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Aberdeen adds funds to ASX's mFund service
04 September 2014 — 1 minute read
Five of Aberdeen Asset Management's funds are now available via the ASX's mFund settlement service, the firm has announced.
Aberdeen Asset Management managing director Brett Jollie said mFund will contribute to helping investors achieve greater diversification of their self-directed investments.
"Our efforts to promote Aberdeen's funds into this new market segment will assist in meeting this demand for ongoing investor education," Mr Jollie said.
Aberdeen Asset Management said the mFund service will "complement" its existing strategy which relies on advisers and platforms to distribute more than 20 funds to Australian investors.
"The Aberdeen funds offered on the new service cover a range of asset classes – emerging market equities, Asian equities, global equities (including a hedged option) and diversified fixed income," a statement from Aberdeen Asset Management said.
ASX head of customer and business development Ian Irvine said the mFund settlement service provides an opportunity for investors to access a broader range of investment assets in a familiar way.
"This can assist in achieving greater diversification, which in turn can help to manage portfolio risk," Mr Irvine said.
As of 30 June 2014, Aberdeen Australia has a total of $17 billion in assets under management, while the Aberdeen Group, which has offices in 25 countries, has over $584 billion in assets under management.
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Arguably the most famous American Indian in history, Sitting Bull was a major military, spiritual and political leader of the Sioux people during the 1800s. His name translates as "a large bull buffalo at rest." A Hunkpapa Sioux, he was born at a site along the Grand River in Dakota country. As a child he was called "Slow" and sought at an early age to rise above the nickname. At ten he killed his first buffalo and at fourteen counted his first coup on an enemy and received his adult name.
By 1856 he was the leader of the Strong Heart Warrior society. Sitting Bull's enemies held his name in such awe that his followers could intimidate them by just shouting "we are Sitting Bull's boys." He grew to be not only a great warrior, but also a holy man of his people following the traditional ways of life and refusing to abide by the territorial provisions of the Ft. Laramie Treaty signed by Red Cloud in 1868.
When George Armstrong Custer invaded the sacred Black Hills in 1874 Sitting Bull played a key role in gathering Lakota and Cheyenne warriors to defend their land. When the U.S. government ordered all hunting bands to report to U.S. Government agencies attached to reservations, the line was drawn.
By June of 1876 a village of between twelve and fifteen thousand Plains Indians had assembled along the Little Bighorn River. A Sun Dance Ceremony was held and Sitting Bull performed the dance for thirty-six straight hours. At the end of the dance Sitting Bull told his people of his vision of seeing U.S. Army troops being defeated. On June 17th warriors under Sitting Bull engaged the forces of General George Crook in the Battle of the Rosebud and sent the U.S. troops into retreat.
On June 25th General George Custer attacked the native warriors on their home ground and twenty minutes later the battle was over. Custer and his entire force of 225 men were destroyed. Sitting Bull said of the battle, "Let no man say that this was a massacre. They came to kill us and killed themselves."
After the battle, Sitting Bull and his followers fled to Canada where they stayed for four years. But at the end of the four years they finally gave up. When Sitting Bull and his band surrendered in 1881 at Ft. Buford, North Dakota , his once vast following now contained 44 men and 143 women and children. Sitting Bull was held a prisoner until 1883 when he was allowed to settle on the Standing Rock Reservation. He joined Buffalo Bill Cody's Wild West Show in 1885 and 1886 and then returned to the Reservation. He continued to oppose the selling of Indian land. Although he adopted the farming lifestyle and sent his children to reservation schools, Sitting Bull maintained that he "would rather die an Indian than live a white man."
In the late 1880s many Sioux began practicing the Ghost Dance religion that claimed to be able to restore the Native American way of life. Sitting Bull supported the movement and in 1890, agents of the Office of Indian Affairs tried to arrest him. Accounts vary, but it appears that government-paid Indian police officers came to serve him with a warrant. Officer Bullhead shot Sitting Bull in the thigh when Sitting Bull protested and then Sergeant Red Tomahawk shot him in the head. Following the assassination a riot erupted and six policemen and eight of Sitting Bull's followers, including his son Crow Foot, were killed.

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Edinburgh hospitals 'unlawfully' discharged vulnerable patients to care homes during Covid pandemic
By robert dicosta On Dec 2, 2022
Nearly a third of Edinburgh patients discharged to care homes at the height of the pandemic were moved unlawfully, according to a new report.
By Joseph Anderson
The Scottish Government has been accused of putting "vulnerable people in harm's way" by opposition politicians, after it emerged 31 per cent of incapacitated patients discharged to care homes in the Scottish capital during the first six months of the pandemic were done so against legislation.
Out of 268 cases examined by Edinburgh City Council, 83 were found to fall outwith the Adults With Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000, other legislation, European Court of Human Rights legislation, or the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
The investigation uncovered "unlawful practices" by NHS and council staff, which it said arose "primarily as a consequence of the intense pressure on staff and resources brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic".
A staff member speaks with a resident at a care home
Scottish Labour health spokesperson Jackie Baillie said: "This is a shocking revelation which shows that Scotland's most vulnerable people were failed in their time of need. We know that patient discharge from hospitals to care homes fanned the flames of the pandemic.
"That over 30 per cent of discharges concerning adults with incapacity in Edinburgh were unlawful is simply outrageous. These vulnerable people were put directly in harms way and their human rights were disregarded.
"We all know the fatal role that SNP Government guidance played in this tragic situation. It's time that the lessons of the pandemic were learned and those responsible were held to account."
A Scottish Government spokesperson said: "Our priority throughout has been to save lives and we have sought to take the best decisions, based on the best scientific and clinical evidence that we have had at any given time, to keep people living and working in our care homes as safe as possible.
"Decisions for individual discharges of patients are a clinical decision, and have never been made by ministers. These decisions are made by health and social care professionals, alongside the patient and their family.
"There are a range of factors that health and social care professionals will consider for patients transferring to care homes, including the patient's clinical readiness for discharge and the best setting for meeting the patient's needs."
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De Meestraat is een straat in Brugge.

Beschrijving
Mee of mede is een plant die in haar wortels een kleurstof bevat die werd gebruikt om laken een kleur te geven. De gestampte wortel heette meekrap. Er werd een Medehalle opgericht, waar de stoffen gekleurd werden.

Die Medehalle stond aan de Steenhouwersdijk, pal tegenover de brug en de straat die ernaar genoemd werd. De straat liep verder langs de Medehalle tot in de Braambergstraat.

De Meestraat loopt van de Hoogstraat naar de Braambergstraat en is in twee delen onderverdeeld door de vijftiende-eeuwse Meebrug.

In de 19e eeuw werd de naam van de Meestraat, alsook die van de Meebrug, verkeerdelijk vertaald in Rue de l'Hydromel en Pont de l'Hydromel. Er werd verkeerd verondersteld dat "me(d)e" hier in de betekenis van "honingdrank" gebruikt was.

