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Prediction of stable walking for a toy that cannot stand
Previous experiments [M. J. Coleman and A. Ruina, Phys. Rev. Lett. 80, 3658
(1998)] showed that a gravity-powered toy with no control and which has no
statically stable near-standing configurations can walk stably. We show here
that a simple rigid-body statically-unstable mathematical model based loosely
on the physical toy can predict stable limit-cycle walking motions. These
calculations add to the repertoire of rigid-body mechanism behaviors as well as
further implicating passive-dynamics as a possible contributor to stability of
animal motions.Comment: Note: only corrections so far have been fixing typo's in these
comments. 3 pages, 2 eps figures, uses epsf.tex, revtex.sty, amsfonts.sty,
aps.sty, aps10.sty, prabib.sty; Accepted for publication in Phys. Rev. E.
4/9/2001 ; information about Andy Ruina's lab (including Coleman's, Garcia's
and Ruina's other publications and associated video clips) can be found at:
http://www.tam.cornell.edu/~ruina/hplab/index.html and more about Georg
Bock's Simulation Group with whom Katja Mombaur is affiliated can be found at
http://www.iwr.uni-heidelberg.de/~agboc
Magnetic quantum phase transition in an anisotropic Kondo lattice
The quantum phase transition between paramagnetic and antiferromagnetic
phases of the Kondo lattice model with Ising anisotropy in the intersite
exchange is studied within the framework of extended dynamical mean-field
theory. Nonperturbative numerical solutions at zero temperature point to a
continuous transition for both two- and three-dimensional magnetism. In the
former case, the transition is associated with critical local physics,
characterized by a vanishing Kondo scale and by an anomalous exponent in the
dynamics close in value to that measured in heavy-fermion CeCu_{5.9}Au_{0.1}.Comment: 4 pages, 3 figures. Version published in Phys. Rev. Let
Design of experiments for non-manufacturing processes : benefits, challenges and some examples
Design of Experiments (DoE) is a powerful technique for process optimization that has been widely deployed in almost all types of manufacturing processes and is used extensively in product and process design and development. There have not been as many efforts to apply powerful quality improvement techniques such as DoE to improve non-manufacturing processes. Factor levels often involve changing the way people work and so have to be handled carefully. It is even more important to get everyone working as a team. This paper explores the benefits and challenges in the application of DoE in non-manufacturing contexts. The viewpoints regarding the benefits and challenges of DoE in the non-manufacturing arena are gathered from a number of leading academics and practitioners in the field. The paper also makes an attempt to demystify the fact that DoE is not just applicable to manufacturing industries; rather it is equally applicable to non-manufacturing processes within manufacturing companies. The last part of the paper illustrates some case examples showing the power of the technique in non-manufacturing environments
Apollo particles and fields subsatellite magnetometer experiment
The results of the Apollo 15 subsatellite magnetometer experiment are reported. The magnetometer is described including the operation, and specifications. Orbit plots presented are altitude versus time, selenographic longitude versus latitude, and the ecliptic projection of the earth-moon system. The lunar magnetic field, solar wind interaction with the moon, the transfer function of the moon, and the plasma sheet interaction with the moon are discussed
The Mass Operator in the Light-Cone Representation
I argue that for the case of fermions with nonzero bare mass there is a term
in the matter density operator in the light-cone representation which has been
omitted from previous calculations. The new term provides agreement with
previous results in the equal-time representation for mass perturbation theory
in the massive Schwinger model. For the DLCQ case the physics of the new term
can be represented by an effective operator which acts in the DLCQ subspace,
but the form of the term might be hard to guess and I do not know how to
determine its coefficient from symmetry considerations.Comment: Revtex, 8 page
Support of the Third Solar Wind conference
The program of invited talks at the Third Solar Wind Conference is provided, with a table of contents of the proceedings
Effects of zinc on microalgal biofilms in intertidal and subtidal habitats
Microalgal biofilms are sensitive to environmental conditions. Impacts of contaminants on assemblages of marine biofilm are often investigated in laboratories or in mesocosms. Such experiments are rarely representative of the effects of contaminants on biofilms under natural conditions. Studies in field situations, with enough power to detect impacts, are necessary to develop a better understanding of the effects of contaminants on ecological processes. Metals are a common contaminant of marine systems and can cause disturbances to assemblages. Using a new technique to experimentally deliver contaminants to microalgal assemblages, hypotheses were tested regarding the effects of zinc on microalgal biofilms growing on settlement panels in subtidal and intertidal habitats. PAM fluorometry was used to assess the amount and physiological state of biofilms on panels. Control panels deployed for 1 month in each habitat had significantly greater amounts of biofilm than those exposed to zinc. After deployment for 3 months, the results varied with location. The observed effects on the biofilm did not, however, cause significant changes in the macro-invertebrate assemblages that developed on the panels
Quantum critical behavior of electrons at the edge of charge order
We consider quantum critical points (QCP) in which quantum fluctuations
associated with charge rather than magnetic order induce unconventional
metallic properties. Based on finite-T calculations on a two-dimensional
extended Hubbard model we show how the coherence scale T* characteristic of
Fermi liquid behavior of the homogeneous metal vanishes at the onset of charge
order. A strong effective mass enhancement reminiscent of heavy fermion
behavior indicates the possible destruction of quasiparticles at the QCP.
Experimental probes on quarter-filled layered organic materials are proposed
for unveiling the behavior of electrons across the quantum critical region.Comment: 4 pages, 4 figures, accepted for publication in Phys. Rev. Let
Screening and confinement in large N_f QCD_2 and in N=1 SYM_2
The screening nature of the potential between external quarks in massless
is derived using an expansion in - the number of
flavors. Applying the same method to the massive model, we find a confining
potential. We consider the N=1 super Yang Mills theory, reveal certain
problematic aspects of its bosonized version and show the associated screening
behavior by applying a point splitting method to the scalar current.Comment: 23 pages, Latex. 1 figur
Continuous-Time Monte Carlo study of the pseudogap Bose-Fermi Kondo model
We study the pseudogap Bose-Fermi Anderson model with a continuous-time
quantum Monte Carlo (CT-QMC) method. We discuss some delicate aspects of the
transformation from this model to the Bose-Fermi Kondo model. We show that the
CT-QMC method can be used at sufficiently low temperatures to access the
quantum critical properties of these models.Comment: SCES 2010 Proceeding
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