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Improvements of the local bosonic algorithm
We report on several improvements of the local bosonic algorithm proposed by
M. Luescher. We find that preconditioning and over-relaxation works very well.
A detailed comparison between the bosonic and the Kramers-algorithms shows
comparable performance for the physical situation examined.Comment: Talk presented at LATTICE96(algorithms), 3 pages, Latex, espcrc
Ordering monomial factors of polynomials in the product representation
The numerical construction of polynomials in the product representation (as
used for instance in variants of the multiboson technique) can become
problematic if rounding errors induce an imprecise or even unstable evaluation
of the polynomial. We give criteria to quantify the effects of these rounding
errors on the computation of polynomials approximating the function . We
consider polynomials both in a real variable and in a Hermitian matrix. By
investigating several ordering schemes for the monomials of these polynomials,
we finally demonstrate that there exist orderings of the monomials that keep
rounding errors at a tolerable level.Comment: Latex2e file, 7 figures, 32 page
Fluid thrust control system
A pure fluid thrust control system is described for a pump-fed, regeneratively cooled liquid propellant rocket engine. A proportional fluid amplifier and a bistable fluid amplifier control overshoot in the starting of the engine and take it to a predetermined thrust. An ejector type pump is provided in the line between the liquid hydrogen rocket nozzle heat exchanger and the turbine driving the fuel pump to aid in bringing the fluid at this point back into the regular system when it is not bypassed. The thrust control system is intended to function in environments too severe for mechanical controls
Responses of the EU feed and livestock system to shocks in trade and production
Dit rapport gaat in op de mogelijke effecten van meervoudige en/of langdurige calamiteiten die de beschikbaarheid van landbouwproducten verminderen op de Europese voedsel- en voersector in 2020
Phase transition of the nucleon-antinucleon plasma at different ratios
We investigate phase transitions for the Walecka model at very high
temperatures. As is well known, depending on the parametrization of this model
and for the particular case of a zero chemical potential (), a first
order phase transition is possible \cite{theis}. We investigate this model for
the case in which . It turns out that, in this situation, phases
with different values of antinucleon-nucleon ratios and net baryon densities
may coexist. We present the temperature versus antinucleon-nucleon ratio as
well as the temperature versus the net baryon density for the coexistence
region. The temperature versus chemical potential phase diagram is also
presented.Comment: 5 pages, 8 figure
Looming struggles over technology for border control
New technologies under development, capable of inflicting pain on masses of people, could be used for border control against asylum seekers. Implementation might be rationalized by the threat of mass migration due to climate change, nuclear disaster or exaggerated fears of refugees created by governments. We focus on taser anti-personnel mines, suggesting both technological countermeasures and ways of making the use of such technology politically counterproductive. We also outline several other types of ‘non-lethal’ technology that could be used for border control and raise human rights concerns: high-powered microwaves, armed robots, wireless tasers, acoustic devices/vortex rings, ionizing and pulsed energy lasers, chemical calmatives, convulsants, bioregulators and malodurants. Whether all these possible border technologies will be implemented is a matter for speculation, but their serious human rights implications warrant advance scrutiny
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