November 2004 arXiv papers — page 7

Chih-Yuan Tseng, Ariel Caticha

We develop the method of Maximum Entropy (ME) as a technique to generate approximations to probability distributions. The central results consist in (a) justifying the use of relative entropy as the uniquely natural criterion to select a "best" approximation from within a family of trial distributions, and (b) to quantify the extent to which non-opti

T. N. Mukhamedjanov, O. P. Sushkov

We suggest two types of experiments, NMR and macroscopic magnetometry, with solid PbTiO3 to search for the nuclear Schiff moment of 207Pb. Both kinds of experiments promise substantial improvement over the presently achieved sensitivities. Statistical considerations show that the improvement of the current sensitivity can be up to 10 orders of magnitude for

S. P. Knurenko, A. A. Ivanov, V. A. Kolosov, Z. E. Petrov

The experimental distributions of $\Xmax$ obtained with the Yakutsk EAS array at fixed energies of $5 \times10^{17}$, $1\times10^{18}$ and $5\times10^{18}$ eV are analysed. A recent version of the QGSJET model is used as a tool of our analysis. In the framework of this model, the most adequate mass composition of primary particles satisfying the experimental

S. P. Knurenko, V. A. Kolosov, I. T. Makarov, I. Ye. Sleptsov

The ratio of the muon flux density to charged particle flux density at distances of 300 and 600 m from the shower axis ($\rhom(300)/\rhos(300)$ and $\rhom(600)/\rhos(600)$) is measured. In addition, the energy dependence of $\rhom(1000)$ is analysed for showers with energies above $10^{18}$ eV. A comparison between the experimental data and calculations perf

S. P. Knurenko, A. A. Ivanov, V. A. Kolosov, Z. E. Petrov

At the Yakutsk EAS array E_em is determined by using measurements of EAS Cherenkov light flux and charged particle flux. It is known from calculations that these characteristics depend on a sort of primary particle and, therefore, the estimation of E_em depends on a primary particle mass. In the work the dependence of the E_em/E_0 ratio on the energy is give

A. Burrows, M. Dulick, C. W. Bauschlicher,, P. F. Bernath

Using previous measurements and quantum chemical calculations to derive the molecular properties of the TiH molecule, we obtain new values for its ro-vibrational constants, thermochemical data, spectral line lists, line strengths, and absorption opacities. Furthermore, we calculate the abundance of TiH in M and L dwarf atmospheres and conclude that it is muc

Edward Gerjuoy

The security of messages encoded via the widely used RSA public key encryption system rests on the enormous computational effort required to find the prime factors of a large number N using classical (i.e., conventional) computers. In 1994, however, Peter Shor showed that for sufficiently large N a quantum computer would be expected to perform the factoring

Fariel Shafee

We investigate the level set method (LSM) in a specific quantum context; namely the dipole transition moment for a system with a nontrivial Morse potential. We draw equal moment sets in the two-dimensional space of two important parameters of the potential, namely the depth of the potential and its width. Another variable is introduced as a scale and we see

N. Yongram, E. B. Manoukian

Joint probability distributions of photon polarization correlations are computed, as well as those corresponding to the cases when only one of the photon's polarization is measured in $e^{+}e^{-}$ annihilation, in flight, in QED. This provides a dynamical, rather than a kinematical, description of photon polarization correlations as stemming from the eve

Andrew Skeen

We investigate whether the use of a noiseless, classical feedback channel will increase the capacity of a quantum discrete memoryless channel to transmit classical information. This problem has been previously analyzed by Bowen and Nagarajan for the case of protocols restricted to product input states. They showed that feedback did not increase the informati

Erez Y. Levanon, Eli Eisenberg, Rodrigo Yelin, Sergey Nemzer

RNA editing by members of the double-stranded RNA-specific ADAR family leads to site-specific conversion of adenosine to inosine (A-to-I) in precursor messenger RNAs. Editing by ADARs is believed to occur in all metazoa, and is essential for mammalian development. Currently, only a limited number of human ADAR substrates are known, while indirect evidence su

E. Minguzzi

We consider a clock 'paradox' framework where an observer leaves an inertial frame, is accelerated and after an arbitrary trip comes back. We discuss a simple equation that gives, in the 1+1 dimensional case, an explicit relation between the time elapsed on the inertial frame and the acceleration measured by the accelerating observer during the trip.

