May 2008 arXiv papers — page 16

J. Talbot, G. Tarjus, P. Viot

We examine the reversible adsorption of spherical solutes on a random site surface in which the adsorption sites are uniformly and randomly distributed on a substrate. Each site can be occupied by one solute provided that the nearest occupied site is at least one diameter away. The model is characterized by the site density and the bulk phase activity of the

Greg Leibon, Scott D. Pauls, Daniel N. Rockmore, Robert Savell

We present a new method for articulating scale-dependent topological descriptions of the network structure inherent in many complex systems. The technique is based on "Partition Decoupled Null Models,'' a new class of null models that incorporate the interaction of clustered partitions into a random model and generalize the Gaussian ensemble. As

Anirudh Pradhan, Raj Bali

Bianchi type $VI_{0}$ massive string cosmological models using the technique given by Letelier (1983) with magnetic field are investigated. To get the deterministic models, we assume that the expansion ($θ$) in the model is proportional to the shear ($σ$) and also the fluid obeys the barotropic equation of state. It was found that vacuum energy density $Λ\pr

Filippo Petroni, Marcel Ausloos

Recent $daily$ data of the Southern Oscillation Index have been analyzed. The power spectrum indicates major intrinsic geophysical short periods. We find interesting ``high frequency'' oscillations at 24, 27, 37, 76, 100 and 365 days. In particular the 24 days peaks may correspond to the Branstator-Kushnir wave, the 27 days may be due to the moon eff

Amanda Weltman

We review some recent developments in chameleon models. In particular we discuss the possibility of chameleons coupling both to photons and baryonic matter with different coupling strengths. We will discuss the possibility of probing the chameleon-photon coupling with quantum vacuum experiments in the laboratory.

Erhard Neher

This is a survey on extended affine Lie algebras and related types of Lie algebras, which generalize affine Lie algebras.

E. Lippiello, F. Corberi, A. Sarracino, M. Zannetti

We derive the exact beyond-linear fluctuation dissipation relation, connecting the response of a generic observable to the appropriate correlation functions, for Markov systems. The relation, which takes a similar form for systems governed by a master equation or by a Langevin equation, can be derived to every order, in large generality with respect to the c

Luca Scardovi, Rodolphe Sepulchre

The paper investigates the synchronization of a network of identical linear state-space models under a possibly time-varying and directed interconnection structure. The main result is the construction of a dynamic output feedback coupling that achieves synchronization if the decoupled systems have no exponentially unstable mode and if the communication graph

Jean Bricmont, Antti Kupiainen

We prove that random walks in random environments, that are exponentially mixing in space and time, are almost surely diffusive, in the sense that their scaling limit is given by the Wiener measure.

H. Men, K. Ferriere, J. L. Han

Our purpose is to place firm observational constraints on the three most widely used theoretical models for the spatial configuration of the large-scale interstellar magnetic field in the Galactic disk, namely, the ring, the axisymmetric and the bisymmetric field models. We use the rotation measures (RMs) of low-latitude Galactic pulsars and combine them wit

M. A. Korotin, S. V. Streltsov, A. O. Shorikov, V. I. Anisimov

The experimental data available up to date in literature corresponding to the paramagnetic - spin density wave transition in nonsuperconducting LaOFeAs are discussed. In particular, we pay attention that upon spin density wave transition there is a relative decrease of the density of states on the Fermi level and a pseudogap formation. The values of these qu

A. A. Prokofiev, S. V. Goupalov, A. S. Moskalenko, A. N. Poddubny

Carrier relaxation due to both optical and nonradiative intraband transitions in silicon quantum dots in SiO$_2$ has been considered. Interaction of confined holes with optical phonons has been studied. The Huang-Rhys factor is calculated for such transitions. The probability of intraband transition of a confined hole emitting several optical phonons is esti

Olivier Durieu, Dalibor Volný

The aim of this paper is to compare various criteria leading to the central limit theorem and the weak invariance principle. These criteria are the martingale-coboundary decomposition developed by Gordin in Dokl. Akad. Nauk SSSR 188 (1969), the projective criterion introduced by Dedecker in Probab. Theory Related Fields 110 (1998), which was subsequently imp

A. S. Botvina

Reactions of nuclear multifragmentation of excited finite nuclei can be interpreted as manifestation of the nuclear liquid-gas phase transition. During this process the matter at subnuclear density clusterizes into hot primary fragments, which are located in the vicinity of other nuclear species. In recent experiments there were found evidences that the symm

