132 research outputs found
Kinetic Energy Transport in Rayleigh--B\'enard Convection
The kinetic energy balance in Rayleigh--B\'{e}nard convection is investigated
for the Prandtl number range and for fixed Rayleigh number
. The kinetic energy balance is divided into a dissipation, a
production and a flux term. We discuss profiles of all terms and find that the
different contributions to the energy balance can be spatially separated into
regions where kinetic energy is produced and where kinetic energy is
dissipated. Analysing the Prandtl number dependence of the kinetic energy
balance, we show that the height-dependence of the mean viscous dissipation is
closely related to the flux of kinetic energy. We show that the flux of kinetic
energy can be divided into four additive contributions, each representing a
different elementary physical process (advection, buoyancy, normal viscous
stresses and viscous shear stresses). The behaviour of these individual flux
contributions is found to be surprisingly rich and exhibits a pronounced
Prandtl number dependence. Different flux contributions dominate the kinetic
energy transport at different depth, such that a comprehensive discussion
requires a decomposition of the domain into a considerable number of
sub-layers. On a less detailed level, our results reveal that advective kinetic
energy fluxes play a key role in balancing the near-wall dissipation at low
Prandtl number, whereas normal viscous stresses are particularly important at
high Prandtl number. Finally, our work reveals that classical velocity boundary
layers are deeply connected to the kinetic energy transport, but fail to
correctly represent regions of enhanced viscous dissipation
Dissipation Layers in Rayleigh-B\'{e}nard Convection: A Unifying View
Boundary layers play an important role in controlling convective heat
transfer. Their nature varies considerably between different application areas
characterized by different boundary conditions, which hampers a uniform
treatment. Here, we argue that, independent from boundary conditions,
systematic dissipation measurements in Rayleigh-B\'enard convection capture the
relevant near-wall structures. By means of direct numerical simulations with
varying Prandtl numbers, we demonstrate that such dissipation layers share
central characteristics with classical boundary layers, but, in contrast to the
latter, can be extended naturally to arbitrary boundary conditions. We validate
our approach by explaining differences in scaling behavior observed for no-slip
and stress-free boundaries, thus paving the way to an extension of scaling
theories developed for laboratory convection to a broad class of natural
systems
The Hofstadter Energy Spectrum for an Interacting 2DEG
We study the effects of the Coulomb interactions between electrons on the
Hofstadter butterfly, which characterizes the subband structure of the Landau
levels of a two-dimensional electron gas in a perpendicular homogeneous
magnetic field and a periodic lateral superlattice potential. The interactions
essentially preserve the intricate gap structure of the Hofstadter spectra, but
with a lower symmetry that depends on the filling of the Landau bands. For
short enough periods and strong enough modulation the miniband structure can be
resolved in the thermodynamic density of states.Comment: LaTeX 4 pages with 3 PostScript figures, Contribution to EP2DSXI
Nottingham August 95 to appear in Surface Scienc
O homem e a estética pessoal
Orientador: Marchetti, Renato ZancanMonografia (Especialização) - Universidade Federal do Paraná, Setor de Ciências Sociais Aplicadas, Curso de Especialização em Marketing Empresaria
O ensino da natação para pessoas portadoras da Síndrome de Down
Orientador: Elizabeth Maria de Almeida TezzaMonografia (licenciatura) - Universidade Federal do Paraná. Setor de Ciências Biológicas. Curso de Educação Física
The tolerable windows approach: Theoretical and methodological foundations
The tolerable windows (TW) approach is presented as a novel scheme for integrated assessment of climate change. The TW approach is based on the specification of a set of guardrails for climate evolution which refer to various climate-related attributes. These constraints, which define what we call tolerable windows, can be purely systemic in nature - like critical thresholds for the North Atlantic Deep Water formation - or of a normative type - like minimum standards for per-capita food production worldwide. Starting from this catalogue of knock-out criteria and using appropriate modeling techniques, those policy strategies which are compatible with all the constraints specified are sought to be identified. In addition to the discussion of the basic elements and the general theory of the TW approach, a modeling exercise is carried out, based on simple models and assumptions adopted from the German Advisory Council on Global Change (WBGU). The analysis shows that if the global mean temperature is restricted to 2 degrees C beyond the preindustrial level, the cumulative emissions of CO2 are asymptotically limited to about 1550 Gt C. Yet the temporal distribution of these emissions is also determined by the climate and socio-economic constraints: using, for example, a maximal tolerable rate of temperature change of 0.2 degrees C/ dec and a smoothly varying emissions profile, we obtain the maximal cumulative emissions, amounting to 370 Gt C in 2050 and 585 Gt C in 2100
