We describe a computational framework linking uncertainty quantification (UQ) methods for continuum problems depending on random parameters with equation-free (EF) methods for performing continuum deterministic numeri...
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Continuing on recent computational and experimental work on jammed packings of hard ellipsoids [Donev et al., Science 303, 990 (2004)] we consider jamming in packings of smooth strictly convex nonspherical hard parti...
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Continuing on recent computational and experimental work on jammed packings of hard ellipsoids [Donev et al., Science 303, 990 (2004)] we consider jamming in packings of smooth strictly convex nonspherical hard particles. We explain why an isocounting conjecture, which states that for large disordered jammed packings the average contact number per particle is twice the number of degrees of freedom per particle (Z¯=2df), does not apply to nonspherical particles. We develop first- and second-order conditions for jamming and demonstrate that packings of nonspherical particles can be jammed even though they are underconstrained (hypoconstrained, Z¯<2df). We apply an algorithm using these conditions to computer-generated hypoconstrained ellipsoid and ellipse packings and demonstrate that our algorithm does produce jammed packings, even close to the sphere point. We also consider packings that are nearly jammed and draw connections to packings of deformable (but stiff) particles. Finally, we consider the jamming conditions for nearly spherical particles and explain quantitatively the behavior we observe in the vicinity of the sphere point.
Substantial R&D activities are presently under way toward the development of advanced pulsed-laser-based production tools and processes that can enable sophisticated yet effective crystallization of Si films for m...
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We present the point symmetry classification and invariant characterization of a system of two geodesic equations. Previously, Aminova and Aminovl attempted the point symmetry classification. However, they did not ide...
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Heterogeneous materials abound in nature and man-made situations. Examples include porous media, biological materials, and composite materials. Diverse and interesting properties exhibited by these materials result fr...
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Heterogeneous materials abound in nature and man-made situations. Examples include porous media, biological materials, and composite materials. Diverse and interesting properties exhibited by these materials result from their complex microstructures, which also make it difficult to model the materials. Yeong and Torquato [Phys. Rev. E 57, 495 (1998)] introduced a stochastic optimization technique that enables one to generate realizations of heterogeneous materials from a prescribed set of correlation functions. In this first part of a series of two papers, we collect the known necessary conditions on the standard two-point correlation function S2(r) and formulate a conjecture. In particular, we argue that given a complete two-point correlation function space, S2(r) of any statistically homogeneous material can be expressed through a map on a selected set of bases of the function space. We provide examples of realizable two-point correlation functions and suggest a set of analytical basis functions. We also discuss an exact mathematical formulation of the (re)construction problem and prove that S2(r) cannot completely specify a two-phase heterogeneous material alone. Moreover, we devise an efficient and isotropy-preserving construction algorithm, namely, the lattice-point algorithm to generate realizations of materials from their two-point correlation functions based on the Yeong-Torquato technique. Subsequent analysis can be performed on the generated images to obtain desired macroscopic properties. These developments are integrated here into a general scheme that enables one to model and categorize heterogeneous materials via two-point correlation functions. We will mainly focus on basic principles in this paper. The algorithmic details and applications of the general scheme are given in the second part of this series of two papers.
At concentrations near the maximum allowed by steric repulsion, swimming bacteria form a dynamical state exhibiting extended spatiotemporal coherence. The viscous fluid into which locomotive energy of individual micro...
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At concentrations near the maximum allowed by steric repulsion, swimming bacteria form a dynamical state exhibiting extended spatiotemporal coherence. The viscous fluid into which locomotive energy of individual microorganisms is transferred also carries interactions that drive the coherence. The concentration dependence of correlations in the collective state is probed here with a novel technique that herds bacteria into condensed populations of adjustable concentration. For the particular thin-film geometry employed, the correlation lengths vary smoothly and monotonically through the transition from individual to collective behavior.
A Monte Carlo method was developed to calculate neutron time constants by first calculating the eigen-distribution of the neutron, then calculating the neutron time constant based on the distribution. For supercritica...
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A Monte Carlo method was developed to calculate neutron time constants by first calculating the eigen-distribution of the neutron, then calculating the neutron time constant based on the distribution. For supercritical or critical systems, the results are consistent with the α calculational method in the MCNP code. For subcritical systems, the MCNP4C code fails to finish the calculation, while the DSMC code based on the new method runs successfully with reasonable results.
Using a three-dimensional semiclassical method, we perform a systematic analysis of the effects of an additional static electric field on nonsequential double ionization (NSDI) of a helium atom in an intense, linearly...
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Using a three-dimensional semiclassical method, we perform a systematic analysis of the effects of an additional static electric field on nonsequential double ionization (NSDI) of a helium atom in an intense, linearly polarized laser field. It is found that the static electric field influences not only the ionization rate, but also the kinetic energy of the ionized electron returning to the parent ion, in such a way that, if the rate is increased, then the kinetic energy of the first returning electron is decreased, and vice versa. These two effects compete in NSDI. Since the effect of the static electric field on the ionization of the first electron plays a more crucial role in the competition, the symmetric double-peak structure of the He2+ momentum distribution parallel to the polarization of the laser field is destroyed. Furthermore, the contribution of the trajectories with multiple recollisions to the NSDI is also changed dramatically by the static electric field. As the static electric field increases, the trajectories with two recollisions, which start at the time when the laser and the static electric field are in the same direction, become increasingly important for the NSDI.
Concentrated bacterial suspensions spontaneously develop transient spatiotemporal patterns of coherent locomotion whose correlation lengths greatly exceed the size of individual organisms. Continuum models have indica...
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Concentrated bacterial suspensions spontaneously develop transient spatiotemporal patterns of coherent locomotion whose correlation lengths greatly exceed the size of individual organisms. Continuum models have indicated that a state of uniform swimming order is linearly unstable at finite wavelengths, but have not addressed the nonlinear dynamics of the coherent state, with its biological implications for mixing, transport, and intercellular communication. We investigate a specific model incorporating hydrodynamic interactions in thin-film geometries and show by numerical studies that it displays large scale persistently recurring vortices, as actually observed.
A semiclassical molecular nonsequential double ionization theory is developed based on the rescattering model. We show that, in the nonsequential double ionization of D2, the kinetic energy of the returning electron c...
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A semiclassical molecular nonsequential double ionization theory is developed based on the rescattering model. We show that, in the nonsequential double ionization of D2, the kinetic energy of the returning electron changes from below to above the ionization threshold of the parent ion as the laser varies from short to long wavelength, resulting in the dominance of collisional ionization at shorter laser wavelength and field ionization at longer laser wavelength. We also calculate the double ionization time distribution of D2 and the kinetic energy distribution of D+. The theoretical results are qualitatively consistent with experimental measurements. The nonsequential double to single ionization ratio of N22+∕N2+ is also calculated and compared with available experimental results.
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