Global Configuration Analysis

2020 ◽  
pp. 80-105
Author(s):  
Chris Carr ◽  
Hanne Leknes
Keyword(s):  
Global Configuration

scholarly journals Cosmic hylomorphism

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
William M. R. Simpson
Keyword(s):  
Dimensional Space ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Bohmian Mechanics ◽  
Temporal Development ◽  
Primitive Ontology ◽  
Law Of Nature ◽  
Dimensional Spacetime ◽  
Global Configuration ◽  
Quantum Phenomena ◽  
Three Dimensional Space

AbstractThe primitive ontology approach to quantum mechanics seeks to account for quantum phenomena in terms of a distribution of matter in three-dimensional space (or four-dimensional spacetime) and a law of nature that describes its temporal development. This approach to explaining quantum phenomena is compatible with either a Humean or powerist account of laws. In this paper, I offer a powerist ontology in which the law is specified by Bohmian mechanics for a global configuration of particles. Unlike in other powerist ontologies, however, this law is not grounded in a structural power that is instantiated by the global configuration. Instead, I combine the primitive ontology approach with Aristotle’s doctrine of hylomorphism to create a new metaphysical model, in which the cosmos is a hylomorphic substance with an intrinsic power to choreograph the trajectories of the particles.

scholarly journals Local Dot Motion, Not Global Configuration, Determines Dogs’ Preference for Point-Light Displays

Animals ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (9) ◽  
pp. 661 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carla J. Eatherington ◽  
Lieta Marinelli ◽  
Miina Lõoke ◽  
Luca Battaglini ◽  
Paolo Mongillo
Keyword(s):  
Human Motion ◽  
Visual Preference ◽  
Dog Cognition ◽  
Global Configuration ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Motion Features ◽  
Dot Motion ◽  
Point Light ◽  
Perception Of Biological Motion ◽  
Systematic Manipulation

Visual perception remains an understudied area of dog cognition, particularly the perception of biological motion where the small amount of previous research has created an unclear impression regarding dogs’ visual preference towards different types of point-light displays. To date, no thorough investigation has been conducted regarding which aspects of the motion contained in point-light displays attract dogs. To test this, pet dogs (N = 48) were presented with pairs of point-light displays with systematic manipulation of motion features (i.e., upright or inverted orientation, coherent or scrambled configuration, human or dog species). Results revealed a significant effect of inversion, with dogs directing significantly longer looking time towards upright than inverted dog point-light displays; no effect was found for scrambling or the scrambling-inversion interaction. No looking time bias was found when dogs were presented with human point-light displays, regardless of their orientation or configuration. The results of the current study imply that dogs’ visual preference is driven by the motion of individual dots in accordance with gravity, rather than the point-light display’s global arrangement, regardless their long exposure to human motion.

Global configuration of a magnetic cloud

1990 ◽  
pp. 373-377 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. F. Burlaga ◽  
R. P. Lepping ◽  
J. A. Jones
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Cloud ◽  
Global Configuration

Three-dimensional Multispecies Simulation of the Solar Wind Interaction with Mars Under Different Interplanetary Magnetic Field Orientations

2021 ◽  
Vol 921 (2) ◽  
pp. 139
Author(s):  
Yun Li ◽  
Haoyu Lu ◽  
Jinbin Cao ◽  
Shibang Li ◽  
Christian Mazelle ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Field ◽  
Solar Wind ◽  
Interplanetary Magnetic Field ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Polarity Reversal ◽  
Solar Wind Interaction ◽  
Magnetic Structures ◽  
Parker Spiral ◽  
Global Configuration ◽  
Spiral Angle

Abstract Without the intrinsic magnetic field, the solar wind interaction with Mars can be significantly different from the interaction with Earth and other magnetized planets. In this paper, we investigate how a global configuration of the magnetic structures, consisting of the bow shock, the induced magnetosphere, and the magnetotail, is modulated by the interplanetary magnetic field (IMF) orientation. A 3D multispecies numerical model is established to simulate the interaction of solar wind with Mars under different IMF directions. The results show that the shock size including the subsolar distance and the terminator radius increases with Parker spiral angle, as is the same case with the magnetotail radius. The location and shape of the polarity reversal layer and inverse polarity reversal layer in the induced magnetotail are displaced to the y < 0 sector for a nonzero flow-aligned IMF component, consistent with previous analytical solutions and observations. The responses of the Martian global magnetic configuration to the different IMF directions suggest that the external magnetic field plays an important role in the solar wind interaction with unmagnetized planets.

Configural Processing at Birth: Evidence for Perceptual Organisation

Perception ◽  
10.1068/p2858 ◽  
2000 ◽  
Vol 29 (3) ◽  
pp. 355-372
Author(s):  
Teresa Farroni ◽  
Eloisa Valenza ◽  
Francesca Simion ◽  
Carlo Umiltà
Keyword(s):  
Visual Information ◽  
Visual Pattern ◽  
Configural Processing ◽  
Gestalt Principles ◽  
Global Configuration

We report a series of ten experiments aimed to investigate the newborn's ability to discriminate the components of a visual pattern and to process the visual information that specifies the global configuration of a stimulus. The results reveal that: (i) newborn babies are able to distinguish individual elements of a stimulus (experiments 1A, IB, 1C, and ID); (ii) they can group individual elements into a holistic percept on the basis of Gestalt principles (experiments 2A and 3A); (iii) their spontaneous preferences cannot be easily modified by habituation (experiments 2B and 3B); and (iv) when horizontal stimuli are paired with vertical stimuli, they prefer the horizontal ones (experiments 4A and 4B).

Global Configuration Design of Umbilicals in Deepwater

2005 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ray Fleming ◽  
Thanos Moros ◽  
Rupak Ghosh ◽  
Kostas Lambrakos ◽  
Dave Robson
Keyword(s):  
Configuration Design ◽  
Loop Current ◽  
Global Configuration ◽  
Critical Issues ◽  
The Stability ◽  
Heave Motion ◽  
Vessel Motion ◽  
And Control ◽  
Selection Of

Global configuration design of subsea umbilical risers in deep water is a major challenge due to extreme environmental and operational requirements. The critical issues considered in design are the interference between umbilicals in the presence of strong loop and submerged current, and the on-bottom stability along with the strength and fatigue requirements. The vessel motion primarily controls the selection of the configuration, catenary or lazy wave, and the latter is an obvious choice in the presence of significant heave motion. The length and routing on the seabed ensures the on-bottom umbilical stability by dissipating the axial load through soil friction. However, the interference with other subsea components as well as the space availability can also be a governing criterion in the routing. Finally, all these design requirements must be satisfied economically from the perspective of overall cost of the project without compromising quality of the product and safety of design. This paper presents a brief outline of the global configuration design of umbilicals accounting for various design considerations. The host is a semi submersible in a water depth of 6050-ft in the Gulf of Mexico. The lazy wave configurations of the chemical injection and control umbilicals are considered for the study presented herein. The methodology of design for the global configuration is discussed considering different environmental loadings such as the 100-yr and 10-yr loop current, and 100-yr submerged current. The stability of the umbilical on the seabed is discussed on the basis of analysis results for the environmental loadings with dominant vessel motions. The phenomenon of “walking” under the influence of dynamic loading is investigated and the necessary considerations in design to prevent the umbilicals from “walking” are also discussed.

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