ON AN APPROXIMATE FORM OF THE COUPLED EQUATIONS OF THE ORDER PARAMETER WITH THE WEAK ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD FOR THE IDEAL SUPERCONDUCTOR

A simplified derivation of the macroscopic electrodynamic equations of Umezawa, Hancini et al. for superconductors is given in the framework of the closed time path Green's functions (CTPGF)using generalized Ward-Takahashi identities. It is shown that the forms of the equations obtained are the same for both thermoe quilibrium and nonequilibrium stationary states provided the electromagnetic field is weak and its effect on the modulus of the order parameter can be neglected. The statistical behavior of the states is completely specified in the equations by parameters which can be calculated by the method of CTPGF.     

Comment on "Optimized matrix inversion technique for the T-matrix method"

The matrix inversion technique for the T-matrix method recently suggested by Petrov et al. [Opt. Lett.32, 1168 (2007)] is not new. Their way of implementing the technique, in which Strassen's matrix multiplication algorithm is not adopted, does not save computation time when the LU factorization technique of matrix computation theory is used.     

New travelling wave solutions for combined KdV-mKdV equation and （2＋1）-dimensional Broer- Kaup- Kupershmidt system

Some new exact solutions of an auxiliary ordinary differential equation are obtained, which were neglected by Sirendaoreji {\it et al in their auxiliary equation method. By using this method and these new solutions the combined Korteweg--de Vries (KdV) and modified KdV (mKdV) equation and (2+1)-dimensional Broer--Kaup--Kupershmidt system are investigated and abundant exact travelling wave solutions are obtained that include new solitary wave solutions and triangular periodic wave solutions.     

Bose fluids above T(c): incompressible vortex fluids and "supersolidity"

This Letter emphasizes that nonlinear rotational or diamagnetic susceptibility is characteristic of Bose fluids above their superfluid T(C)'s. For sufficiently slow rotation or, for superconductors, weak B fields, this amounts to an incompressible response to vorticity. The cause is that there are terms missing in the conventionally accepted model Hamiltonian for quantized vortices in the Bose fluid. The resulting susceptibility can account for recent observations of Chan et al. [Nature (London) 427, 225 (2004); Science 305, 1941 (2004)] on solid He and Ong et al. [Europhys. Lett. 72, 451 (2005) on cuprate superconductors.     

Comment on "Optical-fiber-based Mueller optical coherence tomography"

We comment on the recent Letter by Jiao et al. [Opt. Lett. 28, 1206 (2003)] in which a polarization-sensitive optical coherence tomography system was presented. Interrogating a sample with two orthogonal incident polarization states cannot always recover birefringence correctly. A previously presented fiber-based polarization-sensitive system was inaccurately characterized, and its method of eliminating the polarization distortion caused by single-mode optical fiber was presented earlier by Saxer et al. [Opt. Lett. 25, 1355 (2000)].     

Comments on "Earphones in Audiometry" [Zwislocki et al., J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 83, 1688-1689 (1988)

The Zwislocki et al. ["Earphones in Audiometry," J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 83, 1688-1689 (1988)] Letter to the Editor states that insert earphones have some unresolved technical problems, such as limited frequency response, limited dynamic range and power handling capability, intersubject variability, and hygiene safety. In evaluating circumaural earphones, Zwislocki et al. say that the lack of a standard coupler disqualifies them for audiometry. Since this letter carries the weight of a CHABA committee recommendation, these issues are commented on herein. Section I was written primarily by Mead Killion and Sec. II primarily by Edgar Villchur. For brevity throughout, the authors of the Zwislocki et al. letter will be referred to as "the authors."     

Comment on "Pushing the hyperpolarizability to the limit"

It is shown that energy/length scaling complicates maximizing the first hyperpolarizability of a single electron as a function of the potential. A more transparent formula for this hyperpolarizability is given. Examining this formula demonstrates that Zhou et al.(1) have not proved that modulated conjugation results in large hyperpolarizability.     

Higher Dimensional Cosmological Model With Gravitational and Cosmological "Constants"

In this paper we have considered a cosmological model representing a flat viscous universe with variable G and in the context of higher dimensional spacetime. It has been observed that in this model the particle horizon exists and the cosmological term varies as inverse square of time. The deceleration parameter and temperature are well within the observational limits. The model indicates matter and entropy generation in the early stages of the universe. Further, it is shown that our model generates all models obtained by Arbab and Singh et al. in four-dimensional space-time.     

A Note on ＂Global Exponential Convergence Analysis of Hopfield Neural Networks with Continuously Distributed Delays＂

In this note, we would like to point out that （i） of Corollary 1 given by Zhang et al. （cf Commun. Theor. Phys. 39 （2003） 381） is incorrect in general.     

