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The \sigma-IASI code for the Calculation of infra¬red atmospheric radiance and its derivatives

Some error bounds for Gauss-Jacobi quadrature rules

We estimate the error of Gauss-Jacobi quadrature rule applied to a function f, which is supposed locally absolutely continuous in some Besov type spaces, or of bounded variation on [-1,1]. In the first case the error bound concerns the weighted main part phi-modulus of smoothness of f introduced by…

Blow-up phenomena for a singular parabolic problem

Motivated by regulartiry questions for harmonic map flow, blow up phenomena for solutions of a singular parabolic pde is studied.

Flexoelectric switching in cholesteric blue phases

We present computer simulations of the response of a flexoelectric blue phase network, either in bulk or under confinement, to an applied field. We find a transition in the bulk between the blue phase I disclination network and a parallel array of disclinations along the direction of the applied…

The limits of Solar Photochemical Conversion and its Dependence on Climate

Partitioning a macroscopic system into independent subsystems

We discuss the problem of partitioning a macroscopic system into a collection of independent subsystems. The partitioning of a system into replica-like subsystems is nowadays a subject of major interest in several fields of theoretical and applied physics. The thermodynamic approach currently…

De la Vallée Poussin means and Jackson's theorem

De la Vallée Poussin means are used to prove Jackson-Favard type estimates for weighted algebraic polynomials with Jacobi and Laguerre-like weights.

Some remarks on malicious and negligent data breaches

Digitization offers great opportunities as well as new challenges. Indeed, these opportunities entail increased cyber risks, both from deliberate cyberattacks and from incidents caused by inadvertent human error. Cyber risk must be mastered, and to this aim, its quantification is an urgent…

Mesoscopic models of liquid solid phase transitions

A generalization of mesoscopic Lattice-Boltzmann models aimed at describing flows with solid/liquid phase transitions is presented. It exhibits lower computational costs with respect to the numerical schemes resulting from differential models, Moreover it is suitable to describe chaotic motions in…

Gyroscope precession along general timelike geodesics in a Kerr black hole spacetime

The precession angular velocity of a gyroscope moving along a general geodesic in the Kerr spacetime is analyzed using the geometric properties of the spacetime. Natural frames along the gyroscope world line are explicitly constructed by boosting frames adapted to fundamental observers. A novel…