October 2008 arXiv papers — page 28

N. Johner, C. Grimaldi, T. Maeder, P. Ryser

We evaluate the percolation threshold values for a realistic model of continuum segregated systems, where random spherical inclusions forbid the percolating objects, modellized by hard-core spherical particles surrounded by penetrable shells, to occupy large regions inside the composite. We find that the percolation threshold is generally a non-monotonous fu

Malo Cadoret, Estefania De Mirandes, Pierre Cladé, Saïda Guellati-Khélifa

We report a new experimental scheme which combines atom interferometry with Bloch oscillations to provide a new measurement of the ratio $h/m_{\mathrm{Rb}}$. By using Bloch oscillations, we impart to the atoms up to 1600 recoil momenta and thus we improve the accuracy on the recoil velocity measurement. The deduced value of $h/m_{\mathrm{Rb}}$ leads to a new

Gérard Besson, Gilles Courtois, Sylvain Gallot

Let $X$ be an $n$-dimensional simply connected manifold of pinched sectional curvature $-a^2 \leq K \leq -1$. There exist a positive constant $C(n,a)$ such that for any finitely generated discrete group $Γ$ acting on $X$, then either $Γ$ is virtually nilpotent or the algebraic entropy $Ent (Γ) \geq C(n,a)$.

Iris Muller

For absolutely simple, finite-dimensional Lie algebras g of rank at least 2, defined over a local field of characteristic 0 and admitting a graduation: g=g(-2)+g(-1)+g(0)+g(1)+g(2) given by an element H such that 2H is simple, we construct parabolic subgroups P of the automorphism group of g which centralize H, having geometric prehomogeneous action on g(1)

Florian Breuer

We derive asymptotically optimal upper bounds on the number of L-rational torsion points on a given elliptic curve or Drinfeld module defined over a finitely generated field K, as a function of the degree [L:K]. Our main tool is the adelic openness of the image of Galois representations attached to elliptic curves and Drinfeld modules, due to Serre and Pink-

Sergei Chmutov, Michael Cap Khoury, Alfred Rossi

We describe the Polyak-Viro arrow diagram formulas for the coefficients of the Conway polynomial. As a consequence, we obtain the Conway polynomial as a state sum over some subsets of the crossings of the knot diagram. It turns out to be a simplification of a special case of Jaeger's state model for the HOMFLY polynomial.

Soma Das, P. A. Sreeram, A. K. Raychaudhuri

We find that the jump-into-contact of the cantilever in the atomic force microscope (AFM) is caused by an inherent instability in the motion of the AFM cantilever. The analysis is based on a simple model of the cantilever moving in a nonlinear force field. We show that the jump-into-contact distance can be used to find the interaction of the cantilever tip w

Bo Feng, Defu Hou, Hai-cang Ren

Because of the equal strength of the pairing potential mediated by one-gluon exchange for all partial waves to the leading order QCD running coupling constant and the nonlinearity of the gap equation, the non-spherical pairing in single flavor color superconductivity(CSC) can not be restricted in a single non-s-wave channel and the mixing among different ang

J. A. Rubino-Martin, R. Rebolo, M. Tucci, R. Genova-Santos

We present the current status of the QUIJOTE (Q-U-I JOint TEnerife) CMB Experiment, a new instrument which will start operations early 2009 at Teide Observatory, with the aim of characterizing the polarization of the CMB and other processes of galactic and extragalactic emission in the frequency range 10-30 GHz and at large angular scales. QUIJOTE will be a

John C. Dethridge, Timothy M. Garoni, Anthony J. Guttmann, Iwan Jensen

We have produced extended series for two-dimensional prudent polygons, based on a transfer matrix algorithm of complexity O$(n^5),$ for a series of length $n.$ We have extended the definition to three dimensions and produced series expansions for both prudent walks and polygons in three dimensions. For prudent polygons in two dimensions we find the growth co

