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Situations in traffic - how quickly they change
Spatio-temporal correlations of intensity of traffic are analysed for one
week data collected in the motorway M-30 around Madrid in January 2009. We
found that the lifetime of these correlations is the shortest in the evening,
between 6 and 8 p.m. This lifetime is a new indicator how much attention of
drivers is demanded in given traffic conditions.Comment: 9 pages, 6 figure
The competition of hydrogen-like and isotropic interactions on polymer collapse
We investigate a lattice model of polymers where the nearest-neighbour
monomer-monomer interaction strengths differ according to whether the local
configurations have so-called ``hydrogen-like'' formations or not. If the
interaction strengths are all the same then the classical -point
collapse transition occurs on lowering the temperature, and the polymer enters
the isotropic liquid-drop phase known as the collapsed globule. On the other
hand, strongly favouring the hydrogen-like interactions give rise to an
anisotropic folded (solid-like) phase on lowering the temperature. We use Monte
Carlo simulations up to a length of 256 to map out the phase diagram in the
plane of parameters and determine the order of the associated phase
transitions. We discuss the connections to semi-flexible polymers and other
polymer models. Importantly, we demonstrate that for a range of energy
parameters two phase transitions occur on lowering the temperature, the second
being a transition from the globule state to the crystal state. We argue from
our data that this globule-to-crystal transition is continuous in two
dimensions in accord with field-theory arguments concerning Hamiltonian walks,
but is first order in three dimensions
Localization Properties of Quantized Magnetostatic Modes in Nanocubes
We investigate the dynamical properties of a system of interacting magnetic
dipoles disposed in sites of an sc lattice and forming a cubic-shaped sample of
size determined by the cube edge length (N-1)a (a being the lattice constant, N
representing the number of dipolar planes). The dipolar field resulting from
the dipole-dipole interactions is calculated numerically in points of the axis
connecting opposite cube face centers (central axis) by collecting individual
contributions to this field coming from each of the N atomic planes
perpendicular to the central axis. The applied magnetic field is assumed to be
oriented along the central axis, magnetizing uniformly the whole sample, all
the dipoles being aligned parallelly in the direction of the applied field. The
frequency spectrum of magnetostatic waves propagating in the direction of the
applied field is found numerically by solving the Landau-Lifshitz equation of
motion including the local (nonhomogeneous) dipolar field component; the mode
amplitude spatial distributions (mode profiles) are depicted as well. It is
found that only the two energetically highest modes have bulk-extended
character. All the remaining modes are of localized nature; more precisely, the
modes forming the lower part of the spectrum are localized in the subsurface
region, while the upper-spectrum modes are localized around the sample center.
We show that the mode localization regions narrow down as the cube size, N,
increases (we investigated the range of N=21 to N=101), and in sufficiently
large cubes one obtains practically only center-localized and surface-localized
magnetostatic modes.Comment: 20 pages, 9 figures in postscript, useing Revtex4.cl
On the location of the surface-attached globule phase in collapsing polymers
We investigate the existence and location of the surface phase known as the
"Surface-Attached Globule" (SAG) conjectured previously to exist in lattice
models of three-dimensional polymers when they are attached to a wall that has
a short range potential. The bulk phase, where the attractive intra-polymer
interactions are strong enough to cause a collapse of the polymer into a
liquid-like globule and the wall either has weak attractive or repulsive
interactions, is usually denoted Desorbed-Collapsed or DC. Recently this DC
phase was conjectured to harbour two surface phases separated by a boundary
where the bulk free energy is analytic while the surface free energy is
singular. The surface phase for more attractive values of the wall interaction
is the SAG phase. We discuss more fully the properties of this proposed surface
phase and provide Monte Carlo evidence for self-avoiding walks up to length 256
that this surface phase most likely does exist. Importantly, we discuss
alternatives for the surface phase boundary. In particular, we conclude that
this boundary may lie along the zero wall interaction line and the bulk phase
boundaries rather than any new phase boundary curve.Comment: slightly extended versio
Optimal ratio between phase basis and bit basis in QKD
In the original BB84 protocol, the bit basis and the phase basis are used
with equal probability. Lo et al (J. of Cryptology, 18, 133-165 (2005))
proposed to modify the ratio between the two bases by increasing the final key
generation rate. However, the optimum ratio has not been derived. In this
letter, in order to examine this problem, the ratio between the two bases is
optimized for exponential constraints given Eve's information
distinguishability and the final error probability
Finite-difference modelling to evaluate seismic P-wave and shear-wave field data
High-resolution reflection seismic methods are an established non-destructive
tool for engineering tasks. In the near surface, shear-wave reflection
seismic measurements usually offer a higher spatial resolution in the same
effective signal frequency spectrum than P-wave data, but data quality varies
more strongly.
