On space-time permeated by the perfect magnetofluid

A space-time permeated by the self-gravitating perfect fluid with infinite electrical conductivity and constant magnetic permeability (perfect magnetofluid) is investigated. For aC space defined as the space in which the divergence of conformal curvature vanishes, it is proved that the rotation explicitly depends on the magnetic field. In aJ space characterized by the vanishing of the divergence of Petrov space-matter tensor, the invariance of the energy density, the isotropic pressure, and the magnitude of the magnetic field along the divergence-free magnetic lines is established. It is found that if the stress-energy tensor of the perfect magnetofluid is a Killing tensor, the energy density, the isotropic pressure, and the magnitude of the magnetic field are constant. Moreover it is shown that the stream lines are expansion-free and the magnetic lines are divergence-free. It is proved that the complexion of the field of the perfect magnetofluid remains invariant along the magnetic lines if and only if these lines are normal to the lines of vorticity.     

Principal component analysis of shear strain effects

Shear stresses are always present during quasi-static strain imaging, since tissue slippage occurs along the lateral and elevational directions during an axial deformation. Shear stress components along the axial deformation axes add to the axial deformation while perpendicular components introduce both lateral and elevational rigid motion and deformation artifacts into the estimated axial and lateral strain tensor images. A clear understanding of these artifacts introduced into the normal and shear strain tensor images with shear deformations is essential. In addition, signal processing techniques for improved depiction of the strain distribution is required. In this paper, we evaluate the impact of artifacts introduced due to lateral shear deformations on the normal strain tensors estimated by varying the lateral shear angle during an axial deformation. Shear strains are quantified using the lateral shear angle during the applied deformation. Simulation and experimental validation using uniformly elastic and single inclusion phantoms were performed. Variations in the elastographic signal-to-noise and contrast-to-noise ratios for axial deformations ranging from 0% to 5%, and for lateral deformations ranging from 0 to 5° were evaluated. Our results demonstrate that the first and second principal component strain images provide higher signal-to-noise ratios of 20 dB with simulations and 10 dB under experimental conditions and contrast-to-noise ratio levels that are at least 20 dB higher when compared to the axial and lateral strain tensor images, when only lateral shear deformations are applied. For small axial deformations, the lateral shear deformations significantly reduces strain image quality, however the first principal component provides about a 1–2 dB improvement over the axial strain tensor image. Lateral shear deformations also significantly increase the noise level in the axial and lateral strain tensor images with larger axial deformations. Improved elastographic signal and contrast-to-noise ratios in the first principal component strain image are always obtained for both simulation and experimental data when compared to the corresponding axial strain tensor images in the presence of both axial and lateral shear deformations.     

Rheothermodynamics of the Doi-Edwards reptation model

The Doi-Edwards reptation model is found to be thermodynamically consistent, both in the Independent Alignment Approximation and in its full formulation including the effect of tube extension. In the latter case, a new expression for the stress tensor is uncovered. Both the stress and the birefringence tensors after a step shear gamma obey the Lodge-Meissner relation; when gamma>1 the shear stress at t=0(+) is proportional to gamma(-1)lngamma, the first normal stress is proportional, lngamma and both the stress-optical law and the time-strain factorability are violated. A principle of virtual work applies to fast deformations.     

Can the Local Energy-Momentum Conservation Laws be Derived Solely from Field Equations?

The vanishing of the divergence of the matter stress-energy tensor for General Relativity is a particular case of a general identity, which follows from the covariance of the matter Lagrangian in much the same way as (generalized) Bianchi identities follow from the covariance of the purely gravitational Lagrangian. This identity, holding for any covariant theory of gravitating matter, relates the divergence of the stress tensor with a combination of the field equations and their derivatives. One could thus wonder if, according to a recent suggestion [1], the energy-momentum tensor for gravitating fields can be computed through a suitable rearrangement of the matter field equations, without relying on the variational definition. We show that this can be done only in particular cases, while in general it leads to ambiguities and possibly to wrong results. Moreover, in nontrivial cases the computations turn out to be more difficult than the standard variational technique.     

Interactions of a massless tensor field with the mixed symmetryof the Riemann tensor. No-go results

Non-trivial, consistent interactions of a free, massless tensor field with the mixed symmetry of the Riemann tensor are studied in the following cases: self-couplings, cross-interactions with a Pauli-Fierz field and cross-couplings with purely matter theories. The main results, obtained from BRST cohomological techniques under the assumptions of smoothness, locality, Lorentz covariance and Poincaré invariance of the deformations, combined with the requirement that the interacting Lagrangian is at most second-order derivative, can be synthesized into the following results: no consistent self-couplings exist, but a cosmological-like term; no cross-interactions with the Pauli-Fierz field can be added; no non-trivial consistent cross-couplings with the matter theories such that the matter fields gain gauge transformations are allowed.Received: 7 January 2004, Revised: 17 February 2004, Published online: 23 June 2004     

