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Michigan State University
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Ventimiglia, David A.
Coping with scatter in galaxy cluster scaling relationships.
Degree: 2012, Michigan State University
URL: http://etd.lib.msu.edu/islandora/object/etd:1306
► Thesis Ph. D. Michigan State University. Astrophysics and Astronomy 2012.
Galaxy clusters exhibit regular scaling relations among their bulkproperties, establishing vital links between halo mass…
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▼ Thesis Ph. D. Michigan State University. Astrophysics and Astronomy 2012.
Galaxy clusters exhibit regular scaling relations among their bulkproperties, establishing vital links between halo mass and clusterobservables. Therefore, precision cosmology studies depending on theselinks benefit from a better understanding of scatter in themass-observable scaling relations. Here, we study the role of mergerprocesses in introducing scatter into the mass-temperature (M\mhyphenTX) relation, using a sample of 121 galaxy clusters simulated withradiative cooling and supernova feedback, along with threemorphological statistics previously proposed to measure X-ray surfacebrightness substructure. These are the centroid variation (w), theaxial ratio (η), and the power ratios (P20) andP30). We also examine spectral statistics which do not requireimaging. In particular we look at the ratio of hardband to broadbandspectral-fit temperatures THBR, which is a measure of temperatureinhomogeneity inferred from X-ray spectral properties. We find thatin this set of simulated clusters, each substructure measure iscorrelated with a cluster's departures δ \ln T and δ \lnM from the mean M\mhyphen TX relation, both for emission-weightedtemperatures TEW and for spectroscopic-like temperaturesTSL, in the sense that clusters with more substructure tend to becooler at a given halo mass. In all cases, a three-parameter fit tothe M\mhyphen TX relation that includes substructure informationhas less scatter than a two-parameter fit to the basic M\mhyphen TXrelation. In this work we also test the effectiveness of THBR asa measure of scatter using the 118 galaxy clusters from our sample forwhich we have simulated X-ray images using the \xmas2 software. Wefind that, while THBR is correlated with clusters' departuresδ \ln M from the mean M\mhyphen TX relation, the effect ismodest. Finally, we present the CosmoSurvey software for efficientlyevaluating simple flux-limited galaxy cluster survey models oncommodity hardware, and discuss possible extensions.
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Advisors/Committee Members: Voit, G. Mark, O'Shea, Brian, Zepf, Steve, Birge, Norman, Pratt, Scott.
Subjects/Keywords: Galaxies – Clusters; Scaling laws (Statistical physics); Statistical astronomy; Astrophysics
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Ventimiglia, D. A. (2012). Coping with scatter in galaxy cluster scaling relationships. (Thesis). Michigan State University. Retrieved from http://etd.lib.msu.edu/islandora/object/etd:1306
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Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Ventimiglia, David A. “Coping with scatter in galaxy cluster scaling relationships.” 2012. Thesis, Michigan State University. Accessed January 22, 2021.
http://etd.lib.msu.edu/islandora/object/etd:1306.
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MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Ventimiglia, David A. “Coping with scatter in galaxy cluster scaling relationships.” 2012. Web. 22 Jan 2021.
Vancouver:
Ventimiglia DA. Coping with scatter in galaxy cluster scaling relationships. [Internet] [Thesis]. Michigan State University; 2012. [cited 2021 Jan 22].
Available from: http://etd.lib.msu.edu/islandora/object/etd:1306.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
Ventimiglia DA. Coping with scatter in galaxy cluster scaling relationships. [Thesis]. Michigan State University; 2012. Available from: http://etd.lib.msu.edu/islandora/object/etd:1306
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Rutgers University
2.
Škatarić, Maja, 1986-.
Scale invariance in biological systems.
Degree: PhD, Electrical and Computer Engineering, 2014, Rutgers University
URL: https://rucore.libraries.rutgers.edu/rutgers-lib/45463/
► In this dissertation we will discuss various techniques related to modeling and identification problems arising in complex biological networks, and demonstrate how control theory approaches…
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▼ In this dissertation we will discuss various techniques related to modeling and identification problems arising in complex biological networks, and demonstrate how control theory approaches can be used to validate mathematical models coming from exhaustive computational experiments or noisy experimental data. The methodology based on systematic exploration of the basic dynamic processes, feedback control loops, and signal processing mechanisms in complex networks or their parts provides powerful tools for guiding the reverse-engineering of networks, and allows one to design artificial systems that are capable of achieving various objectives. Adaptation is an essential property of many cellular systems and it means that the measured variables return to their basal levels after a transient response to a step increase in stimulus. By definition, neither the concepts of perfect nor approximate adaptation address the characteristics of the transient signaling which occurs prior to a return to steady state, which are physiologically relevant. It has been recently observed that some adapting systems, ranging from bacterial chemotaxis pathways to signal transduction mechanisms in eukaryotes exhibit an additional feature: scale invariance, meaning that transient behavior remains approximately the same when the background signal level is scaled. Recent interest in scale-invariance was triggered by a pair of papers published in 2009, in which scale-invariant behavior was experimentally observed in several highly conserved eukaryotic signaling pathways that play roles in embryonic patterning, stem cell homeostasis, cell division, and other central processes, and their misregulation results in diseases including several types of cancer. In this thesis we will review the biological phenomena of adaptation and scale invariance, and present the relevant mathematical results for several classes of systems that exhibit these properties. We will use a model from the literature which describes the class of enzyme networks, to prove the impossibility of perfect scale invariance, and develop the mechanism which gives rise to an approximate scale invariance. We will demonstrate results on a biological example of soil-living amoeba Dictyostelium discoideum. Additionally, it has been often remarked in the literature that certain systems whose output variables respond at a faster time scale than internal components, give rise to an approximate scale-invariant behavior. We will state a fundamental limitation of such a mechanism, showing that there is a minimal error that cannot be overcome, no matter how large the separation of time scales is. We will highlight the extensions and challenges in analyzing adaptation and scale-invariance in a stochastic setting. Finally, we will discuss the development of tools for the identification of time-varying parameters in nonhomogeneous Poisson processes, in applications where discrete measurements such as "spikes" or "tumbles" are observed from the behavior of free swimming…
Advisors/Committee Members: Sontag, Eduardo (chair), Gajic, Zoran (internal member), Daut, David (internal member), Orfanidis, Sophocles (internal member), Baykal-Gursoy, Melike (outside member).
Subjects/Keywords: Scaling laws (Statistical physics); Control theory; Biological models
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Škatarić, Maja, 1. (2014). Scale invariance in biological systems. (Doctoral Dissertation). Rutgers University. Retrieved from https://rucore.libraries.rutgers.edu/rutgers-lib/45463/
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Škatarić, Maja, 1986-. “Scale invariance in biological systems.” 2014. Doctoral Dissertation, Rutgers University. Accessed January 22, 2021.
https://rucore.libraries.rutgers.edu/rutgers-lib/45463/.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Škatarić, Maja, 1986-. “Scale invariance in biological systems.” 2014. Web. 22 Jan 2021.
Vancouver:
Škatarić, Maja 1. Scale invariance in biological systems. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Rutgers University; 2014. [cited 2021 Jan 22].
Available from: https://rucore.libraries.rutgers.edu/rutgers-lib/45463/.
Council of Science Editors:
Škatarić, Maja 1. Scale invariance in biological systems. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Rutgers University; 2014. Available from: https://rucore.libraries.rutgers.edu/rutgers-lib/45463/

University of Oxford
3.
Christou, Alexis.
Dynamics on scale-invariant structures.
Degree: PhD, 1987, University of Oxford
URL: http://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:15fd6e54-0ac4-4f4d-8115-0ee51ad74504
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► We investigate dynamical processes on random and regular fractals. The (static) problem of percolation in the semi-infinite plane introduces many pertinent ideas including real space…
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▼ We investigate dynamical processes on random and regular fractals. The (static) problem of percolation in the semi-infinite plane introduces many pertinent ideas including real space renormalisation group (RSRG) fugacity transformations and scaling forms. We study the percolation probability to determine the surface critical behaviour and to establish exponent relations. The fugacity approach is generalised to study random walks on diffusion-limited aggregates (DLA). Using regular and random models, we calculate the walk dimensionality and demonstrate that it is consistent with a conjecture by Aharony and Stauffer. It is shown that the kinetically grown DLA is in a distinct dynamic universality class to lattice animals. Similarly, the speculation of Helman-Coniglio-Tsallis regarding diffusion on self-avoiding walks (SAWs) is shown to be incorrect. The results are corroborated by an exact enumeration analysis of the internal structure of SAWs. A 'spin' and field theoretic Hamiltonian formulation for the conformational and resistance properties of random walks is presented. We consider Gaussian random walks, SAWs, spiral SAWs and valence walks. We express resistive susceptibilities as correlation functions and hence e-expansions are calculated for the resistance exponents. For SAWs, the local crosslinks are shown to be irrelevant and we calculate corrections to scaling. A scaling description is introduced into an equation-of-motion method in order to study spin wave damping in d-dimensional isotropic Heisenberg ferro-, antiferro- and ferri- magnets near pc . Dynamic scaling is shown to be obeyed by the Lorentzian spin wave response function and lifetime. The ensemble of finite clusters and multicritical behaviour is also treated. In contrast, the relaxational dynamics of the dilute Anisotropic Heisenberg model is shown to violate conventional dynamic scaling near the percolation bicritical point but satisfies instead a singular scaling behaviour arising from activation of Bloch walls over percolation cluster energy barriers.
Subjects/Keywords: 510; Scaling laws (Statistical physics) : Fractals
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Christou, A. (1987). Dynamics on scale-invariant structures. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Oxford. Retrieved from http://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:15fd6e54-0ac4-4f4d-8115-0ee51ad74504 ; http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.379901
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Christou, Alexis. “Dynamics on scale-invariant structures.” 1987. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Oxford. Accessed January 22, 2021.
http://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:15fd6e54-0ac4-4f4d-8115-0ee51ad74504 ; http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.379901.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Christou, Alexis. “Dynamics on scale-invariant structures.” 1987. Web. 22 Jan 2021.
Vancouver:
Christou A. Dynamics on scale-invariant structures. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Oxford; 1987. [cited 2021 Jan 22].
Available from: http://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:15fd6e54-0ac4-4f4d-8115-0ee51ad74504 ; http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.379901.
Council of Science Editors:
Christou A. Dynamics on scale-invariant structures. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Oxford; 1987. Available from: http://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:15fd6e54-0ac4-4f4d-8115-0ee51ad74504 ; http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.379901

Virginia Tech
4.
Wong, Shiu-Hon.
A comparison of two scaling procedures in paired-comparison experiments involving ties.
Degree: MS, Statistics, 1960, Virginia Tech
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10919/45583
► A recently-proposed modification of the Thurstone- Mosteller method of paired comparisons makes possible the analysis of data involving tied observations. The modification includes the…
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▼ A recently-proposed modification of the Thurstone-
Mosteller method of paired comparisons makes possible the
analysis of data involving tied observations. The modification
includes the postulating of an angular response law
such that the response proportions are scaled with arc sine
transforms instead of with normal deviates.
In this paper a comparison is made of the arc sine and
normal curve
scaling procedures in paired comparisons involving
ties. This is done by applying both methods to
data from to important fields of application. Comparisons
are also made on several series of hypothetical data. The
criterion of comparison is the goodness of fit between the
observations and the expected numbers computed from the
solution, as measured by means of a chi-square statistic.
Computations of parameter estimates and chi-square statistics
are made with the aid of an IBM-650, for which the necessary
programs have been written.
It is concluded that for data conforming well to the
model as proposed, both
scaling procedures tend to give results
in satisfactory agreement with the observations. There
is some evidence that, for the cases considered, the preference,
if any, is for the normal curve procedure.
Advisors/Committee Members: Glenn, William A. (committeechair), Bargmann, Rolf E. (committee member), David, Herbert A. (committee member).
Subjects/Keywords: Scaling laws (Statistical physics); LD5655.V855 1960.W664
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Wong, S. (1960). A comparison of two scaling procedures in paired-comparison experiments involving ties. (Masters Thesis). Virginia Tech. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10919/45583
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Wong, Shiu-Hon. “A comparison of two scaling procedures in paired-comparison experiments involving ties.” 1960. Masters Thesis, Virginia Tech. Accessed January 22, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10919/45583.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Wong, Shiu-Hon. “A comparison of two scaling procedures in paired-comparison experiments involving ties.” 1960. Web. 22 Jan 2021.
Vancouver:
Wong S. A comparison of two scaling procedures in paired-comparison experiments involving ties. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Virginia Tech; 1960. [cited 2021 Jan 22].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10919/45583.
Council of Science Editors:
Wong S. A comparison of two scaling procedures in paired-comparison experiments involving ties. [Masters Thesis]. Virginia Tech; 1960. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10919/45583

