August 2001 arXiv papers — page 3

T. Fang, G. L. Bryan, C. R. Canizares

Numerical simulations predict that a large number of baryons reside in intergalactic space at temperatures between 10^5-10^7 K. Highly-ionized metals, such as O VII and O VIII, are good tracers of this ``warm-hot intergalactic medium'', or WHIM. For collisionally-ionized gas, the ionization fraction of each ion peaks at some particular temperature (`

Ray Jayawardhana

Imaging and spectroscopic observations in the mid-infrared wavelength range (5$μ$m--30$μ$m) offer valuable insight into the origins of stars and planets. Sensitive new array detectors on 8-meter class telescopes make it possible to study a wide range of phenomena, from protoplanetary disks to starburst galaxies, in unprecedented detail. I review the capablit

W. E. Schaap, R. van de Weygaert

Astronomical observations, physical experiments as well as computer simulations often involve discrete data sets supposed to represent a fair sample of an underlying smooth and continuous field. Reconstructing the underlying fields from a set of irregularly sampled data is therefore a recurring key issue in operations on astronomical data sets. Conventional

R. Soria, E. M. Puchnarewicz

We model the optical to X-ray continuum spectrum of the narrow-line Seyfert 1 galaxy RE J1034+396. We show that the flat optical spectrum is consistent with emission from an irradiated accretion disk. The X-ray emission can be modelled with a disk blackbody and a Comptonised component. The temperature at the inner edge of the disk T_{in} = (0.12 +/- 0.02) ke

V. Gromov, L. Kuzmin, D. Chouvaev, L. Gorshkov

The Submillimetron is the international project of the space telescope for astronomical studies at the submillimeter and infrared wavelengths using facilities of the Russian segment of the International Space Station (ISS). The concept of the telescope includes a 60 cm mirror cooled to liquid helium temperature with a novel type of microbolometers arrays usi

Hiromitsu Takahashi, Yuu Okada, Motohide Kokubun, Kazuo Makishima

Using ASCA, spatially integrated X-ray spectra of the central regions of M31 were studied. Data were accumulated over three different circular regions, with the radii of 3', 6' and 12', all centered on the nucleus. The spectra are relatively similar among the three regions. In the energy range above 1.5 keV, the spectra are reproduced by a combin

Stephen S. Murray, Patrick O. Slane, Fredrick D. Seward, Scott M. Ransom

We report on high time resolution observations of the SNR 3C 58 using the High Resolution Camera on the Chandra X-ray Observatory. These data show a point-like central source, from which we detect 65.68 ms pulsations at 6.7 sigma significance. We interpret these pulsations as corresponding to a young rotation-powered pulsar (PSR J-205+6449) which is associat

Jon Loveday

I summarize the scientific goals and current status of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey, briefly describe the Early Data Release, and discuss some recent scientific results obtained from commissioning data which are apposite to the distribution of luminous and dark matter in the Universe.

D. Barrado y Navascues

We present a photometric and spectroscopic study of the young open cluster M35, including very deep and accurate photometry of the stellar (including white dwarfs) and substellar population of the cluster, a complete mass function, rotational and radial velocities, and lithium abundances.

M. Bruggen, C. R. Kaiser, E. Churazov, T. A. Ensslin

We present three-dimensional hydrodynamical simulations of buoyant gas in a typical cluster environment. The hot matter was injected continuously into a small region off-set from the cluster centre. In agreement with previous analytic estimates we found that the bubbles evolve very differently depending on their luminosity. Using tracer particles we computed

K. Dolag, S. Schindler, F. Govoni, L. Feretti

We present a correlation between X-ray surface brightness and Faraday rotation measure in galaxy clusters, both, from radio and X-ray observations as well as from modeling of the intra-cluster medium. The observed correlation rules out a magnetic field of constant strength throughout the cluster. Cosmological, magneto-hydrodynamic simulations of galaxy clust

Xinwu Cao, H. C. Spruit

We present a linear analysis of the stability of accretion disks in which angular momentum is removed by the magnetic torque exerted by a centrifugally driven wind. The effects of the dependence of the wind torque on field strength and inclination, the sub-Keplerian rotation due to magnetic forces, and the compression of the disk by the field are included. A