Cauchy problem for perfectly conducting viscous magnetofluid in general relativity

In recent years evidence has been accumulating that shows that in the early universe matter was in the dense plasma state, possibly associated with a strong primordial magnetic field. It has also been shown that the effect of particle creation at this epoch is equivalent in macroscopic theory to the effect of viscosity, of which shear viscosity was much more important and which may have removed some anisotropy present initially. The aim of this paper is to study the Cauchy problem for a perfectly conducting viscous magnetofluid assuming the pressure and coefficients of viscosity to be functions of the density alone. We also study the consistency conditions satisfied by four unknown quantities on the initial Cauchy hypersurface and show that hydrodynamic and Alfvén waves cannot be differentiated, unlike what occurs in a perfect magnetofluid.     

On the transformation of mass and momentum densities in special relativity

By considering the mass and momentum densities of a point mass moving at uniform velocity, the known transformation of these densities from a representation in one inertial system to another is easily derived. The transformation is not linear in mass and momentum density, but the introduction of a dyadic stress density tensor gives a linear relation. The transformation is shown to hold for a general continuous mass distribution in which mass and momentum are conserved, provided a specific choice is made for the stress density tensor. This result contrasts with the particle viewpoint of matter in which only the divergence of the stress density tensor need be fixed so far as the transformation is concerned. A change of functions is made which greatly simplifies the transformations. The new functions are shown to represent a conserved fluid.Research supported in part by a grant from the California State University, Long Beach Foundation.     

An equation of state for nuclear and higher-density matter based on relativistic mean-field theory

A model stress tensor for high-density matter based on a linearized relativistic quantum field theory is examined. The two coupling constants are fit to nuclear matter. Other properties of nuclear and neutron matter and neutron stars are then implied.     

Sample-to-sample torque fluctuations in a system of coaxial randomly charged surfaces

The stress propagation in a concentrated attractive colloidal suspension under shear is studied using numerical simulations. The spatial correlations of the intercolloidal stress field are studied and an inertia-like tensor is defined in order to characterize the anisotropic nature of the stress field. It is shown that the colloids remain in a liquid order, the intercolloidal stress is strongly anisotropic. A transition under flow is observed: during a transient regime at low deformation, the stress propagates along the compression direction of the shear, whereas at larger deformations, the stress is organized into layers parallel to the (flow, vorticity) plane.     

Geometric Conditions on the Type of Matter Determining the Flat Behavior of the Rotational Curves in Galaxies

In an arbitrary axisymmetric stationary spacetime, we determine the expression for the tangential velocity of test objects following a circular stable geodesic motion in the equatorial plane, as function of the metric coefficients. Next, we impose the condition, observed in large samples of disks galaxies, that the magnitude of such tangential velocity be radii independent in the dark matter dominated region, obtaining a constraint equation among the metric coefficients, and thus arriving to an iff (iff means: if and only if.) condition: The tangential velocity of test particles is radii independent iff the metric coefficients satisfied the mentioned constraint equation. Furthermore, for the static case, the constraint equation can be easily integrated, leaving the spacetime at the equatorial plane essentially with only one independent metric coefficient. With the geometry thus fixed, we compute the Einstein tensor and equate it to an arbitrary stress energy tensor, in order to determine the type of energy-matter which could produce such a geometry. Within an approximation, we deduce a constraint equation among the components of the stress energy tensor. We test in that constraint equation several well known types of matter, which have been proposed as dark matter candidates and are able to point for possible right ones. Finally, we also present the spherically symmetric static case and apply the mentioned procedure to perfect fluid stress energy tensor, recovering the Newtonian result as well as the one obtained in the axisymmetric case. We also present arguments on the need to use GR to study types of matter different than the dust one.     

振动驱动颗粒气体体系的局域态本构关系的实验验证

对准二维、水平边界振动驱动的颗粒气体体系的流体力学 参量进行了局域态本构关系的实验研究. 实验观测结果与经典动力学理论预测进行了比较.由于颗粒气体空间分布的不均匀性, 颗粒体系的整体本构关系不成立, 有必要对局域态进行分析. 局域态本构关系是指颗粒系统的局域温度、局域压强和局域数密度之间的关系. 通过颗粒速度的方向变化, 可以得到颗粒的碰撞点. 因此在计算压力张量的对角线项时, 除了动力学部分之外, 我们计入了颗粒碰撞的影响, 得到了一个约为常数的压力张量迹, 即颗粒压强的空间分布, 与流体力学理论预测以及分子动力学模拟结果相符合; 但是颗粒温度和数密度的空间分布, 在振动的正反两个方向的分量出现差异, 并且温度、压强和数密度之间的局域本构关系, 无论在低密度或高密度区域, 实验与理论预测在定性上一致, 但定量上都有较大差别. 因此经典流体力学理论在描述这样的体系时需加以修正. 关键词： 颗粒气体 态方程 流体力学     

The action principle for generalized fluid motion including gyroviscosity

A general set of fluid equations that allow for energy-conserving momentum transport by gyroscopic motion of fluid elements is obtained. The equations are produced by a class of action principles that yield a large subset of the known fluid and magnetofluid models, including gyroviscosity. Analysis of the action principle yields broad, model-independent results regarding the conservation laws of energy and linear and angular momenta. The formalism is illustrated by studying fluid models with intrinsic angular momentum that may appear in the contexts of condensed matter, biological, and other areas of physics.     

