We present a novel analytical method to calculate conformational entropy of ideal cross-linking polymers from the configuration integral by employing a Mayer series expansion. Mayer-functions describing chemical bonds within the chain and for cross-links are sharply peaked over the temperature range of interest, and, are well approximated as statistically weighted Dirac delta-functions that enf...

In this communication we use the density functional theory-based multi-reference configuration interaction (DFT/MRCI) and the second-order algebraic diagrammatic construction (ADC(2)) methods to compute the spectroscopic and second-order nonlinear optical (NLO) properties of Ru(ii)-based NLO-phores. For some of the complexes, an appropriate treatment of doubly excited states is essential to cor...

We propose a new hole-assisted polymer optical fiber design to eliminate the influence of dopant diffusion and to increase the UV writing efficiency in fiber Bragg grating inscription. The optical waveguide is formed inside a solid core surrounded by a ring of 3 large air holes in enhanced UV photosensitive PMMA with double-cladding. We determined a map of the single-mode and multi-mode phase t...

In this paper, we carry a detailed study of mechanical systems with configuration space Q −→ Q/G for which the base Q/G variables are being controlled. The overall system ́s motion is considered to be induced from the base one due to the presence of general nonholonomic constraints. It is shown that the solution can be factorized into dynamical and geometrical parts. Moreover, under favorable ki...

We study the adhesion of an elastic sheet on a rigid spherical substrate. Gauss's Theorema Egregium shows that this operation necessarily generates metric distortions (i.e., stretching) as well as bending. As a result, a large variety of contact patterns ranging from simple disks to complex branched shapes are observed as a function of both geometrical and material properties. We describe these...

OBJECTIVE Kissing stents (KS) are commonly used to treat aortoiliac occlusive disease, but patency results are often lower than those of isolated stents. The Covered Endovascular Reconstruction of the Aortic Bifurcation (CERAB) technique was recently introduced to reconstruct the aortic bifurcation in a more anatomical and physiological fashion. The aim of this study is to compare the geometric...

In this investigation the aim is to broaden the space of optics for Low Concentrating Photovoltaic applications. The main target is to achieve the concentration of sunlight uniformly over a large photovoltaic receiver. To solve this problem we implemented a Monte-Carlo method and defined a new parameter in order to facilitate the analysis of irradiance distributions. The geometric parameters to...

Rotating coils constitute a type of electrical transformers used to produce alternating voltage pulses exploiting the phenomenon of electromagnetic induction. In this study, we investigate the influence of the electromagnetic scattering from a metallic obstacle located inside the moving component. In particular, a perfectly conducting spherical core is positioned eccentrically inside a thin cir...

Some combinatorial properties of fixed boundary rhombus random tilings with octagonal symmetry are studied. A geometrical analysis of their configuration space is given as well as a description in terms of discrete dynamical systems, thus generalizing previous results on the more restricted class of codimension-one tilings. In particular this method gives access to counting formulas, which are ...

This paper studies the left-handed behavior in conventional 2-port coupled line networks. The propagation parameters of 12 periodic structures, each has a different coupled line configuration, have been derived and the left-handed bands have been determined. Two structures were fabricated and measured to confirm the composite right/left handed (CRLH) characteristics. Measurements and EM simulat...