Ein Apparat für die Dispersoidanalyse und einige Untersuchungen damit

Zusammenfassung Es wird die Einrichtung und Anwendung eines Apparates zu Feinheitsbestimmung nach der Pipettemethode beschrieben, der es erm?glicht, fortgesetzt Proben zu entnehmen, ohne da? die Aufschl?mmung nach jeder Probeentnahme neu homogenisiert werden mu?. Der Apparat ist ausgearbeitet auf der Grundlage eines von dem Verfasser früher angegebenen Apparattyps [Kolloidchem. Beih.27, 404 (1928)]. Die Zuverl?ssigkeit des Apparates wird n?her untersucht durch Anwendung eines auf der Flintkugelmühle vermahlenen kalzinierten, d?nischen Kugelflints. Weiterhin wird mit dem Apparat eine Untersuchung überTuorila's Kriterium für die orthokinetische Koagulation ausgeführt. Mit dem Apparat werden Feinheitsbestimmungen einiger gangbarer technischer Produkte (Kaolin, Blanc fixe, Portlandzement) vorgenommen.     

Non-Algebraic Quadrature Domains

It is well known that, in the plane, the boundary of any quadrature domain (in the classical sense) coincides with the zero set of a polynomial. We show, by explicitly constructing some four-dimensional examples, that this is not always the case. This confirms, in dimension 4, a conjecture of the second author. Our method is based on the Schwarz potential and involves elliptic integrals of the third kind.     

Optimum transmission of elastic waves through joints

An elastic wave transmitting system (e.g. a nonuniform elastic rod) consisting of an input section with constant impedance, a joint with variable impedance, and an output section with constant impedance is considered. The efficiency of energy transmission (the ratio of transmitted to incident elastic wave energy) is determined and the following optimization problem is solved for two sample cases: Given the properties of the wave transmitting system and a limited duration of the incident wave, determine the shape of this wave such that the efficiency of energy transmission is maximized. In the first case (a joint with constant impedance) the optimization problem leads to a matrix eigenvalue problem. In the second case (a joint with concentrated mass) it leads to an eigenvalue problem for an integral equation. The efficiencies obtained for the optimum incident waves are compared with those obtained for rectagular incident waves an it is found that the differences are generally small. The results, which are discussed with particular reference to the transmission of elastic wave energy through drill rod joints, can also be interpreted for e.g. shallow water waves and electromagnetic waves in a transmission line.     

The Khavinson-Shapiro conjecture and polynomial decompositions

The main result of the paper states the following: Let ψ be a polynomial in n variables. Suppose that there exists a constant C>0 such that any polynomial f has a polynomial decomposition f=ψqf+hf with Δkhf=0 and . Then . Here Δk is the kth iterate of the Laplace operator Δ. As an application, new classes of domains in Rn are identified for which the Khavinson-Shapiro conjecture holds.     

Hyperfine structure in the 6p5d configuration and isotope shifts in transitions between the 6s5d and the 6p5d configurations in Ba I

High-resolution laser fluorescence spectroscopy, using a single-mode dye laser acting on a collimated atomic beam, has been performed to determine the hyperfine-structure (hfs) constants in six states of the 6p 5d configuration of¹³⁵Ba and¹³⁷Ba. Isotope shifts (IS) for eleven transitions between the 6s 5d and the 6p 5d configurations have also been measured. From an analysis of the energy levels, intermediate angular wavefunctions have been deduced. The wavefunctions are used to evaluate experimental hyperfine parameters from the experimental hfs constants. The parameters are, for the magnetic-dipole interaction compared with theoretical values, and for the electricquadrupole interaction used to estimate the nuclear quadrupole moments for the odd isotopes. The IS in the measured transitions are analysed using a King-plot, with the first resonance line in Ba II as the reference. Specific mass and field shifts are evaluated for the measured transitions. The field shifts have been used to determine the change in mean-square radius between the natural abundant Ba-isotopes.