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Avoiding Future Famines: Strengthening the Ecological Foundation of Food Security through Sustainable Food Systems. A UNEP Synthesis Report
Influence of Anomalous Dispersion on Optical Characteristics of Quantum Wells
Frequency dependencies of optical characteristics (reflection, transmission
and absorption of light) of a quantum well are investigated in a vicinity of
interband resonant transitions in a case of two closely located excited energy
levels. A wide quantum well in a quantizing magnetic field directed normally to
the quantum-well plane, and monochromatic stimulating light are considered.
Distinctions between refraction coefficients of barriers and quantum well, and
a spatial dispersion of the light wave are taken into account. It is shown that
at large radiative lifetimes of excited states in comparison with nonradiative
lifetimes, the frequency dependence of the light reflection coefficient in the
vicinity of resonant interband transitions is defined basically by a curve,
similar to the curve of the anomalous dispersion of the refraction coefficient.
The contribution of this curve weakens at alignment of radiative and
nonradiative times, it is practically imperceptible at opposite ratio of
lifetimes . It is shown also that the frequency dependencies similar to the
anomalous dispersion do not arise in transmission and absorption coefficients.Comment: 10 pages, 6 figure
Profile alterations of a symmetrical light pulse coming through a quantum well
The theory of a response of a two-energy-level system, irradiated by
symmetrical light pulses, has been developed.(Suchlike electronic system
approximates under the definite conditions a single ideal quantum well (QW) in
a strong magnetic field {\bf H}, directed perpendicularly to the QW's plane, or
in magnetic field absence.) The general formulae for the time-dependence of
non-dimensional reflection {\cal R}(t), absorption {\cal A}(t) and transmission
{\cal T}(t) of a symmetrical light pulse have been obtained. It has been shown
that the singularities of three types exist on the dependencies {\cal R}(t),
{\cal A}(t), {\cal T}(t). The oscillating time dependence of {\cal R}(t), {\cal
A}(t), {\cal T}(t) on the detuning frequency \Delta\omega=\omega_l-\omega_0
takes place. The oscillations are more easily observable when
\Delta\omega\simeq\gamma_l. The positions of the total absorption, reflection
and transparency singularities are examined when the frequency \omega_l is
detuned.Comment: 9 pages, 13 figures with caption
Single-particle and Interaction Effects on the Cohesion and Transport and Magnetic Properties of Metal Nanowires at Finite Voltages
The single-particle and interaction effects on the cohesion, electronic
transport, and some magnetic properties of metallic nanocylinders have been
studied at finite voltages by using a generalized mean-field electron model.
The electron-electron interactions are treated in the self-consistent Hartree
approximation. Our results show the single-particle effect is dominant in the
cohesive force, while the nonzero magnetoconductance and magnetotension
coefficients are attributed to the interaction effect. Both single-particle and
interaction effects are important to the differential conductance and magnetic
susceptibility.Comment: 5 pages, 6 figure
Magnetooptical effects in quantum wells irradiated with light pulses
The method of detection and investigation of the magnetopolaron effect in the
semiconductor quantum wells (QW) in a strong magnetic field, based on pulse
light irradiation and measuring the reflected and transmitted pulses, has been
proposed. It has been shown that a beating amplitude on the frequencies,
corresponding to the magnetopolaron energy level splitting, depends strongly
from the exciting pulse width. The existence of the time points of the total
reflection and total transparency has been predicted. The high orders of the
perturbation theory on electron-electromagnetic field interaction have been
taken into account.Comment: 5 pages, 5 figures with captions, corrected typos, figures are
reedeted to improve their quality in accordance with the Referee requirement;
Phys. Rev. B, Brief Reports, submitted for publicatio
Injection of liquids into the soil with a high-pressure jet
With regard to injection fertilizing, the more general topic of liquid injection into the soil with the aid of a high-pressure jet is of great importance. Injection fertilizing means that liquid fertilizer is injected into the soil near the plant roots. This provides many agronomical advantages. However, currently available mechanical injection fertilizing techniques in the field use have some disadvantages, such as very heavy wear on individual components. Therefore, research on the direct, contactless injection of liquids into the soil with the aid of a high-pressure jet is being carried out at the Institute of Agricultural Machinery and Fluid Power of the Technische Universitaet of Braunschweig. The potential and the possibilities of injection by a high-pressure jet are being examined in trials on a stationary test rig. In these trials, different soils were used under different conditions (soil moisture, and