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A Verification of Lanchester's Law

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    Abstract
    The validity of Lanchester's equations is demonstrated in an actual combat situation where U.S. forces captured the island of Iwo Jima. The equations tested are dM/dt = P(t) − AN, and dN/dt = −BM, with t the time elapsed since the beginning of the ...
Finding Extremists in Online Social Networks

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Operations Research

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    Online extremists’ use of social media poses a new form of threat to the general public. These extremists range from cyberbullies to terrorist organizations. Social media providers often suspend the extremists’ accounts in response to user complaints. ...
Modeling Short-Range Ballistic Missile Defense and Israel's Iron Dome System

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Operations Research

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    This paper develops a model of short-range ballistic missile defense and uses it to study the performance of Israel's Iron Dome system. The deterministic base model allows for inaccurate missiles, unsuccessful interceptions, and civil defense. Model ...
When Is Information Sufficient for Action? Search with Unreliable yet Informative Intelligence

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Operations Research

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    We analyze a variant of the whereabouts search problem, in which a searcher looks for a target hiding in one of n possible locations. Unlike in the classic version, our searcher does not pursue the target by actively moving from one location to the next. ...

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