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Q: Batch script to check when the newest file in a directory was created/modified I'm quite the novice scripter so please forgive me.  I need to create a windows batch script that accomplishes the following:

*

*checks the root of a specified directory and identifies the most recently modified or created file

*If the file wasn't modified or created within the past 24 hours (from when the batch file is running) then to execute another specified script.  I already have this script handled myself which triggers alerts/emails.

I will be running this via task scheduler.  Any help would be greatly appreciated.  Thank you!

A: You should be able to accomplish this with Forefiles

A: This command lists the files ordered by modification time. The latest one is the last one.
> dir /Od /B

This command runs the previous one and store the last file in variable FILE
> for /F "usebackq" %f in (`dir /Od /B`) do set "FILE=%f"

This command shows file information for a specific file:
> dir /N "%FILE%" | findstr /B "[0-9]"

This command will run the previous command, and parse it. The order of fields (year, month, day...) and the delimiters (/ for date, : for hour in my case) is dependent on your regional settings.
> for /f "usebackq tokens=1-5 eol=\  delims=/:\ " %i in (`dir /N "%FILE%" ^| findstr /B "[0-9]"`) do echo [%i%j%k] [%l%m]

We can store the result in variables:
> for /f "usebackq tokens=1-5 eol=\  delims=/:\ " %i in (`dir /N "%FILE%" ^| findstr /B "[0-9]"`) do set DD=%i&set MM=%j&set YYYY=%k&set HH=%l&set MI=%m

Those commands show the current date and time:
> date /t
> time /t

Those commands run, parse and stores into variables:
> for /F "usebackq tokens=1-3 delims=%DATE_DELIM%" %i in (`date /t`) do set DD=%i&set MM=%j&set YYYY=%k
> for /F "usebackq tokens=1,2 delims=%TIME_DELIM%" %i in (`time /t`) do set HH=%i&set MI=%j

That was the easy part. We now have to do some arithmetics to compare the dates. set /A can do arithmetics, but will interpret "08" as octal. So we have to convert values to decimal by removing the leading '0':
> set /A DD=1%DD%-100&set /A MM=1%MM%-100
> set /A HH=1%HH%-100&set /A MI=1%MI%-100

Here is the final script.
I had to use a lot of tricks to do date/time arithmetics, and so "24h" is hard coded.
@echo off
setlocal
set DIR=%~f1
set DATE_DELIM=/
set TIME_DELIM=:
for /F "usebackq" %%f in (`dir /Od /B "%DIR%"`) do set "FILE=%%f"

for /F "usebackq tokens=1-5 eol=\  delims=%DATE_DELIM%%TIME_DELIM%\ " %%i in (`dir /N "%FILE%" ^| findstr /B "[0-9]"`) do set A_DD=%%i&set A_MM=%%j&set A_YYYY=%%k&set A_HH=%%l&set A_MI=%%m
set A_DATE=%A_YYYY%%A_MM%%A_DD%
set /A A_DD=1%A_DD%-100&set /A A_MM=1%A_MM%-100
set /A A_TIME=(1%A_HH%-100)*60+%A_MI%-100

for /F "usebackq tokens=1-3 delims=%DATE_DELIM%\ " %%i in (`date /t`) do set B_DD=%%i&set B_MM=%%j&set B_YYYY=%%k
for /F "usebackq tokens=1,2 delims=%TIME_DELIM%\ " %%i in (`time /t`) do set B_HH=%%i&set B_MI=%%j
set B_DATE=%B_YYYY%%B_MM%%B_DD%
set /A B_DD=1%B_DD%-100&set /A B_MM=1%B_MM%-100
set /A B_TIME=(1%B_HH%-100)*60+%B_MI%-100

echo %A_DATE% %A_TIME% - %A_YYYY% %A_MM% %A_DD%
echo %B_DATE% %B_TIME% - %B_YYYY% %B_MM% %B_DD%

:: Check that the file is newer than 24 hours
:: This will not work at daylight change
:: This is probably full of bugs as I had no time to test all cases

if %A_DATE% GEQ %B_DATE% goto :NewFile

:: Past day
:: Whatever the day, if the time of the day is <, this is old
if %A_HH%%A_MI% LSS %B_HH%%B_MI% goto :OldFile

if not %B_MM%==1 goto :WhateverMonth

if %A_DATE:~1,6% EQU %B_DATE:~1,6% goto :SameMonth
:: Change Month
set /A D=%B_YYYY%*12+%B_MM%-%A_YYYY%*12+%A_MM%
if not %D%==-1 goto :OldFile
:LastMonth
:: Is A the last day of the month => yesterday ?
if %A_DD% EQU 2 goto :February
:: 31 is of course the last day
if %A_DD% EQU 31 goto :NewFile
if %A_DD% LSS 30 goto :OldFile

:: Months of 30 days
if %A_DD%==4 goto :NewFile
if %A_DD%==6 goto :NewFile
if %A_DD%==9 goto :NewFile
if %A_DD%==11 goto :NewFile
:: Day is 30 and month has 31 days
goto :OldFile

:February
set /A D=28+!(%A_YYYY% ^% 4)
if %A_DD%==%D% goto :NewFile
:: We do not have to handle others bissextile case which will happen in about
:: 389 years
goto :OldFile

:WhateverMonth
if %A_YYYY%%A_MM% EQU %B_YYYY%%B_MM% goto :SameMonth
goto :OldFile

:SameMonth
set /A D=100+%B_DD%-%A_DD%
if %D% GTR 101 goto :OldFile
:Yesterday
if %B_DD% GTR 1 goto :ChkTime

:ChkTime

:OldFile
echo %FILE% is old.
goto :End

:NewFile
echo %FILE% is new.
goto :End

:End
endlocal

To run it:
> CheckFile.cmd <directory>

This was just to show you that it is possible. But I would not recommend to put it in production before extensive testing. And it is hard to maintain. So instead of batch I recommend to use JScript in the WSH environment or PowerShell.

A: ls -t lists the files sorted by modification time. You can grab the first one from its output as the most recently modified.

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Remember, we said that children it was accepted to call by the church names, depending on in what day they were born.
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Equipment: basket, stick, ball fig.
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If you guys have ever fished the Tokyo rig, I would like to hear your comments/video about that. I really enjoy your videos and associated links!
Great info Tim. Excellent video. Nice job.
I've had some good bites with the ned rig but I've come across a problem.. the Z-Man's mushroom jig hook is so light that they get bent out all the time. I've lost a couple of nice bass because of this. Anyone have recommendations on heavier ned rig hooks?
Yet another great video,Tim. Nice to see the ladies catching keepers. Was glad to hear you mention the soup produced by cohabitation of superplastics and regular plastics. Ruined several Planos and gobs of plastics cooking that up. One thing you might address another time: when/if to use weedless Ned rig hooks vs. non-weedless.
I really like the Z man elaztech products, they float, and resemble a defenseless craw better than anything. Roboworm products just lay down. JMO. Great videos. always great content all info no junk. Keep em coming.
Great content.What knot do you guys use to tie your leaders? Just learned of the f g knot haven't had a chance to try it out. What are your thoughts on it.
Great point about the longer plastics, they stop being a Ned rig at that point.
Any advice for when the water is an has green slim? Will be grabbing a nedrig for sure.
I love the video but what do you use or what changes when you fish the bank and not from the boat???
I love the ned rig always have one tied on one of my rods!!
Z-man products are hard to rig and melt at really low temps.
The water clarity in my bayou doesn't allow me to fish this tiny bait. Also too many stumps , lay downs , branches and grass. Down at the bridge is the only rock I have access to and I've probably lost more lures down their than most have ever owned!
Elaztic doesn't contain salt right? If so are these safe to store pre-rigged ( in an appropriate container) ? I figure having them pre-rigged would save on time especially during some of the colder months with cold/wet fingers.
What about some finness worms muddy water when jigs wont get it done?
You guys are the best teaching channel. Y'all have been around for years. I just can't understand why more people arent subscribed??
Thanks for the great tips on the Ned Rig. You caught some huge bass. I like a lot of color choices.
Have y'all used any of the do it molds jig heads?
Thanks again for another super informative Video!! Keep up the great work!!!


