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Quantum Tunneling and Phase Transitions in Spin Systems with an Applied Magnetic Field
Transitions from classical to quantum behaviour in a spin system with two
degenerate ground states separated by twin energy barriers which are asymmetric
due to an applied magnetic field are investigated. It is shown that these
transitions can be interpreted as first- or second-order phase transitions
depending on the anisotropy and magnetic parameters defining the system in an
effective Lagrangian description.Comment: 18 pages, 7 figure
The Rise and Fall of Social Housing? Housing Decommodification in Long-Run Perspective
The comparative study of housing decommodification lags behind classical welfare state research, while housing research itself is rich in homeownership studies but lacks comparative accounts of private and social rentals due to missing comparative data. Building on existing works and various primary sources, this study presents a new collection of up to forty-eight countries’ social housing shares in stock and new construction since the first housing laws around 1900. The interpolated benchmark time series generally describe the rise and fall of social housing across a residual, a socialist, and a Northern-European housing group. The decline was steeper than for the classical welfare state, but the degree of erosion was surprisingly small in some countries where public housing associations remained resilient. Within the broader housing welfare state, social housing correlates positively with rent regulation and allowances, but negatively with homeownership subsidies and liberal mortgage regulation. A multivariate analysis shows that social housing is rather explained by housing shortages and complementarities with rental and welfare policies than by typical welfare state theories (GDP, political parties). Generally, the paper shows that conventional housing typologies are difficult to defend over time and argues more generally for including housing decommodification in welfare state research.Die vergleichende Forschung zur Dekommodifizierung des Gutes Wohnen ist bisher von der klassischen Wohlfahrtsstaatsforschung vernachlässigt worden. Die Wohnungsforschung selbst ist wiederum reich an Studien zum Wohneigentum, aber vergleichende Darstellungen zu privaten und sozialen Mietwohnungen sind aufgrund fehlender komparativer Daten wenig erforscht. Aufbauend auf bestehenden Arbeiten und verschiedenen Primärquellen stellt diese Studie daher zunächst eine neue Datensammlung von bis zu 48 Ländern vor, die den Anteil der Sozialwohnungen an den Beständen und Neubauten seit den ersten Wohnungsbaugesetzen um 1900 erfasst. Die interpolierten Benchmark-Zeitreihen beschreiben im Allgemeinen den Aufstieg und Fall des sozialen Wohnungsbaus in einem residualen, sozialistischen und einem nordeuropäischen Wohnungsregime. Der Rückgang war steiler als beim klassischen Wohlfahrtsstaat, aber überraschend resilient in Ländern mit öffentlichen Wohnungsbaugesellschaften. Innerhalb des umfassenderen Wohnungswohlfahrtsstaates korreliert der soziale Wohnungsbau positiv mit der Regulierung von Mieten und Wohngeldzahlungen, aber negativ mit Wohneigentumssubventionen und liberalen Hypothekenregelungen. Eine multivariate Analyse zeigt, dass der soziale Wohnungsbau eher durch Wohnungsknappheit und funktionale Komplementarität mit Miet- und Sozialpolitik als mit typischen wohlfahrtsstaatlichen Faktoren (BIP, politische Parteien) erklärt wird. Generell zeigt der Beitrag, dass herkömmliche Wohnungstypologien im Laufe der Zeit nur schwer zu verteidigen sind, und plädiert dafür, die Dekommodifizierung von Wohnraum stärker in die Wohlfahrtsstaatsforschung einzubeziehen.Contents 1 Introduction 2 Social housing: What it is and how to measure it? 3 Descriptive results 4 Bivariate findings: Social housing and the broader housing welfare state 5 Multivariate: The determinants of social housing provision 6 Conclusion Appendix Reference
Fine Structure of the 1s3p ^3P_J Level in Atomic ^4He: Theory and Experiment
We report on a theoretical calculation and a new experimental determination
of the 1s3p ^3P_J fine structure intervals in atomic ^4He. The values from the
theoretical calculation of 8113.730(6) MHz and 658.801(6) MHz for the nu_{01}
and nu_{12} intervals, respectively, disagree significantly with previous
experimental results. However, the new laser spectroscopic measurement reported
here yields values of 8113.714(28) MHz and 658.810(18) MHz for these intervals.
These results show an excellent agreement with the theoretical values and
resolve the apparent discrepancy between theory and experiment.Comment: 9 pages, 3 figure
Bonding machine for forming a solar array strip
A machine is described for attaching solar cells to a flexable substrate on which printed circuitry has been deposited. The strip is fed through: (1) a station in which solar cells are elevated into engagement with solder pads for the printed circuitry and thereafter heated by an infrared lamp; (2) a station at which flux and solder residue is removed; (3) a station at which electrical performance of the soldered cells is determined; (4) a station at which an encapsulating resin is deposited on the cells; (5) a station at which the encapsulated solar cells are examined for electrical performance; and (6) a final station at which the resulting array is wound on a takeup drum
The degradation of MgB2 under ambient environment
The superconductivities of samples prepared by several procedures were found
to degrade under ambient environment. The degradation mechanism was studied by
measuring the change of surface chemical composition of dense MgB2 pellets
(prepared by hot isostatic pressure, HIPed) under atmospheric exposure using
X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS). Results showed that samples with poor
connectivity between grains and with smaller grain sizes degrade with time when
exposed to ambient conditions. In these samples, the Tc did not change with
time, but the superconducting transition became broader and the Meissner
fraction decreased. In contrast, our well-sintered and the HIPed samples
remained stable for several months under ambient condition. The degradation was
found to be related to surface decomposition as observed by XPS. We observed
the formation of oxidized Mg, primarily in the form of a Mg hydroxide, the
increase of C and O contents, and the reduction of B concentration in the
surface layer of MgB2 samples.Comment: 15 pages, 3 figure
Concurrent TNFRSF1A R92Q and pyrin E230K mutations in a child with multiple sclerosis
We report a 16-year-old female patient with a severe course of multiple sclerosis and concomitant symptoms suggestive of a hereditary autoinflammatory disease. Genetic analyses revealed that she inherited a TNFRSF1A R92Q mutation from her mother and a pyrin E230K mutation from her father. To our knowledge, this is the first report of a patient with severe childhood multiple sclerosis and mutations in two genes which predispose to hereditary autoinflammatory disorders. We speculate that these mutations contribute to early multiple sclerosis manifestation and enhance the inflammatory damage inflicted by the autoimmune response
Decay Process for Three - Species Reaction - Diffusion System
We propose the deterministic rate equation of three-species in the reaction -
diffusion system. For this case, our purpose is to carry out the decay process
in our three-species reaction-diffusion model of the form . The
particle density and the global reaction rate are also shown analytically and
numerically on a two-dimensional square lattice with the periodic boundary
conditions. Especially, the crossover of the global reaction rate is discussed
in both early-time and long-time regimes.Comment: 6 pages, 3 figures, Late
Gluon saturation effects on the color singlet J/Psi production in high energy dA and AA collisions
We derive the formulae for the cross section of J/Psi production in high
energy pA and AA collisions taking into account the gluon saturation/color
glass condensate effects. We then perform the numerical calculations of the
corresponding nuclear modification factors and find a good agreement between
our calculations and the experimental data on J/Psi production in dA
collisions. We also observe that cold nuclear modification effects alone cannot
describe the data on J/Psi production in AA collisions. Additional final state
suppression (at RHIC) and enhancement (at LHC) mechanisms are required to
explain the experimental observations.Comment: 11 pages, 6 figure
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