A new method is presented for job assignment to and reassignment between machines in a computing cluster. Our method is based on a theoretical framework that has been experimentally tested and shown to be useful in practice. This “opportunity cost” method converts the usage of several heterogeneous resources in a machine to a single homogeneous “cost.” Assignment and reassignment is then perfor...

The application of energy balance algorithms to remotely sensed imagery often fails to account for surface roughness variation with diverse land cover, resulting in poor resolution of evapotranspiration (ET) variations. Furthermore, the assumption of a horizontally homogeneous Lambertian surface reflecting energy equally in all directions affects the calculations of albedo and vegetation index....

A direct approach to exact solutions of nonlinear partial differential equations is proposed, by using rational function transformations. The new method provides a more systematical and convenient handling of the solution process of nonlinear equations, unifying the tanhfunction type methods, the homogeneous balance method, the exp-function method, the mapping method, and the F-expansion type m...

We obtain classification, solvability and nonexistence theorems for positive stationary states of reaction-diffusion and Schrödinger systems involving a balance between repulsive and attractive terms. This class of systems contains PDE arising in biological models of Lotka-Volterra type, in physical models of Bose-Einstein condensates and in models of chemical reactions. We show, with different...

An extended ( ′ G )–expansion method is obtained by improving the form of solution in ( G′ G )– expansion method which is proposed in recent years. By using the extended ( ′ G )–expansion method and with the aid of homogeneous balance principle, many explicit and exact travelling wave solutions with two arbitrary parameters to the Klein-Gordon equation are presented, including the hyperbolic so...

The mechanism of catalytic hydroarylation of olefins by the homogeneous Ru(Tp)(CO)(Ph)(NCCH3) catalyst recently reported by Gunnoe et al. is characterized using quantum mechanics (density functional theory). The catalytic cycle features two key steps, 1,2-olefin insertion and C-H activation via an unusual mechanism, oxidative hydrogen migration. We find that these two key steps are competitive ...

We study the implementation of dense linear algebra computations, such as matrix multiplication and linear system solvers, on two-dimensional (2D) grids of heterogeneous processors. For these operations, 2D-grids are the key to scalability and eÆciency. The uniform block-cyclic data distribution scheme commonly used for homogeneous collections of processors limits the performance of these opera...

':: The Ghyben-Herzberg balance is not by any means universal along ocean coasts and . one may presume that it is well exemplified along only a small fraction of continental coasts. Otherwise it would probably be better known. Its somewhat limited occutrence is due to the requirement of rocks within a certain range of permeability, sufficient rainfall, and lack of specialized structure in the r...

The hierarchical control decomposition provided by inverse kinematics is seldom used in the field of Computer Animation. In this chapter we first review the properties and limitations of inverse kinematics compared to other techniques dedicated to the motion control of complex articulated figures. Then, beyond the sole pseudo-inverse solution, we examine the homogeneous solution allowing the pa...

We investigate the ability of a homogeneous collection of deferrable energy loads to behave as a battery; that is, to absorb and release energy in a controllable fashion up to fixed and predetermined limits on volume, charge rate and discharge rate. We derive explicit bounds on the battery capacity that can be offered, and show that there is a fundamental trade-off between the abilities of coll...