On the approximate formulation of the orthogonalized plane-wave method

An approximate method, analogical to the orthogonalized plane-wave method, is used to calculate the energy at a number of points in the Brillouin zone of lithium and the results are compared with the energy values calculated by the OPW method. Some of the general properties of the matrix elements of the repulsive potential are discussed and correlation with other methods carried out.

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In conclusion the author thanks Dr. Glasser for communicating the numerical values of the wave function and K. Trnková for carrying out the numerical calculations.     

The geometric equation of dislocation dynamics

Recent advances in the continuum theory of dislocations have been achieved mainly in two directions: (1) the differential geometric (non-linear) theory of stationary dislocations, and (2) the formal linear dislocation dynamics. These two are unified here to form a differential geometric dynamical theory of continuous distributions of dislocations. To begin with, the basic concepts of the geometric theory are briefly summed up. The fundamental geometric equation of time-dependent distortions is derived first in a physically instructive elementary way and afterwards by means of exact differential geometry. A symmetrized form of the equation is given in terms of deformations or the metric tensor. The physical meaning of a previously introduced dislocation current tensor is discussed. A general form of the continuity equation for the dislocation current is then given. Thereafter the forces acting on dislocations are dealt with in connection with energy dissipation during plastic deformation and Ohm's law for dislocations, which has been introduced recently. The dislocation conductivity in simple cubic crystals is discussed. Finally, an invariant partition of the torsion (or dislocation) tensor is introduced. The semi-symmetrical part of this tensor corresponds to volume deformations, while the remainder is associated with shape deformations only. The main unsolved problems are enumerated, and some concluding remarks, concerned with the correspondence between dislocation theory on the one hand and general relativity and differential geometry on the other, are added.

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ИЗМЕРЕНИЕ ЦИКРУЛЯРН ОЙ ПОЛЯРИЗАЦИИ γ-КВАН ТОВ, ИСПУСКАЕМЫХ ЯДРАМИ П ОСЛЕ ЗАХВАТА ПОЛЯРИЗ ОВАННЫХ ТЕПЛОВЫХ НЕЙТРОНОВ

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Measurement of the circular polarization of gamma-quanta emitted from the nuclei after the capture of polarized thermal neutrons

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Ein Magnetomechanisches Verfahren zum Studium der Kinetik des Magnetisierungsvorganges

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Новый тип рентгеновс кого спектрографа

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тЕОРИь И стРУктУРА тЕ МпЕРАтУРНОгО ИжОБРА жЕНИь

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The theory and structure of the temperature image

The paper describes the theory of the formation of a temperature image when there are large temperature differences and introduces the concept of temperature distortion of an image. It also deals with the geometrical distortion of the temperature image by the longitudinal thermal conductivity of the receiver layer and gives a solution of the corresponding differential equation of the temperature image for the case of a general linear line test and general circular concentric test. Equations are derived for the temperature distributions of the temperature images of some optical lineated and circular test objects and their geometrical distortion due to the thermal conductivity of the receiver layer is investigated.

     

A contribution to direct processes in the Co59(p,n) reaction forE p ∼ 6·5 MeV

Nuclear emulsions were used to study the energy spectrum and forward-backward asymmetry of neutrons from the Co⁵⁹(p,n) reaction forE _p 6·5 MeV. It was found that the decay of the compound nucleus makes a maximum contribution of 50% to the reaction yield. Energies of some excited states of the Ni⁵⁹ nucleus were also determined.

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The authors would like to thank all those who helped in this work, particularly all members of the cyclotron group of the Nuclear Research Institute of the Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences, who so willingly helped with the irradiation, and H. Koutová from the Faculty of Technical and Nuclear Physics, who carefully measured the emulsions. Our thanks are also due to R. Krejová from the Faculty of Technical and Nuclear Physics for developing the emulsions and J. Kopecký from the Nuclear Research Institute for providing the cobalt target.     

Замечание К теории по степенного возникновения подви жных слоев в плазме инертных газов

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A note on the theory of the successive production of moving striations in the plasma of inert gases

Approximate expressions are derived on the basis of Pekárek's theoretical paper [1] for the period of the maximum t_B of a wave packet produced by the passage of a wave of stratification before the aperture of a photomultiplier, and for its time width in the half-height t_B. The relaxation time of a wave of stratification, following from the theory [1], can thus be calculated by means of the experimentally measured velocity of motion of the maximum of a wave packet u and its width t_B. The calculation is supplemented by numerical data on the magnitude of errors committed by using approximate expressions.

     

The distribution of neutron density in the vicinity of a partly inserted black rod in two-group approximation

The neutron density in the vicinity of a black cylindrical rod partly inserted in a bare reactor is calculated and illustrated by a numerical example. The starting point is a two-group diffusion theory approximation. While the dependence of the effect of the rod on the insertion depth can be calculated simply by means of perturbation theory, the question of the neutron density estimate in the vicinity of the rod is considerably more difficult and in some considerations the estimate of the neutron density caused by the presence of the rod is indispensable. The method makes it possible to determine the reactivity value of the rod in dependence on the insertion depth and especially the neutron density deformation in the vicinity of the rod.

