December 2007 arXiv papers — page 33

S. Bacca, N. Barnea, W. Leidemann, G. Orlandini

The longitudinal response function of 4He is calculated with the Argonne V18 potential. The comparison with experiment suggests the need of a three-body force. When adding the Urbana IX three-body potential in the calculation of the lower longitudinal multipoles, the total strength is suppressed in the quasi-elastic peak, towards the trend of the experimenta

N. M. Kostogryz

The method of the optical parameter estimations of the nonisothermal giant planet atmospheres by using intensity data of Raman scattering features was used. We applied this method to the observational data of Uranus' geometric albedo spectra from 1981, 1993 and 1995 and obtained the spectral values of the optical depth, namely, $τ_a/τ_R$ and $τ_κ/τ_S$ (w

Jean-Christophe Leyder, Roland Walter, Gregor Rauw

Context : If relativistic particle acceleration takes place in colliding-wind binaries, hard X-rays and gamma-rays are expected through inverse Compton emission, but to date these have never been unambiguously detected. Aims : To detect this emission, observations of Eta Carinae were performed with INTEGRAL, leveraging its high spatial resolution. Methods :

A. Stroppa, S. Picozzi, A. Continenza, M. Y. Kim

The magneto-optical properties of (Ga,Mn)As have been determined within density functional theory using the highly precise full-potential linear augmented plane wave (FLAPW) method. A detailed investigation of the electronic and magnetic properties in connection to the magneto-optic effects is reported. The spectral features of the optical tensor in the 0-10

T. Kisiel, M. Soida

The rocket technology dates back as far as medieval China. Used initially for entertainment and religious practices over time rockets evolved into weapons and finally into means of transportation. Today, we are nearing the top of the rockets' capabilities. Although, for now they are the only way for us to send anything into space we are becoming more and

David M. Blei, John D. Lafferty

Correction to Annals of Applied Statistics 1 (2007) 17--35 [doi:10.1214/07-AOAS114]

N. I. Stoilova, J. Van der Jeugt

The defining relations (triple relations) of n pairs of parafermion operators f_j^\pm (j=1,...,n) are known to coincide with a set of defining relations for the Lie algebra so(2n+1) in terms of 2n generators. With the common Hermiticity conditions, this means that the ``parafermions of order p'' correspond to a finite-dimensional unitary irreducible

A. V. Karnaushenko, E. Yu. Bannikova, V. M. Kontorovich

Radio images of supernova remnants in the framework of diffusion model are discussed. The distribution profiles of synchrotron radiation intensity for spherical injection source of relativistic electrons are reduced at different frequencies. An explanation of the observational data obtained on UTR-2, according to which the size of the supernova remnant at de

A. Golovin, M. Andreev, E. Pavlenko, Yu. Kuznyetsova

Being excited by the detection of the first ever-observed optical flare in FR Cnc, we decided to continue photometrical monitoring of this object. The observations were carried out at Crimean Astrophysical Observatory (Crimea, Ukraine; CrAO - hereafter) and at the Terskol Observatory (Russia, Northern Caucasus). The obtained lightcurves are presented and dis

Daniel Geberth, Oliver Kern, Gernot Alber, Igor Jex

Two possible applications of random decoupling are discussed. Whereas so far decoupling methods have been considered merely for quantum memories, here it is demonstrated that random decoupling is also a convenient tool for stabilizing quantum algorithms. Furthermore, a decoupling scheme is presented which involves a random decoupling method compatible with d

O. N. Driga, I. M. Narodetskii, A. I. Veselov

We provide an investigation of the P-wave hyperons employing the field correlator method in QCD. This method allows to derive the Effective Hamiltonian successfully applied to the meson and ground state baryon spectra. The hyperon spectrum appears to be expressed through two parameters relevant to QCD, the string tension σ, the strong coupling constant α_s,

Stanislaw D. Glazek

This talk is based on results obtained for masses and wave functions of heavy quarkonia in a light-front Hamiltonian formulation of QCD with just one flavor of quarks using an ansatz for the mass-gap for gluons. Since the calculated spectra compare reasonably well with data, some further steps one can make are discussed.

