjax_display_tex": 0, "mathjax_asciimath": 0, "img_math": 0, "codecogs_latex": 0, "wp_latex": 0, "mimetex.cgi": 0, "/images/math/codecogs": 0, "mathtex.cgi": 0, "katex": 0, "math-container": 0, "wp-katex-eq": 0, "align": 0, "equation": 0, "x-ck12": 0, "texerror": 0, "math_score": 0.9990031123161316, "perplexity": 9428.943950308296}, "config": {"markdown_headings": true, "markdown_code": true, "boilerplate_config": {"ratio_threshold": 0.3, "absolute_threshold": 10, "end_threshold": 15, "enable": true}, "remove_buttons": true, "remove_image_figures": true, "remove_link_clusters": true, "table_config": {"min_rows": 2, "min_cols": 3, "format": "plain"}, "remove_chinese": true, "remove_edit_buttons": true, "extract_latex": true}, "warc_path": "s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2014-41/segments/1412037663060.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20140930004103-00208-ip-10-234-18-248.ec2.internal.warc.gz"} |
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/hardware/ff545929 | # Example 7: Customizing the Trace Message Prefix
Each trace message begins with a trace message prefix composed of data about the trace message. The format of the trace message prefix is stored in the %TRACE_FORMAT_PREFIX% environment variable. By changing the value of the environment variable, you can customize the trace message prefix to display the data you need about the trace message in the format that is most useful to you. The variables in the default trace message prefix, and all variables that you can use in a trace message prefix are described in the Trace Message Prefix topic.
The following display shows the default trace message prefix. The trace messages were generated by Tracedrv, the trace-enabled sample driver in the Windows Driver Kit (WDK).
```
[0]0AF4.0C64::07/25/2003-14:55:39.998 [tracedrv]IOCTL = 1
[0]0AF4.0C64::07/25/2003-14:55:39.998 [tracedrv]Hello, 1 Hi
[0]0AF4.0C64::07/25/2003-14:55:39.998 [tracedrv]Hello, 2 Hi
...
```
The format of the default prefix is as follows.
```
[%9!d!]%8!04X!.%3!04X!::%4!s! [%1!s!]
```
which represents the following data:
```
```
where the MessageGUIDFriendlyName is, by default, the name of the directory in which the trace provider was built.
To create a new trace message prefix, use the set command to reset the value of the %TRACE_FORMAT_PREFIX% environment variable. For example,
```
set TRACE_FORMAT_PREFIX=%2!s!: %!FUNC!: %8!04x!.%3!04x!: %4!s!:
```
This command sets the trace message prefix following format:
```
```
As a result, Tracefmt output uses the new trace message prefix, as shown in the following display:
```
tracedrv_c258: TracedrvDispatchDeviceControl: 0af4.0c64: 07/25/2003-13:55:39.998: IOCTL = 1
tracedrv_c264: TracedrvDispatchDeviceControl: 0af4.0c64: 07/25/2003-13:55:39.998: Hello, 1 Hi
tracedrv_c264: TracedrvDispatchDeviceControl: 0af4.0c64: 07/25/2003-13:55:39.998: Hello, 2 Hi
tracedrv_c264: TracedrvDispatchDeviceControl: 0af4.0c64: 07/25/2003-13:55:39.998: Hello, 3 Hi
```
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Note If you are setting the trace prefix in a command or batch file, where the percent symbol represents a variable for a command-line parameter, use two consecutive percent symbols for the prefix variables. For example, to include the system time in the prefix, type %%4. | {"extraction_info": {"found_math": false, "script_math_tex": 0, "script_math_asciimath": 0, "math_annotations": 0, "math_alttext": 0, "mathml": 0, "mathjax_tag": 0, "mathjax_inline_tex": 0, "mathjax_display_tex": 0, "mathjax_asciimath": 0, "img_math": 0, "codecogs_latex": 0, "wp_latex": 0, "mimetex.cgi": 0, "/images/math/codecogs": 0, "mathtex.cgi": 0, "katex": 0, "math-container": 0, "wp-katex-eq": 0, "align": 0, "equation": 0, "x-ck12": 0, "texerror": 0, "math_score": 