Numerical simulations of protostellar encounters — II. Coplanar disc–disc encounters     

S. J. Watkins  A. S. Bhattal  H. M. J. Boffin  N. Francis  & A. P. Whitworth 《Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society》1998,300(4):1205-1213

It is expected that an average protostar will undergo at least one impulsive interaction with a neighbouring protostar whilst a large fraction of its mass is still in a massive, extended disc. Such interactions must have a significant impact upon the evolution of the protostars and their discs.   We have carried out a series of simulations of coplanar encounters between two stars, each possessing a massive circumstellar disc, using an SPH code that models gravitational, hydrodynamic and viscous forces. We find that during a coplanar encounter, disc material is swept up into a shock layer between the two interacting stars, and the layer then fragments to produce new protostellar condensations. The truncated remains of the discs may subsequently fragment; and the outer regions of the discs may be thrown off to form circumbinary disc-like structures around the stars. Thus coplanar disc–disc encounters lead efficiently to the formation of multiple star systems and small- N clusters, including substellar objects.  相似文献   

Non-parametric reconstruction of distribution functions from observed galactic discs     

C. Pichon  & E. Thiébaut 《Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society》1998,301(2):419-434

A general inversion technique for the recovery of the underlying distribution function for observed galactic discs is presented and illustrated. Under the assumption that these discs are axisymmetric and thin, the proposed method yields a unique distribution compatible with all the observables available. The derivation may be carried out from the measurement of the azimuthal velocity distribution arising from positioning the slit of a spectrograph along the major axis of the galaxy. More generally, it may account for the simultaneous measurements of velocity distributions corresponding to slits presenting arbitrary orientations with respect to the major axis. The approach is non-parametric, i.e. it does not rely on a particular algebraic model for the distribution function. Special care is taken to account for the fraction of counter-rotating stars, which strongly affects the stability of the disc. An optimization algorithm is devised — generalizing the work of Skilling &38; Bryan — to carry this truly two-dimensional ill-conditioned inversion efficiently. The performance of the overall inversion technique with respect to the noise level and truncation in the data set is investigated with simulated data. Reliable results are obtained up to a mean signal-to-noise ratio of 5, and when measurements are available up to 4  R _e. A discussion of the residual biases involved in non-parametric inversions is presented. The prospects of application of the algorithm to observed galaxies and other inversion problems are discussed.  相似文献   

Automated classification of stellar spectra — II. Two-dimensional classification with neural networks and principal components analysis     

Coryn A. L. Bailer-Jones  Mike Irwin  & Ted von Hippel 《Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society》1998,298(2):361-377

We investigate the application of neural networks to the automation of MK spectral classification. The data set for this project consists of a set of over 5000 optical (3800–5200 Å) spectra obtained from objective prism plates from the Michigan Spectral Survey. These spectra, along with their two-dimensional MK classifications listed in the Michigan Henry Draper Catalogue, were used to develop supervised neural network classifiers. We show that neural networks can give accurate spectral type classifications (σ₆₈= 0.82 subtypes, σ_rms= 1.09 subtypes) across the full range of spectral types present in the data set (B2–M7). We show also that the networks yield correct luminosity classes for over 95 per cent of both dwarfs and giants with a high degree of confidence.   Stellar spectra generally contain a large amount of redundant information. We investigate the application of principal components analysis (PCA) to the optimal compression of spectra. We show that PCA can compress the spectra by a factor of over 30 while retaining essentially all of the useful information in the data set. Furthermore, it is shown that this compression optimally removes noise and can be used to identify unusual spectra.   This paper is a continuation of the work carried out by von Hippel et al. (Paper I).  相似文献   

日冕物质抛射的理想MHD模型研究   总被引：3，自引：0，他引：3  

章振大  林隽 《天文学进展》1998,16(3):195-209

概括了日冕物质抛射的一些观测结果和它们与其它太阳活动现象的相关性。简要回顾了较早期日冕物质抛射的理论研究,着重介绍了最近研究得较多的理论机制,即能量储存机制,以及其中的磁通量绳突变模型与其它理论模型的MHD数值和解析研究以及相应的重要应用．  相似文献   

