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Leading Off:
Which team that looked to be down after being hit hard by graduation has been a pleasant surprise by finding a way to maintain their level of play?
Todd Gold:
Mater Dei (Santa Ana, CA) lost C
Konnor Armijo
(Santa Anna), RHP Mickey Dunleavy (Irvine Valley) and CIF Southern Section Player of the Year OF/LHP
Cory Hahn
from their 2010 CIF Southern Section championship squad that allowed just 5 total runs in the playoffs. I had expected that their inexperience would cause them to struggle a bit this year as they play in one of the best leagues in California, if not the nation. But a 6-2-2 start thus far leads me to believe that they have a chance to compete with Trinity League powers JSerra, Orange Lutheran and Servite for a league championship. They did drop their first game against Orange Lutheran, but impressive wins over Mission Viejo and San Clemente suggest Mater Dei could be a darkhorse contender to repeat as Trinity League Champions.
Ryan Teel
Ty Moore
Blake Thomsen
and sophomore SS/RHP Davis Tominaga have really stepped up for the Monarchs thus far. Moore has been on fire at the plate and was hitting .692 through his first four games (9-for-13) and delivered a big performance on the mound in the win against Mission Viejo. Moore combined with Hahn on the first ever perfect game in a CIF Championship game against Dana Hills last year. Head Coach Burt Call is in his 17th season at Mater Dei and clearly he knows how to develop ballplayers, and has done a great job with this current group.
Ben Collman:
Barbe (LA) lost as much talented as anyone in the country last year.
Garin Cecchini,
Hommy Rosado
, and
Kevin Berard
were selected in the MLB draft, while
Brandon Broussard
and Paul White are now playing at LSU-Eunice and Ouachita Baptist Christian.
Barbe has come back strong in 2011 with their only losses coming 3-2 against #14 Catholic, and 7-4 against Parkview Baptist and Auburn commit
Colin Rodgers
. The key has been SS
Gavin Cecchini
who took a big part of the offensive load last year when older brother Garin was sidelined with a knee injury. Cecchini has been on fire this year and is helped by arguably the best freshman class in the nation led by
Kennon Fontenot
Trey Quinn
. Coach Glenn Cecchini can also count on the arms of
Taylor Butler
Sam Smith
along with
2B Jared Foster
to provide the pitching and leadership needed to overcome their losses.
2 Hole:
What new addition will have the biggest impact this season?
Bishop Verot (FL) looked to have a strong team in 2011 with the return of Florida commit
Daniel Vogelbach
DJ Schleicher
Keith Ryan
, and
Nick Rivera
from a team that won 20 games and made it to the 3A Elite Eight in 2010. That was before the transfer of
RHP Hudson Boyd
(previously at South Fort Myers), which has pushed the Vikings into the discussion of best team in Florida and may make them the favorite in 3A.
Bishop Verot has gotten off to a 9-0 start this season, and Boyd has been lights-out, striking out 39 in 16 innings, including a 15 strikeout performance in a combined no-hitter against Neumann, and another 15 strikeout performance against LaBelle.. Committed to Florida, Boyd has proven to be one of the top arms in the state and along with the bat of Vogelbach, make the Vikings a team no one wants to face. They will get their first big test against #27 Jesuit tonight, and will also play in the Sarasota Baseball Classic early next week, squaring off against some of the best teams in Florida.
TG: Spring Valley (SC) RHP
Taylor Guerreri
is probably the best player to transfer this year. But probably the biggest impact transfer would probably have to be RHP/1B
Nick Travieso
. Travieso's addition to an already very good Archbishop McCarthy (FL) roster makes them a legitimate contender in 4A. The Mavericks also feature 2B/RHP
Alex Fernandez
Jose Brizuela
Nick Basto
and RHP
Ryan Castellanos
. The Mavericks are off to a 9-1 start and have been one of the most prolific offenses in the country thus far, racking up 110 runs in their first 10 games. They probably would be winning games without Travieso at this point, but come playoff time his presence in the lineup and arm will likely make the difference against a fellow powerhouse.
Clutch Tim:
With the season just about to get underway in many parts of the country, which pre-season favorite will get the biggest test?
Probably the most exciting battle should come from Washington. Redmond looks like the favorite and feature a pair of big time prospects in RHP/OF
Dylan Davis
and OF
Michael Conforto
. But they're going to be challenged by King County rival Newport. Newport boasts RHP
Cole Wiper
and RHP/1B
Jared Fisher
. When these two teams meet on March 28th and April 27th you can bet there will a lot of MLB scouts on hand. A couple other teams in Washington that also could make a claim for best team in Washington (and the Northwest Region) are Shorewood and WF West. Shorewood has the pitching to compete with Newport and Redmond, the question mark is their offense beyond
Trevor Mitsui
. WF West is a bit young, but they do have a very talented senior in 2B
Eric Forgione
It will be a fun state to follow and opening day is just two days away!
