An example of applications of the elementary catastrophe theory in Hamiltonian systems

The convection in atmosphere discussed in ref. [1] is rigorously treated by considering the variation of environmental temperature with the height. This represents an example of applications of the elementary catastrophe theory in Hamiltonian systems.     

近红外光谱监测体外循环手术中脑组织氧合状况的研究

体外循环手术中,为防止因脑氧供需失衡导致脑缺氧,就要实时监测患者局部脑组织的氧合状况,以根据其变化调整生理参数或采取应急手段。用该研究小组自行研制的近红外仪器(使用一个双波长的近红外光源和两个近红外检测器)监测心脏手术中患者的脑氧,可以求出局部脑组织血红蛋白浓度的变化,并根据稳态空间分辨光谱(SRS)算法求出局部脑组织的氧饱和度(rSO₂)。体外循环中用监护仪监测患者的混合静脉血氧饱和度(SvO₂)等生理参数。测得的血红蛋白浓度变化容易受到干扰,而rSO₂的抗干扰性能较好。rSO₂在整个手术过程中都可以监测到,而SvO₂只能在体外循环过程中监测到。多数患者rSO₂和SvO₂存在正向相关性,但二者的相关系数并不很高。这是因为SvO₂是大静脉的血氧饱和度,而测得的rSO₂反映局部脑组织的氧合状况,二者的生理意义不同。实验结果表明,体外循环手术中rSO₂可以反映患者脑组织氧合状况的变化,而仅仅监测SvO₂是不够的。     

高瑞利数下水平自然热对流的幂律关系

采用数值模拟方法，研究了高度和宽度比为1∶10的狭长矩形腔内的水平自然热对流. 根据对瑞利数(Rayleigh数)Ra在10⁴ <Ra<10¹¹内情形的计算结果，将流动分为三个不同的区间：线性区、连续过渡区、1/5次幂律区. 虽然流量和努塞尔数(Nusselt数)Nu随瑞利数的变化都包括了三个参数演化区间，但从一个区间到另外一个参数区间的转变时并不是同步的，其中努塞尔数的转变总是超前流量的转变. 对比前人的研究发现，流量1/3次幂律的结果是由于瑞利数不够高所致. 此外，模拟结果也表明Siggers等的理论分析过高估计了热通量强度，实际的温度边界层内努塞尔数和瑞利数为1/5次幂律关系.     

Interatomic potentials in transition metals

The different roles played by the valence s and d electrons in determining the bulk properties of pure transition metals is described. In the light of this the expected behaviour of the inert gas-metal and metal-metal interatomic potentials is discussed.     

Analysis of Natural Convection During Solidification of a Pure Metal

A numerical study of solidification of gallium in a closed cavity is presented and the influence of natural convection on phase change is investigated.

The mathematical formulation is based on the enthalpy-porosity method, while the equations are discretized on a fixed grid by means of a finite volume technique. Advancing in time is obtained using the SIMPLE algorithm, while the solution of the elliptic equation for pressure correction is obtained by means of a preconditioned BI-CGStab method.

As a test case a square cavity with Ra ranging from 4.68 × 10³ to 9.36 × 10⁵ is adopted. Results will be presented in terms of streamlines, isotherms, solid-liquid interface position and Nu and compared, when possible with available data.     

Synthesis,structure and properties of aquabis(2,4′-bipyridine)di(propionato-O)copper(II)

The title complex has been synthesized and characterized by elemental and thermal analysis, IR and electronic spectroscopy, conductivity studies and X-ray crystallography. In the crystal, the complex has two-fold symmetry and the copper atom adopts square pyramidal coordination. Bond valences for Cu were computed. Cu–O_(propionate) bonds are slightly stronger than the Cu–N bonds, and the Cu–O_(water) bond is distinctly weaker. Molecules are linked by O–H···O hydrogen bonds to form infinite hydrogen-bonded chains along the y axis.     

Flow injection analysis simulations and diffusion coefficient determination by stochastic and deterministic optimization methods

Stochastic and deterministic simulations of dispersion in cylindrical channels on the Poiseuille flow have been presented. The random walk (stochastic) and the uniform dispersion (deterministic) models have been used for computations of flow injection analysis responses. These methods coupled with the genetic algorithm and the Levenberg–Marquardt optimization methods, respectively, have been applied for determination of diffusion coefficients. The diffusion coefficients of fluorescein sodium, potassium hexacyanoferrate and potassium dichromate have been determined by means of the presented methods and FIA responses that are available in literature. The best-fit results agree with each other and with experimental data thus validating both presented approaches.     

Single-electron coherence: Finite temperature versus pure dephasing

We analyze a coherent injection of single electrons on top of the Fermi sea in two situations, at finite-temperature and in the presence of pure dephasing. Both finite-temperature and pure dephasing change the property of the injected quantum states from pure to mixed. However, we show that the temperature-induced mixedness does not alter the coherence properties of these single-electron states. In particular two such mixed states exhibit perfect antibunching while colliding at an electronic wave splitter. This is in striking difference with the dephasing-induced mixedness which suppresses antibunching. On the contrary, a single-particle shot noise is suppressed at finite temperatures but is not affected by pure dephasing. This work therefore extends the investigation of the coherence properties of single-electron states to the case of mixed states and clarifies the difference between different types of mixedness.     

Reprint of : Single-electron coherence: Finite temperature versus pure dephasing

We analyze a coherent injection of single electrons on top of the Fermi sea in two situations, at finite-temperature and in the presence of pure dephasing. Both finite-temperature and pure dephasing change the property of the injected quantum states from pure to mixed. However, we show that the temperature-induced mixedness does not alter the coherence properties of these single-electron states. In particular two such mixed states exhibit perfect antibunching while colliding at an electronic wave splitter. This is in striking difference with the dephasing-induced mixedness which suppresses antibunching. On the contrary, a single-particle shot noise is suppressed at finite temperatures but is not affected by pure dephasing. This work therefore extends the investigation of the coherence properties of single-electron states to the case of mixed states and clarifies the difference between different types of mixedness.     

黑腔冷冻靶传热与自然对流的数值模拟研究

惯性约束聚变的设计要求在靶丸内形成均匀光滑的氘氚冰层, 靶丸周围的热环境对冰层的质量特别是低阶粗糙度有很大的影响. 本文对自主研发的黑腔冷冻靶实验装置中的热物理问题展开了数值模拟, 重点考察了黑腔冷冻靶的传热和流体力学特性. 通过参数分析得到了自然对流对靶丸温度均匀性产生影响的临界条件. 比较了黑腔不同布置朝向时的流场和温度分布, 结果显示黑腔水平布置时自然对流更加强烈, 造成的靶丸温度不均匀性也更大. 在此基础上, 讨论了消除自然对流影响的可能性, 结果发现仅当黑腔垂直布置时利用黑腔分区方法能够消除对流效应对靶丸温度不均匀性的影响而黑腔水平布置时不能消除. 研究结论对于实验中冷冻靶结构的设计、改进和实验的开展等具有指导意义.