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Some Recent Results on Pair Correlation Functions and Susceptibilities in Exactly Solvable Models
Using detailed exact results on pair-correlation functions of Z-invariant
Ising models, we can write and run algorithms of polynomial complexity to
obtain wavevector-dependent susceptibilities for a variety of Ising systems.
Reviewing recent work we compare various periodic and quasiperiodic models,
where the couplings and/or the lattice may be aperiodic, and where the Ising
couplings may be either ferromagnetic, or antiferromagnetic, or of mixed sign.
We present some of our results on the square-lattice fully-frustrated Ising
model. Finally, we make a few remarks on our recent works on the pentagrid
Ising model and on overlapping unit cells in three dimensions and how these
works can be utilized once more detailed results for pair correlations in,
e.g., the eight-vertex model or the chiral Potts model or even
three-dimensional Yang-Baxter integrable models become available.Comment: LaTeX2e using iopart.cls, 10 pages, 5 figures (5 eps files), Dunk
Island conference in honor of 60th birthday of A.J. Guttman
DSN acquisition of Magellan high-rate telemetry data
The Magellan Project levied the stringent requirement of a 98 percent high-rate telemetry data capture rate on the Deep Space Network (DSN) during the Magellan Prime Mapping Mission. To meet this requirement, the DSN undertook extensive development of the DSN Telemetry System, as well as extensive DSN operation planning and test and training. In actuality, the DSN substantially exceeded the requirement by achieving a Prime Mapping Mission high-rate telemetry data capture rate of 99.14 percent. This article details the DSN telemetry system development, and DSN operations planning and test and training. In addition, the actual high-rate telemetry data outages are comprehensively presented and analyzed
Finite element formulae for internal forces of Bernoulli-Euler beams under moving vehicles
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Pulmonary vasospasm in systemic sclerosis: noninvasive techniques for detection
In a subgroup of patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc), vasospasm affecting the pulmonary circulation may contribute to worsening respiratory symptoms, including dyspnea. Noninvasive assessment of pulmonary blood flow (PBF), utilizing inert-gas rebreathing (IGR) and dual-energy computed-tomography pulmonary angiography (DE-CTPA), may be useful for identifying pulmonary vasospasm. Thirty-one participants (22 SSc patients and 9 healthy volunteers) underwent PBF assessment with IGR and DE-CTPA at baseline and after provocation with a cold-air inhalation challenge (CACh). Before the study investigations, participants were assigned to subgroups: group A included SSc patients who reported increased breathlessness after exposure to cold air (n = 11), group B included SSc patients without cold-air sensitivity (n = 11), and group C patients included the healthy volunteers. Median change in PBF from baseline was compared between groups A, B, and C after CACh. Compared with groups B and C, in group A there was a significant decline in median PBF from baseline at 10 minutes (−10%; range: −52.2% to 4.0%; P < 0.01), 20 minutes (−17.4%; −27.9% to 0.0%; P < 0.01), and 30 minutes (−8.5%; −34.4% to 2.0%; P < 0.01) after CACh. There was no significant difference in median PBF change between groups B or C at any time point and no change in pulmonary perfusion on DE-CTPA. Reduction in pulmonary blood flow following CACh suggests that pulmonary vasospasm may be present in a subgroup of patients with SSc and may contribute to worsening dyspnea on exposure to cold
Overlapping Unit Cells in 3d Quasicrystal Structure
A 3-dimensional quasiperiodic lattice, with overlapping unit cells and
periodic in one direction, is constructed using grid and projection methods
pioneered by de Bruijn. Each unit cell consists of 26 points, of which 22 are
the vertices of a convex polytope P, and 4 are interior points also shared with
other neighboring unit cells. Using Kronecker's theorem the frequencies of all
possible types of overlapping are found.Comment: LaTeX2e, 11 pages, 5 figures (8 eps files), uses iopart.class. Final
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New Results for the Correlation Functions of the Ising Model and the Transverse Ising Chain
In this paper we show how an infinite system of coupled Toda-type nonlinear
differential equations derived by one of us can be used efficiently to
calculate the time-dependent pair-correlations in the Ising chain in a
transverse field. The results are seen to match extremely well long large-time
asymptotic expansions newly derived here. For our initial conditions we use new
long asymptotic expansions for the equal-time pair correlation functions of the
transverse Ising chain, extending an old result of T.T. Wu for the 2d Ising
model. Using this one can also study the equal-time wavevector-dependent
correlation function of the quantum chain, a.k.a. the q-dependent diagonal
susceptibility in the 2d Ising model, in great detail with very little
computational effort.Comment: LaTeX 2e, 31 pages, 8 figures (16 eps files). vs2: Two references
added and minor changes of style. vs3: Corrections made and reference adde
Rail-bridge coupling element of unequal lengths for analysing train-track-bridge interaction systems
This paper presents a rail-bridge coupling element of unequal lengths, in which the length of a bridge element is longer than that of a rail element, to investigate the dynamic problem of train-track-bridge interaction systems. The equation of motion in matrix form is given for a train-track-bridge interaction system with the proposed element. The first two numerical examples with two types of bridge models are chosen to illustrate the application of the proposed element. The results show that, for the same length of rail element, (1) the dynamic responses of train, track and bridge obtained by the proposed element are almost identical to those obtained by the rail-bridge coupling element of equal length, and (2) compared with the rail-bridge coupling element of equal length, the proposed element can help to save computer time. Furthermore, the influence of the length of rail element on the dynamic responses of rail is significant. However, the influence of the length of rail element on the dynamic responses of bridge is insignificant. Therefore, the proposed element with a shorter rail element and a longer bridge element may be adopted to study the dynamic responses of a train-track-bridge interaction system. The last numerical example is to investigate the effects of two types of track models on the dynamic responses of vehicle, rail and bridge. The results show that: (1) there are differences of the dynamic responses of vehicle, rail and bridge based on the single-layer and double-layer track models, (2) the maximum differences increase with the increase of the mass of sleeper, (3) the double-layer track model is more accurate. © 2011 Elsevier Inc.postprin
Approximate Queueing Network Analysis of Patient Treatment Times
We develop an approximate generating function analysis (AGFA) technique which approximates the Laplace transform of the probability density function of customer response time in networks of queues with class-based priorities. From the approximated Laplace transform, we derive the first two moments of customer response time. This technique is applied to a model of a large hospitals Accident and Emergency department for which we obtain the mean and standard deviation of total patient service time. We experiment with different patient-handling priority schemes and compare the AGFA moments with the results from a discrete event simulation. Copyright 2007 ICST
Logarithmic perturbation theory for quasinormal modes
Logarithmic perturbation theory (LPT) is developed and applied to quasinormal
modes (QNMs) in open systems. QNMs often do not form a complete set, so LPT is
especially convenient because summation over a complete set of unperturbed
states is not required. Attention is paid to potentials with exponential tails,
and the example of a Poschl-Teller potential is briefly discussed. A numerical
method is developed that handles the exponentially large wavefunctions which
appear in dealing with QNMs.Comment: 24 pages, 4 Postscript figures, uses ioplppt.sty and epsfig.st
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