An integral equation describing the time evolution of the population activity in a homogeneous pool of spiking neurons of the integrate-and-fire type is discussed. It is analytically shown that transients from a state of incoherent firing can be immediate. The stability of incoherent firing is analyzed in terms of the noise level and transmission delay, and a bifurcation diagram is derived. The...

Title of Dissertation: High Temperature Radiation Absorption of Fuel Molecules And An Evaluation of Its Influence on Pool Fire Modeling Kaoru Wakatsuki Doctor of Philosophy, 2005 Dissertation Directed By: Associate Professor, Jungho Kim Associate Professor, Greg Jackson Department of Mechanical Engineering Infrared absorption coefficients of various gas and liquid fuels (propane, nheptane, meth...

The present paper studies the fire-induced pressure evolution in an air-tight compartment. Two cases with different sizes (i.e., 0.3 m × and 0.5 m) of square methanol pool fire are considered. Repeated tests were performed for each case, leading to a total four experiments. leakage compartment is measured under conditions order obtain relationship between increase. inside reaches peak values 13...

Low-severity fires that killed few canopy trees played a significant historical role in dry forests of the western USA and warrant restoration and management, but historical rates of burning remain uncertain. Past reconstructions focused on on dating fire years, not measuring historical rates of burning. Past statistics, including mean composite fire interval (mean CFI) and individual-tree fire...