March 2001 arXiv papers — page 13

K. Fan, J. Wang, W. Wang

A protein model with the pairwise interaction energies varying as local environment changes, i.e., including some kinds of collective effect between the contacts, is proposed. Lattice Monte Carlo simulations on the thermodynamical characteristics and free energy profile show a well-defined two-state behavior and cooperativity of folding for such a model. As

A. Ayuela, H. Räbiger, M. J. Puska, R. M. Nieminen

We investigate electronic structures of Al quantum wires, both unsupported and supported on the (100) NaCl surface, using the density-functional theory. We confirm that unsupported nanowires, constrained to be linear, show magnetization when elongated beyond the equilibrium length. Allowing ions to relax, the wires deform to zig-zag structures with lower mag

V. V. Berejnov, Yu. L. Raikher

Transparent lyotropic ferronematic dispersions are synthesized by admixing a cationic ferrofluid to the lyotropic liquid crystal PL/1D/Wt. The transparency is spontaneous and time-independent. It is observed in zero magnetic field in white and polarized light for disordered layers of ferroliquid crystals of thicknesses ~1 cm in both isotropic and nematic pha

M. v. Zimmermann, C. S. Nelson, Y. -J. Kim, J. P. Hill

We report an x-ray scattering study of octahedral tilt ordering in the manganite series Pr$_{1-x}$Ca$_x$MnO$_3$ with x=0.4 and 0.25 and in LaMnO$_3$. The sensitivity to tilt ordering is achieved by tuning the incident x-ray energy to the L$_I$, L$_{II}$ and L$_{III}$ absorption edges of Pr and La, respectively. The resulting energy-dependent profiles are cha

E. Janod, C. Payen, F. -X. Lannuzel, K. Schoumacker

Magnetization, DC and AC bulk susceptibility of the $S$=1 Haldane chain system doped with electronic holes, Y$_{2-x}$Ca$_x$BaNiO$_5$ (0$\leq$x$\leq$0.20), have been measured and analyzed. The most striking results are (i) a sub-Curie power law behavior of the linear susceptibility, $χ(T)$$\sim $ $T$$^{-α}$, for temperature lower than the Haldane gap of the u

V. I. Yukalov

The method of extrapolating asymptotic series, based on the Self-Similar Approximation Theory, is developed. Several important questions are answered, which makes the foundation of the method unambiguous and its application straightforward. It is shown how the extrapolation of asymptotic series can be reformulated as forecasting for time series. The probabil

Christophe Chatelain, Bertrand Berche, Wolfhard Janke, Pierre Emmanuel Berche

We study by extensive Monte Carlo simulations the effect of random bond dilution on the phase transition of the three-dimensional 4-state Potts model which is known to exhibit a strong first-order transition in the pure case. The phase diagram in the dilution-temperature plane is determined from the peaks of the susceptibility for sufficiently large system s

R. Knobel, N. Samarth, J. G. E. Harris, D. D. Awschalom

We present longitudinal and Hall magneto-resistance measurements of a ``magnetic'' two-dimensional electron gas (2DEG) formed in modulation-doped Zn$_{1-x-y}$Cd$_{x}$Mn$_{y}$Se quantum wells. The electron spin splitting is temperature and magnetic field dependent, resulting in striking features as Landau levels of opposite spin cross near the Fermi l

Tommaso Rizzo

We study the problem of chaos in temperature in some mean-field spin-glass models by means of a replica computation over a model of coupled systems. We propose a set of solutions of the saddle point equations which are intrinsically non-chaotic and solve a general problem regarding the consistency of their structure. These solutions are relevant in the case

Yupeng Wang, P. Schlottmann

We present the exact solution of two Heisenberg-liquid models of particles with arbitrary spin $S$ interacting via a hyperbolic long-range potential. In one model the spin-spin coupling has the simple antiferromagnetic Heisenberg exchange form, while for the other model the interaction is of the ferromagnetic Babujian-Takhatajan type. It is found that the Be

R. Toral

We introduce a new family of Parrondo's games of alternating losing strategies in order to get a winning result. In our version of the games we consider an ensemble of players and use "social" rules in which the probabilities of the games are defined in terms of the actual state of the neighbors of a given player.

