Spectrum analysis of the plasma has over the years been growing both in methods and instrument, which makes it become a widely used non-contact detection method, without disturbing the arc plasma itself. With noticeab...Spectrum analysis of the plasma has over the years been growing both in methods and instrument, which makes it become a widely used non-contact detection method, without disturbing the arc plasma itself. With noticeable developments in the industry application of the method, a need for careful analysis of the plasma with both time and space identification is desirable. Therefore, a spectral measurement system is developed in this paper for diagnosing arc plasma with time and space identification. With a new hollow probe scanning method, the instrument can be used to provide information like energy distribution of plasma, temperature within the arc plasma, which are of great significance with the requirement of space identification. Furthermore, the system can also be used to capture the instant state of the arc plasma with the synchronic triggering system, which uses high speed photo and electrical signal as the time criterion. The industry applications prove that the system works well for online detection of the arc plasma.展开更多
Quantum mechanics has some weird aspects, which we simply have to accept, according to Tegmark. However, approaching this issue from a bio-psychological perspective allows for an alternative interpretation that avoids...Quantum mechanics has some weird aspects, which we simply have to accept, according to Tegmark. However, approaching this issue from a bio-psychological perspective allows for an alternative interpretation that avoids this supposedly inherent weirdness. Physical laws are established based on repeated observations or measurements, which involve sense organs. Our capacity for memorization and abstract reflection allows us to draw conclusions on physical reality, which can thus be represented with mathematical formalism. Therefore, physical laws are dependent on pure bio-psychological functions. If quantum mechanics is seen in the bio-psychological context, normal mental functions might explain phenomena such as the collapse of the wave function. If events of interest occurred regularly, similar to classical physics, the same pattern of regular events would be anticipated in the future. Conversely, if events that occurred in the past were irregular, like in quantum mechanics, they would also evolve in an irregular manner in the future. Prediction of irregular behavior requires the ability to imagine multiple possibilities in a kind of mental superposition. Only when one of the imagined possibilities is realized, the mental superposition of the future will collapse to one observable behavior occurring in the present. However, in mental representation, similar to classical physical formalism, some aspects of reality can be lost. When time and space coordinates are replaced by calculated time intervals and spatial distances, time periods and spatial lengths become independent of their initial reference frames. Consequently, the concepts of past, present, and future become irrelevant for time intervals. In quantum mechanics, as well as in mental imagination of potentiality, the notions of the unity of one space for one time and the time arrow are also eliminated. This analogy suggests that physical formalism does not correspond to independent physical reality, but rather to mental functions, which allow establishing a mathematical model of extra-mental reality. If quantum mechanics is conceived as mental potentiality for modeling physical reality, the weird aspect of the collapse of superposition disappears and becomes a simple transition from imagined potentiality in mental representation to observed reality, which could explain the measurement problem.展开更多
This research explores media users' cognition of "time" and "space" across different media platforms, and conducts a comparison among media genres including mass media and intemet media based on user's interacti...This research explores media users' cognition of "time" and "space" across different media platforms, and conducts a comparison among media genres including mass media and intemet media based on user's interactivities. Especially, this research focused on the internet's space and time perception based on communication genres such as e-mail, Blogs, portals, news-media, e-commerce, and social media (SNS). The research adopted two theories (construal level theory of time and space). The time related theory is "temporal distance theory". The space related theory is "media space". The research is designed to measure user's perception of interactivity, time-construal level and its media space cognition while using the media. There are two independent variables: Interactivities (contents, user, and media levels) and user involvement (CMC-user vs. user, HCI-user vs. media); there are two dependent variables: Cognition of spatial and temporal levels. This research also seeks the associated variables relationship among those variables through the structural equation model (SEM). The 307 data was collected and analyzed to test the research question. The results show that the dimension of the media side's interactivity affected media's usage time and space perception. There are 2 ~ 2 factors variables to affect time and space. One is human and media interaction (HC1) and human to human communication (CMC); the other is traditional mass media (one-way communication) and interuet media (two-ways communication). The results prove the user's perception for media time and space is based on the levels of interactivity. The levels of interactivities depend on media usage: one-one, one-many, synchronous, asynchronous, interpersonal, and social network communication. Online media provides greater social space; while traditional media tends toward para-space perception. On the other hand, the users' time cognitions between online media are different such as fixed time versus cyber-time.展开更多
