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Continuous dielectric permittivity I: Specific features of the dielectric continuum solvation model with a position-dependent permittivity function
We consider a modified formulation for the recently developed new approach in
the continuum solvation theory (Basilevsky, M. V., Grigoriev, F. V., Nikitina,
E. A., Leszczynski, J., J. Phys. Chem. B 2010, 114, 2457), which is based on
the exact solution of the electrostatic Poisson equation with the
space-dependent dielectric permittivity. Its present modification ensures the
property curl E = 0 for the electric strength field E inherent to this
solution, which is the obligatory condition imposed by Maxwell equations. The
illustrative computation is made for the model system of the point dipole
immersed in a spherical cavity of excluded volume.Comment: 31 pages, 4 figure
A Monte Carlo Test of the Optimal Jet Definition
We summarize the Optimal Jet Definition and present the result of a benchmark
Monte Carlo test based on the W-boson mass extraction from fully hadronic
decays of pairs of W's.Comment: 7 pages, talk given at Lake Louise Winter Institute: "Particles and
the Universe", Lake Louise, Canada, February 16-22, 2003, to be published in
the proceeding
Structural disorder versus chiral magnetism in CrNbS
The crystal structure of a disordered form of CrNbS has been
characterized using diffraction and inelastic scattering of synchrotron
radiation. In contrast to the previously reported symmetry (P622), the
crystal can be described by a regular twinning of an average P6 structure
with three disordered positions of the Cr ions. Short-range correlations of the
occupational disorder result in a quite intense and structured diffuse
scattering; a static nature of the disorder was unambiguously attributed by the
inelastic x-ray scattering. The diffuse scattering has been modeled using a
reverse Monte-Carlo algorithm assuming a disorder of the Cr sub-lattice only.
The observed correlated disorder of the Cr sub-lattice reduces the temperature
of the magnetic ordering from 130 K to 88 K and drastically modifies the field
dependence of the magnetization as it is evidenced by the SQUID magnetometery.
We conclude, that in contrast to the helicoidal spin structure assumed for
P622 form, the compound under study is ferromagnetically ordered with a
pronounced in-plane anisotropy
Towards a standard jet definition
In a simulated measurement of the -boson mass, evaluation of Fisher's
information shows the optimal jet definition to be physically equivalent to the
algorithm while being much faster at large multiplicities.Comment: version to appear in Phys. Rev. Lett., 4 page
Controlling Physical Systems with Symmetries
Symmetry properties of the evolution equation and the state to be controlled
are shown to determine the basic features of the linear control of unstable
orbits. In particular, the selection of control parameters and their minimal
number are determined by the irreducible representations of the symmetry group
of the linearization about the orbit to be controlled. We use the general
results to demonstrate the effect of symmetry on the control of two sample
physical systems: a coupled map lattice and a particle in a symmetric
potential.Comment: 6 page
An algorithm for calculating the Lorentz angle in silicon detectors
Future experiments will use silicon sensors in the harsh radiation
environment of the LHC (Large Hadron Collider) and high magnetic fields. The
drift direction of the charge carriers is affected by the Lorentz force due to
the high magnetic field. Also the resulting radiation damage changes the
properties of the drift.
In this paper measurements of the Lorentz angle of electrons and holes before
and after irradiation are reviewed and compared with a simple algorithm to
compute the Lorentz angle.Comment: 13 pages, 7 figures, final version accepted by NIMA. Mainly
clarifications included and slightly shortene
Lie group analysis for multi-scale plasma dynamics
An application of approximate transformation groups to study dynamics of a
system with distinct time scales is discussed. The utilization of the
Krylov-Bogoliubov-Mitropolsky method of averaging to find solutions of the Lie
equations is considered. Physical illustrations from the plasma kinetic theory
demonstrate the potentialities of the suggested approach. Several examples of
invariant solutions for the system of the Vlasov-Maxwell equations for the
two-component (electron-ion) plasma are presented.Comment: Latex, 15 pages, 7 figure. This is an enlarged contribution to
Journal of Nonlinear Mathematical Physics v.18, Suppl. 1 (2011) p.163-175
with modest stylistic corrections introduced mainly in the third Sectio
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