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POLICY EDUCATION ON NON-TRADITIONAL SUBJECTS: A PROGRAM ON PUBLIC UTILITY REGULATION
Public Economics,
Nonlocal vortex motion in mesoscopic amorphous Nb0.7Ge0.3 structures
We study nonlocal vortex transport in mesoscopic amorphous Nb0.7Ge0.3
samples. A dc current I is passed through a wire connected via a perpendicular
channel, of a length L= 2-5 um, with a pair of voltage probes where a nonlocal
response Vnl ~ I is measured. The maximum of Rnl=Vnl/I for a given temperature
occurs at an L-independent magnetic field and is proportional to 1/L. The
results are interpreted in terms of the dissipative vortex motion along the
channel driven by a remote current, and can be understood in terms of a simple
model.Comment: 4 pages, 3 figure
THE FEDERAL AGRICULTURE IMPROVEMENT AND REFORM ACT OF 1996: COMMODITY AND CONSERVATION PROGRAMS
The Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act contains major revisions in farm commodity programs. This paper summarizes the major provision of legislation. Because many program implementation rules must be developed, program participants are advised to consult their local office of the USDA Farm Service Agency for final program provisions.Agricultural and Food Policy,
A PREVIEW OF THE 1996 FARM PROGRAM PROVISIONS
The U.S. House of Representatives and Senate have written farm bills that contain major revisions in farm commodity programs. Differences in these bills, House bill HR 2854 and Senate bill S 1541, must now be resolved by a Conference Committee, approved by a final vote of both houses of Congress, and signed by the President. Though differences in the bills do exist, the bills contain many similar provisions that appear likely to be included in the final version of the bill. This paper summarizes the major provisions of these bills and identifies areas where differences must be resolved by the Conference Committee.Agricultural and Food Policy,
Physics of Quantum Relativity through a Linear Realization
The idea of quantum relativity as a generalized, or rather deformed, version
of Einstein (special) relativity has been taking shape in recent years.
Following the perspective of deformations, while staying within the framework
of Lie algebra, we implement explicitly a simple linear realization of the
relativity symmetry, and explore systematically the resulting physical
interpretations. Some suggestions we make may sound radical, but are arguably
natural within the context of our formulation. Our work may provide a new
perspective on the subject matter, complementary to the previous approach(es),
and may lead to a better understanding of the physics.Comment: 27 pages in Revtex, no figure; proof-edited version to appear in
Phys.Rev.
The monoid of queue actions
We investigate the monoid of transformations that are induced by sequences of
writing to and reading from a queue storage. We describe this monoid by means
of a confluent and terminating semi-Thue system and study some of its basic
algebraic properties, e.g., conjugacy. Moreover, we show that while several
properties concerning its rational subsets are undecidable, their uniform
membership problem is NL-complete. Furthermore, we present an algebraic
characterization of this monoid's recognizable subsets. Finally, we prove that
it is not Thurston-automatic
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