Color Rearrangement in e+e－→W+W－→h's Process

The probability of Color Rearrangement at partonic level in e⁺e^－→W⁺W^－→h,s process is studied using the Color Effective Hamiltonian. The comparison between our results and those of Gutafson and Sjostrand et al. is also given. It is found that this probability cannot be neglected, and it is pointed out that to investigate the Color Rearrangements, the hadronization models should be developped and improved.     

Comment on "Phase-shift extraction and wave-front reconstruction in phase-shifting interferometry with arbitrary phase steps"

We comment on the recent Letter by Cai et al. [Opt. Lett. 28, 1808 (2003)] in which an approach to phase-shifting interferometry with arbitrary phase steps was proposed. Cai et al. based their method of phase shifting on the idea that the intensities of the reference and object beams can be measured previously, which actually makes the whole posterior phase-shifting procedure absolutely unnecessary. Their method is also based on the statement that the phase of the Fresnel diffraction pattern of a test object if generally a spatially random distribution, which in most situations is wrong.     

Comment on "Temporally resolved electro-optic effect"

We comment on the recent Letter by S. P. Jamison et al. [Opt. Lett.31, 1753 (2006)] where the analysis of a chirped probe pulse that is electro-optically modulated by a terahertz pulse reportedly results in a new expression for the electric field. While in principle the derived expressions for the total field after the crystal are correct, in their treatment the authors implicitly assumed that the derived total field is identical to the measured field, without regard to the residual birefringence of a typical electro-optic crystal or a crossed analyzer. Based on this analysis neglecting birefringence, they report that earlier expressions of the temporal field are incorrect. Here we show, on the contrary, that for chirped single-shot terahertz measurement schemes that include residual birefringence, the temporally resolved electro-optic effect is described correctly by the commonly used expression in the literature. We verify this result with our experimental data.     

Comments on "Intraspecific and geographic variation of West Indian manatee (Trichechus manatus spp.) vocalizations" [J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 114, 66-69 (2003)

This letter concerns the paper "Intraspecific and geographic variation of West Indian manatee (Trichechus manatus spp.) vocalizations" [Nowacek et al., J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 114, 66-69 (2003)]. The purpose here is to correct the fundamental frequency range and information on intraindividual variation in the vocalizations of Amazonian manatees reported by Nowacek et al. (2003) in citing the paper "Signature information and individual recognition in the isolation calls of Amazonian manatees, Trichechus inunguis (Mammalia: Sirenia)" [Sousa-Lima et al., Anim. Behav. 63, 301-310 (2002)].     

关于GaAs的低迁移率问题

测量了5个不掺杂LPE-GaAs样品的电子迁移率温度关系,发现不同样品的诸曲线有互相交叉的现象,只用离化杂质散射一种非本征机制难于解释它。因此,假设未知散射中心(mobilitykiller)的存在看来是必要的。由于被研究的样品的纯度已相当高,Stringfellow等人所假设的杂质中心元胞势散射可以忽略不计。分析了光照对77K温度下电子浓度和迁移率的影响,认为未知散射中心可能是样品微观不均匀性造成的空间电荷区。 关键词：     

<Emphasis Type="Italic">N</Emphasis>=2 de Sitter Super-symmetry Algebra

It was shown that N=1 super-symmetry algebra can be constructed in de Sitter space (Pahlavan et al. in Phys Lett. B 627:217–223, 2005), through calculation of charge conjugation in the ambient space notation (Moradi et al. in Phys. Lett. B 613:74, 2005; Phys. Lett. B 658:284, 2008). Calculation of N=2 super-symmetry algebra constitutes the main frame of this paper. N=2 super-symmetry algebra was presented in Pilch et al. (Commun. Math. Phys. 98:105, 1985). In this paper, we obtain an alternative N=2 super-symmetry algebra.     

Mach cones and magnetic forces in Saturn’s rings

Recently, Mamun, Shukla, and Bingham [2] claimed that Havnes and his collaborators [1] mistakenly neglected magnetic fields in their work on Mach cones as potentially powerful diagnostics of properties in Saturn’s rings. We show that the magnetic force on a charged particle is entirely negligible in comparison with the electric force on the particle in a wave with a wavenumber relevant to the Saturnian Mach cone problem. Havnes et al. [1] were not in error.     

Comment on "phase transitions in systems of self-propelled agents and related network models"

A Comment on the Letter by M. Aldana et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 98, 095702 (2007)10.1103/PhysRevLett.98.095702.     

Comment on "microstructured polymer fiber laser"

We comment on the recent Letter by Argyros et al. [Opt. Lett. 29, 1882 (2004)] in which a microstructured polymer fiber doped with the dye Rhodamine 6G was discussed as a possible fiber laser source. We suggest that the lasing action at 632 nm was due to stimulated Raman scattering in the poly(methyl methacrylate) host material.