Rheology of semi-dilute solutions of calf-thymus DNA

We study the rheology of semi-dilute solutions of the sodium salt of calf-thymus DNA in the linear and nonlinear regimes. The frequency response data can be fitted very well to the hybrid model with two dominant relaxation times τ₀ and τ₁. The ratio (τ₀/τ₁) ∼5 is seen to be fairly constant on changing the temperature from 20 to 30°C. The shear rate dependence of viscosity can be fitted to the Carreau model.     

A new algorithm for approximating the least concave majorant

The least concave majorant, \(\hat F\), of a continuous function F on a closed interval, I, is defined by

$$\hat F\left( x \right) = \inf \left\{ {G\left( x \right):G \geqslant F,Gconcave} \right\},x \in I.$$

We present an algorithm, in the spirit of the Jarvis March, to approximate the least concave majorant of a differentiable piecewise polynomial function of degree at most three on I. Given any function F ∈ C⁴(I), it can be well-approximated on I by a clamped cubic spline S. We show that \(\hat S\) is then a good approximation to \(\hat F\).

We give two examples, one to illustrate, the other to apply our algorithm.     

Gaussian Time-Dependent Variational Principle for Bosons

We investigate the Dirac time-dependent variational method for a system of non-ideal Bosons interacting through an arbitrary two body potential. The method produces a set of non-linear time dependent equations for the variational parameters. In particular we have considered small oscillations about equilibrium. We obtain generalized RPA equations that can be understood as interacting quasi-bosons, usually mentioned in the literature as having a gap. The result of this interaction provides us with scattering properties of these quasi-bosons including possible bound-states, which can include zero modes. In fact the zero mode bound state can be interpreted as a new quasi-boson with a gapless dispersion relation. Utilizing these results we discuss a straightforward scheme for introducing temperature.     

Beyond optical molasses: 3D raman sideband cooling of atomic cesium to high phase-space density

We demonstrate a simple, general purpose method to cool neutral atoms. A sample containing 3x10(8) cesium atoms prepared in a magneto-optical trap is cooled and simultaneously spin polarized in 10 ms at a density of 1.1x10(11) cm (-3) to a phase space density nlambda(3)(dB) = 1/500, which is almost 3 orders of magnitude higher than attainable in free space with optical molasses. The technique is based on 3D degenerate Raman sideband cooling in optical lattices and remains efficient even at densities where the mean lattice site occupation is close to unity.     

Measurement of the ground state 2n pickup probability for 28Si+68Zn and its role in sub-barrier fusion enhancement

The ground state and excited state transfer yields for the 2-neutron pickup channel in the ²⁸Si+⁶⁸Zn system have been measured explicitly. The recoil mass separator at the nuclear Science Centre, New Delhi was used for the measurement. A NaI(T1) detector was used for detecting the deexcitation γ’s from the transfer products. The kinematic coincidence technique was employed for the transfer measurement. Simplified coupled channels calculations show that out of all transfer channels the major contribution to the sub-barrier enhancement comes from the ground state 2 neutron pickup channel with a ground state Q-value of+1.83 MeV.     

Weighted restriction theorems for Bessel potentials

Пустьk-мерное евклид ово пространствоR ^k рассматривается как подмножествоR ⁿ . Зафиксируемр, 1<р<∞ иα >(n?k)/p, α≠п. Как обычно, бесселев потенциалJαf обобщенной функции Шварцаf наR ⁿ определяется с помощ ью ее преобразования Фурь е \((\widehat{G_\alpha f})(\xi ) = (2\pi )^{ - n/2} [1 + |\xi |^2 ]^{\alpha /2} f(\xi ), \xi \in R^n .B\) , ξ∈R ⁿ . В работе характ еризуются положител ьные весовые функцииw(x ₁,...,x _k ), которые при продолжении наR ⁿ с помощью равенстваw(x ₁,...,x _k ,...,x _n )=w(x ₁, ...,x _k ) обладают с ледующим свойством: существует числос>0, не зависящее отf, такое, что $$\begin{gathered} \int\limits_{R^k } {|(G_\alpha f)(x_1 ,...,x_k ,0,...,0)w(x_1 ,...,x_k )|^p dx_1 ...dx_k \leqq } \hfill \\ \leqq C\int\limits_{R^n } {|f(x_1 ,...,x_n )w(x_1 ,...,x_n )|^p dx_1 ...dx_n } \hfill \\ \end{gathered} $$      

Shape transition in the neutron rich sodium isotopes

Mass spectrometer measurements of the neutron rich sodium isotopes show a sudden increase at ³¹Na in the values of the two-neutron separation energies. The spherical shell model naturally predicts a sudden decrease at ³²Na after the N = 20 shell closure. We propose that the explanation for this disagreement lies in the fact that sodium isotopes in this mass region are strongly deformed due to the filling of negative parity orbitais from the 1f_{$\text{7}\text{2}$} shell. Hartree-Fock calculations are presented in support of this conjecture.     

Functional integral representation of the nuclear many-body grand partition function

A local functional integral formulation of the nuclear many-body problem is proposed which is a generalization of the method previously developed [Ann. Phys. (N.Y.)148 (1983), 436; Phys. Rev. C24 (1981), 1029]. Its most interesting feature is that it allows an expansion of the many-body evolution operator around any arbitrary mean-field which takes into account the pairing correlations between the nucleons. This is explicitly illustrated for the nuclear many-body grand partition function for which special attention is paid to the static temperature-dependent Hartree-Fock-Bogolyubov (H.F.B.) approximation. Indeed, the temperature-dependent H.F.B. configuration appears to be the optimal choice from a variational point of view among all the possible independent quasi-particle motion approximations. An analytic approximation of the energy level density p(E,A) is given using explicitly the arbitrariness in the choice of the mean-field and a possible numerical application is proposed. Finally, a new compact formulation of our functional integral that might be useful for future Monte Carlo calculations is proposed.