Extension of the tridiagonal reduction (FEER) method for complex eigenvalue problems in NASTRAN

As in the case of real eigenvalue analysis, the eigensolutions closest to a selected point in the eigenspectrum were extracted from a reduced, symmetric, tridiagonal eigenmatrix whose order was much lower than that of the full size problem. The reduction process was effected automatically, and thus avoided the arbitrary lumping of masses and other physical quantities at selected grid points. The statement of the algebraic eigenvalue problem admitted mass, damping, and stiffness matrices which were unrestricted in character, i.e., they might be real, symmetric or nonsymmetric, singular or nonsingular

Eigenvalue extraction in NASTRAN by the tridiagonal reduction (FEER) method: Real eigenvalue analysis

The development of the tridiagonal reduction method and its implementation in NASTRAN are described for real eigenvalue analysis as typified by structural vibration and buckling problems. This method is an automatic matrix reduction scheme whereby the eigensolutions in the neighborhood of a specified point in the eigenspectrum can be accurately extracted from a tridiagonal eigenvalue problem whose order is much lower than that of the full problem. The process is effected without orbitrary lumping of masses or other physical quantities at selected node points and thus avoids one of the basic weaknesses of other techniques

Clusters and Recurrence in the Two-Dimensional Zero-Temperature Stochastic Ising Model

We analyze clustering and (local) recurrence of a standard Markov process model of spatial domain coarsening. The continuous time process, whose state space consists of assignments of +1 or -1 to each site in ${\bf Z}^2$, is the zero-temperature limit of the stochastic homogeneous Ising ferromagnet (with Glauber dynamics): the initial state is chosen uniformly at random and then each site, at rate one, polls its 4 neighbors and makes sure it agrees with the majority, or tosses a fair coin in case of a tie. Among the main results (almost sure, with respect to both the process and initial state) are: clusters (maximal domains of constant sign) are finite for times $t< \infty$, but the cluster of a fixed site diverges (in diameter) as $t \to \infty$; each of the two constant states is (positive) recurrent. We also present other results and conjectures concerning positive and null recurrence and the role of absorbing states.Comment: 16 pages, 1 figur

Two-Dimensional Scaling Limits via Marked Nonsimple Loops

We postulate the existence of a natural Poissonian marking of the double (touching) points of SLE(6) and hence of the related continuum nonsimple loop process that describes macroscopic cluster boundaries in 2D critical percolation. We explain how these marked loops should yield continuum versions of near-critical percolation, dynamical percolation, minimal spanning trees and related plane filling curves, and invasion percolation. We show that this yields for some of the continuum objects a conformal covariance property that generalizes the conformal invariance of critical systems. It is an open problem to rigorously construct the continuum objects and to prove that they are indeed the scaling limits of the corresponding lattice objects.Comment: 25 pages, 5 figure

Interfaces (and Regional Congruence?) in Spin Glasses

We present a general theorem restricting properties of interfaces between thermodynamic states and apply it to the spin glass excitations observed numerically by Krzakala-Martin and Palassini-Young in spatial dimensions d=3 and 4. We show that such excitations, with interface dimension smaller than d, cannot yield regionally congruent thermodynamic states. More generally, zero density interfaces of translation-covariant excitations cannot be pinned (by the disorder) in any d but rather must deflect to infinity in the thermodynamic limit. Additional consequences concerning regional congruence in spin glasses and other systems are discussed.Comment: 4 pages (ReVTeX); 1 figure; submitted to Physical Review Letter

Real eigenvalue analysis in NASTRAN by the tridiagonal reduction (FEER) method

Implementation of the tridiagonal reduction method for real eigenvalue extraction in structural vibration and buckling problems is described. The basic concepts underlying the method are summarized and special features, such as the computation of error bounds and default modes of operation are discussed. In addition, the new user information and error messages and optional diagnostic output relating to the tridiagonal reduction method are presented. Some numerical results and initial experiences relating to usage in the NASTRAN environment are provided, including comparisons with other existing NASTRAN eigenvalue methods

A statistical network analysis of the HIV/AIDS epidemics in Cuba

The Cuban contact-tracing detection system set up in 1986 allowed the reconstruction and analysis of the sexual network underlying the epidemic (5,389 vertices and 4,073 edges, giant component of 2,386 nodes and 3,168 edges), shedding light onto the spread of HIV and the role of contact-tracing. Clustering based on modularity optimization provides a better visualization and understanding of the network, in combination with the study of covariates. The graph has a globally low but heterogeneous density, with clusters of high intraconnectivity but low interconnectivity. Though descriptive, our results pave the way for incorporating structure when studying stochastic SIR epidemics spreading on social networks

Assembling thefacebook: Using heterogeneity to understand online social network assembly

Online social networks represent a popular and diverse class of social media systems. Despite this variety, each of these systems undergoes a general process of online social network assembly, which represents the complicated and heterogeneous changes that transform newly born systems into mature platforms. However, little is known about this process. For example, how much of a network's assembly is driven by simple growth? How does a network's structure change as it matures? How does network structure vary with adoption rates and user heterogeneity, and do these properties play different roles at different points in the assembly? We investigate these and other questions using a unique dataset of online connections among the roughly one million users at the first 100 colleges admitted to Facebook, captured just 20 months after its launch. We first show that different vintages and adoption rates across this population of networks reveal temporal dynamics of the assembly process, and that assembly is only loosely related to network growth. We then exploit natural experiments embedded in this dataset and complementary data obtained via Internet archaeology to show that different subnetworks matured at different rates toward similar end states. These results shed light on the processes and patterns of online social network assembly, and may facilitate more effective design for online social systems.Comment: 13 pages, 11 figures, Proceedings of the 7th Annual ACM Web Science Conference (WebSci), 201

The Architecture of a Novel Weighted Network: Knowledge Network

Networked structure emerged from a wide range of fields such as biological systems, World Wide Web and technological infrastructure. A deeply insight into the topological complexity of these networks has been gained. Some works start to pay attention to the weighted network, like the world-wide airport network and the collaboration network, where links are not binary, but have intensities. Here, we construct a novel knowledge network, through which we take the first step to uncover the topological structure of the knowledge system. Furthermore, the network is extended to the weighted one by assigning weights to the edges. Thus, we also investigate the relationship between the intensity of edges and the topological structure. These results provide a novel description to understand the hierarchies and organizational principles in knowledge system, and the interaction between the intensity of edges and topological structure. This system also provides a good paradigm to study weighted networks.Comment: 5 figures 11 page