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A term limit is a legal restriction that limits the number of terms an officeholder may serve in a particular elected office. When term limits are found in presidential and semi-presidential systems they act as a method of curbing the potential for monopoly, where a leader effectively becomes "president for life". This is intended to protect a republic from becoming a de facto dictatorship. Sometimes, there is an absolute or lifetime limit on the number of terms an officeholder may serve; sometimes, the restrictions are merely on the number of consecutive terms they may serve.

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  1. T

    Why is the Forward Rate Greater Than the Zero Rate and Yield?

    I came across this question in chapter 4 of Hull 'Options Futures and other Derivatives'. I have the answer but I am not sure what the explanation is. Could anyone help? The term structure of interest rates is upward sloping. Put the following in order of magnitude : a) the 5 year zero...
  2. K

    Line Integral: Meaning of Homotopic

    Hi, can someone tell me where I can find the term: "homeotopic" (or, something like that, I don't know how to write in English). My professor mentioned that term in the line integral, here it is: Let \Omega \subseteq \mathbb{R}^k be area (open and connected set). Curves \varphi, \psi...
  3. fluidistic

    Using Hund's rule, find the fundamental term of an atom

    Homework Statement Using Hund's rule, find the fundamental term of an atom whose last incomplete subshell contains 3 electrons d. Do the same with 4 electrons p. Homework Equations The 3 Hund's rules. The Attempt at a Solution By fundamental term I'm guessing they mean the...
  4. T

    Why Is a Minus Term Used in the Moment of Inertia Calculation for a T-Beam?

    Hi i tried to understand an old report about a beam, in the report maximum normal force due to bending is investigated , the normal procedure is applied nothing special actually they calculate the moment of inertia of a t-beam part by part and from m.c/I they solve the problem. I want to ask...
  5. P

    How do you evaluate a limit n->inf. if there's a (-1)^n term?

    Homework Statement I decided to work through my old calculus notes and I can't find any information about these limits. Basically I'm trying to evaluate lim n->∞ (-1)n *sqrt(n+1)/n. Homework Equations Not really applicable. The Attempt at a Solution Well, in this particular case...
  6. P

    Medical A term for acute, extremely powerful pounding of the heart

    I used to know this, but then I forgot and I can't seem to Google it. What is the name of that condition, usually acute and brought about by extreme anxiety or fear, in which you feel your heart pounding so powerfully that it seems to pulsate your entire chest cavity, and you can even feel your...
  7. I

    Automotive Gravity term in simple 2 DOF quarter car model?

    Hello all I am trying to derive a quarter car model that i can use Simulink to analyse. The model is 2 DOF and consists of 1 sprung and 1 unsprung mass, suspension spring and damping co-effs, and tyre spring and damping co-effs. Positive is taken as upwards, compression is also taken as...
  8. J

    What's the difference between short term memory and working memory?

    What's the difference between short term memory and working memory? Is there any physiological difference?like difference in neural network formation? Thx!
  9. K

    What is the mathematical term for an angle changing by 0?

    Hi, Does anyone know if there is a Mathematical term used to state that the angle of change of some point is 0?
  10. T

    Derive using Taylor series/Establish error term

    Homework Statement Derive the following formula using Taylor series and then establish the error terms for each. Homework Equations f ' (x) ≈ (1/2*h) [4*f(x + h) - 3*f(x) - f(x+2h)] The Attempt at a Solution I honestly have no idea how to go about deriving this. The professor did...
  11. Roodles01

    Binomial expansion of term with x^2

    I have to determine the coefficient of an x term in an expansion such as this; Determine the coefficient of x^18 in the expansion of (1/14 x^2 -7)^16 The general term in the binomial expansion is nCk a^k b^(n−k) I could let a = (1/14 x^2) b = -7 n = 16 k = 9? I have no real idea of how to go...
  12. S

    What is the value of this term and why?

