Properties of highly frustrated magnetic molecules studied by the finite-temperature Lanczos method

The very interesting magnetic properties of frustrated magnetic molecules are often hardly accessible due to the prohibitive size of the related Hilbert spaces. The finite-temperature Lanczos method is able to treat spin systems for Hilbert space sizes up to 10^9. Here we first demonstrate for exactly solvable systems that the method is indeed accurate. Then we discuss the thermal properties of one of the biggest magnetic molecules synthesized to date, the icosidodecahedron with antiferromagnetically coupled spins of s=1/2. We show how genuine quantum features such as the magnetization plateau behave as a function of temperature.Comment: 7 pages, 10 figures, submitted to EPJ

Multi-Level quasi-Newton methods for the partitioned simulation of fluid-structure interaction

In previous work of the authors, Fourier stability analyses have been performed of Gauss-Seidel iterations between the flow solver and the structural solver in a partitioned fluid-structure interaction simulation. These analyses of the flow in an elastic tube demonstrated that only a number of Fourier modes in the error on the interface displacement are unstable. Moreover, the modes with a low wave number are most unstable and these modes can be resolved on a coarser grid. Therefore, a new class of quasi-Newton methods with more than one grid level is introduced. Numerical experiments show a significant reduction in run time

The phenomenon of durability variable dies for aluminum extrusion profiles

Extrusion dies are usually regenerated several times (min 4 times). The phenomenon of extended life after each regenerative nitriding process has not been explained. In this work, the regeneration process of dies used in the extrusion of aluminium profiles has been presented. In the article, it was sought to explain the cause of increased die durability after the third or fourth nitriding. Also in this work is presented an analysis of the influence of the parameters of gas nitriding with the ZeroFlow method on hardness of dies. Results were verified under industrial conditions at extrusion company, comparing the durability of the dies nitrided with the ZeroFlow method with so-far-used dies nitrided in the commercial way. An increase of the dies durability was achieved after a single ZeroFlow nitriding

On explicit results at the intersection of the Z_2 and Z_4 orbifold subvarieties in K3 moduli space

We examine the recently found point of intersection between the Z_2 and Z_4 orbifold subvarieties in the K3 moduli space more closely. First we give an explicit identification of the coordinates of the respective Z_2 and Z_4 orbifold theories at this point. Secondly we construct the explicit identification of conformal field theories at this point and show the orthogonality of the two subvarieties.Comment: Latex, 23 page

Oscillatory combustion in rockets Third semiannual report, Jun. 1 - Nov. 30, 1965

Rocket engine oscillatory combustion studie

Alterations in T1 of normal and reperfused infarcted myocardium after Gd-BOPTA versus GD-DTPA on inversion recovery EPI.

This study tested whether Gd-BOPTA/Dimeg or Gd-DTPA exerts greater relaxation enhancement for blood and reperfused infarcted myocardium. Relaxivity of Gd-BOPTA is increased by weak binding to serum albumin. Thirty-six rats were subjected to reperfused infarction before contrast (doses = 0.05, 0.1, and 0.2 mmol/kg). delta R1 was repeatedly measured over 30 min. Gd-BOPTA caused greater delta R1 for blood and myocardium than did Gd-DTPA; clearance of both agents from normal- and infarcted myocardium was similar to blood clearance; plots of delta R1 myocardium/delta R1 blood showed equilibrium phase contrast distribution. Fractional contrast agent distribution volumes were approximately 0.24 for both agents in normal myocardium, 0.98 and 1.6 for Gd-DTPA and Gd-BOPTA, respectively, in reperfused infarction. The high value for Gd-BOPTPA was ascribed to greater relaxivity in infarction versus blood. It was concluded that Gd-BOPTA/Dimeg causes a greater delta R1 than Gd-DTPA in regions which contain serum albumin

Reação de acessos de feijoeiro comum, coletados no litoral médio e sul do Rio Grande do Sul, ao crestamento bacteriano comum, murcha-de-curtobacterium e antracnose.

Acessos de feijoeiro comum, oriundos de coleta realizada no litoral médio e sul do Rio Grande do Sul, foram testados para reação ao crestamento bacteriano comum, murcha-de-curtobacterium e para três patótipos de Colletotrichum lindemuthianum. Nenhum acesso teve reação de resistência ao crestamento bacteriano comum e à murcha-de-curtobacterium. Seis acessos tiveram reação de resistência conjunta aos patótipos de C. lindemuthianum

Obtenção de famílias com resistência conjunta ao crestamento bacteriano comum e à murcha-de-curtobacterium.

Utilizando como genitores doadores linhagens e acessos de feijoeiro comum (Phaseolus vulgaris) com resistência ao crestamento bacteriano comum e à murcha-de-curtobacterium, e como genitores recorrentes linhagens elites foram realizados retrocruzamentos com o objetivo de obter famílias com resistência conjunta aos dois patógenos

Numerical Ricci-flat metrics on K3

We develop numerical algorithms for solving the Einstein equation on Calabi-Yau manifolds at arbitrary values of their complex structure and Kahler parameters. We show that Kahler geometry can be exploited for significant gains in computational efficiency. As a proof of principle, we apply our methods to a one-parameter family of K3 surfaces constructed as blow-ups of the T^4/Z_2 orbifold with many discrete symmetries. High-resolution metrics may be obtained on a time scale of days using a desktop computer. We compute various geometric and spectral quantities from our numerical metrics. Using similar resources we expect our methods to practically extend to Calabi-Yau three-folds with a high degree of discrete symmetry, although we expect the general three-fold to remain a challenge due to memory requirements.Comment: 38 pages, 10 figures; program code and animations of figures downloadable from http://schwinger.harvard.edu/~wiseman/K3/ ; v2 minor corrections, references adde