soil density), and the possibilities of injecting pure water in the form of a high-pressure water jet were studied. It was shown that the variation of different parameters of the high-pressure jet, such as water pressure, volume flow, etc., allow different injection depths in the soil to be realized. Especially soil moisture has a very great influence on injection. In dry soils, for example, the binding forces of the soil bodies (solid body bridges, van-der-Waals forces, etc.) are very strong so that only small injection depths can be reached. The higher the degree of soil moisture is, the larger the injection depth becomes. Depending on the soil type, average soil moisture, water pressure of 40 MPa, and speed of the nozzle over the ground of 2 m/s provide injection depths of 70 – 90 mm. In addition to application in the area of injection fertilizing, the considered injection of liquids into the soil also shows great potential in plant protection, irrigation, as well as the injection of decontamination agents into contaminated soils.Keywords: injection of liquids, soil, fertilisation, high pressure, contactless, frictionles
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China's building stock estimation and energy intensity analysis
Reliable and objective data regarding building stock is essential for predicting and analyzing energy demand and carbon emission. However, China's building stock data is lacking. This study proposes a set of China building floor space estimation method (CBFSM) based on the improved building stock turnover model. Then it measures China's building stocks by vintage and type from 2000 to 2015, as well as building energy intensity (national level and provincial level) and energy-efficient buildings. Results showed that total building stocks increased significantly, rising from 35.2 billion m2 in 2000 to 63.6 billion m2 in 2015, with the average growth rate 4.0%. The deviations were well below 10% by comparing with China Population Census, which validated the reliability of CBFSM and the results. As for energy intensity, urban dwellings and rural dwellings showed relatively stable and increasing trend respectively. The commercial building energy intensity saw a downward trend during “12th Five Year Plan” period. This indicated the effectiveness of building energy efficiency work for commercial buildings since 2005.38.6 billion m2 residential dwellings and 5.7 billion m2 commercial buildings still need to be retrofitted in future. CBFSM can overcome shortages in previous studies. It can also provide Chinese government with technical support and data evidence to promote the building energy efficiency work
Electron-Transport Properties of Na Nanowires under Applied Bias Voltages
We present first-principles calculations on electron transport through Na
nanowires at finite bias voltages. The nanowire exhibits a nonlinear
current-voltage characteristic and negative differential conductance. The
latter is explained by the drastic suppression of the transmission peaks which
is attributed to the electron transportability of the negatively biased plinth
attached to the end of the nanowire. In addition, the finding that a voltage
drop preferentially occurs on the negatively biased side of the nanowire is
discussed in relation to the electronic structure and conduction.Comment: 4 pages, 6 figure
Large Fourier transforms never exactly realized by braiding conformal blocks
Fourier transform is an essential ingredient in Shor's factoring algorithm.
In the standard quantum circuit model with the gate set \{\U(2),
\textrm{CNOT}\}, the discrete Fourier transforms , can be realized exactly by
quantum circuits of size , and so can the discrete
sine/cosine transforms. In topological quantum computing, the simplest
universal topological quantum computer is based on the Fibonacci
(2+1)-topological quantum field theory (TQFT), where the standard quantum
circuits are replaced by unitary transformations realized by braiding conformal
blocks. We report here that the large Fourier transforms and the discrete
sine/cosine transforms can never be realized exactly by braiding conformal
blocks for a fixed TQFT. It follows that approximation is unavoidable to
implement the Fourier transforms by braiding conformal blocks
Principals of the theory of light reflection and absorption by low-dimensional semiconductor objects in quantizing magnetic fields at monochromatic and pulse excitations
The bases of the theory of light reflection and absorption by low-dimensional
semiconductor objects (quantum wells, wires and dots) at both monochromatic and
pulse irradiations and at any form of light pulses are developed. The
semiconductor object may be placed in a stationary quantizing magnetic field.
As an example the case of normal light incidence on a quantum well surface is
considered. The width of the quantum well may be comparable to the light wave
length and number of energy levels of electronic excitations is arbitrary. For
Fourier-components of electric fields the integral equation (similar to the
Dyson-equation) and solutions of this equation for some individual cases are
obtained.Comment: 14 page
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