F. J. Grawert, S. Akiyama, F. O. Ilday, J. Liu

We demonstrate femtosecond performance of an ultra-broadband high-index-contrast saturable Bragg reflector consisting of a silicon/silicon-dioxide/germanium structure that is fully compatible with CMOS processing. This device offers a reflectivity bandwidth of over 700 nm and sub-picosecond recovery time of the saturable loss. It is used to achieve mode-lock

A. Lakhtakia, R. A. Depine

We investigated the Onsager relations in the context of electromagnetic constitutive relations of linear, homogeneous materials. We determined that application of the Onsager relations to the constitutive equations relating $#P$ and $#M$ to both $#E$ and $#B$ is in accord with Lorentz reciprocity as well as the Post constraint.

Z. Vörös, W. Baumjohann, R. Nakamura, A. Runov

Small-scale magnetic turbulence observed by the Cluster spacecraft in the plasma sheet is investigated by means of a wavelet estimator suitable for detecting distinct scaling characteristics even in noisy measurements. The spectral estimators used for this purpose are affected by a frequency dependent bias. The variances of the wavelet coefficients, however,

Jerzy Hanckowiak

In this paper we present a vibration spectrum of a homogenous parallelepiped (HP) under the action of volume and surface forces resulting from the exponent displacements entering the Fourier transforms. Vibration under the action of axial surface tractions and the free vibration are described separately. A relationship between the high frequency vibration an

M. Anelli, B. Buonomo, G. Mazzitelli, P. Valente

A scintillating-fiber beam profile detector has been designed, built and tested, for the monitoring of the position and size of the electron beam of the DAFNE, the recently commissioned electron beam-test facility at the Frascati LNF. A description of the detector construction and assembly, together with the results achieved during the 2003-2004 run, are her

Isamu Ogawa, Toshitaka Idehara, Yutaka Itakura, Masahiko Myodo

Plasma scattering measurement is effective technique to observe low frequency density fluctuations excited in plasma. The spatial and wave number resolutions and the S/N ratio of measurement depend on the wavelength range, the size and the intensity of a probe beam. A well-collimated, submillimeter wave beam is suitable for improving the spatial and wave num

Gang Liu

We showed that various expressions of stress in different models of fluids and in different forms of applying Newton's Second Law can be chosen, however there is always one Newton's Second Law which restricts and provides flexibility in these expressions. When fluids are regarded as being made of cells from a microscopic point of view, temperature fo

A. N. Antonov, M. K. Gaidarov, M. V. Ivanov, D. N. Kadrev

The scaling functions $f(ψ')$ and $F(y)$ from the $ψ'$- and $y$-scaling analyses of inclusive electron scattering from nuclei are explored within the coherent density fluctuation model (CDFM). In addition to the CDFM formulation in which the local density distribution is used, we introduce a new equivalent formulation of the CDFM based on the one-bod

B. A. Brown, N. J. Stone, J. R. Stone, I. S. Towner

Development of neutron-rich radioactive beams at the HRIBF facility has stimulated experimental and theoretical activity in heavy Sn and Te isotopes. Recently, the g-factor of the first 2$^+$ state in $^{132}$Te has been measured. We report here new shell-model calculation of magnetic moments for selected Sn and Te isotopes. The residual interaction is based

Ricardo Chacon

A review on the application of Melnikov's method to control homoclinic and heteroclinic chaos in low-dimensional, non-autonomous and dissipative, oscillator systems by weak harmonic excitations is presented, including diverse applications such as chaotic escape from a potential well, chaotic solitons in Frenkel-Kontorova chains, and chaotic charged parti

Gil Schieber

The partition functions of a 2D conformal system - the modular invariant one or the generalized ones, coming from the introduction of defect lines - are expressed in terms of a set of coefficients that have the particularity to form nimreps of certain algebras. These coefficients define the various structure maps of a new class of Hopf Algebras, called Weak

M. Aunola

We consider an exactly solvable discretisation of the radial Schrödinger equation of the hydrogen atom with l=0. We first examine direct solutions of the finite difference equation and remark that the solutions can be analytically continued entire functions. A recursive expression for the coefficients in the solution is obtained. The next step is to identify

F. Colomo, A. G. Pronko

An explicit expression for the numbers $A(n,r;3)$ describing the refined 3-enumeration of alternating sign matrices is given. The derivation is based on the recent results of Stroganov for the corresponding generating function. As a result, $A(n,r;3)$'s are represented as 1-fold sums which can also be written in terms of terminating ${}_4F_3$ series of a

