Radiation Reaction as a Non-conservative ForceWe study a system of a finite size charged particle interacting with radiation field by exploiting the Hamilton's principle for non-conservative system introduced recently by Galley[1]. The said…Sandeep Aashish, Asrarul Haque·Jan 9, 2016SaveLearn
On the Possible Trajectories of Particles with Spin. II. Particles in the Stationary Homogeneous Magnetic FieldThe behavior of spinning particles in the stationary homogeneous magnetic field is considered and all types of trajectories for massive and massless particles are found. It is shown that spin of…Alexander N. Tarakanov·Jan 7, 2016SaveLearn
A discussion of Bl conservation on a two dimensional magnetic field plane in watt balancesThe watt balance is an experiment being pursued in national metrology institutes for precision determination of the Planck constant h. In watt balances, the 1/r magnetic field, expected to…Shisong Li, Wei Zhao, Songling Huang·Dec 28, 2015SaveLearn
Empirical Validation of a Thermal Model of a Complex Roof Including Phase Change MaterialsThis paper deals with the empirical validation of a building thermal model using a phase change material (PCM) in a complex roof. A mathematical model dedicated to phase change materials based on the…Stéphane Guichard, Frédéric Miranville, Dimitri Bigot et al.·Dec 26, 2015SaveLearn
Understanding Zero-Point Energy in the Context of Classical ElectromagnetismToday's textbooks of electromagnetism give the particular solution to Maxwell's equations involving the integral over the charge and current sources at retarded times. However, the texts fail…Timothy H. Boyer·Dec 25, 2015SaveLearn
Coherent detection of orbital angular momentum in radioThe angular momentum propagated by a beam of radiation has two contributions: spin angular momentum (SAM) and orbital angular momentum (OAM). SAM corresponds to wave polarisation, while OAM-carrying…L. K. S. Daldorff, S. M. Mohammadi, J. E. S. Bergman et al.·Dec 23, 2015SaveLearn
Induced voltage in an open wireA puzzle arising from Faraday's law is considered and solved concerning the question which voltage is induced in an open wire with a time-varying homogeneous magnetic field. In contrast to closed…K. Morawetz, M. Gilbert, A. Trupp·Dec 22, 2015SaveLearn
Seismic waves damping with arrays of inertial resonatorsWe investigate the elastic stop band properties of a theoretical cubic array of iron spheres connected to a bulk of concrete via iron or rubber ligaments. Each sphere can move freely within a…Younes Achaoui, Bogdan Ungureanu, Stefan Enoch et al.·Dec 18, 2015SaveLearn
Mutual Radiation Impedance of Uncollapsed CMUT Cells with Different RadiiA polynomial approximation is proposed for the mutual acoustic impedance between uncollapsed capacitive micromachined ultrasonic transducer (CMUT) cells with different radii in an infinite rigid…Alper Ozgurluk, H. Kagan Oguz, Abdullah Atalar et al.·Dec 17, 2015SaveLearn
Physics and technology system of units for electrodynamicsThe contemporary practice is to favor the use of the SI units for electric circuits and the Gaussian CGS system for electromagnetic field. A modification of the Gaussian system of units (the Physics…Mikhail G. Ivanov·Dec 13, 2015SaveLearn
The Ping Pong PendulumMany damped mechanical systems oscillate with increasing frequency as the amplitude decreases. One popular example is Euler's Disk, where the point of contact rotates with increasing rapidity as…Peter Lynch·Dec 11, 2015SaveLearn
Quaternions in Hamiltonian dynamics of a rigid body -- Part III. Asymmetric Top in the OrbitronThe Poisson structure in the quaternion variables was proposed for asymmetric top in the external axially symmetric magnetic field. For that model of interaction the motion equation were got. The…Stanislav S. Zub, Sergiy I. Zub·Dec 5, 2015SaveLearn
An Underlying Geometrical Manifold for Hamiltonian MechanicsWe show that there exists an underlying manifold with a conformal metric and compatible connection form, and a metric type Hamiltonian (which we call the geometrical picture) that can be put into…L. P. Horwitz, A. Yahalom, J. Levitan et al.·Nov 30, 2015SaveLearn
