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A summary of NASTRAN fluid/structure interaction capabilities
A summary of fluid/structure interaction capabilities for the NASTRAN computer program is presented. Indirect applications of the program towards solving this class of problem were concentrated on. For completeness and comparitive purposes, direct usage of NASTRAN is briefly discussed. The solution technology addresses both steady state and transient dynamic response problems
On fiber diameters of continuous maps
We present a surprisingly short proof that for any continuous map , if , then there exists no bound on
the diameter of fibers of . Moreover, we show that when , the union of
small fibers of is bounded; when , the union of small fibers need not
be bounded. Applications to data analysis are considered.Comment: 6 pages, 2 figure
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A Multilayer Monte Carlo Model for the Investigation of Optical Path and Penetration Depth at Different Perfusion States of the Colon
There is a great interest in monitoring the oxygen supply delivered to the colon. Insufficient oxygen delivery may lead to hypoxia, sepsis, multiorgan dysfunction and death. For assessing colonic perfusion, more information and understanding is required relating to the light-interaction within the colonic tissue. A multilayer Monte Carlo model of a healthy human colon has been developed to investigate the light-tissue behavior during different perfusion states within the mucosal layer of the colon. Results from a static multilayer model of optical path and reflectance at two wavelengths, 660 nm and 880 nm, through colon tissue, containing different volume fractions of blood with a fixed oxygen saturation are presented. The effect on the optical path and penetration depth with varying blood volumes within the mucosa for each wavelength has been demonstrated. The simulation indicated both wavelengths of photons penetrated similar depths, entering the muscularis layer
Search on a Hypercubic Lattice through a Quantum Random Walk: II. d=2
We investigate the spatial search problem on the two-dimensional square
lattice, using the Dirac evolution operator discretised according to the
staggered lattice fermion formalism. is the critical dimension for the
spatial search problem, where infrared divergence of the evolution operator
leads to logarithmic factors in the scaling behaviour. As a result, the
construction used in our accompanying article \cite{dgt2search} provides an
algorithm, which is not optimal. The scaling behaviour can
be improved to by cleverly controlling the massless Dirac
evolution operator by an ancilla qubit, as proposed by Tulsi \cite{tulsi}. We
reinterpret the ancilla control as introduction of an effective mass at the
marked vertex, and optimise the proportionality constants of the scaling
behaviour of the algorithm by numerically tuning the parameters.Comment: Revtex4, 5 pages (v2) Introduction and references expanded. Published
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Flux Tube Model Signals for Baryon Correlations in Heavy Ion Collisions
The flux tube model offers a pictorial description of what happens during the
deconfinement phase transition in QCD. The 3-point vertices of a flux tube
network lead to formation of baryons upon hadronisation. Therefore,
correlations in the baryon number distribution at the last scattering surface
are related to the preceding pattern of the flux tube vertices, and provide a
signature of the nearby deconfinement phase transition. I discuss the nature of
the expected signal, which should be observable in heavy ion collisions at RHIC
and LHC.Comment: LaTeX, 9 pages, 5 figures, (v2) Several arguments expanded for
clarity, (v3) Minor typesetting changes, published versio
Listing of solar radiation measuring equipment and glossary
An attempt is made to list and provide all available information about solar radiation measuring equipment which are being manufactured and are available on the market. The list is in tabular form and includes sensor type, response time, cost data and comments for each model. A cost code is included which shows ranges only
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A multi-spacecraft reanalysis of the atmosphere of Mars
We have conducted a nine-Mars Year (MY) consistent reanalysis of the martian atmosphere covering the period MY 24–32 and making use of data from three different spacecraft. Remotely-sensed measurements of temperature, dust opacity, water ice and ozone from NASA’s Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) and Mars Recconaisance Orbiter (MRO) and ESA’s Mars Express (MEx) were assimilated [1] into a single model simulation, sampled two-hourly over the whole period. This forms a large, regular reanalysis dataset that is being made publicly available as an output of the EU UPWARDS project. The same analysis technique, with an improved model and higher resolution will be conducted with ESA Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO) data as it becomes available
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Trace gas assimilation of Mars orbiter observations
Ozone, water vapour and argon are minor constituents in the Martian atmosphere, observations of which can be of use in constraining atmospheric dynamical and physical processes. This is especially true in the winter season of each hemisphere, when the bulk of the main constituent in the atmosphere (CO2 ) condenses in the polar regions shifting the balance of atmospheric composition to a more trace gas rich air mass.
Current Mars Global Circulation Models (MGCMs) are able to represent the photochemistry occuring in the atmosphere, with constraints being imposed by comparisons with observations. However, a long term comparison using data assimilation provides a more robust constraint on the model. We aim to provide a technique for trace gas data assimilation for the analysis of observations from current and future satellite missions (such as ExoMars) which observe the spatial and temporal distribution of trace gases on Mars
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