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Non-integrability of density perturbations in the FRW universe
We investigate the evolution equation of linear density perturbations in the
Friedmann-Robertson-Walker universe with matter, radiation and the cosmological
constant. The concept of solvability by quadratures is defined and used to
prove that there are no "closed form" solutions except for the known Chernin,
Heath, Meszaros and simple degenerate ones. The analysis is performed applying
Kovacic's algorithm. The possibility of the existence of other, more general
solutions involving special functions is also investigated.Comment: 13 pages. The latest version with added references, and a relevant
new paragraph in section I
Many-body aspects of positron annihilation in the electron gas
We investigate positron annihilation in electron liquid as a case study for
many-body theory, in particular the optimized Fermi Hypernetted Chain (FHNC-EL)
method. We examine several approximation schemes and show that one has to go up
to the most sophisticated implementation of the theory available at the moment
in order to get annihilation rates that agree reasonably well with experimental
data. Even though there is basically just one number to look at, the
electron-positron pair distribution function at zero distance, it is exactly
this number that dictates how the full pair distribution behaves: In most
cases, it falls off monotonously towards unity as the distance increases. Cases
where the electron-positron pair distribution exhibits a dip are precursors to
the formation of bound electron--positron pairs. The formation of
electron-positron pairs is indicated by a divergence of the FHNC-EL equations,
from this we can estimate the density regime where positrons must be localized.
This occurs in our calculations in the range 9.4 <= r_s <=10, where r_s is the
dimensionless density parameter of the electron liquid.Comment: To appear in Phys. Rev. B (2003
Testing and selection of cosmological models with corrections
In the paper we check whether the contribution of type in the
Friedmann equation can be tested. We consider some astronomical tests to
constrain the density parameters in such models. We describe different
interpretations of such an additional term: geometric effects of Loop Quantum
Cosmology, effects of braneworld cosmological models, non-standard cosmological
models in metric-affine gravity, and models with spinning fluid. Kinematical
(or geometrical) tests based on null geodesics are insufficient to separate
individual matter components when they behave like perfect fluid and scale in
the same way. Still, it is possible to measure their overall effect. We use
recent measurements of the coordinate distances from the Fanaroff-Riley type
IIb (FRIIb) radio galaxy (RG) data, supernovae type Ia (SNIa) data, baryon
oscillation peak and cosmic microwave background radiation (CMBR) observations
to obtain stronger bounds for the contribution of the type considered. We
demonstrate that, while corrections are very small, they can be tested
by astronomical observations -- at least in principle. Bayesian criteria of
model selection (the Bayesian factor, AIC, and BIC) are used to check if
additional parameters are detectable in the present epoch. As it turns out, the
CDM model is favoured over the bouncing model driven by loop quantum
effects. Or, in other words, the bounds obtained from cosmography are very
weak, and from the point of view of the present data this model is
indistinguishable from the CDM one.Comment: 19 pages, 1 figure. Version 2 generally revised and accepted for
publicatio
Rendezvous of Distance-aware Mobile Agents in Unknown Graphs
We study the problem of rendezvous of two mobile agents starting at distinct
locations in an unknown graph. The agents have distinct labels and walk in
synchronous steps. However the graph is unlabelled and the agents have no means
of marking the nodes of the graph and cannot communicate with or see each other
until they meet at a node. When the graph is very large we want the time to
rendezvous to be independent of the graph size and to depend only on the
initial distance between the agents and some local parameters such as the
degree of the vertices, and the size of the agent's label. It is well known
that even for simple graphs of degree , the rendezvous time can be
exponential in in the worst case. In this paper, we introduce a new
version of the rendezvous problem where the agents are equipped with a device
that measures its distance to the other agent after every step. We show that
these \emph{distance-aware} agents are able to rendezvous in any unknown graph,
in time polynomial in all the local parameters such the degree of the nodes,
the initial distance and the size of the smaller of the two agent labels . Our algorithm has a time complexity of
and we show an almost matching lower bound of
on the time complexity of any
rendezvous algorithm in our scenario. Further, this lower bound extends
existing lower bounds for the general rendezvous problem without distance
awareness
Model and experiments to determine lubricant film formation and frictional torque in aircraft landing gear pin joints
Pin joints are found in many large articulating structures. They tend to be under high load and articulate slowly; so, the joints typically operate in the boundary or mixed lubrication regimes. This means that the operating torque depends on the respective proportions of liquid and solid contact between the joint mating faces. In this article, a mixed lubrication model of a grease-lubricated landing gear joint is established to determine a theoretical Stribeck curve, frictional torque and lubricant film thickness under different loads. Parameters describing pin joint working conditions, geometry, lubricant properties and pin/bush texture are used. The model can also predict the proportion of the load that is supported by contacting asperities and lubricant film. The changing proportions of these two parts indicate transformations between different lubrication regimes. Experiments on an instrumented pin joint have been carried out to compare with the predicted friction and torque performance. Theoretical calculation results show good consistency with experimental plots at high load. But under low load, the real friction between pin and bush is significantly lower than theoretical predictions
Low-temperature thermal conductivity of solid carbon dioxide
Preliminary results of the thermal conductivity measurements performed in the temperature range 1.5-35 K on pure carbon dioxide are presented. The data below 25 K have been obtained for the first time. The thermal conductivity coefficient reaches very high value, of about 700 W/(m×K), unusual for simple molecular crystal. Straightforward analysis applied to the data indicates the case of large-grained sample
The peculiarities of heat transfer in CO₂ and N₂O solids at low temperatures
The thermal conductivities of CO₂ and N₂O solids have been investigated in the low-temperature range
1–40 K. The thermal conductivities of CO₂ and N₂O are large compared with those of simple molecular crystals
such as N₂, CO, or O₂ in the whole investigated temperature range. Analysis of the experimental data by
the Callaway method shows that relatively large size of crystalline grains, low density of dislocations and
weak phonon–phonon interaction might be the reasons for the good thermal conduction in these crystals at
temperatures near the maxima. A comparison between calculated values of the intensity of normal phonon
scattering processes and experiment gives evidence that in N₂O there is an additional (in comparison with
CO₂) giant scattering of phonons. This scattering is described in the frameworks of soft potential model by
the resonance phonon scattering on tunnel states and low-energy vibratons
The influence of the disordered dipole subsystem on the thermal conductivity of the CO solid at low temperatures
The thermal conductivity of solid CO was investigated in the temperature range 1–20 K. The experimental temperature dependence of thermal conductivity of solid CO was described using the time-relaxation method within the Debye model. The comparison of the experimental temperature dependences of the thermal conductivity of N₂ and CO shows that in the case of CO there is an additional large phonon scattering at temperatures near the maximum. The analysis of the experimental data indicates that this scattering is caused by the frozen disordered dipole subsystem similar to a dipole glass. The scattering is described by the resonant phonon scattering on tunnelling states and on low-energy quasi-harmonic oscillations within the soft potential model
Heat transfer in Ar and N₂ doped solid CO
The measurements of thermal conductivity coefficient of a solid carbon monoxide crystal containing argon
and nitrogen admixtures at different concentrations (1.5, 3, 6, 12.5, 25% for N2 and 0.5, 1, 1.25, 2, 4% for Ar)
were performed in the temperature range from 1.5 to 40 K by steady-state heat flow method. For analysis of the
experimental data the Callaway method in the framework of the Debye model was used. The contribution of various
mechanisms of phonon scattering, including scattering by disordered dipoles of the CO matrix, to the thermal
conductivity of CO–N₂ and CO–Ar solid solutions were taken into account
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