Scott A. Hughes

Binary black hole coalescences emit gravitational waves that will be measurable by the space-based detector it LISA to large redshifts. This suggests that LISA may be able to observe black holes grow and evolve as the universe evolves, mapping the distribution of black hole masses as a function of redshift. An immediate difficulty with this idea is that LISA

Masayuki Umemura

As a potential mechanism to build up supermassive black holes (BHs) in a spheroidal system, we consider the radiation drag effect by bulge stars, which extracts angular momentum from interstellar gas and thus allows the gas to accrete onto the galactic center. With incorporating radiation hydrodynamical equation with simple stellar evolution, it is shown tha

Kimberly A. Weaver

The X-ray properties of 15 nearby (v<3,000 km/s) galaxies that possess AGN and/or starbursts are discussed. Two-thirds have nuclear extended emission on scales from ~0.5 to ~1.5 kpc that is either clearly associated with a nuclear outflow or morphologically resembles an outflow. Galaxies that are AGN-dominated tend to have linear structures while starburst-d

Alan M. Watson, William J. Henney

We describe an efficient Monte Carlo algorithm for a restricted class of scattering problems in radiation transfer. This class includes many astrophysically interesting problems, including the scattering of ultraviolet and visible light by grains. The algorithm correctly accounts for multiply-scattered light. We describe the algorithm, present a number of im

Giovanni Vladilo

Studies of elemental abundances are a fundamental tool for unveiling the nature of the high-redshift (proto-)galaxies associated to Damped Ly alpha systems (DLAs). The present contribution analyses the impact of dust and ionization effects on abundance measurements in DLAs. The behaviour of the alpha/Fe abundance ratio corrected for such effects is used to d

G. de Berredo-Peixoto

The spectrum of the fermionic operators depending on external fields is an important object in Quantum Field Theory. In this paper we prove, using transition to the alternative basis for the $γ$-matrices, that this spectrum does not depend on the sign of the fermion mass, up to a constant factor. This assumption has been extensively used, but usually without

Richard B. Larson

Nearly all of the initial angular momentum of the matter that goes into each forming star must somehow be removed or redistributed during the formation process. The possible transport mechanisms and the possible fates of the excess angular momentum are discussed, and it is argued that transport processes in disks are probably not sufficient by themselves to

Gilles Pisier, Dimitri Shlyakhtenko

We prove several versions of Grothendieck&#39;s Theorem for completely bounded linear maps $T\colon E \to F^*$, when E and F are operator spaces. We prove that if E,F are $C^*$-algebras, of which at least one is exact, then every completely bounded $T\colon E \to F^*$ can be factorized through the direct sum of the row and column Hilbert operator spaces. Equ

Yaroslav Tserkovnyak, Arne Brataas

We calculate the current and the spin-torque in small symmetric double tunnel barrier ferromagnet - superconductor - ferromagnet (F-S-F) systems. Spin-accumulation on the superconductor governs the transport properties when the spin-flip relaxation time is longer than the transport dwell time. In the elastic transport regime, it is demonstrated that the rela

F. Borzumati, R. M. Godbole, J. L. Kneur, F. Takayama

Decays of the lightest neutralino are studied in R_p-violating models with operators lambda^{prime} L Q D^c and lambda L L E^c involving third-generation matter fields and with dominant lambda^{prime} and lambda couplings. Generalizations to decays of the lightest neutralino induced by subdominant lambda^{prime} and lambda couplings are straightforward. Deca

Gottfried Curio, Axel Krause

We examine heterotic M-theory compactified on a Calabi-Yau manifold with an additional parallel M5 brane. The dominant non-perturbative effect stems from open membrane instantons connecting the M5 with the boundaries. We derive the four-dimensional low-energy supergravity potential for this situation including subleading contributions as it turns out that th

Qaisar Shafi, Zurab Tavartkiladze

We investigate supersymmetric $SU(4)_c\times SU(4)_{L+R}$ theory in 5 dimensions whose compactification on a $S^{(1)}/Z_2$ orbifold yields N=1 supersymmetric $SU(4)_c\times SU(2)_L\times SU(2)_R$ supplemented by a $\tl{U}(1)$ gauge symmetry. We discuss how the $μ$ problem is resolved, a realistic Yukawa sector achieved, and a stable proton realized. Neutrino

