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The response of the upper atmospheric temperature to changes in solar EUV radiation and geomagnetic activity
Solar radiation and magnetic effects on upper atmospheric neutral temperatures derived from satellite dra
Reversal of particle-hole scattering-rate asymmetry in Anderson impurity model
We study the particle-hole asymmetry of the scattering rate in strongly
correlated electron systems by examining the cubic and
terms in the imaginary part of the self-energy of the Anderson impurity model.
We show that the sign is opposite in the weak-coupling and strong-coupling
limits, explaining the differences found in theoretical approaches taking the
respective limits as the starting points. The sign change in fact precisely
delineates the cross-over between the weak and strong correlation regimes of
the model. For weak interaction the sign reversal occurs for small values
of the doping , while for interaction of order , being the hybridization strength, the cross-over curve
rapidly shifts to the large-doping range. This curve based on the impurity
dynamics is genuinely different from other cross-over curves defined through
impurity thermodynamic and static properties.Comment: 4 pages, 5 figure
Synchronous and Asynchronous Mott Transitions in Topological Insulator Ribbons
We address how the nature of linearly dispersing edge states of two
dimensional (2D) topological insulators evolves with increasing
electron-electron correlation engendered by a Hubbard like on-site repulsion
in finite ribbons of two models of topological band insulators. Using an
inhomogeneous cluster slave rotor mean-field method developed here, we show
that electronic correlations drive the topologically nontrivial phase into a
Mott insulating phase via two different routes. In a synchronous transition,
the entire ribbon attains a Mott insulating state at one critical that
depends weakly on the width of the ribbon. In the second, asynchronous route,
Mott localization first occurs on the edge layers at a smaller critical value
of electronic interaction which then propagates into the bulk as is further
increased until all layers of the ribbon become Mott localized. We show that
the kind of Mott transition that takes place is determined by certain
properties of the linearly dispersing edge states which characterize the
topological resilience to Mott localization.Comment: 4+ pages, 5 figure
Methodology for testing and validating knowledge bases
A test and validation toolset developed for artificial intelligence programs is described. The basic premises of this method are: (1) knowledge bases have a strongly declarative character and represent mostly structural information about different domains, (2) the conditions for integrity, consistency, and correctness can be transformed into structural properties of knowledge bases, and (3) structural information and structural properties can be uniformly represented by graphs and checked by graph algorithms. The interactive test and validation environment have been implemented on a SUN workstation
Video data compression using artificial neural network differential vector quantization
An artificial neural network vector quantizer is developed for use in data compression applications such as Digital Video. Differential Vector Quantization is used to preserve edge features, and a new adaptive algorithm, known as Frequency-Sensitive Competitive Learning, is used to develop the vector quantizer codebook. To develop real time performance, a custom Very Large Scale Integration Application Specific Integrated Circuit (VLSI ASIC) is being developed to realize the associative memory functions needed in the vector quantization algorithm. By using vector quantization, the need for Huffman coding can be eliminated, resulting in superior performance against channel bit errors than methods that use variable length codes
Rebirth of self and identity: an analysis of Meena Alexander’s Manhattan music
This paper illustrates how Meena Alexander explores the prospect of outgrowing the sense of rootlessness of
Asian immigrants in America in Manhattan Music. According to her it is managed by vocational and social
engagements, and bonding with fellow expatriates. Alienation, search for identity and emotional insecurity of
immigrants have hitherto been the dominant themes of diasporic literature. However, in the context of
globalisation the concept of ‘home’ as a giver of emotional security cries for a redefinition. Meena Alexander’s
Manhattan Music analyses the impact of transplantation from natal to post-marital space in the lives of women
characters. Sandhya Rosenblum, Draupadi Dinkins, Sakhi and a few others despite the differences in their
upbringing, experience the trauma of dislocation at first, but outgrow the same. Sandhya wrestles between her
conflicting roles, a mother in New York and a daughter revisiting India, and in neither does she feel at home.
But after her recovery from the shock of suicide, she escapes from racial thinking. It constitutes a rebirth of self
for her. Similarly, Draupadi, the alter-ego of Sandhya, comes to realise being an American is only a part of her
Self. Meena Alexander’s central vision in all her writings is the need of the immigrants for adapting themselves
to the changed environment to find meaning in their lives. In Manhattan Music, the writer emphasises this idea
by portraying Sandhya’s inner conflict in her adopted country at first and later her awakening to the truth that
we all have several “homes” or as Homi Bhabha suggests we have to “desire for social solidarity: I am looking
for the join…I want to join…I want to join.” (Bhabha 1994, p.18
Behavior of topside and bottomside spread F at equatorial latitudes
Diurnal variation of topside and bottomside spread-F and geomagnetic effects from Alouette I ionogram
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