Belangrijk bewoner
 Antoon van Schoonhoven

Literatuur
 Albert SCHOUTEET, De straten van Brugge. Oorsprong en betekenis, Brugge, 1977, ISBN 9789062675036.
 Frans DEBRABANDERE, Brugse plaatsnamen, Meestraat, in: Brugge die Scone, 2010.
 Chris WEYMEIS, Brugge  van Academistraat tot Zwijnstraat, Deel 4, L - O, Brugge, 2017, ISBN 978 90 76297 682.

Straat in Brugge

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1. First six stages of raising. The middle picture shows heating the metal to anneal it, a process which was done between each of the six stages.
2. Next stage, taking it beyond 90°from flat.
3. After another annealing, going even further.
4. After annealing again, using a snaky stake to close it up even more.
5. Using this cone-shaped hardwood cavity and the hydraulic press to push out the chin.
6. Heavy planishing on the chin area formed in the previous step.
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13. Using the snaky stake shown a few steps back, but facing up instead of down, to form the flat area of the bottom.
14. Using the stake shown at the top to planish the top area.
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Frederick Augustus Abel, , (Londres  – Londres ) est un chimiste britannique.

Biographie

Fils du pianiste allemand Johann Leopold Abel, il étudie la chimie à la Royal Polytechnic Institution et, en 1845, est l'un des 26 étudiants d'A. W. von Hofmann au Royal College of Chemistry. En 1852 il prit la succession de Michael Faraday comme maître de conférences de chimie à l'Académie royale militaire de Woolwich.

De 1854 à 1888, Abel exerce comme chimiste des explosifs au Chemical Establishment du Royal Arsenal à Woolwich, et devient l'expert national en ce domaine. Trois ans plus tard, il est nommé chimiste au Département de la Guerre comme expert chimiste auprès du gouvernement, poste qu'il détient jusqu'en 1888.

Il étudie avec Sir Andrew Noble, les explosifs et trouve le traitement qui permet de rendre stables les nitrocellulose. On lui doit le principe de la détermination des points d'éclair, ainsi qu'un appareil pour cette détermination. Il est l'auteur de Gun cotton, 1866, The Modern History of gun-powder 1866.

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Handbook of Chemistry (avec C. L. Bloxam)The Modern History of Gunpowder (1866)Gun-cotton (1866)On Explosive Agents (1872)Researches in Explosives (1875)
 Electricity applied to Explosive Purposes'' (1898)

