Nonlinear Phenomena in Electromagnetic Fields: Proceedings of the 4th International ISEM Symposium, Nagoya, Japan, 26-29 January 1992; Supplement to Volume 3 of the International Journal of Appli

The 146 contributions in this volume provide a detailed overview for both scientists and engineers on the rapid advances in evolutionary technology in the area of electromagnetics, which have evolved with the recent developments in material processing techniques as well as with the advent of new materials such as high temperature superconductors, advanced ceramics, and magnetic fluids. Growing developments in computer technology which expedite the analytical approach to electromagnetic field-material interactions are examined. Since such interactions involve nonlinearity of material properties, scientists and engineers are now more deeply concerned with nonlinear phenomena in nature. The newly emerging academic fields which were originally introduced to treat nonlinear phenomena in human intelligence and organisms, i.e. fuzzy theory and neuro-computing are discussed in the light of their unveiled competency in analysing nonlinear phenomena in applied electromagnetic materials. The papers reflect the success of the symposium in bringing together workers from various disciplines sharing a common interest in the expanding boundaries of applied electromagnetic materials.

Table of Contents:
AbbreviatedPlenary Lecture The aharonov-bohm effect and its applications to microscopic electromagnetic field observation (A. Tonomura). Cold Fusion. Nuclear products by D20/Pd electrolysis and multibody fusion (A. Takahashi). New method for inducing anomalous nuclear effects in deuterated palladium systems (E. Yamaguchi, T. Nishioka). Neural Networks and Fuzzy Theory. Learning type direct transfer function identifier for discrete time systems which uses neural networks (T. Yamada, T. Yabuta). A fuzzy modeling of BOF using a fuzzy neural network (T. Hasegawa et al.). Biological Electromagnetic Phenomena. Biogenic magnetite as a general mechanism for producing biological effects of extremely low-frequency magnetic fields (J.L. Kirschvink). Estimation of functional organization of the neural fibers in the human brain by magnetic brain stimulation (T. Matsuda, S. Ueno). Piezoelectric Actuators. Large strain ferroelectrics for micromechatronics (K.R. Udayakumar et al.). Dynamic displacement measuring technique of multilayered piezoelectric actuator with SEM (H. Ishikawa et al.). Materials of High Tc Superconductivity. An optimal design method for high-field multi-section superconducting magnets (A. Ishiyama, K. Shimizu). Shielding properties of the high-Tc ceramic hollow cylinders (V. Veselago et al.). Magnetic Fluids. Free convection in a magnetically stratificated magnetic fluids (E. Blums, A.Yu.Chukhrov). The effect of single-domain particle hysteresis on the viscosity of a suspension of needle-like ferroparticles (Y.L. Raikher). Inverse Problems and Nondestructive Testing.Inverse problems in electromagnetic nondestructive evaluation (H.A. Sabbagh, R.G. Lautzenheiser). Optimization of electromagnetic field and optimal control of eddy current (Y. Tada, M. Kawakami). Chaotic Motion. Chaotic behaviour, strange attractors, and bifurcations in magnetic levitation systems (D. Gafka, J. Tani). Molten Metals. Liquid metal MHDS in advanced nuclear power systems (K. Miyazaki). Horizontal excitation of liquid metals by means of an unsteady electromagnetic force (S. Oshima et al.). Magnetic Levitations and Linear Drives. 3-D analysis of electromagnetic force between permanent magnets and stator core (Y. Kawase et al.). Optimal design of electromagnetic pumps for liquid metals (L. Leboucher et al.). Magnetic Materials. Problems and approaches to modelling anisotropy in electrotechnical steels (A.J. Moses). A novel observation on negative sequence fields in synchronous machines and modified circuit model (N.A.B. Wijekoon et al.). Applications of High Tc Superconductors. On the description of electromagnetic properties in high Tc superconductors (K. Yamafuji, Y. Mawatari). Transistor logic-memory module using high Tc superconducting core (T. Uchiyama et al.). Microactuators. Multi-DOF actuator for micro-mobile robot (T. Fukuda et al.).