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Flat lens without optical axis: Theory of imaging
We derive a general theory for imaging by a flat lens without optical axis.
We show that the condition for imaging requires a material having elliptic
dispersion relations with negative group refraction, equivalent to an effective
anisotropic refractive index n(theta). Imaging can be achieved with both
negative (n0) refractive indices. The Veselago-Pendry lens
is a special case with isotropic negative refractive index of n(theta)=-1.
Realizations of the imaging conditions using anisotropic media and
inhomogeneous media, particularly photonic crystals, are discussed. Numerical
examples of imaging and requirements for sub-wavelength imaging are also
presented.Comment: 5 pages, 4 figure
Gaussian Effective Potential and the Coleman's normal-ordering Prescription : the Functional Integral Formalism
For a class of system, the potential of whose Bosonic Hamiltonian has a
Fourier representation in the sense of tempered distributions, we calculate the
Gaussian effective potential within the framework of functional integral
formalism. We show that the Coleman's normal-ordering prescription can be
formally generalized to the functional integral formalism.Comment: 6 pages, revtex; With derivation details and an example added. To
appear in J. Phys.
Process migration in UNIX environments
To support process migration in UNIX environments, the main problem is how to encapsulate the location dependent features of the system in such a way that a host independent virtual environment is maintained by the migration handlers on the behalf of each migrated process. An object-oriented approach is used to describe the interaction between a process and its environment. More specifically, environmental objects were introduced in UNIX systems to carry out the user-environment interaction. The implementation of the migration handlers is based on both the state consistency criterion and the property consistency criterion
Correctness criteria for process migration
Two correctness criteria, the state consistency criterion and the property consistency criterion for process migration are discussed. The state machine approach is used to model the interactions between a user process and its environment. These criteria are defined in terms of the model. The idea of environment view was introduced to distinguish what a user process observes about its environment from what its environment state really is and argue that a consistent view of the environment must be maintained for every migrating process
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