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Advances in optimizing thermoelectric material efficiency have seen parallel activities in theoretical and computational studies. In the current work, we calculate the exact Fermi–Dirac integrals to enable the generalization of the Wiedemann–Franz law (WF) in order to enhance the dimensionless thermoelectric figure of merit ZT = α 2 σ / κ . This is done by optimizing the Seebeck coefficient α, the electrical conductivity σ, and the thermal conductivity κ in terms of the Lambert W, and the generalized Lambert W functions (offset log). In the calculation of the thermal conductivity κ, we include both electronic and phononic contributions. The solutions provide insight into the relevant parameter space including the physical significance of complex solutions and their dependance on the scattering parameter r and the reduced chemical potential μ*.

Microsatellite markers are useful in fingerprinting, for assessing variation within parental lines and testing the genetic purityof hybrid seed in rice. In this paper we report the identification of pure rice hybrids using microsatellite polymorphisms.Thirty simple sequence repeat microsatellite (SSR) markers were employed for fingerprinting 18 rice hybrids and theirparental lines. Twelve SSR markers were found polymorphic across the parents and produced unique fingerprint for theparents. Among the markers RM-17 and RM-84 precisely distinguished between pure hybrids and mixture/off type. Clusteranalysis based on Simple matching (SM) similarity coefficient using UPGMA grouped the hybrids into three clusters. Thegenetic similarity between the hybrids ranged from 0.43 to 0.81 with an average similarity index of 0.63.

In this work, a fractional-order theory of thermoelasticity by quasi-static approach is applied to the two-dimensional problem of a thin circular plate whose lower surface is maintained at zero temperature, whereas the upper surface is insulated and subjected to a constant temperature distribution. Integral transform technique is used to derive the solution in the physical domain. The corresponding thermal stresses are found using the displacement potential function.

Study on Physicochemical Properties and their Impact on Phytoplankton Diversity of Singoda River, Kodinar Gujarat, India Plankton refers to plants and animals that drift with the ocean currents and fresh river water.They habitants in the open waters of the sea and fresh river water. Phytoplankton always live near the surface of the sea and fresh water because, like all plants because they require light for photosynthesis, they play impotent roll in transformation of water and carbon dioxide into short chain sugars. The plants in the pelagic zone are exceptionally small, microscopic, and singlecelled, buoyantly supported by the density of the surrounding water. Physico-chemical parameters are most important factors which play significant role in river plankton diversity fluctuation. We analysed impact of abiotic factor on plankton diversity during pre, middle and post winter analysis of Singoda River.

In recent years, the majority of the research has focused on grid-tied transformerless PV inverters, more capable than traditional grid-tied line transformer-based PV inverters, but more critical from a power quality point of view, especially in terms of common mode voltage and ground leakage current. Neutral point clamped (NPC) converters have recently gained popularity due to high efficiency and inherently low ground leakage current. This paper presents the three level active NPC (3L-ANPC) topology for grid tied PV applications with a third harmonic injection PWM strategy that allows to increase the magnitude of sinusoidal modulating wave by 15.5 % which improves dc link utilization. Simulation is carried out in Matlab/Simulink environment which confirms the effectiveness of the proposed converter.

Characteristic features of Wigner photoemission time delay from endohedral anions A@${\mathrm{C}}_{60}{}^{q}$ along with their dependence on the anion charge $q$ are unraveled. Specifically, significant enhancement of the time delay in the innermost dipole photoionization channels near threshold is found, owing to the presence of the Coulomb confined resonances (CRs). Moreover, it is shown that interchannel coupling of the inner-shell Coulomb CRs with outer-shell photoionization channels results in resonantly enhanced time delay in the release of the outer-shell photoelectron well above, several hundreds eV, the outer-shell thresholds. It is also demonstrated that, and explained why, photoionization cross sections of the innermost subshells as well as outer subshells (near the inner-subshell threshold) depends only very weakly on the anion charge $q$, but the dependence of the corresponding time delays on $q$ can be significant. Furthermore, Coulomb CRs are found to emerge in the innermost quadrupole photoionization channels as well, thereby causing considerable time delay in the quadrupole photoemission. These findings are illustrated in calculations of the photoionization of inner and outer subshells of the endohedral anions Ne@${\text{C}}_{60}{}^{\ensuremath{-}1}$ and Ne@${\mathrm{C}}_{60}{}^{\ensuremath{-}5}$ that were chosen as case studies.

