Propagation characteristics of linearly polarized Bessel-Gaussian beams through an annular apertured paraxial ABCD optical system

By means of Collins diffraction integral formula in the paraxial approximation and based on the fact that a hard aperture function can be expanded into a finite sum of complex Gaussian functions, an approximate analytical expression for linearly polarized Bessel-Gaussian beams passing through a paraxial ABCD optical system with an annular aperture has been derived. The results provide more convenient for studying their propagation and transformation than the usual way by using diffraction integral directly. By using the analytical expression and the diffraction integral formula some numerical simulations are done to illustrate for the propagation characteristics of a linearly polarized Bessel-Gaussian beam through an optical system with an annular aperture.     

On Some Ricci-Flat Metrics of Cohomogeneity Two on Complex Line Bundles

We construct a family of four-dimensional smooth Ricci-flat Riemann orbifolds of cohomogeneity two which possess the structure of complex line bundles.     

流形上随机流的渐近平坦性

本文的目的是讨论流形上由随机微分方程确定的扩散过程的体积零化性质。令X_t(x)是描述流形M上的微分同胚流x→X_t(x)的扩散过程,K是M中具有正有限Hausdorff测度的紧致曲面,我们给出X_t(K)的面积在t→∞时几乎必然趋于零的条件,特别地,随机流X_t(·)的渐近零化定向可求长弧r:[0,1]→M的弧长。     

The restricted Grassmannian, Banach Lie-Poisson spaces, and coadjoint orbits

We investigate some basic questions concerning the relationship between the restricted Grassmannian and the theory of Banach Lie-Poisson spaces. By using universal central extensions of Lie algebras, we find that the restricted Grassmannian is symplectomorphic to symplectic leaves in certain Banach Lie-Poisson spaces, and the underlying Banach space can be chosen to be even a Hilbert space. Smoothness of numerous adjoint and coadjoint orbits of the restricted unitary group is also established. Several pathological properties of the restricted algebra are pointed out.     

二阶Melnikov函数及其应用

在Ｍｅｌｎｉｋｏｖ函数的种种应用中，目前常见到的仅是一阶形式。本文具体推导了二阶Ｍｅｌｎｉｋｏｖ函数的分析表达，提出了临界情况下考察双曲鞍点的稳定流形与不稳定流形相对位置的二阶判据，并成功地用于环面ｖａｎｄｅｒＰｏｌ方程的研究中。     

Sub-Riemannian geometry of the coefficients of univalent functions

We consider coefficient bodies Mn for univalent functions. Based on the Löwner-Kufarev parametric representation we get a partially integrable Hamiltonian system in which the first integrals are Kirillov's operators for a representation of the Virasoro algebra. Then Mn are defined as sub-Riemannian manifolds. Given a Lie-Poisson bracket they form a grading of subspaces with the first subspace as a bracket-generating distribution of complex dimension two. With this sub-Riemannian structure we construct a new Hamiltonian system to calculate regular geodesics which turn to be horizontal. Lagrangian formulation is also given in the particular case M₃.     

Algorithms for finding proper essential surfaces in 3-manifolds

In this paper, we present an algorithm which, for a given compact orientable irreducible boundary irreducible 3-manifold M, verifies whether M contains an essential orientable surface (possibly, with boundary), whose genus is at most N. The algorithm is based on Haken’s theory of normal surfaces, and on a trick suggested by Jaco and consisting in estimating the mean length of boundary curves in an unknown essential surface of a given genus in the given manifold.     

Convergence of Riemannian Manifolds and Laplace Operators, II

We study spectral convergence of compact Riemannian manifolds or more generally certain Dirichlet spaces, obtaining some compactness results on harmonic functions and harmonic maps. Mathematics Subject Classifications (2000) 53C21, 58D17, 58J50. Atsushi Kasue: Partly supported by the Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B) No. 15340053 of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science.     

Calculus I: The first derivative of pseudoisotopy theory

Let P be the (stable, smooth) pseudoisotopy space of the space X. For any map Y: YX of spaces, we identify the homotopy type of the fiber of P(f): P(f) P(f) in a stable range, roughly twice the connectivity of the map YX. We establish some language for discussing and manipulating such stable-range relative calculations for any homotopy functor. The theorem about P has a corollary about Waldhausen's A. Dedicated to Alexander GrothendieckResearch supported in part by NSF grant DMS-8806444 and by a Sloan Fellowship. Research at MSRI supported in part by NSF grant DMS-8505550.     

INTERNALIZATION OF GAP JUNCTIONS BETWEEN NEURON AND GLIAL CELL AND FORMATION OF ANNULAR LAMELLAR BODIES IN CHINESE LEECH Whitmania pigra

This paper reveals the formation of annular lamellar body (ALB) in the ganglion of leech by means of in situ fixation and the lanthanum nitrate tracer technique. This formation involves both wrapping and internalization of the gap junctions between glial processes themselves, as well as between neuron and glial process. The results indicate that there is probably an active process of internalization of membrane structures involving gap junctions between neuron and glial cell in the central nervous system in leech. The functions of ALB are discussed.