Explicit estimates of sums related to the Nyman–Beurling criterion for the Riemann Hypothesis

We give an estimate for sums appearing in the Nyman–Beurling criterion for the Riemann Hypothesis. These sums contain the Möbius function and are related to the imaginary part of the Estermann zeta function. The estimate is remarkably sharp in comparison to other sums containing the Möbius function. The bound is smaller than the trivial bound – essentially the number of terms – by a fixed power of that number. The exponent is made explicit. The methods intensively use tools from the theory of continued fractions and from the theory of Fourier series.     

Synthesis,Crystal Structure,and Selected Properties of [Au(S2CNH2)2]SCN: A Precursor for Gold Macro-Needles Consisting of Gold Nanoparticles Glued by Graphitic Carbon Nitride

A new preparation route is developed for the synthesis of needle-like crystals of [Au(S₂CNH₂)₂]SCN, which avoids disproportionation of the Au^I salt used as a starting material. In the crystal structure, the two crystallographically independent Au^III centers are in a square-planar environment of two S₂CNH₂ ligands. The Hirshfeld surface analysis reveals the presence of noncovalent intermolecular S⋅⋅⋅S interactions, which are essential for the spatial arrangement of the molecules. Density functional theory (DFT) calculations including dispersion and damping corrections result in a unit cell volume very close to the value determined experimentally. Thermal decomposition in an inert atmosphere generates black needles with lengths of up to 500 μm. X-ray powder diffraction and pair distribution function analyses demonstrate that the needles are composed of nanosized crystals with a volume-weighted average domain size of 20(1) nm. According to results of X-ray photoemission experiments, the black needles are covered by a nitrogen-rich carbon nitride with composition near (CN)₂N. ¹³C solid-state NMR investigations indicate that two different carbon species are present, with signals corresponding well to heptazine units as in melon and triazine units as in poly(triazin imide) type compounds. Scanning transmission electron microscopy tomography evidences that the needles are composed of slightly elongated nanoparticles.     

Binary functions,degeneracy, and alternating dimaps

This paper continues the study of combinatorial properties of binary functions — that is, functions $f:2^E\to ?$ such that $f(0?)=1$, where $E$ is a finite set. Binary functions have previously been shown to admit families of transforms that generalise duality, including a trinity transform, and families of associated minor operations that generalise deletion and contraction, with both these families parameterised by the complex numbers. Binary function representations exist for graphs (via the indicator functions of their cutset spaces) and indeed arbitrary matroids (as shown by the author previously). In this paper, we characterise degenerate elements – analogues of loops and coloops – in binary functions, with respect to any set of minor operations from our complex-parameterised family. We then apply this to study the relationship between binary functions and Tutte’s alternating dimaps, which also support a trinity transform and three associated minor operations. It is shown that only the simplest alternating dimaps have binary representations of the form we consider, which seems to be the most direct type of representation. The question of whether there exist other, more sophisticated types of binary function representations for alternating dimaps is left open.     

Delay of terminal current in systems with abruptly changed Hamiltonian

The current response for the parameter change of a mesoscopic system is a practical issue for future's circuit design. Nowadays most considered cases are various types of bias modulation, while the effect of change of conductor Hamiltonian is seldom addressed. In this paper, we investigate the response of ballistic transport induced by a sudden change of the conductor Hamiltonian. We formulize the terminal current in language of non-equilibrium Green's function. Our method is applied to one-dimensional tight-binding chains and we find that the terminal current has a delay to the Hamiltonian change. The amount of delay is not determined by the velocity of incident electrons in the bias window, but depends on the tight-binding hopping energy γ. The delay of current response at the detecting point away from where the Hamiltonian changes is $C{\gamma }^{?1}$, where C is a constant independent of the system.     

多元统计分析中一类矩阵迹函数最小化问题的有效算法

研究来源于多元统计分析中的一类矩阵迹函数最小化问题$\min c+ tr(AX)+\sum\limits_{j=1}^{m}tr(B_j X C_jX^{T}),\ \ {\rm s. t.} \ X^TX=I_p,$其中$c$为常数, $A\in R^{p\times n}\ (n\geq p)$, $B_j\in R^{n\times n}, C_j\in R^{p\times p}$为给定系数矩阵. 数值实验表明已有的Majorization算法虽可行, 但收敛速度缓慢且精度不高. 本文从黎曼流形的角度重新研究该问题, 基于Stiefel流形的几何性质, 构造一类黎曼非单调共轭梯度迭代求解算法, 并给出算法收敛性分析.数值实验和数值比较验证所提出的算法对于问题模型是高效可行的.     

基于Ni-SnO2纳米颗粒的GS-PUF设计

气敏传感器具有气体识别、探测和监测等功能, 广泛应用于工业生产等领域, 但在泄漏预警时缺乏迅速识别和定位等功能. 本文基于传感器制备工艺偏差分析, 通过对传感器气敏机制的研究, 提出一种基于Ni-SnO2纳米颗粒的气敏传感器物理不可克隆函数(Gas Sensor-Physical Unclonable Function, GS-PUF)设计方案. 该方案利用掺杂Ni元素的方法, 结合静电喷雾沉积技术制备Ni-SnO2气敏传感器, 以获取更加稳定可靠的物理特征值, 然后采集气敏传感器对不同浓度下气体的响应数据, 最后利用随机阻值多位平衡算法比较不同组气敏传感器响应电信号值, 实现PUF数据输出. 制备每组样本可产生128位二进制数据的多组PUF样本, 进行对比实验. 结果表明, 所设计的GS-PUF具有气体泄漏源头识别定位的功能, 且随机性提升至99%, 唯一性达49.80%.