An alliance between Cyprus and Greece: assessing its partners’ relative security contribution

The issue that this paper tackles is the assessment of the relative security benefits that Cyprus and Greece derive in the context of their cooperation on defence matters. This form of cooperation, known as the ‘Integrated Defence Space Doctrine’, aims at defending their interests in the Aegean Sea and the broader East Mediterranean theatre. The paper relies heavily on earlier research on this topic, which deals with the Greek–Cypriot alliance facing an arms race against Turkey, and uses a coefficient especially designed to assess the optimal levels of security and the associated defence expenditure of the two allies. A comparison of the relative security coefficient values for the two allies suggests that the security benefit that Greece derives thanks to its alliance with Cyprus exceeds the corresponding Cypriot benefit by far. Given the importance assigned to human resources by this index, in conjunction with the demographic problems of Greece, this conclusion justifies the recent Greek defence policy revision, emphasizing quality, capital equipment and flexibility of forces. This revision aims at satisfying the security requirements of the alliance and the increasing demands of an arms race against Turkey.     

Evasion costs and the theory Of conscription

This paper examines the trade and military relationship between two countries which have a common military enemy. The paper explains how the former two countries, which are military allies and trading partners, share the burden of defence against the third country. It demonstrates how the defence production of a country may hurt its ally because the latter country's terms of trade can be deteriorated. Whether or not a smaller ally spends less on defence is analyzed. Also analyzed is the effects of the reactions of the enemy country on the trade between the two allies and their welfare.     

Determinants of military expenditure and the role of globalisation in a cross-country analysis

Abstract

Anecdotal evidence offers conflicting views on the impact of globalisation on military expenditure. We contribute to the existing literature by investigating the effect of globalisation on military expenditure in 82 countries for the period, 1989–2012. After introducing economic and strategic variables into the model, we utilise the dynamic panel generalised method of moments system to estimate the relationship in the variables. The empirical findings reveal that globalisation reduces both military burden and real military expenditure. The findings are consistent, irrespective of the globalisation indicator adopted. The policy implications of the results are explained.     

激光PIV流场显示与测量系统

利用课题组自行设计研制的一套粒子图像测速(PIV)系统对高速水洞中流场进行了测试研究.测试系统中,光源使用Nd:YAG调Q双激光器,其波长532 nm,脉冲时间8 ns,脉冲能量100 mJ;示踪粒子则采用直径200 μm的镀银聚苯乙烯微球.无模型空流场测试结果表明,该系统对无模型空流场的测试误差小于1.3％;而通过圆球模型绕流流场测试结果与其理论值的对比发现,大部分测试流场区域的测试误差小于2％.     

石英晶体测试实验中干扰的消除

Ｙ－切石英晶体的各向异性物理特性,使它在正碰撞或平面冲击波作用条件下能产生压剪波的传播,为实现对材料的压剪加载实验研究提供了条件。由于石英晶体的压电效应,国外采用了ＶＩＳＡＲ技术进行测试。在我们的工作中,首次尝试用锰铜压阻法和电磁质速测量法进行测试。压电效应造成了明显的干扰,妨碍信号的获取。实验中用磁控溅射方法将石英晶体表面镀银层约１μｍ,达到了中和极化电荷、屏蔽极化电场的目的,比较成功地消除了压电干扰,获得了有效的测试信号。     

坦克排气流场三维数值计算研究

应用FLUENT软件对某型号坦克排气管三维流场进行了CFD分析,采用标准k-ε湍流模型,应用SIMPLE算法对排气流场进行了数值计算,并将计算结果与测试结果进行对比。研究结果表明,排气出口计算值与测试值的相对误差小于7%,所使用的数值计算方法可用于排气流场的数值计算及分析,基本满足工程设计的需要。     

基于ANP的多目标网络目标重要度评估方法

摘　要：目标重要度分析是军事计划人员开发作战计划方案的前提和基础,是形成作战行动的基本依据。针对多目标网络中重心的抽象性及不易打击的特点,分析影响重心的关键要素及其依赖关系,提出了基于改进网络分析法的多目标网络重心模型,利用该模型分析目标相对于重心的重要度。研究了该模型涉及的两个关键技术,即改进判断矩阵以提高决策的速度和克服决策的主观性,利用协调理论确定要素之间的依赖关系。以分析某地区多目标网络的过程为例,验证了该模型的有效性和合理性。     

一种基于TOA测量的位置信息场定位算法

针对传统的仅测脉冲到达时间(TOA)定位方法不能适应复杂体制雷达信号的问题,提出了一种新的基于TOA测量的位置信息场定位算法。首先由主站自提取辐射源的脉冲样本图,副站利用主站自提取的脉冲样本图匹配分选出该站接收的辐射源脉冲列,并将其对应的TOA数据传回主站,而后由主站基于各站的TOA测量构造目标位置信息场函数,通过网格搜索法实现对辐射源位置的估计。仿真结果验证了该方法的有效性。     

量子环流理论研究富勒烯分子的磁学性质

在原子轨道线性组合方法中引进规范变换,推导出在外加恒定磁场下分子中的电子环流表达式,应用该理论导出了分子磁化率的一般公式,并对Ｃ６０和Ｃ７０分子中π电子的磁化率进行了计算。     

载有时变电流细螺绕环的涡旋电场

根据涡旋电场叠加原理,计算了载有时变电流细螺绕环激发的涡旋电场的场强,其结果与文献[4]的有关结果完全一致,从而进一步验证了涡旋电场叠加原理的正确性。在此基础上,经过分析得出了载有时变电流细螺绕环涡旋电场的分布情况。