Search Results - "Katz, Jonathan I."

Comment on Castillo et al. (2015) by Katz, Jonathan I.

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Conventional, Bayesian, and Modified Prony's methods for characterizing fast and slow waves in equine cancellous bone by Groopman, Amber M, Katz, Jonathan I, Holland, Mark R, Fujita, Fuminori, Matsukawa, Mami, Mizuno, Katsunori, Wear, Keith A, Miller, James G

“…Conventional, Bayesian, and the modified least-squares Prony's plus curve-fitting (MLSP + CF) methods were applied to data acquired using 1 MHz center…”
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The Sources of Fast Radio Bursts by Katz, Jonathan I

“…This paper argues that repeating and apparently non-repeating Fast Radio Bursts are distinct classes of events produced by distinct classes of sources. As for…”
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Log-Normal Waiting Time Widths Characterize Dynamics by Katz, Jonathan I

“…Many astronomical phenomena, including Fast Radio Bursts and Soft Gamma Repeaters, consist of brief distinct aperiodic events. The intervals between these…”
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Dimensional Bounds on Vircator Emission by Katz, Jonathan I.

“…Virtual cathode oscillators (vircators) are sources of short-pulsed, high-power, microwave (GHz) radiation. An essentially dimensional argument relates their…”
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The Biggest Bangs: The Mystery of Gamma-ray Bursts, the Most Violent Explosions in the Universe by Katz, Jonathan I.

“…For over a quarter of a century, gamma-ray bursts were the outstanding mystery in astronomy. No one knew where they were or how they worked. The Biggest Bangs…”
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Ultrasonic attenuation and speed of sound of cornstarch suspensions by Johnson, Benjamin L, Holland, Mark R, Miller, James G, Katz, Jonathan I

“…The goal of this study is to contribute to the physics underlying the material properties of suspensions that exhibit shear thickening through the ultrasonic…”
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A von Neumann-Smagorinsky turbulent transport model for stratified shear flows by Johnson, Bryan M., Katz, Jonathan I., Schilling, Oleg

“…A simple subgrid turbulent diffusion model based on an analogy to the von Neumann-Richtmyer artificial viscosity is explored for use in modelling mixing in…”
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Deception and Denial in Iraq: The Intelligent Adversary Corollary by Katz, Jonathan I.

“…In considering the West's intelligence failures in Iraq with regard to weapons of mass destruction, proposed is the Intelligent Adversary Corollary to the…”
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Jupiter Mass Binaries and Cosmic Ray Viscosity by Katz, Jonathan I

“…The fraction of planetary mass objects in the Trapezium cluster that are in wide binaries is much greater than implied by extrapolation to lower masses of the…”
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Incorporation of explicit transmission coefficients in the wave propagation model enhances the results of Bayesian analysis of fast and slow wave propagation in cancellous bone by Nelson, Amber M., Holland, Mark R., Katz, Jonathan I., Miller, James G.

“…Ultrasonic propagation in cancellous bone is a challenging coupled-mode problem as a result of the existence of two compressional modes, a fast wave and a slow…”
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Synchronous extreme spectral variability of BE Ursae Majoris by Margon, Bruce, Downes, Ronald A, Katz, Jonathan I

“…Observations of the variable star BE Ursae Majoris (period 2.29 days) are reported which demonstrate dramatic spectral variability on a time scale of hours and…”
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The nature of Aquila X-1 by MARGON, BRUCE, KATZ, JONATHAN I, PETRO, LARRY D

“…Photometry in the UBV spectra was used to observe Aquila X-1. This X-ray source, usually producing flux on the order of 1-10% that of the Crab Nebula, often…”
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Rheology in the Teaching Lab: Properties of Starch Suspensions by Groman, Joel A, Miller, James G, Katz, Jonathan I

“…In everyday life we encounter many complex fluids, from shear-thinning paint and toothpaste to shear-thickening starch suspensions. The study of their…”
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Hysteresis and Lubrication in Shear Thickening of Cornstarch Suspensions by Chu, Clarence E, Groman, Joel A, Sieber, Hannah L, Miller, James G, Okamoto, Ruth J, Katz, Jonathan I

“…Aqueous and brine suspensions of corn starch show striking discontinuous shear thickening. We have found that a suspension shear-thickened throughout may…”
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Ultrasonic Attenuation and Speed of Sound of Cornstarch Suspensions by Johnson, Benjamin L, Holland, Mark R, Miller, James G, Katz, Jonathan I

“…J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 133(3) 1399--1403 (2013) The goal of this study is to contribute to the physics underlying the material properties of suspensions that…”
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Afterglows by Katz, Jonathan I.

“…By 1993 most astronomers were convinced, on the basis of the BATSE data and apparently sound theoretical arguments, that gamma-ray bursts occur at cosmological…”
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Compactness by Katz, Jonathan I.

“…Ten years before physicists and electrical engineers discovered gamma-ray bursts, astronomers discovered quasars. The astronomers were using large optical…”
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The End of the Beginning by Katz, Jonathan I.

“…The end of the Gamma-Ray Observatory and BATSE in June 2000 put a temporary stop to the search for optical counterparts, because no longer would ROTSE and…”
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Vela by Katz, Jonathan I.

“…On December 7, 1941, the “date which will live in infamy,” a surprise Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, sank much of the U.S. Navy’s Pacific Fleet,…”
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