A theory of strongly orthotropic continuum mechanics

This paper presents a theory of continuum mechanics for strongly orthotropic materials that proposes a more informative asymmetric strain and rotation tensor. The infinitesimal strain tensor and, likewise, Green-Lagrange strains avoid rotational sensitivity by the use of effective shear strain averaging. The linear formulation of the proposed non-symmetric strain tensor field instead differentiates planar shear strains based on principal material direction and mechanical properties – adding determinacy to the otherwise geometric problem. The separation of in-plane shears also allows the formulation of a first order rotation tensor that gives change in principal property direction when applied to orthotropic materials – which is a new interpretation of rigid body rotation. Subsequent to the theory, a new extended Mohr’s plot and compliance tensor are presented. It is demonstrated in a numerical example that application of the proposed tensors yields the best solution when compared with an analytical model and three conventional solvers for a finite shear deformation

7.960 MC/S Observations of Radio Sources in the Sydney Catalogue

During March and September 1960, observations were made with the Caltech interferometer of 739 sources listed in the two catalogues of Mills, Slee and Hill^1,^2. The primary purpose of the investigation was to provide this observatory with a 960 Mc/s "finding list" for future measurements of source sizes and precise positions. The area covered in these observations was: 0: -50° to -20° a: 17 to 5 hours o: -20° to +10° a: O to 24 hours. In general, the observations were restricted to sources in the MSH catalogues whose flux density at 86 Mc/s was greater than 15 x l0^(-26) watts m^-2 (c/s)^-l. All sources down to this level were examined with the exception of those in the region 18h to 24h, between o^o and -10° . Most sources were observed near transit for at least four or five minutes at the position given in the Sydney catalogues. This allowed us to observe one 10-degree declination zone each night. The flux density of each source was measured relative to the standard source Hydra A ( 09-14), which was observed each night when possible. When Hydra A was not available, 22-11 was used as a secondary calibrator. All observations were made at night to avoid effects of solar radiation

MOJAVE: Monitoring of Jets in AGN with VLBA Experiments. VII. Blazar Jet Acceleration

We discuss acceleration measurements for a large sample of extragalactic radio jets from the MOJAVE program which studies the parsec-scale jet structure and kinematics of a complete, flux-density-limited sample of Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN). Accelerations are measured from the apparent motion of individual jet features or "components" which may represent patterns in the jet flow. We find that significant accelerations are common both parallel and perpendicular to the observed component velocities. Parallel accelerations, representing changes in apparent speed, are generally larger than perpendicular acceleration that represent changes in apparent direction. The trend for larger parallel accelerations indicates that a significant fraction of these changes in apparent speed are due to changes in intrinsic speed of the component rather than changes in direction to the line of sight. We find an overall tendency for components with increasing apparent speed to be closer to the base of their jets than components with decreasing apparent speed. This suggests a link between the observed pattern motions and the underlying flow which, in some cases, may increase in speed close to the base and decrease in speed further out; however, common hydro-dynamical processes for propagating shocks may also play a role. About half of the components show "non-radial" motion, or a misalignment between the component's structural position angle and its velocity direction, and these misalignments generally better align the component motion with the downstream emission. Perpendicular accelerations are closely linked with non-radial motion. When observed together, perpendicular accelerations are usually in the correct direction to have caused the observed misalignment.Comment: 17 pages, 11 figures, 1 table, accepted by the Astrophysical Journa

The milliarcsecond-scale jet of PKS 0735+178 during quiescence

We present polarimetric 5 GHz to 43 GHz VLBI observations of the BL Lacertae object PKS 0735+178, spanning March 1996 to May 2000. Comparison with previous and later observations suggests that the overall kinematic and structural properties of the jet are greatly influenced by its activity. Time intervals of enhanced activity, as reported before 1993 and after 2000 by other studies, are followed by highly superluminal motion along a rectilinear jet. In contrast the less active state in which we performed our observations, shows subluminal or slow superluminal jet features propagating through a twisted jet with two sharp bends of about 90 deg. within the innermost three-milliarcsecond jet structure. Proper motion estimates from the data presented here allow us to constrain the jet viewing angle to values < 9 deg., and the bulk Lorentz factor to be between 2 and 4.Comment: 11 pages, 12 figures. Accepted for publication in A&

The Point of Origin of the Radio Radiation from the Unresolved Cores of Radio-Loud Quasars

Locating the exact point of origin of the core radiation in active galactic nuclei (AGN) would represent important progress in our understanding of physical processes in the central engine of these objects. However, due to our inability to resolve the region containing both the central compact object and the jet base, this has so far been difficult. Here, using an analysis in which the lack of resolution does not play a significant role, we demonstrate that it may be impossible even in most radio loud sources for more than a small percentage of the core radiation at radio wavelengths to come from the jet base. We find for 3C279 that $\sim85$ percent of the core flux at 15 GHz must come from a separate, reasonably stable, region that is not part of the jet base, and that then likely radiates at least quasi-isotropically and is centered on the black hole. The long-term stability of this component also suggests that it may originate in a region that extends over many Schwarzschild radii.Comment: 7 pages with 3 figures, accepted for publication in Astrophysics and Space Scienc

Variability and Velocity of Superluminal Sources

We investigate the relation between the Doppler factor determined from variations in total flux at 22 and 37 GHz, and the apparent transverse velocity determined from VLBA observations at 2 cm. The data are consistent with the relativistic beaming theory for compact radio sources, in that the distribution of beta_{app}/delta_{var}, for 30 quasars, is roughly consistent with a Monte Carlo simulation. The intrinsic temperature appears to be ~2x10^{10} K, close to the "equipartition value" calculated by Readhead (1994). We deduce the distribution of Lorentz factors for a group of 48 sources; the values range up to about gamma=40.Comment: To be published in "Radio Astronomy at the Fringe", ASP Conf. Ser. Vol. 300, J. A. Zensus, M. H. Cohen, & E. Ros (eds.), 8 pages, 3 figures, needs rafringe.st

Kinematics of parsec-scale structures in AGN: the 2cm VLBA Survey

We are investigating the kinematics of jets in active galactic nuclei on parsec scales by studying a representative population of sources. This study is being carried out using the Very Long Baseline Array at 15 GHz, with more than 800 images taken since 1994. In this contribution we present an overview of the diversity of kinematics for a complete sample of sources.Comment: Proceedings of the 6th European VLBI Network Symposium, Ros E., Porcas R.W., Lobanov, A.P., & Zensus, J.A. (eds), MPIfR, Bonn, Germany. 2 pages, 3 figures, needs evn2002.cls style fil

Avaliação do comportamento da regeneração natural em duas subtipologias de Floresta Ombrófila Mista.

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