122 research outputs found
A method to construct refracting profiles
We propose an original method for determining suitable refracting profiles
between two media to solve two related problems: to produce a given wave front
from a single point source after refraction at the refracting profile, and to
focus a given wave front in a fixed point. These profiles are obtained as
envelopes of specific families of Cartesian ovals. We study the singularities
of these profiles and give a method to construct them from the data of the
associated caustic.Comment: 12 pages, 5 figure
Topological Aspect of Knotted Vortex Filaments in Excitable Media
Scroll waves exist ubiquitously in three-dimensional excitable media. It's
rotation center can be regarded as a topological object called vortex filament.
In three-dimensional space, the vortex filaments usually form closed loops, and
even linked and knotted. In this letter, we give a rigorous topological
description of knotted vortex filaments. By using the -mapping
topological current theory, we rewrite the topological current form of the
charge density of vortex filaments and use this topological current we reveal
that the Hopf invariant of vortex filaments is just the sum of the linking and
self-linking numbers of the knotted vortex filaments. We think that the precise
expression of the Hopf invariant may imply a new topological constraint on
knotted vortex filaments.Comment: 4 pages, no figures, Accepted by Chin. Phys. Let
A zeta function approach to the relation between the numbers of symmetry planes and axes of a polytope
A derivation of the Ces\`aro-Fedorov relation from the Selberg trace formula
on an orbifolded 2-sphere is elaborated and extended to higher dimensions using
the known heat-kernel coefficients for manifolds with piecewise-linear
boundaries. Several results are obtained that relate the coefficients, ,
in the Shephard-Todd polynomial to the geometry of the fundamental domain. For
the 3-sphere we show that is given by the ratio of the volume of the
fundamental tetrahedron to its Schl\"afli reciprocal.Comment: Plain TeX, 26 pages (eqn. (86) corrected
Knotted Solitons in a Charged Two-Condensate Bose System
By making use of the decomposition of U(1) gauge potential theory and the
\phi mapping method, we propose that a charged two-condensate Bose system
possesses vortex lines and two classes of knotted solitons. The topological
charges of the vortex lines are characterized by the Hopf indices and the
Brower degrees of \phi-mapping, and the knotted solitons are described by the
nontrivial Hopf invariant and the BF action, respectively.Comment: 12 pages,0 figure
The branch processes of vortex filaments and Hopf Invariant Constraint on Scroll Wave
In this paper, by making use of Duan's topological current theory, the
evolution of the vortex filaments in excitable media is discussed in detail.
The vortex filaments are found generating or annihilating at the limit points
and encountering, splitting, or merging at the bifurcation points of a complex
function . It is also shown that the Hopf invariant of knotted
scroll wave filaments is preserved in the branch processes (splitting, merging,
or encountering) during the evolution of these knotted scroll wave filaments.
Furthermore, it also revealed that the "exclusion principle" in some chemical
media is just the special case of the Hopf invariant constraint, and during the
branch processes the "exclusion principle" is also protected by topology.Comment: 9 pages, 5 figure
Polymer transport in random flow
The dynamics of polymers in a random smooth flow is investigated in the
framework of the Hookean dumbbell model. The analytical expression of the
time-dependent probability density function of polymer elongation is derived
explicitly for a Gaussian, rapidly changing flow. When polymers are in the
coiled state the pdf reaches a stationary state characterized by power-law
tails both for small and large arguments compared to the equilibrium length.
The characteristic relaxation time is computed as a function of the Weissenberg
number. In the stretched state the pdf is unstationary and exhibits
multiscaling. Numerical simulations for the two-dimensional Navier-Stokes flow
confirm the relevance of theoretical results obtained for the delta-correlated
model.Comment: 28 pages, 6 figure
Interacting Preformed Cooper Pairs in Resonant Fermi Gases
We consider the normal phase of a strongly interacting Fermi gas, which can
have either an equal or an unequal number of atoms in its two accessible spin
states. Due to the unitarity-limited attractive interaction between particles
with different spin, noncondensed Cooper pairs are formed. The starting point
in treating preformed pairs is the Nozi\`{e}res-Schmitt-Rink (NSR) theory,
which approximates the pairs as being noninteracting. Here, we consider the
effects of the interactions between the Cooper pairs in a Wilsonian
renormalization-group scheme. Starting from the exact bosonic action for the
pairs, we calculate the Cooper-pair self-energy by combining the NSR formalism
with the Wilsonian approach. We compare our findings with the recent
experiments by Harikoshi {\it et al.} [Science {\bf 327}, 442 (2010)] and
Nascimb\`{e}ne {\it et al.} [Nature {\bf 463}, 1057 (2010)], and find very good
agreement. We also make predictions for the population-imbalanced case, that
can be tested in experiments.Comment: 10 pages, 6 figures, accepted version for PRA, discussion of the
imbalanced Fermi gas added, new figure and references adde
Synthesis and characterization of core-shell structure silica-coated Fe29.5Ni70.5 nanoparticles
In view of potential applications of magnetic particles in biomedicine and
electromagnetic devices, we made use of the classical Stober method
base-catalysed hydrolysis and condensation of tetraethoxysilane (TEOS) to
encapsulate FeNi nanoparticles within a silica shell. An original stirring
system under high power ultrasounds made possible to disperse the otherwise
agglomerated particles. Sonication guaranteed particles to remain dispersed
during the Stober synthesis and also improved the efficiency of the method. The
coated particles are characterized by electron microscopy (TEM) and
spectroscopy (EDX) showing a core-shell structure with a uniform layer of
silica. Silica-coating does not affect the core magnetic properties. Indeed,
all samples are ferromagnetic at 77 K and room temperature and the Curie point
remains unchanged. Only the coercive force shows an unexpected non-monotonous
dependence on silica layer thickness.Comment: Regular paper submited to international peer-reveiwed journa
Iron oxidation at low temperature (260–500 C) in air and the effect of water vapor
The oxidation of iron has been studied at low temperatures (between 260 and 500 C) in dry air or air with 2 vol% H2O, in the framework of research on dry corrosion of nuclear waste containers during long-term interim storage. Pure iron is regarded as a model material for low-alloyed steel. Oxidation tests were performed in a thermobalance (up to 250 h) or in a laboratory furnace (up to 1000 h). The oxide scales formed were characterized using SEM-EDX, TEM, XRD, SIMS and EBSD techniques. The parabolic rate constants deduced from microbalance experiments were found to be in good agreement with the few existing values of the literature. The presence of water vapor in air was found to strongly influence the transitory stages of the kinetics. The entire structure of the oxide scale was composed of an internal duplex magnetite scale made of columnar grains and an external hematite scale made of equiaxed grains. 18O tracer experiments performed at 400 C allowed to propose a growth mechanism of the scale
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