Lüders deformation and superplastic flow of metals extruded by KOBO method

The work brings the results of the study on mechanical properties of some metallic materials subjected to very large plastic deformation by KOBO extrusion. The unexpected features of the KOBO products like Lüders deformation in pure metals and superplastic flow in coarse grain materials are discussed in terms of micro- and nano-scale elements of their structure. The choice to the experiment materials having different crystallographic and phase structure (commercial purity aluminium, multiphase aluminium 7075 alloy, pure zinc and multiphase magnesium AZ91 alloy) and different history (extrusion, casting) allowed to identify the common nano-size elements of the structure generated during the KOBO deformation which seems to be responsible for the mechanical behaviour of these materials. In particular, clusters of point defects (self-interstitials) formed under the KOBO extrusion conditions (cyclic change in the deformation path, high hydrostatic pressure) were found in these materials regardless of grain size and material early history. They correlate with appearance of unstable Lüders-like or even Portevin–LeChatelier deformation at ambient and superplastic flow at elevated temperatures.     

Critical dynamics associated with dynamic disordering near the depinning transition in different vortex phases

We study a depinning transition based on transient dynamics of vortices driven by a suddenly applied dc current, focusing on whether a difference in the equilibrium vortex phase that can lead to a different vortex flow will change the critical behavior. After preparing an ordered initial vortex configuration, we measure the time evolution of voltage associated with dynamic disordering in three magnetic fields, corresponding to the ordered phase (OP), disordered phase (DP), and coexistence phase. The critical behavior of the depinning transition is commonly observed in these phases, pointing to the universality of the transition. However, the critical behavior is most marked in the coexistence phase, while the suppression of the critical region and that of dynamic disordering are observed in OP and DP, respectively, whose origin is attributed to the different flow states among these phases.     

Soft mode dispersion and ‘waterfall’ phenomenon in relaxors revisited

Results of recent inelastic neutron scattering studies of lead-based relaxor ferroelectrics by Gvasaliya et al. [J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 17, 4343 (2005); J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 19, 016219 (2007)] have put in question the existence of the “waterfall” anomaly–an apparent vertical dispersion segment joining the TA and TO branches–observed earlier in low-energy [ξ00] phonon dispersion curves of these materials. In the present article, we review the results of earlier experiments and model calculations together with the outcome of our recent measurements on PMN using the same instrumental set-up as Gvasaliya et al. to conclude that the “waterfall” feature is not an experimental artefact. We also give some hints on a possible explanation of the results of Gvasaliya et al., by exploring the fact that the reported dispersion of the underdamped transverse optic branch follows the longitudinal acoustic (LA) branch dispersion surprisingly closely.     

Routes to bursting in a periodically driven oscillator

The dynamical behaviors of a periodic excited oscillator with multiple time scales in the form that order gap exists between the frequency of the excitation and the natural frequency, are investigated in this Letter. By regarding the whole excitation term as a parameter, bifurcation sets are derived, which divide the generalized parameter space into several regions corresponding to different kinds of dynamics. Different types of bursting phenomena, such as fold/Hopf bursting, fold/Hopf/homoclinic bursting and Hopf/homoclinic bursting, are presented, the mechanism of which is obtained based on the bifurcations of the generalized autonomous system as well as the introduction of the so-called transformed phase portraits. Furthermore, the evolution of the bursting is discussed in details, in which one may find that when the two limit cycles caused by the Hopf bifurcations of the two related equilibrium points interact with each other, homoclinic bifurcation may occur, leading to the merge of the two cycles to form a large amplitude cycle. The homoclinic bifurcation may cause the two asymmetric bursters to merge into a symmetric enlarged burster, in which the large amplitude of the spiking state agrees well with the amplitude of the cycle caused by the homoclinic bifurcation.     

Dissociation of deuteron, <Superscript>6</Superscript>He and <Superscript>11</Superscript>Be from Coulomb dissociation reaction cross-section

The fragmentation of deuteron, ⁶He and ¹¹Be have been studied during interaction with the ²⁰⁸Pb nucleus at various projectile energies. The Coulomb dissociation cross-sections and the momentum distribution of the break-up fragments have been analysed within the framework of the direct fragmentation model. The post-acceleration effect of deuteron during break-up and the halo structures of both the ⁶He and ¹¹Be have been investigated.      

System Size Resonance Associated with Canard Phenomenon in a Biological Cell System

通过研究发现,内噪声对细胞内钙振荡是有影响的,当体系处于由确定性方程所确定的稳定区域时,如果考虑内噪声的作用,就会有随机的钙振荡发生. 并且这种振荡的行为随着体系尺度的变化出现两个最大值,表明了尺度共振现象的发生. 这种行为是与体系的Canard现象密切相关的. 最佳的体系尺度与真实的细胞体积是相吻合的,并且这种吻合基本不随控制参数的改变而改变.     

Strategies to cure numerical shock instability in the HLLEM Riemann solver

The HLLEM scheme is a popular contact and shear preserving approximate Riemann solver that is known to be plagued by various forms of numerical shock instability. In this paper, we clarify that the shock instability exhibited by this scheme is primarily triggered by the spurious activation of the antidiffusive terms present in the first and third Riemann flux components on the transverse interfaces adjoining the shock front due to numerical perturbations. These erroneously activated terms are shown to counteract the favorable damping mechanism provided by its inherent HLL-type diffusive terms, causing an unphysical variation of the conserved quantity ρu both along and across the numerical shock. To prevent this, two distinct strategies are proposed termed as S elective W ave M odification and A nti D iffusion C ontrol. The former focuses on enhancing the quantity of the favorable HLL-type dissipation available on these critical flux components by carefully increasing the magnitudes of certain nonlinear wave speed estimates, while the latter focuses on directly controlling the magnitude of these critical antidiffusive terms. A linear perturbation analysis is performed to gauge the effectiveness of these cures and to estimate a von Neumann–type stability bounds on the CFL number associated with their use. Results from a variety of classic shock instability test cases show that the proposed strategies are able to provide excellent shock stable solutions even on grids that are highly elongated across the shock front without compromising the accuracy on inviscid contact or shear dominated viscous flows.     

Estimating Diffusion Coefficients From Count Data: Einstein-Smoluchowski Theory Revisited

The problem of estimating diffusion coefficients has been considered extensively in both discrete and continuous time. We consider here an approach based on counting occupation numbers of diffusing particles. The problem, and our approach, are motivated by statistical mechanics.     

Soret and Dufour aspect of viscoelastic fluid due to moving cylinder with viscous dissipation and convective boundary conditions

Owing to contribution of thermo-diffusion phenomenon in various engineering and industrial frame works, scientists have presented some exclusive investigations on this topic. In current research, the thermos-diffusion prospective of second grade material accounted by a moving cylinder have been predicted. The applications of Soret and Dufour effects based on the thermos-diffusion phenomenon is evaluated. The magnetic force and viscous dissipation effects are presented for the current flow model. Additionally, the improvement in thermal transport of viscoelastic fluid is suggested with radiative phenomenon. The convective boundary constraints are used to report the thermos-diffusion phenomenon. The system based on dimensionless form is obtained with interaction of new variables. The shooting technique is used for numerical observations by using MATLAB software. The physical impact of phenomenon in view of parameters is graphically attributed. It has been noted that increasing velocity profile is results due to curvature parameter and viscoelastic parameter. The enhancement in thermal profile is noted due to Dufour number and Eckert number.