The lifetime of the b Pu(v51) state in N2 has been determined experimentally using a laser-based pump–probe scheme and an exceptionally long lifetime of 2.61 ns was found. Semiempirical close-coupling calculations of the radiative lifetime, which include Rydberg–valence interactions in the singlet manifold, are consistent with this large value, giving a value of 3.61 ns and suggesting a prediss...

The representer theorem assures that kernel methods retain optimality under penalized empirical risk minimization. While a sufficient condition on the form of the regularizer guaranteeing the representer theorem has been known since the initial development of kernel methods, necessary conditions have only been investigated recently. In this paper we completely characterize the necessary and suf...

Theoretical relative ages of galactic globular clusters have recently been challenged by a semi-empirical relation. It was used to point out that tested sets of isochrones were unable to reproduce the relation and yield internally inconsistent relative ages. We find that differential cluster ages derived with the isochrones by Salaris & Weiss (1998) are reliable and internally consistent. We al...

Improving the operational efficiency of processes is an important goal of business process management (BPM). There exist many proposals with regard to process improvement patterns (PIPs) as practices that aim at supporting this task. Nevertheless, there is still a gap with respect to validating PIPs in terms of their actual business value for a specific organization. Based on empirical research...

The Ruedenberg type formula relating the total molecular energy to the sum of orbital energies is examined by using SCC-MO and ab initio D Z M O eigenvalues. Comparison with rigorous ab initio D Z energy expectation values indicates that Ruedenberg 's formula in its original form can not provide semiquantitative information on molecular energetics. Much more promissing in this respect is the el...

ground vibrations caused by blasting are undesirable results in the mining industry and can cause serious damage to the nearby buildings and facilities; therefore, controlling such vibrations has an important role in reducing the environmental damaging effects. controlling vibration caused by blasting can be achieved once peak particle velocity (ppv) is predicted. in this paper, the values of p...

The rotational barrier about the C S bond in fluorocarbonylsulfenyl chloride [FC(0)SC1] is investigated using the C N D O method. The results confirm the existence of planar eis and trans conformers and the higher stability of the latter, as suggested by previous vibrational results. The valence force constants in FC(0)SC1 were also calculated and the values obtained compare favourably with res...

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