Quantum Parabolic Sombrero

We have discussed the energy levels and probability distribution density for a quantum particle placed in the two-dimensional sombrero-shaped potential $V(\rho,\rho_0)=\mu\omega^2|\rho^2-\rho_0^2|/2$.Comment: 10 pages, LaTex, 6 figures (eps). accepted in Phys. Lett.

The development of a novel, selective desulfurization process

The removal of hydrogen sulfide from natural, industrial of bio gas is an operation that is frequently encountered in process industry. Driven by tight sulfur specifications and the everlasting need for cost reduction a considerable research effort is made in this field,\ud sprouting numerous new developments in desulfurization technology.\ud The procede desulfurization process is a regenerative process that is capable of removing H2S from a gas stream without the uptake of CO2. The removal of H2S is selective since the absorption process is based on the precipitation reaction of H2S with metal ions present in an aqueous solution under the formation of metal sulfide

Rational matrix solutions to the Leech equation: The Ball-Trent approach revisited

Using spectral factorization techniques, a method is given by which rational matrix solutions to the Leech equation with rational matrix data can be computed explicitly. This method is based on an approach by J.A. Ball and T.T. Trent, and generalizes techniques from recent work of T.T. Trent for the case of polynomial matrix data.Comment: 15 page

Incidental catches of pelagic megafauna by the EU pelagic fleet in the Mauritanian exclusive economic zone during the year 2001 : results extracted from the scientific observer program

The joint project between the Netherlands Institute for Fisheries Research (RIVO) and the Mauritanian Institute for Oceanography and Fisheries Research (IMROP) has been initiated in 1998 in order to strengthen Mauritania’s capacity for research on stocks of small pelagic fish. Part of this project is the 'Scientific Observer Program' that monitors the catches (conserved and discarded) of the EU fishery for small pelagics in Mauritania. The EU pelagic fleet in Mauritania focuses their fisheries mainly on the group of sardinella, additional target species are horse mackerel, chub mackerel and pilchard. Still, the unwanted bycatches of non-commercial large animals such as sharks and dolphins is inevitable so far. This report describes the total bycatches of the pelagic megafauna by the EU pelagic fleet in the Mauritanian Exclusive Economic Zone during the year 2001. The current sampling of large bycatches appears to be full of shortcomings and the collected data are inadequate to apply for the evaluation of the impact of the EU pelagic fishery in Mauritania. Therefore it is concluded that the program needs to undergo a thorough renewal. Essential recommendations are given

Elitism Levels Traverse Mechanism For The Derivation of Upper Bounds on Unimodal Functions

In this article we present an Elitism Levels Traverse Mechanism that we designed to find bounds on population-based Evolutionary algorithms solving unimodal functions. We prove its efficiency theoretically and test it on OneMax function deriving bounds c{\mu}n log n - O({\mu} n). This analysis can be generalized to any similar algorithm using variants of tournament selection and genetic operators that flip or swap only 1 bit in each string.Comment: accepted to Congress on Evolutionary Computation (WCCI/CEC) 201