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In this paper we prove that the level sets of the first non–constant eigenfunction of the Neumann Laplacian on a convex planar domain have only finitely many connected components. This problem is motivated, in part, by the “hot spots” conjecture of J. Rauch. ∗Supported in part by NSF Grant # 9700585-DMS

SYNTHESIS 2004, No. 9, pp 1509–1521xx.xx.2004 Advanced online publication: 26.05.2004 DOI: 10.1055/s-2004-822392; Art ID: C0404SS © Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart · New York Abstract: The Michael additions of a number of ketones and aldehydes to alkylidene malonates and nitro olefins were studied. The reactions employ small organic molecules as catalyst under mild reaction conditions and do not ...

There are four main differences between the meta-databases for assessment and control systems and databases for bibliographic systems, and the like. The first is the need for speed in generating and updating the meta-database. Secondly there is the spatio-temporal aspects of the information handled. The third difference is the large volume and variety of information to be managed and to be tran...

The thesis that probabilities of conditionals are conditional probabilities has putatively been refuted many times by so-called ‘triviality results’, although it has also enjoyed a number of resurrections. In this paper I assault it yet again with a new such result. I begin by motivating the thesis and discussing some of the philosophical ramifications of its fluctuating fortunes. I will canvas...

Extreme ultraviolet spectroscopic observations of one coronal mass ejection event are used to examine the onset phase of the eruption. We find significant dimming of million K plasmas in the low corona under the ascending CME, the activation of an adjacent prominence and 2 million K ‘hot spots’ which may be associated with the CME footpoints. In particular, we show that the dimming is due to a ...

Wireless sensor networks offer the potential to significantly improve the performance of pursuers in pursuit-evasion games. In this paper, we study several sensor network systems, their interaction with the pursuers, and the effect on pursuer performance. We propose a general framework to solve the pursuit-evasion problem and present new centralized as well as distributed methods. Specifically,...

In analogy to 4-b-substituted benzoyl)-N-methylpyridinium cations (1 -X's), the title species (2-X's, -X = -0CH3, -CH3, -H, -Br, -COCH3, -N02) undergo two reversible, well-separated (E1122650 mV) one-electron reductions. The effect of substitution on the reduction potentials of 2-X's is much weaker than the effect of the same substituents on 1-X's: the Hammett p-values are 0.80 and 0.93 for the...

Highly prized is the truly productive crime prevention strategy, one that lightens the load on an overworked criminal justice system and, more importantly, reduces the number of victims. But to prevent crimes—especially in hot spots (high-crime areas)—police must determine where and when crimes are likely to occur. Drawing primarily on data collected in the United Kingdom, this Research in Acti...

The polarizability and hyperpolarizabilities of nitrophenols as model compounds for studying nonlinear optics have been investigated at the Hartree-Fock level of approximation by means of the Dalgarno Uncoupled Hartree-Fock (DUHF) or Sum Over Orbitals (SOO) method. The additive character and the charge transfer effects in 01, p, and y have been analyzed in terms of the u and n-molecular orbital...