Ken-ichi Kawarabayashi, Anders Sune Pedersen, Bjarne Toft

A connected $k$-chromatic graph $G$ is double-critical if for all edges $uv$ of $G$ the graph $G - u - v$ is $(k-2)$-colourable. The only known double-critical $k$-chromatic graph is the complete $k$-graph $K_k$. The conjecture that there are no other double-critical graphs is a special case of a conjecture from 1966, due to Erdős and Lovász. The conjecture

Rongrong Xue, Yizhong Fan, Daming Wei

In the neutron-rich internal shocks model for gamma-ray bursts (GRBs), the Lorentz factors (LFs) of ion shells are variable, and so are the LFs of accompanying neutron shells. For slow neutron shells with a typical LF of approximate tens, the typical $β$-decay radius is $\sim 10^{14}-10^{15}$ cm. As GRBs last long enough [$T_{90}>14(1+z)$ s], one earlier but

M. Draief, A. Ganesh

We address the question of understanding the effect of the underlying network topology on the spread of a virus and the dissemination of information when users are mobile performing independent random walks on a graph. To this end we propose a simple model of infection that enables to study the coincidence time of two random walkers on an arbitrary graph. By

Youcef Askoura

We formulate a multi-valued version of the Tietze-Urysohn extension theorem. Precisely, we prove that any upper semicontinuous multi-valued map with nonempty closed convex values defined on a closed subset (resp. closed perfectly normal subset) of a completely normal (resp. of a normal) space $X$ into the unit interval $[0,1]$ can be extended to the whole sp

Olivier Doutres, Nicolas Dauchez, Jean-Michel Génevaux, Olivier Dazel

A straightforward criterion to determine the limp model validity for porous materials is addressed here. The limp model is an "equivalent fluid" model which gives a better description of the porous behavior than the well known "rigid frame" model. It is derived from the poroelastic Biot model assuming that the frame has no bulk stiffness. A c

Andrew A. R. Watt, Mark R. Sambrook, Stanislav V. Burlakov, Kyriakos Porfyrakis

We report the filling of single walled carbon nanotubes with an electron spin-active fullerene species where a nitroxide radical is functionalized on the fullerene cage. High resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM), optical absorption and electron spin resonance (ESR) are used to determine the rotational behavior of the encapsulated molecules and

Katie Bloor, Stefano Luzzatto

We define and compute hyperbolic coordinates and associated foliations which provide a new way to describe the geometry of the standard map. We also identify a uniformly hyperbolic region and a complementary 'critical' region containing a smooth curve of tangencies between certain canonical 'stable' foliations.

M. Crisan, I. Grosu

We present a many-body calculation for the conductance of a conducting bridge of a simple hydrogen molecule between $Pt$ electrodes.The experimental results showed that the conductance $G=dI/dV$ has the maximum value near the quantum unit $G_{0}=2e^{2}/h$. The $I-V$ dependence presents peak and dip and we consider that the electron-phonon interaction is resp

A. Deuzeman, M. P. Lombardo, E. Pallante

Undeniably, the imminent activity of LHC and the quest for the nature of physics beyond the standard model have raised renewed interest in the conformal and quasi-conformal behaviour of gauge field theories with matter content. Theoretically driven questions seem to now acquire a strong experimental appeal and might guide us towards a more realistic string t

A. A. Kirillov, E. P. Savelova

We extend our sum over topologies formula to fermions. We show that fermionic fields display an instability with respect to topology fluctuations. We present some phenomenological arguments for a modification of the action in the case of fermions and discuss possible applications.

