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1991

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How To Pick Out The Integers In The Rationals: An Application Of Number Theory To Logic, Daniel Flath, Stan Wagon Feb 2008

How To Pick Out The Integers In The Rationals: An Application Of Number Theory To Logic, Daniel Flath, Stan Wagon

Stan Wagon, Retired

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Structural Characterization Of Mixed Alkali Metal Bis(Trimethylsilyl)Amide Bases., Paul Williard, Michael Nichols Dec 1991

Structural Characterization Of Mixed Alkali Metal Bis(Trimethylsilyl)Amide Bases., Paul Williard, Michael Nichols

Michael A Nichols

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Linear Algebra By Analogy, Scott H. Hochwald Nov 1991

Linear Algebra By Analogy, Scott H. Hochwald

Scott H. Hochwald

No abstract provided.

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The Influence Of Cation Size Upon The Infrared Spectrum Of Carbon Monoxide Adsorbed On Platinum Electrodes, Mark Anderson, Jimin Huang Nov 1991

The Influence Of Cation Size Upon The Infrared Spectrum Of Carbon Monoxide Adsorbed On Platinum Electrodes, Mark Anderson, Jimin Huang

Mark R. Anderson

The infrared spectrum of carbon monoxide adsorbed on polycrystalline platinum electrodes in the presence of acetonitrile solutions is examined. Acetonitrile solutions provide a wide double layer region (approximately 4 V) in which to investigate the observed potential dependence of the infrared peak position. The wider window allows for better comparisons of experimental data with theoretical predictions than those which are available from measurements conducted in aqueous solutions. It is found that (i) near-monolayer surface coverage can be obtained from solutions saturated with CO, (ii) the coverage stays constant over roughly the entire double layer region, (iii) the CO adsorbs to …

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A Collaborative Summer Research Program For Community College Students, Chris Craney, Franklin Dehaan Oct 1991

A Collaborative Summer Research Program For Community College Students, Chris Craney, Franklin Dehaan

Chris L. Craney

While the benefits of undergraduate research are well established, little attention has been paid toward involving community college students in such research. This paper describes a five-year-experience with a summer research program that includes Los Angeles area community college students working side-by-side with Occidental College students and faculty.

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Chelation Of 2-Substituted 1-Lithoxides: Structural And Energetic Factors Of Relevance To Synthetic Organic Chemistry., Michael Nichols, Andrew Mcphail, Edward Arnett Jul 1991

Chelation Of 2-Substituted 1-Lithoxides: Structural And Energetic Factors Of Relevance To Synthetic Organic Chemistry., Michael Nichols, Andrew Mcphail, Edward Arnett

Michael A Nichols

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Interpretation Issues In Force Microscopy, Nancy Burnham, Richard Colton, Hubert Pollock Jun 1991

Interpretation Issues In Force Microscopy, Nancy Burnham, Richard Colton, Hubert Pollock

Nancy A. Burnham

In this paper, we will discuss force microscopy (FM) and its potential for determining mechanical properties of thin films. We will introduce the basic principles of FM, and demonstrate how FM can be used to determine materials properties as well as image surface topography, both with nanonewton or sub‐nanonewton force resolution and sub‐nanometer position resolution. As FM is still a new field, not all of the questions concerning interpretation have been fully answered. We will elucidate four current issues that must be resolved before the full potential of FM can be realized. They are: (1) the role of water vapor …

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Thermochronology And Thermobarometry In Lithotectonic Zones In Eastern New England, Andrea Koziol, Robert Wintsch Apr 1991

Thermochronology And Thermobarometry In Lithotectonic Zones In Eastern New England, Andrea Koziol, Robert Wintsch

Andrea M. Koziol

Eastern New England is now recognized to consist of a number of exotic terranes joined to ancestral North America along large faults. However, the timing of the accretion of these terranes is in a state of flux. This project will gather thermometric and barometric data from both sides of these terrane bounding faults and together with existing age determinations will assess the possibility of major Alleghenian motion, not previously recognized. Results have the potential to provide a major re-interpretation of the timing of terrane accretion in New England.

