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    APPROXIMATE METHODS OF SOLUTION OF SINGULAR INTEGRO-DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS OF DIFFRACTION

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    В работе для численного решения сингулярного интегро-дифференциального уравне- ния задачи дифракции используется метод механических квадратур. Доказано, что этот метод устойчив относительно малых возмущений элементов аппроксимирую- щих уравнений.For numerical solution of singular integro-differential equations of diffraction it is used the method of mechanical quadratures. It is proved that this method is stable under small perturbations of approximating equations.55-5

    Non-Local Boundary Conditions in Euclidean Quantum Gravity

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    Non-local boundary conditions for Euclidean quantum gravity are proposed, consisting of an integro-differential boundary operator acting on metric perturbations. In this case, the operator P on metric perturbations is of Laplace type, subject to non-local boundary conditions; by contrast, its adjoint is the sum of a Laplacian and of a singular Green operator, subject to local boundary conditions. Self-adjointness of the boundary-value problem is correctly formulated by looking at Dirichlet-type and Neumann-type realizations of the operator P, following recent results in the literature. The set of non-local boundary conditions for perturbative modes of the gravitational field is written in general form on the Euclidean four-ball. For a particular choice of the non-local boundary operator, explicit formulae for the boundary-value problem are obtained in terms of a finite number of unknown functions, but subject to some consistency conditions. Among the related issues, the problem arises of whether non-local symmetries exist in Euclidean quantum gravity.Comment: 23 pages, plain Tex. The revised version is much longer, and new original calculations are presented in section

    Stability of a vacuum nonsingular black hole

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    This is the first of series of papers in which we investigate stability of the spherically symmetric space-time with de Sitter center. Geometry, asymptotically Schwarzschild for large rr and asymptotically de Sitter as r0r\to 0, describes a vacuum nonsingular black hole for mmcrm\geq m_{cr} and particle-like self-gravitating structure for m<mcrm < m_{cr} where a critical value mcrm_{cr} depends on the scale of the symmetry restoration to de Sitter group in the origin. In this paper we address the question of stability of a vacuum non-singular black hole with de Sitter center to external perturbations. We specify first two types of geometries with and without changes of topology. Then we derive the general equations for an arbitrary density profile and show that in the whole range of the mass parameter mm objects described by geometries with de Sitter center remain stable under axial perturbations. In the case of the polar perturbations we find criteria of stability and study in detail the case of the density profile ρ(r)=ρ0er3/r02rg\rho(r)=\rho_0 e^{-r^3/r_0^2 r_g} where ρ0\rho_0 is the density of de Sitter vacuum at the center, r0r_0 is de Sitter radius and rgr_g is the Schwarzschild radius.Comment: 18 pages, 8 figures, submitted to "Classical and Quantum Gravity

    Formation of singularities on the surface of a liquid metal in a strong electric field

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    The nonlinear dynamics of the free surface of an ideal conducting liquid in a strong external electric field is studied. It is establish that the equations of motion for such a liquid can be solved in the approximation in which the surface deviates from a plane by small angles. This makes it possible to show that on an initially smooth surface for almost any initial conditions points with an infinite curvature corresponding to branch points of the root type can form in a finite time.Comment: 14 page

    Kinetic vs. Thermal-Field-Theory Approach to Cosmological Perturbations

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    A closed set of equations for the evolution of linear perturbations of homogeneous, isotropic cosmological models can be obtained in various ways. The simplest approach is to assume a macroscopic equation of state, e.g.\ that of a perfect fluid. For a more refined description of the early universe, a microscopic treatment is required. The purpose of this paper is to compare the approach based on classical kinetic theory to the more recent thermal-field-theory approach. It is shown that in the high-temperature limit the latter describes cosmological perturbations supported by collisionless, massless matter, wherein it is equivalent to the kinetic theory approach. The dependence of the perturbations in a system of a collisionless gas and a perfect fluid on the initial data is discussed in some detail. All singular and regular solutions are found analytically.Comment: 31 pages, 10 figures (uu encoded ps-file appended), REVTEX 3.0, DESY 94-040 / TUW-93-2

    New Results in Heat-Kernel Asymptotics on Manifolds with Boundary

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    A review is presented of some recent progress in spectral geometry on manifolds with boundary: local boundary-value problems where the boundary operator includes the effect of tangential derivatives; application of conformal variations and other functorial methods to the evaluation of heat-kernel coefficients; conditions for strong ellipticity of the boundary-value problem; fourth-order operators on manifolds with boundary; non-local boundary conditions in Euclidean quantum gravity. Many deep developments in physics and mathematics are therefore in sight.Comment: 31 pages, plain Tex. Paper prepared for the Fourth Workshop on Quantum Field Theory under the Influence of External Conditions, Leipzig, September 199
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