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Analysis and design of a flat central finned-tube radiator
Computer program based on fixed conductance parameter yields minimum weight design. Second program employs variable conductance parameter and variable ratio of fin length to tube outside radius, and is used for radiator designs with geometric limitations. Major outputs of the two programs are given
Renormalization of two-loop diagrams in scalar lattice field theory
We present a method to calculate to very high precision the coefficients of
the divergences occuring in two-loop diagrams for a massive scalar field on the
lattice. The approach is based on coordinate space techniques and extensive use
of the precisely known Green's function.Comment: 22 pages, 2 figures, additional results include
On Matrix Product States for Periodic Boundary Conditions
The possibility of a matrix product representation for eigenstates with
energy and momentum zero of a general m-state quantum spin Hamiltonian with
nearest neighbour interaction and periodic boundary condition is considered.
The quadratic algebra used for this representation is generated by 2m operators
which fulfil m^2 quadratic relations and is endowed with a trace. It is shown
that {\em not} every eigenstate with energy and momentum zero can be written as
matrix product state. An explicit counter-example is given. This is in contrast
to the case of open boundary conditions where every zero energy eigenstate can
be written as a matrix product state using a Fock-like representation of the
same quadratic algebra.Comment: 7 pages, late
Technical note: A new day- and night-time Meteosat Second Generation Cirrus Detection Algorithm MeCiDA
A new cirrus detection algorithm for the Spinning Enhanced Visible and Infra-Red Imager (SEVIRI) aboard the geostationary Meteosat Second Generation (MSG), MeCiDA, is presented. The algorithm uses the seven infrared channels of SEVIRI and thus provides a consistent scheme for cirrus detection at day and night. MeCiDA combines morphological and multi-spectral threshold tests and detects optically thick and thin ice clouds. The thresholds were determined by a comprehensive theoretical study using radiative transfer simulations for various atmospheric situations as well as by manually evaluating actual satellite observations. The cirrus detection has been optimized for mid- and high latitudes but it could be adapted to other regions as well. The retrieved cirrus masks have been validated by comparison with the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) Cirrus Reflection Flag. To study possible seasonal variations in the performance of the algorithm, one scene per month of the year 2004 was randomly selected and compared with the MODIS flag. 81% of the pixels were classified identically by both algorithms. In a comparison of monthly mean values for Europe and the North-Atlantic MeCiDA detected 29.3% cirrus coverage, while the MODIS SWIR cirrus coverage was 38.1%. A lower detection efficiency is to be expected for MeCiDA, as the spatial resolution of MODIS is considerably better and as we used only the thermal infrared channels in contrast to the MODIS algorithm which uses infrared and visible radiances. The advantage of MeCiDA compared to retrievals for polar orbiting instruments or previous geostationary satellites is that it permits the derivation of quantitative data every 15 min, 24 h a day. This high temporal resolution allows the study of diurnal variations and life cycle aspects. MeCiDA is fast enough for near real-time applications
Universality properties of the stationary states in the one-dimensional coagulation-diffusion model with external particle input
We investigate with the help of analytical and numerical methods the reaction
A+A->A on a one-dimensional lattice opened at one end and with an input of
particles at the other end. We show that if the diffusion rates to the left and
to the right are equal, for large x, the particle concentration c(x) behaves
like As/x (x measures the distance to the input end). If the diffusion rate in
the direction pointing away from the source is larger than the one
corresponding to the opposite direction the particle concentration behaves like
Aa/sqrt(x). The constants As and Aa are independent of the input and the two
coagulation rates. The universality of Aa comes as a surprise since in the
asymmetric case the system has a massive spectrum.Comment: 27 pages, LaTeX, including three postscript figures, to appear in J.
Stat. Phy
Reconciling threshold and subthreshold expansions for pion-nucleon scattering
Heavy-baryon chiral perturbation theory (ChPT) at one loop fails in relating
the pion-nucleon amplitude in the physical region and for subthreshold
kinematics due to loop effects enhanced by large low-energy constants. Studying
the chiral convergence of threshold and subthreshold parameters up to fourth
order in the small-scale expansion, we address the question to what extent this
tension can be mitigated by including the as an explicit degree
of freedom and/or using a covariant formulation of baryon ChPT. We find that
the inclusion of the indeed reduces the low-energy constants to more
natural values and thereby improves consistency between threshold and
subthreshold kinematics. In addition, even in the -less theory the
resummation of corrections in the covariant scheme improves the results
markedly over the heavy-baryon formulation, in line with previous observations
in the single-baryon sector of ChPT that so far have evaded a profound
theoretical explanation.Comment: 10 pages, 4 tables, Mathematica notebook with the analytic
expressions for threshold and subthreshold parameters included as
supplementary material; journal versio
Discontinuous Phase Transition in an Exactly Solvable One-Dimensional Creation-Annihilation System
An exactly solvable reaction-diffusion model consisting of first-class
particles in the presence of a single second-class particle is introduced on a
one-dimensional lattice with periodic boundary condition. The number of
first-class particles can be changed due to creation and annihilation
reactions. It is shown that the system undergoes a discontinuous phase
transition in contrast to the case where the density of the second-class
particles is finite and the phase transition is continuous.Comment: Revised, 8 pages, 1 EPS figure. Accepted for publication in Journal
of Statistical Mechanics: theory and experimen
Study of the general mechanism of stress corrosion of aluminum alloys and development of techniques for its detection Quarterly report, 1 Dec. 1967 - 29 Feb. 1968
Stress corrosion of aluminum alloys and techniques for its detectio
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