We study numerically the monopole creation operator proposed recently by Fröhlich and Marchetti. The operator is defined with the help of a three dimensional model which generates random Mandelstam strings. These strings imitate the Coulombic magnetic field around the monopole. We show that if the Mandelstam strings are condensed the creation operator discriminates between the phases with conde...

We have performed experiments on model emulsions of polyisobutylene (PIB) and poly(dimethylsiloxane) (PDMS) to quantify the effect of confinement on deformation and stability under flow of droplets and strings (threads). It is known from earlier work from our group that, under confinement, droplets in concentrated emulsions can coalesce with each other and elongate in the flow direction to form...

Groundwater accessed by handpumps is the primary water supply for many people in Africa. This “Smart Water” project considers the study of a region of Kenya where there is significant demand for groundwater, especially among the poor. Some of the engineering aims of this project are to determine if data acquired from accelerometers mounted in hand-pumps can be used to perform three tasks: (i) e...

An analytical equation of state is applied to calculate the thermodynamic properties for argon. Theequation of state is that of Song and Mason. It is based on a statistical-mechanical perturbation theory ofhard convex bodies and can be written as fifth-order polynomial in the density. There exist three temperaturedependentparameters: the second virial coefficient, an effective molecular volume,...

Mediterranean coastal lagoons are influenced from a wide variety of external factors such as surface and groundwater flows climate dynamics. They also vulnerable to human activities, which have caused significant loss these types habitats. As result, the EU habitat management now prioritized restoration natural wetlands. However, there is lack systemic studies on mechanisms wetland degradation ...

the presence of heavy metals anomalies in groundwater resource and their effect on human health through both drinking water and agricultural activities is a serious worldwide. because of with the distribution of these elements in groundwater of malikan plain, the information does not exist, this study were performed to evaluate heavy metals, especially arsenic in groundwater and to determining ...

Statistical processing of data was necessary to arrive at a reasonable conclusion regarding the chemical behavior of groundwater in a river basin. Multivariate analysis was done to elucidate the groundwater chemistry of a Central Kerala River basin. Hydrochemical parameters like EC, pH, TDS, TH, Ca, Mg, Na, K, Cl, F, HCO 3 +CO 3 , SO 4 , total Fe were estimated in the pre- monsoon and post-mons...