On the stability of the solar wind

The stability of the solar wind is studied in the case of spherical symmetry and constant temperature. It is shown that the stability problem must be formulated as a mixed initial and boundary-value problem in which are prescribed the perturbation values of velocity and density at an initial time and additionally the velocity perturbation at the base of the corona for all times. The solution is constructed by linear superposition of normal solutions, which contain the time only in an exponential factor. The stability problem becomes a singular eigenvalue problem for the amplitudes of the velocity and pressure perturbations, since additionally to the boundary condition at the base of the corona one must add the condition that the amplitudes behave regularly at the critical point. It is proved that only stable eigenvalues exist.     

Die Tektonik der Dolomiten im Rahmen des Südalpinen Baues

Zusammenfassung Die Struktur der Dolomiten paßt ausgezeichnet in das tektonische Bild der südlichen Alpen, wenn auch das Vorhandensein der permischen Porphyrplatte stellenweise häufig Brüche verursacht hat.Die Dislokationen der Dolomiten folgen im allgemeinen Falten und Faltenverwerfungen, die von Westen nach Osten verlaufen und vorwiegend eine Vergenz nach Süden aufweisen.Die permische Porphyrplatte und die markanten Linsen der Dolomitriffe machen diese Gegend zu einem klassischen Beispiel selektiver Tektonik.Die Tektonik der Dolomiten beruht z. T. auf Ablösungs- und Gleiterscheinungen an geneigten Flächen. Es gibt zahlreiche Falten und Brüche im kristallinen Unterbau, die anscheinend durch Druck entstanden sind.

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The structure of the Dolomite-unit easily fits into the tectonic framework of the Southern Alps even if the Permian porphyry plate locally produced more fracturing.The dislocations of the Dolomites, in general, corresponds to West-Eastorientated folds and faulted overfolds. The porphyry plate mentioned and the rigid lenses of the Dolomites reefs have produced classic examples of selective tectonics.Tectonic of the Dolomites is due in part to decollements and sliding from inclined planes, but decollement surfaces of a regional nature are excluded, and the dislocations of the Dolomites-region are not only epidermic.Numerous folds and fractures intersect the basement as well and seem compressive.

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Résumé La structure des Dolomites s'intègre remarquablement bien dans le plan tectonique des Alpes Méridionales, bien que la présence de la dalle porphyrique permienne ait fréquemment, par endroit, provoqué des ruptures. Les dislocations des Dolomites font suite en général à des plis et à des plis-failles avec axes allant d'Ouest en Est et montrant de façon prédominante un déversement vers le Sud.La dalle porphyrique permienne et les lentilles des récifs des Dolomites font de cette région un exemple classique de «tectonique sélective». La tectonique des Dolomites repose en partie sur des phénomènes de décollement et de glissement le long de surfaces inclinées. Il y a de nombreux plis et fractures dans le soubassement cristallin qui, semble-t-il, résultent d'une compression.

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THE BEAVER-HARRISON,BEAVER COUNTY,UTAH L6 CHONDRITE

The Beaver-Harrison, Utah chondrite (find July 24, 1979), a single, shock-veined stone of 925 grams, consists of major olivine (Fa_25.0), low-Ca pyroxene (En_77.3Fs_21.1Wo_1.6) and metallic nickel-iron; minor troilite and plagioclase (Ab_82.6An_11.1Or_6.3), accessory high-Ca pyroxene (En_47.0Fs_8.5Wo_44.5), chromite (Cm_8.7Sp_10.6Uv_9.4Pc_0.6Hc_0.7), chlorapatite and whitlockite; and hydrous ferric oxide of terrestrial weathering origin. Mineral compositions indicate L-group classification, and homogeneity of minerals, highly recrystallized texture and presence of clear plagioclase suggest that the meteorite belongs to petrologic type 6.     

The minimum cost combination in agriculture

It has been made clear that the minimum cost combination in agriculture varies greatly from country to country and must change considerably from phase to phase in the course of national economic development. The criteria according to which the minimum cost combinations of the different developing countries tend to change vary greatly, depending on whether the countries in question were initially sparsely or densely populated. It also follows that in developing countries with varying economic structures the technical progress made will also vary in importance. It is easy to see from what has been said that progress in the mechanical field will be of greatest profit to thinly populated agricultural countries, while the future development of overpopulated agricultural countries will receive most benefit from progress in the field of organic sciences.     

A Sr isotope study on fluorite and siderite from post-orogenic mineral veins in the eastern Harz Mountains,Germany

Rb–Sr isotope data for siderite and fluorite from sediment-hosted epithermal mineral veins in the eastern Harz Mountains (Germany) are presented. Several fluorite and siderite-bearing paragenetic stages have been proposed for these veins, with the most important mineralization being related to a quartz–sulfide and a subsequent calcite–fluorite–quartz stage, which occurred at 226±1 and 209±2 Ma, respectively. Our Rb–Sr data do not permit the identification of distinct generations of siderite and fluorite, but rather reveal straight internal mixing relations, reflecting mixing of fluids or differential fluid–rock interaction processes. This indicates merely two significant phases of mineral deposition related to the quartz–sulfide and calcite–fluorite–quartz stages. It is shown that the Paleozoic sedimentary host rocks of the veins are the most likely source for the siderite Sr, whereas fluorite displays a two-component mixture between sedimentary Sr and radiogenic Sr derived from locally occurring Permian metavolcanic rocks. Editorial handling: B. Lehmann