Illinois has had ten champions in the past ten years in their biggest class (AA from 2001-2007, 4A since 2008). The state looks to be wide open again with a couple of dozen schools having a legitimate title shot, something not many states can claim. The early favorite may be #30 Providence Catholic and their six D1 commits. Or it may be Downers Grove South behind the state's best pitcher,
Nick Burdi
. St. Rita also has to be in the discussion, with the pitching trio of
LHP Joe Filomeno
(Louisville commit),
RHP Nico Zych
(Tennessee-Martin), and RHP Eddie Delariva (Purdue).Naperville Central is the defending champion and have
LHP Dan Ludwig
, 2009 champion New Trier has the top position player in the state in
OF Charlie Tilson
. The depth of the Chicago-land area is staggering and it also features some of the country's toughest conferences. Other top rated schools coming into the year are Stevenson, Mt. Carmel, Brother Rice, and Oak Park River Forest, with apologies to a number of other schools that deserve mention. Illinois play gets underway Monday, March 14.
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Volume 140, Issue 1, 07 January 2014
Transitions in atoms and molecules provide an ideal test ground for constraining or detecting a possible variation of the fundamental constants of nature. In this perspective, we review molecular species that are of specific interest in the search for a drifting proton-to-electron mass ratio μ. In particular, we outline the procedures that are used to calculate the sensitivity coefficients for transitions in these molecules and discuss current searches. These methods have led to a rate of change in μ bounded to 6 × 10−14/yr from a laboratory experiment performed in the present epoch. On a cosmological time scale, the variation is limited to |Δμ/μ| < 10−5 for look-back times of 10–12× 109 years and to |Δμ/μ| < 10−7 for look-back times of 7× 109 years. The last result, obtained from high-redshift observation of methanol, translates into /yr if a linear rate of change is assumed.
Perspective: Tipping the scales: Search for drifting constants from molecular spectra140(2014); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4853735View Description Hide Description
Transitions in atoms and molecules provide an ideal test ground for constraining or detecting a possible variation of the fundamental constants of nature. In this perspective, we review molecular species that are of specific interest in the search for a drifting proton-to-electron mass ratio μ. In particular, we outline the procedures that are used to calculate the sensitivity coefficients for transitions in these molecules and discuss current searches. These methods have led to a rate of change in μ bounded to 6 × 10−14/yr from a laboratory experiment performed in the present epoch. On a cosmological time scale, the variation is limited to |Δμ/μ| < 10−5 for look-back times of 10–12× 109 years and to |Δμ/μ| < 10−7 for look-back times of 7× 109 years. The last result, obtained from high-redshift observation of methanol, translates into /yr if a linear rate of change is assumed.
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Communication: Spectroscopic characterization of an alkyl substituted Criegee intermediate syn-CH3CHOO through pure rotational transitions140(2014); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4861494View Description Hide Description
An alkyl-substituted Criegee intermediate syn-CH3CHOO was detected in the gas phase through Fourier-transform microwave spectroscopy. Observed pure rotational transitions show a small splitting corresponding to the A/E components due to the threefold methyl internal rotation. The rotational constants and the barrier height of the hindered methyl rotation were determined to be A = 17 586.5295(15) MHz, B = 7133.4799(41) MHz, C = 5229.1704(40) MHz, and V 3 = 837.1(17) cm−1. High-level ab initio calculations which reproduce the experimentally determined values well indicate that the in-plane C–H bond in the methyl moiety is trans to the C–O bond, and other two protons are directed to the terminal oxygen atom for the most stable structure of syn-CH3CHOO. The torsional barrier of the methyl top is fairly large in syn-CH3CHOO, implying a significant interaction between the terminal oxygen and the protons of the methyl moiety, which may be responsible for the high production yields of the OH radical from energized alkyl-substituted Criegee intermediates.