Wolfgang Hollik, Siannah Penaranda

A detailed analysis of the top-quark/squark quantum corrections to the lightest CP-even Higgs boson (h^0) self-couplings is presented in the MSSM. By considering the leading one-loop Yukawa-coupling contributions of O(m_t^4), we discuss the decoupling behaviour of these corrections when the top-squarks are heavy compared to the electroweak scale. As shown an

Katsuyuki Sugiyama, Satoshi Yamaguchi

We investigate hetrotic string theory on special holonomy manifolds including exceptional holonomy G_2 and Spin(7) manifolds. The gauge symmetry is F_4 in a G_2 manifold compactification, and so(9) in a Spin(7) manifold compactification. We also study the cascade of the holonomies: so(8) > Spin(7) > G_2 > su(3) > su(2). The differences of adjoining groups ar

Amri Wandel

Massive Black Holes detected in the centers of many nearby galaxies show an approximately linear relation with the luminosity of the host bulge, with the black hole mass being 0.001-0.002 of the bulge mass. Previous work suggested that black holes of active (Seyfert 1) galaxies follow a similar relation, but apparently with a significantly lower value of $M_

Kikuo Harigaya, Toshiaki Enoki

Antiferromagnetism in stacked nanographite is investigated with using the Hubbard-type models. The A-B stacking or the stacking near to that of A-B type is favorable for the hexagonal nanographite with zigzag edges, in order that magnetism appears. Next, we find that the open shell electronic structure can be an origin of the decreasing magnetic moment with

J. Schulenburg, A. Honecker, J. Schnack, J. Richter

For a class of frustrated spin lattices including the kagome lattice we construct exact eigenstates consisting of several independent, localized one-magnon states and argue that they are ground states for high magnetic fields. If the maximal number of local magnons scales with the number of spins in the system, which is the case for the kagome lattice, the e

A. Smailagic, E. Spallucci

We show that 2D noncommutative harmonic oscillator has an isotropic representation in terms of commutative coordinates. The noncommutativity in the new mode, induces energy level splitting, and is equivalent to an external magnetic field effect. The equivalence of the spectra of the isotropic and anisotropic representation is traced back to the existence of

Yamir Moreno, Alexei Vazquez

We investigate by numerical simulations and analytical calculations the Bak-Sneppen model for biological evolution in scale-free networks. By using large scale numerical simulations, we study the avalanche size distribution and the activity time behavior at nodes with different connectivities. We argue the absence of a critical barrier and its associated cri

W. V. Pogosov

Vortex structures in mesoscopic cylinder placed in external magnetic field are studied under the general de Gennes boundary condition for the order parameter corresponding to the suppression of surface superconductivity. The Ginzburg-Landau equations are solved based on trial functions for the order parameter for vortex-free, single-vortex, multivortex, and

Y. Nutku, M. V. Pavlov

We propose a general scheme to construct multiple Lagrangians for completely integrable non-linear evolution equations that admit multi- Hamiltonian structure. The recursion operator plays a fundamental role in this construction. We use a conserved quantity higher/lower than the Hamiltonian in the potential part of the new Lagrangian and determine the corres

Johan Bijnens, Elvira Gamiz, Joaquim Prades

Exact analytical expressions for the $\Delta S=1$ coupling $\im G_E$ in terms of observable spectral functions are given. This coupling determines the size of the $\Delta I=3/2$ contribution to $\epsilon'$. We show analytically how the scheme-dependence and scale dependences vanish to all orders in $1/N_c$ and NLO in $\alpha_S$ explicitly both for $Q_7$ and

Frank Göhmann

We solve the gl(1|2) generalized model by means of the algebraic Bethe ansatz. The resulting eigenvalue of the transfer matrix and the Bethe ansatz equations depend on three complex functions, called the parameters of the generalized model. Specifying the parameters appropriately, we obtain the Bethe ansatz equations of the supersymmetric t-J model, the Hubb

J. A. Belinchon, T. Harko, M. K. Mak

The renormalization group method is applied to the study of homogeneous and flat Friedmann-Robertson-Walker type Universes, filled with a causal bulk viscous cosmological fluid. The starting point of the study is the consideration of the scaling properties of the gravitational field equations, of the causal evolution equation of the bulk viscous pressure and