    What is ej∞?
  13. J

    Troubleshooting New Production Process: Seeking U.S. Term

    Hello everyone! Need help with selecting terms for translation. The situation is as follows: A new production process is being developed. First, this process is tested on lab-scale equipment to see if it goes ok. (It may be full-scale equipment in a workshop too.) If any bugs are...
  14. R

    Addition of Complex Term in Lippmann Schwinger Equation

    Hello PF People, This is probably a very simple question but I don't really get it. In Lippmann Schwinger Equation we add an infinitesimal term to the denominator in order to avoid singularity for when E is an eigenvalue of \hat{H}_0. This is fine, but why it has to be a complex number...
  15. Moonbear

    Medical Long term evaluation of ADD treatment

    I just came across this thought-provoking opinion article in the NY Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/29/opinion/sunday/childrens-add-drugs-dont-work-long-term.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1 It raises some important questions so many years into using medications to treat ADD, including whether...
  16. R

    Semi-empirical mass formula and fission term

    Homework Statement Which term in semi-empirical mass formula gives rise to the energy release in fission? What is the physical origin of this term? All β-stable nuclides heavier than 92Mo (Molybdenum) have a positive Q-value for fission; explain what prevents them decaying in this way...
  17. J

    Choosing the Correct Term for Measuring Energy Generation in MW h

    Hello everyone! Could you please help me with choosing the correct term? The situation is as follows: A reactor generates energy throughtout the core life and it is measured in MW h. What would you call this characteristic that is measured in MW h? If translated from Russian (I'm...
  18. L

    Reading off masses of eight goldstone bosons from chiral Lagrangian mass term

    Hi, If I have three light quark flavours with massses m_u, m_d,m_s , I want to try and calcuate the masses of the eight pseudogoldstone bosons. I have found from my mass term in the Chiral L that: L_{mass}=-2v^3...
  19. K

    The ln(m^2) term in dimensional regularization

    Using dimensional regularization we frequently end up with a term 2/(4-d)+ ln(somthing with mass dimension), c.f. Peskin page 250~251, and Peskin said the scale of the logarithm is hidden in the 2/(4-d) term. How is this so? No matter how hard I try to look at 2/(4-d), I see a purely...
  20. Greg Bernhardt

    Medical New marijuana study on long term lung function

    Hot and fresh off the press! It claims 1-2 joints a week does not harm the lungs long term. If anything, I think this reaffirms the call for balance in life. A drink or smoke a week won't kill you, but don't binge with either. What are your thoughts on the studies results? Association...
  21. C

    How Does Maxwell's Current Term Suggest Light is an Electromagnetic Wave?

    yo ok progress on the electromagnetic wave front is progressing nicely...finally, but i have stumbled on a area that i need some help with. see below when maxwell took amperes law, he added what's known locally ! as the current term, this was done because he realized that a changing...
  22. E

    Find the nth Term of a Generating Function

    If I know generating function of a series, what formula gives nth term? Specifically, my generating function is f(x)=(Ʃ(k=1, to m-1) x^k)/(1-x^m) ***The function represent series: 0,1,1,...,1,0,1,1,...,1,0,... where m is period; i.e. 0,1,1,0,1,1,0 m=3***
  23. K

    Is there a term called 'Wave Factor'?

    Please can someone gives its definition or explain what it means?? I have searched everywhere but without luck. thanks a lot.
  24. S

    The speed of light, the term light year , and reference frames.

    The speed of light, the term "light year", and reference frames. Hi everyone. This is my first post, and I post out of desperation. A friend of mine and I were casually discussing Time Dilation, interstellar travel, etc. when we came to a point we fundamentally disagreed upon. Neither of us...
  25. I

    Landau theory: why does a m^3 term implies first order transition phase

    Hi, I am not sure it is the right subcategory to post a question on statistical physics. But anyway, I read a couple of times that adding a m^3 to the Landau free energy implies that we may observe a first order transition phase, but I don't see why. Maybe it does imply some discontinuity in...
  26. C