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Chimiste britannique
Knight Bachelor
Chevalier grand-croix de l'ordre royal de Victoria
Chevalier commandeur de l'ordre du Bain
Membre de la Royal Society
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Lauréat de la médaille royale
Contributeur de l'Encyclopædia Britannica
Naissance à Londres
Naissance en juillet 1827
Personnalité britannique née d'un parent allemand
Décès à Londres
Décès en septembre 1902
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 PMR – acronimo per Professional Mobile Radio o Private Mobile Radio, un sistema di comunicazione con l'uso di ricetrasmettitori per utilizzi professionali, tipicamente civili.
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Getting nostalgic about his memories on the show, Shark Mark Cuban said, "For me, it is not only the deals but also spending time with fellow Sharks that make for the best moments. We are like family, we drive each other crazy by doing silly stuff, and we have certain rituals, some toasts that we do that make it special."
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Home Featured Release Exclusive Interview with Filipino-American Trance DJ & Producer Parnassvs
Exclusive Interview with Filipino-American Trance DJ & Producer Parnassvs
We had the pleasure to chat with Filipino-American Trance DJ & Producer Parnassvs to talk about where he's from, new releases, upcoming releases, and much more!
'Parnassvs' is a very unique and interesting name. Tell us what that name means and how you came up with it?
It's always a hot topic my name! Actually, it comes from a street in San Francisco where my family lived for two years: Parnassus Street. It's near Haight-Ashbury where a lot of record shops, vintage stores, and mom and pop restaurants are located— also one of the hotspots of counterculture back in the 60's happened. The place is very special to me because it represents discovery, openness, and artistic freedom, tenets that I believe in very much.
We just love your latest single, 'TITANS OF LEMURIA'' on Serendipity Muzik! What was it like working alongside DIM3NSION on this release?
Man, DIM3NSION is pretty awesome when it comes to his musical style. I've been a fan ever since actually— both his tracks, Santa Monica and Santa Cruz are definitely massive hits. In terms of the collaboration, I wanted him to have as much musical freedom and put his own spin towards the track. The finished product definitely has the musical soul & impact of DIM3NSION'S style.
Covid19 has really impacted the world as we know it and we doubt things will ever be the same. How has the pandemic affected you as a producer and a performing artist? Would you say it has given you the opportunity to focus on production and getting new music out there?
It's been hard especially out here in Manila where I'm living. The whole industry pretty much slammed the emergency brakes on everything. Not gonna lie, it's been very challenging trying to keep afloat as an artist On the flip side, it definitely gave me a ton of time to reassess and re focus my effort towards production as well music career. The focus definitely paid off. I've been able to do a primer on music production and bolster my knowledge.
Please tease us with some information on any upcoming projects you are currently working on or have planned? What do you have lined up for your fans for the rest of 2020?
On the music side, I'm working on my 10th track with 8 of them already signed to different labels. Project wise, my trance collective, Gigas Lux, has partnered up with Heineken for an event series called "Our Nights, Our Lights" for a one-of-a-kind show slated for late this year or early next year. Stay tuned!
What was it like being Featured on A State of Trance 969 with Armin Van Buuren and how did you find out?
When I started producing, I thought if I get on ASOT, that's it, you're good to go. It was pretty surreal when I found out actually. But once I found out, instead of this big hurrah, two things I realized: (1) this is exactly where I needed to be in terms of progress and (2) more work is ahead. Super glad Armin and Ferry featured it though and super thankful for the opportunity!
What gig or festival have you performed at that you would describe as your most memorable and why?
Probably my first festival I performed at. I was invited to open for this festival in San Diego called Sun God back in 2012. Memorable because I drank way too much that night and I accidentally erased my whole setlist minutes before going on stage. And I was closing for Adrian Lux and Porter Robinson as the only following trance act. That whole time I basically improved my way throughout the set. Good times.
How do you get a track started? Would you mind telling us a bit about your production process. How long does it take you to complete a track on average and do you ever get writer's / producer's block?
On average it takes me about two days to complete a track with an extra day to fine tune in. If I'm really inspired a day, tops. And if writer's block starts to set in, I give myself about two days to reset my ears. Before I start any track, I make sure I have a concept or a reference track that inspires me. The purpose for this is to create a template similar to the progression of the reference track—a roadmap if you will. From there, I start conceptualizing the main melody. Usually once a melody's been established, parts of the track start coming at you such as the basslines, chords, percussive elements etc.
How did you get into Trance music? Describe your desire for this genre and what influenced you to produce this kind of music?
I was 13 when I got into trance music. Mostly because my cousins were ravers in California. At that time all electronic dance music from house to drum and bass was called "techno". Trance music has its allure because of how it plays with energy—its push & pull with hard bass lines to really long epic and huge atmospheric breakdowns where one can feel a variety of emotions. A lot of dance music is associated with "happy" feelings while trance music goes beyond and tends to "uplift" you.
Would you mind sharing any words of wisdom or advice with all up-coming producers and artists that are trying to break into the mainstream EDM scene today? What was the best piece of advice you've ever received?
Don't be in a hurry but at the same time, don't do a shot-gun blast attempt at doing everything. Be prepared to make sacrifices. Nowadays a lot of DJs play it safe and simply play everything with the hope of landing a festival or a club. If you ask me, that's what a million other Djs are thinking. A-Trak, DJ AM, got to where they were at because they were good at open format and scratching. BT, Ferry Corsten, Armin Van Buuren stuck with being trance producers because their identity has always been trance and people respect them for it. Another thing is people and other DJs will put you down. Period. The only thing you can do is just smile and work harder than them. Stay away from showing off and let your work speak for itself. Don't let your ego consume you because the bigger the ego, the harder they fall.
This is a question we love asking. Please tell us something about you that your fans don't know. Surprise us
I was in law for a bit until I dedicated my time fully to becoming a producer/DJ. Any regrets? None. But I'm not writing off going back to law in the future. It's all about timing I guess.
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Michael Jackson - Gone Too Soon - Lyrics Meaning
Released in the UK only, "Gone Too Soon" was the ninth single from Jackson's album "Dangerous." It was written by Larry Grossman and Buz Kohan, and got as far as #33 on the UK Singles Chart in 1993.
Jackson dedicated the song to AIDS victim Ryan White, whom he befriended prior to White's death in 1990 at the age of 18. White, a haemophiliac, was infected with the HIV virus through a contaminated blood treatment when he was younger. At the age of 13, he was diagnosed with AIDS and given six months to live.
At the time, AIDS was not well understood and White's school expelled him, fearing that he would pose a health risk to other students. With an outcry from parents and teachers who fought his return to school, White ultimately had to take legal action against the school system. The resulting media coverage turned White into a national poster child for HIV/AIDS awareness and research in the United States. Sadly, White died just weeks before he would have completed high school.
Jackson performed "Gone Too Soon" on January 20, 1993, at former President Bill Clinton's first Inauguration Ball. During his performance, he spoke to the importance of funding research to develop a cure for AIDS.
With Jackson's untimely death at the age of 50 on June 25, 2009, this song - sadly - became a tribute to Jackson himself. Usher performed the song at Jackson's memorial service on July 7th, 2009.
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My British Museum 2019 Diary proclaims the vernal equinox arrived on March 20 this year, with a cryptic little note: "Spring begins." At Skelhp, we already knew.
In fact, I think spring began on Sunday, March 10, when we descended artfully on the deer-fenced garden with pruning clippers to shape some apple and cherry trees.
Long ago, a biologist friend of mine told me to prune my fruit trees with the shape of a tea cup in mind. The idea is to leave a circular rim of outer branches with a hollow core so the sun's rays can reach the inside of the foliage.
As I clipped, the sun was shining, and the grey gloom of February was rapidly being replaced with drier air and some familiar buzzes, croaks and tweets.
We first noticed the yellow-faced bumble bees. They were crawling over the heather in the rhododendron garden, and swarmed around the barbecue when outdoor cooking replaced grilling and baking inside.
No one has been stung yet. The bees aren't aggressive, but they are interested in barbecuing wild sockeye steaks and Lois Lake steelhead, "cooked to the fire," as they say in the western Arctic.
Next it was the evening chorus of bullfrogs, Pacific tree frogs and western toads. Their jug-o-rums, kree-eeks, and peeps are all audible now after dark. All you have to do is open the front door and go out on the porch. On quiet nights, you can just hear them inside the house. They're definitely the welcoming symphony of spring.
On March 24, right on time, our Mexican neighbours arrived just as the arbutus trees slowly began to bloom. Down the beach in the prophetically named Hummingbird Cove, the first settlers in this part of the world in the early 1900s noted the arrival (and all subsequent re-arrivals) of the first rufous hummingbird on March 14.
After flying over 6,000 kilometres from southern Mexico to Skelhp, in a few short months, it apparently takes them an extra 10 days to reach our garden, some two kilometres west of Hummingbird Cove. Many quickly make their tiny nests and lay their eggs so the fledglings are able to fly down to Mexico at summer's end.
Picture lying in bed on Saturday morning and suddenly becoming aware of "whump, whump, whump" somewhere outside against the house.
We have an outdoor shower and, predictably, right after the hummers arrive to nest, the robins begin their routine of trying to nest inside our house. One year, a poor bird smashed repeatedly into the door's window while we were away and we found it covered in its own blood, dead on the shower deck.
This year, I sprang into action with tape and the Sports section of the Globe and Mail. Three sheets of paper covered the entire window and almost immediately the whumping stopped. I'm standing by with the Business section just in case the robin chooses another window.
A new phenomenon noticed this spring was a nightly cat-like cry. It's stopped now but was audible from mid-March, when I heard it walking home from a neighbourly dinner. At first, my senses sharpened because it reminded me somewhat of a cougar's cry. But it was too low and seemed to be coming from up in a spruce tree.
I puzzled over the source of the cry and luckily received a call from my pal Elmer the next day. He grew up Metis in the bush in northern Alberta, and has a diagnostic understanding of bird and animal lore. When we talk of my newfound enthusiasm for country living, he's always willing to ground my enthusiasms in what he terms traditional science.
It seems my spring semester is well underway.


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Trump Anxiety an Issue in South Korean Presidential Election
May 04, 2017 7:00 AM update May 04, 2017 8:43 AM
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U.S. President Donald Trump could be a key factor in next week's South Korean presidential election on May 9.
Trump has alienated many in South Korea with his recent demand that the Seoul government pay $1 billion for the U.S. Terminal High Altitude Defense (THAAD) anti-missile defense system being deployed on the Korean Peninsula, his criticism of the U.S.-South Korea free trade agreement, and even his praise for North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, as well as for expressing a willingness to meet Kim without first consulting his key military allies in Asia.
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The human rights lawyer supports the U.S. alliance. But he argues that U.S. policies emphasizing military pressure and sanctions alone will not resolve the North Korean nuclear threat.
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Moon wants to ease tensions through dialogue and engagement and has said he would consider reopening the jointly run Kaesong Industrial Complex in North Korea, which was closed following Pyongyang's fourth nuclear test in 2016.
He also called for delaying the THAAD anti-missile battery currently being deployed in the southeastern region of the country, until the next president takes office.
Moon's reluctance on this issue had run counter to increasing South Korean support for THAAD in the face of continued North Korean ballistic missile tests. But his supporters credit him for standing up for local opponents concerned about possible public health effects from the weapon system's powerful radar, and for wanting first to study the security benefits of THAAD, versus the risk of further provoking North Korea and alienating China, which has reportedly retaliated by limiting tourism and some imports.
"Our party thinks (THAAD) must be renegotiated to adjust any cost sharing expenses, as it was done by the previous government," said Song Jung-Bin, a Moon supporter with the Democratic Party Of Korea.
After President Trump's $1 billion THAAD demand, Moon's lead in the polls increased.
Liberal rival
Liberal rival Ahn Cheol-soo, the People's Party candidate, supported more pro-U.S. positions on THAAD and boosting defense spending, while at the same time also advocating dialogue and intense diplomacy to peacefully resolve the longstanding division at the heart of this crisis.
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But Ahn's rating in the last poll fell to only 19 percent. Even though he sharply opposed Trump's $1 billion demand, some critics say his vague move to the center was not enough to attract enough either conservatives or liberals.
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The conservatives, lead by Liberty Korea Party candidate Hong Joon-pyo, have struggled to regain public trust in the wake of the impeachment of ex-President Park Guen-hye over an alleged corruption scandal, that precipitated this early presidential election.
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Hong's supporters say their candidate's hardline support for THAAD, and for deploying tactical nuclear weapons in South Korea, will win support from a pro-national security silent majority overlooked by the liberal media.
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"I am heartbroken over the U.S. because of [Trump's] recent comments," said Hwang Eung-Joo with the Patriotic Camp that was originally set up to protest Park's impeachment.
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text:
\section{Introduction}

