We present dynamic shear and bulk modulus measurements of supercooled tetraphenyl-tetramethyl-trisiloxane (DC704) and 5-phenyl-4-ether over a range of temperatures close to their glass transition. The data are analyzed and compared in terms of time-temperature superposition (TTS), the relaxation time, and the spectral shape parameters. We conclude that TTS is obeyed to a good approximation for ...

Vacuum effects in (2+1)-dimensional quantum electrodynamics (QED) with the topological Chern-Simons term are considered. The photon polarization operator is studied and the decay rate for the electron-positron photoproduction γ → e+ e− is presented as a function of the photon energy and external field strength. The radiatively induced electron mass shift in an external magnetic field is investi...

It is assumed that, in the primordial plasma, at the temperatures above the mass of electron, fermions are in the neutral state being the superposition of particle and antiparticle. There exists neutral proton-electron symmetry. Proton-electron equilibrium is defined by the proton-electron mass difference. At the temperature equal to the mass of electron, pairs of neutral electrons annihilate i...

A unidirectional anisotropy appears in field cooled samples of dilute magnetic alloys at temperatures well below the cusp temperature of the zero field cooled magnetization curve. Magnetization measurements on a Cu(13.5 at% Mn) sample show that this anisotropy is essentially temperature independent and acts on a temperature dependent excess magnetization, ΔM. The anisotropy can be partially or ...

Vacuum effects in (2+1)-dimensional quantum electrodynamics (QED) with the topological Chern-Simons term are considered. The photon polarization operator is studied and the decay rate for the electron-positron photoproduction γ → e+ e− is presented as a function of the photon energy and external field strength. The radiatively induced electron mass shift in an external magnetic field is investi...

Effective parallel tempering simulations rely crucially on a properly chosen sequence of temperatures. While it is desirable to achieve a uniform exchange acceptance rate across neighboring replicas, finding a set of temperatures that achieves this end is often a difficult task, in particular for systems undergoing phase transitions. Here we present a method for determination of optimal replica...

Plasticizers are commonly added to poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) and other brittle polymers to improve their flexibility and processing properties. Phthalate plasticizers such as di(2-ethylhexyl phthalate) (DEHP) are the most common PVC plasticizers and have recently been linked to a wide range of developmental and reproductive toxicities in mammals. Our group has developed several replacement com...

Using literature data we have studied the rheological behaviour of concentrated maltodextrins and starches. We show that much their rheology, like zero shear viscosity thinning behaviour, appears to be governed by ratio glass transition temperature actual temperature, Tg/T, as scaling parameter. Via this scaling, can apply time-temperature-solvent superposition principle, which is also validate...