Variational Inequalities and Complementarity Problems — Theory and Application

Journal of the Operational Research Society -     

Heating due to the 9.6μm ozone band in an inhomogeneous atmosphere—a new approximation

The Curtis-Godson method when applied to the 9.6μm ozone band yields large errors. Kuriyan et al. suggested a method improving this result and yet retaining the analytic simplicity of the transmission function. In this paper, the analytic form of the derivative of the transmission function is obtained and then the heating rates are calculated with the new approximation. The errors in this case are negligibly small. Algebraic manipulation enables the reduction of this approximation to a form similar to that proposed by Goody. This procedure permits interpretation of the boundary conditions in physical terms.     

Excitons and Bose–Einstein condensation in living systems

The problems connected with the transformations of energy in the living systems are reviewed. Possibility of Bose–Einstein condensation by input of radiant energy over a critical level is considered as a route for overcoming the barriers of activation energy under the conditions of a pump and a thermalizing environment. Molecular force fields constitute the pump. Under our scheme excitons constitute the major fraction of bosons to so condense. Instantaneous dipoles of London theory are then examined as excitons. Lastly an energy packet from a quantized dipolar field is suggested rather than the concept of “conformons.” Questions of charge and of other modes of energy transfer are briefly discussed.     

Carbon-13 NMR spectra of kauranoid diterpenes

Carbon-13 NMR spectra of a number of (?)-ent-kauranoids have been studied. An unambiguous selfconsistent assignment of resonances has been made by considering the changes in chemical shifts produced by the change of substituent(s).     

Optical absorption and luminescence of n-irradiated Kbr

About ten minutes after reactor pneumatic tube irradiation (10–50 sec) of KBr samples, optical absorption and luminescence were studied during heating-cooling cycles. The induced radioactivity acting as an internal source of irradiation is found to play a dominant role and is responsible for some anomalous results.     

Ferromagnetic resonance in strained and strain-free single crystal nickel films

Ferromagnetic resonance measurements have been used to study the basic magnetic properties of nickel including the ratios of the magneto-striction coefficients (h₃/h₁ and h₄/h₁) over the temperature range 293°K to 132°K. A thermal cycling effect has been observed in the strained samples but not in the strain-free films.