\label{Sec I}

The nonspreading solution of the Schr\"{o}dinger equation in the form of the
Airy function was found by Berry and Balazs in the context of quantum
mechanics in 1979 \cite{Berry-Balaz-1979AJP}. This solution follows a curved
parabolic trajectory, similar to a projectile moving under the action of
gravity. The prediction has been realized experimentally in the form of
Airy-shaped electron beams \cite{Arie}. Following the commonly known
principle that the propagation of classical optical beams in linear media
and the dynamics of a quantum particle are governed by essentially the same
Schr\"{o}dinger equation, nonspreading/nondiffracting packets, including
Airy waves, have been investigated in detail in linear optics \cit
{Efremidis-2019-optica} and plasmonics \cite{plasmon}. Bessel beams are also
commonly known examples of diffraction-free waves, and were predicted and
experimentally demonstrated by Durnin {et al}. in 1987 \cit
{Durnin-josaa-1987,Durnin-PRL1987}. Other classes of nondiffracting wave
modes, including Mathieu and parabolic beams, have also been investigated
\cite{Gutierrez-ol-2000,Bandres-ol-2000}; see, also,  review \cite{review}.

Airy beams have been created in optics by dint of inputs with properly
shaped intensity and phase \cite{Siviloglou-2007-PRL,Siviloglou-2007-OL}.
Those works demonstrated, in particular, self-healing of perturbed
beams. Cylindrically symmetric ring-Airy beams are able to abruptly
autofocus in the linear regime, thus delivering high-energy pulses into
transparent samples, as predicted theoretically \cite{Abruptly autofocus1}
and demonstrated experimentally \cite{Abruptly autofocus2,Abruptly
autofocus3}. By engineering the phase profile in the Fourier space, classes
of abruptly autofocusing Airy beams that follow different trajectories have also been
proposed \cite{Abruptly autofocus4,Abruptly autofocus5}. Propagation
dynamics of ring-Airy beams with embedded optical vorticity (angular
momentum) have also been investigated theoretically and experimentally \cit
{ProRAB1,ProRAB2,ProRAB3}. Applications of Airy beams range from optical\mbox{
filamentation \cite{Filamentation1,Filamentation2,Filamentation3}}, imaging
\cite{Imaging1,Imaging2,Imaging3}, transportation and manipulation of
particles \cite{Particle Manipulation1,Particle Manipulation2,Particle
Manipulation3}, and to driving surface plasmon polaritons \cite{SPP1,SPP2,SPP3}.

The propagation of self-interacting high-power Airy beams has been studied
in the framework of Schr\"{o}dinger equations with various nonlinearities.
Accelerating self-trapped beams were thus predicted in Kerr, saturable,
and nonlocal nonlinear media \cite{Kaminer-PRL-2011,OE-19-23706}. For strong
Kerr nonlinearity, soliton shedding by Airy beams was analyzed in  \cit
{OE-19-17298}. The latter phenomenon was also predicted in nonlocal
nonlinear media \cite{SciRep-5-9814}. Trajectories of Airy beams and pulses
have been studied experimentally in nonlinear photorefractive and Kerr media
\cite{OL-37-3201,OL-38-380}. Comparison of self-accelerating linear Airy
beams and solitons, which may feature similar dynamics in specific
two-component systems, was presented in a recent review \cite{EPL}.

The propagation of two-component Airy waves in second-harmonic-generating
media with quadratic nonlinearities was observed in \cit
{Segev-Arie}. In this setting, it was further predicted that linear Airy
beams launched in the one- or two-dimensional (1D or 2D) second-harmonic
component generate sets of solitons through parametric instability\mbox{ \cit
{Thaw1,Thaw2}}. An extension of the analysis was also developed for 1D and 2D
three-wave systems \cite{Thaw3,Thaw4}.

A non-Hermitian parity--time symmetric potential can modify the trajectory of
an Airy beam without affecting its ability for diffraction-free
propagation \cite{AnnPhy-1700307}. Specifically, Airy beams in a parity--time
symmetric Gaussian potential feature diffraction-free propagation over long
parabolic trajectories \cite{OC-410-717}.

Kinetic equations with partial fractional derivatives have been used to describe anomalous diffusion and relaxation phenomena,
including Hamiltonian chaos, disordered media, underground water pollution,
reactions in complex systems, and fractional diffusion in inhomogeneous media \cite{New1,New2,New3}.
The concept of fractional derivatives also appears in diverse areas of physical phenomenology,
such as the quantum Hall effect and the fractional Josephson effect \cite{New4,New5}.
Further, the fractional Schr\"{o}dinger equation (FSE) generalizes the classical Schr\"{o}dinger equation,
which is a canonical model for various physical phenomena, such as nonlinear optics,
hydrodynamics, and the Bose--Einstein condensates \cite{New6,New7,New8}.

Another vast research area in optics and related areas deals with the FSE.
It was introduced by Laskin \cite{FSE1,FSE2,FSE3}, who considered, by means
of the Feynman-integral technique, the evolution of the wave function of
quantum particles moving by L\'{e}vy flights (random jumps). The
aforementioned similarity between the quantum--mechanical linear Schr\"{o
dinger equation and the equation for the paraxial diffraction of light beams
suggests schemes for the realization of FSE\ in optics, as first proposed by
Longhi \cite{FSE4}. That work elaborated a scheme based on the so-called
\textit{f} configuration in an optical cavity. The beam is transformed by a
lens from the coordinate space into the Fourier domain, in which a phase-shift emulating the fractional diffraction is introduced by means of an
appropriate phase plate. Then, the second lens casts the optical field back
into the spatial form, which carries the phase structure corresponding to
the fractional diffraction. Experimentally, this scheme was recently
realized in the temporal domain \cite{Shilong}.

