February 2002 arXiv papers — page 14

T. Kawabata, H. Akimune, G. P. A. Berg, H. Fujimura

Cross sections and polarization transfer observables in the $^{16}$O$(p,p')$ reactions at 392 MeV were measured at several angles between $θ_{lab}=$ 0$^\circ$ and 14$^\circ$. The non-spin-flip ($ΔS=0$) and spin-flip ($ΔS=1$) strengths in transitions to several discrete states and broad resonances in $^{16}$O were extracted using a model-independent metho

Junji Hisano, Ryuichiro Kitano, Mihoko M. Nojiri

Measurement of Lepton-Flavor Violation (LFV) in the minimal SUSY Standard Model (MSSM) at Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is studied based on a realistic simulation. We consider the LFV decay of the second-lightest neutralino, $\tildeχ^0_2 \to \tilde{l} l' \to l l' \tildeχ^0_1$, in the case where the flavor mixing exists in the right-handed sleptons. We

Y. Tomio, Y. Kurihara, Y. Suzumura

Spin-wave excitations of quarter-filled spin-density-wave state, which coexists with charge ordering, have been studied for one-dimensional extended Hubbard model with the nearest-neighbor repulsive interaction (V) and next-nearest-neighbor one (V_2). We calculate dispersion relations for the acoustic and optical spin-wave within the random phase approximati

Kazuo Fujikawa, Masato Ishibashi, Hiroshi Suzuki

If one uses a general class of Ginsparg-Wilson operators, it is known that CP symmetry is spoiled in chiral gauge theory for a finite lattice spacing and the Majorana fermion is not defined in the presence of chiral symmetric Yukawa couplings. We summarize these properties in the form of a theorem for the general Ginsparg-Wilson relation.

Makiko Nagashima, Hsiang-nan Li

We prove collinear factorization theorem for the process $πγ^*\toπ$ at the twist-3 level in the covariant gauge by means of the Ward identity, concentrating on the two-parton case. It is shown that soft divergences cancel and collinear divergences are grouped into the pseudo-scalar and pseudo-tensor two-parton twist-3 pion distribution amplitudes. The delica

Kenichi Kasamatsu, Makoto Tsubota, Masahito Ueda

A fast rotating Bose-Einstein condensate confined in a quadratic-plus-quartic potential is found to dynamically generate a "giant vortex" that absorbs all phase singularities into a central low density hole, thereby sustaining a quasi-one-dimensional circular superflow at a supersonic speed.

Gabriel Drobny, Vladimir Buzek

We present a scheme for a reconstruction of states of quantum systems from incomplete tomographic-like data. The proposed scheme is based on the Jaynes principle of Maximum Entropy. We apply our algorithm for a reconstruction of motional quantum states of neutral atoms. As an example we analyze the experimental data obtained by the group of C. Salomon at the

John D. Fearns

We strengthen the case that the new logical perspective afforded by topos theory is suitable to the task of describing the physical world around us. In exploring some of the aspects of construction of a simple quantum-mechanical system in a mathematical universe different from that represented by set theory, we show that more thought and a better appreciatio

Erik Sjöqvist

Some recent ideas concerning Pancharatnam's prescription of relative phase between quantal states are delineated. Generalisations to mixed states and entangled two-photon states are discussed. An experimental procedure to test the geometric phase as a Pancharatnam relative phase is described. We further put forward a spatial split-beam dual to Pancharatn

Constantino Tsallis, Domingo Prato, Celia Anteneodo

We consider a statistical mixture of two identical harmonic oscillators which is characterized by four parameters, namely, the concentrations (x and y) of diagonal and nondiagonal bipartite states, and their associated thermal-like noises (T/a and T, respectively). The fully random mixture of two spins 1/2 as well as the Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen (EPR) state a

R. Cirelli, M. Gatti, A. Maniá

The pure state space of Quantum Mechanics is investigated as Hermitian Symmetric Kaehler manifold. The classical principles of Quantum Mechanics (Quantum Superposition Principle, Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle, Quantum Probability Principle) and Spectral Theory of observables are discussed in this non linear geometrical context.

