The convergence behaviour of expansions in the classical collision theory

In the classical collision theory the scattering angle? depends on the impact parameterb and on the kinetic energyE _r of the relative motion. This angle?(b, E _r ) is expanded for two limiting cases: 1. Expansion in powers of the potentialV(r)/E _r (momentum approximation). 2. Expansion in powers of the impact parameterb (central collision approximation). The radius of convergence of the series depends onb andE _r . It will be given for the following potentialsV(r):

$$A\left( {\frac{a}{r}} \right)^\mu ;Ae^{ - \frac{r}{a}} ;A\frac{a}{r}e^{ - \frac{r}{a}} ;A\left( {\frac{a}{r}} \right)^2 e^{ - \left( {\frac{r}{a}} \right)^2 } .$$     

Gleichzeitige Messung von Hyperfeinstruktur,Starkeffekt und Zeemaneffekt des133Cs19F mit einer Molekülstrahl-Resonanzapparatur

An electric molecular beam resonance spectrometer has been used to measure simultaneously the Zeeman- and Stark-effect splitting of the hyperfine structure of¹³³Cs¹⁹F. Electric four pole lenses served as focusing and refocusing fields of the spectrometer. A homogenous magnetic field (Zeeman field) was superimposed to the electric field (Stark field) in the transition region of the apparatus. Electrically induced (Δ m _J =±1)-transitions have been measured in theJ=1 rotational state, υ=0, 1 vibrational state. The obtained quantities are: The electric dipolmomentμ _el of the molecule for υ=0, 1; the rotational magnetic dipolmomentμ _J for υ=0, 1; the anisotropy of the magnetic shielding (σ _⊥-σ‖) by the electrons of both nuclei as well as the anisotropy of the molecular susceptibility (ξ _⊥-ξ‖), the spin rotational interaction constantsc _Cs andc _F, the scalar and the tensor part of the nuclear dipol-dipol interaction, the quadrupol interactioneqQ for υ=0, 1. The numerical values are:

$$\begin{gathered} \mu _{el} \left( {\upsilon = 0} \right) = 73878\left( 3 \right)deb \hfill \\ \mu _{el} \left( {\upsilon = 1} \right) - \mu _{el} \left( {\upsilon = 0} \right) = 0.07229\left( {12} \right)deb \hfill \\ \mu _J /J\left( {\upsilon = 0} \right) = - 34.966\left( {13} \right) \cdot 10^{ - 6} \mu _B \hfill \\ \mu _J /J\left( {\upsilon = 1} \right) = - 34.823\left( {26} \right) \cdot 10^{ - 6} \mu _B \hfill \\ \left( {\sigma _ \bot - \sigma _\parallel } \right)_{Cs} = - 1.71\left( {21} \right) \cdot 10^{ - 4} \hfill \\ \left( {\sigma _ \bot - \sigma _\parallel } \right)_F = - 5.016\left( {15} \right) \cdot 10^{ - 4} \hfill \\ \left( {\xi _ \bot - \xi _\parallel } \right) = 14.7\left( {60} \right) \cdot 10^{ - 30} erg/Gau\beta ^2 \hfill \\ c_{cs} /h = 0.638\left( {20} \right)kHz \hfill \\ c_F /h = 14.94\left( 6 \right)kHz \hfill \\ d_T /h = 0.94\left( 4 \right)kHz \hfill \\ \left| {d_s /h} \right|< 5kHz \hfill \\ eqQ/h\left( {\upsilon = 0} \right) = 1238.3\left( 6 \right) kHz \hfill \\ eqQ/h\left( {\upsilon = 1} \right) = 1224\left( 5 \right) kHz \hfill \\ \end{gathered} $$     

A new method for calculating three-particle interaction in the theory of modulus elasticity

