Recent works on constraint relaxation [Jussien, 1997; Jussien and Boizumault, 1997b] provided the decorum system (Deduction-based Constraint Relaxation Management). In this paper, we show how the ideas developed in that system can be used in order to integrate Constraint Propagation within the Dynamic Backtracking algorithm [Ginsberg, 1993]. Dynamic Backtracking replaces the backtracking proces...

In the static field limit, the vibrational hyperpolarizability consists of two contributions due to: ~1! the shift in the equilibrium geometry ~known as nuclear relaxation!, and ~2! the change in the shape of the potential energy surface ~known as curvature!. Simple finite field methods have previously been developed for evaluating these static field contributions and also for determining the e...

By means of computer simulations and solution of the equations of the mode coupling theory (MCT), we investigate the role of the intramolecular barriers on several dynamic aspects of nonentangled polymers. The investigated dynamic range extends from the caging regime characteristic of glass-formers to the relaxation of the chain Rouse modes. We review our recent work on this question, provide n...

We report the observation of anisotropic longitudinal electronic relaxation in nitroxide radicals under typical dynamic nuclear polarization conditions. This anisotropy affects the efficiency of dynamic nuclear polarization at cryogenic temperatures of 4 K and high magnetic fields of 6.7 T. Under our experimental conditions, the electron paramagnetic resonance spectrum of nitroxides such as TEM...

Introduction: Inversion recovery (IR) TrueFISP imaging sequences have recently been used to acquire dynamic contrast enhanced (DCE) MRI data due to their short acquisition time, sensitivity to changes in tissue longitudinal relaxation times and superior signal-to-noise characteristics [1]. Use of an inversion recovery preparation offers the ability to quantify relaxation time changes at each dy...

We utilize molecular dynamics simulations to investigate the implications of micelle formation on structural relaxation and polymer bead displacement dynamics in a model telechelic polymer solution. The transient structural heterogeneity associated with incipient micelle formation is found to lead to a ‘caging’ of the telechelic chain end-groups within dynamic clusters on times shorter than the...

We present a relaxation-based dynamic programming algorithm for solving resource constrained shortest path problems arising in column generation pricing problems for formulations involving extremely large networks and a huge number of local resource constraints. Such formulations typically occur when time-expanded networks are used to model a problem. The relaxation-based dynamic programming al...

Recent neutron scattering experiments on the microscopic dynamics of polymers below and above the glass transition temperature T(g) are reviewed. The results presented cover different dynamic processes appearing in glasses: local motions, vibrations, and different relaxation processes such as alpha- and beta-relaxation. For the alpha-relaxation, which occurs above T(g), it is possible to extend...

We prcsent a study of the electrodynamic behavior of concentrated suspensions of spherical polyelectrolyte brushcs (SPBs). The dynamic mobility of the SPBs exhibits giant values. Concomitantly, . the dielectric spectra of suspensions of these particlcs display enormous loss peaks in the kHz frequency range. The strong dielectric relaxation is a direct consequence of the inhomogeneity of the cou...

The sub-nanosecond structural dynamics of reduced and oxidized cytochrome c were characterized. Dynamic properties of the protein backbone measured by amide (15)N relaxation and side chains measured by the deuterium relaxation of methyl groups change little upon change in the redox state. These results imply that the solvent reorganization energy associated with electron transfer is small, cons...