Path Integral Estimates of the Quantum Fluctuations of the Relative Soliton-Soliton Velocity in a Gross-Pitaevskii Breather

In this paper, the quantum fluctuations of the relative velocity of constituent solitons in a Gross-Pitaevskii breather are studied. The breather is confined in a weak harmonic trap. These fluctuations are monitored, indirectly, using a two-body correlation function measured at a quarter of the harmonic period after the breather creation. The results of an ab initio quantum Monte Carlo calculation, based on the Feynman-Kac path integration method, are compared with the analytical predictions using the recently suggested approach within the Bogoliubov approximation, and a good agreement is obtained.

Comment on: “Interseismic Strain Accumulation near Lisbon (Portugal) from Space Geodesy” by Fonseca et al. (2021)

The paper by Fonseca et al. (2021), hereafter referred as FON21, published in Geophysical Research Letters2 make several conclusions that are not convincingly supported by the evidence of the data that is made available. In this comment we will address the following statements: 1) FON21 “provides new evidence of sinistral simple shear driven by a NNE-SSW first-order tectonic lineament; 2) “PSInSAR vertical velocities corroborate qualitatively the GNSS strain-rate field, showing uplift/subsidence where the GNSS data indicate contraction/extension”; 3) FON21 proposes “the presence of a small block to the W of Lisbon moving independently toward the SW with a relative velocity of 0.96 ± 0.20 mm/yr”; 4) FON21 shows “that the contribution of intraplate faults to the seismic hazard in the LMA is more important than currently assumed”. We conclude that more evidence needs to be collected to confirm or infirm FON21 statements and conclusions. For the moment the proposal of an autonomous crustal block moving with significant velocity in relation to the neighboring domain should be considered speculative and unproved.

Quantum dissipation and friction attributed to plasmons

In this paper, we computed quantum friction of two parallel metal plates separated by a small distance moving with constant relative velocity [Formula: see text]. The plasmons as the internal degrees of freedom living on the two plates are coupled to a vacuum field in the gap between the two plates. We got the in–out quantum action which contained all the dynamical information of the system. Furthermore, we associated the imaginary part of the in–out quantum action with dissipation and frictional force. For the case of dispersionless plasmons, the imaginary part of the in–out quantum action is strongly suppressed as [Formula: see text]. The frictional force exhibits the same feature as [Formula: see text]. The difference is that the frictional force increases as [Formula: see text] and decreases as [Formula: see text]. For the case of dispersive plasmons, there is a threshold for the imaginary part of the in–out quantum action and the frictional force, that is, there is no dissipation when the relative velocity [Formula: see text] is not big enough. We gave a classical argument of the existence of the threshold, and this argument matched the mathematical results.

NUMERICAL STUDY OF THE EFFECT OF MUTUAL ORIENTATION OF OLIGOMER MACROMOLECULES ON THEIR DESTRUCTION UNDER ULTRASONIC CAVITATION

Исследование механизма разрушения макромолекул под действием ультразвуковой кавитации представляет собой важную задачу. На сегодняшний день известен механизм разрушения макромолекул, основанный на том, что в условиях ультразвуковой кавитации создаются микроскопические зоны экстремально высоких давлений, в которых повышается вероятность актов разрыва макромолекулы. Разрыв происходит тогда и только тогда, когда относительная скорость при соударении макромолекул между собой превышает критическое значение. За счёт кавитации доля макромолекул, относительная скорость которых превышает критическое значение, увеличивается. В статье описана предложенная численная модель, которая предназначена для выявления молекулярных весов образуемых фрагментов при соударении. Предложен способ уменьшения количества неизвестных функций в 4 раза по сравнению с полной системой уравнений механики мономерных звеньев, основанный на симметрии в предлагаемой постановке задачи. Численно исследовано влияние взаимной ориентации макромолекул олигомеров на количество образуемых фрагментов. Полученные результаты могут служить ориентиром для развития макроскопической кинетической модели эволюции фракционного состава мономерных звеньев (эволюции концентраций мономерных звеньев различных типовых весов). The study of the mechanism of destruction of macromolecules under the action of ultrasonic cavitation is an important task. To date, the mechanism of destruction of macromolecules is known, based on the fact that microscopic zones of extremely high pressures are created in the conditions of ultrasonic cavitation, in which the probability of acts of rupture of the macromolecule increases. A rupture occurs if and only if the relative velocity when macromolecules collide with each other exceeds a critical value. Due to cavitation, the proportion of macromolecules whose relative velocity exceeds the critical value increases. The article describes the proposed numerical model, which is designed to identify the molecular weights of the fragments formed during collision. A method is proposed to reduce the number of unknown functions by 4 times compared to the complete system of equations of mechanics of monomeric links, based on symmetry in the proposed formulation of the problem. The effect of the mutual orientation of oligomer macromolecules on the number of fragments formed has been numerically investigated. The results obtained can serve as a guideline for the development of a macroscopic kinetic model of the evolution of the fractional composition of monomeric units (the evolution of concentrations of monomeric units of various typical weights).

