Dielectric behaviorDynamicalThermodynamicEquilibriumMacroscopicCollectiveEmergentHealthcare-seekingSuperconductivitySocial behaviorMarkovParamagneticMagneticInteractionsPhenomenaBilayerCondensed matterTransformationUndergoNonlinearCharacteristics2020Steady-statePolymersMagnetismLiquidsProcessesDescribeStructuresFactorsFiniteLiquid phasesStructuralOrder parameterTemperatureDiagramsPerceptionsSeparationClassificationIncreasesSeverityMolecularPracticeCharacteristicOccurModelBehaviourSurveillanceQuantum matterSpontaneousRegimeCriticalMechanismsArisePredictAnalysisScientistsExhibitsNickelResultsPatternsSufficientMetricsEfficiencyResearchersChange
Dielectric behavior1
- article{osti_1497397, title = {Dielectric Behavior as a Screen in Rational Searches for Electronic Materials: Metal Pnictide Sulfosalts}, author = {He, Xin and Singh, David J. and Boon-on, Patsorn and Lee, Ming-Way and Zhang, Lijun}, abstractNote = {Dielectric screening plays an important role in reducing the strength of carrier scattering and trapping by point defects for many semiconductors such as the halide perovskite solar materials. (osti.gov)
Dynamical1
- HKB uses the concepts of synergetics (order parameters, control parameters, instability , etc.) and the mathematical tools of nonlinearly coupled (nonlinear) dynamical systems to account for self-organized behavior both at the cooperative, coordinative level and at the level of the individual coordinating elements. (scholarpedia.org)
Thermodynamic3
- A phase of a thermodynamic system and the states of matter have uniform physical properties. (wikipedia.org)
- For instance, in phase transition-based detectors and transition-edge sensors 27 , the reset time (return time to the critical bias point) can be significantly reduced using an ultrafast nonlinear process compared to thermodynamic transitions. (nature.com)
- Research at Mathematical Physics in this area concerns novel types of few- and many-body quantum systems with cold atoms at the crossover between microscopic and "thermodynamic" behavior, studying precursors of phase transitions and hitherto unknown states of quantum matter in finite quantum systems. (lu.se)
Equilibrium7
- As with states of matter, there are also a metastable to equilibrium phase transformation for structural phase transitions. (wikipedia.org)
- A metastable polymorph which forms rapidly due to lower surface energy will transform to an equilibrium phase given sufficient thermal input to overcome an energetic barrier. (wikipedia.org)
- While chemically pure compounds exhibit a single temperature melting point between solid and liquid phases, mixtures can either have a single melting point, known as congruent melting, or they have different liquidus and solidus temperatures resulting in a temperature span where solid and liquid coexist in equilibrium. (wikipedia.org)
- Driven nonlinear resonators provide a fertile ground for phenomena related to phase transitions far from equilibrium, which can open opportunities unattainable in their linear counterparts. (nature.com)
- Our results on non-equilibrium spectral behaviors can be utilized for enhanced sensing, advanced computing, and quantum information processing. (nature.com)
- These diverse materials may exhibit time-dependent structures under transient or out-of-equilibrium conditions resulting from for example self-assembly processes, phase transitions or in response to external fields, such as flow. (lu.se)
- Responsive Hydrogel Colloids: Structure, Interactions, Phase Behaviour and Equilibrium and Non-equilibrium Transitions of Microgel Dispersions. (lu.se)
Macroscopic3
- For the analysis of phase transitions between bursting and non-bursting states, mean-field descriptions of macroscopic bursting behavior are a valuable tool. (nih.gov)
- These macroscopic behaviors emerge from microscopic interactions, highlighting the interconnectedness of the material world. (freescience.info)
- When brought to sufficiently low temperatures, a dilute gas of bosonic atoms may undergo a phase transition to a Bose-Einstein condensate (BEC), bringing microscopic quantum effects onto a macroscopic scale. (lu.se)
Collective4
- In this article, we derive mean-field descriptions of populations of spiking neurons and examine whether states of collective bursting behavior can arise from short-term adaptation mechanisms. (nih.gov)
- Following this line, we consider the self-excitation opinion model and study the collective behaviors of the self-excitation model. (hindawi.com)
- One of the fundamental aspects of molecular science is understanding how individual particles come together to exhibit collective behavior. (freescience.info)
- There's a field of physics which deals with figuring out the collective behavior that results from many objects interacting. (uchicago.edu)
Emergent2