The propagation of beams with various shapes under the action of
fractional paraxial diffraction has been addressed in the framework of FSE. In
particular, Airy beams have been studied in this context \cit
{FSE5,FSE6,FSE7,FSE8,FSE9}. Furthermore, the self-interaction and
propagation dynamics of Airy beams have been investigated in the framework
of the fractional nonlinear Schr\"{o}dinger equation (NLSE), which adds the
Kerr term to the optical FSE \cite{FNLSE1,FNLSE2}; see, also, review \cit
{review2}.

The above-mentioned possibility to implement fractional diffraction
implies that it is possible to build a system with an array of 4\textit{f}
setups with different parameters. This option, in turn, suggests one to
consider an FSE including a management scheme \cite{management}
that makes the effective diffraction coefficient a function of the
propagation distance, $z$. Moreover, the fact that the diffraction-emulating
phase shifts are introduced by the phase plates inserted into the optical
cavities makes it possible to emulate not only positive but also negative diffraction. The latter possibility allows one to define
management patterns in the form of periodic alternation of  artificial
diffraction between positive and negative strengths; see Equation (\ref{d(z)})
below. Such diffraction management schemes are akin to ones that have been
previously realized for normal (non-fractional) diffraction by  beam
propagation in waveguiding arrays with periodically varying orientation
of the guiding cores \cite{Silberberg}.

The subject of the present work is the dynamics of axially symmetric
ring-Airy beams governed by the 2D fractional NLSE with the aforementioned
z $-dependent local diffraction and/or nonlinearity coefficients. The paper
is organized as follows. The model is introduced in Section \ref{Sec II}, which
is followed by a detailed analysis of the dynamics of ring-Airy beams
in Section \ref{Sec III}. In particular, it is found that a saturable
self-focusing nonlinearity does not break the axial symmetry of the
ring-shaped beams through azimuthal instability. This is an essential
result, as similarly shaped modes are often vulnerable to that instability
\cite{Skryabin,AIP}. The paper is concluded in Section \ref{Sec IV}.

A more sophisticated management scheme may apply to the fractionality degree
(i.e., the L\'{e}vy index (LI)) in linear or nonlinear FSE, making LI a function of $z$; cf.  \cite{LImanagement}. Such a scheme
will be considered elsewhere.

\section{The Model}

\label{Sec II}

As outlined above, we consider beam propagation along the $z$-axis in a
2D nonlinear isotropic medium with saturable nonlinear correction to the
refractive index, which can be described by the fractional NLSE:
\begin{equation}
i\frac{\partial A}{\partial z}=\left[ \frac{1}{2k_{0}n_{0}}d\left( z\right)
\left( -\nabla _{\perp }^{2}\right) ^{\alpha /2}-k_{0}n_{\text{NL}}\right] A,
\label{FNLSE}
\end{equation
where $A(x,y,z)$ is the amplitude of the optical field, and $k_{0}=2\pi
n_{0}/\lambda $ is the wavenumber corresponding to carrier wavelength
\lambda $ and linear refractive index $n_{0}$. The fractional-diffraction
operator in Equation (\ref{FNLSE}), with LI, $\alpha $, belonging to interval
1\leq \alpha \leq 2$ and variable diffraction coefficient $d(z)$, is defined
as the 2D version of the Riesz derivative \cite{book,Zhang-CMA-2257}
\begin{equation}
\left( -\nabla _{\perp }^{2}\right) ^{\alpha /2}A\left( x,y\right) =\mathcal
F}^{-1}\left[ \left( k_{x}^{2}+k_{y}^{2}\right) ^{\alpha /2}\mathcal{F}A(x,y
\right] ,  \label{operator}
\end{equation
where $\mathcal{F}$ and $\mathcal{F}^{-1}$ are
2D operators of the direct and inverse Fourier transform, and $k_{x,y}$ are
wavenumbers conjugate to transverse coordinates $\left( x,y\right) $. The
nonlinear correction to the refractive index is represented by the term
\begin{equation}
n_{\text{NL}}=n_{2}\left\vert A\right\vert ^{2}/(1+s\left\vert A\right\vert
^{2}),  \label{nNL}
\end{equation
which features saturation with strength $s>0$. The saturable nonlinearity is
well-known to occur, in particular, in semiconductor-doped glasses and
photorefractive media \cite{Sat-r1,Sat-r2}. The saturation in this model is
a crucially important factor because, as is well-known, cubic
(unsaturated) self-focusing in the 2D fractional NLSE leads to supercritical collapse at all values $\alpha <2$ \cite{review2} (and to the
usual critical collapse in the case of non-fractional diffraction, $\alpha
=2 $); hence, the solitons are unstable in the absence of the saturation.
Note that, in the absence of the saturation and management ($s=0$, $d(z)
\mathrm{const}$), the collapse is driven by the symmetry (invariance) of Equation
(\ref{FNLSE}) with respect to the scaling transform
\begin{equation}
z=z_{0}\tilde{z},\left( x,y\right) =x_{0}\left( \tilde{x},\tilde{y}\right)
,A=A_{0}\tilde{A},z_{0}=x_{0}^{\alpha }=A_{0}^{-2}.  \label{scaling}
\end{equation
The saturation stabilizes the model against collapse by breaking the
scaling~symmetry.

Following the pattern of Equation (\ref{scaling}) but in the presence of the
saturation and diffraction management, the variables in Equation (\ref{FNLSE}) can be
normalized by means of rescaling:
\begin{equation}
\psi \left( \xi ,\eta ,\zeta \right) =\sqrt{s}A\left( x,y,z\right) , \left(
\xi , \eta \right) =\left( x,y\right)/\rho_{0} , \zeta =z/L,  \label{psi}
\end{equation}
where $\rho _{0}$ is the characteristic width of the input beam, and
L=k_{0}n_{0}d_{0}^{-1}\rho _{0}^{\alpha }$ is the respective diffraction
(Rayleigh) length corresponding to a characteristic value $d_{0}$ of the
diffraction coefficient. The accordingly scaled form of Equation (\ref{FNLSE}) is

\begin{equation}
i\frac{\partial \psi }{\partial \zeta }-\frac{1}{2}D\left( \zeta \right)
\left( -\nabla _{\perp }^{2}\right) ^{\alpha /2}\psi +\frac{\sigma
_{0}\left\vert \psi \right\vert ^{2}\psi }{1+\left\vert \psi \right\vert ^{2
}=0,  \label{FNLSE1}
\end{equation
where $D\left( \zeta \right) \equiv d(z)/d_{0}$ is the normalized
diffraction-modulation coefficient, and
\begin{equation}
\sigma _{0}\equiv \frac{k_{0}^{2}n_{0}n_{2}\rho _{0}^{\alpha }}{sd_{0}}
\label{sigma0}
\end{equation
with positive or negative values corresponds, respectively, to the
self-focusing or defocusing nonlinearity.

