September 2008 arXiv papers — page 6

Alvaro Corral

It has been recently found that a number of systems displaying crackling noise also show a remarkable behavior regarding the temporal occurrence of successive events versus their size: a scaling law for the probability distributions of waiting times as a function of a minimum size is fulfilled, signaling the existence on those systems of self-similarity in t

A. Doering

After a brief introduction to the spectral presheaf, which serves as an analogue of state space in the topos approach to quantum theory, we show that every state of the von Neumann algebra of physical quantities of a quantum system determines a certain measure on the spectral presheaf of the system. The so-called clopen subobjects of the spectral presheaf pl

C Bhattacharya

The compound models of clutter statistics are found suitable to describe the nonstationary nature of radar backscattering from high-resolution observations. In this letter, we show that the properties of Mellin transform can be utilized to generate higher order moments of simple and compound models of clutter statistics in a compact manner

M. C. Nucci, A. M. Arthurs

We show that given an ordinary differential equation of order four, it may be possible to determine a Lagrangian if the third derivative is absent (or eliminated) from the equation. This represents a subcase of Fels'conditions [M. E. Fels, The inverse problem of the calculus of variations for scalar fourth-order ordinary differential equations, Trans. Am

E. M. Santangelo

This talk presents a study of massless relativistic Dirac fields in three Euclidean dimensions, at finite temperature and density, in the presence of a uniform electromagnetic background. Apart from explaining the behavior of Hall's conductivity for graphene, our results show a direct relationship between the selection of a phase for the Dirac determinan

T. Pradhan

It is conjectured that Stark states of excited hydrogen atom posses magnetic charge for which the quantum mechanical operator is $${\cal G}_{op} = {e\over \hbar} (\vecσ\cdot\vec A)$$ where $\vec A$ is the Runge-Lenz vector. The expectation value $g$ of this operator for Stark states is found to be $$ g = e(n_1-n_2)$$ which obeys a Dirac-Saha type quantizatio

ZhengMing Wu, SongMei Wu, S. Oberholzer, M. Steinacher

We have studied the $1/f$ voltage noise of gold nano-contacts in electromigrated and mechanically controlled break-junctions having resistance values $R$ that can be tuned from 10 $Ω$ (many channels) to 10 k$Ω$ (single atom contact). The noise is caused by resistance fluctuations as evidenced by the $S_V\propto V^2$ dependence of the power spectral density $

Didier Auroux, Maëlle Nodet

In this paper, we consider the back and forth nudging algorithm that has been introduced for data assimilation purposes. It consists of iteratively and alternately solving forward and backward in time the model equation, with a feedback term to the observations. We consider the case of 1-dimensional transport equations, either viscous or inviscid, linear or

Jose Torres, Luis Paulo Reis

The Visual Object Information Retrieval (VOIR) system described in this paper implements an image retrieval approach that combines two layers, the conceptual and the visual layer. It uses terms from a textual thesaurus to represent the conceptual information and also works with image regions, the visual information. The terms are related with the image regio

Christian K. Burrell, Jens Eisert, Tobias J. Osborne

We investigate the propagation of information through one-dimensional quantum chains in fluctuating external fields. We find that information propagation is suppressed, but in a quite different way compared to the situation with static disorder. We study two settings: (i) a general model where an unobservable fluctuating field acts as a source of decoherence

I A Shuda, S S Borysov, A I Olemskoi

We consider effect of stochastic sources upon self-organization process being initiated with creation of the limit cycle induced by the Hopf bifurcation. General relations obtained are applied to the stochastic Lorenz system to show that departure from equilibrium steady state can destroy the limit cycle in dependence of relation between characteristic scale

Olga Mena

The aim of this talk is to review near and far future long baseline neutrino experiments as superbeams, beta-Beams and neutrino factories, comparing their sensitivities to the unknown parameters in the neutrino oscillation sector. We focus on the extraction of the neutrino mass hierarchy, exploring alternatives to the commonly used neutrino-antineutrino comp

Ko Sanders

This thesis considers various aspects of locally covariant quantum field theory (LCQFT; see Brunetti et al., Commun.Math.Phys. 237 (2003), 31-68), a mathematical framework to describe axiomatic quantum field theories in curved spacetimes. New results include: a philosophical interpretation of certain aspects of this framework in terms of modal logic; a proof

