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Quantization of thermodynamics

Quantization of thermodynamics

V.P. Maslov

Moscow University Physics Bulletin 2000. 55. N 6. P. 1

For bosons and fermions a new representation of the Hamilton operator corresponding to creation and annihilation of clusters is given. The obtained principle of correspondence between symbols and operators allows us to quantize the entropy and free energy. The minimal value of the quantum free energy in the thermodynamical limit matches the classical free energy. An estimate of this minimal value for a boson system with strong interaction, where the phase transition to superfluidity is possible, is presented.

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The excited states wave functions of discrete spectrum of integrable quantum systems of $N$ particles in the P$\stackrel{..}{o}$schl-Teller potential

The excited states wave functions of discrete spectrum of integrable quantum systems of $N$ particles in the P$\stackrel{..}{o}$schl-Teller potential

D.V. Meshcheryakov, V.B. Tverskoi

Moscow University Physics Bulletin 2000. 55. N 6. P. 9

A problem of finding the excited states wave functions of quantum systems with additional integrals of motion in the classical limit has been considered. Recurrence relations determining wave functions accurate to within a normalization factor for a certain range of values of interaction potential parameters have been obtained.

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Classical conservation laws for the elliptic Liouville equation

Classical conservation laws for the elliptic Liouville equation

A.V. Kiselev

Moscow University Physics Bulletin 2000. 55. N 6. P. 13

Generating sections of conservation laws for the elliptic Liouville equation are constructed. It is shown that a nontrivial conservation law corresponds to any generating section and demonstrated that all classical conservation laws arise from the Lagrangian symmetries. Explicit formulas for the development of a certain conservation law by its generating section are obtained.

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Study of scattering by a nonspherical particle in a layer on a substrate

Study of scattering by a nonspherical particle in a layer on a substrate

E.Yu. Eremina, A.G. Sveshnikov

Moscow University Physics Bulletin 2000. 55. N 6. P. 16

A mathematical model of the polarized radiation scattering by an axially asymmetric structure placed under a film on a permeable substrate is developed. Results on scattering by variously shaped particles are presented.

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The basis property of root vectors for the radio waveguide

The basis property of root vectors for the radio waveguide

A.N. Bogolyubov, A.L. Delitsyn, M.D. Malykh, A.G. Sveshnikov

Moscow University Physics Bulletin 2000. 55. N 6. P. 22

The basis property of the system of root vectors for a cylindrical waveguide with a circular cross section and dielectric filling is substantiated. This lays the grounds for applying the normal wave method to the waveguide excitation problem.

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The integral transformation method in the spectral problem for the confining potential

The integral transformation method in the spectral problem for the confining potential

O.S. Pavlova, A.R. Frenkin

Moscow University Physics Bulletin 2000. 55. N 6. P. 27

An integral transformation method is used to find the energy spectrum of the radial Schr$\stackrel{..}{o}$dinger equation with an infinitely increasing power-law confining potential. The problem is reduced to an approximate solution of an infinite system of linear algebraic equations. Numerical computations are used to determine the $S$-state spectrum of the Schr$\stackrel{..}{o}$dinger equation with a linearly increasing potential.

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The method of integral equations for calculating the dielectric deflector with electrooptical control

The method of integral equations for calculating the dielectric deflector with electrooptical control

N.E. Shapkina

Moscow University Physics Bulletin 2000. 55. N 6. P. 32

A three-dimensional mathematical model of the dielectric deflector with electrooptical control is considered. A method for calculating the electric field inside the deflector crystal, which adequately takes into account the shape of electrodes, is proposed. The area of application of the earlier developed model is investigated.

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Mixed problem for the Laplace equation outside the circle arc

Mixed problem for the Laplace equation outside the circle arc

A.I. Sgibnev, P.A. Krutitskii

Moscow University Physics Bulletin 2000. 55. N 6. P. 38

An explicit solution to the boundary-value problem for a harmonic function outside a cut lying on a circle arc has been constructed. The Dirichlet condition is specified on one bank of the cut, the Neumann condition, on the other bank. The solution of the problem is based on reducing it to the Riemann-Gilbert problem.

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Atomic and nuclear physics

A project of investigating the most energetic cosmic rays on the Russian segment of the International Space Station

A project of investigating the most energetic cosmic rays on the Russian segment of the International Space Station

V.V. Aleksandrov$^1$, D.I. Bugrov$^1$, G.K. Garipov$^1$, A. Cordero$^1$, J. Linsley$^1$, H. Salazar$^1$, O.A. Saprykin$^2$, A.A. Silaev$^1$, V.S. Syromyatnikov$^2$, M.I. Panasyuk$^1$, B.A. Khrenov$^1$

Moscow University Physics Bulletin 2000. 55. N 6. P. 44

An experimental system for studying the most energetic cosmic rays is described, which can be installed on board the Russian segment of the International Space Station.

