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Stress-energy of a quantized scalar field in static wormhole spacetimes
An analytical approximation of for a quantized scalar field in
a static spherically symmetric spacetime with a topology is
obtained. The gravitational background is assumed slowly varying. The scalar
field is assumed to be both massive and massless, with an arbitrary coupling
to the scalar curvature and in a zero temperature vacuum state. It is
demonstrated that for some values of curvature coupling the stress-energy has
the properties needed to support the wormhole geometry.Comment: 21 pages, revte
Vacuum polarization of a scalar field in wormhole spacetimes
An analitical approximation of for a scalar field in a static
spherically symmetric wormhole spacetime is obtained. The scalar field is
assumed to be both massive and massless, with an arbitrary coupling to
the scalar curvature, and in a zero temperature vacuum state.Comment: 10 pages, RevTeX, two eps figure
Influence of the shaper parameters on the characteristics of acceleration pulses reproduced by mechatronic shock machines
In this paper the influence of the shaper parameters on the characteristics of acceleration pulses (peak value and duration) reproduced on mechatronic shock machines is analyzed. A comparison of the acceleration pulses obtained experimentally and by computational methods is presented. Recommendations for clarifying the requirements for methodological calculations of pulse parameters are given. The dependence of the elastic force of the shock pulse shaper on its deformation is presented. The influence of this characteristic on the peak value and duration of the acceleration pulse is estimated. The influence of the height of the shaper on the parameters of the acceleration pulses is analyzed. The concept of a device that allows you to automatically change the height of the shaper to obtain a wider range of acceleration pulses is presented. The interaction of the shock table with the shaper by means of computer modeling is modelled. Conclusions about the dependences of the duration and peak value of the acceleration pulses on the parameters of the shaper (stiffness and height) are drawn. Recommendations for selecting the parameters of the shaper to obtain acceleration pulses with the desired parameters are given
Conditioned suppression or facilitation as a function of the behavioral baseline
Rats were exposed to a multiple schedule of reinforcement. During one component, a bar-press was followed by reinforcement only if it occurred between 15 and 20 sec after the previous response. This differential-reinforcement-of-low-rate (DRL) schedule produced a typical slow rate of responding. During the other component, reinforcement followed the first response to be emitted during limited periods of time which occurred at fixed intervals. These fixed-interval schedules with a limited hold produced higher response rates, described as `interval' or `ratio-like' behavior. Responding during the DRL component increased in frequency during a tone which ended with an unavoidable shock of low intensity, but decreased during the tone when the shock intensity was raised. The `interval' and `ratio-like' responding decreased in frequency during the tone at all shock intensities. Initial acceleration of the DRL responding appeared to be due to adventitious punishment of collateral behavior which was observed between the bar-presses. The more severe conditioned suppression during the fixed-interval components might be the result of the lower probability of reinforcement after any single response