University of British Columbia
5.
Ladak, Al-Karim Madatally.
Resampling-based variance estimators in ratio estimation with application to weigh scaling.
Degree: MS- MSc, Statistics, 1990, University of British Columbia
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/2429/29195
► Weigh scaling is a method of estimating the total volume of timber harvested from a given region. The implementation of statistical sampling techniques in weigh…
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▼ Weigh scaling is a method of estimating the total volume of timber harvested from a given region. The implementation of statistical sampling techniques in weigh scaling is described, along with related issues. A review of ratio estimators, along with variance estimators of the classical ratio estimator is conducted. The estimation of the variance of the estimated total volume is considered using jackknife- and bootstrap-based variance estimators. Weighted versions of the jackknife and bootstrap variance estimators are derived using influence functions and Fisher Information matrices. Empirical studies of analytic and resampling-based variance estimators are conducted, with particular emphasis on small sample properties and on robustness with respect to both the homoscedastic variance and zero-intercept population characteristics. With a squared error loss function, the resampling-based variance estimators are shown to perform very well at all sample sizes in finite populations with normally distributed errors. These estimators are found to have small negative biases for small sample sizes and to be robust with respect to heteroscedasticity.
Subjects/Keywords: Forests and forestry – Measurement; Scaling laws (Statistical physics)
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Ladak, A. M. (1990). Resampling-based variance estimators in ratio estimation with application to weigh scaling. (Masters Thesis). University of British Columbia. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/2429/29195
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Ladak, Al-Karim Madatally. “Resampling-based variance estimators in ratio estimation with application to weigh scaling.” 1990. Masters Thesis, University of British Columbia. Accessed January 22, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/29195.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Ladak, Al-Karim Madatally. “Resampling-based variance estimators in ratio estimation with application to weigh scaling.” 1990. Web. 22 Jan 2021.
Vancouver:
Ladak AM. Resampling-based variance estimators in ratio estimation with application to weigh scaling. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. University of British Columbia; 1990. [cited 2021 Jan 22].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/2429/29195.
Council of Science Editors:
Ladak AM. Resampling-based variance estimators in ratio estimation with application to weigh scaling. [Masters Thesis]. University of British Columbia; 1990. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/2429/29195

Georgia Tech
6.
Balaba, Davis.
A methodology for rapid vehicle scaling and configuration space exploration.
Degree: PhD, Aerospace Engineering, 2009, Georgia Tech
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1853/28234
► Drastic changes in aircraft operational requirements and the emergence of new enabling technologies often occur symbiotically with advances in technology inducing new requirements and vice…
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▼ Drastic changes in aircraft operational requirements and the emergence of new enabling technologies often occur symbiotically with advances in technology inducing new requirements and vice versa. These changes sometimes lead to the design of vehicle concepts for which no prior art exists. They lead to revolutionary concepts. In such cases the basic form of the vehicle geometry can no longer be determined through an ex ante survey of prior art as depicted by aircraft concepts in the historical domain.
Ideally, baseline geometries for revolutionary concepts would be the result of exhaustive configuration space exploration and optimization. Numerous component layouts and their implications for the minimum external dimensions of the resultant vehicle would be evaluated. The dimensions of the minimum enclosing envelope for the best component layout(s) (as per the design need) would then be used as a basis for the selection of a baseline geometry. Unfortunately layout design spaces are inherently large and the key contributing analysis i.e. collision detection, can be very expensive as well. Even when an appropriate baseline geometry has been identified, another hurdle i.e. vehicle
scaling has to be overcome. Through the design of a notional Cessna C-172R powered by a liquid hydrogen Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) fuel cell, it has been demonstrated that the various forms of vehicle
scaling i.e. photographic and historical-data-based
scaling can result in highly sub-optimal results even for very small O(10-3) scale factors. There is therefore a need for higher fidelity vehicle
scaling laws especially since emergent technologies tend to be volumetrically and/or gravimetrically constrained when compared to incumbents.
The Configuration-space Exploration and
Scaling Methodology (CESM) is postulated herein as a solution to the above-mentioned challenges. This bottom-up methodology entails the representation of component or sub-system geometries as matrices of points in 3D space. These typically large matrices are reduced using minimal convex sets or convex hulls. This reduction leads to significant gains in collision detection speed at minimal approximation expense. (The Gilbert-Johnson-Keerthi algorithm is used for collision detection purposes in this methodology.) Once the components are laid out, their collective convex hull (from here on out referred to as the super-hull) is used to approximate the inner mold line of the minimum enclosing envelope of the vehicle concept. A sectional slicing algorithm is used to extract the sectional dimensions of this envelope. An offset is added to these dimensions in order to come up with the sectional fuselage dimensions. Once the lift and control surfaces are added, vehicle level objective functions can be evaluated and compared to other designs. For each design, changes in the super-hull dimensions in response to perturbations in requirements can be tracked and regressed to create custom geometric
scaling laws. The regressions are based on dimensionally consistent parameter groups…
Advisors/Committee Members: Dr. Dimitri Mavris (Committee Chair), Dean Ward (Committee Member), Dr. Daniel Schrage (Committee Member), Dr. Danielle Soban (Committee Member), Dr. Sriram Rallabhandi (Committee Member), Mathias Emeneth (Committee Member).
Subjects/Keywords: Collision detection; Aircraft scaling laws; Disruptive technologies; Aircraft Configuration space exploration; Airplanes Design; Scaling laws (Statistical physics)
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Balaba, D. (2009). A methodology for rapid vehicle scaling and configuration space exploration. (Doctoral Dissertation). Georgia Tech. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1853/28234
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Balaba, Davis. “A methodology for rapid vehicle scaling and configuration space exploration.” 2009. Doctoral Dissertation, Georgia Tech. Accessed January 22, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/1853/28234.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Balaba, Davis. “A methodology for rapid vehicle scaling and configuration space exploration.” 2009. Web. 22 Jan 2021.
Vancouver:
Balaba D. A methodology for rapid vehicle scaling and configuration space exploration. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Georgia Tech; 2009. [cited 2021 Jan 22].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1853/28234.
Council of Science Editors:
Balaba D. A methodology for rapid vehicle scaling and configuration space exploration. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Georgia Tech; 2009. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1853/28234

Washington University in St. Louis
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Liu, Pai.
Contemporary Problems in Aerosol Aggregation and Gelation.
Degree: PhD, Energy, Environmental & Chemical Engineering, 2019, Washington University in St. Louis
URL: https://openscholarship.wustl.edu/eng_etds/496
► Aggregation of nanoparticles in aerosols is a fundamental phenomenon with important implications to diverse fields ranging from material synthesis to pollutant control. The past few…
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▼ Aggregation of nanoparticles in aerosols is a fundamental phenomenon with important implications to diverse fields ranging from material synthesis to pollutant control. The past few decades have witnessed extensive research on investigating the structure and growth mechanism of aerosol aggregates with sizes spanning across several orders of magnitude. This dissertation focuses on some contemporary problems that remain unaddressed in this topical area. Aerosol aggregates in sub-micron regimes, which are formed via the irreversible collision and aggregation of solid nanoparticle monomers, are fractal-like in their morphology. A mathematical description of this seemingly random structure dates to the seminal works by Forest and Witten (1979). In their work, the aggregate mass and characteristic length were related with a power-law relationship parameterized with a fractal dimension (Df), which quantifies aggregates’ dimensionality, and a prefactor (kf), which is recently shown to be related to their shape anisotropy. With the advent of mass-based aerosol particle classifiers, aggregates morphology can be alternatively characterized with a power-law relationship connecting their mass and mobility diameter, which is parameterized with a pair of mass-mobility exponent (Dfm) and prefactor (kfm). Knowledge of the exact empirical relationships between these pairs of parameters (Df - Dfm and kf - kfm) is essential for accurate characterization of aggregate physical properties. In this dissertation, comprehensive empirical relationships were established between these parameters for aggregates produced with a diffusion-limited cluster-cluster aggregation (DLCA) mechanism. The influence of aggregates’ shape anisotropy on their mass-mobility relationship was evaluated using the concept of apparent monomer screening.Prolonged aggregation leads to the phenomenon of gelation at a micrometer level, in which the submicron DLCA aggregates with a characteristic Df ≈ 1.8 jam together to form volume spanning gels with a characteristic Df ≈ 2.5. These aerosol gel particles, sometimes called superaggregates, have been observed in laboratory-scale diffusion flames, as well as in the naturally occurring large-scale combustions such as wildfires. Toward explaining the morphology and growth mechanism of superaggregates, Sorensen and Chakrabarti (2011) established the theoretical framework of aerosol gelation, which details the dynamic process by which gels are produced from their precursor sols. Part of this dissertation focuses on investigating the kinetics of aerosol gelation with emphasis placed on the previously understudied late-stage regimes in which the mean-field Smoluchowski Equation fails. This late stage kinetics of gelation was probed using a high temporal resolution Monte Carlo DLCA simulation, and system independent kinetic formulations were established along with improved parametrization on the characteristic gelation times.The morphology and growth mechanism of aerosol gels in the super-micron regime can be largely system…
Advisors/Committee Members: Rajan K. Chakrabarty, Richard L. Axelbaum, Pratim Biswas, Milorad P. Dudukovic, Fangqiong Ling.
Subjects/Keywords: Aerosol Physics; Aggregation; Gelation; Kinetics; Nanomaterial Synthesis; Scaling Laws; Chemical Engineering; Environmental Engineering; Physics
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Liu, P. (2019). Contemporary Problems in Aerosol Aggregation and Gelation. (Doctoral Dissertation). Washington University in St. Louis. Retrieved from https://openscholarship.wustl.edu/eng_etds/496
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Liu, Pai. “Contemporary Problems in Aerosol Aggregation and Gelation.” 2019. Doctoral Dissertation, Washington University in St. Louis. Accessed January 22, 2021.
https://openscholarship.wustl.edu/eng_etds/496.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Liu, Pai. “Contemporary Problems in Aerosol Aggregation and Gelation.” 2019. Web. 22 Jan 2021.
Vancouver:
Liu P. Contemporary Problems in Aerosol Aggregation and Gelation. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Washington University in St. Louis; 2019. [cited 2021 Jan 22].
Available from: https://openscholarship.wustl.edu/eng_etds/496.
Council of Science Editors:
Liu P. Contemporary Problems in Aerosol Aggregation and Gelation. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Washington University in St. Louis; 2019. Available from: https://openscholarship.wustl.edu/eng_etds/496

