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Inlist files for "Detectability of axisymmetric magnetic fields from the core to the surface of oscillating post-main sequence stars"
No full text<p>Concerned article: "Detectability of axisymmetric magnetic fields from the core to the surface of oscillating post-main sequence stars" by Bhattacharya et al. (submitted).<br>Corresponding author: Shatanik Bhattacharya</p>
<p>Inlists for the proof-of-concept stellar models used in this project have been provided here for reproducibility.</p>
<p>For the red-giant model, the inlist was executed with MESA version r22.05.1 and MESA-SDK version x86 64-linux-22.6.1. Model 500 (age 4.056 Gyr) was used as the RG in this project.</p>
<p>For the sub-giant models, the inlist was executed with MESA version r23.05.1 and MESA-SDK version x86 64-linux-22.6.1. Models 345 (age 3.624 Gyr) and 350 (age 3.702 Gyr) were used as the MSG and LSG models respectively.</p>
Examination of the rate-state friction equations under large perturbations from steady sliding: A theoretical and experimental study.
No full textThe laboratory derived rate-state friction (RSF) relationships are the most widely used
constitutive equations for fault friction in numerical models of fault mechanics. But even
after more than three decades of these being first proposed, we are far from certain about the identity of the ‘proper’ set of these equations which describe all laboratory friction data. In
fact, the two most popular choices of the ‘state’ evolution component of RSF represent two
end-member physical pictures of how frictional strength evolves – with time even without
slip (Aging law) or only with slip (Slip law). Yet both these view points have traditionally
been inferred to be independently supported by different classes of friction experiments
which (sometimes) access similar portions of the RSF parameter space. We present a set of
comprehensive studies which establish, both theoretically and with inversion of laboratory
data, that in fact all the widely used experimental protocols provide evidence that friction
dominantly evolves with slip even when the interface is sliding at the lowest slip rates
accessed by these experiments.
We examined these state evolution laws under a diverse range of sliding conditions –
up to 3.5 orders of velocity steps on both initially bare rock and gouge, up to 3X10^4 s
long holds on initially bare rock performed using machine stiffnesses differing by 1.5 orders
of magnitude and 5% normal stress steps on initially bare rock carried out at an order of
magnitude different sliding rates. For all of these experimental regimes, the widely used
Aging law generally performed worse than the Slip law, even in those parts of the parameter
space where conventional RSF wisdom would have predicted it to find strong support.
Additionally, across all these experiments, more recent prescriptions of state evolution
were generally found to fit the data only as well as the Slip law even with the freedom of
extra parameters. We argue that these findings contradict the traditional view that the state
variable is a proxy for the ‘quantity’ of true contact area alone, it is likely that some measure
of the ‘quality’ of contacts contributes significantly to state evolution as well
Fables for All Ages
No full textTagore is a favorite author for me as a writer of poems bearing on the spiritual life. I was thus surprised to see him presented as a writer of fables. Alas, I fear that what is in this paperback book is not fables as I understand "fable." A T of C would have helped me realize that there are three longer works here, perhaps short stories or Novellen. I have to save enjoying them for a later time. For now, I include the book in the collection as a help to me and others who may expect something different from the book's title.Abanindranath Tagore, translated biy Manoshi Bhattachary
Studying Human Relationships in the Short Stories of Bhabani Bhattacharya
No full textBhabani Bhattacharya is a kind of author who writes mostly on human relationships. In Steel Hawk and other Stories which were published in 1968 there are various such kind of stories. His themes are traditional but new because he has a different and innovative way of writing. His characters are also very interesting and they are influenced from real human societies. This realistic and idealistic approach is very uncommon. In A moment of Eternity we can see a fine blend of realism and idealism. This shows that how he uses the traditional human values as a raw material for his short stories. His experiments with traditional values of life are full of new possibilities and hopes. In some cases we can also find that his characters are alienated and repressed but still there is some sense of optimism in their lives. If they reflect pessimism then this can be a chance of learning for readers. Bhabani Bhattacharya believes that a writer must not impose his school of thoughts on his readers. So in his short stories readers are free to analyze the different situations of life. The story like public figure shows that how a man can change in life. This changing is not normal as it can lead him to identity crisis which can be painful. After reading his short stories we can easily locate that there is a kind of synthesis between modernism and traditionalism in most of his writings. Stories like the steel hawk, The Acrobats , Names are not table’s and the quack are noteworthy as they reflect real life situations. They are not simply stories but they present the way by which life can treat an individual. It also shows a better craftsmanship of the author
The Impossible Demands of Nabarun Bhattacharya