Communication: The origin of rotational enhancement effect for the reaction of H2O+ + H2 (D2)140(2014); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4861002View Description Hide Description
We have measured the absolute integral cross sections (σ's) for H3O+ formed by the reaction of rovibrationally selected H2O+(X 2 B 1; v 1 + v 2 + v 3 + = 000; N + K a + K c + = 000, 111, and 211) ion with H2 at the center-of-mass collision energy (E cm) range of 0.03–10.00 eV. The σ(000), σ(111), and σ(211) values thus obtained reveal rotational enhancements at low E cm < 0.50 eV, in agreement with the observation of the previous study of the H2O+(X 2 B 1) + D2 reaction. This Communication presents important progress concerning the high-level ab initio quantum calculation of the potential energy surface for the H2O+(X 2 B 1) + H2 (D2) reactions, which has provided valuable insight into the origin of the rotational enhancement effect. Governed by the charge and dipole-induced-multipole interactions, the calculation shows that H2 (D2) approaches the H end of H2O+(X 2 B 1) in the long range, whereas chemical force in the short range favors the orientation of H2 (D2) toward the O side of H2O+. The reorientation of H2O+ reactant ion facilitated by rotational excitation thus promotes the H2O+ + H2 (D2) reaction along the minimum energy pathway, rendering the observed rotational enhancement effects. The occurrence of this effect at low E cm indicates that the long range charge and dipole-induced-multipole interactions of the colliding pair play a significant role in the dynamics of the exothermic H2O+ + H2 (D2) reactions.
Communication: Permanent dipoles contribute to electric polarization in chiral NMR spectra140(2014); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4859256View Description Hide Description
Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy is blind to chirality because the spectra of a molecule and its mirror image are identical unless the environment is chiral. However, precessing nuclear magnetic moments in chiral molecules in a strong magnetic field induce an electric polarization through the nuclear magnetic shielding polarizability. This effect is equal and opposite for a molecule and its mirror image but is small and has not yet been observed. It is shown that the permanent electric dipole moment of a chiral molecule is partially oriented through the antisymmetric part of the nuclear magnetic shielding tensor, causing the electric dipole to precess with the nuclear magnetic moment and producing a much larger temperature-dependent electric polarization with better prospects of detection.
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How accurate is the strongly orthogonal geminal theory in predicting excitation energies? Comparison of the extended random phase approximation and the linear response theory approaches140(2014); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4855275View Description Hide Description
Performance of the antisymmetrized product of strongly orthogonal geminal (APSG) ansatz in describing ground states of molecules has been extensively explored in the recent years. Not much is known, however, about possibilities of obtaining excitation energies from methods that would rely on the APSG ansatz. In the paper we investigate the recently proposed extended random phase approximations, ERPA and ERPA2, that employ APSG reduced density matrices. We also propose a time-dependent linear response APSG method (TD-APSG). Its relation to the recently proposed phase including natural orbital theory is elucidated. The methods are applied to Li2, BH, H2O, and CH2O molecules at equilibrium geometries and in the dissociating limits. It is shown that ERPA2 and TD-APSG perform better in describing double excitations than ERPA due to inclusion of the so-called diagonal double elements. Analysis of the potential energy curves of Li2, BH, and H2O reveals that ERPA2 and TD-APSG describe correctly excitation energies of dissociating molecules if orbitals involved in breaking bonds are involved. For single excitations of molecules at equilibrium geometries the accuracy of the APSG-based methods approaches that of the time-dependent Hartree-Fock method with the increase of the system size. A possibility of improving the accuracy of the TD-APSG method for single excitations by splitting the electron-electron interaction operator into the long- and short-range terms and employing density functionals to treat the latter is presented.
Canonical form of the Hartree-Fock orbitals in open-shell systems140(2014); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4849615View Description Hide Description
This work compares different approaches to deriving Hartree-Fock (HF) orbitals and orbital energies for open-shell systems. We compare the basic HF equations underlying both the classic open-shell HF methods, which are the restricted open-shell HF (ROHF) and unrestricted HF (UHF) methods, and a number of the novel (amended) versions of these methods. The main attention is paid to a treatment of the validity of Brillouin's and Koopmans' theorems in the amended versions. We show that these two theorems are fully obeyed only in the special (canonical) form of the ROHF method developed by Plakhutin et al. [J. Chem. Phys.125, 204110 (2006)] and by Davidson and Plakhutin [J. Chem. Phys.132, 184110 (2010)], while each of the amended UHF methods suffers from some deficiencies inherent to original UHF and ROHF methods. To compare the HF orbitals derived by different methods in two different forms – DODS (different orbitals for different spins) and SODS (the same orbitals for different spins), we develop the new ROHF-DODS method which combines the use of DODS underlying amended UHF methods and the main advantage of the canonical ROHF method which is a fulfillment of the rigorous Koopmans' conditions. The main result of this work is that the orbitals and orbital energies derived with the new ROHF-DODS method appear identical to those derived with the canonical ROHF method based on the use of SODS. A discussion is presented of some related problems arising in open-shell HF methods such as a violation of the Aufbau principle.