Marc Artzrouni

We investigate crossing path probabilities for two agents that move randomly in a bounded region of the plane or on a sphere (denoted $R$). At each discrete time-step the agents move, independently, fixed distances $d_1$ and $d_2$ at angles that are uniformly distributed in $(0,2π)$. If $R$ is large enough and the initial positions of the agents are uniforml

Carlo Giocoli, Lidia Pieri, Giuseppe Tormen

In the standard model of cosmic structure formation, dark matter haloes form by gravitational instability. The process is hierarchical: smaller systems collapse earlier, and later merge to form larger haloes. The galaxy clusters, hosted by the largest dark matter haloes, are at the top of this hierarchy representing the largest as well as the last structures

Johann Summhammer, Gustav Bernroider

We investigate the effects of a quantum entanglement regime within an ion conducting molecule (ion channel) of the neuronal plasma membrane on the onset dynamics of propagating nerve pulses (action potentials). In particular, we model the onset parameters of the sodium current in the Hodgkin Huxley equation as three similar but independent probabilistic mech

Peter Erwin, Michael Pohlen, Leonel Gutierrez, John E. Beckman

The surface-brightness profiles of galaxy disks fall into three main classes, based on whether they are simple exponentials (Type I), bend down at large radii (Type II, "truncations") or bend up at large radii (Type III, "antitruncations"). Here, we discuss how the frequency of these different profiles depends on Hubble type, environment, and

Ryszard Nest, Rolf Dyre Svegstrup

If X is a full, finitely generated, projective module over a non-commutative torus, the Yang-Mills functional attains its minimum exactly on the flat connections on X. We classify the flat connections on modules admitting integrable connections.

C. Denker, K. G. Strassmeier

Solar magnetic fields evolve on many time-scales, e.g., the generation, migration, and dissipation of magnetic flux during the 22-year magnetic cycle of the Sun. Active regions develop and decay over periods of weeks. The build-up of magnetic shear in active regions can occur within less than a day. At the shortest time-scales, the magnetic field topology ca

Benoit Famaey, Arnaud Siebert, Alain Jorissen

We investigate the nature of the classical low-velocity structures in the local velocity field, i.e. the Pleiades, Hyades and Sirius moving groups. After using a wavelet transform to locate them in velocity space, we study their relation with the open clusters kinematically associated with them. By directly comparing the location of moving group stars in par

Shinji Takeda

We investigate the spectrum of the free Neuberger-Dirac operator $\Dov$ on the Schrödinger functional (SF). We check that the lowest few eigen-values of the Hermitian operator $\Dov^†\Dov$ in unit of $L^{-2}$ converge to the continuum limit properly. We also perform a one-loop calculation of the SF coupling, and then check the universality and investigate la

Constantin Vernicos

We study the bottom of the spectrum in Hilbert geometries, we show that it is zero if and only if the geometry is amenable, in other words if and only if it admits a Fölner sequence. We also show that the bottom of the spectrum admits an upper bound, which depends only on the dimension and which is the bottom of the spectrum of the Hyperbolic geometry of the

Salvino Ciccariello

We consider a system made up of N electrons interacting with a neutralizing positive background within a cubic box of volume V. After dividing the box into N (or N/2) cubic cells for the polarized (unpolarized) case, we average the creation field operator over each cell with a suitable weight function and we consider the quantum crystalline states obtained b

Marc Mars, José M. M. Senovilla, Raül Vera

We show that some types of sudden singularities admit a natural explanation in terms of regular changes of signature on brane-worlds in AdS$_{5}$. The present accelerated expansion of the Universe and its possible ending at a sudden singularity may therefore simply be an indication that our braneworld is about to change its Lorentzian signature to an Euclide

Zi-Xiang Hu, Xin Wan, Peter Schmitteckert

We study the trapping of Abelian anyons (quasiholes and quasiparticles) by a local potential (e.g., induced by an AFM tip) in a microscopic model of fractional quantum Hall liquids with long-range Coulomb interaction and edge confining potential. We find, in particular, at Laughlin filling fraction $ν= 1/3$, both quasihole and quasiparticle states can emerge

Christian Berg, Ryszard Szwarc

Let μdenote a symmetric probability measure on [-1,1] and let (p_n) be the corresponding orthogonal polynomials normalized such that p_n(1)=1. We prove that the normalized Tur{á}n determinant Δ_n(x)/(1-x^2), where Δ_n=p_n^2-p_{n-1}p_{n+1}, is a Tur{á}n determinant of order n-1 for orthogonal polynomials with respect to (1-x^2)dμ(x). We use this to prove lowe