No full textThis article aims at understanding the character of ‘Fyataru’ that the Bengali author Nabarun Bhattacharya created. This character returns again and again in many of Nabarun’s stories and novels. It is an important signifier of Nabarun’s literary vision, since it represents the politics of dissent that the author believed in most prominently. Through the dissection of the fictional Fyataru, this article aims to understand the politics that guided Nabarun’s writings. It also tries to determine the philosophy behind this journey of fiction, the history of Nabarun’s thought, as well as its broader implications in contemporary reality. Reading Nabarun’s literature in the light of the theory of anarchism illuminates the purpose of Fyataru, and how this fictional creature can identify its own reflection in individuals of today’s society who have tried to rebel against institutional oppression with the weapon of anarchist practices. Julian Assange, Edward Snowden, and other underground activists may well be considered as such anarchists. The article also attempts to understand why anarchy is an essential element in a society regulated by governments, capitalist institutions and corporate powers. It aims to establish that anarchy protects the freedom of expression from being thwarted by populist hegemony, and therefore protects the right of the individual to free thought and dissent. The only instrument that can prevent dominant opinions from marginalizing and throttling the formation of free ideas is subversion, and the Fyatarus of Nabarun’s literature are the harbingers of such subversion
The Impossible Demands of Nabarun Bhattacharya
No full textThis article aims at understanding the character of ‘Fyataru’ that the Bengali author Nabarun Bhattacharya created. This character returns again and again in many of Nabarun’s stories and novels. It is an important signifier of Nabarun’s literary vision, since it represents the politics of dissent that the author believed in most prominently. Through the dissection of the fictional Fyataru, this article aims to understand the politics that guided Nabarun’s writings. It also tries to determine the philosophy behind this journey of fiction, the history of Nabarun’s thought, as well as its broader implications in contemporary reality. Reading Nabarun’s literature in the light of the theory of anarchism illuminates the purpose of Fyataru, and how this fictional creature can identify its own reflection in individuals of today’s society who have tried to rebel against institutional oppression with the weapon of anarchist practices. Julian Assange, Edward Snowden, and other underground activists may well be considered as such anarchists. The article also attempts to understand why anarchy is an essential element in a society regulated by governments, capitalist institutions and corporate powers. It aims to establish that anarchy protects the freedom of expression from being thwarted by populist hegemony, and therefore protects the right of the individual to free thought and dissent. The only instrument that can prevent dominant opinions from marginalizing and throttling the formation of free ideas is subversion, and the Fyatarus of Nabarun’s literature are the harbingers of such subversion.
Keywords: Anarchism; Subversion; Journalism; Nabarun
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Frictional response to velocity steps and 1-D fault nucleation under a state evolution law with stressing-rate dependence
No full textA new state evolution law has recently been proposed by Nagata et al. (2012) that includes a dependence upon stressing rate through a laboratory derived proportionality constant c. It has been claimed that this law, while retaining the time‐dependent healing of the Dieterich (or Aging) law, can also match the symmetric response of the Ruina (or Slip) law to velocity step tests. We show through analytical approximations and numerical results that the new law transitions between the responses of the traditional Aging and Slip laws in velocity step‐up/step‐down experiments when the value of c is tuned properly. Particularly, for c=0, the response is pure Aging, while for finite, nonzero c one observes Slip law type behavior for small velocity jumps but Aging law type response for larger jumps. The magnitude of the velocity jump required to see this transition between aging and slip behaviors increases as c increases. In the limit of c≫1 the response becomes purely Slip law type for all geologically plausible velocity jumps. We also present results from detailed analytical and numerical studies of the mechanism of rupture nucleation on 1‐D faults under this new state evolution law to demonstrate that the style of nucleation can also be made to switch from Aging‐type (expanding cracks) to Slip‐type (slip pulses) by adjusting the value of c as indicated by the velocity step results
A fractal model of earthquake occurrence: Theory, simulations and comparisons with the aftershock data
No full textFyataru and Subaltern War Cries: Nabarun Bhattacharya and the Rebirth of the Subject
No full textNabarun Bhattacharya, the radical literary voice of Bengal demonstrates notions of dissidence and aesthetic Bolshevism. His fictive dissenting subjects, the fyatarus typify rebellious roles in a post-ideological era when complicity and conformity are rewarded as the norm. Nabarun`s literary crusade interrogates the status quo and composes counter-currents of subjectivities. As a revolutionary saboteur he redefined the mode of subaltern representation by scripting the prose of counter insurgency through literature. The present excursus pays homage to this noted maverick writer of dissidence and attempts an analysis of the singularity of Nabarun`s fictional domain with specific references to some of his best known fictional works which constitute and explicate his prototypical subaltern anti-heroes such as fyatarus and Choktars who emerge as brilliant metaphorisation of dissent and disgust at our contemporary socio-political praxis. While the popular literary trends of the day have colluded with the hegemonic narrative of global capital that prevents the litterateur to coronate revolutionary anarchism or insurgency, Nabarun has consistently caused epistemic tremors through his overt advocacy of radical violence and systemic change.
Keywords: Nabarun Bhattacharya; Author as Saboteur; Subaltern; radical violence; literary Bolshevism
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