Volume 41, Issue 12

June 1990

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ARTICLES

General Methods of Statistical Physics

Comparing a nearest-neighbor estimator of local attractor dimensions for noisy data to the correlation dimension

Mary Eileen Farrell, A. Passamante, and T. Hediger

Phys. Rev. A 41, 6591 (1990) - Published 1 June, 1990

Non-Markovian relaxation of a spin-1/2 particle in a fluctuating transverse field: Cumulant expansion and stochastic simulation results

M. Aihara, H. M. Sevian, and J. L. Skinner

Phys. Rev. A 41, 6596 (1990) - Published 1 June, 1990

Grammatical complexity of strange sets

Ditza Auerbach and Itamar Procaccia

Phys. Rev. A 41, 6602 (1990) - Published 1 June, 1990

Scaling properties of multifractal functions at an attractor-repeller transition

M. G. Cosenza and J. B. Swift

Phys. Rev. A 41, 6615 (1990) - Published 1 June, 1990

One-dimensional kinetic Ising model with competing spin-flip and spin-exchange dynamics: Ordering in the case of long-range exchanges

M. Droz, Z. Rácz, and P. Tartaglia

Phys. Rev. A 41, 6621 (1990) - Published 1 June, 1990

Quantum-mechanical dissipation: From the weak- to the strong-coupling limit

Paolo Grigolini, Riccardo Mannella, Roberto Roncaglia, and David Vitali

Phys. Rev. A 41, 6625 (1990) - Published 1 June, 1990

Dynamic system driven by a retarded force acting as colored noise

M. Le Berre, E. Ressayre, A. Tallet, and Y. Pomeau

Phys. Rev. A 41, 6635 (1990) - Published 1 June, 1990

Nonperturbative density-functional theories of classical nonuniform systems

James F. Lutsko and Marc Baus

Phys. Rev. A 41, 6647 (1990) - Published 1 June, 1990

Excited states of the deformable jellium

R. M. Méndez-Moreno and M. Moreno

Phys. Rev. A 41, 6662 (1990) - Published 1 June, 1990

Heisenberg’s equations of motion for dissipative tunneling

M. Razavy

Phys. Rev. A 41, 6668 (1990) - Published 1 June, 1990

Nonperturbative expansion method for a quantum system coupled to a harmonic-oscillator bath

Yoshitaka Tanimura

Phys. Rev. A 41, 6676 (1990) - Published 1 June, 1990

Regularity in nonlinearly coupled quantum oscillators far from the semiclassical limit

E. Yurtsever and J. Brickmann

Phys. Rev. A 41, 6688 (1990) - Published 1 June, 1990

Scaling of periodic orbits in two-dimensional chaotic systems

Ditza Auerbach

Phys. Rev. A 41, 6692 (1990) - Published 1 June, 1990

Ruelle’s rotation frequency for a symplectic chain of dissipative oscillators

Ute Dressler and Werner Lauterborn

Phys. Rev. A 41, 6702 (1990) - Published 1 June, 1990

Attractive and repulsive interactions in a two-dimensional billiardlike system: The Lennard-Jones stadium

G. Stolovitzky and J. A. Hernando

Phys. Rev. A 41, 6716 (1990) - Published 1 June, 1990

Kinetic and Transport Theory, Fluid Structure

Kinetics of the Soret effect: Transient in the transport process

S. Van Vaerenbergh and J. C. Legros

Phys. Rev. A 41, 6727 (1990) - Published 1 June, 1990

Structure of the liquid-vapor interface: A nonperturbative approach to the theory of interfacial fluctuations

U. Marini Bettolo Marconi and B. L. Gyorffy

Phys. Rev. A 41, 6732 (1990) - Published 1 June, 1990

Thermal Physics and Fluid Dynamics

Stability of an array of deep cells in directional solidification

Alain Karma and Pierre Pelcé

Phys. Rev. A 41, 6741 (1990) - Published 1 June, 1990

Complex Fluids

Experimental test of a fluctuation-induced first-order phase transition: The nematic–smectic-A transition