John D Barrow, Roy Maartens

We show that 5-dimensional Kaluza-Klein graviton stresses can slow the decay of shear anisotropy on the brane to observable levels, and we use cosmic microwave background anisotropies to place limits on the initial anisotropy induced by these stresses. An initial shear to Hubble distortion of only \sim 10^{-3}Ω_0h_0^2 at the 5D Planck time would allow the ob

Masa-aki Sakagami, Akira Ohashi

We propose an experimental model using the Laval nozzle of a sonic analogue of the Hawking radiation. We observe a power spectrum of the out-going wave emitted from the vicinity a sonic horizon in place of a created particle number. Our treatment is based on classical theory, and it will make experiments to be easier. This experimental possibility is a great

Jörn Stenger, Harald Schnatz, Christian Tamm, Harald R. Telle

We developed a novel technique for frequency measurement and synthesis, based on the operation of a femtosecond comb generator as transfer oscillator. The technique can be used to measure frequency ratios of any optical signals throughout the visible and near-infrared part of the spectrum. Relative uncertainties of $10^{-18}$ for averaging times of 100 s are

Hyeong-Chan Kim, Sei-Hoon Moon, Jae Hyung Yee

We study classical and quantum self-similar collapses of a massless scalar field in higher dimensions, and examine how the increase in the number of dimensions affects gravitational collapse and black hole formation. Higher dimensions seem to favor formation of black hole rather than other final states, in that the initial data space for black hole formation

Tianjun Li

With the ansatz that there exist local or global discrete symmetries in the special branes&#39; neighborhoods, we can construct the extra dimension models with only zero modes, or the models which have large extra dimensions and arbitrarily heavy KK modes because there is no simple relation between the mass scales of extra dimensions and the masses of KK sta

P. B. Blakie, R. J. Ballagh, C. W. Gardiner

We present a detailed theoretical analysis of Bragg spectroscopy from a Bose-Einstein condensate at T=0K. We demonstrate that within the linear response regime, both a quantum field theory treatment and a meanfield Gross-Pitaevskii treatment lead to the same value for the mean evolution of the quasiparticle operators. The observable for Bragg spectroscopy ex

J. E. Sonier, J. H. Brewer, R. F. Kiefl, R. H. Heffner

Zero-field muon spin relaxation (ZF-$μ$SR) measurements were undertaken on under- and overdoped samples of superconducting YBa$_2$Cu$_3$O$_{6+x}$ to determine the origin of the weak static magnetism recently reported in this system. The temperature dependence of the muon spin relaxation rate in overdoped crystals displays an unusual behavior in the supercond

Jun-ichiro Kishine, Patrick A. Lee, Xiao-Gang Wen

Based on the SU(2) lattice gauge theory formulation of the t-J model, we discuss possible signature of the unit cell doubling associated with the staggered flux (SF) state in the lightly doped spin liquid. Although the SF state appears only dynamically in a uniform d-wave superconducting (SC) state, a topological defect [SU(2) vortex] freezes the SF state in

Zhi-Yuan Li

A local realistic model for quantum mechanics of two-particle Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen pairs is proposed. In this model, it is the strict obedience of conservation laws in each event at the quantum level that uphold the perfect correlation of two spatially-separated particles, instead of nonlocality in the orthodox formulation of quantum mechanics. Therefore,

I. V. Volovich, Ya. I. Volovich

Lectures on classical and quantum cryptography. Contents: Private key cryptosystems. Elements of number theory. Public key cryptography and RSA cryptosystem. Shannon`s entropy and mutual information. Entropic uncertainty relations. The no cloning theorem. The BB84 quantum cryptographic protocol. Security proofs. Bell`s theorem. The EPRBE quantum cryptographi

Todd A. Brun

Quantum trajectory theory, developed largely in the quantum optics community to describe open quantum systems subjected to continuous monitoring, has applications in many areas of quantum physics. In this paper I present a simple model, using two-level quantum systems (q-bits), to illustrate the essential physics of quantum trajectories and how different mon

Michael S. Postol

We propose a new CSS code based on the finite geometry low density parity check code of Kou, Lin, and Fossorier.

Alexander D. Panov

It is shown that inverse quantum Zeno effect (IZE) may exist in a three-level system with Rabi oscillations between discrete atomic states. The experiment to observe IZE in such a system is proposed.

