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Cycle Connectivity and Automorphism Groups of Flag Domains
A flag domain is an open orbit of a real form in a flag manifold
of its complexification. If is holomorphically convex, then, since
it is a product of a Hermitian symmetric space of bounded type and a compact
flag manifold, is easily described. If is not holomorphically
convex, then in our previous work (American J. Math, 136, Nr.2 (2013) 291-310
(arXiv: 1003.5974)) it was shown that is a Lie group whose connected
component at the identity agrees with except possibly in situations which
arise in Onishchik's list of flag manifolds where is larger than
. These exceptions are handled in detail here. In addition substantially
simpler proofs of some of our previous work are given.Comment: To appear in Birkh\"auser Progress Reports "Current Developments and
Retrospectives in Lie Theor
The Architecture of MEG Simulation and Analysis Software
MEG (Mu to Electron Gamma) is an experiment dedicated to search for the
decay that is strongly suppressed in the Standard
Model but predicted in several Super Symmetric extensions of it at an
accessible rate. MEG is a small-size experiment ( physicists at
any time) with a life span of about 10 years. The limited human resource
available, in particular in the core offline group, emphasized the importance
of reusing software and exploiting existing expertise. Great care has been
devoted to provide a simple system that hides implementation details to the
average programmer. That allowed many members of the collaboration to
contribute to the development of the software of the experiment with limited
programming skill. The offline software is based on two frameworks: {\bf REM}
in FORTRAN 77 used for the event generation and detector simulation package
{\bf GEM}, based on GEANT 3, and {\bf ROME} in C++ used in the readout
simulation {\bf Bartender} and in the reconstruction and analysis program {\bf
Analyzer}. Event display in the simulation is based on GEANT 3 graphic
libraries and in the reconstruction on ROOT graphic libraries. Data are stored
in different formats in various stage of the processing. The frameworks include
utilities for input/output, database handling and format conversion transparent
to the user.Comment: Presented at the IEEE NSS Knoxville, 2010 Revised according to
referee's remarks Accepted by European Physical Journal Plu
A simple model of quantum trajectories
Quantum trajectory theory, developed largely in the quantum optics community
to describe open quantum systems subjected to continuous monitoring, has
applications in many areas of quantum physics. In this paper I present a simple
model, using two-level quantum systems (q-bits), to illustrate the essential
physics of quantum trajectories and how different monitoring schemes correspond
to different ``unravelings'' of a mixed state master equation. I also comment
briefly on the relationship of the theory to the Consistent Histories formalism
and to spontaneous collapse models.Comment: 42 pages RevTeX including four figures in encapsulated postscript.
Submitted to special issue of American Journal of Physic
Feasibility and conceptual design study - Vibration generator transient waveform control system Final report, Jul. 1968 - Jun. 1969
Design and characteristics of on-line transient waveform control of electromagnetic and hydraulic vibrator
Influence of the Tachocline on Solar Evolution
Recently helioseismic observations have revealed the presence of a shear
layer at the base of the convective zone related to the transition from
differential rotation in the convection zone to almost uniform rotation in the
radiative interior, the tachocline. At present, this layer extends only over a
few percent of the solar radius and no definitive explanations have been given
for this thiness. Following Spiegel and Zahn (1992, Astron. Astrophys.), who
invoke anisotropic turbulence to stop the spread of the tachocline deeper in
the radiative zone as the Sun evolves, we give some justifications for their
hypothesis by taking into account recent results on rotating shear instability
(Richard and Zahn 1999, Astron. Astrophys.). We study the impact of the
macroscopic motions present in this layer on the Sun's structure and evolution
by introducing a macroscopic diffusivity in updated solar models. We find
that a time dependent treatment of the tachocline significantly improves the
agreement between computed and observed surface chemical species, such as the
Li and modify the internal structure of the Sun (Brun, Turck-Chi\`eze and
Zahn, 1999, in Astrophys. J.).Comment: to appear in Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, vol 898.
Postscript file, 9 pages and 5 figures New Email Address for A. S. Brun:
[email protected]
A Method for Determining Cloud-Droplet Impingement on Swept Wings
The general effect of wing sweep on cloud-droplet trajectories about swept wings of high aspect ratio moving at subsonic speeds is discussed. A method of computing droplet trajectories about yawed cylinders and swept wings is presented, and illustrative droplet trajectories are computed. A method of extending two-dimensional calculations of droplet impingement on nonswept wings to swept wings is presented. It is shown that the extent of impingement of cloud droplets on an airfoil surface, the total rate of collection of water, and the local rate of impingement per unit area of airfoil surface can be found for a swept wing from two-dimensional data for a nonswept wing. The impingement on a swept wing is obtained from impingement data for a nonswept airfoil section which is the same as the section in the normal plane of the swept wing by calculating all dimensionless parameters with respect to flow conditions in the normal plane of the swept wing
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