Georgia Tech
8.
Donzis, Diego Aaron.
Scaling of turbulence and turbulent mixing using Terascale numerical simulations.
Degree: PhD, Aerospace Engineering, 2007, Georgia Tech
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1853/19794
► Fundamental aspects of turbulence and turbulent mixing are investigated using direct numerical simulations (DNS) of stationary isotropic turbulence, with Taylor-scale Reynolds numbers ranging from 8…
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▼ Fundamental aspects of turbulence and turbulent mixing are investigated using direct numerical simulations (DNS) of stationary isotropic turbulence, with Taylor-scale Reynolds numbers ranging from 8 to 650 and Schmidt numbers from 1/8 to 1024. The primary emphasis is on important
scaling issues that arise in the study of intermittency, mixing and turbulence under solid-body rotation.
Simulations up to 2048
3 in size have been performed using large resource allocations on Terascale computers
at leading supercomputing centers.
Substantial efforts in algorithmic development have also been undertaken
and resulted in
a new code based on a two-dimensional domain decomposition
which allows
the use of very large number of processors.Benchmark tests indicate
very good parallel performance
for resolutions up to 4096
3 on up to 32768 processors.
Investigation of intermittency through the statistics of
dissipation and enstrophy in a series
of simulations at the same Reynolds number but different
resolution indicate that accurate
results in high-order moments require a higher degree
of fine-scale resolution than commonly practiced.
At the highest Reynolds number in our simulations (400 and 650)
dissipation and enstrophy exhibit
extreme fluctuations of O(1000) the mean
which have not been studied in
the literature before and suggest a universal
scaling
of small scales.
Simulations at Reynolds number of 650 on 2048
3 grids
with scalars at Sc=1/8 and 1
have allowed us to obtain the clearest evidence of attainment of
inertial-convective
scaling in the scalar spectrum
in numerical simulations to date whereas
results at high Sc support k
-1 viscous-convective
scaling.
Intermittency for scalars as measured by the tail of the PDF of scalar dissipation
and moments of scalar gradient fluctuations is found to saturate at high Sc.
Persistent departures from isotropy are observed as the Reynolds number increases.
However, results suggest a return to isotropy
at high Schmidt numbers, a tendency that appears to be stronger
at high Reynolds numbers.
The effects of the Coriolis force on
turbulence under solid-body rotation are investigated using
simulations on enlarged solution domains which
reduce the effects of
periodic boundary conditions.
Advisors/Committee Members: Yeung Pui-Kuen (Committee Chair), Menon, Suresh (Committee Member), Neitzel, Paul (Committee Member), Sreenivasan, Katepalli (Committee Member), Webster, Donald (Committee Member).
Subjects/Keywords: Turbulence; Fluid dynamics; Large scale simulations; Direct numerical simulations; Turbulence; Algorithms; Scaling laws (Statistical physics); Energy dissipation; Computer simulation
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Donzis, D. A. (2007). Scaling of turbulence and turbulent mixing using Terascale numerical simulations. (Doctoral Dissertation). Georgia Tech. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1853/19794
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Donzis, Diego Aaron. “Scaling of turbulence and turbulent mixing using Terascale numerical simulations.” 2007. Doctoral Dissertation, Georgia Tech. Accessed January 22, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/1853/19794.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Donzis, Diego Aaron. “Scaling of turbulence and turbulent mixing using Terascale numerical simulations.” 2007. Web. 22 Jan 2021.
Vancouver:
Donzis DA. Scaling of turbulence and turbulent mixing using Terascale numerical simulations. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Georgia Tech; 2007. [cited 2021 Jan 22].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1853/19794.
Council of Science Editors:
Donzis DA. Scaling of turbulence and turbulent mixing using Terascale numerical simulations. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Georgia Tech; 2007. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1853/19794

Georgia Tech
9.
Subbiah, Sathyan.
Some Investigations of Scaling Effects in Micro-Cutting.
Degree: PhD, Mechanical Engineering, 2006, Georgia Tech
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1853/13938
► The scaling of specific cutting energy is studied when micro-cutting ductile metals. A unified framework for understanding the scaling in specific cutting energy is first…
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scaling of specific cutting energy is studied when micro-cutting ductile metals. A unified framework for understanding the
scaling in specific cutting energy is first presented by viewing the cutting force as a combination of constant, increasing, and decreasing force components, the independent variable being the uncut chip thickness. Then, an attempt is made to isolate the constant force component by performing high rake angle orthogonal cutting experiments on OFHC Copper. The data shows a trend towards a constant cutting force component as the rake angle is increased. In order to understand the source of this constant force component the chip-root is investigated. By quickly stopping the spindle at low cutting speeds, the chip is frozen and the chip-workpiece interface is examined in a scanning electron microscope. Evidence of ductile tearing ahead of the cutting tool is seen at low and high rake angles. At higher cutting speeds a quick-stop device is used to obtain chip-roots. These experiments also clearly indicate evidence of ductile fracture ahead of the cutting tool in both OFHC Copper and Al-2024 T3. To model the cutting process with ductile fracture leading to material separation the finite element method is used. The model is implemented in a commercial finite element software using the explicit formulation. Material separation is modeled via element failure. The model is then validated using the measured cutting and thrust forces and used to study the energy consumed in cutting. As the thickness of layer removed is reduced the energy consumed in material separation becomes important. Simulations also show that the stress state ahead of the tool is favorable for ductile fracture to occur. Ductile fracture in three locations in an interface zone at the chip root is seen while cutting with edge radius tool. A hypothesis is advanced wherein an element gets wrapped around the tool edge and is stretched in two directions leading to fracture. The numerical model is then used to study the difference in stress state and energy consumption between a sharp tool and a tool with a non-zero edge radius.
Advisors/Committee Members: Melkote, Shreyes (Committee Chair), Danyluk, Steven (Committee Member), Koehler, Stephan (Committee Member), McDowell, David (Committee Member), Zhou, Chen (Committee Member).
Subjects/Keywords: Micro-cutting; Ductile fracture; Size effect; Scaling laws (Statistical physics); Micromachining; Fracture mechanics; Cutting
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Subbiah, S. (2006). Some Investigations of Scaling Effects in Micro-Cutting. (Doctoral Dissertation). Georgia Tech. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1853/13938
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Subbiah, Sathyan. “Some Investigations of Scaling Effects in Micro-Cutting.” 2006. Doctoral Dissertation, Georgia Tech. Accessed January 22, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/1853/13938.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Subbiah, Sathyan. “Some Investigations of Scaling Effects in Micro-Cutting.” 2006. Web. 22 Jan 2021.
Vancouver:
Subbiah S. Some Investigations of Scaling Effects in Micro-Cutting. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Georgia Tech; 2006. [cited 2021 Jan 22].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1853/13938.
Council of Science Editors:
Subbiah S. Some Investigations of Scaling Effects in Micro-Cutting. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Georgia Tech; 2006. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1853/13938

Kansas State University
10.
Newcomb, Joal J.
A test of multiple ionization scaling in Sc.
Degree: MS, 1979, Kansas State University
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/2097/27136
Subjects/Keywords: Scaling laws (Nuclear physics); Collisions (Nuclear physics); Masters theses
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Newcomb, J. J. (1979). A test of multiple ionization scaling in Sc. (Masters Thesis). Kansas State University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/2097/27136
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Newcomb, Joal J. “A test of multiple ionization scaling in Sc.” 1979. Masters Thesis, Kansas State University. Accessed January 22, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/2097/27136.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Newcomb, Joal J. “A test of multiple ionization scaling in Sc.” 1979. Web. 22 Jan 2021.
Vancouver:
Newcomb JJ. A test of multiple ionization scaling in Sc. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Kansas State University; 1979. [cited 2021 Jan 22].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/2097/27136.
Council of Science Editors:
Newcomb JJ. A test of multiple ionization scaling in Sc. [Masters Thesis]. Kansas State University; 1979. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/2097/27136

