Spine–sheath polarization structures in four active galactic nuclei jets

We present the results of multifrequency (15 + 8 + 5 GHz) polarization Very Long Baseline Array (VLBA) observations of the three BL Lacertae objects 0745+241, 1418+546 and 1652+398 together with 5-GHz VLBI Space Observatory Programme (VSOP) observations of 1418+546 and 1.6- and 5-GHz VSOP observations of the blazar 1055+018. The jets of all these sources have polarization structure transverse to the jet axis, with the polarization E vectors aligned with the jet along the jet spine and 'sheaths' of orthogonal E vectors at one or both edges of the jet. The presence of polarization aligned with the jet near the 'spine' may indicate that the jets are associated with helical B fields that propogate outward with the jet flow; the presence of orthogonal polarization near the edges of the jet may likewise be a consequence of a helical jet B field, or may be owing to an interaction with the ambient medium on parsec scales. We have tentatively detected interknot polarization in 1055+018 with E aligned with the local jet direction, consistent with the possibility that the jet of this source is associated with a helical B field.     

Direct mid-IR images of Gl 2591,W51-IRS2 and S140

We present the results of direct mid-IR images of the luminous young stellar objects GL 2591, S140-IRS1, and W51-IRS2. The sources show an extended mid-IR emission at the limit of our spatial resolution indicating the presence of dense circumstellar dust disks.     

Dynamical evolution of NEAs: Close encounters, secular perturbations and resonances

We discuss the main mechanisms affecting the dynamical evolution of Near-Earth Asteroids (NEAs) by analyzing the results of three numerical integrations over 1 Myr of the NEA (4179) Toutatis. In the first integration the only perturbing planet is the Earth. So the evolution is dominated by close encounters and looks like a random walk in semimajor axis and a correlated random walk in eccentricity, keeping almost constant the perihelion distance and the Tisserand invariant. In the second integration Jupiter and Saturn are present instead of the Earth, and the 3/1 (mean motion) and v ₆ (secular) resonances substantially change the eccentricity but not the semimajor axis. The third, most realistic, integration including all the three planets together shows a complex interplay of effects, with close encounters switching the orbit between different resonant states and no approximate conservation of the Tisserand invariant. This shows that simplified 3-body or 4-body models cannot be used to predict the typical evolution patterns and time scales of NEAs, and in particular that resonances provide some fast-track dynamical routes from low-eccentricity to very eccentric, planet-crossing orbits.On leave from the Department of Mathematics, University of Pisa, Via Buonarroti 2, 56127 Pisa, Italy, thanks to the G. Colombo fellowships of the European Space Agency.     

面向对象的GIS数据模型与实现

介绍了面向对象数据模型的基本概念，重点讨论了面向对象数据模型在地理信息系统中的应用及具体实现途径。     

基于Voronoi图的空间方向关系形式化描述模型

运用认知心理学信息加工的观点，建立了基于Voronoi图的空间方向关系形式化描述模型，并详细阐述了模型的逻辑结构、数据结构和空间方向的计算过程。为了验证模型的正确性，列举了该模型计算空间方向的几个例子，并总结了模型的优、缺点。     

基于三对象多维标度法及其应用

本文提供了基于三对象（样品或变量）的多维标度法。计算方案是通过一维标度求法（数量化理论Ⅳ的扩展）和多维标度求法把原始问题降至为标准特征值—特征向量问题来解决，该方法的主要目的是提取更多信息、简化数据结构并重新标度研究对象于新的低维空间，以便能通过二维“因子轴”来直接检验，它适合于定性和定量数据。编写计算程序进行标度分析，在内蒙古赤峰某金矿进行矿产预测应用效果良好。     

空间运动对象与时空数据类型研究

当前时空数据模型多以描述空间实体的离散变化为主。该文中对空间运动对象在抽象层次的无限连续空间、离散层次的有限离散空间上的数据类型进行分析和定义，将其分别划分为时间类型、空间类型和时态类型来研究，并提出支持空间运动对象的表示方法和操作方式。该方法既能表示空间实体的连续运动，也能表示其离散变化，为空间运动对象时空数据模型的建立奠定了基础。     

融合点、对象、关键点等3种基元的点云滤波方法

基元是影响点云滤波精度和效率的关键因素之一。本文提出了一种基于多基元的三角网渐进加密(MPTPD)滤波方法。它包括点云分割、对象关键点提取、基于关键点的对象类别判别3个主要阶段,且3个阶段的基元分别为点、对象、关键点。使用了4景机载激光雷达和摄影测量点云数据对MPTPD、三角网渐进加密(TPD)、基于对象的三角网渐进加密(OTPD)3种滤波方法进行了性能测试。试验表明,MPTPD方法具有整体上最优的性能:在精度方面,MPTPD与OTPD两种方法的精度相当,MPTPD方法的一类误差I、总误差T比TPD的相应误差分别低约22.07%和8.44%;在效率方面,多数情况下TPD、MPTPD、OTPD方法的效率依次降低,且MPTPD的平均耗时是OTPD平均耗时的57.93%。