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The Stellar Content Near the Galactic Center
High angular resolution J, H, K, and L' images are used to investigate the
stellar content within 6 arcsec of SgrA*. The data, which are complete to K ~
16, are the deepest multicolor observations of the region published to date.Comment: 34 pages, including 12 figure
Computational stability and time truncation of coupled nonlinear equations with exact solutions
August 1968.Includes bibliographical references.Sponsored by the National Science Foundation GA-761
COMPUTATIONAL STABILITY AND TIME TRUNCATION OF COUPLED NONLINEAR EQUATIONS WITH EXACT SOLUTIONS
Nonlinear dynamics of cyclone waves, The
June 1970.Includes bibliographical references.Sponsored by the National Science Foundation GA-11637
An experimental investigation of two large annular diffusers with swirling and distorted inflow
Two annular diffusers downstream of a nacelle-mounted fan were tested for aerodynamic performance, measured in terms of two static pressure recovery parameters (one near the diffuser exit plane and one about three diameters downstream in the settling duct) in the presence of several inflow conditions. The two diffusers each had an inlet diameter of 1.84 m, an area ratio of 2.3, and an equivalent cone angle of 11.5, but were distinguished by centerbodies of different lengths. The dependence of diffuser performance on various combinations of swirling, radially distorted, and/or azimuthally distorted inflow was examined. Swirling flow and distortions in the axial velocity profile in the annulus upstream of the diffuser inlet were caused by the intrinsic flow patterns downstream of a fan in a duct and by artificial intensification of the distortions. Azimuthal distortions or defects were generated by the addition of four artificial devices (screens and fences). Pressure recovery data indicated beneficial effects of both radial distortion (for a limited range of distortion levels) and inflow swirl. Small amounts of azimuthal distortion created by the artificial devices produced only small effects on diffuser performance. A large artificial distortion device was required to produce enough azimuthal flow distortion to significantly degrade the diffuser static pressure recovery
Parametric correlations versus fidelity decay: the symmetry breaking case
We derive fidelity decay and parametric energy correlations for random matrix
ensembles where time--reversal invariance of the original Hamiltonian is broken
by the perturbation. Like in the case of a symmetry conserving perturbation a
simple relation between both quantities can be established.Comment: 8 pages, 8 figure
Quantum dot admittance probed at microwave frequencies with an on-chip resonator
We present microwave frequency measurements of the dynamic admittance of a
quantum dot tunnel coupled to a two-dimensional electron gas. The measurements
are made via a high-quality 6.75 GHz on-chip resonator capacitively coupled to
the dot. The resonator frequency is found to shift both down and up close to
conductance resonance of the dot corresponding to a change of sign of the
reactance of the system from capacitive to inductive. The observations are
consistent with a scattering matrix model. The sign of the reactance depends on
the detuning of the dot from conductance resonance and on the magnitude of the
tunnel rate to the lead with respect to the resonator frequency. Inductive
response is observed on a conductance resonance, when tunnel coupling and
temperature are sufficiently small compared to the resonator frequency.Comment: 8 pages, 4 figure
JWalk: a tool for lazy, systematic testing of java classes by design introspection and user interaction
Popular software testing tools, such as JUnit, allow frequent retesting of modified code; yet the manually created test scripts are often seriously incomplete. A unit-testing tool called JWalk has therefore been developed to address the need for systematic unit testing within the context of agile methods. The tool operates directly on the compiled code for Java classes and uses a new lazy method for inducing the changing design of a class on the fly. This is achieved partly through introspection, using Java’s reflection capability, and partly through interaction with the user, constructing and saving test oracles on the fly. Predictive rules reduce the number of oracle values that must be confirmed by the tester. Without human intervention, JWalk performs bounded exhaustive exploration of the class’s method protocols and may be directed to explore the space of algebraic constructions, or the intended design state-space of the tested class. With some human interaction, JWalk performs up to the equivalent of fully automated state-based testing, from a specification that was acquired incrementally
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