We study observational constraints on neutron star (NS) kicks for isolated pulsars and for neutron stars in binary systems. We are particularly interested in the evidence of kick-spin alignment/misalignment and its dependence on the neutron star initial spin period. For several young pulsars, X-ray observations of compact nebulae showed that pulsar proper motion is aligned with the spin directi...

Star-Kick is a commercially available and fully automatic table soccer (foosball) robot, which plays table soccer games against human players on a competitive level. One of our research goals is to learn this table soccer robot skillful actions similar to a human player based on a moderate number of trials. Two independent learning algorithms are employed for learning a new lock and slide-kick ...

We report systematic results of collisions between discrete spatiotemporal optical solitons in twodimensional photonic lattices. We show that the outcomes of collisions strongly depend on the initial soliton parameters, such as their input amplitudes (energies) and their transverse velocities. Four generic outcomes are identified in the study of collisions between discrete light bullets located...

Recent observations of white dwarfs in globular clusters indicate that these stars may get a velocity kick during their time as giants. This velocity kick could originate naturally if the mass loss while on the asymptotic giant granch is slightly asymmetric. If white dwarfs get a kick comparable to the orbital velocity of the binary, the initial Runge-Lenz vector (eccentricity vector) of the or...

In taekwondo, kick performance is generally measured using impact force and time. This study aimed to analyse performance in the roundhouse kick to the head according to execution distance between and within Olympic weight categories. The participants were 36 male athletes divided into three categories: featherweight (n = 10), welterweight (n = 15) and heavyweight (n = 11). Our results show tha...

Crossing of bunches at an angle in a storage ring is studied. A case when a particle trajectory intersects the opposing bunch off-center and at an angle to the main axis of the bunch charge distribution is considered. Formulae for a kick experienced by a particle are derived for crossing in both horizontal and vertical planes. This kick is a function of the off-center distance in the longitudin...

This course considers videogames as a cultural form. It prepares students to analyze and compare the ways videogames make meaning and participate the social lives of their players. It will introduce students to critical discussions surrounding videogames and some methodologies for interpreting them.  Analyze a videogame with attention to the exchanges between platform, gameplay, narrative, and...