Problems in the interpretation of cosmic ray nuclear interactions

Difficulties in the interpretation of high-energy nuclear interactions are discussed and explanations suggested on the basis of successive or composite nucleon-nucleus collisions, the first predominant below a few 10 ¹¹ eV,the second for higher energies. In the energy region up to about 10 ¹¹ eVsome discrepancies in the frequency of production of strange particles, the small interaction cross-section of iron etc. are explained, taking into account secondary intranuclear collisions. The tunnel model of Heitler and McCusker is replaced by assuming a cone-shaped interaction volume (funnel) even at the highest primary energies. A number of consequences concerning the energies of the primary particles, the multiplicity and asymmetry in the angular distribution of secondaries, coefficient of inelasticity etc. are discussed.

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This paper contains a condensed summary of some of the material presented in a series of lectures given by the author on the occasion of his visit to Prague in December 1957/January 1958. Its publication in this form is intended as an expression of thanks to the Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences and its leading Officers, in particular Prof. V. Procházka, Prof. J. Novák, and Prof. V. Petrílka, whose kind invitation made this visit possible.     

К ВОПРОСУ О ФОТОПРОВО ДИМОСТИ ФОТОГРАФИЧЕСКОЙ ЭМУ ЛьСИИ

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The elastic coupling between longitudinal and transversal vibrations оf isotropic rods II. Rods of circular cross-section

The new approximative method for calculating the frequencies of longitudinal vibrations of isotropic homogeneous rods described in part I. is used for rods of circular crosssection. Similarly to the rods of rectangular cross-section there does not exist any dead zone of frequencies.

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Nelson's symmetry and the infinite volume behavior of the vacuum inP(φ)2

LetH _l be the Hamiltonian in aP()₂ theory with sharp space cutoff in the interval (–l/2,l/2). LetE _l =inf(H _l ), (l)=–E _l /l, and let _l be the vacuum forH _l . discuss properties of (l) and _l . In particular, asl, there are finite constants <0 and such that (l), ((l)–)l, and hence (l)=+/l+o(l ^–1). Moreover exp(–c ₁ l) _{l 1}exp(–c ₂ l) forc ₁,c ₂ positive constants, where _{l 1} is theL ¹(Q, d₀) norm of ₁ with respect to the Fock vacuum measure. We also present a new proof of recent estimates of Glimm and Jaffe on local perturbations ofH _l in the infinite volume limit.Research sponsored by AFOSR under Contract No. F44620-71-C-0108.On leave from Istituto di Fisica Teorica, Universitá di Napoli and Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Napoli.A. Sloan Foundation Fellow.     

A two-level Kaluza-Klein theory

Let the Lie groups G and H act on the manifold P in such a way that P fibres as a principal G-bundle over P/G and as an H-bundle over P/H. We find that every pair (,) where is an H-invariant connection form in PP/G and is a G-invariant connection form in PP/H corresponds uniquely to a connection form in PP/(H×G) and a cross-section of a vector bundle with base P/(H×G).     

ИЗЛУЧЕНИЕ ЧЕРЕНКОВА ПРОСТРАНСТВЕННОГО З АРЯДА В ВОЛНОВОДАХ И В НЕОГР АНИЧЕННОЙ СРЕДЕ

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Characteristic parameters of recombination centres

The paper points to the possibility of describing the properties of recombination centres by means of the quantitiesc _p/c _n ande _n/e _p, in contrast to the existing method based mainly on the so-called energy position of recombination levels. The proposal is supported by a simple statistical analysis and by experimental material and has some advantages over the method used hitherto.

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СВЯЗЬ МЕЖДУ МЕТОДОМ С ФЕРИЧЕСКИХ ГАРМОНИК И МЕТОДОМ ДИСКРЕТНЫХ КООРДИНАТ

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On the relation between the method of spherical harmonics and the method of discrete coordinates

The relation between the method of spherical harmonics and the method of discrete coordinates is studied from the point of view of the integral Boltzmann equation for neutron diffusion problems which have full plane and cylindrical symmetry.

