Fluctuations of spherical waves in a turbulent atmosphere: effect of the axisymmetric approximation in computational methods

The validity of the axisymmetric parabolic-equation (PE) method for line-of-sight sound propagation in a turbulent atmosphere is investigated. The axisymmetric PE method is a finite-difference method for solving a 2D parabolic wave equation, which follows from the 3D wave equation by the assumption of axial symmetry around the vertical axis through the source. It is found that this axisymmetric approximation has a considerable spurious effect on the fluctuations of the sound field. This is concluded from analytical expressions for the log-amplitude and phase variances, derived both for isotropic turbulence and for axisymmetric turbulence. The expressions for axisymmetric turbulence are compared with the results of numerical computations with the PE method.     

Stability of capillary waves with arbitrary symmetry on the surface of a jet in a longitudinal electric field periodically varying with time

The Mathieu differential equation for the evolution of the amplitudes of arbitrarily symmetric capillary waves (with arbitrary azimuthal numbers) propagating over the surface of a incompressible dielectric cylindrical liquid jet is analyzed. The jet is placed in a time-periodic uniform electric field that is parallel to the symmetry axis of the jet unperturbed by the wave flow. It is found that the time-varying electric field pressure parametrically builds up both axisymmetric waves on the jet surface, flexural waves, and flexural deformation waves. At a fixed frequency of the external field, waves with different wavelengths and symmetries (different azimuthal numbers) may build up simultaneously in the main demultiplication resonance, as well as in secondary and tertiary resonances. The parametric buildup of flexural deformation waves has a threshold relative to the external field frequency: it takes place at the field frequency exceeding a certain value depending on the jet radius and physicochemical properties of the liquid.     

Green's function for arbitrarily shaped dielectric bodies of revolution

In this paper, a solution is developed to calculate the electric field at one point in space due to an electric dipole exciting an arbitrarily shaped dielectric body of revolution (BOR). Specifically, the electric field is determined from the solution of coupled surface integral equations (SIE) for the induced surface electric and magnetic currents on the dielectric body excited by an elementary electric current dipole source. Both the interior and exterior fields to the dielectric BOR may be accurately evaluated via this approach. For a highly lossy dielectric body, the numerical Green's function is also obtainable from an approximate integral equation (AIE) based on a surface boundary condition. If this equation is solved by the method of moments, significant numerical efficiency over SIE is realized. Numerical results obtained by both SIE and AIE approaches agree with the exact solution for the special case of a dielectric sphere. With this numerical Green's function, the complicated radiation and scattering problems in the presence of an arbitrarily shaped dielectric BOR are readily solvable by the method of moments.     

Capillary disintegration of a suspended filamentary drop of a viscous magnetic fluid in a longitudinal magnetic field

A differential equation that describes the axisymmetric motion of two immiscible magnetic fluids of the same density and viscosity is derived. It includes in explicit form the contribution of capillary forces localized at the interface between the fluids, which has the form of a weakly distorted cylindrical surface. With this equation, a dispersion relation for the problem of capillary instability of an extended axisymmetric drop placed in a uniform longitudinal magnetic field is obtained. The effect of magnetic forces on the capillary disintegration of the drop for the extreme cases (large and small Ohnesorge numbers) is analyzed.     

Stationary electromagnetic fields around black holes. II. General solutions and the fields of some special sources near a Kerr black hole

The electromagnetic field of a general stationary source, occurring in the vicinity of a rotating (Kerr) black hole, is obtained by solving the Maxwell and Teukolsky equations. The field is expressed both outside and inside the radius at which the source is located. As examples the fields of point charges, charged rings, current loops, and magnetic dipoles not necessarily located in axisymmetric positions are calculated. The electromagnetic field occurring when a Kerr black hole is placed in an originally uniform magnetic field is derived without assuming the alignment of the direction of the magnetic field and the axis of symmetry of the black hole.We have recently learned that A. King from the University of Hamburg has independently found the vacuum solutions given in Section 2 of the present paper. His work will be published inMathematics Proceedings of the Cambridge Philosophical Society. In another paper (to be published inLettere al Nuovo Cimento) he gives the fields of a stationary point charge and a stationary magnetic monopole.     

