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Application of the Expansion Method for Spherical Harmonics for Computation of Overlap Integrals in Molecular System (분자계의 Overlap Integral의 계산의 Spherical Harmonics 전개방법의 응용)

  • Sangwoon Ahn
    • Journal of the Korean Chemical Society
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    • v.22 no.3
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    • pp.117-127
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    • 1978
  • Slater type orbitals, located at two different points A and B, are expressed in a common coordinate system by expanding the spherical harmonics and the radial part of these orbitals in terms of the reference point A. Master formulas for two center overlap integrals are derived, using the general expansion formulas of slater type atomic orbitals. Two center overlap integrals for $CH_4,\;H_2O,\;NH_3,\;C_2H_6\;and\;PH_3$molecules are evaluated, using master formulas for two center overlap integrals. The results are in agreement with those of two center overlap integrals of Mulliken.

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Time-dependent simplified spherical harmonics formulations for a nuclear reactor system

  • Carreno, A.;Vidal-Ferrandiz, A.;Ginestar, D.;Verdu, G.
    • Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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    • v.53 no.12
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    • pp.3861-3878
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    • 2021
  • The steady-state simplified spherical harmonics equations (SPN equations) are a higher order approximation to the neutron transport equations than the neutron diffusion equation that also have reasonable computational demands. This work extends these results for the analysis of transients by comparing of two formulations of time-dependent SPN equations considering different treatments for the time derivatives of the field moments. The first is the full system of equations and the second is a diffusive approximation of these equations that neglects the time derivatives of the odd moments. The spatial discretization of these methodologies is made by using a high order finite element method. For the time discretization, a semi-implicit Euler method is used. Numerical results show that the diffusive formulation for the time-dependent simplified spherical harmonics equations does not present a relevant loss of accuracy while being more computationally efficient than the full system.

Incorporation of anisotropic scattering into the method of characteristics

  • Rahman, Anisur;Lee, Deokjung
    • Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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    • v.54 no.9
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    • pp.3478-3487
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    • 2022
  • In this study, we incorporate an anisotropic scattering scheme involving spherical harmonics into the method of characteristics (MOC). The neutron transport solution in a light water reactor can be significantly improved because of the impact of an anisotropic scattering source with the MOC flat source approximation. Several problems are selected to verify the proposed scheme and investigate its effects and accuracy. The MOC anisotropic scattering source is based on the expansion of spherical harmonics with Legendre polynomial functions. The angular flux, scattering source, and cross section are expanded in terms of the surface spherical harmonics. Later, the polynomial is expanded to achieve the odd and even parity of the source components. Ultimately, the MOC angular and scalar fluxes are calculated from a combination of two sources. This paper presents various numerical examples that represent the hot and cold conditions of a reactor core with boron concentration, burnable absorbers, and control rod materials, with and without a reflector or baffle. Moreover, a small critical core problem is considered which involves significant neutron leakage at room temperature. We demonstrate that an anisotropic scattering source significantly improves solution accuracy for the small core high-leakage problem, as well as for practical large core analyses.

Application of the Expansion Method for Spherical Harmonics for Computation of Two Center Overlap Integrals (Ⅱ) (Two Center Overlap Integrals의 계산을 위한 Spherical Hamonics 전개방법의 응용 (제2보))

  • Oh Se Woung;Ahn Sangwoon
    • Journal of the Korean Chemical Society
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    • v.23 no.3
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    • pp.125-131
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    • 1979
  • A method for calculation of two center overlap integrals for a pair of Slater type orbitals was developed by Mulliken et al. In this method the spherical polar coordinates for a pair of Slater type orbitals located at two different points are required to be transformed into a spheroidal coordinate set for calculation of two center overlap integrals. A new method, the expansion method for spherical harmonics, in which Slater type orbitals, located at two different points, are expressed in a common coordinate system has been applied for computation of two center overlap integrals. The new method for computation of two center overlap integrals is required to translate Slater type orbitals centered at two different points into the reference point for computation of two center overlap integrals. This work has been expanded the expansion method for spherical harmonics for computation of two center overlap integrals to $|3s{\g}$, $|5s{\g}$ and $|5s{\g}$. Master formulas for two center overlap integrals are derived for these orbitals, using the general expansion formulas. The numerical values of the two center overlap integrals evaluated for a hypothetical NO molecule are in agreement with those of the previous works.

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Calculation of NMR Chemical Shift for a 3d$^1$ System in a Strong Crystal Field Environment of Tetrahedral Symmetry (1). Application of the Expansion Method for a Spherical Harmonics for Derivation of Overlap and the Dipole Moment Matrix Elements of $\mid$4p > Atomic Orbitals and Derivation of the Radial Integrals for the Hyperfine Interaction for $\mid$4p > Atomic Orbitals

  • Ahn, Sang-Woon;Kim, Dong-Hee;Choi, Chang-Jin
    • Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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    • v.7 no.4
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    • pp.299-304
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    • 1986
  • Master formulas for overlap integrals and the dipole moments involving |4p > atomic orbitals have been derived by the expansion method for spherical harmonics. The radial integrals for the hyperfine interaction have also been derived for |4p > atomic orbitals. The calculated values of the overlap integrals and dipole moment matrix elements by the expansion method for spherical harmonics for a hypothetical NO molecule are exactly in agreement with those of Mulliken's method. The radial integrals for the hyperfine interaction may be used to calculate the chemical shift for |4p > atomic orbitals.