     

On the Hamiltonian interpolation of near-to-the identity symplectic mappings with application to symplectic integration algorithms

We reconsider the problem of the Hamiltonian interpolation of symplectic mappings. Following Moser's scheme, we prove that for any mapping , analytic and -close to the identity, there exists an analytic autonomous Hamiltonian system, H such that its time-one mapping _H differs from by a quantity exponentially small in 1/. This result is applied, in particular, to the problem of numerical integration of Hamiltonian systems by symplectic algorithms; it turns out that, when using an analytic symplectic algorithm of orders to integrate a Hamiltonian systemK, one actually follows exactly, namely within the computer roundoff error, the trajectories of the interpolating Hamiltonian H, or equivalently of the rescaled Hamiltonian K=^-1H, which differs fromK, but turns out to be ⁵ close to it. Special attention is devoted to numerical integration for scattering problems.     

Der Einfluss von Mikrosegregations-Substrukturen auf die Kritische Schubspannung und den Verfestigungskoeffizient von Zinkeinkristallen

Zusammenfassung Der Einflu\ von Mikrosegregations-Substrukturen auf das plastische Verhalten von Zinkeinkristallen entspricht den allgemeinen Erwartungen in der Weise, da\ die kritische Schubspannung mit wachsender Substrukturendichte zunimmt. Der Verfestigungskoeffizient _A nimmt hingegen mit wachsender Substrukturendichte ab. Dabei wird der Verfestigungskoeffizient vom Charakter der Substruktur viel empfindlicher beeinflu\t als die kritische Schubspannung. Es wird angenommen, da\ dieser Einflu\ durch unterschiedlichen Fremdstoffgehalt zustande kommt.

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Die Autoren danken Herrn Prof. M. Valouch, der die Durchführung dieser Arbeit ermöglicht hat. Herrn P. Kratochvíl sei an dieser Stelle für zahlreiche Diskussionen aufs herzlichste gedankt.     

An approximation method to solve Einstein's field equations on a curved background metric

An approximation method is developed to calculate the gravitational field of a matter sourceT moving on a curved background metric that is an exact solution of the field equations and deviates only weakly from flat space-time. The fieldh of the sourceT is supposed to be much smaller than the curved part of the background, so that in the series expansion ofh each order can be expanded in powers of the background.     

Colored noise in activated rate processes

We consider bistable systems driven by stationary wideband Gaussian colored noise. We construct uniform asymptotic expansions of the stationary probability density function and of the activation rate, for small intensity and short correlation time of the noise. We find that for different values of the total power output / of the noise, different terms in the asymptotic expansions become dominant. For we recover previously derived results, while for =O() and new results are obtained.     

Soliton mass and surface tension in the (λ|Ø|4)2 quantum field model

The spectrum of the mass operator on the soliton sectors of the anisotropic (|ø|⁴)₂—and the (ø⁴)₂—quantum field models in the two phase region is analyzed. It is proven that, for small enough >0, the mass gapm _s() on the soliton sector is positive, andm _s()=0(^–1). This involves estimatingm _s() from below by a quantity () analogous to the surface tension in the statistical mechanics of two dimensional, classical spin systems and then estimating () by methods of Euclidean field theory. In principle, our methods apply to any two dimensional quantum field model with a spontaneously broken, internal symmetry group.A Sloan Foundation Fellow; Research supported in part by the U.S. National Science Foundation under Grant No. MPS 75-11864.Supported in part by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. PHY 76-17191     

ЗАВИСИМОСТЬ ПОЧЕРНЕ НИЯ ФОТОГРАФИЧЕСКОЙ ЭМУЛЬСИИ ОТ ЭНЕРГИИβ-ИЗЛУЧЕНИЯ

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The movement of single 90° domain walls of BaTiO3 in an alternating electric field

Single crystals of BaTiO₃, containing one 90° domain wall, were used to study the origin and character of the movement of such a wall in an alternating electric field having a frequency of 50 c/s. The experimental results are discussed from the phenomenological point of view.

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The authors would like to thank A. Glanc for preparing the crystals for measurement, V. Dvoák, J. Kaczér and V. Janovec for fruitful discussions.     