Jonathan Gratus

In a deformation quantization of $\Real^n$, the Jacobi identity is automatically satisfied. This article poses the contrary question: Given a set of commutators which satisfies the Jacobi identity, is the resulting associative algebra a deformation quantization of $\Real^n$? It is shown that the result is true. However care must taken when stating precisely

D. Gurevich, P. Saponov

To some braiding R of Hecke type (a Hecke symmetry) we put into correspondence an associative algebra called the modified Reflection Equation Algebra (mREA). We construct a series of matrices L_(m), m=1,2,... with entries belonging to mREA such that each of them satisfies a version of the Cayley-Hamilton identity with central coefficients. We also consider s

H. Lange, P. E. Newstead

Let $M$ denote the moduli space of stable vector bundles of rank $n$ and fixed determinant of degree coprime to $n$ on a non-singular projective curve $X$ of genus $g \geq 2$. Denote by $\cU$ a universal bundle on $X \times M$. We show that, for $x,y \in X, x \neq y$, the restrictions $\cU|\{x\} \times M$ and $\cU|\{y\} \times M$ are stable and non-isomorphi

Marcel Bokstedt, Iver Ottosen

Let X be a 1-connected space with free loop space LX. We introduce two spectral sequences converging towards H^*(LX;Z/p) and H^*((LX)_hT;Z/p). The E2-terms are certain non Abelian derived functors applied to H^*(X;Z/p). When H^*(X;Z/p) is a polynomial algebra, the spectral sequences collapse for more or less trivial reasons. If X is a sphere it is a surprisi

Joaquim Bruna

Using hyperbolic form convolution with doubly isometry-invariant kernels, the explicit expression of the inverse of the de Rham laplacian acting on m-forms in the Poincaré space is found. Also, by means of some estimates for hyperbolic singular integrals, we obtain L^p-estimates for the Riesz transforms passing from the Laplacian to other covariant derivativ

J. -C. Aval, F. Bergeron, N. Bergeron

In the context of the ring Q[x,y], of polynomials in 2n variables x=x1,...,x_n and y=y1,...,yn, we introduce the notion of diagonally quasi-symmetric polynomials. These, also called "diagonal Temperley-Lieb invariants", make possible the further introduction of the space of "diagonal Temperley-Lieb harmonics" and "diagonal Temperley-Lieb

Morten Brun

This paper establishes a connection between equivariant ring spectra and Witt vectors in the sense of Dress and Siebeneicher. Given a commutative ringspectrum T in the highly structured sense, that is, an E-infinity-ringspectrum, with action of a finite group G we construct a ringhomomorphism from the ring of G-typical Witt vectors of the zeroth homotopy gro

V. Nguyen-Khac, K. Nguyen-Van

We give a geometric characterization of self-extremal sets in $L_p(\Om)$ spaces that partially extends our previous results to the case of $L_p$\ spaces.

Jürgen Hellmich, Claus Köstler, Burkhard Kümmerer

We introduce a non-commutative extension of Tsirelson-Vershik's noises, called (non-commutative) continuous Bernoulli shifts. These shifts encode stochastic independence in terms of commuting squares, as they are familiar in subfactor theory. Such shifts are, in particular, capable of producing Arveson's product system of type I and type II. We inves

Simon Gindikin, Bernhard Kroetz, Gestur Olafsson

We define a complex horospherical transform for affine symmetric spaces of Hermitian type and show that it has no kernel on the holomorphic discrete series.

V. M. Adukov

Let a(z) be a meromorphic function having in the disk |z|<R precisely λpoles. In this work for the (λ-1)th row of the Padé table of a(z) the set of uniform convergence is explicitly obtained. The present note is a supplement to the previous work of the author (J. Approx. Theory, 123(2003), 160-207).

