General Cases

In general, the calculation of the confidence interval for any statistic, be it a single mean, the difference between two means, a median, a proportion, the difference between two proportions and so on, always has the same structure  

There are invariably rules for how to obtain the multiplying constant for a specific confidence coefficient, but as a good approximation and providing the sample sizes are not too small, using the value 2 for the 95 per cent confidence interval and 2.6 for the 99 per cent confidence interval would get you very close. 

For the general case where the posterior PDF may not be approximated by Gaussian distribution, the asymptotic expansion in Equation (6.11) is not valid. Since the posterior PDF is normalized, the log-evidence can be rewritten as [55,56]  

The first term is a measure of the average log-goodness of fit of the model class Cj. It accounts for the log-goodness of fit for different combinations of the parameters, weighted by the posterior PDF, instead of the optimal parameters alone. An ideal model class should fit the data well even with a reasonably small perturbation of the parameters from their optimal values. In the special case if the likelihood function is of the Gaussian type and the prior PDF is relatively flat, the posterior PDF is approximately Gaussian and the log-likelihood function takes the following form  

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In order to evaluate the integrals on the right side, a transformation V 0 is introduced  

IVI = 1. By Equation (6.27), it can be shown that is a zero-mean Gaussian with the covariance matrix V 7f( ) iv = which is diagonal. In other words, different components and i, I I, are independent Gaussian random variables with variances 1/Z/ and respectively. 

This problem has been introduced in the discussion of the classes approach. For reaction equations and a full set of population balances, see Tables 9.5 and 9.6. Here, we address the more general problem of more than one TDB per chain [9]. This occurs as a consequence of insertion of TDB chains created by disproportionation or of recombination termination. We start with the full 3D set of Table PVAc2 and then reduce it to a ID formulation by developing the TDB and branching moment expressions. The (N, M)th branching-TDB moments or pseudo distributions for living and dead chains are defined by  

Performing the corresponding summations on the equations in Table 9.6, one obtains the (N, JVf)th moment formulation of Table 9.11. Some of the summation terms in these equations will not be evaluated for the general (N, M) case, but we will determine them by assigning values to N and M. Since we will not address branching, we take M = 0 here, but in principle this can be treated in a similar way. We will focus now on the TDB moment distributions and successively derive the model equations for the zeroth, first, and second moments, or N = 0,1, and 2. Solving the model thus essentially means solving the population balances of the real concentration distributions and P and the pseudo-distributions and 

The resulting equations for N = 0 and M = 0 are listed in Table 9.12. Here, the (0,0)th moments are the usual ID chain length distribution variables, defined by  

All of the derivations are straightforward, but the TDB propagation deserves doser examination. From Table 9.11 we have the general (N, M) formulation in  

Taking M = 0 and N = 0, the first term between the brackets can be rewritten as  

In the presence of redox species in solution, an electrochemical process involving the transfer of electrons between the electrode and species in solution may take place at some potentials. The electrical equivalent circuit in such a case contains the 

The dc current in such a case is described by the current-potential equation [17] 

Let us suppose that a small alternating voltage perturbation is applied to the working electrode around a constant dc potential, 

Such a perturbation causes oscillation of the current and concentrations  

4 Impedance of the Faradaic Reactions in the Presence of Mass Transfta  

Long-term, accelerated, and where appropriate, intermediate storage conditions for drug substances are detailed in the sections below. The general case (Table 2.1) should apply if the drug substance is not specifically covered by a subsequent section. Alternative storage conditions can be used if justified. 

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As a result, the angles cpt become complex. It is not expedient to undertake doubtful attempts to interpret the complex angles of incidence and refraction they should simply be considered as mathematical representations. The real angle of refraction of the beam in an absorbing medium is calculated on the basis of the Huygens-type construction via the effective (real) refractive index of the medium, which is not equal to either , or n, [9, 52]. 

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To provide a better understanding of the relationship between reflectance and the optical constants of the contacting media, some calculated values of reflectances at v = 1000 cm for interfaces of air. Si, -GaP, water, and A1 are given in Fig. 1.11. The optical constants of these four media, which were used in the calculations, are tabulated in Table 1.1. 

