超光速群速度与信息传输的有效速度

研究了反常色散介质中脉冲形变对超光速群速度的影响,发现即使光脉冲完全不产生形变群速度仍会超过真空中的光速。但波包的群速度并不等同于信号的传输速度,采用信息论方法,定义了信号的有效传输速度,并用于解释WKD(Wang,Kuzmich,Dogariu)实验。通过计算入射光与出射光信号所携带的信息量,发现由于光的波动衍射及光子散粒噪声的影响,出射光所携带的信息量会损失,使得光信号的有效传播速度不会超过真空中的光速。     

Effect of Polyvinylpyrrolidone on the States of Water in Water-in-Oil Microemulsions with Betaine Surfactant

A water-in-oil (w/o) microemulsion was prepared with the zwitterionic surfactant dodecyl betaine (C₁₂BE), n-pentanol (C₅OH), n-heptane (C₇H₁₆) and water. Effects of polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) with different molecular weight on the state of water in w/o microemulsions at a given water/C₁₂BE molar ratio were investigated by FT-IR and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). The experimental results showed that addition of PVP resulted in an increase of the content of the bound water in water pool of a w/o microemulsion, but a decrease of the amount of the bulky water. The higher the molecular weight of PVP, the more bound water; and the less bulk water. The change of the trapped water was not obvious due to the interference of C₅OH.     

W/Cu梯度功能材料的高热负荷性能研究

用等离子体喷涂和热压方法制作了W/Cu梯度功能材料(FGM)样品,用大功率ND∶YAG激光对其进行了高热负载模拟实验.结果表明,在100～400MW@m-2的瞬时(脉冲宽度为4ms)热负载下,经过200～700次热循环,未发现有W-Cu复合体开裂.在123MW@m-2的功率密度下作用700次,发现钨表面有再结晶现象及严重的晶界腐蚀和裂纹,再结晶的平均晶粒尺寸约为5～10μm,垂直于表面呈柱状结构,再结晶层厚度约20～30μm.由于激光的淬冷效应,晶粒生长的趋势并不明显.在398MW@m-2功率密度下出现了明显的腐蚀坑,坑内呈疏松的蜂窝结构,坑的边缘出现了明显沉积区,能谱分析表明沉积区集聚了大量的金属杂质.等离子体喷涂试样比热压试样更易产生晶界的断裂的裂纹.在相同的热负荷条件下,W/Cu FGM的重量损失低于石墨材料的重量损失.     

Hopf group-coalgebras

We study algebraic properties of Hopf group-coalgebras, recently introduced by Turaev. We show the existence of integrals and traces for such coalgebras, and we generalize the main properties of quasitriangular and ribbon Hopf algebras to the setting of Hopf group-coalgebras.     

Polynomial sequences of bounded operators

The basic results of spectral theory are obtained using the sequence of powers of a bounded linear operator T,T²,…,Tⁿ,…. In this paper, we replace the powers Tⁿ by certain polynomials p_n(T), and make use of special properties of the polynomial sequence to derive some new results concerning operators. For example, using an arbitrary polynomial sequence , we obtain “binomial” spectral radii and semidistances, which reduce, in the case of the sequence of powers, to the usual spectral radius and semidistance.     

Fabrication and observation of nanowire-assemblages of Si-Ge

A few of the interesting structures made by the assemblage of Si-Ge nanowires fabricated by the floating-zone melting-vapor method have been observed. They reveal shapes that are similar to coral, jellyfish and sea anemones. The pre-sintered substrate bar has some large crystalline particles (1–15 μm), which produce sites that are energetically predisposed to nucleation. The peculiar structures created by the assemblage of Si-Ge nanowires form on favored nucleation sites that consist of numerous bundles of nanowires with diameters of 20–50 nm. The periodic variation in the diameter of the bundles of nanowires is a common feature of these structures. In addition, a growth mechanism assisted by the coexistence of Ge and Si-Ge oxides is suggested. The growth process of these assemblages opens up new possibilities for the study of the growth mechanism of Si-Ge nanowires. Received: 25 July 2002 / Accepted: 9 September 2002 / Published online: 17 December 2002 RID="*" ID="*"Corresponding author. Fax: 81-298/59-2736, E-mail: HU.Quanli@nims.go.jp     

A simple proof of a theorem on quasi-Baer rings

We give a simple proof of a theorem, due to Birkenmeier, Kim and Park, which states that if $R[x, x^{-1}]$ or $R[[x, x^{-1}]]$ is a quasi-Baer ring then R is a quasi-Baer ring. Received: 8 April 2002     

A Conversation with Lee Alvin DuBridge - Part II

Physicist Lee A. DuBridge became president of the California Institute of Technology in 1946. In this interview he recalls his dealings at Caltech with Linus Pauling; his memories of George W. Beadle, Theodore von Kármán, and J. Robert Oppenheimer; the military Vista Project at Caltech; and the difficulties surrounding the deportation of Hsue-Shen Tsien, Caltech's Goddard Professor of Jet Propulsion.     

Application of the fractional factorial design in multiple W/O/W emulsions

In presented research, multiple W/O/W emulsions were developed by using experimental design method. A 24-1 fractional factorial design was performed by varying the following input parameters: primary polymeric emulsifier (PEG 30-dipolyhydroxystearate) concentration (0.8% and 2.4%), secondary polymeric emulsifier (Poloxamer 407) concentration (0.8% and 1.2%), electrolyte magnesium sulfate heptahydrate (0.08% and 0.4%) and electrolyte sodium chloride (0.08% and 0.4%). Multiple emulsions were prepared by a two-step emulsification process. Obtained emulsions were characterized with rheological measurements, conductivity and centrifugation tests. Factorial analysis revealed that the concentration of the primary emulsifier was the predominant factor influencing the phase separation, conductivity and maximal apparent viscosity. Additionally, electrolyte magnesium sulfate heptahydrate was more efficient in stabilizing these systems, compared to sodium chloride. The applied fractional factorial design method enabled determination of the optimal concentrations of the primary and secondary emulsifier, as well as the concentration of electrolytes, in order to obtain W/O/W emulsions with desired maximal apparent viscosities, low values of conductivity and without phase separation after centrifugation.