University of North Texas
11.
Vanni, Fabio.
Criticality in Cooperative Systems.
Degree: 2012, University of North Texas
URL: https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc271910/
► Cooperative behavior arises from the interactions of single units that globally produce a complex dynamics in which the system acts as a whole. As an…
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▼ Cooperative behavior arises from the interactions of single units that globally produce a complex dynamics in which the system acts as a whole. As an archetype I refer to a flock of birds. As a result of cooperation the whole flock gets special abilities that the single individuals would not have if they were alone. This research work led to the discovery that the function of a flock, and more in general, that of cooperative systems, surprisingly rests on the occurrence of organizational collapses. In this study, I used cooperative systems based on self-propelled particle models (the flock models) which have been proved to be virtually equivalent to sociological network models mimicking the decision making processes (the decision making model). The critical region is an intermediate condition between a highly disordered state and a strong ordered one. At criticality the waiting times distribution density between two consecutive collapses shows an inverse power law form with an anomalous
statistical behavior. The scientific evidences are based on measures of information theory, correlation in time and space, and fluctuation
statistical analysis. In order to prove the benefit for a system to live at criticality, I made a flock system interact with another similar system, and then observe the information transmission for different disturbance values. I proved that at criticality the transfer of information gets the maximal efficiency. As last step, the flock model has been shown that, despite its simplicity, is sufficiently a realistic model as proved via the use of 3D simulations and computer animations.
Advisors/Committee Members: Grigolini, Paolo, Krokhin, Arkadii A., Roberts, James A., Rostovtsev, Yuri V., Urbański, Mariusz.
Subjects/Keywords: Criticality; complexity; cooperation; decision making; flocking systems; statistical physics; renewal; power laws
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Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
12.
Lim, Sze-Wah.
Competing population : effects of diverse preferences and a finite-size scaling theory of dynamical transitions.
Degree: 2006, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
URL: http://repository.ust.hk/ir/Record/1783.1-5456
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https://doi.org/10.14711/thesis-b924265
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http://repository.ust.hk/ir/bitstream/1783.1-5456/1/th_redirect.html
► We study the collective behavior of a competing population through a multi-agent system called the Minority Game. We introduce diverse initial preferences among the agents…
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▼ We study the collective behavior of a competing population through a multi-agent system called the Minority Game. We introduce diverse initial preferences among the agents and study how their cooperative behavoior is altered. We aslo study the dynamical phase transition of this Minority Game, which arise when the analyzing power of the agents increases gradually. Finally we propose a finite-size scaling theory of the phase transition, and determine the critical complexity numerically. The result is in agreement with the theory.
Subjects/Keywords: Game theory
; Finite size scaling (Statistical physics)
; Phase transformations (Statistical physics)
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Lim, Sze-Wah. “Competing population : effects of diverse preferences and a finite-size scaling theory of dynamical transitions.” 2006. Thesis, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. Accessed January 22, 2021.
http://repository.ust.hk/ir/Record/1783.1-5456 ; https://doi.org/10.14711/thesis-b924265 ; http://repository.ust.hk/ir/bitstream/1783.1-5456/1/th_redirect.html.
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MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Lim, Sze-Wah. “Competing population : effects of diverse preferences and a finite-size scaling theory of dynamical transitions.” 2006. Web. 22 Jan 2021.
Vancouver:
Lim S. Competing population : effects of diverse preferences and a finite-size scaling theory of dynamical transitions. [Internet] [Thesis]. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology; 2006. [cited 2021 Jan 22].
Available from: http://repository.ust.hk/ir/Record/1783.1-5456 ; https://doi.org/10.14711/thesis-b924265 ; http://repository.ust.hk/ir/bitstream/1783.1-5456/1/th_redirect.html.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
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Council of Science Editors:
Lim S. Competing population : effects of diverse preferences and a finite-size scaling theory of dynamical transitions. [Thesis]. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology; 2006. Available from: http://repository.ust.hk/ir/Record/1783.1-5456 ; https://doi.org/10.14711/thesis-b924265 ; http://repository.ust.hk/ir/bitstream/1783.1-5456/1/th_redirect.html
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Freie Universität Berlin
13.
Langenbruch, Cornelius.
Fluidinjektions-induzierte Erdbeben und Skaleninvarianz.
Degree: 2014, Freie Universität Berlin
URL: https://refubium.fu-berlin.de/handle/fub188/13700
► Seismogene Prozesse in der spröden Erdkruste werden maßgeblich durch verschiedene Aspekte von Spannung gelenkt. Deshalb ist es entscheidend, die Bedeutung von Spannungen für die Entstehung…
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▼ Seismogene Prozesse in der spröden Erdkruste werden maßgeblich durch
verschiedene Aspekte von Spannung gelenkt. Deshalb ist es entscheidend, die
Bedeutung von Spannungen für die Entstehung und das Auftreten von Erdbeben zu
bestimmen. In dieser Arbeit untersuche ich die Rolle von
Spannungsfluktuationen in seismogenen Prozessen. Im Besonderen ziehe ich
Rückschlüsse aus dem Konzept der Skaleninvarianz und der Analyse fluid-
induzierter Erdbeben, die durch das Einpressen unter Druck gesetzter Fluide in
Bohrlöcher ausgelöst werden. Diese Methode der hydraulischen
Reservoirstimulation wird unter anderem zur Entwicklung sogenannter Enhanced
Geothermal Systems (EGS) im kristallinen Grundgebirge für eine nachhaltige
Stromerzeugung durchgeführt. Die Untersuchung fluid-induzierter seismischer
Ereignisse ist von besonderer Bedeutung, weil die grundlegenden
Rahmenbedingungen während der Bildung und dem Auftreten der seismischen
Ereignisse besser zugänglich sind als für Erdbeben auf tektonischer
Größenordnung. Die beobachtete Skaleninvarianz der Physik der Erdbeben weist
auf eine Übertragbarkeit der Ergebnisse hin, die auf einer anderen Größenskala
erlangt wurden. Ich quantifiziere die Störung des Spannungszustandes, der
durch das Einpressen von Fluiden während hydraulischen Reservoir Stimulationen
hervorgerufen wird. Hierbei wird angenommen, dass die seismischen Ereignisse
durch Porendruckdiffusion im Poren- und Kluftraum von Gesteinen ausgelöst
werden. Des Weiteren wird die Bedeutung von Spannungsänderungen, welche durch
das Auftreten fluid-induzierter seismischer Ereignisse bedingt sind, anhand
einer Analyse der Wartezeiten zwischen aufeinander folgenden Ereignissen
ausgewertet. Meine Ergebnisse zeigen, dass innerhalb sechs betrachteter
Kataloge fluid-induzierter Seismizität an EGS Standorten, keine
Nachbebensignaturen identifizierbar sind. Basierend auf diesem Ergebnis zeige
ich, dass das Poisson Model zur Berechnung der Auftrittswahrscheinlichkeit
fluid-induzierter Erdbeben herangezogen werden kann. Die Entwicklung dieses
statistischen Models ist von großer Bedeutung, weil das seismische Risiko
immer noch ein Hindernis für eine effiziente und risikofreie Nutzung des
geothermischen Potenzials des Untergrundes für die nachhaltige Stromerzeugung
darstellt. Die Erkenntnis, dass Spannungsänderungen, die durch das Auftreten
vorangegangener seismischer Ereignisse entstehen, im Vergleich zu
Spannungsänderungen, welche direkt durch das Einpressen von Fluid verursacht
sind, für die Seismogenese fluid-induzierter Erdbeben von vernachlässigbarer
Bedeutung sind unterstreicht die Aussagekraft der Studien, die
Porendruckdiffusion als den auslösenden Prozess seismischer Ereignisse
betrachten. Unter genau dieser Annahme und dem Gesichtspunkt eines nahe
kritischen Spannungszustands in der Erdkruste entwickle ich ein physikalisch
basiertes statistisches Model zur Bestimmung der Seismizitätsrate während und
nach hydraulischen Reservoirstimulationen. Die Untersuchung von nach
Stimulationsabschluss auftretender fluid-induzierter Seismizität ist…
Advisors/Committee Members: [email protected] (contact), m (gender), Prof. Dr. Serge. A. Shapiro (firstReferee), Prof. Dr. Frederik Tilmann (furtherReferee).
Subjects/Keywords: stress; fluid injection; earthquake; scale invariance; seismogenic processes; scaling laws; microseismicity; rock physics; 500 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik::550 Geowissenschaften, Geologie::550 Geowissenschaften
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Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Langenbruch, Cornelius. “Fluidinjektions-induzierte Erdbeben und Skaleninvarianz.” 2014. Thesis, Freie Universität Berlin. Accessed January 22, 2021.
https://refubium.fu-berlin.de/handle/fub188/13700.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Langenbruch, Cornelius. “Fluidinjektions-induzierte Erdbeben und Skaleninvarianz.” 2014. Web. 22 Jan 2021.
Vancouver:
Langenbruch C. Fluidinjektions-induzierte Erdbeben und Skaleninvarianz. [Internet] [Thesis]. Freie Universität Berlin; 2014. [cited 2021 Jan 22].
Available from: https://refubium.fu-berlin.de/handle/fub188/13700.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
Langenbruch C. Fluidinjektions-induzierte Erdbeben und Skaleninvarianz. [Thesis]. Freie Universität Berlin; 2014. Available from: https://refubium.fu-berlin.de/handle/fub188/13700
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
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University of Canterbury
14.
Burghelea T.
On the Landau-Levich problem for a viscoplastic fluid.
Degree: 2013, University of Canterbury
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10092/100757
► A systematic investigation of the Landau-Levich problem of a viscoplastic material (Carbopol 980 is presented). The validity of the Landau-Levich scaling is assessed via integral…
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▼ A systematic investigation of the Landau-Levich problem of a viscoplastic material (Carbopol 980 is
presented). The validity of the Landau-Levich scaling is assessed via integral scale measurements of
the width of the coating films thickness performed for various Carbopol concentrations in the presence
and in the absence of wall slip. To gain a deeper insight into the physical origins of the experimentally
observed deviations from the classical 2/3 scaling a full characterisation of the time resolved flow field
around the moving solid is performed and the main differences of the viscoplastic flow patterns with
respect to their Newtonian counterpart are highlighted. The experimental investigation is complemented
by a preliminary asymptotic analysis performed within the framework of the Bingham model.
Subjects/Keywords: yield stress; Landau-Levich problem; scaling; Field of Research::01 - Mathematical Sciences::0105 - Mathematical Physics::010506 - Statistical Mechanics, Physical Combinatorics and Mathematical Aspects of Condensed Matter
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T, Burghelea. “On the Landau-Levich problem for a viscoplastic fluid.” 2013. Thesis, University of Canterbury. Accessed January 22, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10092/100757.
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MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
T, Burghelea. “On the Landau-Levich problem for a viscoplastic fluid.” 2013. Web. 22 Jan 2021.
Vancouver:
T B. On the Landau-Levich problem for a viscoplastic fluid. [Internet] [Thesis]. University of Canterbury; 2013. [cited 2021 Jan 22].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10092/100757.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
T B. On the Landau-Levich problem for a viscoplastic fluid. [Thesis]. University of Canterbury; 2013. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10092/100757
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15.
Souguir, Sabri.
Simulation numérique de l'initiation de la rupture à l'échelle atomique : Atomistic simulation of brittle failure initiation.
Degree: Docteur es, Mécanique, 2018, Université Paris-Est
URL: http://www.theses.fr/2018PESC1082
► En ingénierie mécanique, la rupture des matériaux est un risque qu'il convient d'anticiper et qui reste aujourd'hui une menace pour les structures. La rupture des…
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▼ En ingénierie mécanique, la rupture des matériaux est un risque qu'il convient d'anticiper et qui reste aujourd'hui une menace pour les structures. La rupture des systèmes pré-fissurés a lieu quand l'énergie libérée par la propagation de la fissure préexistante excède un seuil critique (taux de restitution d'énergie) qui représente une propriété du matériau. Au contraire, la rupture de systèmes sans défauts préexistants survient lorsque la contrainte appliquée atteint la résistance, également propriété du matériau. L'existence de deux critères pour la rupture semble indiquer des mécanismes d'amorçage différents, ce qui soulève la question des cas réels intermédiaires qui présentent des concentrations de contrainte modérées. Différentes approches existantes sont cohérentes avec les deux situations limites mais il n'y a pas de consensus clair dans la communauté scientifique. Dans cette thèse, nous étudions les mécanismes de la rupture fragile à l'échelle atomique afin d'en comprendre l'origine physique pour différentes concentrations de contraintes. La rupture provient de la rupture des liaisons à l'échelle atomique. Nous utilisons donc des techniques de simulation moléculaire pour étudier la physique élémentaire de l'initiation de la rupture fragile. Dans ce but, on étudie deux types de structure atomique. Le premier est un matériau modèle à maille triangulaire, dont le potentiel permet d'interpréter analytiquement, et avec précision, les résultats des simulations moléculaires. L'étude est étendue à un système plus réel : le graphène. Ce matériau, qui présente une résistance élevée au regard de sa faible ténacité, a l'une des plus petites tailles de zone d'élaboration par rapport aux autres matériaux fragiles, ce qui permet d'appliquer numériquement les concepts de la rupture fragile jusqu'à l'échelle nanométrique de la simulation moléculaire. On s'intéresse dans un premier temps à la rupture des matériaux à 0K. À cette température, un système atomique est en équilibre statique. La rupture peut donc être traitée comme une instabilité. L'analyse du profil énergétique du système atomique fournit un moyen d'identifier les mécanismes de rupture. Nous montrons qu'on peut identifier la rupture en cherchant les valeurs propres nulles ou négative de la matrice hessienne. Les vecteurs propres correspondants indiquent les modes de rupture et montrent l'apparition de bandes de transition entre mouvements de groupes d'atomes pour des systèmes intacts, dont la largeur rappelle la longueur d'élaboration, généralement introduite dans des théories macroscopiques d'initiation de la rupture. On étudie aussi l'effet de la présence de défauts sur les modes d'instabilité et leur dégénérescence. Cette étude fournit une technique générale pour identifier les mécanismes d'initiation de rupture quelle que soit la concentration de contrainte dans la structure. On s'intéresse ensuite aux températures non nulles. On étudie les effets combinés de la température, de la taille du système et du taux de chargement. En partant de la théorie cinétique,…
Advisors/Committee Members: Sab, Karam (thesis director), Brochard, Laurent (thesis director).
Subjects/Keywords: Simulation moléculaire; Physique statistique; Rupture des matériaux; Instabilité atomique; Loi d’échelle; Graphène; Molecular simulation; Statistical physics; Material failure; Atomic instability; Scaling law; Graphene
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Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Souguir, Sabri. “Simulation numérique de l'initiation de la rupture à l'échelle atomique : Atomistic simulation of brittle failure initiation.” 2018. Doctoral Dissertation, Université Paris-Est. Accessed January 22, 2021.
http://www.theses.fr/2018PESC1082.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Souguir, Sabri. “Simulation numérique de l'initiation de la rupture à l'échelle atomique : Atomistic simulation of brittle failure initiation.” 2018. Web. 22 Jan 2021.
Vancouver:
Souguir S. Simulation numérique de l'initiation de la rupture à l'échelle atomique : Atomistic simulation of brittle failure initiation. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Université Paris-Est; 2018. [cited 2021 Jan 22].
Available from: http://www.theses.fr/2018PESC1082.
Council of Science Editors:
Souguir S. Simulation numérique de l'initiation de la rupture à l'échelle atomique : Atomistic simulation of brittle failure initiation. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Université Paris-Est; 2018. Available from: http://www.theses.fr/2018PESC1082