Hidetoshi Kizaki, Koichi Kusakabe, Soichiro Nogami, Hiroshi Katayama-Yoshida

A new mechanism of nano-catalyst generation based on the spinodal nano-decomposition in self-regenerating perovskite catalysts for automotive-emissions control is proposed. To demonstrate existence of the spinodal nano-decomposition in real perovskite catalysts, we performed first-principles calculations to evaluate the free energy of La(Fe$_{1-x}$Pd$_x$)O$_

Li Ma

In this note, we study Q-curvature flow on $S^4$ with indefinite nonlinearity. Our result is that the prescribed Q-curvature problem on $S^4$ has a solution provided the prescribed Q-curvature $f$ has its positive part, which possesses non-degenerate critical points such that $Δ_{S^4} f\not=0$ at the saddle points and an extra condition such as a nontrivial

Jean-Luc Fouquet, Jean-Marie Vanherpe

A normal partition of the edges of a cubic graph is a partition into trails (no repeated edge) such that each vertex is the end vertex of exactly one trail of the partition. We investigate this notion and give some results and problems.

Jean-Luc Fouquet, Jean-Marie Vanherpe

A conjecture of Fan and Raspaud [3] asserts that every bridgeless cubic graph con-tains three perfect matchings with empty intersection. Kaiser and Raspaud [6] sug-gested a possible approach to this problem based on the concept of a balanced join in an embedded graph. We give here some new results concerning this conjecture and prove that a minimum counterex

David M. Russell, Rob P. Fender, Peter Jonker, Dipankar Maitra

Transient radio emission from X-ray binaries is associated with synchrotron emission from collimated jets that escape the system, and accreting millisecond X-ray pulsars (AMXPs) are no exception. Although jets from black hole X-ray binaries are well-studied, those from neutron star systems appear much fainter, for reasons yet uncertain. Jets are usually unde

Jennie D'Ambroise

Using a conformal version of the Bianchi I metric and a perfect fluid energy-momentum tensor, we show that the resulting Einstein field equations are equivalent to a generalized Ermakov-Milne-Pinney equation. Using a transformation analogous to the known correspondence between the classical EMP and a linear Schrödinger equation, we then construct the linear

Duan Chun-Gui, Liu Na

By means of two typical kinds of quark energy loss parametrization and the nuclear parton distributions determined only with lepton-nuclear deep inelastic scattering experimental data, a leading order analysis are performed on the proton-induced Drell-Yan differential cross section ratios of tungsten versus deuterium as a function of the quark momentum fract

Eric Feron, Fernando Alegre

As the digital world enters further into everyday life, questions are raised about the increasing challenges brought by the interaction of real-time software with physical devices. Many accidents and incidents encountered in areas as diverse as medical systems, transportation systems or weapon systems are ultimately attributed to "software failures".

J. P. Ma, H. Z. Sang

Single transverse-spin asymmetries have been studied intensively both in experiment and theory. Theoretically, two factorization approaches have been proposed. One is by using transverse-momentum-dependent factorization and the asymmetry comes from the so called Sivers function. Another is by using collinear factorization where the nonperturbative effect is

Jonah Blasiak

We further develop the theory of inducing $W$-graphs worked out by Howlett and Yin in \cite{HY1}, \cite{HY2}, focusing on the case $W = §_n$. Our main application is to give two $W$-graph versions of tensoring with the $§_n$ defining representation $V$, one being $\H \tsr_{\H_J} -$ for $\H, \H_J$ the Hecke algebras of $§_n, §_{n-1}$ and the other $(\pH \tsr_

Yvan Saint-Aubin, Paul A. Pearce, Jorgen Rasmussen

In statistical mechanics, observables are usually related to local degrees of freedom such as the Q < 4 distinct states of the Q-state Potts models or the heights of the restricted solid-on-solid models. In the continuum scaling limit, these models are described by rational conformal field theories, namely the minimal models M(p,p&#39;) for suitable p, p&#39

Rachid Ouyed, Denis Leahy, Brian Niebergal

(Abridged) XTE J1810-197 and 1E 1547.0-5408 are two transient AXPs exhibiting radio emission with unusual properties. In addition, their spin down rates during outburst show opposite trends, which so far has no explanation. Here, we extend our quark-nova model for AXPs to include transient AXPs, in which the outbursts are caused by transient accretion events