- Because it was the first to establish that coordination in a complex biological system is an emergent, self-organized process and because it was able to derive emergent patterns of coordinated behavior from nonlinear interactions among the component subsystems, HKB stands as a basic foundation for understanding coordination in living things. (scholarpedia.org)
- The collaboration of many individuals can give rise to so-called emergent behavior - new characteristics that would not otherwise exist in this form. (news-medical.net)
Healthcare-seeking2
- Collecting additional behavioral data can help disentangle changes in the data streams resulting from behavior specifically (e.g., changes in healthcare-seeking behavior) or indirectly (e.g., changes in transmission rates due to changes in contact rates). (cdc.gov)
- The rapid assessment team surveyed in-person attendees from May 5-12 about their COVID-19 testing results and healthcare-seeking behavior. (cdc.gov)
Superconductivity2
- This field of study seeks to unravel the secrets behind fascinating phenomena like magnetism, superconductivity , phase transitions, and Einstein condensate. (freescience.info)
- In physics, collectivity creates such important processes as phase transitions, superconductivity, and magnetic properties,' explains Prof. Dr Ulrich Schwarz, head of the 'Physics of Complex Biosystems' working group at the Institute for Theoretical Physics of Heidelberg University. (news-medical.net)
Social behavior2
- Expressing opinions and then influencing others are the primary forms of social behavior of people. (hindawi.com)
- Schizophrenia in Children and Adolescents Schizophrenia is a chronic disorder involving abnormal thoughts, perceptions, and social behavior and causing considerable problems with relationships and functioning. (msdmanuals.com)
Markov2
- This term leads to different steady state behaviors from the Markov model, such as the model given in the study by Toscani [ 16 ]. (hindawi.com)
- We show how these temperatures relate to discontinuities in the ``mixing behavior'' of the Markov/Gibbs texture. (mit.edu)
Paramagnetic2
- The most well-known is the transition between the ferromagnetic and paramagnetic phases of magnetic materials, which occurs at what is called the Curie point. (wikipedia.org)
- Magnetic measurements at room temperature indicate mixed magnetism in the fresh samples and paramagnetic behavior in the aged ones. (rsc.org)
Magnetic9
- Phase transitions can also describe the change between different kinds of magnetic ordering. (wikipedia.org)
- Another example is the transition between differently ordered, commensurate or incommensurate, magnetic structures, such as in cerium antimonide. (wikipedia.org)
- In the vicinity of the transition, large magnetic entropy changes of ~39 J/kg K (while (warming) and ~17 J/kg K (while cooling) was observed for a field change of 50 kOe. (aps.org)
- For the Ni 2 Mn 0.70 Cu 0.30 Ga material, the first order phase transition with a thermal hysteresis of ~7 K was observed near 345 K. For a field change of 50 kOe, peak magnetic entropy changes of -17 J/kg K and -33 J/kg K were observed for warming and cooling, respectively. (aps.org)
- The experimental results will be presented and discussed considering the coupling and de-coupling of the first order structural and second order magnetic phase transitions in the materials. (aps.org)
- More interesting in the context of this book is the fact that although the aforementioned examples are all made from very different materials, namely, ceramics, metals, and fluids, respectively, their multifunctionality is based on the same underlying principle - a structural phase transition induced by an external field, either an electrical, magnetic, or thermal field. (destechpub.com)
- Let's explore this exciting field of science together, particularly in relation to superconducting materials and their behavior in magnetic fields! (freescience.info)
- By studying how particles interact with each other, scientists can unravel the mysteries behind various material behaviors, including density and magnetic fields. (freescience.info)
- Phase transitions occur when a material undergoes a change in its physical state, such as from solid to liquid or from magnetic to non-magnetic. (freescience.info)
Interactions1
- Interactions between fullerenes and cells and effects on the main transition of lipid bilayers have attracted much attention in biophysics in recent years. (rsc.org)
Phenomena3
- Phase transition phenomena arise in a variety of relevant real-world situations. (aimsciences.org)
- By understanding the behavior of the order parameter near critical points, physicists can explain phenomena like ferromagnetism, superfluidity, and the superconducting hall effect, as well as the science behind density changes. (freescience.info)