A.S.K. acknowledges the support of the ARC Discovery grant DP120101805. V.K.D. acknowledges the support of the NSF under Grant No. PHY-1305085. P.C.D. acknowledges the support of a grant from the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India. S.T.M. was supported by the Division of Chemical Sciences, Basic Energy Science, Office of Science, US Department of Energy.

The discovery of Heusler alloys has revolutionized the research field of intermetallics due to the ease with which one can derive potential candidates for multifunctional applications. During recent years, many half Heusler alloys have been investigated for their thermoelectric properties. The f electron based rare earth ternary half Heusler compound DyPdBi has its f energy levels located close to the Fermi energy level. Other research efforts have emphasized that such materials have good thermoelectric capabilities. We have explored using first principles the electronic band structure of DyPdBi by use of different exchange correlation potentials in the density functional theoretical framework. Transport coefficients that arise in the study of thermoelectric properties of DyPdBi have been calculated and illustrate its potential as an efficient thermoelectric material. Both the theoretically estimated Seebeck coefficient and the power factor agree well with the available experimental results. Our calculations illustrate that it is essential to include spin-orbit coupling in these models of f electron half Heusler materials., Comment: 26 pages, 9 figures

The World Wide Web today has grown so wide and the video-on-demand applications and video share web are becoming very popular day-by-day on the World Wide Web. An efficient video similarity search algorithm for contentbased video retrieval is important in video-on-demand based services. However, there is no satisfying video similarity search algorithm showing cent percentage performance. It is proposed here to implement a video similarity measure algorithm based on the color-features of each video represented by a compact fixed size representation known as Video Signature. This Video signature which is based on the image signature is computed on the basis of YCbCr Histogram and the sum of its weighted means. The video signatures of videos are then used to find the similar videos in-terms of visually similar frames, by using the range. This method of similarity measure is assumed to be efficient in various aspects.

Extending our earlier work, we study the scattering of a beam of electrons incident along a transverse direction on a family of several coaxial cylindrical potentials. Solutions in closed form are obtained for the case of an incident plane wave, and a general form of the scattering potential. We analyze the partial and total cross sections for the specific case of a potential with two walls, and demonstrate the existence of pronounced "whispering" modes. For the case of a negative potential, we find that the existence of an additional outer potential leads to the creation of new quasi-bound states. Copyright � 2011 American Scientific Publishers.

In this paper the temperature distribution is determined through a hollow cylinder under an arbitrary time dependent heat flux at the outer surface and zero heat flux at the internal boundary due to internal heat generation within it. To develop the analysis of the temperature field, we introduce the method of integral transform. The results are obtained in a series form in-terms of Bessel?s functions.

We report on the observation of room temperature ferromagnetism as well as optical limiting in V2O5 nanoflower structures synthesized by a simple and novel cost-effective low-temperature method. The flowers are characterized thoroughly by various analytical techniques to ascertain their structure and composition and to confirm the absence of any impurities. The samples exhibit ferromagnetic properties at 300, 200, and 100 K observed from a hysteresis loop. Coercivity for room temperature synthesized V2O 5 flowers is 566 Oe at 300 K and is enhanced at 200 and 100 K. We propose a growth mechanism of the flowers and attribute the origin of ferromagnetism to the introduction of oxygen vacancies in accordance with theoretical predictions available on other oxide nanomaterials. The samples also show optical limiting behavior arising from an effective three photon absorption mechanism as demonstrated by a Z-scan experiment for characterization of optical nonlinearity. � 2010 American Chemical Society.

