Inertia effects in rheometrical flow systems

The flow field of a linear viscoelastic material in the orthogonal rheometer, taking fluid inertia into account, has been studied theoretically and an exact solution is given. The flow field of a Newtonian liquid is included in this solution as a special case. The forces on the plates are readily deduced from this solution. The paper concludes with an energy consideration

Relations between loss angles in isotropic linear viscoelastic materials

Starting from the relations between complex dynamic moduli simple diagrams are deduced connecting the locus of complex Poisson's ratiov* ≡v′ +iv″ in the complexv* plane with differences between various loss angles. From these diagrams the sequence of magnitudes of several loss angles appearing in linear viscoelastic theory is deduced. Although theoretically this sequence depends on the values ofv′ andv″, it is found experimentally that for polymeric materials, due to the fact that the values ofv′ andv″ are constrained to limited ranges, general rules can be given. The sequences deduced are compared with experimental data. Finally some relations are used to illustrate the phase relationships between stress and deformations in an uniaxial stress experiment. From these relations a new method for measuring the loss angle in compression is suggested

Inertia effects in rheometrical flow systems Part 2: The balance rheometer

The flow field of a linear viscoelastic fluid in the balance rheometer, taking fluid inertia into account, has been studied theoretically and an exact solution is given. The flow field of a Newtonian fluid is included in this solution as a special case. The forces and couples on the hemispheres are readily deduced from this solution

The Gentle People of Prejudice

Hogg Foundation for Mental Healt

The EU and Syria – Time to Play behind Closed Doors. Jean Monnet/Robert Schuman Paper Series Special Issue, September 13, 2013

From the Introduction. Since the – presumed – utilization of chemical weapons against civilians by the Assad regime late August, the members of the Euro-Atlantic community have been building the case for a military intervention, a punishing mission against Bashar al-Assad. Despite evidences that sarin gas was used, the UK and Germany seem to be out of the race – for a similar reason: domestic politics –, leaving the US and France in the starting blocks. French President Hollande has expressed his commitment to go to war. The world is now on hold waiting for the US as President Obama, after asking US Congress to postpone a vote on a military intervention, is working on a possible diplomatic solution with Russian President Putin. Since Kerry’s comments in London earlier this week, Russian President Putin has been seeking for a diplomatic solution that would put all Syrian chemical arsenals under international supervision

Keynes and the logic of econometric method

This paper analyzes the controversy between Keynes and Tinbergen on econometric testing of business cycle theories. In his writings, Keynes repeatedly emphasizes a logical objection to Tinbergen s work. It is clarified what exactly this logical objection is, and why it matters for a statistical analysis of investment. Keynes arguments can be traced back to his Treatise on Probability, where the principle of limited independent variety is introduced as the basic requirement for probabilistic inference. This requirement is not satisfied in case of investment, where expectations are complex determinants. Multiple correlation, sometimes thought to take care of required ceteris paribus clauses, does not help to counter Keynes critiqueBusiness Cycles;Econometrics;Testing;business cycle

The probability approach in economic methodology: On the relation between Haavelmo's legacy and the methodology of economics (Revised version)

Economics

The single server semi-markov queue

A general model for the single server semi-Markov queue is studied. Its solution is reduced to a matrix factorization problem. Given this factorization, results are obtained for the distributions of actual and virtual waiting times, queue lengths both at arrival epochs and in continuous time, the number of customers during a busy period, its length and the length of a busy cycle. Two examples are discussed for which explicit factorizations have been obtained