Metastable states in the van der Waals-Maxwell theory

A slight modification of the recent Penrose and Lebowitz treatment of thermodynamic metastable states is presented. For the case of periodic boundary conditions, this modification allows the condition of metastability to be extended to all the metastable states in the van der Waals-Maxwell theory of the liquid-vapor phase transition, that is, for all states satisfyingf ₀()+1/2 ²>f(, 0+) andf₀()+x>0 wheref(, 0+) is the (stable) Helmholtz free energy density of the generalized van der Waals-Maxwell theory andf ₀() is the Helmholtz free energy density of a reference system with no long-range interaction, is a mean field-type term arising from a long-range Kac interaction, is the overall mean particle density, andx is any positive number. For the case of rigid-wall boundary conditions, a more restrictive condition is placed onx.     

Study of magnetic after-effect in magnesium manganese ferrites

The magnetic after-effect caused by the diffusion of electrons was studied in detail in MnMg ferrites of the series Mg _x Mn_1.15–x Fe_1.85O₄₊ ; the comparative measurements were also carried out on a sample of MgFe₂O₄₊₍<0). By combining the two methods, (a) investigation of the disaccommodation of initial permeability at different temperatures and (b) measurement of the displacement of the maximum of the temperature dependence tan with the frequency, it was possible to study the relaxation processes whose time constants lay between 0.5 sec and several hours, or between 10^–4 to 10^–7 sec. It was found that the processes taking place at low temperatures and studied by method (a) differ from those observed at high temperatures by method (b), particularly in the lower activation energies and greater dispersion of the time constants. In addition to these two main relaxation processes a weak relaxation superposed over the main disaccommodation was found in ferrites with non-zero content of manganese. An analysis of the intensity of different relaxation effects showed the participation of Mn ions in these relaxation effects and it was found that both main relaxations are probably equivalent as regards the final steady state, to the creation of which they lead; they differ however in the mechanism of electron diffusion by which this state is realized. The main features of the different diffusion mechanisms are discussed.

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In conclusion the author thanks Dr. J. Bro and K. Závta for valuable discussion and F. Vilím for carefully carrying out the measurements.     

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

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A model of Piron's preparation-question structures in Ludwig's selection structures

We give a model of the basic Jauch-Piron (JP) approach to quantum physics, i.e., of preparation-question structure (with four basic axioms and without axioms C, P, A), in terms of Ludwig's selection structure; in the latter structure the primitive notion of individual sample of a physical entity is formally described (without making reference to any probability concept). Once we interpret Piron's concept of question in Ludwig's context of a selection structure, we find that there is no difficulty in formalizing notions such as performable together questions; moreover, results such as = or ()= can be formally proved. We develop the theory along the lines of the JP approach; the set of JP propositions is derived and it turns out to be a complete lattice, as happens in Piron's theory, but with a different physical interpretation of the lattice operations. Finally, we study some connections between the standard Ludwig foundation and our approach.     

On longitudinal vibrations of thin cylindrical tubes

The method of variable coupling parameters is used for approximatively calculating the frequencies of longitudinal vibrations of isotropic homogeneous tubes. For thin-walled tubes we arrive at the same formula for frequencies as in Love's classical theory.

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The Landau-Lifshitz equation,elliptic curves and the ward transform

The Landau-Lifshitz (LL) equation is studied from a point of view that is close to that of Segal and Wilson's work on KdV. The LL hierarchy is defined and shown to exist using a dressing transformation that involves parameters ₁, ₂, ₃ that live on an elliptic curve . The crucial role of the groupK ₂ × ₂ of translations by the half-periods of and its non-trivial central extension is brought out and an analogue of Birkhoff factorisation for -equivariant loops in is given. This factorisation theorem is given two treatments, one in terms of the geometry of an infinite-dimensional Grassmannian, and the other in terms of the algebraic geometry of bundles over . Further, a Ward-like transform between a class of holomorphic vector bundles on the total spaceZ of a line-bundle over and solutions of LL is constructed. An appendix is devoted to a careful definition of the Grassmannian of the Frechet spaceC (S ¹).     

НИЗКОЧАСТОТНЫЕ КОЛЕ БАНИЯ ПРЯМОУГОЛЬНЫХ ПЛАСТИНОК ADP

- — . , - NH₄H₂PO₄,- ADP. ; - .     

