On maximal surfaces in asymptotically flat space-times

Existenc of maximal and almost maximal hypersurfaces in asymptotically flat space-times is established under boundary conditions weaker than those considered previously. We show in particular that every vacuum evolution of asymptotically flat data for the Einstein equations can be foliated by slices maximal outside a spatially compact set and that every (strictly) stationary asymptotically flat space-time can be foliated by maximal hypersurfaces. Amongst other uniqueness results, we show that maximal hypersurfaces can be used to partially fix an asymptotic Poincaré group.Supported in part by the NSF grant PHY 8503072 to Yale University     

Phase segregation dynamics in particle systems with long range interactions. I. Macroscopic limits

We present and discuss the derivation of a nonlinear nonlocal integrodifferential equation for the macroscopic time evolution of the conserved order parameter (r, t) of a binary alloy undergoing phase segregation. Our model is ad-dimensional lattice gas evolving via Kawasaki exchange with respect to the Gibbs measure for a Hamiltonian which includes both short-range (local) and long-range (nonlocal) interactions. The nonlocal part is given by a pair potential ^dJ(|x–y|), >0 x and y in ^d, in the limit 0. The macroscopic evolution is observed on the spatial scale ^–1 and time scale ^–2, i.e., the density (r, t) is the empirical average of the occupation numbers over a small macroscopic volume element centered atr=x. A rigorous derivation is presented in the case in which there is no local interaction. In a subsequent paper (Part II) we discuss the phase segregation phenomena in the model. In particular we argue that the phase boundary evolutions, arising as sharp interface limits of the family of equations derived in this paper, are the same as the ones obtained from the corresponding limits for the Cahn-Hilliard equation.     

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Stability of a glow discharge in small currents

Two approximations of the dynamic characteristic of a glow discharge for small currents are derived. In the first approximation only the influence of the rate of rise and decay of charge carriers in the delay process is accounted for. In the second approximation, the influence of the rate of stabilization of the radial electric field in the discharge is added. On the basis of the derived equations the conditions for the simplest stability of the discharge are calculated. A comparison with experiment gives satisfactory results.

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A relationship between asymmetric Lévy-stable distributions and the dielectric susceptibility

This paper, as a complement to the work of Montroll and Bendler, is concerned with the Lévy-stable distributions and their connection to the dielectric response of dipolar materials in the frequency domain. The necessary and sufficient condition for this connection is found. The presented probabilistic analysis is based on the mathematically correct representation of the meaning of the relaxation function of a system of dipoles and shows why the same form of a distribution of relaxation rates, namely, the completely asymmetric Lévy-stable distribution, should apply in all different relaxing systems. This is in contrast to the traditional definition of the relaxation function, expressed as a weighted average of exponential relaxation functions, which does not explain the universality of the dielectric relaxation law. It also follows from the present considerations that not only is the imaginary part () of the dielectric susceptibility directly related to the Lévy-stable distribution (as was found by Montroll and Bendler), but so is the real part(). As a consequence the relation()/()=cot(n/2) for> _p and 0<n<1, implied by experimental results, is obtained.     

The surfboard Schrödinger equations

We study the large time behavior of solutions of time dependent Schrödinger equationsiu/t=–(1/2)u+t V(x/t)u with bounded potentialV(x). We show that (1) if>–1, all solutions are asymptotically free ast, (2) if–1 a solution becomes asymptotically free if and only if it has the momentum support outside of suppV for large time, (3) if –1 <0 all solutions are still asymptotically modified free ast and that (4) if 0 <2, for each local minimumx ₀ ofV(x), there exist solutions which are asymptotically Gaussians centered atx=tx ₀ and spreading slowly ast.     

К ВОПРОСУ ТЕОРИИ КОЭР ЦИТИВНОЙ СИЛЫ ТОНКИХ ЛИСТОВ

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The derivation of the quantum kinetic equation and the two-time resolvent method

Van Hove's partial density matrix, _E (t), in his generalized master equation is interpreted as a Wigner representation of two-time dyad for energy E and time t. This interpretation enables us to integrate the energyE in Van Hove's master equation. The resultant equation is of non-Markov type on two time parameters. Starting with this master equation, the derivation of quantum kinetic equations, including the second-order approximation in the density expansion, is discussed. The scaling of the quantum kinetic equation is examined in detail for a system in which particles interact through the delta shell potential. It is shown that the quantum kinetic equation, including three-particle scattering, may exist for the physical situations of low-energy scattering,high-energy scattering, and for resonance scattering for time scales of the system sufficiently separated. In deriving the quantum kinetic equation, a factorization theorem form-particle distribution functions is proved to arbitrary order in perturbation expansion.     

