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Elastic response of filamentous networks with compliant crosslinks
Experiments have shown that elasticity of disordered filamentous networks
with compliant crosslinks is very different from networks with rigid
crosslinks. Here, we model and analyze filamentous networks as a collection of
randomly oriented rigid filaments connected to each other by flexible
crosslinks that are modeled as worm-like chains. For relatively large
extensions we allow for enthalpic stretching of crosslinks' backbones. We show
that for sufficiently high crosslink density, the network linear elastic
response is affine on the scale of the filaments' length. The nonlinear regime
can become highly nonaffine and is characterized by a divergence of the elastic
modulus at finite strain. In contrast to the prior predictions, we do not find
an asymptotic regime in which the differential elastic modulus scales linearly
with the stress, although an approximate linear dependence can be seen in a
transition from entropic to enthalpic regimes. We discuss our results in light
of the recent experiments.Comment: 10 pages, 11 figure
Giving Voice to Language: Basque Language Activism and the Politics of Education in France, 1969-1994
Over the past several decades there has been a wellspring of political debate in Europe regarding the rights of linguistic minorities in education. Perhaps nowhere has this transnational debate sparked more controversy than in France where the notion of linguistic rights has been negatively construed by many political authorities as antithetical to the republican model of universal public education. Despite such enmity a host of ethnolinguistic activists in France have been laboring for decades to transform education from a site of exclusion into a vehicle of empowerment. In this dissertation I explore the mobilization dynamics that characterized a minority language schooling initiative within the French Basque Country from 1969 to 1994. Drawing on qualitative case study data, I pay particular attention to the struggles, strategies and successes of Basque language activists affiliated with a community-based schooling association known as 'Seaska'. Building on social movement theory, I argue that Seaska gradually accrued the support of reluctant policy-makers by mobilizing an influential repertoire of discursive, organizational and performative strategies. Throughout my discussion I show how these strategic practices allowed Seaska to cope with an enduring tide of political opposition, seize upon several windows of political opportunity and gain increasing levels of recognition within the political arena. By way of conclusion I consider future avenues for conducting comparative research on minority language activism in educational settings beyond the French Basque context
Direct evidence for the magnetic ordering of Nd ions in NdMnSi and NdMnGe by high resolution inelastic neutron scattering
We have investigated the low energy nuclear spin excitations in
NdMnSi and NdMnGe by high resolution inelastic neutron
scattering. Previous neutron diffraction investigations gave ambiguous results
about Nd magnetic ordering at low temperatures. The present element-specific
technique gave direct evidence for the magnetic ordering of Nd ions. We found
considerable difference in the process of the Nd magnetic ordering at low
temperature in NdMnSi and NdMnGe. Our results are consistent
with those of magnetization and recent neutron diffraction measurements
Direct evidence for the magnetic ordering of Nd ions in NdFeAsO by high resolution inelastic neutron scattering
We investigated the low energy excitations in the parent compound NdFeAsO of
the Fe-pnictide superconductor in the eV range by a back scattering
neutron spectrometer. The energy scans on a powder NdFeAsO sample revealed
inelastic peaks at E = 1.600 eV at T = 0.055 K on both energy
gain and energy loss sides. The inelastic peaks move gradually towards lower
energy with increasing temperature and finally merge with the elastic peak at
about 6 K. We interpret the inelastic peaks to be due to the transition between
hyperfine-split nuclear level of the Nd and Nd isotopes with
spin . The hyperfine field is produced by the ordering of the
electronic magnetic moment of Nd at low temperature and thus the present
investigation gives direct evidence of the ordering of the Nd magnetic
sublattice of NdFeAsO at low temperature
Quantum key distribution using non-classical photon number correlations in macroscopic light pulses
We propose a new scheme for quantum key distribution using macroscopic
non-classical pulses of light having of the order 10^6 photons per pulse.
Sub-shot-noise quantum correlation between the two polarization modes in a
pulse gives the necessary sensitivity to eavesdropping that ensures the
security of the protocol. We consider pulses of two-mode squeezed light
generated by a type-II seeded parametric amplification process. We analyze the
security of the system in terms of the effect of an eavesdropper on the bit
error rates for the legitimate parties in the key distribution system. We also
consider the effects of imperfect detectors and lossy channels on the security
of the scheme.Comment: Modifications:added new eavesdropping attack, added more references
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Artifacts - Anycast Agility: Network Playbooks to Fight DDoS
In this document, we provide datasets and software tools related to our paper “Anycast Agility: Network Playbooks to Fight DDoS”. Our artifact contains several datasets generated from our anycast experiments and analysis. Our datasets provide a snapshot of the results that we generated during our experiments. Some of our experimental results are dependent on the current state of the network interconnections and policies. However, due to the anycast stability, we expect to get similar results if we redo the experiments now. Our published datasets support our key results and are publicly available. We also provide tools and scripts that can be useful for other researchers.
We provide datasets and tools for measuring anycast agility against DDoS. Our datasets are available upon request. We provide datasets about the traffic distribution after BGP changes in testbeds, attack data from a DNS root server and from the Dutch National Scrubbing Center, other data related to anycast catchment stability, and other supporting data for our software tools. We provide codes for traffic estimation, for reproducing experiments, and for parsing the collected data.This work is supported, in part, by the DHS HSARPA Cyber Security Division via contract number HSHQDC-17-R-B0004-TTA.02-0006-I and Netherlands Organisation for scientific research (4019020199)
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