Attractors for a Three-Dimensional Thermo-Mechanical Model of Shape Memory Alloys

Abstract In this note, we consider a Frémond model of shape memory alloys. Let us imagine a piece of a shape memory alloy which is fixed on one part of its boundary, and assume that forcing terms, e.g., heat sources and external stress on the remaining part of its boundary, converge to some time-independent functions, in appropriate senses, as time goes to infinity. Under the above assumption, we shall discuss the asymptotic stability for the dynamical system from the viewpoint of the global attractor. More precisely, we generalize the paper [12] dealing with the one-dimensional case. First, we show the existence of the global attractor for the limiting autonomous dynamical system; then we characterize the asymptotic stability for the non-autonomous case by the limiting global attractor. * Project supported by the MIUR-COFIN 2004 research program on “Mathematical Modelling and Analysis of Free Boundary Problems”.     

EXISTENCE OF PERIODIC SOLUTIONS OF SYSTEM OF DIFFERENCE EQUATIONS

This paper studies the nonautonomous nonlinear system of difference equationsΔx(n)=A(n)x(n)+f(n,x(n)),n∈Z,(*) where x(n)∈R~N,A(n)=(a_(ij)(n))N×N is an N×N matrix,with a-(ij)∈C(R,R) for i,j= 1,2,3,...,N,and f=(f_1,f_2,...,f_N)~T∈C(R×R~N,R~N),satisfying A(t+ω)=A(t),f(t+ω,z)=f(t,z) for any t∈R,(t,z)∈R×R~N andωis a positive integer.Sufficient conditions for the existence ofω-periodic solutions to equations (*) are obtained.     

FORMATION OF SINGULARITIES FOR A KIND OF QUASILINEAR NON－STRICTLY HYPERBOLIC SYSTEM

The author gets a blow-up result of C1 solution to the Cauchy problem for a first order quasilinear non-strictly hyperbolic system in one space dimension.     

用Riccati变换求解同调谐振子

利用Riccati变换求解同谐谐振子的定态薛定谔方程,求得了能谱及态函数 关键词： 同调谐振子 本征值谱 Riccati变换法     

Patterns at the onset of electroconvection in freely suspended smectic films

We report the results of experiments on electrically driven convection that occurs in a thin, freely suspended film of smectic A liquid crystal when an electric field is applied in the plane of the film. Convection in a vortex pattern is found above a well-defined critical voltage. The film behaves as a two-dimensional isotropic liquid: neither its thickness nor the director field are modified by the flow. We present measurements of the critical voltage at the onset of convection in two experimental configurations—one which allows the injection of charges into the film from the electrodes, and one which does not. When injection is present, the critical voltage for the onset of flow increases monotonically with increasing frequency of applied field. With no injection, there is no instability at DC and the critical voltage diverges there. The nature of the flow pattern observed at onset changes with frequency. Below a certain frequency the film flows in vortices that extend over the width of the film; above this frequency the flow is confined to two lines of smaller vortices localized along the electrodes. We present a simple discussion of the mechanisms which drive the convection.     

安装偏差对光纤布喇格光栅应变测量的影响

通过理论推导和试验分析研究了安装偏差对光纤应变测量的影响，得到安装误差所带来测量误差的计算公式.发现光纤的轴向与预定安装方向的角偏差越大，测量误差也越大.用光纤光栅进行应变测量时，必须考虑光纤的安装偏差，它直接关系到测量结果的准确性.实际测量中要尽量确保传感器安装方位的准确.     

显微动态图像分析技术及其在生物物理中的应用

介绍了一种可实时监测细胞生命活动的显微动态图像分析技术。该技术把显微光学成像技术、数字处理技术和动态图像分析技术结合为一体,可实现对活细胞的结构功能、生长过程和环境变化的影响等进行非侵入性连续监测。通过在细胞膜弹性模量测量中的应用表明,该技术不仅原理可靠,实现容易,应用方便,而且检测速度快,测量精度高,稳定性能好。此项技术可望在生物物理学的实验研究中获得广泛的应用。     

一类含参广义集值拟变分包含组的解的灵敏性分析

本文引入了一类新的含参广义集值拟变分包含组,应用隐预解算子技巧,建立了该类变分包含组与一类不动点问题的等价性,在适当的条件下,分析了含参广义集值拟变分包含组的解的灵敏性,所得结果推广改进了最新文献中的许多结果．     

NA序列部分和的矩完全收敛性

讨论了NA序列部分和的矩完全收敛性,在一定条件下获得了NA序列矩完全收敛的充要条件,显示了矩完全收敛和矩条件之间的关系,将独立同分布随机变量序列矩完全收敛的结果推广到NA序列,得到了与独立随机变量序列情形类似的结果.     

Challenging Students to View the Concept of Area in Triangles in a Broad Context: Exploiting the Features of Cabri-II

This study focuses on the constructions in terms of area and perimeter in equivalent triangles developed by students aged 12–15 years-old, using the tools provided by Cabri-Geometry II [Labore (1990). Cabri-Geometry (software), Université de Grenoble]. Twenty-five students participated in a learning experiment where they were asked to construct: (a) pairs of equivalent triangles “in as many ways as possible” and to study their area and their perimeter using any of the tools provided and (b) “any possible sequence of modifications of an original triangle into other equivalent ones”. As regards the concept of area and in contrast to a paper and pencil environment, Cabri provided students with different and potential opportunities in terms of: (a) means of construction, (b) control, (c) variety of representations and (d) linking representations, by exploiting its capability for continuous modifications. By exploiting these opportunities in the context of the given open tasks, students were helped by the tools provided to develop a broader view of the concept of area than the typical view they would construct in a typical paper and pencil environment.