This paper deals with the determination of the thermal deflection in a thin clamped hollow circular disk defined as a ≤ r ≤ b; 0 ≤ z ≤ h under an unsteady temperature field due to internal heat generation within it. A thin hollow circular disk is considered having an arbitrary initial temperature and subjected to heat flux at the outer circular boundary (r = b) where an inner circular boundary (r = a) is at zero heat flux. Also, the upper surface (z = h) and the lower surface (z = 0) of the disk are at zero temperature. The governing heat conduction equation has been solved by using an integral transform technique. The inner and outer edges of the disk are clamped \({\frac{\partial \omega }{\partial r}=0}\) at r = a, r = b. The results are obtained in a series form in terms of Bessel’s functions and are illustrated graphically.

Hypothesis Several studies have shown good results with internal fixation of distal humeral fractures; however, few have focused specifically on anatomic parallel plate fixation using the same implant and postoperative regimen. The purpose of this study was to determine the functional outcome after open reduction and internal fixation of these complex fractures using parallel precontoured anatomic plates. Materials and methods This was a retrospective single-surgeon series involving 16 patients (12 women, 4 men) treated with a double-column parallel plating technique. Clinical assessment included the Mayo Elbow Performance Score (MEPS) and Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand Score (DASH). Mean age was 43 years (range, 20-78 years). Average follow-up was 35 months. Four fractures were AO type A and 12 were AO type C. Results Union was achieved in all patients. There was no superficial or deep infection or hardware failure. Two patients required removal of plates for pain and prominence but not all screws could be completely removed. The mean flexion was 132° and extension was 29°. The mean DASH score was 46.1. Grip strength was 56% of the uninjured side. Mean flexion and extension force was 72% and 70%, respectively, of the uninjured elbow. The mean MEPS score was 72.3. Discussion Anatomically precontoured parallel plates are effective in achieving bony union with low implant failure with acceptable functional outcomes. However, screw extraction can be difficult when the implant is removed.

An empirical ansatz for the complex photoionization amplitude and Wigner–Eisenbud–Smith time delay in the vicinity of a Fano autoionization resonance are proposed to evaluate and interpret the time delay in the resonant region. The utility of this expression is evaluated in comparison with accurate numerical calculations employing the ab initio relativistic random phase approximation and relativistic multichannel quantum defect theory. The indisputably good qualitative agreement (and semiquantitative agreement) between corresponding results of the proposed model and results produced by the ab initio theories proves the usability of the model. In addition, the phenomenology of the time delay in the vicinity of multichannel autoionizing resonances is detailed.

In this Letter we report the results of our calculations using the Modified Semiclassical Exchange Approximation in the Distorted Wave Born Approximation to determine the ( e , 2 e ) cross section for Potassium. The results are compared with the experimental and theoretical studies. The effect of post collision interaction has also been studied.

The present paper deals with the determination of the displacement and thermal stresses in a thin circular plate defined as 0 ≤ r ≤ b, 0 ≤ z ≤ h under a steady temperature field, due to a constant rate of heat generation within it. A thin circular plate is insulated at the fixed circular boundary (r = b), and the remaining boundary surfaces (z = 0, z = h) are kept at zero temperature. The governing heat conduction equation has been solved by using an integral transform technique. The results are obtained in series form in terms of modified Bessel functions. The results for displacement and stresses have been computed numerically and are illustrated graphically.

This paper deals with the determination of thermal deflection in a thin clamped circular plate defined as 0 ≤r ≤ b; 0 ≤z ≤ h due to internal heat generation within it. A thin clamped circular plate is considered having arbitrary initial temperature and subjected to time dependent heat flux at the fixed circular boundary (r = b). The lower surface (z = 0) is at zero temperature whereas upper surface (z = h) is thermally insulated. The governing heat conduction equation has been solved by using integral transform technique. The edge of the circular plate is fixed and clamped at r = b. The results are obtained in series form in terms of Bessel's functions. As a special case different metallic plates have been considered and the results for thermal deflection have been computed numerically and are illustrated graphically.