O. Tiret, F. Combes

We compare N-body simulations performed in MOND with analogs in Newtonian gravity with dark matter (DM). We have developed a code which solves the Poisson equation in both gravity models. It is a grid solver using adaptive mesh refinement techniques, allowing us to study isolated galaxies as well as interacting galaxies. Galaxies in MOND are found to form ba

Ji Meng Loh, Zhengyuan Zhu

The spatial scan statistic is widely used in epidemiology and medical studies as a tool to identify hotspots of diseases. The classical spatial scan statistic assumes the number of disease cases in different locations have independent Poisson distributions, while in practice the data may exhibit overdispersion and spatial correlation. In this work, we examin

Lucia Caporaso, Juliana Coelho, Eduardo Esteves

For a Gorenstein curve X and a nonsingular point P of X, we construct Abel maps A from X to J_X^1 and A_P from X to J_X^0, where J_X^i is the moduli scheme for simple, torsion-free, rank-1 sheaves on X of degree i. The image curves of A and A_P are shown to have the same arithmetic genus of X. Also, A and A_P are shown to be embeddings away from rational sub

Carlos Carrasco-Gonzalez, Guillem Anglada, Luis F. Rodriguez, Jose M. Torrelles

We present high angular resolution Very Large Array multi-epoch continuum observations at 3.6 cm and 7 mm towards the core of the L723 multipolar outflow revealing a multiple system of four radio sources suspected to be YSOs in a region of only ~4 arcsecs (1200 AU) in extent. The 3.6 cm observations show that the previously detected source VLA 2 contains a c

M. Dyrka, B. Wszolek

$C_2$ molecule is sometimes considered as a crucial component of carriers of some diffuse interstellar bands. Using UV data achieved by spectrometer STIS fed with HST we detected interstellar $C_2$ lines for few reddened target stars. We tried to verify the idea that intensity of $C_2$ lines around 2313 Åis correlated with some diffuse interstellar bands.

A. Martin-Carrillo, M. Kirsch, E. Kendziorra, R. Staubert

We present results of a timing analysis of various isolated pulsars using ESA's \emph{XMM-Newton} observatory. Isolated pulsars are useful for calibration purposes because of their stable emission. We have analyzed six pulsars with different pulse profiles in a range of periods between 15 and 200 ms. All observations were made using the \emph{EPIC-pn cam

K. Bryndal, B. Wszolek

Looking for spectroscopic families in the whole set of discovered diffuse interstellar bands (DIBs) is an indirect trial of solving the problem of DIBs' carriers. Basing on optical high resolution spectra, covering the range from 5655 to 7020 Å, we found few relatively strong DIBs which are not well correlated one with another and therefore they may play

Adrian Kleine, Corinna Kollath, Ian P. McCulloch, Thierry Giamarchi

In this paper, we study a strongly correlated quantum system that has become amenable to experiment by the advent of ultracold bosonic atoms in optical lattices, a chain of two different bosonic constituents. Excitations in this system are first considered within the framework of bosonization and Luttinger liquid theory which are applicable if the Luttinger

L. A. Berdina, A. A. Minakov

The purpose of the present work is the study of focusing properties of atmospheres of substars that is necessary for adequate interpreting of observational data and for solving the inverse problem consisting in recovery parameters of 'microlenses' (substars) and sources (quasars). Amplification factor for a quasar image as projected onto the field of

Ashley Montanaro, Harumichi Nishimura, Rudy Raymond

This work studies the quantum query complexity of Boolean functions in a scenario where it is only required that the query algorithm succeeds with a probability strictly greater than 1/2. We show that, just as in the communication complexity model, the unbounded error quantum query complexity is exactly half of its classical counterpart for any (partial or t

K. Baczek, B. Wszolek

The largest centre for astronomical and astrological study in the fifteenth century was the University of Cracow, which always was under special care of Jagiellonians. The use of astronomy and astrology at Jagiellonian courts in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries were very common. We try to convince the reader about this, exposing very limited historical

János Körner, Gábor Simonyi, Blerina Sinaimeri

We consider an infinite graph G whose vertex set is the set of natural numbers and adjacency depends solely on the difference between vertices. We study the largest cardinality of a set of permutations of [n] any pair of which differ somewhere in a pair of adjacent vertices of G and determine it completely in an interesting special case. We give estimates fo