Calculation of the Dipole Moments for Simple Molecules by the Expansion Method for Spherical Harmonics (Spherical Harmonics의 전개방법에 의한 간단한 분자의 쌍극자모멘트의 계산)

  • Ahn Sang Woon;Park, Byeong Bin
    • Journal of the Korean Chemical Society
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    • v.22 no.6
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    • pp.357-364
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    • 1978
  • The dipole moments for $NH_3$, HF, CO, HCHO, HCN, PO, $PO^-\;and\;H_2O$ molecules are calculated, using the method for evaluation of the dipole moment matrix elements by the expansion method for spherical harmonics. The calculated dipole moments in this work are closer to the experimental values than those of the other work.

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DIRECTIONAL LOG-DENSITY ESTIMATION

  • Huh, Jib;Kim, Peter T.;Koo, Ja-Yong;Park, Jin-Ho
    • Journal of the Korean Statistical Society
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    • v.33 no.3
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    • pp.255-269
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    • 2004
  • This paper develops log-density estimation for directional data. The methodology is to use expansions with respect to spherical harmonics followed by estimating the unknown parameters by maximum likelihood. Minimax rates of convergence in terms of the Kullback-Leibler information divergence are obtained.

Analysis of Natural Convection and Radiation Heat Transfer in a Square Enclosure by Spherical Harmonics Approximation (구 조화 근사법에 의한 정사각형 밀폐공간내의 자연대류-복사열전달 해석)

  • 차상명;김창기;박희용
    • Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers
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    • v.15 no.3
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    • pp.1021-1029
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    • 1991
  • 본 연구에서는 2차원 정사각형 밀폐공간내에서 흡수 및 방사하는 회기체에 대 한 자연대류-복사 열전달을 P-1 및 P-3 근사법을 이용하고 수치해석을 통하여 유동 및 열전달 특성을 연구하였고 Plank 수, 광학두께 및 벽방사율의 영향을 조사하였다. 또한 P-3 근사해와 비교함으로써 P-1 근사해의 적용범위를 고찰하였다.

Comparison of Accuracy of Interpolation Methods for Scattered Field of Large Objects: Sinc and VSH(Vector Spherical Harmonics) Functions (대규모 물체의 산란파 보간법 비교: Sinc 및 VSH(Vector Spherical Harmonics) 함수 보간법)

  • Jung, Ki Hwan;Choi, Seung Ho;Koh, Il Suek
    • The Journal of Korean Institute of Electromagnetic Engineering and Science
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    • v.26 no.1
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    • pp.88-93
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    • 2015
  • To estimate RCS(Radar Cross Section) at arbitrary incident angles for large objects, an interpolation method is required based on the pre-calculated RCS database at finite discrete sampling points. It is numerically difficult to compute the RCS by a large object at all required sampling points, since the computation time may be very long for one sampling point and many sampling points are required to satisfy the exact sampling condition. Therefore, it may be required to accurately estimate the RCS at any incident angles based on a database whose size is as small as possible. In this paper, the accuracy of two interpolation methods base on the sinc-and VSH(Vector Spherical Harmonics) functions are numerically compared.

Spherical Harmonics Power-spectrum of Global Geopotential Field of Gaussian-bell Type

  • Cheong, Hyeong-Bin;Kong, Hae-Jin
    • Journal of the Korean earth science society
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    • v.34 no.5
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    • pp.393-401
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    • 2013
  • Spherical harmonics power spectrum of the geopotential field of Gaussian-bell type on the sphere was investigated using integral formula that is associated with Legendre polynomials. The geopotential field of Gaussian-bell type is defined as a function of sine of angular distance from the bell's center in order to guarantee the continuity on the global domain. Since the integral-formula associated with the Legendre polynomials was represented with infinite series of polynomial, an estimation method was developed to make the procedure computationally efficient while preserving the accuracy. The spherical harmonics power spectrum was shown to vary significantly depending on the scale parameter of the Gaussian bell. Due to the accurate procedure of the new method, the power (degree variance) spanning over orders that were far higher than machine roundoff was well explored. When the scale parameter (or width) of the Gaussian bell is large, the spectrum drops sharply with the total wavenumber. On the other hand, in case of small scale parameter the spectrum tends to be flat, showing very slow decaying with the total wavenumber. The accuracy of the new method was compared with theoretical values for various scale parameters. The new method was found advantageous over discrete numerical methods, such as Gaussian quadrature and Fourier method, in that it can produce the power spectrum with accuracy and computational efficiency for all range of total wavenumber. The results of present study help to determine the allowable maximum scale parameter of the geopotential field when a Gaussian-bell type is adopted as a localized function.