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gamma Doradus pulsation in two pre-main sequence stars discovered by CoRoT
Pulsations in pre-main sequence stars have been discovered several times
within the last years. But nearly all of these pulsators are of delta
Scuti-type. gamma Doradus-type pulsation in young stars has been predicted by
theory, but lack observational evidence. We present the investigation of
variability caused by rotation and (gammaDoradus-type) pulsation in two
pre-main sequence members of the young open cluster NGC2264 using
high-precision time series photometry from the CoRoT satellite and dedicated
high-resolution spectroscopy. Time series photometry of NGC2264VAS20 and NGC
2264VAS87 was obtained by the CoRoT satellite during the dedicated short run
SRa01 in March 2008. NGC2264VAS87 was re-observed by CoRoT during the short run
SRa05 in December 2011 and January 2012. Frequency analysis was conducted using
Period04 and SigSpec. The spectral analysis was performed using equivalent
widths and spectral synthesis. The frequency analysis yielded 10 and 14
intrinsic frequencies for NGC2264VAS20 and NGC2264VAS 87, respectively, in the
range from 0 to 1.5c/d which are attributed to be caused by a combination of
rotation and pulsation. The effective temperatures were derived to be
6380150K for NGC2264VAS20 and 6220150K for NGC2264VAS87. Membership
of the two stars to the cluster is confirmed independently using X-ray fluxes,
radial velocity measurements and proper motions available in the literature.
The derived Li abundances of log n(Li)=3.34 and 3.54 for NGC2264VAS20 and
NGC2264VAS87, respectively, are in agreement with the Li abundance for other
stars in NGC2264 of similar Teff reported in the literature. We conclude that
the two objects are members of NGC2264 and therefore are in their pre-main
sequence evolutionary stage. Assuming that part of their variability is caused
by pulsation, these two stars might be the first pre-main sequence gamma
Doradus candidates.Comment: 11 pages, 10 figures, A&A accepte
Regular frequency patterns in the young delta Scuti star HD 261711 observed by the CoRoT and MOST satellites
We concentrate on an asteroseismological study of HD 261711, a rather hot
delta Scuti type pulsating member of the young open cluster NGC 2264 located at
the blue border of the instability region. HD 261711 was discovered to be a
pre-main sequence delta Scuti star using the time series photometry obtained by
the MOST satellite in 2006. High-precision, time-series photometry of HD 261711
was obtained by the MOST and CoRoT satellites in 4 separate new observing runs
that are put into context with the star's fundamental atmospheric parameters
obtained from spectroscopy. With the new MOST data set from 2011/12 and the two
CoRoT light curves from 2008 and 2011/12, the delta Scuti variability was
confirmed and regular groups of frequencies were discovered. The two pulsation
frequencies identified in the data from the first MOST observing run in 2006
are confirmed and 23 new delta Scuti-type frequencies were discovered using the
CoRoT data. Weighted average frequencies for each group are related to l=0 and
l=1 p-modes. Evidence for amplitude modulation of the frequencies in two groups
is seen. The effective temperature was derived to be 8600200 K, log g is
4.10.2, and the projected rotational velocity is 531km/s. Using our
Teff value and the radius of 1.80.5 Rsun derived from SED fitting, we get
a log L/Lsun of 1.200.14 which agrees well to the seismologically
determined values of 1.65 Rsun and, hence, a log L/Lsun of 1.13. The radial
velocity of 142 km/s we derived for HD 261711, confirms the star's
membership to NGC 2264. Our asteroseismic models suggest that HD 261711 is a
delta Scuti-type star close to the zero-age main sequence (ZAMS) with a mass of
1.8 to 1.9Msun. HD 261711 is either a young ZAMS star or a late PMS star just
before the onset of hydrogen-core burning.Comment: 12 pages, 13 figures, A&A accepte
The intensity factor in the traditional idiom of music making in Dagbon
In this article we present the results on rhythmic analysis we conducted on Tindana ritual music-dance in Dagbon, a music-dance culture located in the Northern Region of Ghana. The paper elaborates on the âIntensity Factorâ in the traditional idiom of music making and explains how this expressive key component contributes to the dynamics of the ritual. The depth of our analysis shows that the intensity factor has a direct impact on the interaction between the produced sound of the lunsi-ensemble, (the tom-tom beaters), the bodily movements of the dancers and the input and expectations of the local community. Our results shows that the Tindana ritual Tolon Jaagbo consist of intra-musical structural components and extra-musical cultural components and has homeostasis states, and transitional states inside the architectural structure of the music-dance. Our focus is on how expressive components have a direct impact on the dynamics of music making in Dagbon society. Several important concepts that characterize aspects of timing, such as "movable one" and "intensity factor", have been introduced by different authors. However, the focus was often on single aspects of timing and an overall framework was lacking. Here we attempt at integrating different concepts of expressive timing in an overall framework of embodied music interaction. An overall framework based on embodied music interaction has not yet been applied to expressive timing in African music. Instead, what we have are different concepts that define aspects of expressive timing
The historical light curve of the symbiotic star AG Draconis: intense, magnetically induced cyclic activity
We analyze an optical light curve of the symbiotic system AG Draconis
covering the last 120 years of its history. During the first 32 years the
system was in a quiescence state. Around the year 1922 the star's quiescence
luminosity brightened by 0.29 mag. The last 82 years of the light curve (LC)
are characterized by a series of outbursts of 1-2 magnitude in brightness and
about 100 days in duration. The outbursts are distributed along the time axis
in 6 clusters with a quasi-periodic cycle of some 5300 days. The time intervals
among the outbursts themselves are integral numbers of the period 373.5 days.
