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New Solutions for Scalar-Isoscalar pi-pi Phase Shifts
The scalar-isoscalar pi-pi phase shifts are calculated in the pi-pi energy
range from 600 MeV to 1600 MeV. We use results of the CERN-Cracow-Munich
collaboration for the reaction pi^- p --> pi^+ pi^- n on a transversely
polarized target at 17.2 GeV/c pi^- momentum. Energy-independent separation of
the S-wave pseudoscalar amplitude (pi exchange) from the pseudovector amplitude
(a_1 exchange) is carried out. Below the KK threshold we find two solutions for
the pi-pi phase shifts, for which the phases increase slower with the effective
pi-pi mass than the P-wave phases ("flat" solutions) and two solutions for
which the phases increase faster than the P-wave phases ("steep" solutions).
Above 1420 MeV both sets of phase shifts increase with energy faster than in
the experiment on an unpolarized target. This fact can be related to a presence
of the scalar resonance f_0(1500).Comment: 5 pages, 2 figures. Talk given at 7th International Conference on
Hadron Spectroscopy (Hadron 97), Upton, NY, 25-30 Aug 199
Quantitative foraminiferal and palynomorph biostratigraphy of the Paleogene in the southwestern Barents Sea
The stratigraphic distribution of both foraminifera and dinoflagellate cysts is recorded from the
Paleocene to Eocene Torsk Formation in 12 petroleum exploration wells drilled in the southwestern
Barents Sea. The foraminiferal assemblages are wholly agglutinated, and are referred to outer shelf to
middle bathyal environments. A quantitative analysis of biostratigraphic events, mainly last
occurrences (first downhole occurrences), is performed by means of the Ranking and Scaling (RASC)
program. This procedure combined with conventional stratigraphic treatment has enabled us to
establish the most likely order of microfossil events, and to propose a new quantitative zonal scheme
for the southwestern Barents Sea.
In the studied wells the following six zones and subzones are distinguished (in ascending order):
BSP 1, Psmmosphaera fusca â Hyperammina rugosa, late early to early late Paleocene; BSP 2,
Spiroplectammina spectabilis early late Paleocene; BSP 3A, Reticulophragmium pauperum, middle late
Paleocene; BSP 3B, Haplophragmoides aff. eggeri, latest Paleocene; BSP 4, Spiroplectammina navarroana,
earliest Eocene; BSP 5, Reticulophragmium amplectens, early to middle Eocene. Owing to the
occurrence of cosmopolitan deep-water agglutinated foraminifera, the new zonal scheme compares
well with previous zonations developed for the Paleogene of the mid-Norwegian shelf, the North Sea
and Labrador Shelf
Foreign direct investment and integration into global production and distribution networks : the case of Poland
Not until the end of the twentieth century, the"second globalization,"has the ratio of trade to Gross Domestic Product been comparable to that during the first globalization, which took place at the end of the nineteenth century and was interrupted by World War I. Technological progress has increased the importance of the international division of labor and of global production and distribution networks. Multinational corporatios have been a driving force behind these developments. As a transition economy, Poland provides an interesting case for study, as its sudden opening to foreign investment after a long period of isolation allows the process of integratio into global networks to be studies more clearly. Using Poland as a case study, the authors study multinational corporatios'role in integrating a host country into the increasingly international division of labor. They provide evidence that inflows of foreign direct investment are increasing Poland's participation in global production and distribution networks. They conclude that because of the large volume of foreign direct investment inflows expected in Poland in the near future, Poland's exports--driven by fragmented production production--will continue to expand at even faster rates than observed there recently.Agribusiness&Markets,Economic Theory&Research,Environmental Economics&Policies,Trade Policy,Payment Systems&Infrastructure,Economic Theory&Research,Environmental Economics&Policies,TF054105-DONOR FUNDED OPERATION ADMINISTRATION FEE INCOME AND EXPENSE ACCOUNT,Trade Policy,Consumption
Combustion Process in a Spark Ignition Engine: Dynamics and Noise Level Estimation
We analyse the experimental time series of internal pressure in a four
cylinder spark ignition engine. In our experiment, performed for different
spark advance angles, apart from usual cyclic changes of engine pressure we
observed oscillations. These oscillations are with longer time scales ranging
from one to several hundred engine cycles depending on engine working
conditions. Basing on the pressure time dependence we have calculated the heat
released per cycle. Using the time series of heat release to calculate the
correlation coarse-grained entropy we estimated the noise level for internal
combustion process. Our results show that for a smaller spark advance angle the
system is more deterministic.Comment: 15 pages, 7 figures, submitted to CHAO
Aluminium oxide in the optical spectrum of VY Canis Majoris
We report the first identification of the optical bands of the B-X system of
AlO in the red supergiant VY CMa. In addition to TiO, VO, ScO, and YO, which
were recognized in the optical spectrum of the star long time ago, AlO is
another refractory molecule which displays strong emission bands in this
peculiar star. Simulating the bands of AlO, we derive a rotational temperature
of the circumstellar gas of Trot=700K. By resolving individual rotational
components of the bands, we derive the kinematical characteristics of the gas,
finding that the emission is centered at the stellar radial velocity and its
intrinsic width is 13.5 km/s (full width at half maximum). It is the narrowest
emission among all (thermal) features observed in VY CMa so far. The
temperature and line widths suggest that the emission arises in gas located
within ~20 stellar radii, where the outflow is still being accelerated. This
result contradicts equilibrium-chemistry models which predict substantial AlO
abundances only to within a few stellar radii. We argue that non-equilibrium
models involving propagation of shocks are needed to explain the observations.Comment: to appear in A&
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