Newton and action at a distance between bodies—A response to Andrew Janiak's “Three concepts of causation in Newton”

This article responds to Professor Andrew Janiak's recent attempt to defend the proposition that Isaac Newton did not believe in action at a distance between bodies (or any other kind of substance) (Janiak, 2013). His argument rests on a distinction between “three concepts of causation in Newton”, which leads him to conclude that although Newton did not believe in action at a distance between bodies, he was able to accept that gravity was a “distant action”. I critically examine Janiak's arguments here, and the historical evidence he brings to bear upon it, and argue that Professor Janiak's latest claims do nothing to undermine the view to which he is opposed, namely, that Newton did believe in the possibility of action at a distance between bodies.     

Forecasting High‐Frequency Risk Measures

This article proposes intraday high‐frequency risk (HFR) measures for market risk in the case of irregularly spaced high‐frequency data. In this context, we distinguish three concepts of value‐at‐risk (VaR): the total VaR, the marginal (or per‐time‐unit) VaR and the instantaneous VaR. Since the market risk is obviously related to the duration between two consecutive trades, these measures are completed with a duration risk measure, i.e. the time‐at‐risk (TaR). We propose a forecasting procedure for VaR and TaR for each trade or other market microstructure event. Subsequently, we perform a backtesting procedure specifically designed to assess the validity of the VaR and TaR forecasts on irregularly spaced data. The performance of the HFR measure is illustrated in an empirical application for two stocks (Bank of America and Microsoft) and an exchange‐traded fund based on Standard & Poor's 500 index. We show that the intraday HFR forecasts capture accurately the volatility and duration dynamics for these three assets. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

零散白货的货源组织问题和运输组织问题一体化

以铁路货运网络上的零散白货为研究对象,在充分考虑了货物的发到时间要求、货物的可运出时间与列车在沿途各站到发时间的协调约束、零散白货快运列车的多种停站方案和列车的非满轴运行特性等基础上,构建了以列车运营费用、货物的装卸作业费用、在货运站的库存费用和未满足最迟送达时间的惩罚费用之和最小为目标的混合整数规划模型.在小案例网络上对模型的求解效果进行验证并对一些重要参数进行了灵敏度分析,结果表明,本文提出的模型能优化基于时空网络的列车方案和每支OD可采用的运送方案.     

嵌入式网关在远程视频监控中的应用研究

设计并实现了一个基于ARM微处理器的CAN/Ethernet嵌入式网关,并将其应用于远程视频监控系统中.监控前端控制摄像头采集视频数据,压缩之后通过CAN/以太网嵌入式网关实现视频数据和控制信息的远程交互.其硬件系统由集成了CAN控制器的ARM微处理器LPC2294、网卡芯片RTL8019AS以及CAN收发器组成.软件...     

界在有无缥缈间——评鲁枢元的《文学的跨界研究》

鲁枢元先生三卷本的《文学的跨界研究》新近出版,这应是他三十年来文学理论研究成果的结晶,其中一个突出的关键词就是"跨学科"。他在"无界"的状态下开始进入文学的跨学科研究,涉足心理学、语言学和生态学,但所有的跨越都围绕着一个中心,那就是对文学的个体心灵与诗意空间的坚守。当他在文学心理学、文学言语学、生态文艺学三块领域都取得显著成果时,他却对"学科"由执着转向反思和质疑,在他看来,学科的跨越起源于原本的"无界"状态,经历学科壁垒森严的阶段,必然还要打破一个个"牢笼",重新回归"无界"的自然状态。     

现代汉语方言句首使用语气词情况比较分析

汉语句首有语气词的用法在现代汉语普通话中已经匿迹。只在少数方言中仍有留存。对闽南方言、遵义田坝仡佬语、平阳瓯语和鄂东南方言中的句首语气词及其主要用法作简要梳理,概述句首语气词句法特点、语气与语气词的匹配、语气变化与音变以及语用功能,概括各地区句首语气词使用的异同。以期对方言语气词研究有所增益。     

一类分数阶微分方程多点共振边值问题的可解性

利用重合度理论,研究了一类阶数为α（n-1〈α     

有限容量Geom/Geom/1/MWV离散时间排队

考虑有限容量Geom/Geom/1多重工作休假离散时间排队系统,系统容量为N.建立模型,给出状态转移概率阵,通过求解有限方程组,得出稳态下系统队长分布,并由此得到稳态下顾客消失概率、队长的PGF和平均队长、顾客等待时间的PGF.     

基于矩阵的公交查询高效算法

引入最小乘车次数矩阵Q,直达信息矩阵,直达信息转置矩阵,充分利用矩阵Q进行宏观的判断,用后两个矩阵进行精细的查找,并设计寻找和组装最优方案的算法,进而在最小换乘算法的基础上设计了高效公交查询算法。该算法不仅缩短了查询时间,且使查询结果更加人性化,可给出最少换乘次数为3的出行线路查询结果。     

基于软总线的电子靶场测控体系架构研究

当前电子靶场测控信息系统存在开发封闭、可重用性不强等问题。针对上述问题利用领域工程的分析方法,提炼出电子靶场测控领域业务模型。在此基础上采用软总线+软构件的理念进行系统体系架构设计,并开发原型系统进行试验验证。试验结果表明采用该体系结构进行系统设计可以大大降低系统中各模块的耦合度,提高各模块的复用性,增强系统的灵活性。