Y. Suzuki, W. Horiuchi

We show that a nuclear Hamiltonian and a set of internucleon correlation functions is in a one-to-one correspondence. The correlation functions for $s$-shell nuclei interacting via the two-nucleon interaction of AV8$^\prime$ type are calculated to exhibit the importance of tensor correlations as well as short-range central correlation. The asymptotic behavio

Matteo Savoini, Paolo Biagioni, Lamberto Duo', Marco Finazzi

By exploiting photo-induced reorientation in azo-polymer thin films, we demonstrate all-optical polarization-encoded information storage with a scanning near-field optical microscope. In the writing routine, 5-level bits are created by associating different bit values to different birefringence directions, induced in the polymer after illumination with linea

V. I. Shnyrkov, D. Born, A. A. Soroka, W. Krech

We report on radio-frequency measurements of the charge-phase qubit being under continuous microwave irradiation in the state of weak coupling to a radio-frequency tank circuit. We studied the rf impedance dependence on the two important parameters such as power of microwave irradiation whose frequency is close to the gap between the two lowest qubit energy

Alexei Yu. Karlovich

In 1968, Israel Gohberg and Naum Krupnik discovered that local spectra of singular integral operators with piecewise continuous coefficients on Lebesgue spaces $L^p(Γ)$ over Lyapunov curves have the shape of circular arcs. About 25 years later, Albrecht Böttcher and Yuri Karlovich realized that these circular arcs metamorphose to so-called logarithmic leaves

H. Mutschke, S. Zeidler, Th. Posch, F. Kerschbaum

Hydrous silicates occur in various cosmic environments, and are among the minerals with the most pronounced bands in the far infrared (FIR) spectral region. Given that Herschel and ALMA will open up new possibilities for astronomical FIR and sub-mm spectroscopy, data characterizing the dielectric properties of these materials at long wavelengths are desirabl

Andreas Ringwald

We illustrate, taking a top-down point of view, how axions and other very weakly interacting sub-eV particles (WISPs) arise in the course of compactification of the extra spatial dimensions in string/M-theory.

F. Briolle, R. Lima, R. Vilela Mendes

A tomographic technique has been used in the past to decompose complex signals in its components. The technique is based on spectral decomposition and projection on the eigenvectors of a family of unitary operators. Here this technique is also shown to be appropriate to obtain the instantaneous phase derivative of the signal components. The method is illustr

Joe Sato, Masafumi Koike, Toshihiko Ota, Masako Saito

We study the parametric resonance of the neutrino oscillation through the matter whose density varies spatially. The Fourier analysis of the matter effect enables us to clarify the parametric resonance condition, which is summarized in a frequency matching between the neutrino oscillation and the spatial variation of the matter density. As a result, the n-th

Yiannis T. Christodoulides, Pantelis A. Damianou

We consider Lotka-Volterra systems in three dimensions depending on three real parameters. By using elementary algebraic methods we classify the Darboux polynomials (also known as second integrals) for such systems for various values of the parameters, and give the explicit form of the corresponding cofactors. More precisely, we show that a Darboux polynomia

S. H. Hassanzadeh, A. Vahidi

In this paper, some results on vanishing and non-vanishing of generalized local cohomology modules are presented and some relations between those modules and, Ext and ordinary local cohomology modules are studied. Also, several cofiniteness propositions for generalized local cohomology modules are established which, among other things, provide an alternative

Mateusz Goryca, David Ferrand, Piotr Kossacki, Michal Nawrocki

The evolution of the magnetization in (Cd,Mn)Te quantum wells after a short pulse of magnetic field was determined from the giant Zeeman shift of spectroscopic lines. The dynamics in absence of magnetic field was found to be up to three orders of magnitude faster than that at 1 T. Hyperfine interaction and strain are mainly responsible for the fast decay. Th

E. Comay

Elastic and inelastic cross section of proton-proton and electron-proton scattering are discussed. Special attention is given to elastic scattering and to the striking difference between the data of these two kinds of experiments. It is shown that the regular charge-monopole theory explains the main features of the data. Predictions of results of CERN's

Katarzyna Pietruska-Pałuba

We give a probabilistic characterisation of the Besov-Lipschitz spaces $Lip(α,p,q)(X)$ on domains which support a Markovian kernel with appropriate exponential bounds. This extends former results of \cite{Jon,KPP1,KPP2,GHL} which were valid for $α=\frac{d_w}{2},p=2$, $q=\infty,$ where $d_w$ is the walk dimension of the space $X.$