The photodetachment cross sections and angular distribution asymmetry parameters are calculated for intermediate p shells of chlorine and bromine negative ions in the relativistic random phase approximation (RRPA) to account for relativistic effects and many electron correlations, and, additionally, in the modified RRPA (RRPA-R) to account for the relaxation of the atomic core in the photodetachment process. The results of the calculations with and without the relaxation effects are compared, and it is found that the results for cross sections with and without relaxation effects in RRPA-R and RRPA are very different close to the corresponding thresholds. An attempt is made to explain the difference between the results of RRPA and RRPA-R close to the corresponding channel thresholds.PACS Nos.: 32.80.Gc, 32.80.Fb

The present paper deals with the determination of displacement and thermal stresses in a thin hollow circular disk defined by a ≤ r ≤ b due to internal heat generation within it. Time dependent heat flux Q(t) is applied at the outer circular boundary (r = b), whereas inner circular boundary (r = a) is at zero heat flux. Also, initially the circular disk is at arbitrary temperature F(r). The governing heat conduction equation has been solved by the method of integral transform technique. The radial stress function σrr is zero at inner and outer circular boundaries (r = a and r = b). The results are obtained in a series form in terms of Bessel's functions. The results for displacement and stresses have been computed numerically and illustrated graphically.

The tendon of flexor pollicis longus angulates at the trapezio-metacarpal joint level. The degree of angulation varies with extent of radial/ulnar deviation (Rack and Ross [1984] J. Physiol. 351:99-110). We report a fibrous pulley at this level that helps stabilize the tendon and facilitates its action. The morphology of the pulley is described. We believe that it has an important role to play in the unique function of the tendon facilitating the movement of the thumb perpendicular to the plane of the thumbnail.

The present article deals with the determination of thermal stresses in a thick annular disc under steady temperature field. A thick annular disc is subjected to convective heat transfer at the upper surface. Heat dissipates by convection from the lower boundary surface into the surrounding at the zero temperature. The thick circular edges are thermally insulated. The governing heat conduction equation has been solved by using Hankel transform method. The results are obtained in series form in terms of Bessel's functions. The results for displacement and stresses have been computed numerically and illustrated graphically.

The present paper deals with the determination of transient thermal stresses in a thick annular disc. A thick annular disc is considered having zero initial temperature and subjected to arbitrary heat flux on the upper and lower surfaces where as the fixed circular edges are at zero temperature. The governing heat conduction equation have been solved by using integral transform technique. The results are obtained in series form in terms of Bessel’s functions. The results for displacement and stresses have been computed numerically and are illustrated graphically.

The present paper deals with the determination of a quasi-static thermal stresses in a thick circular plate subjected to arbitrary initial temperature on the upper face with lower face at zero temperature and the fixed circular edge thermally insulated. The results are obtained in series form in terms of Bessel’s functions and they are illustrated numerically.

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the relationship between radiological and functional results in patients with extra-articular fractures of the distal radius. We conducted a prospective study of radiological and functional assessment in 95 consecutively selected extra-articular distal radius fractures. There were two patient groups: more than 60 and less than 60 years of age. The final fracture union radiographs were analysed for their functional outcome using the Michigan Hand Outcomes Questionnaire (MHQ) and the Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand (DASH) questionnaire. In patients with acceptable radiological results, 62% (MHQ group) and 72% (DASH group) of patients had satisfactory functional outcome. Analysing patients with satisfactory functional results, 56% (MHQ group) and 59% (DASH group) had satisfactory radiological results. There was a higher proportion of patients with better functional results, despite poor radiological results, in both of the age groups. There was a statistically significant correlation between satisfactory radial tilt and functional outcome in the younger patients. In the older age group, patients with satisfactory radiological results had satisfactory functional outcome (p

Non-union is still a major challenge to the orthopaedic surgeon and established non-union has zero probability of achieving union with out intervention. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of low-intensity ultrasound in the treatment of tibial non-union. The study was done retrospectively by reviewing the case notes and radiographs. There were eight patients who received low-intensity pulsed ultrasound treatment as a treatment for tibial non-union. One patient who was noncompliant to the treatment was excluded from the study. Bony union was achieves in all the seven patients with an average healing time of 29 weeks (range 16–48 weeks). This study shows that low-intensity ultrasound is a simple and safe way to treat tibial non-unions.