Texas A&M University
16.
Gao, Long.
Throughput and Delay Analysis in Cognitive Overlaid Networks.
Degree: PhD, Electrical Engineering, 2011, Texas A&M University
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-2009-12-7531
► Consider a cognitive overlaid network (CON) that has two tiers with different priorities: a primary tier vs. a secondary tier, which is an emerging network…
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▼ Consider a cognitive overlaid network (CON) that has two tiers with different
priorities: a primary tier vs. a secondary tier, which is an emerging network scenario
with the advancement of cognitive radio (CR) technologies. The primary tier consists
of randomly distributed primary radios (PRs) of density n, which have an absolute
priority to access the spectrum. The secondary tier consists of randomly distributed
CRs of density m = n^y with y greater than or equal to 1, which can only access the spectrum opportunistically to limit the interference to PRs. In this dissertation, the fundamental limits
of such a network are investigated in terms of the asymptotic throughput and packet
delay performance when m and n approaches infinity. The following two types of
CONs are considered: 1) selfish CONs, in which neither the primary tier nor the
secondary tier is willing to route the packets for the other, and 2) supportive CONs,
in which the secondary tier is willing to route the packets for the primary tier while
the primary tier does not. It is shown that in selfish CONs, both tiers can achieve
the same throughput and delay
scaling laws as a stand-alone network. In supportive
CONs, the throughput and delay
scaling laws of the primary tier could be significantly
improved with the aid of the secondary tier, while the secondary tier can still achieve
the same throughput and delay
scaling laws as a stand-alone network. Finally, the
throughput and packet delay of a CON with a small number of nodes are investigated.
Specifically, we investigate the power and rate control schemes for multiple CR links in the same neighborhood, which operate over multiple channels (frequency bands)
in the presence of PRs with a delay constraint imposed on data transmission. By
further considering practical limitations in spectrum sensing, an efficient algorithm is
proposed to maximize the average sum-rate of the CR links over a finite time horizon
under the constraints on the CR-to-PR interference and the average transmit power
for each CR link. In the proposed algorithm, the PR occupancy of each channel is
modeled as a discrete-time Markov chain (DTMC). Based on such a model, a novel
power and rate control strategy based on dynamic programming (DP) is derived,
which is a function of the spectrum sensing output, the instantaneous channel gains
for the CR links, and the remaining power budget for the CR transmitter. Simulation results show that the proposed algorithm leads to a significant performance
improvement over heuristic algorithms.
Advisors/Committee Members: Cui, Shuguang (advisor), Xiong, Zixiang (committee member), Shakkottai, Srinivas (committee member), Ntaimo, Lewis (committee member).
Subjects/Keywords: Cognitive Radio; Throughput; Delay; Overlaid Networks; Scaling Laws; Asymptotic Analysis.
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Gao, L. (2011). Throughput and Delay Analysis in Cognitive Overlaid Networks. (Doctoral Dissertation). Texas A&M University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-2009-12-7531
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Gao, Long. “Throughput and Delay Analysis in Cognitive Overlaid Networks.” 2011. Doctoral Dissertation, Texas A&M University. Accessed January 22, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-2009-12-7531.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Gao, Long. “Throughput and Delay Analysis in Cognitive Overlaid Networks.” 2011. Web. 22 Jan 2021.
Vancouver:
Gao L. Throughput and Delay Analysis in Cognitive Overlaid Networks. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Texas A&M University; 2011. [cited 2021 Jan 22].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-2009-12-7531.
Council of Science Editors:
Gao L. Throughput and Delay Analysis in Cognitive Overlaid Networks. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Texas A&M University; 2011. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-2009-12-7531

University of Newcastle
17.
Forghani, Marveh.
Consolidation of large spherical particles at low Reynolds numbers.
Degree: MPhil, 2015, University of Newcastle
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1308128
► Masters Research - Master of Philosophy (MPhil)
This study was concerned with the validation of a new theoretical model (Galvin et al., 2015) to describe…
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▼ Masters Research - Master of Philosophy (MPhil)
This study was concerned with the validation of a new theoretical model (Galvin et al., 2015) to describe sediment consolidation, focussing on systems having negligible surface and inertial forces, and hence a minimal compressive yield stress. The study was also concerned with providing a detailed description of this model and its relationship to other work.The particles were assumed to be homogeneous, incompressible and spherical, and to settle in accordance with Stokes` law. The model assumed that the material depositing onto the bed carried three quantities, a fixed portion of solids ΔS, a fixed portion of retained water ΔR, and a variable portion of water deemed to be expressible ΔW. The sediment bed consisted of a finite number of these distinct layers, each containing fixed quantities of the solids and retained water and a variable quantity of the expressible water. The hypothesis of this research was that the reduction in the volume of expressible water declines according to a simple scaling law, Δ<i>W</i> ∝ <i>t</i>-2. The model was used to describe the entire batch settling curve, concentration profile, and velocity of the particles within the sediment bed. An experimental system was developed to validate the model. Spherical particles of Sephadex were used to form suspensions of a given volume fraction. Conventional batch settling tests were performed, and the height data versus time compared with the model predictions. Other experiments were focussed on the movement of the particles during the consolidation, using a CCD camera to record the settling. Further data on the concentration profiles at different times, for experiments conducted at different volume fractions, were produced. Again very good agreement was achieved between the theory and the experimental data.
Advisors/Committee Members: University of Newcastle. Faculty of Engineering & Built Environment, School of Engineering.
Subjects/Keywords: consolidation; sedimentation; scaling laws; non-colloidal spheres; low Reynolds number
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Forghani, M. (2015). Consolidation of large spherical particles at low Reynolds numbers. (Masters Thesis). University of Newcastle. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1308128
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Forghani, Marveh. “Consolidation of large spherical particles at low Reynolds numbers.” 2015. Masters Thesis, University of Newcastle. Accessed January 22, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1308128.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Forghani, Marveh. “Consolidation of large spherical particles at low Reynolds numbers.” 2015. Web. 22 Jan 2021.
Vancouver:
Forghani M. Consolidation of large spherical particles at low Reynolds numbers. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. University of Newcastle; 2015. [cited 2021 Jan 22].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1308128.
Council of Science Editors:
Forghani M. Consolidation of large spherical particles at low Reynolds numbers. [Masters Thesis]. University of Newcastle; 2015. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1308128

Colorado State University
18.
Mater, Benjamin D.
Dynamics and parameterization of stably stratified turbulence: implications for estimates of mixing in geophysical flows.
Degree: PhD, Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2014, Colorado State University
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10217/83789
► This research focuses on the relationship between the observed length scales of overturns in stably-stratified shear-flow turbulence and the fundamental length scales constructed from dimensional…
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▼ This research focuses on the relationship between the observed length scales of overturns in stably-stratified shear-flow turbulence and the fundamental length scales constructed from dimensional analysis of basic physical quantities. In geophysical flows such as the ocean, overturns are relatively easy to observe while the basic quantities are not. As such, overturns provide a means of inferring basic quantities if the relationship between the observed and fundamental scales are known. In turn, inferred values of the basic quantities, namely the the turbulent kinetic energy k, and the dissipation rate of turbulent kinetic energy ϵ, can be used to estimate diapycnal diffusivity (i.e. turbulent mixing). Most commonly, the observed Thorpe length scale, LT, is assumed to scale linearly with the fundamental Ozmidov scale, LO =(ϵ/N3)1/2, so that inferred values of ϵ can be obtained and used to estimate mixing from the Osborn formulation for diapycnal diffusivity. A major goal of this research is to re-examine this and other possible scalings using dimensional analysis, direct numerical simulation (DNS), laboratory data, and field observations. The preliminary chapters constitute a fresh approach at dimensional analysis that presents the fundamental length scales, time scales, and dimensionless parameters relevant to the problem. The relationship between LT and the fundamental length scales is then examined for the simple case of homogeneously stratified turbulence (without shear) using DNS. A key finding is that the common practice of inferring ϵ from LT ~ LO, is valid at the transition between a buoyancy-dominated regime and an inertia-dominated regime where the time scale of the buoyancy oscillations, N-1, roughly matches that of the inertial motions, TL = k/ϵ. Regime definition is made possible using a non-dimensional buoyancy strength parameter NTL = Nk/ϵ. Next, the problem is generalized to consider mean shear, and thus, a shear strength parameter, STL = Sk/ϵ, and the gradient Richardson number, Ri = N2/S2, are considered along with NTL to define three regimes available to high Reynolds number stratified shear-flow turbulence: a buoyancy-dominated regime (NTL ≳ 1.7, Ri ≳ 0.25), a shear-dominated regime (STL ≳ 3.3, Ri ≲ 0.25), and an inertia-dominated regime (NTL ≲ 1.7, STL ≲ 3.3). The regimes constitute a multi-dimensional parameter space which elucidates the independent influences that shear and stratification have on the turbulence. Using a large database of DNS and laboratory results, overturns are shown to have unique scalings in the various regimes. Specifically, LT ~ k1/2N-1, LT ~ k1/2S-1, and LT ~ k3/2ϵ-1 in the buoyancy-, shear-, and inertia-dominated regimes, respectively. LT ~ LO is found only for the case of NTL = O(1) and STL ≲ 3.3, or for NTL = O(100), STL ≈ 3.3 and Ri ≈ 0.25 when shear is present. In all three regimes, LT is found to generally indicate k rather than ϵ. An alternative parameterization of turbulent diffusivity is developed based on inferred values of k with a practical eye toward field…
Advisors/Committee Members: Venayagamoorthy, Subhas K. (advisor), Bledsoe, Brian P. (committee member), Dasi, Lakshmi P. (committee member), Julien, Pierre Y. (committee member).
Subjects/Keywords: diapycnal mixing; ocean turbulence; parameterization; scaling laws; stratified turbulence; turbulent flows
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Mater, B. D. (2014). Dynamics and parameterization of stably stratified turbulence: implications for estimates of mixing in geophysical flows. (Doctoral Dissertation). Colorado State University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10217/83789
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Mater, Benjamin D. “Dynamics and parameterization of stably stratified turbulence: implications for estimates of mixing in geophysical flows.” 2014. Doctoral Dissertation, Colorado State University. Accessed January 22, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10217/83789.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Mater, Benjamin D. “Dynamics and parameterization of stably stratified turbulence: implications for estimates of mixing in geophysical flows.” 2014. Web. 22 Jan 2021.
Vancouver:
Mater BD. Dynamics and parameterization of stably stratified turbulence: implications for estimates of mixing in geophysical flows. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Colorado State University; 2014. [cited 2021 Jan 22].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10217/83789.
Council of Science Editors:
Mater BD. Dynamics and parameterization of stably stratified turbulence: implications for estimates of mixing in geophysical flows. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Colorado State University; 2014. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10217/83789

University of Melbourne
19.
Ng, Chong Shen.
Direct numerical simulation of turbulent natural convection bounded by differentially heated vertical walls.
Degree: 2013, University of Melbourne
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/11343/39593
► Using new, high-resolution direct numerical simulation (DNS) data, this study appraises the different scaling laws found in literature for turbulent natural convection of air in…
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▼ Using new, high-resolution direct numerical simulation (DNS) data, this study appraises the different scaling laws found in literature for turbulent natural convection of air in a differentially heated vertical channel.
The present data is validated using past DNS studies, and covers the Rayleigh number (Ra) range between 5.4 × 105 to 1.0 × 108. This is followed by an appraisal of various scaling laws proposed by four studies: Versteegh and Nieuwstadt (77), Holling and Herwig (34), Shiri and George (63) and George and Capp (23). These scaling laws are appraised with the profiles of the mean temperature defect, mean streamwise velocity, normal velocity fluctuations, temperature fluctuations and Reynolds shear stress. Based on the arguments of an inner (near-wall) and outer (channel-centre) region, the DNS data is found to support a −1/3 power law for the mean temperature in an overlap region. Using the inner and outer temperature profiles, an implicit heat transfer equation is obtained and a correction term in the equation is shown to be not negligible for the present Ra range when compared with explicit equations found in literature. In addition, I determined that the mean streamwise velocity and normal velocity fluctuations collapse in the inner region when using the outer velocity scale. A similar collapse is noted in the profiles of temperature fluctuations with increasing Ra when normalised with inner temperature and length scale. Lastly, I show evidence of an incipient proportional relationship between friction velocity and the outer velocity scale with increasing Ra.
The study is extended to the spectrum of turbulent kinetic energy and temperature fluctuations of the flow. The one-dimensional streamwise spectra collapse onto the −5/3 slope, coinciding with the standard Kolmogorov form of the power spectra reported in literature. This collapse is found to occur in the outer region of the flow in the bounds between the peaks of the mean streamwise velocity. In spectrogram form, I find evidence that the spectral peaks correspond to energetic velocity structures in the channel — the structures of streamwise velocity fluctuations appear to stretch half of the streamwise domain and occur at a quarter intervals in the spanwise direction. From 2-dimensional autocorrelations, the structures of spanwise velocity fluctuations are found to be organised in a hatched pattern in an inner location (z^× i ≈ 7) and at the channel-centre. The respective pattern angles are θ_ i ≈ 54◦ and θ_ o ≈ 48◦, both measured from the horizontal. For the temperature spectrum, the −5/3 collapse is also observed in the same bounds as the velocity spectrum. In pre-multiplied form, the spectral peak is found to occur at the wall-normal location which coincides with the peak temperature fluctuations in the channel. With increasing Ra, the wall-parallel isocontours of temperature are found to show standard features of turbulent pressure driven…
Subjects/Keywords: turbulence; vertical natural convection; DNS; scaling laws; spectra; flow visualisation
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Ng, C. S. (2013). Direct numerical simulation of turbulent natural convection bounded by differentially heated vertical walls. (Masters Thesis). University of Melbourne. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11343/39593
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Ng, Chong Shen. “Direct numerical simulation of turbulent natural convection bounded by differentially heated vertical walls.” 2013. Masters Thesis, University of Melbourne. Accessed January 22, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/11343/39593.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Ng, Chong Shen. “Direct numerical simulation of turbulent natural convection bounded by differentially heated vertical walls.” 2013. Web. 22 Jan 2021.
Vancouver:
Ng CS. Direct numerical simulation of turbulent natural convection bounded by differentially heated vertical walls. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. University of Melbourne; 2013. [cited 2021 Jan 22].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11343/39593.
Council of Science Editors:
Ng CS. Direct numerical simulation of turbulent natural convection bounded by differentially heated vertical walls. [Masters Thesis]. University of Melbourne; 2013. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11343/39593