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Solid state physics

Strain susceptibilities and elastic-constant anomalies of TmVO$_4$ in magnetic field

Strain susceptibilities and elastic-constant anomalies of TmVO$_4$ in magnetic field

Z.A. Kazei, N.P. Kolmakova, 0.A. Shishkina

Moscow University Physics Bulletin 2000. 55. N 6. P. 49

Based on the real energy spectrum and wave function of the Tm-ion in the vanadate crystal field, all strain susceptibilities and the $\Delta E$ effect were calculated. A good description of the $C^{\delta}(T)$ and $C^{\gamma}(T)$ experimental elastic constants and their variations in magnetic field in the tetragonal and rhombic phases was obtained. The $B^{\delta}$ and $B^{\gamma}$ magnetoelastic and $K^{\delta}$ and $K^{\gamma}$ pair quadrupole coefficients were determined. The influence of the magnetic field oriented along various symmetrical directions in the crystal on the quadrupole ordering in TmVO$_{4}$ was studied.

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The heat capacity of thin ferroelectric films near the second-order phase transition

The heat capacity of thin ferroelectric films near the second-order phase transition

S.V. Pavlov, O.Yu. Polyakova

Moscow University Physics Bulletin 2000. 55. N 6. P. 55

Within the framework of the Landau phenomenological model, the temperature and sample-thickness dependences of the heat capacity of thin uniaxial ferroelectric films near the second-order phase transition were studied. The heat capacity jump was found to decrease, diffuse, and shift to lower temperatures as the thickness of thin films decreased. At a certain thin-film thickness, the heat capacity anomaly disappeared (for instance, for triglycine sulfate, at a thickness of several nanometers).

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Geophysics

A new approach to space ergodicity in wave propagation through a randomly inhomogeneous refractive medium

A new approach to space ergodicity in wave propagation through a randomly inhomogeneous refractive medium

A.G. Vologdin, V.D. Gusev

Moscow University Physics Bulletin 2000. 55. N 6. P. 60

A new and simple approach to the space ergodicity problem is suggested. By averaging along an arbitrary horizontal straight line rather than by volume averaging, the spatial statistical characteristics of the phase of a wave normally incident on a randomly inhomogeneous plane-layered medium are obtained. In that case (in contrast to volume averaging), the regular wave properties are not masked. It is demonstrated that the spatial stochastic characteristics can be determined from time-average measurements only when the medium inhomogeneities drift at a constant horizontal velocity.

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Gradient density current with an inner wave caused by wind strengthening

Gradient density current with an inner wave caused by wind strengthening

B.I. Samolyubov, A.L. Zamarashkin, A.V. Silaev, M.V. Sluev

Moscow University Physics Bulletin 2000. 55. N 6. P. 65

Based on the analysis of field measurement results, the evolution of the bottom density current in wind strengthening has been revealed. The measured and calculated flow velocity distributions have been compared. It has been found that the inn.er wave induces the momentum transfer from the drift flow to the bottom one. Semiempirical expressions for the characteristics of this process accounting for the effect of pressure gradient and density stratification on the current have been obtained.

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Astronomy

On the convergence of a perturbation function expansion in the three-body problem for Lindblad resonances in the case of large eccentricities

On the convergence of a perturbation function expansion in the three-body problem for Lindblad resonances in the case of large eccentricities

I.A. Gerasimov, B.R. Mushailov

Moscow University Physics Bulletin 2000. 55. N 6. P. 73

A special perturbation function expansion in the three-body problem for orbital resonances in the case of large eccentricities is substantiated. The given expansion can be used to construct an analytical solution allowing the orbital evolution of asteroids and comets to be interpreted.

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Radiophysics

Surface microwave discharge in a supersonic air flow

Surface microwave discharge in a supersonic air flow

V.M. Shibkov, D.A. Vinogradov, A.V. Voskanyan, A.P. Ershov, LB. Timofeev, L.V. Shibkova, V.A. Chernikov

Moscow University Physics Bulletin 2000. 55. N 6. P. 80

A new method for obtaining a stable surface microwave discharge in the boundary layer at a dielectric body streamlined by a supersonic air flow, which can be replicated in various experiments, is suggested. The main plasma parameters of such a discharge are determined.

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Solid state physics

The influence of the semiclassical size effect on the optical and magnetooptical properties of granular alloys

The influence of the semiclassical size effect on the optical and magnetooptical properties of granular alloys

A.B. Granovskii, M.V. Kuz'michev, A.N. Yurasov

Moscow University Physics Bulletin 2000. 55. N 6. P. 83

The semiclassical size effect is shown to substantially affect the optical and magnetooptical spectra of ferromagnetic granular alloys. In particular, a decrease in the size of granules can cause changes in the amplitude, profile, and sign of the equatorial Kerr effect.

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Geophysics

The effect of the underlying surface temperature field on the characteristics of an intense convective air vortex

The effect of the underlying surface temperature field on the characteristics of an intense convective air vortex

E.P. Anisimova, A.A. Speranskaya, O.N. Chernyshev

Moscow University Physics Bulletin 2000. 55. N 6. P. 87

The results of model experiments on the study of the structure of intense convective air vortices are presented. The influence of the underlying surface temperature on the temperature and humidity field and on the maximum value of the horizontal velocity component in the vortex is considered.

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