Three-dimensional eddy current analysis by the boundary element method using vector potential

A boundary-element method using a magnetic vector potential for eddy-current analysis is described. For three-dimensional (3-D) problems, the tangential and normal components of the vector potential, tangential components of the magnetic flux density, and an electric scalar potential on conductor surfaces are chosen as unknown variables. When the approximation is introduced so that the conductivity of the conductor is very large in comparison with the conductivity of air, the number of unknowns can be reduced; also, for axisymmetric models the scalar potential can be eliminated from the unknown variables. The formulation of the boundary-element method using the vector potential, and computation results by the proposed method, are presented </p

Computation accuracies of boundary element method and finite element method in transient eddy current analysis

The computation accuracies of the boundary-element method (BEM) and finite-element method (FEM) in transient eddy-current problems are compared by using a slot-embedded conductor model and a diffusion model that can be solved theoretically. For computing the vector potential or magnetic flux density it is shown that larger time-step width can be chosen in the BEM than in the FEM method for the same accuracy </p

Nonlinear integral equations for thermodynamics of the sl(r+1) Uimin-Sutherland model

We derive traditional thermodynamic Bethe ansatz (TBA) equations for the sl(r+1) Uimin-Sutherland model from the T-system of the quantum transfer matrix. These TBA equations are identical to the ones from the string hypothesis. Next we derive a new family of nonlinear integral equations (NLIE). In particular, a subset of these NLIE forms a system of NLIE which contains only a finite number of unknown functions. For r=1, this subset of NLIE reduces to Takahashi's NLIE for the XXX spin chain. A relation between the traditional TBA equations and our new NLIE is clarified. Based on our new NLIE, we also calculate the high temperature expansion of the free energy.Comment: 24 pages, 4 figures, to appear in J. Phys. A: Math. Ge

SGR 1806-20 Is a Set of Independent Relaxation Systems

The Soft Gamma Repeater 1806-20 produced patterns of bursts during its 1983 outburst that indicate multiple independent energy accumulation sites, each driven by a continuous power source, with sudden, incomplete releases of the accumulated energy. The strengths of the power sources and their durations of activity vary over several orders of magnitude.Comment: Accepted ApJLett, 15 pages, 3 figure

A Systematic Study of X-Ray Flares from Low-Mass Young Stellar Objects in the Rho Ophiuchi Star-Forming Region with Chandra

We report on the results of a systematic study of X-ray flares from low-mass young stellar objects, using Chandra observations of the main region of the Rho Oph. From 195 X-ray sources, including class I-III sources and some young brown dwarfs, we detected a total of 71 X-ray flares. Most of the flares have the typical profile of solar and stellar flares, fast rise and slow decay. We derived the time-averaged temperature (kT), luminosity (L_X), rise and decay timescales (tau_r and tau_d) of the flares, finding that (1) class I-II sources tend to have a high kT, (2) the distribution of L_X during flares is nearly the same for all classes, and (3) positive and negative log-linear correlations are found between tau_r and tau_d, and kT and tau_r. In order to explain these relations, we used the framework of magnetic reconnection model to formulate the observational parameters as a function of the half-length of the reconnected magnetic loop (L) and magnetic field strength (B). The estimated L is comparable to the typical stellar radius of these objects (10^{10-11} cm), which indicates that the observed flares are triggered by solar-type loops, rather than larger ones (10^{12} cm) connecting the star with its inner accretion disk. The higher kT observed for class I sources may be explained by a higher magnetic field strength (about 500 G) than for class II-III sources (200-300 G).Comment: 33 pages, 7 figures, accepted for publication in PASJ, the complete version of tables are available at ftp://ftp-cr.scphys.kyoto-u.ac.jp/pub/crmember/kensuke/PASJ_RhoOph/KI_all.tar .g

Exact results for the thermal and magnetic properties of strong coupling ladder compounds

We investigate the thermal and magnetic properties of the integrable su(4) ladder model by means of the quantum transfer matrix method. The magnetic susceptibility, specific heat, magnetic entropy and high field magnetization are evaluated from the free energy derived via the recently proposed method of high temperature expansion for exactly solved models. We show that the integrable model can be used to describe the physics of the strong coupling ladder compounds. Excellent agreement is seen between the theoretical results and the experimental data for the known ladder compounds (5IAP)$_2$CuBr$_4$$\cdot$2H$_2$O, Cu$_{2}$(C$_5$H$_{12}$N$_2$)$_2$Cl$_4$ etc.Comment: 10 pages, 5 figure

Eddy current and deflection analyses of a thin plate in time-changing magnetic field

Eddy current and deflection analysis of a thin-plate model in a time-changing magnetic field is described. The model is solved as a coupled problem in which the time-changing magnetic field induces eddy currents and the eddy currents cause deflection of the thin plate by the Lorentz force. The eddy current analysis and deflection analysis are performed by an integro-differential method using a current vector potential and a structural finite element method using beam elements, respectively. The formulations of the motional electromotive force and the Lorentz force for the thin-plate model are presented. In addition, the applicability of the proposed method is verified by using a cantilevered-beam model </p