- Parasomnias are sleep-wake disorders characterized by undesirable motor, verbal, or experiential phenomena occurring in association with sleep, specific stages of sleep, or sleep-awake transition phases. (medscape.com)
Bilayer3
- By employing coarse-grained molecular dynamics simulations, we obtained the temperature-pressure phase diagrams of a dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine bilayer, which exhibits a gel phase and a fluid phase, with variation of the C 60 versus lipid ratios. (rsc.org)
- Consequently, the presence of C 60 in the bilayer, with the ratio of C 60 less than 4.7%, will not influence the main transition behavior of the bilayer even under pressure as high as 1500 bar. (rsc.org)
- These data should be valuable in creating novel bilayer membranes with designed phase transition characteristics. (elsevierpure.com)
Condensed matter2
- From the solid ground beneath our feet to the flowing rivers and even the air we breathe, understanding the physical properties and behavior of these substances, such as Einstein condensate, is at the heart of condensed matter physics . (freescience.info)
- Landau theory is a cornerstone in condensed matter physics, providing insights into phase transitions. (freescience.info)
Transformation5
- The identification of the external conditions at which a transformation occurs defines the phase transition point. (wikipedia.org)
- The martensitic transformation occurs as one of the many phase transformations in carbon steel and stands as a model for displacive phase transformations. (wikipedia.org)
- There are also a number of phase transitions involving three phases: a eutectic transformation, in which a two-component single-phase liquid is cooled and transforms into two solid phases. (wikipedia.org)
- A peritectic transformation, in which a two-component single-phase solid is heated and transforms into a solid phase and a liquid phase. (wikipedia.org)
- The text identifies and elaborates the fundamental principles of ferroelectricity, elastic phase transformation, and energy transfer mechanisms that form the common basis for understanding the functionality, application potential, and limitations of a smart materials system. (destechpub.com)
Undergo2
- Here, we show that optical parametric oscillators (OPOs) can undergo second-order phase transitions in the spectral domain between degenerate and non-degenerate regimes. (nature.com)
- Thermoresponsive microgels are one of the most investigated types of soft colloids, thanks to their ability to undergo a Volume Phase Transition (VPT) close to ambient temperature. (lu.se)
Nonlinear1
- We show that the divergent susceptibility of the critical point is accompanied by spontaneous symmetry breaking and distinct phase noise properties in the two regimes, indicating the importance of a beyond nonlinear bifurcation interpretation. (nature.com)
Characteristics1
- It turns out that this transition has some universal characteristics that appear in many apparently unrelated systems. (uchicago.edu)
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Steady-state2
- This bursting behavior can coexist with steady-state behavior, providing a bistable regime that allows for transient switches between synchronized and nonsynchronized states of population dynamics. (nih.gov)
- In summary, we provide mechanistic descriptions of phase transitions between bursting and steady-state population dynamics, which play important roles in both healthy neural communication and neurological disorders. (nih.gov)
Polymers2
- Amphiphilic block copolymers are one class of polymers which display thermogelation behavior. (sigmaaldrich.com)
- Thermogel forming polymers dissolve best at temperatures below their gel phase transition temperature. (sigmaaldrich.com)
Magnetism1
- The behavior of electrons determines material properties like electrical conductivity and magnetism. (freescience.info)
Liquids1
- Researchers have discovered molecular behavior in supercooled liquids that represents a hidden phase transition between a liquid and a solid. (crystalinks.com)
Processes2
- Realizing phase transitions based on the optical parametric processes can provide unique opportunities for sensing. (nature.com)
- To overcome this problem various methods, such as phase field modeling and the level set method, were developed to deal with the complex microstructures that emerge in everyday processes such as solidification. (warwick.ac.uk)
Describe2
- We also describe an adaptive system that dynamically adjusts classification thresholds and splits phases with poor homogeneity. (ucsd.edu)
- We propose a Mckean-Vlasov-type integrodifferential equation to describe the asymptotic behaviors of the model and show that the introduced equation, by coupling with the initial distribution, has the ability of capturing the influence of the self-excitation process, which describes the mutually exciting and recurrent nature of individuals. (hindawi.com)
