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We show that the elastic energy $E(\gamma)$ of a closed curve $\gamma$ has a minimizer among all plane simple regular closed curves of given enclosed area $A(\gamma)$, and that the minimum is attained for a circle. The proof is of a…

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Structural, elastic and thermal properties of cementite (Fe$_3$C) were studied using a Modified Embedded Atom Method (MEAM) potential for iron-carbon (Fe-C) alloys. Previously developed Fe and C single element potentials were used to…

Some issues that arise when modeling elastic energy for binary alloys are discussed within the context of a Keating model and density functional calculations. The Keating model is based on atomistic modeling of elastic interactions in…

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The use of emergent constraints to quantify uncertainty for key policy relevant quantities such as Equilibrium Climate Sensitivity (ECS) has become increasingly widespread in recent years. Many researchers, however, claim that emergent…

Applications · Statistics 2020-02-19 Daniel B. Williamson , Philip G. Sansom

We develop an Fe-C-H interatomic potential based on the modified embedded-atom method (MEAM) formalism based on density functional theory to enable large-scale modular dynamics simulations of carbon steel and hydrogen.

Materials Science · Physics 2022-07-08 Sungkwang Mun , Nayeon Lee , Doyl Dickel , Sara Adibi , Bradley Huddleston , Raj Prabhu , Krista Limmer

Development of experimental techniques for characterization of magnetic properties at high spatial resolution is essential for progress in miniaturization of magnetic devices, for example, in data storage media. Inelastic scattering of…

Materials Science · Physics 2014-04-02 Jan Rusz , Somnath Bhowmick

We propose a model for thermo-elastic beams, consistent with the theory of linear three-dimensional thermo-elasticity and deduced by a suitable version of the Principle of Virtual Powers. Dimensional reduction is achieved by postulating…

Materials Science · Physics 2014-01-21 Antonino Favata

In linear elastic theory, membrane deformation energy caused by inclusions (e.g., membrane-spanning peptides in lipid bilayers) can be rigorously presented in terms of coupled harmonic oscillators. The general expressions for the…

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We consider the two-dimensional Landau-de Gennes energy with several elastic constants, subject to general $k$-radially symmetric boundary conditions. We show that for generic elastic constants the critical points consistent with the…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2016-08-11 Georgy Kitavtsev , Jonathan M Robbins , Valeriy Slastikov , Arghir Zarnescu

We make use of continuum elasticity theory to investigate the collective modes that propagate along the edge of a two-dimensional electron liquid or crystal in a magnetic field. An exact solution of the equations of motion is obtained with…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2009-10-31 Irene D'Amico , Giovanni Vignale

In this paper, we develop the constrained energy minimizing generalized multiscale finite element method (CEM-GMsFEM) with mixed boundary conditions (Dirichlet and Neumann) for the elasticity equations in high contrast media. By a special…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2022-10-21 Zhongqian Wang , Changqing Ye , Eric T. Chung

In this work a periodic crystal with point defects is described in the framework of linear response theory for broken symmetry states using correlation functions and Zwanzig-Mori equations. The main results are microscopic expressions for…

Soft Condensed Matter · Physics 2015-05-18 Christof Walz , Matthias Fuchs

Two methods are proposed to evaluate the second-order elastic constants of quantum mechanically treated solids. One method is based on path-integral simulations in the (NVT) ensemble using an estimator for elastic constants. The other…

Materials Science · Physics 2013-05-29 Philipp Schoffel , Martin H. Muser

It is well understood that various alternatives are available within EM theory for the definitions of energy density, momentum transfer, EM stress-energy tensor, and so forth. Although the various options are all compatible with the basic…

General Physics · Physics 2010-09-28 H. E. Puthoff

By analyzing elastic theory for nematic liquid crystals, we distinguish three regimes of elastic constants. In one regime, the Ericksen inequalities are satisfied, and the ground state of the director field is uniform. In a second regime,…

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Electromagnetic (EM) composites have stimulated tremendous fundamental and practical interests owing to their flexible electromagnetic properties and extensive potential engineering applications. Hence, it is necessary to systematically…

Optics · Physics 2022-09-21 Faxiang Qin , Mengyue Peng , Diana Estevez , Christian Brosseau

The classical Oseen-Frank theory of liquid crystal elasticity is based on the experimentally verified fact that there are three independent modes of distortion, each with its associated elastic constant. On the other hand, the arguably more…

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The uncertainty principle is considered to be one of the most striking features in quantum mechanics. In the textbook literature, uncertainty relations usually refer to the preparation uncertainty which imposes a limitation on the spread of…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2017-05-22 Wenchao Ma , Bin Chen , Ying Liu , Mengqi Wang , Xiangyu Ye , Fei Kong , Fazhan Shi , Shao-Ming Fei , Jiangfeng Du

Paper examines the validity and soundness of the standard equation derived to find the amount of energy stored inside an elastic material when it is stretched. The paper also tries to include the parameters that where neglected while…

General Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 Aasis Vinayak. P. G

Being able to rigorously quantify the uncertainties in reaction models is crucial to moving this field forward. Even though Bayesian methods are becoming increasingly popular in nuclear theory, they are yet to be implemented and applied in…

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