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The effect of grain drift on the structure of (Post-) AGB winds
We have developed an implementation for the momentum transfer force in
numerical two fluid hydrodynamics. This form of the frictional coupling between
gas and grains is consistent with the microscopic interactions between the two
components. The coupling force gives rise to a drift velocity of the grains
with respect to the gas. We apply this mechanism to the outflow of (Post-) AGB
objects. Our numerical hydrodynamics code calculates self consistently the
dynamics of these outflows, as well as the nucleation and growth of grains and
equilibrium chemistry of the gas. Grain nucleation and growth are processes
that depend strongly on the rate of gas-grain collisions. Hence, the drift
velocity becomes an important variable. The tight connection between grain
chemistry and drift causes the system to become extremely sensitive to small
changes in almost any parameter. This may be a cause for deviation from
(spherical) symmetry and structure.Comment: To appear in "Asymmetrical Planetary Nebulae II: from Origins to
Microstructures" ASP Conference Series, J.H. Kastner, N. Soker, & S.A.
Rappaport, ed
Bank-Based Versus Market Based Financial System: Does it Really Matter?
There is no simple answer to the question of why financial systems and firm financing vary from country to country. The most commonly used classification for the types of financial systems is the distinction of the bank-based and market-based financial system. In the studies conducted in economics and finance literature, it can be seen that these two systems cannot reveal an absolute superiority in terms of growth and prosperity in the countries. Our analysis state that in view of the future direction of the Turkish financial system, it may be thought that efforts to establish a "hybrid financial system" that can combine the bank-based financial system and the relatively superior aspects of the market-based financial system will be better. Keywords: Bank-based, Market-based, Mixed-system, Financial System, Turkey DOI: 10.7176/EJBM/11-9-17 Publication date:March 31st 201
Three-Dimensional Adaptive Mesh Refinement Simulations of Point-Symmetric Nebulae
Previous analytical and numerical work shows that the generalized interacting
stellar winds model can explain the observed bipolar shapes of planetary
nebulae very well. However, many circumstellar nebulae have a multipolar or
point-symmetric shape. With two-dimensional calculations, Icke showed that
these seemingly enigmatic forms can be easily reproduced by a two-wind model in
which the confining disk is warped, as is expected to occur in irradiated
disks. In this contribution we present the extension to fully three-dimensional
adaptive mesh refinement simulations of such an interaction.Comment: 4 pages, 2 figures, to appear in "Asymmetrical Planetary Nebulae III"
editors M. Meixner, J. Kastner, N. Soker, & B. Balick (ASP Conf. Series).
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On Random Walks with a General Moving Barrier
Random walks with a general, nonlinear barrier have found recent applications
ranging from reionization topology to refinements in the excursion set theory
of halos. Here, we derive the first-crossing distribution of random walks with
a moving barrier of an arbitrary shape. Such a distribution is shown to satisfy
an integral equation that can be solved by a simple matrix inversion, without
the need for Monte Carlo simulations, making this useful for exploring a large
parameter space. We discuss examples in which common analytic approximations
fail, a failure which can be remedied using the method described here.Comment: 6 pages, 7 figures, submitted to Ap
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