D. Seckel

Models for the source and propagation of cosmic rays are stressed by observations of cosmic rays with energies $E>10^{20}$ eV. A key discriminant between different models may be complementary observations of neutrinos with energies $E>10^{18}$ eV. Independent of the source of the cosmic rays, neutrinos are produced during propagation via the GZK mechanism. E

Jennifer A. Johnson, Michael Bolte

With a sample of 22 metal-poor stars, we demonstrate that the heavy element abundance pattern (Z > 55) is the same as the r-process contributions to the solar nebula. This bolsters the results of previous studies that there is a universal r-process production pattern. We use the abundance of thorium in five metal-poor stars, along with an estimate of the ini

Ralf Klessen, Pavel Kroupa

Applying the mean surface density of companions, Sigma(r), to the dynamical evolution of star clusters is an interesting approach to quantifying structural changes in a cluster. It has the advantage that the entire density structure, ranging from the closest binary separations, over the core-halo structure through to the density distribution in moving groups

J. E. Bowey, C. Lee, C. Tucker, A. M. Hofmeister

Far-infrared spectra of laboratory silicates are normally obtained at room temperature even though the grains responsible for astronomical silicate emission bands seen at wavelengths >20 micron are likely to be at temperatures below ~150 K. In order to investigate the effect of temperature on silicate spectra, we have obtained absorption spectra of powdered

C. Halliday, Roger L. Davies, Harald Kuntschner, M. Birkinshaw

The shape of the line-of-sight velocity distribution (LOSVD) is measured for a sample of 14 elliptical galaxies, predominantly low-luminosity ellipticals. The sample is dominated by galaxies in the Virgo cluster but also contains ellipticals in nearby groups and low density environments. The parameterization of the LOSVD due to Gerhard and van der Marel and

Enrico A. Olivier, Patricia Whitelock, Fred Marang

A study is made of a sample of 58 dust-enshrouded Asymptotic Giant Branch (AGB) stars (including 2 possible post AGB stars), of which 27 are carbon-rich and 31 are oxygen-rich. These objects were originally identified by Jura & Kleinmann as nearby (within about 1 kpc of the sun) AGB stars with high mass-loss rates, greater than 1E-6 solar masses per year. Gr

Stephen F. Helsdon, Trevor J. Ponman, Ewan O'Sullivan, Duncan A. Forbes

We have derived the X-ray luminosities of a sample of galaxies in groups, making careful allowance for contaminating intragroup emission. The L_X:L_B and L_X:L_{FIR} relations of spiral galaxies in groups appear to be indistinguishable from those in other environments, however the elliptical galaxies fall into two distinct classes. The first class is central

C. Lari, F. Pozzi, C. Gruppioni, H. Aussel

We have developed a new data reduction technique for ISOCAM LW data and have applied it to the European Large Area ISO Survey (ELAIS) LW3 (15 micron) observations in the southern hemisphere (S1). This method, known as LARI technique and based on the assumption of the existence of two different time scales in ISOCAM transients (accounting either for fast or s

Ignas Snellen, Richard McMahon, Jane Dennett-Thorpe, Neal Jackson

We report on the search for distant radio-loud quasars in the Cosmic Lens All Sky Survey (CLASS) of flat spectrum radio sources with S_5GHz>30 mJy. Unresolved optical counterparts were selected from APM scans of POSS-I plates, with e<19.0 and red o-e>2.0 colours, in an effective area of ~6400 deg^2. Four sources were found to be quasars with z>4, of which on

P. Haensel, K. P. Levenfish, D. G. Yakovlev

We study the bulk viscosity in neutron star cores due to modified Urca processes involving nucleons, electrons and muons and analize its reduction by singlet-state or triplet-state superfluidity of nucleons. In combination with the results of our previous paper on the bulk viscosity due to direct Urca processes, a realistic description of the bulk viscosity

J. J. G. Lima, E. R. Priest, K. Tsinganos

A new class of analytical 2-D solutions of the full set of the steady magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) equations, describing an axisymmetric helicoidal magnetized outflow originating from a rotating central object, is presented. The solutions are systematically obtained via a nonlinear separation of the variables in the momentum equation. The analysis yields three

M. Landgraf, R. Jehn, W. Flury, M. Fridlund

ESA has identified interferometry as one of the major goals of the Horizon 2000+ programme. Infrared interferometers are a highly sensitive astronomical instruments that enable us to observe terrestrial planets around nearby stars. In this context the Infrared Space Interferometry Mission (IRSI)/ DARWIN is studied. The current design calls for a constellatio

Yuichi Terashima, Andrew S. Wilson

We present a Chandra ACIS-S observation of the nuclear region of the nearby spiral galaxy M51 (NGC 5194), which has a low-luminosity Seyfert 2 nucleus. The X-ray image shows the nucleus, southern extranuclear cloud, and northern loop, the morphology of the extended emission being very similar to those seen in radio continuum and optical emission line images.

