Low frequency deep ocean ambient noise trend in the Northeast Pacific Ocean

Concern about effects of anthropogenic noise on marine life has stimulated new studies to establish present-day ocean noise levels and compare them to noise levels from previous times. This paper reports on the trend in low-frequency (10-400 Hz) ambient noise levels and presents measurements made using a calibrated multi-element volume array at deep ocean sites in the Northeast Pacific from 1978 to 1986. The experiments provided spectral noise levels as well as horizontal and vertical noise directionality. The data presented here provide evidence that the trend derived from 1960s data extended to around 1980, but has since continued at a lower rate.     

水基切伦科夫μ子探测器的研究

利用高速带电粒子在透明介质中产生切伦科夫辐射的特性,以蒸馏水作为辐射介质,搭建了一个小尺寸(π×22.52cm2×45 cm)的切伦科夫探测器,对能量在GeV量级的μ子进行了相应的测量,考虑其他能量损耗、光传输和收集效率、阴极量子效率后,实验结果与理论估计值有比较高的相符度,可以初步断定仪器具备探测GeV量级μ子的能力.     

A NOTE ON SINGULAR INTEGRALS WITH DOMINATING MIXED SMOOTHNESS IN TRIEBEL-LIZORKIN SPACES

Let h be a measurable function defined on R+×R+. LetΩ∈ L(log L+)νq(Sn1-1×Sn2-1)(1 ≤νq≤ 2) be homogeneous of degree zero and satisfy certain cancellation conditions. We show that the singular integral T f(x1, x2) = p. v.∫ Rn1+n2Ω(y′1, y′2)h(|y1|, |y2|)|y1|n1|y2|n2f(x1- y1, x2- y2)dy1dy2maps from Sα1, α2p, q˙F(Rn1× Rn2) boundedly to itself for 1 p, q ∞, α1, α2 ∈ R.     

Failures of the global measurement system. Part 1: the case of chemistry

This discussion puts a case of advocatus diaboli: that the Treaty of the Metre, its associated administrative apparatus and the International System of measurement units (SI) has basically failed for chemical measurement and is largely irrelevant to modern analysis, much of practical measurement in modern economies and much of recent technology. The practical use of the chemical unit termed the mole, the introduction to the SI units of the thermodynamic mole and the invention of a new physical quantity called “amount of substance” are each reviewed with the conclusion that the current means of expressing the results of chemical measurements are unsatisfactory in both practice and theory and are imposing large and readily avoidable costs on all advanced economies.     

Coupled Models and Parallel Simulations for Three-Dimensional Full-Stokes Ice Sheet Modeling

A three-dimensional full-Stokes computational model is considered for determining the dynamics,temperature,and thickness of ice sheets.The goveming thermomechanical equations consist of the three-dimensional full-Stokes system with nonlinear rheology for the momentum,an advective-diffusion energy equation for temperature evolution,and a mass conservation equation for ice-thickness changes.Here,we discuss the variable resolution meshes,the finite element discretizations,and the parallel algorithms employed by the model components.The solvers are integrated through a well-designed coupler for the exchange of parametric data between components.The discretization utilizes high-quality,variable-resolution centroidal Voronoi Delaunay triangulation meshing and existing parallel solvers.We demonstrate the gridding technology,discretization schemes,and the efficiency and scalability of the parallel solvers through computational experiments using both simplified geometries arising from benchmark test problems and a realistic Greenland ice sheet geometry.     

Thermal analysis in industrial environments

Common industrial procedures often expose polymers to liquids and vapors which may affect their thermal properties. By carrying out thermoanalytical measurements under simulated process conditions, the scientist can investigate environmental effects on the properties of the material. Such experiments can also be used to demonstrate the nature of processes taking place. This work illustrates case studies regarding the application of thermogravimetry, thermomechanical, dynamic mechanical and dielectric measurements to monitor the behaviour of fibers, films and adhesives under such conditions.     

Towards a Fundamental Understanding of the Mechanics of Crystal Agglomeration: A Microscopic and Molecular Approach

A novel experimental apparatus has been developed which enables the measurement of adhesion forces between two crystals suspended in a supersaturated solution and allowed to agglomerate over a fixed time period. The geometry of the crystal surfaces at the contact points and the dynamic development of the bond are captured on video and characterised using an image analysis technique. The experimental apparatus has been designed to allow control of supersaturation, orientation of crystal faces, distance between crystals, relative movement of crystals and contact time. The experimental results show that the agglomerate bond strength, expressed as the agglomerate adhesion force per unit contact area, increases with increasing supersaturation and is higher for faster growing faces than for slower growing faces. In addition, a qualitative comparison has been made between the measured force and a theoretical estimation of the interaction force between crystal faces, determined through molecular modelling. It is shown that the speed of approach of two opposing crystal faces is a key parameter in the nature of the subsequent bond, as is their atomic structure.     

Frame-Based Ray Search Algorithms in Unconstrained Optimization

This paper describes a class of frame-based direct search methods for unconstrained optimization without derivatives. A template for convergent direct search methods is developed, some requiring only the relative ordering of function values. At each iteration, the template considers a number of search steps which form a positive basis and conducts a ray search along a step giving adequate decrease. Various ray search strategies are possible, including discrete equivalents of the Goldstein–Armijo and one-sided Wolfe–Powell ray searches. Convergence is shown under mild conditions which allow successive frames to be rotated, translated, and scaled relative to one another.     

三项式xn-x-a的二次不可约因式

设n是正整数,f(x)=xn-x-a,其中a是非零整数. 证明了当n>5时,如果f(x)有首项系数为1的二次整系数不可约因式g(x),则必有n≡2(mod6),a=-1,g(x)=x2-x+1或者n=7,a=±280,g(x)=x2t(±)x+5.