Ariel Zylberberg, Luciano Paz, P. Roelfsema, S. Dehaene, M. Sigman
{"title":"A neuronal device for the control of multi-step computations","authors":"Ariel Zylberberg, Luciano Paz, P. Roelfsema, S. Dehaene, M. Sigman","doi":"10.4279/PIP.050006","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4279/PIP.050006","url":null,"abstract":"We describe the operation of a neuronal device which embodies the computational principles of the `paper-and-pencil' machine envisioned by Alan Turing. The network is based on principles of cortical organization. We develop a plausible solution to implement pointers and investigate how neuronal circuits may instantiate the basic operations involved in assigning a value to a variable (i.e., x=5), in determining whether two variables have the same value and in retrieving the value of a given variable to be accessible to other nodes of the network. We exemplify the collective function of the network in simplified arithmetic and problem solving (blocks-world) tasks. Received: 14 June 2013, Accepted: 9 July 2013; Edited by: G. B. Mindlin; DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.4279/PIP.050006 Cite as: A Zylberberg, L Paz, P R Roelfsema, S Dehaene, M Sigman, Papers in Physics 5, 050006 (2013)","PeriodicalId":19791,"journal":{"name":"Papers in Physics","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2013-08-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"71010099","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
T. Wilson, Charlotte R. Pfeifer, N. Mesyngier, D. Durian
{"title":"Granular discharge rate for submerged hoppers","authors":"T. Wilson, Charlotte R. Pfeifer, N. Mesyngier, D. Durian","doi":"10.4279/pip.060009","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4279/pip.060009","url":null,"abstract":"The discharge of spherical grains from a hole in the bottom of a right circular cylinder is measured with the entire system underwater. We find that the discharge rate depends on filling height, in contrast to the well-known case of dry non-cohesive grains. It is further surprising that the rate increases up to about twenty five percent, as the hopper empties and the granular pressure head decreases. For deep filling, where the discharge rate is constant, we measure the behavior as a function of both grain and hole diameters. The discharge rate scale is set by the product of hole area and the terminal falling speed of isolated grains. But there is a small-hole cutoff of about two and half grain diameters, which is larger than the analogous cutoff in the Beverloo equation for dry grains. Received: 11 September 2014, Accepted: 10 October 2014; Reviewed by: L. Staron, CNRS, Universite Pierre et Marie Curie, Institut Le Rond d'Alembert, Paris, France; Edited by: L. A. Pugnaloni; DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.4279/PIP.060009 Cite as: T J Wilson, C R Pfeifer, N Meysingier, D J Durian, Papers in Physics 6, 060009 (2014)","PeriodicalId":19791,"journal":{"name":"Papers in Physics","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2013-07-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"71010503","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Revisiting the two-mass model of the vocal folds","authors":"M. F. Assaneo, M. Trevisan","doi":"10.4279/PIP.050004","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4279/PIP.050004","url":null,"abstract":"Realistic mathematical modeling of voice production has been recently boosted by applications to different fields like bioprosthetics, quality speech synthesis and pathological diagnosis. In this work, we revisit a two-mass model of the vocal folds that includes accurate fluid mechanics for the air passage through the folds and nonlinear properties of the tissue. We present the bifurcation diagram for such a system, focusing on the dynamical properties of two regimes of interest: the onset of oscillations and the normal phonation regime. We also show theoretical support to the nonlinear nature of the elastic properties of the folds tissue by comparing theoretical isofrequency curves with reported experimental data. Received: 2 March 2013, Accepted: 5 June 2013; Edited by: G. Mindlin; DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.4279/PIP.050004 Cite as: M F Assaneo, M A Trevisan, Papers in Physics 5, 050004 (2013)","PeriodicalId":19791,"journal":{"name":"Papers in Physics","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2013-06-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"71009825","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
P. Grondona, H. O. Rocco, D. Iriarte, J. Pomarico, H. Ranea-Sandoval, G. Bilmes
