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Shock temperatures in calcite (CaCO3): Implication for shock induced decomposition
The temperatures induced in crystalline calcite upon planar shock compression (95–160 GPa) are reported from two-stage light gas-gun experiments. The temperatures are obtained fitting 6-channel optical pyrometer radiances in the 450 to 900 nm range, to a Planck radiation law temperature varied from 3300 to 5400 K. Calculations demonstrate that the temperatures are some 400 to 1350 K lower than if either shock-induced melting and/or disproportionation of calcite behind the shock front was not occurring. Here calcite is modeled as disproportionating into a molecular liquid, or a solid CaO plus CO2 gas. For temperature calculations, specific heat at constant volume for one mole of CO2 is taken to be 6.7R as compared to 9R in the solid state; whereas calcite and CaO have their solid state values (15R and 6R). Calculations also suggest that the onset of decomposition in calcite to CaO and CO2 during loading occurs at ~75±10 GPa, along the Hugoniot whereas decomposition begins upon unloading from 18 GPa. The 18 GPa value is based on comparison of VISAR measurements of particle velocity profiles induced upon isentropic expansion with one-dimensional numerical simulation
A Porosity-Length Formalism for Photon-Tiring-Limited Mass Loss from Stars Above the Eddington Limit
We examine radiatively driven mass loss from stars near and above the
Eddington limit (Ledd). We begin by reviewing the instabilities that are
expected to form extensive structure near Ledd. We investigate how this
"porosity" can reduce the effective coupling between the matter and radiation.
Introducing a new "porosity-length'' formalism, we derive a simple scaling for
the reduced effective opacity, and use this to derive an associated scaling for
the porosity-moderated, continuum-driven mass loss rate from stars that
formally exceed Ledd. For a simple super-Eddington model with a single porosity
length that is assumed to be on the order of the gravitational scale height,
the overall mass loss is similar to that derived in previous porosity work.
This is much higher than is typical of line-driven winds, but is still only a
few percent of the photon tiring limit--for which the luminosity becomes
insufficient to carry the flow out of the gravitational potential. To obtain
still stronger mass loss that approaches observationally inferred values near
this limit, we introduce a power-law-porosity model in which the associated
structure has a broad range of scales. We show that the mass loss rate can be
enhanced by a factor that increases with the Eddington parameter Gamma, such
that for moderately large Gamma (> 3-4), mass loss rates could approach the
photon tiring limit. Together with the ability to drive quite fast outflow
speeds, the derived mass loss could explain the large inferred mass loss and
flow speeds of giant outbursts in eta Carinae and other LBV stars.Comment: 17 pages, 6 figures, to appear in Ap
A map on the space of rational functions
We describe dynamical properties of a map defined on the space
of rational functions. The fixed points of are classified and
the long time behavior of a subclass is described in terms of Eulerian
polynomials
Hadron Spin Dynamics
Spin effects in exclusive and inclusive reactions provide an essential new
dimension for testing QCD and unraveling hadron structure. Remarkable new
experiments from SLAC, HERMES (DESY), and the Jefferson Laboratory present many
challenges to theory, including measurements at HERMES and SMC of the single
spin asymmetries in pion electroproduction, where the proton is polarized
normal to the scattering plane. This type of single spin asymmetry may be due
to the effects of rescattering of the outgoing quark on the spectators of the
target proton, an effect usually neglected in conventional QCD analyses. Many
aspects of spin, such as single-spin asymmetries and baryon magnetic moments
are sensitive to the dynamics of hadrons at the amplitude level, rather than
probability distributions. I illustrate the novel features of spin dynamics for
relativistic systems by examining the explicit form of the light-front
wavefunctions for the two-particle Fock state of the electron in QED, thus
connecting the Schwinger anomalous magnetic moment to the spin and orbital
momentum carried by its Fock state constituents and providing a transparent
basis for understanding the structure of relativistic composite systems and
their matrix elements in hadronic physics. I also present a survey of
outstanding spin puzzles in QCD, particularly the double transverse spin
asymmetry A_{NN} in elastic proton-proton scattering, the J/psi to rho-pi
