Radiation effects of poly(vinylidene fluoride) II

Seven kinds of poly (vinylidene fluoride) (PMF) specimens with different crystallinity are irradiated with electron beam. The radiation effects on the amorphous and crystal zones and the relationship between the structures of the materials and the radiation effects are discussed. Differential scanning calorimeter (DSC), electron spin resonance (ESR) and X-ray diffraction are used to study the radiation damage of PMF crystal. The zero-entropy-production phase transition temperature, the irradiation damage yield of crystal zone and the destiny of the residual free radical of macromolecules produced by irradiation are all discussed. It is shown that appreciable structural defects and distortions start from both of the deformed points of regularly folded crystalline stems and the irregular loop zone of the crystalline surface layers.     

Control of biopolymer poly-β-hydroxybutyrate characteristics by γ-irradiation

The influence of γ-irradiation on the structure and some mechanical properties of poly-β-hydroxybutyrate was studied. Specimens of PHB were γ-irradiated with various doses (1–20 Mrad) in air and vacuum. The molecular weight, structural characteristics of the crystalline and amorphous phases, characteristics of thermal degradation, and deformation of the polymer were determined. The crystallinity was found to increase with increase in the radiation dose and with the corresponding reduction in molecular weight. The increase of crystallinity was the greater the smaller the length of macromolecules (higher radiation dose). The melting temperature T _m , which characterizes the crystalline order, decreased with decrease in the molecular weight. The results of calorimetric studies suggest that radiation-caused degradation, which occurs at a temperature at which “cold” crystallization (60°C) is possible, might also affect the crystalline part of the polymer.     

Characteristics of Biodegradable Poly(Ester-Urethanes) with Side Chains

Two series of segmented poly(ester-urethanes) (SPEU) have been studied. The flexible segment of SPEU was formed from polycaprolactonediols (PCL diols) with a molecular mass of 600 to 10000 and the rigid one — from a blend of 2.4 and 2.6-toluene diisocyanates (TDI) and a chain extender. The first series of SPEU contained no side branches, whereas in the second series, side branches in the form of long chains of aliphatic structure were present at the rigid segment. The tensile strength of SPEU decreased when the molecular mass of the flexible segment increased from 600 to 2000; in this case, the specimens were of amorphous structure. An increase in the molecular mass of the flexible segment from 2000 to 10000 led to an increase in its degree of crystallinity and in the melting point, fusion enthalpy, tensile strength, yield stress in tension, and packing coefficient of SPEU. The side chains at the rigid segment affected the degree of phase separation insignificantly, but decreased the order of the structure, the glass transition temperature, and strength properties of SPEU, whereas the side chains at the flexible segment reduced its crystallinity.     

Strength and deformation characteristics of poly(ethylene terephtalate)/elastomer blends

Changes in the toughness of crystalline poly(ethylene terephtalate) upon addition of two elastomers — ethylene-propylene-diene terpolymer and ethylene-α-octene copolymer — are investigated. Blends with increasing elastomer content (up to 30 wt.%) were obtained and modified by γ-radiation up to a 300-kGy absorbed dose. The interrelation between the toughness and certain tensile characteristics (elastic modulus, yield stress, ultimate stress, elongation at break, and specific fracture energy) of the blends, with various structural features of components (crystallinity and the degree of cross-linking) and morphology of the blends, is discussed. __________ Translated from Mekhanika Kompozitnykh Materialov, Vol. 44, No. 4, pp. 521–534, July–August, 2008.     

严格(d)-连通无圈超图的计数

研究了一般的标号严格(d)-连通无圈超图的计数,得到了n阶标号严格(d)-连通无圈超图的计数公式.     

Sensitivity of continuous review stochastic (s,S) inventory systems to ordering delays

This paper examines continuous review stochastic (s, S) inventory systems with ordering delays. That is, systems where the difference between the time the order should be placed and the time the order is actually placed is non-trivial. The traditional inventory ordering, holding and penalty costs are included and the average cost for an (s, S) policy is developed and examined. Computational results are presented for two cases. In the first case, the manager is aware of the delay and uses the policy that minimizes all costs. We present the increase in cost due to having a delay. In the second case the manager is unaware of the delay and uses the (integer) square root formula. We present the increase in cost due to using the square root formula when it is inappropriate and in fact our computational results indicate that there may very well be a large increase in cost due to being unaware of the ordering delay.     

