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Phase transition in compressible Ising systems at fixed volume
Using a Ginzburg-Landau model, we study the phase transition behavior of
compressible Ising systems at constant volume by varying the temperature
and the applied magnetic field . We show that two phases can coexist
macroscopically in equilibrium within a closed region in the - plane. It
occurence is favored near tricriticality. We find a field-induced critical
point, where the correlation length diverges, the difference of the coexisting
two phases and the surface tension vanish, but the isothermal magnetic
susceptibility does not diverge in the mean field theory. We also investigate
phase ordering numerically.Comment: 13 figure
Statistical properties of spectral fluctuations for a quantum system with infinitely many components
Extending the idea formulated in Makino {\it{et al}}[Phys.Rev.E
{\bf{67}},066205], that is based on the Berry--Robnik approach [M.V. Berry and
M. Robnik, J. Phys. A {\bf{17}}, 2413], we investigate the statistical
properties of a two-point spectral correlation for a classically integrable
quantum system. The eigenenergy sequence of this system is regarded as a
superposition of infinitely many independent components in the semiclassical
limit. We derive the level number variance (LNV) in the limit of infinitely
many components and discuss its deviations from Poisson statistics. The slope
of the limiting LNV is found to be larger than that of Poisson statistics when
the individual components have a certain accumulation. This property agrees
with the result from the semiclassical periodic-orbit theory that is applied to
a system with degenerate torus actions[D. Biswas, M.Azam,and S.V.Lawande, Phys.
Rev. A {\bf 43}, 5694].Comment: 6 figures, 10 page
Protecting the Force: Reducing Combat Vehicle Accidents via Improved Organizational Processes
Despite extraordinary efforts by leaders at all levels throughout the U.S. Army, dozens of soldiers are killed each year as a result of both combat and motor vehicle accidents. The objective of this study is to look beyond the events and symptoms of accidents which normally indicate human error, and instead study the upper-level organizational processes and problems that may constitute the actual root causes of accidents. Critical to this process is identifying critical variables, establishing causality between variables, and quantifying variables that lead to both resilience against accidents and propensities for accidents. After reviewing the available literature we report on our development of a System Dynamics model, which is an analytical model of the system that allows for extensive simulation. The results of these simulations suggest that high-level decisions that balance mission rate and operations tempo with troop availability, careful management of the work-rest cycle for deployed troops, and improvement of the processes for evaluating the lessons learned from accidents, will lead to a reduction in Army combat and motor vehicle accidents
Understanding Complexity: Dynamic Analysis of Combat Vehicle Accidents
Dozens of U.S. soldiers are killed each year as a result of both combat and motor vehicle accidents. The objective of this study is to look beyond the events and symptoms of accidents which normally indicate human error, and instead study the complex and poorly understood upper-level organizational processes and problems that may constitute the actual root causes of accidents – this is particularly challenging because the causes often involve nonlinear dynamic phenomena and have behaviors that are counter-intuitive to normal human thinking, these are often called “wicked” problems. After reviewing the available literature, a System Dynamics model was created to provide an analytical model of this multifaceted system that allows for extensive simulation. The results of these simulations suggest that high-level decisions that balance mission rate and operations tempo with troop availability, careful management of the work-rest cycle for deployed troops, and improvement of the processes for evaluating the lessons learned from accidents, will lead to a reduction in Army combat and motor vehicle accidents
First Supramolecular Sensors for Phosphonate Anions
Fluorescent tripodal anion sensors with a 1,3,5-triethylbenzene core display a turn-on fluorescence response to phosphonate and phosphate anions and may be used as optical sensors. The properties of the receptors and sensors as well as their anion binding behavior were investigated both in solution and in solid state. The turn-on fluorescence response can be leveraged in sensing of phosphate anions and, most importantly, hydrolysis products of the nerve gas sarin, isopropyl methylphosphonate (IMP), and methylphosphonate (MP). The fluorescence signal amplification in the presence of anions allows for application of these molecules in a sensor microarray suitable for high-throughput screening.NSF CHE 0750303, EXP-LA 0731153BGSU (TIE Grant)Chemistr
Local SiC photoluminescence evidence of non-mutualistic hot spot formation and sub-THz coherent emission from a rectangular BiSrCaCuO mesa
From the photoluminescence of SiC microcrystals uniformly covering a
rectangular mesa of the high transition temperature superconductor
BiSrCaCuO, the local surface temperature
was directly measured during simultaneous sub-THz emission from the
intrinsic Josephson junctions (IJJs) in the mesa. At high bias currents and
low bath temperatures K, the center of a large
elliptical hot spot with jumps dramatically with little
current-voltage characteristic changes. The hot spot doesn't alter the
ubiquitous primary and secondary emission conditions: the ac Josephson relation
and the electromagnetic cavity resonance excitation, respectively. Since the
intense sub-THz emission was observed for high K in
the low bias regime where hot spots are absent, hot spots can not provide
the primary mechanisms for increasing the output power, the tunability, or for
promoting the synchronization of the IJJs for the sub-THz emission, but can
at best coexist non-mutualistically with the emission. No standing
waves were observed
Network Centric Operations and the Brigade Unit of Action: A System Dynamics Perspective
In the midst of fighting a global War on Terror, the U.S. Army is concurrently attempting to
transform to a more agile and deployable organization, which is centered largely on the
integration of new information technologies into its command posts. While most Army leaders
are reporting that many of these new information “tools” such as the Army Battle Command
System (ABCS) give them an unprecedented level of situational awareness and are beginning to
enable a new style of war labeled by some as Network Centric Warfare, other leaders are
reporting that the integration of this new digital technology comes with some unintended
consequences that in some cases actually slows and decreases the quality of information flow by
orders of magnitude. We studied the “Brigade Unit of Action” concept with specific emphasis
on the Brigade’s ability to disseminate and process information within and between command
posts, using System Dynamics as a modeling tool to help better understand the impact of various
policy decisions made by the U.S. Army. Our study concentrated on some of the possible
strengths and pitfalls of NCW theory, and led to the formulation of five heuristics that Army
leaders should consider when developing the future command and control architecture for the
Brigade Unit of Action
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