Reciprocal-Distance Estimate of Point Rainfall

AbstractWe present U, B, V, I (SUSI@NTT) and J,Ks (SOFI@NTT) photometry of the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) cluster Reticulum. The observing strategy and data reduction (DAOPHOTII/ALLFRAME) allowed us to reach an accuracy of the order of 0.01 – 0.03 mag in all the bands at limiting magnitudes typical of RR Lyrae stars. Reticulum hosts a sizable sample of RR Lyrae stars (32), and we supply an accurate distance estimate using the RR Lyrae K-band Period-Luminosity-Metallicity (PLZK) relation. This method presents several advantages when compared with the MV vs [Fe/H] relation, since it is only marginally affected by off-ZAHB evolutionary effects and reddening corrections.

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The distance to the Galactic Center

Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union ◽

10.1017/s1743921312021060 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 8 (S289) ◽

pp. 29-35 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Stefan Gillessen ◽

Frank Eisenhauer ◽

Tobias K. Fritz ◽

Oliver Pfuhl ◽

Thomas Ott ◽

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Keyword(s):

Black Hole ◽

Galactic Center ◽

Distance Estimate ◽

Massive Black Hole ◽

Geometric Distance ◽

Stellar Orbits ◽

Fundamental Parameters ◽

The Galaxy ◽

Error Bars ◽

Definition Of

AbstractOne of the Milky Way's fundamental parameters is the distance of the Sun from the Galactic Center, R0. This article reviews the various ways of estimating R0, placing special emphasis on methods that have become possible recently. In particular, we focus on the geometric distance estimate made possible thanks to observations of individual stellar orbits around the massive black hole at the center of the Galaxy. The specific issues of concern there are the degeneracies with other parameters, most importantly the mass of the black hole and the definition of the reference frame. The current uncertainty is nevertheless only a few percent, with error bars shrinking every year.

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A wet-road braking distance estimate utilizing the hydroplaning analysis of patterned tire

International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering ◽

10.1002/nme.1813 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 69 (7) ◽

pp. 1423-1445 ◽

Cited By ~ 18

Author(s):

J. R. Cho ◽

H. W. Lee ◽

W. S. Yoo

Keyword(s):

Distance Estimate ◽

Braking Distance ◽

Patterned Tire

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A Method of Heuristic Web Services Composition Based on Goal Distance Estimate

Journal of Software ◽

10.1360/jos180085 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 18 (1) ◽

pp. 85 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Jia-Jia WEN

Keyword(s):

Web Services ◽

Distance Estimate ◽

Web Services Composition ◽

Services Composition ◽

Goal Distance

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A distance estimate on the boundary of a conformal deformation of the unit ball satisfying a Harnack inequality and the Gehring-Hayman property

Annales Academiae Scientiarum Fennicae Mathematica ◽

10.5186/aasfm.2010.3509 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 35 ◽

pp. 175-178

Author(s):

Timo Tossavainen

Keyword(s):

Unit Ball ◽

Harnack Inequality ◽

Distance Estimate ◽

Conformal Deformation

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Genetic differentiation between hybridizing species Bombina bombina and Bombina variegata (Salientia, Discoglossidae) in Poland*

Amphibia-Reptilia ◽

10.1163/156853883x00058 ◽

1983 ◽

Vol 4 (2) ◽

pp. 137-145 ◽

Cited By ~ 16

Author(s):

Jacek M. Szymura

Keyword(s):

Genetic Differentiation ◽

Fossil Record ◽

Distance Estimate ◽

Pleistocene Glaciations ◽

Triturus Cristatus ◽

Species Pairs ◽

Bombina Variegata ◽

Bombina Bombina ◽

Rana Lessonae ◽

Nei's Genetic Distance

AbstractNEI'S genetic distance estimate (D) between Polish Bombina bombina and B. variegata based on electrophoretic comparisions of 29 proteins encoded at 39 presumptive gene loci, is 0.487±0.127. This estimate suggests Pliocene separation of the species, in agreement with the fossil record. Remnants of B. bombina-like and B. variegata - like animals from Upper Pliocene have been found in Czechoslovakia, and B. bombina- like animals from the same period have also been found in Poland. Separation of European Bombina was probably connected with an ecological shift of ancestors of B. bombina, the most derived species of the genus, to lowland environment. The Pliocene divergence proposed here is considerably earlier than that postulated by MERTENS (1928) who linked Bombina speciation events to Pleistocene glaciations. Comparisons ofgenetic divergence measures and the fossil record for three other species pairs of European amphibians (Triturus cristatus/marmoratus, Bufo calamita/viridis and Rana lessonae/ridibunda) provide additional evidence that pre-Pleistocene speciations in the extant European amphibian fauna were more important than is traditionally believed.

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