A. Cavaliere, A. Lapi

From clusters to groups of galaxies, the powerful bremsstrahlung radiation L_X emitted in X rays by the intracluster plasma is observed to decline sharply with lowering virial temperatures T (i.e., at shallower depths of the gravitational wells) after a steep local L_X-T correlation; this implies increasing scarcity of diffuse baryons relative to dark matter

Amjad Al-Sawad

A combination of many Solar energetic particle (SEP) events, each one of which is associated with a single eruption, can create one complex intensity-time profile, that will result in masking the observation of the first injected particles detected near Earth for each participated eruption. We defined such SEP events as Multi Eruption Solar Energetic Particl

K. K. Hon, D. Corbett, E. M. Terentjev

Vertically aligned mono-domain nematic liquid crystal elastomers contract when heated. If a temperature gradient is applied across the width of such a cantilever, inhomogeneous strain distribution leads to bending motion. We modelled the kinetics of thermally-induced bending in the limit of a long thin strip and the predicted time-variation of curvature agre

M. Giorgini

The SLIM experiment is a large array of nuclear track detectors located at the Chacaltaya High Altitude Laboratory (5260 m a.s.l.). The preliminary results from the analysis of ~383 m^2 exposed for 4.07 y are here reported. The detector is sensitive to Intermediate Mass Magnetic Monopoles, 10^5 < M_M < 10^12 GeV, and to SQM nuggets and Q-balls, which are pos

P. Ván

Liu procedure is applied to a first order weakly nonlocal special relativistic fluid. It is shown, that a reasonable relativistic theory is and extended one, where the basic state space contains the momentum density. This property follows from the structure of the energy-momentum balance and the Second Law of thermodynamics. Moreover, the entropy depends on

F. Sagues, V. P. Shkilev, I. M. Sokolov

We consider a simple linear reversible isomerization reaction A <--> B under subdiffusion described by continuous time random walks (CTRW). The reactants&#39; transformations take place independently on the motion and are described by constant rates. We show that the form of the ensuing system of mesoscopic reaction-subdiffusion is somewhat unusual: the equa

B. Cvetković, M. Blagojević

Using $N=1+1$ supersymmetric extension of the three-dimensional gravity with torsion, we show that a generic black hole has no exact supersymmetries, the extremal black hole has only one, while the zero-energy black hole has two. Combining these results with the asymptotic supersymmetry algebra, we are naturally led to interpret the zero-energy black hole as

Mohammed Yahyaoui, Hichem Hakka, Pierre-Alexandre Glaude, Frédérique Battin-Leclerc

Ignition delay times of cyclopentene-oxygen-argon mixtures were measured behind reflected shock waves. Mixtures contained 0.5 or 1 % of hydrocarbons for equivalence ratios ranging from 0.5 to 1.5. Reflected shock waves conditions were: temperatures from 1300 to 1700 K and pressures from 7 to 9 atm. When comparing to previous results obtained under similar co

Nitya Nath Shukla, A. Sen, R. Prasad

We present a first-principles study to understand the phenomena of interlayer exchange coupling in Fe/Nb multilayers using the linearized-muffin-tin-orbitals method within the generalized gradient approximation. We find that the exchange coupling oscillates with both short and long periodicities, which have been examined in terms of the Ruderman-Kittel-Kasuy

Grigoris Panotopoulos

In the present work we discuss baryon asymmetry in the non-thermal leptogenesis scenario and gravitino cosmology for an unstable gravitino with inflaton decay. We take into account two production mechanisms for gravitino, namely thermal production and inflaton decay. We wish to show in plots the allowed parameter space so that the BBN constraint and the requ

Ralf Schützhold

The macroscopic behavior of many physical systems can be approximately described by classical quantities. However, quantum theory demands the existence of omnipresent quantum fluctuations on top of this classical background -- which, albeit small, should have some impact onto its dynamics. The correct treatment of this quantum back-reaction is one of the mai

José M. M. Senovilla

A new type of singularity theorem, based on spatial averages of physical quantities, is presented and discussed. Alternatively, the results inform us of when a spacetime can be singularity-free. This theorem provides a decisive observational difference between singular and non-singular, globally hyperbolic, open cosmological models.