V. D&#39;Elia, A. Cavaliere

We discuss the features that mark the Flat Spectrum Radio Quasars from the BL Lacertae objects. We propose that FSRQs exceeding L = 10^{46} erg/s are powered by black hole accreting at rates dm/dt = 1 - 10; their power is dominated by the disk components, thermal and BZ. Instead, sources accreting at rates 10^{-3} < dm/dt < 10^{-2} radiate in the BL Lac mode

Michael Lashkevich

The free field realization of the eight-vertex model is extended to form factors. It is achieved by constructing off-diagonal with respect to the ground state sectors matrix elements of the $Λ$ operator which establishes a relation between corner transfer matrices of the eight-vertex model and of the SOS model. As an example, the two-particle form factor of

Daniel Boese, Michele Governale, A. Rosch, U. Zuelicke

We consider a phase-coherent system of two parallel quantum wires that are coupled via a tunneling barrier of finite length. The usual perturbative treatment of tunneling fails in this case, even in the diffusive limit, once the length L of the coupling region exceeds a characteristic length scale L_t set by tunneling. Exact solution of the scattering proble

Jonathan Barrett

Adopting an approach similar to that of Zukowski [Phys. Rev. A 62, 032101 (2000)], we investigate connections between teleportation and nonlocality. We derive a Bell-type inequality pertaining to the teleportation scenario and show that it is violated in the case of teleportation using a perfect singlet. We also investigate teleportation using `Werner states

Janhavi P. Joshi, Subhasis Sarangi, A. K. Sood, S. V. Bhat

Non-resonant microwave absorption(NRMA) studies of superconducting MgB_2 at a frequency of 9.43 GHz in the field range -50 Gauss to 5000 Gauss are reported. The NRMA results indicate near absence of intergranular weak links. A linear temperature dependence of the lower critical field H_c1 is observed indicating a non s-wave superconductivity. However, the ph

W. Wang, Z G Dai

Assuming an adiabatic evolution of a gamma-ray burst (GRB) fireball interacting with an external medium, we calculate the hydrodynamics of the fireball with energy injection from a strongly magnetic millisecond pulsar through magnetic dipole radiation, and obtain the light curve of the optical afterglow from the fireball by synchrotron radiation. Results are

Qi-Shu Yan

We study the radiative spontaneous electroweak symmetry breaking in the extra dimensions scenarios of the standard model extension proposed by Antoniadis {\it et al}, Dienes {\it et al.} and Pomarol {\it et al.}. In the framework of multi-scale effective theory when viewing from the ultraviolet cutoff scale down to the low energy scale, we find that the effe

Gregory L. Eyink

We propose a variational method to solve all three estimation problems for nonlinear stochastic dynamical systems: prediction, filtering, and smoothing. Our new approach is based upon a proper choice of cost function, termed the {\it effective action}. We show that this functional of time-histories is the unique statistically well-founded cost function to de

N. Itagaki, S. Okabe, I. Ikeda, I. Tanihata

The molecule-like structure of the C isotopes (A=12, 14, 16) is investigated using a microscopic $α+α+α+n+n+\cdot \cdot \cdot$ model. The valence neutrons are classified based on the molecular-orbit (MO) model, and both $π$-orbit and $σ$-orbit are introduced around three $α$-clusters. The valence neutrons which occupy the $π$-orbit increase the binding energ

D. Korotkin

A class of Riemann-Hilbert problems corresponding to quasi-permutation monodromy matrices is solved in terms of Szegö kernel on auxiliary Riemann surfaces. The tau-function of Schlesinger system turns out to be closely related to determinant of Cauchy-Riemann operator. The link between theta-divisor and Malgrange&#39;s divisor in the theory of Schlesinger eq

M. A. Sokolov

Some examples are given of finite dimensional Lie bialgebras whose brackets and cobrackets are determined by pairs of $r$-matrices.

V. Mathai, M. Shubin

In this paper, we study an L2 version of the semiclassical approximation of magnetic Schroedinger operators with invariant Morse type potentials on covering spaces of compact manifolds. In particular, we are able to establish the existence of an arbitrary large number of gaps in the spectrum of these operators, in the semiclassical limit as the coupling cons

C. Burdik, A. Pashnev, M. Tsulaia

The construction of lagrangians describing the various representations of the Poincare group is given in terms of the BRST approach.