Daniel Arean

We study the holographic dual of the Higgs branch of N=4 SYM in four dimensions coupled to quenched fundamental matter. The fundamentals are added via flavor D7-branes and the Higgs phase is obtained when the color D3-branes and the flavor D7-branes recombine with each other. The holographic dual consists of D7-brane probes in the background generated by the

L. Origlia, E. Valenti, R. M. Rich

Using the NIRSPEC spectrograph at Keck II, we have obtained infrared echelle spectra covering the 1.5-1.8 micron range for giant stars in the massive bulge globular clusters NGC6440 and NGC6441. We report the first high dispersion abundance for NGC6440, [Fe/H]=-0.56+/-0.02 and we find [Fe/H]=-0.50+/-0.02 for the blue HB cluster NGC6441. We measure an average

L. Cunqueiro, J. Dias de Deus, E. G. Ferreiro, C. Pajares

We present our results on transverse momentum fluctuations, multiplicity fluctuations and transverse momentum distributions for baryons and mesons in the framework of the clustering of color sources. We determine under what conditions the initial state configurations can lead to color connection, and more specifically, if variations of the initial state can

P. F. Harrison, D. R. J. Roythorne, W. G. Scott

We discuss our recently proposed S3(down)xS3(up) flavour-permutation-symmetric mixing observables, giving expressions for them in terms of (moduli-squared) of the mixing matrix elements. We outline their successful use in providing flavour-symmetric descriptions of (non-flavour-symmetric) lepton mixing schemes. We develop our partially unified flavour-symmet

Florin Panaite, Freddy Van Oystaeyen

Let H be a Hopf algebra with bijective antipode, let α, βbe two Hopf algebra automorphisms of H and M a finite dimensional (α, β)-Yetter-Drinfeld module. We prove that End(M) endowed with certain structures becomes an H-Azumaya algebra, and the set of H-Azumaya algebras of this type is a subgroup of BQ(k, H), the Brauer group of H.

John Taylor

In this note we consider a collection C of one parameter families of unimodal maps of [0,1]. Each family in the collection has the form uf where u is in [0,1]. Denoting the kneading sequence of uf by K(uf), we will prove that for each member of C, the map u->K(uf) is monotone. It then follows that for each member of C the map u -> h(uf) is monotone, where h(

Dario Ferraro, Alessandro Braggio, Matteo Merlo, Nicodemo Magnoli

We present an explanation for the anomalous behavior in tunneling conductance and noise through a point contact between edge states in the Jain series $ν=p/(2np+1)$, for extremely weak-backscattering and low temperatures [Y.C. Chung, M. Heiblum, and V. Umansky, Phys. Rev. Lett. {\bf{91}}, 216804 (2003)]. We consider edge states with neutral modes propagating

Richard Herrmann

It is shown, that the requirement of invariance under spatial rotations reveales an intrinsic fractional extended translation-rotation-like property for particles described with the fractional Schroedinger equation, which we call fractional spin.

Florin Panaite, Freddy Van Oystaeyen

Let H be a bialgebra and D an H-bimodule algebra H-bicomodule coalgebra. We find sufficient conditions on D for the L-R-smash product algebra and coalgebra structures on D\otimes H to form a bialgebra (in this case we say that (H, D) is an L-R-admissible pair), called L-R-smash biproduct. The Radford biproduct is a particular case, and so is, up to isomorphi

Kâzim İlhan Ikeda, Erol Serbest

In this paper, which is the natural continuation and generalization of Fesenko's non-abelian reciprocity map, we extend the theory of Fesenko to infinite $APF$-Galois extensions $L$ over a local field $K$, with finite residue-class field $κ_K$ of $q=p^f$ elements, satisfying $\pmbμ_p(K^{sep})\subset K$ and $K\subset L\subset K_{ϕ^d}$ where the residue-cl

David F. Mota, Douglas J. Shaw

As a result of non-linear self-interactions, in chameleon theories where the field couples to matter much more strongly than gravity does, the fifth force between two bodies with thin-shell is independent of their coupling to the field. As a consequence the bounds on the coupling coming from terrestrial tests of gravity, measurements of the Casimir force and

V. H. Satheeshkumar, P. K. Suresh

The constraint on the ADD model of extra dimensions coming from photon annihilation into Kaluza-Klein graviton in supernova cores is revisited. In the two photon process for a conservative choice of the core parameters, we obtain the bound on the fundamental Planck scale $M_* \gtrsim$ 1.6 TeV. The combined energy loss rate due to nucleon-nucleon brehmstrahlu

