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Aids given to beginning teachers in Rhode Island: their source and their usefulness.
Thesis (Ed.M.)--Boston Universit
Pattern formation in the dipolar Ising model on a two-dimensional honeycomb lattice
We present Monte Carlo simulation results for a two-dimensional Ising model
with ferromagnetic nearest-neighbor couplings and a competing long-range
dipolar interaction on a honeycomb lattice. Both structural and thermodynamic
properties are very similar to the case of a square lattice, with the exception
that structures reflect the sixfold rotational symmetry of the underlying
honeycomb lattice. To deal with the long-range nature of the dipolar
interaction we also present a simple method of evaluating effective interaction
coefficients, which can be regarded as a more straightforward alternative to
the prevalent Ewald summation techniques.Comment: 5 pages, 5 figure
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The quality of price formation at market openings and closings: evidence from the Nasdaq stock market
Central counterparties (CCPs) have increasingly become a cornerstone of financial markets infrastructure. We present a model where trades are time-critical, liquidity is limited and there is limited enforcement of trades. We show a CCP novating trades implements efficient trading behaviour. It is optimal for the CCP to face default losses to achieve the efficient level of trade. To cover these losses, the CCP optimally uses margin calls, and, as the default problem becomes more severe, also requires default funds and then imposes position limits
The growth of small corrosion fatigue cracks in alloy 2024
The corrosion fatigue crack growth characteristics of small surface and corner cracks in aluminum alloy 2024 is established. The damaging effect of salt water on the early stages of small crack growth is characterized by crack initiation at constituent particle pits, intergranular microcracking for a less than 100 micrometers, and transgranular small crack growth for a micrometer. In aqueous 1 percent NaCl and at a constant anodic potential of -700 mV(sub SCE), small cracks exhibit a factor of three increase in fatigue crack growth rates compared to laboratory air. Small cracks exhibit accelerated corrosion fatigue crack growth rates at low levels of delta-K (less than 1 MPa square root of m) below long crack delta-K (sub th). When exposed to Paris regime levels of crack tip stress intensity, small corrosion fatigue cracks exhibit growth rates similar to that observed for long cracks. Results suggest that crack closure effects influence the corrosion fatigue crack growth rates of small cracks (a less than or equal to 100 micrometers). This is evidenced by similar small and long crack growth behavior at various levels of R. Contrary to the corrosion fatigue characteristics of small cracks in high strength steels, no pronounced chemical crack length effect is observed for Al by 2024 exposed to salt water
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