M. Rosvall, K. Sneppen

To investigate the role of information flow in group formation, we introduce a model of communication and social navigation. We let agents gather information in an idealized network society, and demonstrate that heterogeneous groups can evolve without presuming that individuals have different interests. In our scenario, individuals&#39; access to global info

Michio Otsuki, Hisao Hayakawa

Spatial correlations for sheared isothermal elastic liquids and granular liquids are theoretically investigated. Using the generalized fluctuating hydrodynamics, correlation functions for both the microscopic scale and the macroscopic scale are obtained. The existence of the long-range correlation functions obeying power laws has been confirmed. The validity

Terrence L. Hart, Daniel M. Kaplan

Muon ionization cooling provides the only practical solution to prepare high-brilliance beams necessary for a neutrino factory or muon collider. The Muon Ionization Cooling Experiment (MICE), under development at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, is installing the first set of particle detectors ever built to measure to 0.1% the emittance of a 200 MeV/c or

Alan D. Bross, Daniel M. kaplan

Muon ionization cooling is the only practical method for preparing high-brilliance beams needed for a neutrino factory or muon collider. The muon ionization cooling experiment (MICE) under development at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory comprises a dedicated beamline to generate a range of input emittance and momentum, with time-of-flight and Cherenkov det

Marcelo Samuel Berman

The extension of Dirac&#39;s LNH to cover cosmological and fine-structure time-varying &#34;constants&#34;, and the rotation of the Universe, is here analysed, including a &#34;derivation&#34; of the angular speed of the present Universe, and of the inflationary phase. Criticizable points on the present calculation, are clarified.

K. Ranjith

Love waves are dispersive interfacial waves that are a mode of response for anti-plane motions of an elastic layer bonded to an elastic half-space. Similarly, Stoneley waves are interfacial waves in bonded contact of dissimilar elastic half-spaces, when the displacements are in the plane of the solids. It is shown that in slow sliding, long wavelength Love a

David McKeen

Light bosons can be found in large classes of theories beyond the Standard Model. These light bosons may not be ruled out by current experiments and, indeed, may even provide an explanation for some anomalous experimental results. The radiative decays of quarkonium ($c \bar c, b \bar b$) states offer a promising opportunity to investigate such light bosons.

Olaf M. Schnürer

We investigate the perfect derived category dgPer(A) of a positively graded differential graded (dg) algebra A whose degree zero part is a dg subalgebra and semisimple as a ring. We introduce an equivalent subcategory of dgPer(A) whose objects are easy to describe, define a t-structure on dgPer(A) and study its heart. We show that dgPer(A) is a Krull-Remak-S

Michail Anthropelos, Nikolaos E. Frangos, Stylianos Z. Xanthopoulos, Athanasios N. Yannacopoulos

In an incomplete market setting, we consider two financial agents, who wish to price and trade a non-replicable contingent claim. Assuming that the agents are utility maximizers, we propose a transaction price which is a result of the minimization of a convex combination of their utility differences. We call this price the risk sharing price, we prove its ex

Toshiaki Fujimori, Koh Iwasaki, Yoshishige Kobayashi, Shin Sasaki

We study a class of classical solutions of three-dimensional N=6 superconformal Chern-Simons theory coupled with U(N) \times U(N) bi-fundamental matter fields. Especially, time evolutions of fuzzy spheres are discussed for both massless and massive cases. For the massive case, there are a variety of solutions having different behaviors according to the value

Scipio Cuccagna, Nicola Visciglia

We consider a nonlinear Schroedinger equation with a finite bands periodic potential in R . We assume the existence of an orbitally stable family of ground states. We prove that under appropriate hypotheses the ground states are asymptotically stable.