The Mechanical Behavior of a Multispring System Revealing Absurdity in the Relativistic Force Transformation

The mechanical motion of a system consisting of simple springs is investigated from the viewpoint of two inertial observers with a relativistic relative velocity. It is shown that the final displacement of the springs is not measured the same by the observers. Indeed, it is demonstrated that there is an incompatibility between kinematics and dynamics in Einstein’s relativity regarding the force transformation.

IR Susceptibility of Supersonic Aircraft according to Omni-directional Detection Angle

Infrared guided weapons act as threats that greatly degrade the survivability of combat aircraft. Infrared weapons detect and track the target aircraft by sensing the infrared signature radiated from the aircraft fuselage. Therefore, in this study, we analyzed the infrared signature and susceptibility of supersonic aircraft according to omni-directional detection angle. Through the numerical analysis, we derived the surface temperature distribution of fuselage and omni-directional infrared signature. Then, we calculated the detection range according to detection angle in consideration of IR sensor’s parameters. Using in-house code, the lethal range was calculated by considering the relative velocity between aircraft and IR missile. As a result, the elevational susceptibility is larger than the azimuthal susceptibility, and it means that the aircraft can be attacked in wider area at the elevational situation.

The Features of the Reference Frame Concomitant to the Cosmic Microwave Background

The features of reference frame, concomitant to the cosmic microwave background, immobile relatively cosmic microwave background, are considered. It is shown that the features of reference frame, concomitant to the cosmic microwave background (CMB), are determined by its properties. Any other object in the Universe and reference frame concomitant to it, is immersed in the CMB and moves relative to the reference frame concomitant to microwave background radiation. The zero pecular velocity of the reference frame concomitant to the microwave background radiation is analogous to the zero temperature on the Kelvin scale. Time in it is most rapid in relation to the time in any other reference frame, observable and measurable in any of them. The features of time, pecular speed, relative speed of two inertial RF, stellar aberration, and Doppler effect in the reference frame concomitant to the microwave background radiation are considered. According to the determined relative velocity of the two reference systems and the peculiar velocity of the reference system with the observer, the components of their relative velocity are determined. Determining the components of the relative velocity of the reference frames with determining the synchronous time for all points at any time in the reference frame concomitant to microwave background radiation, allows us to investigate the possibility of determining the speed of light "one way" and using it to navigate vehicles in distant space. Stability of angular location of heterogeneities of CMB in reference frame concomitant to CMB, allows us to use these heterogeneities for the increase of exactness of astronomic reference frames HCRF and ICRF.

Influence of Boundary Roughness on Magnetohydrodynamic Kelvin-Helmholtz Instability in Couple-stress Fluid

The Kelvin-Helmholtz instability (KHI) occurs at the interface amongst two fluids, which are in relative motion with a common boundary. The growth rate of waves occurs whenever the relative velocity is greater as compared with the critical relative velocity. In the present paper, the influence of boundary roughness on KHI under the impact magnetic field in a couple-stress fluid layer bounded by a rigid surface at the lower side and upper side by a fluid saturated porous layer. Using suitable surface and boundary conditions, we have derived the dispersion relation and results are depicted graphically. As observed in presence of sharp interface, magnetic field exhibits stabilizing effect however, destabilizing effect is shown by the buoyancy force on KHI. Also, noted that the growth rate of interface reduces, as there is a rise in roughness parameter value.