The least element property of center location on tree networks with applications to distance and precedence constrained problems

In the classicalp-center location model on a network there is a set of customers, and the primary objective is to selectp service centers that will minimize the maximum distance of a customer to a closest center. Suppose that thep centers receive their supplies from an existing central depot on the network, e.g. a warehouse. Thus, a secondary objective is to locate the centers that optimize the primary objective as close as possible to the central depot. We consider tree networks and twop-center models. We show that the set of optimal solutions to the primary objective has a semilattice structure with respect to some natural ordering. Using this property we prove that there is ap-center solution to the primary objective that simultaneously minimizes every secondary objective function which is monotone nondecreasing in the distances of thep centers from the existing central depot.Restricting the location models to a rooted path network (real line) we prove that the above results hold for the respective classicalp-median problems as well.     

On the global optimization properties of finite-difference local descent algorithms

The paper is devoted to the convergence properties of finite-difference local descent algorithms in global optimization problems with a special -convex structure. It is assumed that the objective function can be closely approximated by some smooth convex function. Stability properties of the perturbed gradient descent and coordinate descent methods are investigated. Basing on this results some global optimization properties of finite-difference local descent algorithms, in particular, coordinate descent method, are discovered. These properties are not inherent in methods using exact gradients.The paper was presented at the II. IIASA-Workshop on Global Optimization, Sopron (Hungary), December 9–14, 1990.     

C 1 surface interpolation with constraints

Givenn pairwise distinct and arbitrarily spaced pointsP _i in a domainD of thex–y plane andn real numbersf _i, consider the problem of computing a bivariate functionf(x, y) of classC ¹ inD whose values inP _i are exactlyf _i,i=1,,n, and whose first or second order partial derivatives satisfy appropriate equality and inequality constraints on a given set ofp pointsQ _l inD.In this paper we present a method for solving the above problem, which is designed for extremely large data sets. A step of this method requires the solution of a large scale quadratic programming (QP) problem.The main purpose of this work is to analyse an iterative method for determining the solution of this QP problem: such a method is very efficient and well suited for parallel implementation on a multiprocessor system.Work supported by MURST Project of Computational Mathematics, Italy.     

Random walk on distant mesh points Monte Carlo methods

A new technique for obtaining Monte Carlo algorithms based on the Markov chains with a finite number of states is suggested. Instead of the classical random walk on neighboring mesh points, a general way of constructing Monte Carlo algorithms that could be called random walk on distant mesh points is considered. It is applied to solve boundary value problems. The numerical examples indicate that the new methods are less laborious and therefore more efficient.In conclusion, we mention that all Monte Carlo algorithms are parallel and could be easily realized on parallel computers.     

SYNTHESIS OF SODALITE BY DRY POWDER METHOD

用新颖的干粉方法合成系列沸石的研究已从五元环沸石延伸到具有四元环和六元环的方钠石。本研究运用干粉方法在Ｎａ２Ｏ－ＳｉＯ２－Ａｌ２Ｏ３混合物中分别以乙醇胺和乙二胺－氟化物为模板，合成出了方钠石。有机模板剂以吸附态模板方式进入体系。用ＸＲＤ数据、扫描电镜图及红外光谱测试结果对实验产品做了表征。结果表明，干粉体系制备的方钠石的晶胞参数小于水热体系和非水体系合成的方钠石的相应值。而以乙醇胺为模板制备的方钠石与以乙二胺－氟化物为模板的样品比较，后者具有较快的晶化速度、较小的晶胞体积和晶粒     

Thermodynamics of electrolyte solutions. The system HCl + CaCl2 + H2O at 298.15°K

Activity coefficients of hydrochloric acid have been determined from electromotive-force measurements of cells containing mixtures of hydrochloric acid and calcium chloride at constant total ionic strengthsI=0.1, 0.5, 1.0, 2.0, and 3.0 mole-kg^–1 at 298.15°K. Interpretations based on Scatchard's and Pitzer's equations indicate that Pitzer's equations probably provide a more convenient guide to the thermodynamic properties of the mixed-electrolyte solutions. Activity coefficients for calcium chloride were derived from these equations.     

Evolution of the structural stability of large Cu,Ni, Pd,and Ag clusters with size: An analysis within the embedded atom method

A study of the structural stability of clusters made up of a single component has been carried out within the Embedded Atom Method. Perfect icosahedral and cuboctahedral Cu, Ni, Pd, and Ag clusters with up to 5083 atoms have been compared. The icosahedron is found to be the stable structure for small clusters, and a change of structure from icosahedral to cuboctahedral is found as the cluster size increases. A contraction of the interatomic distances results when the cluster size decreases.     

同时测定水溶液中葡萄糖、果糖和蔗糖的近红外光谱法

通过对27个葡萄糖、果糖和蔗糖水溶液的混合体系进行近红外光谱分析，建立了葡萄糖、果糖和蔗糖含量测定的偏最小二乘法(PLS)模型；葡萄糖、果糖和蔗糖的线性范围分别为0—300g/L、0—200g/L、0—300g/L，模型校正集的标准误差(SEC)分别为1．4、1．8、1．4g/L；用该模型对6个样品进行分析，葡萄糖、果糖和蔗糖含量测定的相对标准偏差(RSD)分别为1．2％、2．6％和1．8％。     

校正峰电位漂移偏最小二乘极谱催化波同时测定轻稀土

应用Ｍ２７３．Ａ电化学系统中的线性扫描技术，确定了８．０×１０－５ｍｏｌ／Ｌ二甲酚橙及ｐＨ４．０ＨＡｃ－ＮａＡｃ缓冲体系为偏最小二乘极谱法同时测定Ｌａ、Ｃｅ、Ｐｒ、Ｎｄ、Ｓｍ、Ｅｕ的最佳极谱体系。６种稀土元素的线性范围均在１．０× １０－７～１．２ × １０－５ｍｏｌ／Ｌ。并对极谱峰电位随浓度漂移进行了校正，提高了方法的准确度。     

偏最小二乘-速差动力学分光光度法同时测定杀虫剂残杀威和异丙威两组分

采用速差动力学分光光度法对氨基甲酸脂类杀虫剂残杀威和异丙威进行同时测定，这两种化 的能在碱性条件下水解生成酚盐，进而与对氨基苯酚及高碘酸钾的反应产物醌亚胺发生偶联反应，生成蓝色化合物。反应的速率适中，可用于动力学分析。实验采集了多个时间点下538－700nm间的动力学－吸光度数据，构成量测矩阵，并采用偏最小二乘（PLS）法对量测数据进行解析。本文还对合成样品和环境水样中的残杀威和异丙威含量进行测定，获较好的结果。