A. M. Selvam

Dynamical systems in nature exhibit selfsimilar fractal fluctuations and the corresponding power spectra follow inverse power law form signifying long-range space-time correlations identified as self-organized criticality. The physics of self-organized criticality is not yet identified. The Gaussian probability distribution used widely for analysis and descr

Elisabetta Colombo, Paola Frediani

We study the curvature of the moduli space M_g of curves of genus g with the Siegel metric induced by the period map. We give an explicit formula for the holomorphic sectional curvature of M_g along a Schiffer variation at a point P on the curve X, in terms of the holomorphic sectional curvature of A_g and the second Gaussian map. Finally we extend the Kaehl

V. G. Ivanov, S. G. Karshenboim, R. N. Lee

The correction to the wave function of the ground state in a hydrogen-like atom due to an external homogenous magnetic field is found exactly in the parameter $Zα$. The $j=1/2$ projection of the correction to the wave function of the $ns_{1/2}$ state due to the external homogeneous magnetic field is found for arbitrary $n$. The $j=3/2$ projection of the corr

Elisabetta Colombo, Paola Frediani

We study the second Gaussian map for a curve X of genus g, in relation with the second fundamental form of the period map. We exhibit a class of infinitely many curves with surjective second Gaussian map. We compute its rank on the hyperelliptic and trigonal locus and show global generation of its image for X not hyperelliptic nor trigonal.

Chitra R. N., V. C. Kuriakose

We consider an array of N Josephson junctions connected in parallel and explore the condition for chaotic synchronization. It is found that the outer junctions can be synchronized while they remain uncorrelated to the inner ones when an external biasing is applied. The stability of the solution is found out for the outer junctions in the synchronization mani

Kâzim İlhan Ikeda, Erol Serbest

In recent papers, Fesenko has defined the non-abelian local reciprocity map for every totally-ramified arithmetically profinite ($APF$) Galois extension of a given local field $K$ by extending the works of Hazewinkel and Neukirch-Iwasawa. The theory of Fesenko extends the previous non-abelian generalizations of local class field theory given by Koch-de Shali

S. Hollands, R. M. Wald

To make sense of quantum field theory in an arbitrary (globally hyperbolic) curved spacetime, the theory must be formulated in a local and covariant manner in terms of locally measureable field observables. Since a generic curved spacetime does not possess symmetries or a unique notion of a vacuum state, the theory also must be formulated in a manner that do

Loïc Hervé

Let $Q$ be a transition probability on a measurable space $E$ which admits an invariant probability measure, let $(X_n)_n$ be a Markov chain associated to $Q$, and let $ξ$ be a real-valued measurable function on $E$, and $S_n=\sum _{k=1}^nξ(X_k)$. Under functional hypotheses on the action of $Q$ and the Fourier kernels $Q(t)$, we investigate the rate of conv

Christian Klinke, Klaus Kern

A simple method for the fabrication of metal nanoparticles is introduced. Heating metal-organic crystals in vacuum results in the formation of well defined metal particles embedded in a carbon matrix. The method is demonstrated for iron-phthalocyanine. At 500C homogeneously distributed iron nanoparticles with a reasonably narrow size distribution form by nuc

Aurélien Garivier, Eric Moulines

Multi-armed bandit problems are considered as a paradigm of the trade-off between exploring the environment to find profitable actions and exploiting what is already known. In the stationary case, the distributions of the rewards do not change in time, Upper-Confidence Bound (UCB) policies have been shown to be rate optimal. A challenging variant of the MABP

Z. L. Yuan, A. R. Dixon, J. F. Dynes, A. W. Sharpe

We report a demonstration of quantum key distribution (QKD) at GHz clock rates with InGaAs avalanche photodiodes (APDs) operating in a self-differencing mode. Such a mode of operation allows detection of extremely weak avalanches so that the detector afterpulse noise is sufficiently suppressed. The system is characterized by a secure bit rate of 2.37 Mbps at

R. J. Wilman, L. Miller, M. J. Jarvis, T. Mauch

We have developed a semi-empirical simulation of the extragalactic radio continuum sky suitable for aiding the design of next generation radio interferometers such as the Square Kilometre Array (SKA). The emphasis is on modelling the large-scale cosmological distribution of radio sources rather than the internal details of individual galaxies. Here we provid

