Weighted first moments of some special quadratic Dirichlet LL-functions

In this paper, we obtain asymptotic formulas for weighted first moments of central values of families of primitive quadratic Dirichlet $L$-functions whose conductors comprise only primes that split in a given quadratic number field. We then deduce a non-vanishing result of these $L$-functions at the point $s=1/2$.Comment: 7 page

First Moment of Hecke LL-functions with quartic characters at the central point

In this paper, we study the first moment of central values of Hecke $L$-functions associated with quartic characters.Comment: 11 page

One level density of low-lying zeros of quadratic and quartic Hecke LL-functions

In this paper, we prove some one level density results for the low-lying zeros of famliies of quadratic and quartic Hecke $L$-functions of the Gaussian field. As corollaries, we deduce that, respectively, at least $94.27 \%$ and $5\%$ of the members of the quadratic family and the quartic family do not vanish at the central point.Comment: 25 pages. arXiv admin note: text overlap with arXiv:0910.506

A non-coaxial critical-state model for sand accounting for fabric anisotropy and fabric evolution

Soil fabric and its evolving nature underpin the non-coaxial, anisotropic mechanical behaviour of sand, which has not been adequately recognized by past studies on constitutive modelling. A novel three-dimensional constitutive model is proposed to describe the non-coaxial behaviour of sand within the framework of anisotropic critical state theory. The model features a plastic potential explicitly expressed in terms of a fabric tensor reflecting the anisotropy of soil structure and an evolution law for it. Under monotonic loading, the fabric evolution law characterizes a general trend of the fabric change to gradually become co-directional with the loading direction before the soil reaches the critical state. When sand is subjected to rotation of principal stress directions, the fabric evolves with the plastic strain increment which is further dependent on the current stress state, the current fabric and the direction of stress increment. During its evolution, the fabric rotates towards the loading direction and reaches a final degree of anisotropy proportional to a normalized stress ratio. With the incorporation of fabric and fabric evolution, the non-coaxial sand behaviour can be easily captured, and the model response converges to be coaxial at the critical state when the stress and fabric are co-directional. The model has been used to simulate the mechanical behaviour of sand subjected to either monotonic loading or continuous rotation of principal stress directions. The model predictions agree well with test data

Unified anisotropic elastoplastic model for sand

This paper presents a unified approach to model the influence of fabric anisotropy and its evolution on both the elastic and plastic responses of sand. A physically based fabric tensor is employed to characterize the anisotropic internal structure of sand. It is incorporated into the nonlinear elastic stiffness tensor to describe anisotropic elasticity, and is further included explicitly in the yield function, the dilatancy relation, and the flow rule to characterize the anisotropic plastic sand response. The physical change of fabric with loading is described by a fabric evolution law driven by plastic strain, which influences both the elastic and the plastic sand behavior. The proposed model furnishes a comprehensive consideration of both anisotropic elasticity and anisotropic plasticity, particularly the nonlinear change of elastic stiffness with the evolution of fabric during the plastic deformation of sand. It offers a natural and rational way to capture the noncoaxial behavior in sand caused by anisotropy. It also facilitates easy determination of the initial anisotropy in sand based on simple laboratory tests and avoids the various arbitrary assumptions on its value made by many previous studies. The model predictions on sand behavior compare well with test data

Moments of central values of cubic Hecke LL-functions of Q(i)\mathbb{Q}(i)

In this paper, we study moments of central values of cubic Hecke $L$-functions in $\mathbb{Q}(i)$, and establish quantitative non-vanishing result for those values.Comment: 15 page