Приготовление оченъ чистого железа и опре деление его чистоты по некото рым физическим свойс твам

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Isospectral transformations in relativistic and nonrelativistic mechanics

The modified Korteweg de-Vries hierarchy of partial differential equations generating transformations of the one-dimensional Dirac equation, is shown to reduce in the limitc to the Korteweg de-Vries hierarchy, generating isospectral transformations of the Schrödinger equation. The former hierarchy reduces into relativistic and the latter into nonrelativistic isoperiodic transformation in the limit0.     

Asymptotic and essentially singular solutions of the Feigenbaum equation

For suitably defined largeN, we express Feigenbaum's equation as a singular Schroder functional equation whose solution is obtained using a scaling ansatz. In the limit of infiniteN certain self-consistency conditions on the scaled Schroder solution lead to an essentially singular solution of Feigenbaum's equation with a length scale factor of 0.0333 and. a limiting feigenvalue of 30.50, in agreement with Eckmann and Wittwer's value of =0.0333831... and their conjectured estimate of 30.     

Maximal hypersurfaces in stationary asymptotically flat spacetimes

Existence of maximal hypersurfaces and of foliations by maximal hypersurfaces is proven in two classes of asymptotically flat spacetimes which possess a one parameter group of isometries whose orbits are timelike near infinity.. The first class consists of strongly causal asymptotically flat spacetimes which contain no black hole or white hole (but may contain ergoregions where the Killing orbits fail to be timelike). The second class of spacetimes possess a black hole and a white hole, with the black and white hole horizons intersecting in a compact 2-surfaceS.Supported in part by KBN grant #2 1047 9101Supported in part by NSF grant PHY-8918388.     

The low energy scattering for slowly decreasing potentials

For the radial Schrödinger equation with a potentialq(x) decreasing at infinity asq ₀ q ^–, (0, 2), the low energy asymptotics of spectral and scattering data is found. In particular, it is shown that forq ₀>0 the spectral function vanishes exponentially as the energyk ² tends to zero. On the contrary, there is always a zero-energy resonance forq ₀<0. These results determine the local asymptotics of solutions of the time-dependent Schrödinger equation for large timest. Specifically, for positive potentials its solutions decay as exp(–₀ t ^(2–)/(2+), ₀>0,t. In the case (1, 2) it is shown that for ±q ₀>0 the phase shift tends to ± ask0 and its asymptotics is evaluated.     

On the yellow colouring of lithium fluoride crystals

The paper deals with the causes of the yellow colouring of LiF crystals. In accordance with some other writers the authors arrived at the conclusion that colouring is caused by impurities. Selective absorption in the infra-red region at 2·8 is independent of this colouring. Analytical data were supplemented by crystal growing experiments in which defined admixtures of heavy metals, such as Co, Mn, Fe, Cr, Ni, Pt, Cu, were added to the melt. It is shown that, of the admixtures used, the most intense colouring is produced by manganese. Experiments on the effect of Cu and Pt were not entirely conclusive. In vacuum colour-producing impurities evaporate quite easily from the melt until their concentration drops below the critical limit required for colouring; in air this happens only if the charge is left in the melted state for a longer period (in our case a 1 kg charge was kept at 100°C above melting point for 36 hours). Results are improved if a dried gas, for instance nitrogen, is bubbled through the meit. A colourless crystal can be obtained in this manner even without using a vacuum; the starting material, however, must be sufficiently pure. A new method was worked out for preparing the salt by direct precipitation of LiCl and HF. Heavy metals are removed from the lithium component by means of cupral and dithizone. The construction of the apparatus used for the crystal growing experients in vacuum differs from that described in the appropriate literature.

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On the Form of Parametrized Gravitation in Flat Spacetime

In a framework describing manifestly covariant relativistic evolution using a scalar time , consistency demands that -dependent fields be used. In recent work by the authors, general features of a classical parametrized theory of gravitation, paralleling general relativity where possible, were outlined. The existence of a preferred time coordinate changes the theory significantly. In particular, the Hamiltonian constraint for is removed From the Euler-Lagrange equations. Instead of the 5-dimensional stress-energy tensor, a tensor comprised of 4-momentum density mid flux density only serves as the source. Building on that foundation, in this paper we develop a linear approximate theory of parametrized gravitation in the spirit of the flat spacetime approach to general relativity. Using a modified form of Kraichnan's flat spacetime derivation of general relativity, we extend the linear theory to a family of nonlinear theories in which the flat metric and the gravitational field coalesce into a single effective curved metric.     

