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A New Data Processing Inequality and Its Applications in Distributed Source and Channel Coding
In the distributed coding of correlated sources, the problem of
characterizing the joint probability distribution of a pair of random variables
satisfying an n-letter Markov chain arises. The exact solution of this problem
is intractable. In this paper, we seek a single-letter necessary condition for
this n-letter Markov chain. To this end, we propose a new data processing
inequality on a new measure of correlation by means of spectrum analysis. Based
on this new data processing inequality, we provide a single-letter necessary
condition for the required joint probability distribution. We apply our results
to two specific examples involving the distributed coding of correlated
sources: multi-terminal rate-distortion region and multiple access channel with
correlated sources, and propose new necessary conditions for these two
problems.Comment: 45 pages, 3 figures, submitted to IEEE Trans. Information Theor
Studies of hypersonic viscous flows over a blunt body at low Reynolds number
Viscous hypersonic shock layer over blunt bodies at low Reynolds numbe
Investigation of Micro Porosity Sintered wick in Vapor Chamber for Fan Less Design
Micro Porosity Sintered wick is made from metal injection molding processes,
which provides a wick density with micro scale. It can keep more than 53 %
working fluid inside the wick structure, and presents good pumping ability on
working fluid transmission by fine infiltrated effect. Capillary pumping
ability is the important factor in heat pipe design, and those general
applications on wick structure are manufactured with groove type or screen
type. Gravity affects capillary of these two types more than a sintered wick
structure does, and mass heat transfer through vaporized working fluid
determines the thermal performance of a vapor chamber. First of all, high
density of porous wick supports high transmission ability of working fluid. The
wick porosity is sintered in micro scale, which limits the bubble size while
working fluid vaporizing on vapor section. Maximum heat transfer capacity
increases dramatically as thermal resistance of wick decreases. This study on
permeability design of wick structure is 0.5 - 0.7, especially permeability (R)
= 0.5 can have the best performance, and its heat conductivity is 20 times to a
heat pipe with diameter (Phi) = 10mm. Test data of this vapor chamber shows
thermal performance increases over 33 %.Comment: Submitted on behalf of TIMA Editions
(http://irevues.inist.fr/tima-editions
Integral-method analysis for a hypersonic viscous shock layer with mass injection
Integral method analysis for hypersonic viscous shock layer with mass injectio
Use of Devolved Controllers in Data Center Networks
In a data center network, for example, it is quite often to use controllers
to manage resources in a centralized man- ner. Centralized control, however,
imposes a scalability problem. In this paper, we investigate the use of
multiple independent controllers instead of a single omniscient controller to
manage resources. Each controller looks after a portion of the network only,
but they together cover the whole network. This therefore solves the
scalability problem. We use flow allocation as an example to see how this
approach can manage the bandwidth use in a distributed manner. The focus is on
how to assign components of a network to the controllers so that (1) each
controller only need to look after a small part of the network but (2) there is
at least one controller that can answer any request. We outline a way to
configure the controllers to fulfill these requirements as a proof that the use
of devolved controllers is possible. We also discuss several issues related to
such implementation.Comment: Appears in INFOCOM 2011 Cloud Computing Worksho
Modulation of the Curie Temperature in Ferromagnetic/Ferroelectric Hybrid Double Quantum Wells
We propose a ferromagnetic/ferroelectric hybrid double quantum well
structure, and present an investigation of the Curie temperature (Tc)
modulation in this quantum structure. The combined effects of applied electric
fields and spontaneous electric polarization are considered for a system that
consists of a Mn \delta-doped well, a barrier, and a p-type ferroelectric well.
We calculate the change in the envelope functions of carriers at the lowest
energy sub-band, resulting from applied electric fields and switching the
dipole polarization. By reversing the depolarizing field, we can achieve two
different ferromagnetic transition temperatures of the ferromagnetic quantum
well in a fixed applied electric field. The Curie temperature strongly depends
on the position of the Mn \delta-doped layer and the polarization strength of
the ferroelectric well.Comment: 9 pages, 5 figures, to be published in Phys. Rev. B (2006) minor
revision: One of the line types is changed in Fig.
Conformal Invariance of Black Hole Temperature
It is shown that the surface gravity and temperature of a stationary black
hole are invariant under conformal transformations of the metric that are the
identity at infinity. More precisely, we find a conformal invariant definition
of the surface gravity of a conformal Killing horizon that agrees with the
usual definition(s) for a true Killing horizon and is proportional to the
temperature as defined by Hawking radiation. This result is reconciled with the
intimate relation between the trace anomaly and the Hawking effect, despite the
{\it non}invariance of the trace anomaly under conformal transformations.Comment: 8 pages, plain LaTeX, NSF-ITP-93-9
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