Invariant manifolds and the stability of traveling waves in scalar viscous conservation laws

The stability of traveling wave solutions of scalar viscous conservation laws is investigated by decomposing perturbations into three components: two far-field components and one near-field component. The linear operators associated to the far-field components are the constant coefficient operators determined by the asymptotic spatial limits of the original operator. Scaling variables can be applied to study the evolution of these components, allowing for the construction of invariant manifolds and the determination of their temporal decay rate. The large time evolution of the near-field component is shown to be governed by that of the far-field components, thus giving it the same temporal decay rate. We also give a discussion of the relationship between this geometric approach and previous results, which demonstrate that the decay rate of perturbations can be increased by requiring that initial data lie in appropriate algebraically weighted spaces.     

Heat and brine transport in porous media: the Oberbeck-Boussinesq approximation revisited

This paper discusses the Oberbeck-Boussinesq approximation for heat and solute transport in porous media. In this commonly used approximation all density variations are neglected except for the gravity term in Darcy’s law. However, in the limit of vanishing density differences this gravity term disappears as well. The main purpose of this paper is to give the correct limits in which the gravity term is retained, while other density effects can be neglected. We show that for isothermal brine transport, fluid volume changes can be neglected when a condition is fulfilled for a dimensionless number, which is independent of the density difference and specific discharge. For heat transfer an additional condition is required. One-dimensional examples of simultaneous heat and brine transport are given for which similarity solutions are constructed. These examples are included to elucidate the volume effects and the corresponding induced specific discharge variations. Finally, a two-dimensional example illustrates the relative effects of volume changes and gravity.     

Similarity degrees for the crossed product of von Neumann algebras

In this paper, we will estimate an upper bound for the similarity degree of the crossed product of a hyperfinite finite von Neumann algebra by weakly compact action of an infinite discrete group. We will also improve some upper bounds for similarity degrees of some finite von Neumann algebras.     

Study of spectral analytical data using fingerprints and scaled similarity measurements

A new chemoinformatic model has been developed for enlarging the differences between spectra and applied to differentiation of wines according to the criteria grape origin and variety and ageing process. The model is based on generation of fingerprints from normalised spectra, using empirical parameters and a set of 120 samples. After generation of the fingerprints, similarity matrixes were built on the basis of the Tanimoto similarity index between the fingerprints of the samples. Calculation of the Tanimoto index was modified to adapt the index to the characteristics of the analytical measurements. Thus, scaling factors taking into account pattern fingerprints generated from a group of samples with common characteristics were used. In addition, a modified expression for calculating the Tanimoto index was employed. Principal-components analysis (PCA) and soft independent modelling of class analogy (SIMCA) were applied to the similarity matrixes. The results obtained are discussed as a function of the normalisation method employed, the empirical factor used in generation of the fingerprints, and selection of samples for building the pattern fingerprint, etc. Finally, results from differentiation of wines are compared with those obtained by applying PCA to the unprocessed spectra as stated by the proposed model.     

Capillarity driven spreading of power-law fluids

We investigate the spreading of thin liquid films of power-law rheology. We construct an explicit travelling wave solution and source-type similarity solutions. We show that when the nonlinearity exponent λ for the rheology is larger than one, the governing dimensionless equation h_t + (h^λ+2|h_xxx|^λ−1h_xxx)_x=0 admits solutions with compact support and moving fronts. We also show that the solutions have bounded energy dissipation rate.     

计量逻辑学的基本思想和研究综述

介绍计量逻辑学的形成、特点及其与模糊逻辑的异同。关于命题逻辑的计量化理论,针对不同的系统论述了真度理论和相似度理论,特别是介绍了作者提出的命题逻辑系统L*以及与其配套的R0代数理论和完备性定理。介绍了逻辑理论在逻辑度量空间中的发散度和相容的理论以及三种近似推理模式。回顾了谓词逻辑计量化的进程和有待解决的问题。提出了模态逻辑和模型检验的计量化问题以及有待进一步探讨的几个研究课题。     

基于模糊聚类分析和曲线拟合的FTIR不同产地鸡骨草、毛鸡骨草鉴别分析

利用傅里叶变换红外光谱技术结合模糊聚类分析法和曲线拟合对鸡骨草、毛鸡骨草进行产地鉴别。选用曼哈顿距离单位计算的相异度聚类分析结果最优,5个产地鸡骨草都可完全区分开来,毛鸡骨草则只能鉴别出3个产地,南宁和钦州2个产地发生重叠;为了进一步鉴别不同产地鸡骨草和毛鸡骨草,对鸡骨草和毛鸡骨草平均红外谱图中1 034 cm-1吸收峰进行曲线拟合,野生鸡骨草拟合出11个子峰,其他各产地鸡骨草均只能拟合出9个子峰,上林产毛鸡骨草拟合出9个子峰,其他各产地毛鸡骨草均只能拟合出8个子峰,而且不同产地鸡骨草和毛鸡骨草拟合出的子峰位置和归一化强度都不完全相同;模糊聚类分析法和曲线拟合法有机结合能够使产地鉴别结果更加准确。     

Lukasiewicz n值命题逻辑中命题的真度理论

利用势为 n的均匀概率空间的无穷乘积在 Lukasiewicz n值命题逻辑中引入了公式的真度概念,当3≤n≤17时证明了全体公式的真度值之集在[0,1]上是稠密的,并给出了公式真度的表达通式;利用真度定义了公式间的相似度,进而导出了全体公式集上的一种伪距离,为n值Lukasiewicz命题逻辑系统的近似推理理论提供了一种可能的框架。     

Similarity Solutions for Thawing Processes with a Heat Flux Condition at the Fixed Boundary

Similarity solutions for a mathematical model for thawing in a saturated semi-infinite porous medium is considered when change of phase induces a density jump and a heat flux condition of the type is imposed on the fixed face x=0. Different cases depending on physical parameters are analysed and the explicit solution is obtained if and only if an inequality for the thermal coefficient q ₀ is verified. An improvement for the existence of a similarity solution for the same free boundary problem with a constant temperature on the fixed face x=0 is also obtained. Sommario. Vengono considerate soluzioni di similarità per un modello matematico di disgelo di un mezzo poroso saturo semi-infinito allorquando il cambiamento di fase induce un salto di densità ed una condizione di flusso di calore del tipo viene imposta sulla faccia fissa x=0. Si analizzano differenti casi dipendenti da parametri fisici e la soluzione esplicita viene ottenuta se e solo se risulta verificata una diseguaglianzo per il coefficiente termico q ₀. Si ottiene altresi un miglioramento della condizione di esistenza di una soluzione di similarità per lo stesso problema al contorno libero con temperatura costante sulla faccia fissa x=0.     

Significance of hydrophobic interactions in water–organic binary solvents

A LFE (Linear Free Energy) analysis of kinetic data for different organic reactions in various organic aqueous solutions was carried out. The rate constants of these reactions were compared with those for the solvolysis of tert-butyl chloride in the same solvents in terms of the LFE Relationships, and linear plots were observed in a wide range of the co-solvent content. This similarity points to a common nature of the solvent effect in these reactions in variety of water–organic mixtures, regardless of largely different reaction mechanisms. We explain these results by the prevalence of hydrophobic stabilization of the initial state of these reactions in water-rich solvent mixtures. Recently the same conclusion was also made on the basis of investigations into sonication effects in kinetics of organic reactions. A considerable contribution of hydrophobic effects to the Y scale by Grunwald and Winstein was deduced.