Wentworth Military Academy and College

We postulate that the adiabatic electron affinity of SF6 is 2.40(10) eV, obtained from the photodetachment onset, 3.2(1) eV and a rearrangement energy of 0.8(1) eV. This eliminates the perceived "SF6 density functional enigma". All of the experimental electron affinities are evaluated and 14 significantly different values selected to construct empirical anionic Morse potentials. These values are (in eV): 2.40(10) 2.20(10), 2.00(10), 1.80(10), 1.60(10), 1.20(10), 1.07(7), 0.93(10), 0.80(10), 0.63(10), 0.43(10), 0.30(10), 0.10(10), and 0.0(2). Comparisons are made to theoretical calculations and relative bond orders. The calculated electron affinities of SF6 are: density functional, 1.6–3.0 eV; ab initio, -1.0–2.2 eV; semiempirical, 0.1–2.2 eV, and for SF5 is 0.3–3.8 eV. Curves calculated using semiempirical, density functional and ab initio procedures are similar to the anionic Morse potentials. This work attempts to correct for differences in the EA calculated for this species.

We present a new terrain decimation technique called a Quadtree Morph, or Q-morph. The new approach eliminates the usual popping artifacts associated with polygon reduction, replacing them with less objectionable smooth morphing. We show that Q-morphing is fast enough to create a view-dependent terrain model for each frame in an interactive environment. In contrast to most Geomorph algorithms, Q-morphing does not use a time step to interpolate between geometric configurations. Instead, the geometry motion in a Q-morph is based solely on the position of the viewer.

Highlanders and Foreigners in the Upper Ramu ‐ The Kainantu Area 1919–1942. By Robin Radford. Melbourne University Press. 1987. Pp.i–xix + 220.