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Control of unstable steady states by time-delayed feedback methods
We show that time-delayed feedback methods, which have successfully been used
to control unstable periodic ortbits, provide a tool to stabilize unstable
steady states. We present an analytical investigation of the feedback scheme
using the Lambert function and discuss effects of both a low-pass filter
included in the control loop and non-zero latency times associated with the
generation and injection of the feedback signal.Comment: 8 pages, 11 figure
Extragalactic infrared spectroscopy
The spectra of galaxies in the near infrared atmospheric transmission windows are explored. Emission lines were detected due to molecular hydrogen, atomic hydrogen recombination lines, a line attributed to FEII, and a broad CO absorption feature. Lines due to H2 and FEII are especially strong in interacting and merging galaxies, but they were also detected in Seyferts and normal spirals. These lines appear to be shock excited. Multi-aperture measurements show that they emanate from regions as large as 15 kpc. It is argued that starbursts provide the most plausible and consistent model for the excitation of these lines, but the changes of relative line intensity of various species with aperture suggest that other excitation mechanisms are also operating in the outer regions of these galaxies
Multiple Application Propfan Study (MAPS): Advanced tactical transport
This study was conducted to ascertain potential benefits of a propfan propulsion system application to a blended wing/body military tactical transport. Based on a design cruise Mach no. of 0.75 for the design mission, the results indicate a significant advantage in various figures of merit for the propfan over those of a comparable technology turbofan. Although the propfan has a 1.6 percent greater takeoff gross weight, its life cycle cost is 5.3 percent smaller, partly because of a 27 percent smaller specific fuel consumption. When employed on alternate missions, the propfan configuration offers significantly improved flexibility and capability: an increase in sea level penetration distance of more than 100 percent, or in time-on-station of 24 percent, or in deployment payload of 38 percent
3-Body Dynamics in a (1+1) Dimensional Relativistic Self-Gravitating System
The results of our study of the motion of a three particle, self-gravitating
system in general relativistic lineal gravity is presented for an arbitrary
ratio of the particle masses. We derive a canonical expression for the
Hamiltonian of the system and discuss the numerical solution of the resulting
equations of motion. This solution is compared to the corresponding
non-relativistic and post-Newtonian approximation solutions so that the
dynamics of the fully relativistic system can be interpretted as a correction
to the one-dimensional Newtonian self-gravitating system. We find that the
structure of the phase space of each of these systems yields a large variety of
interesting dynamics that can be divided into three distinct regions: annulus,
pretzel, and chaotic; the first two being regions of quasi-periodicity while
the latter is a region of chaos. By changing the relative masses of the three
particles we find that the relative sizes of these three phase space regions
changes and that this deformation can be interpreted physically in terms of the
gravitational interactions of the particles. Furthermore, we find that many of
the interesting characteristics found in the case where all of the particles
share the same mass also appears in our more general study. We find that there
are additional regions of chaos in the unequal mass system which are not
present in the equal mass case. We compare these results to those found in
similar systems.Comment: latex, 26 pages, 17 figures, high quality figures available upon
request; typos and grammar correcte
Collective oscillations of a Fermi gas in the unitarity limit: Temperature effects and the role of pair correlations
We present detailed measurements of the frequency and damping of three
different collective modes in an ultracold trapped Fermi gas of Li atoms
with resonantly tuned interactions. The measurements are carried out over a
wide range of temperatures. We focus on the unitarity limit, where the
scattering length is much greater than all other relevant length scales. The
results are compared to theoretical calculations that take into account Pauli
blocking and pair correlations in the normal state above the critical
temperature for superfluidity. We show that these two effects nearly compensate
each other and the behavior of the gas is close to the one of a classical gas.Comment: 8 pages, 5 figure
High Resolution Millimeter-Wave Mapping of Linearly Polarized Dust Emission: Magnetic Field Structure in Orion
We present 1.3 and 3.3 mm polarization maps of Orion-KL obtained with the
