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Two maximum principles for a nonlinear fourth order equation from thin plate theory

We develop two maximum principles for a nonlinear equation of fourth order that arises in thin plate theory. As a consequence, we obtain uniqueness results for the corresponding fourth order boundary value problem under Navier boundary conditions as well as some bounds of interest

Uniqueness in some higher order elliptic boundary value problems in n dimensional domains

We develop maximum principles for several P functions which are defined on solutions to equations of fourth and sixth order (including a equation which arises in plate theory and bending of cylindrical shells). As a consequence, we obtain uniqueness results for fourth and sixth order boundary value problems in arbitrary n dimensional domains

Dick effect in a pulsed atomic clock using Coherent Population Trapping

The Dick effect can be a limitation of the achievable frequency stability of a passive atomic frequency standard when the ancillary frequency source is only periodically sampled. Here we analyze the Dick effect for a pulsed vapor cell clock using coherent population trapping (CPT). Due to its specific interrogation process without atomic preparation nor detection outside of the Ramsey pulses, it exhibits an original shape of the sensitivity function to phase noise of the oscillator. Numerical calculations using a three-level atom model are successfully compared with measurements; an approximate formula of the sensitivity function is given as an easy-to-use tool. A comparison of our CPT clock sensitivity to phase noise with a clock of the same duty cycle using a two-level system reveals a higher sensitivity in the CPT case. The influence of a free-evolution time variation and of a detection duration lengthening on this sensitivity is studied. Finally this study permitted to choose an adapted quartz oscillator and allowed an improvement of the clock fractional frequency stability at the level of 3.2x10-13 at 1