Bo-Hae Im

Let $E/\bbq$ be an elliptic curve defined over $\bbq$ with conductor $N$ and $\gq$ the absolute Galois group of an algebraic closure $\bar{\bbq}$ of $\bbq$. We prove that for every $σ\in \gq$, the Mordell-Weil group $E(\oqs)$ of $E$ over the fixed subfield of $\bar{\bbq}$ under $σ$ has infinite rank. Our approach uses the modularity of $E/\bbq$ and a collect

Bo-Hae Im

Let $K$ be a number field, $\bar{K}$ an algebraic closure of $K$ and $E/K$ an elliptic curve defined over $K$. In this paper, we prove that if $E/K$ has a $K$-rational point $P$ such that $2P\neq O$ and $3P\neq O$, then for each $σ\in Gal(\bar{K}/K)$, the Mordell-Weil group $E(\bar{K}^σ)$ of $E$ over the fixed subfield of $\bar{K}$ under $σ$ has infinite ran

Cornelia Drutu, Mark Sapir

We prove that a finitely generated group $G$ hyperbolic relative to the collection of finitely generated subgroups H_1,..., H_m has the Rapid Decay property if and only if each H_i, i=1,2,..., m, has the Rapid Decay property.

Louis H. Kauffman

This paper gives mathematical models for flat knotted ribbons, and makes specific conjectures for the least length of ribbon (for a given width) needed to tie the trefoil knot and the figure eight knot. The first conjecture states that (for width one) the least length of ribbon needed to tie an open-ended trefoil knot is L = 4(F + 1)/Sqrt[2 + F] where F = (1

E. P. van den Ban, H. Schlichtkrull

We obtain the Plancherel decomposition for a reductive symmetric space in the sense of representation theory. Our starting point is the Plancherel formula for spherical Schwartz functions, obtained in part I (math.RT/0107063). The formula for Schwartz functions involves Eisenstein integrals obtained by a residual calculus. In the present paper we identify th

E. P. van den Ban, H. Schlichtkrull

We prove the Plancherel formula for spherical Schwartz functions on a reductive symmetric space. Our starting point is an inversion formula for spherical smooth compactly supported functions. The latter formula was earlier obtained from the most continuous part of the Plancherel formula by means of a residue calculus. In the course of the present paper we al

P. Gaete, C. Wotzasek

We study the static quantum potential for a theory of anti-symmetric tensor fields that results from the condensation of topological defects, within the framework of the gauge-invariant but path-dependent variables formalism. Our calculations show that the interaction energy is the sum of a Yukawa and a linear potentials, leading to the confinement of static

Dietmar Klemm, Luciano Vanzo

After a brief review of Goedel-type universes in string theory, we discuss some intriguing properties of black holes immersed in such backgrounds. Among these are the upper bound on the entropy that points towards a finite-dimensional Hilbert space of a holographically dual theory, and the minimum black hole temperature that is reminiscent of the Hawking-Pag

David J. Toms

The Feynman path integral approach to quantum mechanics is examined in the case where the configuration space is curved. It is shown how the ambiguity that is present in the choice of path integral measure may be resolved if, in addition to general covariance, the path integral is also required to be consistent with the Schwinger action principle. On this ba

S. Bellucci, A. V. Galajinsky, E. Latini

We show that Witten-Dijkgraaf-Verlinde-Verlinde equation underlies the construction of N=4 superconformal multi--particle mechanics in one dimension, including a N=4 superconformal Calogero model.

S. Meljanac, A. Samsarov, M. Milekovic

A multispecies model of Calogero type in $D\geq 1$ dimensions is constructed. The model includes harmonic, two-body and three-body interactions. Using the underlying conformal SU(1,1) algebra, we find the exact eigenenergies corresponding to a class of the exact global collective states. Analysing corresponding Fock space, we detect the universal critical po

A. I. Alekseev, B. A. Arbuzov

Under assumption of singular behavior of invariant charge alpha_s(q^2) at q^2 sim 0 and of large q^2 behavior, corresponding to the perturbation theory up to four loops, a procedure is considered of smooth matching the beta-function at a boundary of perturbative and nonperturbative regions. The procedure results in a model for alpha_s for all q^2>0 with dime

J. R. Forshaw, G. Shaw

We use data on the deep inelastic structure function F_2 in order to constrain the cross-section for scattering a colour dipole off a proton. The data seem to prefer parameterisations which include saturation effects. That is they indicate that the strong rise with energy of the dipole cross-section, which holds for small dipoles, pertains only for r < r_s(x

Otto C. W. Kong, Rishikesh Vaidya

We present a systematic analysis of the decay B--> X_s + gamma at the leading log within the framework of Supersymmetry without R-parity. We point out some new contributions in the form of bilinear-trilinear combination of R-parity violating (RPV) couplings that are enhanced by large tanbeta. We also improve by a few orders of magnitude, bounds on several co