    Evaluating a term in bra-ket notation

    Hi, i am evaluating the integral \int_{-\infty}^{+\infty}dE \langle p'|E \rangle \langle E| e^{-iEt/ \hbar} |p\rangle However, i am unsure how to evaluate \langle E| e^{-iEt/ \hbar} |p\rangle . I am not sure if it is simply e^{-iEt/ \hbar} \times \langle E|p\rangle or something else. Any...
  27. T

    First term of an infinite geometric sequence

    Homework Statement The sum of an infinite geometric sequence is 131/2, and the sum of the first three terms is 13. Find the first term. Homework Equations S∞ = a/(1-r) Sn = a-arn/(1-r) The Attempt at a Solution a/(1-r) = 131/2 a-ar3/(1-r) = 13 2a = 27-27r ...... 1 a-ar3 =...
  28. S

    What is the fourth term of an arithmetic sequence with specific given terms?

    Our 8th grade math counts team met today and I didnt know how to do this problem: The first three terms of an arithmetic sequence are p, 2p+6, and 5p-12. What is the 4th term of this sequence? Please explain how to do this. Arigato!
  29. D

    Getting Sick During Term: How Do You Handle It?

    Hello all, How exactly do you all cope with getting sick during a school term? For example, if you were to have a flu? Do you continue studying, or do you take a break to get well? I have been doing absolutely nothing these last two days because my head won't let me. I did however finish a math...
  30. K

    What energy term determines gravity in GR?

    The relativistic relativistic energy–momentum relationship is: E^2 = \left(pc\right)^2 + \left(m_0c^2\right)^2 The relativistic energy (for a mass) is: E = \gamma m_0c^2 It has been said that the curvature of space is contributed to by photons, not just mass. However: The curvature of...
  31. T

    Struggling with the Boltzmann Collision Term?

    Hello, I'm working of the Boltzmann equation to simulate a partially ionized plasma, but I'm having troubles to solve the collision term. I'm using a splitting technique for the advection in the phase-space, but I'm quite stuck in the collision term. Any recommendations?
  32. D

    Can Someone Explain the Move of Limit of a Function in Detail?

    Homework Statement i added a photo of a move of limit of function. can anyone please explain this move ? step by step.. i can't understand it thanks in advance ! Homework Equations The Attempt at a Solution
  33. W

    Term structure isomorphic to the usual model/structure of number theory

    Hello, suppose I have a set of sentences Ʃ from the language of number theory ( the usual one ). Then, I extend this to a maximally consistent set of sentences Ʃ' and create a henkin term structure for it ( i.e. as in the popular proof of the completeness theorem ). Can it be true that this...
  34. A

    Combinatorics: solving for coefficient of x^n term

    Hi, I'm currently taking a Discrete Mathematics class and cannot seem to work out this one problem, we need to find the x^10 term in order to determine its coefficient of the equation f(x)=(x+x^2+x^3+x^4+x^5+x^6)^3 I know the answer is to be 27 from a previous problem (we are to use this method...
  35. E

    Lowest energy term symbol for nitrogen

    Homework Statement Lowest energy term symbols for Nitrogen Homework Equations L=l1+l2, l1+l2-1, l1-l2 S=s1+s2, s1-s2 J=S+L, S-L The Attempt at a SolutionSo I think I'm doing this right up until finding the J value. So the configuration of nitrogen is 1s22s22p3, so were working with 3...
  36. M

    Linear differential equations: source term constant

    Homework Statement Solve the following differential equation for q(t) (position): q''-qω^2 = C, where C is a time-independant value (basically a constant)The Attempt at a Solution This equation is not homogeneous, therefore it must be non-homogeneous. However, in every definition of...
  37. S

    What is the term for the argument in a logarithm function?

    If I have log a b = c, what is the term for the value b? I know that a is the base and c is the exponent, but I can't think of what b is called! While I am at it, in ab = c, what exactly is c called? The power? Would that make b from the previous example the power as well? I have a...
  38. andrewkirk

    Why ignore the potential term in the quantum Hamiltonian?