In particular, it is relevant to consider the case of the periodic
management corresponding t
\begin{equation}
D(\zeta )=D_{0}\cos \left( \Omega \zeta \right)  \label{d(z)}
\end{equation
in Equation (\ref{FNLSE1}). As suggested by previous works on  dispersion and
diffraction management \cite{management}, a more general form of this format
may be taken as $D(\zeta )=\bar{D}+D_{0}\cos \left( \Omega \zeta \right) $,
including the path-average term, $\bar{D}$, which may be negative or
positive. Actually, simulations demonstrate that the latter term readily
becomes a dominant one in the ensuing evolution, making it similar to the standard model, with $D=\mathrm{const}$; therefore, here we
concentrate on the format (\ref{d(z)}), which produces most interesting
findings. By means of additional rescaling admitted by Equation (\ref{FNLSE1}),
we fix the modulation amplitude in Equation (\ref{d(z)}) as $D_{0}=1$.

To investigate the propagation characteristics of beams under the action
of different management formats, we also address decaying
diffraction-coefficient modulation
\begin{equation}
D\left( \zeta \right) =1/\zeta .  \label{1/zeta}
\end{equation
A similar modulation format has been considered in the case of  dispersion
management in nonlinear fiber optics \cite{Rome}.

Note that the substitution o
\begin{equation}
\mathcal{Z}(\zeta )=\int D(\zeta )d\zeta  \label{Zzeta}
\end{equation
transforms Equation (\ref{FNLSE1}) into a fractional NLSE with nonlinearity
management:
\begin{gather}
i\frac{\partial \psi }{\partial \mathcal{Z}}-\frac{1}{2}\left( -\nabla
_{\perp }^{2}\right) ^{\alpha /2}\psi +\frac{\sigma (\mathcal{Z})\left\vert
\psi \right\vert ^{2}\psi }{1+\left\vert \psi \right\vert ^{2}}=0,
\label{nonlin} \\
\sigma (\mathcal{Z})\equiv \frac{\sigma _{0}}{D(\zeta (\mathcal{Z}))},
\label{sigma}
\end{gather
where $\zeta (Z)$ is a function inverse to $Z(\zeta )$. In particular, it is
seen that the management is eliminated by substitution (\ref{Zzeta}) in the
linear version of Equation (\ref{FNLSE1}), with $\sigma _{0}=0$. The model with
nonlinearity management is considered below, too, neglecting the
saturation (dropping the denominator in the nonlinear term) in Equation (\re
{nonlin}). The aim is to check the possibility of stabilization of the 2D
solitons by means of nonlinearity management against the above-mentioned
supercritical collapse driven by the unsaturated nonlinearity. This
possibility is suggested by the previously discovered mechanism of the
stabilization of fundamental solitons (rather than Airy beams) by
nonlinearity management against the onset of the critical collapse in the
case of $\alpha =2$ (the usual non-fractional diffraction)\mbox{ \cit
{nonlin-management1,nonlin-management2,nonlin-management3,nonlin-management4}
.

As mentioned above, another version of the management, which is specific to
the fractional setting, can be introduced by periodic modulation of LI:
\alpha =\alpha (z)$. Unlike what is considered above, this form of the
management (that will be addressed elsewhere) cannot be eliminated from the
linearized equation.

\section{Numerical Results}

\label{Sec III}

\subsection{The Model with Diffraction Management}

In this section, we address the propagation of the ring-Airy beam governed
by Equation (\ref{FNLSE1}) with inpu
\begin{equation}
\psi \left( \xi ,\eta \right) =\Psi _{0}\text{Ai}\left( \frac{r_{0}-r}{w_{0}
\right) \exp \left[ a\left( \frac{r_{0}-r}{w_{0}}\right) \right] ,
\label{Input1}
\end{equation
where Ai is the Airy function, $\Psi _{0}$ is the input's amplitude, $r
\sqrt{\xi ^{2}+\eta ^{2}}$ is the radial coordinate, $r_{0}$ and $w_{0}$
determine the initial radius and width, respectively, of the ring-Airy beam, and $a>0$ is
the exponential truncation factor that is necessary to secure convergence of
the integral power
\begin{equation}
P=\int \int \left\vert \psi \left( \xi ,\eta \right) \right\vert ^{2}d\xi
d\eta ,  \label{P}
\end{equation
cf. \cite{Siviloglou-2007-OL}.

Characteristic results can be presented using input (\ref{Input1}) with
\begin{equation}
A_{0}=1,r_{0}=10,w_{0}=1,a=0.1.  \label{input}
\end{equation

They are displayed in Figures \ref{figure1} and \ref{figure2} for the
self-focusing and self-defocusing nonlinearity, respectively.

Figure \ref{figure1}(a1,b1,c1) present the propagation dynamics with
different values of the\ self-focusing nonlinearity strength $\sigma _{0}$
in Equation (\ref{nNL}) and a fixed value of the modulation frequency, $\Omega =2$
in Equation (\ref{d(z)}) (recall $D_{0}\equiv 1$ is fixed by rescaling). In Figure
\ref{figure1}(a1), the main lobe of the ring-Airy beam exhibits nearly
periodic oscillations in the presence of the weak nonlinearity. It is seen
in Figure \ref{figure1}(b1,c1) that the oscillations gradually extend
to side lobes of the beam\ as the strength $\sigma _{0}$ of the self-focusing
nonlinearity increases. The oscillation amplitude also gradually grows and
exhibits a trend towards chaotization with the increase of $\sigma _{0}$;
see Figure \ref{figure1}(a2,b2,c2). The respective power spectra of the
variable amplitude of the beam are displayed in Figure \ref{figure1
(a3,b3,c3). It is seen that the dominant spectral components, located at
k_{\zeta }=\pm 2$, are obviously determined by the aforementioned management
frequency ($\Omega =2$), while the apparent chaotization is produced, with
the growth of the nonlinearity strength, by the appearance of long-wave
spectral components around $k_{\zeta }=0$.

The results for the self-defocusing nonlinearity, which are displayed in
Figure \ref{figure2}, are generally similar. However, at stronger
nonlinearity, $\left\vert \sigma _{0}\right\vert =1$, the long-wave
component of the spectrum, which accounts for the chaotization, is, quite
naturally, broader (hence, more conspicuous) for the self-focusing sign; cf.
Figures \ref{figure1}(c3) and \ref{figure2}(c3).