V. K. Magas

The off mass shell continuation of dual amplitude with Mandelstam analyticity (DAMA) is proposed. The modified DAMA (M-DAMA) preserves all the attractive properties of DAMA, such as its pole structure and Regge asymptotics, and leads to a generalized dual amplitude A(s,t,Q^2). In such a way we complete a unified &#34;two-dimensionally dual&#34; picture of st

J. Portoles

Exclusive hadronic decays of the tau lepton provide an excellent framework to study the hadronization of QCD currents in a non-perturbative energy region populated by many resonances. I give a short review both on the main theoretical tools employed to analyse experimental data and on how Theory compares with Experiment.

Ralf Hofmann

An analytical, macroscopic approach to SU(N) Yang-Mills thermodynamics is developed, tested,and applied.

P. E. L. Rakow

We discuss recent work trying to extract the renormalised quark masses and Lambda, the QCD scale, from dynamical simulations in lattice gauge theory.

Andreas Warburton

Relative branching fractions of B^0_d,s -> h^+ h^&#39;- decays (where h, h&#39; = K or pi) and the direct CP asymmetry A_CP in the B^0_d -> K^+ pi^- mode are measured with 179 +- 11 pb^-1 of data collected at sqrt{s} = 1.96 TeV using the CDF II detector at the Fermilab Tevatron ppbar collider. The first branching-fraction measurement of a B^0_s meson to two

D I Jones

We describe a method by which gravitational wave observations of eccentric binary systems could be used to test General Relativity&#39;s prediction that gravitational waves are dispersionless. We present our results in terms of the graviton having a non-zero rest mass, or equivalently a non-infinite Compton wavelength. We make a rough estimate of the bounds

Liao Liu

For there is always a wrong sign in the mass of graviton in the so-called perturbation expansion approximation of both Minkowski and de Sitter spacetimes, the existence of gravitational wave from the metric perturbation of de Sitter spacetime is doubtful. We try another way to start from the assumption that the gravitational wave equation should be both gene

Boyko V. Ivanov

Algebraically special fields with no gravitational radiation are described. Kerr-Schild fields, which include as a concrete case the Kinnersley photon rocket, form an important subclass of them.

Laurent Freidel, R. B. Mann, Eugeniu M. Popescu

We consider a topological field theory derived from the Chern - Simons action in (2+1) dimensions with the I(ISO(2,1)) group,and we investigate in detail the canonical structure of this theory.Originally developed as a topological theory of Einstein gravity minimally coupled to topological matter fields in (2+1) dimensions, it admits a BTZ black-hole solutio

Vlady Ravelomanana, Loys Thimonier

Given a set $ξ=\{H_1,H_2,...\}$ of connected non acyclic graphs, a $ξ$-free graph is one which does not contain any member of $% ξ$ as copy. Define the excess of a graph as the difference between its number of edges and its number of vertices. Let ${\gr{W}}_{k,ξ}$ be theexponential generating function (EGF for brief) of connected $ξ$-free graphs of excess eq

A. O. Stauffer, V. C. Barbosa

We study the use of local heuristics to determine spanning subgraphs for use in the dissemination of information in complex networks. We introduce two different heuristics and analyze their behavior in giving rise to spanning subgraphs that perform well in terms of allowing every node of the network to be reached, of requiring relatively few messages and sma

Gustavo A. Lara, Pedro A. Orellana, J. Yanez, Enrique V. Anda

Electron tunneling through a double quantum dot molecule side attached to a quantum wire, in the Kondo regime, is studied. The mean-field finite-U slave-boson formalism is used to obtain the solution of the problem. We found conductance cancelations when the molecular energies of the side attached double quantum-dot cross the Fermi energy. We investigate the

Xiangjun Xing, Swagatam Mukhopadhyay, Paul M. Goldbart, Annette Zippelius

A Landau theory is constructed for the vulcanization transition in cross-linked polymer systems with spontaneous nematic ordering. The neo-classical theory of the elasticity of nematic elastomers is derived via the minimization of this Landau free energy; this neo-classical theory contains the classical theory of rubber elasticity as its isotropic limit. Our