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In conclusion the author thanks J. Svato for help in carrying out the numerical calculations.     

Die Veränderung einer Metalloberfläche nach der Elektronenemission unter atmosphärischen Bedingungen

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ОПРЕДЕЛЕНИЕ ПОСТОЯН НЫХ ДВУХПАРАМЕТРОВЫ Х РЕШЕТОК МЕТОДОМ ОТНО ШЕНИЙ

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Exponential decay in the stark effect

LetH=–+V+Fx ₁ withV(x ₁,x ) analytic in the first variable andV(x ₁+ia, x ) bounded and decreasing to zero asx for eacha . Let be an eigenvector of –+V with negative eigenvalue. Among our results we show that forF0, (,e ^–H ) decays exponentially at a rate governed by the positions of the resonances ofH. This exponential decay is in marked contrast to conventional atomic resonances for which power law decay is the rule.Research supported by NSF Grant No. MCS 78-00101.     

GESFIDE-PROPELLER Approach for Simultaneous R2 and R2* Measurements in the Abdomen

Purpose

To investigate the feasibility of combining GESFIDE with PROPELLER sampling approaches for simultaneous abdominal R2 and R2* mapping.

Materials and Methods

R2 and R2* measurements were performed in 9 healthy volunteers and phantoms using the GESFIDE-PROPELLER and the conventional Cartesian-sampling GESFIDE approaches.

Results

Images acquired with the GESFIDE-PROPELLER sequence effectively mitigated the respiratory motion artifacts, which were clearly evident in the images acquired using the conventional GESFIDE approach. There was no significant difference between GESFIDE-PROPELLER and reference MGRE R2* measurements (p = 0.162) whereas the Cartesian-sampling based GESFIDE methods significantly overestimated R2* values compared to MGRE measurements (p < 0.001).

Conclusion

The GESFIDE-PROPELLER sequence provided high quality images and accurate abdominal R2 and R2* maps while avoiding the motion artifacts common to the conventional Cartesian-sampling GESFIDE approaches.     

Purely absolutely continuous spectrum for almost Mathieu operators

Using a recent result of Sinai, we prove that the almost Mathieu operators acting onl ²(), (l _Y, )(n) = (l+1)+(l–)+ cos(n+) (n) have a purely absolutely continuous spectrum for almost all a provided that is a good irrational and is sufficiently small. Furthermore, the generalized eigen-functions are quasiperiodic.     

СЕРНИСТЫЙ ТЕЛЛУР — ПО ЛУПРОВОДИОЕ СОЕДИНЕ НИЕ

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Contents of Volume 2

Volume Contents

Contents of Volume 2     

PKCε phosphorylation regulates the mitochondrial translocation of ATF2 in ischemia-induced neurodegeneration

Background

Global cerebral ischemia triggers neurodegeneration in the hippocampal CA1 region, but the mechanism of neuronal death remains elusive. The epsilon isoform of protein kinase C (PKCε) has recently been identified as a master switch that controls the nucleocytoplasmic trafficking of ATF2 and the survival of melanoma cells. It is of interest to assess the role of PKCε–ATF2 signaling in neurodegeneration.

Results

Phosphorylation of ATF2 at Thr-52 was reduced in the hippocampus of PKCε null mice, suggesting that ATF2 is a phosphorylation substrate of PKCε. PKCε protein concentrations were significantly reduced 4, 24, 48 and 72 h after transient global cerebral ischemia, resulting in translocation of nuclear ATF2 to the mitochondria. Degenerating neurons staining positively with Fluoro-Jade C exhibited cytoplasmic ATF2.

Conclusions

Our results support the hypothesis that PKCε regulates phosphorylation and nuclear sequestration of ATF2 in hippocampal neurons during ischemia-induced neurodegeneration.

     

Energy and momentum in general relativity

In general relativity, conservation of energy and momentum is expressed by an equation of the form /x= 0, where –gT represents the total energy, momentum, and stress. This equation arises from the divergence formula dV _v = (/x ^v )d ⁴ d. Here we show that this formula fails to account properly for the system of basis vectors e(x). We obtain the (invariant) divergence formula e dV _v = e (/x ^v + )d ⁴ d. Conservation of energy and momentum is therefore expressed by the covariant equation (/x ^v ) + = 0. We go on to calculate the variation of the action under uniform displacements in space-time. This calculation yields the covariant equation of conservation, as well as the fully symmetric energy tensor . Finally, we discuss the transfer of energy and momentum, within the context of Einstein's theory of gravitation.     

Editorial

Editorial

Editorial     

Preface

Preface

Preface