Gareth M. James

A significant problem with most functional data analyses is that of misaligned curves. Without adjustment, even an analysis as simple as estimation of the mean will fail. One common method to synchronize a set of curves involves equating ``landmarks&#39;&#39; such as peaks or troughs. The landmarks method can work well but will fail if marker events can not

Giovanni Di Santo, Susana Tobenas, Jozef Adamcik, Giovanni Dietler

We present imaging and force spectroscopy measurements of DNA molecules adsorbed on functionalized mica. By means of Non-Contact mode AFM (NC-AFM) in Ultra High Vacuum (UHV), the frequency shift (Δf) versus separation (z) curves were measured providing a quantitative measurement of both force and energy of the tip-DNA interaction. Similarly, topographic imag

Hadj-Ali Gueniche, Pierre-Alexandre Glaude, René Fournet, Frédérique Battin-Leclerc

In line with the studies presented in the parts I and II of this paper, the structure of a laminar rich premixed methane flame doped with cyclopentene has been investigated. The gases of this flame contains 15.3% (molar) of methane, 26.7% of oxygen and 2.4% cyclopentene corresponding to an equivalence ratio of 1.79 and a ratio C5H8 / CH4 of 16 %. The flame h

S. Bednarek, B. Szafran, R. Dudek, K. Lis

We show that quantum dots and quantum wires are formed underneath metal electrodes deposited on a planar semiconductor heterostructure containing a quantum well. The confinement is due to the self-focusing mechanism of an electron wave packet interacting with the charge induced on the metal surface. Induced quantum wires guide the transfer of electrons along

Narae Hwang, Myung Gyoon Lee

We present a catalog of star clusters with V_{F555W}<23 mag detected in the interacting spiral galaxy M51 system based on the mosaic images taken with HST ACS by the Hubble Heritage Team. We have selected about 3,600 clusters based on their morphological information through the visual inspection. The final star cluster catalog includes 2,224 clusters that ar

Juan Vladilo

Observations of quasar absorption systems relevant for studies of star formation at redshift 2 </= z </= 4 are briefly reviewed. Emphasis is given on the role played by dust in our understanding of the star formation history of galaxies detected as absorption systems. Local interstellar studies are used as a reference for understanding the properties of high

Martin Schumacher

The signs and values of the two-photon couplings $F_{Mγγ}$ of mesons $(M)$ and their couplings $g_{MNN}$ to the nucleon as entering into the $t$-channel parts of the difference of the electromagnetic polarizabilities $(α-β)$ and the backward angle spin polarizabilities $γ_π$ are determined. The excellent agreement achieved with the experimental polarizabilit

G. J. A. Sevink, A. V. Zvelindovsky

We have studied structure formation in a confined block copolymer melt by means of dynamic density functional theory (DDFT). The confinement is two-dimensional, and the confined geometry is that of a cylindrical nanopore. Although the results of this study are general, our coarse-grained molecular model is inspired by an experimental lamellae-forming PS-PBD

Irina Rezvyakova

In this paper we consider certain 1-parametric family of Dirichlet series. For a particular value of the parameter the series turns into the Dirichlet series for the Riemann zeta function. We prove that almost every series of the family has analytic continuation to the half plane Re s > 1/2 where it doesn&#39;t vanish. The result was obtained before by diffe

R. Margutti, A. Moretti, F. Pasotti, S. Campana

The detection of an extra component in GRB060904B X-ray spectra in addition to the standard single power-law behaviour has recently been reported in the literature. This component can be fit with different models; in particular the addition of a spectral line provides the best representation.In this paper we investigate the physical properties that the surro

Daniele Bettinelli, Ruggero Ferrari, Andrea Quadri

The implementation of the &#39;t Hooft alpha-gauge in the symmetrically subtracted massive gauge theory based on the nonlinearly realized SU(2) gauge group is discussed. The gauge independence of the self-mass of the gauge bosons is proven by cohomological techniques.

