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An application of dynamic programming to pattern recognition
technique which has found only limited usage in the Industrial and Business Management fields which are home to many other of the OR techniques. Its main application has been in problems o
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Rational expectations modelling in O.R
The conventional OR approach to managing a system is, in outline, firstly to create a model of the existing system, secondly, to investigate changes in the model which improve or control the behaviour of the model and thirdly, to implement these changes in the system. It is assumed that the model incorporating these changes will be a valid representation of the system after the changes, in as far as the original model was a valid representation of the original system, and can thus be used to assess the benefits and disbenefits arising from the changes
Causes of the 1980s Slump in Europe
macroeconomics, slump, unemployment, Europe, EEC, macroeconomic theory
The Perfect Binary One-Error-Correcting Codes of Length 15: Part II--Properties
A complete classification of the perfect binary one-error-correcting codes of
length 15 as well as their extensions of length 16 was recently carried out in
[P. R. J. \"Osterg{\aa}rd and O. Pottonen, "The perfect binary
one-error-correcting codes of length 15: Part I--Classification," IEEE Trans.
Inform. Theory vol. 55, pp. 4657--4660, 2009]. In the current accompanying
work, the classified codes are studied in great detail, and their main
properties are tabulated. The results include the fact that 33 of the 80
Steiner triple systems of order 15 occur in such codes. Further understanding
is gained on full-rank codes via switching, as it turns out that all but two
full-rank codes can be obtained through a series of such transformations from
the Hamming code. Other topics studied include (non)systematic codes, embedded
one-error-correcting codes, and defining sets of codes. A classification of
certain mixed perfect codes is also obtained.Comment: v2: fixed two errors (extension of nonsystematic codes, table of
coordinates fixed by symmetries of codes), added and extended many other
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A Sensitive Faraday Rotation Setup Using Triple Modulation
The utilization of polarized targets in scattering experiments has become a
common practice in many major accelerator laboratories. Noble gases are
especially suitable for such applications, since they can be easily
hyper-polarized using spin exchange or metastable pumping techniques. Polarized
helium-3 is a very popular target because it often serves as an effective
polarized neutron due to its simple nuclear structure. A favorite cell material
to generate and store polarized helium-3 is GE-180, a relatively dense
aluminosilicate glass. In this paper, we present a Faraday rotation method,
using a new triple modulation technique, where the measurement of the Verdet
constants of SF57 flint glass, pyrex glass, and air were tested. The
sensitivity obtained shows that this technique may be implemented in future
cell wall characterization and thickness measurements. We also discuss the
first ever extraction of the Verdet constant of GE-180 glass for four
wavelength values of 632 nm, 773 nm, 1500 nm, and 1547 nm, whereupon the
expected 1/{\lambda}^{2} dependence was observed.Comment: 4 pages, 2 figures Updated version for RSI submissio
Complex permeability of soft magnetic ferrite polyester resin composites at frequencies above 1 MHz
Composite soft magnetic materials consist of magnetic particles in a non-magnetic matrix. The properties of such materials can be modelled using effective medium theory. Measurements have been made of the complex permeability of composites produced using ferrite powder and polyester resin. The success of various effective medium expressions in predicting the variation of complex permeability with composition has been assessed
Performance of a ballute decelerator towed behind a jet airplane
An F-104B airplane was modified to investigate the drag and stability characteristics of a ballute decelerator in the wake of an asymmetrical airplane. Decelerator deployments were initiated at a Mach number of 1.3 and an altitude of 15,240 meters (50,000 feet) and terminated when the airplane had decelerated to a Mach number of 0.5. The flight tests indicated that the decelerator had a short inflation time with relatively small opening forces. The drag levels attained with the subject decelerator were less than those obtained with other high-speed decelerators behind a symmetrical tow vehicle. The ballute demonstrated good stability characteristics behind the testbed airplane
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