BIMA array at approximately 4 arcsec resolution. Thermal emission from
magnetically aligned dust grains produces the polarization. Along the Orion
``ridge'' the polarization position angle varies smoothly from about 10 degrees
to 40 degrees, in agreement with previous lower resolution maps. In a small
region south of the Orion ``hot core,'' however, the position angle changes by
90 degrees. This abrupt change in polarization direction is not necessarily the
signpost of a twisted magnetic field. Rather, in this localized region
processes other than the usual Davis-Greenstein mechanism might align the dust
grains with their long axes parallel with the field, orthogonal to their normal
orientation.Comment: AAS preprint:14 pages, 2 figures (3mm.eps and 1mm.eps); requires
aaspp4.sty To be published in Astrophysical Journal Letter
On a mechanism for enhancing magnetic activity in tidally interacting binaries
We suggest a mechanism for enhancing magnetic activity in tidally interacting
binaries. We suppose that the deviation of the primary star from spherical
symmetry due to the tidal influence of the companion leads to stellar pulsation
in its fundamental mode. It is shown that stellar radial pulsation amplifies
torsional Alfv{\'e}n waves in a dipole-like magnetic field, buried in the
interior, according to the recently proposed swing wave-wave interaction
(Zaqarashvili 2001). Then amplified Alfv{\'e}n waves lead to the onset of
large-scale torsional oscillations, and magnetic flux tubes arising towards the
surface owing to magnetic buoyancy diffuse into the atmosphere producing
enhanced chromospheric and coronal emission.Comment: Accepted in Ap
The Frequency of Active and Quiescent Galaxies with Companions: Implications for the Feeding of the Nucleus
We analyze the idea that nuclear activity, either AGN or star formation, can
be triggered by interactions, studying the percentage of active, HII and
quiescent galaxies with companions. Our sample was selected from the Palomar
survey, and avoids selection biases faced by previous studies. The comparison
between the local galaxy density distributions showed that in most cases there
is no statistically significant difference among galaxies of different activity
types. The comparison of the percentage of galaxies with nearby companions
showed that there is a higher percentage of LINERs, transition, and absorption
line galaxies with companions than Seyferts and HII galaxies. However, we find
that when we consider only galaxies of similar morphological types (ellipticals
or spirals), there is no difference in the percentage of galaxies with
companions among different activity types, indicating that the former result
was due to the morphology-density effect. Also, only small differences are
found when we consider galaxies with similar Halpha luminosities. The
comparison between HII galaxies of different Halpha luminosities shows that
there is a significantly higher percentage of galaxies with companions among
the higher luminosity HII galaxies, indicating that interactions increase the
amount of circumnuclear star formation, in agreement with previous results. The
fact that we find that galaxies of different activity types have the same
percentage of companions, suggests that interactions between galaxies is not a
necessary condition to trigger the nuclear activity in AGNs. We compare our
results with previous ones and discuss their implications. (abridged)Comment: 30 pages, including 6 figures and 3 tables. To appear in The
Astronomical Journal, November issu
The retarding ion mass spectrometer on dynamics Explorer-A
An instrument designed to measure the details of the thermal plasma distribution combines the ion temperature-determining capability of the retarding potential analyzer with the compositional capabilities of the mass spectrometer and adds multiple sensor heads to sample all directions relative to the spacecraft ram directions. The retarding ion mass spectrometer, its operational modes and calibration are described as well as the data reduction plan, and the anticipated results
The impact of COVID-19 on BAME populations: a systematic review of experiences and perspectives
Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic (BAME) populations have been disproportionately affected by COVID-19,
having amongst the highest rates of infection and mortality. Additional risk factors for BAME populations
include older age and living with poverty and deprivation. Information has emerged, but peer reviewed
research and literature examining the experiences and/or perspectives of this most recent of diseases on
BAME populations is fragmented and lacks coalescence. This systematic review will therefore bring together
and integrate existing and emergent evidence around the experiences and/or perspectives of COVID-19 on
BAME populations
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