J. Piilo, K. -A. Suominen

We report Monte Carlo wave function simulation results for two colliding atoms in a blue-detuned near-resonant $J=1\to J=1$ optical lattice. Our results show that complete optical shielding of collisions can be achieved within the lattice with suitably selected and realistic laser field parameters. More importantly, our results demonstrate that the shielding

R. Twarock

We present results underlining the conjecture that affine extensions for non-crystallographic Coxeter groups are suitable mathematical objects for the description of the symmetries of Carbon onions and Carbon nanotubes. It is the hope that these considerations will shed new light on open questions concerning structure, stability and formation of these fuller

M. Zetenyi, Gy. Wolf

Dalitz decay of baryon resonances is studied and expressions for the decay width are derived for resonances with arbitrary spin and parity. Contributions of the various terms in the transition matrix element are compared and relevance of spin-parity and the resonance mass is discussed. Explicite algebraic expressions are cited for spin$\le$5/2 resonances. Th

V. I. Isakov, K. I. Erokhina, H. Mach, M. Sanchez-Vega

The latest experimental data on nuclei at $^{132}$Sn permit us for the first time to determine the spin-orbit splittings of neutrons and protons in identical orbits in this neutron-rich doubly-magic region and compare the case to that of $^{208}$Pb. Using the new results, which are now consistent for the two neutron-rich doubly magic regions, a theoretical a

Anna Baran, Agnieszka Bieniek, Wojciech Broniowski

Medium modifications of the pion-omega-rho vertex are analyzed in context of the omega -> pi gamma* and rho -> pi gamma* decays in nuclear matter. A relativistic hadronic model with mesons, nucleons, and Delta(1232)isobars is applied. A substantial increase of the widths for the decays omega -> pi gamma* and rho -> pi gamma* is found for photon virtualities

V. P. Chernyshev, P. V. Fedorets, A. E. Kudryavtsev, V. E. Tarasov

The differential spectra in the reaction $pp\to K^+\bar K^0 d$ for different reasonable versions of the production amplitude are discussed at the initial proton energy $T_p=2.645$ GeV.

S. Szilner, W. von Oertzen, Z. Basrak, F. Haas

The elastic scattering $^{16}$O$+^{12}$C angular distributions at $^{16}$O bombarding energies of 100.0, 115.9 and 124.0 MeV and their optical model description including the $α$-particle exchange contribution calculated in the Coupled Reaction Channel approach are presented. The angular distributions show not only the usual diffraction pattern but also, at

H. Park, D. H. Choi, I. S. Hahn, M. J. Hwang

We have studied the response of Tl-doped and Na-doped CsI crystals to nuclear recoils and $γ$'s below 10 keV. The response of CsI crystals to nuclear recoil was studied with mono-energetic neutrons produced by the $^3$H(p,n)$^3$He reaction. This was compared to the response to Compton electrons scattered by 662 keV $γ$-ray. Pulse shape discrimination bet

F. Bonetto, D. Daems, J. L. Lebowitz, V. Ricci

We study the stationary nonequilibrium states of N point particles moving under the influence of an electric field E among fixed obstacles (discs) in a two dimensional torus. The total kinetic energy of the system is kept constant through a Gaussian thermostat which produces a velocity dependent mean field interaction between the particles. The current and t

H. Kunz, R. Livi, A. Suto

The overdamped dynamics of a charged particle driven by an uniform electric field through a random sequence of scatterers in one dimension is investigated. Analytic expressions of the mean velocity and of the velocity power spectrum are presented. These show that above a threshold value of the field normal diffusion is superimposed to ballistic motion. The d

J. E. Avron, A. Elgart, G. M. Graf, L. Sadun

Coherent states in the time-energy plane provide a natural basis to study adiabatic scattering. We relate the (diagonal) matrix elements of the scattering matrix in this basis with the frozen on-shell scattering data. We describe an exactly solvable model, and show that the error in the frozen data cannot be estimated by the Wigner time delay alone. We intro

Marat Gizatullin

A Cremona transformation of five-dimensional projective space is constructed. The degree of the transformation is 7. The inequalities of Fano are not fulfilled for this transformation.

Melvyn B. Nathanson

Arbitrarily sparse sets A of integers are constructed with the property that every integer can be represented uniquely in the form n = a + a&#39;, where a and a&#39; belong to the set A and a < a&#39; or a = a&#39;. Some related open problems are stated.

Keith Crank, James Allen Fill

We establish, for various scenarios, whether or not interruptible exact stationary sampling is possible when a finite-state Markov chain can only be viewed passively. In particular, we prove that such sampling is not possible using a single copy of the chain. Such sampling is possible when enough copies of the chain are available, and we provide an algorithm

Paul Seidel

We explain how a version of Floer homology can be used as an invariant of symplectic manifolds with $b_1>0$. As a concrete example, we look at four-manifolds produced from braids by a surgery construction. The outcome shows that the invariant is nontrivial; however, it is an open question whether it is stronger than the known ones.