The change in primary extinction during decomposition of a super saturated solid solution 1. System Al-Ag

On the basis of the correlation of diffraction data (intensity and width) of a precipitate with the intensity of reflection of a matrix solid solution it is shown that the change in primary extinction during the decomposition of a solid solution of Agin Alis caused by the precipitation of the phase Ag₂Aland not by the production of lattice defects (zones, stacking faults).

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I. Al-Ag

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Reported in part at the VIth Scientific Technical Conference on the Application of X-rays held in Leningrad in 1958.

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The author thanks M. Mikovský for preparing the single crystals of the alloy Al-Ag having a high primary extinction and J. Laek and Prof. J. Bedná for carefully checking their homogeneity and chemical composition.     

π0 → γγ in the Spinor Strong Interaction Theory

An expression for the decay rate (⁰ ) has been derived in the frameworkof the spinor strong interaction theory, a first-principles strong interaction theoryproposed some years ago as an alternative to low-energy QCD. The startingpoint is the SO(3) gauge-invariant action for two quark mesons which has beensuccessful in accounting for confinement, ^{+ +} , e⁺, and ⁰ e⁺, nonexistenceof the Higgs boson, and other low-energy mesonic phenomena. The quasi-four-quarkmeson equations developed for the decay of a vector meson into twopseudoscalar mesons V PP has been taken over here to apply to P(⁰) VV(^{+ –}) (plus ⁺ and ^– which annihilate each other). This mechanismin principle agrees with that of the assumption of vector meson dominance inthe literature. It, together with the effect of form factors, arises naturally in theformalism and need not be assumed. Equations for the perturbed vector mesonwave functions cannot be simply solved and an assumption has been made toobtain an estimate of their magnitude. Together with a constant associated withthe strong coupling obtained earlier from V() PP(K⁺K^–), the estimated decayrate is 19.2 eV, in order-of-magnitude agreement with data (7.74 eV).     

SPA-LEED studies of growth of Ag on Ag(111) at low temperatures

The surface morphology after deposition of Ag on Ag(111) at low temperatures (130–200 K) has been studied in detail with SPA-LEED (Spot-Profile Analysis of Low-Energy Electron Diffraction). The surface roughness and the mean terrace size have been quantitatively determined under various conditions. At 130 K the surface roughness increases with coverage exactly according to the relation = ^1/2, which indicates that the inter-layer diffusion can be neglected at 130 K. Although the mean terrace length decreases with increasing coverage (following an approximate power law of ^–2/3) for all studied coverages, it is much larger than expected for a pure random or Poisson-growth mode without any diffusion of the adatoms. Therefore, Ag grows on Ag(111) at this temperature without interlayer diffusion but with intra-layer diffusion. The intralayer diffusion barrierE _d has been determined by measuring the temperature dependence of the two-dimensional island density according to the nucleation theory (supposing a critical nucleus size of one). The obtained valueE _c=0.18 eV agrees with the theoretical calculations and previous measurements. Furthermore, from comparing measured and Monte-Carlo-simulated (MC) surface roughness at different deposition temperatures we obtain E=0.05 eV as a lower limit for the additional barrier at steps.     

Eigenfunctions of the Koch snowflake domain

We obtain non-tangential boundary estimates for the Dirichlet eigenfunctions _n and their gradients {_n } for a class of planar domains with fractal boundaries. This class includes the quasidiscs and, in particular, snowflake-type domains. When applied to the case when is the Koch snowflake domain, one of our main results states that {₁()} tends to or 0 as approaches certain types of boundary points (where ₁ > 0 denotes the ground state eigenfunction of the Dirichlet Laplacian on ). More precisely, let Ob (resp., Ac) denote the set of boundary points which are vertices of obtuse (resp., acute) angles in an inner polygonal approximation of the snowflake curve . Then given Ob (resp., Ac), we show that {₁()} (resp., 0) as tends to in within a cone based at . Moreover, we show that blowup of {₁} also occurs at all boundary points in a Cantor-type set. These results have physical relevance to the damping of waves by fractal coastlines, as pointed out by Sapovalet al. in their experiments on the Koch drum.Research partially supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant DMS-9207098.     

РЕАКЦИЯ (γ, р) НА КОБАЛЬ ТЕ

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