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Numerical simulation of lightning channel reactivation in recoil leader process
Atmospheric Research. 2025. Vol. 323. Article 108187.
Lightning development involves transient events that produce non-stationary, abrupt changes in lightning structure. The most prominent (and most studied) examples of reactivation of lightning side branches are recoil leaders that are initiated near the tips of previously decayed positive leader channels. This study proposes a numerical model that, among other things, takes into account evolution of channel temperature profile and is aimed at simulation the recoil leader inception. The model is based on the paradigm of reversal point meandering, which is a consequence of the macroscale asymmetry of development of positive and negative lightning poles. Simulation results allow one for the first time to formulate a physically-based and well-founded mechanism of a negative recoil leader initiation. In particular, it is shown that the channel reactivation is pro vided by the wave of electric field that starts from the branching point and propagates along a previously decayed (but still heated) leader channel when its per-unit-length resistance does not exceed several thousand Ohms per meter. This resistance corresponds to the channel temperature no less than ∼3500 K under equilibrium conditions. It is shown that channel reactivation starts somewhere between the branching point and the previ ously decayed leader tip, in agreement with observations. Additionally, the plasma chemical aspects of the leader channel reactivation are discussed.
Filippova A. V., Yurchenko N. Y., Smirnov S. A. et al., Journal of Alloys and Compounds 2026 No. 1074 Article 189162
This study investigates the effects of post-processing heat treatment at 300–500 °C on the microstructure, hardness, and tensile properties of laser powder bed fusion (PBF-LB) processed Al-bronze processed with energy densities (ED) in the range of 125–938 J/mm3. In the as-printed state, sharp needle-like α + β′ laths form at lower ED whereas with increasing ED, the β′ ...
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Спонтанное образование скин-слоя в воде с деформацией ОН-полосы КР вкладом компоненты льда 3200 см-1
Першин С. М., Степанов Е. В., Артемова Д. Г. et al., Письма в Журнал экспериментальной и теоретической физики 2026 Т. 123 № 6 С. 383–390
Открыто спонтанное образование в течение 4 ч скин-слоя дистиллированной воды толщиной до 3 мм при комнатной температуре с новыми свойствами. Обнаружены деформация ОН-полосы комбинационного рассеяния вкладом компоненты льда ( 3200 см-1), снижение коэффициента упругого рассеяния и его флуктуаций, а также увеличение на 20 капиллярах. Восстановление слоя после обогащения воздухом в результате перемешивания указывает на стабильность ...
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Springer, 2026.
The book presents the proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Frontiers of Intelligent Computing: Theory and Applications (FICTA 2024), held at Intelligent Systems Research Group (ISRG), London Metropolitan University, London, United Kingdom, during June 6–7, 2025. Researchers, scientists, engineers and practitioners exchange new ideas and experiences in the domain of intelligent computing theories with ...
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N.S. Artekha, D.R. Shklyar, Physics of Plasmas 2026 Vol. 33 No. 6 Article 062105
The peculiarities of resonant interaction between slow extraordinary (SE) waves and relativistic electrons have been studied. General equations of motion of relativistic electrons in the field of SE wave and a uniform ambient magnetic field are derived. Conditions of applicability of the isolated resonance approximation are elucidated. In this approximation, the equations of motion are reduced to one-dimensional set of ...
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Zirnik G., Ostovari Moghaddam A., Zhukov S. et al., Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics 2026 Vol. 37 Article 738
In regards to the advances in InGaZnO for flexible transistors applications, herein for the first time we measure the broadband radio-frequency range (10 Hz to 1 MHz) dielectric permittivity ε′ and electrical conductivity σ of InGaZnO4 nanoparticle layers at different temperatures ranging from 10 to 300 K. The InGaZnO4 nanoparticles prepared by metal–nitrate–glycol gel decomposition method exhibited ...
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Flamarion M. V., Pelinovsky E., Nonlinear Dynamics 2026 Vol. 114 Article 784
In this article, we investigate wave packet and solitary wave dynamics in the Whitham–Ostrovsky (WO) equation. By means of a multiple-scales expansion, we formally derive a nonlinear Schrödinger (NLS) equation governing the envelope evolution.The corresponding modulational stability diagram is then obtained using the Lighthill criterion. We show that sufficiently large values of the low-frequency dispersive term render ...
