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This paper discusses the difficulties inherent in treating diatom-diatom interactions that lead to consideration of binary gaseous mixtures in which the dominant species is atomic, the diatomic species being restricted to low concentrations. Scalar equations are obtained for the transport properties of binary mixtures in applied magnetic fields. The shear viscosity of an atom-diatom mixture in an applied magnetic field is then treated in detail. The basis set is truncated and the diatomic species is restricted to low concentrations. The expressions obtained for the shear viscosity tensor are in qualitative agreement with experimental observations. Steps leading to calculation of the shear viscosity tensor in this particular case are discussed.

This paper considers the effects of fluctuations on chemical systems that have multiple steady states. The paper considers experiments beginning near the deterministic separatrix, and formulates a stochastic first exit problem.

Experimental evidence is presented that the degradation of red-emitting GaP Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs) is dominated by degradation of bulk radiative efficiency on the p-side of the junction, a conclusion at variance with earlier studies. The damage is induced during degradation only in the presence of forward bias current and is localized at the p-n junction within a range of several microns. Bulk material damage is also observed on the n-side of the junction.

This paper examines what legal authority exists under which the Federal government could provide for the security and defense of structures built off the coasts of the United States for economic purposes. The legal jurisdiction of the U.S. is examined in terms of regulation, criminal law enforcement, and defense. Potential changes in U.S. authority resulting from the U.N. Law of the Sea Conference are also briefly discussed.