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Forecasting volatility in the presence of Leverage Effect
We define a simple and tractable method for adding the Leverage effect in general volatility predictions. As an application, we compare volatility predictions with and without Leverage on the SP500 Index during the period 2002-2010.
Electronic Flux Density Maps Reveal Unique Current Patterns in a Single-Molecule-Graphene-Nanoribbon Junction
To assist the design of novel, highly efficient molecular junctions, a deep
understanding of the precise charge transport mechanisms through these devices
is of prime importance. In the present contribution, we describe a procedure to
investigate spatially-resolved electron transport through a nanojunction from
first principles, at the example of a nitro-substituted oligo-(phenylene
ethynylene) covalently bound to graphene nanoribbon leads. Recently, we
demonstrated that the conductivity of this single-molecule-graphene-nanoribbon
junction can be switched quantitatively and reversibly upon application of a
static electric field in a top gate position, in the spirit of a traditional
field effect transistor [J. Phys. Chem. C, 2016, 120, 28808-28819]. The
propensity of the central oligomer unit to align with the external field was
found to induce a damped rotational motion and to cause an interruption of the
conjugated -system, thereby drastically reducing the conductance through
the nanojunction. In the current work, we use the driven Liouville-von-Neumann
(DLvN) approach for time-dependent electronic transport calculations to
simulate the electronic current dynamics under time-dependent potential biases
for the two logical states of the nanojunction. Our quantum dynamical
simulations rely on a novel localization procedure using an orthonormal set of
molecular orbitals obtained from a standard density functional theory
calculation to generate a localized representation for the different parts of
the molecular junction. The transparent DLvN formalism allows us to directly
access the density matrix and to reconstruct the time-dependent electronic
current density, unraveling unique mechanistic details of the electron
transport
A Video Transmission Framework Using Components and Multi-Agent Systems
International audienceThis paper presents an application of video transmission over Internet, which goal is to be used in a cooperative plat- form. This application uses proxies during the transmission to adapt the video (changing the size, the framerate and/or the encoding format). Adaptation is a necessity in this kind of application, due to the diversity of receivers (computers, mobile phones, PDA . . . ). During the design process, we chose to use component ori- ented programming and multi-agent systems. We present here how these two paradigms help us to have a flexible and evolutive application, and, for each transmission?s step, what is the most appropriated solution. At the end, we also present tests that have been made to evaluate the power needed by the proxies in order to discuss about benefits that can be brought by our architecture
Rêver la médiathèque, la réaliser
la médiathèque sur mesure? C\u27est le projet de Lezoux, petite ville d\u27Auvergne où les habitants ont été invités à projeter leurs visions de la future médiathèque qui leur est destinée
Simulation of Single Reed Instruments Oscillations Based on Modal Decomposition of Bore and Reed Dynamics
This paper investigates the sound production in a system made of a bore
coupled with a reed valve. Extending previous work (Debut, 2004), the input
impedance of the bore is projected on the modes of the air column. The acoustic
pressure is therefore calculated as the sum of modal components. The
airrrflow blown into the bore is modulated by reed motion, assuming
the reed to be a single degree of freedom oscillator. Calculation of
self-sustained oscillations controlled by time-varying mouth pressure and
player's embouchure parameter is performed using ODE solvers. Results emphasize
the par ticipation of the whole set of components in the mode locking process.
Another impor tant feature is the mutual innnfluence of reed and
bore resonance during growing blowing pressure transients, oscillation
threshold being altered by the reed natural frequency and the reed damping.
Steady-state oscillations are also investigated and compared with results given
by harmonic balance method and by digital sound synthesis
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