Charge Fluctuations in the Two-Dimensional One-Component Plasma

We study, via computer simulations, the fluctuations in the net electric charge in a two-dimensional, one component plasma (OCP) with uniform background charge density –e in a region inside a much larger overall neutral system. Setting e=1, this is the same as the fluctuations in N , the number of mobile particles of charge e. As expected, the distribution of N has, for large , a Gaussian form with a variance which grows only as ^||, where || is the length of the perimeter of . The properties of this system depend only on the coupling parameter =kT, which is the same as the reciprocal temperature in our units. Our simulations show that when the coupling parameter increases, ^() decreases to an asymptotic value ^()^(2)/2 which is equal (or very close) to that obtained for the corresponding variance of particles on a rigid triangular lattice. Thus, for large , the characteristic length _L=2^/ associated with charge fluctuations behaves very differently from that of the Debye length, _D1/ , which it approaches as 0. The pair correlation function of the OCP is also studied.     

БЕТАТРОННЫЕ КОЛЕБАН ИЯ В УСКОРИТЕЛЕ С ОБЩИМ ПОЛЕМ I

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Betatron oscillations in an accelerator with a general field I

The paper gives a linear theory of equilibrium trajectories in an accelerator with a generalized magnetostatic field, the components of which are defined on a general rotation surface. Equations of motion of the particles in natural coordinates are derived with respect to the change in energy and dissipative force. A system of equilibrium trajectories is found in the general form. Conditions for the field components on the reference surface, necessary for the existence of equilibrium trajectories, for the conservation of their geometric similarities and for maintaining the constancy of the frequencies of the betatron oscillations, are derived. A condition is also derived which must be satisfied by the reference surface in order to conserve constant circular frequency of the particles. It is seen that it is not possible to find a field for an accelerator with an exactly constant circular frequency and with constant frequencies of the betatron oscillation in the relativistic energy region. An ultra-relativistic cyclotron with such properties is realizable.

     

Microwave relaxation and phenomenological damping in thin films

The relation between relaxation timeT, frequency swept resonance linewidth , and phenomenological damping is given by =2/T=(_x+_y), where _x,y = (H ₀+(N _x,y –N _z ) 4M _s ).N _x,y,z are sample demagnetizing factors,H ₀ is the effectivez-directed static field, 4M _s is the saturation induction, and is the gyromagnetic ratio. This fairly simple but general relation shows that the numerical relation between damping and relaxation at a given frequency can be quite different for in-plane and normally magnetized thin films. For thesame loss processes, so thatT andT are equal, is larger than . For permalloy films at 1 GHz, =15 . In addition, the conventional field swept linewidth, H=/, is simply related to only forN _x =N _y . Both and H are geometry dependent and do not provide an intrinsic measure of the relaxation. These results are confirmed by both resonance and transient response experiments. The large values of for large angle switching may also be partially explained by this analysis because the relevant magnetization motion is due to a demagnetizing field normal to the film plane.Visiting scientist on leave fromRaytheon Company, U.S.A. Supported by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science.     

Anisotropy of the low temperature resistivity of hexagonal single crystalline spin glass systems

The impurity contribution to the resistivity in zero field (T) of dilute hexagonal single crystals of ZnMn, CdMn and MgMn has been studied in the mK range on samples cut parallel () and perpendicular () to thec-axis, using a SQUID technique for the measurements. Typical spin glass behavior is found in (T) as well as (T) for all alloys, with Kondo like logarithmic increases at higher temperatures and maxima atT _m at lower temperatures, indicating the influence of impurity interactions. The differences in the corresponding isotropic resistivity _poly(T) between the three systems can qualitatively be understood within the framework of a theoretical model by Larsen, describing (T) as a function of universal quantitiesT/T _K and _RKKY/T _K , where _RKKY is the RKKY-interaction strength andT _K the Kondo temperature. With respect to the two lattice directions studied, the behavior of (T and (T is anisotropic in the Kondo regime as well as in the range where ordering becomes important. While the anisotropy in the Kondo slope can be understood by an anisotropic unitarity limit, the understanding of the anisotropy in region where impurity interactions are important remains problematic.Dedicated to Prof. Dr. S. Methfessel on the occasion of his 60th birthday     

What determinates the chemical changes of the internal conversion coefficients for inner atomic shells?

Calculations of internal conversion coefficients (ICC) of the E1–E4 and M1–M4 transitions for nuclei in ions show that the relative changes _i / _i of the ICC _i for deep inner subshells can differ significantly from the relative changes _i/_i of the electron densities _i at the nucleus. For the K conversion _i/ _i are many times greater than _i/_i. Especially large deviations of _i/ _i are characteristic of transitions of high multipolarity; however, for the M1 transitions they can also be significant. Illustrations of various dependencies of _i/ _iare presented for the conversion in the regionZ-50.     

