Morphology and magnetic properties of FeCo nanocrystalline powder produced by modified mechanochemical procedure

Properties of FeCo nanocrystalline intermetallic powders prepared by salt-matrix hydrogen reduction of a milled Fe₂O₃-Co₃O₄ mixture were investigated. The product of 72 ks ball-milling at 350 rpm was CoFe₂O₄ nanopowder. Reduction of this powder for 3.6 ks by hydrogen at 750 °C resulted in the formation of Fe_0.67Co_0.33 stoichiometric compound. Scanning electron microscopy, electron dispersive spectrometry, X-ray diffraction and vibrating sample magnetometry were used to characterize the nanopowder. Using a salt-matrix (NaCl as a dispersion medium) resulted in the decrease of the reduction temperature and improvement of the morphology and magnetic properties of the nanopowder. Dispersion of the ball-milled product in Hexan resulted in further improvements of the magnetic properties.     

Affine Weyl group symmetries of Frobenius Painlevé equations

In this paper, we introduce a Frobenius Painlevé IV equation and the corresponding Hamilton system, and we give the symmetric form of the Frobenius Painlevé IV equation. Then, we construct the Lax pair of the Frobenius Painlevé IV equation. Furthermore, we recall the Frobenius modified KP hierarchy and the Frobenius KP hierarchy by bilinear equations, then we show how to get Frobenius Painlevé IV equation from the Frobenius modified KP hierarchy. In order to study the different aspects of the Frobenius Painlevé IV equation, we give the similarity reduction and affine Weyl group symmetry of the equation. Similarly, we introduce a Frobenius Painlevé II equation and show the connection between the Frobenius modified KP hierarchy and the Frobenius Painlevé II equation.     

New algorithms for discrete vector optimization based on the Graef-Younes method and cone-monotone sorting functions

Abstract

The well-known Jahn-Graef-Younes algorithm, proposed by Jahn in 2006, generates all minimal elements of a finite set with respect to an ordering cone. It consists of two Graef-Younes procedures, namely the forward iteration, which eliminates a part of the non-minimal elements, followed by the backward iteration, which is applied to the reduced set generated by the previous iteration. Without using the backward iteration, we develop new algorithms that also compute all minimal elements of the initial set, by combining the forward iteration with certain sorting procedures based on cone-monotone functions. In particular, when the ordering cone is polyhedral, computational results obtained in MATLAB allow us to compare our algorithms with the Jahn-Graef-Younes algorithm, within a bi-objective optimization problem.     

Conjugate processes: Theory and application to risk forecasting

Many dynamical phenomena display a cyclic behavior, in the sense that time can be partitioned into units within which distributional aspects of a process are homogeneous. In this paper, we introduce a class of models – called conjugate processes – allowing the sequence of marginal distributions of a cyclic, continuous-time process to evolve stochastically in time. The connection between the two processes is given by a fundamental compatibility equation. Key results include Laws of Large Numbers in the presented framework. We provide a constructive example which illustrates the theory, and give a statistical implementation to risk forecasting in financial data.     

Existence of the solutions of a reaction cross-diffusion model for two species

In this paper, we investigate a two-cooperative species model with reaction cross-diffusion under the Dirichlet boundary value condition. By applying Lyapunov–Schmidt reduction method and some important formulas, we obtain the existence of coexistence solutions under some given conditions.     

基于粗糙集的突发事件属性约简方法

针对突发事件不完备信息系统中的原始数据存在大量属性冗余的问题,提出一种基于粗糙集的不完备信息系统属性约简方法,以剔除冗余属性,提高知识清晰度。首先对缺失、冗余、噪声以及连续型数据进行预处理;然后进行属性分类,将属性分为条件属性与决策属性,进而建立决策表;最后根据决策表的特征,结合有序加权平均算子的思想,提出一种基于属性重要度的启发式属性约简算法。文末,通过实例验证了方法的正确性与有效性,并利用该方法实现了火灾数据的属性约简。     

基于减排成本共担期权契约的供应链协调

考虑消费者具有低碳产品偏好的情况,研究需求随机且受减排影响的期权契约,建立了由单个制造商和单个零售商组成的供应链模型。该模型中制造商处主导地位,零售商处追随地位,制造商首先提出期权契约,零售商购买期权。求解发现,由于传统双重边际化效应的存在,只有当零售价格等于期权执行价格时,才能达到供应链的协调,这时零售商利润为负,不满足参与约束。为此,从降低期权执行价格的角度,对期权契约进行补充,增加了成本共担条款。研究表明,减排成本共担的期权契约能够实现供应链的协调。最后利用算例验证了结论,计算了制造商和零售商利润及零售商分担的减排成本比例随期权价格和期权执行价格的变化情况,并对减排难度系数的敏感性做了分析。     

无容量限制设施选址问题的降阶回溯算法

无容量限制设施选址问题(uncapacitated facility location problem, UFLP)是经典组合优化中NP-Hard问题之一,在诸多领域具有广泛的应用价值。本文首先研究UFLP的数学性质,并进行了数学证明。运用这些数学性质不仅可以确定某些设施必定开设或者关闭,还可以确定某些连接边是否在服务集中,从而缩小问题的规模,加快求解速度;在此基础上设计出一个新的基于上下界的回溯算法来求解UFLP。最后,通过一个示例进一步阐述该算法的原理,结果表明该算法具有明显的可行性和有效性。     

Practical arbitrage‐free scenario tree reduction methods and their applications in financial optimization

We construct an arbitrage‐free scenario tree reduction model, from which some arbitrage‐free scenario tree reduction algorithms are designed. They ensure that the reduced scenario trees are arbitrage free. Numerical results show the practicality and efficiency of the proposed algorithms. Results for multistage portfolio selection problems demonstrate the necessity and importance for guaranteeing that the reduced scenario trees are arbitrage free, as well as the practicality of the proposed arbitrage‐free scenario tree reduction algorithms for financial optimization.     

Interior layers for an inhomogeneous Allen-Cahn equation

We consider the problem