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On the oscillations in Mercury's obliquity
One major objective of MESSENGER and BepiColombo spatial missions is to
accurately measure Mercury's rotation and its obliquity in order to obtain
constraints on internal structure of the planet. Which is the obliquity's
dynamical behavior deriving from a complete spin-orbit motion of Mercury
simultaneously integrated with planetary interactions? We have used our SONYR
model integrating the spin-orbit N-body problem applied to the solar System
(Sun and planets). For lack of current accurate observations or ephemerides of
Mercury's rotation, and therefore for lack of valid initial conditions for a
numerical integration, we have built an original method for finding the
libration center of the spin-orbit system and, as a consequence, for avoiding
arbitrary amplitudes in librations of the spin-orbit motion as well as in
Mercury's obliquity. The method has been carried out in two cases: (1) the
spin-orbit motion of Mercury in the 2-body problem case (Sun-Mercury) where an
uniform precession of the Keplerian orbital plane is kinematically added at a
fixed inclination (S2K case), (2) the spin-orbit motion of Mercury in the
N-body problem case (Sun and planets) (Sn case). We find that the remaining
amplitude of the oscillations in the Sn case is one order of magnitude larger
than in the S2K case, namely 4 versus 0.4 arcseconds (peak-to-peak). The mean
obliquity is also larger, namely 1.98 versus 1.80 arcminutes, for a difference
of 10.8 arcseconds. These theoretical results are in a good agreement with
recent radar observations but it is not excluded that it should be possible to
push farther the convergence process by drawing nearer still more precisely to
the libration center.Comment: 30 pages, 3 tables, 8 figures, accepted to Icarus (26 Jul 2007
Algebraic families of subfields in division rings
We describe relations between maximal subfields in a division ring and in its
rational extensions. More precisely, we prove that properties such as being
Galois or purely inseparable over the centre generically carry over from one to
another. We provide an application to enveloping skewfields in positive
characteristics. Namely, there always exist two maximal subfields of the
enveloping skewfield of a solvable Lie algebra, such that one is Galois and the
second purely inseparable of exponent 1 over the centre. This extends results
of Schue in the restricted case. Along the way we provide a description of the
enveloping algebra of the p-envelope of a Lie algebra as a polynomial extension
of the smaller enveloping algebra.Comment: 9 pages, revised according to referee comments, new titl
One-dimensional two-orbital SU(N) ultracold fermionic quantum gases at incommensurate filling: a low-energy approach
We investigate the zero-temperature phase diagram of two-orbital SU(N)
fermionic models at incommensurate filling which are directly relevant to
strontium and ytterbium ultracold atoms loading into a one-dimensional optical
lattice. Using a low-energy approach that takes into account explicitly the
SU(N) symmetry, we find that a spectral gap for the nuclear-spin degrees of
freedom is formed for generic interactions. Several phases with one or two
gapless modes are then stabilized which describe the competition between
different density instabilities. In stark contrast to the N=2 case, no dominant
pairing instabilities emerge and the leading superfluid one is rather formed
from bound states of 2N fermions.Comment: 11 pages, 4 figure
Evaluating health risks from occupational exposure to pesticides and the regulatory response.
In this study, we used measurements of occupational exposures to pesticides in agriculture to evaluate health risks and analyzed how the federal regulatory program is addressing these risks. Dose estimates developed by the State of California from measured occupational exposures to 41 pesticides were compared to standard indices of acute toxicity (LD50) and chronic effects (reference dose). Lifetime cancer risks were estimated using cancer potencies. Estimated absorbed daily doses for mixers, loaders, and applicators of pesticides ranged from less than 0.0001% to 48% of the estimated human LD50 values, and doses for 10 of 40 pesticides exceeded 1% of the estimated human LD50 values. Estimated lifetime absorbed daily doses ranged from 0.1% to 114,000% of the reference doses developed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and doses for 13 of 25 pesticides were above them. Lifetime cancer risks ranged from 1 per million to 1700 per million, and estimates for 12 of 13 pesticides were above 1 per million. Similar results were obtained for field workers and flaggers. For the pesticides examined, exposures pose greater risks of chronic effects than acute effects. Exposure reduction measures, including use of closed mixing systems and personal protective equipment, significantly reduced exposures. Proposed regulations rely primarily on requirements for personal protective equipment and use restrictions to protect workers. Chronic health risks are not considered in setting these requirements. Reviews of pesticides by the federal pesticide regulatory program have had little effect on occupational risks. Policy strategies that offer immediate protection for workers and that are not dependent on extensive review of individual pesticides should be pursued
Revealed Comparative Advantage and Specialization in Athletics
Using entries in the 2005 IAAF rankings as a measure of a countryâs success in athletics, we analyse intercountry differences in athletic specialisation (measured through an index for revealed symmetric comparative advantage). A Tobit II model identifies macro-economic, sociological and political conditions that shape patterns of specialisation. We observe geographical patterns: African and Carribean (and to a lesser extent Asian) countries have a âtypicalâ pattern of specialisation. Highly populated as well as richer countries diversify more. Larger countries specialise in sprinting and middle distance running while leading to comparative disadvantages in non-running events. Finally, (former) socialist countries have a significant revealed comparative advantage in non-running events and a disadvantage in sprinting.athletics, revealed comparative advantage, specialisation
Spectral analysis of unsteady flow simulation in a small VAWT
The vertical axis wind turbine studied in this paper combine two rotations: one rotating movement of each blade around its own axis and one rotating movement around turbineâs axis. The aim of this paper is to analyse the effect of this two combine movements on fields of pressure and on global forces on each blade with time. Preliminary calculations showed, for some initial blade stagger angles (angle between blade 1 and x axis), that flow is highly unsteady and sometimes hardly periodic. The main goal here is to present spectral analysis of unsteady results like temporal pressure on specific points in the domain and temporal forces on blades and to show the influence of the two combine movements for two different blade stagger angles for elliptic blades
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