N. I. Kochelev

We discuss the role of instantons in the spectroscopy of ordinary and exotic hadrons as well as in high energy reactions. We argue that the instanton induced flavor- and spin-dependent quark-quark and quark-gluon interactions can explain many features of the hadron spectrum. The observed anomalous spin and flavor effects in various reactions with hadrons can

Masayasu Kamimura, Yasushi Kino, Emiko Hiyama

An accurate quantum three-body calculation is performed for the new type of big-bang nucleosynthesis (BBN) reactions that are catalyzed by a long-lived negatively-charged, massive leptonic particle (called X^-) such as the supersymmetric (SUSY) particle stau. The reactions studied here includes, i) 4He-transfer reactions such as (4He X)+d --> 6Li+X, ii) radi

Martin Kerin

As a means to better understanding manifolds with positive curvature, there has been much recent interest in the study of non-negatively curved manifolds which contain either a point or an open dense set of points at which all 2-planes have positive curvature. We study infinite families of biquotients defined by Eschenburg and Bazaikin from this viewpoint, t

Stefan Ask

Theories with extra dimensions have gained much interest in recent years as candidates for a possible extension of the SM. The observation of large extra dimensions through real graviton emission is one of the most popular related new phenomena. The main experimental signatures from graviton emission are production of single jet and single photon events, whi

Jixiang Fu, Jun Li, Shing-Tung Yau

We construct balanced metrics on the family of non-Kähler Calabi-Yau threefolds that are obtained by smoothing after contracting $(-1,-1)$-rational curves on Kähler Calabi-Yau threefold. As an application, we construct balanced metrics on complex manifolds diffeomorphic to connected sum of $k\geq 2$ copies of $S^3\times S^3$.

Jean-Luc Fouquet, Jean-Marie Vanherpe

In a graph $G$ of maximum degree $Δ$ let $γ$ denote the largest fraction of edges that can be $Δ$ edge-coloured. Albertson and Haas showed that $γ\geq 13/15$ when $G$ is cubic . We show here that this result can be extended to graphs with maximum degree 3 with the exception of a graph on 5 vertices. Moreover, there are exactly two graphs with maximum degree

Nikolai G. Bochkarev, C. Martin Gaskell

The first set of supermassive black hole mass estimates, published from 1980 to 1984 by E. A. Dibai, are shown to be in excellent agreement with recent reverberation-mapping estimates. Comparison of the masses of 17 AGNs covering a mass range from about 10^6 to 10^9 solar masses shows that the Dibai mass estimates agree with reverberation-mapping mass estima

Le Anh Vinh

art, Iosevich, Koh and Rudnev (2007) show, using Fourier analysis method, that the finite Erdös-Falconer distance conjecture holds for subsets of the unit sphere in $\mathbbm{F}_q^d$. In this note, we give a graph theoretic proof of this result.

The STAR Collaboration, B. I. Abelev

We present results for the measurement of $ϕ$ meson production via its charged kaon decay channel $ϕ\to K^+K^-$ in Au+Au collisions at $\sqrt{s_{_{NN}}}=62.4$, 130, and 200 GeV, and in $p+p$ and $d$+Au collisions at $\sqrt{s_{_{NN}}}=200$ GeV from the STAR experiment at the BNL Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC). The midrapidity ($|y|<0.5$) $ϕ$ meson tra

Kai Sun, Eduardo Fradkin

We study the spontaneous non-magnetic time-reversal symmetry breaking in a two-dimensional Fermi liquid without breaking either the translation symmetry or the U(1) charge symmetry. Assuming that the low-energy physics is described by fermionic quasiparticle excitations, we identified an &#34;emergent&#34; local $U(1)^N$ symmetry in momentum space for an $N$

CDF Collaboration, T. Aaltonen

We present a measurement of the mass of the top quark using data corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 1.9fb^-1 of ppbar collisions collected at sqrt{s}=1.96 TeV with the CDF II detector at Fermilab&#39;s Tevatron. This is the first measurement of the top quark mass using top-antitop pair candidate events in the lepton + jets and dilepton decay channe

Lun Dong, Zhu Han, Athina P. Petropulu, H. Vincent Poor

The feasibility of physical-layer-based security approaches for wireless communications in the presence of one or more eavesdroppers is hampered by channel conditions. In this paper, cooperation is investigated as an approach to overcome this problem and improve the performance of secure communications. In particular, a decode-and-forward (DF) based cooperat

Tiangao Gou, Syed A. Jafar

Previous work showed that the X network with M transmitters, N receivers has MN/(M+N-1) degrees of freedom. In this work we study the degrees of freedom of the X network with secrecy constraints, i.e. the X network where some/all messages are confidential. We consider the $M \times N$ network where all messages are secured and show that N(M-1)/(M+N-1) degree

D. Z. Turner, K. B. Nakshatrala, K. D. Hjelmstad

In the following paper, we present a consistent Newton-Schur solution approach for variational multiscale formulations of the time-dependent Navier-Stokes equations in three dimensions. The main contributions of this work are a systematic study of the variational multiscale method for three-dimensional problems, and an implementation of a consistent formulat