During quiescence states the LC oscillates with the binary period of the system
of 550 d. The LC contains also a weak periodic signal with a period of 350 d,
attributed to pulsations of the giant star. Another period of 1160 d is also
present in the light curve, being the sidereal rotation period of the giant
star. We suggest that the outbursts are events of intense mass transfer from
the giant onto the hot component. These are modulated by an interplay between a
solar-like magnetic dynamo cycle operating in the outer layers of the giant,
and a tidal deformation of these layers that circulates the surface of the
giant with the synodic diurnal period of 373.5 Earth days. AG Dra is the 5th
symbiotic system with a light curve that reflects such an intense magnetic and
magnetically modulated activity. (Abridged)Comment: 10 pages, 4 figures. Accepted for publication in MNRA
Large-scale environments of binary AGB stars probed by Herschel. II: Two companions interacting with the wind of pi1 Gruis
Context. The Mass loss of Evolved StarS (MESS) sample observed with PACS on
board the Herschel Space Observatory revealed that several asymptotic giant
branch (AGB) stars are surrounded by an asymmetric circumstellar envelope (CSE)
whose morphology is most likely caused by the interaction with a stellar
companion. The evolution of AGB stars in binary systems plays a crucial role in
understanding the formation of asymmetries in planetary nebul{\ae} (PNe), but
at present, only a handful of cases are known where the interaction of a
companion with the stellar AGB wind is observed.
Aims. We probe the environment of the very evolved AGB star Gruis on
large and small scales to identify the triggers of the observed asymmetries.
Methods. Observations made with Herschel/PACS at 70 m and 160 m
picture the large-scale environment of Gru. The close surroundings of
the star are probed by interferometric observations from the VLTI/AMBER
archive. An analysis of the proper motion data of Hipparcos and Tycho-2
together with the Hipparcos Intermediate Astrometric Data help identify the
possible cause for the observed asymmetry.
Results. The Herschel/PACS images of Gru show an elliptical CSE whose
properties agree with those derived from a CO map published in the literature.
In addition, an arc east of the star is visible at a distance of
from the primary. This arc is most likely part of an
Archimedean spiral caused by an already known G0V companion that is orbiting
the primary at a projected distance of 460 au with a period of more than 6200
yr. However, the presence of the elliptical CSE, proper motion variations, and
geometric modelling of the VLTI/AMBER observations point towards a third
component in the system, with an orbital period shorter than 10 yr, orbiting
much closer to the primary than the G0V star.Comment: 13 pages, 11 figures, accepted for publication in Astronomy &
Astrophysic
Extending Qualitative Spatial Theories with Emergent Spatial Concepts: An Automated Reasoning Approach
Qualitative Spatial Reasoning is an exciting research field of the
Knowledge Representation and Reasoning paradigm whose application often requires
the extension, refinement or combination of existent theories (as well as
the associated calculus). This paper addresses the issue of the sound spatial interpretation
of formal extensions of such theories; particularly the interpretation
of the extension and the desired representational features. The paper shows how
to interpret certain kinds of extensions of Region Connection Calculus (RCC)
theory. We also show how to rebuild the qualitative calculus of these extensions.Junta de AndalucĂa TIC-606
Immanent Anthropology: A Comparative Study of 'Process' in Contemporary France
This paper presents a comparative critique of the âprocessual temporalitiesâ which infuse both social-scientific theorizing and selected Western cultural practices. Through study of a public-private partnership which emerged from a biotechnology project devised for producing âself-cloningâ maize for resource-poor farmers, I analyse how processual temporalities were central to re-gearing knowledge practices towards market-orientated solutions. In a study of characterizations of the âstate of fluxâ which affects life in a French peri-urban village, I explore how processualism is identified as a component of a metropolitan hegemony which villagers âresistâ through idealizing âenduring temporalitiesâ of cultural practice. Drawing on Arendt and Deleuze, I analyse processualism as a dominant contemporary chronotope, mediating and disciplining conflictive temporalities and practices, underwriting economic projects of deterritorialization and restructuring â whose idiom is also prominent in social-scientific paradigms. I substitute an âimmanent anthropologyâ, which advocates a non-transcendental ontology of cultural practice and analysis â displacing anthropological analysis onto a polychronic temporal foundation
Dynamic Evaluation of Traffic Noise through Standard and Multifractal Models
