On the eigenvalues in problems with spherical symmetry. Ill

Let N (λ) denote the number of eigenvalues not exceeding λ of the three-dimensional equation ∇ 2 Ψ + {λ- q ( r )} Ψ = 0 over the whole space. The problem of the behaviour of N (λ) as λ → ∞ is considered in the case where q ( r — r c , c being a constant. It is shown that if c = 4 or 6 N (λ) = a μ 3 + b μ 2 + O (μ 5/3 ), where μ =λ 1/2+1/c and a and b are constants. This result is derived from a theorem due to van der Corput on the lattice-points in a region of a general type. It does not hold in the case c = 2, which is exceptional.

The problem of the asymptotic distribution of the eigenvalues of the three-dimensional equation ∇ 2 Ψ + {λ-q(r)} Ψ = 0 with spherical symmetry, involves that of the eigenvalues of the equations d 2 Ψ/d 2 x + {λ -q(r) - l 2 +l / r 2 } Ψ = 0, where λ is large and l varies over a certain large range 0 ≤ l ≤ L . It is shown that these eigenvalues satisfy equations of the form ƒ R R´ {λ l, n - q(r) - l 2 + l / r 2 } 1/2 dr = (n + 1/2) π +0 {L/l(L-l)}.


Nanomaterials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 1145
Author(s):  
Prem. C. Pandey ◽  
Shubhangi Shukla ◽  
Roger J. Narayan

Prussian blue nanoparticles (PBN) exhibit selective fluorescence quenching behavior with heavy metal ions; in addition, they possess characteristic oxidant properties both for liquid–liquid and liquid–solid interface catalysis. Here, we propose to study the detection and efficient removal of toxic arsenic(III) species by materializing these dual functions of PBN. A sophisticated PBN-sensitized fluorometric switching system for dosage-dependent detection of As3+ along with PBN-integrated SiO2 platforms as a column adsorbent for biphasic oxidation and elimination of As3+ have been developed. Colloidal PBN were obtained by a facile two-step process involving chemical reduction in the presence of 2-(3,4-epoxycyclohexyl)ethyl trimethoxysilane (EETMSi) and cyclohexanone as reducing agents, while heterogeneous systems were formulated via EETMSi, which triggered in situ growth of PBN inside the three-dimensional framework of silica gel and silica nanoparticles (SiO2). PBN-induced quenching of the emission signal was recorded with an As3+ concentration (0.05–1.6 ppm)-dependent fluorometric titration system, owing to the potential excitation window of PBN (at 480–500 nm), which ultimately restricts the radiative energy transfer. The detection limit for this arrangement is estimated around 0.025 ppm. Furthermore, the mesoporous and macroporous PBN-integrated SiO2 arrangements might act as stationary phase in chromatographic studies to significantly remove As3+. Besides physisorption, significant electron exchange between Fe3+/Fe2+ lattice points and As3+ ions enable complete conversion to less toxic As5+ ions with the repeated influx of mobile phase. PBN-integrated SiO2 matrices were successfully restored after segregating the target ions. This study indicates that PBN and PBN-integrated SiO2 platforms may enable straightforward and low-cost removal of arsenic from contaminated water.


1988 ◽  
Vol 141 ◽  
Author(s):  
James P. Lavine ◽  
Gilbert A. Hawkins

AbstractA three-dimensional Monte Carlo computer program has been developed to study the heterogeneous nucleation and growth of oxide precipitates during the thermal treatment of crystalline silicon. In the simulations, oxygen atoms move on a lattice with randomly selected lattice points serving as nucleation sites. The change in free energy that the oxygen cluster would experience in gaining or losing one oxygen atom is used to govern growth or dissolution of the cluster. All the oxygen atoms undergo a jump or a growth decision during each time step of the anneal. The growth and decay kinetics of each nucleation site display interesting fluctuation phenomena. The time dependence of the cluster size generally differs from the expected 3/2 power law due to the fluctuations in oxygen arrival at and incorporation in a precipitate. Competition between growing sites and coarsening are observed.


2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Giovanni Mottola ◽  
Clément Gosselin ◽  
Marco Carricato

Cable-suspended robots may move beyond their static workspace by keeping all cables under tension, thanks to end-effector inertia forces. This may be used to extend the robot capabilities, by choosing suitable dynamical trajectories. In this paper, we consider three-dimensional (3D) elliptical trajectories of a point-mass end effector suspended by three cables from a base of generic geometry. Elliptical trajectories are the most general type of spatial sinusoidal motions. We find a range of admissible frequencies for which said trajectories are feasible; we also show that there is a special frequency, which allows the robot to have arbitrarily large oscillations. The feasibility of these trajectories is verified via algebraic conditions that can be quickly verified, thus being compatible with real-time applications. By generalizing previous studies, we also study the possibility to change the frequency of oscillation: this allows the velocity at which a given ellipse is tracked to be varied, thus providing more latitude in the trajectory definition. We finally study transition trajectories to move the robot from an initial state of rest (within the static workspace) to the elliptical trajectory (and vice versa) or to connect two identical ellipses having different centers.


2015 ◽  
Vol 23 (5) ◽  
pp. 5716 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aaron J. Danner ◽  
H. L. Dao ◽  
Tomáš Tyc

2012 ◽  
Vol 45 (6) ◽  
pp. 1254-1260 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Kontrym-Sznajd ◽  
M. Samsel-Czekała

This paper is a continuation of a previous one,Special directions in momentum space. I. Cubic symmetries[Kontrym-Sznajd & Samsel-Czekała (2011).J. Appl. Cryst.44, 1246–1254], where new sets of special directions (SDs), having the full symmetry of the Brillouin zone, were proposed for cubic lattices. In the present paper, such directions are derived for structures with unique six-, four- and threefold axes,i.e.hexagonal, tetragonal and trigonal lattices, for both two- and three-dimensional space. The SDs presented here allow for construction, in the whole space, of anisotropic quantities from the knowledge of such quantities along a limited number of SDs. The task at hand is to determine as many anisotropic components as the number of available sampling directions. Also discussed is a way of dealing with data when the number of anisotropic components is restricted by a non-optimal set of SDs.


2014 ◽  
Vol 41 (5) ◽  
pp. 472-482 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Sharma ◽  
Z. Ahmad

Spilling or release of foreign particles in the flowing water is considered as pollution of water, and due to the inherent property of water to dissolve the substance, the particulate is well mixed in water. To monitor the extent of pollution in a stream it is essential to know how the pollutants mix in the river. It is observed that vertical mixing of pollutants is a very rapid process in the vertical directions and longitudinal mixing occurs very far from source of pollutant, which is generally out of reach of observations. Thus intermediate or transverse mixing zone is considered very important for water quality modeling. This paper is an attempt to summarize the phenomenon behind pollutant transport, reduction of three-dimensional advection–dispersion equation to two-dimensional equation, and factors causing and affecting transverse mixing of pollutants.


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