Structures2
- Pierre Gosselin, Aïleen Lotz, and Marc Wambst: On Apparent Irrational Behavior : Interacting Structures and the Mind, Preprint, 2013. (uni-muenchen.de)
- These time-dependent or flow-dependent structures may in turn influence their viscoelastic behavior or vice versa and be triggered by instabilities. (lu.se)
Factors3
- Understanding factors that induce impulsive behavior can provide new therapeutic avenues for many impulsivity-associated psychiatric disorders. (nature.com)
- Association of Coping Strategies With Symptoms of Burnout in Young Football Players in a Career Transition Phase: Are Professionalization and Occurrence of Injuries Mediating Factors? (humankinetics.com)
- Some studies 6-7 portrait parents' conjugality, value transmissions and practices through generations as possible factors which may contribute both to children's well-being and complex question understanding rooted in psychosocial problems, e.g. aggressive behavior also violence against women. (bvsalud.org)
Finite2
- Further analysis indicates that such nontrivial entropy curves can be attributable to the adsorption-induced solid-to-liquid phase transitions of the charged clusters under finite temperature conditions. (acs.org)
- In analogy to the critical temperature for an infinite system, we introduce the idea of transition temperatures for a finite texture. (mit.edu)
Liquid phases1
- Gels do not dissolve but swell/shrink (i.e., change their volume) in contact with liquid phases. (scirp.org)
Structural4
- Unlike other foreign-policy perspectives, political demography's recommendations are rooted in published research that uses models, based on 50 years of age-structural data (estimates of the numerical distribution of residents, by age), to predict various forms of political behavior and socioeconomic performance. (wilsoncenter.org)
- A growing body of research demonstrates that countries in the youthful phase of the age-structural transition (Fig. 1), as a group, have been the most likely to be engaged in armed civil conflict , to occupy the lowest levels of social and economic development , and to lose liberal democracy . (wilsoncenter.org)
- Rather than promoting long-term political stability, some of 7008's restrictions run counter to this recommendation by disrupting social programs that have played critical roles in advancing the age-structural transition - specifically, programs that improve access and quality of family planning and other reproductive health services, efforts that augment girls' educational attainment, and activities that advance women's autonomy and rights. (wilsoncenter.org)
- A closer look at the relationship between coups d'état and countries in the youthful phase of the age-structural transition suggests that political demography may offer valuable insights that could offer an occasion to rethink Section 7008 and broader U.S. policy. (wilsoncenter.org)
Order parameter2
- The behavior of the system around the critical point is characterized by the order parameter (OP). Second-order phase transition displays continuity in the OP while exhibiting a discontinuity in the derivative of the OP. On the other hand, first-order transition is known to possess a discontinuous OP around the transition point. (nature.com)
- Landau theory describes these transitions by considering the order parameter, which characterizes the change in symmetry at different phases. (freescience.info)
Temperature7
- The main transition temperature, T m , remains almost unchanged with the addition of C 60 below a ratio of 4.7%, while a 2 K decrease of T m is observed at a ratio of 6.4% under various pressures. (rsc.org)
- The temperature and frequency dependence of the complex dielectric susceptibility of a ferroelectric liquid crystal (FLC) near the smectic-C*-smectic-A phase transition has been calculated using the generalized Landau model. (tcd.ie)
- During a phase transition of a given medium, certain properties of the medium change as a result of the change of external conditions, such as temperature or pressure. (wikipedia.org)
- Common transitions between the solid, liquid, and gaseous phases of a single component, due to the effects of temperature and/or pressure are identified in the following table: For a single component, the most stable phase at different temperatures and pressures can be shown on a phase diagram. (wikipedia.org)
- A phase transition usually occurs when the pressure or temperature changes and the system crosses from one region to another, like water turning from liquid to solid as soon as the temperature drops below the freezing point. (wikipedia.org)
- Thermogelation is a temperature triggered reversible solution-to-gel phase transition phenomenon. (sigmaaldrich.com)
