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Search for long lived charged massive particles in pp collisions at s-hat = 1.8TeV
We report a search for the production of long-lived charged massive particles in a data sample of 90 pb-1 of √s=1.8 TeV pp̅ collisions recorded by the Collider Detector at Fermilab. The search uses the muonlike penetration and anomalously high ionization energy loss signature expected for such a particle to discriminate it from backgrounds. The data are found to agree with background expectations, and cross section limits of O(1) pb are derived using two reference models, a stable quark and a stable scalar lepton
Beyond the hybrid library : libraries in a Web 2.0 world
Considers the development of social networking and the concept of Web 2.0. Looks at the implications for libraries and how traditional competences remain relevant. Explores what libraries are doing and must do to remain relevan
Electrostatics in wind-blown sand
Wind-blown sand, or "saltation," is an important geological process, and the
primary source of atmospheric dust aerosols. Significant discrepancies exist
between classical saltation theory and measurements. We show here that these
discrepancies can be resolved by the inclusion of sand electrification in a
physically based saltation model. Indeed, we find that electric forces enhance
the concentration of saltating particles and cause them to travel closer to the
surface, in agreement with measurements. Our results thus indicate that sand
electrification plays an important role in saltation.Comment: 4 journal pages, 5 figures, and supplementary material. Article is in
press at PR
Low-density series expansions for directed percolation I: A new efficient algorithm with applications to the square lattice
A new algorithm for the derivation of low-density series for percolation on
directed lattices is introduced and applied to the square lattice bond and site
problems. Numerical evidence shows that the computational complexity grows
exponentially, but with a growth factor \lambda < \protect{\sqrt[8]{2}},
which is much smaller than the growth factor \lambda = \protect{\sqrt[4]{2}}
of the previous best algorithm. For bond (site) percolation on the directed
square lattice the series has been extended to order 171 (158). Analysis of the
series yields sharper estimates of the critical points and exponents.Comment: 20 pages, 8 figures (3 of them > 1Mb
Dichotomous Hamiltonians with Unbounded Entries and Solutions of Riccati Equations
An operator Riccati equation from systems theory is considered in the case
that all entries of the associated Hamiltonian are unbounded. Using a certain
dichotomy property of the Hamiltonian and its symmetry with respect to two
different indefinite inner products, we prove the existence of nonnegative and
nonpositive solutions of the Riccati equation. Moreover, conditions for the
boundedness and uniqueness of these solutions are established.Comment: 31 pages, 3 figures; proof of uniqueness of solutions added; to
appear in Journal of Evolution Equation
Economical (k,m)-threshold controlled quantum teleportation
We study a (k,m)-threshold controlling scheme for controlled quantum
teleportation. A standard polynomial coding over GF(p) with prime p > m-1 needs
to distribute a d-dimensional qudit with d >= p to each controller for this
purpose. We propose a scheme using m qubits (two-dimensional qudits) for the
controllers' portion, following a discussion on the benefit of a quantum
control in comparison to a classical control of a quantum teleportation.Comment: 11 pages, 2 figures, v2: minor revision, discussions improved, an
equation corrected in procedure (A) of section 4.3, v3: major revision,
protocols extended, citations added, v4: minor grammatical revision, v5:
minor revision, discussions extende
Automatic paraphrasing tools: an unexpected consequence of addressing student plagiarism and the impact of COVID in distance education settings
Text matching tools employed to detect plagiarism are widely used in universities, but their availability may have pushed students to find ways to evade detection. One such method is the use of automatic paraphrasing software, where assignments can be rewritten with little effort required by students. This paper uses the search engine analytics methodology with data from SEMrush and Google Trends to estimate the level of interest in online automatic paraphrasing tools, focusing on the period 2016 to 2020 and the four countries: the USA, UK, Canada and Australia. The results show a concerning trend, with the number of searches for such tools growing during the period, especially during COVID-19, and notable increases observed during the months where assessment periods take place in universities. The method employed in this study opens up a new avenue of analysis to enrich and supplement the existing knowledge in the field of academic integrity research. The data obtained demonstrates that faculty should be alert for student use of automatic paraphrasing tools and that academic integrity interventions need to be in place across the sector to address this problem
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