M. A. Anisimov, P. E. Cladis, E. E. Gorodetskii, David A. Huse, V. E. Podneks, V. G. Taratuta, Wim van Saarloos, and V. P. Voronov

Phys. Rev. A 41, 6749 (1990) - Published 1 June, 1990

Cell dynamical system approach to block copolymers

M. Bahiana and Y. Oono

Phys. Rev. A 41, 6763 (1990) - Published 1 June, 1990

Dilute polymer solution in steady shear flow: Non-Newtonian stress

P. R. Baldwin and Eugene Helfand

Phys. Rev. A 41, 6772 (1990) - Published 1 June, 1990

Monte Carlo study of induced bond orientational ordering in two-dimensional liquid-crystal models

M. J. P. Gingras, P. C. W. Holdsworth, and B. Bergersen

Phys. Rev. A 41, 6786 (1990) - Published 1 June, 1990

Equation of state of hard D-dimensional hyperspheres

Marshall Luban and J. P. J. Michels

Phys. Rev. A 41, 6796 (1990) - Published 1 June, 1990

Acousto-optical four-wave-mixing processes in compressible artificial dielectrics

D. Rogovin

Phys. Rev. A 41, 6805 (1990) - Published 1 June, 1990

Stability and fluctuations in sheared colloidal crystals

David Ronis and Sheema Khan

Phys. Rev. A 41, 6813 (1990) - Published 1 June, 1990

Shear flow near solids: Epitaxial order and flow boundary conditions

Peter A. Thompson and Mark O. Robbins

Phys. Rev. A 41, 6830 (1990) - Published 1 June, 1990

Film growth and wetting of curved surfaces

L. Wilen and E. Polturak

Phys. Rev. A 41, 6838 (1990) - Published 1 June, 1990

Collapse transition of self-avoiding walks and trails by real-space renormalization

Kang Wu and R. Mark Bradley

Phys. Rev. A 41, 6845 (1990) - Published 1 June, 1990

Metastability and front propagation in the first-order optical Fréedericksz transition

M. O. Cáceres, F. Sagués, and M. San Miguel

Phys. Rev. A 41, 6852 (1990) - Published 1 June, 1990

Heat capacity near the nematic–smectic-A transition of a weakly polar, very wide nematic range liquid crystal

R. Mahmood, H. G. Fellner, H. K. M. Vithana, J. Huang, and D. L. Johnson

Phys. Rev. A 41, 6859 (1990) - Published 1 June, 1990

Wetting transitions at the argon–solid- ${CO}_{2}$ interface: Molecular-dynamics studies

Stefan Sokol/owski and Johann Fischer

Phys. Rev. A 41, 6866 (1990) - Published 1 June, 1990

Density-functional theory for systems of hard rods

A. Poniewierski and R. Hol/yst

Phys. Rev. A 41, 6871 (1990) - Published 1 June, 1990

Clusters

Tracing a diffusion-limited aggregate: Self-affine versus self-similar scaling

Albert-László Barabási and Tamás Vicsek

Phys. Rev. A 41, 6881 (1990) - Published 1 June, 1990

Evolution of foam structures in Langmuir monolayers of pentadecanoic acid

Keith J. Stine, Steven A. Rauseo, Brian G. Moore, Joseph A. Wise, and Charles M. Knobler

Phys. Rev. A 41, 6884 (1990) - Published 1 June, 1990

Dynamics of gas bubbles in monolayers

Bruno Berge, Adam J. Simon, and Albert Libchaber

Phys. Rev. A 41, 6893 (1990) - Published 1 June, 1990

Sol-gel condensation of rapidly hydrolyzed silicon alkoxides: A joint ${}^{29}{Si}$ NMR and small-angle x-ray scattering study