Traffic microsimulation models use the movement of individual driver-vehicle-units (DVUs) and their interactions, which allows a detailed estimation of the traffic noise using Common Noise Assessment Methods (CNOSSOS). The Dynamic Traffic Noise Assessment (DTNA) methodology is applied to real traffic situations, then compared to on-field noise levels from measurement campaigns. This makes it possible to determine the influence of certain local traffic factors on the evaluation of noise. The pattern of distribution of vehicles along the avenue is related to the logic of traffic light control. The analysis of the inter-cycles noise variability during the simulation and measurement time shows no influence from local factors on the prediction of the dynamic traffic noise assessment tool based on CNOSSOS. A multifractal approach of acoustic waves propagation and the source behaviors in the traffic area are implemented. The novelty of the approach also comes from the multifractal model's freedom which allows the simulation, through the fractality degree, of various behaviors of the acoustic waves. The mathematical backbone of the model is developed on Cayley-Klein-type absolute geometries, implying harmonic mappings between the usual space and the Lobacevsky plane in a Poincare metric. The isomorphism of two groups of SL(2R) type showcases joint invariant functions that allow associations of pulsations-velocities manifolds typ
An examination of the interfaces between operations and advertising strategies
This dissertation is composed of three journals examining the interfaces between the marketing variable of advertising and various aspects of the operations function of the enterprise, namely, (1) production cost [Chapter 2], (2) inventory control [Chapter 3], and (3) service cost learning [Chapter 4]. The first journal identified the optimum advertising allocation policy over time in the presence of a quadratic convex/concave production cost function when the advertising response function is concave using a modified Vidale-Wolfe model. Through analytical proofs and numerical simulations, the results indicated the potential superiority of a pulsation policy in the presence of concavity in the advertising response function only if the production cost function is convex; otherwise, the uniform policy would be optimal. The study is seen as applicable to frequently purchased products in the maturity stage of their life cycles of dominant firms in their industries practicing a zero-inventory policy in a just-in-time environment.
The research objective pertaining to the second journal was to study how a firm would adapt optimum ordered quantity/production lot size and optimum advertising expenditure in response to changes in its own parameters, rival\u27s parameters, or parameters that are common to all firms in a symmetric duopoly/oligopoly market. This was accomplished by developing comparative statics (sensitivity analysis) of a symmetric competitive inventory model with advertising-dependent demand based on a market share attraction model. Both optimum advertising expenditure and ordered quantity were found to be sensitive to changes in marketing and operations parameters. The robustness of the symmetric comparative statics was assessed by using data from the brewing industry in the US that represents an asymmetric oligopoly. The empirical analysis indicated that the theoretical results obtained for a symmetric oligopoly remained valid for an oligopoly where each firm had a market share less than 50% and the market shares were further apart from one another. The study is thought to be applicable to low-priced frequently purchased consumer items in competitive mature markets.
In the third journal, the original Bass model for new products was modified to incorporate advertising and customers\u27 disadoption to characterize the optimum advertising policy over time for subscriber service innovations where service cost follows a learning curve. After characterizing the optimal policy for a general diffusion model, the results pertaining to a specific diffusion model for which advertising affects the coefficient of innovation were reported. On the empirical side, four alternative diffusion models were estimated and their predictive powers, using a one-step-ahead forecasting procedure, were compared. Empirical research findings suggest that the specific diffusion model considered in this study is not only of theoretical appeal, but also of notable empirical relevance. Taken together, the analytical and empirical findings argue in favor of advertising more heavily during the early stage of the diffusion process of the new subscriber service innovation and including a related message that would predominantly target innovators.
Furthermore, it might be inappropriate to model the diffusion of subscriber services as if they were durable goods. The study is thought to be applicable to service innovations that are made available to customers periodically at a subscription fee. Typical examples include, but are not limited to, cable TV, health clubs, pest control, and the internet
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