We investigated the familiar phenomenon of the uncanny feeling that represented people in frontal pose invariably appear to "face you" from wherever you stand. We deploy two different methods. The stimuli include the conventional one-a flat portrait rocking back and forth about a vertical axis-augmented with two novel variations. In one alternative, the portrait frame rotates whereas the actual...

Geometric algebra is universal, encompassing all the tools of the mathematical physics toolbox, is background independent, and is the foundation of gauge theory gravity. Similarly, impedance is a fundamental concept of universal validity, is background independent, and the phase shifts generated by impedances are at the foundation of gauge theory. Impedance may be defined as a measure of the am...

The process monitoring and mechanics of fixed abrasive diamond wire saw machining are investigated in this study. New techniques to affix diamond particles to a steel wire core have advanced to make this process feasible for the machining of ceramics, wood, and foam materials. Developments in fixed abrasive diamond wire machining are first reviewed. Advantages of using fixed abrasive diamond wi...

A general derivation of the beam coupling impedances produced by small discontinuities on the wall of the vacuum chamber of an accelerator is reviewed. A collection of analytical formulas for the impedances of small obstacles is presented.

,).I' (0) (ID)-1 , Fig. 1. Cylindrically symmetric structures considered *'inthe present work: a) a cavity and b) a collimator.- .-:. Wewill briefly describe our method and present some early results. More details will be forthcoming in a future paper.-_ The Current Sources Consider an ultra-relativistic particle of charge Q moving at speed /3c parallel to the z axis of a cylindrically symmetri...

2014 The transmission of an electrical wave of frequency 03C9 through a random ladder network is calculated at low frequency in terms of the scaling variables 03C9 and N (the size of the chain). Two classes of disorder are considered : weak disorder where all the moments exist, and strong disorder where no moment can be defined. The characteristic lengths 2014 localization or diffusion 2014 are...

Cumulative settlement is one of the primary potential detrimental aspects of rocking foundations. It has been well documented that if the factor of safety against bearing failure is not very large (e.g., less than five or so), settlement can become significant. A series of footings of different shapes were subject to lateral slow cyclic loading on the centrifuge to study the effect of shape on ...

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Impedance may be defined as a measure of the amplitude and phase of opposition to the flow of a current. Impedance is a fundamental concept, of universal validity. Impedances govern energy flow. Classical or quantum impedances, geometric or topological, scale invariant or scale dependent, fermionic or bosonic, mechanical or electromagnetic or gravitational impedance matching governs the flow of...