Enno Middelberg, Ray P. Norris, Tim J. Cornwell, Maxim A. Voronkov

We have conducted sensitive (1 sigma<30 uJy) 1.4 GHz radio observations with the Australia Telescope Compact Array of a field largely coincident with infrared observations of the Spitzer Wide-Area Extragalactic Survey. The field is centred on the European Large Area ISO Survey S1 region and has a total area of 3.9 deg. We describe the observations and calibr

Mikhail S. Kalenkov, Andrei D. Zaikin

We develop a microscopic theory describing the peak in the temperature dependence of the non-local resistance of three-terminal NSN devices. This peak emerges at sufficiently high temperatures as a result of a competition between quasiparticle/charge imbalance and subgap (Andreev) contributions to the conductance matrix. Both the height and the shape of this

V. A. Yampol&#39;skii, S. E. Savel&#39;ev, Franco Nori

We predict unusual (for non-relativistic quantum mechanics) electron states in graphene, which are localized within a finite-width potential barrier. The density of localized states in the sufficiently high and/or wide graphene barrier exhibits a number of singularities at certain values of the energy. Such singularities provide quantum oscillations of both

D. L. Finkelshtein

We study measures on the configuration spaces of two type particles. Gibbs measures on the such spaces are described. Main properties of corresponding relative energies densities and correlation functions are considered. In particular, we show that a support set for the such Gibbs measure is the set of pairs of non-intersected configurations.

Michael Dine, Guido Festuccia, Alexander Morisse, Korneel van den Broek

We argue that the vast majority of flux vacua with small cosmological constant are unstable to rapid decay to a big crunch. Exceptions are states with large compactification volume and supersymmetric and approximately supersymmetric states. Neither weak string coupling, warping, or the existence of very light particles are, by themselves, enough to render st

V. A. Yampol&#39;skii, Sergey Savel&#39;ev, Z. A. Mayselis, S. S. Apostolov

Within the framework of the Drude dispersive model, we predict an unusual non-monotonous temperature dependence of the Casimir force for thin metal films. For certain conditions, this force decreases with temperature due to the decrease of the metallic conductivity, whereas the force increases at high temperatures due to the increase of the thermal radiation

E. G. Galkina, B. A. Ivanov, Sergey Savel&#39;ev, Franco Nori

We studied the quantum dynamics of ferromagnetic domain walls (topological kink-type solitons) in one dimensional ferromagnetic spin chains. We show that the tunneling probability does not depend on the number of spins in a domain wall; thus, this probability can be large even for a domain wall containing a large number of spins. We also predict that there i

Manabu Machida, Jun Goryo, Naomichi Hatano

We consider the quantum Hall effect of two-dimensional electrons with a periodic potential and study the time dependence of the Hall and longitudinal currents when the electric field is applied abruptly. We find that the currents oscillate in time with very large frequencies because of quantum fluctuation and the oscillations eventually vanish, for their amp

Alberto S. Cattaneo, Benoit Dherin, Alan Weinstein

We define a local version of the extended symplectic category, the cotangent microbundle category, MiC, which turns out to be a true monoidal category. We show that a monoid in this category induces a Poisson manifold together with the local symplectic groupoid integrating it. Moreover, we prove that monoid morphisms produce Poisson maps between the induced

David Jacob

In this thesis we study electron transport through magnetic nanocontacts and nanowires with ab initio quantum transport calculations. The aim is to gain a thorough understanding of the interplay between electrical conduction and magnetism in atomic-size conductors and how it is affected by different aspects as e.g. the atomic structure and the chemical compo

Daniel T. Schmitt, Plamen Ch. Ivanov

We analyze heartbeat interval recordings from two independent databases: (a) 19 healthy young (avg. age 25.7 years) and 16 healthy elderly subjects (avg. age 73.8 years) during 2h under resting conditions from the Fantasia database; and (b) 29 healthy elderly subjects (avg. age 75.9 years) during $\approx{}8$h of sleep from the SHHS database, and the same su

Masako Yamada

Molecular gas in external galaxies is a subject of crucial importance for observational and theoretical studies of galaxy formation. Compact molecular gas around an active galactic nuclei (AGN) is expected to be an energy budget of AGN and/or nuclear starburst. Recent observational studies suggest that line ratios in millimeter and submillimeter band may be

Ilian T. Iliev, Garrelt Mellema, Ue-Li Pen, Paul R. Shapiro

Direct detection of the Dark Ages and the Epoch of Reionization (EOR) is among the main scientific objectives of all current and future low-frequency radio facilities. In this paper we summarize and discuss recent results, based on state-of-the-art numerical simulations, regarding the fundamental EOR properties and its observability with current and future r

Heng Lian

Improving efficiency of importance sampler is at the center of research in Monte Carlo methods. While adaptive approach is usually difficult within the Markov Chain Monte Carlo framework, the counterpart in importance sampling can be justified and validated easily. We propose an iterative adaptation method for learning the proposal distribution of an importa

