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Adaptive Aggregation Based Domain Decomposition Multigrid for the Lattice Wilson Dirac Operator
In lattice QCD computations a substantial amount of work is spent in solving
discretized versions of the Dirac equation. Conventional Krylov solvers show
critical slowing down for large system sizes and physically interesting
parameter regions. We present a domain decomposition adaptive algebraic
multigrid method used as a precondtioner to solve the "clover improved" Wilson
discretization of the Dirac equation. This approach combines and improves two
approaches, namely domain decomposition and adaptive algebraic multigrid, that
have been used seperately in lattice QCD before. We show in extensive numerical
test conducted with a parallel production code implementation that considerable
speed-up over conventional Krylov subspace methods, domain decomposition
methods and other hierarchical approaches for realistic system sizes can be
achieved.Comment: Additional comparison to method of arXiv:1011.2775 and to
mixed-precision odd-even preconditioned BiCGStab. Results of numerical
experiments changed slightly due to more systematic use of odd-even
preconditionin
Aggregation-based Multilevel Methods for Lattice QCD
In Lattice QCD computations a substantial amount of work is spent in solving
the Dirac equation. In the recent past it has been observed that conventional
Krylov solvers tend to critically slow down for large lattices and small quark
masses. We present a Schwarz alternating procedure (SAP) multilevel method as a
solver for the Clover improved Wilson discretization of the Dirac equation.
This approach combines two components (SAP and algebraic multigrid) that have
separately been used in lattice QCD before. In combination with a bootstrap
setup procedure we show that considerable speed-up over conventional Krylov
subspace methods for realistic configurations can be achieved.Comment: Talk presented at the XXIX International Symposium on Lattice Field
Theory, July 10-16, 2011, Lake Tahoe, Californi
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Crosspolarization with imperfect infrared polarizers
The analysis of vibrational bands is a core application of infrared (IR) spectroscopy. Polarization-dependent measurements enable the study of anisotropic materials. However, imperfect IR polarizers exhibit polarizer leakage, which causes pronounced bandshape and baseline distortions for samples with weak optical anisotropy. Based on the 4 Ă 4 Mueller-matrix formalism, we propose a polarimetric measurement scheme for handling imperfect polarizers and source prepolarization that delivers correct co- and crosspolarized transmission and reflection IR spectra. The scheme is applied to a weakly anisotropic polypropylene sheet, resolving crosspolarized signatures as small as 5â
10â5. We determine the polymer's direction-dependent complex refractive index in the vibrational fingerprint range
Effects of water temperature and diet on the element composition of European eel (Anguilla anguilla) otoliths
The retreat of the state from entrepreneurial activities: an extended survey
There is a huge body of literature in the social sciences that deals with the privatization of public enterprises in developed OECD countries after World War II. In the first part of this article, we present and critically examine empirical findings of comparative inquiries on the factors influencing cross-national differences in privatization efforts across the OECD world. Although these empirical studies provide valuable and interesting evidence, it turns out that these studies are incomplete insofar, as they mostly focus just on one dimension of privatization: the monetary or âmaterialâ aspect typically measured with privatization proceeds raised by governments. Against this background, in the second part of this paper we point out that there are also formal privatization (i.e., âprivatizingâ the legal form of a public enterprise) and functional privatization (i.e., contracting out public service production). Moreover it is emphasized that privatization does not automatically imply a retreat of the state from entrepreneurial activities. From there we plead for taking into account the development of regulatory policies and public subsidies to private enterprises over time as well, in order to get a more comprehensive picture of the development of the entrepreneurial state in the OECD world. Therefore, for each of these dimensions of entrepreneurial activity the current âstate of the artâ regarding theory and empirics is surveyed and enriched by own empirical data. -- Dieser Aufsatz zieht eine Zwischenbilanz des RĂŒckzugs des Staates aus unternehmerischen TĂ€tigkeiten in der OECD-Welt seit 1980. Der Beitrag prĂ€sentiert einen kritischen Ăberblick ĂŒber empirische Studien zu den Bestimmungsfaktoren der nationalen Unterschiede in den Bereichen Privatisierung, Subventionszahlungen und Regulierung. Es wird gezeigt, dass erhebliche ForschungslĂŒcken bestehen; abschlieĂend werden Wege fĂŒr die kĂŒnftige Forschung skizziert, um zu einem umfassenderen Bild der Entwicklung des unternehmerisch tĂ€tigen Staates zu gelangen.
FEI Titan 80-300 TEM
The FEI Titan 80-300 TEM is a high-resolution transmission electron microscope equipped with a field emission gun and a corrector for the spherical aberration (CS) of the imaging lens system. The instrument is designed for the investigation of a wide range of solid state phenomena taking place on the atomic scale, which requires true atomic resolution capabilities. Under optimum optical settings of the image CS-corrector (CEOS CETCOR) the point-resolution is extended up to the information limit of well below 100 pm with 200 keV and 300 keV electrons. A special piezo-stage design allows ultra-precise positioning of the specimen in all 3 dimensions. Digital images are acquired with a Gatan 2k x 2k slow-scan charged coupled device camera
Measurement of the full excitation spectrum of the 7Li(p,{\gamma}){\alpha}{\alpha} reaction at 441 keV
A current challenge for ab initio calculations is systems that contain large
continuum contributions such as 8Be. We report on new measurements of radiative
decay widths in this nucleus that test recent Green's function Monte Carlo
calculations.
Traditionally, {\gamma} ray detectors have been utilized to measure the high
energy photons from the 7Li(p, {\gamma}){\alpha}{\alpha} reaction. However, due
to the complicated response function of these detectors it has not yet been
possible to extract the full {\gamma} ray spectrum from this reaction. Here we
present an alternative measurement using large area Silicon detectors to detect
the two {\alpha} particles, which provides a practically background free
spectrum and retains good energy resolution.
The resulting spectrum is analyzed using a many-level multi channel R-matrix
parametrization. Improved values for the radiative widths are extracted from
the R-matrix fit. We find evidence for significant non-resonant continuum
contributions and tentative evidence for a broad 0+ resonance at 12 MeV.Comment: Accepted version. Fixed Fig. 5 ordinate label
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