Nonconstructive negative algebras with finiteness conditions

Novosibirsk. Translated fromSibirskiî Matematicheskiî Zhurnal, Vol. 33, No. 6, pp. 195–198, November–December, 1992.     

Stress distribution in an infinite transversally isotropic body with a rigid elliptical inclusion in a uniform thermal flux

Universidade de Beira Interior, Portugal: and S. P. Timoshenko Institute of Mechanics, National Academy of Sciences of the Ukraine, Kiev. Translated from Prikladnaya Mekhanika, Vol. 31. No. 11, pp. 3–10, November, 1995.     

Towards Higher-N Superextensions of Born–Infeld Theory

We give a brief account of supersymmetric Born–Infeld theories with extended supersymmetry, including those with partially broken supersymmetry. Some latest developments in this area are presented. One of them is N = 3 supersymmetric Born–Infeld theory which admits a natural off-shell formulation in N = 3 harmonic superspace.     

Magnetic calorimeter for registration of small energy release

A scheme of magnetic calorimeter for registration of rare events characterized by small energy release (cosmic rays, WIMPs, solitary X-ray quanta) is proposed. The calorimeter is brought to operation by adiabatic demagnetization, and its magnetic response is measured by a quantum interferometer (SQUID, A. Barone and G. Paterno, Physics and applications of Josephson Effect). Special consideration is given to the specific features of calorimeter operation in the ferromagnetic transition region. The trigger registration of ultrasmall energy release by a ferromagnetic system in the metastable state is described.     

New methods for proving the existence and stability of periodic solutions in singularly perturbed delay systems

We carry out a detailed analysis of the existence, asymptotics, and stability problems for periodic solutions that bifurcate from the zero equilibrium state in systems with large delay. The account is based on a specific meaningful example given by a certain scalar nonlinear second-order differential-difference equation that is a mathematical model of a single-circuit RCL oscillator with delay in a feedback loop. Original Russian Text ? A.Yu. Kolesov, E.F. Mishchenko, N.Kh. Rozov, 2007, published in Trudy Matematicheskogo Instituta imeni V.A. Steklova, 2007, Vol. 259, pp. 106–133.     

On the coneigenvalues and singular values of a complex square matrix

It is shown that the coneigenvalues of a matrix, when properly defined (in a way different from the one commonly used in the literature), obey relations similar to the classical inequalities between the (ordinary) eigenvalues and singular values. Several interesting spectral properties of conjugate-normal matrices are indicated. This matrix class plays the same role in the theory of unitary congruences as the class of normal matrices plays in the theory of unitary similarities. Bibliography: 5 titles. __________ Translated from Zapiski Nauchnykh Seminarov POMI, Vol. 334, 2006, pp. 111–120.     

Structure and properties of the Ti-Si-N nanocrystalline coatings synthesized in vacuum by the electroarc method

Phase composition, defect substructure, and mechanical properties of the Ti-Si-N coating deposited on metal and ceramic-metal substrates by electroarc sputtering of the Ti-Si composite cathode in an ionized nitrogen atmosphere are investigated by the methods of modern materials science. It is established that coatings so formed with a thickness of ∼1–3 μm are superhard (H_v ∼ 50 GPa), and have the nanocrystalline structure (with crystalline sizes D = 7 nm) based on titanium nitride δ-TiN. __________ Translated from Izvestiya Vysshikh Uchebnykh Zavedenii, Fizika, No. 2, pp. 46–51, February, 2007.     

Electron work function of Rb-Cs alloys

The temperature and concentration dependences of the electron work function (EWF) of rubidium, cesium, and nine Rb-Cs alloys are studied by the Fowler photoelectric method under the conditions of an ultra-high vacuum. It is shown that the polytherms of the electron work function for the pure components and alloys decrease by a linear law with increasing temperature. Based on the experimental data obtained, it is concluded that the concentration dependence of the EWF for the binary Rb-Cs system has a linear (additive) character within the limits of experimental error (about 1%). The presence of the azeotropic point on the state diagram of the system is not visualized in the concentration dependence of the work function.