Jean-Sebastien Bernier, Ying-Jer Kao, Yong Baek Kim

We study possible quantum ground states of the Sp(N) generalized Heisenberg model on a cubic lattice with nearest-neighbor and next-nearest-neighbor exchange interactions. The phase diagram is obtained in the large-N limit and fluctuation effects are considered via appropriate gauge theories. In particular, we find three U(1) spin liquid phases with differen

C. A. Perroni, G. Iadonisi, V. K. Mukhomorov

The formation of spherical polaron clusters is studied within the Fr$\ddot{o}$hlich polaron theory. In a dilute polaron gas, using the non-local statistical approach and the polaron pair interaction obtained within the Pekar strong coupling theory, the homogeneous phase results to be unstable toward the appearance of polaron clusters. The physical conditions

C. A. Perroni, V. Cataudella, G. De Filippis, V. Marigliano Ramaglia

The polaron features due to electron-phonon interactions with different coupling ranges are investigated by adopting a variational approach. The ground-state energy, the spectral weight, the average kinetic energy, the mean number of phonons, and the electron-lattice correlation function are discussed for the system with coupling to local and nearest neighbo

M. E. Cates

This article was written for a multi-volume History of Science, and published in Italian translation: Storia della Scienza, Volume IX, La Grande Scienza, pp 645-656 (published by Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana, Fondata da Giovanni Treccani, 2003). In it, I describe the evolution of soft matter physics as a discipline during the 20th century.

N. Magnani, P. Santini, G. Amoretti, R. Caciuffo

We present a perturbative model for crystal-field calculations, which keeps into account the possible mixing of states labelled by different quantum number J. Analytical J-mixing results are obtained for a Hamiltonian of cubic symmetry and used to interpret published experimental data for actinide dioxides. A unified picture for all the considered compounds

B. Mieck, R. Graham

A modification of the quantum kicked rotator is suggested with a time-dependent delta-kicked interaction parameter which can be realized by a pulsed turn-on of a Feshbach resonance. The mean kinetic energy increases exponentially with time in contrast to a merely diffusive or linear growth for the first few kicks for the quantum kicked rotator with a constan

Predrag Lazic, Zeljko Crljen, Radovan Brako

We have studied the electronic states in 1-5 layers thick Ag films on V(100), by means of ab initio density functional calculations. Due to the mismatch of the electronic structure of Ag and V, quantum well states of both sp and d character localized on Ag films are formed. We find that the hybridization of the Ag quantum well states with the V orbitals is n

Sumiyoshi Abe, Stefan Thurner

Einstein&#39;s theory of Brownian motion is revisited in order to formulate generalized kinetic theory of anomalous diffusion. It is shown that if the assumptions of analyticity and the existence of the second moment of the displacement distribution are relaxed, the fractional derivative naturally appears in the diffusion equation. This is the first demonstr

J. Yaneva, A. Milchev, K. Binder

Using a coarse-grained bead-spring model of flexible polymer chains, the structure of a polymeric nanodroplet adsorbed on a chemically decorated flat wall is investigated by means of Molecular Dynamics simulation. We consider sessile drops on a lyophilic (attractive for the monomers) region of circular shape with radius R_D while the remaining part of the su

A. Malachias, T. U. Schulli, G. Medeiros-Ribeiro, M. Stoffel

X-ray diffuse scattering in the vicinity of a basis-forbidden (200) Bragg reflection was measured for a sample with uncapped self-assembled Ge islands epitaxially grown on Si(001). Our results provide evidence of atomically ordered SiGe domains in both islands and wetting layer. The modeling of x-ray profiles reveals the presence of antiphase boundaries sepa

A. P. Saiko, S. A. Markevich

The two-loop temperature hysteresis of integrated intensity of Raman scattering of light is explained theoretically for a line of frequency 50 cm-1 in a superconducting oxide Ba1-xKxBiO3 single crystal.