Infinite swapping in curved spaces140(2014); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4855675View Description Hide Description
We develop an extension of the infinite swapping and partial infinite swapping techniques [N. Plattner, J. D. Doll, P. Dupuis, H. Wang, Y. Liu, and J. E. Gubernatis, J. Chem. Phys.135, 134111 (2011)] to curved spaces. Furthermore, we test the performance of infinite swapping and partial infinite swapping in a series of flat spaces characterized by the same potential energy surface model. We develop a second order variational algorithm for general curved spaces without the extended Lagrangian formalism to include holonomic constraints. We test the new methods by carrying out NVT classical ensemble simulations on a set of multidimensional toroids mapped by stereographic projections and characterized by a potential energy surface built from a linear combination of decoupled double wells shaped purposely to create rare events over a range of temperatures.
Quantum Markovian master equation for scattering from surfaces140(2014); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4851075View Description Hide Description
We propose a semi-phenomenological Markovian Master equation for describing the quantum dynamics of atom-surface scattering. It embodies the Lindblad-like structure and can describe both damping and pumping of energy between the system and the bath. It preserves positivity and correctly accounts for the vanishing of the interaction of the particle with the surface when the particle is distant from the surface. As a numerical test, we apply it to a model of an Ar atom scattered from a LiF surface, allowing for interaction only in the vertical direction. At low temperatures, we find that the quantum mechanical average energy loss is smaller than the classical energy loss. The numerical results obtained from the space dependent friction master equation are compared with numerical simulations for a discretized bath, using the multi-configurational time dependent Hartree methodology. The agreement between the two simulations is quantitative.
Structural, vibrational, and quasiparticle band structure of 1,1-diamino-2,2-dinitroethelene from ab initio calculations140(2014); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4855056View Description Hide Description
The effects of pressure on the structural and vibrational properties of the layered molecular crystal 1,1-diamino-2,2-dinitroethelene (FOX-7) are explored by first principles calculations. We observe significant changes in the calculated structural properties with different corrections for treating van der Waals interactions to Density Functional Theory (DFT), as compared with standard DFT functionals. In particular, the calculated ground state lattice parameters, volume and bulk modulus obtained with Grimme's scheme, are found to agree well with experiments. The calculated vibrational frequencies demonstrate the dependence of the intra and inter-molecular interactions on FOX-7 under pressure. In addition, we also found a significant increment in the N–H...O hydrogen bond strength under compression. This is explained by the change in bond lengths between nitrogen, hydrogen, and oxygen atoms, as well as calculated IR spectra under pressure. Finally, the computed band gap is about 2.3 eV with generalized gradient approximation, and is enhanced to 5.1 eV with the GW approximation, which reveals the importance of performing quasiparticle calculations in high energy density materials.
Multi-layer Potfit: An accurate potential representation for efficient high-dimensional quantum dynamics140(2014); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4856135View Description Hide Description
The multi-layer multi-configuration time-dependent Hartree method (ML-MCTDH) is a highly efficient scheme for studying the dynamics of high-dimensional quantum systems. Its use is greatly facilitated if the Hamiltonian of the system possesses a particular structure through which the multi-dimensional matrix elements can be computed efficiently. In the field of quantum molecular dynamics, the effective interaction between the atoms is often described by potential energy surfaces (PES), and it is necessary to fit such PES into the desired structure. For high-dimensional systems, the current approaches for this fitting process either lead to fits that are too large to be practical, or their accuracy is difficult to predict and control. This article introduces multi-layer Potfit (MLPF), a novel fitting scheme that results in a PES representation in the hierarchical tensor (HT) format. The scheme is based on the hierarchical singular value decomposition, which can yield a near-optimal fit and give strict bounds for the obtained accuracy. Here, a recursive scheme for using the HT-format PES within ML-MCTDH is derived, and theoretical estimates as well as a computational example show that the use of MLPF can reduce the numerical effort for ML-MCTDH by orders of magnitude, compared to the traditionally used POTFIT representation of the PES. Moreover, it is shown that MLPF is especially beneficial for high-accuracy PES representations, and it turns out that MLPF leads to computational savings already for comparatively small systems with just four modes.
