| Abstract: | Typical systems considered in nonlinear physics are complex dynamics systems in which matter and energy fluxes are accompanied
by and controlled by information fluxes. In this paper, we compare two types of complex partially controllable systems: on
the one hand, a modern physics laboratory in which processes are investigated in solids (dielectrics, semiconductors, metals,
and structures) exposed to high-power pulsed fluxes of photons and massive particles; and on the other hand, an industrial
shop using modern technology for applying anticorrosion and protective electrically insulating and chemically resistant coatings
on steel pipes for thermal pipelines. The systems to be compared (the physics laboratory and the shop) have much in common
from the standpoint of nonlinear physics. This allows us to investigate and optimize the structure of modern production processes
and the corresponding production equipment (production lines) by methods of nonlinear physics, and also to show how important
it is for students (who will be production equipment designers and process engineers) to spend considerable time doing practical
work in a modern experimental physics laboratory.
Tomsk Polytechnical University, Tomskénergo OAO Open Joint-Stock Company]. Institute of Power Electronics, Siberian Branch,
Russian Academy of Sciences. Translated from Izvestiya Vysshikh Uchebnykh Zavedenii, Fizika, No. 11, pp. 104–115, November,
1997. |
