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Separating invariants for arbitrary linear actions of the additive group
We consider an arbitrary representation of the additive group G_a
over a field of characteristic zero and give an explicit description of a finite separating set in the corresponding ring of invariants
Associative memory design using overlapping decompositions
Cataloged from PDF version of article.This paper discusses the use of decomposition techniques in the design of associative memories via arti"cial neural networks. In
particular, a disjoint decomposition which allows an independent design of lower-dimensional subnetworks and an overlapping
decomposition which allows subnetworks to share common parts, are analyzed. It is shown by a simple example that overlapping
decompositions may help in certain cases where design by disjoint decompositions fails. With this motivation, an algorithm is
provided to synthesize neural networks using the concept of overlapping decompositions. Applications of the proposed design
procedure to a benchmark example from the literature and to a pattern recognition problem indicate that it may improve the
e!ectiveness of the existing methods. ( 2001 Published by Elsevier Science Ltd
Searching for Overionized Plasma in the Gamma-ray Emitting Supernova Remnant G349.70.2
G349.70.2 is a supernova remnant (SNR) expanding in a dense medium of
molecular clouds and interacting with clumps of molecular material emitting
gamma rays. We analyzed the gamma-ray data of Large Area Telescope on board
Fermi Gamma Ray Space Telescope and detected G349.70.2 in the energy range
of 0.2300 GeV with a significance of 13 showing no extended
morphology. Modeling of the gamma-ray spectrum revealed that the GeV gamma-ray
emission dominantly originates from the decay of neutral pions, where the
protons follow a broken power-law distribution with a spectral break at
12 GeV. To search for features of radiative recombination continua in the
eastern and western regions of the remnant, we analyzed the Suzaku data of
G349.70.2 and found no evidence for overionized plasma. In this paper we
discuss possible scenarios to explain the hadronic gamma-ray emission in
G349.70.2 and the mixed morphology nature of this SNR.Comment: 10 pages, 7 figures; accepted by ApJ. arXiv admin note: text overlap
with arXiv:1406.217
Robust adaptive sampled-data control of a class of systems under structured nonlinear perturbations
Cataloged from PDF version of article.A robust adaptive sampled-data feedback stabilization
scheme is presented for a class of systems with nonlinear additive
perturbations. The proposed controller generates a control input by
using high-gain static or dynamic feedback from nonuniform sampled
values of the output. A simple adaptation rule adjusts the gain and the
sampling period of the controller
Recombining Plasma in the Gamma-ray Emitting Mixed-Morphology Supernova Remnant 3C 391
A group of middle-aged mixed-morphology (MM) supernova remnants (SNRs)
interacting with molecular clouds (MC) has been discovered as strong GeV
gamma-ray emitters by Large Area Telescope on board Fermi Gamma Ray Space
Telescope (Fermi-LAT). The recent observations of the Suzaku X-ray satellite
have revealed that some of these interacting gamma-ray emitting SNRs, such as
IC443, W49B, W44, and G359.1-0.5, have overionized plasmas. 3C 391 (G31.9+0.0)
is another Galactic MM SNR interacting with MC. It was observed in GeV gamma
rays by Fermi-LAT as well as in the 0.3 10.0 keV X-ray band by Suzaku. In
this work, 3C 391 was detected in GeV gamma rays with a significance of
18 and we showed that the GeV emission is point-like in nature. The
GeV gamma-ray spectrum was shown to be best explained by the decay of neutral
pions assuming that the protons follow a broken power-law distribution. We
revealed radiative recombination structures of silicon and sulfur from 3C 391
using Suzaku data. In this paper we discuss the possible origin of this type of
radiative plasma and hadronic gamma rays.Comment: 10 pages, 7 figures; accepted by Ap
Genetic association between sexual maturity and weekly live-weights in laying-type Japanese quail
This study focused on the estimation of genetic relationships between weekly live weights and sexual maturity of male and female Japanese quail. The live body weight data of a laying-type quail line over time were collected from hatching to six weeks of age. Sexual maturity was determined as the day of production of cloacal gland foam for males, and the day of laying the first egg for females. (Co)Variance components and genetic parameters were estimated, using MTDFREML, a restricted maximum likelihood (REML) procedure using a model with direct and maternal genetic effects. Heritability estimates of weekly live weights ranged from moderate to high (0.20 - 0.60), and were higher for males than for females. The variance due to maternal effects disappeared gradually for males but rapidly for females as the chicks grew older. Heritability of age of sexual maturation was 0.24 ± 0.008 and 033 ± 0.136 for males and females, respectively. Genetic correlations between ages of reaching sexual maturity and live weights (except hatchling weight) were favourable for males (-0.16 to –0.45) and unfavourable for females (0.14 to 0.22). Genetic correlations between males and females ranged from moderate (0.46 ± 0.083) to high (0.98 ± 0.139) for weekly live weights, and were 0.71 ± 0.24 for age of reaching sexual maturity. Sexual size dimorphism can be explained by the differences in pattern of heritability and correlation estimates between reaching sexual maturity and live weights for males and females. South African Journal of Animal Science Vol. 36(2) 2006: 142-14
Robust stability of discrete time systems under parametric perturbations
Cataloged from PDF version of article.Stability robustness analysis of a system under parametric
perturbations is concerned with characterizing a region in the parameter
space in which the system remains stable. In this paper, two methods
are presented to estimate the stability robustness region of a linear,
time-invariant, discrete-time system under multiparameter additive perturbations.
An inherent difficulty, which originates from the nonlinear
appearance of the perturbation parameters in the inequalities defining
the robustness region, is resolved by transforming the problem to stability
of a higher order continuous-time system. This allows for application of
the available results on stability robustness of continuous-time systems
to discrete-time systems. The results are also applied to stability analysis
of discrete-time interconnected systems, where the interconnections are
treated as perturbations on decoupled stable subsystems
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