- One of the advantages of hydrogels consists in their capability of high swelling and in exhibiting a first-order phase transition (collapse) caused by a small change in external conditions such as temperature, electric field, solvent composition, etc. [14] - [19]. (scirp.org)
Diagrams1
- Metastable states do not appear on usual phase diagrams. (wikipedia.org)
Perceptions1
- Nursing students' perceptions of the transition to shift work: a Total Worker Health perspective. (cdc.gov)
Separation1
- Separation into multiple phases can occur via spinodal decomposition, in which a single phase is cooled and separates into two different compositions. (wikipedia.org)
Classification1
- In this paper, we examine several improvements to dynamic phase classification and prediction. (ucsd.edu)
Increases3
- The simulation results show that the critical area per lipid at the fluid-gel main phase transition boundary increases with the increasing ratios of C 60 . (rsc.org)
- This modification identifies phase transitions for what they are, instead of classifying them into a new phase, which increases phase prediction accuracy. (ucsd.edu)
- Here we hypothesize that ghrelin, an orexigenic hormone produced by the stomach and known to increase food reward behavior, also increases impulsivity. (nature.com)
Severity1
Molecular2
- The article discusses the phase transition behavior of aqueous molecular membranes of single-chain and triple-chain amphiphiles, as studied by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). (elsevierpure.com)
- The present article summarizes the DSC behavior of most of the synthetic molecular membranes. (elsevierpure.com)
Practice1
- Little is known about students' sleep, sleep disturbances, and safe practice behaviors during this critical phase of professional development. (cdc.gov)
Characteristic1
- Rickards says, "Bankers' parasitic behavior, the result of a cultural phase transition, is entirely characteristic of a society nearing collapse. (theweek.com)
Occur2
- Phase transitions can also occur when a solid changes to a different structure without changing its chemical makeup. (wikipedia.org)
- Among youthful countries, those with a population in the so-called early segment of this phase (with a median age of 20 years or less) have consistently been the most vulnerable to a successful coup and the most likely sites of back-to-back coups (coups that occur within five years of a prior coup). (wilsoncenter.org)
Model5
- Indeed, HKB is probably the most extensively tested quantitative model in the field of human movement behavior (Fuchs & Jirsa, 2008). (scholarpedia.org)
- The chemical reactions involved in the milling and aging, as well as a tentative model to explain this spontaneous composition transition from nickel sulfides to nickel sulfate hydrates, are presented. (rsc.org)
- Analyzing the mean-field model via bifurcation analysis, we find that bursting behavior emerges for both types of short-term adaptation. (nih.gov)
- This paper proposes a model for the qualitative adaptation of psychometric instruments in developing-country settings and presents a case study of the adaptation of 3 internationally recognized instruments in Pakistan: the Child Behavior Checklist, the Youth Self-Report and the Teacher's Report Form. (who.int)
- This model encompassed a systematic procedure with 6 distinct phases to minimize bias and ensure equivalence with the original instruments: selection, deliberation, alteration, feasibility, testing and formal approval. (who.int)
Behaviour1
- The need of understanding two-phase gas-liquid flow has been increasing in the recent years, as well as the need of a technical solution for handling and controlling the flow behaviour. (onepetro.org)
Surveillance1
- The goals were to learn more about transmission that occurred and add to our understanding as we transition to the next phase of COVID-19 surveillance and response. (cdc.gov)
Quantum matter1
- Hanai and Littlewood encountered the concept of exceptional points as they were trying to understand the behavior of a type of quantum matter which can gain or lose energy. (uchicago.edu)
Spontaneous1
- They noticed that the moment where the spontaneous motion is created is equivalent to a phase transition-like the moment water changes from liquid to ice. (uchicago.edu)
Regime1
- Phase transition marks a universal qualitative regime change in system properties as the control parameter is varied around a critical/transition point 26 . (nature.com)
Critical1
- This is the critical phase of the infection, because it is successful only if a pathogen reaches the blood stream. (news-medical.net)
Mechanisms2
- Recent data indicate that there is a strong positive correlation between food reward behavior and impulsivity, but the mechanisms behind this relationship remain unknown. (nature.com)
