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Material Issues of the Metal Printing Process, MPP
The metal printing process, MPP; is a novel Rapid Manufacturing process under development
at SINTEF and NTNU in Trondheim, Norway. The process, which aims at the manufacturing
of end-use products for demanding applications in metallic and CerMet materials, consists of
two separate parts; The layer fabrication, based on electrostatic attraction of powder materials,
and the consolidation, consisting of the compression and sintering of each layer in a heated
die. This approach leads to a number of issues regarding the interaction between the process
solutions and the materials. This paper addresses some of the most critical material issues at
the current development stage of MPP, and the present solutions to these.Mechanical Engineerin
Initial-boundary value problems for conservation laws with source terms and the Degasperis-Procesi equation
We consider conservation laws with source terms in a bounded domain with
Dirichlet boundary conditions. We first prove the existence of a strong trace
at the boundary in order to provide a simple formulation of the entropy
boundary condition. Equipped with this formulation, we go on to establish the
well-posedness of entropy solutions to the initial-boundary value problem. The
proof utilizes the kinetic formulation and the compensated compactness method.
Finally, we make use of these results to demonstrate the well-posedness in a
class of discontinuous solutions to the initial-boundary value problem for the
Degasperis-Procesi shallow water equation, which is a third order nonlinear
dispersive equation that can be rewritten in the form of a nonlinear
conservation law with a nonlocal source term.Comment: 24 page
Convergent finite difference schemes for stochastic transport equations
We present difference schemes for stochastic transport equations with
low-regularity velocity fields. We establish stability and convergence of
the difference approximations under conditions that are less strict than those
required for deterministic transport equations. The estimate, crucial for
the analysis, is obtained through a discrete duality argument and a
comprehensive examination of a class of backward parabolic difference schemes
A theory of -dissipative solvers for scalar conservation laws with discontinuous flux
We propose a general framework for the study of contractive semigroups
of solutions to conservation laws with discontinuous flux. Developing the ideas
of a number of preceding works we claim that the whole admissibility issue is
reduced to the selection of a family of "elementary solutions", which are
certain piecewise constant stationary weak solutions. We refer to such a family
as a "germ". It is well known that (CL) admits many different contractive
semigroups, some of which reflects different physical applications. We revisit
a number of the existing admissibility (or entropy) conditions and identify the
germs that underly these conditions. We devote specific attention to the
anishing viscosity" germ, which is a way to express the "-condition" of
Diehl. For any given germ, we formulate "germ-based" admissibility conditions
in the form of a trace condition on the flux discontinuity line (in the
spirit of Vol'pert) and in the form of a family of global entropy inequalities
(following Kruzhkov and Carrillo). We characterize those germs that lead to the
-contraction property for the associated admissible solutions. Our
approach offers a streamlined and unifying perspective on many of the known
entropy conditions, making it possible to recover earlier uniqueness results
under weaker conditions than before, and to provide new results for other less
studied problems. Several strategies for proving the existence of admissible
solutions are discussed, and existence results are given for fluxes satisfying
some additional conditions. These are based on convergence results either for
the vanishing viscosity method (with standard viscosity or with specific
viscosities "adapted" to the choice of a germ), or for specific germ-adapted
finite volume schemes
Consistently computing the K -> pi long distance weak transition
First we extract the long-distance (LD) weak matrix element from certain data
and give compatible theoretical estimates. We also link this LD scale to the
single-quark-line (SQL) transition scale and then test the latter SQL scale
against the decuplet weak decay amplitude ratio. Finally, we study LD decay.
All of these experimental and theoretical values are in good agreement. We
deduce an average value from eleven experimental determinations compared to the
theoretical SQL values average.Comment: 19 pages, 9 figures minor change to the Conclusions and abstract
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Polynomial Cointegration among Stationary Processes with Long Memory
n this paper we consider polynomial cointegrating relationships among
stationary processes with long range dependence. We express the regression
functions in terms of Hermite polynomials and we consider a form of spectral
regression around frequency zero. For these estimates, we establish consistency
by means of a more general result on continuously averaged estimates of the
spectral density matrix at frequency zeroComment: 25 pages, 7 figures. Submitted in August 200
Hyperon Nonleptonic Weak Decays Revisited
We first review the current algebra - PCAC approach to nonleptonic octet
baryon 14 weak decay B (\to) (B^{\prime})(\pi) amplitudes. The needed four
parameters are independently determined by (\Omega \to \Xi \pi),(\Lambda K) and
(\Xi ^{-}\to \Sigma ^{-}\gamma) weak decays in dispersion theory tree order. We
also summarize the recent chiral perturbation theory (ChPT) version of the
eight independent B (\to) (B^{\prime}\pi) weak (\Delta I) = 1/2 amplitudes
containing considerably more than eight low-energy weak constants in one-loop
order.Comment: 10 pages, RevTe
An Architecture For Web Deployment Of Decision Support Systems Based On Probabilistic Graphical Models With Applications
Remarks on the f_0(400-1200) scalar meson as the dynamically generated chiral partner of the pion
The quark-level linear sigma model is revisited, in particular concerning the
identification of the f_0(400-1200) (or \sigma(600)) scalar meson as the chiral
partner of the pion. We demonstrate the predictive power of the linear sigma
model through the pi-pi and pi-N s-wave scattering lengths, as well as several
electromagnetic, weak, and strong decays of pseudoscalar and vector mesons. The
ease with which the data for these observables are reproduced in the linear
sigma model lends credit to the necessity to include the sigma as a fundamental
q\bar{q} degree of freedom, to be contrasted with approaches like chiral
perturbation theory or the confining NJL model of Shakin and Wang.Comment: 15 pages, plain LaTeX, 3 EPS figure
The development and initial validation of the Breast Cancer Recurrence instrument (BreastCaRe)—a patient-reported outcome measure for detecting symptoms of recurrence after breast cancer
Purpose: Patient-reported outomes (PRO) may facilitate prompt treatment. We describe the development and psychometric properties of the first instrument to monitor for symptoms of breast cancer (BC) recurrence. Methods: This study is nested in the MyHealth randomized trial of nurse-led follow-up based on electronically-collected PROs. We constructed items assessing symptoms of potential recurrence through expert interviews with six BC specialists in Denmark. Semi-structured cognitive interviews were carried out with a patient panel to assess acceptability and comprehensibility. Items were subsequently tested in a population of 1170 women 1–10 years after completing BC treatment. We carried out multiple-groups confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and Rasch analysis to test dimensionality, local dependence (LD) and differential item functioning (DIF) according to sociodemographic and treatment-related factors. Clinical data was obtained from the Danish Breast Cancer Group registry. Results: Twenty-two items were generated for the Breast Cancer Recurrence instrument (BreastCaRe). Cognitive testing resulted in clearer items. Seven subscales based on general, bone, liver, lung, brain, locoregional and contralateral recurrence symptoms were proposed. Both CFA and Rasch models confirmed the factor structure. No DIF was identified. Five item pairs showed LD but all items were retained to avoid loss of clinical information. Rasch models taking LD into account were used to generate a standardized scoring table for each subscale. Conclusions: The BreastCaRe has good content and structural validity, patient acceptability and measurement invariance. We are preparing to examine the predictive validity of this new instrument
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