G. Manfredi, P. -A. Hervieux, Y. Yin, N. Crouseilles

Understanding the electron dynamics and transport in metallic and semiconductor nanostructures -- such as metallic nanoparticles, thin films, quantum wells and quantum dots -- represents a considerable challenge for today's condensed matter physics, both fundamental and applied. In this review article, we will describe the collective electron dynamics in

Peter Reimann

We demonstrate the equilibration of isolated macroscopic quantum systems, prepared in non-equilibrium mixed states with significant population of many energy levels, and observed by instruments with a reasonably bound working range compared to the resolution limit. Both properties are fulfilled under many, if not all, experimentally realistic conditions. At

Siu-Ah Ng

We construct the weak nonstandard hull of a normed linear space X from *X (the nonstandard extension of X) using the weak topology on X. The bidual (i.e. the second dual) X" is shown to be isometrically isomorphic to the weak nonstandard hull of X. Examples and applications to C*-algebras are given, including a simple proof of the Sherman-Takeda Theorem.

Francesco Prino

The ALICE experiment will be able to detect open charm and beauty hadrons in proton-proton and heavy ion collisions in the new energy regime of the CERN Large Hadron Collider (LHC). Heavy flavours are a powerful tool to investigate the medium created in high energy nucleus--nucleus interactions because they are produced in the hard scatterings occurring at e

Philip Greulich, Andreas Schadschneider

The asymmetric simple exclusion process with additional Langmuir kinetics, i.e. attachment and detachment in the bulk, is a paradigmatic model for intracellular transport. Here we study this model in the presence of randomly distributed inhomogeneities ('defects'). Using Monte Carlo simulations, we find a multitude of coexisting high- and low-density

Yasuyuki Hikita, Mitsuru Nishikawa, Takeaki Yajima, Harold Y. Hwang

In order to investigate the interface termination dependence of perovskite band alignments, we have studied the Schottky barrier height at La$_{0.7}$Sr$_{0.3}$MnO$_3$/Nb:SrTiO$_3$ (001) heterointerfaces. As the Nb:SrTiO$_3$ semiconductor was varied from TiO$_2$ termination to SrO termination by variable insertion of a SrMnO$_3$ layer, a large systematic incr

Didier Henrion

In october 2008, CNRS adopts a new logo with a round shape. We study the mathematical representation of this shape, and in particular its convexity.

Arnaud Bodin, Anne Pichon, Jose Seade

In analogy with the holomorphic case, we compare the topology of Milnor fibrations associated to a meromorphic germ f/g : the local Milnor fibrations given on Milnor tubes over punctured discs around the critical values of f/g, and the Milnor fibration on a sphere.

Panying Chen, Hongwei Ke, Xiangdong Ji

We study the chiral logarithms in $ΔS=1$ kaon decay amplitudes from new flavor physics in beyond-standard-model theories. We systematically classify the chiral structures of dimension-5, 6 and 7 effective QCD operators constructed out of light-quark (up, down and strange) and gluon fields. Using the standard chiral perturbation theory, we calculate the leadi

Philippe Robert, Florian Simatos

An occupancy problem with an infinite number of bins and a random probability vector for the locations of the balls is considered. The respective sizes of bins are related to the split times of a Yule process. The asymptotic behavior of the landscape of first empty bins, i.e., the set of corresponding indices represented by point processes, is analyzed and c

Frithjof Karsch

We provide evidence for the influence of thermal fluctuations of Goldstone modes on the chiral condensate at finite temperature. We show that at fixed temperature, T<Tc, in the vicinity of the chiral transition temperature this leads to a characteristic dependence of the chiral condensate on the square root of the light quark mass (m_l), which is expected fo

