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Figure 9-26 shows a typical GA run in a first step, the original population is created. For each chromosome the fitness is determined and a selection algorithm is applied to choose chromosomes for mating. These chromosomes are then subject to the crossover and the mutation operators, which finally yields a new generation of chromosomes. 

Recrystallisation. The process of purification by recrystallisation is undoubtedly the most frequent operation in practical organic chemistry, and it is one which, when cleanly and efficiently performed, should give great pleasure to the chemist, particularly if the original crude material is in a very impure and filthy condition. Yet no operation is carried out so badly, wastefully (and thoughtlessly) by students in general, not only by elementary students, but often by research students of several years experience. The student who intends later to do advanced work must master the process, for unless he can choose a suitable solvent and then successfully recrystallise often minute quantities of material, he will frequently find his work completely arrested. 

First of all, one needs to choose the local coordinate frame of a molecule and position it in space. Figure 2a shows the global coordinate frame xyz and the local frame x y z bound with the molecule. The origin of the local frame coincides with the first atom. Its three Cartesian coordinates are included in the whole set and are varied directly by integrators and minimizers, like any other independent variable. The angular orientation of the local frame is determined by a quaternion. The principles of application of quaternions in mechanics are beyond this book they are explained in detail in well-known standard texts... 

Consider for definiteness the antisymmetric case. We choose the origin of the coordinate system in one of the wells, and the center of symmetry has the coordinates Qt,Q-) (fig- 31). Inside the well the classical trajectories are Lissajous figures bordering on the rectangle formed by the lines Q = Q , and Q = —Q , where Q are the turning-point coordinates. 

Choose a storting atom in the molecule, and conceptually place it at the origin in three dimensional space. 

The original optimization problem with five variables was, by choosing the liquid flow rate in section I by pressure-drop limitations and following Equations (35) and (36) to evaluate the switch time interval and the recycling flow rate, reduced to a two-variable optimization problem the choice of liquid flow rates in the two central sections. Table 9-5 summarizes the SMB operating conditions (and equivalent TMB conditions) used in the design of the 7 -711 plot. 

The example we have reported previously is on a single component system in a 2-D square lattice [3], An atomic position r is written by the polar coordinates, r = (p,6). In the discretization, we draw a circle of radius p=nb where b is a constant and n takes an integer value. On the n-th circle, we choose 8n points. Including the origin, the total number of points on and inside the n=5 circle is 121. As for the... 

CML / ([chate89a], [chate89b]. When / is replaced by another discrete function /, taking on one of a finite site of distinct values, the CML defined by / and equation 8.44 effectively becomes a fc-state CA defined on the same lattice and local neighborhood structure. Of course, we are entirely free to choose any / that we desire, provided that it preserves the critical dynamical features of the original function in particular, / must preserve the absorbing character of the laminar state. 

Given our original assumptions about the continuity of heat flow as one chooses starting points along a particular isotherm, and our understanding that... 

The method involves choosing m of the original variables to form what is called a recurring set. Any set m of the variables may be chosen with the following two provisions ... 

For an irreversible process it may not be possible to express the relation between pressure and volume as a continuous mathematical function though, by choosing a suitable value for the constant k, an equation of the form Pv = constant may be used over a limited range of conditions. Equation 2.73 may then be used for the evaluation of / 2 v dP. It may be noted that, for an irreversible process, k will have different values for compression and expansion under otherwise similar conditions. Thus, for the irreversible adiabatic compression of a gas, k will be greater than y, and for the corresponding expansion k will be less than y. This means that more energy has to be put into an irreversible compression than will be received back when the gas expands to its original condition. 

Precipitation reactions have many applications. One is to make compounds. The strategy is to choose starting solutions that form a precipitate of the desired insoluble compound when they are mixed. Then we can separate the insoluble compound from the reaction mixture by filtration. Another application is in chemical analysis. In qualitative analysis—the determination of the substances present in a sample—the formation of a precipitate is used to confirm the identity of certain ions. In quantitative analysis, the aim is to determine the amount of each substance or element present. In particular, in gravimetric analysis, the amount of substance present is determined by measurements of mass. In this application, an insoluble compound is precipitated, the precipitate is filtered off and weighed, and from its mass the amount of a substance in one of the original solutions is calculated (Fig. 1.6). Gravimetric analysis can be used in environmental monitoring to find out how much of a heavy metal ion, such as lead or mercury, is in a sample of water. 

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