On the mechanical and thermomechanical properties of low-density polyethylene/ethylene-α-octene copolymer blends

Blends of low-density polyethylene (LDPE) and ethylene-octene copolymer (EOC) were obtained. The effect of EOC content and absorbed radiation dose on the mechanical and thermomechanical properties of LDPE/EOC blends are investigated. Particular attention is given to a tensile stress-strain analysis and the “form-memory” effect of the blends. With growing LDPE content, the elastic modulus, the yield stress, and the thermorelaxation and residual stresses of the blends increase, but the ultimate elongation at break decreases, which is caused by the higher crystallinity of polyethylene. As a result of radiation-induced cross-linking, the elastic modulus, the yield stress (at a 1% strain), the ultimate yield strength, and the thermorelaxation and residual stresses increase, while the ultimate elongation at break and the melt flow-behavior index decrease, which is confirmed by the growing gel fraction in the blend. __________ Translated from Mekhanika Kompozitnykh Materialov, Vol. 44, No. 2, pp. 279–286, March–April, 2008.     

A 5-instant finite difference formula to find discrete time-varying generalized matrix inverses,matrix inverses,and scalar reciprocals

Finite difference schemes have been widely studied because of their fundamental role in numerical analysis. However, most finite difference formulas in the literature are not suitable for discrete time-varying problems because of intrinsic limitations and their relatively low precision. In this paper, a high-precision 1-step-ahead finite difference formula is developed. This 5-instant finite difference (5-IFD) formula is used to approximate and discretize first-order derivatives, and it helps us to compute discrete time-varying generalized matrix inverses. Furthermore, as special cases of generalized matrix inverses, time-varying matrix inversion, and scalar reciprocals are generally deemed as independent problems and studied separately, which are solved unitedly in this paper. The precision of the 5-IFD formula and the convergence behavior of the corresponding discrete-time models are derived theoretically and shown in numerical experiments. Conventional useful formulas, such as the Euler forward finite difference (EFFD) formula and the 4-instant finite difference (4-IFD) formula are also used for comparisons and to show the superiority of the 5-IFD formula.

     

GM(1,1)改进模型及其应用

根据 GM( 1 ,1 )灰色模型的指数特性 ,通过在区间上求积分给出了关于背景值的一个比较确切的计算公式 ,讨论了由此建立的 GM( 1 ,1 )改进模型的适用范围和预测精度 .结果表明改进模型比原 GM( 1 ,1 )模型适用性要强、模拟和预测精度要高 ,不仅适用于低增长序列、也适用于高增长序列 ,不仅适用于短期预测 ,同样也适用于中、长期预测     

灰色预测GM(1,1)模型的一点改进

讨论了灰色预测GM(1,1)模型理论上存在的一些问题,认为在解微分方程dXdt(1)+aX(1)=b进行预测公式推导时,把-X1(1)=X11作为已知条件来确定微分方程的解是不合理的,而应根据实际情况,不局限于{X(1)(k)}序列,直接从最后的平均相对误差ε-=n1∑k=n1ε(k)入手,将-ε看作是常数cm的函数,求出满足Min{-ε(cm)}的cm值即可,并在此基础上推导出cm的计算公式,形成新的灰色预测公式,从而进一步提高预测精度,最后经过实例验证新的预测公式的正确性及可行性.     

(m,n)—树的计数公式

Beineke和 Pippert[1,2 ] 将树的概念推广到高维空间 ,后来 Dewdney[3] 又进一步把它推广到 n维复形上 ,得到了 (m,n) —树的概念 .本文在 n维复形领域 ,利用 (m,n) —树的图论特征和组合的方法 ,独立地得出了顶点标号的 (m,n)—树的计数公式 .     

The Minimization of the Quadratic Mean of an Integral Dose

In this work, we define the optimal dose as a combination of the projections on orthogonal axes of the absorbed dose and an integer multiple of the integral dose. Here, we show that such optimal dose minimizes the mean square of the total absorbed dose subject to certain conditions of integration. We prove that there is a unique minimizer.     