Matthew Mewes

Electromagnetic resonant cavities form the basis of many tests of Lorentz invariance involving photons. The effects of some forms of Lorentz violation scale with cavity size. We investigate possible signals of violations in the naturally occurring resonances formed in the Earth-ionosphere cavity. Comparison with observed resonances places the first terrestri

Katsunori Kawamura, Dan Lascu, Ion Coltescu

A measurable map $T$ on a measure space induces a representation $Π_{T}$ of a Cuntz algebra ${\cal O}_{N}$ when $T$ satisfies a certain condition. For such two maps $τ$ and $σ$ and representations $Π_τ$ and $Π_σ$ associated with them, we show that $Π_τ$ is the restriction of $Π_σ$ when $τ$ is a jump transformation of $σ$. Especially, the Gauss map $τ_1$ and

V. V. Karasiev, R. S. Jones, S. B. Trickey, Frank E. Harris

We present a substantial extension of our constraint-based approach for development of orbital-free (OF) kinetic-energy (KE) density functionals intended for the calculation of quantum-mechanical forces in multi-scale molecular dynamics simulations. Suitability for realistic system simulations requires that the OF-KE functional yield accurate forces on the n

S. V. Novikov, A. V. Vannikov

Effect of energetic disorder on charge carrier transport in organic materials has been reexamined. A reliable method for mobility calculation and subsequent evaluation of relevant disorder parameters has been discussed. This method is well suited for a direct calculation of the magnitude of dipolar disorder $σ_\textrm{dip}$ in polar organic materials from th

Adam Smith

Differential privacy is a recent notion of privacy for statistical databases that provides rigorous, meaningful confidentiality guarantees, even in the presence of an attacker with access to arbitrary side information. We show that for a large class of parametric probability models, one can construct a differentially private estimator whose distribution conv

Johannes Huebschmann

We relate a construction of Kadeishvili&#39;s establishing an A-infinity-structure on the homology of a differential graded algebra or more generally of an A-infinity algebra with certain constructions of Chen and Gugenheim. Thereafter we establish the links of these constructions with subsequent developments.

Rémi Léandre

We show that the continuous Hochschild cohomology and the differential Hochschild cohomology of the Hida test algebra endowed with the normalized Wick product are the same.

Jorick S. Vink

We discuss the role of mass loss for the evolution of the most massive stars, highlighting the role of the predicted bi-stability jump that might be relevant for the evolution of rotational velocities during or just after the main sequence. This mechanism is also proposed as an explanation for the mass-loss variations seen in the winds from Luminous Blue Var

M. Nicodemi, B. Panning, A. Prisco

A general model for the early recognition and colocalization of homologous DNA sequences is proposed. We show, on a thermodynamic ground, how the distance between two homologous DNA sequences is spontaneously regulated by the concentration and affinity of diffusible mediators binding them, which act as a switch between two phases corresponding to independenc

P. Bohn, A. Clough, E. Hazen, A. Heering

We report on the measurement of the radiation hardness of silicon photomultipliers (SiPMs) manufactured by Fondazione Bruno Kessler in Italy (1 mm$^2$ and 6.2 mm$^2$), Center of Perspective Technology and Apparatus in Russia (1 mm$^2$ and 4.4 mm$^2$), and Hamamatsu Corporation in Japan (1 mm$^2$). The SiPMs were irradiated using a beam of 212 MeV protons at

Olaf M. Schnürer

We show that the Borel-equivariant derived category of sheaves on the flag variety of a complex reductive group is equivalent to the perfect derived category of dg modules over the extension algebra of the direct sum of the simple equivariant perverse sheaves. This proves a conjecture of Soergel and Lunts in the case of flag varieties.

Luis Paulo Reis, Daria Barteneva, Nuno Lau

Recent advances in neurosciences and psychology have provided evidence that affective phenomena pervade intelligence at many levels, being inseparable from the cognitionaction loop. Perception, attention, memory, learning, decisionmaking, adaptation, communication and social interaction are some of the aspects influenced by them. This work draws its inspirat

Jonathan Bennett, Neal Bez, Anthony Carbery, Dirk Hundertmark

Most notably we prove that for $d=1,2$ the classical Strichartz norm $$\|e^{i sΔ}f\|_{L^{2+4/d}_{s,x}(\mathbb{R}\times\mathbb{R}^d)}$$ associated to the free Schrödinger equation is nondecreasing as the initial datum $f$ evolves under a certain quadratic heat-flow.