Since the same simplified set of dimensionless parameters holds exactly at both high and low Reynolds numbers, it is reasonable to expect that it will hold, at least approximately, over the entire range of conditions for which the drag coefficient can be determined by the Ergun equation or an equation of similar form. 

The validity of the simplified parameters can be checked numerically for the intermediate range of values. 

It is easy to verify the three limits defined previously by use of Eq. (56). 

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Using the equilibrium equations of the elasticity theory enables one to determine the stress tensor component (Tjj normal to the plane of translumination. The other stress components can be determined using additional measurements or additional information. We assume that there exists a temperature field T, the so-called fictitious temperature, which causes a stress field, equal to the residual stress pattern. In this paper we formulate the boundary-value problem for determining all components of the residual stresses from the results of the translumination of the specimen in a system of parallel planes. Theory of the fictitious temperature has been successfully used in the case of plane strain [2]. The aim of this paper is to show how this method can be applied in the general case. 

Many authors have shown that residual stresses in glass articles can be formally considered as the thermal stresses due to a certain fictitious temperature field. In the general case... 

A slightly more general case is that in which the liquid meets the circularly cylindrical capillary wall at some angle 6, as illustrated in Fig. II-7. If the meniscus is still taken to be spherical in shape, it follows from simple geometric consideration that / 2 = r/cos 6 and, since R = / 2, Eq. II-9 then becomes... 

The general case has been solved by Bashforth and Adams [14], using an iterative method, and extended by Sugden [15], Lane [16], and Paddy [17]. See also Refs. 11 and 12. In the case of a figure of revolution, the two radii of curvature must be equal at the apex (i.e., at the bottom of the meniscus in the case of capillary rise). If this radius of curvature is denoted by b, and the elevation of a general point on the surface is denoted by z, where z = y - h, then Eq. II-7 can be written... 

Princen and co-workers have treated the more general case where w is too small or y too large to give a cylindrical profile [86] (see also Refs. 87 and 88). In such cases, however, a correction may be needed for buoyancy and Coriolis effects [89] it is best to work under conditions such that Eq. 11-35 applies. The method has been used successfully for the measurement of interfacial tensions of 0.001 dyn/cm or lower [90, 91]. 

The equilibrium shape of a liquid lens floating on a liquid surface was considered by Langmuir [59], Miller [60], and Donahue and Bartell [61]. More general cases were treated by Princen and Mason [62] and the thermodynamics of a liquid lens has been treated by Rowlinson [63]. The profile of an oil lens floating on water is shown in Fig. IV-4. The three interfacial tensions may be represented by arrows forming a Newman triangle ... 

The equations are transcendental for the general case, and their solution has been discussed in several contexts [32-35]. One important issue is the treatment of the boundary condition at the surface as d is changed. Traditionally, the constant surface potential condition is used where po is constant however, it is equally plausible that ag is constant due to the behavior of charged sites on the surface. 

Equation XVI-21 provides for the general case of a molecule having n independent ways of rotation and a moment of inertia 7 that, for an asymmetric molecule, is the (geometric) mean of the principal moments. The quantity a is the symmetry number, or the number of indistinguishable positions into which the molecule can be turned by rotations. The rotational energy and entropy are [66,67]... 

For the interaction between a nonlinear molecule and an atom, one can place the coordinate system at the centre of mass of the molecule so that the PES is a fiinction of tlie three spherical polar coordinates needed to specify the location of the atom. If the molecule is linear, V does not depend on <() and the PES is a fiinction of only two variables. In the general case of two nonlinear molecules, the interaction energy depends on the distance between the centres of mass, and five of the six Euler angles needed to specify the relative orientation of the molecular axes with respect to the global or space-fixed coordinate axes. 

One concludes, therefore, that equation (A2.1.13) is integrable and there exists an mtegrating factor X. For the general case = X dij) it can be shown [I, 2] that... 