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Sniftirs Study Of The Behavior Of The Spectrum Of Carbon Monoxide Adsorbed On A Platinum Electrode In Alcoholic Solvents, Andrea Russell, Daniel Blackwood, Mark Anderson, Stanley Pons Apr 1991

Sniftirs Study Of The Behavior Of The Spectrum Of Carbon Monoxide Adsorbed On A Platinum Electrode In Alcoholic Solvents, Andrea Russell, Daniel Blackwood, Mark Anderson, Stanley Pons

Mark R. Anderson

The vibrational spectrum of carbon monoxide as a function of coverage in various alcoholic solvents was investigated using the SNIFTIRS technique. At low coverage the potential dependence of the band position was found to be linearly dependent on the inverse of the bulk dielectric constant of the solvent. An electrostatic model was developed to represent the interaction between adjacent adsorbate molecules. This model provides evidence in support of an island formation mechanism.

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The (First) Three B’S Of The Skyrme Model, Alec Schramm Dec 1990

The (First) Three B’S Of The Skyrme Model, Alec Schramm

Alec J Schramm

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Higgs Boson Production In Peripheral Heavy-Ion Collisions: Coherent Double-Pomeron Exchange, Alec Schramm, Berndt Muller Dec 1990

Higgs Boson Production In Peripheral Heavy-Ion Collisions: Coherent Double-Pomeron Exchange, Alec Schramm, Berndt Muller

Alec J Schramm

Higgs boson production by coherent double-pomeron exchange in peripheral nuclear collisions at energies of several TeV per nucleon is calculated. It is shown that a trigger on quasi-elastic nuclear collisions strongly suppresses the cross section. The analogous two-photon process is predicted to dominate for collisions of heavy nuclei.

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Reductions Of Graphs And Spanning Eulerian Subgraphs, Zhi-Hong Chen Dec 1990

Reductions Of Graphs And Spanning Eulerian Subgraphs, Zhi-Hong Chen

Zhi-Hong Chen

This dissertation is primarily focused on conditions for the existence of spanning closed trails in graphs. However, results in my dissertation and the method we used, which was invented by Catlin, are not only useful for finding spanning closed trails in graphs, but also useful to study double cycle cover problems, hamiltonian line graphs problems, and dominating closed trail problems, etc. A graph is called supereulerian if it contains a spanning closed trail. Several, people have worked on the conditions for spanning closed trails having the form "d(u) + d(v) $>$ cn (0 $<$ c $<$ 1)" for all edge …

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Acquisition Of An Electron Probe Microanalyzer, Andrea Koziol, Robert Wintsch, Michael Dorais, Edward Ripley, Enrique Merino Dec 1990

Acquisition Of An Electron Probe Microanalyzer, Andrea Koziol, Robert Wintsch, Michael Dorais, Edward Ripley, Enrique Merino

Andrea M. Koziol

This award will provide half of the funds needed for the acquisition of an electron microprobe. This new electron microscope will primarily serve the needs of the Geology faculty and graduate students in the Department of Geological Sciences at The University of Indiana. The University of Indiana is committed to provide the additional funds to make this acquisition possible. Seven Geology Department faculty and their students have been identified as primary users. Six other faculty expect to be less frequent or occasional users. This large group of faculty and their students pursue research in diverse areas (e.g. thermodynamic links between …

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Solving Ill-Posed Problems With Artificial Neural Networks, Arun D. Kulkarni Dec 1990

Solving Ill-Posed Problems With Artificial Neural Networks, Arun D. Kulkarni

Arun Kulkarni

With many physical problems, measurement of spectral distribution, cosmic radiation, aerial and satellite imaging indirect sensing/recording devices are used. In many of these cases, the recording systems can be modeled by a Fredholm integral equation of the first kind. An inversion of the kernel representing a system, in the presence of noise, is an ill-posed problem. The direct inversion often yields an unacceptable solution. In this paper, we suggest an artificial neural network (ANN) architecture to solve certain kinds of ill-posed problems. The weights in the model are initialized using eigen-vectors and eigen-values of the kernel matrix that characterize the …

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