Tracer studies on f-actin fluctuations

We present a study on the fluctuations of semiflexible actin filaments using fluorescence videomicroscopy, focusing on the end-to-end fluctuations of single filaments. In order to specifically measure the position of the polymer's ends, we developed a novel noninvasive method that consists of annealing short end tags to the filaments. This allows us to probe polymer fluctuations to a very high accuracy. We compared the distribution of the end-to-end distance with recent theoretical results, and found excellent agreement. We also studied the dynamics of the mean-square end-to-end distance deltaR2(t) and orientation of the ends, deltaTheta(2)(t), finding power laws t(3/4) and t(1/4), respectively. Scaling behavior for deltaR2(t) is observed over several decades in relaxation time in agreement with theoretical results.     

Ion-beam sculpting time scales

A study of ion sculpting dynamics in SiO2 and SiN using periodically pulsed ion beams reveals material transport that depends strongly on the time structure of the pulsed beams. It is found that significant nanoscale matter transport can occur over second long time scales after the ion beam has been extinguished. A simple phenomenological model described the dynamics of ion beam sculpting in terms of two material time scales. The model accounts for the surprising observation of enhanced matter transport affected by pulsed ion beams over continuous ion beam exposure.     

Scattering of light by deformed disordered spherulites

The change in the light-scattering patterns upon deforming two-dimensional disordered spherulites is shown to arise from four effects occurring upon stretching: (1) the change in shape of the spherulite, (2) the change in average orientation of the optic axes of the scattering volume elements, (3) the change in deviation of the optic axis orientation angle from its average value, and (4) the change in the distance over which this deviation is correlated. The effects of these contributions upon the experimental scattering patterns are analyzed.     

Gleichungen für die dynamische Viskosität und die Wärmeleitfähigkeit von reinem fluidem Wasser

Zusammenfassung Methoden zum Aufstellen von Gleichungen für die dynamische Viskosität und die Wärmeleitfähigkeit reiner fluider Stoffe werden angegeben und ihre Brauchbarkeit wird bei H₂O nachgewiesen. Es ergibt sich nur jeweils eine Gleichung für die Berechnung der Transportgrößen, die allerdings die Variablen Temperatur und Dichte anstelle von Temperatur und Druck enthält, dafür aber das ganze Gas- und Flüssigkeitsgebiet erfaßt. Es werden neue Erkenntnisse über die prinzipielle Abhängigkeit der Transportgrößen von Temperatur und Dichte gewonnen.

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Equations for the dynamic viscosity and the thermal conductivity of pure fluid water substance

Methods for formulating equations for the dynamic viscosity and the thermal conductivity of pure fluid substances are given; their applicability is proved for H₂O. It is found that only one equation is needed to calculate the transport properties, which has the variables temperature and density instead of temperature and pressure, but covers the whole gaseous and liquid region. New knowledge of the principal dependence of the transport properties on temperature and density is attained.

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Über dieses Thema wurde am 6. 10. 1969 auf dem Thermodynamik-Kolloquium des VDI in Zürich berichtet.     

Inelastic electron scattering from hydrogen at 50° and 60°

Inelastic electron scattering cross sections have been measured for four-momentum transfers between 4.1 GeV² and 30.5 GeV². At the large scattering angles of this experiment, the dominant contribution to the cross section comes from the W₁ structure function. In the conventional scaling variables, x and x′, this structure function does not exhibit scaling behavior, and at fixed x or x′ it is found to decrease with increasing four-momentum transfer.     

Two combinatorial covering theorems

A theorem in convex bodies (in fact, measure theory) and a theorem about translates of sets of integers are generalized to coverings by subsets of a finite set. These theorems are then related to quasigroups and (0, 1)-matrices.