A Nonlinear Coupling Network to Simulate the Development of the r-mode Instablility in Neutron Stars I. Construction

R-modes of a rotating neutron star are unstable because of the emission of gravitational radiation. We explore the saturation amplitudes of these modes determined by nonlinear mode-mode coupling. Modelling the star as incompressible allows the analytic computation of the coupling coefficients. All couplings up to n=30 are obtained, and analytic values for the shear damping and mode normalization are presented. In a subsequent paper we perform numerical simulations of a large set of coupled modes.Comment: 15 pages 3 figure

A bibliometric review of the research papers of the Central Bank of Turkey

This paper presents a bibliometric assessment of the research papers produced in the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey from 1988 to 2009. Concentration over subjects and the Journal of Economic Literature (JEL) classification codes are provided in addition to the time distribution of bibliography cited in the research papers. Overall, it is observed that the examined series did provide an adequate pool of knowledge for both academics and the general public.Bibliometrics; Central bank research; Economic research

Tackling the Confusing Words of Strategy: Effective Use of Key Words for Publication Impact

The tremendous growth of the strategic management field has not mitigated the problem of lack of consistency in terminology. To make things even worse, general-purpose catalogs, such as ABI and Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI) have developed inconsistent lists of strategy terms. The phenomenon weakens the legitimacy of the field as a normal science. Based on extensive review of business indices and high quality business journals, we help address this problem by proposing a taxonomy for strategic management scholars to use in key word selection. This effort is rendered in a three-step approach. First, we identify terms associated with strategy by investigating two different types of databases, which are general indices such as ABI/INFORM and the Permuterm Subject Index (PSI) and journal indexes. Second, we record an explicit definition for each of the terms identified. Finally, we eliminate any terms that were clearly not relevant to the field of strategy based on criteria established ex post selection of the terms. To complement our key word selections, we further propose a preliminary draft of an indexing system based on the Journal of Economics (JEL) model. Taken together, our research proposes a mechanism which can be used by the strategic management field to help researchers signal the subject and scope of their studies more effectively

A bibliometric review of the research papers of the Central Bank of Turkey

This paper presents a bibliometric assessment of the research papers produced in the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey from 1988 to 2009. Concentration over subjects and the Journal of Economic Literature (JEL) classification codes are provided in addition to the time distribution of bibliography cited in the research papers. Overall, it is observed that the examined series did provide an adequate pool of knowledge for both academics and the general public

A bibliometric review of the research papers of the Central Bank of Turkey

This paper presents a bibliometric assessment of the research papers produced in the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey from 1988 to 2009. Concentration over subjects and the Journal of Economic Literature (JEL) classification codes are provided in addition to the time distribution of bibliography cited in the research papers. Overall, it is observed that the examined series did provide an adequate pool of knowledge for both academics and the general public

Financial liberalization and house price dynamics in Europe

This paper investigates the determinants of house prices in a sample of European countries over the period 1970-2004. Focusing on the role of financial liberalization, we find that it has mainly affected the short term dynamics of residential prices. In particular, the impulse effects on house prices of income and mortgage debt have become smaller. On the other hand the effects of interest rates, past house prices and, to a lesser degree, stock market have strengthened. In other words, there seems to have been a certain “de-linking” of short term house price dynamics from income, whereas the housing market may have become more similar to a financial asset market, with interest rates and expectations of capital gains playing a more prominent role