Reliability bounds in DFRA class with known mean and variance

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Free-field realization of theWKP(N) algebra

TheW _KP ^(N) algebra has been identified with the second Hamiltonian structure in theNth Hamiltonian pair of the KP hierarchy. In this Letter, by constructing the Miura map that decomposes the second Hamiltonian structure in theNth pair of the KP hierarchy, we show thatW _KP ^(N) can also be decomposed toN independent copies ofW _KP ⁽¹⁾ algebras, therefore its free-field realization can be worked out by constructing free fields for each copy ofW _KP ⁽¹⁾ . In this way, the free fields may consist ofN + 2n number of bosons, among them, 2n are in pairs, wheren is an arbitrary integer between 1 andN. We also express the currents ofW _KP ^(N) in terms of the currents ofN —n copies of U(1) andn copies of SL(2,R) _k algebras with levelk = 1. By reductions, we give similar results forW ^(N) andW ₃ ⁽²⁾ algebra.     

Theoretical study of thermal diffusivity of superlattices in measurements using “mirage” technique

A complete theoretical treatment for the determination of thermal diffusivity of superlattices by the mirage technique has been performed. An effective medium approximation model of the thermal conductivity and thermal diffusivity of both sublayers is presented, which is different from the simple models with the thermal diffusivity or thermal conductivity in series or parallel. The numerical calculation of the transverse component of the probe beam deflection in the mirage effect shows that the results obtained from the complete thermal-wave theory and the medium approximation model, for the optically and thermally thick superlattices, are in good agreement with each other. However, the further study on the thermally thin superlattices shows that either the series or the parallel model of the thermal conductivity should be chosen according to whether the thermal impedance of the superlattice is larger or less than that of substrate, respectively.     

Level surfaces of non-degenerate functions inR n+1

We study level surfaces of non-degenerate functions inR ⁿ⁺¹. Such level surfaces are non-degenerate in the sense of affine differential geometry. In affine differential geometry, the affine normal plays an important role for the study of a non-degenerate hypersurface. In this note, being motivated by Koszul's work we take a canonical vector field for level surfaces of a non-degenerate function and give certain characterizations of when is transversal, by the shape operatorS, the transversal connection , and consider the difference between and the affine normal.     

Clumping Data in 2-Way Tables: A User-Orientated Perspective

Following a critique of existing algorithms, an algorithm is presented which will re-organize a 2-way data table to bring like rows together, and like columns together. Extensions of the method are described, and justified, to accommodate distances measured in modular arithmetic, and with bipolar columns/rows, as in repertory grid analysis. One value of the algorithms is that the user can see relationships in the tables without the data in the cells themselves ever having been transformed. Thus, users will continue to feel they own their data.     

Refining the Diffusion Approximation for the <Emphasis Type="Italic">GI</Emphasis><Superscript><Emphasis Type="Italic">x</Emphasis></Superscript><Emphasis Type="Italic">/G/c</Emphasis> Queue

This paper deals with the GI ^x /G/c queueing system in a steady state. We refine a diffusion approximation method incorporating the constraint of traffic conservation for general queueing systems. An approximate expression for the distribution of the number of customers is obtained. Numerical results are presented to show that the refined model provides improved performance.