S. Soldi, M. Türler, S. Paltani, H. D. Aller

We present an update of 3C 273's database hosted by the ISDC, completed with data from radio to gamma-ray observations over the last 10 years. We use this large data set to study the multiwavelength properties of this quasar,especially focussing on its variability behaviour. We study the amplitude of the variations and the maximum variability time scales

Sylvain Pogodalla

The type-theoretic modelling of DRT that [degroote06] proposed features continuations for the management of the context in which a clause has to be interpreted. This approach, while keeping the standard definitions of quantifier scope, translates the rules of the accessibility constraints of discourse referents inside the semantic recipes. In this paper, we

Isabelle Chalendar, Emmanuel Fricain, Dan Timotin

An elementary lemma is used in order to show that the natural inclusion $J_p\to J_q$ of James spaces is superstrictly singular for $p<q$. As a consequence, it is shown that an operator without nontrivial invariant subspaces constructed by Charles Read is superstrictly singular.

Mark Rudelson, Roman Vershynin

Let A be a matrix whose entries are real i.i.d. centered random variables with unit variance and suitable moment assumptions. Then the smallest singular value of A is of order n^{-1/2} with high probability. The lower estimate of this type was proved recently by the authors; in this note we establish the matching upper estimate.

Kazutaka Nakamura

Performance analysis of optimal signal detection using quantized received signals of a linear vector channel, which is an extension of code-division multiple-access (CDMA) or multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) channels, in the large system limit, is presented in this paper. Here the dimensions of channel input and output are both sent to infinity while th

E. Kopylova

The long-time asymptotics is analyzed for finite energy solutions of the 1D discrete Schrödinger equation coupled to a nonlinear oscillator. The coupled system is invariant with respect to the phase rotation group. For initial states close to a solitary wave, the solution converges to a sum of another solitary wave and dispersive wave which is a solution to

Dirk Helbing

This contribution compares several different approaches allowing one to derive macroscopic traffic equation directly from microscopic car-following models. While it is shown that some conventional approaches lead to theoretical problems, it is proposed to use a smooth particle hydrodynamic approach and to avoid gradient expansions. The derivation circumvents

J. G. A. Wouterloot, C. Henkel, J. Brand, G. R. Davis

(Abridged) Our aim is to determine 18O/17O abundance ratios across the entire Galaxy. These provide a measure of the amount of enrichment by high-mass versus intermediate-mass stars. Such ratios, derived from the C18O and C17O J=1-0 lines alone, may be affected by systematic errors. Therefore, the C18O and C17O (1-0), (2-1), and (3-2), as well as the 13CO (1

G. B. Furman, V. M. Meerovich, V. L. Sokolovsky

The evolution of entanglement in a one-dimensional Ising chain is numerically studied under various initial conditions. We analyze two problems concerning the dynamics of the entanglement: (i) generation of the entanglement from the pseudopure separable state and (ii) transportation of the entanglement from one end of the chain to the other. The investigated

Corinne Berzin, José R. León

Let $\{b_H(t),t\in\mathbb{R}\}$ be the fractional Brownian motion with parameter $0<H<1$. When $1/2<H$, we consider diffusion equations of the type \[X(t)=c+\int_0^tσ\bigl(X(u)\bigr)\mathrm {d}b_H(u)+\int _0^tμ\bigl(X(u)\bigr)\mathrm {d}u.\] In different particular models where $σ(x)=σ$ or $σ(x)=σx$ and $μ(x)=μ$ or $μ(x)=μx$, we propose a central limit theor

Xifan Wu, Massimiliano Stengel, Karin M. Rabe, David Vanderbilt

We carry out first-principles calculations of the nonlinear dielectric response of short-period ferroelectric superlattices. We compute and store not only the total polarization, but also the Wannier-based polarizations of individual atomic layers, as a function of electric displacement field, and use this information to construct a model capable of predicti

J. Muliadi, S. D. Jenie, A. Budiyono

In general, most of communication satellites were designed to be operated in geostationary orbit. And many of them were designed in prolate dual-spin configuration. As a prolate dual-spin vehicle, they have to be stabilized against their internal energy dissipation effect. Several countries that located in southern hemisphere, has shown interest to use commu

V. Bashiry, K. Zeynali

We investigate the influence of the universal extra dimension on the branching ratio in the $B \to π(ρ) \ell^+ \ell^-$ decay. Taking $1/R\sim \{200-1000\}$GeV with one universal extra spatial dimension, which is consistent with the experimental data for ${\cal B}(B \to X_s γ) $, ${\cal B}(B \to K^\ast μ^+μ^- $) and the electroweak precision tests, we obtain