Algebraic classification of the matter tensor

A study is made of the matter tensor, which is constructed using only the energy tensor and the metric tensor and has all the algebraic properties of the Riemann tensor. The possible types of matter tensor are classified in the same way as Petrov's classification for the Weyl tensor, and the relationship between the matter tensor and the canonical forms of the corresponding energy tensors is established.Translated from Izvestiya VUZ. Fizika, No. 12, pp. 101–109, December, 1973.I thank V. I. Rodichev for discussing the results and for valuable comments.     

Some elastic properties of solid nematics

The general approach to study the properties of the mechanical deformations of solid nematics, which are the macroscopic homogeneous elastic media having the rotational symmetry of the nematic liquid crystals is proposed. The stress tensor, the Young modulus and the Poisson ratios for the parallel and perpendicular homogeneous orientations of nematic molecules relative to the axis of external forces influence are obtained by the varying of the free energy of mechanical deformation. It is shown that these constants have the anisotropic character and the experiments for the direct measurement of five elasticity coefficients entering the free energy expression are proposed.     

Effect of lattice deformations on the local,magnetic dipole field of interstitial sites in H.C.P. crystals

It is shown that lattice deformations around interstitial atoms may give a significant contribution to the local magnetic dipolar field at the interstitial site. An analysis of the dipole field measured for mouns on octahedral interstitial sites in Co shows that 1/4 of the dipole field results from lattice deformations. The double force tensor of the muon is found to be nearly isotropic and of the order of magnitude of 4eV.     

Physical process first law and increase of horizon entropy for black holes in Einstein-Gauss-Bonnet gravity

We establish the physical process version of the first law by studying small perturbations of a stationary black hole with a regular bifurcation surface in Einstein-Gauss-Bonnet gravity. Our result shows that when the stationary black hole is perturbed by a matter stress energy tensor and finally settles down to a new stationary state, the Wald entropy increases as long as the matter satisfies the null energy condition.     

Integrability conditions for a gravitational theory with nonmetric connection

In the framework of a new gravitational theory with nonmetric connection recently introduced by one of us (J. K.), it is shown that the matter stress tensors satisfy a certain identity, which, via the contracted Bianchi identities, turns out to be a formal integrability condition for the gravitational field equations. The conservation law for the Hilbert tensor is also discussed.     

含物质纯重力场部分贡献的静态和稳态重力场研究

给出了包含重力场贡献在内具有宇宙因子项最普遍形式的重力场方程为Rμν-gμνR/2+λgμν=8πG(T(Ⅰ)μν+T(Ⅱ)μν)/c4，这里λ为Einstein宇宙常数，Ｔ（Ⅰ）μν，Ｔ（Ⅱ）μν分别代表物质纯物质部分和纯重力场部分的能量-动量张量.物质纯重力场部分的能量-动量张量表述为T(Ⅱ)μν=(DμρＤρν-gμνＤαβＤαβ/4)/4πG，式中Dμν的定义为Ｄμν＝ωμ／xν-ων／xμ，ωμ≡-c2gμ0/g00.并用重力场贡献在内最普遍形式的重力场方程分别研究了几个大家所熟悉的静态和稳态重力场，像带有Einstein宇宙因子λ项球对称纯物质球外部静态度规、静态荷电球外部度规、匀速转动星体外部度规及理想纯物质星体内部静态平衡等,并进行了讨论. 关键词： 能量动量张量 重力场方程 静态重力场 稳态重力场     

物质纯重力场部分的能量-动量张量研究

认为物质的质量(能量)存在形式可分为两部分，一部分是以纯物质形式存在的，另一部分是以纯重力场形式存在的.物质质量(能量)这两种形式各自对应着相应的能量 动量张量，物质总的能量-动量张量可表示为Tμν=T(Ⅰ)μν+T(Ⅱ)μν,这里，T(Ⅰ)μν，T（Ⅱ）μν分别代表物质纯物质部分和纯重力场部分的能量-动量张量.通过类比电磁理论，定义：ωμ≡-c2gμ0/g00,并引入一个反对称张量Dμν=ωμ/xν-ων/xμ，则物质纯重力场部分的能量-动量张量为T(Ⅱ)μν=(DμρDρν-gμνDαβDαβ/4 关键词： 能量-动量张量 纯重力场 重力场方程 标量重力势 矢量重力势