Low-energy pion-nucleus potential in the extended tree-level model for the pion-nucleon interaction

Starting from the extended tree-level model for the πN interaction [1] (hereafter ETLM) we demonstrated that the observed local pion-nucleus repulsion arises from the reduction of baryon masses in nucleus due to strong scalar nuclear field [2]. This is rather convincing argument in favour of nuclear relativism because such repulsion has no explanation within the traditional nonrelativistic approach to nucleus.     

Extended Antipodal Theorems

In infinite-dimensional Hilbert spaces, we prove that the iterative sequence generated by the extragradient method for solving pseudo-monotone variational inequalities converges weakly to a solution. A class of pseudo-monotone variational inequalities is considered to illustrate the convergent behavior. The result obtained in this note extends some recent results in the literature; especially, it gives a positive answer to a question raised in Khanh (Acta Math Vietnam 41:251–263, 2016).     

Synthesis and some properties of cyclic acetals of malonaldehyde

The Lewis acid-catalyzed addition of cyclic orthoformates to vinyl ethyl ether, which leads to the formation of malonaldehyde acetals, was studied. It is shown that of the linear-cyclic malonaldehyde acetals, 2-(2,2-diethoxyethyl)- and 5,5-dimethyl-2-(2,2-diethoxyethyl)-1,3-dioxanes are stable. The transacetalization of 1,1,3,3-tetraethoxypropane with 1,2- and 1,3-diols, which leads to the formation of cyclic malonaldehyde acetals, was studied. The physicochemical constants of the acetals were determined, and their ¹H and ¹³C NMR spectra are described.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 4, pp. 459–463, April, 1983.     

Two-way shape memory in a nanoscale sample of Ti49.5Ni25.5Cu25.0 alloy with a partially ordered structure

The dependence of the thermomechanical properties and structure of rapidly quenched Ti_49.5Ni_25.5Cu_25.0 alloy on the annealing conditions has been studied. A sample with a partially ordered structure is found to have two-way shape memory effect during single deformation. An alloy sample 17 × 10 × 0.07 μm in size has been prepared and trained. It is shown to demonstrate two-way shape memory behavior.     

Changes in the structural phase state of a copper substrate’s surface layer bombarded with titanium ions

The structural-phase state of a copper substrate’s surface layer treated with titanium ions is investigated. It is established via X-ray diffraction analysis that intermetalides of the Cu-Ti type formed in the surface layer following treatment. It is found by means of scanning electron microscopy that a netlike porous structure with characteristic crosswise horizontal and vertical element dimensions of ～1–2 μm forms in the surface layer.     

Measurement of two-mode squeezing with photon number resolving multipixel detectors

The measurement of the two-mode squeezed vacuum generated in an optical parametric amplifier (OPA) was performed with photon number resolving multipixel photon counters (MPPCs). Implementation of the MPPCs allows for the observation of noise reduction in a broad dynamic range of the OPA gain, which is inaccessible with standard single photon avalanche photodetectors.