Dipanjan Mitra, Joanna M Rankin

New GMRT observations of the five-component pulsar B1857--26 provide detailed insight into its pulse-sequence modulation phenomena for the first time. The outer conal components exhibit a 7.4-rotation-period, longitude-stationary modulation. Several lines of evidence indicate a carousel circulation time $\P3hat$ of about 147 stellar rotations, characteristic

Hisaki Hatanaka

We investigate the dynamical gauge-Higgs unification in the Randall-Sundrum (RS) space-time. We study the dynamical gauge-Higgs unification in the SU(2) gauge theory with a bulk fermion in the RS space-time. We evaluate the contribution from fermion loop to the one-loop effective potential with respect to the Wilson-line phase, and study the dynamical gauge

Bernard Bercu, Jean-Francois Bony, Vincent Bruneau

We study the spectrum of the product of two Toeplitz operators. Assume that the symbols of these operators are continuous and real-valued and that one of them is non-negative. We prove that the spectrum of the product of finite section Toeplitz matrices converges to the spectrum of the product of the semi-infinite Toeplitz operators. We give an example showi

Artur B. Adib

In numerical studies of diffusive dynamics, two different action functionals are often used to specify the probability distribution of trajectories, one of which requiring the evaluation of the second derivative of the potential in addition to the force. Here it is argued that both actions are equivalent prescriptions for the purposes of reweighting and samp

Ethan M. Dolle, Shufang Su

In the left-right twin Higgs model, one of the neutral Higgses is a natural candidate for WIMP dark matter. We analyzed the dark matter relic density in this framework and identified regions of parameter space that provide the right amount of dark matter. We also studied the dark matter in the more general inert Higgs doublet model in which the mass splittin

Jeffrey A. Harvey, Christopher T. Hill, Richard J. Hill

The standard model $SU(2)_L\times U(1)_Y$ gauging of the Wess-Zumino-Witten term requires a modified counterterm when background fields, needed to generate the full set of currents, are introduced. The modified counterterm plays an essential role in properly defining covariant global currents and their anomalies. For example, it is required in order to corre

Vladislav Kargin

Lyapunov exponents of a dynamical system are a useful tool to gauge the stability and complexity of the system. This paper offers a definition of Lyapunov exponents for a sequence of free linear operators. The definition is based on the concept of the extended Fuglede-Kadison determinant. We establish the existence of Lyapunov exponents, derive formulas for

Eric Rowell, Richard Stong, Zhenghan Wang

We classify all unitary modular tensor categories (UMTCs) of rank $\leq 4$. There are a total of 70 UMTCs of rank $\leq 4$ (Note that some authors would have counted as 35 MTCs.) In our convention there are two trivial unitary MTCs distinguished by the modular $S$ matrix $S=(\pm1)$. Each such UMTC can be obtained from 10 non-trivial prime UMTCs by direct pro

Jason Fulman

It is shown that the combinatorics of commutation relations is well suited for analyzing the convergence rate of certain Markov chains. Examples studied include random walk on irreducible representations, a local random walk on partitions whose stationary distribution is the Ewens distribution, and some birth-death chains.

F. Pont, H. Knutson, R. L. Gilliland, C. Moutou

The nearby transiting planet HD 189733b was observed during three transits with the ACS camera of the Hubble Space Telescope in spectroscopic mode. The resulting time series of 675 spectra covers the 550-1050 nm range, with a resolution element of ~8 nm, at extremely high accuracy (signal-to-noise ratio up to 10,000 in 50 nm intervals in each individual spec

A. B. Ivanov

This paper deals with bounded solutions of quasilinear elliptic equations on Riemannian manifolds satisfying special condition.

Constantin Loizides

In this manuscript we give a short summary of recent physics results from PHOBOS. Particular emphasis is put on elliptic flow, fluctuations in the initial geometry and the recent measurements of elliptic flow fluctuations.

Timothy Y. Chow

This expository paper, aimed at the reader without much background in set theory or logic, gives an overview of Cohen&#39;s proof (via forcing) of the independence of the continuum hypothesis. It emphasizes the broad outlines and the intuitive motivation while omitting most of the proofs. The reader must of course consult standard textbooks for the missing d

Jeffrey S. Case

We consider the Hawking-Penrose singularity theorems and the Lorentzian splitting theorem under the weaker curvature condition of nonnegative Bakry-Emery-Ricci curvature $Ric_f^m$ in timelike directions. We prove that they still hold when $m$ is finite, and when $m$ is infinite, they hold under the additional assumption that $f$ is bounded from above.