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Q: Return value is undefined after reassigning a variable value var player = { score: 3 };

function doStuff(obj) {
  obj = {};
}

player = doStuff(player);

This is a very simple question which I'm sure has a very simple answer but I can't seem to logic my way through it. The return value for player at the end returns undefined. This is my thinking of what is happening here. var player is defined and initialized to an object. The value of player is then reassigned to the value of doStuff(player) function. Is the value of player simply undefined because there is no return value from the function call itself?

A: Yes the value is undefined because your function doesn't return anything.

A: True.
Example:

var player = { score: 3 };
console.log(player);        // player is now Object { score: 3 }

function doStuff(obj) {
  obj = {};
}

player = doStuff(player);    // player is now replaced by an undefined object

console.log(player)


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Tony Pulis
Consistent refs still a novelty
Saturday's refereeing display by Elite List official Andy Hall underlined the ongoing debate about the lack of consistency among match officials.
Andy Turner
For while Gary McAllister and Tony Pulis were quick to close ranks after the game in which 13 yellow cards were issued and two players sent off, it may come as no surprise that the referee?s mentor and watching assessors stood firmly behind their man?s handling of the game.
Although not prepared to be quoted, in what is now an FA-fearing football world, they had an interesting perspective on the performance which could soon become the norm.
In fact, what many people viewed as a heavy-handed approach by the Birmingham official was, apparently, thoroughly in keeping and consistent with the other 23 chosen few who have been cherry picked to officiate in the Premier League.
A common complaint is that there is not enough consistency among referees which results in confusion as players get pulled up for certain offences with one referee and not with others.
A good example was earlier in the season when Gary McSheffrey celebrated his goal in the opening game against Sheffield United by taking his shirt off. Two games later Calum Davenport and Jay Bothroyd scored at Reading and promptly celebrated in the same fashion, only to find themselves in the referee?s book for ?ungentlemanly conduct?.
OK, so Bothroyd should have known better after his team-mate had picked up the first booking a mere seven minutes earlier, but Davenport, having seen McSheffrey and a couple of Premiership players celebrate in that way on TV, believed he was doing nothing wrong when he whipped the shirt off his back.
The match assessors at Stoke maintain that refereeing to the letter of the law is the way they coach their elite list men in black, and that is the way the game is going as the FA look to stamp out dissent and police the game to a higher standard.
But the problem is that not everyone is singing from the same hymn sheet. What about those referees who are not on the list, who, it could be argued, use a bit more discretion.
At the end of the day, it often comes down to personalities and attitude of the individual official. If players show a lack of respect towards him, then maybe they deserve to be pulled up for it. So there must be some responsibility on the players who, if they have got any sense, will play to the official, giving him praise for good decisions and politely questioning bad ones with maybe a backhanded compliment.
Screaming and shouting at a referee will certainly not do a player or his team any favours - but it is human nature.
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He also revealed that while the issue of selling young players such as Calum Davenport and Gary McSheffrey has not been discussed, if substantial offers come in at any time then they will be considered by the manager and the board, and they could be sold if it is in the interests of the club.
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We all know Bothroyd is an extremely gifted footballer but it is time he showed that on a regular basis, starting from now.
After scoring twice at the weekend he has secured his place in the starting line-up to face Wolves in the next game when he must seize the opportunity and take his chance to cement his place in the team.
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Harsher penalties needed to tackle illicit cigarette trade on both sides of the border
"Illicit cross-border trade remains a major problem; fines are too low and there is not a strong enough deterrent" commented Martin Heydon, TD for Kildare South who was speaking today (Monday) at the 50th British Irish Parliamentary Association Plenary.
"The political landscape in Northern Ireland and in border counties is much improved in recent years. However illicit trade, particularly illegal cigarettes and fuel laundering remains a major problem and one that must be addressed.
"While elements involved in the troubles may have decommissioned their arms, they obviously haven't decommissioned all of their personnel as is evidenced from the fact that between 2010 and 2013, 420 million illegal cigarettes were seized with a retail value of €180 million.
"Obviously the loss of revenue to both the Northern Ireland and the Irish economies is an issue. This not only results in the loss of trade for compliant retailers in both jurisdictions but there is also a real concern as to where the proceeds of these illegal activities are going.
"Political parties that have links or knowledge to these criminals have a moral obligation to work with the authorities and bring an end to this activity.
"Since 2009, over 1,000 people have been prosecuted in relation to illicit tobacco and over €900,000 has been collected in fines but that is a mere 0.5% of the value of the confiscated cigarettes.
"The Government is working to address this issue and there has been an improvement as a result. Illicit cigarette consumption is down from 14% in 2010 to 11% in 2013 but 11% is still far too high and the truth of the matter is that the deterrent is still not strong enough to prevent those involved from taking a chance.
"Today's plenary discussed current business on both sides of the border as well as cross border police cooperation. I believe that the Irish and UK Governments must introduce more serious penalties and increased fines to tackle these crimes. This issue is not going away and it is one we must pursue and one which must be taken seriously, as it is impacting on local business and its proceeds are funding other forms of crime including paramilitary activity."
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UEFA Regions' Cup - Ticino complete finals lineup - News
Ticino complete finals lineup
Ticino AMA have earned a second trip to the UEFA Regions' Cup finals after winning Group 6 on goal difference following an eventful tournament in Azerbaijan.
Ticino AMA have reached the UEFA Regions' Cup finals for the second time after winning Group 6 on goal difference from Belgrade AMA having been awarded a 3-0 win in their game against Tbilisi AMA.
Both the Serbian side and Ticino, who reached the 2003 finals in Germany, finished the section level on seven points, but Ticino progressed thanks to a superior goal difference after being given a 3-0 victory by UEFA's Control & Disciplinary Body in the first game of the mini-tournament in Azerbaijan.
Winning start
Ticino got off to a winning start in their opening game with Andrea Beltraminelli scoring from the penalty spot after 52 minutes to earn a 1-0 win against Tbilisi, but Switzerland's representatives were later award the match 3-0 as the Georgian side were punished for fielding a suspended player. On the same day, Vladimir Krštić's early penalty and a 75th-minute effort from Vladan Žujović gave Belgrade a 2-0 win against group hosts Femida AMA 2-0.
Goalless encounter
While Seymur Nammadov's effort for Femida cancelled out Mamuka Chkadua's effort as the two sides from former Soviet republics drew 1-1 on Matchday 2, there were no goals in the game between Ticino and Belgrade at the Ismet Qaibov Stadium in Baku, although two bookings for the Swiss side's Marco Brusa led to his dismissal and suspension for the final game.
Ticino triumph
Ticino nonetheless won that match 3-1 against Femida, with Beltraminelli scoring twice – once from open play and the other from the penalty spot – at the Shafa Stadium before Kanan Gulmaliyev hit back for Femida. Substitute Gianni Gargiuli scored a late third for the side from the Italian-speaking part of Switzerland to leave them with seven points and a +5 goal difference.
Belgrade progress
The Serbian side opened the scoring against Tbilisi through Miroslav Trninić ten minutes into the second half before Zurab Bardzimadze's own goal three minutes later sealed a 2-0 victory. Having not conceded at all in Azerbaijan, Miloš Veselinović's side ended the tournament with a goal difference of +4, but nevertheless missed out on a place in the finals, which will be held in Sliven and Stara Zagora in Bulgaria between 20 and 26 June.
Finals contenders
The draw for the finals will be held in Sliven on 17 May. Hosts South-East Region AMA of Bulgaria will compete with Ticino, Northern Ireland's Eastern Region AMA, Portugal's Aveiro AMA, France's Basse-Normandie AMA, Bosnia-Herzegovina's Tuzla Canton AMA, Ukraine's Ivan Odessa AMA and Poland's Dolnoslaski AMA for the world's most prestigious amateur footballing title.
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Cristian Nasuti est un ancien footballeur argentin, né le  à San Martín, province de Buenos Aires, en Argentine. Il évoluait au poste de défenseur central.