Kei-Ichi Kondo

We argue that the BRST and the anti-BRST super symmetries in the four-dimensional Yang-Mills theory can be spontaneously broken in a nonlinear partial gauge due to ghost-anti-ghost condensation. However, we show that the spontaneous BRST symmetry breaking can be avoided if we adopt the modified Maximal Abelian gauge which is an orthosymplectic $OSp(4|2)$ inv

D. London, N. Sinha, R. Sinha

We show how B -> pi pi decays can be used to search for new physics in the b -> d flavour-changing neutral current. One needs one piece of theoretical input, which we take to be a prediction for P/T, the ratio of the penguin and tree amplitudes in Bd -> pi+ pi-. If present, new physics can be detected over most of the parameter space. If α(ϕ_2) can be obtain

Teruyuki Kitabayashi

We discussed how neutrino masses and oscillations are radiatively generated in an $SU(3)_L$ $\times$ $U(1)_N$ gauge model with a symmetry based on $L_e-L_μ-L_τ$ ($\equiv$$L^\prime$). The model is characterized by lepton triplets $ψ^i=(ν^i,\ell^{-i},E^{-i})$, where $E^{-i}$ are negatively charged heavy leptons, an $SU(3)_L$ triplet Higgs scalar $ξ$ and a sing

Chao-Hsi Chang, Shao-Long Chen, Tai-Fu Fe, Xue-Qian Li

We in terms of optical theorem estimate the lifetime of $B_c-$meson with the parameters which are deturmined by fitting the data for the lifetimes and inclusive semilepton-decays of various $B$ and $D$ mesons. In the estimate, we find that the bound-state effects are important, and take them into account carefully in the framework which attributes the effect

A. K. Mohapatra

We have constructed a high-$p_T$ trigger for the HERA-B experiment at DESY. The HERA-B experiment produces B mesons by inserting wire targets into the halo of the proton beam circulating in HERA. The high-\pt trigger records events that contain tracks that have high transverse momentum with respect to the beam. Such a trigger is efficient for recording $B \t

M. K. Suleymanov, O. B. Abdinov, N. S. Angelov, A. I. Anoshin

The experimental results on the behaviour of the characteristics of secondary particles depending on the disintegration degree of nuclei are used to determine the region of central collisions. It was therefore possible that : - the correlation between the prosesses of total disintegration of nuclei and the central collisions of nuclei had been shown; - the e

Yasuhiro Hieida, Kouichi Okunishi, Yasuhiro Akutsu

We investigate one-dimensional S=1/2 and S=1 antiferromagnetic quantum spin chains with easy-axis anisotropies in a transverse field. We calculate both the uniform magnetization and the staggered magnetization, using a variant of the density matrix renormalization group method. We find that the staggered magnetizations exhibit reentrant behavior as functions

S. V. Iordanski, A. Kashuba

We study the kinetics of 2D Bose gas cooling provided Bose particles interact with 3D phonons. At low temperatures phonon emission is prohibited by the energy and the momentum conservation. We show that both particle-particle scattering and impurity scattering assist the Bose gas cooling.

F. Heitsch, E. G. Zweibel, M. -M. Mac Low, P. S. Li

The dynamical state of star-forming molecular clouds cannot be understood without determining the structure and strength of their magnetic fields. Measurements of polarized far-infrared radiation from thermally aligned dust grains are used to map the orientation of the field and estimate its strength, but the accuracy of the results has remained in doubt. In

Dinh-V-Trung, K. Y. Lo, D. -C. Kim, Yu Gao

In the complete sample of ultraluminous infrared galaxies (ULIRGs) compiled by Kim (1995) about 5% consists of widely separated galaxies which are presumably in the early phase of interaction. This fact is contrary to the conventional view that ULIRGs are in the final stages of the merger of two gas-rich disk galaxies. We have undertaken high resolution CO(J

Jens Thomas, Hartmut Schulz

Recently Perlmutter et al. suggested a positive value of Einstein&#39;s cosmological constant Lambda on the basis of luminosity distances from type-Ia supernovae. However, Lambda world models had earlier been proposed by Hoell & Priester and Liebscher et al. on the basis of quasar absorption-line data. Employing more general repulsive fluids (&#34;dark energ

M. Jura, T. Velusamy, M. W. Werner

We have used the Owens Valley Radio Observatory Millimeter Array to obtain a map of the J = (1-0) CO emission from the circumstellar shell around HD 179821, a highly evolved G-type star which will probably explode as a supernova in the next 100,000 yr. Very approximately, the gas presents as a circular ring with azimuthal variations in the CO brightness by a