可用于带耗散力卫星轨道长间隔积分的数值积分方法   总被引：2，自引：0，他引：2  

徐继鸿  黄天衣 《紫金山天文台台刊》1998,17(1):28-37

本文分析了对称方法不适合带耗散力的卫星轨道长间隔积分的缺陷和本质原因,并针对这个问题,采用文所介绍的方法,构造并推荐了一组积分公式。  相似文献   

边坡稳定性优势面分析与专家系统推理策略     

璩继立 《南方国土资源》1998,(2)

文章对边坡稳定性优势面分析与评价的专家系统及其推理策略和实现过程进行了阐述;并对在实现过程及实际应用中的技术问题进行了探讨。  相似文献   

Numerical prognosis for salinity profiles of future lakes in the opencast mine Merseburg-Ost     

Bertram Böhrer  Horst Heidenreich  Michael Schimmele  Martin Schultze 《International Journal of Salt Lake Research》1998,7(3):235-260

Salt-laden groundwater inflows have formed monimolimnia in developing lakes of the abandoned opencast lignite mine Merseburg-Ost, Central Germany. Water-levels are still rising. To predict the future status of the lakes, two numerical models were developed. One was designed to predict groundwater flows, the second included limnophysical processes. The models were run in parallel and data exchange between them was performed every 1 to 10 years of model time. A trial of a 100-years prognosis was done. The results of surface salinity, mixing depth, and salinity profile are given. A sensitivity analysis yielded indications for the accuracy of the prediction.  相似文献   

东营凹陷油气运聚古地下水动力场剖面数值模拟     

谢石连  汪民 《水文地质工程地质》1998,25(2):34-37

本文对东营凹陷油气运聚古地下水动力场剖面数学模型的建立、古水文地质参数的再造、模拟初始值的恢复进行了阐述。在此基础上,进行了东营凹陷油气运聚古地下水动力场剖面数值模拟。模拟结果与已知油田的分布具有较好的一致性。推断的东营凹陷油气聚集有利地段,可以作东营凹陷油气田进一步勘探开发的依据。  相似文献   

Regionalization of rainfall thresholds: an aid to landslide hazard evaluation   总被引：25，自引：2，他引：23  

Giovanni Crosta 《Environmental Geology》1998,35(2-3):131-145

 Rainfall, soil properties, and morphology are major factors controlling shallow landsliding. A series of meteorological events that triggered soil slips in northern Italy were studied to define rainfall thresholds and to evaluate a possible regionalization. Soil properties, triggering rainfall, and local lithological and morphometrical settings of different sites were used as input to an infiltration model. The approach allows the recognition of several triggering conditions in the Piedmont, Pre-Alpine and Alpine regions. This suggests the need for different rainfall thresholds with respect to those derived with other methods. Intensity versus rainfall duration relationships become particularly important when related to soil permeability and thickness, and demonstrate the role of antecedent precipitation. Events with exceptional water discharge from obstructed road culverts reveal the role played by anthropic structures in triggering such phenomena. Different approaches to slope stability analysis are shown, taking into account bedrock lithology, topography, seepage, and local saturation conditions. Received: 23 October 1997 · Accepted: 25 June 1997  相似文献   

Seismic reflection and transmission coefficients of a self-similar interface   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

Kees Wapenaar 《Geophysical Journal International》1998,135(2):585-594

The derivation of seismic reflection and transmission coefficients is generally based on the assumption that the medium parameters behave as step functions of depth, at least in a finite region around the interface. However, outliers observed in well logs generally behave quite differently from step functions. In this paper we represent an interface by a self-similar singularity, embedded between two homogeneous half-spaces, and we derive its frequency-dependent normal-incidence reflection and transmission coefficients. For ω  → 0 the expressions for the coefficients reduce to those for a discrete boundary between two homogeneous half-spaces; for ω → ∞ they become frequency-independent. These asymptotic expressions have a relatively simple form and depend on the singularity exponent α .
  The exact as well as the asymptotic expressions are used to evaluate the time-domain reflection and transmission responses of a self-similar interface. Finally, we use a numerical method to model the response of a smoothed version of a self-similar interface (note that the velocity of a smoothed singularity remains finite). It turns out that smoothing has hardly any effect on the response, provided that the smoothing does not affect the scales corresponding to the seismic frequency range.  相似文献