Both systems give the same results in the thennodynamic limit. We discuss the solution for the open chain at zero field and the closed chain for the more general case of H 0. 

In the general case, (A3.2.23) caimot hold because it leads to (A3.2.24) which requires GE = (GE ) which is m general not true. Indeed, the simple example of the Brownian motion of a hannonic oscillator suffices to make the point [7,14,18]. In this case the equations of motion are [3, 7]... 

Only in the high-energy limit does classical statistical mechanics give accurate values for the sum and density of states tenns in equation (A3.12.15) [3,14]. Thus, to detennine an accurate RRKM lc(E) for the general case, quantum statistical mechanics must be used. Since it is difficult to make anliannonic corrections, both the molecule and transition state are often assumed to be a collection of hannonic oscillators for calculating the... 

While the Lorentz model only allows for a restoring force that is linear in the displacement of an electron from its equilibrium position, the anliannonic oscillator model includes the more general case of a force that varies in a nonlinear fashion with displacement. This is relevant when tire displacement of the electron becomes significant under strong drivmg fields, the regime of nonlinear optics. Treating this problem in one dimension, we may write an appropriate classical equation of motion for the displacement, v, of the electron from equilibrium as... 

A fiill solution of tlie nonlinear radiation follows from the Maxwell equations. The general case of radiation from a second-order nonlinear material of finite thickness was solved by Bloembergen and Pershan in 1962 [40]. That problem reduces to the present one if we let the interfacial thickness approach zero. Other equivalent solutions involved tlie application of the boundary conditions for a polarization sheet [14] or the... 

Given the interest and importance of chiral molecules, there has been considerable activity in investigating die corresponding chiral surfaces [, and 70]. From the point of view of perfomiing surface and interface spectroscopy with nonlinear optics, we must first examhie the nonlinear response of tlie bulk liquid. Clearly, a chiral liquid lacks inversion synnnetry. As such, it may be expected to have a strong (dipole-allowed) second-order nonlinear response. This is indeed true in the general case of SFG [71]. For SHG, however, the pemiutation synnnetry for the last two indices of the nonlinear susceptibility tensor combined with the... 

A more general case of continuously varying density was treated by Omstein and Zemicke for scattering of... 

Wlien describing the interactions between two charged flat plates in an electrolyte solution, equation (C2.6.6) cannot be solved analytically, so in the general case a numerical solution will have to be used. Several equations are available, however, to describe the behaviour in a number of limiting cases (see [41] for a detailed discussion). Here we present two limiting cases for the interactions between two charged spheres, surrounded by their counterions and added electrolyte, which will be referred to in further sections. This pair interaction is always repulsive in the theory discussed here. 

The depletion picture also applies to otlier systems, such as mixtures of colloidal particles. Flowever, whereas neglecting tire interactions between polymer molecules may be reasonable, tliis cannot be done in tire general case. 

Figure C3.4.2. Schematic presentation of energy transfer between (a) two donor molecules and six acceptor molecules and (b) a general case of energy transfer involving a pool of A donor molecules and a pool of M acceptor molecules.

In the more general case of nonsymmetric systems, we have shown that one can use reaction coordinates connecting two different spin-paired anchors. These two approaches should be equivalent We shall show that this is indeed the case by discussing some examples. 

Now, consider the general case of a V2 multiply excited degenerate vibrational level where V2 > 2, which is dealt with by solving the Schrddinger equation for the isotropic 2D harmonic oscillator with the Hamiltonian assuming the fonn [95]... 

To treat the general case, we assume A and x to be of tbe following form ... 

In Section V.A, we present a few analytical examples showing that the reshictions on the x-matrix elements are indeed quantization conditions that go back to the early days of quantum theory. Section V.B will be devoted to the general case. 

In our introductory remarks, we said that this section would be devoted to model systems. Nevertheless it is important to emphasize that although this case is treated within a group of model systems this model stands for the general case of a two-state sub-Hilbert space. Moreover, this is the only case for which we can show, analytically, for a nonmodel system, that the restrictions on the D matrix indeed lead to a quantization of the relevant non-adiabatic coupling term. 

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