Amir Levinson, Elihu Boldt

The possibility that the excess cosmic ray (CR) flux near 10$^{18}$ eV, reported recently by the AGASA group, is due to a compact black hole dynamo associated with the Sgr A* source is considered. Under the assumption that the Galactic center black hole rotates with nearly maximal spin, and that the magnetic field threading the horizon is in rough equipartit

V. V. Demjanov

In the first version of this paper (arXiv: 1003.2899v1, 15.03.2010) there is described first, traditional method of measuring the non-zero shift of interference fringe in the Michelson interferometer, operating on the effects of second order with respect to v/c, and are revealed hidden causes of the failure to measure the shift of interference fringe in the

Oscar J. C. Dias, Jose&#39; P. S. Lemos

An effective one-loop action built from the soliton field itself for the two-dimensional (2D) problem of soliton pair creation is proposed. The action consists of the usual mass term and a kinetic term in which the simple derivative of the soliton field is replaced by a covariant derivative. In this effective action the soliton charge is treated no longer as

Sergio Caracciolo, Andrea Montanari, Andrea Pelissetto

We study the two-dimensional renormalization-group flow induced by perturbations that reduce the global symmetry of the O(3) sigma-model to the discrete symmetries of Platonic solids. We estimate the value of the correlation length at which differences in the behaviour of the various models should be expected. For the icosahedron model, we find xi > 200. We

Ian G Moss

New techniques for evaluating the closed time path action for non-equilibrium quantum fields are presented. A derivative expansion is performed using a proper time kernel. Applications relevant to the scalar field theory of warm inflation are discussed and dissipation terms resummed. The effective action of the electromagnetic field is also considered. In th

Antonino Flachi, Ian G. Moss, David J. Toms

The fermion representations and boundary conditions in five dimensional anti de Sitter space are described in detail. In each case the one loop effective action is calculated for massless fermions. The possibility of topological or Wilson loop symmetry breaking is discussed.

Greg Trayling, W. E. Baylis

A geometric approach to the standard model in terms of the Clifford algebra Cl_7 is advanced. A key feature of the model is its use of an algebraic spinor for one generation of leptons and quarks. Spinor transformations separate into left-sided (&#34;exterior&#34;) and right-sided (&#34;interior&#34;) types. By definition, Poincare transformations are exteri

Daniele Fargion

Gamma Ray Burst has been widely believed in last decade to be super-explosions: the Fireball. We are argue on the contrary that GRBs (as well as Soft Gamma Repeaters SGR) are precessing Gamma Jets. We remind the list of contradiction that Fireball and its smaller galactic version, the Magnetar, have to face. In particular the existence of weak isolated X-ray

Zheng-Wei Zhou, Xingxiang Zhou, Marc J. Feldman, Guang-Can Guo

Under some physical considerations, we present a universal formulation to study the possibility of localizing a quantum object in a given region without disturbing its unknown internal state. When the interaction between the object and probe wave function takes place only once, we prove the necessary and sufficient condition that the object&#39;s presence ca

P. Meszaros, E. Waxman

Core collapse of massive stars resulting in a relativistic fireball jet which breaks through the stellar envelope is a widely discussed scenario for gamma-ray burst production. For very extended or slow rotating stars, the fireball may be unable to break through the envelope. Both penetrating and choked jets will produce, by photo-meson interactions of accel

G. V. Lipunova, N. I. Shakura

Analytical investigation of time-dependent accretion in disks is carried out. We consider a time-dependent disk in a binary system at outburst which has a fixed tidally-truncated outer radius. The standard Shakura-Sunyaev model of the disk is considered. The vertical structure of the disk is accurately described in two regimes of opacity: Thomson and free-fr

Akihisa Yao, Hiroshi Matsuda, Hiroshi Tsukahara, Miyuki K. Shimamura

The knotting probability is defined by the probability with which an $N$-step self-avoiding polygon (SAP) with a fixed type of knot appears in the configuration space. We evaluate these probabilities for some knot types on a simple cubic lattice. For the trivial knot, we find that the knotting probability decays much slower for the SAP on the cubic lattice t

M. Golshani, O. Akhavan

The significance of proposals that can predict different results for standard and Bohmian quantum mechanics have been the subject of many discussions over the years. Here, we suggest a particular experiment (a two double-slit experiment) and a special detection process, that we call selective detection, to distinguish between the two theories. Using our sugg

Rosalba Perna, Jeremy Heyl, Lars Hernquist, Adrienne Juett

The energy source powering the X-ray emission from anomalous X-ray pulsars (AXPs) and soft gamma-ray repeaters (SGRs) is still uncertain. In one scenario, the presence of an ultramagnetized neutron star, or ``magnetar&#39;&#39;, with B on the order of 10^{14} - 10^{15} G is invoked. To investigate this hypothesis, we have analyzed archival ASCA data for seve

Ping-Xing Chen, Lin-Mei Liang, Cheng-Zu Li, Ming-Qiu Huang

In the comment(quant-ph/0103003) Eggeling,Vollbrecht and Wolf suspect our method in quant-ph/0102133 is not practical. Here we explain our result and method and show that our example can tell one how to judge a separable state, and so our method is practical, at least for many mixed states.

