Confirmative laboratory tests and one example of forensic application of the probabilistic approach to the area of convergence in BPAOne of the most important results in Bloodstain Pattern Analysis (BPA) is the determination of the area of convergence of blood-drop trajectories. This area is directly related to the point of origin…Francesco Camana, Massimiliano Gori, Nicola Gravina et al.·Nov 18, 2013SaveLearn
Frequency-based image analysis of random patterns: an alternative way to classical stereocorrelationThe paper presents an alternative way to classical stereocorrelation. First, 2D image processing of random patterns is described. Sub-pixel displacements are determined using phase analysis. Then…Jérôme Molimard, Gaetan Boyer, Hassan Zahouani·Nov 15, 2013SaveLearn
Two multilayered plate models with transverse shear warping functions issued from three dimensional elasticity equationsA multilayered plate theory which uses transverse shear warping functions issued from three-dimensional elasticity is presented. Two methods to obtain these transverse shear warping functions are…Alexandre Loredo, Alexis Castel·Nov 6, 2013SaveLearn
Green's function for longitudinal shear of a periodic laminateThe reasoning is a slight extension of that employed in my article [1] and its further development [2]. A formal solution to the title problem is presented for a general periodic laminate and its…John Willis·Nov 5, 2013SaveLearn
A new closed-form model for isotropic elastic sphere including new solutions for the free vibrations problemWe develop a new closed-form model for the dynamics of an elastic and isotropic sphere and use it to derive new closed-form resonant frequencies.Eli Hanukah·Nov 4, 2013SaveLearn
An alternative formulation of the magnetostatic boundary value problemWe present an alternative formulation of the magnetostatic boundary value problem which is useful for calculating the magnetic field around a magnetic material placed in the vicinity of steady…L Nasser, Z Chacko·Nov 1, 2013SaveLearn
Canonical equations of Hamilton for the nonlinear Schrödinger equationWe define two different systems of mathematical physics: the second-order differential system (SODS) and the first-order differential system (FODS). The Newton's second law of motion and the…Guo Liang, Qi Guo, Zhanmei Ren·Nov 1, 2013SaveLearn
Response of an artificially blown clarinet to different blowing pressure profilesUsing an artificial mouth with an accurate pressure control, the onset of the pressure oscillations inside the mouthpiece of a simplified clarinet is studied experimentally. Two time profiles are…Baptiste Bergeot, André Almeida, Christophe Vergez et al.·Oct 30, 2013SaveLearn
Discontinuities of energy derivatives in spin-density functional theoryStandard approximations for the exchange-correlation functional are known to deviate from linear dependence of the energy on the electron and spin numbers (in -space). Violation of this flat-plane…Ali M. Malek, Robert Balawender·Oct 25, 2013SaveLearn
An Analytical Evaluation of The Quality Factor Qz for Dominant Spherical ModesThis paper describes an analytical evaluation of the quality factor Qz in a separable system in which the vector potential is known. The proposed method uses a potential definition of active and…L. Jelinek, M. Capek, P. Hazdra et al.·Oct 23, 2013SaveLearn
Influences of a High Frequency Induction Current on the Uniformity of the Magnetic Field in an Electromagnetic Casting MouldAn analysis of the influences of a high frequency (30 kHz) alternating current on the uniformity of the magnetic field (B) in an electromagnetic casting (EMC) mould is investigated by means of…Lintao Zhang, Ian Cameron, Johann Sienz·Oct 23, 2013SaveLearn
Magic mass ratios of complete energy-momentum transfer in one-dimensional elastic three-body collisionsWe consider the one-dimensional scattering of two identical blocks of mass M that exchange energy and momentum via elastic collisions with an intermediary ball of mass m=αM. Initially, one block…June-Haak Ee, Jungil Lee·Oct 19, 2013SaveLearn
