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Quantum transfer matrix method for one-dimensional disordered electronic systems
We develop a novel quantum transfer matrix method to study thermodynamic
properties of one-dimensional (1D) disordered electronic systems. It is shown
that the partition function can be expressed as a product of local
transfer matrices. We demonstrate this method by applying it to the 1D
disordered Anderson model. Thermodynamic quantities of this model are
calculated and discussed.Comment: 7 pages, 10 figure
Optical study of flow and combustion in an HCCI engine with negative valve overlap
One of the most widely used methods to enable Homogeneous Charge Compression Ignition (HCCI) combustion is using negative valve overlapping to trap a sufficient quantity of hot residual gas. The characteristics of air motion with specially designed valve events having reduced valve lift and durations associated with HCCI engines and their effect on subsequent combustion are not yet fully understood. In addition, the ignition process and combustion development in such engines are very different from those in conventional spark-ignition or diesel compression ignition engines. Very little data has been reported concerning optical diagnostics of the flow and combustion in the engine using negative valve overlapping. This paper presents an experimental investigation into the in-cylinder flow characteristics and combustion development in an optical engine operating in HCCI combustion mode. PIV measurements have been taken under motored engine conditions to provide a quantitative flow characterisation of negative valve overlap in-cylinder flows. The ignition and combustion process was imaged using a high resolution charge coupled device (CCD) camera and the combustion imaging data was supplemented by simultaneously recorded in-cylinder pressure data which assisted the analysis of the images. It is found that the flow characteristics with negative valve overlapping are less stable and more valve event driven than typical spark ignition in-cylinder flows, while the combustion initiation locations are not uniformly distributed. © 2006 IOP Publishing Ltd
TandemNet: Distilling Knowledge from Medical Images Using Diagnostic Reports as Optional Semantic References
In this paper, we introduce the semantic knowledge of medical images from
their diagnostic reports to provide an inspirational network training and an
interpretable prediction mechanism with our proposed novel multimodal neural
network, namely TandemNet. Inside TandemNet, a language model is used to
represent report text, which cooperates with the image model in a tandem
scheme. We propose a novel dual-attention model that facilitates high-level
interactions between visual and semantic information and effectively distills
useful features for prediction. In the testing stage, TandemNet can make
accurate image prediction with an optional report text input. It also
interprets its prediction by producing attention on the image and text
informative feature pieces, and further generating diagnostic report
paragraphs. Based on a pathological bladder cancer images and their diagnostic
reports (BCIDR) dataset, sufficient experiments demonstrate that our method
effectively learns and integrates knowledge from multimodalities and obtains
significantly improved performance than comparing baselines.Comment: MICCAI2017 Ora
Matrix approach to the Shapley value and dual similar associated consistency
Replacing associated consistency in Hamiache's axiom system by dual similar associated consistency, we axiomatize the Shapley value as the unique value verifying the inessential game property, continuity and dual similar associated consistency. Continuing the matrix analysis for Hamiache's axiomatization of the Shapley value, we construct the dual similar associated game and introduce the dual similar associated transformation matrix as well. In the game theoretic framework we show that the dual game of the dual similar associated game is Hamiache's associated game of the dual game. For the purpose of matrix analysis, we derive the similarity relationship between the dual similar associated transformation matrix and associated transformation matrix for Hamiache's associated game, where the transformation matrix represents the duality operator on games. This similarity of matrices transfers associated consistency into dual similar associated consistency, and also implies the inessential property for the limit game of the convergent sequence of repeated dual similar associated games. We conclude this paper with three tables summarizing all matrix results
Spontaneous decay of an excited atom placed near a rectangular plate
Using the Born expansion of the Green tensor, we consider the spontaneous
decay rate of an excited atom placed in the vicinity of a rectangular plate. We
discuss the limitations of the commonly used simplifying assumption that the
plate extends to infinity in the lateral directions and examine the effects of
the atomic dipole moment orientation, atomic position, and plate boundary and
thickness on the atomic decay rate. In particular, it is shown that in the
boundary region, the spontaneous decay rate can be strongly modified.Comment: 5 pages, 5 figure
Effects of Ru Substitution on Dimensionality and Electron Correlations in Ba(Fe_{1-x}Ru_x)_2As_2
We report a systematic angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy study on
Ba(FeRu)As for a wide range of Ru concentrations (0.15
\emph{x} 0.74). We observed a crossover from two-dimension to
three-dimension for some of the hole-like Fermi surfaces with Ru substitution
and a large reduction in the mass renormalization close to optimal doping.
These results suggest that isovalent Ru substitution has remarkable effects on
the low-energy electron excitations, which are important for the evolution of
superconductivity and antiferromagnetism in this system.Comment: 4 pages, 4 figure
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