L. Fox Machado, E. Michel, M. Chevreton, M. Alvarez

The preliminary results of STEPHI 2006 campaign are reported.

J. C. Flores, M. Bologna

The role of disorder on wave propagation through the universe is studied. Assuming space fluctuations of the order of the Planck length and the size of the universe as the corresponding localization length for the background radiation, we obtain the exponent (close to unity) in the power law relationship between these quantities. This suggests that the role

H. Nakamura, H. Tomita, H. Akimoto, R. Matsumura

Electrostatic carrier doping using a field-effect-transistor structure is an intriguing approach to explore electronic phases by critical control of carrier concentration. We demonstrate the reversible control of the insulator-metal transition (IMT) in a two dimensional (2D) electron gas at the interface of insulating SrTiO$_3$ single crystals. Superconducti

Bernard Nienhuis, Wenan Guo, Henk W. J. Blöte

We show that the exactly solved low-temperature branch of the two-dimensional O($n$) model is equivalent with an O($n$) model with vacancies and a different value of $n$. We present analytic results for several universal parameters of the latter model, which is identified as a tricritical point. These results apply to the range $n \leq 3/2$, and include the

T. S. Biro, G. Purcsel

We present a view of the non-extensive thermodynamics based on general composition rules. A formal logarithm maps these rules to the addition, which can be used to generate stationary distributions by standard techniques. We review the most commonly used rules and as an application we discuss the Tsallis-Pareto distribution of transverse momenta of energetic

Pei-Lin You, Xiang-You Huang

Using special capacitors three experiments to search for a permanent electric dipole moment (EDM) of Cesium atom were completed. The electric susceptibility xe of Cs vapor varies in direct proportion to the density N, where xe =70 when N=7.37*1022 m-3! The relationship between xe of Cs vapor and the absolute temperatures T is xe =B/T, where the slope B=320(k

R. Kaminski, R. Garcia-Martin, P. Grynkiewicz, J. R. Pelaez

We present a set of once subtracted dispersion relations which implement crossing symmetry conditions for the $ππ$ scattering amplitudes below 1 GeV. We compare and discuss the results obtained for the once and twice subtracted dispersion relations, known as Roy&#39;s equations, for three $ππ$ partial JI waves, S0, P and S2. We also show that once subtracted

Jan Naudts

The notion of generalised exponential family is considered in the restricted context of nonextensive statistical physics. Examples are given of models belonging to this family. In particular, the q-Gaussians are discussed and it is shown that the configurational probability distributions of the microcanonical ensemble belong to the q-exponential family.

Sergei Alexandrov, Kirill Krasnov

We consider non-chiral, full Lorentz group-based Plebanski formulation of general relativity in its version that utilizes the Lagrange multiplier field Phi with &#34;internal&#34; indices. The Hamiltonian analysis of this version of the theory turns out to be simpler than in the previously considered in the literature version with Phi carrying spacetime indi

Zhe Chang, Xin Li

Kinematics in Finsler space is used to study the propagation of ultra high energy cosmic rays particles through the cosmic microwave background radiation. We find that the GZK threshold is lifted dramatically in Randers-Finsler space. A tiny deformation of spacetime from Minkowskian to Finslerian allows more ultra-high energy cosmic rays particles arrive at

M. Kun, Z. T. Kiss, Z. Balog

The northern Milky Way in the constellation of Cepheus (100 deg < l < 120 deg; 0 deg < b < 20 deg) contains several star forming regions. The molecular clouds of the Cepheus Flare region at b > 10 deg, are sites of low and intermediate mass star formation located between 200 and 450 pc from the Sun. Three nearby OB associations, Cep OB2, Cep OB3, Cep OB4, lo

Shoji Yamamoto, Jun Ohara

Nonlinear lattice relaxation of photoexcited diplatinum-halide chain compounds is theoretically investigated within a one-dimensional extended Peierls-Hubbard model. We first illuminate the whole relaxation scenario in terms of variational wave functions and then visualize each relaxation channel numerically integrating the Schrödinger equation. High-energy