F. Devreux, J. P. Boilot, F. Chaput, and A. Lecomte

Phys. Rev. A 41, 6901 (1990) - Published 1 June, 1990

Dynamical scaling during interfacial growth in the one-sided model

David Jasnow and Jorge Vials

Phys. Rev. A 41, 6910 (1990) - Published 1 June, 1990

Full-potential scattered-wave calculations for molecules and clusters: Fundamental tests of the method

D. L. Foulis, R. F. Pettifer, C. R. Natoli, and M. Benfatto

Phys. Rev. A 41, 6922 (1990) - Published 1 June, 1990

Plasma Physics

Electron collision shift of the Lyman-α line of ionized helium

M. Blaha and J. Davis

Phys. Rev. A 41, 6928 (1990) - Published 1 June, 1990

Invariant criteria for bound states, degree of ionization, and plasma phase transition

M. D. Girardeau

Phys. Rev. A 41, 6935 (1990) - Published 1 June, 1990

Response function and plasmon dispersion for strongly coupled Coulomb liquids: Two-dimensional electron liquid

Kenneth I. Golden, G. Kalman, and Philippe Wyns

Phys. Rev. A 41, 6940 (1990) - Published 1 June, 1990

Algorithms for numerical simulation of radio-frequency glow discharges

Ajit P. Paranjpe, James P. McVittie, and Sidney A. Self

Phys. Rev. A 41, 6949 (1990) - Published 1 June, 1990

Relativistic stimulated Brillouin and Raman scattering in a laser-produced plasma

M. Salimullah and M. H. A. Hassan

Phys. Rev. A 41, 6963 (1990) - Published 1 June, 1990

Observations of columnal recombination in the ionization tracks of energetic heavy nuclei in an argon-methane gas mixture

Mark E. Wiedenbeck

Phys. Rev. A 41, 6968 (1990) - Published 1 June, 1990

Density-functional approach to the absorption bands in a dense, partially ionized plasma

Tomasz Bl/eński and Bogdan Cichocki

Phys. Rev. A 41, 6973 (1990) - Published 1 June, 1990

Classical Physics

Linear theory of uncompensated thermal blooming in turbulence

D. H. Chambers, T. J. Karr, J. R. Morris, P. Cramer, J. A. Viecelli, and A. K. Gautesen

Phys. Rev. A 41, 6982 (1990) - Published 1 June, 1990

Biological Physics

Noise and critical behavior of the pupil light reflex at oscillation onset

André Longtin, John G. Milton, Jelte E. Bos, and Michael C. Mackey

Phys. Rev. A 41, 6992 (1990) - Published 1 June, 1990

Dynamics of layered adenine molecules

P. Martel, V. Frank, and M. Hennion

Phys. Rev. A 41, 7006 (1990) - Published 1 June, 1990

Neural network with state-dependent synapses

Ivan J. Matus and Patricio Perez

Phys. Rev. A 41, 7013 (1990) - Published 1 June, 1990

Prediction of modes with dominant base roll and propeller twist in B-DNA poly(dA)-poly(dT)

L. Young, V. V. Prabhu, E. W. Prohofsky, and G. S. Edwards

Phys. Rev. A 41, 7020 (1990) - Published 1 June, 1990

Lattice models of biological growth

David A. Young and Ellen M. Corey

Phys. Rev. A 41, 7024 (1990) - Published 1 June, 1990

Self-consistent calculation of localized DNA vibrational properties at a double-helix–single-strand junction with anharmonic potential

W. Zhuang, Y. Feng, and E. W. Prohofsky

Phys. Rev. A 41, 7033 (1990) - Published 1 June, 1990

Fractal study of tertiary structure of proteins

Cun Xin Wang, Yun Yu Shi, and Fu Hua Huang

Phys. Rev. A 41, 7043 (1990) - Published 1 June, 1990

BRIEF REPORTS

General Methods of Statistical Physics

Self-organized criticality and fractal growth

Preben Alstro/m

Phys. Rev. A 41, 7049 (1990) - Published 1 June, 1990

Complex Fluids

Measurements of the ratio between the bend elastic constant and the anisotropy of diamagnetic susceptibility of a lyotropic nematic liquid crystal as a function of the temperature

