Existence of non‐resolvable Steiner triple systems

We consider two well‐known constructions for Steiner triple systems. The first construction is recursive and uses an STS(v) to produce a non‐resolvable STS(2v + 1), for v ≡ 1 (mod 6). The other construction is the Wilson construction that we specify to give a non‐resolvable STS(v), for v ≡ 3 (mod 6), v > 9. © 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Combin Designs 13: 16–24, 2005.     

Conditional Source-term Estimation using dynamic ensemble selection and parallel iterative solution

A modified version of the Least-Square QR-factorisation (LSQR) algorithm has been implemented in conjunction with Conditional Source-term Estimation (CSE) for lean, turbulent premixed methane–air combustion via Large Eddy Simulation (LES). The iterative solver can reduce computational times by an order of magnitude during the inversion phase of CSE in comparison with the conventional LU-decomposition method. The advantages of iterative and parallel iterative solvers become more prominent as the size of the system increases. The ensemble selection procedure for computing averages within localised regions of the simulation domain has also been updated to a dynamic routine. This allows for more flexible and efficient allocation of computational resources along with reduced input from the user, especially for complex geometries. Preliminary LES calculations have shown that the implementation of an iterative solver and a dynamic ensemble selection algorithm will reduce computational times significantly with negligible error contribution for one-condition CSE, which is applicable to purely premixed or non-premixed turbulent combustion problems. In addition, these algorithms provide the foundation for exceptional computational cost savings for the inversion in two-condition CSE, or Doubly Conditional Source-term Estimation (DCSE), which has shown promise for predicting partially-premixed combustion. Parallel computation of the inverse solution is particularly beneficial to DCSE as the computational cost of the inversion process is considerably larger than in one-condition CSE.     

Energy dependence of directed flow over a wide range of pseudorapidity in Au + Au collisions at the BNL Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider

We report on measurements of directed flow as a function of pseudorapidity in Au + Au collisions at energies of square root of SNN = 19.6, 62.4, 130 and 200 GeV as measured by the PHOBOS detector at the BNL Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider. These results are particularly valuable because of the extensive, continuous pseudorapidity coverage of the PHOBOS detector. There is no significant indication of structure near midrapidity and the data surprisingly exhibit extended longitudinal scaling similar to that seen for elliptic flow and charged particle pseudorapidity density.     

The strong coupling constants of excited positive parity heavy mesons in light-cone QCD

We calculate the strong coupling constants g_p^**p^*π, where P^** (D^**, B^**) is the 1⁺ p-wave state, in the framework of the light-cone QCD sum rules, and using these values ofg_p^**p^*π , we compute the hadronic decay widths forD^** → D^* π and B^** → B^* π.     

金融市场中经纪人相互竞争和适应性行为的物理模型

金融物理中的争当少数者博奕模型,是一个用来模拟金融市场动力学行为的最简单的模型,可以尝试利用它来对实际金融市场中许多现象提供物理的理解.文章介绍了关于金融物理的争当少数者博奕模型的一些主要研究结果和若干最新的发展方向.     

Growth dynamics of Bragg gratings in multimode optical fibre

The spectrum of a Bragg grating in a multimode optical fiber can be controlled by the number of irradiation pulses during the writing procedure. Hence, a single mode grating can be fabrication readily within a multimode fiber. The width of the stop band of the grating can also be controlled by means of the number of irradiation pulses. A tilted grating leads to the coupling of core mode to cladding mode, and when the tilt is sufficiently large, eventually to radiation mode. In the case of small tilt, the grating spectrum is the sum of the core-core mode spectrum and the core-cladding mode spectrum.     

Recent results from PHOBOS on particle production at high p T

A selection of experimental results from the PHOBOS Collaboration relevant for probing high-energy nuclear collisions with high transverse momentum particles is presented. The inclusive yields of charged particles and comparisons between nuclear and elementary collisions already reveal a large amount of parton energy loss in the hot and dense medium created in heavy ion collisions. Remarkable scaling and factorization features are observed, unifying the data taken at various collision energies, centralities and nuclear sizes. To further analyze the nature of the energy loss, a measurement of pseudorapidity (Δη) and azimuthal angle (Δφ) correlations between high transverse momentum charged hadrons (p _T >2.5 GeV/c) and all associated charged particles is presented at both short-range (small Δη) and long-range (large Δη) over a continuous detector acceptance covering −4<Δη<2. Various near- and away-side features of the correlation structure are discussed as a function of centrality in Au + Au collisions at  GeV. The results provide new information about the longitudinal (Δη) extent of the near-side ‘ridge’ structure, first observed by the STAR Collaboration over a narrower η range. In central Au + Au collisions the ridge structure extends to at least Δη=4, and its strength completely diminishes as collisions become more peripheral. Presenter of the paper on the 3rd International Conference on Hard and Electromagnetic Probes of High-Energy Nuclear Collisions, 8–14 June 2008, Illa da Toxa (Galicia-Spain).     

Effects of the disaccharide concentration and the extrusion speed on the size of unilamella vesicles

We investigated the effects of the concentration of disaccharides (trehalose, maltose, and sucrose) and the extrusion speed on the mean size of the unilamella vesicles (ULVs) by using the photon correlation spectroscopy (PCS). We found that the mean diameters of ULVs prepared in the solution with the same disaccharide concentration and the same extrusion speed were quite different. In the case of trehalose, the mean diameter of ULVs decreased as the disaccharide concentration decreased and the extrusion speed increased. Based on those findings, we could fabricate the uniform sized ULVs in different disaccharide solutions with the same concentration by controlling the extrusion speed.     

On the axisymmetric interaction of a rigid disc with a semi-infinite solid

An analytical treatment is presented for the determination of the response of a vertically-loaded disc embedded in a semi-infinite elastic medium. By means of Love's method of potential and a set of relaxed boundary conditions, the mixed boundary value problem is formulated as dual integral equations with the aid of Hankel transforms. On the reduction of the dual integral equations to a Fredholm integral equation which features a closed-form kernel, solutions to the inclusion problem are computed. In addition to including existing solutions for zero and infinite embedment as degenerate cases, the present analysis reveals a severe boundary-layer phenomenon which is apt to be of significance to this class of problems in general. As illustrations, numerical results on the load-displacement relation, the response of the embedding medium, as well as the contact load distribution are included.

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Résumé Une solution analytique est présentée pour déterminer la réponse d'un disque rigide horizontal chargé verticalement et enfoui dans un milieu semi infini élastique. En utilisant la méthode des potentiels de Love et en imposant un ensemble de conditions aux frontières de type mixte, le problème est formulé à l'aide d'une paire d'équations intégrales au moyen de la transformée d'Hankel. On réduit la paire d'équations intégrales à une simple équation intégrale de type Fredholm pour laquelle on obtient une expression analytique du kernel. En plus d'inclure les solutions classiques d'un disque enfoui à une profondeur nulle ou infinie, le présent travail révèle certains aspects de ce problème général d'interaction, aspects qui n'apparaissent pas nécessairement dans les études précédentes. Une méthode est exposée pour le traitement numérique des différentes intégrales rencontrées. Sont inclus, à titre d'exemples, la distribution de la contrainte verticale de contact, le ratio force-déplacement, et quelques caractéristiques concernant la réponse du milieu.