M. Kun

This chapter describes the Galactic star forming regions in the constellation Cassiopeia, in the Galactic coordinate range 120 deg < l < 130 deg, -5 deg < b < +15 deg. At b > 10 deg the nearby clouds L1333 and L1340 are found in this region. The local arm of the Galaxy in Cassiopeia contains only a few star forming regions, smaller and less active than the O

Daniele Bajoni. Elizaveta Semenova, Aristide Lemaître, Sophie Bouchoule, Esther Wertz

We report on a new type of optical nonlinearity in a polariton p-i-n microcavity. Abrupt switching between the strong and weak coupling regime is induced by controlling the electric field within the cavity. As a consequence bistable cycles are observed for low optical powers (2-3 orders of magnitude less than for Kerr induced bistability). Signatures of swit

M. Svanda, M. Klvana, M. Sobotka

The motions of the plasma and structures in and below the solar photosphere is not well understood. The results obtained using various methods cannot be in general considered as consistent, especially in details. In this contribution we show a summary of the results obtained by the method we have developed recently. To study the photospheric dynamics we appl

M. Kun

Broad-band photometric and moderate-resolution spectroscopic observations of the young eruptive star V1647 Ori, obtained between 28 August and 1 September 2008, are presented. The observed magnitudes and emission line equivalent widths of the star indicate that the initial conditions of the new outburst are very similar to those of the previous one in 2004.

Daniela Bianchi, Raffaele Calogero, Brunello Tirozzi

We discuss the property of a.e. and in mean convergence of the Kohonen algorithm considered as a stochastic process. The various conditions ensuring the a.e. convergence are described and the connection with the rate decay of the learning parameter is analyzed. The rate of convergence is discussed for different choices of learning parameters. We proof rigoro

M. Kun, Z. Balog, N. Mizuno, A. Kawamura

We present results of optical spectroscopic and photometric observation of the pre-main sequence stars associated with the cometary shaped dark cloud Lynds 1622, and 12CO and 13CO observations of the cloud. We determined the effective temperatures and luminosities of 14 pre-main sequence stars associated with the cloud from their positions in the Hertzsprung

Toru Goto, Yasuhiro Okada, Yasuhiro Yamamoto

Flavor changing neutral current processes are studied in the littlest Higgs model with T-parity. It is found that the logarithmic divergence reported earlier in Z boson flavor changing processes is exactly canceled by contributions from additional interaction terms of heavy fermions and the Z boson. Phenomenological impact on the K --> pi nu nu_bar processes

Sergio Zerbini

The stability issue of a large class of modified gravitational models is discussed with particular emphasis to de Sitter solutions. Three approaches are briefly presented and the generalization to more general cases is mentioned.

B. Stelzer, G. Micela, E. Flaccomio, S. Sciortino

IC348 is an excellent laboratory for studies of low-mass star formation being nearby, compact and rich. A Chandra observation was carried out early in the satellite&#39;s lifetime. The extensive new data in optical and infrared wavelengths accumulated in subsequent years have changed the cluster census calling for a re-analysis of the X-ray data.

Sultan Z. Alamri, Anthony J. Youd, Carlo F. Barenghi

Using the vortex filament model and the Gross Pitaevskii nonlinear Schroedinger equation, we show that bundles of quantised vortex lines in helium II are structurally robust and can reconnect with each other maintaining their identity. We discuss vortex stretching in superfluid turbulence and show that, during the bundle reconnection process, Kelvin waves of

Marian Ioan Munteanu, Ana Irina Nistor

In this paper we will classify those translation surfaces in E3 involving polynomials which are Weingarten surfaces. We analyze Weingarten translation surfaces satisfying 2aH + bK = 0. We study also other types of translation surfaces, involving power functions, for which the second Gaussian curvature vanishes.

