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Water-waves modes trapped in a canal by a body with the rough surface
The problem about a body in a three dimensional infinite channel is
considered in the framework of the theory of linear water-waves. The body has a
rough surface characterized by a small parameter while the
distance of the body to the water surface is also of order . Under a
certain symmetry assumption, the accumulation effect for trapped mode
frequencies is established, namely, it is proved that, for any given and
integer , there exists such that the problem has at
least eigenvalues in the interval of the continuous spectrum in the
case . The corresponding eigenfunctions decay
exponentially at infinity, have finite energy, and imply trapped modes.Comment: 25 pages, 8 figure
The localization effect for eigenfunctions of the mixed boundary value problem in a thin cylinder with distorted ends
A simple sufficient condition on curved end of a straight cylinder is found
that provides a localization of the principal eigenfunction of the mixed
boundary value for the Laplace operator with the Dirichlet conditions on the
lateral side. Namely, the eigenfunction concentrates in the vicinity of the
ends and decays exponentially in the interior. Similar effects are observed in
the Dirichlet and Neumann problems, too.Comment: 25 pages, 10 figure
A group theoretic characterization of Buekenhout–Metz unitalsin PG(2, q2) containing conics
Let U be a unital in PG(2, q^2), q = p^h and let G be the group of projectivities of PG(2, q2)
stabilizing U. In this paper we prove that U is a Buekenhout–Metz unital containing conics
and q is odd if, and only if, there exists a point A of U such that the stabilizer of A in G
contains an elementary Abelian p-group of order q^2 with no non-identity elations
Asymptotic analysis of a planar waveguide perturbed by a non periodic perforation
We consider a general second order elliptic operator in a planar waveguide perforated by small holes distributed along a curve and subject to classical boundary conditions on the holes. Under weak assumptions on the perforation, we describe all possible homogenized problems
Performances analysis of a semi-displacement hull by numerical simulations
The flow field generated by the towing of a semi-displacement hull, free
to heave and pitch, is numerically investigated in the velocity range 18 34 Kn.
The numerical code adopted is the in-house developed Xnavis, which is a general purpose
unsteady RANS based solver; the solver is based on a Finite Volume approach together with a Chimera
technique for overlapping grids and a Level Set approach to handle the air/water interface. The
generated wave pattern shows many interesting features with an evident wave plunging near
the hull bow, while the stern remains completely dry for velocities over 30 Kn. The numerical
outcomes are discussed in terms of total resistance,
sinkage and trim
Scalable computation of predictive probabilities in probit models with Gaussian process priors
Predictive models for binary data are fundamental in various fields, and the
growing complexity of modern applications has motivated several flexible
specifications for modeling the relationship between the observed predictors
and the binary responses. A widely-implemented solution is to express the
probability parameter via a probit mapping of a Gaussian process indexed by
predictors. However, unlike for continuous settings, there is a lack of
closed-form results for predictive distributions in binary models with Gaussian
process priors. Markov chain Monte Carlo methods and approximation strategies
provide common solutions to this problem, but state-of-the-art algorithms are
either computationally intractable or inaccurate in moderate-to-high
dimensions. In this article, we aim to cover this gap by deriving closed-form
expressions for the predictive probabilities in probit Gaussian processes that
rely either on cumulative distribution functions of multivariate Gaussians or
on functionals of multivariate truncated normals. To evaluate these quantities
we develop novel scalable solutions based on tile-low-rank Monte Carlo methods
for computing multivariate Gaussian probabilities, and on mean-field
variational approximations of multivariate truncated normals. Closed-form
expressions for the marginal likelihood and for the posterior distribution of
the Gaussian process are also discussed. As shown in simulated and real-world
empirical studies, the proposed methods scale to dimensions where
state-of-the-art solutions are impractical.Comment: 21 pages, 4 figure
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