C. Hancox, M. Hohensee, M. Crescimanno, D. F. Phillips

We show that a characteristic two photon lineshape asymmetry arises in coherent population trapping (CPT) and three photon (N) resonances because both resonances are simultaneously induced by modulation sidebands in the interrogating laser light. The N resonance is a three-photon resonance in which a two-photon Raman excitation is combined with a resonant op

H. Hidaka, N. Miyauchi, A. Kouchi, N. Watanabe

Experiments on the hydrogenation of CO on crystalline and amorphous ice at 15 K were carried out to investigate the structural effects of the ice surface. The effective rate of H atom addition to CO on the amorphous ice was found to be larger than that on the crystalline ice, while CO depletion on crystalline ice became larger after long exposure.We demonstr

Maciej Blaszak, Krzysztof Marciniak

We show how to generate coupled KdV hierarchies from Staeckel separable systems of Benenti type. We further show that solutions of these Staeckel systems generate a large class of finite-gap and rational solutions of cKdV hierarchies. Most of these solutions are new.

Xiaodong Cao

In this paper, we derive a general evolution formula for possible Harnack quantities. As a consequence, we prove several differential Harnack inequalities for positive solutions of backward heat-type equations with potentials (including the conjugate heat equation) under the Ricci flow. We shall also derive Perelman&#39;s Harnack inequality for the fundament

Xiaodong Cao, Laurent Saloff-Coste

In this paper, we study the positive cross curvature flow on locally homogeneous 3-manifolds. We describe the long time behavior of these flows. We combine this with earlier results concerning the asymptotic behavior of the negative cross curvature flow to describe the two sided behavior of maximal solutions of the cross curvature flow on locally homogeneous

Changxing Miao, Guixiang Xu, Lifeng Zhao

We prove the global well-posedness and scattering for the defocusing $H^{\frac12}$-subcritical (that is, $2<γ<3$) Hartree equation with low regularity data in $\mathbb{R}^d$, $d\geq 3$. Precisely, we show that a unique and global solution exists for initial data in the Sobolev space $H^s\big(\mathbb{R}^d\big)$ with $s>4(γ-2)/(3γ-4)$, which also scatters in b

T. Tamagawa, A. Hayato, S. Nakamura, Y. Terada

Tycho&#39;s supernova remnant was observed by the XIS and HXD instruments onboard the Suzaku satellite on 2006 June 26-29 for 92 ks. The spectrum up to 30 keV was well fitted with a two-component model, consisting of a power-law with photon index of 2.7 and a thermal bremsstrahlung model with temperature of 4.7 keV. The former component can alternatively be

Manabu Kiguchi, Tatsuya Konishi, Kouta Hasegawa, Satoshi Shidara

Conductance of an Au mono atomic contact was investigated under the electrochemical potential control. The Au contact showed three different behaviors depending on the potential: 1 $G_{0}$ ($G_{0}$ = $2e^{2}/h$), 0.5 $G_{0}$ and not-well defined values below 1 $G_{0}$ were shown when the potential of the contact was kept at -0.6 V (double layer potential), -

Padraig Murphy, Subroto Mukerjee, Joel Moore

We show that a molecular junction can give large values of the thermoelectric figure of merit $ZT$, and so could be used as a solid state energy conversion device that operates close to the Carnot efficiency. The mechanism is similar to the Mahan-Sofo model for bulk thermoelectrics -- the Lorenz number goes to zero violating the Wiedemann-Franz law while the

L. Kosinski

We describe all possibilities of existence of non-elementary proper holomorphic maps between non-hyperbolic Reinhardt domains in $\mathbb C^2$ and the corresponding pairs of domains.

B. H. C. Emonts, R. Morganti, T. A. Oosterloo, J. Holt

We present the detection of an enormous disc of cool neutral hydrogen (HI) gas surrounding the S0 galaxy NGC 612, which hosts one of the nearest powerful radio sources (PKS 0131-36). Using the Australia Telescope Compact Array, we detect M_HI = 1.8 x 10^9 M_sun of HI emission-line gas that is distributed in a 140 kpc wide disc-like structure along the optica

H. Avakian, A. V. Efremov, P. Schweitzer, F. Yuan

The leading twist transverse momentum dependent parton distribution function h_1T^perp, which is sometimes called ``pretzelosity,&#39;&#39; is studied. We review the theoretical properties of this function, and present bag model predictions. We observe an interesting relation valid in a large class of relativistic models: The difference between helicity and

