Out of Equilibrium Correlations in the XY Chain

We study the transversal spin–spin correlations in the non-equilibrium steady state of the XY chain constructed by coupling a finite cutout of the chain to the two infinite parts to its left and right acting as thermal reservoirs at different temperatures. We prove that the spatial decay of these correlations is at least exponentially fast.     

Intercalated smectic-A structures in a new class of laterally branched substances

X-ray, DSC and optical studies of a new class of substances with aromatic rings in the lateral branches are reported. The thermal behaviour of the substances is discussed. The X-ray measurements lead to a structural model of the SA phases consisting of layer structures with intercalating molecules.     

Modeling plane turbulent Couette flow

Among the salient features of shear-driven plane Couette flow is the constancy of the total shear stress (viscous and turbulent) across the flow. This constancy gives rise to a quasi-homogenous core region, which makes the bulk of the flow substantially different from pressure-driven Poiseuille flow. The present second-moment closure study addresses the conflicting hypotheses relating to turbulent Couette flow. The inclusion of a new wall-proximity function in the wall-reflection part of the pressure-strain model seems mandatory, and the greement with recent experimental and direct numerical simulation (DNS) results is encouraging. Analysis of model computations in the range 750 ≤ Re ≤ 35,000 and comparisons with low-Re DNS data suggest that plane Couette flow exhibits a local-equilibrium core region, in which anisotropic, homogeneous turbulence prevails. However, the associated variation of the mean velocity in the core, as obtained by the model, conflicts with the intuitively appealing assumption of homogeneous mean shear. The constancy of the velocity gradient exhibited by the DNS therefore signals a deficiency in the modeled transport equation for the energy dissipation rate.     

The speciation of arsenic in seawater and marine species

Dissolved inorganic arsenic species were determined in natural waters and selected marine species. Prior to irradiation by NAA samples were preconcentrated and the As(III) and As(V) species separated by APCDT-chloroform extraction. Marine samples were digested by microwave heating. Interpretation of data was achieved by comparing the ratio of As(III)/As(V) in the samples and correlating it with the prevailing environmental conditions.     

Generalized Born scattering in anisotropic media

The Born scattering approximation has been widely used in seismology to study scattered waves, and to linearize the propagation problem for inversion. The standard Born theory requires the model be separated into a smooth, reference model and a perturbation. Scattering occurs from the pertubation. In the distorted Born approximation, when the reference model is inhomogeneous, the reference Green's functions are normally not known exactly, but the error in these Green's functions is rarely quantified. In this paper, we generalize Born scattering theory to include the errors in the Green's functions explicitly, and obtain scattering integrals from these errors. For forward modelling, there is no need to separate the model into a reference and perturbation part - approximate Green's functions in the true model can be used to calculate the scattered signals.

The theory is developed for inhomogeneous, anisotropic media. Asymptotic ray theory results are suitable approximate Green's functions for the generalized Born scattering theory. The error terms are simple, easily calculated and included in the scattering integrals. Various applications of generalized Born scattering theory have already appeared in the literature, e.g. quasi-shear ray coupling, and this paper is restricted to an improved and more complete theoretical development. Further applications will appear elsewhere.