Schrumpfung und Urban Sprawl - analytische und planerische Problemstellungen
Das vorliegende UFZ-Diskussionspapier ist die Dokumentation des Workshops Schrumpfung und Urban Sprawl, der am 3. November 2003 am UFZ stattfand. Es führt damit eine Diskussions- und Forschungslinie fort, die in den 1990er Jahren durch Forscher und Praktiker aus unterschiedlichen Einrichtungen der Region Halle-Leipzig begründet wurde. Im Arbeitskreis Suburbanisierung wurden unter Koordination des UFZ disziplinäre Zugänge und praktische Erfahrungen zusammengeführt und daraus Handlungsempfehlungen abgeleitet. Zwischenzeitlich hat der Suburbanisierungsdruck, der noch Ende der 1990er Jahre konstatiert wurde, deutlich abgenommen nicht nur in der Region, sondern in ganz Ostdeutschland. Nichtsdestoweniger ist Suburbanisierung ein zentraler Gegenstand von raumbezogener Politik und räumlicher Planung geblieben und hat im Zusammenhang mit dem Thema Stadtumbau neue Relevanz gewonnen. So ist davon auszugehen, dass auch in der Region Halle-Leipzig die intensive Beschäftigung mit dem Problem der Suburbanisierung anhalten wird allerdings unter veränderten Vorzeichen. Im Mittelpunkt steht nunmehr die Frage, welche Anforderungen sich aus der Situation von demographischer und städtischer Schrumpfung für die wissenschaftliche und praktische Auseinandersetzung mit Suburbanisierung ergeben. So gilt es, unter anderem, zu klären, ob sich die Richtung von Sprawl unter Schrumpfungsbedingungen umkehrt, ob das Zusammenspiel von Schrumpfung und Sprawl zu einer neuen Stadtstruktur führt oder ob sich durch diese spezifische Situation die Segregationsmuster verändern. Auf dem Workshop selbst wurden vor allem die Möglichkeiten der Steuerung von Suburbanisierung bzw. Sprawl unter Schrumpfungsbedingungen behandelt. Dazu wurden Überlegungen und Ergebnisse, die im EU-Projekt URBS PANDENS am Fallbeispiel Leipzig gewonnen wurden, vorgestellt, diskutiert und mit Erfahrungen aus der Praxis bzw. aus einer anderen Region konfrontiert. Neben der empirischen Analyse spielt dabei ein im Rahmen von URBS PANDENS entwickeltes qualitatives Modell des Urban Sprawl eine zentrale Rolle. --
Manifestation of the Hofstadter butterfly in far-infrared absorption
The far-infrared absorption of a two-dimensional electron gas with a
square-lattice modulation in a perpendicular constant magnetic field is
calculated self-consistently within the Hartree approximation. For strong
modulation and short period we obtain intra- and intersubband magnetoplasmon
modes reflecting the subbands of the Hofstadter butterfly in two or more Landau
bands. The character of the absorption and the correlation of the peaks to the
number of flux quanta through each unit cell of the periodic potential depends
strongly on the location of the chemical potential with respect to the
subbands, or what is the same, on the density of electrons in the system.Comment: RevTeX file + 4 postscript figures, to be published Phys. Rev. B
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The possibility of a metal insulator transition in antidot arrays induced by an external driving
It is shown that a family of models associated with the kicked Harper model
is relevant for cyclotron resonance experiments in an antidot array. For this
purpose a simplified model for electronic motion in a related model system in
presence of a magnetic field and an AC electric field is developed. In the
limit of strong magnetic field it reduces to a model similar to the kicked
Harper model. This model is studied numerically and is found to be extremely
sensitive to the strength of the electric field. In particular, as the strength
of the electric field is varied a metal -- insulator transition may be found.
The experimental conditions required for this transition are discussed.Comment: 6 files: kharp.tex, fig1.ps fig2.ps fi3.ps fig4.ps fig5.p
Gauss map and Lyapunov exponents of interacting particles in a billiard
We show that the Lyapunov exponent (LE) of periodic orbits with Lebesgue
measure zero from the Gauss map can be used to determine the main qualitative
behavior of the LE of a Hamiltonian system. The Hamiltonian system is a
one-dimensional box with two particles interacting via a Yukawa potential and
does not possess Kolmogorov-Arnold-Moser (KAM) curves. In our case the Gauss
map is applied to the mass ratio between particles. Besides
the main qualitative behavior, some unexpected peaks in the dependence
of the mean LE and the appearance of 'stickness' in phase space can also be
understand via LE from the Gauss map. This shows a nice example of the relation
between the "instability" of the continued fraction representation of a number
with the stability of non-periodic curves (no KAM curves) from the physical
model. Our results also confirm the intuition that pseudo-integrable systems
with more complicated invariant surfaces of the flow (higher genus) should be
more unstable under perturbation.Comment: 13 pages, 2 figure
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