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    Approximation of linear functionals using an hp-adaptive discontinuous Galerkin finite element method

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    We consider the problem of computing a linear functional of the solution of an elliptic partial differential equation to within a given tolerance. We drive an a posteriori error bound for the linear functional and use this as the basis of an hp-adaptive discontinuous Galerkin finite element algorithm to deliver the functional to within a prescribed error tolerance

    Application of hpDGFEM to mechanisms at channel microband electrodes

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    We extend our earlier work (Harriman et al., Oxford University Computing Laboratory Technical Report NA04/19) on hp-DGFEM for disc electrodes to the case of reaction mechanisms to the increasingly popular channel microband electrode configuration. We present results for the simple E reaction mechanism (convection-diffusion equation), for the ECE and EC2E reaction mechanisms (linear and nonlinear systems of reaction-convection- diffusion equations, respectively) and for the DISP1 and DISP2 reaction mechanisms (linear and nonlinear coupled systems of reaction-convection-diffusion equations, respectively). In all cases we demonstrate excellent agreement with previous results using relatively coarse meshes and without the need for streamline-diffusion stabilisation, even at high flow rates

    Adaptive Finite Element Simulation of Steady State Currents at Microdisc Electrodes to a Guaranteed Accuracy

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    We consider the general problem of numerical simulation of the currents at microelectrodes using an adaptive finite element approach. Microelectrodes typically consist of an electrode embedded (or recessed) in an insulating material. For all such electrodes, numerical simulation is made difficult by the presence of a boundary singularity at the electrode edge (where the electrode meets the insulator), manifested by the large increase in the current density at this point, often referred to as the "edge-effect". Our approach to overcoming this problem involves the derivation of an a posteriori bound on the error in the numerical approximation for the current which can be used to drive an adaptive mesh-generation algorithm. This allows us to calculate the current to within a prescribed tolerance. Here we demonstrate the power of the method for a simple model problem -- an E reaction mechanism at a microdisc electrode -- for which the analytical solution is known, then we extend the work to the case of a (pseudo) first order EC' reaction mechanism at both an inlaid and a recessed disc

    A study of the catalogues of schools of nursing in New England

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    Thesis (M.S.)--Boston University, 1947. This item was digitized by the Internet Archive

    Adaptive Finite Element Simulation of Currents at Microelectrodes to a Guaranteed Accuracy. Application to Channel Microband Electrodes.

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    We extend our earlier work (see K. Harriman et al., Technical Report NA99/19) on adaptive finite element methods for disc electrodes to the case of reaction mechanisms to the increasingly popular channel microband electrode configuration. We use the standard Galerkin finite element method for the diffusion-dominated (low-flow) case, and the streamline diffusion finite element method for the convection-dominated (high-flow) case. We first consider the simple E reaction mechanism (convection-diffusion equation) and we demonstrate excellent agreement with previous approximate analytical results across the range of parameters of interest, on comparatively coarse meshes. We then consider ECE and EC2E reaction mechanisms (linear and nonlinear systems of reaction-convection-diffusion equations, respectively); again we are able to demonstrate excellent agreement with previous results.\ud \ud The authors are pleased to acknowledge the financial support of the following organisations: a research studentship for KH; a Career Development Fellowship from the Medical Research Council for DJG, which has allowed them to undertake this research

    A density matrix approach to multiconfiguration calculations

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    Determination of density matrix components for multiconfiguration wave functions and Hamiltonian interaction matrice

    Measurements of strongly-anisotropic g-factors for spins in single quantum states

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    We have measured the full angular dependence, as a function of the direction of magnetic field, for the Zeeman splitting of individual energy states in copper nanoparticles. The g-factors for spin splitting are highly anisotropic, with angular variations as large as a factor of five. The angular dependence fits well to ellipsoids. Both the principal-axis directions and g-factor magnitudes vary between different energy levels within one nanoparticle. The variations agree quantitatively with random-matrix theory predictions which incorporate spin-orbit coupling.Comment: 4 pages, 3 figures, 2 in colo

    That\u27s The Kind Of A Baby For Me

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    We\u27ll Do Our Share : While You\u27re Over There

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    I Wonder What They\u27re Doing Tonight : Your Girl And Mine

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