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Triangle Anomalies, Thermodynamics, and Hydrodynamics
We consider 3+1-dimensional fluids with U(1)^3 anomalies. We use Ward
identities to constrain low-momentum Euclidean correlation functions and obtain
differential equations that relate two and three-point functions. The solution
to those equations yields, among other things, the chiral magnetic
conductivity. We then compute zero-frequency functions in hydrodynamics and
show that the consistency of the hydrodynamic theory also fixes the
anomaly-induced conductivities.Comment: 4+epsilon pages, REVTeX 4.1; v2: updated reference
NECAP 4.1: NASA's Energy-Cost Analysis Program fast input manual and example
NASA's Energy-Cost Analysis Program (NECAP) is a powerful computerized method to determine and to minimize building energy consumption. The program calculates hourly heat gain or losses taking into account the building thermal resistance and mass, using hourly weather and a response factor method. Internal temperatures are allowed to vary in accordance with thermostat settings and equipment capacity. NECAP 4.1 has a simplified input procedure and numerous other technical improvements. A very short input method is provided. It is limited to a single zone building. The user must still describe the building's outside geometry and select the type of system to be used
Vanishing of Gravitational Particle Production in the Formation of Cosmic Strings
We consider the gravitationally induced particle production from the quantum
vacuum which is defined by a free, massless and minimally coupled scalar field
during the formation of a gauge cosmic string. Previous discussions of this
topic estimate the power output per unit length along the string to be of the
order of ergs/sec/cm in the s-channel. We find that this production
may be completely suppressed. A similar result is also expected to hold for the
number of produced photons.Comment: 10 pages, Plain LaTex. Minor improvements. To appear in PR
A Connection between Submillimeter Continuum Flux and Separation in Young Binaries
We have made sensitive 800-micron continuum observations of low-mass,
pre-main sequence (PMS) binary stars with projected separations less than 25 AU
in Taurus-Auriga to study disks in the young binary environment. We did not
detect any of the observed binaries, with typical 3-sigma upper limits of about
30 mJy. Combining our observations with previous 1300-micron observations of
PMS Taurus binaries by Beckwith et al. (1990) and others, we find that the
submillimeter fluxes from binaries with projected separations between 1 AU and
50 AU are significantly lower than fluxes from binaries with projected
separations > 50 AU. The submillimeter fluxes from the wider binaries are
consistent with those of PMS single stars. This may indicate lower disk surface
densities and masses in the close binaries. Alternatively, dynamical clearing
of gaps by close binaries is marginally sufficient to lower their submillimeter
fluxes to the observed levels, even without reduction of surface densities
elsewhere in the disks.Comment: 12 pages, uuencoded compressed postscript with figures; Wisconsin
Astrophysics 526; to appear in ApJ Letter
Comment on: "Estimating the Hartree-Fock limit from finite basis set calculations" [Jensen F (2005) Theor Chem Acc 113:267]
We demonstrate that a minor modification of the extrapolation proposed by
Jensen [(2005): Theor Chem Acc 113:267] yields very reliable estimates of the
Hartree-Fock limit in conjunction with correlation consistent basis sets.
Specifically, a two-point extrapolation of the form
yields HF limits
with an RMS error of 0.1 millihartree using aug-cc-pVQZ and
aug-cc-pV5Z basis sets, and of 0.01 millihartree using aug-cc-pV5Z and
aug-cc-pV6Z basis sets.Comment: Theoretical Chemistry Accounts, in pres
A parallel algorithm for the enumeration of benzenoid hydrocarbons
We present an improved parallel algorithm for the enumeration of fixed
benzenoids B_h containing h hexagonal cells. We can thus extend the enumeration
of B_h from the previous best h=35 up to h=50. Analysis of the associated
generating function confirms to a very high degree of certainty that and we estimate that the growth constant and the amplitude .Comment: 14 pages, 6 figure
The Influence of Federal Laboratory R&D on Industrial Research
Over the past 60 years the United States has created the world's largest system of government laboratories. The impact of the laboratories on the private economy has been little studied though their research accounts for 14% of total U.S. R&D, more than the R&D of all colleges and universities combined. In this paper we study the influence of federal laboratory R&D on industrial research using a sample of industrial laboratories. In head-to-head comparisons with alternative measures, we find that Cooperative Research and Development Agreements or CRADAs, are the primary channel by which federal laboratories increase the patenting and R&D of industrial laboratories. With a CRADA industrial laboratories patent more, spend more on company-financed R&D and spend more of their own money on federal laboratories. Without a CRADA patenting stays about the same and only federally funded R&D increases, mostly because of direct subsidies by government. These results are consistent with the literature on endogenous R&D spillovers, which emphasizes that knowledge spills over when recipients work at making it spill over. CRADAs are legal agreements between federal laboratories and firms to work together on joint research. They are backed by real budgets and accompanied by cost sharing that could bind the parties together in joint research. Moreover, the CRADA instrument is the main form of such agreements. Thus, both in theory and in fact CRADAs may be more beneficial to firms than other public- private interactions, precisely because of the mutual effort that they require of firms and government laboratories.
Effects of Demographics and Attitudes on WTP for Fuel Import Reductions through Ethanol Purchases
imported fuel, willingness to pay, Marketing,
The Influence of Federal Laboratory R&D on Industrial Research
This paper studies the influence of R&D in the federal laboratory system, the world's largest, on firm research. Our results are based on a sample of 220 industrial research laboratories that work with a variety of federal laboratories and agencies and are owned by 115 firms in the chemicals, machinery, electrical equipment, and motor vehicles industries. Using an indicator of their importance to R&D managers, we find that Cooperative Research and Development Agreements or CRADAs dominate other channels of technology transfer from federal laboratories to firms. With a CRADA industry laboratories patent more, spend more on company-financed R&D, and devote more resources to their federal counterparts. Without this influence patenting stays about the same, and only federally funded R&D increases, mostly because of government support. The Stevenson-Wydler Act and amendments during the 1980s introduced CRADAs, which legally bind federal laboratories and firms together in joint research. In theory the agreements could capitalize on complementarities between public and private research. Our results support this perspective and suggest that CRADAs may be more beneficial to firms than other interactions with federal laboratories, precisely because of the mutual effort that they demand from both parties.
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