In the paper, a variant of the semismooth∗ Newton method is developed for the numerical solution of generalized equations, in which the multi-valued part is a so-called SCD (subspace containing derivative) mapping. Un...
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The use of model-based numerical simulation of wave propagation in rooms for engineering applications requires that acoustic conditions for multiple parameters are evaluated iteratively and this is computationally exp...
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Tiny perturbations may trigger large responses in systems near criticality, shifting them across equilibria. Committed minorities are suggested to be responsible for the emergence of collective behaviors in many physi...
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Maximum likelihood estimators are used extensively to estimate unknown parameters of stochastic trait evolution models on phylogenetic trees. Although the MLE has been proven to converge to the true value in the indep...
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M. SteslickaM. RadnyS. G. DavisonQuantum Theory Group
Department of Applied Mathematics and Department of Physics University of Waterloo Waterloo Ontario Canada N2L?1 and Guelph-Waterloo Program for Graduate Work in Physics University of Guelph Guelph Ontario Canada N1G?1
The effective-range approximation is adopted to study surface states of a linear array of scattering centers. It is shown that, depending on the values of the scattering length and effective range for the surface atom...
The effective-range approximation is adopted to study surface states of a linear array of scattering centers. It is shown that, depending on the values of the scattering length and effective range for the surface atom, two, one, or zero surface states can exist in the forbidden energy gap. The possibility of a smooth transition from true (stationary) surface states to virtual (decaying) states is discussed. A comparison is also made with the crystal-potential approach.
Widely recognized as a thermally activated process, atomic stick-slip friction has been typically explained by Prandtl-Tomlinson model with thermal activation. Despite the limited success, theoretical predictions from...
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Widely recognized as a thermally activated process, atomic stick-slip friction has been typically explained by Prandtl-Tomlinson model with thermal activation. Despite the limited success, theoretical predictions from the classic model are primarily based on a one-dimensional (1D) assumption, which is generally not compatible with real experiments that are two-dimensional (2D) in nature. In this letter, a theoretical model based on 2D transition state theory has been derived and confirmed to be able to capture the 2D slip kinetics in atomic-scale friction experiments on crystalline surface with a hexagonal energy landscape. Moreover, we propose a reduced scheme that enables extraction of intrinsic interfacial parameters from 2D experiments approximately using the traditional 1D model. The 2D model provides a theoretical tool for understanding the rich kinetics of atomic-scale friction or other phenomena involving higher dimensional transitions.
Thomas and Lindner (2014, Phys. Rev. Lett.) defined an asymptotic phase for stochastic oscillators as the angle in the complex plane made by the eigenfunction, having complex eigenvalue with least negative real part, ...
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The adsorption and dissociation of O2 molecules at the Be(0001) surface is studied by using density-functional theory within the generalized gradient approximation and a supercell approach. The physisorbed and chemiso...
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The adsorption and dissociation of O2 molecules at the Be(0001) surface is studied by using density-functional theory within the generalized gradient approximation and a supercell approach. The physisorbed and chemisorbed molecular precursor states are identified to be along the parallel and vertical channels, respectively. It is shown that the vertical channel with O2 being at the hcp hollow sites of the Be(0001) surface is the most stable channel for the molecular chemisorption. The electronic and magnetic properties of this most stable chemisorbed molecular state are studied, which show that the electrons transfer forth and back between the spin-resolved antibonding π∗ molecular orbitals and surface Be sp states. A distinct covalent weight in the molecule-metal bond is also shown. The dissociation of O2 is determined by calculating the adiabatic potential energy surfaces, wherein the T-Y channel is found to be the most stable and favorable for dissociative adsorption of O2. Remarkably, we predict that unlike other simple sp metal surfaces such as Al(111) and Mg(0001), the adiabatic dissociation process of O2 at Be(0001) is an activated type with a sizeable energy barrier.
Evolutionary algorithms are metaheuristic algorithms that mimic biological mechanisms for the solution of optimization problems. They are widely used in many problems of engineering, including image analysis and patte...
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(纸本)9781509018185
Evolutionary algorithms are metaheuristic algorithms that mimic biological mechanisms for the solution of optimization problems. They are widely used in many problems of engineering, including image analysis and pattern recognition. Such methods had shown added value in overcoming certain problems and limitations of more traditional methods and approaches. This is particularly interesting in Computer for designing faster and more accurate optimization methods. Despite recent advances in image registration, there is still room for improvement especially with the use of metaheuristic algorithms. In this paper, we present a novel method for solving the automated rigid registration problem by introducing a variant of the relatively new metaheuristic method called harmony search which shows promising results in difficult rigid registration cases.
Among the family of hard convex lens-shaped particles (lenses), the one with aspect ratio equal to 2/3 is “optimal” in the sense that the maximally random jammed (MRJ) packings of such lenses achieve the highest pac...
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Among the family of hard convex lens-shaped particles (lenses), the one with aspect ratio equal to 2/3 is “optimal” in the sense that the maximally random jammed (MRJ) packings of such lenses achieve the highest packing fraction ϕMRJ≃0.73 [G. Cinacchi and S. Torquato, Soft Matter 14, 8205 (2018)]. This value is only a few percent lower than ϕDKP=0.76210⋯, the packing fraction of the corresponding densest-known crystalline (degenerate) packings [G. Cinacchi and S. Torquato, J. Chem. Phys. 143, 224506 (2015)]. By exploiting the appreciably reduced propensity that a system of such optimal lenses has to positionally and orientationally order, disordered packings of them are progressively generated by a Monte Carlo method–based procedure from the dilute equilibrium isotropic fluid phase to the dense nonequilibrium MRJ state. This allows us to closely monitor how the (micro)structure of these packings changes in the process of formation of the MRJ state. The gradual changes undergone by the many structural descriptors calculated here can coherently and consistently be traced back to the gradual increase in contacts between the hard particles until the isostatic mean value of ten contact neighbors per lens is reached at the effectively hyperuniform MRJ state. Compared to the MRJ state of hard spheres, the MRJ state of such optimal lenses is denser (less porous), more disordered, and rattler-free. This set of characteristics makes them good glass formers. It is possible that this conclusion may also hold for other hard convex uniaxial particles with a correspondingly similar aspect ratio, be they oblate or prolate, and that, by using suitable biaxial variants of them, that set of characteristics might further improve.
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