\begin{figure}[tbp]
\centering\includegraphics[width=12cm]{figure1.eps}
\caption{The propagation dynamics of the ring-Airy beams under the combined
action of the self-focusing saturable nonlinearity, defined by Equation (\protect
\ref{nNL}) with values of $\protect\sigma _{0}$ indicated in the top panels,
and the periodic modulation of the diffraction coefficient, defined by Equation
\protect\ref{d(z)}) with $D_{0}=1$ and $\Omega =2$, in the framework of Equation
\protect\ref{FNLSE1}) with $\protect\alpha =1.5$. The propagation is
initiated by input (\protect\ref{Input1}) with parameters (\protect\re
{input}). (\textbf{a1},\textbf{b1},\textbf{c1}): Side views (i.e., the cross-section drawn through
\protect\eta =0$) of the propagating ring-Airy beams for different values of
nonlinearity parameter $\protect\sigma _{0}$ as indicated in the panels.
Panels (\textbf{a2},\textbf{b2},\textbf{c2}) show the amplitude of the optical field as the function of
the propagation distance. Panels (\textbf{a3},\textbf{b3},\textbf{c3}) present power spectra of the
amplitude from (\textbf{a2},\textbf{b2},\textbf{c2}): $k_{\protect\zeta }$ is the respective
wavenumber of the Fourier transform applied to the functions of $\protec
\zeta $.}
\label{figure1}
\end{figure}

Next, we address the propagation dynamics of the nonlinear beams under the
action of the decaying modulation format, defined as per Equation (\ref{1/zeta}).
Figure \ref{figure3}(a1,b1,c1) show that, in this case, the ring-Airy beams
naturally shrink, while their amplitude increases under the action of
self-focusing, following the decay of the diffraction strength. In the cases
of $\alpha =1.0$ and $\alpha =1.4$ (Figure \ref{figure3}(a2,b2)), the
increase in the amplitude is arrested and then it falls to a somewhat lower,
nearly constant value, which is conspicuously larger than the initial one,
due to the saturable character of the nonlinearity in Equation (\ref{nonlin}).
The situation is different in the case of $\alpha =1.6$, shown in Figure \re
{figure3}(c2), where the amplitude initially attains a higher value in the
course of the shrinkage, but then, due to a stronger effect of the
saturation, it falls back to a quasi-constant level, which is close to the
initial value.

In the case of the combination of the modulation format (\ref{1/zeta}) and
self-defocusing, corresponding to $\sigma _{0}=-1$ in Equation (\ref{FNLSE1}),
Figure \ref{figure4}(a1,b1,c1) show that the main lobe of the ring-Airy beams
tends to autofocus at a certain point, while the sidelobes do not
significantly shrink. In the cases of $\alpha =1.0$, relatively weak
autofocusing occurs at \mbox{$\zeta \approx 210$}, as seen in Figure \ref{figure4
(a1,a2). As the L\'{e}vy index increases, stronger autofocusing occurs
at shorter transmission distances in the cases of $\alpha =1.4$ and $\alpha
=1.6$ (\mbox{Figure \ref{figure3}(b1,c1)}, respectively).

\begin{figure}[tbp]
\centering\includegraphics[width=12cm]{figure2.eps}
\caption{The same as Figure \protect\ref{figure1} but for the case of
self-defocusing saturable nonlinearity defined by Equation (\protect\ref{FNLSE1
) with negative values $\protect\sigma _{0}$ indicated in the panels.(\textbf{a1},\textbf{b1},\textbf{c1}): Side views (i.e., the cross-section drawn through
\protect\eta =0$) of the propagating ring-Airy beams for different values of
nonlinearity parameter $\protect\sigma _{0}$ as indicated in the panels.
Panels (\textbf{a2},\textbf{b2},\textbf{c2}) show the amplitude of the optical field as the function of
the propagation distance. Panels (\textbf{a3},\textbf{b3},\textbf{c3}) present power spectra of the
amplitude from (\textbf{a2},\textbf{b2},\textbf{c2}): $k_{\protect\zeta }$ is the respective
wavenumber of the Fourier transform applied to the functions of $\protec
\zeta $.}
\label{figure2}
\end{figure}

\subsection{The Model with Nonlinearity Management}

Next, we consider the possibility of stabilization of ring-Airy beams by
means of nonlinearity management, modeled by the following fractional
NLSE:
\begin{equation}
i\frac{\partial \psi }{\partial \zeta }-\frac{1}{2}D(\zeta )\left( -\nabla
_{\perp }^{2}\right) ^{\alpha /2}\psi +\sigma \left( \zeta \right)
\left\vert \psi \right\vert ^{2}\psi =0,  \label{FNLSE2}
\end{equation
cf. Equation (\ref{nonlin}). Here, following \cit
{nonlin-management1,nonlin-management2,nonlin-management3,nonlin-management4
, the spatially periodic management format is considered, with wavenumber $k
, \textit{viz}.:

\begin{equation}
\sigma (\zeta )=\sigma _{0}-\sigma _{1}\sin \left( \tilde{\Omega}\zeta
\right),  \label{nonlinear-mana}
\end{equation
cf. Equation (\ref{d(z)}), where the coefficient in front of $\sin \left( \tilde
\Omega}\zeta \right) $ is set equal so that $\sigma _{1}=1$ by means of
rescaling.

\begin{figure}[tbp]
\centering\includegraphics[width=10cm]{figure3.eps}
\caption{The propagation dynamics of ring-Airy beams under the action of
the modulation format (\protect\ref{1/zeta}), as produced by simulations of
Equation (\protect\ref{FNLSE1}). Panels (\textbf{a1},\textbf{b1},\textbf{c1}) display, in the cross-section
\protect\eta =0$, the evolution of the propagating beams with the
self-focusing nonlinearity, $\protect\sigma _{0}=+1$, and LI values $\protec
\alpha =1.0$, $\protect\alpha =1.4$, and $\protect\alpha =1.6$, as indicated
in the panels. The respective evolution of the amplitude of the optical
field is displayed in panels (\textbf{a2},\textbf{b2},\textbf{c2}).}
\label{figure3}
\end{figure}

The propagation dynamics of the ring-Airy beams are summarized in Figure \re
{figure5} for a fixed modulation wavenumber $\tilde{\Omega}=4$ under the
combined action of the periodic diffraction management, defined as per Equation
\ref{d(z)}), with $\Omega =2$, and nonlinearity management. In Figure \re
{figure5}(a,b1,c1,a2,b2,c2), the ring-Airy beams with $\alpha =1.5$ are
stabilized as the absolute value of constant term $\sigma _{0}$ in Equation (\re
{nonlinear-mana}) decreases in the cases of the\ self-focusing ($\sigma
_{0}>0$) and defocusing ($\sigma _{0}<0$) nonlinearity. It is seen that
stabilization of the beam against the above-mentioned supercritical collapse
can be achieved when the average value $\left\vert \sigma _{0}\right\vert $
in the modulation profile (\ref{nonlinear-mana}) is smaller than the
modulation amplitude (which is equal to $1$ in Equation (\ref{nonlinear-mana})).
Because the supercritical collapse is driven by the constant term $\sigma
_{0}$, while the effective stabilization is provided by the oscillatory one,
the stabilization is clearly seen to be most efficient at $\sigma _{0}=0$
for different values of $\alpha $ in Figure \ref{figure5}(a3,b3,c3), carrying
over into an apparently chaotic regime (but still not a collapsing one) with
the increase of $\sigma _{0}$. Fully clean stabilization at $\sigma _{0}=0$
and different values of LI $\alpha $ is clearly observed in \mbox{Figure \re
{figure5}(a3,b3,c3).}

\begin{figure}[tbp]
\centering\includegraphics[width=10cm]{figure4.eps}
\caption{The same as in Figure \protect\ref{figure3} but for the case of the
self-defocusing nonlinearity, with $\protect\sigma _{0}=-1$ in Equation (\protect
\ref{FNLSE1}).}
\label{figure4}
\end{figure}