Krzysztof G. Hełminiak

We study the impact of the atmospheric differential chromatic refraction on the measurements and precision of relative astrometry. Specifically, we address the problem of measuring the separations of close pairs of binary stars with adaptive optics in the J and K bands. We investigate the influence of weather conditions, zenithal distance, star&#39;s spectra

Keh-Fei Liu

I review a proposed pattern of the light scalar mesons with q\bar{q} mesons and glueball above 1 GeV and tetraquark mesoniums below 1 GeV. Several challenges and caveats of calculating these light scalar mesons with dynamical fermions are discussed.

Boris Shoikhet

It is well-known that the Kontsevich formality [K97] for Hochschild cochains of the polynomial algebra $A=S(V^*)$ fails if the vector space $V$ is infinite-dimensional. In the present paper, we study the corresponding obstructions. We construct an $L_\infty$ structure on polyvector fields on $V$ having the even degree Taylor components, with the degree 2 com

Karin Verelst

In this paper I study the connection between logic and metaphysics in Plato's participation theory, from the structural properties of the latter. Although Plato was the first ever to formulate the contradiction principle explicitly (in the Phaedo), the logic underlying his system appears to be paraconsistent. This confirms an earlier suggestion by G. Priest.

O. S. Mishina, N. V. Larionov, A. S. Sheremet, I. M. Sokolov

We consider the coherent stimulated Raman process developing in an optically dense disordered atomic medium, which can also incoherently scatter the light over all outward directions. The Raman process is discussed in the context of a quantum memory scheme and we point out the difference in its physical nature from a similar but not identical protocol based

Markus Spitzweck

We show that the Conjecture of Voevodsky concerning slices of the algebraic cobordism spectrum MGL implies a general statement about the slices of motivic Landweber spectra. In particular it confirms the possible approach suggested by Voevodsky for the computation of the slices of the homotopy algebraic K-theory spectrum KGL via a Conner-Floyd isomorphism co

C. R. Dean, B. A. Piot, P. Hayden, S. Das Sarma

Using a tilted field geometry, the effect of an in-plane magnetic field on the even denominator nu = 5/2 fractional quantum Hall state is studied. The energy gap of the nu = 5/2 state is found to collapse linearly with the in-plane magnetic field above ~0.5 T. In contrast, a strong enhancement of the gap is observed for the nu = 7/3 state. The radically dist

Jeremiah W. Murphy, Adam Burrows

In this paper, we describe a new hydrodynamics code for 1D and 2D astrophysical simulations, BETHE-hydro, that uses time-dependent, arbitrary, unstructured grids. The core of the hydrodynamics algorithm is an arbitrary Lagrangian-Eulerian (ALE) approach, in which the gradient and divergence operators are made compatible using the support-operator method. We

Jeremiah W. Murphy, Adam Burrows

We investigate the criteria for successful core-collapse supernova explosions by the neutrino mechanism. We find that a critical-luminosity/mass-accretion-rate condition distinguishes non-exploding from exploding models in hydrodynamic one-dimensional (1D) and two-dimensional (2D) simulations. We present 95 such simulations that parametrically explore the de

Fa Wang, Hui Zhai, Ying Ran, Ashvin Vishwanath

We apply the fermion renormalization group method, implemented numerically by Honerkamp et.al., to a two-band model of FeAs-based materials. At half filling we find the $(π,0)$ or $(0,π)$ spin density wave order and a sub-dominant superconducting pairing tendency. Due to a topological reason, the spin density wave gap has nodes on the fermi surfaces. Away fr

Igor Prokhorenkov, Ken Richardson

We introduce a new class of natural, explicitly defined, transversally elliptic differential operators over manifolds with compact group actions. Under certain assumptions, the symbols of these operators generate all the possible values of the equivariant index. We also show that the components of the representation-valued equivariant index coincide with tho

Kamel Aouiche, Daniel Lemire, Owen Kaser

Bitmap indexes are frequently used to index multidimensional data. They rely mostly on sequential input/output. Bitmaps can be compressed to reduce input/output costs and minimize CPU usage. The most efficient compression techniques are based on run-length encoding (RLE), such as Word-Aligned Hybrid (WAH) compression. This type of compression accelerates log

