astronomy

Min Naiben

Min Naiben is a astronomy topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Min Naiben rather than just read about it. In short: Min Naiben (simplified Chinese: 闵乃本; traditional Chinese: 閔乃本; pinyin: Mǐn Nǎiběn; 9 August 1935 – 16 September 2018), also known as Nai-Ben Ming, was a Chinese materials scientist, physicist, and politician. He was a Standing Committee member of the 9th Central Committee of the Jiusan Society and vice-president of the 10th and 11th Central Committee of the Jiusan Society.

Key takeaways

Min Naiben belongs to astronomy; place it in that map before memorising details.
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Reproduce the core statement of Min Naiben from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Min Naiben (simplified Chinese: 闵乃本; traditional Chinese: 閔乃本; pinyin: Mǐn Nǎiběn; 9 August 1935 – 16 September 2018), also known as Nai-Ben Ming, was a Chinese materials scientist, physicist, and politician. He was a Standing Committee member of the 9th Central Committee of the Jiusan Society and vice-president of the 10th and 11th Central Committee of the Jiusan Society.

Biography Min was born in Rugao, Jiangsu, on August 9, 1935. After graduating from Shanghai Advanced Mechanical Vocational School (now University of Shanghai for Science and Technology) in 1954, he studied and then taught at Nanjing University. In 1982 he was hired as an associate visiting professor at the University of Utah. In 1986 he became a guest professor at Tohoku University. In 1986, Min was appointed as the group leader of Physics Group of the National Natural Science Foundation of China, a position in which he remained until 1992. In 1990–1991 he taught as a guest professor at the University of Alabama. He joined the Jiusan Society in 1995. He was elected an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in 1991 and a fellow of The World Academy of Sciences in 2001. On September 16, 2018, he died of an illness in Nanjing, Jiangsu.

Papers Min Naiben (1993). "Defect Mechanism of Crystal Growth and Their Kinetics". Journal of Crystal Growth. 128 (1–4): 104–112. Bibcode:1993JCrGr.128..104M. doi:10.1016/0022-0248(93)90303-E. Min Naiben (1999). "Superlattices and Microstructures of Dielectric Materials". Advanced Materials. 11 (13): 1079–1089. doi:10.1002/(SICI)1521-4095(199909)11:13<1079::AID-ADMA1079>3.0.CO;2-5. Min Naiben; Y. Y. Zhu (1992). "Ultrasonic Excitation and Propagation in an Acoustic Superlattice". J. Appl. Phys. 72 (3). 1992: 904–914. Bibcode:1992JAP....72..904Z. doi:10.1063/1.351766. Min Naiben; M. H. Lu; C. Zhang; L. Feng; J. Zhao; Y. F. Chen; Y. W. Mao; J. Zi; Y. Y. Zhu; S. N. Zhu (2007). "Negative Birefraction of Acoustic Waves in a Sonic Crystal". Nature Materials. 6 (10): 744–748. Bibcode:2007NatMa...6..744L. doi:10.1038/nmat1987. PMID 17721539. Min Naiben; Y. Q. Lu; Y. Y. Zhu; Y. F. Chen; S. N. Zhu; Y. J. Feng (1999). "Optical Properties of an Ionic type Phononic Crystal" (PDF). Science. 284 (5421): 1822–1824. doi:10.1126/science.284.5421.1822. PMID 10364551. S2CID 34650474. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-01-10. Min Naiben; S. N. Zhu; Y. Y. Zhu (1997). "QuasiPhasematched Thirdharmonicgeneration in a Quasiperiodic Optical Superlattice". Science. 278: 843–846. Min Naiben; Y. L. Lu; T. Wei; F. Duewer; Y. Q. Lu; P. G. Schultz; X. D. Xiang (1997). "Nondestruct ive Imaging of Dielectric Constant Profiles and Ferroelectric Domains with a Scanning tip Microwave Near field Microscope". Science. 276 (5321): 2004–2006. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.706.4836. doi:10.1126/science.276.5321.2004. {{cite journal}}: Cite uses deprecated parameter |citeseerx= (help) Min Naiben; M. Wang; W. J. Pvan Enckevort; P. Bennema (1994). "Formation of a Mesh like Electrodeposition Induced by Electroconvection". Nature. 367 (6462): 438–441. Bibcode:1994Natur.367..438W. doi:10.1038/367438a0. S2CID 4333661.

Awards and honors 1999 TWAS Prize for Physics, "for design and fabrication of periodic and quasiperiodic dielectric superlattices and realization of second harmonic generation (SHG), multiple wavelength SHG, third harmonic generation, optical stability, polariton excitation, and ultrasonic generation with high frequency". Ho Leung Ho Lee Prize for Physics 2006 First Prize of National Natural Science Asteroid 199953 Mingnaiben, discovered by the PMO NEO Survey Program in 2007, was named in his honor. The official naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 22 July 2013 (M.P.C. 84382).

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Min Naiben

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Min Naiben claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In astronomy, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Min Naiben before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Min Naiben ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Min Naiben

In research: Min Naiben appears in astronomy research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Min Naiben in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Min Naiben is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1935 births, 2018 deaths, Academic staff of Nanjing University, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Min Naiben outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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Frequently asked questions

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Why does Min Naiben matter?

Because it connects several astronomy ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Min Naiben?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

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