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On an explicit finite difference method for fractional diffusion equations
A numerical method to solve the fractional diffusion equation, which could
also be easily extended to many other fractional dynamics equations, is
considered. These fractional equations have been proposed in order to describe
anomalous transport characterized by non-Markovian kinetics and the breakdown
of Fick's law. In this paper we combine the forward time centered space (FTCS)
method, well known for the numerical integration of ordinary diffusion
equations, with the Grunwald-Letnikov definition of the fractional derivative
operator to obtain an explicit fractional FTCS scheme for solving the
fractional diffusion equation. The resulting method is amenable to a stability
analysis a la von Neumann. We show that the analytical stability bounds are in
excellent agreement with numerical tests. Comparison between exact analytical
solutions and numerical predictions are made.Comment: 22 pages, 6 figure
Stabilized leachates: sequential coagulationâflocculation + chemical oxidation process
The combined sedimentation-chemical oxidation treatment of medium-stabilized landfill leachates has been investigated. The sequence of stages implemented was: (a) coagulationâflocculation by pH decrease (pH 2) to acidic conditions (COD removal â 25% related to COD0 â 7500 ppm); (b) coagulationâflocculation by Fe(III) addition (0.01 M) at pH 3.5 (COD removal â 40% related to COD of supernatant after step (a); (c) Fenton (Fe(III) = 0.01 M; H2O2 = 1.0 M) oxidation (COD removal â 80% related to COD of supernatant after step (a); and (d) coagulationâflocculation of Fentonâs effluent at pH 3.5 (COD removal â 90% related to COD of supernatant after step (a). The use of Kynch theory allows for the design of clarifiers based on the amount of solids fed. For a general example of 1000 m3 dayâ1 of a feeding stream, clarifier area values of 286, 111 and 231 m2 were calculated for compacting indices of 3.7, 2.67 and 2.83 corresponding to the first, second and third consecutive sedimentation processes, respectively, (steps (a), (b) and (d))
Stabilized leachates: Ozone-activated carbon treatment and kinetics
Ozone has been used as a pre-oxidation step for the treatment of stabilized leachates. Given the refractory nature of
this type of effluents, the conversion of some wastewater quality parameters has been moderate after 1 h of ozonation
(i.e. 30% chemical oxygen demand (COD) depletion). Ozone uptake was calculated in the interval 1.3â1:5 g of ozone
per gram of COD degraded. An optimum dose of ozone has been experienced in terms of biodegradability of the
processed effluent (60 min of treatment, 1 103 mol L1 ozone inlet feeding concentration and 50 L h1 gas flowrate). pH and other typical hydroxyl radical generator systems exerted no influence on the efficiency of the process,
suggesting the negligible role played by the indirect route of oxidation (generation of hydroxyl radicals). The ozonated
effluent was thereafter treated in a second adsorption stage by using a commercial activated carbon. Removal levels up
to 90% of COD in approximately 120 h were experienced for adsorbent dosages of 30 g L1
: Both steps, the single
ozonation and the adsorption stage have been modelled by using different pseudoempirical models.
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Survival probability and order statistics of diffusion on disordered media
We investigate the first passage time t_{j,N} to a given chemical or
Euclidean distance of the first j of a set of N>>1 independent random walkers
all initially placed on a site of a disordered medium. To solve this
order-statistics problem we assume that, for short times, the survival
probability (the probability that a single random walker is not absorbed by a
hyperspherical surface during some time interval) decays for disordered media
in the same way as for Euclidean and some class of deterministic fractal
lattices. This conjecture is checked by simulation on the incipient percolation
aggregate embedded in two dimensions. Arbitrary moments of t_{j,N} are
expressed in terms of an asymptotic series in powers of 1/ln N which is
formally identical to those found for Euclidean and (some class of)
deterministic fractal lattices. The agreement of the asymptotic expressions
with simulation results for the two-dimensional percolation aggregate is good
when the boundary is defined in terms of the chemical distance. The agreement
worsens slightly when the Euclidean distance is used.Comment: 8 pages including 9 figure
The flyby anomaly: a multivariate analysis approach
[EN] The flyby anomaly is the unexpected variation of the asymptotic post-encounter velocity of a spacecraft with respect to the pre-encounter velocity as it performs a slingshot manoeuvre. This effect has been detected in, at least, six flybys of the Earth but it has not appeared in other recent flybys. In order to find a pattern in these, apparently contradictory, data several phenomenological formulas have been proposed but all have failed to predict a new result in agreement with the observations. In this paper we use a multivariate dimensional analysis approach to propose a fitting of the data in terms of the local parameters at perigee, as it would occur if this anomaly comes from an unknown fifth force with latitude dependence. Under this assumption, we estimate the range of this force around 300 km .Acedo RodrĂguez, L. (2017). The flyby anomaly: a multivariate analysis approach. Astrophysics and Space Science. 362(2):1-7. doi:10.1007/s10509-017-3025-zS173622Acedo, L.: Adv. 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Modal Series Expansions for Plane Gravitational Waves
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Learning about knowledge: A complex network approach
This article describes an approach to modeling knowledge acquisition in terms
of walks along complex networks. Each subset of knowledge is represented as a
node, and relations between such knowledge are expressed as edges. Two types of
edges are considered, corresponding to free and conditional transitions. The
latter case implies that a node can only be reached after visiting previously a
set of nodes (the required conditions). The process of knowledge acquisition
can then be simulated by considering the number of nodes visited as a single
agent moves along the network, starting from its lowest layer. It is shown that
hierarchical networks, i.e. networks composed of successive interconnected
layers, arise naturally as a consequence of compositions of the prerequisite
relationships between the nodes. In order to avoid deadlocks, i.e. unreachable
nodes, the subnetwork in each layer is assumed to be a connected component.
Several configurations of such hierarchical knowledge networks are simulated
and the performance of the moving agent quantified in terms of the percentage
of visited nodes after each movement. The Barab\'asi-Albert and random models
are considered for the layer and interconnecting subnetworks. Although all
subnetworks in each realization have the same number of nodes, several
interconnectivities, defined by the average node degree of the interconnection
networks, have been considered. Two visiting strategies are investigated:
random choice among the existing edges and preferential choice to so far
untracked edges. A series of interesting results are obtained, including the
identification of a series of plateaux of knowledge stagnation in the case of
the preferential movements strategy in presence of conditional edges.Comment: 18 pages, 19 figure
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