Cubic-scaling algorithm and self-consistent field for the random-phase approximation with second-order screened exchange140(2014); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4855255View Description Hide Description
The random-phase approximation with second-order screened exchange (RPA+SOSEX) is a model of electron correlation energy with two caveats: its accuracy depends on an arbitrary choice of mean field, and it scales as operations and memory for n electrons. We derive a new algorithm that reduces its scaling to operations and memory using controlled approximations and a new self-consistent field that approximates Brueckner coupled-cluster doubles theory with RPA+SOSEX, referred to as Brueckner RPA theory. The algorithm comparably reduces the scaling of second-order Møller-Plesset perturbation theory with smaller cost prefactors than RPA+SOSEX. Within a semiempirical model, we study H2 dissociation to test accuracy and H n rings to verify scaling.
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Composite and shaped pulses for efficient and robust pumping of disconnected eigenstates in magnetic resonance140(2014); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4851337View Description Hide Description
Hyperpolarization methods, which can enhance nuclear spin signals by orders of magnitude, open up important new opportunities in magnetic resonance. However, many of these applications are limited by spin lattice relaxation, which typically destroys the hyperpolarization in seconds. Significant lifetime enhancements have been found with "disconnected eigenstates" such as the singlet state between a pair of nearly equivalent spins, or the "singlet-singlet" state involving two pairs of chemically equivalent spins; the challenge is to populate these states (for example, from thermal equilibrium magnetization or hyperpolarization) and to later recall the population into observable signal. Existing methods for populating these states are limited by either excess energy dissipation or high sensitivity to inhomogeneities. Here we overcome the limitations by extending recent work using continuous-wave irradiation to include composite and adiabatic pulse excitations. Traditional composite and adiabatic pulses fail completely in this problem because the interactions driving the transitions are fundamentally different, but the new shapes we introduce can move population between accessible and disconnected eigenstates over a wide range of radio-frequency (RF) amplitudes and offsets while depositing insignificant amounts of power.
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Analysis of depolarization ratios of ClNO2 dissolved in methanol140(2014); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4854055View Description Hide Description
A detailed analysis of the resonance Raman depolarization ratio dispersion curve for the N–O symmetric stretch of nitryl chloride in methanol at excitation wavelengths spanning the D absorption band is presented. The depolarization ratios are modeled using the time-dependent formalism for Raman scattering with contributions from two excited states (21A1 and 31B1), which are taken as linearly dissociative along the Cl–N coordinate. The analysis focuses on the interplay between different types of broadening revealing the importance of inhomogenous broadening in determining the relative contributions of the two electronic transitions. We find that the transition dipole moment (M) for 21A1 is greater than for 31B1, in agreement with gas phase calculations in the literature [A. Lesar, M. Hdoscek, M. Muhlhauser, and S. D. Peyerimhoff, Chem. Phys. Lett.383, 84 (2004)]. However, we find that the polarity of the solvent influences the excited state energetics, leading to a reversal in the ordering of these two states with 31B1 shifting to lower energies. Molecular dynamics simulations along with linear response and ab initio calculations support the evidence extracted from resonance Raman intensity analysis, providing insights on ClNO2 electronic structure, solvation effects in methanol, and the source of broadening, emphasizing the importance of a contribution from inhomogeneous linewidth.
Analysis of the near-edge X-ray-absorption fine-structure of anthracene: A combined theoretical and experimental study140(2014); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4855215View Description Hide Description
The near-edge fine structure of the carbon K-edge absorption spectrum of anthracene was measured and theoretically analyzed by density functional theory calculations implemented in the StoBe code. It is demonstrated that the consideration of electronic relaxation of excited states around localized core holes yields a significant improvement of the calculated excitation energies and reproduces the experimentally observed fine structure well. The detailed analysis of excitation spectra calculated for each symmetry inequivalent excitation center allows in particular to examine the influence of chemical shifts and core hole effects on the excitation energies. Moreover, the visualization of final states explains the large variations in the oscillator strength of various transitions as well as the nature of Rydberg-states that exhibit a notable density of states below the ionization potentials.
Reactions between cold methyl halide molecules and alkali-metal atoms140(2014); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4834835View Description Hide Description
We investigate the potential energy surfaces and activation energies for reactions between methyl halide molecules CH3 X (X = F, Cl, Br, I) and alkali-metal atoms A (A = Li, Na, K, Rb) using high-level ab initio calculations. We examine the anisotropy of each intermolecular potential energy surface (PES) and the mechanism and energetics of the only available exothermic reaction pathway, CH3 X + A → CH3 + AX. The region of the transition state is explored using two-dimensional PES cuts and estimates of the activation energies are inferred. Nearly all combinations of methyl halide and alkali-metal atom have positive barrier heights, indicating that reactions at low temperatures will be slow.
