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Revealing frame dynamics through comparing associative fields in diachrony
The article shows that the changes of an associative field in diachrony can somewhat schematically, but quite accurately reflect the dynamics of the corresponding frame over time. The undertaken comparative analysis of associative fields of stimuli ‘napitok’ (drink) and ‘pit’yo’ (drink(ing)) - as of 1988-1997 (the data of “Russian associative dictionary”) and 2013-2014 (the results of the author experiment) - helps to develop the model of the frame “drink” - to the extent of slots actualized through associative reactions - and reveals some changes in its structure. Ascertained dynamics implies variation in the relevancy of almost all slots. The revealed trends also reflect some harmonization of this frame with its Western analoguesye
Soliton Propagation in Chains with Simple Nonlocal Defects
We study the propagation of solitons on complex chains built by inserting
finite graphs at two sites of an unbranched chain. We compare numerical
findings with the results of an analytical linear approximation scheme
describing the interaction of large-fast solitons with non-local topological
defects on a chain. We show that the transmission properties of the solitons
strongly depend on the structure of the inserted graph, giving a tool to
control the soliton propagation through the choice of pertinent graphs to be
attached to the chain.Comment: Published in the special issue of Physica D from a conference on
'Nonlinear Physics: Condensed Matter, Dynamical Systems and Biophysics' held
in honour of Serge Aubr
Properties and nature of Be stars: 29. Orbital and long-term spectral variations of \gamma\ Cassiopei\ae
A detailed analysis of more than 800 electronic high-resolution spectra of
gamma Cas, which were obtained during a time interval of over 6000 days (16.84
yrs) at several observatories, documents the smooth variations in the density
and/or extend of its circumstellar envelope. We found a clear anticorrelation
between the peak intensity and FWHM of the H alpha emission, which seems to
agree with recent models of such emission lines. The main result of this study
is a confirmation of the binary nature of the object, determination of a
reliable linear ephemeris T_{min.RV} = HJD (2452081.90.6) +
(203.520.08)*E, and a rather definitive set of orbital elements. We
clearly demonstrated that the orbit is circular within the limits of accuracy
of our measurements and has a semi-amplitude of radial-velocity curve of
4.300.09 (km/s). No trace of the low-mass secondary was found. The time
distribution of our spectra does not allow a reliable investigation of rapid
spectral variations, which are undoubtedly present in the spectra. We postpone
this investigation for a future study, based on series of dedicated whole-night
spectral observations
Time-dependent spectral-feature variations of stars displaying the B[e] phenomenon; I. V2028 Cyg
We present results of nearly six years of spectroscopic observations of the
B[e] star V2028 Cyg. The presence of the cold-type absorption lines combined
with a hot-type spectrum indicate the binarity of this object. Since B[e] stars
are embedded in an extended envelope, the usage of common stellar atmosphere
models for the analysis is quite inappropriate. Therefore, we focus on the
analysis of the long-term spectral line variations in order to determine the
nature of this object. We present the time dependences of the equivalent width
and radial velocities of the H alpha line, [O I] 6300 A, Fe II 6427, 6433, and
6456 A lines. The bisector variations and line intensities are shown for the H
alpha line. The radial velocities are also measured for the absorption lines of
the K component. No periodic variation is found. The observed data show
correlations between the measured quantities, which can be used in future
modelling
All-optical switching and multistability in photonic structures with liquid crystal defects
We demonstrate that one-dimensional photonic crystals with pure nematic
liquid-crystal defects can operate as all-optical switching devices based on
optical orientational nonlinearities of liquid crystals. We show that such a
periodic structure is responsible for a modulated threshold of the optical
Fr\'eedericksz transition in the spectral domain, and this leads to all-optical
switching and light-induced multistability. This effect has no quasi-statics
electric field analogue, and it results from nonlinear coupling between light
and a defect mode.Comment: 4 pages, 3 figure
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