The photothermal deflection technique is used to measure the thermal diffusivity of a metal+eramic composite. The present, as well as other data on composites are analyzed to estimate a value for the Kapitza radius, rk, which represents the effectivevalue of the thermal boundary resistance of heterointerfaces. Remarkably, the data from different metal+eramic composite materials lead to a simila...

The Lemaˆıtre and Schwarzschild analytical solutions for a relativistic spherical body of constant density are linked together through the use of the Weyl quadratic invariant. The critical radius for quasi-static gravita-tional collapse is shown to vary continuously from 9/8 of the Schwarzschild radius to the Schwarzschild radius itself while the internal pressures become locally anisotropic.

In recent years, hydroforming process has been applied in different industries such as aerospace, automotive and military industries due to its advantages, such as high dimensional accuracy, capability of forming complicated parts and high drawing ratio. Hydrodynamic deep drawing with radial pressure is one type of hydroforming process. In this paper, forming of cylindrical cups in hydrodynamic...

 It is known that the directed cycle of order $n$ uniquely achieves the minimum spectral radius among all strongly connected digraphs of order $nge 3$. In this paper, among others, we determine the digraphs which achieve the second, the third and the fourth minimum spectral radii respectively among strongly connected digraphs of order $nge 4$.  

We have carried out a series of small scale collisional N-body calculations of single-mass star clusters to investigate the dependence of the lifetime of star clusters on their initial parameters. Our models move through an external galaxy potential with a logarithmic density profile and they are limited by a cut-off radius. In order to find scaling relations between the lifetime of star cluste...

The covering radius R of a code is the maximal distance of any vector from the code. This work gives a number of new results concerning t[ n, k], the minimal covering radius of any binary code of length n and dimension k. For example r[ n, 41 and t [ n, 51 are determined exactly, and reasonably tight bounds on t[ n, k] are obtained for any k when n is large. These results are found by using sev...

The standard radius of curvature at a point q(s) on a smooth curve can be defined as the limiting radius of circles through three points that all coalesce to q(s). In the study of ideal knot shapes it has recently proven useful to consider a global radius of curvature of the curve at q(s) defined as the smallest possible radius amongst all circles passing through this point and any two other po...

The measurement of spherical surface radii exceeding few meters presents a challenge, because the familiar radius-bench method requires large part displacements. Dual-focus zone plates can extend the radius-bench method to measurements of large radii. OCIS codes: (220.4840) Testing, (050.1965) Diffractive lenses

Potassium Channels allow potassium flux and are essential for the generation of electric current acrossexcitable membranes. Potassium Channels are also the targets of various intracellular controlmechanisms; such that the suboptimal regulation of channel function might be related to pathologicalconditions. Realistic studies of ion current in biologic channels present a major challenge for compu...