Hans-Christian v. Bothmer

We describe the spaces of minimal rank last syzygies for the Mukai Varieties of sectional genus 6,7 and 8. Based on this we show: 1. The first geometric syzygies of a general canonical curve of genus 6 form a non degenerate configuration of 5 lines in P^4. 2. The first geometric syzygies of a general canonical curve of genus 7 form a non degenerate, linearly

Jailton C. Ferreira

The infinite numbers of the set M of finite and infinite natural numbers are defined starting from the sequence 0Φ, where 0 is the first natural number, Φis a succession of symbols S and xS is the successor of the natural number x. The concept of limit of the natural number n, when n tends to infinite, is examined. Definitions and theorems about operations w

D. -Q. Zhang

In this note we shall determine all actions of groups of prime order p with p > 3 on Gorenstein del Pezzo (singular) surfaces Y of Picard number 1. We show that every order-p element in Aut(Y) (= Aut(Y&#39;), Y&#39; being the minimal resolution of Y) is lifted from a projective transformation of the projective plane. We also determine when Aut(Y) is finite i

Benoit Fresse

We study Poisson structures over singular varieties. In this purpose, we consider the Koszul complex associated to the equations of a complete intersection. This complex forms a differential graded algebra which is equivalent to the algebra of the variety. We show that a Poisson structure is equivalent to a sequence of multiderivations over the Koszul comple

Masahiko Miyamoto, Kenichiro Tanabe

Let V be a vertex operator algebra and G a finite automorphism group of V. For each g\in G and nonnegative rational number n\in {\mathbb Z}/|g|, a g-twisted Zhu algebra A_{g,n}(V) plays an important role in the theory of vertex operator algebras, but the given product in A_{g,n}(V) depends on the eigenspaces of g. We show that there is a uniform definition o

Camil Muscalu, Terence Tao, Christoph Thiele

Christ and Kiselev have established that the generalized eigenfunctions of one-dimensional Dirac operators with $L^p$ potential $F$ are bounded for almost all energies for $p < 2$. Roughly speaking, the proof involved writing these eigenfunctions as a multilinear series $\sum_n T_n(F, ..., F)$ and carefully bounding each term $T_n(F, ..., F)$. It is conjectu

C. Torossian

We explain a connection between the combinatorial Kashiwara-Vergne conjecture and the Kontsevich formula for quantization of Poisson manifolds

Donald Marolf, Simon F. Ross

Negative energy objects generally lead to instabilities and a number of other disturbing behaviors. In particular, negative energy fluxes lead to a breakdown of the classical area theorem for black hole horizons, which can lead to violations of the second law of thermodynamics. The negative energy objects that arise in string theory involve special boundary

Gaetano Bertoldi, Bo Feng, Amihay Hanany

Continuing the study in hep-th/0004092 and hep-th/0004092, we investigate a non-trivial string dynamical process related to orientifold planes, i.e., the splitting of physical NS-branes and D(p+2)-branes on orientifold Op-planes. Creation or annihilation of physical Dp-branes usually accompanies the splitting process. In the particular case p=4, we use Seibe

V. V. Nesterenko, G. Lambiase, G. Scarpetta

The vacuum energy density of electromagnetic field inside a perfectly conducting wedge is calculated by making use of the local zeta function technique. This regularization completely eliminates divergent expressions in the course of calculations and gives rise to a finite expression for the energy density in question without any subtractions. Employment of

Eric D&#39;Hoker, Daniel Z. Freedman

In these lecture notes we first assemble the basic ingredients of supersymmetric gauge theories (particularly N=4 super-Yang-Mills theory), supergravity, and superstring theory. Brane solutions are surveyed. The geometry and symmetries of anti-de Sitter space are discussed. The AdS/CFT correspondence of Maldacena and its application to correlation functions

Ioannis Giannakis, James T. Liu, Hai-cang Ren

In crystalline color superconductivity, quark pairs form at non-zero total momentum. This crystalline order potentially enlarges the domain of color superconductivity in cold dense quark matter. We present a perturbative calculation of the parameters governing the crystalline phase and show that this is indeed the case. Nevertheless, the enhancement is modes