Biographie

Cristian Nasuti débute au , club de la banlieue de San Martín, sa ville de naissance, en  .

En 1999, le CA Platense, club de deuxième division argentine le recrute et il joue durant la saison 1999-2000 avec l'équipe réserve. Entre 2000 et 2002, il jouera 20 matchs de championnat, avant d'être prêté la saison suivante au Club Atlético River Plate.

Avec le CA River Plate, il évolue avec l'équipe réserve tout au long de cette saison. Joueur prometteur, le River reconduit son prêt pour une année supplémentaire.

Le 30 novembre 2003, il joue son premier match professionnel contre le CA Lanús, le match se termine sur la victoire de River (2-0). Il revêt le maillot floqué du numéro 13 quinze fois lors de cette saison. En Copa Libertadores, il prend part à 6 matchs, l'équipe se hisse en demi-finale de la compétition et affronte, son grand rival, le Boca Juniors tenant du titre. Au match aller, au stade de La Bombonera, Boca Juniors s'impose 1-0. Au match retour, dans un Stade Monumental plein à craquer, et alors qu'il reste moins d'une minute à jouer les deux équipes sont à égalité 1 à 1. Lucho González, premier buteur pour River, obtient une faute, et Fernando Cavenaghi se charge de tirer le coup franc que Cristian Nasuti reprend victorieusement de l'intérieur du pied gauche, offrant ainsi les prolongations. River s'incline finalement dans la séance de tirs au but.

Le club argentin décide de lever l'option d'achat, et il signe alors un contrat jusqu'en juin 2011. En 2004-2005, il joue 14 matchs de championnat et 2 en Copa Libertadores. Il porte le brassard de capitaine au cours de certaines rencontres, et remporte en fin de saison le championnat de Clôture.

Au mois de janvier 2005, il rejoint sous forme de prêt le Mexique et le club du CA Morelia pour une durée de 18 mois. Il dispute 16 des 17 matchs du tournoi de clôture du championnat mexicain, et le club se fait éliminer en demi-finale de « La Liguilla ». La saison suivante, il joue la totalité des matchs de la saison. Le club se fait  éliminer en quart de finale de La Liguilla, face au futur vainqueur le CF Pachuca.

De retour à River Plate, il dispute 20 matchs en 2006-2007. La saison suivante, il remporte un second titre avec le club argentin, le championnat de Clôture mais des ennuis physique ne lui font disputer que 5 parties.

En 2008-2009, Cristian Nasuti part de nouveau en prêt et rejoint le CA Banfield, avec un maillot floqué du numéro 32, où il dispute une saison pleine. De retour du CA Banfield, il est de nouveau prêté au club grec de l'Aris Salonique, avec un maillot floqué du numéro 15.

Avec l'Aris, « El tano » termine à la  de championnat et dispute la finale de la coupe de Grèce face au Panathinaïkos. L'Aris s'incline 1 à 0 sur un but de Sebastián Leto son compatriote, à la . Le club souhaite le conserver et décide de faire une offre à River Plate de  euros. L'offre est refusée, l'option d'achat fixée par le club argentin étant d'1 million d'euros et Cristian rentre en Argentine.

Non désiré par le staff technique, il est prêté à l'AEK Athènes après avoir été approché par le Gaziantepspor. De retour en Grèce, il dispute son premier match de Ligue Europa 2010-2011 en tant que titulaire au Stade Petrovski, en Russie, face au Zénith Saint-Pétersbourg pour le compte de la deuxième journée des poules. Mené 2-0 après 13 minutes de jeu, puis 2-1, Milorad Mazic l'arbitre de la rencontre l'expulse après  et l'AEK s'incline 4-2. Il retrouve sa place de titulaire lors de la quatrième journée, face à Anderlecht, au Stade Olympique devant  et joue l'intégralité de la rencontre  (1-1). Sur les 30 matchs de championnat, il en dispute 18 et le club termine à la , à 25 points du champion, l'Olympiakós, et à 10 points du Panathinaïkos. En coupe de Grèce, il prend part à l'intégralité de 3 matchs, mais ne joue pas la finale que l'équipe remporte  face à Atromitos sur le score de 3-0.

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En , il est choisi par Clarín pour représenter la Ligue Fantastique  créé en 1995, concours en ligne rassemblant plus de 3 millions d'internautes argentins.

Palmarès
 Vainqueur du Championnat de Clôture en 2004 et 2008 avec River Plate.
 Finaliste de la Coupe de Grèce en 2010 avec l'Aris Salonique.