Masahiro Tsujimoto, Dai Takei, Jeremy J. Drake, Jan-Uwe Ness

We conducted a target of opportunity X-ray observation of the classical nova V458 Vulpeculae 88 days after the explosion using the Suzaku satellite. With a 20 ks exposure, the X-ray Imaging Spectrometer detected X-ray emission significantly harder than typical super-soft source emission. The X-ray spectrum shows K lines from N, Ne, Mg, Si, and S, and L-serie

Tobias Kuhn

We demonstrate AceWiki that is a semantic wiki using the controlled natural language Attempto Controlled English (ACE). The goal is to enable easy creation and modification of ontologies through the web. Texts in ACE can automatically be translated into first-order logic and other languages, for example OWL. Previous evaluation showed that ordinary people ar

Yury Arlinskii, Valentin Zagrebnov

We apply a method developed by one of the authors, see \cite{Arl1}, to localize the numerical range of \textit{quasi-sectorial} contractions semigroups. Our main theorem establishes a relation between the numerical range of quasi-sectorial contraction semigroups $\{\exp(- t S)\}_{t\ge 0}$, and the maximal {sectorial} generators $S$. We also give a new prove

Matyas Barczy, Gyula Pap

Let us consider the process $(X_t^{(α)})_{t\in[0,T)}$ given by the SDE $dX_t^{(α)} = -\fracα{T-t}X_t^{(α)} dt+ dB_t$, $t\in[0,T)$, where $α\in R$, $T\in(0,\infty)$, and $(B_t)_{t\geq 0}$ is a standard Wiener process. In case of $α>0$ the process $X^{(α)}$ is known as an $α$-Wiener bridge, in case of $α=1$ as the usual Wiener bridge. We prove that for all $α,

Jin Li

We present recent progresses in radiative penguin decays of $B$ meson using a large sample of $B\bar{B}$ pairs recorded at the $Υ(4S)$ resonance with the Belle detector at the KEKB asymmetric energy $e^+e^-$ collider. We report precise measurement of inclusive $b\to sγ$ branching ratio with cut $E_γ> 1.7$ GeV, first measurement of time-dependent CP-violation

Hiroshi Ohno, Takashi Umeda, Kazuyuki Kanaya

Charmonium dissociation temperatures are studied in a quenched anisotropic lattice QCD with standard plaquette gauge action and O(a) improved Wilson fermion action. Simulations are carried out at temperatures in the range 0.88T_c to 2.3T_c. From the meson correlators, we first subtract the contribution of constant mode, which was reported to mislead the anal

T. Kawakami, Y. Tsutsumi, K. Machida

We have found the precise stability region of the half quantum vortex (HQV) for superfluid $^3$He A phase confined in parallel plates with a narrow gap under rotation. Standard Ginzburg-Landau free energy, which is well established, is solved to locate the stability region spanned by temperature $T$ and rotation speed ($/Omega$). This $/Omega$-$T$ stability

F G Scholtz, J Govaerts

Building on the recent solution for the spectrum of the non-commutative well in two dimensions, the thermodynamics that follows from it is computed. In particular the focus is put on an ideal fermion gas confined to such a well. At low densities the thermodynamics is the same as for the commutative gas. However, at high densities the thermodynamics deviate s

Dmitry Solenov, Dmitry Mozyrsky

Kinetics of phase separation transition in boson-fermion cold atom mixtures is investigated. We identify the parameters at which the transition is governed by quantum nucleation mechanism, responsible for the formation of critical nuclei of a stable phase. We demonstrate that for low fermion-boson mass ratio the density dependence of quantum nucleation trans

Ali Kaya

We point out that in the context of quantum fields in time dependent classical backgrounds, the number of created particles with a given momentum largely deviates about its mean value. Since the corresponding Fourier modes are nonlocal, this deviation shows that the expectation value of the number operator can only make sense in an ensemble of spacetimes. Us

Chi-Ken Lu, Sungkit Yip

We investigate the magnetic field distribution inside a Type II superconductor which has point group symmetry $O$ such as Li$_2$Pt$_3$B. The absence of inversion symmetry as a departure from perfect cubic group $O_h$ causes a magnetization collinear with the phase gradient associated with the order parameter, and a component of current collinear with the loc

