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Unimodular integer circulants associated with trinomials
The n � n circulant matrix associated with the polynomial [image removed] (with d < n) is the one with first row (a0 ? ad 0 ? 0). The problem as to when such circulants are unimodular arises in the theory of cyclically presented groups and leads to the following question, previously studied by Odoni and Cremona: when is Res(f(t), tn-1) = �1? We give a complete answer to this question for trinomials f(t) = tm � tk � 1. Our main result was conjectured by the author in an earlier paper and (with two exceptions) implies the classification of the finite Cavicchioli?Hegenbarth?Repov? generalized Fibonacci groups, thus giving an almost complete answer to a question of Bardakov and Vesnin
Federal Non-defense Expenditures - Their Shifting Impact on the Regional Distribution of Income
Federal non-defense expenditure programs analyzed for impact on regional income distributio
Failure criteria for viscoelastic materials semiannual status report, 1 jan. - 30 jun. 1965
Structural failure criteria for viscoelastic material
Liquid cooled brassiere and method of diagnosing malignant tumors therewith
A device for enhancing the detection of malignant tissue in the breasts of a woman was described. A brassiere-like garment which is fitted with a pair of liquid-perfused cooling panels which completely and compliantly cover the breasts and upper torso was studied. The garment is connected by plastic tubing to a liquid cooling system comprising a fluid pump, a solenoid control valve for controlling the flow of fluid to either the cooling unit or the heating unit, a fluid reservoir, a temperature sensor in the reservoir, and a restrictor valve to control the pressure in the garment inlet cooling line
Comments on the Aharonov-Casher effect
We study the basic requirements for neutron confinement in the framework of
some 3-D Aharonov-Casher configurations.Comment: To appear in Physica Scripta (2001
Failure mechanisms of laminates transversely loaded by bolt push-through
Stiffened composite panels proposed for fuselage and wing design utilize a variety of stiffener-to-skin attachment concepts including mechanical fasteners. The attachment concept is an important factor influencing the panel's strength and can govern its performance following local damage. Mechanical fasteners can be an effective method for preventing stiffener-skin separation. One potential failure mode for bolted panels occurs when the bolts pull through the stiffener attachment flange or skin. The resulting loss of support by the skin to the stiffener and by the stiffener to the skin can result in local buckling and subsequent panel collapse. The characteristic failure modes associated with bolt push-through failure are described and the results of a parametric study of the effects that different material systems, boundary conditions, and laminates have on the forces and displacements required to cause damage and bolt pushthrough failure are presented
A Data-Driven Approximation of the Koopman Operator: Extending Dynamic Mode Decomposition
The Koopman operator is a linear but infinite dimensional operator that
governs the evolution of scalar observables defined on the state space of an
autonomous dynamical system, and is a powerful tool for the analysis and
decomposition of nonlinear dynamical systems. In this manuscript, we present a
data driven method for approximating the leading eigenvalues, eigenfunctions,
and modes of the Koopman operator. The method requires a data set of snapshot
pairs and a dictionary of scalar observables, but does not require explicit
governing equations or interaction with a "black box" integrator. We will show
that this approach is, in effect, an extension of Dynamic Mode Decomposition
(DMD), which has been used to approximate the Koopman eigenvalues and modes.
Furthermore, if the data provided to the method are generated by a Markov
process instead of a deterministic dynamical system, the algorithm approximates
the eigenfunctions of the Kolmogorov backward equation, which could be
considered as the "stochastic Koopman operator" [1]. Finally, four illustrative
examples are presented: two that highlight the quantitative performance of the
method when presented with either deterministic or stochastic data, and two
that show potential applications of the Koopman eigenfunctions
HAL/SM language specification
A programming language is presented for the flight software of the NASA Space Shuttle program. It is intended to satisfy virtually all of the flight software requirements of the space shuttle. To achieve this, it incorporates a wide range of features, including applications-oriented data types and organizations, real time control mechanisms, and constructs for systems programming tasks. It is a higher order language designed to allow programmers, analysts, and engineers to communicate with the computer in a form approximating natural mathematical expression. Parts of the English language are combined with standard notation to provide a tool that readily encourages programming without demanding computer hardware expertise. Block diagrams and flow charts are included. The semantics of the language is discussed
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