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Learning Timescales in MTRNNs
We test the viability of having learnable timescales in multi-timescales recurrent neural networks
Process modelling of a PVC production plant
This paper presents the modelling of a Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) resins manufacturing process with batch process simulator, SuperPro Designer V6.0. The simulation model has been developed based on the operating condition of a local PVC manufacturing plant. As the polymerisation process is carried out in batch operation mode, efforts have been made to document the scheduling details of each unit operation and results are presented in the Gantt chart. Cycle time for a complete polymerisation process is determined to be 14.28 hours. The model also reveals that approximately 17 batches of polymerisation reaction can be processed per day, which tallies the real operation of the PVC manufacturing plant
Mixing of spin and orbital angular momenta via second-harmonic generation in plasmonic and dielectric chiral nanostructures
We present a theoretical study of the characteristics of the nonlinear
spin-orbital angular momentum coupling induced by second-harmonic generation in
plasmonic and dielectric nanostructures made of centrosymmetric materials. In
particular, the connection between the phase singularities and polarization
helicities in the longitudinal components of the fundamental and
second-harmonic optical fields and the scatterer symmetry properties are
discussed. By in-depth comparison between the interaction of structured optical
beams with plasmonic and dielectric nanostructures, we have found that
all-dielectric and plasmonic nanostructures that exhibit magnetic and electric
resonances have comparable second-harmonic conversion efficiency. In addition,
mechanisms for second-harmonic enhancement for single and chiral clusters of
scatterers are unveiled and the relationships between the content of optical
angular momentum of the incident optical beams and the enhancement of nonlinear
light scattering is discussed. In particular, we formulate a general angular
momenta conservation law for the nonlinear spin-orbital angular momentum
interaction, which includes the quasi-angular-momentum of chiral structures
with different-order rotational symmetry. As a key conclusion of our study
relevant to nanophotonics, we argue that all-dielectric nanostructures provide
a more suitable platform to investigate experimentally the nonlinear
interaction between spin and orbital angular momenta, as compared to plasmonic
ones, chiefly due to their narrower resonance peaks, lower intrinsic losses,
and higher sustainable optical power
Hadronic Rapidity Spectra in Heavy Ion Collisions at SPS and AGS energies in a Quark Combination Model
The quark combination mechanism of hadron production is applied to
nucleus-nucleus collisions at the CERN Super Proton Synchrotron (SPS) and BNL
Alternating Gradient Synchrotron (AGS). The rapidity spectra of identified
hadrons and their spectrum widths are studied. The data of ,
, , , , , and
at 80 and 40 AGeV, in particular at 30 and 20 AGeV where the onset of
deconfinement is suggested to happen, are consistently described by the quark
combination model. However at AGS 11.6 AGeV below the onset the spectra of
, and can not be simultaneously explained,
indicating the disappearance of intrinsic correlation of their production in
the constituent quark level. The collision-energy dependence of the rapidity
spectrum widths of constituent quarks and the strangeness of the hot and dense
quark matter produced in heavy ion collisions are obtained and discussed.Comment: 7 pages, 5 figure
Robust nodal superconductivity induced by isovalent doping in Ba(FeRu)As and BaFe(AsP)
We present the ultra-low-temperature heat transport study of iron-based
superconductors Ba(FeRu)As and
BaFe(AsP). For optimally doped
Ba(FeRu)As, a large residual linear term
at zero field and a dependence of are observed,
which provide strong evidences for nodes in the superconducting gap. This
result demonstrates that the isovalent Ru doping can also induce nodal
superconductivity, as P does in BaFe(AsP).
Furthermore, in underdoped Ba(FeRu)As and heavily
underdoped BaFe(AsP), manifests similar
nodal behavior, which shows the robustness of nodal superconductivity in the
underdoped regime and puts constraint on theoretical models.Comment: 5 pages, 4 figures - with two underdoped samples added, this paper
supersedes arXiv:1106.541
Power-Law Distributions in Circulating Money: Effect of Preferential Behavior
We introduce preferential behavior into the study on statistical mechanics of
money circulation. The computer simulation results show that the preferential
behavior can lead to power laws on distributions over both holding time and
amount of money held by agents. However, some constraints are needed in
generation mechanism to ensure the robustness of power-law distributions.Comment: 4 pages, 2 figure
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