L. I. Plimak, M. K. Olsen, M. Fleischhauer, M. J. Collett

We demonstrate a method which allows the stochastic modelling of quantum systems for which the generalised Fokker-Planck equation in the phase space contains derivatives of higher than second order. This generalises quantum stochastics far beyond the quantum-optical paradigm of three and four-wave mixing problems to which these techniques have so far only be

S. C. Tiwari

Recent experiment by Zhinden et al (Phys. Rev {\bf A} 63 02111, 2001) purports to test compatibility between relativity and quantum mechanics in the classic EPR setting. We argue that relativity has no role in the EPR argument based solely on non-relativistic quantum formalism. It is suggested that this interesting experiment may have significance to address

C. Quesne

Two new types of coherent states associated with the C_λ-extended oscillator, where C_λ is the cyclic group of order λ, are introduced. The first ones include as special cases both the Barut-Girardello and the Perelomov su(1,1) coherent states for λ=2, as well as the annihilation-operator coherent states of the C_λ-extended oscillator spectrum generating alg

C. Quesne

A discrete completeness relation and a continuous one with a positive measure are found for the photon-added squeezed vacuum states. Extension to the photon-added squeezed one-photon states is considered. Photon-added coherent states on a circle are introduced. Their normalization and unity resolution relation are given.

Norman D. Megill, Mladen Pavicic

We show that one can formulate an algebra with lattice ordering so as to contain one quantum and five classical operations as opposed to the standard formulation of the Hilbert space subspace algebra. The standard orthomodular lattice is embeddable into the algebra. To obtain this result we devised algorithms and computer programs for obtaining expressions o

L. E. helseth, I. Singstad

Holographic diffusers have long been recognized as versatile components with a broad number of applications. In this work we discuss holographic diffusers for projection of laser light from a Liquid Crystal Display(LCD) onto a holographic recording medium. In holographic stereography, projection of the information from a LCD onto a holographic recording medi

L. E. Helseth

By altering the polarization, phase and amplitude at the exit pupil, the intensity distribution near the focal plane of a Solid Immersion Lens(SIL) system can be changed. We have studied how the resolution and focal depth changes for a few particular cases. It was seen that by impinging radial polarization on a SIL system, we may obtain a rotational symmetri

R. H. Miller, R. M. Jones, C. Adolphsen, G. Bowden

Early tests of short low group velocity and standing wave structures indicated the viability of operating X-band linacs with accelerating gradients in excess of 100 MeV/m. Conventional scaling of traveling wave traveling wave linacs with frequency scales the cell dimensions with l. Because Q scales as l1/2, the length of the structures scale not linearly but

Sergey Novopashin, Amador Muriel

The laminar-turbulent transition in the circular pipe flow has been tested experimentally. The critical Reynolds numbers for the flows of different gases (He, Ne, Ar, Kr, Xe, N2, CO2, SF6) and liquids (H2O, D2O, C2H5OH) have been compared. The difference up to 40% was observed. The possible reasons of non-universality of critical Reynolds number are discusse

H. Ruhl

A three dimensional Particle-In-Cell simulation describing the interaction of an intense laser beam with a plasma slab is presented. It is observed that the laser generated electron current decays into magnetically isolated filaments. The filaments grow in scale and magnitude by a merging process in the course of which the field topology changes. The opposit

H. Ruhl

Three dimensional Particle-In-Cell simulations describing the interaction of a short intense laser pulse with thin foils are presented. It is observed that the laser generated electron current decays into magnetically isolated filaments. The filaments grow in scale and magnitude by reconnection. Two different laser wavelengths are considered. The spatial sep

Yu. Petrov, V. Petrov

The dtm and ddm resonant fusion rates are calculated taking into account finite resonance width and subthreshold resonances. Calculations do not use multipole expansion of the potential. The obtained ddm resonant fusion rates are compared with recent data at 30-360 K.

