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Inflight and ground-based simulation of handling qualities of very large airplanes in landing approach
Inflight and ground based simulation of Boeing 367-80 variable stability aircraft handling qualities during landing approac
Linearized inverse scattering based on seismic Reverse Time Migration
In this paper we study the linearized inverse problem associated with imaging
of reflection seismic data. We introduce an inverse scattering transform
derived from reverse-time migration (RTM). In the process, the explicit
evaluation of the so-called normal operator is avoided, while other
differential and pseudodifferential operator factors are introduced. We prove
that, under certain conditions, the transform yields a partial inverse, and
support this with numerical simulations. In addition, we explain the recently
discussed 'low-frequency artifacts' in RTM, which are naturally removed by the
new method
Root to Kellerer
We revisit Kellerer's Theorem, that is, we show that for a family of real
probability distributions which increases in convex
order there exists a Markov martingale s.t.\ .
To establish the result, we observe that the set of martingale measures with
given marginals carries a natural compact Polish topology. Based on a
particular property of the martingale coupling associated to Root's embedding
this allows for a relatively concise proof of Kellerer's theorem.
We emphasize that many of our arguments are borrowed from Kellerer
\cite{Ke72}, Lowther \cite{Lo07}, and Hirsch-Roynette-Profeta-Yor
\cite{HiPr11,HiRo12}.Comment: 8 pages, 1 figur
A comparison of the cylinder power and axis resulting from the modification of the gross opthalmometer cylinder by combining it with the hypothetical internal astigmatism with the clinically acceptable cylinder habitually worn by the subject
A comparison of the cylinder power and axis resulting from the modification of the gross opthalmometer cylinder by combining it with the hypothetical internal astigmatism with the clinically acceptable cylinder habitually worn by the subjec
New electron source concept for single-shot sub-100 fs electron diffraction in the 100 keV range
We present a method for producing sub-100 fs electron bunches that are
suitable for single-shot ultrafast electron diffraction experiments in the 100
keV energy range. A combination of analytical results and state-of-the-art
numerical simulations show that it is possible to create 100 keV, 0.1 pC, 20 fs
electron bunches with a spotsize smaller than 500 micron and a transverse
coherence length of 3 nm, using established technologies in a table-top set-up.
The system operates in the space-charge dominated regime to produce
energy-correlated bunches that are recompressed by established radio-frequency
techniques. With this approach we overcome the Coulomb expansion of the bunch,
providing an entirely new ultrafast electron diffraction source concept
The Kramers equation simulation algorithm II. An application to the Gross-Neveu model
We continue the investigation on the applications of the Kramers equation to
the numerical simulation of field theoretic models. In a previous paper we have
described the theory and proposed various algorithms. Here, we compare the
simplest of them with the Hybrid Monte Carlo algorithm studying the
two-dimensional lattice Gross-Neveu model. We used a Symanzik improved action
with dynamical Wilson fermions. Both the algorithms allow for the determination
of the critical mass. Their performances in the definite phase simulations are
comparable with the Hybrid Monte Carlo. For the two methods, the numerical
values of the measured quantities agree within the errors and are compatible
with the theoretical predictions; moreover, the Kramers algorithm is safer from
the point of view of the numerical precision.Comment: 20 pages + 1 PostScript figure not included, REVTeX 3.0, IFUP-TH-2
Dallas with balls: televized sport, soap opera and male and female pleasures
Two of the most popular of television genres, soap opera and sports coverage have been very much differentiated along gender lines in terms of their audiences. Soap opera has been regarded very much as a 'gynocentric' genre with a large female viewing audience while the audiences for television sport have been predominantly male. Gender differentiation between the genres has had implications for the popular image of each. Soap opera has been perceived as inferior; as mere fantasy and escapism for women while television sports has been perceived as a legitimate, even edifying experience for men.
In this article the authors challenge the view that soap opera and television sport are radically different and argue that they are, in fact, very similar in a number of significant ways. They suggest that both genres invoke similar structures of feeling and sensibility in their respective audiences and that television sport is a 'male soap opera'. They consider the ways in which the viewing context of each genre is related to domestic life and leisure, the ways in which the textual structure and conventions of each genre invoke emotional identification, and finally, the ways in which both genres re-affirm gender identities
Preventive Training Program Feedback Complexity, Movement Control, and Performance in Youth Athletes
Context: Preventive training programs (PTPs) reduce injury risk by improving movement control. Corrective feedback is important; however, many cues at once may be too complicated for athletes.
Objective: To compare movement control and long-jump (LJ) changes in youth athletes participating in a season-long PTP, with simplified feedback, traditional feedback, or a warmup of the coaches\u27 choosing.
Design: Cluster-randomized controlled trial.
Setting: Soccer fields.
Patients or Other Participants: A total of 420 athletes (simplified feedback = 173, traditional feedback = 118, and control = 129; age = 11 ± 3 years).
Intervention(s): Teams were randomized into the simplified PTP, traditional PTP, or control group. Simplified and traditional PTPs lasted 10 to 12 minutes and used the same exercises. The simplified PTP provided only sagittal-plane feedback (eg, âget lowâ), and the traditional PTP provided feedback targeting all motion planes (eg, âdon\u27t let your knees cave inwardâ). Research assistants administered the PTP warmups 2 to 3 times/week for the season. Control team coaches chose and ran their own warmup strategies.
Main Outcome Measure(s): Participants completed 4 sessions (preseason [PRE], postseason [POST] at approximately 8 weeks after PRE, retention 1 [R1] at 6 weeks postseason, and retention 2 [R2] at 12 weeks postseason). They performed 3 trials of a jump-landing task, which was evaluated using the Landing Error Scoring System (LESS) and 2 recorded standing LJ trials at each test session. A time series panel was used to evaluate group differences across time points for the LESS and LJ.
Results: Change score analyses revealed improvements in the LESS score from PRE to POST for all groups. Improvements from PRE were retained at R1 and R2 for the intervention groups (simplified and traditional). The traditional group demonstrated better LJ performance at POST (P \u3c .001) and R1 (P = .049) than the simplified or control group.
Conclusions; Simplified cues were as effective as traditional cues in improving LESS scores from PRE to POST season. Participating in PTPs, regardless of their complexity, likely provides movement benefits
Three-Dimensional Quantum Percolation Studied by Level Statistics
Three-dimensional quantum percolation problems are studied by analyzing
energy level statistics of electrons on maximally connected percolating
clusters. The quantum percolation threshold \pq, which is larger than the
classical percolation threshold \pc, becomes smaller when magnetic fields are
applied, i.e., \pq(B=0)>\pq(B\ne 0)>\pc. The critical exponents are found to
be consistent with the recently obtained values of the Anderson model,
supporting the conjecture that the quantum percolation is classified onto the
same universality classes of the Anderson transition. Novel critical level
statistics at the percolation threshold is also reported.Comment: to appear in the May issue of J. Phys. Soc. Jp
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