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Hazarika A. P., Das A., Das S. K. et al., Physica B: Condensed Matter 2026 Vol. 738 Article 418803
Lemon grass (Cymbopogon citratus, LG-SiO2), horsetail (Equisetum debile, SG-SiO2), and cassava leaves (Manihot esculenta, CL-SiO2) were used to green-synthesize silica (SiO2) nanoparticles (NPs). While LG-SiO2 and SG-SiO2 had strong (101) peaks and a large 22° amorphous peak, XRD of CL-SiO2 verified crystallinity. LG-SiO2 (agglomerated porous), SG-SiO2 (rectangular-cube agglomerates), and CL-SiO2 (flake agglomerates) had different morphologies. The TEM image of LG-SiO2 revealed agglomerated ...
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Kornbleuth M., Opher M., Drake J. F. et al., Astrophysical Journal 2026 Vol. 1004 No. 1 Article 1
The shape of the heliosphere, regarded as comet-like since the 1960s, has recently been the subject of intense debate in the last decade. There is disagreement as to whether the heliospheric tail extends to ∼10,000 au in a comet-like shape or if it is short (∼400 au) with a split. Energetic neutral atom (ENA) maps from ...
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Nishant T., Kartsev A., Saswata G. et al., Journal of Materials Chemistry C 2026 Article -
Overheating remains a critical limitation in high-performance electronic and computing systems,
necessitating the development of efficient thermal management fluids. In this work, a magnetically
responsive hybrid ferrofluid was developed by incorporating two-dimensional hexagonal boron nitride
(2D-hBN) nanosheets into a Mn–Zn–ferrite-based ferrofluid. The hybrid system retains magnetic
responsiveness while leveraging the high in-plane thermal conductivity and chemical stability of 2D-hBN
nanosheets. ...
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Fortuna A. S., A.I. Kartsev, Gorshenkov M. V. et al., Journal of Alloys and Compounds 2026 Vol. 1070 Article 188711
The τ-phase in Mn-Al-Ga alloys is a promising candidate for rare-earth-free permanent magnets. This study re-veals that the τ(γ₂)-phase in rapidly quenched Mn55Al36Ga9 ribbons contains a high density of dislocations, which
form antiphase boundaries (APBs). Using transmission electron microscopy and density functional theory, we
demonstrate that Mn atoms at these APBs couple antiferromagnetically. This antiferromagnetic interaction is
identified ...
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Dikhtievskaya K., Argunov E., Alexey I. Kartsev et al., The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters 2026 Vol. 17 No. 17 P. 4999–5004
In this study we revealed the effect of scandium doping on the electronic and superconducting properties of the MgB2 compound. Calculations demonstrate that Sc substitutes for Mg atoms, acting as an electron donor. Mg substitution diminishes the density of states in the σ-band and attenuates the electron–phonon coupling, thereby elucidating the reduction in critical temperature. Simultaneously, ...
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Duran E. ., Pulgar A., Izquierdo R. et al., Physica Status Solidi (A) Applications and Materials 2026 Vol. 223 No. 7 Article e202500942
Ceramic superconductors exhibit remarkable properties, including zero electrical resistance and potent magnetic behavior, operating at temperatures as high as the boiling points of liquid nitrogen (77 K) and liquid hydrogen (20 K). These characteristics position them as key enablers for sustainable technologies spanning electric propulsion, lossless energy transmission, advanced medical imaging, and quantum computation. This review presents ...
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Borisov V., Danilov V., Электросвязь 2025 № 12 С. 73–84
Представлены результаты математического моделирования процесса полевой эмиссии из катода малых размеров – одного из основных физических процессов, обеспечивающих работы многих электронных устройств, в частности FED-дисплеев (устройства, работающие на принципе полевой эмиссии), кантилеверов и т.д. Дается краткий обзор текущих результатов в области исследования, обосновывается актуальность задачи, приводятся примеры наиболее вероятного использования результатов решения задачи. Обсуждаются физические ...
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Jiang Q., Fang J., Chen J. et al., Science China Information Sciences 2026 Vol. 69 No. 6 Article 162402
Resonators based on nanoelectromechanical systems (NEMS) using two-dimensional (2D) materials with high-quality factors and excellent electrical control are critical for tunable coherent phonon dynamics, resonant sensors and wireless communications. However, their performance is fundamentally limited by the lack of a unified framework governing energy dissipation mechanisms and their electrical tunability. Here, we synergistically modulate both ...