Références

Liens externes

 Sa fiche sur UEFA.com
 Sa fiche sur L'Équipe.fr
 Son site officiel
 Jeu en ligne " El Gran DT"

Naissance dans le partido de General San Martín
Naissance en septembre 1982
Footballeur argentin
Joueur du Club Atlético Platense
Joueur de River Plate
Joueur de l'Atlético Morelia
Joueur du Club Atlético Banfield
Joueur de l'Aris FC
Joueur de l'AEK Athènes
Joueur du Club Libertad
Joueur du Club Sport Emelec
Joueur de l'Asociación Deportivo Cali
Joueur du Vélez Sarsfield
Joueur du Club Olimpo
Joueur du Lorca FC

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\section{Perturbative results}

To start we reformulate Eqs.~(\ref{psi}) and (\ref{chi}) in terms of
dimensionless quantities for a homogeneous BEC with density $n_0$.
The two relevant length scales in the model are the healing length
$\xi = \hbar/\sqrt{g n_0 m_b}$ and the average separation of the
condensate atoms $s = n_0^{-1/d}$, where $d$ is the dimension of the
system. Introducing the dimensionless quantities $\tilde{\mathbf{x}} =
\mathbf{x}/\xi$, $\tilde{\psi} =\psi\,s^{d/2}$ and $\tilde{\chi} =
\chi\,\xi^{d/2}$ one obtains the time-independent equations
\begin{eqnarray}
  \label{psix}
  \tilde{\psi}&=&-\frac{1}{2}\nabla^2\tilde{\psi}
  + \beta\gamma^d|\tilde{\chi}|^2\tilde{\psi} + |\tilde{\psi}|^2\tilde{\psi}\,,\\
  \label{chix}
  \varepsilon\tilde{\chi}&=&-\frac{\alpha}{2}\nabla^2\tilde{\chi} +
  \beta|\tilde{\psi}|^2\tilde{\chi}\,.
\end{eqnarray}
Here, $\alpha = m_b/m_a$ is the mass ratio, $\beta = \kappa/g$ is
the relative coupling strength, $\gamma = s/\xi$ and $\varepsilon$
is the energy of the impurity. The energy of the condensate
$E_\mathrm{bec}$, the interaction energy $E_\mathrm{int}$ and the
kinetic energy of the impurity $E_\mathrm{kin}$ are given by
\begin{eqnarray}\label{ebec}
    E_\mathrm{bec}&=&\gamma^{-d}\int\mathrm{d}\mathbf{x}\Big(\frac{1}{2}|\nabla\psi|^2 - |\psi|^2 + \frac{1}{2}|\psi|^4\Big)\,,\\\label{eint}
    E_\mathrm{int}&=&\beta\int\mathrm{d}\mathbf{x}|\chi|^2|\psi|^2\,,\\\label{ekin}
    E_\mathrm{kin}&=&\frac{\alpha}{2}\int\mathrm{d}\mathbf{x}|\nabla\chi|^2\,,
\end{eqnarray}
where all energies are measured in units of $gn_0$ and we dropped
the tilde for notational convenience, as in the remainder of the
paper. Equations~(\ref{psix}) and (\ref{chix}) have a trivial
solution with  $|\psi|^2=1$ and $\varepsilon = \beta$, which
corresponds to a delocalized impurity.

\subsection{Thomas-Fermi approximation}

If the density of the BEC changes smoothly we can apply the
Thomas-Fermi approximation, \emph{i.e.}~neglect the term
$\nabla^2\psi$ in Eq.~(\ref{psix}). In this regime we immediately
find that $|\psi(\mathbf{x})|^2 = 1 - \beta\gamma^d|\chi(\mathbf{x})|^2$, and thus
$\chi(\mathbf{x})$ obeys the self-focusing nonlinear Schr\"{o}dinger
equation
\begin{equation}\label{sfnlse}
  \varepsilon^\prime\chi = -\frac{1}{2}\nabla^2\chi -
  \zeta|\chi|^2\chi\,,
\end{equation}
with the self-trapping parameter $\zeta = \beta^2\gamma^d/\alpha$
and $\varepsilon^\prime = (\varepsilon-\beta)/\alpha$. In one
dimension Eq.~(\ref{sfnlse}) admits the exact
solution~\cite{Lee-PRB-1992,Juul-Rasmussen-PS-1986}
$\chi_\lambda(x) =(2\lambda)^{-1/2}\mathrm{sech}(x/\lambda)$, with the
localization length $\lambda = 2/\zeta$ and the energy
$\varepsilon^\prime = -\zeta^2/8$. In addition, numerical solutions
of Eq.~(\ref{sfnlse}) show that the wave-function of the form
$\chi_\lambda(\mathbf{x}) = N_\lambda\mathrm{sech}(|\mathbf{x}|/\lambda)$, with
$N_\lambda$ the normalization constant, is also an accurate
approximation to the exact solution in two and three
dimensions~\cite{Juul-Rasmussen-PS-1986,Anderson-PF-1979}. However,
these solutions can self-focus and become singular in finite
time~\cite{Juul-Rasmussen-PS-1986}.

A comparison of the individual terms in
$E_\mathrm{bec}+E_\mathrm{int}$ shows that the Thomas-Fermi
approximation is valid for $\zeta\ll 1$, which is a rather stringent
condition on the system parameters. However, the merit of
Eq.~(\ref{sfnlse}) lies in the fact that it yields an almost exact
wave-function for weakly localized impurities with
$\ell_\mathrm{loc}\gg 1$, where $\ell_\mathrm{loc}$ is the
localization length of the impurity. In addition, we see from the
solution of Eq.~(\ref{sfnlse}) that self-trapping occurs for
arbitrarily small coupling in 1d for both types of impurities.

\subsection{Weak-coupling approximation}

\begin{figure}[t]
\begin{center}
\includegraphics[width=6cm]{f1_weak_coupling.eps}
\caption{The localization length $\sigma$ (solid lines) as a
function of the self-trapping parameter $\zeta$ obtained  by using a
Gaussian variational wave-function. Self-trapping occurs for
arbitrarily small $\zeta$ in 1d, for $\zeta>2\pi$ in 2d and for
$\zeta\gtrsim31.7$ in 3d (vertical dashed lines). From the two
self-trapping solutions for a given $\zeta$ in 3d, only the more
localized state is stable.} \label{figure.1}
\end{center}
\end{figure}

An alternative approach is to linearize the equation for $\psi(\mathbf{x})$
by considering small deformations $\delta\psi(\mathbf{x}) = \psi(\mathbf{x}) - 1$
of the
condensate~\cite{Lee-PRB-1992,Cucchietti-PRL-2006,Sacha-PRA-2006}.
This corresponds to a consistent expansion of Eqs.~(\ref{psix}) and
(\ref{chix}) in $\beta$, which results in the linear equations
\begin{eqnarray}\label{linpsi}
  \big(-\frac{1}{2}\nabla^2 + 2\big)\delta\psi&=&-\beta\gamma^d|\chi|^2\,,\\\label{linchi}
  \big(-\frac{\alpha}{2}\nabla^2 +
  2\beta\,\delta\psi\big)\chi&=&(\varepsilon-\beta)\chi\,,
\end{eqnarray}
where we assumed that $\delta\psi$ is real for simplicity. It can be
seen from Eq.~(\ref{linpsi}) that the linearization of
Eq.~(\ref{psix}) is valid in the regime
$|\beta|\gamma^d/\ell_\mathrm{loc}^d\ll 1$. The solution of
Eq.~(\ref{linpsi}) is given in terms of the Green's function
$G(\mathbf{x})$ satisfying the Helmholtz equation. One finds by inserting
the solution of Eq.~(\ref{linpsi}) into Eq.~(\ref{linchi}) that
$\chi$ obeys the nonlocal nonlinear Schr\"{o}dinger equation
\begin{equation}\label{nlse}
    \Big(-\frac{1}{2}\nabla^2 - 2\zeta\int\mathrm{d}\mathbf{x}^\prime
    G(\mathbf{x} -
    \mathbf{x}^\prime)|\chi(\mathbf{x}^\prime)|^2\Big)\chi=\varepsilon^\prime\chi\,.
\end{equation}
Equation~(\ref{nlse}) minimizes the energy functional $F[\chi] =
E_\mathrm{kin} + E_\mathrm{def}$, with
\begin{equation}\label{efunct}
    E_\mathrm{def} = -\beta^2\gamma^d\int\mathrm{d}\mathbf{x}\,\mathrm{d}\mathbf{x}^\prime|\chi(\mathbf{x})|^2 G(\mathbf{x} -
    \mathbf{x}^\prime)|\chi(\mathbf{x}^\prime)|^2\,,
\end{equation}
which has been discussed in the context of liquid helium by Lee and
Gunn~\cite{Lee-PRB-1992}. We see from Eqs.~(\ref{ekin}) and
(\ref{efunct}) that the self-trapping parameter $\zeta$ is
proportional to $E_\mathrm{def}/E_\mathrm{kin}$, \emph{i.e.}~the
ratio between the potential energy gained by deforming the BEC and
the kinetic energy of the impurity.