Kourosh Nozari, S. Davood Sadatian

We consider two alternative dark energy models: a Lorentz invariance preserving model with a nonminimally coupled scalar field and a Lorentz invariance violating model with a minimally coupled scalar field. We study accelerated expansion and dynamics of equation of state parameter in these scenarios. While a minimally coupled scalar field has not the capabil

Boris Ryabko

The scheme of the sliding window is known in Information Theory, Computer Science, the problem of predicting and in stastistics. Let a source with unknown statistics generate some word $... x_{-1}x_{0}x_{1}x_{2}...$ in some alphabet $A$. For every moment $t, t=... $ $-1, 0, 1, ...$, one stores the word (&#34;window&#34;) $ x_{t-w} x_{t-w+1}... x_{t-1}$ where

W. Bryc, D. Minda, S. Sethuraman

Large deviation principles and related results are given for a class of Markov chains associated to the "leaves" in random recursive trees and preferential attachment random graphs, as well as the "cherries" in Yule trees. In particular, the method of proof, combining analytic and Dupuis-Ellis type path arguments, allows for an explicit computation of the la

Damian F. Abasto, Paolo Zanardi

We analyze the Bures metric over the canonical thermal states for the Kitaev honeycomb mode. In this way the effects of finite temperature on topological phase transitions can be studied. Different regions in the parameter space of the model can be clearly identified in terms of different temperature scaling behavior of the Bures metric tensor. Furthermore,

Nadia Sandoval-Figueroa, Víctor Romero-Rochín

The thermodynamics framework of an interacting quantum gas trapped by an arbitrary external potential is reviewed. We show that for each confining potential, in the thermodynamic limit, there emerge &#34;generalized&#34; volume and pressure variables ${\cal V}$ and ${\cal P}$, that replace the usual volume and hydrostatic pressure of a uniform system. This s

Ling Zhou, Yong Hong Ma, Xin Yu Zhao

In this paper, we study the generation of entanglement in a double-$Λ$ system. Employing standard method of laser theory, we deduce the dynamic evolution equation of the two-mode field. We analyze the available entanglement criterion for double-$Λ$ system and the condition of entanglement existence. Our results show that under proper parameters, the two-mode

Paul Gartside, Michael Smith

The set of all closed subgroups of a profinite carries a natural profinite topology. This space of subgroups can be classified up to homeomorphism in many cases, and tight bounds placed on its complexity as expressed by its scattered height.

Paul Gartside, Michael Smith

The sets of closed and closed-normal subgroups of a profinite group carry a natural profinite topology. Through a combination of algebraic and topological methods the size of these subgroup spaces is calculated, and the spaces partially classified up to homeomorphism.

Paul Gartside, Feng Ziqin

A space X is finite dimensional, locally compact and separable metrizable if and only if X has a finite basic family: continuous functions Phi_1,...,Phi_n of X to the reals, R, such that for all continuous f from X to R there are g_1,..., g_n in C(R) satisfying f(x)=g_1(Phi_1(x))+g_2(Phi_2(x))+...+g_n(Phi_n(x)) for all x in X. This give the complete solution

Kannan N. Premnath, Martin J. Pattison, Sanjoy Banerjee

Several applications exist in which lattice Boltzmann methods (LBM) are used to compute stationary states of fluid motions, particularly those driven or modulated by external forces. Standard LBM, being explicit time-marching in nature, requires a long time to attain steady state convergence, particularly at low Mach numbers due to the disparity in character

Edward Ackad, Marko Horbatsch

The time-dependent Dirac equation was solved for zero-impact-parameter bare U-U collisions in the monopole approximation using a mapped Fourier grid matrix representation. A total of 2048 states including bound, as well as positive- and negative-energy states for an N=1024 spatial grid were propagated to generate occupation amplitudes as a function of intern

Gabriele U. Varieschi

We present an alternative cosmology based on conformal gravity, as originally introduced by H. Weyl and recently revisited by P. Mannheim and D. Kazanas. Unlike past similar attempts our approach is a purely kinematical application of the conformal symmetry to the Universe, through a critical reanalysis of fundamental astrophysical observations, such as the

Ross J. Kang, Colin McDiarmid

We consider the $t$-improper chromatic number of the Erd{\H o}s-R{é}nyi random graph $G(n,p)$. The t-improper chromatic number $χ^t(G)$ of $G$ is the smallest number of colours needed in a colouring of the vertices in which each colour class induces a subgraph of maximum degree at most $t$. If $t = 0$, then this is the usual notion of proper colouring. When

Howard Baer, Andre Lessa, Heaya Summy

In the very early stages of LHC running, uncertainties in detector performance will lead to large ambiguities in jet, electron and photon energy measurements, along with inferred missing transverse energy. However, muon detection should be quite straightforward, with the added benefit that muons can be reliably detected down to transverse energies of order 5