To discuss the causes of these differences, we investigated a P-wave and a SH-wave
seismic reflection profile measured at the same location on the island of
Föhr, Germany and applied seismic reflection processing to the field data as well
as finite-difference modelling of the seismic wave field. The simulations
calculated were adapted to the acquisition field geometry, comprising 2 m
receiver distance (1 m for SH wave) and 4 m shot distance along the 1.5 km
long P-wave and 800 m long SH-wave profiles. A Ricker wavelet and the use of
absorbing frames were first-order model parameters. The petrophysical
parameters to populate the structural models down to 400 m depth were taken
from borehole data, VSP (vertical
seismic profile) measurements and cross-plot relations.
The simulation of the P-wave wave-field was based on interpretation of the
P-wave depth section that included a priori information from boreholes and
airborne electromagnetics. Velocities for 14 layers in the model were derived
from the analysis of five nearby VSPs (vP
=1600â2300 m s-1). Synthetic shot data were compared with the
field data and seismic sections were created. Major features like direct wave
and reflections are imaged. We reproduce the mayor reflectors in the depth
section of the field data, e.g. a prominent till layer and several deep
reflectors. The SH-wave model was adapted accordingly but only led to minor
correlation with the field data and produced a higher signal-to-noise ratio.
Therefore, we suggest to consider for future simulations additional features
like intrinsic damping, thin layering, or a near-surface weathering layer.
These may lead to a better understanding of key parameters determining the
data quality of near-surface shear-wave seismic measurements
Influence of nonmagnetic dielectric spacers on the spin wave response of one-dimensional planar magnonic crystals
The one-dimensional planar magnonic crystals are usually fabricated as a
sequence of stripes intentionally or accidentally separated by non-magnetic
spacers. The influence of spacers on shaping the spin wave spectra is complex
and still not completely clarified. We performed the detailed numerical studies
of the one-dimensional single- and bi-component magnonic crystals comprised of
a periodic array of thin ferromagnetic stripes separated by non-magnetic
spacers. We showed that the dynamic dipolar interactions between the stripes
mediated by non-magnetic spacer, even ultra-narrow, significantly shift up the
frequency of the ferromagnetic resonance and simultaneously reduce the spin
wave group velocity, which is manifested by the flattening of the magnonic
band. We attributed these changes in the spectra to the modifications of
dipolar pinning and shape anisotropy both dependent on the width of the spacers
and the thickness of the stripes, as well as to the dynamical magnetic volume
charges formed due to inhomogeneous spin wave amplitude
Nearâsurface fault detection using highâresolution shear wave reflection seismics at the CO2CRC Otway Project site, Australia
Highâresolution, nearâsurface, shear wave reflection seismic measurements were carried out in November 2013 at the CO2CRC Otway Project site, Victoria, Australia, with the aim to determine whether and, if so, where deeper faults reach the near subsurface. From a previous P wave 3âD reflection seismic data set that was concentrated on a reservoir at 2 km depth, we can only interpret faults up to 400 m below sea level. For the future monitoring in the overburden of the CO2 reservoir it is important to know whether and how the faults continue in the subsurface. We prove that two regional fault zones do in fact reach the surface instead of dying out at depth. Individual firstâbreak signatures in the shot gathers along the profiles support this interpretation. However, this finding does not imply perforce communication between the reservoir and the surface in the framework of CO2 injection. The shear wave seismic sections are complementary to existing P wave volumes. They image with high resolution (better than 3 m vertically) different tectonic structures. Similar structures also outcrop on the southern coast of the Otway Basin. Both the seismic and the outcrops evidence the complex youngest structural history of the area.BMBF, 03G0797A, Verbundprojekt UR VI: PROTECT; Vorhersage von Deformation fĂŒr eine abgesicherte Speicherung von Kohlenstoff (PRediction Of deformation To Ensure Carbon Traps); Vorhaben: Subseismische Deformationsvorhersage potentieller Wegsamkeiten und ihre seismische Validierung - Sonderprogramm GEOTECHNOLOGIE
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