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The static properties of some possible light and moderate kaonic nuclei, from C to Ti, are studied in the relativistic mean-field theory. The 1s and 1p state binding energies of $K^-$ are in the range of $73\sim 96$ MeV and $22\sim 63$ MeV,…
In this article we investigate a model for the temperature within a Lithium-Ion battery. The model takes the form of a parabolic PDE for the temperature coupled with two elliptic PDE's for the electric potential within the solid and…
We recalculate the leading relativistic corrections for the ground electronic state of the hydrogen molecule using variational method with explicitly correlated functions which satisfy the interelectronic cusp condition. The new…
We present systematic calculations of energy levels of the $1s^22l$ and $1s2l2l'$ states of ions along the lithium isoelectronic sequence from carbon till chlorine. The calculations are performed by using the…
Common Objects like a comb or a pen get charged when rubbed against something like human hair or garment clothing. Charged objects exhibit noticeable attractive or repulsive force lifting small pieces of paper or pushing/pulling a suspended…
We investigate the role of relativistic and nonrelativistic optical potentials used in the analysis of ($e,e'p$) data. We find that the relativistic calculations produce smaller ($e,e'p$) cross sections even in the case in which both…
A new experimental set-up for Boltzmann constant measurement is described. Statistically averaged square of voltage $\left<U^2\right>$ is measured for different capacitances $C$. Boltzmann constant is determined by the equipartition theorem…
In a series of recent publications, a new approach to the non-relativistic reduction of the electromagnetic current operator in calculations of electro-nuclear reactions has been introduced. In one of these papers, the conjecture that at…
In recent years there has been a major interest in developing all solid state batteries, for the sake of safety (issues due to toxic and flammable organic liquid electrolytes are well known) as well as of high energy density…
We report measurements of the electrical conductivity of a liquid alkali metal - lithium - at pressures up to 1.8 Mbar and fourfold compression, achieved through shock compression experiments. We find that the results are consistent with a…
We present exact solutions for two interacting electrons on an artificial atom and on an artificial molecule made by one and two (single level) quantum dots connected by ideal leads. Specifically, we calculate the accumulated charge on the…
A voltage-based method is proposed to correct battery pack state of charge (SOC) estimation at the charge-end. Two main characteristics make the charge-end time span a good opportunity to correct SOC estimation: first, it is easy to detect…
LixMn2O4 is an important cathode material for the Li ion battery. During battery charging, the stoichiometry x varies continuously from 1 to zero and on discharging it varies from zero to one. The cubic lattice constant a of LixMn2O4…
Relativistic coupled-cluster(RCC) theory has been employed to calculate the life time of the $6 ^2P_{3/2}$ state of single ionized lead($^{207}Pb$) to an accurac y of 3% and compared with the corresponding value obtained using second order…
We compute, via a variational mixed-base method, the energy spectrum of a two dimensional relativistic atom in the presence of a constant magnetic field of arbitrary strength. The results are compared to those obtained in the…
What is the maximum voltage of a cell with a given electrochemical reaction? The answer to this question has been given more than a century ago by Walther Nernst and bears his name. Unfortunately, the assumptions behind the answer have been…
Investigating batteries while they operate allows researchers to track the inner electrochemical processes involved in working conditions. This study describes the first neutron radiography investigation of a lead-acid battery. A…
The challenge of finding an absolute reference energy from first-principles simulations to realigning semiconductor's valence band-top and conduction band-bottom, a theoretical methodology is proposed based on plane-wave calculations as…
Relativistic coupled-cluster single-double approximation is used to calculate positron-atom bound states. The method is tested on closed-shell atoms such as Be, Mg, Ca, Zn, Cd, and Hg where a number of accurate calculations is available. It…
The theoretical model by Sorasio et al. (2006) for the steady state Mach number of electrostatic shocks formed in the interaction of two plasma slabs of arbitrary density and temperature is generalized for relativistic electron and…