Heng-Yu Chen, Diego H. Correa

We present a simple solution to the crossing equation for an open string worldsheet reflection matrix, with boundaries preserving a SU(1|2)^2 residual symmetry, which constrains the boundary dressing factor. In addition, we also propose an analogous crossing equation for the dressing factor where extra boundary degrees of freedom preserve a SU(2|2)^2 residua

Mariusz P. Dabrowski, Janusz Garecki

We find the rules of the conformal transformation for the energetic quantities such as the Einstein energy-momentum complex, the Bergmann-Thomson angular momentum complex, the superenergy tensor, and the angular supermomentum tensor of gravitation and matter. We show that the conformal transformation rules for the matter parts of both the Einstein complex an

Shelly Garion

The product replacement algorithm is a practical algorithm to construct random elements of a finite group G. It can be described as a random walk on a graph whose vertices are the generating k-tuples of G (for a fixed k). We show that if G is PSL(2,q) or PGL(2,q), where q is a prime power, then this graph is connected for any k>=4. This generalizes former re

Michael Dine, John Mason

Dynamical breaking of supersymmetry was long thought to be an exceptional phenomenon, but recent developments have altered this view. A question of great interest in the current framework is the value of the underlying scale of supersymmetry breaking. The &#34;little hierarchy&#34; problem suggests that supersymmetry should be broken at low energies. Within

H. Fehske, G. Wellein, J. Loos, A. R. Bishop

We consider transport through finite quantum systems such as quantum barriers, wells, dots or junctions, coupled to local vibrational modes in the quantal regime. As a generic model we study the Holstein-Hubbard Hamiltonian with site-dependent potentials and interactions. Depending on the barrier height to electron-phonon coupling strength ratio and the phon

Giorgi Japaridze

Computability logic (CL) (see http://www.cis.upenn.edu/~giorgi/cl.html) is a semantical platform and research program for redeveloping logic as a formal theory of computability, as opposed to the formal theory of truth which it has more traditionally been. Formulas in CL stand for (interactive) computational problems, understood as games between a machine an

A. Brace, G. Fabbri, B. Goldys

We present an Hilbert space formulation for a set of implied volatility models introduced in \cite{BraceGoldys01} in which the authors studied conditions for a family of European call options, varying the maturing time and the strike price $T$ an $K$, to be arbitrage free. The arbitrage free conditions give a system of stochastic PDEs for the evolution of th

Durmus A. Demir, Lisa L. Everett, Paul Langacker

We demonstrate that Dirac neutrino masses in the experimentally preferred range are generated within supersymmetric gauge extensions of the Standard Model with a generalized supersymmetry breaking sector. If the usual superpotential Yukawa couplings are forbidden by the additional gauge symmetry (such as a U(1)&#39;), effective Dirac mass terms involving the

S. L. Bloom, Z. Esik

Iteration semirings are Conway semirings satisfying Conway&#39;s group identities. We show that the semirings $\N^{\rat}\llangle Σ^* \rrangle$ of rational power series with coefficients in the semiring $\N$ of natural numbers are the free partial iteration semirings. Moreover, we characterize the semirings $\N_\infty^{\rat}\llangle Σ^* \rrangle$ as the free

T. Inagaki, D. Kimura, A. Kvinikhidze

Dynamical Symmetry breaking and meson masses are studied in the Nambu-Jona-Lasinio (NJL) model at finite temperature and chemical potential using the dimensional regularization. Since the model is not renormalizable in four space-time dimensions, physical results and parameters depend on the regularization method. Following the imaginary time formalism, we i

Yuri A. Rylov

Multivariance of geometry means that at the point $P_{0}$ there exist many vectors $P_{0}P_{1}$, $¶_{0}P_{2}$,... which are equivalent (equal) to the vector $\Q_{0}Q_{1}$ at the point $Q_{0}$, but they are not equivalent between themselves. The discrimination capacity (zero-variance) of geometry appears, when at the point $P_{0}$ there are no vectors, which

Wadim Zudilin

In 1914 S. Ramanujan recorded a list of 17 series for $1/π$. We survey the methods of proofs of Ramanujan&#39;s formulae and indicate recently discovered generalizations, some of which are not yet proven.