Background: The 3 major options for purchase of medications by consumers are community pharmacy, mail order pharmacy, and Internet pharmacy. Certain consumer characteristics and motivating factors may be related to the type of pharmacy a person chooses to patronize. Objective: To describe and compare consumers who use Internet pharmacy versus those who choose community or mail order pharmacy and identify and compare the motivating factors for the use or lack of use of Internet versus community or mail order pharmacies. Methods: Two hundred seventy-eight residents of a major Midwest city were surveyed by mail questionnaire. A total of 91 responses were received, yielding a response rate of 32.7%. Descriptive statistics and Kendall's W coefficient of concordance were performed to analyze the respondents' answers. Results: Internet pharmacy patrons, compared with community pharmacy and mail order pharmacy patrons, were more likely to be male, younger, white, married, wealthier, and more educated. Respondents using Internet pharmacy listed quality and convenience as highly ranked factors in choosing a pharmacy, while respondents using community pharmacy listed quality and reliability and those using mail order pharmacy ranked reliability and convenience most highly. Conclusions: This study suggests that characteristics and motivating factors may differ for customers who choose Internet pharmacy instead of community or mail order pharmacy. As this study was exploratory in nature, additional studies are needed to draw more definitive conclusions.

In this work, we calculate dynamic polarizabilities and hyperfine-structure $A$ and $B$ constants of a few low-lying states for ${\mathrm{Sc}}^{2+}$. The sum-over-states technique is applied to calculate the polarizabilities of the $3d {}^{2}{D}_{3/2},\phantom{\rule{0.16em}{0ex}}3d {}^{2}{D}_{5/2}$, and $4s {}^{2}{S}_{1/2}$ states. The most important and correlation sensitive part of the sum is calculated using a highly correlated relativistic coupled-cluster theory. The remaining part of the sum is calculated using a lower-order many-body perturbation theory and the Dirac-Fock theory. Present dynamic polarizabilities are important to investigate the Stark shifts in the $4s {}^{2}{S}_{1/2}--3d {}^{2}{D}_{5/2}$ and $4s {}^{2}{S}_{1/2}--3d {}^{2}{D}_{3/2}$ clock transitions of ${\mathrm{Sc}}^{2+}$. Magic wavelengths for zero Stark shifts corresponding to these transitions are found in the vacuum-ultraviolet region. The coupled-cluster theory is used to estimate the hyperfine $A$ and $B$ constants with a very high accuracy.

Load balancing in a distributed file system is becoming essential as a distributed file system is gaining more popularity both in use and research. Resource utilization is very much important as it affects the cost of the system, response time, performance etc. Now a days dynamic load balancer is adopted by most of distributed file systems. Adaptive loading data migration and Self acting load balancing proves better performance, which behaves centralized and distributed way respectively. A Modified approach to create new distributed, dynamic load balancer for distributed file system is adopted. In which, the algorithm considers constraints as network load, disk IO load, Disk capacity, load which was not considered in earlier approaches. The load balancing problem is solved based on constraint satisfaction theory, which sets the optimum level so that system throughput, response time is improved. Experimental results show that overall performance is improved by 8 to 9%.

The aim of this paper is to generalize a fixed point result given by Popescu[17]. Our results complement and extend very recent results proved by Suzuki [T. Suzuki, A generalized Banach contraction principle that characterizes metric completeness, Proc. Amer. Math. Soc. 136 (2008) 1861 - 1869]. To validate our result an example is given.