puzzle, and J/psi polarization at the Tevatron.Comment: Concluding theory talk presented at SPIN2001, the Third
Circum-Pan-Pacific Symposium on High Energy Physics, October, 2001, Beijin
On the distribution of career longevity and the evolution of home run prowess in professional baseball
Statistical analysis is a major aspect of baseball, from player averages to
historical benchmarks and records. Much of baseball fanfare is based around
players exceeding the norm, some in a single game and others over a long
career. Career statistics serve as a metric for classifying players and
establishing their historical legacy. However, the concept of records and
benchmarks assumes that the level of competition in baseball is stationary in
time. Here we show that power-law probability density functions, a hallmark of
many complex systems that are driven by competition, govern career longevity in
baseball. We also find similar power laws in the density functions of all major
performance metrics for pitchers and batters. The use of performance-enhancing
drugs has a dark history, emerging as a problem for both amateur and
professional sports. We find statistical evidence consistent with
performance-enhancing drugs in the analysis of home runs hit by players in the
last 25 years. This is corroborated by the findings of the Mitchell Report [1],
a two-year investigation into the use of illegal steroids in major league
baseball, which recently revealed that over 5 percent of major league baseball
players tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs in an anonymous 2003
survey.Comment: 5 pages, 5 figures, 2-column revtex4 format. Revision has change of
title, a figure added, and minor changes in response to referee comment
Three osculating walkers
We consider three directed walkers on the square lattice, which move
simultaneously at each tick of a clock and never cross. Their trajectories form
a non-crossing configuration of walks. This configuration is said to be
osculating if the walkers never share an edge, and vicious (or:
non-intersecting) if they never meet. We give a closed form expression for the
generating function of osculating configurations starting from prescribed
points. This generating function turns out to be algebraic. We also relate the
enumeration of osculating configurations with prescribed starting and ending
points to the (better understood) enumeration of non-intersecting
configurations. Our method is based on a step by step decomposition of
osculating configurations, and on the solution of the functional equation
provided by this decomposition
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Cost effectiveness analysis of Year 2 of an elementary school-located influenza vaccination program-Results from a randomized controlled trial.
BackgroundSchool-located vaccination against influenza (SLV-I) has the potential to improve current suboptimal influenza immunization coverage for U.S. school-aged children. However, little is known about SLV-I's cost-effectiveness. The objective of this study is to establish the cost-effectiveness of SLV-I based on a two-year community-based randomized controlled trial (Year 1: 2009-2010 vaccination season, an unusual H1N1 pandemic influenza season, and Year 2: 2010-2011, a more typical influenza season).MethodsWe performed a cost-effectiveness analysis on a two-year randomized controlled trial of a Western New York SLV-I program. SLV-I clinics were offered in 21 intervention elementary schools (Year 1 n = 9,027; Year 2 n = 9,145 children) with standard-of-care (no SLV-I) in control schools (Year 1 n = 4,534 (10 schools); Year 2 n = 4,796 children (11 schools)). We estimated the cost-per-vaccinated child, by dividing the incremental cost of the intervention by the incremental effectiveness (i.e., the number of additionally vaccinated students in intervention schools compared to control schools).ResultsIn Years 1 and 2, respectively, the effectiveness measure (proportion of children vaccinated) was 11.2 and 12.0 percentage points higher in intervention (40.7 % and 40.4 %) than control schools. In year 2, the cost-per-vaccinated child excluding vaccine purchase () consisted of three component costs: (A) the school costs (32.33); and (C) the vendor costs excluding vaccine purchase (59.73 (Year 1) and 39.54). However, taking indirect costs (e.g., averted parental costs to visit medical practices) into account, vaccination was less costly in SLV-I (24.07 in Year 2) than in medical practices.ConclusionsOur two-year trial's findings reinforced the evidence to support SLV-I as a potentially favorable system to increase childhood influenza vaccination rates in a cost-efficient way. Increased efficiencies in SLV-I are needed for a sustainable and scalable SLV-I program
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