We compute the rapidity dependence of particle and transverse energy production in ultrarelativistic heavy ion collisions at various beam energies and atomic numbers using the perturbative QCD + saturation model. The distribution is a broad gaussian near y = 0 but the rapid increase of particle production with the beam energy will via energy conservation strongly constrain the rapidity distribu...

1) Composition and quality of the in situ 2) Controls on distribution and volume of petroleum, both geographically and within a given borehole, 3) Water saturation and potential for internal or external water production, 4) Rock type and mineralogical composition for log calculations, lateral location and completion optimization, 5) Natural fracture distribution and porosity types, 6) Compartme...

The dynamics of generalized Lotka-Volterra systems is studied by theoretical techniques and computer simulations. These systems describe the time evolution of the wealth distribution of individuals in a society, as well as of the market values of firms in the stock market. The individual wealths or market values are given by a set of time dependent variables w(i), i=1,...,N. The equations inclu...

Measuring the phylogenetic information content of data has a long history in systematics. Here we explore a Bayesian approach to information content estimation. The entropy of the posterior distribution compared with the entropy of the prior distribution provides a natural way to measure information content. If the data have no information relevant to ranking tree topologies beyond the informat...

When released to the subsurface, LNAPLs (light nonaqueous phase liquids) will distribute as residual saturation in the form of disconnected blobs and ganglia or as larger accumulations in the form of mobile lenses near the water table. The conceptual model assumed for the distribution of these immiscible contaminants greatly affects important characteristics such as the rate of mass transfer, t...

Gas hydrates dominated by methane naturally occur in deep marine sediment along continental margins. These compounds form in pore space between the seafloor and a sub-bottom depth where appropriate stability conditions prevail. However, the amount and distribution of gas hydrate within this zone, and free gas below, can vary significantly at different locations. To understand this variability, ...