The K-process on a tree as a scaling limit of the GREM-like trap model

We introduce trap models on a finite volume $k$-level tree as a class of Markov jump processes with state space the leaves of that tree. They serve to describe the GREM-like trap model of Sasaki and Nemoto. Under suitable conditions on the parameters of the trap model, we establish its infinite volume limit, given by what we call a $K$-process in an infinite $k$-level tree. From this we deduce that the $K$-process also is the scaling limit of the GREM-like trap model on extreme time scales under a fine tuning assumption on the volumes.Comment: Published in at http://dx.doi.org/10.1214/13-AAP937 the Annals of Applied Probability (http://www.imstat.org/aap/) by the Institute of Mathematical Statistics (http://www.imstat.org

Molding procedure for casting a variety of alloys

General procedure and molding sand composition for preparing molds usable for casting variety of alloys are developed. Molds are prepared from mixture of sand, sodium silicate binder, and organic liquid ester. Castings of radiographic quality are produced from various alloys

Repulsion of an evolving surface on walls with random heights

We consider the motion of a discrete random surface interacting by exclusion with a random wall. The heights of the wall at the sites of $\Z^d$ are i.i.d.\ random variables. Fixed the wall configuration, the dynamics is given by the serial harness process which is not allowed to go below the wall. We study the effect of the distribution of the wall heights on the repulsion speed.Comment: 8 page

Efeito de sistemas de manejo sobre a recuperação de coqueiral em produção.

Estuda o efeito da adubacao e do manejo das entrelinhas, sobre a recuperacao de um coqueiral em fase de producao.bitstream/item/87952/1/CPATC-PESQ.-AND.-24-98.pd

Influência da posição e entalhe da semente sobre a velocidade de germinação e qualidade da muda do coqueiro (Cocos nucifera L.).

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Efeito de sistemas de manejo sobre o desenvolvimento de coqueiros jovens.

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Two-Dimensional Scaling Limits via Marked Nonsimple Loops

We postulate the existence of a natural Poissonian marking of the double (touching) points of SLE(6) and hence of the related continuum nonsimple loop process that describes macroscopic cluster boundaries in 2D critical percolation. We explain how these marked loops should yield continuum versions of near-critical percolation, dynamical percolation, minimal spanning trees and related plane filling curves, and invasion percolation. We show that this yields for some of the continuum objects a conformal covariance property that generalizes the conformal invariance of critical systems. It is an open problem to rigorously construct the continuum objects and to prove that they are indeed the scaling limits of the corresponding lattice objects.Comment: 25 pages, 5 figure