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Cockpit design and evaluation using interactive graphics
A general overview of the characteristics of an interactive graphics system which was developed to assist cockpit engineers design and evaluate work stations was presented. The manikin used in this COMputerized BIomechanical MAN-model (COMBIMAN) was described, as are provisions for generating work stations and assessing interactions between man and environment. The applications of the present system are explained, and critiques of COMBIMAN are presented. The limitations of the existing programs and the requirements of the designers necessitate future revisions and additions to the biomechanical and erogonomic properties of COMBIMAN. Some of these enhancements are discussed
Testing an Optimised Expansion on Z_2 Lattice Models
We test an optimised hopping parameter expansion on various Z_2 lattice
scalar field models: the Ising model, a spin-one model and lambda (phi)^4. We
do this by studying the critical indices for a variety of optimisation
criteria, in a range of dimensions and with various trial actions. We work up
to seventh order, thus going well beyond previous studies. We demonstrate how
to use numerical methods to generate the high order diagrams and their
corresponding expressions. These are then used to calculate results numerically
and, in the case of the Ising model, we obtain some analytic results. We
highlight problems with several optimisation schemes and show for the best
scheme that the critical exponents are consistent with mean field results to at
least 8 significant figures. We conclude that in its present form, such
optimised lattice expansions do not seem to be capturing the non-perturbative
infra-red physics near the critical points of scalar models.Comment: 47 pages, some figures in colour but will display fine in B
Factorised steady states for multi-species mass transfer models
A general class of mass transport models with Q species of conserved mass is
considered. The models are defined on a lattice with parallel discrete time
update rules. For one-dimensional, totally asymmetric dynamics we derive
necessary and sufficient conditions on the mass transfer dynamics under which
the steady state factorises. We generalise the model to mass transfer on
arbitrary lattices and present sufficient conditions for factorisation. In both
cases, explicit results for random sequential update and continuous time limits
are given.Comment: 11 page
Construction of the factorized steady state distribution in models of mass transport
For a class of one-dimensional mass transport models we present a simple and
direct test on the chipping functions, which define the probabilities for mass
to be transferred to neighbouring sites, to determine whether the stationary
distribution is factorized. In cases where the answer is affirmative, we
provide an explicit method for constructing the single-site weight function. As
an illustration of the power of this approach, previously known results on the
Zero-range process and Asymmetric random average process are recovered in a few
lines. We also construct new models, namely a generalized Zero-range process
and a binomial chipping model, which have factorized steady states.Comment: 6 pages, no figure
Condensation transitions in a model for a directed network with weighted links
An exactly solvable model for the rewiring dynamics of weighted, directed
networks is introduced. Simulations indicate that the model exhibits two types
of condensation: (i) a phase in which, for each node, a finite fraction of its
total out-strength condenses onto a single link; (ii) a phase in which a finite
fraction of the total weight in the system is directed into a single node. A
virtue of the model is that its dynamics can be mapped onto those of a
zero-range process with many species of interacting particles -- an exactly
solvable model of particles hopping between the sites of a lattice. This
mapping, which is described in detail, guides the analysis of the steady state
of the network model and leads to theoretical predictions for the conditions
under which the different types of condensation may be observed. A further
advantage of the mapping is that, by exploiting what is known about exactly
solvable generalisations of the zero-range process, one can infer a number of
generalisations of the network model and dynamics which remain exactly
solvable.Comment: 23 pages, 8 figure
Radiation Induced Fermion Resonance
The Dirac equation is solved for two novel terms which describe the
interaction energy between the half integral spin of a fermion and the
classical, circularly polarized, electromagnetic field. A simple experiment is
suggested to test the new terms and the existence of radiation induced fermion
resonance.Comment: latex, 4 pages, no figure
The geometry of Hrushovski constructions, I. The uncollapsed case
An intermediate stage in Hrushovski's construction of flat strongly minimal
structures in a relational language L produces omega-stable structures of rank
omega. We analyze the pregeometries given by forking on the regular type of
rank omega in these structures. We show that varying L can affect the (local)
isomorphism type of the pregeometry, but not its finite subpregeometries. A
sequel will compare these to the pregeometries of the strongly minimal
structures.Comment: 31 page
Simulation tools for future interferometers
For the design and commissioning of the LIGO interferometer, simulation tools have been used explicitly and implicitly. The requirement of the advanced LIGO interferometer is much more demanding than the first generation interferometer. Development of revised simulation tools for future interferometers are underway in the LIGO Laboratory. The outline of those simulation tools and applications are discussed
Online participation: the Woodberry Down experiment
The internet and world wide web are generating radical changes in the way we are able tocommunicate. Our ability to engage communities and individuals in designing theirenvironment is also beginning to change as new digital media provide ways in whichindividuals and groups can interact with planners and politicians in exploring their future.This paper tells the story of how the residents of one of the most disadvantagedcommunities in Britain ? the Woodberry Down Estate in the London borough ofHackney ? have begun to use an online system which delivers everything from routineservices about their housing to ideas about options for their future. Woodberry Down isone of the biggest regeneration projects in Western Europe. It will take at least 10 years,probably much longer, to complete, at a cost of over ÂŁ150 million. Online participation isone of the many ways in which this community is being engaged but as we will show, itis beginning to act as a catalyst. The kinds of networks which are evolving aroundsystems like these will change the nature of participation itself, the ways we need to thinkabout it, and the ways we need to respond. Before the experiment is described, we set thecontext by describing the wide range of digital media for communicating plans andplanning which suggests a new typology for web participation consistent with this fastemerging network culture
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