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    Theory of the spatial structure of non-linear lasing modes

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    A self-consistent integral equation is formulated and solved iteratively which determines the steady-state lasing modes of open multi-mode lasers. These modes are naturally decomposed in terms of frequency dependent biorthogonal modes of a linear wave equation and not in terms of resonances of the cold cavity. A one-dimensional cavity laser is analyzed and the lasing mode is found to have non-trivial spatial structure even in the single-mode limit. In the multi-mode regime spatial hole-burning and mode competition is treated exactly. The formalism generalizes to complex, chaotic and random laser media.Comment: 4 pages, 3 figure

    Three-Dimensional Computed Tomography of the Pulmonary Veins

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    Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/73906/1/j.1540-8167.2002.00521.x.pd

    Tachycardia and Bradycardia Coexisting in the Same Pulmonary Vein

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    Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/73709/1/j.1540-8167.2002.00186.x.pd

    On the Low-Frequency Behavior of Vector Potential Integral Equations for Perfect Electrically Conducting Scatterers

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    Low-frequency behavior of vector potential integral equations (VPIEs) for perfect electrically conducting scatterers is investigated. Two equation sets are considered: The first set (VPIE-1) enforces the tangential component of the vector potential on the scatterer surface to be zero and uses the fundamental field relation on its normal component. The second set (VPIE-2) uses the same condition as VPIE-1 for the tangential component of the vector potential but enforces its divergence to be zero. In both sets, unknowns are the electric current and the normal component of the vector potential on the scatterer surface and are expanded using Rao-Wilton-Glisson (RWG) and pulse basis functions, respectively. To achieve a conforming discretization, RWG, scalar Buffa-Christiansen, and pulse testing functions are used. Theoretical and numerical analyses of the resulting matrix systems show that the electric current obtained by solving VPIE-1 has the wrong frequency scaling and is inaccurate at low frequencies

    Physical applications of second-order linear differential equations that admit polynomial solutions

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    Conditions are given for the second-order linear differential equation P3 y" + P2 y'- P1 y = 0 to have polynomial solutions, where Pn is a polynomial of degree n. Several application of these results to Schroedinger's equation are discussed. Conditions under which the confluent, biconfluent, and the general Heun equation yield polynomial solutions are explicitly given. Some new classes of exactly solvable differential equation are also discussed. The results of this work are expressed in such way as to allow direct use, without preliminary analysis.Comment: 13 pages, no figure

    A calderon multiplicative preconditioner for coupled surface-volume electric field integral equations

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    A well-conditioned coupled set of surface (S) and volume (V) electric field integral equations (S-EFIE and V-EFIE) for analyzing wave interactions with densely discretized composite structures is presented. Whereas the V-EFIE operator is well-posed even when applied to densely discretized volumes, a classically formulated S-EFIE operator is ill-posed when applied to densely discretized surfaces. This renders the discretized coupled S-EFIE and V-EFIE system ill-conditioned, and its iterative solution inefficient or even impossible. The proposed scheme regularizes the coupled set of S-EFIE and V-EFIE using a Calderon multiplicative preconditioner (CMP)-based technique. The resulting scheme enables the efficient analysis of electromagnetic interactions with composite structures containing fine/subwave-length geometric features. Numerical examples demonstrate the efficiency of the proposed scheme

    Solutions for certain classes of Riccati differential equation

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    We derive some analytic closed-form solutions for a class of Riccati equation y'(x)-\lambda_0(x)y(x)\pm y^2(x)=\pm s_0(x), where \lambda_0(x), s_0(x) are C^{\infty}-functions. We show that if \delta_n=\lambda_n s_{n-1}-\lambda_{n-1}s_n=0, where \lambda_{n}= \lambda_{n-1}^\prime+s_{n-1}+\lambda_0\lambda_{n-1} and s_{n}=s_{n-1}^\prime+s_0\lambda_{k-1}, n=1,2,..., then The Riccati equation has a solution given by y(x)=\mp s_{n-1}(x)/\lambda_{n-1}(x). Extension to the generalized Riccati equation y'(x)+P(x)y(x)+Q(x)y^2(x)=R(x) is also investigated.Comment: 10 page
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