轴对称回转体瞬态温度场边界元分析

本文从三维瞬态势问题的边界积分方程及基本解出发,推导出轴对称势问题的边界积分方程及基本解,然后离散形成边界元方程,在此基础上对若干瞬态温度场数值例进行了分析计算,结果表明推导出的方法是可行的,并具有较高的精度和稳定性,能应用于工程中复杂的轴对称回转体的瞬态温度场分析。     

Research on sound radiation from body in free field

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低Re数非线性绕流问题的一种算法

本文对低Re数非线性绕流问題提出了一种算法。做法是以Oseen线化方程为基础通过迭代修正来考虑非线性的惯性项的影响,即先将Navier-Stokes方程写作Oseen方程外加一"强迫函数"项的形式,然后用基本解‘Oseenlet’的积分形式给出其解式,它是一个含物面积分和流动空间积分的非线性积分微分方程。设沿边界上的‘Oseenlet’分布强度为待求量,由边条件加以确定。空间体积分由于有赖于流场,而它在求出解前是未知的,故采用迭代修正的做法进行处理。迭代过程从线性流场开始进行,直到算出达到规定精度要求的收敛解为止。作为算例,对圆柱绕流问題进行了计算,给出了圆柱阻力随Re数的变化规律,并同实验及有关计算资料做了比较。结果表明,本文方法是令人满意的。     

Scattering from axisymmetric obstacles embedded in axisymmetric dielectrics: The method of moments solution

The electromagnetic scattering from axisymmetric conducting or nonconducting (dielectric) obstacles, embedded in an axisymmetric dielectric body is treated. A surface integral equation formulation, consisting of coupled Fredholm equations of the first kind for the electric and magnetic fields, is solved by the method of moments. The outer surfaces of the internal obstacles and the embedding dielectrics can be nonconcentric, depart significantly from a spherical shape, but must be rotationally symmetric about a common axis. The embedding dielectric can be multilayered. Computer implementable expressions are given for the scattering cross sections for any desired polarization and for both backscatter (monostatic) and bistatic illumination. Comparisons are made with the extended boundary condition method for homogeneous dielectric bodies and the Mie theory extended for dielectrically clad conducting spheres. The generality of the present formulation is demonstrated for several other cladded scatterer configurations. This research was conducted under the McDonnell Douglas Independent Research and Development Program.     

Probability and complex quantum trajectories

It is shown that in the complex trajectory representation of quantum mechanics, the Born’s ΨΨ probability density can be obtained from the imaginary part of the velocity field of particles on the real axis. Extending this probability axiom to the complex plane, we first attempt to find a probability density by solving an appropriate conservation equation. The characteristic curves of this conservation equation are found to be the same as the complex paths of particles in the new representation. The boundary condition in this case is that the extended probability density should agree with the quantum probability rule along the real line. For the simple, time-independent, one-dimensional problems worked out here, we find that a conserved probability density can be derived from the velocity field of particles, except in regions where the trajectories were previously suspected to be nonviable. An alternative method to find this probability density in terms of a trajectory integral, which is easier to implement on a computer and useful for single particle solutions, is also presented. Most importantly, we show, by using the complex extension of Schrodinger equation, that the desired conservation equation can be derived from this definition of probability density.     

On Calculating the Stopping Time of a Cylindrical Body Rotating in a Viscous Continuum and the Time of Entrainment of a Coaxial External Cylinder

The velocity distribution in the vicinity of the surface of an axisymmetric body rotating in a viscous medium at frequency ω directed along its axis is determined. The dissipative function has been calculated and used for deriving the equation of motion, from which an analytic expression for the stopping time of the body (until its complete stoppage) is obtained. The time of entrainment of an external stationary cylinder coaxial with the body is calculated by solving the time-dependent Navier–Stokes equation.     

An approximate calculation of the non-adiabatic motion of a charged particle in an inhomogeneous rotationally symmetric magnetic field

A study is made of the motion of a particle injected longitudinally into a rotationally symmetric magnetic field increasing linearly in an arbitrarily sharp way on the axis of symmetry. By expanding the magnetic potential in a series in the vicinity of the line of force from which the particle starts, and by restricting our considerations to linear terms, we arrive at a single linearized equation of motion for the radial motion, as we assume the longitudinal motion to be uniform. The linearized equation can be solved exactly. Numerical evaluation is carried out (with the linearized line of force) for several different slopes of the field, and compared for similar cases with a numerical evaluation of an exact nonlinear problem. The method described in the paper can also be applied to cases with more general initial conditions, when the particle also moves with an azimuthal velocity.The author extends his thanks for valuable advice, discussions and encouragement to Dr. M. Seidl, on whose incentive the work was undertaken and who is the author of equation (13).     

A new approach to stroboscopic resonance measurements of the nuclear quadrupole interaction

A new stroboscopic resonance method for the measurement of the quadrupole interaction of long-lived nuclear isomers excited by pulsed beams with a fixed repetition frequency is demonstrated. The method utilizes the phenomenon of beats which occurs when a magnetic perturbation is introduced in the presence of a pure quadrupole interaction. The nuclear precession is thus controlled by the beat frequencies which can be varied by the external magnetic field which is oriented parallel to the symmetry axis of the crystal. Stroboscopic resonance can be achieved by varying thebeat frequency to be an integral multiple of the beam pulsing frequency. The method is demonstrated using the 398 keV level of⁶⁹Ge excited and recoil implanted into a single crystal of tin by means of a heavyion reaction.Supported in part by the National Science Foundation.     

