We consider an asymmetric version of a two-dimensional Coulomb gas, made up of two species of pointlike particles with positive +1 and negative −1/Q (Q = 1, 2, . . . ) charges; Q = 1 corresponds to the symmetric two-component plasma and the limiting case Q → ∞ is related to the one-component plasma. The system lives on the surface of a sphere, and it is studied in both canonical and grand-canon...

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We study the phases of the 1+1 dimensional Non-Commutative Open String theory on a circle. We find that the length scale of non-commutativity increases at strong coupling, the coupling in turn being dressed by a power of D-string charge. The system is stringy at around this length scale, with dynamics involving an interplay between the open and wrapped closed strings sectors. Above this energy ...

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In this study, a novel and very simple finite element procedure is presented for free vibration and buckling analysis of slim beam-like structures damaged by edge cracks. A cracked region of a beam is modeled using a very short element with reduced second moment of area (I). For computing reduced I in a cracked region, the elementary theory of bending of beams and local flexibility approach are...

1875-9521/$ see front matter 2014 Published by Elsevier B.V. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.entcom.2013.06.003 q This paper has been recommended for acceptance by Junia Anacleto, PhD on Physics. ⇑ Corresponding author. Tel.: +1 306 966 4886. E-mail addresses: [email protected] (A. Tavassolian), kevin.stanley@ usask.ca (K.G. Stanley), [email protected] (C. Gutwin). Amin Tavassolian ⇑, Ke...