- In most cases, polymer multifunctionality relies on mechanisms besides phase transition. (destechpub.com)
Arise1
- The behaviors of animals and people are functionally ordered spatiotemporal patterns that arise in a system of very many neural, muscular and metabolic components that operate on different time scales. (scholarpedia.org)
Predict4
- We also predict the occurrence of first-order spectral phase transitions in coupled OPOs. (nature.com)
- These systems are driven by algorithms that dynamically classify intervals of execution into phases and predict phase changes. (ucsd.edu)
- We improve phase prediction accuracy by applying confidence to phase prediction, and we develop architectures that can accurately predict the outcome of the next phase change, and the length of the next phase. (ucsd.edu)
- Thanks to simulations of microgels with different cross-linker concentrations, charge contents, and charge distributions, we provide evidence that peripheral charges arising from the synthesis are responsible for this behavior and we further build a universal master curve able to predict the twostep deswelling. (lu.se)
Analysis3
- Rietveld analysis showed that the NiS 2 and NiS phase fractions decrease over time, and more than 90% of nickel sulfate hexahydrate is present in the end product of the sample with a milling time of 24 h. (rsc.org)
- DSC analysis shows at least one phase transition, dehydration and the presence of sulfur in some aged samples. (rsc.org)
- The FEA results were used to ratify such behaviors, establishing an analysis for displacement response and corresponding stiffness parameters. (researchgate.net)
Scientists1
- This was exciting to the scientists because it's a new wrinkle in understanding the behavior of systems with many interacting objects, a field called many-body physics. (uchicago.edu)
Exhibits1
- our result exhibits a 'phase-transition'-type behavior on the codeword length for some constant-query complexity. (dagstuhl.de)
Nickel1
- The small crystallite size phases (∼20 nm) and high micro-strain of the nickel sulfide nanophases favor this process, suggesting that sulfate nucleation occurs at disordered regions, also called the interfacial component, and that the growth rates are determined by the exposure time of the sample to the ambient atmosphere. (rsc.org)
Results1
- 05). The results showed that coping was associated with physical and emotional exhaustion in both professional and nonprofessional players, and with a reduced sense of accomplishment only in young nonprofessional athletes who were in the career transition phase. (humankinetics.com)
Patterns1
- Experiments were performed with propose of mapping the flow patterns in two-phase flow in an upward inclinable 60 mm ID and 6 m long Plexiglas pipe. (onepetro.org)
Sufficient1
- Ghrelin receptor stimulation within the VTA was sufficient to increase impulsive behavior. (nature.com)
Metrics1
- This modification increase the homogeneity of the hardware metrics across the intervals in each phase. (ucsd.edu)
Efficiency2
- Ghrelin injection into the lateral ventricle increased impulsive behavior, as indicated by reduced efficiency of performance in the DRL test, and increased lever pressing during the no-go periods of the go/no-go test. (nature.com)
- Central ghrelin receptor blockade reduced impulsive behavior, as reflected by increased efficiency of performance in the DRL task. (nature.com)
Researchers1
- Researchers have long theorized how molecules came together to spark this transition. (crystalinks.com)
Change7
- In chemistry, thermodynamics, and other related fields, a phase transition (or phase change) is the physical process of transition between one state of a medium and another. (wikipedia.org)
- In exception to the usual case, it is sometimes possible to change the state of a system diabatically (as opposed to adiabatically) in such a way that it can be brought past a phase transition point without undergoing a phase transition. (wikipedia.org)
- The change from one crystal structure to another, from a crystalline solid to an amorphous solid, or from one amorphous structure to another (polyamorphs) are all examples of solid to solid phase transitions. (wikipedia.org)
- On the contrary, the overall thermomechanical behavior of a body is clearly influenced by its experienced phase change. (aimsciences.org)
- Hence, Thermomechanics and phase change are to be regarded as twinned aspects of the same reality description. (aimsciences.org)
- Health Education- Theresa said that health education works with other parts of the community, such as healthcare providers to interpret the available information and look for behavior change. (cdc.gov)
- Health education looks to provide information that will result in a change in behavior. (cdc.gov)