E. F. Suisso, J. P. B. C. de Melo, T. Frederico

The bound state of constituent quarks forming a $Qqq$ composite baryon is investigated in a QCD-inspired effective light-front model. The light-front Faddeev equations are derived and solved numerically. The masses of the spin 1/2 low-lying states of the nucleon, $Λ^0$, $Λ^+_c$ and $Λ^0_b$ are found and compared to the experimental data. The data is qualitat

Savas Dimopoulos, David E. Kaplan, Neal Weiner

We apply a recently proposed mechanism for predicting the weak mixing angle to theories with TeV-size dimensions. &#34;Reconstruction&#34; of the associated moose (or quiver) leads to theories which unify the electroweak forces into a five dimensional SU(3) symmetry. Quarks live at an orbifold fixed point where SU(3) breaks to the electroweak group. A variet

K. L. Adamson, D. de Florian, A. Signer

We calculate the contribution of the partonic processes gg->WZ q\bar{q} and gg -> W gamma q\bar{q} to WZ and W gamma pair production at hadron colliders, including anomalous triple gauge-boson couplings. We use the helicity method and include the decay of the W and Z-boson into leptons in the narrow-width approximation. In order to integrate over the q\bar{q

Vladimir Baryshevsky

Spin rotation and oscillation phenomena of particles captured in a gas target through which beam of high energy particles passes is discussed. Such experiment arrangement make it realizable for storage ring and allows to study zero-angle scattering amplitude at highest possible energies.

Kazumasa Ohkuma

Most general tbW couplings were investigated in the process γγ-> ttbar -> l^{+-} X for unpolarized photon beams. The double angular and energy distribution of the lepton was calculated and an optimal-observable analysis on it was carried out for the SM ttbar production mechanism. It was also shown that the leptonic angular distribution is insensitive to non-

Luis A. Anchordoqui, Jonathan L. Feng, Haim Goldberg

In spacetimes with asymmetric extra dimensions, cosmic neutrino interactions may be extraordinarily enhanced by p-brane production. Brane formation and decay may then initiate showers deep in the Earth&#39;s atmosphere at rates far above the standard model rate. We explore the p-brane discovery potential of cosmic ray experiments. The absence of deeply penet

U. Ellwanger, J. F. Gunion, C. Hugonie

We scan the parameter space of the NMSSM for the observability of at least one Higgs boson at the LHC with $300\fbi$ integrated luminosity, taking the present LEP2 constraints into account. We restrict the scan to those regions of parameter space for which Higgs boson decays to other Higgs bosons and/or supersymmetric particles are kinematically forbidden. W

Koya Abe

We present a measurement of the b-quark inclusive fragmentation function in Z0 decays using a novel kinematic B-hadron energy reconstruction technique. The measurement was performed using 350,000 hadronic Z0 events recorded in the SLD experiment at SLAC between 1997 and 1998. We compared the sacled B-hadron energy distribution with models of b-quark fragment

C. Chicone, B. Mashhoon

We consider the problem of uniqueness of the kernel in the nonlocal theory of accelerated observers. In a recent work, we showed that the convolution kernel is ruled out as it can lead to divergences for nonuniform accelerated motion. Here we determine the general form of bounded continuous kernels and use observational data regarding spin-rotation coupling

S. Deser

I review recent work on massive higher (s>1) spins in constant curvature (deSitter) spaces. Some of the novel properties that emerge are: partial masslessness and new local gauge invariances, unitarily forbidden ranges of mass, correlation between fermions/bosons and nagative/positive cosmological constant Lambda and finally the consistency requirement that

L. Herrera, W. Barreto, A. Di Prisco, N. O. Santos

A general, iterative, method for the description of evolving self-gravitating relativistic spheres is presented. Modeling is achieved by the introduction of an ansatz, whose rationale becomes intelligible and finds full justification within the context of a suitable definition of the post--quasistatic approximation. As examples of application of the method w

Banibrata Mukhopadhyay

Here we are interested to study the spin-1 particle i.e., electro-magnetic wave in curved space-time, say around black hole. After separating the equations into radial and angular parts, writing them according to the black hole geometry, say, Kerr black hole we solve them analytically. Finally we produce complete solution of the spin-1 particles around a rot

H. P. de Oliveira, A. M. Ozorio de Almeida, I. Damião Soares, E. V. Tonini

The dynamics of a general Bianchi IX model with three scale factors is examined. The matter content of the model is assumed to be comoving dust plus a positive cosmological constant. The model presents a critical point of saddle-center-center type in the finite region of phase space. This critical point engenders in the phase space dynamics the topology of s