Dimitrios K. Tsolis, Spyros Sioutas, Theodore S. Papatheodorou

The current work is focusing on the implementation of a robust watermarking algorithm for digital images, which is based on an innovative spread spectrum analysis algorithm for watermark embedding and on a content-based image retrieval technique for watermark detection. The highly robust watermark algorithms are applying &#34;detectable watermarks&#34; for w

Ryo Nouchi, Masashi Shiraishi, Yoshishige Suzuki

Graphene field-effect transistors with Co contacts as source and drain electrodes show anomalous distorted transfer characteristics. The anomaly appears only in short-channel devices (shorter than approximately 3 micrometers) and originates from a contact-induced effect. Band alteration of a graphene channel by the contacts is discussed as a possible mechani

E. C. Wylie-de Boer, P. L. Cottrell

The results of a study of the AGB phase of stellar evolution are presented. Abundances have been determined for Fe, C, O, the light s-process elements, Y and Zr, the heavy s-process elements, La and Nd, and the r-process element, Eu. The expected relationship between enhanced C, increasing C/O ratio and enhanced s-process elements has been quantified. Result

Jason P. Bell

We study centralizers of elements in domains. We generalize a result of the author and Small, showing that if $A$ is a finitely generated noetherian domain and $a\in A$ is not algebraic over the extended centre of $A$, then the centralizer of $a$ has Gelfand-Kirillov dimension at most one less than the Gelfand-Kirillov dimension of $A$. In the case that $A$

Ivan Vitev, Ben-Wei Zhang, Simon Wicks

We review selected results from a recent in-depth study of jet shapes and jet cross sections in ultra-relativistic reactions with heavy nuclei at the LHC arXiv:0810.2807 [hep-ph]. We demonstrate that at the highest collider energies these observables become feasible as a new, differential and accurate test of the underlying QCD theory. Our approach allows fo

Sang-Hoon Kim

A mistake of the effective interaction between D-dimensional Bose atoms [arXiv:cond-mat/0503523] that was published by Physical Review B in 2006 is corrected.

Gang Wang, Ji Ping Huang, Kin Wah Yu

We exploit theoretically the occurrence and tunability of photonic Bloch oscillations (PBOs) in one-dimensional photonic crystals (PCs) containing nonlinear composites. Because of the enhanced third-order nonlinearity (Kerr type nonlinearity) of composites, photons undergo oscillations inside tilted photonic bands, which are achieved by the application of gr

J. L. Silverberg

The combined processes of anodization and electrodeposition lead to highly ordered arrays of cylindrical nanowires. This template-based self-assembly fabrication method yields nanowires embedded in alumina. Commonly, chemical etching is used to remove the alumina and free the nanowires. However, it has been experimentally observed during the etching process

T. Sato, K. Nakayama, Y. Sekiba, P. Richard

We have performed high-resolution angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy on heavily overdoped KFe_2As_2 (transition temperature (Tc = 3 K). We observed several renormalized bands near the Fermi level with a renormalization factor of 2-4. While the Fermi surface (FS) around the Brillouin-zone center is qualitatively similar to that of optimally-doped Ba_{1

Frederick A. Harris

During the last few years there has been a renaissance in charm and charmonium spectroscopy with higher precision measurements at the $ψ^{&#39;}$ and $ψ(3770)$ coming from BESII and CLEOc and many new discoveries coming from B-factories. In this paper, I review some new results on &#34;classical&#34; charmonium and $e^+ e^- \to$ hadrons using B-factory Initi

Raphael Bousso, Stefan Leichenauer

We develop a simple semi-analytic model of the star formation rate (SFR) as a function of time. We estimate the SFR for a wide range of values of the cosmological constant, spatial curvature, and primordial density contrast. Our model can predict such parameters in the multiverse, if the underlying theory landscape and the cosmological measure are known.

