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Kinetics Of Clustering In Traffic Flows, E. Ben-Naim, P. L. Krapivsky, S. Redner Dec 1994

Kinetics Of Clustering In Traffic Flows, E. Ben-Naim, P. L. Krapivsky, S. Redner

Eli Ben-Naim

We study a simple aggregation model that mimics the clustering of traffic on a one-lane roadway. In this model, each ``car'' moves ballistically at its initial velocity until it overtakes the preceding car or cluster. After this encounter, the incident car assumes the velocity of the cluster which it has just joined. The properties of the initial distribution of velocities in the small velocity limit control the long-time properties of the aggregation process. For an initial velocity distribution with a power-law tail at small velocities, $\pvim$ as $v \to 0$, a simple scaling argument shows that the average cluster size …


A Characterization Of Sigma-Symmetrically Porous Symmetrical Cantor Sets, M. Evans, P. Humke, Karen Saxe Nov 1994

A Characterization Of Sigma-Symmetrically Porous Symmetrical Cantor Sets, M. Evans, P. Humke, Karen Saxe

Karen Saxe

No abstract provided.


Carmichael's Conjecture On The Euler Function Is Valid Below 10(10,000,000, Stan Wagon, A. Schlafly Jul 1994

Carmichael's Conjecture On The Euler Function Is Valid Below 10(10,000,000, Stan Wagon, A. Schlafly

Stan Wagon, Retired

No abstract provided.


More On Twinkling, Terry L. Smith, Jay S. Huebner May 1994

More On Twinkling, Terry L. Smith, Jay S. Huebner

Terry L. Smith

Addendum to Why Magnification Works , The Physics Teacher, 1994, 32, 102.


Why Magnification Works, Terry L. Smith, Jay S. Huebner Feb 1994

Why Magnification Works, Terry L. Smith, Jay S. Huebner

Terry L. Smith

The simplest way to magnify the view of a small object is to bring the object closer to the eye, and of course science teachers know about magnifying glasses, telescopes, and microscopes.But why magnification works seems intuitive and is not usually explained to our students. We present here a few ideas on magnification that we use in our classroom and some general information on vision that we hope will be helpful to other teachers.


A Memorable Meeting, February 1994, Fathi Habashi Feb 1994

A Memorable Meeting, February 1994, Fathi Habashi

Fathi Habashi

Decision taken at the Steering Committee Meeting of the International Mineral Processing Congress in San Francisco February 1994 to name the IMPC Award.


Theology And Interpretation: A Footnote To Mcluhan, David Morgan Lochhead Jan 1994

Theology And Interpretation: A Footnote To Mcluhan, David Morgan Lochhead

Dr. David Morgan Lochhead

An exploration of the impact of electronic text on hermeneutics. Lochhead argues that electronic text processing undermines the stability of meaning that is associated with the printed word.


Detection Of Oh+ In Its A 1-Delta State By Far Infrared Laser Magnetic Resonance, Thomas Varberg, K. M. Evenson, J. M. Brown Jan 1994

Detection Of Oh+ In Its A 1-Delta State By Far Infrared Laser Magnetic Resonance, Thomas Varberg, K. M. Evenson, J. M. Brown

Thomas D. Varberg

No abstract provided.


Pre-1994 Journal Articles, David Bressoud Jan 1994

Pre-1994 Journal Articles, David Bressoud

David Bressoud

No abstract provided.