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Effects of concavity on the motion of a body immersed in a Vlasov gas
We consider a body immersed in a perfect gas, moving under the action of a
constant force along the axis . We assume the gas to be described by
the mean-field approximation and interacting elastically with the body. Such a
dynamic was studied in previous papers In these studies the asymptotic trend
showed no sensitivity whatsoever to the shape of the object moving through the
gas. In this work we investigate how a simple concavity in the shape of the
body can affect its asymptotic behavior; we thus consider the case of hollow
cylinder in three dimensions or a box-like body in two dimensions. We study the
approach of the body velocity to the limiting velocity
and prove that, under suitable smallness assumptions, the approach to
equilibrium is both in two or three
dimensions, being a positive constant. This approach is not exponential, as
typical in friction problems, and even slower than for the simple disk and the
convex body in or
Three-dimensional Topological Insulators and Bosonization
Massless excitations at the surface of three-dimensional time-reversal
invariant topological insulators possess both fermionic and bosonic
descriptions, originating from band theory and hydrodynamic BF gauge theory,
respectively. We analyze the corresponding field theories of the Dirac fermion
and compactified boson and compute their partition functions on the
three-dimensional torus geometry. We then find some non-dynamic exact
properties of bosonization in (2+1) dimensions, regarding fermion parity and
spin sectors. Using these results, we extend the Fu-Kane-Mele stability
argument to fractional topological insulators in three dimensions.Comment: 54 pages, 11 figure
Motion among random obstacles on a hyperbolic space
We consider the motion of a particle along the geodesic lines of the
Poincar\`e half-plane. The particle is specularly reflected when it hits
randomly-distributed obstacles that are assumed to be motionless. This is the
hyperbolic version of the well-known Lorentz Process studied by Gallavotti in
the Euclidean context. We analyse the limit in which the density of the
obstacles increases to infinity and the size of each obstacle vanishes: under a
suitable scaling, we prove that our process converges to a Markovian process,
namely a random flight on the hyperbolic manifold.Comment: 19 pages, 4 figure
Calibration of a visual method for the analysis of the mechanical properties of historic masonry
The conservation and preservation of historic buildings affords many challenges to those who aim to retain our building heritage. In this area, the knowledge of the mechanical characteristics of the masonry material is fundamental. However, mechanical destructive testing is always expensive and time-consuming, especially when applied to masonry historic structures. In order to overcome such kind of problems, the authors of this article, proposed in 2014 a visual method for the estimation of some critical mechanical parameters of the masonry material. Based on the fact that the mechanical behavior of masonry material depends on many factors, such as compressive or shear strength of components (mortar and masonry units), unit shape, volumetric ratio between components and stone arrangement, that is the result of applying a series of construction solutions which form the "rule of art". Taking into account the complexity of the problem due to the great number of variables, and being on-site testing a not-always viable solution, a visual estimate of the mechanical parameters of the walls can be made on the basis of a qualitative criteria evaluation. A revision of this visual method is proposed in this paper. The draft version of new Italian Building Code have been used to re-calibrate this visual method and more tests results have been also considered for a better estimation of the mechanical properties of masonry
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Sunny-Side-Up: Temperature & Lobster Egg Development
Grades: 6-12 Subjects: Biology
This lesson allows students to use math and science to characterize the effects of temperature on lobster egg development. Students will measure features of lobster eggs at different time points and plot how they change across development. This development will be compared between lobsters from different environments, and students will be asked to draw conclusions about how these differences may relate to lobster performance and climate change
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