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Chandrasekhar equations for infinite dimensional systems
Chandrasekhar equations are derived for linear time invariant systems defined on Hilbert spaces using a functional analytic technique. An important consequence of this is that the solution to the evolutional Riccati equation is strongly differentiable in time and one can define a strong solution of the Riccati differential equation. A detailed discussion on the linear quadratic optimal control problem for hereditary differential systems is also included
A Canonical Ensemble Approach to the Fermion/Boson Random Point Processes and its Applications
We introduce the boson and the fermion point processes from the elementary
quantum mechanical point of view. That is, we consider quantum statistical
mechanics of canonical ensemble for a fixed number of particles which obey
Bose-Einstein, Fermi-Dirac statistics, respectively, in a finite volume.
Focusing on the distribution of positions of the particles, we have point
processes of the fixed number of points in a bounded domain. By taking the
thermodynamic limit such that the particle density converges to a finite value,
the boson/fermion processes are obtained. This argument is a realization of the
equivalence of ensembles, since resulting processes are considered to describe
a grand canonical ensemble of points. Random point processes corresponding to
para-particles of order two are discussed as an application of the formulation.
A statistics of a system of composite particles at zero temperature are also
considered as a model of determinantal random point processes.Comment: 26pages, Some typos are corrected, to be published in Commun. Math.
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Legendre-Tau approximations for functional differential equations
The numerical approximation of solutions to linear functional differential equations are considered using the so called Legendre tau method. The functional differential equation is first reformulated as a partial differential equation with a nonlocal boundary condition involving time differentiation. The approximate solution is then represented as a truncated Legendre series with time varying coefficients which satisfy a certain system of ordinary differential equations. The method is very easy to code and yields very accurate approximations. Convergence is established, various numerical examples are presented, and comparison between the latter and cubic spline approximations is made
Legendre-tau approximation for functional differential equations. Part 2: The linear quadratic optimal control problem
The numerical scheme based on the Legendre-tau approximation is proposed to approximate the feedback solution to the linear quadratic optimal control problem for hereditary differential systems. The convergence property is established using Trotter ideas. The method yields very good approximations at low orders and provides an approximation technique for computing closed-loop eigenvalues of the feedback system. A comparison with existing methods (based on averaging and spline approximations) is made
Preparation of linear hydroxy substituted polyphosphazenes
The synthesis of partially hydroxy-substituted phosphazene prepolymers amenable to processing into cellular, flexible polyurethane foams was investigated. Factors determined include (1) the environment of the hydroxyl group; (2) the ease of the hexachlorocyclotriphosphazene polymerization; (3) the nature of the nonreactive substituents; and (4) the mode of introduction of the hydroxyl entity. The specific approaches taken, the rationale of the selections made, and the results are discussed
Preparation of perfluorinated 1,2,4-oxadiazoles
Fluorinated alkyl or alkylether 1,2,4 oxadiazole compounds are prepared by cyclizing the corresponding alkyl or alkylether imidoyl amidoximes in vacuo or in an inert atmosphere at a temperature within the range of 40 C to 100 C. for a period of 8 to 144 hours in the presence of an acid compound which can accept ammonia to form a salt. The imidoyl amidoximes usable in this process are either polymeric or nonpolymeric. The products, when polymeric, have excellent heat, chemical and solvent resistance
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