    I am reading about the recovery of some classical rules from quantum mechanics. My text (Shankar) considers a Hamiltonian operator in a one-dimensional space H = P^2 / 2m + V(X) where P and X are the momentum and position operators respectively. It then asserts that [X,H] = [X,P^2/2m]...
  39. wukunlin

    Pursuing long term relationships when moving away?

    This is one of those things (too many of them) that I have been thinking about... Ever since I school I have always wanted to move to some other country that is more populous, and eventful. At the same time I have been trying to form relationships. I feel like it is probably inappropriate to...
  40. L

    Question on Russell-Saunders term Symbols

    Hello Forum, I'm reading a paper on the low-lying electronic states of Mn and can't quite figure out the notation. For example, we are told the [Ar]3d54s2 lowest energy configuration gives rise to a 'a 6S5/2' ground state. I understand that the 6S5/2 in terms of the (2S+1)L(J)...
  41. M

    We often here the term in thermodynamics that a particular phase

    We often here the term in thermodynamics that a particular phase change is of 1st order , second order . What does the word order imply
  42. M

    Can I Determine the General Term for this Sequence?

    Homework Statement The general term is given by 3r+1+(-1)r+1 So by substituting r=0,1,2,3... I get a sequence like this: 0, 5, 6, 11, 12, 17, 18... It seems to form some pattern. So i wonder, can i deduce the general term with only the sequence? How? Please kindly elaborate more...
  43. rhody

    Yurt Living, vacation or long term

    I did a search and http://www.google.com/#hl=en&sugexp=gsis%2Ci18n%3Dtrue&cp=3&gs_id=p&xhr=t&q=Yurt+Living&pf=p&sclient=psy&source=hp&pbx=1&oq=Yur+Living&aq=0c&aqi=g-c4g-b1&aql=&gs_sm=&gs_upl=&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.&fp=d93d9db53c2df948&biw=1016&bih=570" came up virgin, for PF at least, does...
  44. D

    Express as a single term: 1/2x+1 - x/x-1

    Homework Statement express as a single term: 1/2x+1 - x/x-1 Homework Equations it says to bring to a common denominator The Attempt at a Solution I think I should take out an x-1 but I forget where to go from there. I will be posting a lot of questions this is a review for my...
  45. S

    Gradient of a two term equation

    Homework Statement 1. for the surface z=9 - x^2 - y^2 find, i) the gradient at (1,1,7) in the direction making an angle alpha with the x-axis ii) the max gradient at the point (1,1,7) and the value of alpha for which it occurs 2. find the stationary point of z=x^2 +2x +3y^2 -3xy + 5...
  46. Q

    Expansion of a term with power 2/3

    Homework Statement how am i suppose to expand (X-4)2/3 The Attempt at a Solution i don't have any idea :( any help? thanks!
  47. L

    Finding long term Markov behaviors

    Homework Statement Find the long-term behavior of the Markov system described by the following matrix with initial conditions below: (i.e. find T^infinity) Find x_infinity Homework Equations x_0 = [.3 .3 .4]^TT = [.5 .4 .1] [.4 .3 .3] [.1 .3 .6] The Attempt at a Solution So in my...
  48. M

    The Dirac equation with anomalous magnetic moment term

    Hi could someone please explain the story (if there is one) about the Dirac equation with an anomalous magnetic moment term, I have seen this in several old papers but it never seems to be mentioned in textbooks. Was this an old confusion in formulating QFT. In this context I believe the Dirac...
  49. A

    Need help finding the propriate term

    I'm writing sort of a introduction doc for my co-worker... there is certain pins should be connected by a jumper to keep the hardware in certain state, so can I say something like: "Ensure that UP2 & UP4 is shortfused by the jumper prior to entering the debug mode"? As you people can see, I...
  50. N

    What is the formula for finding the nth term in a sequence?

    Homework Statement Find a formula for the nth term that determines each sequence. Homework Equations The Attempt at a Solution c) 6, 5, 4, 3 I said this one was n-1 , but apparently its 7-n . can't it be both? How the heck do you tell which one it is? f) -3, -6, -12...
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