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A multiscale constitutive model for intergranular stress corrosion cracking in type 304 austenitic stainless steel
Intergranular stress corrosion cracking (IGSCC) is a fracture mechanism in sensitised austenitic stainless steels exposed to critical environments where the intergranular cracks extends along the network of connected susceptible grain boundaries. A constitutive model is presented to estimate the maximum intergranular crack growth by taking into consideration the materials mechanical properties and microstructure characters distribution. This constitutive model is constructed based on the assumption that each grain is a two phase material comprising of grain interior and grain boundary zone. The inherent micro-mechanisms active in the grain interior during IGSCC is based on crystal plasticity theory, while the grain boundary zone has been modelled by proposing a phenomenological constitutive model motivated from cohesive zone modelling approach. Overall, response of the representative volume is calculated by volume averaging of individual grain behaviour. Model is assessed by performing rigorous parametric studies, followed by validation and verification of the proposed constitutive model using representative volume element based FE simulations reported in the literature. In the last section, model application is demonstrated using intergranular stress corrosion cracking experiments which shows a good agreement
A multiscale constitutive model for intergranular stress corrosion cracking in type 304 austenitic stainless steel
Intergranular stress corrosion cracking (IGSCC) is a fracture mechanism in sensitised austenitic stainless steels exposed to critical environments where the intergranular cracks extends along the network of connected susceptible grain boundaries. A constitutive model is presented to estimate the maximum intergranular crack growth by taking into consideration the materials mechanical properties and microstructure characters distribution. This constitutive model is constructed based on the assumption that each grain is a two phase material comprising of grain interior and grain boundary zone. The inherent micro-mechanisms active in the grain interior during IGSCC is based on crystal plasticity theory, while the grain boundary zone has been modelled by proposing a phenomenological constitutive model motivated from cohesive zone modelling approach. Overall, response of the representative volume is calculated by volume averaging of individual grain behaviour. Model is assessed by performing rigorous parametric studies, followed by validation and verification of the proposed constitutive model using representative volume element based FE simulations reported in the literature. In the last section, model application is demonstrated using intergranular stress corrosion cracking experiments which shows a good agreement
The Logarithmic Conformal Field Theories
We study the correlation functions of logarithmic conformal field theories.
First, assuming conformal invariance, we explicitly calculate two-- and three--
point functions. This calculation is done for the general case of more than one
logarithmic field in a block, and more than one set of logarithmic fields. Then
we show that one can regard the logarithmic field as a formal derivative of the
ordinary field with respect to its conformal weight. This enables one to
calculate any -- point function containing the logarithmic field in terms of
ordinary --point functions. At last, we calculate the operator product
expansion (OPE) coefficients of a logarithmic conformal field theory, and show
that these can be obtained from the corresponding coefficients of ordinary
conformal theory by a simple derivation.Comment: 17 pages ,latex , some minor changes, to appear in Nucl. Phys.
Logarithmic N=1 superconformal field theories
We study the logarithmic superconformal field theories. Explicitly, the
two-point functions of N=1 logarithmic superconformal field theories (LSCFT)
when the Jordan blocks are two (or more) dimensional, and when there are one
(or more) Jordan block(s) have been obtained. Using the well known three-point
fuctions of N=1 superconformal field theory (SCFT), three-point functions of
N=1 LSCFT are obtained. The general form of N=1 SCFT's four-point functions is
also obtained, from which one can easily calculate four-point functions in N=1
LSCFT.Comment: 10 pages, LaTeX file, minor revisions made, to appear in Phys. Lett.
Quantum teleportation with nonclassical correlated states in noninertial frames
Quantum teleportation is studied in noninertial frame, for fermionic case,
when Alice and Bob share a general nonclassical correlated state. In
noninertial frames two fidelities of teleportation are given. It is found that
the average fidelity of teleportation from a separable and nonclassical
correlated state is increasing with the amount of nonclassical correlation of
the state. However, for any particular nonclassical correlated state, the
fidelity of teleportation decreases by increasing the acceleration.Comment: 10 pages, 3 figures, expanded version to appear in Quantum Inf.
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Logarithmic conformal field theories with continuous weights
We study the logarithmic conformal field theories in which conformal weights
are continuous subset of real numbers. A general relation between the
correlators consisting of logarithmic fields and those consisting of ordinary
conformal fields is investigated. As an example the correlators of the
Coulomb-gas model are explicitly studied.Comment: Latex, 12 pages, IPM preprint, to appear in Phys. Lett.
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