We propose a new method for calculating the potential of multiparticle interaction. Our method considers the energy symmetry for clusters that contain N identical particles with respect to permutation of the number of atoms and free rotation in three-dimensional space. As an example, we calculate moduli of third-order rigidity for copper considering only the three-particle interaction. We analyze nine models of energy dependence on the polynomials that form the integral rational basis of invariants (IRBI) for the group G ₃ = O(3) ? P ₃. In this work, we use only the simplest relation between energy and the invariants forming the IRBI: \(\varepsilon \left( {\left. {i,k,l} \right|j} \right) = \sum\nolimits_{i,k,l} {\left[ { - A_1 r_{ik}^{ - 6} + A_2 r_{ik}^{ - 12} + Q_j I_j^{ - n} } \right]}\), where I _j is the invariant number j (j = 1, 2,..., 9). The results are in good agreement with the experimental values. The best agreement is observed at n = 2, j = 4: \(I_4 = \left( {\vec r_{ik} \vec r_{kl} } \right)\left( {\vec r_{kl} \vec r_{li} } \right) + \left( {\vec r_{kl} \vec r_{li} } \right)\left( {\vec r_{li} \vec r_{ik} } \right) + \left( {\vec r_{li} \vec r_{ik} } \right)\left( {\vec r_{ik} \vec r_{kl} } \right)\).     

Gleichzeitige Messung von Hyperfeinstruktur,Stark-Effekt und Zeeman-Effekt des39K19F mit einer Molekülstrahlresonanzapparatur

An electric Molecular-Beam-Resonance-Spectrometer has been used to measure simultanously the Zeeman- and Stark-effect splitting of the hyperfine structure of³⁹K¹⁹ F. Electric four pole lenses served as focusing and refocusing fields of the spectrometer. A homogenous magnetic field (Zeeman field) was superimposed to the electric field (Stark field) in the transition region of the apparatus. The observed (Δm _J =±1)-transitions were induced electrically. Completely resolved spectra of KF in theJ=1 rotational state have been measured. The obtained quantities are: The electric dipolmomentμ _e l of the molecul forv=0,1 and 2; the rotational magnetic dipolmomentμ _J forv=0,1; the difference of the magnetic shielding (σ_⊥ ? σ_∥) by the electrons of both nuclei as well as the difference of the molecular susceptibility (ξ_⊥ ? ξ_∥). The numerical values are

$$\begin{array}{*{20}c} {\mu _{e1} = 8,585(4)deb,} \\ {\frac{{(\mu _{e1} )_{\upsilon = 1} }}{{(\mu _{e1} )_{\upsilon = 0} }} = 1,0080,} \\ {{{\mu _J } \mathord{\left/ {\vphantom {{\mu _J } J}} \right. \kern-\nulldelimiterspace} J} = ( - )2352(10) \cdot 10^{ - 6} \mu _B ,} \\ {(\sigma _ \bot - \sigma _\parallel )F = ( - )2,19(9) \cdot 10^{ - 4} ,} \\ {(\sigma _ \bot - \sigma _\parallel )K = ( - )12(9) \cdot 10^{ - 4} ,} \\ {(\xi _ \bot - \xi _\parallel ) = 3 (1) \cdot 10^{ - 30} {{erg} \mathord{\left/ {\vphantom {{erg} {Gau\beta ^2 }}} \right. \kern-\nulldelimiterspace} {Gau\beta ^2 }}} \\ \end{array} $$     

Verstärkung einer He-Ne-Gasentladung für die Laserwellenlänge λ=6328 AE

The optical gain of He-Ne discharges for the laser wave-length of 6328 AE is investigated experimentally. The measurements are performed in two independent methods, which both give the same results. The gain of the He-Ne discharge is measured for a number of discharge tubes with different tube-lengthsl and tube-diametersD. The experiments show that the maximum gain? ₀ is a function of tube-length and-diameter:?G ₀(l,D) ?

$$\hat G_0 (l,D) \cong \left[ {1 + 0,5\left( {\frac{{D_0 }}{D}} \right)^{1,4} } \right]^{{l \mathord{\left/ {\vphantom {l {l_0 }}} \right. \kern-\nulldelimiterspace} {l_0 }}} $$     