Yositake Takane

The dc Josephson effect in a one-dimensional Tomonaga-Luttinger (TL) liquid is studied on the basis of two bosonized models. We first consider a TL liquid sandwiched between two superconductors with a strong barrier at each interface. Both the interfaces are assumed to be perfect if the barrier potential is absent. We next consider a TL liquid with open boun

A. Toschi, P. Barone, M. Capone, C. Castellani

The finite-temperature phase diagram of the attractive Hubbard model is studied by means of the Dynamical Mean Field Theory. We first consider the normal phase of the model by explicitly frustrating the superconducting ordering. In this case we obtain a first-order pairing transition between a metallic phase and a paired phase formed by strongly coupled inco

V. G. Kukhar, N. A. Pertsev, H. Kohlstedt, R. Waser

Ferroelectric and dielectric properties of polydomain (twinned) single-crystal Pb(Zr1-xTix)O3 thin films are described with the aid of a nonlinear thermodynamic theory, which has been developed recently for epitaxial ferroelectric films with dense laminar domain structures. For Pb(Zr1-xTix)O3 (PZT) films with compositions x = 0.9, 0.8, 0.7, 0.6, 0.5, and 0.4

R. Duprat, A. Levy Yeyati

We study the influence of classical phase diffusion on the fractional Shapiro steps in resistively shunted superconducting quantum point contacts. The problem is mapped onto a Smoluchowski equation with a time dependent potential. A numerical solution for the probability density of the phase difference between the leads gives access to the mean current and t

Petter Holme, Sung Min Park, Beom Jun Kim, Christofer R. Edling

We investigate course registration data of 18 semesters at a Korean University to portray the time evolution of students&#39; positions in the network of fellow students. Apart from being a study of the social positions of students, the present work is also an example of how large-scale, time resolved, affiliation networks can be analyzed. For example we dis

M. Duckheim, J. Ankerhold

The influence of low to moderate frequency environments on Macroscopic Quantum Tunneling (MQT) in superconducting circuits is studied within the Im-F approach to evaluate tunneling rates. Particular attention is paid to two model environments, namely, a pure sluggish bath and a sluggish bath with additional 1/f-noise. General findings are applied to Zener fl

T. Saha-Dasgupta, A. Lichtenstein, R. Valenti

Using the recently developed N-th order muffin-tin orbital-based downfolding technique in combination with the Dynamical Mean Field theory, we investigate the electronic properties of the much discussed Mott insulator TiOCl in the undimerized phase. Inclusion of correlation effects through this approach provides a description of the spectral function into an

Otto Pulkkinen, Juha Merikoski

We analyze the existence and the size of the giant component in the stationary state of a Markovian model for bipartite multigraphs, in which the movement of the edge ends on one set of vertices of the bipartite graph is a zero-range process, the degrees being static on the other set. The analysis is based on approximations by independent variables and on th

H. Obuse, K. Yakubo

We study spatial structures of anomalously localized states (ALS) in tail regions at the critical point of the Anderson transition in the two-dimensional symplectic class. In order to examine tail structures of ALS, we apply the multifractal analysis only for the tail region of ALS and compare with the whole structure. It is found that the amplitude distribu

A. Kwang-Hua Chu

Based on the acoustic analog, we investigate both of the effects : disorder and (Pauli-blocking) interaction to the possible localization in electron gases by using the quantum discrete kinetic model. Effects of the disorder (or free-orientation : $θ$ which is related to the relative direction of scattering of particles w.r.t. to the normal of the propagatin

Hongwei Xiong, Shujuan Liu, Mingsheng Zhan

The thermodynamic properties of two-component Fermi gases with divergent scattering length is investigated and the transition temperature for the emergence of a stable dimeric gas is obtained by a simple theoretical model where the unique property of the dimers (i.e. fermionic atom pairs) with divergent scattering length is considered. Below the transition t

Jonathan P. K. Doye, Claire P. Massen

The network of contacts in space-filling disk packings, such as the Apollonian packing, are examined. These networks provide an interesting example of spatial scale-free networks, where the topology reflects the broad distribution of disk areas. A wide variety of topological and spatial properties of these systems are characterized. Their potential as models

F. Roshani, A. Aghamohammadi, M. Khorrami

A voting model (or a generalization of the Glauber model at zero temperature) on a multidimensional lattice is defined as a system composed of a lattice each site of which is either empty or occupied by a single particle. The reactions of the system are such that two adjacent sites, one empty the other occupied, may evolve to a state where both of these site

H. -W. Hammer, D. T. Son

We consider a system of N nonrelativistic bosons in two dimensions, interacting weakly via a short-range attractive potential. We show that for N large, but below some critical value, the properties of the N-boson bound state are universal. In particular, the ratio of the binding energies of (N+1)- and N-boson systems, B_{N+1}/B_N, approaches a finite limit,

