On the existence of optimal coefficient controls for a nonlinear Neumann boundary value problem

We study the solvability of an optimal control problem for a nonlinear elliptic equation with the Neumann conditions on the boundary for the case in which the coefficients in the main part of the differential operator play the role of control functions. We show that this problem is solvable in the class of generalized-solenoidal matrices.     

Suboptimal boundary controls for elliptic equation in critically perforated domain

In this paper we study the asymptotic behaviour, as ε   tends to zero, of a class of boundary optimal control problems Pε${\mathbb{P}}_{\epsilon }$, set in ε-periodically perforated domain. The holes have a critical size with respect to ε  -sized mesh of periodicity. The support of controls is contained in the set of boundaries of the holes. This set is divided into two parts, on one part the controls are of Dirichlet type; on the other one the controls are of Neumann type. We show that the optimal controls of the homogenized problem can be used as suboptimal ones for the problems Pε${\mathbb{P}}_{\epsilon }$.     

Progress in lattice gauge theory

Two topics of lattice gauge theory are reviewed. They include string tension and β-function calculations by strong coupling Hamiltonian methods for SU(3) gauge fields in 3 + 1 dimensions, and a 1/N-expansion for discrete gauge and spin systems in all dimensions. The SU(3) calculations give solid evidence for the coexistence of quark confinement and asymptotic freedom in the renormalized continuum limit of the lattice theory. The crossover between weak and strong coupling behavior in the theory is seen to be a weak coupling but non-perturbative effect. Quantitative relationships between perturbative and non-perturbative renormalization schemes are obtained for the O(N) nonlinear sigma models in 1 + 1 dimensions as well as the range theory in 3 + 1 dimensions. Analysis of the strong coupling expansion of the β-function for gauge fields suggests that it has cuts in the complex 1/g²-plane. A toy model of such a cut structure which naturally explains the abruptness of the theory's crossover from weak to strong coupling is presented. The relation of these cuts to other approaches to gauge field dynamics is discussed briefly.The dynamics underlying first order phase transitions in a wide class of lattice gauge theories is exposed by considering a class of models-P(N) gauge theories - which are soluble in the N → ∞ limit and have non-trivial phase diagrams. The first order character of the phase transitions in Potts spin systems for N #62; 4 in 1 + 1 dimensions is explained in simple terms which generalizes to P(N) gauge systems in higher dimensions. The phase diagram of Ising lattice gauge theory coupled to matter fields is obtained in a $\text{1}\text{N}$ expansion. A one-plaquette model (1 time-0 space dimensions) with a first-order phase transitions in the N → ∞ limit is discussed.     

Millimeter-wave whispering gallery modes in an ellipsoidal dielectric resonator with a small ellipticity

It is found that, when the shape of a dielectric sphere (hemisphere) operating under the whispering gallery mode conditions is perturbed by a surface curvature gradient (ellipticity), the unloaded Q factor of the sphere degrades and its resonance frequencies change. It is shown theoretically and experimentally that an elliptic irregularity removes frequency degeneracy of whispering gallery modes at millimeter waves.     

The effect of impurity on temperature variations in the refractive indices and thickness of TGS crystals

Temperature dependences of optical path difference δΔ_? and the relative changes in thickness δl_?/l of TGS crystals doped with L-valine are studied. Temperature dependences of the relative changes in refractive indices δn_?/(n–1) are calculated. The anisotropy coefficients of refractive indices А_n–1(Т) and linear expansion Аα(Т) are calculated, and a characteristic minimum of these dependences is found near the phase transition temperature.     

Optimal design of temperature regimes of reflecting systems

We solve the variational problem of determining the power of additional three-dimensional and surface heat sources to guarantee the minimization of the displacement field at the end of a finite circular cylinder on which a stationary heat flow is prescribed. Four figures. Bibliography: 5 titles.Translated fromMatematicheskie Metody i Fiziko-Mekhanicheskie Polya, Issue 30, 1989, pp. 73–77.     

High-order asymptotics of a solution of one problem of optimal control over a distributed system with rapidly oscillating coefficients

High-order asymptotics is constructed and justified for optimal control over parabolic systems with rapidly oscillating coefficients in the principal part that describes high-intensity heat transfer processes in inhomogeneous and periodic media. The investigation is based on the use of methods of multiscale asymptotic decomposition and some results of the theory of averaging.     

Simulation of deuterium reflection from plasma-sprayed tungsten

A method of computer simulation of the formation of plasma-sprayed tungsten surface is proposed. The dependencies of the reflection coefficients of hydrogen isotopes on the energy of incident particles in the range from 5 to 10⁴ eV were obtained for this surface. It is shown that, at energies about 10 eV, the reflection coefficient for the surface of plasma-sprayed tungsten is smaller than that for a smooth surface by a factor of 1.5; this decrease corresponds to the increase in the deuterium incorporation coefficient by a factor of 2.