In order to estimate the critical parameters for which self-trapping
occurs we insert the harmonic oscillator ground state
\begin{equation}\label{chitrial}
    \chi_\sigma(\mathbf{x}) =\big(\pi\sigma^2\big)^{-d/4}\prod_{j=1}^d
    \exp(-x_j^2/2\sigma^2)\,,
\end{equation}
with $\sigma$ the harmonic oscillator length, as a variational
wave-function into the functional~$F[\chi]$. The resulting energy
$f(\sigma)$ is given by
\begin{equation}\label{gfunct}
    f(\sigma) = \frac{\alpha d}{4\sigma^2} - \beta^2\gamma^d h(\sigma)\,,
\end{equation}
with the functions
\begin{eqnarray}\label{gg}
     h_\mathrm{1d}(\sigma)&=&\frac{1}{2}\exp(2\sigma^2)\mathrm{erfc}(\sqrt{2}\sigma)\,,\\
     h_\mathrm{2d}(\sigma)&=&-\frac{1}{2\pi}\exp(2\sigma^2)\mathrm{Ei}(-2\sigma^2)\,,\\
     h_\mathrm{3d}(\sigma)&=&\frac{1}{\pi}\left[\frac{1}{\sqrt{2\pi}\sigma}-
     \exp(2\sigma^2)\mathrm{erfc}(\sqrt{2}\sigma)\right]\,,
\end{eqnarray}
where $\mathrm{erfc}(x)$ is the complementary error function and
$\mathrm{Ei}(x)$ the exponential integral. The impurity localizes if
$f(\sigma)$ has a minimum for a finite value of $\sigma$, which
depends only on the self-trapping parameter $\zeta$.

The explicit expression for $f(\sigma)$, which appears to be a novel
result, allows us to determine the self-trapping threshold,
\emph{i.e.}~the critical coupling strength above which self-trapping
occurs, and the size of the self-trapped state even for highly
localized self-trapping solutions as long as
$|\beta|\gamma^d/\sigma^d\ll 1$. Figure~(\ref{figure.1}) shows the
localization length $\sigma$ as a function of the self-trapping
parameter $\zeta$ in 1d, 2d and 3d. Specifically, in 1d we find by
asymptotically expanding $f(\sigma)$ in the limit $\sigma\gg 1$ that
there exists a self-trapping solution for arbitrarily small $\zeta$
with $\sigma= \sqrt{2\pi}/\zeta$. The same expansion yields a
critical value $\zeta_\mathrm{crit} = 2\pi$ above which
self-trapping occurs in 2d. In the 3d case, numerical minimization
of $f(\sigma)$ shows that the critical value is
$\zeta_\mathrm{crit}\simeq31.7$, where the corresponding state is
highly localized with $\sigma\simeq0.87$. Interestingly, there exist
two self-trapping solutions for a given $\zeta$ in 3d, however only
the more localized state is stable.

\section{Beyond perturbation theory}

\begin{figure}[t]
\begin{center}
\includegraphics[width=3.5cm]{f2a_deformation.eps}\hspace{0.35cm}\includegraphics[width=3.5cm]{f2b_energy.eps}
\caption{(a) Deformation of the BEC for an attractive (left) and
repulsive (right) $\delta$-impurity with the same interaction
strength $\gamma|\beta|=1$.  (b) Deformation energy $E_\mathrm{def}$
for a $\delta$-impurity as a function of the interaction strength
$\beta$ (solid line) compared to the weak-coupling approximation
(dashed line) for $\gamma = 0.5$. Attractive (repulsive) impurities
have lower (higher) energy than predicted by the weak-coupling
approximation.} \label{figure.2}
\end{center}
\end{figure}

We now consider the self-trapping problem in the regime of strong
impurity-BEC interactions, \emph{i.e.}~the case of a localized
self-trapping state accompanied by a possibly strong deformation of
the BEC. We first illustrate the effect of higher order terms in
$\beta$ for a 1d system and subsequently discuss 2d and 3d systems
based on a scaling argument.

\subsection{The $\delta$-approximation in 1d}

In order to find approximate solutions of Eqs.~(\ref{psix}) and
(\ref{chix}) we assume that the impurity is highly localized due to
the strong impurity-BEC interaction. More precisely, we consider the
regime where the effect of the impurity on the BEC is essentially
the same as for a $\delta$-impurity with $|\chi(x)|^2=\delta(x)$.
This approximation is valid provided that $\ell_\mathrm{loc}\ll 1$,
\emph{i.e.}~the localization length is much smaller than the healing
length of the BEC, which is achieved for sufficiently large
$|\beta|$. Our approach focuses only on the deformation of the BEC
caused by the impurity. Nevertheless, the $\delta$-approximation
allows us to illustrate the differences between attractive and
repulsive impurities, which are also present in higher dimensions.

We first calculate the condensate wave-function $\psi(x)$ in
presence of a $\delta$-impurity at position $x_0$, which is
determined by the equation
\begin{equation}
  \label{psidelta}
  \left[-\frac{1}{2}\partial_{xx} - 1 + |\psi(x)|^2 + \beta\gamma\,\delta(x-x_0)\right]\psi(x) =
  0\,,
\end{equation}
with the boundary conditions $\psi(x) = 1$ and $\partial_x\psi(x) =
0$ in the limit $x\rightarrow\pm\infty$. Using the known solutions
of Eq.~(\ref{psidelta}) for $\beta=0$ and taking $x_0=0$ for
simplicity we obtain $\psi(x) = \coth(|x| + c)$ and $\psi(x) =
\tanh(|x| + c)$ for attractive and repulsive impurities,
respectively, with $c$ a constant. Given that the derivative of
$\psi(x)$ has a discontinuity at $x_0$ it follows that in both cases
$1 - [\psi(x_0)]^2 = \beta\gamma\,\psi(x_0)$ and thus
\begin{equation}\label{solz}
    \psi(x_0) = -\frac{\beta\gamma}{2} +
    \sqrt{1+\Big(\frac{\beta\gamma}{2}\Big)^2}\,,
\end{equation}
which fixes the constant $c$. We note that $\psi(x_0)\in(0,1]$ for
$\beta\geq 0$ and $\psi(x_0)\in(1,\infty)$ for $\beta < 0$. Thus the
density of the condensate $n(x_0)\equiv[\psi(x_0)]^2$ at the
position of the impurity $x_0$ is not bounded for attractive
interactions. The enhanced deformation of the BEC due to an
attractive $\delta$-impurity is already visible for a moderate
interaction strength as illustrated in Fig.~(\ref{figure.2})a.