A study of the bending motion in tetratomic molecules by the algebraic operator expansion method140(2014); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4856115View Description Hide Description
We study the bending motion in the tetratomic molecules C2H2 ( ), C2H2 ( 1 A u ) trans-S 1, C2H2 ( 1 A 2) cis-S 1, and 1 A 1 H2CO. We show that the algebraic operator expansion method with only linear terms comprised of the basic operators is able to describe the main features of the level energies in these molecules in terms of two (linear) or three (trans-bent, cis-bent, and branched) parameters. By including quadratic terms, the rms deviation in comparison with experiment goes down to typically ∼10 cm−1 over the entire range of energy 0–6000 cm−1. We determine the parameters by fitting the available data, and from these parameters we construct the algebraic potential functions. Our results are of particular interest in high-energy regions where spectra are very congested and conventional methods, force-field expansions or Dunham-expansions plus perturbations, are difficult to apply.
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Salting out the polar polymorph: Analysis by alchemical solvent transformation140(2014); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4853775View Description Hide Description
We computationally examine how adding NaCl to an aqueous solution with α- and γ-glycine nuclei alters the structure and interfacial energy of the nuclei. The polar γ-glycine nucleus in pure aqueous solution develops a melted layer of amorphous glycine around the nucleus. When NaCl is added, a double layer is formed that stabilizes the polar glycine polymorph and eliminates the surface melted layer. In contrast, the non-polar α-glycine nucleus is largely unaffected by the addition of NaCl. To quantify the stabilizing effect of NaCl on γ-glycine nuclei, we alchemically transform the aqueous glycine solution into a brine solution of glycine. The alchemical transformation is performed both with and without a nucleus in solution and for nuclei of α-glycine and γ-glycine polymorphs. The calculations show that adding 80 mg/ml NaCl reduces the interfacial free energy of a γ-glycine nucleus by 7.7 mJ/m2 and increases the interfacial free energy of an α-glycine nucleus by 3.1 mJ/m2. Both results are consistent with experimental reports on nucleation rates which suggest: J(α, brine) < J(γ, brine) < J(α, water). For γ-glycine nuclei, Debye-Hückel theory qualitatively, but not quantitatively, captures the effect of salt addition. Only the alchemical solvent transformation approach can predict the results for both polar and non-polar polymorphs. The results suggest a general "salting out" strategy for obtaining polar polymorphs and also a general approach to computationally estimate the effects of solvent additives on interfacial free energies for nucleation.
Is there a third order phase transition for supercritical fluids?140(2014); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4855656View Description Hide Description
We prove that according to Molecular Dynamics (MD) simulations of liquid mixtures of Lennard-Jones (L-J) particles, there is no third order phase transition in the supercritical regime beyond Andrew's critical point. This result is in open contrast with recent theoretical studies and experiments which instead suggest not only its existence but also its universality regarding the chemical nature of the fluid. We argue that our results are solid enough to go beyond the limitations of MD and the generic character of L-J models, thus suggesting a rather smooth liquid-vapor thermodynamic behavior of fluids in supercritical regime.
Designing heavy metal oxide glasses with threshold properties from network rigidity140(2014); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4855695View Description Hide Description
Here, we show that a new class of glasses composed of heavy metal oxides involving transition metals (V2O5–TeO2) can surprisingly be designed from very basic tools using topology and rigidity of their underlying molecular networks. When investigated as a function of composition, such glasses display abrupt changes in network packing and enthalpy of relaxation at T g , underscoring presence of flexible to rigid elastic phase transitions. We find that these elastic phases are fully consistent with polaronic nature of electronic conductivity at high V2O5 content. Such observations have new implications for designing electronic glasses which differ from the traditional amorphous electrolytes having only mobile ions as charge carriers.
Dielectric relaxation in ionic liquids: Role of ion-ion and ion-dipole interactions, and effects of heterogeneity140(2014); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4860516View Description Hide Description
A semi-molecular theory for studying the dielectric relaxation (DR) dynamics in ionic liquids (ILs) has been developed here. The theory predicts triphasic relaxation of the generalized orientational correlation function in the collective limit. Relaxation process involves contributions from dipole-dipole, ion-dipole, and ion-ion interactions. While the dipole-dipole and ion-ion interactions dictate the predicted three relaxation time constants, the relaxation amplitudes are determined by dipole-dipole, ion-dipole, and ion-ion interactions. The ion-ion interaction produces a time constant in the range of 5-1000μs which parallels with the conductivity dominated dielectric loss peak observed in broadband dielectric measurements of ILs. Analytical expressions for two time constants originating from dipolar interactions in ILs match exactly with those derived earlier for dipolar solvents. The theory explores relations among single particle rotational time, collective rotational time, and DR time for ILs. Use of molecular volume for the rotating dipolar ion of a given IL leads to a predicted DR time constant much larger than the slowest DR time constant measured in experiments. In contrast, similar consideration for dipolar liquids produces semi-quantitative agreement between theory and experiments. This difference between ILs and common dipolar solvents has been understood in terms of extremely low effective rotational volume of dipolar ion, argued to arise from medium heterogeneity. Effective rotational volumes predicted by the present theory for ILs are in general agreement with estimates from experimental DR data and simulation results. Calculations at higher temperatures predict faster relaxation time constants reducing the difference between theory and experiments.


