HOMOGENIZATION OF A HYPERBOLIC EQUATION WITH HIGHLY CONTRASTING DIFFUSIVITY COEFFICIENTS

We study a hyperbolic problem in the framework of periodic homogenization assuming a high contrast between the diffusivity coefficients of the two components M-epsilon and B-epsilon of the heterogeneous medium. There are three regimes depending on the ratio between the size of the period and the amplitude a, of the diffusivity in B-epsilon. For the critical regime alpha(epsilon) similar or equal to epsilon, the limit problem is a strongly coupled system involving both the macroscopic and the microscopic variables. We also include the results in the non critical case.

Cuspidality and the growth of Fourier coefficients of modular forms : A survey

In this paper, we present a survey of the recent results on the characterization of the cuspidality of classical modular forms on various groups by a suitable growth of their Fourier coefficients.

A NOTE ON SMALL GAPS BETWEEN NONZERO FOURIER COEFFICIENTS OF CUSP FORMS

It is shown that there are infinitely many primitive cusp forms f of weight 2 with the property that for all X large enough, every interval (X, X + cX(1/4)), where c > 0 depends only on the form, contains an integer n such that the n-th Fourier coefficient of f is nonzero.

Comparison of relative flexoelectric coefficients measured by different techniques

While it is well known that it is possible to determine the effective flexoelectric coefficient of nematic liquid crystals using hybrid cells [1], this technique can be difficult due to the necessity of using a D.C. field. We have used a second method[2], requiring an A.C. field, to determine this parameter and here we compare the two techniques. The A.C. method employs the linear flexoelectrically induced linear electro-optic switching mechanism observed in chiral nematics. In order to use this second technique a chiral nematic phase is induced in an achiral nematic by the addition of a small amount of chiral additive (∼3% concentration w/w) to give helix pitch lengths of typically 0.5-1.0 μm. We note that the two methods can be used interchangeably, since they produce similar results, and we conclude with a discussion of their relative merits.

Analysis of asymmetrical cold rolling with varying coefficients of friction

In this research, asymmetrical cold rolling was produced by the difference in the coefficient of friction between rolls and sheets rather than the difference of roll radius or rotation speeds. The influence of friction coefficient ratio on the cross shear deformation, rolling pressure and torque was investigated using slab analysis. The results showed that the shear deformation zone length increased with the increase of the friction coefficient ratio. The rolling force decreased only under the condition that the friction coefficient ratio increased while the sum of the friction coefficients was held constant. As the reduction per pass was increased, the shear deformation zone length increased and the rolling force also increased. An increase of the front tension resulted in a decrease of the shear deformation zone length. An increase of back tension, however, led to an increase of the shear deformation zone length. The reduction of rolling torque for the work roll with higher surface roughness was greater than that for the work roll with lower surface roughness. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.

A new expression of hardening coefficients for fcc-crystal and calibration of the material constants

In order to describe the effect of latent hardening on the macro-plastic behavior of foc-crystal, a new expression for hardening coefficient is proposed in which there are 12 material constants, each having clear physical meaning. And a method of material constant calibration is suggested and used to determine the material constants of copper and aluminum crystal. The simulated load-elongation curves along various crystallographic orientations are comparable with the experimental ones.

Quantum Efficiency And Temperature Coefficients Of Gainp/Gaas Dual-Junction Solar Cell

GaInP/GaAs dual-junction solar cell with a conversion efficiency of 25.2% has been fabricated using metalorganic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) technique. Quantum efficiencies of the solar cell were measured within a temperature range from 25 to 160A degrees C. The results indicate that the quantum efficiencies of the subcells increase slightly with the increasing temperature. And red-shift phenomena of absorption limit for all subcells are observed by increasing the cell's work temperature, which are consistent with the viewpoint of energy gap narrowing effect. The short-circuit current density temperature coefficients dJ (sc)/dT of GaInP subcell and GaAs subcell are determined to be 8.9 and 7.4 mu A/cm(2)/A degrees C from the quantum efficiency data, respectively. And the open-circuit cell voltage temperature coefficients dV (oc)/dT calculated based on a theoretical equation are -2.4 mV/A degrees C and -2.1 mV/A degrees C for GaInP subcell and GaAs subcell.

Joule-Thomson coefficients of propane and n-butane

Experimental Joule-Thomson measurements were made on gaseous propane at temperatures from 100 to 280˚F and at pressures from 8 to 66 psia. Joule-Thomson measurements were also made on gaseous n-butane at temperatures from 100 to 280˚ and at pressures from 8 to 42 psia. For propane, the values of these measurements ranged from 0.07986˚F/psi at 280˚F and 8.01 psia to 0.19685˚F/psi at 100˚F and 66.15 psia. For n-butane, the values ranged from 0.11031˚F/psi at 280˚F and 9.36 psia to 0.30141˚F/psi at 100˚F and 41.02 psia. The experimental values have a maximum error of 1.5 percent.

For n-butane, the measurements of this study did not agree with previous Joule-Thomson measurements made in the Laboratory in 1935. The application of a thermal-transfer correction to the previous experimental measurements would cause the two sets of data to agree. Calculated values of the Joule-Thomson coefficient from other types of p-v-t data did agree with the present measurements for n-butane.

The apparatus used to measure the experimental Joule-Thomson coefficients had a radial-flow porous thimble and was operated at pressure changes between 2.3 and 8.6 psi. The major difference between this and other Joule-Thomson apparatus was its larger weight rates of flow (up to 6 pounds per hour) at atmospheric pressure. The flow rate was shown to have an appreciable effect on non-isenthalpic Joule-Thomson measurements.

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Some properties of the coefficients of cyclotomic polynomials

An explicit formula is obtained for the coefficients of the cyclotomic polynomial F_n(x), where n is the product of two distinct odd primes. A recursion formula and a lower bound and an improvement of Bang’s upper bound for the coefficients of F_n(x) are also obtained, where n is the product of three distinct primes. The cyclotomic coefficients are also studied when n is the product of four distinct odd primes. A recursion formula and upper bounds for its coefficients are obtained. The last chapter includes a different approach to the cyclotomic coefficients. A connection is obtained between a certain partition function and the cyclotomic coefficients when n is the product of an arbitrary number of distinct odd primes. Finally, an upper bound for the coefficients is derived when n is the product of an arbitrary number of distinct and odd primes.