The solution of Eq.~(\ref{psidelta}) allows us to determine the
deformation energy $E_\mathrm{def}$ to all orders of $\beta$. Using
Eqs.~(\ref{ebec}) and (\ref{eint}) we find that for both types of
impurities
\begin{eqnarray}\label{levelshift}
    E_\mathrm{def}=\frac{4}{3}\gamma^{-1}\bigg\{1-\bigg[1 +
    \Big(\frac{\beta\gamma}{2}\Big)^2\bigg]^{3/2}+
    \Big(\frac{\beta\gamma}{2}\Big)^3\bigg\}\,.
\end{eqnarray}
We note that the non-perturbative result for $E_\mathrm{def}$ is
consistent with the weak-coupling approximation since in the limit
$\sigma\rightarrow 0$ we find from Eq.~(\ref{gg}) that
$\beta^2\gamma h_\mathrm{1d}(\sigma)\rightarrow\beta^2\gamma/2$.
Figure~(\ref{figure.2})b shows the deformation energy
$E_\mathrm{def}$ as a function of the interaction strength $\beta$
in comparison with the weak-coupling result. It can be seen that
attractive impurities have lower energy than predicted by the
weak-coupling approximation, whereas repulsive impurities have
higher energy.

\subsection{Impurity collapse}

The results in the previous section indicate that the ground state
of the impurity and the BEC strongly depend on the sign of $\beta$.
We now show that the sign of $\beta$ has a crucial effect on the
ground state in 2d and 3d by using a scaling argument based on a
variational wave-function for $\psi(\mathbf{x})$ and $\chi(\mathbf{x})$.

Let us consider the total energy of the system $E_\mathrm{tot} =
E_\mathrm{bec} + E_\mathrm{int} + E_\mathrm{kin}$, which is clearly
bounded from below for $\beta>0$ but not necessarily for $\beta<0$.
We now analyze the scaling of the individual terms in
$E_\mathrm{tot}$ depending on the localization length of the
impurity and the deformation of the BEC. To this end we insert the
Gaussian trial function $\chi_\sigma(\mathbf{x})$ for the impurity and
$\psi_\sigma(\mathbf{x}) = 1 + \delta\psi_\sigma(\mathbf{x})$ for the condensate
into $E_\mathrm{tot}$, where
\begin{equation}\label{trial}
    \delta\psi_\sigma(\mathbf{x}) = \frac{a}{\sigma^{\delta/2}}\prod_{j=1}^d
    \exp(-x_j^2/b\sigma^2)\,,
\end{equation}
with $a$, $b$ and $\delta$ positive constants. In what follows we
are particularly interested in the limit $\sigma\rightarrow 0$ and
only consider finite deformations of the BEC. Consequently, we add
the constraint $\delta\leq d$ to assure that
$\int\mathrm{d}\mathbf{x}|\delta\psi(\mathbf{x})|^2\sim\sigma^{d-\delta}$ is finite. We
note that $\chi_\sigma(\mathbf{x})$ and $\psi_\sigma(\mathbf{x})$ have the correct
asymptotic behavior required for them to be valid physical states of
the system, however, they may not be a good approximation for the
ground state. We obtain that the individual energy contributions
scale as $E_\mathrm{int} \sim \sigma^{-\delta}$,
$E_\mathrm{kin}\sim\sigma^{-2}$ and
\begin{equation}
  E_\mathrm{bec} \sim c_0\sigma^{d - \delta -2} +  \sum_{j=1}^4 c_j\,\sigma^{d-j\delta/2}\,,
\end{equation}
where the $c_j>0$ depend on the system parameters.

Comparing the terms above one finds that for a three-dimensional
system $E_\mathrm{tot}$ is not bounded from below in the limit
$\sigma\rightarrow 0$ for a fixed $\delta$, \emph{i.e.}~the energy
of the system becomes arbitrarily low if the impurity collapses to a
point. Explicitly, in the 3d case we have $E_\mathrm{bec} \sim
c_0\sigma^{1 - \delta} + c_1\sigma^{3 - \delta/2} +  \cdots +
c_4\sigma^{3 - 2\delta}$ and hence a comparison of the exponents
yields that $|E_\mathrm{int}|
> E_\mathrm{kin} + E_\mathrm{bec}$ for $2<\delta<3$ in the limit
$\sigma\rightarrow 0$. Moreover, in the same limit
$\int\mathrm{d}\mathbf{x}|\delta\psi_\sigma(\mathbf{x})|^2\rightarrow 0$, \emph{i.e.}~the
deformation of the BEC is vanishingly small despite the collapse of
the impurity. We note that the above argument holds for arbitrarily
small $\beta$, and thus the weak-coupling approximation in 3d is
valid for $\beta>0$ only since for $\beta<0$ there is always a state
of lower energy with $\sigma\rightarrow 0$.

\begin{figure}[t]
\begin{center}
\includegraphics[width=6cm]{f3_1d_numerics.eps}
\caption{The localization length $\sigma$ (solid line) and the
density of the condensate $n(x_0)$ (long-dashed line) at the
impurity position $x_0$ as a function of the interaction strength
$\beta$ in 1d. The weak-coupling approximation (dotted line)
accurately reproduces $\sigma$ in the regime
$|\beta|\gamma/\sigma\ll 1$. The localization length saturates to a
finite value $\sigma\sim 60$ as $\beta\rightarrow 0$ because of the
finite system size. The deformation of the BEC is qualitatively
described by $\delta$-approximation (short-dashed line). The inset
shows the smooth transition from a sech-type ($R_\mathrm{fit}=1$) to
a Gaussian ($R_\mathrm{fit}=-1$) self-trapping state for repulsive
impurities.} \label{figure.3}
\end{center}
\end{figure}

In the 2d case it is not possible to find a value for $\delta$ such
that the total energy $E_\mathrm{tot}$ is dominated by
$E_\mathrm{int}$ in the limit $\sigma\rightarrow 0$. Nevertheless,
for $\delta=2$ we obtain $E_\mathrm{int}\sim E_\mathrm{kin}\sim
E_\mathrm{bec}\sim\sigma^{-2}$, which implies that the collapse of
the impurity depends on the particular system parameters,
\emph{e.g.}~the coupling strength $\beta$. In contrast to the 3d
case this collapse is accompanied by a sizeable deformation of the
BEC since $\int\mathrm{d}\mathbf{x}|\delta\psi_\sigma(\mathbf{x})|^2$ is finite in the
limit $\sigma\rightarrow 0$ for $\delta=2$. Finally, for a
one-dimensional system similar considerations lead to result that
$|E_\mathrm{int}| < E_\mathrm{kin} + E_\mathrm{bec}$ in the limit
$\sigma\rightarrow 0$ for any valid $\delta$, and hence our
variational approach does not predict a collapse of the impurity.