B. Maiorov, A. V. Silhanek, F. de la Cruz, E. Osquiguil

A.Rydh and Ö.Rapp [Phys. Rev. Lett. {\bf 86}, 1873 (2001).] claim that the vortex liquid in untwinned YBa$_2$Cu$_3$O$_{7-δ}$ crystals is correlated above the melting transition, in striking contrast to previous work [D.López {\it et al.}, Phys. Rev. Lett. {\bf 76}, 4034 (1996).]. In this Comment we present new measurements using the same experimental techniq

Tsuyoshi Hondou

A dramatic development occurring in our daily life is the increasing use of mobile equipment including mobile phones and wireless access to the Internet. They enable us to access several types of information more easily than in the past. Simultaneously, the density of mobile users is rapidly increasing. When hundreds of mobile phones emit radiation, their to

Maciej M. Maska

It was suggested by Rasolt and Tešanović that the Landau level quantization in isotropic superconductors could enhance superconductivity in a very strong magnetic field, above the upper critical field ($H_{c2}$). We derive a generalized Harper equation for superconducting systems, and show that a similar reentrant behavior appears in a lattice model, even th

R. A. White, K. A. Dahmen

Many systems respond to slowly changing external conditions with crackling noise, created by avalanches or pulses of a broad range of sizes. Examples range from Barkhausen Noise in magnets to earthquakes. Here we discuss how the scaling behavior of the avalanche size and duration distribution and the power spectra of this noise depend on the rate at which th

L. Bureau, T. Baumberger, C. Caroli

We study the low-velocity (0.1--100 $μ$m.s$^{-1}$) frictional properties of interfaces between a rough glassy polymers and smooth silanized glass, a configuration which gives direct access to the rheology of the adhesive joints in which shear localizes. We show that these joints exhibit the full phenomenology expected for confined quasi 2D soft glasses: they

Masahito Mochizuki

The magnetic phase diagram of the perovskite-type Ti oxides as a function of the GdFeO3-type distortion is examined by using the Hartree-Fock analysis of a multiband d-p Hamiltonian from a viewpoint of competitions of the spin-orbit interaction, the Jahn-Teller (JT) level-splitting and spin-orbital superexchange interactions. Near the antiferromagnetic (AFM)

M. L. Polianski, M. G. Vavilov, P. W. Brouwer

We study the current noise through an unbiased quantum electron pump and its mesoscopic fluctuations for arbitrary temperatures and beyond the bilinear response. In the bilinear regime, we find the full distributions of the noise power and the current-to-noise ratio for a chaotic quantum dots with single-channel and many-channel ballistic point contacts. For

M. Morgenstern, J. Klijn, Chr. Meyer, M. Getzlaff

The local density of states (LDOS) of the adsorbate induced two-dimensional electron system (2DES) on n-InAs(110) is studied by low-temperature scanning tunneling spectroscopy. The LDOS exhibits irregular structures with fluctuation lengths decreasing with increasing energy. Fourier transformation reveals that the k-values of the unperturbed 2DES dominate th

T. Franosch, Th. Voigtmann

We establish that a mode-coupling approximation for the dynamics of multi-component systems obeying Smoluchowski dynamics preserves a subtle yet fundamental property: the matrices of partial density correlation functions are completely monotone, i.e. they can exactly be written as superpositions of decaying exponentials only. This statement holds, no matter

Sigurdur I. Erlingsson, Yuli V. Nazarov

We consider the hyperfine-mediated transition rate between Zeeman split spin states of the lowest orbital level in a GaAs quantum dot. We separate the hyperfine Hamiltonian into a part which is diagonal in the orbital states and another one which mixes different orbitals. The diagonal part gives rise to an effective (internal) magnetic field which, in additi

D. Marenduzzo, A. Maritan, F. Seno

We study the force-induced unfolding of a homopolymer on the three dimensional Sierpinski gasket. The polymer is subject to a contact energy between nearest neighbour sites not consecutive along the chain and to a stretching force. The hierarchical nature of the lattice we consider allows for an exact treatment which yields the phase diagram and the critical

Parongama Sen, Subinay Dasgupta

We study by Monte Carlo simulations the short-time exponent $θ$ in an antiferromagnetic Ising system for which the magnetisation is conserved but the sublattice magnetisation (which is the order parameter in this case) is not. This system belongs to the dynamic class of model C. We use nearest neighbour Kawasaki dynamics so that the magnetisation is conserve