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Elesin L., Shilov A., Jana S. et al., Advanced Functional Materials 2026 P. 1–10
Thermoelectric materials, long explored for energy harvesting and thermal sensing, convert heat directly into electrical signals. Extending their application to the terahertz (THz) frequency range opens opportunities for low-noise, bias-free THz detection, yet conventional thermoelectrics lack the sensitivity required for practical devices. Thermoelectric coefficients can be strongly enhanced near van Hove singularities (VHS), though these ...
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Didenkulova E., Flamarion M., Pelinovsky E., Physica D: Nonlinear Phenomena 2025 Vol. 481 Article 134815
A comparison of the statistical characteristics of a rarefied soliton gas is carried out within the framework of integrable and non-integrable equations from the Korteweg-de Vries (KdV) hierarchy. As examples, multi-soliton solutions of the modified KdV equation, and the modular Schamel equation are considered. A common property of the dynamics of bipolar solitons is the ...
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He Y., Slunyaev A., Mori N. et al., Physica D: Nonlinear Phenomena 2026 Vol. 488 Article 135098
Extreme wave localizations in nonlinear dispersive media, arising from modulation instability in weakly nonlinear
wave interactions, can be effectively modeled by breather solutions. These breathers are exact solutions
of the nonlinear Schrödinger equation and provide accurate models for understanding and controlling unidirectional
rogue wave dynamics in numerical simulations or laboratory settings. A recent study by Y. He et ...
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Flamarion M. V., E. Pelinovsky, E. Didenkulova, Physics of Wave Phenomena 2025 Vol. 33 No. 1 P. 9–19
The present paper is devoted to the study of the dynamics of narrowband wave fields within the
nonintegrable Schamel equation, which plays an important role in plasma physics, wave dynamics in metamaterials,
and electrical circuits. A Monte Carlo approach is used to obtain a large number of random independent
realizations of the wave fields, allowing for an investigation ...
Added: March 23, 2025
Danilov V., Borisov V., IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices 2025 Vol. 72 No. 3 P. 1462–1468
In this article, we propose a numerical method for calculating solutions of the PDE (the heat equation for the cathode temperature and the continuity equation for the current density inside and outside the cathode) with discontinuous flux at the emission surface of a cathode placed in a vacuum. The discontinuity of the flux appears because ...
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Уткин М. В., Grachev N. N., Utkin B. et al., В кн.: Инновационные, информационные и коммуникационные технологии. Сборник трудов XХ Международной научно-практической конференции.: Ассоциация выпускников и сотрудников ВВИА им. проф. Жуковского, 2024. С. 237–242.
The paper focuses on the numerical simulation of an antenna array using the CST MWS package. Special attention is given to the selection of the array elements' constructive parameters, such as dielectric permittivity, emitter radius, and spacing between elements, as well as the computation of the radiation pattern. The analysis emphasizes the width of the ...
Added: February 17, 2025
Poplavsky E. I., Kuznetsova A., Troitskaya Y. I., , in: Proceedings of 8th International Scientific Conference-School for Young Scientists. Physical and Mathematical Modeling of Earth and Environment Processes—2022. (PMMEEP 2022).: Springer, 2023. P. 235–238.
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Kuznetsova A., Байдаков Г. А., Троицкая Ю. И., Izvestia, Atmospheric and Oceanic Physic 2024 Vol. 60 No. 3 P. 306–319
This paper provides an overview of a series of papers aimed at creating a regional model based on the WAVEWATCH III spectral wave model adapted to conditions of an inland water body using the WRF atmospheric model. The models are adapted and verified based on results of a series of full-scale experiments on studying the wind–wave ...
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Artem A. Krylov, Kovachev S., Radiuk E. et al., Applied Sciences (Switzerland) 2022 Vol. 12 No. 9 Article 4614
The paper is devoted to the problem of numerical modeling of earthquake response of porous saturated soil deposits to seismic waves propagation. Site-specific earthquake response analysis is a necessary and important component of seismic hazard assessment. Accounting for the complex structure of porous saturated soils, i.e., the content in them, in addition to the solid ...
Added: September 30, 2024
A. A. Ponomarev, N. L. Aleksandrov, Physics of Plasmas 2024 Vol. 31 No. 4 Article 043517
The kinetics of O2- ions was numerically studied in He and Ar with a small admixture of O2 in a strong electric field through a Monte Carlo simulation. Cross-sections for elastic scattering between O2- ions and He and Ar atoms were determined by adjusting cross-section values to obtain good agreement between calculated and measured ion ...
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