Inland waters in general and specifically freshwater reservoirs are recognized as source of CH4 to the atmosphere. Although the diffusion at the air–water interface is the most studied pathway, its spatial and temporal variations are poorly documented. We measured fortnightly CH4 concentrations and physico-chemical parameters at nine stations in a subtropical monomictic reservoir which was flooded in 2008 (Nam Theun 2 Reservoir, Lao PDR). Based on these results, we quantified CH4 storage in the water column and diffusive fluxes from June 2009 to December 2012. We also compared emissions with aerobic methane oxidation calculated from Deshmukh et al. (2015). In this monomictic reservoir, the seasonal variations of CH4 concentration and storage were highly dependant of the thermal stratification. Hypolimnic CH4 concentration and CH4 storage reached their maximum in the warm dry season (WD) when the reservoir was stratified. They decreased during the warm wet (WW) season and reached its minimum after the reservoir overturned in the cool dry season (CD). The sharp decreases of the CH4 storage were concomitant with sporadic extreme diffusive fluxes (up to 200 mmol m−2 d−1). These hot moments of emissions occurred mostly in the inflow region in the WW season and during the overturn in the CD season in the area of the reservoir that has the highest CH4 storage. Although they corresponded to less than 10 % of the observations, these CH4 extreme emissions (> 5 mmol m−2 d−1) contributed up to 50 % of total annual emissions by diffusion. Based on our fortnightly monitoring, we determined that accurate estimation of the emissions can be determined from measurements made at least at a monthly frequency. During the transition between the WD and WW seasons, a new hotspot of emissions was identified upstream of the water intake where diffusive fluxes peaked at 600 mmol m−2 d−1 in 2010 down to 200 mmol m−2 d−1 in 2012. In the CD season, diffusive fluxes from this area were the lowest observed at the reservoir surface. Emissions from this area contributed 15–25 % to total annual emissions although they occur on a surface area representative of less than 1 % of the total reservoir surface. We highly recommend measurements of diffusive fluxes around water intakes in order to evaluate if such results can be generalized.

Methane (CH4) emissions from hydroelectric reservoirs could represent a significant fraction of global CH4 emissions from inland waters and wetlands. Although CH4 emissions downstream of hydroelectric reservoirs are known to be potentially significant, these emissions are poorly documented in recent studies. We report the first quantification of emissions downstream of a subtropical monomictic reservoir. The Nam Theun 2 Reservoir (NT2R), located in Lao People's Democratic Republic, was flooded in 2008 and commissioned in April 2010. This reservoir is a trans-basin diversion reservoir which releases water to two downstream streams: the Nam Theun River below the dam and an artificial channel downstream of the powerhouse and a regulating pond that diverts the water from the Nam Theun watershed to the Xe Bangfai watershed. We quantified downstream emissions during the first four years after impoundment (2009–2012) on the basis of a high temporal (weekly to fortnightly) and spatial (23 stations) resolution of the monitoring of CH4 concentration. Before the commissioning of NT2R, downstream emissions were dominated by a very significant degassing at the dam site resulting from the occasional spillway discharge for controlling the water level in the reservoir. After the commissioning, downstream emissions were dominated by degassing which occurred mostly below the powerhouse. Overall, downstream emissions decreased from 10 Gg CH4 y−1 after the commissioning to 2 Gg CH4 y−1 four years after impoundment. The downstream emissions contributed only 10 to 30 % of total CH4 emissions from the reservoir during the study. Most of the downstream emissions (80 %) occurred within 2–4 months during the transition between the warm dry season (WD) and the warm wet season (WW) when the CH4 concentration in hypolimnic water is maximum (up to 1000 μmol L−1) and downstream emissions are negligible for the rest of the year. Emissions downstream of NT2R are also lower than expected because of the design of the water intake. A significant fraction of the CH4 that should have been transferred and emitted downstream of the powerhouse is emitted at the reservoir surface because of the artificial turbulence generated around the water intake. The positive counterpart of this artificial mixing is that it allows O2 diffusion down to the bottom of the water column enhancing aerobic methane oxidation and it subsequently lowering downstream emissions by at least 40 %.