Transverse Frames for Petrov Type I Spacetimes: A General Algebraic Procedure

We develop an algebraic procedure to rotate a general Newman-Penrose tetrad in a Petrov type I spacetime into a frame with Weyl scalars ₁ and ₃ equal to zero, assuming that initially all the Weyl scalars are non vanishing. The new frame highlights the physical properties of the spacetime. In particular, in a Petrov type I spacetime, setting ₁ and ₃ to zero makes apparent the superposition of a Coulomb-type effect ₂ with transverse degrees of freedom ₀ and ₄.     

Superstability estimates for anharmonic systems

We consider an anharmonic crystal described by variablesS _x ,x ^d ,S _x , with one-body interaction ¦S _x ¦ and nearest neighbor (n.n.) two body interaction ¦S _x –S _y ¦. We prove that, for ^d bounded, , where is the correlation function for the free boundary condition Gibbs state in ,>0 and are suitable constants independent of and . This generalizes previous results obtained in the case.Research partially supported by Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche.     

Electrical properties of p-type ZnGeP2 irradiated by H+ ions

The properties of p-type ZnGeP₂ [p₀=(5–10)·10¹⁰ cm^–3, ₀=(2–5)·10^–7 (·cm)^–1], irradiated with H⁺ ions [E=5 MeV, T_irr=300 K, D=(1·10¹²–1.7·10¹⁶) cm^–2] are studied. An increase in the resistivity (to gr_max - 5·10¹¹ ·cm) and subsequent reduction in for large currents of H⁺ ions ( - 9·10⁸ ·cm for D - 1.7·10¹⁶ cm^–2), is observed in irradiated crystals. The resistivity of irradiated p-type ZnGeP₂ is found to be very sensitive to hydrostatic pressure [(4–5)·10^–5 bar^–1]. The annealing of radiation defects in the temperature interval (20–600) °C is examined.Translated from Izvestiya Vysshikh Uchebnykh Zavedenii, Fizika, No. 10, pp. 91–93, October, 1991.     

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.     

Influence of temperature on integrated intensity of (200) reflection of pure Al

The temperature dependence of the intensity and reflecting range of the (200) reflection of X-rays on an aluminium crystal exhibiting strong primary extinction was studied. It was found that the observed temperature dependence cannot be even approximately expressed by the Debye-Waller factor. The reversible change in the system of imperfections in the crystal is suggested and discussed as a mechanism qualitatively explaining the observed phenomena.

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Leptonic decays of vector mesons and a possible μ+μ− resonance

The possible existence of a vector leptonic resonance (⁰) in the ^+– system is considered. We discuss the effect such a resonance would have on the g factor of the muon and also on the ratio of the partial widths of the muonic and electronic decay modes (R_V = (V ^+–)/G (V e⁺ e^–)) of the neutral vector mesons ⁰,,,, and. From the experimental values of R and R, the following values are obtained for the mass, coupling constant, and partial decay widths of the resonance: M = 872 ± 60 MeV, f²/4 = 4 ± 2) ·10^–4, ( ^{0 + –}) = 0.12±0.06 MeV, and (^{0 0 +–}) = 0.13±0.06 MeV.Translated from Izvestiya Vysshikh Uchebnykh Zavedenii, Fizika, No. 5, pp. 39–43, May, 1977.     

Diffusion and hopping conductivity in disordered one-dimensional lattice systems

We investigate one-dimensional lattice systems with (symmetric) nearest neighbor transfer ratesW _{n, n+1} which are independently distributed according to a probability density(w). For two general classes of(w), we rigorously determine the asymptotic behavior of the relevant single site Green function ₀() near=0, and obtain exact results for the long time decay of the initial probability amplitude and for the low energy density of states. A scaling hypothesis, accurately confirmed by computer simulations, is used to relate the low frequency hopping conductivity() uniquely to ₀(–i), and we conjecture that the resulting asymptotic behavior for() is also exact. The critical exponents associated with the various asymptotic laws depend on(w) and show a crossover from universal to non-universal behavior. Comparison is made with the results of several approximate treatments.     

The GHS inequality for a large external field

We consider general even ferromagnetic systems with pair interactions in a nonnegative external magnetic fieldh. Classes of single-site measures are found such that the GHS inequality is valid for allh h, whereh 0 is a number depending on but independent of the size of the system. These measures include both absolutely continuous and discrete measures. For =a ₀+{(1–a)/2} · ( ₁ + _–1), somea [0, 1),h is determined exactly.Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellow. Research supported in part by National Science Foundation grant No. MCS 80-02149.Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellow. Research supported in part by National Science Foundation grant No. MCS 77-20683 and by the U.S.-Israel Binational Science Foundation.