I. T. Pedron, R. S. Mendes, L. C. Malacarne, E. K. Lenzi

In this work we incorporate, in a unified way, two anomalous behaviors, the power law and stretched exponential ones, by considering the radial dependence of the $N$-dimensional nonlinear diffusion equation $\partialρ/\partial{t}={\bf \nabla} \cdot (K{\bf \nabla} ρ^ν)-{\bf \nabla}\cdot(μ{\bf F} ρ)-αρ,$ where $K=D r^{-θ}$, $ν$, $θ$, $μ$ and $D$ are real param

Claudio Brangian, Walter Kob, Kurt Binder

We present the results of Monte Carlo simulations of two different 10-state Potts glasses with random nearest neighbor interactions on a simple cubic lattice. In the first model the interactions come from a \pm J distribution and in the second model from a Gaussian one, and in both cases the first two moments of the distribution are chosen to be equal to J_0

Ronald Blaak, David Dubbeldam

We analyze the power spectrum of a regular binary thermal lattice gas in two dimensions and derive a Landau-Placzek formula, describing the power spectrum in the low-wavelength, low frequency domain, for both the full mixture and a single component in the binary mixture. The theoretical results are compared with simulations performed on this model and show a

A. A. Zvyagin

I point out the incorrect statement of the recent manuscript by K.Penc and B.S.Shastry.

Lev N. Shchur

We review a study of the Internet traffic properties. We analyze under what conditions the reported results could be reproduced. Relations of results of passive measurements and those of modelling are also discussed. An example of the first-order phase transitions in the Internet traffic is presented.

Su-Chan Park, Jeong-Man Park, Doochul Kim

We study the restricted solid-on-solid (RSOS) model with finite hopping distance $l_{0}$, using both analytical and numerical methods. Analytically, we use the hard-core bosonic field theory developed by the authors [Phys. Rev. E {\bf 62}, 7642 (2000)] and derive the Villain-Lai-Das Sarma (VLD) equation for the $l_{0}=\infty$ case which corresponds to the co

Su-Chan Park, Doochul Kim, Jeong-Man Park

We present a formalism to derive the stochastic differential equations (SDEs) for several solid-on-solid growth models. Our formalism begins with a mapping of the microscopic dynamics of growth models onto the particle systems with reactions and diffusion. We then write the master equations for these corresponding particle systems and find the SDEs for the p

Paulo F. Farinas, Kevin S. Bedell

By deriving the quantum hydrodynamic equations for an isotropic single-band ferromagnet in an arbitrary magnetic field, we find that a massive mode recently predicted splits under the action of the field. The splitting is a peculiarity of charged fermions and is linear in the field to leading order in $q$ bearing resemblance to the Zeeman effect in this limi

Tohru Kawamoto, Shuji Abe

By means of Monte Carlo simulations on a kinetic model, we demonstrate that the efficiency of a photoinduced phase change can in general be enhanced drastically by using a superstructure of an appropriate combination of two components. This is due to the accelerated nucleation of converted domains in the structural blocks relatively close to local instabilit

Emmanuel I. Rashba

Theory of the ac spin injection from a ferromagnetic electrode into a normal conductor through a tunnel or Schottky contact is developed. Diffusion and relaxation of non-equilibrium spins results in a frequency dependent complex impedance controlled by the spin relaxation rates and the resistances involved. Explicit expression for the impedance is presented.

B. Doucot, J. Vidal

We study a one-dimensional Josephson junction chain embedded in a magnetic field. We show that when the magnetic flux per elementary loop equals half the superconducting flux quantum $ϕ_0=h/2e$, a local $\nbZ_2$ symmetry arises. This symmetry is responsible for a nematic Luttinger liquid state associated to bound states of Cooper pairs. We analyze the phase

Oded Agam, Eldad Bettelheim, P. Wiegmann, A. Zabrodin

We show that the semiclassical dynamics of an electronic droplet confined in the plane in a quantizing inhomogeneous magnetic field in the regime when the electrostatic interaction is negligible is similar to viscous (Saffman-Taylor) fingering on the interface between two fluids with different viscosities confined in a Hele-Shaw cell. Both phenomena are desc

X. -G. Wen, A. Zee

We discuss and review the basic physics that leads to superfluidity/superconductivity in certain quantum Hall states, in particular the so-called double-layered (mmm) state. In the K-matrix description of the quantum correlation in quantum Hall states, those states with det(K)=0 contain a special correlation that leads to superfluidity/superconductivity. We