Phase transitions and vortex structure evolution in two-level high-temperature granular superconductor YBa<Subscript>2</Subscript>Cu<Subscript>3</Subscript>O<Subscript>7 – δ</Subscript> under temperature and magnetic field

Temperature dependences of the resistivity ρ(T) of samples of granular high-temperature superconductor YBa₂Cu₃O_{7 – δ} are measured at various transverse external magnetic fields at 0 < H _ext < 1900 Оe in the temperature range from the upper Josephson critical temperature of “weak bonds” T _c2J to temperatures slightly exceeding the superconducting transition temperature T _c . Based on the data obtained, the behavior of the field dependences of the critical temperatures of superconducting grains and “weak bonds,” and temperature and field dependences of the magnetic contribution to the resistivity \(\left[ {\Delta \rho \left( {T,H} \right) = \rho {{\left( T \right)}_{{H_{ext}} = const}} - \rho {{\left( T \right)}_{{H_{ext}} = 0}}} \right]\). It is shown that the behavior of the magnetic contribution to the resistivity Δρ along the line of the phase transition related to the onset of the magnetic field penetration in the form of Abrikosov vortices into the subsystem of superconducting grains T _c1g (H _ext) is anomalous. The concepts on the magnetic flux redistribution between both subsystems of two-level HTSC near in the vicinity of T _c1g : the Josephson vortex decreases, and the Abrikosov vortex density increases.     

Higher recurrences for Apostol-Bernoulli-Euler numbers

We present explicit formulas for sums of products of Apostol-Bernoulli and Apostol-Euler numbers of the form

$\sum\limits_{_{m_1 , \cdots ,m_N \geqslant n}^{m_1 + \cdots + m_N = n} } {\left( {_{m_1 , \cdots m_N }^n } \right)B_{m_1 } (q) \cdots B_{m_N } (q),} \sum\limits_{_{m_1 , \cdots ,m_N \geqslant n}^{m_1 + \cdots + m_N = n} } {\left( {_{m_1 , \cdots m_N }^n } \right)E_{m_1 } (q) \cdots E_{m_N } (q),}$

where N and n are positive integers, B _m (q) _n stand for the Apostol-Bernoulli numbers, E _m (q) for the Apostol-Euler numbers, and \(\left( {\begin{array}{*{20}c} n \\ {m_1 , \cdots ,m_N } \\ \end{array} } \right) = \frac{{n!}}{{m_1 ! \cdots m_N !}}.\) Our formulas involve Stirling numbers of the first kind. We also derive results for Apostol-Bernoulli and Apostol-Euler polynomials. As an application, for q = 1 we recover results of Dilcher, and our paper can be regarded as a q-extension of that of Dilcher.

     

Entanglement Involved in Time Evolution of Two-Mode Squeezed State in Single-Mode Diffusion Channel

We derive the evolution law of an initial two-mode squeezed vacuum state \( \text {sech}^{2}\lambda e^{a^{\dag }b^{\dagger }\tanh \lambda }\left \vert 00\right \rangle \left \langle 00\right \vert e^{ab\tanh \lambda }\) (a pure state) passing through an a-mode diffusion channel described by the master equation

$$\frac{d\rho \left( t\right) }{dt}=-\kappa \left[ a^{\dagger}a\rho \left( t\right) -a^{\dagger}\rho \left( t\right) a-a\rho \left( t\right) a^{\dagger}+\rho \left( t\right) aa^{\dagger}\right] , $$

since the two-mode squeezed state is simultaneously an entangled state, the final state which emerges from this channel is a two-mode mixed state. Performing partial trace over the b-mode of ρ(t) yields a new chaotic field, \(\rho _{a}\left (t\right ) =\frac {\text {sech}^{2}\lambda }{1+\kappa t \text {sech}^{2}\lambda }:\exp \left [ \frac {- \text {sech}^{2}\lambda }{1+\kappa t\text {sech}^{2}\lambda }a^{\dagger }a \right ] :,\) which exhibits higher temperature and more photon numbers, showing the diffusion effect. Besides, measuring a-mode of ρ(t) to find n photons will result in the collapse of the two-mode system to a new Laguerre polynomial-weighted chaotic state in b-mode, which also exhibits entanglement.