K. V. Samokhin

We calculate the upper critical field in superconductors without inversion symmetry at arbitrary temperatures, in the presence of scalar impurities. Both orbital and spin (paramagnetic) mechanisms of pair breaking are considered. The superconducting phase transition at nonzero field occurs into a helical vortex state, in which the order parameter is modulate

Tanja Hinderer, Eanna E. Flanagan

Inspirals of stellar mass compact objects into massive black holes are an important source for future gravitational wave detectors such as Advanced LIGO and LISA. Detection of these sources and extracting information from the signal relies on accurate theoretical models of the binary dynamics. We cast the equations describing binary inspiral in the extreme m

Andreas Brandhuber, Massimiliano Vincon

In this letter, we exploit generalised unitarity in order to calculate the cut-constructible part of one-loop amplitudes in non-supersymmetric Yang-Mills theory. In particular, we rederive the n-gluon MHV amplitudes for both the adjacent and non-adjacent gluon helicity configurations from 3- and 4-particle cuts alone.

L. J. Rangel Lemos, Marcelo B. Ribeiro

This work discusses the possible empirical verification of the geometrical concept of homogeneity of the standard relativistic cosmology considering its various definitions of distance. We study the physical consequences of the distinction between the usual concept of spatial homogeneity (SH), as defined by the Cosmological Principle, and the concept of obse

Imtak Jeon, Jongwook Kim, Nakwoo Kim, Sang-Woo Kim

We classify, in a group theoretical manner, the BPS configurations in the multiple M2-brane theory recently proposed by Bagger and Lambert. We present three types of BPS equations preserving various fractions of supersymmetries: in the first type we have constant fields and the interactions are purely algebraic in nature; in the second type the equations are

E. M. Lipmanov

The absolute neutrino masses and type of neutrino mass hierarchy are among the main problems in neutrino physics. Top-quark mass is another topical problem in particle physics. These problems extend the old puzzle of electron-muon mass ratio close to the fine structure constant, which is still not solved by known theory. Here I continue the search for a gene

M. Davidovic, A. S. Sanz, D. Arsenovic, M. Bozic

Motivated by recent experiments where interference patterns behind a grating are obtained by accumulating single photon events, here we provide an electromagnetic energy flow-line description to explain the emergence of such patterns. We find and discuss an analogy between the equation describing these energy flow lines and the equation of Bohmian trajectori

Cédric Grenon, Pascal J. Elahi, Kayll Lake

Following a solution generating technique introduced recently by one of us, we transform the Einstein static Universe into a two - fold infinity class of physically acceptable exact perfect fluid solutions of Einstein&#39;s equations. Whereas the entire class of solutions can be considered as generalizations of the familiar Tolman IV solution, no member of t

J. G. Oliveira, R. Rossi, M. C. Nemes

We propose a strategies not only to protect but also to enhance and revive the entanglement in a double Jaynes-Cummings model. We show that such surprising features arises when Zeno-like measurements are performed during the dynamical process.

Uma Divakaran, Amit Dutta, Diptiman Sen

We use a new quenching scheme to study the dynamics of a one-dimensional anisotropic $XY$ spin-1/2 chain in the presence of a transverse field which alternates between the values $h+\de$ and $h-\de$ from site to site. In this quenching scheme, the parameter denoting the anisotropy of interaction ($\ga$) is linearly quenched from $-\infty$ to $ +\infty$ as $\

Itai Benjamini, Nathanael Berestycki

We consider one-dimensional Brownian motion conditioned (in a suitable sense) to have a local time at every point and at every moment bounded by some fixed constant. Our main result shows that a phenomenon of entropic repulsion occurs: that is, this process is ballistic and has an asymptotic velocity approximately 4.58... as high as required by the condition

Junji Hisano, Yasuhiro Shimizu

It is recently announced by the {\bf Ut}{\it fit} collaboration that the CP phase of the $B_s$ mixing amplitude, $ϕ_{B_s}$, deviates more than $3 σ$ from the standard-model prediction. In this paper we discuss how large correction to $ϕ_{B_s}$ is possible in the supersymmetric SU(5) ground unified model (SUSY SU(5) GUT) with right-handed neutrinos. Here, we

T. Choi, C. D. Ruggiero, J. A. Gupta

We use a scanning tunneling microscope operating in a low temperature, ultrahigh vacuum environment to study the atomic structure of single layer films of Cu2N grown on Cu(100). The c(2x2) lattice of Cu2N is incommensurate, with a lattice constant of 3.72 +/- 0.02 angstrom that is 3% larger than the bare Cu(100) surface. This finding suggests that strain due