L. Proville

The energy spectrum of the quantum Klein-Gordon lattice is computed numerically for different nonlinear contributions to the Hamiltonian. In agreement with the studies on the effective Hubbard Hamiltonian for boson quasi-particles (see for instance Refs.\onlinecite{AGRANOVICH,Eilbeck}) a pairing of the phonon states is found when the nonlinearity of the latt

Pasquale Mazzotta, Gianfranco Brunetti, Simona Giacintucci, Tiziana Venturi

Similarly to other cluster of galaxies previously classified as cooling flow systems, the Chandra observation of MKW3s reveals that this object has a complex X-ray structure hosting both a X-ray cavity and a X-ray filament. Unlike the other clusters, however, the temperature map of the core of MKW3s shows the presence of extended regions of gas heated above

C. E. Navia, C. R. A. Augusto, M. B. Robba, M. Malheiro

In a recent study of a search for enhancements from the galactic center with muons at sea level using the TUPI muon telescope, we have found several ground level enhancements (GLEs) as very sharp peaks above the count rate background. This paper reports a consistent analysis of two GLEs observed in December 2003 and detected after an up-grade of the data acq

Dirk Froebrich, Alexander Scholz, Jochen Eislöffel, Gareth C. Murphy

We present a large-scale study of the IC1396 region using new deep NIR and optical images, complemented by 2MASS data. For ten globules in IC1396 we determine (H-K, J-H) colour-colour diagrams and identify the young stellar population. Five of these globules contain a rich population of reddened objects, most of them probably young stellar objects. Two new H

Gennaro D&#39;Angelo, Matthew R. Bate, Steve H. Lubow

We investigate the migration rates of high-mass protoplanets embedded in accretion discs via two and three-dimensional hydrodynamical simulations. The simulations follow the planet&#39;s radial motion and employ a nested-grid code that allows for high resolution close to the planet. We concentrate on the possible role of the coorbital torques in affecting mi

Tsevi Mazeh, Shay Zucker, Frederic Pont

We point out an intriguing relation between the masses of the transiting planets and their orbital periods. For the six currently known transiting planets, the data are consistent with a decreasing linear relation. The other known short-period planets, discovered through radial-velocity techniques, seem to agree with this relation. We briefly speculate about

F. Hammer, H. Flores, X. Z. Zheng, Y. Liang

Re-examination of the properties of distant galaxies leads to the evidence that most present-day spirals have built up half of their stellar masses during the last 8 Gyr, mostly during several intense phases of star formation during which they took the appearance of luminous infrared galaxies (LIRGs). Distant galaxy morphologies encompass all of the expected

N. R. Ikhsanov, V. V. Neustroev, N. G. Beskrovnaya

The observed properties of the close binary AE Aqr indicate that the mass transfer in this system operates via the Roche lobe overflow mechanism, but the material transferred from the normal companion is neither accreted onto the surface of the white dwarf nor stored in a disk around its magnetosphere. As previously shown, such a situation can be realized if

S. Molkov, K. Hurley, R. Sunyaev, P. Shtykovsky

We present the results of an analysis of the quiescent X-ray emission from the Soft Gamma-Ray Repeater SGR1806-20, taken during an INTEGRAL ultra-deep survey of the Galactic Center region in autumn 2003. The total effective exposure time spent on the source by the IBIS telescope during these observations exceeded 1.5 million seconds. Combining the INTEGRAL r

M. Mollá, J. Berdugo, J. Bolmont, J. Casaus

In this note, we report the results of a simulation of the galactic component of high energy gamma rays, as seen by the future AMS-02 experiment on-board the International Space Station. The purpose of AMS is to measure the Cosmic Ray spectra of numerous particles with unprecedented accuracy. This simulation has been performed with the GALPROP code and its o

M. Mollá, M. Aguilar, J. Alcaraz, J. Berdugo

We will analyze the importance of varying the diffuse gas radial distribution on the resulting expected cosmic rays spectrum. We use the recent HI density data published by Nakanishi et al. (2004), and include them in the cosmic rays propagation code GALPROP (Strong & Moskalenko 1998). We will obtain those models that reproduce the characteristics shown by t

M. Molla, I. Marquez

The rotation curves for a sample of 67 spiral galaxies observed by Marquez et al(2002) have been used as input for the multiphase chemicale volution model. By using N[II]/Halpha as estimator of the oxygen abundance, we constraint the possible models for each galaxy. We may, then, predict the time evolution of these galaxies and the present time radial distri