We analyzed 223 earthquakes with M 1〉 5.0 that occurred in the Yunnan region during 1965 - 2014, among which 74 ( about 33. 2 % ) had foreshocks. There are great differences in foreshock populations in different te...We analyzed 223 earthquakes with M 1〉 5.0 that occurred in the Yunnan region during 1965 - 2014, among which 74 ( about 33. 2 % ) had foreshocks. There are great differences in foreshock populations in different tectonic blocks: the most abundant foreshocks occurred in the Lancang-Gengma and Tengchong-Baoshan blocks, which have the most abundant foreshocks in the Yunnan region. The predominant magnitude difference, time interval and spatial distance are 0. 5 -2. 9, within 10 days and within 20km, respectively. These characteristics can be used to forecast the mainshock after the identification of a foreshock.展开更多
In objection to one of Yuri Balashov's defenses of perdurantism, Matthew Davidson claims that, according to the special theory of relativity, both 3-dimensional and 4-dimensional shapes are nonintrinsic, i.e., they a...In objection to one of Yuri Balashov's defenses of perdurantism, Matthew Davidson claims that, according to the special theory of relativity, both 3-dimensional and 4-dimensional shapes are nonintrinsic, i.e., they are relative to reference frames. The author argues that 3-dimensional and 4-dimensional spatial shapes are indeed nonintrinsic, but shapes in 3-dimensional and 4-dimensional spacetime are intrinsic according to the special theory of relativity. This follows from the special relativity theory's claim that spacetime intervals or distances in any n-dimensional spacetime are invariant, unlike spatial distances.展开更多
We study the subspace identification for the continuous-time errors-in-variables model from sampled data.First,the filtering approach is applied to handle the time-derivative problem inherent in continuous-time identi...We study the subspace identification for the continuous-time errors-in-variables model from sampled data.First,the filtering approach is applied to handle the time-derivative problem inherent in continuous-time identification.The generalized Poisson moment functional is focused.A total least squares equation based on this filtering approach is derived.Inspired by the idea of discrete-time subspace identification based on principal component analysis,we develop two algorithms to deliver consistent estimates for the continuous-time errors-in-variables model by introducing two different instrumental variables.Order determination and other instrumental variables are discussed.The usefulness of the proposed algorithms is illustrated through numerical simulation.展开更多
We investigate the identification problems of a class of linear stochastic time-delay systems with unknown delayed states in this study. A time-delay system is expressed as a delay differential equation with a single ...We investigate the identification problems of a class of linear stochastic time-delay systems with unknown delayed states in this study. A time-delay system is expressed as a delay differential equation with a single delay in the state vector. We first derive an equivalent linear time-invariant(LTI) system for the time-delay system using a state augmentation technique. Then a conventional subspace identification method is used to estimate augmented system matrices and Kalman state sequences up to a similarity transformation. To obtain a state-space model for the time-delay system, an alternate convex search(ACS) algorithm is presented to find a similarity transformation that takes the identified augmented system back to a form so that the time-delay system can be recovered. Finally, we reconstruct the Kalman state sequences based on the similarity transformation. The time-delay system matrices under the same state-space basis can be recovered from the Kalman state sequences and input-output data by solving two least squares problems. Numerical examples are to show the effectiveness of the proposed method.展开更多
If a linear time-invariant system is uncontrollable,then the state space can be decomposed as a direct sum of a controllable subspace and an uncontrollable subspace.In this paper,for a class of discrete-time bilinear ...If a linear time-invariant system is uncontrollable,then the state space can be decomposed as a direct sum of a controllable subspace and an uncontrollable subspace.In this paper,for a class of discrete-time bilinear systems which are uncontrollable but can be nearly controllable,by studying the nearly-controllable subspaces and defining the near-controllability index,the controllability properties of the systems are fully characterized.Examples are provided to illustrate the conceptions and results of the paper.展开更多
基金Research Project Supported by Shanxi Scholarship Council of China(No.2012-69)Selected Research Project by Department of Human Resources and Social Security of Shanxi