Jing-Ling Chen, Dagomir Kaszlikowski, L. C. Kwek, Marek Zukowski

In Kaszlikowski [Phys. Rev. Lett. {\bf 85}, 4418 (2000)], it has been shown numerically that the violation of local realism for two maximally entangled $N$-dimensional ($3 \leq N$) quantum objects is stronger than for two maximally entangled qubits and grows with $N$. In this paper we present the analytical proof of this fact for N=3.

M. Oi, A. Ansari, T. Horibata, N. Onishi

We analyze a mechanism of coupling of high- and low-$K$ bands in terms of a dynamical treatment for nuclear rotations, i.e.,wobbling motion. The wobbling states are produced through the generator coordinate method after angular momentum projection ({\it GCM-after-AMP}), in which the intrinsic states are constructed through fully self-consistent calculations

Marco Traini

The role of the effective momentum approximation to disentangle Coulomb distortion effects in quasielastic $(e,e&#39;)$ reactions is investigated. The separation of the cross section in longitudinal and transverse components is discussed including higher order DWBA corrections due to the focusing of the electron waves.The experimental studies performed, in t

Zixiang Zhou, Wen-Xiu Ma

The Davey-Stewartson I equation is a typical integrable equation in 2+1 dimensions. Its Lax system being essentially in 1+1 dimensional form has been found through nonlinearization from 2+1 dimensions to 1+1 dimensions. In the present paper, this essentially 1+1 dimensional Lax system is further nonlinearized into 1+0 dimensional Hamiltonian systems by takin

V. A. Bordovitsyn, A. N. Myagkii

A procedure based on the semiclassical approximation for high energy levels is developed to yield solutions to the classical equation of charge motion and to the Bargmann-Michel-Telegdi spin equation. To this end, exact solutions to the Klein-Gordon and the Dirac-Pauli equations are used. The essence of the procedure under review is that the quantum state of

Boris Feigin, Edward Frenkel

In our earlier papers we proposed a new approach to integrable hierarchies of soliton equations and their quantum deformations. We have applied this approach to the Toda field theories and the generalized KdV and modified KdV (mKdV) hierarchies. In this paper we apply our approach to the Ablowitz-Kaup-Newell-Segur (AKNS) hierarchy and its generalizations. In

B. van Geemen, A. Verra

Abelian varieties of dimension 2n on which a definite quaternion algebra acts are parametrized by symmetrical domains of dimension n(n-1)/2. Such abelian varieties have primitive Hodge classes in the middle dimensional cohomology group. In general, it is not clear that these are cycle classes. In this paper we show that a particular 6-dimensional family of s

N. F. Benschop

The ring Z_k(+,.) mod p^k with prime power modulus (prime p>2) is analysed. Its cyclic group G_k of units has order (p-1)p^{k-1}, and all p-th power n^p residues form a subgroup F_k with |F_k|=|G_k|/p. The subgroup of order p-1, the core A_k of G_k, extends Fermat&#39;s Small Theorem (FST) to mod p^{k>1}, consisting of p-1 residues with n^p = n mod p^k. The

Ashok Das, M. M. Sheikh-Jabbari

We analyze the structure of noncommutative pure Chern-Simons theory systematically in the axial gauge. We show that there is no IR/UV mixing in this theory in this gauge. In fact, we show, using the usual BRST identities as well as the identities following from vector supersymmetry, that this is a free theory. As a result, the tree level Chern-Simons coeffic

S. I. Polityko

By realizing the project of intensive $γ$ beams with large energy (necessary for Photon Colliders) an essential flux of light Goldstone particles (LGP - axions, arions, familons, majorons) can be generated. The probability of LGP production is calculated for different densities of laser photons in the conversion region (with absorption of one or several lase

Mark P. Haugan, C. Lämmerzahl

Modern formulations of equivalence principles provide the foundation for an efficient approach to understanding and organizing the structural features of gravitation field theories. Since theories&#39; predictions reflect differences in their structures, principles of equivalence also support an efficient experimental strategy for testing gravitation theorie

Sukratu Barve

We show that the behaviour of outgoing radial null geodesic congruence on the apparent horizon is related to the property of nakedness in spherical dust collapse justifying the difference between the Penrose diagrams in the naked and covered dust collapse scenarios. We provide arguments suggesting that the relationship could be generally valid.

