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On R-duals and the duality principle in Gabor analysis
The concept of R-duals of a frame was introduced by Casazza, Kutyniok and
Lammers in 2004, with the motivation to obtain a general version of the duality
principle in Gabor analysis. For tight Gabor frames and Gabor Riesz bases the
three authors were actually able to show that the duality principle is a
special case of general results for R-duals. In this paper we introduce various
alternative R-duals, with focus on what we call R-duals of type II and III. We
show how they are related and provide characterizations of the R-duals of type
II and III. In particular, we prove that for tight frames these classes
coincide with the R-duals by Casazza et el., which is desirable in the sense
that the motivating case of tight Gabor frames already is well covered by these
R-duals. On the other hand, all the introduced types of R-duals generalize the
duality principle for larger classes of Gabor frames than just the tight frames
and the Riesz bases; in particular, the R-duals of type III cover the duality
principle for all Gabor frames
Data management study, volume 5. Appendix J - Contractor data package procurement and contracting /PC/ Final report
Contractor data package for administration of procurement and contracting of Voyager spacecraft system
Stellar Oscillations Network Group
Stellar Oscillations Network Group (SONG) is an initiative aimed at designing
and building a network of 1m-class telescopes dedicated to asteroseismology and
planet hunting. SONG will have 8 identical telescope nodes each equipped with a
high-resolution spectrograph and an iodine cell for obtaining precision radial
velocities and a CCD camera for guiding and imaging purposes. The main
asteroseismology targets for the network are the brightest (V<6) stars. In
order to improve performance and reduce maintenance costs the instrumentation
will only have very few modes of operation. In this contribution we describe
the motivations for establishing a network, the basic outline of SONG and the
expected performance.Comment: Proc. Vienna Workshop on the Future of Asteroseismology, 20 - 22
September 2006. Comm. in Asteroseismology, Vol. 150, in the pres
Damping rates and frequency corrections of Kepler LEGACY stars
Linear damping rates and modal frequency corrections of radial oscillation
modes in selected LEGACY main-sequence stars are estimated by means of a
nonadiabatic stability analysis. The selected stellar sample covers stars
observed by Kepler with a large range of surface temperatures and surface
gravities. A nonlocal, time-dependent convection model is perturbed to assess
stability against pulsation modes. The mixing-length parameter is calibrated to
the surface-convection-zone depth of a stellar model obtained from fitting
adiabatic frequencies to the LEGACY observations, and two of the nonlocal
convection parameters are calibrated to the corresponding LEGACY linewidth
measurements. The remaining nonlocal convection parameters in the 1D
calculations are calibrated so as to reproduce profiles of turbulent pressure
and of the anisotropy of the turbulent velocity field of corresponding 3D
hydrodynamical simulations. The atmospheric structure in the 1D stability
analysis adopts a temperature-optical-depth relation derived from 3D
hydrodynamical simulations. Despite the small number of parameters to adjust,
we find good agreement with detailed shapes of both turbulent pressure profiles
and anisotropy profiles with depth, and with damping rates as a function of
frequency. Furthermore, we find the absolute modal frequency corrections,
relative to a standard adiabatic pulsation calculation, to increase with
surface temperature and surface gravity.Comment: accepted for publication in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical
Society (MNRAS); 15 pages, 8 figure
What controls the magnetic geometry of M dwarfs?
Context: observations of rapidly rotating M dwarfs show a broad variety of
large-scale magnetic fields encompassing dipole-dominated and multipolar
geometries. In dynamo models, the relative importance of inertia in the force
balance -- quantified by the local Rossby number -- is known to have a strong
impact on the magnetic field geometry. Aims: we aim to assess the relevance of
the local Rossby number in controlling the large-scale magnetic field geometry
of M dwarfs. Methods: we explore the similarities between anelastic dynamo
models in spherical shells and observations of active M-dwarfs, focusing on
field geometries derived from spectropolarimetric studies. To do so, we
construct observation-based quantities aimed to reflect the diagnostic
parameters employed in numerical models. Results: the transition between
dipole-dominated and multipolar large-scale fields in early to mid M dwarfs is
tentatively attributed to a Rossby number threshold. We interpret late M dwarfs
magnetism to result from a dynamo bistability occurring at low Rossby number.
By analogy with numerical models, we expect different amplitudes of
differential rotation on the two dynamo branches.Comment: 4 pages, 4 figures, accepted for publication in A&
Brauer-Thrall for totally reflexive modules over local rings of higher dimension
Let be a commutative Noetherian local ring. Assume that has a pair
of exact zerodivisors such that and all totally
reflexive -modules are free. We show that the first and second
Brauer--Thrall type theorems hold for the category of totally reflexive
-modules. More precisely, we prove that, for infinitely many integers ,
there exists an indecomposable totally reflexive -module of multiplicity
. Moreover, if the residue field of is infinite, we prove that there
exist infinitely many isomorphism classes of indecomposable totally reflexive
-modules of multiplicity .Comment: to appear in Algebras and Representation Theor
Properties of oscillation modes in subgiant stars observed by Kepler
Mixed modes seen in evolved stars carry information on their deeper layers
that can place stringent constraints on their physics and on their global
properties (mass, age, etc...). In this study, we present a method to identify
and measure all oscillatory mode characteristics (frequency, height, width).
Analyzing four subgiants stars, we present the first measure of the effect of
the degree of mixture on the l=1 mixed modes characteristics. We also show that
some stars have measurable l=2 mixed modes and discuss the interest of their
measure to constrain the deeper layers of stars.Comment: Accepted to Ap
Lasing on a narrow transition in a cold thermal strontium ensemble
Highly stable laser sources based on narrow atomic transitions provide a
promising platform for direct generation of stable and accurate optical
frequencies. Here we investigate a simple system operating in the
high-temperature regime of cold atoms. The interaction between a thermal
ensemble of Sr at mK temperatures and a medium-finesse cavity produces
strong collective coupling and facilitates high atomic coherence which causes
lasing on the dipole forbidden SP transition. We
experimentally and theoretically characterize the lasing threshold and
evolution of such a system, and investigate decoherence effects in an
unconfined ensemble. We model the system using a Tavis-Cummings model, and
characterize velocity-dependent dynamics of the atoms as well as the dependency
on the cavity-detuning.Comment: 9 pages, 7 figure
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