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The Whitham approach to Generalized Hydrodynamics
The formation of dispersive shock waves in the one-dimensional Bose gas
represents a limitation of Generalized Hydrodynamics (GHD) due to the
coarse-grained nature of the theory. Nevertheless, GHD accurately captures the
long wavelength behavior indicating an implicit knowledge of the underlying
microscopic physics. Such representation are already known through the Whitham
modulation theory, where dispersion-less equations describe the evolution of
the slowly varying shock wave parameters. Here we study the correspondence
between Whithams approach to the Gross-Pitaevskii equation and GHD in the
semi-classical limit. Our findings enable the recovery of the shock wave
solution directly from GHD simulations, which we demonstrate for both zero and
finite temperature. Additionally, we study how free expansion protocols affect
the shock wave density and their implications for experimental detection. The
combined picture of Whitham and GHD lends itself to additional physical
interpretation regarding the formation of shock waves. Further, this picture
exhibits clear analogies to the theory of Quantum GHD, and we discuss possible
routes to establish an explicit connection between them.Comment: 17 pages, 9 figure
Flammability Behaviour of Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) Membranes Under Normoxic Conditions for Spacecraft Applications
The validity of activity trackers is affected by walking speed:the criterion validity of Garmin Vivosmart® HR and StepWatch™ 3 for measuring steps at various walking speeds under controlled conditions
Nationwide study on SARS-CoV-2 transmission within households from lockdown to reopening, Denmark, 27 February 2020 to 1 August 2020
BACKGROUND: The COVID-19 pandemic is one of the most serious global public health threats of recent times. Understanding SARS-CoV-2 transmission is key for outbreak response and to take action against the spread of disease. Transmission within the household is a concern, especially because infection control is difficult to apply within this setting. AIM: The objective of this observational study was to investigate SARS-CoV-2 transmission in Danish households during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic. METHODS: We used comprehensive administrative register data from Denmark, comprising the full population and all COVID-19 tests from 27 February 2020 to 1 August 2020, to estimate household transmission risk and attack rate. RESULTS: We found that the day after receiving a positive test result within the household, 35% (788/2,226) of potential secondary cases were tested and 13% (98/779) of these were positive. In 6,782 households, we found that 82% (1,827/2,226) of potential secondary cases were tested within 14 days and 17% (371/2,226) tested positive as secondary cases, implying an attack rate of 17%. We found an approximate linear increasing relationship between age and attack rate. We investigated the transmission risk from primary cases by age, and found an increasing risk with age of primary cases for adults (aged ≥ 15 years), while the risk seems to decrease with age for children (aged < 15 years). CONCLUSIONS: Although there is an increasing attack rate and transmission risk of SARS-CoV-2 with age, children are also able to transmit SARS-CoV-2 within the household
Bodies need yoga? No plastic surgery!:Naturalistic versus instrumental bodies among professions in the Danish healthcare field
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