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Stability of the Ground State of a Harmonic Oscillator in a Monochromatic Wave
Classical and quantum dynamics of a harmonic oscillator in a monochromatic
wave is studied in the exact resonance and near resonance cases. This model
describes, in particular, a dynamics of a cold ion trapped in a linear ion trap
and interacting with two lasers fields with close frequencies. Analytically and
numerically a stability of the ``classical ground state'' (CGS) -- the vicinity
of the point () -- is analyzed. In the quantum case, the method for
studying a stability of the quantum ground state (QGS) is suggested, based on
the quasienergy representation. The dynamics depends on four parameters: the
detuning from the resonance, , where and
are, respectively, the wave and the oscillator's frequencies; the
positive integer (resonance) number, ; the dimensionless Planck constant,
, and the dimensionless wave amplitude, . For , the CGS
and the QGS are unstable for resonance numbers . For small
, the QGS becomes more stable with increasing and decreasing
. When increases, the influence of chaos on the stability of the
QGS is analyzed for different parameters of the model, , and
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A Felony To Drink Small Beer~ Reflections on Food and Drug Metaphors in Shakespeare
Some things don't change. Garlic and onions have always smelled less than perfumy on the breath--in Shakespeare's day and now. The images of food and drugs in Shakespeare are ubiquitous and reflect some of the same societal quirks and constructs that are firmly entrenched today. After reading his plays, you could say that Shakespeare didn't like lawyers, liked beer and avoided onions and garlic before a social engagement. That all may be true. Yet, what these predilections and aversions, in the form of food imagery, can tell us about larger issues of the day can be far more interesting. As is true today, little was more important then than what you took into your body. Food, as the staff of life, was bound to be talked about, regulated, symbolized and consumed
Dynamical Stability of an Ion in a Linear Trap as a Solid-State Problem of Electron Localization
When an ion confined in a linear ion trap interacts with a coherent laser
field, the internal degrees of freedom, related to the electron transitions,
couple to the vibrational degree of freedom of the ion. As a result of this
interaction, quantum dynamics of the vibrational degree of freedom becomes
complicated, and in some ranges of parameters even chaotic. We analyze the
vibrational ion dynamics using a formal analogy with the solid-state problem of
electron localization. In particular, we show how the resonant approximation
used in analysis of the ion dynamics, leads to a transition from a
two-dimensional (2D) to a one-dimensional problem (1D) of electron
localization. The localization length in the solid-state problem is estimated
in cases of weak and strong interaction between the cites of the 2D cell by
using the methods of resonance perturbation theory, common in analysis of 1D
time-dependent dynamical systems.Comment: 18 pages RevTe
Dynamical Stability and Quantum Chaos of Ions in a Linear Trap
The realization of a paradigm chaotic system, namely the harmonically driven
oscillator, in the quantum domain using cold trapped ions driven by lasers is
theoretically investigated. The simplest characteristics of regular and chaotic
dynamics are calculated. The possibilities of experimental realization are
discussed.Comment: 24 pages, 17 figures, submitted to Phys. Rev
Soviet Comrades\u27 Courts
A major aspect of Soviet criminal law reform since 1959 has been the transfer of certain judicial functions to Comrades\u27 Courts, which are nonprofessional tribunals established to try petty offenses in enterprises, apartment houses, collective farms, universities, and elsewhere. These are called social, rather than state, agencies, because they are not staffed by civil servants but by volunteers and because they are conceived to perform a persuasive rather than a coercive function. Apart from their practical importance, they play an important part in symbolizing the theory that in the new period of expanded construction of communism there will be a decline in the use of formal and coercive sanctions and an increase in the use of informal and popular instruments of self-government. Under communism itself, the first stage of which, according to the 1961 Party Program, is to be achieved by 1980, this process of the dying out of the state, it is said, will be accelerated, as crime gradually disappears and such remnants of the past as the spirit of individualism and money-grubbing, the psychology of private property, and moral callousness cease to exist
The medical science DMZ: a network design pattern for data-intensive medical science
Abstract:
Objective
We describe a detailed solution for maintaining high-capacity, data-intensive network flows (eg, 10, 40, 100 Gbps+) in a scientific, medical context while still adhering to security and privacy laws and regulations.