A. J. Palangana and A. M. Figueiredo Neto

Phys. Rev. A 41, 7053 (1990) - Published 1 June, 1990

Critical angle for the Brochard-Leger wall in liquid crystals

X. Y. Wang and Z. M. Sun

Phys. Rev. A 41, 7056 (1990) - Published 1 June, 1990

Clusters

Finite-size effects in dendritic crystal growth

B. Janiaud, Ph. Bouissou, B. Perrin, and P. Tabeling

Phys. Rev. A 41, 7059 (1990) - Published 1 June, 1990

Biological Physics

Dynamic model of neural networks with asymmetric diluted couplings

M. Y. Choi and Meekyoung Choi

Phys. Rev. A 41, 7062 (1990) - Published 1 June, 1990

COMMENTS

Comment on ‘‘Information theory and nonlinear quantal Hamiltonians’’

Francisco M. Fernández

Phys. Rev. A 41, 7066 (1990) - Published 1 June, 1990

Reply to ‘‘Comment on ‘Information theory and nonlinear quantal Hamiltonians’ ’’

G. Crespo, A. N. Proto, A. Plastino, and D. Otero

Phys. Rev. A 41, 7068 (1990) - Published 1 June, 1990

Exact solution of the Boltzmann equation for collision cascades produced by soft power-law potentials

D. L. Maslov

Phys. Rev. A 41, 7070 (1990) - Published 1 June, 1990

Reply to ‘‘Exact solution of the Boltzmann equation for collision cascades produced by soft power-law potentials’’

N. R. Corngold

Phys. Rev. A 41, 7073 (1990) - Published 1 June, 1990

ERRATA

Erratum: Physical aspects of evolutionary optimization and adaptation

Walter Fontana, Wolfgang Schnabl, and Peter Schuster

Phys. Rev. A 41, 7074 (1990) - Published 1 June, 1990

RAPID COMMUNICATIONS

General Methods of Statistical Physics

RAPID COMMUNICATION

Relationship between a generalized restricted solid-on-solid growth model and a continuum equation for interface growth

David A. Huse, Jacques G. Amar, and Fereydoon Family

Phys. Rev. A 41, 7075(R) (1990) - Published 1 June, 1990

RAPID COMMUNICATION

Steepest-descent approximation of stationary probability distribution of systems driven by weak colored noise

Hu Gang and H. Haken

Phys. Rev. A 41, 7078(R) (1990) - Published 1 June, 1990

RAPID COMMUNICATION

Crossover scaling in the dynamics of driven systems

Hong Guo, Bruno Grossmann, and Martin Grant

Phys. Rev. A 41, 7082(R) (1990) - Published 1 June, 1990

RAPID COMMUNICATION

Cellular-automaton model of earthquakes with deterministic dynamics

Hiizu Nakanishi

Phys. Rev. A 41, 7086(R) (1990) - Published 1 June, 1990

Complex Fluids

RAPID COMMUNICATION

Moving interface: The stability tongue and phenomena within

Adam J. Simon and Albert Libchaber

Phys. Rev. A 41, 7090(R) (1990) - Published 1 June, 1990

RAPID COMMUNICATION

Mapping of a solid onto an effective liquid

X. C. Zeng and David W. Oxtoby

Phys. Rev. A 41, 7094(R) (1990) - Published 1 June, 1990

Biological Physics

RAPID COMMUNICATION

First-order transition to perfect generalization in a neural network with binary synapses

Géza Györgyi

Phys. Rev. A 41, 7097(R) (1990) - Published 1 June, 1990