Packet 10: Tossup 10

In control theory, an inequality named for this process sets an upper bound on the time derivative of a “storage function.” A bath spectral function used to classify this process as sub-ohmic, ohmic, (15[2])or super-ohmic, (15[6])was developed to measure the “quantum” form of this process by Caldeira and Leggett. (15[2])For a non-ideal inductor, (15[1])a factor named for this process equals ESR (15[1])over omega L, or equivalently, the reciprocal of the (*) quality factor. The fourth root of kinematic viscosity over the average rate (10[1])of this process per unit mass is the Kolmogorov length scale. This (10[1])process (10[1])is measured by the imaginary part of the linear response function and related to the correlation function of an observable in a theorem equating this process (10[1])to fluctuation. (10[6])For 10 (10[1])points, (10[1])damped systems undergo what process where a system loses energy? (-5[1])■END■ (10[1]0[9])

ANSWER: dissipation [or word forms; accept quantum dissipation or dissipation factor or dissipation inequality; prompt on loss of energy or equivalents until read; reject “damping”]
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Colin VeeversStrange Case of Dr. Joker and Mr. PennywiseYou Don't Have the Cards3415
Gavin MarkoffAna Pauker? I hardly know her!Tennessee A3415
Ryan RosenbergNYU AUntitled Keyal Team4815
Swapnil GargBerkeley AStanford A4815
Daniel HothemNot Old! (Old)Berkeley B5215
Neil GurramConstans Constantius and Constantine Jr.Stanford B6015
Adam SilvermanThe Fire Neg TimeThe Saint-Straw that Broke the Camille's Back8110
Thomas HartA Neg of Beauty is a Joy ForeverThe Third Time when she was Given to Answer the Hard and the Easy, and Answered Only the Easy9310
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Eric BobrowUntitled by Alexander McQueen by Premeditated Chaos by Alexander McQueen by Percival EverettNoah Sheidlower 12010
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Summary

TournamentEditionMatchHeardConv. %Power %Neg %Avg. Buzz
2026 NAFTA at Stanford01/17/20264100%75%0%71.00
2025 NAFTA Online02/14/2026475%25%0%97.67
2026 NAFTA at Vanderbilt02/14/2026367%67%0%33.00
2025 NAFTA at Toronto09/13/20251100%100%0%34.00
2025 NAFTA at Maryland09/27/20251100%100%0%34.00
2025 NAFTA at Harvard10/04/20253100%33%0%79.00
2025 NAFTA at Oxford10/11/20253100%0%0%112.33
2025 NAFTA at Chicago11/08/2025683%17%0%98.80
2025 NAFTA at Columbia11/08/2025560%40%20%67.33