基于三次Bézier基函数插值的GM(1,1)模型背景值优化研究

本文研究了传统灰色GM(1,1)模型存在模型精度不高的问题.利用带形状参数的三次Bézier基函数,给出插值函数的表达式,并结合复化梯形公式,给定误差限的方法,获得了比传统灰色GM(1,1)模型更高精度的结果.推广了传统灰色GM(1,1)预测模型的结果.     

On representations by determinants of P(n) and Pm(n)

P(n) and P_m(n) denote the number of (unordered) partitions of n and the number of partitions of n into m parts, respectively. For P(n), there exists a recursion formula which is shown in Eq. (3) and a complicated formula indicated in J. L. Doob et al. (“Hans Rademacher: Topic Analytic Number Theory,” Springer-Verlag, Berlin/New York, 1973, p. 275, which is accompanied with the error term. For P_m(n), there is no general rule known covering all m (Doob et al., p. 222). In this article, P(n) and P_m(n) are represented by determinants. Note that the determinant of the former agrees with the above recursion formula and the finite product of binomials analogous to Euler identity, which is indicated in (5), leads to the representation of the latter. The computation of determinant is a little troublesome, but it is very important that the representations themselves of the number of partitions are simple, if we make use of the determinant.     

离散型区间概率随机变量和模糊概率随机变量的数学期望

研究离散型区间概率随机变量和离散型第二类模糊概率随机变量数学期望的性质及求解方法．利用模糊分解定理,把求模糊概率随机变量的数学期望问题化为求一系列区间概率随机变量的数学期望．求区间概率随机变量的数学期望是一个典型的线性规划问题,用单纯形方法推导了求区间概率随机变量数学期望的一个很实用的计算公式．算例表明,用该计算公式得到的结果和用数学规划方法得到的结果完全吻合,但计算过程相对简单．     

灰色预测GM(1,1)模型的改进及应用

应用自动寻优定权的方法和最小二乘法,研究了灰色系统理论中灰色预测GM(1,1)模型的预测公式的形成过程,发现灰色预测GM(1,1)模型在形成预测公式时对背景值和初始值的规定是不尽合理的,且现有的改进方法对灰色预测GM(1,1)模型的改进还不尽完善.为了提高灰色预测GM(1,1)模型的预测精度,提出并使用自动寻优定权对背景值进行选择,基于最小二乘法原理对灰色预测GM(1,1)模型的初始值进行改进.实例结果表明,提出的改进方法是有效和完善的,对灰色预测GM(1,1)模型的预测精度也有较大的提高.     

One variant of a (2 + 1)-dimensional Volterra system and its (1 + 1)-dimensional reduction

A new system is generated from a multi-linear form of a (2+1)-dimensional Volterra system. Though the system is only partially integrable and needs additional conditions to possess two-soliton solutions, its (1+1)-dimensional reduction gives an integrable equation which has been studied via reduction skills. Here, we give this (1+1)-dimensional reduction a simple bilinear form, from which a Bäcklund transformation is derived and the corresponding nonlinear superposition formula is built.     

Cusp Forms on GL(2n) with GL(n) × GL (n) Periods,and Simple Algebras

The notion of a period of a cusp form on GL(2,D(??)), with respect to the diagonal subgroup D(??)^X × D(??)^X, is defined. Here D is a simple algebra over a global field F with a ring ?? of adeles. For D^x = GL(1), the period is the value at 1/2 of the L-function of the cusp form on GL(2, ??). A cuspidal representation is called cyclic if it contains a cusp form with a non zero period. It is investigated whether the notion of cyclicity is preserved under the Deligne - Kazhdan correspondence, relating cuspidal representations on the group and its split form, where D is a matrix algebra. A local analogue is studied too, using the global technique. The method is based on a new bi-period summation formula. Local multiplicity one statements for spherical distributions, and non - vanishing properties of bi - characters, known only in a few cases, play a key role.     

Bellman最优性原理——论动态规划(Ⅰ)

对于Bellman最优性原理,本文举出实例表明:(1)策略不一定有(合理的)子策略;(2)子策略不一定存在最优子策略;(3)最优策略不一定有最优子策略;(4)用最短路与反证法来论述最优性原理的正确性,不能肯定成立;(5)Bellman最优性原理与其递推公式并不等价。 讨论四类最优策略之后,给出最优性原理与递推公式等价的一个充分性定理。