716 research outputs found
A non-cooperative foundation for the continuous Raiffa solution
This paper provides a non-cooperative foundation for (asymmetric generalizations of) the continuous Raiffa solution. Specifically, we consider a continuous-time variation of the classic Ståhl–Rubinstein bargaining model, in which there is a finite deadline that ends the negotiations, and in which each player’s opportunity to make proposals is governed by a player-specific Poisson process, in that the rejecter of a proposal becomes proposer at the first next arrival of her process. Under the assumption that future payoffs are not discounted, it is shown that the expected payoffs players realize in subgame perfect equilibrium converge to the continuous Raiffa solution outcome as the deadline tends to infinity. The weights reflecting the asymmetries among the players correspond to the Poisson arrival rates of their respective proposal processes
Flow Equations for Electron-Phonon Interactions
A recently proposed method of continuous unitary transformations is used to
eliminate the interaction between electrons and phonons. The differential
equations for the couplings represent an infinitesimal formulation of a
sequence of Fr\"ohlich-transformations. The two approaches are compared. Our
result will turn out to be less singular than Fr\"ohlich's. Furthermore the
interaction between electrons belonging to a Cooper-pair will always be
attractive in our approach. Even in the case where Fr\"ohlich's transformation
is not defined (Fr\"ohlich actually excluded these regions from the
transformation), we obtain an elimination of the electron-phonon interaction.
This is due to a sufficiently slow change of the phonon energies as a function
of the flow parameter.Comment: 25 pages LATEX (use a4.sty v1.2) including 5 PostScript figures
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Modern middleware for the data acquisition of the Cherenkov Telescope Array
The data acquisition system (DAQ) of the future Cherenkov Telescope Array
(CTA) must be ef- ficient, modular and robust to be able to cope with the very
large data rate of up to 550 Gbps coming from many telescopes with different
characteristics. The use of modern middleware, namely ZeroMQ and Protocol
Buffers, can help to achieve these goals while keeping the development effort
to a reasonable level. Protocol Buffers are used as an on-line data for- mat,
while ZeroMQ is employed to communicate between processes. The DAQ will be
controlled and monitored by the Alma Common Software (ACS). Protocol Buffers
from Google are a way to define high-level data structures through an in-
terface description language (IDL) and a meta-compiler. ZeroMQ is a middleware
that augments the capabilities of TCP/IP sockets. It does not implement very
high-level features like those found in CORBA for example, but makes use of
sockets easier, more robust and almost as effective as raw TCP. The use of
these two middlewares enabled us to rapidly develop a robust prototype of the
DAQ including data persistence to compressed FITS files.Comment: In Proceedings of the 34th International Cosmic Ray Conference
(ICRC2015), The Hague, The Netherlands. All CTA contributions at
arXiv:1508.0589
Operating Power Grids with Few Flow Control Buses
Future power grids will offer enhanced controllability due to the increased
availability of power flow control units (FACTS). As the installation of
control units in the grid is an expensive investment, we are interested in
using few controllers to achieve high controllability. In particular, two
questions arise: How many flow control buses are necessary to obtain globally
optimal power flows? And if fewer flow control buses are available, what can we
achieve with them? Using steady state IEEE benchmark data sets, we explore
experimentally that already a small number of controllers placed at certain
grid buses suffices to achieve globally optimal power flows. We present a
graph-theoretic explanation for this behavior. To answer the second question we
perform a set of experiments that explore the existence and costs of feasible
power flow solutions at increased loads with respect to the number of flow
control buses in the grid. We observe that adding a small number of flow
control buses reduces the flow costs and extends the existence of feasible
solutions at increased load.Comment: extended version of an ACM e-Energy 2015 poster/workshop pape
Multiple Payload Adapters: Opening the Doors to Space
In order to increase the number of satellites that can be flown with reduced costs, Multiple Payload Adapters (MPAs) are needed to take advantage of excess payload capability on launch systems. This paper will discuss the development of several MPAs at the Air Force Research Laboratory Space Vehicles Directorate in support of current and future Air Force and Department of Defense requirements. The adapters are being designed using state-of-the-art manufacturing processes, launch vibration isolation, and low-shock separation technology that can accommodate multiple satellite configurations. The MPAs can deploy multiple satellites, in a large range of sizes (15 kg to 1000 kg), depending on the design configuration. The MPAs are being developed to support the Minuteman and Peacekeeper derived space launch vehicles, the Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle, and the Space Shuttle. The successful development of these adapters will greatly reduce the cost of launching satellites into orbit by allowing for the efficient use of currently unused payload margins. These MPA concepts maximize the opportunity for low-budget satellites to be manifested for launch, and are being proposed to fly as early as 2003. Additionally, work has begun to standardize adapter configurations and connections across multiple launch vehicles to provide reduced flight integration costs and greater opportunities for inclusion of small experiments on larger missions
Correlation of eigenstates in the critical regime of quantum Hall systems
We extend the multifractal analysis of the statistics of critical wave
functions in quantum Hall systems by calculating numerically the correlations
of local amplitudes corresponding to eigenstates at two different energies. Our
results confirm multifractal scaling relations which are different from those
occurring in conventional critical phenomena. The critical exponent
corresponding to the typical amplitude, , gives an almost
complete characterization of the critical behavior of eigenstates, including
correlations. Our results support the interpretation of the local density of
states being an order parameter of the Anderson transition.Comment: 17 pages, 9 Postscript figure
Gradient Flows from an Approximation to the Exact Renormalization Group
Through appropriate projections of an exact renormalization group equation,
we study fixed points, critical exponents and nontrivial renormalization group
flows in scalar field theories in . The standard upper critical
dimensions , appear naturally encoded in
our formalism, and for dimensions smaller but very close to our results
match the \ee-expansion. Within the coupling constant subspace of mass and
quartic couplings and for any , we find a gradient flow with two fixed
points determined by a positive-definite metric and a -function which is
monotonically decreasing along the flow.Comment: 10 pages, TeX, 3 postscript figures available upon request,
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