КРУЧЕНИЕ СТЕРЖНЕЙ С С ЕЧЕНИЕМ ФОРМЫ ПРЯМОУГОЛЬНИКА С ВЫР ЕЗОМ

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Twisting of notched rectangularly-shaped bars

It was pointed out in paper [1] that special cases of this solution are the problems of the torsion of a notched and unnotched rectangularly-shaped bar. Here, some results obtained earlier are generalized and in one concrete case very good agreement is obtained with the results of Sapondjan [2].

     

Fractional noise

Fractional noiseN(t),t 0, is a stochastic process for every , and is defined as the fractional derivative or fractional integral of white noise. For = 1 we recover Brownian motion and for = 1/2 we findf ^–1-noise. For 1/2 1, a superposition of fractional noise is related to the fractional diffusion equation.     

Asymptotic theory of multidimensional chaos

A delay-differential equationu(t)+u(t)=f(u(t–1)), 0t < , and its generalization are investigated in the limit 0, when the attractor's dimension increases infinitely. It is shown that a number of statistical characteristics are asymptotically independent of. As for the attractor, it can be regarded as a direct product ofO(1/) equivalent subattractors, their statistical characteristics being asymptotically independent of . The results enable one to predict some characteristics of the attractor with fractal dimensionD 1 for the case 1, when they are inaccessible numerically. The approach developed seems to be applicable for a wide class of spatiotemporal systems.     

The influence of elastic deformation on the magnetostriction constant of nickel and iron-nickel alloys

The dependence of the magnetostriction constant of different materials in the form of a wire on the elastic elongation was measured. With pure nickel the magnetostriction constant is independent of the elastic deformation. All three alloys of iron and nickel and the triple alloy Fe-Ni-Co exhibit a linear dependence on the deformation, which differs for different crystallographic texture. In two iron-nickel alloys the dependence of the magnetostriction constants of the single crystal on the elastic deformation was calculated from measurements on polycrystals having different crystallographic textures. In the triple alloy Fe-Ni -Co a considerable linear decrease in the volume magnetostriction with the elastic elongation was also found. The observed changes can be explained by assuming the influence of the lattice deformation on the spinorbital interaction in alloys.

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A preliminary report on some of the results of this paper was given at the conference on magnetism in Kyoto (Japan) in September 1961.

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In conclusion the authors thank Z. Frait C. Sc. and S. Libovický for remarks, J. Míová for help in the measurements, members of the chemical department of our institute for annealing and analyzing the samples and members of the Metal Research Institute in Panenské Beany for their exceptional helpfulness in preparing the wires.     

Modal Interpretations and Relativity

A proof is given, at a greater level of generality than previous no-go theorems, of the impossibility of formulating a modal interpretation that exhibits serious Lorentz invariance at the fundamental level. Particular attention is given to modal interpretations of the type proposed by Bub.     

On the zigzagging causility model of EPR correlations and on the interpretation of quantum mechanics

Being formalized inside the S-matrix scheme, the zigzagging causility model of EPR correlations has full Lorentz and CPT invariance. EPR correlations, proper or reversed, and Wheeler's smoky dragon metaphor are respectively pictured in spacetime or in the momentum-energy space, as V-shaped, A-shaped, or C-shaped ABC zigzags, with a summation at B over virtual states |B B|. An exact correspondence exists between the Born-Jordan-Dirac wavelike algebra of transition amplitudes and the 1774 Laplace algebra of conditional probabilities, where the intermediate summations |B) (B| were over real hidden states. While the latter used conditional (or transition) probabilities (A|C) = (C|A), the former uses transition (or conditional) amplitudes A|C = C|A*. The formal parrallelism breaks down at the level of interpretation because (A|C) = |A|C|². CPT invariance implies the Fock and Watanabe principle that, in quantum mechanics, retarded (advanced) waves are used for prediction (retrodiction), an expression of which is | U | = | U = U|, with | denoting a preparation, | a measurement, and U the evolution operator. The transformation | = |U or | = |U^–1 exchanges the preparation representation and the measurement representation of a system and is ancillary in the formalization of the quantum chance game by the wavelike algebra of conditional amplitude. In 1935 EPR overlooked that a conditional amplitude A|C = A|BB|C between the two distant measurements is at stake, and that only measurements actually performed do make sense. The reversibility A|C = C|A* implies that causality is CPT-invariant, or arrowless, at the microlevel. Arrowed causality is a macroscopic emergence, corollary to wave retardation and probability increase. Factlike irreversibility states repression, not suppression, of blind statistical retrodiction—that is, of final cause.Dedicated to Professor David Bohm, proponent of the EPRB version of nonseparability.