scholarly journals New Even-Order Nonlinear Spectroscopy to Study Soft Interfaces

2008 ◽  
Vol 57 (4) ◽  
pp. 168-178
Author(s):  
Shoichi YAMAGUCHI ◽  
Tahei TAHARA
Hyomen Kagaku ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 28 (12) ◽  
pp. 682-687
Author(s):  
Shoichi YAMAGUCHI ◽  
Tahei TAHARA

2009 ◽  
Vol 55 (2) ◽  
pp. 83-96 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shoichi YAMAGUCHI ◽  
Satoshi NIHONYANAGI ◽  
Tahei TAHARA

2008 ◽  
Vol 2 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 74-82 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Yamaguchi ◽  
T. Tahara

Author(s):  
Pierre Gilles de Gennes ◽  
Sam Edwards
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Author(s):  
J.-L. Barrat ◽  
J. J. de Pablo

We describe the main features of the coarse-grained models that are typically useful in modelling soft interfaces, from force fields to the continuum descriptions involving density fields. We explain the theoretical basis of the main numerical methods that are used to explore the phase space associated with these models. Finally, three recent examples, illustrating the spirit in which relatively simple simulations can contribute to solving pending problems in soft matter physics, are briefly described. Clearly, a short series of lectures can offer, at best, a biased and restricted view of the available approaches. Our aim here will be to provide the reader with such an overview, with a focus on methods and descriptions that ‘bridge the scale’ between the molecular scale and the continuum or quasi-continuum one. The objective to present a guide to the relevant literature—which has now to a large extent appeared in the form of textbooks.


Many of the distinctive and useful phenomena of soft matter come from its interaction with interfaces. Examples are the peeling of a strip of adhesive tape or the coating of a surface or the curling of a fibre via capillary forces or the electrically driven ow along a microchannel, or the collapse of a porous sponge. These interfacial phenomena are distinct from the intrinsic behaviour of a soft material like a gel or a microemulsion. Yet many forms of interfacial phenomena can be understood via common principles valid for many forms of soft matter. Our goal in organizing this school was to give students a grasp of these common principles and their many ramifications and possibilities. The school comprised over fifty 90-minute lectures over four weeks in July 2013. Four four-lecture courses by Howard Stone, Michael Cates, David Nelson, and L. Mahadevan served as an anchor for the program. A number of shorter courses and seminars rounded out the school.This volume presents lecture notes prepared by the speakers and submitted for publication after the school. The lectures are grouped under two main themes: Hydrodynamics and interfaces, and Soft matter.


Photonics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (6) ◽  
pp. 183
Author(s):  
Xing Zhu ◽  
David R. Bacon ◽  
Julien Madéo ◽  
Keshav M. Dani

The transient terahertz (THz) pulse with high peak field has become an important tool for matter manipulation, enabling many applications such as nonlinear spectroscopy, particle acceleration, and high harmonic generation. Among the widely used THz generation techniques, optical rectification in lithium niobate (LN) has emerged as a powerful method to achieve high fields at low THz frequencies, suitable to exploring novel nonlinear phenomena in condensed matter systems. In this review, we focus on introducing single- to few-cycle THz generation in LN, including the basic principles, techniques, latest developments, and current limitations. We will first discuss the phase matching requirements of LN, which leads to Cherenkov-like radiation, and the tilted pulse front (TPF) technique. Emphasis will be put on the TPF technique, which has been shown to improve THz generation efficiency, but still has many limitations. Different geometries used to produce continuous and discrete TPF will be systematically discussed. We summarize the advantages and limitations of current techniques and future trends.


2007 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 775-792
Author(s):  
Youyu Wang ◽  
Weigao Ge

Abstract In this paper, we consider the existence of multiple positive solutions for the 2𝑛th order 𝑚-point boundary value problem: where (0,1), 0 < ξ 1 < ξ 2 < ⋯ < ξ 𝑚–2 < 1. Using the Leggett–Williams fixed point theorem, we provide sufficient conditions for the existence of at least three positive solutions to the above boundary value problem. The associated Green's function for the above problem is also given.


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