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Acura calls its all-wheel-drive system "Super Handling," and this is no empty boast. When I put the 2015 Acura TLX SH-AWD Advance down one of my typical twisty test roads, I got a little surprise every time I glanced at the speedometer. The TLX blasted through these turns at a much higher speed than I would have expected, given its sensible design.
Its secret was quick torque vectoring from the all-wheel-drive system, throwing extra twist to the outside rear wheels in the turns. I could feel the back end being helpfully shuttled around, giving the car just a little oversteer.
With the TLX's Integrated Dynamics System (IDS) set to Sport Plus, the transmission obliged this hard driving by keeping the gears low and the engine speed high, changing down fast when I hit the brakes.
Much of the TLX's sport driving performance was brilliant, except for a couple of things. The steering, despite having its electric assist reduced, still felt exceedingly numb. The fixed suspension, which felt tuned for comfort, got downright bouncy in the turns, and the all season Goodyear Eagle LS tires, wrapped around 18-inch wheels, shrieked much more than a stickier tire would.
This sort of fun can only be had in the SH-AWD version of the TLX that, when also equipped with the Advance package of driver assistance tech, goes for a price of $45,620. Acura makes versions of the TLX without SH-AWD available as well. For $35,220 you're looking at the TLX with the same 3.5-liter V-6 and nine-speed automatic transmission as the top trim. And for $30,995 there is a 2.4-liter four-cylinder version with an intriguing eight-speed dual-clutch transmission that also incorporates a torque converter. These two latter versions are front-wheel drive but incorporate the all-wheel-steering system we tested earlier in the Acura RLX .
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The IDS button in the TLX sits next to a novel set of drive buttons replacing a traditional shifter. The Park button is rectangular, while the Drive button is round, and reverse requires pulling up on a toggle switch. The IDS button takes the car through Econ, Normal, Sport, and Sport Plus modes. Frankly, I could have done without the middle two modes. Econ detuned the throttle and shifted high, but I never found it annoying to drive in this mode. Normal made the throttle tuning slightly sharper, but not appreciably more. Sport sharpened the throttle even more, but left the transmission in standard mode, so it wasn't of much use when hitting the corners. All the fun came from Sport Plus.
During a day that made the automatic windshield wipers slash back-and-forth at their highest speed, the all-wheel-drive system showed its worth. The TLX remained very composed as I navigated a winding road that was slowly being turned into a river. In fact, I didn't feel it necessary to temper my speed due to the weather, although I wasn't going to really push the car's limits, either.
On city streets and wide freeways, I was perfectly content to roll around in Econ mode. The TLX drove with ease, perfect as a suburban commute car and errand runner. The surprisingly deep trunk could have easily swallowed up four suitcases. The 3.5-liter V-6 under the hood makes use of direct injection to improve efficiency, creating 290 horsepower and 267 pound-feet of torque. Those numbers may not sound huge, but the TLX felt more ready to make its engine power available than some other cars I've driven, such as the Infiniti Q70 .
Fuel economy comes in at 21 mpg city and 31 mpg highway, very good numbers for a 3.5-liter engine. Helping out city fuel economy is an idle-stop feature, which shut down the engine at stoplights when I had the TLX in Econ or Comfort modes. Idle-stop was just a little slow kicking the engine back to life when I lifted off the brake pedal, such that some people might want to turn this feature off. However, I found I could live with it, especially as I found it easy to modulate the engine's start-stop behavior with the brake pedal. Excessive use of Sport Plus mode and San Francisco's brutally slow traffic kept my average fuel economy on the low side, at 22.2 mpg.
What annoyed me more than idle-stop was the TLX's hyperactive forward collision warning system, which incessantly blinked the word "brake" at me like an overly nervous backseat driver whenever it felt I was following too closely or not braking soon enough for stopped cars ahead. However, as the first warning stage of Acura's collision mitigation braking system, I see the value. If I weren't to react due to distraction, this system would automatically hit the brakes.
