In situ polymer nanocomposites: Effect of nanoparticles on the interfacial region

Composites based on the blends of polyurethane and poly(methyl methacrylate) of various composition were synthesized in situ in the presence of various amounts of nanoparticles (fumed silica). From thermophysical measurements it was found that, during reaction, phase separation and evolution of two phases occur. The temperature transitions in the systems and their positions depend on the blend composition and on various amounts of nanoparticles. Using scanning differential calorimetry from the changing of heat capacity increments the fraction of an intermediate region between two main phases has been estimated. For the first time it was observed that in nanocomposites in the temperature region between two main relaxation transitions, there appears a third transition, which was related to the adsorption layers formed by both components at the interface of the nanoparticles. The appearance of such intermediate regions increases essentially the fraction of an interfacial region in the system.     

Maximum principles for generalized solutions of quasi-linear elliptic equations

1　IntroductionandMainRrsultsSincethe 1 950s,therehasbeenarapidprogressinthestudyoftheregularitytheoryforgeneralizedsolutionsofsecond_orderlinearellipticequationsindivergenceformwithseveralvariables,whichhasplayedanimportantroleinthestudyofquasi_linearequations (seeRefs.[1 ,2 ] ) .But,inspiteofthefactthatMorry[3 ]provedtheFredholmAlternativetheoremwithrespecttotheexistenceofgeneralizedsolutionsofsecond_orderlinearellipticequationsindivergenceform (whichisageneralizationoftheclassicaltheory)a…     

Comparative energies of Zn(II) cation localization as a function of the distance between two forming cation position aluminium ions in high-silica zeolites

Periodical calculations of Zn(II) metal cation stabilization in cationic positions with distantly placed aluminium ions has been performed for high-silica ferrierite. It was found that decrease of the stabilization energy at large distances between Al ions (more than 10 Å) is about of 2 eV in comparison with nearest possible position of two Al ions in the zeolite lattice and weekly depended on following increase of the Al-Al distance. Main changes in stabilization energy occured within a 3-Å interval of these distances. Only for the localizations of both Al ions in one zeolite ring zinc cationic form is more stable than hydrogen form.     

螺浆烷

本文综述了螺浆烷的最新进展,详细叙述了螺浆烷的合成、结构与性质,特别是小螺浆烷的张力能及桥头-桥头碳-碳单键的价键状态。     

Inhomogeneous Universe Models with Varying Cosmological Term

The evolution of a class of inhomogeneous spherically symmetric universe models possessing a varying cosmological term and a material fluid, with an adiabatic index either constant or not, is studied.     

Simulating the Performance of Michelson- and Sagnac-based Laser Interferometric Gravitational Wave Detectors in the Presence of Mirror Tilt and Curvature Errors

We model the behaviour of single-bounce delay-line dual recycled Sagnac-based interferometer and compare its performance with that of single-bounce Michelson-based system. Geometric imperfections such as mirror tilt and curvature mismatch can strongly influence the performance of the Sagnac device due to the inherently smaller free spectral range (FSR) and higher order mode spacing. This leads to a greater number of higher order modes near, or within the signal band in the signal recycling cavity of the instrument. The important consequence of that is, in general, a greater sensitivity of a Sagnac system to nonideal parameters and imperfections of various kind affecting the performance of a real interferometer. A number of optical configurations have also been examined numerically to determine the best possible optical arrangement, in the presence of such geometric imperfections. We show that there is an optimum choice for the nominal radius of curvature of the end mirrors which results from balancing the loss due to mirror tilt against that due to curvature mismatch.     

Testing the Equivalence Principle in the Quantum Regime

We consider possible tests of the Einstein Equivalence Principle for physical systems in which quantum-mechanical vacuum energies cannot be neglected. Specific tests include a search for the manifestation of non-metric effects in Lamb-shift transitions of hydrogenic atoms and in anomalous magnetic moments of massive leptons. We discuss how current experiments already set bounds on the violation of the equivalence principle in this sector and how new (high-precision) measurements of these quantities could provide further information to this end.     

Cosmologies with Photon Creation and the 3K Relic Radiation Spectrum

A new Planckian type distribution for cosmologies with photon creation is derived using thermodynamics and semiclassical considerations. This spectrum is preserved during the evolution of the universe and compatible with the present spectral shape of the cosmic microwave background radiation (CMBR). Accordingly, the widely spread feeling that cosmologies with continuous photon creation are definitely ruled out by the COBE limits on deviation of the CMBR spectrum from blackbody shape should be reconsidered. It is argued that a crucial test for this kind of cosmologies is provided by measurements of the CMBR temperature at high redshifts. For a given redshift z greater than zero, the temperature is smaller than the one predicted by the standard FRW model.     

A Self-Similar Dynamics in Viscous Spheres

We study the evolution of radiating and viscous fluid spheres assuming an additional homothetic symmetry on the spherically symmetric space-time. We match a very simple solution to the symmetry equations with the exterior one (Vaidya). We then obtain a system of two ordinary differential equations which rule the dynamics, and find a self-similar collapse which is shear-free and with a barotropic equation of state. Considering a huge set of initial self-similar dynamics states, we work out a model with an acceptable physical behavior.     

Structure de Modeles de Polyesters 2.-Determination de la Purete optique par RMN 13C et H de Dibenzoyloxy 1,2 Propane,l,3 Butane et 3-Methyl 1,4 Butane a l'Aide de Reactifs chiraux

Abstract

The enantiomeric purity of a series of polyester model compounds has been assayed by NMR spectroscopy, using chiral lantha-nide shift reagents. The dependencc of proton and ¹³ C NMR spectra on concentration and temperature has been investigated.