文摘Spectrum analysis of the plasma has over the years been growing both in methods and instrument, which makes it become a widely used non-contact detection method, without disturbing the arc plasma itself. With noticeable developments in the industry application of the method, a need for careful analysis of the plasma with both time and space identification is desirable. Therefore, a spectral measurement system is developed in this paper for diagnosing arc plasma with time and space identification. With a new hollow probe scanning method, the instrument can be used to provide information like energy distribution of plasma, temperature within the arc plasma, which are of great significance with the requirement of space identification. Furthermore, the system can also be used to capture the instant state of the arc plasma with the synchronic triggering system, which uses high speed photo and electrical signal as the time criterion. The industry applications prove that the system works well for online detection of the arc plasma.
文摘Quantum mechanics has some weird aspects, which we simply have to accept, according to Tegmark. However, approaching this issue from a bio-psychological perspective allows for an alternative interpretation that avoids this supposedly inherent weirdness. Physical laws are established based on repeated observations or measurements, which involve sense organs. Our capacity for memorization and abstract reflection allows us to draw conclusions on physical reality, which can thus be represented with mathematical formalism. Therefore, physical laws are dependent on pure bio-psychological functions. If quantum mechanics is seen in the bio-psychological context, normal mental functions might explain phenomena such as the collapse of the wave function. If events of interest occurred regularly, similar to classical physics, the same pattern of regular events would be anticipated in the future. Conversely, if events that occurred in the past were irregular, like in quantum mechanics, they would also evolve in an irregular manner in the future. Prediction of irregular behavior requires the ability to imagine multiple possibilities in a kind of mental superposition. Only when one of the imagined possibilities is realized, the mental superposition of the future will collapse to one observable behavior occurring in the present. However, in mental representation, similar to classical physical formalism, some aspects of reality can be lost. When time and space coordinates are replaced by calculated time intervals and spatial distances, time periods and spatial lengths become independent of their initial reference frames. Consequently, the concepts of past, present, and future become irrelevant for time intervals. In quantum mechanics, as well as in mental imagination of potentiality, the notions of the unity of one space for one time and the time arrow are also eliminated. This analogy suggests that physical formalism does not correspond to independent physical reality, but rather to mental functions, which allow establishing a mathematical model of extra-mental reality. If quantum mechanics is conceived as mental potentiality for modeling physical reality, the weird aspect of the collapse of superposition disappears and becomes a simple transition from imagined potentiality in mental representation to observed reality, which could explain the measurement problem.
文摘This research explores media users' cognition of "time" and "space" across different media platforms, and conducts a comparison among media genres including mass media and intemet media based on user's interactivities. Especially, this research focused on the internet's space and time perception based on communication genres such as e-mail, Blogs, portals, news-media, e-commerce, and social media (SNS). The research adopted two theories (construal level theory of time and space). The time related theory is "temporal distance theory". The space related theory is "media space". The research is designed to measure user's perception of interactivity, time-construal level and its media space cognition while using the media. There are two independent variables: Interactivities (contents, user, and media levels) and user involvement (CMC-user vs. user, HCI-user vs. media); there are two dependent variables: Cognition of spatial and temporal levels. This research also seeks the associated variables relationship among those variables through the structural equation model (SEM). The 307 data was collected and analyzed to test the research question. The results show that the dimension of the media side's interactivity affected media's usage time and space perception. There are 2 ~ 2 factors variables to affect time and space. One is human and media interaction (HC1) and human to human communication (CMC); the other is traditional mass media (one-way communication) and interuet media (two-ways communication). The results prove the user's perception for media time and space is based on the levels of interactivity. The levels of interactivities depend on media usage: one-one, one-many, synchronous, asynchronous, interpersonal, and social network communication. Online media provides greater social space; while traditional media tends toward para-space perception. On the other hand, the users' time cognitions between online media are different such as fixed time versus cyber-time.