     

The Andreev conductance in superconductor–insulator–normal metal structures

The Andreev subgap conductance at 0.08–0.2 K in thin-film superconductor (aluminum)–insulator–normal metal (copper, hafnium, or aluminum with iron-sublayer-suppressed superconductivity) structures is studied. The measurements are performed in a magnetic field oriented either along the normal or in the plane of the structure. The dc current–voltage (I–U) characteristics of samples are described using a sum of the Andreev subgap current dominating in the absence of the field at bias voltages U < (0.2–0.4)Δ_c/e (where Δ_c is the energy gap of the superconductor) and the single-carrier tunneling current that predominates at large voltages. To within the measurement accuracy of 1–2%, the Andreev current corresponds to the formula \({I_n} + {I_s} = {K_n}\tanh \left( {{{eU} \mathord{\left/ {\vphantom {{eU} {2k{T_{eff}}}}} \right. \kern-\nulldelimiterspace} {2k{T_{eff}}}}} \right) + {K_s}{{\left( {{{eU} \mathord{\left/ {\vphantom {{eU} {{\Delta _c}}}} \right. \kern-\nulldelimiterspace} {{\Delta _c}}}} \right)} \mathord{\left/ {\vphantom {{\left( {{{eU} \mathord{\left/ {\vphantom {{eU} {{\Delta _c}}}} \right. \kern-\nulldelimiterspace} {{\Delta _c}}}} \right)} {\sqrt {1 - {{eU} \mathord{\left/ {\vphantom {{eU} {{\Delta _c}}}} \right. \kern-\nulldelimiterspace} {{\Delta _c}}}} }}} \right. \kern-\nulldelimiterspace} {\sqrt {1 - {{eU} \mathord{\left/ {\vphantom {{eU} {{\Delta _c}}}} \right. \kern-\nulldelimiterspace} {{\Delta _c}}}} }}\) following from a theory that takes into account mesoscopic phenomena with properly selected effective temperature T _eff and the temperature- and fieldindependent parameters K _n and K _s (characterizing the diffusion of electrons in the normal metal and superconductor, respectively). The experimental value of K _n agrees in order of magnitude with the theoretical prediction, while K _s is several dozen times larger than the theoretical value. The values of T _eff in the absence of the field for the structures with copper and hafnium are close to the sample temperature, while the value for aluminum with an iron sublayer is several times greater than this temperature. For the structure with copper at T = 0.08–0.1 K in the magnetic field B_|| = 200–300 G oriented in the plane of the sample, the effective temperature T _eff increases to 0.4 K, while that in the perpendicular (normal) field B _⊥ ≈ 30 G increases to 0.17 K. In large fields, the Andreev conductance cannot be reliably recognized against the background of single- carrier tunneling current. In the structures with hafnium and in those with aluminum on an iron sublayer, the influence of the magnetic field is not observed.     

Suche nach Strahlungsprozessen zweiter Ordnung beim Zerfall von Ag109m

The decay of an excited state by the emission of twoγ-quanta (γ γ-transitions) or two conversion electrons (e e-transitions) or oneγ-quantum and one conversion electron (γ e-transitions) is expected as a second order radiation process. The decay of Ag^109m was examined for such events using a special arrangement of two NaJ-scintillation counters in coincidence. The energies of coincident quanta were displayed on the two axes of an “X-Y”-Oscilloscope respectively. For the ratio ofγ γ-transitions to one-quantum transitions an upper limit of\(\frac{{W_{\gamma \gamma } }}{{W_\gamma }} \leqq 1,9 \cdot 10^{ - 5} \) was obtained. Furthermore theγ-spectrum in coincidence withK X-rays was studied. From these measurementse e- andγ e-transition rates can be calculated for the case ofK shell conversion. The results obtained are:

$$\frac{{W_{^e K^e K} }}{{W_\gamma }} = \left( {8,1_{ - 1,7}^{ + 0,6} } \right) \cdot 10^{ - 3} and\frac{{W_{\gamma ^e K} }}{{W_\gamma }}< 1,5 \cdot 10^{ - 3} .$$     