0.8729071617126465, "perplexity": 2263.506732192055}, "config": {"markdown_headings": true, "markdown_code": true, "boilerplate_config": {"ratio_threshold": 0.18, "absolute_threshold": 10, "end_threshold": 15, "enable": true}, "remove_buttons": true, "remove_image_figures": true, "remove_link_clusters": true, "table_config": {"min_rows": 2, "min_cols": 3, "format": "plain"}, "remove_chinese": true, "remove_edit_buttons": true, "extract_latex": true}, "warc_path": "s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2014-41/segments/1412037663754.0/warc/CC-MAIN-20140930004103-00195-ip-10-234-18-248.ec2.internal.warc.gz"} |
https://kluedo.ub.uni-kl.de/frontdoor/index/index/docId/1497 | ## Batch Presorting Problems:Models and Complexity Results
• In this paper we consider short term storage systems. We analyze presorting strategies to improve the effiency of these storage systems. The presorting task is called Batch PreSorting Problem (BPSP). The BPSP is a variation of an assigment problem, i.e., it has an assigment problem kernel and some additional constraints. We present different types of these presorting problems, introduce mathematical programming formulations and prove the NP-completeness for one type of the BPSP. Experiments are carried out in order to compare the different model formulations and to investigate the behavior of these models.
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Author: J. Kallrath, M.C. Müller, S. Nickel urn:nbn:de:hbz:386-kluedo-13056 Berichte des Fraunhofer-Instituts für Techno- und Wirtschaftsmathematik (ITWM Report) (40) Report English 2002 2002 Fraunhofer-Institut für Techno- und Wirtschaftsmathematik Assigment; Complexity theory; Integer programming; Logistics Fraunhofer (ITWM) 510 Mathematik
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https://byjus.com/questions/which-one-of-the-following-is-not-an-example-of-projectile/ | Which of the following is not a projectile? (1) An aircraft taking off (2) A ball is thrown horizontally from a roof (3) A bullet fired from a rifle (4) A football kicked by a player.
Answer: (1) An aircraft taking off
projectile motion
Any object thrown into space with only gravity acting on it is referred to as a projectile. Gravity is the main force acting on a projectile. When a particle is thrown obliquely near the earth’s surface, it follows a curved path of constant acceleration that leads to the earth’s centre. The path of such a particle is called a projectile and the motion is called projectile motion. When an aircraft takes off, it does not take off in a parabolic direction. As a result, it isn’t a projectile motion. | {"extraction_info": {"found_math": false, "script_math_tex": 0, "script_math_asciimath": 0, "math_annotations": 0, "math_alttext": 0, "mathml": 0, "mathjax_tag": 0, "mathjax_inline_tex": 0, "mathjax_display_tex": 0, "mathjax_asciimath": 0, "img_math": 0, "codecogs_latex": 0, "wp_latex": 0, "mimetex.cgi": 0, "/images/math/codecogs": 0, "mathtex.cgi": 0, "katex": 0, "math-container": 0, "wp-katex-eq": 0, "align": 0, "equation": 0, "x-ck12": 0, "texerror": 0, "math_score": 0.8609884977340698, "perplexity": 420.19409192536165}, "config": {"markdown_headings": false, "markdown_code": true, "boilerplate_config": {"ratio_threshold": 0.18, "absolute_threshold": 10, "end_threshold": 15, "enable": true}, "remove_buttons": true, "remove_image_figures": true, "remove_link_clusters": true, "table_config": {"min_rows": 2, "min_cols": 3, "format": "plain"}, "remove_chinese": true, "remove_edit_buttons": true, "extract_latex": true}, "warc_path": "s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-39/segments/1631780057427.71/warc/CC-MAIN-20210923165408-20210923195408-00368.warc.gz"} |
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