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A numerical study of the correspondence between paths in a causal set and geodesics in the continuum
This paper presents the results of a computational study related to the
path-geodesic correspondence in causal sets. For intervals in flat spacetimes,
and in selected curved spacetimes, we present evidence that the longest maximal
chains (the longest paths) in the corresponding causal set intervals
statistically approach the geodesic for that interval in the appropriate
continuum limit.Comment: To the celebration of the 60th birthday of Rafael D. Sorki
Are we seeing the beginnings of Inflation?
Phantom Cosmology provides an unique opportunity to "connect" the phantom
driven (low en- ergy meV scale) dark energy phase to the (high energy GUT
scale) inflationary era. This is possible because the energy density increases
in phantom cosmology. We present a concrete model where the energy density, but
not the scale factor, cycles through phases of standard radiation/matter domi-
nation followed by dark energy/inflationary phases, and the pattern repeating
itself. An interesting feature of the model is that once we include
interactions between the "phantom fluid" and ordinary matter, the Big rip
singularity is avoided with the phantom phase naturally giving way to a near
exponential inflationary expansion.Comment: 17 pages, 1 figur
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Understanding the external social benefits of education in Ethiopia: A contextual analysis using young lives
This paper explores social benefits, or externalities, of education in Ethiopia. Enrolment has expanded rapidly across all phases of formal education, yet there is limited evidence of its potential externalities in this context. This paper draws on the Young Lives study which provides longitudinal data on the lives of children over the past two decades. Using data from Young Livesâ older cohort of survey respondents, our results show that young people who participated in education beyond secondary level were more likely to engage in community action and to voluntarily give to community organizations or political groups than young people with lower levels of education. These results show the potential externalities of education. Importantly, the paper situates empirical analyses and results in the socio-cultural realities within and beyond the education sector in Ethiopia. The paper thus provides a deeper and contextually relevant understanding for the existence of social benefits and the potential enhancement of these through formal education
Statistical analysis of storm-time near-Earth current systems
Currents from the Hot Electron and Ion Drift Integrator (HEIDI) inner magnetospheric model results for all of the 90 intense storms (disturbance storm-time (Dst) minimum \u3c â100 nT) from solar cycle 23 (1996â2005) are calculated, presented, and analyzed. We have categorized these currents into the various systems that exist in near-Earth space, specifically the eastward and westward symmetric ring current, the partial ring current, the banana current, and the tail current. The current results from each run set are combined by a normalized superposed epoch analysis technique that scales the timeline of each phase of each storm before summing the results. It is found that there is a systematic ordering to the current systems, with the asymmetric current systems peaking during storm main phase (tail current rising first, then the banana current, followed by the partial ring current) and the symmetric current systems peaking during the early recovery phase (westward and eastward symmetric ring current having simultaneous maxima). The median and mean peak amplitudes for the current systems ranged from 1 to 3 MA, depending on the setup configuration used in HEIDI, except for the eastward symmetric ring current, for which the mean never exceeded 0.3 MA for any HEIDI setup. The self-consistent electric field description in HEIDI yielded larger tail and banana currents than the VollandâStern electric field, while the partial and symmetric ring currents had similar peak values between the two applied electric field models
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Overcoming Inequalities Within Countries to Achieve Global Convergence in Learning
Anatomic variation of alveolar antral artery
The alveolar antral artery (AAA) was unanimously encountered in a few available studies with an intraosseous course to anastomose with the infraorbital artery. We report here two cases in which dissection revealed an extraosseous placement of this artery, between the lateral wall of the maxillary sinus and the Schneiderian membrane. The frequency of occurrence of the intraosseous anastomosis should be so modified from 100% to < 100%. This arterial course over the Schneiderian membrane is important during surgical procedures: if it is identified preoperatively it can be avoided, or ligaturated, if not, it may be accidentally severed and uncomfortable haemorrhage may disturb the surgical procedure. In the first case reported here hybrid morphology of the AAA was also found, demonstrating that arterial anatomy should be considered with caution, on a case-by-case basis
Force and energy dissipation variations in non-contact atomic force spectroscopy on composite carbon nanotube systems
UHV dynamic force and energy dissipation spectroscopy in non-contact atomic
force microscopy were used to probe specific interactions with composite
systems formed by encapsulating inorganic compounds inside single-walled carbon
nanotubes. It is found that forces due to nano-scale van der Waals interaction
can be made to decrease by combining an Ag core and a carbon nanotube shell in
the Ag@SWNT system. This specific behaviour was attributed to a significantly
different effective dielectric function compared to the individual
constituents, evaluated using a simple core-shell optical model. Energy
dissipation measurements showed that by filling dissipation increases,
explained here by softening of C-C bonds resulting in a more deformable
nanotube cage. Thus, filled and unfilled nanotubes can be discriminated based
on force and dissipation measurements. These findings have two different
implications for potential applications: tuning the effective optical
properties and tuning the interaction force for molecular absorption by
appropriately choosing the filling with respect to the nanotube.Comment: 22 pages, 6 figure
Testing the magnetotail configuration based on observations of lowâaltitude isotropic boundaries during quiet times
We investigate the configuration of the geomagnetic field on the nightside magnetosphere during a quiet time interval based on National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Polar Orbiting Environment Satellites Medium Energy Proton and Electron Detector (NOAA/POES MEPED) measurements in combination with numerical simulations of the global terrestrial magnetosphere using the Space Weather Modeling Framework. Measurements from the NOAA/POES MEPED lowâaltitude data sets provide the locations of isotropic boundaries; those are used to extract information regarding the field structure in the source regions in the magnetosphere. In order to evaluate adiabaticity and mapping accuracy, which is mainly controlled by the ratio between the radius of curvature and the particleâs Larmor radius, we tested the threshold condition for strong pitch angle scattering based on the MHD magnetic field solution. The magnetic field configuration is represented by the model with high accuracy, as suggested by the high correlation coefficients and very low normalized rootâmeanâsquare errors between the observed and the modeled magnetic field. The scattering criterion, based on the values of k=RcÏ ratio at the crossings of magnetic field lines, associated with isotropic boundaries, with the minimum B surface, predicts a critical value of kCRâŒ33. This means that, in the absence of other scattering mechanisms, the strong pitch angle scattering takes place whenever the Larmor radius is âŒ33 times smaller than the radius of curvature of the magnetic field, as predicted by the Space Weather Modeling Framework.Key PointsWe tested the threshold condition for strong pitch angle scattering based on the MHD magnetic fieldSWMF model suggests a threshold condition for strong pitch angle scattering of k = 33For quiet time, the k parameter varies within 2 orders of magnitudePeer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/135070/1/jgra52310.pdfhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/135070/2/jgra52310_am.pd
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