On the tetrad theory of gravity

After reviewing problems which appear in the theory of teleparallelism (tetrad theory) based on a Lagrangian quadratic in the torsion, the possibility of adding higher-order terms is discussed. For a test Lagrangian,O(3)-symmetric vacuum solutions and spatially homogeneous and isotropic solutions are found. The latter contain nonsingular cosmological models.     

Reduction techniques for infinite-dimensional Hamiltonian systems: Some ideas and applications

In the language of tensor analysis on differentiable manifolds, we present a reduction method of integrability structures, and apply it to recover some well-known hierarchies of integrable nonlinear evolution equations.This research has been partially supported by the Italian Ministry of Public Education     

Recovery and recrystallization in AISI 321 steel under static conditions

Static softening of AISI 321 steel after cold and hot deformation characterizing the industrial thermomechanical treatment was studied by means of tensile tests and TEM. The deformation temperature, the strain and the grain size were the main parameters determining the final softening. The results can be applied for optimization of the solution annealing.     

Electron correlations in hydrocarbon molecules

An extensive investigation is made of electron correlations in the ground state of hydrocarbon molecules. This is done by starting from a semiempirical self-consistent field (SCF) calculation. The interatomic correlations are studied by means of a previously developed local approach to the correlation problem. It is demonstrated that the various contributions to the interatomic correlation energy can be described by simple analytical expressions which depend on the type of bond as well as on the bond lengths and angles. The results are easily understood in physical terms. The intraatomic correlations are obtained from an atoms in molecules type of approach as elaborated by Lievin et al. It makes use of a population analysis of the ground-state wave function as well as of calculations for the C and H atoms. We have then a very simple, and as it turns out rather accurate calculational scheme at hand. The computational times involved are of the same order as those for the fast SCF programs. As an application of the theory we have calculated the correlation energy difference between naphthalene and azulene.Dedicated to B. Mühlschlegel on the occasion of his 60th birthday     

Calculation of excited molecular states taking account of partial relaxation of the core

Effects of electron-core relaxation in the excitation of atomic systems are considered. A new approach to the consideration of relaxation is proposed, and the corresponding equations are obtained. In the -electron approximation, the first excited states of some organic molecules are calculated by the V^(N–1)-potential method, the Morokuma-Iwata method, and a method proposed in the present work.Translated from Izvestiya Vysshikh Uchebnykh Zavedenii, Fizika, No. 10, pp. 55–59, October, 1985.     

Use of the wittig reaction for synthesizing 2-deoxy-L-glucose

Conclusions The Wittig reaction was carried out between 2,3:4,5-diisopropylidene-al-L-arabinose and tolyloxy-methylenetriphenylphosphorane, and 2-deoxy-L-glucose was synthesized in a high yield.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 4, pp. 892–895, April, 1970.