A. Trombettoni, A. Smerzi

We study the dynamical phase diagram of a dilute Bose-Einstein condensate (BEC) trapped in a periodic potential. The dynamics is governed by a discrete non-linear Schrödinger equation: intrinsically localized excitations, including discrete solitons and breathers, can be created even if the BEC&#39;s interatomic potential is repulsive. Furthermore, we analyz

M. Ausloos, K. Ivanova

The southern oscillation index (SOI) is a characteristic of the El Nino phenomenon. SOI monthly averaged data is analyzed for the time interval 1866-2000. The tail of the cumulative distribution of the fluctuations of SOI signal is studied in order to characterize the amplitude scaling of the fluctuations and the occurrence of extreme events. Large fluctuati

R. Rajaraman

The origin and quantum status of Fractional Charge in polyacetylne and field theory are reviewed, along with reminiscences of collaboration with John Bell on the subject.

Subir K. Das, Sanjay Puri, M. C. Cross

We present a detailed analytical and numerical study of nonequilibrium dynamics for the complex Ginzburg-Landau (CGL) equation. In particular, we characterize evolution morphologies using spiral defects. This paper (referred to as $\rm I$) is the first in a two-stage exposition. Here, we present analytical results for the correlation function arising from a

H. P. Ying, B. J. Bian, D. R. Ji, H. J. Luo

Critical behavior in short-time dynamics is investigated by a Monte Carlo study for the random-bond Potts ferromagnet with a trinary distribution of quenched disorders on two-dimensional triangular lattices. The dynamic scaling is verified and applied to estimate critical exponents $θ$, $z$ and $β/ν$ for several realizations of the trinary distribution. Our

A. E. Karkin, V. I. Voronin, T. V. Dyachkova, A. P. Tyutyunnik

The electrical resistivity $ρ$ and upper critical field $H_{c2}$ were measured in MgB$_2$ disordered by nuclear reactor neutrons. We found that superconducting temperature $T_c$ decreases under irradiation from 40 to 5 K. Despite strong disordering (more than 10 dpa (displacements per atom)), the initial crystal structure is preserved. The residual resistivi

Wei-Hao Wang, K. Y. Lo, Yu Gao, Robert A. Gruendl

We present high resolution H I 21 cm line, 20 cm radio continuum, and CO(1-0) line observations of the luminous infrared galaxy NGC 6670. NGC 6670 consists of two edge-on disk galaxies (NGC 6670E and NGC 6670W) with a projected nuclear separation of ~16 kpc. While there are no optically identified tidal features and the molecular disks are not distorted much

Rekhesh Mohan, K. S. Dwarakanath, G. Srinivasan, Jayaram N. Chengalur

Nearby interstellar clouds with high (|v| >/= 10 km/s) random velocities although easily detected in NaI and CaII lines have hitherto not been detected (in emission or absorption) in the HI 21cm line. We describe here deep Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope (GMRT) HI absorption observations toward radio sources with small angular separation from bright O and B

Alicia M. Soderberg, Edward E. Fenimore

As a result of spherical kinematics, temporal evolution of received gamma-ray emission should demonstrate signatures of curvature from the emitting shell. Specifically, the shape of the pulse decay must bear a strict dependence on the degree of curvature of the gamma-ray emitting surface. We compare the spectral evolution of the decay of individual GRB pulse

Shahinur Rahman, Matt Visser

We exhibit a simple and explicit formula for the metric of an arbitrary static spherically symmetric perfect fluid spacetime. This class of metrics depends on one freely specifiable monotone non-increasing generating function. We also investigate various regularity conditions, and the constraints they impose. Because we never make any assumptions as to the n

Y. Meurice

We show that for two non-trivial lambda phi ^4 problems (the anharmonic oscillator and the Landau-Ginzburg hierarchical model), improved perturbative series can be obtained by cutting off the large field contributions. The modified series converge to values exponentially close to the exact ones. For lambda larger than some critical value, the method outperfo

Selman Akbulut, Burak Ozbagci

In this paper we obtain the following results: (1) Any compact Stein surface with boundary embeds naturally into a symplectic Lefschetz fibration over the 2-sphere. (2) There exists a minimal elliptic fibration over the 2-disk, which is not Stein. (3) The circle bundle over a genus n>1 surface with euler number e=-1 admits at least n+1 mutually non-homeomorp