Materials and Methods
High-end networking, packet-filter firewalls, network intrusion-detection systems.
Results
We describe a âMedical Science DMZâ concept as an option for secure, high-volume transport of large, sensitive datasets between research institutions over national research networks, and give 3 detailed descriptions of implemented Medical Science DMZs.
Discussion
The exponentially increasing amounts of âomicsâ data, high-quality imaging, and other rapidly growing clinical datasets have resulted in the rise of biomedical research âBig Data.â The storage, analysis, and network resources required to process these data and integrate them into patient diagnoses and treatments have grown to scales that strain the capabilities of academic health centers. Some data are not generated locally and cannot be sustained locally, and shared data repositories such as those provided by the National Library of Medicine, the National Cancer Institute, and international partners such as the European Bioinformatics Institute are rapidly growing. The ability to store and compute using these data must therefore be addressed by a combination of local, national, and industry resources that exchange large datasets. Maintaining data-intensive flows that comply with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and other regulations presents a new challenge for biomedical research. We describe a strategy that marries performance and security by borrowing from and redefining the concept of a Science DMZ, a framework that is used in physical sciences and engineering research to manage high-capacity data flows.
Conclusion
By implementing a Medical Science DMZ architecture, biomedical researchers can leverage the scale provided by high-performance computer and cloud storage facilities and national high-speed research networks while preserving privacy and meeting regulatory requirements
Prognostic utility of coronary computed tomographic angiography
AbstractCoronary computed tomographic angiography (CCTA) employing CT scanners of 64-detector rows or greater represents a noninvasive method that enables accurate detection and exclusion of anatomically obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD), providing excellent diagnostic information when compared to invasive angiography. There are numerous potential advantages of CCTA beyond simply luminal stenosis assessment including quantification of atherosclerotic plaque volume as well as assessment of plaque composition, extent, location and distribution. In recent years, an array of studies has evaluated the prognostic utility of CCTA findings of CAD for the prediction of major adverse cardiac events, all-cause death and plaque instability. This prognostic information enhances risk stratification and, if properly acted upon, may improve medical therapy and/or behavioral changes that may enhance event-free survival. The goal of the present article is to summarize the current status of the prognostic utility of CCTA findings of CAD
Esophageal perforation: An uncommon initial manifestation of eosinophilic esophagitis
AbstractEoE-Perforation: Eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) is commonly observed in children and young adults. Common manifestations of EoE include dysphagia and food impaction in adolescents and adults, whereas children present with failure to thrive, regurgitation, or heartburn and abdominal pain. We describe two patients presenting with esophageal perforation and EoE. Diagnosing perforation promptly is critical to minimize and/or to avoid the multitude of complications resulting from esophageal perforation and to treat EoE because if left untreated, this condition may result in the recurrence of perforation, major morbidity, or rarely death
World law
In the third millennium of the Christian era, which is characterised by the emergence of a world economy and eventually a world society, the concept of world law is needed to embrace not only the traditional disciplines of public international law, and comparative law, but also the common underlying legal principles applicable in world trade, world finance, transnational transfer of technology and other fields of world economic law, as well as in such emerging fields as the protection of the world's environment and the protection of universal human rights. World law combines inter-state law with the common law of humanity and the customary law of various world communities
Expanding Virginiaâs oyster industry while minimizing user conflict
This study seeks to assess the sustainability of the public oyster fishery and the expansion of hatchery dependent oyster aquaculture in the Virginia portion of the Chesapeake Bay. Previous analyses have suggested that limitations in available shell resources will ultimately drive the future of the public fishery. The expansion of intensive aquaculture, already apparent in the Bay, suggests sustainability will be contingent upon the availability of bottom space and/or a shift in practices that minimize user conflict in leased areas
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