\section{Numerical results}

\begin{figure}[t]
\begin{center}
\includegraphics[width=6cm]{f4_2d_numerics.eps}
\caption{The localization length $\sigma$ (solid line) and the
density of the condensate $n(x_0)$ (dashed line) at the impurity
position $x_0$ as a function of the interaction strength $\beta$ in
2d. The weak-coupling approximation (dotted lines) accurately
predicts the self-trapping threshold at $\beta_\mathrm{crit} =
\sqrt{8\pi}$ (vertical dashed lines). The localization length
saturates to a finite value $\sigma\sim 20$  for
$|\beta|<\beta_\mathrm{crit}$ because of the finite system size.
Attractive impurities shrink to a point-like state and the density
of the BEC $n(x_0)$ diverges as $\beta$ approaches a critical value
$\beta^\star\sim -10$ in agreement with our scaling argument. The
behavior of $R_\mathrm{fit}$ (inset) is similar to the 1d case.}
\label{figure.4}
\end{center}
\end{figure}

\begin{figure}[t]
\begin{center}
\includegraphics[width=5.2cm]{f5_3d_numerics.eps}
\caption{The localization length $\sigma$ (solid line) and the
density of the condensate $n(x_0)$ (dashed line) at the impurity
position $x_0$ as a function of the interaction strength $\beta$ in
3d. There is no well-defined ground state for $\beta<0$ in 3d in
agreement with our scaling argument. The weak-coupling approximation
(dotted line) predicts a self-trapping threshold at
$\beta_\mathrm{crit} \simeq 15.9$ (vertical dashed line), which is
lower than the numerical result $\beta_\mathrm{crit} \simeq 18.8$.
The localization length saturates to a finite value $\sigma\sim 10$
for $\beta<\beta_\mathrm{crit}$ because of the finite system size.
The convergence of the impurity wave-function to a Gaussian
self-trapping state is slower than in 1d and 2d as indicated by
$R_\mathrm{fit}$ (inset).} \label{figure.5}
\end{center}
\end{figure}

We have determined the ground state of the impurity and the BEC
numerically by using the normalized gradient flow
method~\cite{Bao-SIAM-2004,Bao-MMS-2004} in order to extend the
analytical results. To make Eqs.~(\ref{psix}) and (\ref{chix})
amenable to computational modelling we assumed that both the
impurity and the condensate were enclosed in a sphere of zero
potential with infinitely high potential walls at its radius~$R$.
The system parameters for the numerical calculations were set to
$\alpha = 1.0$ and $\gamma = 0.5$, whereas $\beta$ was varied over a
large range.

A quantitative measure for the localization length
$\ell_\mathrm{loc}$ was found by fitting the functions
$\chi_\sigma(\mathbf{x})$ and $\chi_\lambda(\mathbf{x})$ to the exact impurity
wave function yielding the values $\sigma$ and $\lambda$. In
addition, we compared the corresponding fitting errors $S_\sigma$
and $S_\lambda$ and evaluated the quantity $R_\mathrm{fit} =
(S_\sigma - S_\lambda)/(S_\sigma + S_\lambda)$. Accordingly,
$R_\mathrm{fit} = -1$ indicates that the self-trapped state is
accurately described by a Gaussian $\chi_\sigma(\mathbf{x})$, whereas for
$R_\mathrm{fit} = 1$ the impurity is rather in a sech-type state
$\chi_\lambda(\mathbf{x})$. One would expect that $R_\mathrm{fit}\approx
-1$ for a highly localized impurity with $\ell_\mathrm{loc}\ll 1$
since the impurity sees only the harmonic part of the effective
potential $\beta|\psi(\mathbf{x})|^2$. On the other hand,
$R_\mathrm{fit}\approx -1$ for a weakly localized impurity with
$\ell_\mathrm{loc}\gg 1$ according to the Thomas-Fermi
approximation.

As can be seen in Fig.~(\ref{figure.3}), in the 1d case there is no
self-trapping threshold in agreement with the weak-coupling result,
which accurately reproduces the localization length $\sigma$ in the
regime $|\beta|\gamma/\sigma\ll 1$. However, we see that for large
$|\beta|$ attractive impurities are more localized than the
repulsive ones. Moreover, repulsive impurities undergo a smooth
transition from a sech-type to a Gaussian self-trapping state for
increasing $\beta$ as indicated by $R_\mathrm{fit}$. The deformation
of the condensate $n(x_0)$ at the position of the impurity $x_0$ is
qualitatively described by the $\delta$-approximation with a strong
increase in the density of the BEC for attractive impurities.

In two dimensions, the impurity localizes for
$|\beta|>\beta_\mathrm{crit}$, where $\beta_\mathrm{crit}$ is
correctly predicted by the weak-coupling result, as shown in
Fig.~(\ref{figure.4}). This is not accidental since the localization
length $\sigma$ diverges close to $\beta_\mathrm{crit}$ in 2d, as
can be seen in Fig.~(\ref{figure.1}), and thus the criterion
$|\beta|\gamma^2/\sigma^2\ll 1$ for the validity of the
linearization of Eqs.~(\ref{psix}) and (\ref{chix}) is always met
near $\beta_\mathrm{crit}$. In contrast, for large $|\beta|$ the
localization length $\sigma$ strongly deviates from the
weak-coupling result. In particular, attractive impurities shrink to
a point-like state and the density of the condensate $n(x_0)$
diverges as $\beta$ approaches a critical value $\beta^\star$, which
is in agreement with the scaling argument in the previous section.
The behavior of $R_\mathrm{fit}$ is similar to the 1d case.

For a 3d system we are able to obtain numerical results for
$\beta>0$ only, which in view of our scaling argument was to be
expected. The localization length $\sigma$ and the density of the
condensate $n(x_0)$ for repulsive impurities are shown in
Fig.~(\ref{figure.5}). We see that the weak-coupling approximation
underestimates the exact value $\beta_\mathrm{crit}$ since in 3d we
have that $\sigma\sim 1$ even close to $\beta_\mathrm{crit}$ and
thus $\beta\gamma^3/\sigma^3$ is not necessarily small. As shown in
the inset of Fig.~(\ref{figure.5}) the transition from a sech-type
to a Gaussian self-trapping state is slower than in 1d and 2d.

\section{Discussion and conclusion}

In our analytical and numerical investigation of the self-trapping
problem we have shown, in particular, that an attractive
impurity-BEC interaction leads to a strong deformation of the BEC in
1d and 2d and to a singular ground state of the impurity in 2d and
3d. However, both the high density of the BEC and the point-like
state of the impurity entail additional physical effects, which were
initially small and not taken into account in our model.