A. N. Ivanov, V. A. Ivanova, H. Oberhummer, N. I. Troitskaya

The D-wave state component of the neutron-proton bound state in the deuteron is calculated in the Nambu-Jona-Lasinio model of light nuclei - the relativistically covariant quantum field theoretic approach to the description of low-energy nuclear forces. The theoretical value of the fraction of the D-wave state relative to the S-wave state is equal to eta_d =

Egle Tomasi-Gustafsson, Michail P. Rekalo

Based on the recent, high precision data for elastic electron scattering from protons and deuterons, at relatively large momentum transfer $Q^2$, we determine the neutron electric form factor up to $Q^2=3.5$ GeV$^2$. The values obtained from the data (in the framework of the nonrelativistic impulse approximation) are larger than commonly assumed and are in g

Marta Anguiano, Giampaolo Co&#39;

The effects of long- and short-range correlations on the charge distributions of some medium and heavy nuclei are investigated. The long-range correlations are treated within the Random Phase Approximation framework and the short-range correlations with a model inspired to the Correlation Basis Function theory. The two type of correlations produce effects of

Tapan K. Nayak

We discuss the importance of event-by-event fluctuations in relativistic heavy-ion collisions. We present results of multiplicity fluctuations of photons and charged particles produced in 158$\cdot A$ GeV Pb+Pb collisions at CERN-SPS. Multiplicity fluctuations agree with participant model calculations indicating the absence of critical fluctuation. Localized

A. R. Its, A. A. Kapaev

The asymptotics of the generic second Painleve transcendent in the complex domain is found and justified via the direct asymptotic analysis of the associated Riemann-Hilbert problem based on the Deift-Zhou nonlinear steepest descent method. The asymptotics is proved of the Boutroux type, i.e. it is expressed in terms of the elliptic functions. Explicit conne

P. D. Miller

Rigorous pointwise asymptotics are established for semiclassical soliton ensembles (SSEs) of the focusing nonlinear Schroedinger equation using techniques of asymptotic analysis of matrix Riemann-Hilbert problems. The accumulation of poles in the eigenfunction is handled using a new method in which the residues are simultaneously interpolated at the poles by

Katsuya Nakagawa, Haruo Yoshida

We searched integrable 2D homogeneous polynomial potential with a polynomial first integral by using the so-called direct method of searching for first integrals. We proved that there exist no polynomial first integrals which are genuinely cubic or quartic in the momenta if the degree of homogeneous polynomial potentials is greater than 4.

Laszlo Erdos

We consider the long time evolution of a quantum particle weakly interacting with a phonon field. We show that in the weak coupling limit the Wigner distribution of the electron density matrix converges to the solution of the linear Boltzmann equation globally in time. The collision kernel is identified as the sum of an emission and an absorption term that d

Edward Bierstone, Pierre D. Milman

We show that a version of the desingularization theorem of Hironaka holds for certain classes of infinitely differentiable functions (essentially, for subrings that exclude flat functions and are closed under differentiation and the solution of implicit equations). Examples are quasianalytic classes, introduced by E. Borel a century ago and characterized by

Kannan Nambiar

Intellectual space is defined as the set of all proofs of mathematical logic, contained in The Book conceived by Erdos. Physical and intellectual spaces are visualized, making use of concepts from intuitive set theory.

P. Ebenfelt, D. Khavinson, H. S. Shapiro

We consider an inverse problem for the double layer potential which can be formulated, somewhat loosely, as follows. For which smoothly bounded domains D in Euclidian space does the operator J, which maps a function on the boundary to the boundary values of its double layer potential, admit the eigenvalue 1/2. The question is motivated by Fredholm&#39;s solu

Roland Bacher, Laurent Manivel

This paper shows that the number of hooks of length k contained in all partitions of n equals k times the number of parts of length k in all partitions of n. It contains also formulas for the moments (under uniform distribution) of k-th parts in partitions of n.

I. Birindelli, E. Lanconelli

De Giorgi conjectured that bounded monotone solutions to the Ginzburg-Landau equation are constant along hyperplanes, in this paper we prove that in the Heisenberg group this conjecture doesn&#39;t hold true with respect to the center direction.

Aleksandar Jurisic, Jack Koolen, Paul Terwilliger

We consider a distance-regular graph $\G$ with diameter $d \ge 3$ and eigenvalues $k=θ_0>θ_1>... >θ_d$. We show the intersection numbers $a_1, b_1$ satisfy $$ (θ_1 + {k \over a_1+1}) (θ_d + {k \over a_1+1}) \ge - {ka_1b_1 \over (a_1+1)^2}. $$ We say $\G$ is {\it tight} whenever $\G$ is not bipartite, and equality holds above. We characterize the tight proper