Lehigh University
20.
Ayancik Cinoglu, Fatma.
Understanding the Role of Morphology and Kinematics in Bio-Inspired Locomotion.
Degree: PhD, Mechanical Engineering, 2019, Lehigh University
URL: https://preserve.lehigh.edu/etd/5722
► Inspired by the advanced capabilities of fish and other aquatic swimmers, in this thesis, a greater understanding of fish-like propulsion has been sought in…
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▼ Inspired by the advanced capabilities of fish and other aquatic swimmers, in this thesis, a greater understanding of fish-like propulsion has been sought in terms of morphology and kinematics. Unsteady potential flow simulations on real cetacean flukes reveal that the effect of shape and gait on the swimming performance are not intertwined and are in fact independent. There is one fluke shape that maximizes the propulsive efficiency regardless of the gait and vice versa. It is also determined that the shape and the gait of the fluke have a considerable influence on the wake topology and in turn the Strouhal number. Evolutionary optimization is used to isolate the shape effects and study optimum conditions when the kinematic features of the animals are varied. Searching the optimum swimmer in terms of swimming gait is performed by considering the three main aspects of the swimming performance: swimming speed, swimming range, and efficiency. Optimum conditions are found when i) the swimmer keeps the duty cycle low and uses sinusoidal-like motion by maintaining higher pitching amplitudes to provide higher thrust and swimming range; ii) the swimmer uses square-like waveform shapes by increasing the duty cycle and using small pitching amplitudes which decrease the swimming range but increase the swimming speed. In all combinations, swimming efficiency is maintained at the maximum achievable level.
Scaling laws are presented to predict thrust production and power consumption of the swimmers by accounting for three-dimensionality with shape and gait variations. The
scaling laws presented here provide insight into the flow
physics that drive thrust production, power consumption, and efficient swimming when the morphology and kinematics are varied.
Advisors/Committee Members: Keith W. Moored.
Subjects/Keywords: Fluid Mechanics; Optimization; Propulsion; Scaling Laws; Swimming; Unsteady Flows; Mechanical Engineering
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Ayancik Cinoglu, F. (2019). Understanding the Role of Morphology and Kinematics in Bio-Inspired Locomotion. (Doctoral Dissertation). Lehigh University. Retrieved from https://preserve.lehigh.edu/etd/5722
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Ayancik Cinoglu, Fatma. “Understanding the Role of Morphology and Kinematics in Bio-Inspired Locomotion.” 2019. Doctoral Dissertation, Lehigh University. Accessed January 22, 2021.
https://preserve.lehigh.edu/etd/5722.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Ayancik Cinoglu, Fatma. “Understanding the Role of Morphology and Kinematics in Bio-Inspired Locomotion.” 2019. Web. 22 Jan 2021.
Vancouver:
Ayancik Cinoglu F. Understanding the Role of Morphology and Kinematics in Bio-Inspired Locomotion. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Lehigh University; 2019. [cited 2021 Jan 22].
Available from: https://preserve.lehigh.edu/etd/5722.
Council of Science Editors:
Ayancik Cinoglu F. Understanding the Role of Morphology and Kinematics in Bio-Inspired Locomotion. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Lehigh University; 2019. Available from: https://preserve.lehigh.edu/etd/5722

University of Texas – Austin
21.
Shah, Virag.
Centralized content delivery infrastructure exploiting resource pools : performance models and asymptotics.
Degree: PhD, Electrical and Computer engineering, 2015, University of Texas – Austin
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/2152/31419
► We consider a centralized content delivery infrastructure where a large number of storage-intensive files are replicated across several collocated servers. To achieve scalable delays in…
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▼ We consider a centralized content delivery infrastructure where a large number of storage-intensive files are replicated across several collocated servers. To achieve scalable delays in file downloads under stochastic loads, we allow multiple servers to work together as a pooled resource to meet individual download requests. In such systems basic questions include: How and where to replicate files? How significant are the gains of resource pooling over policies which use single server per request? What are the tradeoffs among conflicting metrics such as delays, reliability and recovery costs, and power? How robust is performance to heterogeneity and choice of fairness criterion? In this thesis we provide a simple performance model for large systems towards addressing these basic questions. For large systems where the overall system load is proportional to the number of servers, we establish
scaling laws among delays, system load, number of file replicas, demand heterogeneity, power, and network capacity.
Advisors/Committee Members: de Veciana, Gustavo (advisor), Baccelli, Francois (committee member), Dimakis, Alex (committee member), Hasenbein, John (committee member), Shakkottai , Sanjay (committee member).
Subjects/Keywords: Content delivery infrastructure; Performance models; Queueing theory; Delays; Robustness; Scaling laws
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Shah, V. (2015). Centralized content delivery infrastructure exploiting resource pools : performance models and asymptotics. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Texas – Austin. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/2152/31419
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Shah, Virag. “Centralized content delivery infrastructure exploiting resource pools : performance models and asymptotics.” 2015. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Texas – Austin. Accessed January 22, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/2152/31419.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Shah, Virag. “Centralized content delivery infrastructure exploiting resource pools : performance models and asymptotics.” 2015. Web. 22 Jan 2021.
Vancouver:
Shah V. Centralized content delivery infrastructure exploiting resource pools : performance models and asymptotics. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Texas – Austin; 2015. [cited 2021 Jan 22].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/2152/31419.
Council of Science Editors:
Shah V. Centralized content delivery infrastructure exploiting resource pools : performance models and asymptotics. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Texas – Austin; 2015. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/2152/31419
22.
Nation, Charlie.
Quantum chaos and the emergence of statistical physics.
Degree: PhD, 2020, University of Sussex
URL: http://sro.sussex.ac.uk/id/eprint/92150/
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https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.809111
► The question of how statistical physics can be seen to emerge from unitary quantum dynamics goes back to Schrödinger and von Neumann, however has been…
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▼ The question of how statistical physics can be seen to emerge from unitary quantum dynamics goes back to Schrödinger and von Neumann, however has been reaffirmed as a topic of importance due to recent advances in experimental capabilities, allowing the observation of the unitary evolution of many-particle systems over long periods of time. Understanding why such a system evolves to the specific thermal equilibrium state, effectively described by a relevant thermodynamic ensemble, has thus seen significantly more interest in recent years. Furthermore, observations of the dynamics of such systems open questions on the route to equilibrium, and subsequent fluctuations. In this thesis I will develop an approach to this problem, taking as a starting point the non-integrability of the system under study, which leads to a generic model in terms of random matrix theory (RMT), and more generally, chaotic wavefunctions. In the formulation of these methods, special attention is paid to the form of local observables of quantum systems, and an approach to their description is developed in terms of correlation functions of chaotic wavefunctions. From this approach a key conjecture in the understanding of thermalization, the eigenstate thermalization hypothesis (ETH), is derived in full, and the dynamical behaviour of such observables is obtained analytically. Further, I will show that emergent classical behaviour can be observed in the form of a fluctuation-dissipation theorem (FDT) of Brownian processes. This is exploited to develop an experimental proposal to measure the ‘complexity' of a quantum device, by experimentally obtaining its effective Hilbert space dimension in terms of a fully connected system. Finally, quantum jump trajectories, describing stroboscopic projective measurements of local observables are studied, and shown to display classical Brownian dynamics in the form of a Markov process. Throughout this thesis, exact diagonalization calculations of realistic quantum spin systems are used to confirm analytical results.
Subjects/Keywords: QC0174.8 Statistical physics
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Nation, C. (2020). Quantum chaos and the emergence of statistical physics. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Sussex. Retrieved from http://sro.sussex.ac.uk/id/eprint/92150/ ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.809111
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Nation, Charlie. “Quantum chaos and the emergence of statistical physics.” 2020. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Sussex. Accessed January 22, 2021.
http://sro.sussex.ac.uk/id/eprint/92150/ ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.809111.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Nation, Charlie. “Quantum chaos and the emergence of statistical physics.” 2020. Web. 22 Jan 2021.
Vancouver:
Nation C. Quantum chaos and the emergence of statistical physics. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Sussex; 2020. [cited 2021 Jan 22].
Available from: http://sro.sussex.ac.uk/id/eprint/92150/ ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.809111.
Council of Science Editors:
Nation C. Quantum chaos and the emergence of statistical physics. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Sussex; 2020. Available from: http://sro.sussex.ac.uk/id/eprint/92150/ ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.809111
23.
Shao, Shuai.
Robustness and structure of complex networks.
Degree: PhD, Physics, 2015, Boston University
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/2144/14054
► This dissertation covers the two major parts of my PhD research on statistical physics and complex networks: i) modeling a new type of attack –…
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▼ This dissertation covers the two major parts of my PhD research on statistical physics and complex networks: i) modeling a new type of attack – localized attack, and investigating robustness of complex networks under this type of attack; ii) discovering the clustering structure in complex networks and its influence on the robustness of coupled networks.
Complex networks appear in every aspect of our daily life and are widely studied in Physics, Mathematics, Biology, and Computer Science. One important property of complex networks is their robustness under attacks, which depends crucially on the nature of attacks and the structure of the networks themselves. Previous studies have focused on two types of attack: random attack and targeted attack, which, however, are insufficient to describe many real-world damages. Here we propose a new type of attack – localized attack, and study the robustness of complex networks under this type of attack, both analytically and via simulation. On the other hand, we also study the clustering structure in the network, and its influence on the robustness of a complex network system.
In the first part, we propose a theoretical framework to study the robustness of complex networks under localized attack based on percolation theory and generating function method. We investigate the percolation properties, including the critical threshold of the phase transition pc and the size of the giant component P∞. We compare localized attack with random attack and find that while random regular (RR) networks are more robust against localized attack, Erd ̋os-R ́enyi (ER) networks are equally robust under both types of attacks. As for scale-free (SF) networks, their robustness depends crucially on the degree exponent λ. The simulation results show perfect agreement with theoretical predictions. We also test our model on two real-world networks: a peer-to-peer computer network and an airline network, and find that the real-world networks are much more vulnerable to localized attack compared with random attack.
In the second part, we extend the tree-like generating function method to incorporating clustering structure in complex networks. We study the robustness of a complex network system, especially a network of networks (NON) with clustering structure in each network. We find that the system becomes less robust as we increase the clustering coefficient of each network. For a partially dependent network system, we also find that the influence of the clustering coefficient on network robustness decreases as we decrease the coupling strength, and the critical coupling strength qc, at which the first-order phase transition changes to second-order, increases as we increase the clustering coefficient.
Subjects/Keywords: Physics; Complex networks; Statistical physics
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Shao, S. (2015). Robustness and structure of complex networks. (Doctoral Dissertation). Boston University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/2144/14054
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Shao, Shuai. “Robustness and structure of complex networks.” 2015. Doctoral Dissertation, Boston University. Accessed January 22, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/2144/14054.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Shao, Shuai. “Robustness and structure of complex networks.” 2015. Web. 22 Jan 2021.
Vancouver:
Shao S. Robustness and structure of complex networks. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Boston University; 2015. [cited 2021 Jan 22].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/2144/14054.
Council of Science Editors:
Shao S. Robustness and structure of complex networks. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Boston University; 2015. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/2144/14054