Fluctuations and a rigorous uncertainty relation of trigonometric operators of the phase and the number of photons of an electromagnetic field for general quantum superpositions of coherent states

The quantum-statistical properties of states of an electromagnetic field of general superpositions of coherent states of the form of N _α,β(α?+e ^iξ β? are investigated. Formulas for the fluctuations (variances) of Hermitian trigonometric phase field operators ? ≡ côs φ, ? ≡ sîn φ (the so-called “Susskind–Glogower operators”) are found. Expressions for the rigorous uncertainty relations (Cauchy inequalities) for operators of the number of photons and trigonometric phase operators, as well as for operators ? and ?, are found and analyzed. The states of amplitude \({N_{\alpha ,\beta }}\left( {\left| {{{\sqrt {ne} }^{i\varphi }}\rangle + {e^{i\xi }}\left| {{{\sqrt {{n_\beta }e} }^{i\varphi }}\rangle } \right.} \right.} \right)\), φ = φ_α = φ_β, and phase \({N_{\alpha ,\beta }}\left( {\left| {{{\sqrt {ne} }^{i{\varphi _\alpha }}}\rangle + {e^{i\xi }}\left| {{{\sqrt {ne} }^{i{\varphi _\beta }}}\rangle } \right.} \right.} \right)\), n = n _α = n _β, superpositions of coherent states are considered separately. The types of quantum superpositions of meso- and macroscales (n _α, n _β » 1) are found for which the sines and/or cosines of the phase of the field can be measured accurately, since, under certain conditions, the quantum fluctuations of these quantities are close to zero. A simultaneous accurate measurement of cosφ and sinφ is possible for amplitude superpositions, while an accurate measurement of one of these trigonometric phase functions is possible in the case of certain phase superpositions. Amplitude superpositions of coherent states with a vacuum state are quantum states of the field with a “maximum” level of the quantum uncertainty both in the case of a mesoscopic scale and in the case of a macroscopic scale of the field with an average number of photons n _α/β ≈ 0, n _β/α » 1.     

Rules of correspondence in atomic physics

The Smirnov method of analytic continuation (B.M. Smirnov, Sov. Phys. JETP 20, 345 (1964)) has been justified and developed for atomic physics. It has been shown that the polarizability of alkali atoms α, their van der Waals interaction constant C ₆, and the oscillator strength of the transition to the first P state f ₀₁ are related to the parameter 〈r ²〉 and gap in the spectrum \(\frac{3}{2}\frac{f}{\Delta } \approx \frac{3}{2}\alpha \Delta \approx {\left( {3{C_6}\Delta } \right)^{{\raise0.7ex\hbox{$1$} \!\mathord{\left/ {\vphantom {1 2}}\right.\kern-\nulldelimiterspace}\!\lower0.7ex\hbox{$2$}}}} \approx \left\langle {{r^2}} \right\rangle \). The average square of the coordinate of the valence electron 〈r ²〉 in the first approximation has a hydrogen dependence \({J_1} = \frac{1}{{2{v^2}}}.\) on the filling factor ν, which is defined in terms of the first ionization potential: xxxxxxxxx     

Krein formula with compensated singularities for the ND-mapping and the generalized Kirchhoff condition at the Neumann Schrödinger junction