We investigate the case of resonance-induced deviations of the angular distribution anisotropy parameter, ?, from its nominal value of 2.0 for the Kr 4s-subshell at the 3d ? mp(m ? 5) excitations and the Xe 5s-subshell in the region of the 4d ? mp(m ? 6) excitations. We observe small but unmistakable variations of ? from 2.0 at these resonances. In the case of Kr the largest deviation from 2.0 is a mere -0.030(6), ? 4s ? 1.970(6), while in Xe it is definitively larger at -0.080(6), ? 5s ? 1.920(6). To understand these results in more detail, we have carried out relativistic random phase and relativistic multi-channel quantum defect calculations. Our theoretical results clearly indicate deviations of ? from 2.0 for these photolines in these resonance regions, although the degree of variation is predicted to be larger than what is observed. � 2006 IOP Publishing Ltd.

Management of type II fractures of the lateral end of the clavicle is controversial. Different treatment options have been advocated with varying results. In this paper, we report the results of a group of 22 patients who underwent hook plate fixation for these fractures between 1997 and 2004. The mean follow-up was 39 months. There were 4 significant complications. Twenty-one patients regained their preinjury level of activity, and 19 patients were satisfied with their outcome. We recommend hook plate fixation as an acceptable alternative method for the treatment of type II fractures of the lateral end of the clavicle.

An inverse problem of transient heat conduction in a thin finite circular plate with the given temperature distribution on the interior surface of a thin circular plate being a function of both time and position has been solved with the help of integral transform technique and also determine the thermal deflection on the outer curved surface of a thin circular plate defined as 0 ⩽ r ⩽ a , 0 ⩽ z ⩽ h . The results, obtained in the series form in terms of Bessel’s functions, are illustrated numerically.

This paper deals with the determination of unknown heating temperatures and temperature distributions on the upper surface of a thin circular plate, defined as 0 ≤ r ≤a, —b/2 ≤z ≤b/2. The expressions of unknown heating temperatures and temperature distributions are obtained in series form, involving Bessel’s functions with the help of the integral transform technique. Thermoelastic deformations are discussed with the help of temperature and are illustrated numerically.

In this paper an attempt has been made to solve the inverse problem of thermoelasticity in a thin isotropic circular plate by determining the unknown temperature gradient, temperature distribution and the thermal deflection on the edge of the circular plate. The results are obtained in terms of series of Bessel’s function and illustrated numerically.

In this paper, we develop an integral transform to determine temperature distribution in a thin circular plate, subjected to a partially distributed and axisymmetric heat supply on the curved surface, and study the thermal deformation. The results, obtained in series form in terms of Bessel’s functions, are illustrated numerically.

An inverse axially symmetric quasi-static problem of thermoelasticity for a thin clamped circular plate in which a heat flux is prescribed on an internal cylindrical surface of the plate and suitable heat exchange conditions are met on the upper and lower surfaces of the plate is solved with the help of a generalized integral transform technique. The results, obtained in a series form involving Bessel functions, are illustrated numerically.

We consider a thin circular plate and discuss the thermoelastic problem. To develop the analysis for the temperature field, we introduce the method of integral transforms. The results, obtained in a series form in terms of Bessel functions, are illustrated numerically.

The present article highlights some recently found interchannel coupling effects that must be taken into account to explain an atomic photoabsorption process. The importance of interchannel coupling effects is illustrated in a few select cases of recent interest: (a) sustenance of interchannel coupling effects at photon energies high enough where the independent particle approximation was believed to hold good; (b) demonstration of the generality of a new spin–orbit activated correlation effect as an essentially many-body collective event; (c) recognition of the scope and limitations of the indispensable approximation techniques to account for each ‘kind’ of correlation effect in configuration interactions between ‘discrete’ and ‘continuum’ channels; and (d) the recognition in some recent studies on atomic mercury, that contrary to the earliest expectations, dynamical interchannel coupling between dipole and quadrupole channels is important as found in the studies of photoionization of atomic xenon as well.