Bifurcation analysis of visual angle model with anticipated time and stabilizing driving behavior

In the light of the visual angle model (VAM), an improved car-following model considering driver's visual angle, anticipated time and stabilizing driving behavior is proposed so as to investigate how the driver's behavior factors affect the stability of the traffic flow. Based on the model, linear stability analysis is performed together with bifurcation analysis, whose corresponding stability condition is highly fit to the results of the linear analysis. Furthermore, the time-dependent Ginzburg-Landau (TDGL) equation and the modified Korteweg-de Vries (mKdV) equation are derived by nonlinear analysis, and we obtain the relationship of the two equations through the comparison. Finally, parameter calibration and numerical simulation are conducted to verify the validity of the theoretical analysis, whose results are highly consistent with the theoretical analysis.     

Comprehensive performance of a ball-milled La0.5Pr0.5Fe11.4Si1.6B0.2Hy/Al magnetocaloric composite

Due to the hydrogen embrittlement effect, La(Fe,Si)₁₃-based hydrides can only exist in powder form, which limits their practical application. In this work, ductile and thermally conductive Al metal was homogeneously mixed with La_0.5Pr_0.5Fe_11.4Si_1.6B_0.2 using the ball milling method. Then hydrogenation and compactness shaping of the magnetocaloric composites were performed in one step via a sintering process under high hydrogen pressure. As the Al content reached 9 wt.%, the La_0.5Pr_0.5Fe_11.4Si_1.6B_0.2H_y/Al composite showed the mechanical behavior of a ductile material with a yield strength of ~44 MPa and an ultimate strength of 269 MPa accompanied by a pronounced improvement in thermal conductivity. Due to the ease of formation of Fe-Al-Si phases and the several micron and submicron sizes of the composite particles caused by ball milling process, the magnetic entropy change of the composites was substantially reduced to ~1.2 J/kg· K-1.5 J/kg· K at 0 T-1.5 T.     

Facile Preparation and Properties of Crosslinked Copolyether Elastomers with 1,2,3-Triazole and Urethane Subunit via Click Polymerization

An azide terminated ethylene oxide-tetrahydrofuran copolymer with urethane segments (ATUPET) as a novel binder pre-polymer, has been prepared through ethylene oxide-tetrahydrofuran random copolymer (PET) end-capping modification via one-pot method. The structure characterization of the modifier has been analyzed by FTIR, ¹H NMR, ¹³C NMR and GPC. In comparison with PET, ATUPET has a slightly higher viscosity because it has additional hydrogen bonding interaction generated by the urethane in ATUPET. Triazole cross-linked elastomers based on ATUPET with various functional molar ratios were prepared using tripropargylamine as a curing agent and cross-linker. Mechanical properties indicate that the modulus E and tensile strength σ_b exhibit a parabolic dependence with the increase in R. At around the stoichiometric ratio, the modulus E and tensile strength σ_b reach a maximum and the elongation at break exhibit an acceptable value at the same time. Swelling tests demonstrate that the apparent cross-linking densities (N₀) have a maximum value at the stoichiometric ratio. Thermal analysis shows that the ATUPET prepolymer and its polytriazoles elastomers exhibit a satisfactory stability. The results demonstrated that ATUPET might be a promising polymeric binder for future propellant formulations especially in the field of isocyanate-free curing technology.     

Reentrant phase behavior of nanoparticle solutions probed by small-angle scattering

The nanoparticles in solution represent a model system, where the well-established colloidal theories such as the Debye–Hückel theory and/or Derjaguin–Landau–Verwey–Overbeek theory can be implemented to predict the nanoparticle phase behavior. Recently, reentrant phase transitions in a wide range of colloids (e.g., inorganic and organic nanoparticles, polymers, and biomolecules) have been observed, which are not consistent with these theories. The colloids in the reentrant phase behavior undergo a phase change and return back to the original phase with respect to a specific physiochemical parameter (e.g., ionic strength, concentration of different additives, temperature, and so on). The nanoparticle–polymer/multivalent ion systems, demonstrating such phase transition and the corresponding phase behavior in terms of interparticle interactions, have been probed by small-angle scattering. It has been shown how the tuning in interparticle interactions using external parameters can lead to reentrant phase behavior and use the nanoparticle aggregation for building nanohybrids. The deviations of the present observations from those of the standard colloidal theories and the anticipated challenges are also discussed.     

虚拟震源测深法及其在INDEPTH-3台阵中的应用

基于中美合作项目INDEPTH第3期在青藏高原布设的台站，使用虚拟震源测深法研究青藏高原中部的地壳厚度。结果显示，拉萨地体和羌塘地体的地壳结构存在巨大差异。拉萨地体的地壳厚度大约为57 km，与艾里均衡说预测的地壳厚度基本一致，说明拉萨地体的地壳结构比较简单。羌塘地体的地壳厚度为60~75 km，向北有增厚趋势，明显较艾里均衡说预测的地壳厚，说明羌塘地体地壳结构比较复杂，原因有可能是羌塘地体下存在高温流体和低速带，或者与印度板块岩石圈在班公湖-怒江缝合带以北向下俯冲有关。     

Equivalence Relation between Initial Values and Solutions for Evolution p-Laplacian Equation in Unbounded Space

In this paper,an equivalence relation between the ω-limit set of initial values and the ω-limit set of solutions is established for the Cauchy problem of evolution p-Laplacian equation in the unbounded space Yσ(RN).To overcome the difficulties caused by the nonlinearity of the equation and the unbounded solutions,we establish the propagation estimate and the growth estimate for the solutions.It will be demonstrated that the equivalence relation can be used to study the asymptotic behavior of solutions.     

考虑声誉效应的网络众包参与者行为博弈模型及仿真分析

为了控制网络众包交易的风险,以网络众包平台中的发包方和接包方为研究对象,基于微分博弈方法建立了网络众包交易中参与者行为的博弈模型,研究了发包方和接包方在合作和非合作两种情形下的策略选择。本文研究发现在声誉效应满足特定阈值的条件时,合作博弈情形下众包系统的总收益更大;而且,发包方和接包方违约控制的收益及努力程度更大。在网络众包平台的违约罚金超过特定阈值时,随时间推移发包方和接包方违约控制的努力程度逐渐提高,实现帕累托改进。本文结合猪八戒网、InnoCentive等网络众包平台的众包交易机制,采用数值分析对博弈模型的求解结果进行模拟。对于网络众包平台来说,可以通过建立有效的信用评价机制,将信用评价或声誉纳入众包交易定价,引导参与者约束自身行为。