The Neumann Schrödinger operator \(\mathcal{L}\) is considered on a thin 2D star-shaped junction, composed of a vertex domain Ω_int and a few semi-infinite straight leads ω _m , m = 1, 2, ..., M, of width δ, δ ? diam Ω_int, attached to Ω_int at Γ ? ?Ω_int. The potential of the Schrödinger operator l ^ω on the leads vanishes, hence there are only a finite number of eigenvalues of the Neumann Schrödinger operator L _int on Ω_int embedded into the open spectral branches of l ^ω with oscillating solutions χ _±(x, p) = \(e^{ \pm iK_ + x} e_m \) of l ^ω χ _± = p ² χ _±. The exponent of the open channels in the wires is

$K_ + (\lambda ) = p\sum\limits_{m = 1}^M {e^m } \rangle \langle e^m = \sqrt \lambda P_ + $

, with constant e _m , on a relatively small essential spectral interval Δ ? [0, π ² δ ^?2). The scattering matrix of the junction is represented on Δ in terms of the ND mapping

$\mathcal{N} = \frac{{\partial P_ + \Psi }}{{\partial x}}(0,\lambda )\left| {_\Gamma \to P_ + \Psi _ + (0,\lambda )} \right|_\Gamma $

as

$S(\lambda ) = (ip\mathcal{N} + I_ + )^{ - 1} (ip\mathcal{N} - I_ + ), I_ + = \sum\limits_{m = 1}^M {e^m } \rangle \langle e^m = P_ + $

. We derive an approximate formula for \(\mathcal{N}\) in terms of the Neumann-to-Dirichlet mapping \(\mathcal{N}_{\operatorname{int} } \) of L _int and the exponent K _? of the closed channels of l ^ω . If there is only one simple eigenvalue λ ₀ ∈ Δ, L _intφ0 = λ _0φ0 then, for a thin junction, \(\mathcal{N} \approx |\vec \phi _0 |^2 P_0 (\lambda _0 - \lambda )^{ - 1} \) with

$\vec \phi _0 = P_ + \phi _0 = (\delta ^{ - 1} \int_{\Gamma _1 } {\phi _0 (\gamma )} d\gamma ,\delta ^{ - 1} \int_{\Gamma _2 } {\phi _0 (\gamma )} d\gamma , \ldots \delta ^{ - 1} \int_{\Gamma _M } {\phi _0 (\gamma )} d\gamma )$

and \(P_0 = \vec \phi _0 \rangle |\vec \phi _0 |^{ - 2} \langle \vec \phi _0 \),

$S(\lambda ) \approx \frac{{ip|\vec \phi _0 |^2 P_0 (\lambda _0 - \lambda )^{ - 1} - I_ + }}{{ip|\vec \phi _0 |^2 P_0 (\lambda _0 - \lambda )^{ - 1} + I_ + }} = :S_{appr} (\lambda )$

. The related boundary condition for the components P ₊Ψ(0) and P ₊Ψ′(0) of the scattering Ansatz in the open channel \(P_ + \Psi (0) = (\bar \Psi _1 ,\bar \Psi _2 , \ldots ,\bar \Psi _M ), P_ + \Psi '(0) = (\bar \Psi '_1 , \bar \Psi '_2 , \ldots , \bar \Psi '_M )\) includes the weighted continuity (1) of the scattering Ansatz Ψ at the vertex and the weighted balance of the currents (2), where

$\frac{{\bar \Psi _m }}{{\bar \phi _0^m }} = \frac{{\delta \sum\nolimits_{t = 1}^M { \bar \Psi _t \bar \phi _0^t } }}{{|\vec \phi _0 |^2 }} = \frac{{\bar \Psi _r }}{{\bar \phi _0^r }} = :\bar \Psi (0)/\bar \phi (0), 1 \leqslant m,r \leqslant M$

(1)

,

$\sum\limits_{m = 1}^M {\bar \Psi '_m } \bar \phi _0^m + \delta ^{ - 1} (\lambda - \lambda _0 )\bar \Psi /\bar \phi (0) = 0$

(1)

. Conditions (1) and (2) constitute the generalized Kirchhoff boundary condition at the vertex for the Schrödinger operator on a thin junction and remain valid for the corresponding 1D model. We compare this with the previous result by Kuchment and Zeng obtained by the variational technique for the Neumann Laplacian on a shrinking quantum network.