As an additional test of the stabilization of the ring-Airy beams by the
nonlinearity management, the transmission of the beams was tested under the
combined effect of the fast management with $\tilde{\Omega}=20$ and $\sigma
_{0}=+1$ or $-1$, as shown with multiple examples in Figures \ref{figure6} and \re
{figure7}. It is observed that for different values of LI, the ring-Airy
beams autofocus after passing a certain distance, which is followed by
quasi-stabilization, with the amplitude converging to nearly constant values.

\begin{figure}[tbp]
\centering\includegraphics[width=12cm]{figure5.eps}
\caption{The simulated propagation of the ring-Airy beams under the action
of diffraction management with modulation format (\protect\ref{d(z)}),
where $\Omega =2$ is set again in combination with nonlinearity
management (\protect\ref{nonlinear-mana}) with $\tilde{\Omega}=4$, as
produced by simulations of Equation (\protect\ref{FNLSE2}). Panels (\textbf{a1},\textbf{b1},\textbf{c1}) and
(\textbf{a2},\textbf{b2},\textbf{c2}) display, in the cross-section $\protect\eta =0$, the propagation
dynamics of the propagating beams with a fixed value of $\protect\alpha =1.5$
for different values of the self-focusing and defocusing nonlinearity
parameter $\protect\sigma _{0}$, as indicated in the panels. Panels
(\textbf{a3},\textbf{b3},\textbf{c3}) display the results for fixed $\protect\sigma _{0}=0$ and
different values of the LI: $\protect\alpha =1.0$, $\protect\alpha =1.5$,
and $\protect\alpha =1.9$, respectively. }
\label{figure5}
\end{figure}

\begin{figure}[tbp]
\centering\includegraphics[width=10cm]{figure6.eps}
\caption{The propagation dynamics of the ring-Airy beams under the combined
action of the decaying diffraction-modulation format (\protect\ref{1/zeta})
and nonlinearity management (\protect\ref{nonlinear-mana}) with $\protec
\sigma _{0}=1$ and $\tilde{\Omega}=20$, as produced by simulations of Equation
\protect\ref{FNLSE2}). Panels (\textbf{a1},\textbf{b1},\textbf{c1}) display, in cross-section $\protec
\eta =0$, the evolution of the beams with fixed values of $\protect\alpha $,
as indicated in the panels. Panels (\textbf{a2},\textbf{b2},\textbf{c2}) show the corresponding
evolution of the amplitude of the optical field.}
\label{figure6}
\end{figure}

\begin{figure}[tbp]
\centering\includegraphics[width=10cm]{figure7.eps}
\caption{The same as in Figure \protect\ref{figure6}, but for $\protect\sigma
_{0}=-1$.}
\label{figure7}
\end{figure}

\section{Conclusions}

\label{Sec IV}

We have numerically investigated the propagation dynamics of 2D
ring-Airy beams with axial symmetry, governed by the fractional NLSE with
the saturable or cubic nonlinear term and variable diffraction and
nonlinearity coefficients. These equations, which belong to the general
class of management systems, model optical waveguides composed as an array
of elements emulating the fractional diffraction and carrying the Kerr
(saturable or non-saturable) nonlinearity. Adjusting the LI (L\'{e}vy index)
$\alpha $ and the modulation format of the fractional-diffraction
coefficient provides efficient means to maintain stable propagation of the
ring-Airy beams, keeping their symmetry unbroken. These findings are
essential, as normally, 2D ring-shaped patterns in Kerr media are unstable
against symmetry-breaking azimuthal perturbations that split the ring, and
moreover, all localized states are destroyed by the supercritical or
critical collapse at $\alpha <2$ or $\alpha =2$, respectively (the latter
value corresponds to the usual non-fractal diffraction). We have considered
the spatially periodic modulation profiles of the diffraction and
nonlinearity coefficients, as well as the diffraction-management profile
decaying inversely proportional to the propagation distance, in the case of
the saturable nonlinearity. The main lobe of the ring-Airy beam
exhibits nearly periodic oscillations under the action of periodic
modulation of the diffraction in the presence of the weak nonlinearity. The
oscillation amplitude gradually grows and exhibits a trend towards
chaotization with the growth of the nonlinearity strength. The ring-Airy
beams naturally shrink, while their amplitude increases under the action of
the decaying modulation format and self-focusing nonlinearity; then their amplitudes fall
to a somewhat lower, nearly quasi-constant value. In the case of the
combination of the decaying modulation and self-defocusing, the main lobe of
the ring-Airy beams tends to autofocus at a certain point, while the
sidelobes do not significantly shrink. Generally, the ring-Airy beams are
stabilized by means of nonlinearity management both for the periodic and
decaying modulation formats of diffraction. The management schemes
introduced in this work offer new possibilities for manipulating and
controlling the ring-shaped optical beams that would be unstable otherwise.
As an extension of the work, it is relevant to address the propagation of
the ring beams carrying angular momentum (vorticity).

\section{Acknowledgments}
This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation
of China (NSFC) (No. 11805141), the Applied Basic Research Program of Shanxi
Province (No. 201901D211424), and the Scientific and Technological Innovation
Programs of Higher Education Institutions in Shanxi (STIP) (2021L401). The
work of BAM was partly supported by the Israel Science Foundation through
grant No. 1695/22.

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Merstham Park School is a new 6 form of entry secondary Free School which opened in September 2018 in Merstham in Surrey. We seek to admit students from a variety of backgrounds and families who … The Park School > Admission WELCOME . Sixth Form Open Evening information. Watch this video to learn more about our Tuition Assistance Program. In the smaller parking lot, there are two reserved spaces. We invite you to view the virtual brochures below for a glimpse at what makes a Park education unique. K1 and K2 classrooms offer rich mathematical experiences for children, which are grounded in play-based activities. It's a time to explore, advance, and acquire new insights and abilities—intellectual, emotional, and social. Park's Athletics Department provides opportunities for all athletes to reach their potential and compete in an environment where their experiences are positive and rewarding. The deadline for applications to primary schools is 15 January 2020. Online Application Form (with paid $50 fee) Should you have any questions or concerns, do feel welcome to contact your Admissions team at 716.839.1243, extension 135, or by email at [email protected] Parents will receive written notification of the date and time of their appeal hearing, which they can attend to explain their case. We welcome you to explore our community using the opportunities provided on the navigation bar to the left — here you'll discover more about our students, our campus, and upcoming events. Park students are encouraged to consider a wide range of possible colleges with the aim of having college choices that suit their personal preferences and goals. Throughout, you'll hear Park students reading selections from a statement on the founding of our school. The School will then, with the help of the child's present school, assess his or her standard of work.
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