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One step multiderivative methods for first order ordinary differential equations
A family of one-step multiderivative methods based on Padé approximants to the exponential function is developed.
The methods are extrapolated and analysed for use in PECE mode.
Error constants and stability intervals are calculated and the combinations compared with well known linear multi-step combinations and combinations using high accuracy Newton-Cotes quadrature formulas as correctors.
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Convergence towards a European strategic culture? A constructivist framework for explaining changing norms.
The article contributes to the debate about the emergence of a European strategic culture to underpin a European Security and Defence Policy. Noting both conceptual and empirical weaknesses in the literature, the article disaggregates the concept of strategic culture and focuses on four types of norms concerning the means and ends for the use of force. The study argues that national strategic cultures are less resistant to change than commonly thought and that they have been subject to three types of learning pressures since 1989: changing threat perceptions, institutional socialization, and mediatized crisis learning. The combined effect of these mechanisms would be a process of convergence with regard to strategic norms prevalent in current EU countries. If the outlined hypotheses can be substantiated by further research the implications for ESDP are positive, especially if the EU acts cautiously in those cases which involve norms that are not yet sufficiently shared across countries
Prevalence of paediatric inflammatory bowel disease in Sweden: a nationwide population-based register study
Summary of ICD codes used for ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease. (PDF 36 kb
Ultrafast Coulomb-induced dynamics of 2D magnetoexcitons
We study theoretically the ultrafast nonlinear optical response of quantum
well excitons in a perpendicular magnetic field. We show that for
magnetoexcitons confined to the lowest Landau levels, the third-order
four-wave-mixing (FWM) polarization is dominated by the exciton-exciton
interaction effects. For repulsive interactions, we identify two regimes in the
time-evolution of the optical polarization characterized by exponential and
{\em power law} decay of the FWM signal. We describe these regimes by deriving
an analytical solution for the memory kernel of the two-exciton wave-function
in strong magnetic field. For strong exciton-exciton interactions, the decay of
the FWM signal is governed by an antibound resonance with an
interaction-dependent decay rate. For weak interactions, the continuum of
exciton-exciton scattering states leads to a long tail of the time-integrated
FWM signal for negative time delays, which is described by the product of a
power law and a logarithmic factor. By combining this analytic solution with
numerical calculations, we study the crossover between the exponential and
non-exponential regimes as a function of magnetic field. For attractive
exciton-exciton interaction, we show that the time-evolution of the FWM signal
is dominated by the biexcitonic effects.Comment: 41 pages with 11 fig
Quantum Langevin theory of excess noise
In an earlier work [P. J. Bardroff and S. Stenholm], we have derived a fully
quantum mechanical description of excess noise in strongly damped lasers. This
theory is used here to derive the corresponding quantum Langevin equations.
Taking the semi-classical limit of these we are able to regain the starting
point of Siegman's treatment of excess noise [Phys. Rev. A 39, 1253 (1989)].
Our results essentially constitute a quantum derivation of his theory and allow
some generalizations.Comment: 9 pages, 0 figures, revte
Empiricism Without the Senses: How the Instrument Replaced the Eye
On receiving news of Galileo’s observations of the four satellites of Jupiter and the rugged face of the moon through his newly invented perspicillum, Kepler in great excitement exclaimed: Therefore let Galileo take his stand by Kepler’s side. Let the former observe the moon with his face turned skyward, while the latter studies the sun by looking down at a screen (lest the lens injure his eyes). Let each employ his own device, and from this partnership may there some day arise an absolutely perfect theory of the distances. This Hollywood-like scene of the two astronomers marching hand in hand toward the dawn of a new scientific era was no attempt by Kepler to appropriate Galileo’s success or to diminish the novelty of the telescope. On the contrary, Kepler repeatedly asserted how short sighted he was in misjudging the potential for astronomical observations inherent in lenses, and how radically Galileo’s instrument transformed the science of astronomy. It was a deep sense of recognition that beyond their different scientific temperaments and projects, they shared a common agenda of a new mode of empirical engagement with the phenomenal world: the instrument. For Kepler and Galileo, empirical investigation was no longer a direct engagement with nature, but an essentially mediated endeavor. The new instruments were not to assist the human senses, but to replace them
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Mercury concentrations in air during the Phase I remediation of Lower East Fork Poplar Creek floodplain at the Oak Ridge Y-12 Plant, Oak Ridge, Tennessee
During the Phase I remediation of Lower East Fork Poplar Creek (LEFPC), the mercury concentration in air was monitored continuously at a nearby off-site location. The purpose of the monitoring was to ensure that the remediation did not adversely affect the off-site concentration of mercury in air. The concentrations of mercury in air did increase during the remediation. However, based on the results of a previous study, this increase was caused by the increase in sunlight intensity and temperature during remediation, which occurred in the summer months. In any case, all concentrations measured before, during, and after remediation were well below the standard of 300 ng/m{sup 3} recommended for continuous exposure to mercury in air
Ground state laser cooling using electromagnetically induced transparency
A laser cooling method for trapped atoms is described which achieves ground
state cooling by exploiting quantum interference in a driven Lambda-shaped
arrangement of atomic levels. The scheme is technically simpler than existing
methods of sideband cooling, yet it can be significantly more efficient, in
particular when several motional modes are involved, and it does not impose
restrictions on the transition linewidth. We study the full quantum mechanical
model of the cooling process for one motional degree of freedom and show that a
rate equation provides a good approximation.Comment: 4 pages, 3 figures; v2: minor modifications to abstract, text and
figure captions; v3: few references added and rearranged; v4: One part
significantly changed, 1 figure removed, new equations; v5: typos corrected,
to appear in PR
Doppler cooling of a Coulomb crystal
We study theoretically Doppler laser-cooling of a cluster of 2-level atoms
confined in a linear ion trap. Using several consecutive steps of averaging we
derive, from the full quantum mechanical master equation, an equation for the
total mechanical energy of the one dimensional crystal, defined on a
coarse-grained energy scale whose grid size is smaller than the linewidth of
the electronic transition. This equation describes the cooling dynamics for an
arbitrary number of ions and in the quantum regime. We discuss the validity of
the ergodic assumption (i.e. that the phase space distribution is only a
function of energy). From our equation we derive the semiclassical limit (i.e.
when the mechanical motion can be treated classically) and the Lamb-Dicke limit
(i.e. when the size of the mechanical wave function is much smaller than the
laser wavelength). We find a Fokker-Planck equation for the total mechanical
energy of the system, whose solution is in agreement with previous analytical
calculations which were based on different assumptions and valid only in their
specific regimes. Finally, in the classical limit we derive an analytic
expression for the average coupling, by light scattering, between motional
states at different energies.Comment: 19 pages, 3 figure
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