{"title":"Enhancement of photoacoustic detection of inhomogeneities in polymers","authors":"P. Grondona, H. O. Rocco, D. Iriarte, J. Pomarico, H. Ranea-Sandoval, G. Bilmes","doi":"10.4279/PIP.050005","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4279/PIP.050005","url":null,"abstract":"We report a series of experiments on laser pulsed photoacoustic excitationin turbid polymer samples addressed to evaluate the sound speed in the samples and the presence of inhomogeneities in the bulk. We describe a system which allows the direct measurement of the speed of the detected waves by engraving the surface of the piece under study with a fiduciary pattern of black lines..We also describe how this pattern helps to enhance the sensitivity for the detection of an inhomogeneity in the bulk. These two facts are useful for studies in soft matter systems including, perhaps, biological samples. We have performed an experimental analysis on Grilon® samples in different situations and we show the limitations of the method. Received: 7 December 2012, Accepted: 19 June 2013; Reviewed by: V. Lakshminarayanan, Waterloo University, Canada; Edited by: J. J. Niemela; DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.4279/PIP.050005 Cite as: P. Grondona, H. O. Di Rocco, D. I. Iriarte, J. A. Pomarico, H. F. Ranea-Sandoval, G. M. Bilmes , Papers in Physics 5, 050005 (2013)","PeriodicalId":19791,"journal":{"name":"Papers in Physics","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2013-05-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"71009899","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
María Laura Fernández, M. Otero, N. Schweigmann, H. Solari
{"title":"A mathematically assisted reconstruction of the initial focus of the yellow fever outbreak in Buenos Aires (1871)","authors":"María Laura Fernández, M. Otero, N. Schweigmann, H. Solari","doi":"10.4279/PIP.050002","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4279/PIP.050002","url":null,"abstract":"We discuss the histo ric mortality record corresponding to the initial focus of the yellow fever epidemic outbreak registered in Buenos Aires during the year 1871 as compared to simulations of a stochastic population dynamics model. This model incorporates the biology of the urban vector of yellow fever, the mosquito Aedes aegypti , the stages of the disease in the human being as well as the spatial extension of the epidemic outbreak. After introducing the historical context and the restrictions it puts on initial conditions and ecological parameters, we discuss the general features of the simulation and the dependence on initial conditions and available sites for breeding the vector. We discuss the sensitivity, to the free parameters, of statistical estimators such as: final death toll, day of the year when the outbreak reached half the total mortality and the normalized daily mortality, showing some striking regularities. The model is precise and accurate enough to discuss the truthfulness of the presently accepted historic discussions of the epidemic causes, showing that there are more likely scenarios for the historic facts. Received: 9 October 2012, Accepted: 1 March 2013; Edited by: G. Mindlin; DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.4279/PIP.050002 Cite as: M L Fernandez, M Otero, N Schweigmann, H G Solari , Papers in Physics 5, 050002 (2013)","PeriodicalId":19791,"journal":{"name":"Papers in Physics","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2013-03-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"71009799","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A criterion to identify the equilibration time in lipid bilayer simulations","authors":"R. D. Porasso, J. Cascales","doi":"10.4279/PIP.040005","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4279/PIP.040005","url":null,"abstract":"With the aim of establishing a criterion for identifying when a lipid bilayer has reached steady state using the molecular dynamics simulation technique, lipid bilayers of different composition in their liquid crystalline phase were simulated in aqueous solution in presence of CaCl as electrolyte, at different concentration levels. In this regard, we used two different lipid bilayer systems: one composed by 288 DPPC (DiPalmitoylPhosphatidylCholine) and another constituted by 288 DPPS (DiPalmitoylPhosphatidylSerine). In this sense, for both type of lipid bilayers, we have studied the temporal evolution of some lipids properties, such as the surface area per lipid, the deuterium order parameter, the lipid hydration and the lipid-calcium coordination. From their analysis, it became evident how each property has a different time to achieve equilibrium. The following order was found, from faster property to slower property: coordination of ions deuterium order parameter area per lipid hydration. Consequently, when the hydration of lipids or the mean area per lipid are stable we can ensure that the lipid membrane has reached the steady state. Received: 3 September 2012, Accepted: 24 October 2012; Edited by: M. C. Barbosa; DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.4279/PIP.040005 Cite as: R. D. Porasso, J. J. Lopez Cascales, Papers in Physics 4, 040005 (2012)","PeriodicalId":19791,"journal":{"name":"Papers in Physics","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2012-10-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"71009427","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Natural and laser-induced cavitation in corn stems: On the mechanisms of acoustic emissions","authors":"E. Fern'andez, Roberto Fernández, G. Bilmes","doi":"10.4279/PIP.040003","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4279/PIP.040003","url":null,"abstract":"Water in plant xylem is often superheated, and therefore in a meta-stable state. Under certain conditions, it may suddenly turn from the liquid to the vapor state. This cavitation process produces acoustic emissions. We report the measurement of ultrasonic acoustic emissions (UAE) produced by natural and induced cavitation in corn stems. We induced cavitation and UAE in vivo , in well controlled and reproducible experiments, by irradiating the bare stem of the plants