In this paper the use of a crossed-dipole array is proposed in joint space-time channel estimation for asynchronous multipath DS-CDMA systems. The polarisation diversity offered by such an array, unlike linearly polarised arrays, is shown to provide a better and more consistent estimation which is less sensitive to the signal polarisation. By utilising the polarisation information inherent in t...

Using H∞ control, the design problem is formulated in terms of user defined weighting polynomials on the process closed-loop Sensitivity functions to achieve desired closed-loop performance and robust stability in the presence of process modelling error. In this paper stability conditions , in terms of the process sensitivity functions, are derived for processes containing a pure time delay for...

This work deals with the use of our recent generalized dispersive material (GDM) model built on Pade approximants that is applied to FDTD simulations of nanoplasmonic structures. In particular, our original formulation is compared to the classical recursive-convolution technique for the Lorentz oscillator using a complex recursive accumulator. The proposed GDM model is then used to simulate the...

In this paper, we study asymptotic properties of rational functions that interpolate the exponential function. The interpolation is performed with respect to a triangular scheme of complex conjugate points lying in bounded rectangular domains included in the horizontal strip |Im z|<2?. Moreover, the height of these domains cannot exceed some upper bound which depends on the type of rational fun...

w x Ž . In 1948, Paul Erdos E1 proved the irrationality of h 1 . Recently, ̋ 2 w x Peter Borwein used Pade approximation techniques B1 and some coḿ w x Ž . plex analysis methods B2 to prove the irrationality of both h 1 and q Ž . Ln 2 . Here we present a proof in the spirit of Apery’s magnificent proof ́ q Ž . w x of the irrationality of z 3 A , which was later delightfully accounted by w x Alf v...

We study the effect of a possible fourth heavy generation of fermions on the Higgs sector of the standard model. We show, from the violation of elastic unitarity, that the scale of strong interactions is well below 1 TeV even with a Higgs mass as low as 500 GeV provided the fourth generation fermion mass is equal or larger than the Higgs mass. The diagonal Pade approximant method is then used t...

A gyrokinetic toroidal particle code for a 3-dimensional nonlinear turbulence simulation (GT3D) has been developed to study the ion temperature gradient driven – trapped electron mode (ITG-TEM) turbulence in tokamak plasmas. From linear zonal flow damping tests and nonlinear ITG simulations, it is shown that a new method based on a canonical Maxwellian distribution is essential to simulate corr...

Abstract: A space-time multiscale model for wave propagation in heterogeneous media is developed. The model builds on the authors’ previous work on the higher-order mathematical homogenization theory with multiple spatial and temporal scales, and is aimed at addressing the issues of stability and mathematical consistency. Starting from the weak forms of homogenized macroscopic equations of moti...

This study examined the role of medical clowns during medical examinations of children who were sexually abused. Three case studies are described, illustrating diverse interactions among the victimized child, the medical clown, and the medical forensical examiner during medical forensic examinations held at the Tene Center for Sexually Abused Children, Poria-Pade Medical Center, Israel. The res...