THE CASE FOR DEFENCE

What is the case for defence and is it a worthwhile investment? This question is addressed for two contrasting nations, namely, the UK and New Zealand. Economists have a set of standard analytical tools for addressing the question but they are difficult to operationalise. This paper provides policy‐relevant answers.     

Democracy and peace: Reply to oneal and russett

The criticism of James, Solberg and Wolfson (JSW) (1999) by Oneal and Russett (OR) is not responsive to the methodologica] issues at stake. JSW argued that war is an endogenous feature of the world political and economic system. If its causes are to be measured, it must be as a structural equation in a simultaneous system. Wedded to the idea that “democracies never fight each other,” OR rely on a single equation to justify their view. JSW claim that such an equation may be an ad hoc reduced form with no causal implications unless the equation is explicitly identified as a structural equation. JSW expand the model to explain democracy and conflict as two endogenous variables. JSW do not claim to have discovered the true relationships between these variables by their minimal expansion of the structural relation. They do show that unless these (and other) variables are treated as part of a system, the results are unstable, contradictory, of minimal size and not a reliable guide to public policy.     

卫星任务调度问题的约束规划模型

卫星任务规划与调度是空间资源管理的重要内容之一,其目的在于为卫星系统的任务计划编制提供科学合理的决策手段与依据。卫星任务调度问题的重要特点在于,调度任务存在可见时间窗口约束。只有在可见时间窗口内,调度任务才可能执行并完成。在进行合理假设的基础上,建立卫星任务调度问题的约束规划模型。对基本禁忌搜索算法进行改进,提出了模型求解的变邻域禁忌搜索算法。应用结果表明,约束规划模型的建立与求解是合理的。     

原始变量守恒形式控制方程的时间准确性分析

基于压力、速度和温度的原始变量为自变量的守恒形式的控制方程可应用于定常流动问题,但是在求解非定常问题,例如某一典型激波管问题时,激波后温度出现过冲现象,即使通过细化网格、提高空间格式精度或者换用其他通量格式仍不能消除,这表明误差可能来自该方法本身。采用一维Euler方程对该方法进行数值分析。分析结果表明,数值误差来自时间项。通过构造相应的双时间步方程,虚拟时间项采用原始变量,而物理时间项采用守恒变量,并在两个相邻物理时间步内作为定常问题求解,可以收敛到相应的守恒形式,消除上述误差,得到准确的非定常数值解。     

National restrictions in multinational military operations: A conceptual framework

Recent scholarship in security studies has started to explore the causes and consequences of various forms of national restrictions in multinational military operations (MMOs). This article makes a conceptual contribution to this literature by developing a theoretical framework of national restrictions in MMOs that distinguishes between structural, procedural, and operational restrictions. I argue that these types of restrictions are governed by different causal mechanisms. Structural restrictions are relatively stable over time and effect deployment decisions irrespective of other factors. Procedural restrictions, on the other hand, can constitute veto points against deployment only in combination with distinct political preferences. Finally, operational restrictions directly affect the rules of engagement of troop contributing countries. The article illustrates the three types of restrictions and their interaction with empirical examples from a range of countries and sketches their impact on MMO deployment decisions and mandates.     

Simple paths with exact and forbidden lengths

We study new decision and optimization problems of finding a simple path between two given vertices in an arc weighted directed multigraph such that the path length is equal to a given number or it does not fall into the given forbidden intervals (gaps). A fairly complete computational complexity classification is provided and exact and approximation algorithms are suggested.     

当前火灾自动报警系统运行中存在问题及对策

结合多年工作实践,对火灾自动报警系统设计、施工与运行中存在的诸多问题进行了探讨,分析了存在问题的原因,并从设计、产品选用、施工管理、消防验收、日常管理、提高认识程度、加强监督检查几个方面提出了相应的解决办法和建议。     

具有时滞的二阶多点边值问题3个正解的存在性

研究具有时滞的二阶多点边值问题,应用Avery和Peterson推广的Leggett-Williams不动点定理,给出了该边值问题至少存在3个正解的充分条件。     

含有p-Laplacian算子的非齐次边值问题正解的存在性

研究非齐次边界条件下,含有p-Laplacian算子的微分方程的可解性,在Banach空间中应用Krasnoselskii不动点定理,得到了边值问题正解存在性结果。     

蚁群算法在车辆巡回保障中的应用研究

应用蚁群算法（ACA）解决车辆巡回保障问题,建立了车辆巡回保障优化数学模型,对轨迹更新规则进行了重新设定,给出了算法的实现步骤。通过算例分析,将计算结果与遗传算法（GA）和粒子群算法（PSO）作了比较,对模型和算法的正确性、高效性和适用性进行了验证。实验结果表明,该算法可以快速、有效求得车辆巡回保障的优化解,得到车辆巡回保障过程中的较优方案。