Henk Hoekstra, Howard K. C. Yee, Michael D. Gladders, L. Felipe Barrientos

We have analysed ~24 square degrees of R_C-band imaging data from the Red-Sequence Cluster Survey (RCS), and measured the excess correlations between galaxy ellipticities on scales ranging from 1 to 30 arcminutes. We have used data from two different telescopes: ~16.4 square degrees of CFHT data and ~7.6 square degrees of CTIO 4-meter data, distributed over

Leonid Malyshkin, Russell Kulsrud

The prevailing theory for the origin of cosmic magnetic fields is that they have been amplified to their present values by the turbulent dynamo inductive action in the protogalactic and galactic medium. Up to now, in calculation of the turbulent dynamo, it has been customary to assume that there is no back reaction of the magnetic field on the turbulence, as

Licia Verde, S. Peng Oh, Raul Jimenez

We show that gas in a large fraction of low mass dark matter halos may form Toomre stable disks, if angular momentum is conserved when the gas contracts. Such halos would be stable to star formation and therefore remain dark. This may potentially explain the discrepancy between the predicted and observed number of dwarf satellites in the Local Group, as well

Raymundo Baptista, A. Bortoletto

Although flickering is one of the fundamental signatures of accretion, it is also the most poorly understood aspect of the accretion processes. A promising step towards a better undestanding of flickering consists in using the eclipse mapping method to probe the surface distribution of the flickering sources. We report on the analysis of light curves of the

G. Ramsay, K. Wu, M. Cropper, G. Schmidt

We present observations of the proposed double degenerate polar RX J1914+24. Our optical and infrared spectra show no emission lines. This, coupled with the lack of significant levels of polarisation provide difficulties for a double degenerate polar interpretation. Although we still regard the double degenerate polar model as feasible, we have explored alte

Ronald F. Elsner, G. Randall Gladstone, J. Hunter Waite, Frank J. Crary

We report the discovery of soft (0.25--2 keV) x-ray emission from the Galilean satellites Io and Europa, probably Ganymede, and from the Io Plasma Torus (IPT). Bombardment by energetic (>10 keV) H, O, and S ions from the region of the IPT seems the likely source of the x-ray emission from the Galilean satellites. According to our estimates, fluorescent x-ray

G. J. Savonije, M. G. Witte

We calculate the tidal torque on a uniformly rotating 1 Msun star at various stages of core hydrogen burning by an orbiting companion. We apply the `traditional approximation&#39; and solve the radial part of the tidal perturbations by matrix inversion of the set of finite difference equations on a very fine grid. We have identified resonances with gravity-

A. Gustavo Bruzual

Combining population synthesis models with simple Montecarlo simulations of stochastic effects in the number of stars occupying sparsely populated stellar evolutionary phases in the HRD, I show that the scatter observed in the photometric magnitudes and colors of LMC and NGC 7252 star clusters can be understood in the framework of current stellar evolution t

Ulisse Munari, Tomaz Zwitter

A multi-epoch, absolute-fluxed spectral atlas extending from about 3200 to 9000 Ang is presented for 130 symbiotic stars, including members of the LMC, SMC and Draco dwarf galaxies. The fluxes are accurate to better than 5% as shown by comparison with Tycho and ground-based photometric data. The spectra of 40 reference objects (MKK cool giant standards, Mira

John H. Debes, Steinn Sigurdsson

The presence of planets around solar-type stars suggests that many white dwarfs should have relic planetary systems. While planets closer than $\sim$ 5~AU will most likely not survive the post-main sequence lifetime of its parent star, any planet with semimajor axis $>$ 5~AU will survive, and its semimajor axis will increase as the central star loses mass. S

Klaus Dolag, Matthias Bartelmann, Harald Lesch

We use cosmological magneto-hydrodynamic simulations to study the evolution of magnetic fields in galaxy clusters in two different cosmological models, a standard-CDM and a $Λ$-CDM model. We show that the magnetic field strength profiles closely follow the cluster density profiles outside a core region of radius $\sim200\kpc$. The magnetic field has a correl

D. Maino, C. Burigana, K. M. Gorski, N. Mandolesi

Removal of systematic effects is crucial in present and future CMB experiments mapping large fraction of the sky. Accurate CMB measurements ask for multi-feed array instruments observing the sky with a redundant scanning strategy covering the same region of the sky on different time scales and with different detectors for a better control of systematic effec

