Some Properties of Smooth Convex Functions and Newton’s Method

Doklady Mathematics - New properties of convex infinitely differentiable functions related to extremal problems are established. It is shown that, in a neighborhood of the solution, even if the...     

Controlled Formation of β-Si3N4 on Native Oxidized Silicon Wafers in Ammonia Flow

Crystallography Reports - The formation of β-Si3N4 for subsequent growth of AlGaN and GaN heterostructures of silicon wafers has been studied. It is established that the native oxide layer...     

Modeling of Molten Corium Oxidation in the Presence of an Oxide Crust on the Melt Surface

Technical Physics - In the case of a severe accident at a nuclear power plant with light-water reactors, the most effective method for localization of the formed melt (corium) is its retention in...     

Two-Dimensional Excitons in Multiple GaN/AlN Monolayer Quantum Wells

JETP Letters - The decay kinetics of low-temperature exciton photoluminescence in a heterostructure with multiple GaN/AlN monolayer quantum wells, which is prepared by molecular beam epitaxy, is...     

Raman and X-Ray Absorption Spectroscopy Investigations of the Structure and Ru–Mn Valence States of Li2Mn0.9Ru0.1O3

Journal of Applied Spectroscopy - We report the effect of the sintering temperature on the structure and valence states of Ru–Mn in Li2Mn0.9Ru0.1O3. These effects are explored by synchrotron...     

USING EIGENMODULI AND EIGENSTATES TO EVALUATE THE POSSIBILITY OF MARTENSITIC PHASE TRANSFORMATIONS

Journal of Applied Mechanics and Technical Physics - The possibility of phase transitions (martensitic transformations) in shape-memory alloys is evaluated using the concept of eigenmoduli...     

Simulation of Dampers Made of Viscoelastic Materials

Technical Physics - Taking damping into account in the problems of structural dynamics is an important and nontrivial problem. Its complexity is primarily determined by the required specification...     

Cumulative $${\pi}$$ -Mesons in $${}^{{12}}{C}{+}{}^{{9}}$$ Be-Interactions at 3.2 GeV/Nucleon

Physics of Atomic Nuclei - In the FRAGM experiment at the heavy-ion accelerator $$-$$ accumulator complex ITEP $$-$$ TWA, yields of cumulative charged $$\pi$$ mesons have been measured in a...     

Purification,Crystallization, and Preliminary Crystallographic Studies of Human As(III) S-Adenosylmethionine Methyltransferase (hAS3MT)

Crystallography Reports - Exposure to environmental arsenic is associated with serious of health issues such as cancer, diabetes and developmental delays in infants and children. In human liver,...     

Raman Scattering Study of Natural and Synthetic Compounds Containing Polyene Chains

Doklady Physics - The dependence of Raman spectra of the molecules containing polyene chains on the conjugation length, structure of side and end groups, and isomer type is analyzed theoretically.