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An exact evaluation of the Casimir energy in two planar models
The method of images is used to calculate the Casimir energy in Euclidean
space with Dirichlet boundary conditions for two planar models, namely: i. the
non-relativistic Landau problem for a charged particle of mass m for which -
irrespective of the sign of the charge - the energy is negative, and ii. the
model of a real, massive, noninteracting relativistic scalar field theory in 2
+ 1 dimensions, for which the Casimir energy density is non-negative and is
expressed in terms of the Lerch transcendent xxx and the polylogarithm xxx with
0 < xxx < 1 and n = 2, 3.Comment: 5 pages, 2 figures,IMFP2009 conference,to appear in forthcoming AIP
Conf.Proc.1150 Request:There are three mathematical symbols denoted by xxx in
the abstract below which are otherwise present in the abstract of the
submission.Could you please include them so that the abstract below is
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Recommended Positron Scattering Cross Sections for Atomic Systems
We present a critical analysis of available experimental and theoretical cross section data for positron scattering from atomic systems. From this analysis, we present (where data are available) recommended cross sections for total scattering, positronium formation, inelastic scattering, and direct ionization processes. A complete bibliography of available measurement and theory is also presented.We are grateful for the support of the Australian Research Council (Grant Nos. DP140102854, DP150101521, and DP190100696) and our respective institutions—The University of Malaya, Flinders University, and the Australian National University
Effective Action and Schwinger Pair Production in Strong QED
Some field theoretical aspects, such as the effective action and Schwinger
pair production, are critically reviewed in strong QED. The difference of the
boundary conditions on the solutions of the field equation is discussed to
result in the effective action both in the Coulomb and time-dependent gauge.
Finally, the apparent spin-statistics inversion is also discussed, where the
WKB action for bosons (fermions) works well for fermion (boson) pair-production
rate.Comment: LaTex 6 pages, no fingure; Invited Talk at IMFP 2009, Malaysia, Jan.
12-16, 2009; typos in signs of eqs and one reference correcte
Integral cross sections for electron-impact excitation of the 4 2P state in copper
We report integral cross sections for electron-impact excitation of the 4 2P state in copper for incident electrons with energies in the range from threshold to 100 eV. Measurements, based on an optical excitation function procedure, are compared with coupled-channel and coupled-channel-optical method calculations that we have also performed as a part of this study. Agreement between our measurements and theory was generally only modest. The present measurements are also found to be in quite good accord with the early near-threshold integral cross sections of Flynn et al. and the higher energy measurements from Ismail and Teubner. Where possible, comparison of our data is also made with earlier theory
Excitation of electronic states in tetrahydrofuran by electron impact
We report on differential and integral cross section measurements for the electron impact excitation of the three lowest lying Rydberg bands of electronic states in tetrahydrofuran. The energy range of the present experiments was 15–50 eV with the angular range of the differential cross section measurements being 15°–90°. The important effects of the long-range target dipole moment and the target dipole polarizability, on the scattering dynamics of this system, are evident from the present results. To the best of our knowledge, there are no other theoretical or experimental data against which we can compare the cross section results from this study
Oscillation Theorems for Second Order Nonlinear Differential Equations with Damping
Some oscillation criteria for solutions of a general ordinary differential equation of second order of the form (r(t)ψ(x(t))ẋ(t)) . + h(t)ẋ(t) + q(t)ϕ (g(x(t)), r(t)ψ(x(t))ẋ(t)) = H(t, x(t),ẋ(t)) with alternating coefficients are discussed. Our results improve and extend some existing results in the literature. Some illustrative examples are given with its numerical solutions which are computed using Runge Kutta method of fourth order
Integral cross sections for electron impact excitation of vibrational and electronic states in phenol
We report on measurements of integral cross sections (ICSs) for electron impact excitation of a series of composite vibrational modes and electronic-states in phenol, where the energy range of those experiments was 15-250 eV. There are currently no other results against which we can directly compare those measured data. We also report results from our independent atom model with screened additivity rule correction computations, namely, for the inelastic ICS (all discrete electronic states and neutral dissociation) and the total ionisation ICS. In addition, for the relevant dipole-allowed excited electronic states, we also report f-scaled Born-level and energy-corrected and f-scaled Born-level (BE f-scaled) ICS. Where possible, our measured and calculated ICSs are compared against one another with the general level of accord between them being satisfactory to within the measurement uncertainties. (C) 2015 AIP Publishing LLC
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