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Symmetries of the WDVV equations and Chazy-type equations
We investigate the symmetry structure of the WDVV equations. We obtain an -parameter group of symmetries, where . Moreover it is proved that for and these comprise all symmetries. We determine a subgroup, which defines an -action on the space of solutions. For the special case this action is compared to the -symmetry of the Chazy equation. For and we construct new, Chazy-type, solutions
Polynomial solutions to the WDVV equations in four dimensions
All polynomial solutions of the WDVV equations for the case n = 4 are determined. We find all five solutions predicted by Dubrovin, namely those corresponding to Frobenius structures on orbit spaces of finite Coxeter groups. Moreover we find two additional series of polynomial solutions of which one series is of semi-simple type (massive). This result supports Dubrovin's conjecture if modified appropriately
Evaluation of potassium titanate as a component of alkaline fuel cell matrices
Various forms of potassium titanate were found to have almost complete resistance to chemical attack in 45 wt % KOH at 150 C (423 K) for up to 9600 hours. Electron microscopy and X-ray diffraction disclosed important differences with respect to fibricity and stability. The octatitanate appeared to possess the best combination of properties. It was concluded that potassium titanate could be produced in a more asbestos-like form. Fiber dispersion is important in matrix manufacture
Effects of temperature and electrolyte concentration on performance of a fuel cell of the Bacon type
Effects of temperature and electrolyte concentration on performance of fuel cel
Semirelativistic stability of N-boson systems bound by 1/r pair potentials
We analyze a system of self-gravitating identical bosons by means of a
semirelativistic Hamiltonian comprising the relativistic kinetic energies of
the involved particles and added (instantaneous) Newtonian gravitational pair
potentials. With the help of an improved lower bound to the bottom of the
spectrum of this Hamiltonian, we are able to enlarge the known region for
relativistic stability for such boson systems against gravitational collapse
and to sharpen the predictions for their maximum stable mass.Comment: 11 pages, considerably enlarged introduction and motivation,
remainder of the paper unchange
Effects of carbon dioxide on trapped electrolyte hydrogen-oxygen, alkaline fuel cells
Effects of carbon dioxide on trapped electrolyte hydrogen-oxygen alkaline fuel cell
Radiation Rates for Low Z Impurities in Edge Plasmas
The role of impurity radiation in the reduction of heat loads on divertor
plates in present experiments such as DIII-D, JET, JT-60, ASDEX, and Alcator
C-Mod, and in planned experiments such as ITER and TPX places a new degree of
importance on the accuracy of impurity radiation emission rates for electron
temperatures below 250 eV for ITER and below 150 eV for present experiments. We
have calculated the radiated power loss using a collisional radiative model for
Be, B, C, Ne and Ar using a multiple configuration interaction model which
includes density dependent effects, as well as a very detailed treatment of the
energy levels and meta-stable levels. The "collisional radiative" effects are
very important for Be at temperatures below 10 eV. The same effects are present
for higher Z impurities, but not as strongly. For some of the lower Z elements,
the new rates are about a factor of two lower than those from a widely used,
simpler average-ion package (ADPAK) developed for high Z ions and for higher
temperatures. Following the approach of Lengyel for the case where electron
heat conduction is the dominant mechanism for heat transport along field lines,
our analysis indicates that significant enhancements of the radiation losses
above collisional radiative model rates due to such effects as rapid recycling
and charge exchange recombination will be necessary for impurity radiation to
reduce the peak heat loads on divertor plates for high heat flux experiments
such as ITER.Comment: Preprint for the 11th PSI meeting, gzipped postscript with 11
figures, 14 page
Calculations of Energy Losses due to Atomic Processes in Tokamaks with Applications to the ITER Divertor
Reduction of the peak heat loads on the plasma facing components is essential
for the success of the next generation of high fusion power tokamaks such as
the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) 1 . Many present
concepts for accomplishing this involve the use of atomic processes to transfer
the heat from the plasma to the main chamber and divertor chamber walls and
much of the experimental and theoretical physics research in the fusion program
is directed toward this issue. The results of these experiments and
calculations are the result of a complex interplay of many processes. In order
to identify the key features of these experiments and calculations and the
relative role of the primary atomic processes, simple quasi-analytic models and
the latest atomic physics rate coefficients and cross sections have been used
to assess the relative roles of central radiation losses through
bremsstrahlung, impurity radiation losses from the plasma edge, charge exchange
and hydrogen radiation losses from the scrape-off layer and divertor plasma and
impurity radiation losses from the divertor plasma. This anaysis indicates that
bremsstrahlung from the plasma center and impurity radiation from the plasma
edge and divertor plasma can each play a significant role in reducing the power
to the divertor plates, and identifies many of the factors which determine the
relative role of each process. For instance, for radiation losses in the
divertor to be large enough to radiate the power in the divertor for high power
experiments, a neutral fraction of 10-3 to 10-2 and an impurity recycling rate
of netrecycle of ~ 10^16 s m^-3 will be required in the divertor.Comment: Preprint for the 1994 APSDPP meeting, uuencoded and gzipped
postscript with 22 figures, 40 pages
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