A high-order boundary integral method for surface diffusions on elastically stressed axisymmetric rods

Many applications in materials involve surface diffusion of elastically stressed solids. Study of singularity formation and long-time behavior of such solid surfaces requires accurate simulations in both space and time. Here we present a high-order boundary integral method for an elastically stressed solid with axi-symmetry due to surface diffusions. In this method, the boundary integrals for isotropic elasticity in axi-symmetric geometry are approximated through modified alternating quadratures along with an extrapolation technique, leading to an arbitrarily high-order quadrature; in addition, a high-order (temporal) integration factor method, based on explicit representation of the mean curvature, is used to reduce the stability constraint on time-step. To apply this method to a periodic (in axial direction) and axi-symmetric elastically stressed cylinder, we also present a fast and accurate summation method for the periodic Green’s functions of isotropic elasticity. Using the high-order boundary integral method, we demonstrate that in absence of elasticity the cylinder surface pinches in finite time at the axis of the symmetry and the universal cone angle of the pinching is found to be consistent with the previous studies based on a self-similar assumption. In the presence of elastic stress, we show that a finite time, geometrical singularity occurs well before the cylindrical solid collapses onto the axis of symmetry, and the angle of the corner singularity on the cylinder surface is also estimated.     

Lagrangian approach and dissipative magnetic systems

A Lagrangian is introduced which includes the coupling between magnetic moments m and the degrees of freedom σ of a reservoir. In case the system-reservoir coupling breaks the time reversal symmetry the magnetic moments perform a damped precession around an effective field which is self-organized by the mutual interaction of the moments. The resulting evolution equation has the form of the Landau-Lifshitz-Gilbert equation. In case the bath variables are constant vector fields the moments m fulfill the reversible Landau-Lifshitz equation. Applying Noether?s theorem we find conserved quantities under rotation in space and within the configuration space of the moments.     

A solution of the Maxwell equations for any static,axisymmetric vacuum space-time

We study Maxwell's equations in a static, axisymmetric vacuum space-time. For any such background metric a solution is found, which far from all masses goes over into a homogeneous magnetic field parallel to the axis of symmetry.     

Incommensurate phases induced by an electric field

All magnetic symmetry classes for which the two-dimensional representations are physically irreducible are enumerated. These representations admit of the Lifshitz invariant induced by an external electric field aligned parallel to the principal axis of the crystal. In the majority of the cases, this field does not split two-dimensional representations into one-dimensional representations and, therefore, an incommensurate phase arises in an arbitrarily weak field. The representations of the magnetic classes C _4h and C′_4h are considered in close detail. The components of the toroidal momentum are chosen as the components of the order parameter.     

Multidimensional radiative transfer in absorbing,emitting, and linearly anisotropic scattering cylindrical medium with space-dependent properties

The integral form of three-dimensional radiative transfer equation for an absorbing, emitting, and linear-anisotropic scattering medium with space-dependent properties is formulated. A product-integration method is subsequently applied to develop a numerical scheme for solving the corresponding integral transfer equations in a two-dimensional, axisymmetric and nonhomogeneous medium subjected to externally incident radiation or bounded by emitting and diffusely-reflecting walls. The numerical solutions for cases of constant, continuous, and stepwise variations of scattering albedo are presented to illustrate its accuracy and flexibility, and validated by comparing with results available in the literature.     

Irregular dielectric or permeable bodies in an external field

An integral equation is derived for the electrostatic potential ψ that arises when a uniform dielectric body of arbitrary shape is placed in an applied electrostatic field. By expansion of ψ in a certain basic set, the integral equation becomes a set of linear equations for the expansion coefficients, and it is often practical to solve the set by truncation. As a test, the equations are applied to the problem of a spheroid in a uniform field, and they easily yield the standard results that are usually derived by introducing spheroidal harmonics. Either the integral equation or the equivalent linear equations can be solved in an iterative approximation (the analog of the Born approximation) when the dielectric constant of the body is not too far from unity. For bodies that differ from spherical or cylindrical ones by a small parameter λ, perturbation formulae are derived that solve the equations in powers of λ. The problem of a homogeneous permeable body of arbitrary shape in an external magnetostatic field is reducible to the dielectric problem, but in addition an alternate integral equation for the magnetic problem is discussed.