Alex Kumjian

Let $A$ be a separable unital C*-algebra and let $π: A \ra \Lc(\Hf)$ be a faithful representation of $A$ on a separable Hilbert space $\Hf$ such that $π(A) \cap \Kc(\Hf) = \{0 \}$. We show that $\Oc_E$, the Cuntz-Pimsner algebra associated to the Hilbert $A$-bimodule $E = \Hf \ot_{\C} A$, is simple and purely infinite. If $A$ is nuclear and belongs to the bo

A Gruenrock

The Fourier restriction norm method is used to show local wellposedness for the Cauchy Problem for the generalized KdV-equation of order three with data in the usual Sobolev space H^s, s > -1/6. For real valued data in L^2 global wellposedness follows by the conservation of the L^2-norm. The main new tool is a bilinear estimate for solutions of the Airy- equ

Winder A. Moura-Melo, J. A. Helayel-Neto

Abelian Lagrangians containing Phi^4-type vertices are regularized by means of a suitable point-splitting scheme combined with generalized gauge transformations.. The calculation is developed in details for a general Lagrangean, whose fields (gauge and matter ones) satisfy usual conditions. We illustrate our results by considering some special cases, such as

Karen Elsner

The calculation of the standard model Lagrangian of classical field theory within the framework of noncommutative geometry is sketched using a variant with 18 parameters. Improvements compared with the traditional formulation are contrasted with remaining deviations from the requirements of physics.

Nick Dorey, Timothy J. Hollowood, S. Prem Kumar

We study relevant deformations of the N=2 superconformal theory on the world-volume of N D3 branes at an A_{k-1} singularity. In particular, we determine the vacuum structure of the mass-deformed theory with N=1 supersymmetry and show how the different vacua are permuted by an extended duality symmetry. We then obtain exact, modular covariant formulae (for a

Oleg Lebedev

We consider properties of the CKM phase in the heterotic orbifold models. We find that at the renormalizable level the CKM phase vanishes identically for the prime orbifolds, whereas it can be non-zero for some non-prime orbifolds. In particular, we study in detail the Z_6-I orbifold which allows for a non-trivial CKM phase and analyze the modular properties

Hidenori Sonoda

We discuss the off-shell renormalization properties of the abelian Higgs model in the unitary gauge. The model is not renormalizable according to the usual power counting rules. In this paper, however, we show that with a proper choice of interpolating fields for the massive photon and the Higgs particle, their off-shell Green functions can be renormalized.

P. Brax, C. van de Bruck, A. C. Davis

We investigate aspects of cosmology in brane world theories with a bulk scalar field. We concentrate on a recent model motivated from supergravity in singular spaces. After discussing the background evolution of such a brane-world, we present the evolution of the density contrast. We compare our results to those obtained in the (second) Randall-Sundrum scena

Motoi Tachibana

We discuss the relation between two different models which are recently proposed as the model of localizing bulk gauge fields on a brane. In the former model, the localization of gauge field is achieved by adding both bulk and boundary mass terms while in the latter, it is done by taking into consideration the coupling between the gauge field and the dilaton

R. Dermisek

We report on a preferred region of supersymmetric parameter space by t, b, tau Yukawa unification. We find a narrow region survives for mu > 0 (suggested by b --> s gamma and the anomalous magnetic moment of the muon) with A_0 \sim - 2 m_{16}, m_{16} > 1200 GeV, mu, M_{1/2} << m_{16} and tan β\sim 50 \pm 2. Demanding Yukawa unification thus makes definite pr

G. Lopez Castro, G. Toledo Sanchez

We study the effects of model-dependent contributions and the electric quadrupole moment of vector mesons in the decays $V^- \to P^-P^0γ$ and $τ^- \to νV^-γ$. Their interference with the amplitude originating from the radiation due to electric charges vanishes for photons emitted collinearly to the charged particle in the final state. This brings further sup

Emidio Gabrielli, Katri Huitu, Sourov Roy

We constrain the parameter space of the minimal and gaugino-assisted anomaly mediation, and gaugino mediation models by requiring that the electroweak vacuum corresponds to the deepest minimum of the scalar potential. In the framework of anomaly mediation models we find strong lower bounds on slepton and squark masses. In the gaugino mediation models the mas