Boston University
24.
Day, Alexandre.
An application of machine learning to statistical physics: from the phases of quantum control to satisfiability problems.
Degree: PhD, Physics, 2019, Boston University
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/2144/34908
► This dissertation presents a study of machine learning methods with a focus on applications to statistical and condensed matter physics, in particular the problem of…
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▼ This dissertation presents a study of machine learning methods with a focus on applications to
statistical and condensed matter
physics, in particular the problem of quantum state preparation, spin-glass and constraint satisfiability. We will start by introducing the core principles of machine learning such as overfitting, bias-variance tradeoff and the disciplines of supervised, unsupervised and reinforcement learning. This discussion will be set in the context of recent applications of machine learning to
statistical physics and condensed matter
physics. We then present the problem of quantum state preparation and show how reinforcement learning along with stochastic optimization methods can be applied to identify and define phases of quantum control. Reminiscent of condensed matter
physics, the underlying phases of quantum control are identified via a set of order parameters and further detailed in terms of their universal implications for optimal quantum control. In particular, casting the optimal quantum control problem as an optimization problem, we show that it exhibits a generic glassy phase and establish a connection with the fields of spin-glass
physics and constraint satisfiability problems. We then demonstrate how unsupervised learning methods can be used to obtain important information about the complexity of the phases described. We end by presenting a novel clustering framework, termed HAL for hierarchical agglomerative learning, which exploits out-of-sample accuracy estimates of machine learning classifiers to perform robust clustering of high-dimensional data. We show applications of HAL to various clustering problems.
Advisors/Committee Members: Mehta, Pankaj (advisor), Polkovnikov, Anatoli (advisor).
Subjects/Keywords: Physics; Machine learning; Statistical physics
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Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Day, Alexandre. “An application of machine learning to statistical physics: from the phases of quantum control to satisfiability problems.” 2019. Doctoral Dissertation, Boston University. Accessed January 22, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/2144/34908.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Day, Alexandre. “An application of machine learning to statistical physics: from the phases of quantum control to satisfiability problems.” 2019. Web. 22 Jan 2021.
Vancouver:
Day A. An application of machine learning to statistical physics: from the phases of quantum control to satisfiability problems. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Boston University; 2019. [cited 2021 Jan 22].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/2144/34908.
Council of Science Editors:
Day A. An application of machine learning to statistical physics: from the phases of quantum control to satisfiability problems. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Boston University; 2019. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/2144/34908

The Florida State University
25.
Clarke, David A.
Scale Setting and Topological Observables in Pure SU(2) LGT.
Degree: 2019, The Florida State University
URL: http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10935396
► In this dissertation, we investigate the approach of pure SU(2) lattice gauge theory to its continuum limit using the deconfinement temperature, six gradient scales,…
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▼ In this dissertation, we investigate the approach of pure SU(2) lattice gauge theory to its continuum limit using the deconfinement temperature, six gradient scales, and six cooling scales. We find that cooling scales exhibit similarly good scaling behavior as gradient scales, while being computationally more efficient. In addition, we estimate systematic error in continuum limit extrapolations of scale ratios by comparing standard scaling to asymptotic scaling. Finally we study topological observables in pure SU(2) using cooling to smooth the gauge fields, and investigate the sensitivity of cooling scales to topological charge. We find that large numbers of cooling sweeps lead to metastable charge sectors, without destroying physical instantons, provided the lattice spacing is fine enough and the volume is large enough. Continuum limit estimates of the topological susceptibility are obtained, of which we favor χ1/4/<i>Tc</i> = 0.643(12). Differences between cooling scales in different topological sectors turn out to be too small to be detectable within our statistical error.
Subjects/Keywords: Computational physics; Statistical physics; Physics; Theoretical physics
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Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Clarke, David A. “Scale Setting and Topological Observables in Pure SU(2) LGT.” 2019. Thesis, The Florida State University. Accessed January 22, 2021.
http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10935396.
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Clarke, David A. “Scale Setting and Topological Observables in Pure SU(2) LGT.” 2019. Web. 22 Jan 2021.
Vancouver:
Clarke DA. Scale Setting and Topological Observables in Pure SU(2) LGT. [Internet] [Thesis]. The Florida State University; 2019. [cited 2021 Jan 22].
Available from: http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10935396.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
Clarke DA. Scale Setting and Topological Observables in Pure SU(2) LGT. [Thesis]. The Florida State University; 2019. Available from: http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10935396
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Johannes Gutenberg Universität Mainz
26.
Ebert, Marlon Kai.
Dichtefunktionaltheorie für eine Flüssigkeit harter Scheiben auf Grafikkarten.
Degree: 2012, Johannes Gutenberg Universität Mainz
URL: http://ubm.opus.hbz-nrw.de/volltexte/2012/3309/
► Zweidimensionale Flüssigkeiten harter Scheiben sind in der Regel einfach zu simulieren, jedoch überraschend schwer theoretisch zu beschreiben. Trotz ihrer hohen Relevanz bleiben die meisten theoretischen…
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▼ Zweidimensionale Flüssigkeiten harter Scheiben sind in der Regel einfach zu simulieren, jedoch überraschend schwer theoretisch zu beschreiben. Trotz ihrer hohen Relevanz bleiben die meisten theoretischen Ansätze qualitativ. Hier wird eine Dichtefunktionaltheorie (DFT) vorgestellt, die erstmalig die Struktur solcher Flüssigkeiten bei hohen Dichten korrekt beschreibt und den Ansatz des Gefrierübergangs abbildet.rnEs wird gezeigt, dass der Ansatz der Fundamentalmaßtheorie zu einem solchen Funktional führt. Dabei werden sowohl Dichteverteilungen um ein Testteilchen als auch Zweiteilchen-Korrelationsfunktionen untersucht.rnGrafikkarten bieten sehr hohe Recheneffizienz und ihr Einsatz in der Wissenschaft nimmt stetig zu. In dieser Arbeit werden die Vor- und Nachteile der Grafikkarte für wissenschaftliche Berechnungen erörtert und es wird gezeigt, dass die Berechnung der DFT auf Grafikkarten effizient ausgeführt werden kann. Es wird ein Programm entwickelt, dass dies umsetzt. Dabei wird gezeigt, dass die Ergebnisse einfacher (bekannter) Funktionale mit denen von CPU-Berechnungen übereinstimmen, so dass durch die Nutzung der Grafikkarte keine systematischen Fehler zu erwarten sind.
Two dimensional hard disc fluids are easy to simulate but hard to describe theoretically. Despite their high relevance most theoretical descriptions are only qualitative.rnHere we introduce a density functional theory which will correctly describe high density hard disc fluids and which is able to show the on-set of the freezing transition.rnIt is shown that the fundamental measure theory in combination with dimensional crossover will lead to such a functional. We will show density distributions and correlation functions around one and two fixed test particles.rnGraphics cards offer a very high calculating power and efficiency and are more and more often used in scientific calculations. We will discuss the advantages and disadvantages of using graphics cards for the calculation of density functional theories and we will show that using graphics cards is effective for these kinds of problems.rnWe reproduce known results from CPU based calculations, proving the general validity of the GPU approach.
Subjects/Keywords: Dichtefunktionaltheorie; statistische Physik; Grafikkarten; Density functional theory; statistical physics; grahics cards; Physics
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Ebert, M. K. (2012). Dichtefunktionaltheorie für eine Flüssigkeit harter Scheiben auf Grafikkarten. (Doctoral Dissertation). Johannes Gutenberg Universität Mainz. Retrieved from http://ubm.opus.hbz-nrw.de/volltexte/2012/3309/
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Ebert, Marlon Kai. “Dichtefunktionaltheorie für eine Flüssigkeit harter Scheiben auf Grafikkarten.” 2012. Doctoral Dissertation, Johannes Gutenberg Universität Mainz. Accessed January 22, 2021.
http://ubm.opus.hbz-nrw.de/volltexte/2012/3309/.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Ebert, Marlon Kai. “Dichtefunktionaltheorie für eine Flüssigkeit harter Scheiben auf Grafikkarten.” 2012. Web. 22 Jan 2021.
Vancouver:
Ebert MK. Dichtefunktionaltheorie für eine Flüssigkeit harter Scheiben auf Grafikkarten. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Johannes Gutenberg Universität Mainz; 2012. [cited 2021 Jan 22].
Available from: http://ubm.opus.hbz-nrw.de/volltexte/2012/3309/.
Council of Science Editors:
Ebert MK. Dichtefunktionaltheorie für eine Flüssigkeit harter Scheiben auf Grafikkarten. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Johannes Gutenberg Universität Mainz; 2012. Available from: http://ubm.opus.hbz-nrw.de/volltexte/2012/3309/

Boston University
27.
Li, Wei.
Statistical physics approaches to complex systems.
Degree: PhD, Physics, 2013, Boston University
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/2144/15162
► This thesis utilizes statistical physics concepts and mathematical modeling to study complex systems. I investigate the emergent complexities in two systems: (i) the stock volume…
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▼ This thesis utilizes statistical physics concepts and mathematical modeling to study complex systems. I investigate the emergent complexities in two systems: (i) the stock volume volatility in the United States stock market system; (ii) the robustness of networks in an interdependent lattice network system.
In Part I, I analyze the United States stock market data to identify how several financial factors significantly affect scaling properties of volume volatility time intervals. I study the daily trading volume volatility time intervals between two successive volume volatilities above a certain threshold q, and find a range of power law distributions. I also study the relations between the form of these distribution functions and several financial factors: stock lifetimes, market capitalization, volume, and trading value. I find that volume volatility time intervals are short-term correlated. I also find that the daily volume volatility shows a stronger long-term correlation for sequences of longer lifetimes.
In Part II, I apply percolation theory to interacting complex networks. The dependency links between the two square lattice networks have a typical length r lattice units. For two nodes connecting by a dependency link, one node fails once the node on which it depends in the other network fails. I show that rich phase transition phenomena exist when the length of the dependency links r changes. The results suggest that percolation for small r is a second-order transition, and for larger r is a first-order transition. The study suggests that interdependent infrastructures embedded in two-dimensional space become most vulnerable when the interdependent distance is in the intermediate range, which is much smaller than the size of the system.
Subjects/Keywords: Physics; Interdependent; Networks; Percolation; Scaling; Trading volume
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Li, W. (2013). Statistical physics approaches to complex systems. (Doctoral Dissertation). Boston University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/2144/15162
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Li, Wei. “Statistical physics approaches to complex systems.” 2013. Doctoral Dissertation, Boston University. Accessed January 22, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/2144/15162.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Li, Wei. “Statistical physics approaches to complex systems.” 2013. Web. 22 Jan 2021.
Vancouver:
Li W. Statistical physics approaches to complex systems. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Boston University; 2013. [cited 2021 Jan 22].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/2144/15162.
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Li W. Statistical physics approaches to complex systems. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Boston University; 2013. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/2144/15162