     

Die Elektronenpolarisation beim O−→O+-Beta-Zerfall des Ho166

The polarizationP of the beta-rays from Ho¹⁶⁶ and P³² has been investigated using the method of combined multiple- and Mott-scattering. The result for\(P/\frac{v}{c}\) averaged over the energy range accepted by our apparatus\(\left( {\frac{v}{c} \approx 0.8} \right)\) is

$$\left\langle {\left( { - P/\frac{v}{c}} \right)_{Ho^{1^{66} } } } \right\rangle _{Av} = (0.99 \pm 0.02)\left\langle {\left( { - P/\frac{v}{c}} \right)_{P^{3_2 } } } \right\rangle _{Av} .$$     

Analysis of the modified point-matching method in the electrostatic problem for axisymmetric particles

An integral modification of the generalized point-matching method (GPMMi) in the electrostatic problem for axisymmetric particles is developed. Scalar potentials that determine electric fields are represented as expansions in terms of eigenfunctions of the Laplace operator in the spherical coordinate system. Unknown expansion coefficients are determined from infinite systems of linear algebraic equations (ISLAEs), which are obtained from the requirement of a minimum of the integrated residual in the boundary conditions on the particle surface. Matrix elements of ISLAEs and expansion coefficients of the “scattered” field at large index values are analyzed analytically and numerically. It is shown analytically that the applicability condition of the GPMMi coincides with that for the extended boundary conditions method (ЕВСМ). As model particles, oblate pseudospheroids \(r\left( \theta \right) = a\sqrt {1 - {^2}{{\cos }^2}\theta } ,\;{^2} = 1 - {\raise0.7ex\hbox{${{b^2}}$} \!\mathord{\left/ {\vphantom {{{b^2}} {{a_2}}}}\right.\kern-\nulldelimiterspace}\!\lower0.7ex\hbox{${{a_2}}$}} \geqslant 0\) with semiaxes a = 1 and b ≤ 1 are considered, which are obtained as a result of the inversion of prolate spheroids with the same semiaxes with respect to the coordinate origin. For pseudospheroids, the range of applicability of the considered methods is determined by the condition \({\raise0.7ex\hbox{$a$} \!\mathord{\left/ {\vphantom {a b}}\right.\kern-\nulldelimiterspace}\!\lower0.7ex\hbox{$b$}} < \sqrt 2 + 1\). Numerical calculations show that, as a rule, the ЕВСМ yields considerably more accurate results in this range, with the time consumption being substantially shorter. Beyond the ЕВСМ range of applicability, the GPMMi approach can yield reasonable results for the calculation of the polarizability, which should be considered as approximate and which should be verified with other approaches. For oblate nonconvex pseudospheroids (i.e., at \({\raise0.7ex\hbox{$a$} \!\mathord{\left/ {\vphantom {a b}}\right.\kern-\nulldelimiterspace}\!\lower0.7ex\hbox{$b$}} \geqslant \sqrt 2 \)), it is shown that the spheroidal model works well if pseudospheroids are replaced with ordinary “effective” oblate spheroids. Semiaxes a_ef and b_ef of the effective spheroids are determined from the requirement of the particle volumes, as well as from the equality of the maximal longitudinal and transverse dimensions of particles or their lengths. As a result, the polarizability of pseudospheroids can be calculated by simple explicit formulas with an error of about 0.5–2%.     