基金funded by the Database Establishment of Foreshocks before the M_W≥6.0 Earthquakes Worldwidethe Science and Technology Project of the Earthquake Administration of Yunnan Province
文摘We analyzed 223 earthquakes with M 1〉 5.0 that occurred in the Yunnan region during 1965 - 2014, among which 74 ( about 33. 2 % ) had foreshocks. There are great differences in foreshock populations in different tectonic blocks: the most abundant foreshocks occurred in the Lancang-Gengma and Tengchong-Baoshan blocks, which have the most abundant foreshocks in the Yunnan region. The predominant magnitude difference, time interval and spatial distance are 0. 5 -2. 9, within 10 days and within 20km, respectively. These characteristics can be used to forecast the mainshock after the identification of a foreshock.
文摘In objection to one of Yuri Balashov's defenses of perdurantism, Matthew Davidson claims that, according to the special theory of relativity, both 3-dimensional and 4-dimensional shapes are nonintrinsic, i.e., they are relative to reference frames. The author argues that 3-dimensional and 4-dimensional spatial shapes are indeed nonintrinsic, but shapes in 3-dimensional and 4-dimensional spacetime are intrinsic according to the special theory of relativity. This follows from the special relativity theory's claim that spacetime intervals or distances in any n-dimensional spacetime are invariant, unlike spatial distances.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos.60674086 and 60736021)the Scientific and Technology Plan of Zhejiang Province,China (No.2007C21173)
文摘We study the subspace identification for the continuous-time errors-in-variables model from sampled data.First,the filtering approach is applied to handle the time-derivative problem inherent in continuous-time identification.The generalized Poisson moment functional is focused.A total least squares equation based on this filtering approach is derived.Inspired by the idea of discrete-time subspace identification based on principal component analysis,we develop two algorithms to deliver consistent estimates for the continuous-time errors-in-variables model by introducing two different instrumental variables.Order determination and other instrumental variables are discussed.The usefulness of the proposed algorithms is illustrated through numerical simulation.
文摘We investigate the identification problems of a class of linear stochastic time-delay systems with unknown delayed states in this study. A time-delay system is expressed as a delay differential equation with a single delay in the state vector. We first derive an equivalent linear time-invariant(LTI) system for the time-delay system using a state augmentation technique. Then a conventional subspace identification method is used to estimate augmented system matrices and Kalman state sequences up to a similarity transformation. To obtain a state-space model for the time-delay system, an alternate convex search(ACS) algorithm is presented to find a similarity transformation that takes the identified augmented system back to a form so that the time-delay system can be recovered. Finally, we reconstruct the Kalman state sequences based on the similarity transformation. The time-delay system matrices under the same state-space basis can be recovered from the Kalman state sequences and input-output data by solving two least squares problems. Numerical examples are to show the effectiveness of the proposed method.
基金supported by the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation funded project under Grant Nos.2011M500216,2012T50035the National Nature Science Foundation of China under Grant Nos.61203231,61273141
文摘If a linear time-invariant system is uncontrollable,then the state space can be decomposed as a direct sum of a controllable subspace and an uncontrollable subspace.In this paper,for a class of discrete-time bilinear systems which are uncontrollable but can be nearly controllable,by studying the nearly-controllable subspaces and defining the near-controllability index,the controllability properties of the systems are fully characterized.Examples are provided to illustrate the conceptions and results of the paper.