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Transient interference of transmission and incidence
Due to a transient quantum interference during a wavepacket collision with a
potential barrier, a particular momentum, that depends on the potential
parameters but is close to the initial average momentum, becomes suppressed.
The hole left pushes the momentum distribution outwards leading to a
significant constructive enhancement of lower and higher momenta. This is
explained in the momentum complex-plane language in terms of a saddle point and
two contiguous ``structural'' poles, which are not associated with resonances
but with incident and transmitted components of the wavefunction.Comment: 4 pages of text, 6 postscript figures, revte
Stereodynamical Control of a Quantum Scattering Resonance in Cold Molecular Collisions
Cold collisions of light molecules are often dominated by a single partial wave resonance. For the rotational quenching of HD (v=1, j=2) by collisions with ground state para-H2, the process is dominated by a single L=2 partial wave resonance centered around 0.1 K. Here, we show that this resonance can be switched on or off simply by appropriate alignment of the HD rotational angular momentum relative to the initial velocity vector, thereby enabling complete control of the collision outcome
L'entrepreneuriat social, mieux connaĂźtre Ie concept
Entrepreneurship is a recognized concept both for research and practice. It is possible to find university courses, research published in specialized journals, associations dedicated to entrepreneurship promotion and governmental support. In a regional
Explicit solution for a Gaussian wave packet impinging on a square barrier
The collision of a quantum Gaussian wave packet with a square barrier is
solved explicitly in terms of known functions. The obtained formula is suitable
for performing fast calculations or asymptotic analysis. It also provides
physical insight since the description of different regimes and collision
phenomena typically requires only some of the terms.Comment: To be published in J. Phys.
Advice for New Authors about the Submission of Articles / Conseils pour les nouveaux auteurs sur la soumission dâarticles
ABSTRACT
New authors often see the publication process as a mystery that only gets revealed in bits and pieces over time.
This article aims to present some tips and ideas to new authors to facilitate the submission of an article to
Canadian Journal of Nonprofit and Social Economy Research / Revue canadienne de recherche sur les OSBL
et lâĂ©conomie sociale (ANSERJ). It describes the review process and highlights some key milestones. As the
English Language and French Language editors for ANSERJ, we would like to encourage new contributors, and
thus we will highlight specific items as they apply to ANSERJ. These guidelines complement the author
guidelines already posted on the ANSERJ website. Our advice may apply to authors interested in other journals
with a peer review process.
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la Revue canadienne de recherche sur les OSBL et lâĂ©conomie sociale / Canadian Journal of Nonprofit and
Social Economy Research (ANSERJ). Il décrit le processus de publication et ses étapes principales. à titre de
rĂ©dacteurs en chef dâANSERJ, nous aimerions encourager les nouveaux chercheurs, contribuer au dĂ©bat par
quelques conseils et réflexions et souligner certains éléments spécifiques à notre revue. Les présentes
rĂ©flexions complĂštent les directives dĂ©jĂ prĂ©sentes sur le site web de la revue. Ils peuvent sâappliquer Ă des
auteurs intĂ©ressĂ©s par dâautres revues avec comitĂ© de lecture
Time scale of forerunners in quantum tunneling
The forerunners preceding the main tunneling signal of the wave created by a
source with a sharp onset or by a quantum shutter, have been generally
associated with over-the-barrier (non-tunneling) components. We demonstrate
that, while this association is true for distances which are larger than the
penetration lenght, for smaller distances the forerunner is dominated by
under-the-barrier components. We find that its characteristic arrival time is
inversely proportional to the difference between the barrier energy and the
incidence energy, a tunneling time scale different from both the phase time and
the B\"uttiker-Landauer (BL) time.Comment: Revtex4, 14 eps figure
Tunneling dynamics in relativistic and nonrelativistic wave equations
We obtain the solution of a relativistic wave equation and compare it with
the solution of the Schroedinger equation for a source with a sharp onset and
excitation frequencies below cut-off. A scaling of position and time reduces to
a single case all the (below cut-off) nonrelativistic solutions, but no such
simplification holds for the relativistic equation, so that qualitatively
different ``shallow'' and ``deep'' tunneling regimes may be identified
relativistically. The nonrelativistic forerunner at a position beyond the
penetration length of the asymptotic stationary wave does not tunnel;
nevertheless, it arrives at the traversal (semiclassical or
B\"uttiker-Landauer) time "tau". The corresponding relativistic forerunner is
more complex: it oscillates due to the interference between two saddle point
contributions, and may be characterized by two times for the arrival of the
maxima of lower and upper envelops. There is in addition an earlier
relativistic forerunner, right after the causal front, which does tunnel.
Within the penetration length, tunneling is more robust for the precursors of
the relativistic equation
Fundraising Methods: Past, Present, Future
The term âfundraising methodsâ refers to the tactics used by charities to generate current or future monies and gifts in kind to provide services to clients, fund research, and cover administrative costs. Under conditions of reduced financial support from government, fundraising is an important, even critical, source of revenue for charities. Equally important is access to accurate information on fundraising methods used by charities in Canada. This paper traces the evolution of fundraising data collected by Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) over the last ten years, compares definitions employed by CRA with examples drawn from the academic and practitioner literatures, and highlights methods not currently being tracked by the T3010 Registered Charity Information Return
Food-web structure in relation to environmental gradients and predator-prey ratios in tank-bromeliad ecosystems
Little is known of how linkage patterns between species change along environmental gradients. The small, spatially discrete food webs inhabiting tank-bromeliads provide an excellent opportunity to analyse patterns of community diversity and food-web topology (connectance, linkage density, nestedness) in relation to key environmental variables (habitat size, detrital resource, incident radiation) and predators: prey ratios. We sampled 365 bromeliads in a wide range of understorey environments in French Guiana and used gut contents of invertebrates to draw the corresponding 365 connectance webs. At the bromeliad scale, habitat size (water volume) determined the number of species that constitute food-web nodes, the proportion of predators, and food-web topology. The number of species as well as the proportion of predators within bromeliads declined from open to forested habitats, where the volume of water collected by bromeliads was generally lower because of rainfall interception by the canopy. A core group of microorganisms and generalist detritivores remained relatively constant across environments. This suggests that (i) a highly-connected core ensures food-web stability and key ecosystem functions across environments, and (ii) larger deviations in food-web structures can be expected following disturbance if detritivores share traits that determine responses to environmental changes. While linkage density and nestedness were lower in bromeliads in the forest than in open areas, experiments are needed to confirm a trend for lower food-web stability in the understorey of primary forests
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