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Uniform attractors for a phase-field model with memory and quadratic nonlinearity
A phase-field system with memory which describes the evolution of both the temperature variation and the phase variable is considered. This thermodynamically consistent model is based on a linear heat conduction law of Coleman-Gurtin type. Moreover, the internal energy linearly depends both on the present value of and on its past history, while the dependence on is represented through a function with quadratic nonlinearity. A Cauchy-Neumann initial and boundary value problem associated with the evolution system is then formulated in a history space setting. This problem is shown to generate a non-autonomous dynamical system which possesses a uniform attractor. In the autonomous case, the attractor has finite Hausdorff and fractal dimensions whenever the internal energy linearly depends on
Cahn-Hilliard equations with memory and dynamic boundary conditions
We consider a modified Cahn\u2013Hiliard equation where the velocity of the order parameter u depends on the past history of \u394\u3bc, \u3bc being the chemical potential with an additional viscous term \u3b1ut, \u3b1 650. This type of equation has been proposed by P. Galenko et al. to model phase separation phenomena in special materials (e.g., glasses). In addition, the usual no-flux boundary condition for u is replaced by a nonlinear dynamic boundary condition which accounts for possible interactions with the boundary. The resulting boundary value problem is subject to suitable initial conditions and is reformulated in the so-called past history space. Existence of a variational solution is obtained. Then, in the case \u3b1>0, we can also prove uniqueness and construct a strongly continuous semigroup acting on a suitable phase space. We show that the corresponding dynamical system has a (smooth) global attractor as well as an exponential attractor. In the case \u3b1=0, we only establish the existence of a trajectory attractor
Granular Rheology in Zero Gravity
We present an experimental investigation on the rheological behavior of model
granular media made of nearly elastic spherical particles. The experiments are
performed in a cylindrical Couette geometry and the experimental device is
placed inside an airplane undergoing parabolic flights to cancel the effect of
gravity. The corresponding curves, shear stress versus shear rate, are
presented and a comparison with existing theories is proposed. The quadratic
dependence on the shear rate is clearly shown and the behavior as a function of
the solid volume fraction of particles exhibits a power law function. It is
shown that theoretical predictions overestimate the experiments. We observe, at
intermediate volume fractions, the formation of rings of particles regularly
spaced along the height of the cell. The differences observed between
experimental results and theoretical predictions are discussed and related to
the structures formed in the granular medium submitted to the external shear.Comment: 10 pages, 6 figures to be published in Journal of Physics : Condensed
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Trajectory attractors for the Sun-Liu model for nematic liquid crystals in 3D
In this paper we prove the existence of a trajectory attractor (in the sense
of V.V. Chepyzhov and M.I. Vishik) for a nonlinear PDE system coming from a 3D
liquid crystal model accounting for stretching effects. The system couples a
nonlinear evolution equation for the director d (introduced in order to
describe the preferred orientation of the molecules) with an incompressible
Navier-Stokes equation for the evolution of the velocity field u. The technique
is based on the introduction of a suitable trajectory space and of a metric
accounting for the double-well type nonlinearity contained in the director
equation. Finally, a dissipative estimate is obtained by using a proper
integrated energy inequality. Both the cases of (homogeneous) Neumann and
(non-homogeneous) Dirichlet boundary conditions for d are considered.Comment: 32 page
Computing Matveev's complexity via crystallization theory: the boundary case
The notion of Gem-Matveev complexity has been introduced within
crystallization theory, as a combinatorial method to estimate Matveev's
complexity of closed 3-manifolds; it yielded upper bounds for interesting
classes of such manifolds. In this paper we extend the definition to the case
of non-empty boundary and prove that for each compact irreducible and
boundary-irreducible 3-manifold it coincides with the modified Heegaard
complexity introduced by Cattabriga, Mulazzani and Vesnin. Moreover, via
Gem-Matveev complexity, we obtain an estimation of Matveev's complexity for all
Seifert 3-manifolds with base and two exceptional fibers and,
therefore, for all torus knot complements.Comment: 27 pages, 14 figure
Consteel© EAF and conventional EAF: a comparison in maintenance practices
The present paper highlights the main differences between Consteel® and conventional EAF technologiesregarding scheduled and unscheduled maintenance practices. The study has been made on the basis of datacollected in plants with high maintenance standards and more than 10 years of operational experience.These data have been analyzed and organized in a comparison table where they have been associated with therelevant maintenance costs. The comparison shows that the Consteel® technology achieves a significantreduction in the overall maintenance costs compared to a conventional EAF
Poster: Continual Network Learning
We make a case for in-network Continual Learning as a solution for seamless adaptation to evolving network conditions without forgetting past experiences. We propose implementing Active Learning-based selective data filtering in the data plane, allowing for data-efficient continual updates. We explore relevant challenges and propose future research directions
Granular Elasticity without the Coulomb Condition
An self-contained elastic theory is derived which accounts both for
mechanical yield and shear-induced volume dilatancy. Its two essential
ingredients are thermodynamic instability and the dependence of the elastic
moduli on compression.Comment: 4pages, 2 figure
IR spectroscopic characterization of tetrabasic lead sulphate
The knowledge of the physicochemical properties of the basic lead sulphates is of great interest from the point of view of the technology of lead-acid batteries.Facultad de Ciencias Exacta
Longtime behavior of nonlocal Cahn-Hilliard equations
Here we consider the nonlocal Cahn-Hilliard equation with constant mobility
in a bounded domain. We prove that the associated dynamical system has an
exponential attractor, provided that the potential is regular. In order to do
that a crucial step is showing the eventual boundedness of the order parameter
uniformly with respect to the initial datum. This is obtained through an
Alikakos-Moser type argument. We establish a similar result for the viscous
nonlocal Cahn-Hilliard equation with singular (e.g., logarithmic) potential. In
this case the validity of the so-called separation property is crucial. We also
discuss the convergence of a solution to a single stationary state. The
separation property in the nonviscous case is known to hold when the mobility
degenerates at the pure phases in a proper way and the potential is of
logarithmic type. Thus, the existence of an exponential attractor can be proven
in this case as well
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