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Quaternionic approach to dual Magneto-hydrodynamics of dyonic cold plasma
The dual magneto-hydrodynamics of dyonic plasma describes the study of
electrodynamics equations along with the transport equations in the presence of
electrons and magnetic monopoles. In this paper, we formulate the quaternionic
dual fields equations, namely, the hydro-electric and hydro-magnetic fields
equations which are an analogous to the generalized Lamb vector field and
vorticity field equations of dyonic cold plasma fluid. Further, we derive the
quaternionic Dirac-Maxwell equations for dual magneto-hydrodynamics of dyonic
cold plasma. We also obtain the quaternionic dual continuity equations that
describe the transport of dyonic fluid. Finally, we establish an analogy of
Alfven wave equation which may generate from the flow of magnetic monopoles in
the dyonic field of cold plasma. The present quaternionic formulation for
dyonic cold plasma is well invariant under the duality, Lorentz and CPT
transformations.Comment: 20 pages, Revised versio
Density excitations of a harmonically trapped ideal gas
The dynamic structure factor of a harmonically trapped Bose gas has been
calculated well above the Bose-Einstein condensation temperature by treating
the gas cloud as a canonical ensemble of noninteracting classical particles.
The static structure factor is found to vanish as wavenumber squared in the
long-wavelength limit. We also incorporate a relaxation mechanism
phenomenologically by including a stochastic friction force to study the
dynamic structure factor. A significant temperature dependence of the
density-fluctuation spectra is found. The Debye-Waller factor has been
calculated for the trapped thermal cloud as function of wavenumber and of
particle number. A substantial difference is found between clouds of small and
large particle number
Strain-induced stabilization of Al functionalization in graphene oxide nanosheet for enhanced NH3 storage
Strain effects on the stabilization of Al ad-atom on graphene
oxide(GO)nanosheet as well as its implications for NH3 storage have been
investigated using first-principles calculations.The binding energy of Al
ad-atom on GO is found to be a false indicator of its stability.Tensile strain
is found to be very effective in stabilizing the Al ad-atom on GO.It
strengthens the C-O bonds through an enhanced charge transfer from C to O
atoms. Interestingly,C-O bond strength is found to be the correct index for
Al's stability.Optimally strained Al-functionalized GO binds up to 6 NH3
molecules,while it binds no NH3 molecule in unstrained condition.Comment: 11 pages, 3 figures, 4 tables, Applied Physics Letters (Under Review
Analysis of the electromagnetic scattering from an inlet geometry with lossy walls
One of the primary goals is to develop an approximate but sufficiently accurate analysis for the problem of electromagnetic (EM) plane wave scattering by an open ended, perfectly-conducting, semi-infinite hollow circular waveguide (or duct) with a thin, uniform layer of lossy or absorbing material on its inner wall, and with a simple termination inside. The less difficult but useful problem of the EM scattering by a two-dimensional (2-D), semi-infinite parallel plate waveguide with an impedance boundary condition on the inner walls was chosen initially for analysis. The impedance boundary condition in this problem serves to model a thin layer of lossy dielectric/ferrite coating on the otherwise perfectly-conducting interior waveguide walls. An approximate but efficient and accurate ray solution was obtained recently. That solution is presently being extended to the case of a moderately thick dielectric/ferrite coating on the walls so as to be valid for situations where the impedance boundary condition may not remain sufficiently accurate
A Comparative Study of Antarctic Arctic and Himalayan Ice
Arctic, Antarctic and inaccessible lofty regions of Himalayas,which are geographically diverse areas and have been a constant source of inspiration, envisages a challenging field of study 'by early adventurers and scientists of the world. Characteristics of ice obtained at Arctic and Antarctic do not possess similar properties. Even thesalient properties of snow and ice of western and central Himalayas vary due to its differing free water content. A study has been carriedout based on recent Antarctic Expedition by Indian scientists and the data gathered along litha-tectonic regions of Himalayas and their characteristics have been compared, wkich brings out stratigraphic and metamorphic characteristics of the ice and snow. In the present paper,an analysis of the ice and snow properties of Arctic, Antarctic and Himalayan regions has been presented
Synthesis of Nano-Crystalline Ceramic powders by Chemical Process
Several processes were developed by our research group to synthesise nanocrystalline ceramic materials. Amongst them, the im,estigation of the new, simple and versatile technique to generate ultra fine powders of advanced
ceramic oxides using a chemical pyrophoric reaction and sot-gel techniques are noteworthy. In the solution comb-ustion technique, the role of pH on the morphology of the synthesised powder was attributedto the redox reaction.
These pyrophoricallp generated precursors could also be utilised to synthesise nano-crystalline aluminium nitride powders at low temperatures using carbotherntic process. An economically feasible alkoxide based solgel process for the production of high purity nano-crystalline alumina
powders was established and several subsequent processes to generate nanospheres to micro spheres were investi-gated. This increased the potential of these high pure nano-crystalline spherical alumina powders for practical
applications in spray coating on industrial components, fabrication of envelope for sodium vapour lamp, hip joints and IC substrate
Competition between antiferromagnetism and superconductivity, electron-hole doping asymmetry and "Fermi Surface" topology in cuprates
We investigate the asymmetry between electron and hole doping in a 2D Mott
insulator, and the resulting competition between antiferromagnetism (AF) and
d-wave superconductivity (SC), using variational Monte Carlo for projected wave
functions. We find that key features of the T = 0 phase diagram, such as
critical doping for SC-AF coexistence and the maximum value of the SC order
parameter, are determined by a single parameter which characterises the
topology of the "Fermi surface" at half filling defined by the bare
tight-binding parameters. Our results give insight into why AF wins for
electron doping, while SC is dominant on the hole doped side. We also suggest
using band structure engineering to control the parameter for enhancing SC.Comment: 4 pages, 4 figure
Intermodal entanglement in Raman processes
The operator solution of a completely quantum mechanical Hamiltonian of the
Raman processes is used here to investigate the possibility of obtaining
intermodal entanglement between different modes involved in the Raman processes
(e.g. pump mode, Stokes mode, vibration (phonon) mode and anti-Stokes mode).
Intermodal entanglement is reported between a) pump mode and anti-Stokes mode,
b) pump mode and vibration (phonon) mode c) Stokes mode and vibration phonon
mode, d) Stokes mode and anti-stokes mode in the stimulated Raman processes for
the variation of the phase angle of complex eigenvalue of pump
mode . Some incidents of intermodal entanglement in the spontaneous and the
partially spontaneous Raman processes are also reported. Further it is shown
that the specific choice of coupling constants may produce genuine entanglement
among Stokes mode, anti-Stokes mode and vibration-phonon mode. It is also shown
that the two mode entanglement not identified by Duan's criterion may be
identified by Hillery-Zubairy criteria. It is further shown that intermodal
entanglement, intermodal antibunching and intermodal squeezing are independent
phenomena.Comment: 11 pages, 4 figure
Design of Blast Resistant Structure
A shock blast resistant structure designed, developed and experimentally evaluated by the authors is described. We structure, capable of with standing dynamic loading (12 psi and a static pressure of 1.5 m earth cover) due to blast or any other explosion, also gives protection against radiation, chemical and thermal hazards. Some results and details of analysis and experimentation are presented
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