Mahendra K. Verma

A self-consistent renormalization (RG) scheme has been applied to nonhelical magnetohydrodynamic turbulence with zero cross helicity. Kolmogorov&#39;s 5/3 powerlaw has been shown to be a consistent solution for $d \ge d_c \approx 2.2$. For Kolmogorov&#39;s solution, both renormalized viscosity and resistivity are positive for the whole range of parameters. V

M. M. Caldarelli, D. Klemm, W. A. Sabra

We study supersymmetric charged rotating black holes in AdS$_5$, and show that closed timelike curves occur outside the event horizon. Also upon lifting to rotating D3 brane solutions of type IIB supergravity in ten dimensions, closed timelike curves are still present. We believe that these causal anomalies correspond to loss of unitarity in the dual ${\cal

Frank Schweitzer, Werner Ebeling, Benno Tilch

We develop the theory of canonical-dissipative systems, based on the assumption that both the conservative and the dissipative elements of the dynamics are determined by invariants of motion. In this case, known solutions for conservative systems can be used for an extension of the dynamics, which also includes elements such as the take-up/dissipation of ene

S. Bae, P. Ko, H. S. Lee, Jungil Lee

Phenomenology of a radion ($ϕ$) in the Randall-Sundrum scenario is discussed. The radion couples to the trace of energy momentum tensor of the standard model with a strength suppressed only by a new scale ($Λ_ϕ$) which is an order of the electroweak scale. In particular, the effective coupling of a radion to two gluons is enhanced due to the trace anomaly of

Matthias Koll, Ralf Ricken

In a general framework that has been labeled the ``gauging of equations method&#39;&#39;, we study the diagrams that contribute to Compton scattering off a relativistic composite system. These contributions can be derived for $N$--particle bound states described by the covariant Bethe--Salpeter equation with a method equivalent to minimal substitution in the

A. Cavaliere, N. Menci

We investigate how strongly and at what scales the Sunyaev- Zel&#39;dovich effect reflects the shifting balance between the two processes that compete for governing the density and the thermodynamic state of the hot intra-cluster medium pervading clusters and groups of galaxies: the hierarchical clustering of the DM; the non-gravitational energy and momentum

L. Petaccia, L. Floreano, A. Goldoni, D. Cvetko

Growing attention has been drawn in the past years to the α-phase (1/3 monolayer) of Sn on Ge(111), which undergoes a transition from the low temperature (3x3) phase to the room temperature (\sqrt3 x \sqrt3)R30&#176; one. On the basis of scanning tunnelling microscopy experiments, this transition was claimed to be the manifestation of a surface charge densit

L. N. Epele, H. Fanchiotti, C. A. García Canal, M. Marucho

The heavy quark potential and particularly the one proposed by Richardson to incorporate both asymptotic freedom and linear confinement is analyzed in terms of a generalized Borel Transform recently proposed. We were able to obtain, in the range of physical interest, an approximate analytical expression for the potential in coordinate space valid even for in

Mahito Kohmoto, Iksoo Chang, Jacques Friedel

We examine possibility of enhancement of superconductive critical temperature in two-dimensions. The weak coupling BCS theory is applied, especially when the Fermi level is near the edges of the electronic bands. The attractive interaction depends on ${\bf k}$ due to screening. The density of states(DOS) does not have a peak near the bottom of the band, but

A. A. Bytsenko, E. Elizalde, S. Zerbini

The first quantum correction to the finite temperature partition function for a self-interacting massless scalar field on a $D-$dimensional flat manifold with $p$ non-commutative extra dimensions is evaluated by means of dimensional regularization, suplemented with zeta-function techniques. It is found that the zeta function associated with the effective one

S. M. Kazakov, M. Angst, J. Karpinski, I. M. Fita

The investigation of Zn substitution in MgB2 polycrystalline samples shows that about 0.1 Zn can be substituted in the structure of Mg deficient samples while it can not be substituted in stoichiometric MgB2. As a result of the isovalent Zn substitution into the Mg position of Mg deficient samples the a and c lattice constants increase by about 0.17% and 0.2

J. F. Carinena, J. Grabowski, G. Marmo

Generalizations in many directions of the contraction procedure for Lie algebras introduced by E.J.Saletan are proposed. Products of arbitrary nature, not necessarily Lie brackets, are considered on sections of finite-dimensional vector bundles. Saletan contractions of such infinite-dimensional algebras are obtained via a generalization of the Nijenhuis tens