Direct numerical simulation of the dynamics of sliding rough surfacesThe noise generated by the friction of two rough surfaces under weak contact pressure is usually called roughness noise. The underlying vibration which produces the noise stems from numerous…Viet Hung Dang, Joël Perret-Liaudet, Julien Scheibert et al.·Oct 19, 2013SaveLearn
The Motion of a Pair of Charged ParticlesWe re-visit the problem of two (oppositely) charged particles interacting electromagnetically in one dimension with retarded potentials and no radiation reaction. The specific quantitative result of…J. Franklin, C. LaMont·Oct 17, 2013SaveLearn
A generalized Debye source approach to electromagnetic scattering in layered mediaThe standard solution to time-harmonic electromagnetic scattering problems in homogeneous layered media relies on the use of the electric field dyadic Green's function. However, for small values…Michael O'Neil·Oct 16, 2013SaveLearn
Understanding the Chain FountainIf a chain is initially at rest in a beaker at a height h1 above the ground, and the end of the chain is pulled over the rim of the beaker and down towards the ground and then released, the chain…John Simeon Biggins, Mark Warner·Oct 15, 2013SaveLearn
Non resonant transmission modelling with Statistical modal Energy distribution AnalysisStatistical modal Energy distribution Analysis (SmEdA) can be used as an alternative to Statistical Energy Analysis for describing subsystems with low modal overlap. In its original form, SmEdA…Laurent Maxit, Kerem Ege, Nicolas Totaro et al.·Oct 14, 2013SaveLearn
On the Dual Structure of ThermodynamicsBased on the properties of exponential distribution families we analyze the Fisher information of the Gibbs canonical ensemble to construct a new state function for simple systems with no mechanical…Amilcare Porporato·Oct 12, 2013SaveLearn
Bimetal-and-electret-based thermal energy harvesters - Application to a battery-free Wireless Sensor NodeThis paper introduces a thermal energy harvester turning thermal gradients into electricity by coupling a bimetallic strip to an electret-based converter: the bimetallic strip behaves as a…S. Boisseau, P. Gasnier, S. Monfray et al.·Oct 10, 2013SaveLearn
Thickness Effects in the Resonance of Metasurfaces made of SRRs ans C-SRRsDifferent periodical Frequency Selective Surfaces(FSS) whose unit cell are the Split Ring Resonators (SRR) or related geometries and their corresponding complementary screens were studied. This kind…L. M. Pulido-Mancera, J. D. Baena, J. L. Araque·Oct 10, 2013SaveLearn
On the isotropic moduli of 2D strain-gradient elasticityIn the present paper, the simplest model of strain-gradient elasticity will be considered, that is the isotropy in a bidimensional space. Paralleling the definition of the classic elastic moduli, our…Nicolas Auffray·Oct 10, 2013SaveLearn
Constants of motion for the magnetic force: the angular momentum and the Laplace-Runge-Lenz vectorIt is well-known that an electric charge under a uniform magnetic field has a bidimensional motion if its initial position and velocity are perpendicular to this magnetic field. Although some…D. Velasco-Martínez, V. G. Ibarra-Sierra, J. C. Sandoval-Santana et al.·Oct 9, 2013SaveLearn
The form-invariance of wave equations without requiring a priori relations between field variablesAccording to the principle of relativity, the equations describing the laws of physics should have the same forms in all admissible frames of reference, i.e., form-invariance is an intrinsic property…Zhihai Xiang·Oct 5, 2013SaveLearn
Numerical verification of the existence of localization of the elastic energy for closely spaced rigid disksThe problem of determining the thermomechanical characteristics of the system of closely spaced bodies considered by many authors. For scalar problems, such as problems of heat, electrostatic, etc.,…S. I. Rakin·Oct 4, 2013SaveLearn
First principles approach to the Abraham-Minkowski controversy for the momentum of light in general linear non-dispersive mediaWe study the problem of the definition of the energy-momentum tensor of light in general moving non-dispersive media with linear constitutive law. Using the basic principles of classical field…Tomás Ramos, Guillermo F. Rubilar, Yuri N. Obukhov·Oct 1, 2013SaveLearn