Kenji Bekki, Masashi Chiba

The origin of metal-rich, highly flattened, and rapidly rotating disk globular cluster system in the Galaxy is one of longstanding issues in the context of the Galaxy formation. Our numerical simulations suggest a new ``two-fold&#39;&#39; scenario that the disk globular clusters are firstly formed in the high-pressure, dense central region of a gas-rich dwar

R. P. Mignani, A. De Luca, P. A. Caraveo, I. F. Mirabel

Cir X-1 is one of the most intriguing galactic X-ray sources. It is a ~16.6 days variable X/radio source, a type-I X-ray burster and a QPO emitter. In spite of an uncertain optical counterpart classification, all these properties identify the source as an LMXB. The morphology of the surrounding radio nebula has suggested an association with the nearby (~25 a

Stephane Courteau, Young-Jong Sohn

The major thrust of the Tully-Fisher (TF) surveys of distant galaxies is the measurement of linewidths rather than mere redshifts or colors. Linewidths are a measure of galaxy mass and should therefore be a more stable indicator of size than galaxy brightness, which can be badly affected by luminosity evolution. Masses may provide the best way to relate gala

Carl Heiles

We have recently completed the analysis of a survey of the HI line in emission/absorption against 79 radio sources. Our CNM temperatures are about half those of previous authors and we find a substantial quantity of thermally unstable WNM. These results are somewhat controversial. Here we discuss the analysis procedures to illustrate explicitly why the resul

Evgeny Buchbinder, Ron Donagi, Burt A. Ovrut

We give the general presciption for calculating the moduli of irreducible, stable SU(n) holomorphic vector bundles with positive spectral covers over elliptically fibered Calabi-Yau threefolds. Explicit results are presented for Hirzebruch base surfaces B=F_r. The transition moduli that are produced by chirality changing small instanton phase transitions are

R. D. Blandford

The extreme hypothesis that essentially all types of ultrarelativistic outflow -- specifically AGN jets, pulsar wind nebulae and GRB --are electromagnetic, rather than gas dynamical, phenomena is considered. Electromagnetic flows are naturally anisotropic and self-collimating so as to produce jet-like features. The relativistic force-free description of thes

J. V. Cunha, J. S. Alcaniz, J. A. S. Lima

Observational constraints to a large class of decaying vacuum cosmologies are derived using the angular size data of compact radio sources and the latest age estimates of globular clusters. For this class of deflationary $Λ(t)$ models, the present value of the vacuum energy density is quantified by a positive $β$ parameter smaller than unity. In the case of

Brian Sharpee, Michele Stark, Barton Pritzl, Horace Smith

B and V photometry has been obtained for variable stars in the northeast arm of the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC). Periods and lightcurves have been determined for 237 periodic variables, including 201 Cepheids, 68 of which are newly discovered. Fundamental mode Cepheids and first overtone mode Cepheids are generally well separated in the B,V color-magnitude

K. Pottschmidt, J. Wilms, M. A. Nowak, G. G. Pooley

We present the long term evolution of the timing properties of the black hole candidate Cygnus X-1 in the 0.002-128 Hz frequency range as monitored from 1998 to 2001 with the RXTE. The hard state power spectral density (PSD) is well modeled as the sum of four Lorentzians, which describe distinct broad noise components. Before 1998 July, Cyg X-1 was in a &#34

H. Lu, J. F. Vazquez-Poritz

We obtain singularity resolutions for various overlapping brane configurations, including those of two heterotic 5-branes, type II 5-branes or D4-branes. In these solutions, the ``harmonic&#39;&#39; function H for each brane component depends only on the associated four-dimensional relative transverse space. The resolution is achieved by replacing these tran

Stephen C. Anco, Juha Pohjanpelto

A complete and explicit classification of all locally constructed conserved currents and underlying conserved tensors is obtained for massless linear symmetric spinor fields of any spin s>0 in four dimensional flat spacetime. These results generalize the recent classification in the spin s=1 case of all conserved currents locally constructed from the electro

M. Argeri, P. Mastrolia, E. Remiddi

We consider the two-loop self-mass sunrise amplitude with two equal masses $M$ and the external invariant equal to the square of the third mass $m$ in the usual $d$-continuous dimensional regularization. We write a second order differential equation for the amplitude in $x=m/M$ and show as solve it in close analytic form. As a result, all the coefficients of