It is shown that the anomalous glow observed in the recent space shuttle flights can be attributed to a combination of beam plasma discharge and critical ionization phenomena. While the shuttle velocity (~8 km s -x) is below the critical ionization velocity, which for oxygen is 12.7 km s -x, specular reflection of a small fraction (2-3%) of ambient ions forms an ion beam with velocity 16 km s -...

We investigate the superfluid properties of a dipolar Bose-Einstein condensate (BEC) in a fully three-dimensional trap. Specifically, we estimate a superfluid critical velocity for this system by applying the Landau criterion to its discrete quasiparticle spectrum. We test this critical velocity by direct numerical simulation of condensate depletion as a blue-detuned laser moves through the con...

A mixture of the multicomponent Bose-Einstein condensate is considered, where each component moves with its own velocity. As a result of the relative motion, the mixture stratifies when the relative velocity reaches a critical value. Stability conditions for a binary moving mixture are derived and the critical velocity is found.

We have studied the position dependence of neutrino energy on the Kusenko-Segrè mechanism as an explanation of the proper motion of pulsars. The mechanism is also examined in three-generation mixing of neutrinos and in a non-adiabatic case. The position dependence of neutrino energy requires the higher value of magnetic field such as B ∼ 3 × 10 15 Gauss in order to explain the observed proper m...

Before any of the current “agile” development methods, Earned Value Management provided information for planning and controlling complex projects by measuring how much “value” was produced for a given cost in a period of time. One shortcoming of an agile development method is its inability to forecast the future cost and schedule of the project beyond the use of “yesterdays weather” metrics. Th...

This paper studies motion planning from one zero velocity state to another for a three-joint robot in a horizontal plane with a passive revolute third joint. Such a robot is small-time locallycontrollableon an open subset of its zero velocity section, allowing it to follow any path in this subset arbitrarily closely. However, some paths are “preferred” by the dynamics of the manipulator in that...

This article deals with the applicability of passive tuned mass damper (PTMD) for reducing the dynamic responses of structures under near-fault earthquake excitations. Three types of pulse-like time functions are employed to simulate the near-fault ground motion. The vibration control effectiveness of PTMDs is extensively investigated through the comparisons of response spectrum and response ti...

Recent observations of the deeply embedded L 1551 IRS 5 system permit the detailed examination of the properties of both the stellar binary and the binary jet. For the individual components of the stellar binary, we determine their masses, mass accretion rates, effective temperatures and luminosities. For the atomic wind/jet flow, we determine the mass loss rate, yielding observationally determ...