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It turns out that there is another branch of mathematics, closely related to tire calculus of variations, although historically the two fields grew up somewhat separately, known as optimal control theory (OCT). Although the boundary between these two fields is somewhat blurred, in practice one may view optimal control theory as the application of the calculus of variations to problems with differential equation constraints. OCT is used in chemical, electrical, and aeronautical engineering where the differential equation constraints may be chemical kinetic equations, electrical circuit equations, the Navier-Stokes equations for air flow, or Newton s equations. In our case, the differential equation constraint is the TDSE in the presence of the control, which is the electric field interacting with the dipole (pemianent or transition dipole moment) of the molecule [53, 54, 55 and 56]. From the point of view of control theory, this application presents many new features relative to conventional applications perhaps most interesting mathematically is the admission of a complex state variable and a complex control conceptually, the application of control teclmiques to steer the microscopic equations of motion is both a novel and potentially very important new direction. 

This book grew out of a collection of technical-support web pages. Those pages were also posted to the computational chemistry list server maintained by the Ohio Supercomputer Center. Many useful comments came from the subscribers of that list. In addition, thanks go to Dr. James F. Harrison at Michigan State University for providing advice born of experience. 

We 11 expand our picture of bonding by introducing two approaches that grew out of the idea that electrons can be described as waves—the valence bond and molecular orbital models In particular one aspect of the valence bond model called orbital hybridization, will be emphasized... 

Some 500 years ago during Columbuss second voyage to what are now the Americas he and his crew saw children playing with balls made from the latex of trees that grew there Later Joseph Priest ley called this material rubber to describe its ability to erase pencil marks by rubbing and in 1823 Charles Macintosh demonstrated how rubber could be used to make waterproof coats and shoes Shortly there after Michael Faraday determined an empirical for mula of CsHs for rubber It was eventually determined that rubber is a polymer of 2 methyl 1 3 butadiene... 

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Production of pentaerythritol in the United States has been erratic. Demand decreased in 1975 because of an economic recession and grew only moderately to 1980 (69). The range of uses for pentaerythritol has grown rapidly in lubricants (qv), fire-retardant compositions, adhesives, and other formulations where the cross-linking capabiUties are of critical importance. 

United States Caustic Soda Production. In 1987 U.S. production of caustic soda increased to 10.4 million tons (fig. 1), more than 10% over that of the previous year, furthermore, 1988 production was up another 6.7% to 11.1 million tons. The demand for caustic soda has been very strong in recent years as evidenced by both increased U.S. consumption and a strong export demand. In 1987 the United States exported 1.5 million tons, 14.5% of the total caustic soda production (6), representing a 25.5% increase over exports in 1986. Then, in 1988, caustic soda exports grew by another 4.1%. A weak doUar helped boost the 1987 exports. Growth slowed in 1988, however, as a result of an industry (and world) wide caustic soda shortage, which was caused by lower U.S. chlorine consumption and forced allocations. Because industries switched from caustic to soda ash where possible, the lower 1988 export growth was not indicative of caustic soda s export potential. 

Normal Superphosphate. From its beginning as the first commercial phosphate fertilizer, normal superphosphate (NSP), also called ordinary or single superphosphate, has continued among the top fertilizers of the world (Fig. 8). Use of normal superphosphate decreased steadily on a percentage basis because of growing production of more concentrated materials, but grew on a P2 s basis to a maximum of 6.7 x 10 t... 

Rayon is unique among the mass produced man-made fibers because it is the only one to use a natural polymer (cellulose) directly. Polyesters, nylons, polyolefins, and acryflcs all come indirectly from vegetation they come from the polymerization of monomers obtained from reserves of fossil fuels, which in turn were formed by the incomplete biodegradation of vegetation that grew millions of years ago. The extraction of these nonrenewable reserves and the resulting return to the atmosphere of the carbon dioxide from which they were made is one of the most important environmental issues of current times. CeUulosic fibers therefore have much to recommend them provided that the processes used to make them have minimal environmental impact. 

Applications. Carpet undedayment as just descdbed is a substantial market. Most furniture cushioning is made from blocks of slab-produced polyurethane foam in the density range of 16 to 29 kg/m (1.0—1.8 lbs /fT). A minor portion of the market, 9—14 thousands of metric tons (20—30 million pounds) uses 40 kg/m (2.5 lbs/fT) high resident (HR) foam for higher pnced furniture cushions. The furniture market for polyurethane foams grew strongly until saturation occurred around 1979. Market use now tends to reflect the current economic trends. 

As early as 1966, natural gas was available to all of the lower 48 states in the United States. During the period 1967—1990, the U.S. transmission system grew from 362,700 km to 450,800 km. Over this same time period, the distribution mains increased from 867,800 km to 1,347,000 km. As plastic pipe and reUable joining technology became available, the use of plastic pipe expanded to include the distribution of gas in low pressure systems. By 1990, approximately 24% of the U.S. distribution system was based on plastic pipe (1). 

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