Acoustic coupling between cascade sub-chambers and its influence on overall transmission lossIn this letter, acoustic interaction between cascade sub-chambers is investigated by modelling the sound field in a silencer with cascade-connected sub-chambers using a sub-structuring technique. The…Yuhui Tong, Xiang Yu, Jie Pan·Nov 30, 2015SaveLearn
Conservative modified Serre-Green-Naghdi equations with improved dispersion characteristicsFor surface gravity waves propagating in shallow water, we propose a variant of the fully nonlinear Serre-Green-Naghdi equations involving a free parameter that can be chosen to improve the…Didier Clamond, Denys Dutykh, Dimitrios Mitsotakis·Nov 23, 2015SaveLearn
On Asteroid EngineeringI pose the question of maximal Newtonian surface gravity on a homogeneous body of a given mass and volume but with variable shape. In other words, given an amount of malleable material of uniform…Olaf Lechtenfeld·Nov 23, 2015SaveLearn
Born approximation in linear-time invariant systemLinear-time invariant (LTI) oscillation systems such as forced mechanical vibration, series RLC and parallel RLC circuits can be solved by using simplest initial conditions or employing of…Burin Gumjudpai·Nov 20, 2015SaveLearn
Classical Zero-Point Radiation and Relativity: The Problem of Blackbody Radiation RevisitedThe physicists of the early 20th century were unaware of two ideas which are vital to understanding some aspects of modern physics within classical theory. The two ideas are: 1) the presence of…Timothy H. Boyer·Nov 19, 2015SaveLearn
Fano resonance scattering in waveguide with an impedance boundary conditionSound propagation in a waveguide lined with one section of locally reactive material is studied by resonance scattering approach. The objective is to understand the effects of mode coupling in the…Lei Xiong, Wenping Bi, Yves Aurégan·Nov 18, 2015SaveLearn
Parametric resonance induced chaos in magnetic damped driven pendulumA damped driven pendulum with a magnetic driving force, appearing from a solenoid, where ac current flows is considered. The solenoid acts on the magnet, which is located at the free end of the…Giorgi Khomeriki·Nov 14, 2015SaveLearn
Visco-thermal effects in acoustic metamaterials: from total transmission to total reflection and high absorptionWe theoretically and experimentally investigate visco-thermal effects on the acoustic propagation through metamaterials consisting of rigid slabs with subwavelength slits embedded in air. We…Miguel Molerón, Marc Serra-Garcia, Chiara Daraio·Nov 13, 2015SaveLearn
Time-domain numerical modeling of brass instruments including nonlinear wave propagation, viscothermal losses, and lips vibrationA time-domain numerical modeling of brass instruments is proposed. On one hand, outgoing and incoming waves in the resonator are described by the Menguy-Gilbert model, which incorporates three key…Harold Berjamin, Bruno Lombard, Christophe Vergez et al.·Nov 13, 2015SaveLearn
On the Possible Trajectories of Spinning Particles. I. Free ParticlesBy means of the method of moving Frenet-Serret frame the set of equations of motion is derived for spinning particle in an arbitrary external field, which is determined by potential depending from…Alexander N. Tarakanov·Nov 10, 2015SaveLearn
Conformal Mapping for Multiple TerminalsConformal mapping is an important mathematical tool in many physical and engineering fields, especially in electrostatics, fluid mechanics, classical mechanics, and transformation optics. However in…Weimin Wang, Wenying Ma, Qiang Wang et al.·Nov 9, 2015SaveLearn
The Coriolis fieldWe present a pedagogical discussion of the Coriolis field, emphasizing its not-so-well-understood aspects. We show that this field satisfies the field equations of the so-called Newton-Cartan theory,…L. Filipe Costa, José Natário·Nov 8, 2015SaveLearn