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...

We analyze in detail the equivariant supersymmetry of the G/G model. In spite of the fact that this supersymmetry does not model the infinitesimal action of the group of gauge transformations, localization can be established by standard arguments. The theory localizes onto reducible connections and a careful evaluation of the fixed point contributions leads to an alternative derivation of the V...

The subject of this talk is the role of equivariant KK ahler geometry in the G=G model or, in other words, that of its equivariant supersymmetry. This supersym-metry is somewhat unusual in that it does not model the innnitesimal action of the group of gauge transformations. Nevertheless, this supersymmetry is useful on, at least, two counts. Firstly, it allows one to localise the path integral....

Affinities have been noted between radical behaviorism and phenomenology, hermeneutics, and poststructuralism, but this paper claims the most promising one has been neglected. Skinner’s behaviorism is best seen as elucidating that time-sense characteristic of ordinary, habitual life which Heidegger calls a “temporalizing of everydayness.” We usually live ‘from moment to moment’ as if we were ju...

It is well known that for the simpler problem of constructing translation invariants of grey scale images (1D, 2D or 3D) central moments can be used. There are plain closed formulae expressing them in terms of the ordinary geometrical moments. Moreover, central moments are ordinary moments of the properly normalized image. In this paper we present moment invariants for the more involved problem...

The purpose of this note is to investigate the close relationship that exists between the Euler-Seidel matrix [3, 4, 5, 6, 10] of an integer sequence, and the Hankel matrix [9] of that sequence. We do so in the context of sequences that have integral moment representations, though many of the results are valid in a more general context. While partly expository in nature, the note assumes a cert...

In this paper we present two methods for computing filtered estimates for moments of integrals and stochastic integrals of continuous-time nonlinear systems. The first method utilizes recursive stochastic partial differential equations. The second method utilizes conditional moment generating functions. An application of these methods leads to the discovery of new classes of finitedimensional f...

Article history: Received 9 November 2012 Received in revised form 26 March 2013 Accepted 22 April 2013 Available online 24 April 2013 Editor: S. Dodelson We consider dark matter (DM) that interacts with ordinary matter exclusively through an electromagnetic anapole, which is the only allowed electromagnetic form factor for Majorana fermions. We show that unlike DM particles with an electric or...

The Fokker-Planck equation is considered, which is connected to the birth and death process with immigration by the Poisson transform. The fractional derivative in time variable is introduced into the Fokker-Planck equation in order to investigate an origin of oscillatory behavior of cumulant moments. From its solution (the probability density function), the generating function (GF) for the cor...

The Vlasov equation can describe the evolution of a particle density under the effects of electromagnetic fields and thus it is possible to describe the evolution of a charged particle beam within an accelerator beam line. The Vlasov equation forms a partial differential equation in a 6D phase space witch renders it very expensive if it is solved via classical methods. A more efficient approach...