with a continuous-wave laser beam. By tracing the source of UAE, we were able to detect absorption and frequency filtering of the UAE propagating through the stem. This technique allows the unique possibility of studying localized embolism of plant conduits, and thus to test hypotheses on the hydraulic architecture of plants. Based on our results, we postulate that the source of UAE is a transient \"cavity oscillation\"' triggered by the disruptive effect of cavitation inception. Received: 14 March 2011, Accepted: 23 April 2012; Edited by: V. Lakshminarayanan; Reviewed by: C. Negreira, Laboratorio de Acustica Ultrasonora, Universidad de la Republica, Uruguay; DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.4279/PIP.040003 Cite as: E. Fernandez, R. J. Fernandez, G. M. Bilmes, Papers in Physics 4, 040003 (2012)","PeriodicalId":19791,"journal":{"name":"Papers in Physics","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2012-05-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"71009384","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Beltrami flow structure in a diffuser. Quasi-cylindrical approximation","authors":"R. Gonz'alez, R. Page, A. Sartarelli","doi":"10.4279/PIP.040002","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4279/PIP.040002","url":null,"abstract":"We determine the flow structure in an axisymmetric diffuser or expansion region connecting two cylindrical pipes when the inlet flow is a solid body rotation with a uniform axial flow of speeds and U, respectively. A quasi-cylindrical approximation is made in order to solve the steady Euler equation, mainly the Bragg-Hawthorne equation. As in our previous work on the cylindrical region downstream [R Gonzalez et al., Phys. Fluids 20, 24106 (2008); R. Gonzalez et al., Phys. Fluids 22, 74102 (2010), R Gonzalez et al., J. Phys.: Conf. Ser. 296, 012024 (2011)], the steady flow in the transition region shows a Beltrami flow structure. The Beltrami flow is defined as a field that satisfies , with . We say that the flow has a Beltrami flow structure when it can be put in the form , being U and constants, i.e it is the superposition of a solid body rotation and translation with a Beltrami one. Therefore, those findings about flow stability hold. The quasi-cylindrical solutions do not branch off and the results do not depend on the chosen transition profile in view of the boundary conditions considered. By comparing this with our earliest work, we relate the critical Rossby number (stagnation) to the corresponding one at the fold [J. D. Buntine et al., Proc. R. Soc. Lond. A 449, 139 (1995)]. Received: 29 August 2011,, Accepted: 29 February 2012; Edited by: J-P. Hulin; DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.4279/PIP.040002 Cite as: R Gonzalez, R Page, A S Sartarelli , Papers in Physics 4, 040002 (2012)","PeriodicalId":19791,"journal":{"name":"Papers in Physics","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2012-03-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"71009319","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Martín Caldarola, Victor A. Bettachini, A. Rieznik, Pablo G. Konig, M. E. Masip, D. Grosz, A. Bragas
{"title":"High-speed tunable photonic crystal fiber-based femtosecond soliton source without dispersion pre-compensation","authors":"Martín Caldarola, Victor A. Bettachini, A. Rieznik, Pablo G. Konig, M. E. Masip, D. Grosz, A. Bragas","doi":"10.4279/PIP.040001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4279/PIP.040001","url":null,"abstract":"We present a high-speed wavelength tunable photonic crystal fiber-based source capable of generating tunable femtosecond solitons in the infrared region. Through measurements and numerical simulation, we show that both the pulsewidth and the spectral width of the output pulses remain nearly constant over the entire tuning range from 860 to 1160 nm. This remarkable behavior is observed even when pump pulses are heavily chirped (7400 fs^2), which allows to avoid bulky compensation optics, or the use of another fiber, for dispersion compensation usually required by the tuning device. Received: 7 July 2011, Accepted: 1 February 2012; Edited by: A. Goni; Reviewed by: J. Chavez Boggio, Leibniz Institut fur Astrophysik Potsdam, Germany; DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.4279/PIP.040001 Cite as: M. Caldarola, V. A. Bettachini, A. A. Rieznik, P. G. Konig, M. E. Masip, D. F. Grosz, A. V. Bragas , Papers in Physics 4, 040001 (2012)","PeriodicalId":19791,"journal":{"name":"Papers in Physics","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2012-02-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"71009270","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Commentary on \"Anisotropic finite-size scaling of an elastic string at the depinning threshold in a random-periodic medium\"","authors":"A. A. Fedorenko","doi":"10.4279/PIP.020009","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4279/PIP.020009","url":null,"abstract":"A Commentary on the paper by S. Bustinagorry and A. B. Kolton [ Pap. Phys. 2, 020008 (2010) ]. Received: 25 November 2010, Accepted: 6 January 2011; Edited by: A. Vindigni; DOI: 10.4279/PIP.020009","PeriodicalId":19791,"journal":{"name":"Papers in Physics","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2011-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"71009643","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}