Universidade Federal de Viçosa
28.
Fábio Santos Nascimento.
Caracterização de filmes finos de CdTe por meio de teoria de escala anômala.
Degree: 2010, Universidade Federal de Viçosa
URL: http://www.tede.ufv.br/tedesimplificado/tde_busca/arquivo.php?codArquivo=2706
► Filmes de telureto de cádmio crescidos sobre substratos de vidro recobertos com oxido de estanho dopado com flúor (TCO) foram estudados usando a teoria de…
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▼ Filmes de telureto de cádmio crescidos sobre substratos de vidro recobertos com oxido de estanho dopado com flúor (TCO) foram estudados usando a teoria de escala dinâmica proposta por Lopez et al. [Phys. Rev. Lett. 84, 2199 (2000)]. As amostras foram crescidas por Ferreira et al. [Appl. Phys. Lett. 88, 244102 (2006)] usando a técnica de epitaxia por paredes quentes e as propriedades de escala da interface foram investigadas neste trabalho através do espectro de potência, da função de correlação de alturas e da espessura da interface. A teoria usada possui seis expoentes de escala, sendo quatro independentes. Entretanto, para classificar qual regime de crescimento o sistema obedece deve-se analisar três desses expoentes, a saber, α, αloc e αs relacionados com as flutuações globais, locais e do espectro de potência da interface, respectivamente. Os resultados mostram que o sistema estudado apresenta comportamento de escala anômalo caracterizado pelo expoente de rugosidade global diferente da rugosidade local. Mais precisamente, em acordo com a teoria usada, encontramos um regime de crescimento com interfaces facetadas caracterizadas por α loc = 1 e α ≠ α s >1. Essa previsão da teoria de escala anômala foi corroborada através de microscopia de força atômica das amostras. Conjecturamos que efeitos não-locais originados pela desordem inicial imposta pelo substrato amorfo são os fatores que originam o comportamento de escala anômalo.
Cadmium telluride films grown on glass substrates covered by fluorine doped tin oxide (TCO) were studied by generic dynamical scaling theory proposed by L ópez et al. [Phys. Rev. Lett. 84, 2199 (2000)]. The samples were grown by Ferreira et al. [Appl. Phys. Lett. 88, 244102 (2006)] using hot wall epitaxy and the interface scaling properties were investigated in this work using the power spectrum, height-height correlation function, and interface width. The theory adopted has six scaling exponents, but only four of them are independent. However, in order to classify which growth regime the system follows one should analyze three of these exponents, namely, α, αloc and αs which are related to the global, local, and power spectrum fluctuations, respectively. The results show that the studied system exhibit anomalous scaling behavior characterized by global roughness exponent di fferent from the local one. Actually, in agreement with the adopted theory we have found a growth regime ruled by faceted interfaces, characterized by αloc = 1 and α ≠ αs >1. This prediction of the anomalous scaling theory was corroborated by atomic force microscopy of the samples. We conjecture that non-local effects, caused by the initial disorder imposed by the amorphous substrate, rule the anomalous scaling.
Advisors/Committee Members: José Arnaldo Redinz, Silvio da Costa Ferreira Junior, Marcos da Silva Couto, Sukarno Olavo Ferreira, Maximiliano Luis Munford, Sérgio Galvão Coutinho.
Subjects/Keywords: FISICA DA MATERIA CONDENSADA; Leis de escala; Rugosidade anômala; CdTe; Scaling laws; Anomalous roughness; CdTe
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Nascimento, F. S. (2010). Caracterização de filmes finos de CdTe por meio de teoria de escala anômala. (Thesis). Universidade Federal de Viçosa. Retrieved from http://www.tede.ufv.br/tedesimplificado/tde_busca/arquivo.php?codArquivo=2706
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Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Nascimento, Fábio Santos. “Caracterização de filmes finos de CdTe por meio de teoria de escala anômala.” 2010. Thesis, Universidade Federal de Viçosa. Accessed January 22, 2021.
http://www.tede.ufv.br/tedesimplificado/tde_busca/arquivo.php?codArquivo=2706.
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Nascimento, Fábio Santos. “Caracterização de filmes finos de CdTe por meio de teoria de escala anômala.” 2010. Web. 22 Jan 2021.
Vancouver:
Nascimento FS. Caracterização de filmes finos de CdTe por meio de teoria de escala anômala. [Internet] [Thesis]. Universidade Federal de Viçosa; 2010. [cited 2021 Jan 22].
Available from: http://www.tede.ufv.br/tedesimplificado/tde_busca/arquivo.php?codArquivo=2706.
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
Nascimento FS. Caracterização de filmes finos de CdTe por meio de teoria de escala anômala. [Thesis]. Universidade Federal de Viçosa; 2010. Available from: http://www.tede.ufv.br/tedesimplificado/tde_busca/arquivo.php?codArquivo=2706
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Universidade de Brasília
29.
Felipe Luis Pereira Pinheiro.
Influência das leis de escala sobre a dinâmica de populações.
Degree: 2010, Universidade de Brasília
URL: http://bdtd.bce.unb.br/tedesimplificado/tde_busca/arquivo.php?codArquivo=6949
► É bem conhecido que a formulação de equações para a dinâmica de uma população pode ser obtida com base na evolução espaço-temporal das espécies e…
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▼ É bem conhecido que a formulação de equações para a dinâmica de uma população pode ser obtida com base na evolução espaço-temporal das espécies e suas interações. Por outro lado, quando olhamos as populações a partir de um ponto de vista microscópico, isto é, a partir dos seus indivíduos, esses modelos têm descartado um importante elemento biológico que é inerente ao crescimento de todo organismo: a inserção de um mecanismo que relacione as leis de escala relativas ao metabolismo de cada indivíduo e a dinâmica de população do sistema. Nossa questão básica é: Como aspectos devidos ao metabolismo de uma espécie afetam o comportamento de uma população? Nesta disserta ção, propomos um modelo simples para estudar este problema, onde a busca por esta compreensão implica relacionar variáveis associadas ao metabolismo de cada indivíduo com os parâmetros específicos dos modelos populacionais dinâmicos. Assim sendo, partiremos das leis de escala de West para o metabolismo das espécies, no intuito de estimar como a massa e parâmetros típicos de crescimento de uma espécie podem se relacionar às variáveis da evolução da população. Desta forma, derivaremos equações que podem ser conectadas à massa total da população a partir das leis de escala metabólicas de um indivíduo do sistema. Com este modelo, pretendemos explicar a relação entre o tempo de vida, o crescimento em massa e a quantidade de nutrientes associadas a cada indivíduo estendendo seus efeitos para a dinâmica da população. A partir disso, vamos analisar as propriedades dinâmicas deste sistema, aplicando as equações obtidas para o caso de uma população de Salmão. Este trabalho pode ser usado como ferramenta de previsão para reprodução de espécies, manutenção ecológica e controle de pesca.
Advisors/Committee Members: Bernardo de Assuncao Mello, André Luiz de Almeida Penna, Jefferson A. R. da Cunha, Fernando Albuquerque de Oliveira.
Subjects/Keywords: Leis de escala; dinâmica de população; FISICA; Scaling laws; metabolism; crescimento; population dynamics; growth; metabolismo
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Pinheiro, F. L. P. (2010). Influência das leis de escala sobre a dinâmica de populações. (Thesis). Universidade de Brasília. Retrieved from http://bdtd.bce.unb.br/tedesimplificado/tde_busca/arquivo.php?codArquivo=6949
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Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Pinheiro, Felipe Luis Pereira. “Influência das leis de escala sobre a dinâmica de populações.” 2010. Thesis, Universidade de Brasília. Accessed January 22, 2021.
http://bdtd.bce.unb.br/tedesimplificado/tde_busca/arquivo.php?codArquivo=6949.
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Pinheiro, Felipe Luis Pereira. “Influência das leis de escala sobre a dinâmica de populações.” 2010. Web. 22 Jan 2021.
Vancouver:
Pinheiro FLP. Influência das leis de escala sobre a dinâmica de populações. [Internet] [Thesis]. Universidade de Brasília; 2010. [cited 2021 Jan 22].
Available from: http://bdtd.bce.unb.br/tedesimplificado/tde_busca/arquivo.php?codArquivo=6949.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
Pinheiro FLP. Influência das leis de escala sobre a dinâmica de populações. [Thesis]. Universidade de Brasília; 2010. Available from: http://bdtd.bce.unb.br/tedesimplificado/tde_busca/arquivo.php?codArquivo=6949
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University of Saskatchewan
30.
Tang, Zhujun.
An experimental study of a plane turbulent wall jet on smooth and rough surfaces.
Degree: 2016, University of Saskatchewan
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10388/ETD-2016-05-2567
► This study presents an experimental investigation of incomplete similarity and the effect of surface roughness on a plane turbulent wall jet on a hydraulically smooth,…
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▼ This study presents an experimental investigation of incomplete similarity and the effect of surface roughness on a plane turbulent wall jet on a hydraulically smooth, transitionally rough and fully rough surface based on a new set of particle image velocimetry (PIV) measurements. The focus is on examining the changes in the characteristics of the mean velocity field. Velocity measurements were taken along the centerline of the ground plane with seven fields of view (FOV) covering the entire streamwise extent, i.e. the inflow, developing and fully developed regions. In each FOV, 2,000 and 4,000 pairs of instantaneous PIV raw images were captured at a sampling frequency of 4 Hz for the smooth and rough surface cases, respectively. Four series of measurements were conducted: two series of measurements were taken on the smooth surface at two inlet flow rates corresponding to slot Reynolds numbers of 7,190 and 14,300, respectively; then the rough surface was installed and two series of measurements were taken at the same two inlet flow rates corresponding to slot Reynolds numbers of 6,660 and 13,400, which resulted in a transitionally rough and a fully rough flow condition, respectively. In-house PIV software was used to complete the cross-correlation analysis of the PIV images and the post-correlation rejection of outlier velocity vectors with a dynamic threshold neural network technique to obtain the mean and fluctuating velocity data.
The results show that at the inlet boundary, the surface roughness decreases the mass flux near the wall due to the enhanced wall shear stress. In the initial developing region, which covers the first ten slot heights of streamwise distance, the enhanced wall friction associated with the rough surface shortens the potential core.
The surface roughness causes the onset of the fully developed region to appear farther downstream on the rough surface than on the smooth surface. For the low flow rate (LFR) case on the rough surface, the roughness shift decreases monotonically with distance from the slot, which indicates that the effect of surface roughness on the mean velocity profile is decreasing. The profile fitting result for the fully rough case suggests that the value of von Karman’s constant κ in the logarithmic law may depend on the surface roughness.
In the fully developed region, for the LFR case, the surface roughness enlarges the thicknesses of both the outer and inner layers, though this effect is much more significant for the inner layer than for the outer layer. This is also observed for the high flow rate (HFR) case, but with a much more noticeable effect of surface roughness. The surface roughness increases the spread rate of the inner layer significantly and penetrates into the outer layer, although the impact is much less for the outer layer. For the LFR case, while in general the surface roughness tends to increase the streamwise growth rate of the inner and outer half-widths, the magnitude of this effect becomes stronger as the wall-normal distance to the surface…
Advisors/Committee Members: Bergstrom, Donald J., Bugg, James D., Sumner, David, Noble, Scott D., Helgason, Warren.
Subjects/Keywords: plane turbulent wall jet; incomplete similarity; scaling laws; hydrodynamic roughness; particle image velocimetry (PIV).
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Tang, Z. (2016). An experimental study of a plane turbulent wall jet on smooth and rough surfaces. (Thesis). University of Saskatchewan. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10388/ETD-2016-05-2567
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Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Tang, Zhujun. “An experimental study of a plane turbulent wall jet on smooth and rough surfaces.” 2016. Thesis, University of Saskatchewan. Accessed January 22, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10388/ETD-2016-05-2567.
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Tang, Zhujun. “An experimental study of a plane turbulent wall jet on smooth and rough surfaces.” 2016. Web. 22 Jan 2021.
Vancouver:
Tang Z. An experimental study of a plane turbulent wall jet on smooth and rough surfaces. [Internet] [Thesis]. University of Saskatchewan; 2016. [cited 2021 Jan 22].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10388/ETD-2016-05-2567.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
Tang Z. An experimental study of a plane turbulent wall jet on smooth and rough surfaces. [Thesis]. University of Saskatchewan; 2016. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10388/ETD-2016-05-2567
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
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