Other driver assistance features included a blind spot monitor, which lit up an icon in the side mirror casings when other cars were in the lanes next to the TLX, and adaptive cruise control, relying on forward-looking radar to slow down from my set speed to the speed of traffic ahead. Those systems worked well enough, although the blind-spot monitor tended to come on when I drove next bridge railings. Much more interesting was Acura's lane-keeping assist feature, making the TLX nearly self-driving.
This system uses a forward-looking camera and the car's electric power steering, recognizing lane lines then actively steering the car on a course between the lines. I drove for miles on the freeway keeping a light touch on the steering wheel, and feeling it twist to follow the lane lines. Similar to my first time using adaptive cruise control, getting used to it was a bit eerie, but then I missed it when it was off. The system has a few built-in limitations to prevent drivers abusing it. For one, it flashed a warning reading "Steering required" when I let go of the wheel. Second, Acura sets it to only work between 45 and 90 mph. The lower limit is kind of annoying, as it could come in handy when stuck in slow traffic.


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Wendy Davis Didn't Actually Mock Greg Abbott for Being Paralyzed
When campaign fundraising totals for the Texas governor's race were announced on Tuesday, Wendy Davis' team celebrated that their $12.2 million haul bested Greg Abbott's $11.5 million. Abbott's team accused her of "fuzzy math" for counting $3.5 million donated to the Texas Victory Committee, which splits its funds between the Davis campaign and the turn-Texas-blue group Battleground Texas, as part of her grand total.
The real score, they said, was Abbott $11.5 million, Davis $8.7 million.
This morning, Fox News contributor and conservative pundit Erick Erickson cut through the arcane and kind of boring fundraising debate to deliver a more salacious bit of news about the Texas governor's race: "Wendy Davis's Campaign Mocks Greg Abbott for Being Paralyzed."
Given the close relationship between the Davis campaign and Battleground Texas, holding one to account for the actions of the other is fair game. But would Battleground Texas, which is run by seasoned political operatives who worked on President Obama's 2012 reelection campaign, really be so stupid as to make fun of Abbott, who was paralyzed at the age of 26 when an oak tree fell on him while jogging, for being in a wheelchair?
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No. Erickson's evidence is a Townhall.com column taking issue with an October 2013 email blast from Battleground Texas.
"Greg Abbott walks into a house in El Paso and says, 'There is nobody in the state of Texas who has done more to fight to help women than I have in the past decade,'" the email begins. "Great joke, right?"
The joke, as the rest of the email makes clear, is not about Abbott walking. It's that, despite his claim to be battling for women, "Abbott has tried to defund women's health clinics across the state. He refuses to say whether he supports equal pay legislation. He thanked a supporter who tweeted deeply offensive remarks about Senator Wendy Davis. And he compared Planned Parenthood to a terrorist organization."
In other words, Battleground Texas -- and, by extension, Davis' campaign -- is guilty of dumb word choice but innocent of anything more nefarious. That said, when attacking Abbott, they would be wise to avoid any verbs implying physical action.
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The Hour of the Star
by Clarice Lispector
Character Analysis
Glória is Macabéa's coworker and rival in the competition for Olímpico. (That's one of those fights where, when you win, you still lose.)
Actually, there was never really any competition at all. When Olímpico "set eyes on Glória, Macabéa's workmate, he felt at once that here was a girl with real class" (4.276). This is because Glória is light-skinned, swings her hips when she walks, and proudly claims to be "carioca," which means she's from "the privileged class who inhabited Southern Brazil" (4.277). (Check out "Character Clues" to learn more about class.)
Glória isn't particularly pretty, but she is well-nourished—in other words, she's got curves and confidence. She would "[wiggle] her bottom in an inviting way and she smoked mentholated cigarettes to keep her breath fresh for those interminable kissing sessions with Olímpico" (4.316). Okay, gross, but it seems to work for Olímpico.
It's hard to say, though, whether Olímpico is more attracted to her body or her social position. One of the things he find most appealing is that she has both a mother and a father, and she eats "a hot meal at the same hour every day" (4.279). (See, this actually helps us feel sorry for Olímpico, because you get a sense of how deprived he must have been to think that these things are luxuries.)
But just when you want to hate Glória for being a boyfriend-stealer, it turns out that she's the only one who's actually nice to Macabéa. She invites Macabéa to her house for tea; she lends her aspirin; she recommends going to a doctor; and she suggests visiting the fortuneteller. Not exactly BFF material, but still maybe the closest thing that Macabéa has to a friend.