Nicola Perra, Santo Fortunato

Complex networks are characterized by heterogeneous distributions of the degree of nodes, which produce a large diversification of the roles of the nodes within the network. Several centrality measures have been introduced to rank nodes based on their topological importance within a graph. Here we review and compare centrality measures based on spectral prop

Alexandra Abate, Ofer Lahav

Peculiar velocities of galaxies hosting Type Ia supernovae generate a significant systematic effect in deriving the dark energy equation of state w, at level of a few percent. Here we illustrate how the peculiar velocity effect in SN Ia data can be turned from a &#39;systematic&#39; into a probe of cosmological parameters. We assume a flat Lambda-Cold Dark M

A. Fernandez-Soto, J. A. L. Aguerri, E. J. Alfaro, N. Benitez

We present the first results from the ALHAMBRA survey. ALHAMBRA will cover a relatively wide area (4 square degrees) using a purposely-designed set of 20 medium-band filters, down to an homogeneous magnitude limit AB~25 in most of them, adding also deep near-infrared imaging in JHK. To this aim we are using the Calar Alto 3.5m telescope. A small area of the

Catherine Meusburger, Bernd Schroers

We consider Chern-Simons theories for the Poincare, de Sitter and anti-de Sitter groups in three dimensions which generalise the Chern-Simons formulation of 3d gravity. We determine conditions under which kappa-Poincare symmetry and its de Sitter and anti-de Sitter analogues can be associated to these theories as quantised symmetries. Assuming the usual form

Cristina Morales

Recent results from the NA48/2 experiment are presented. The $ππ$ scattering lengths $a_0^0$ and $a_0^2$ have been extracted from the cusp in the $M_{00}^2$ distribution of $K^\pm \to π^\pm π^0 π^0$ decays and from the $K^\pm \to π^+ π^- e^\pm ν$ phase shift $δ$. Branching ratios and form factors have been measured for {$K^\pm \to π^\pm γγ$}, {$K^\pm \to π^\

Ernie Croot, Evan Borenstein

In this note, we prove a certain hypergraph generalization of the Balog-Szemeredi-Gowers Theorem. Our result shares some features in common with a similar such generalizsation due to Sudakov, Szemeredi and Vu, though the conclusion of our result is somewhat different.

P. Bryans, E. Landi, D. W. Savin

We have reanalyzed SUMER observations of a parcel of coronal gas using new collisional ionization equilibrium (CIE) calculations. These improved CIE fractional abundances were calculated using state-of-the-art electron-ion recombination data for K-shell, L-shell, Na-like, and Mg-like ions of all elements from H through Zn and, additionally, Al- through Ar-li

V. Dexheimer, G. Pagliara, L. Tolos, J. Schaffner-Bielich

The equation of state of beta-stable and charge neutral nucleonic matter is computed within the SU(2) parity doublet model in mean field and in the relativistic Hartree approximation. The mass of the chiral partner of the nucleon is assumed to be 1200 MeV. The transition to the chiral restored phase turns out to be a smooth crossover in all the cases conside

S. A. Bass, C. Gale, A. Majumder, C. Nonaka

We utilize a 3D hydrodynamic model to provide the medium evolution for a systematic comparison of jet energy-loss calculations in the BDMPS/ASW, HT and AMY approaches. We find that the parameters of all three calculations can be adjusted to provide a good description of inclusive data on $R_{AA}$ versus transverse momentum. However, we do observe slight diff

Thomas E. J. Underwood, Roman Zwicky

We investigate the electroweak precision constraints on the recently proposed Lee-Wick Standard Model at tree level. We analyze low energy, Z-pole (LEP1/SLC) and LEP2 data separately. We derive the exact tree level low energy and Z-pole effective Lagrangians from both the auxiliary field and higher derivative formulation of the theory. For the LEP2 data we u

Fei Xu

Let C be a small category and k a field. There are two interesting mathematical subjects: the category algebra kC and the classifying space |C|=BC. We study the ring homomorphism HH*(kC) --> H*(|C|,k) and prove it is split surjective. This generalizes the well-known results for groups and posets. Based on this result, we construct a seven-dimensional categor

S. Braeck, Y. Y. Podladchikov, S. Medvedev

Thermal runaway instability induced by material softening due to shear heating represents a potential mechanism for mechanical failure of viscoelastic solids. In this work we present a model based on a continuum formulation of a viscoelastic material with Arrhenius dependence of viscosity on temperature, and investigate the behavior of the thermal runaway ph