The high density of the BEC near the impurity enhances inelastic
collisions that lead to two- and three-body losses of the condensate
atoms~\cite{Roberts-PRL-2000}. Specifically, the inelastic
collisions might cause the loss of the impurity atom itself.
However, provided that the impurity is not affected by inelastic
collisions one can account for the loss of the condensate atoms by
adding  damping terms of the form $-\mathrm{i}
\Gamma_2|\psi(\mathbf{x})|^2\psi(\mathbf{x})$ and $-\mathrm{i}
\Gamma_3|\psi(\mathbf{x})|^4\psi(\mathbf{x})$ to Eq.~(\ref{psi}), where the
positive constants $\Gamma_2$ and $\Gamma_3$ are two- and three-body
loss rates, respectively. We note that these additional terms would
require the simulation of the full dynamics of the
system~\cite{Bao-SIAM-2003} and may have a nontrivial effect on the
self-trapping process.

Moreover, the contact potential approximation is valid as long as
the various length scales of the system, \emph{e.g.}~the
localization length $\ell_\mathrm{loc}$, are large compared to the
characteristic range of the exact interaction
potential~\cite{Bolda-PRA-2003}. Thus the interaction between the
condensate atoms and the impurity is no longer correctly described
by the contact potential $\kappa\delta(\mathbf{x} - \mathbf{x}^\prime)$ in the
limit $\ell_\mathrm{loc}\rightarrow 0$ where the influence of higher
partial waves becomes important. The resulting repulsion would of
course lead to a finite width of the impurity wave-function. We note
that with the above proviso our results are also valid for ionic
impurities with positive
charge~\cite{Cote-PRL-2002,Massignan-PRA-2005} in the regime where
the ion-boson scattering is dominated by the s-wave
contribution~\cite{Gribakin-PRA-1993,Cote-PRA-2000}.

Finally, we conclude with the remark that our model is also
applicable if the BEC is confined to a harmonic
trap~\cite{Kalas-PRA-2006} provided that the harmonic oscillator
length of the potential is much larger than the localization length
$\ell_\mathrm{loc}$ of the impurity and the healing length $\xi$ of
the BEC.

\acknowledgments

Part of this work was completed while M.B. was visiting the
Institute for Mathematical Sciences, National University of
Singapore, in 2007. This research was supported by the UK EPSRC
through QIP IRC (GR/S82176/01) and EuroQUAM project EP/E041612/1,
the EU through the STREP project OLAQUI, and the Singapore Ministry
of Education grant No. R-158-000-002-112.

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Business faculty honored for excellence in teaching, research and service
Jim Westerman, left, Karen Epermanis, Tom Will and Mike Dotson are the 2012 recipients of the Sywassink Faculty Awards for Excellence, awarded by the Walker College of Business at Appalachian State University. Photo by Marie Freeman
Posted June 20, 2012 at 11:15 a.m.
BOONE — Four Appalachian State University faculty members in the Walker College of Business have received the college's 2012 Sywassink Award for Excellence.
Dr. Jim Westerman received the award for teaching. Dr. Mike Dotson was honored for his research contributions. The award for excellence in service was presented to Dr. Karen Epermanis. Dr. Tom Will was honored as the outstanding non-tenure track faculty member.
The awards are presented annually during the Sywassink Day of Excellence. Winners receive a monetary prize and a bronze medallion of the university seal. The awards are made possible by a contribution from G.A. Sywassink, CEO of Standard Holding Company.
Jim Westerman is a professor in the Department of Management, where he teaches courses in organizational behavior, human resource management, business ethics, leadership and motivation, compensation and strategic management.
Westerman received a UNC Board of Governors award for teaching from Appalachian for 2011-2012. He also was honored with the Walker College's Excellence in Research Award in 2009 and has held the Duane D. Daggett Professorship of Management in the Walker College since 2008.
Westerman earned a Bachelor of Science and a master's in business administration from Florida State University and received his Ph.D. in management from the University of Colorado at Boulder. Westerman joined the faculty at Appalachian in 2005 after teaching at the University of Nevada, Reno for two years and Western State College of Colorado for six.
Research award recipient Mike Dotson is a professor in the Department of Marketing.
Dotson's research interests include marketing analysis, retail, advertising, consumer preference, the hospitality industry and the nursing sector. He has published more than 40 journal articles and regularly presents at regional and national conferences.
Dotson serves as a member of the editorial review board for the International Journal of Electronic Marketing and Retailing and as committee chair for the Atlantic Marketing Association.
Dotson joined the faculty at Appalachian in 1983. Before coming to Appalachian, Dotson taught at Mississippi State University and worked in sales management for Philip Morris Furniture Company.
He earned his BSBA and MBA degrees from Nicholls State University and his doctor of business administration degree from Mississippi State University.
Karen Epermanis, an associate professor in the Department of Finance, Banking and Insurance, was recognized for her service.
Epermanis joined the Walker College of Business faculty in 2006. Prior to teaching at Appalachian, Epermanis was an assistant professor at the University of Mississippi and the University of Hartford and previously worked in the risk management field as a director and manager for large corporate entities.
Epermanis served as president of both the Southern Risk and Insurance Association and the Risk Management Research Council, and currently serves as vice president for the Western Risk and Insurance Association. She serves as a faculty supervisor for honors thesis students and leads or participates in various college-level committees. Epermanis is involved with the Brantley Risk and Insurance Center in the Walker College and also serves as the faculty advisor for the Risk Management and Insurance Society at Appalachian.
Epermanis earned a bachelor's degree in risk management and insurance from the University of Georgia, a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Tulsa and a Ph.D. in finance from the University of South Carolina.
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It's the thought of cake that makes Susan DiNapoli Guyton cry.
Even though the summer of 2018 hit the executive director of the Sue DiNapoli Ovarian Cancer Society with a divorce and a breast cancer diagnosis, she speaks about those parts of her life in a very straightforward manner.
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Project Angel Heart recently received results from a long-awaited program evaluation study conducted in partnership with the Center for Improving Value in Health Care.
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L - The Holy Letters
Discussion in 'Kayo Dot' started by pixiesfan, Feb 27, 2006.
So, I'm probably one of the rare people on this forum who acutally enjoyed Dowsing.. more then Choirs. This may be because I'm a far heavier ambient/noise fan then metal, but that is besides the point. When I first heard Dowsing it didn't seem like that difficult of a listen to me, and I think the reason why is because as I just realized, it's kind of like a heavy version of L's Holy Letters.
For those of you who haven't heard of L.. or the CD. It's basically a drone experiment by a japanese man named Hiroyuki Usui. Like Kayo Dot being piegon-holed in the genre of Metal, I guess you could piegon-hole L into the genre of folk. But anyway, I think any of you fans of Dowsing.. that haven't heard of L should check him out.
Here is a link to the big song on Holy Letters..
http://www.vhfrecords.com/sounds/l6.mp3
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http://www.vhfrecords.com/catalog/84.htm
If anyone would like me to send them the album, my AIM screen name is Pixiesfanyo, and my soulseek name is the same.
I can also e-mail it.. pixiesfanyo@gmail.com
I really think that everyone that enjoys Dowsing would really love this album, and I think I was really stupid not to notice how similar the two records are.
That's all.
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