On the nature of the liquid-to-glass transition equation

Within the model of delocalized atoms, it is shown that the parameter δT_g, which enters the glasstransition equation qτ_g = δT_g and characterizes the temperature interval in which the structure of a liquid is frozen, is determined by the fluctuation volume fraction \({f_g} = {\left( {{{\Delta {V_e}} \mathord{\left/ {\vphantom {{\Delta {V_e}} V}} \right. \kern-\nulldelimiterspace} V}} \right)_{T = {T_g}}}\) frozen at the glass-transition temperature T_g and the temperature T_g itself. The parameter δT_g is estimated by data on f_g and T_g. The results obtained are in agreement with the values of δT_g calculated by the Williams–Landel–Ferry (WLF) equation, as well as with the product qτ_g—the left-hand side of the glass-transition equation (q is the cooling rate of the melt, and τ_g is the structural relaxation time at the glass-transition temperature). Glasses of the same class with f_g ≈ const exhibit a linear correlation between δT_g and T_g. It is established that the currently used methods of Bartenev and Nemilov for calculating δT_g yield overestimated values, which is associated with the assumption, made during deriving the calculation formulas, that the activation energy of the glass-transition process is constant. A generalized Bartenev equation is derived for the dependence of the glass-transition temperature on the cooling rate of the melt with regard to the temperature dependence of the activation energy of the glasstransition process. A modified version of the kinetic glass-transition criterion is proposed. A conception is developed that the fluctuation volume fraction f = ΔV_e/V can be interpreted as an internal structural parameter analogous to the parameter ξ in the Mandelstam–Leontovich theory, and a conjecture is put forward that the delocalization of an active atom—its critical displacement from the equilibrium position—can be considered as one of possible variants of excitation of a particle in the Vol’kenshtein–Ptitsyn theory. The experimental data used in the study refer to a constant cooling rate of q = 0.05 K/s (3 K/min).     

A comparison on absorption coefficients for secondary electron emission obtained from two different formulas

In this work, the absorption coefficients for secondary electron emißsion, α and β, that appeared respectively in the two different formulas, \(\delta (E_p ) = k\int_0^\infty {\left( {\frac{{dE}}{{dz}}} \right)E_p \exp ( - \alpha z)dz} \) and \(\delta (E_p ) = k\int_0^\infty {\left( {\frac{{dE}}{{dz}}} \right)E_p \exp ( - \alpha z)dz} \), were derived with a standard deviation rate analysis method based on a Monte Carlo simulated secondary electron yield, δ(E_p). Both the energy dissipation in depth for primary electrons, \(\left( {dE/dz} \right)E_p \), and the depth distribution for the number of secondary electrons including cascade electrons, n(z, E_p), were obtained by the same Monte Carlo method, in which the discrete inelastic scattering model was employed. The calculation results for Cu and Mg show that the n(z, E_p)-curve differs significantly from the \(\left( {dE/dz} \right)E_p \)-curve, and thus as well as a from b, for varied incidence angles (0°–80°) and low-energy primary electrons (up to 3 keV). The absorption coefficient β-values derived from a realistic depth distribution of cascade secondary electrons, n(z, E_p), then describe more accurately the nature of attenuation behavior of secondary electrons than a-values that associated with the approximate formula.     

A Minkowski Type Trace Inequality and Strong Subadditivity of Quantum Entropy II: Convexity and Concavity

We revisit and prove some convexity inequalities for trace functions conjectured in this paper’s antecedent. The main functional considered is

$ \Phi_{p,q} (A_1,\, A_2, \ldots, A_m) = \left({\rm Tr}\left[\left( \, {\sum\limits_{j=1}^m A_j^p } \, \right) ^{q/p} \right] \right)^{1/q} $

for m positive definite operators A _j . In our earlier paper, we only considered the case q = 1 and proved the concavity of Φ _p,1 for 0 < p ≤ 1 and the convexity for p = 2. We conjectured the convexity of Φ _p,1 for 1 < p < 2. Here we not only settle the unresolved case of joint convexity for 1 ≤ p ≤ 2, we are also able to include the parameter q ≥ 1 and still retain the convexity. Among other things this leads to a definition of an L ^q (L ^p ) norm for operators when 1 ≤ p ≤ 2 and a Minkowski inequality for operators on a tensor product of three Hilbert spaces – which leads to another proof of strong subadditivity of entropy. We also prove convexity/concavity properties of some other, related functionals.