Hans J. Pirner

We discuss deep inelastic scattering at low $x$ as a critical phenomenon in 2+1 space-time dimensions. QCD (SU2) near the light cone becomes a critical theory in the limit of $\lim x \to 0$ with a correlation mass $m(x) \propto x^{ν/2}$. We conjecture that the perturbative dipole wave function of the virtual photon in the region $1/Q<x_{\bot}<1/m$ obeys corr

Stephan Narison

The pseudoscalar sum rules of the heavy-light quark systems are used for extracting simultaneously the c,b quark masses and the decay constants f_D_(s),f_B_(s) of the D_(s),B_(s) mesons. To order alpha_s^2, one obtains the running quark masses: m_c(m_c)=(1.10 \pm 0.04) GeV, m_b(m_b)=(4.05\pm 0.06) GeV, the perturbative pole masses: M_c=(1.46\pm 0.04) GeV, M_

M. Stratmann, W. Vogelsang

We derive the next-to-leading order splitting kernels for the scale evolution of fragmentation functions for transversely polarized quarks into transversely polarized hadrons.

E. Levin, M. Lublinsky

This paper presents the first numerical solution to the non-linear evolution equation for diffractive dissociation processes in deep inelastic scattering. It is shown that the solution depends on one scaling variable $τ= Q^2/Q^{D 2}_s(x,x_0)$, where $Q^D_s(x,x_0)$ is the saturation scale for the diffraction processes. The dependence of the saturation scale $

Michail P. Rekalo, Egle Tomasi-Gustafsson

The energy and the angular dependence of the associative vector charmed ${D^*}$-meson photoproduction, $γ+N\to {\cal B}_c+ \overline{D^*}$, with ${\cal B}_c=Λ_c$ or $Σ_c$, has been predicted in framework of pseudoscalar D-meson exchange model. The behavior of the cross section is driven by phenomenological form factors, which can be parametrized in terms of

Nir Polonsky

A fairly non-technical introduction to and survey of supersymmetry phenomenology with pedagogical emphasis, including exercises. Suitable for both theorists and experimentalists. The manuscript appeared as a Springer-Verlag monograph in physics. The body of the manuscript is provided here with the publisher`s permission.

Pierre van Baal

We analyse what happens with two merging constituent monopoles for the SU(3) caloron. Identified through degenerate eigenvalues (the singularities or defects of the abelian projection) of the Polyakov loop, it follows that there are defects that are not directly related to the actual constituent monopoles.

Sascha Husa, Yosef Zlochower, Roberto Gomez, Jeffrey Winicour

We use null hypersurface techniques in a new approach to calculate the retarded waveform from a binary black hole merger in the close approximation. The process of removing ingoing radiation from the system leads to two notable features in the shape of the close approximation waveform for a head-on collision of black holes: (i) an initial quasinormal ringup

Ciprian Chelba, Milind Mahajan

The paper presents a data-driven approach to information extraction (viewed as template filling) using the structured language model (SLM) as a statistical parser. The task of template filling is cast as constrained parsing using the SLM. The model is automatically trained from a set of sentences annotated with frame/slot labels and spans. Training proceeds

Ciprian Chelba

The paper presents a study on the portability of statistical syntactic knowledge in the framework of the structured language model (SLM). We investigate the impact of porting SLM statistics from the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) to the Air Travel Information System (ATIS) domain. We compare this approach to applying the Microsoft rule-based parser (NLPwin) for t

O. Tchernyshyov, R. Moessner, S. L. Sondhi

We study the effects of magnetoelastic couplings on pyrochlore antiferromagnets. We employ Landau theory, extending an investigation begun by Yamashita and Ueda for the case of S=1, and semiclassical analyses to argue that such couplings generate bond order via a spin--Peierls transition. This is followed by, or concurrent with, a transition into one of seve

S. T. Chui, Liangbin Hu

We investigate the possibility of preparing left-handed materials in metallic magnetic granular composites. Based on the effective medium approximation, we show that by incorporating metallic magnetic nanoparticles into an appropriate insulating matrix and controlling the directions of magnetization of metallic magnetic components and their volume fraction,

R. K. P. Zia, E. L. Praestgaard, O. G. Mouritsen

For students familiar with equilibrium statistical mechanics, the notion of a positive specific heat, being intimately related to the idea of stability, is both intuitively reasonable and mathematically provable. However, for system in non-equilibrium stationary states, coupled to more than one energy reservoir (e.g., thermal bath), negative specific heat is