Henk W. Ch. Postma

I propose a technique for reading the base sequence of a single DNA molecule using a graphene nanogap.

G. I. G. Jozsa, T. A. Oosterloo, R. Morganti, U. Klein

This is the third of a series of papers in which the structure and kinematics of disk galaxies is studied. Employing direct tilted-ring fits to the data cube as introduced in Paper I, we perform an analysis of the &#34;Spindle&#34; galaxy NGC 2685, previously regarded as two-ringed polar ring galaxy. Deep HI and optical (i&#39;-band) observations are present

Subir Sachdev, Markus Mueller

Many condensed matter experiments explore the finite temperature dynamics of systems near quantum critical points. Often, there are no well-defined quasiparticle excitations, and so quantum kinetic equations do not describe the transport properties completely. The theory shows that the transport co-efficients are not proportional to a mean free scattering ti

Steven Willison, Jorge Zanelli

Chern-Simons theory can be defined on a cell complex, such as a network of bubbles, which is not a (Hausdorff) manifold. Requiring gauge invariance determines the action, including interaction terms at the intersections, and imposes a relation between the coupling constants of the CS terms on adjacent cell walls. We also find simple conservation laws for cha

D. R. Garcia, C. Jozwiak, C. G. Hwang, A. Fedorov

Using angle-integrated photoemission spectroscopy we have probed the novel LaO$_{0.9}$F$_{0.1}$FeAs superconductor over a wide range of photon energies and temperatures. We have provided the first full characterization of the orbital character of the VB DOS and of the magnitude of the d-p hybridization energy. Finally, we have identified two characteristic t

Louiza Fouli, Janet Vassilev

We expand the notion of core to $cl$-core for Nakayama closures $cl$. In the characteristic $p>0$ setting, when $cl$ is the tight closure, denoted by *, we give some examples of ideals when the core and the *-core differ. We note that *-core$(I)=$ core$(I)$, if $I$ is an ideal in a one-dimensional domain with infinite residue field or if $I$ is an ideal gene

Ignacio Gallo, Adriano Barra, Pierluigi Contucci

The aim of this work is to implement a statistical mechanics theory of social interaction, generalizing econometric discrete choice models. A class of simple mean field discrete models is introduced and discussed both from the theoretical and phenomenological point of view. We propose a parameter evaluation procedure and test it by fitting our model against

Taras Banakh, Olexandr Ravsky

We introduce and study oscillator topologies on paratopological groups and define certain related number invariants. As an application we prove that a Hausdorff paratopological group $G$ admits a weaker Hausdorff group topology provided $G$ is 3-oscillating. A paratopological group $G$ is 3-oscillating (resp. 2-oscillating) provided for any neighborhood $U$

M. Kachelriess

The motivation and the current status of top-down models as sources of ultrahigh energy cosmic rays (UHECR) are reviewed. Stimulated by the AGASA excess, they were proposed as the main source of UHECRs beyond the GZK cutoff. Meanwhile searches for their signatures have limited their contribution to the UHECR flux to be subdominant, while the theoretical moti

Daniel Baumann, Hiranya V. Peiris

In this article we review the theory of cosmological inflation with a particular focus on the beautiful connection it provides between the physics of the very small and observations of the very large. We explain how quantum mechanical fluctuations during the inflationary era become macroscopic density fluctuations which leave distinct imprints in the cosmic

V. A. Fateev, A. V. Litvinov

This is the second part of the paper 0709.3806v2. Here we show that three-point correlation function with one semi-degenerate field in Toda field theory as well as four-point correlation function with one completely degenerate and one semi-degenerate field can be represented by the finite dimensional integrals.

Diego Mastrogiuseppe, Ariel Dobry

We propose a microscopic mechanism for the incommensurate phase in TiOX compounds. The model includes the antiferromagnetic chains of Ti ions immersed in the phonon bath of the bilayer structure. Making use of the Cross-Fisher theory, we show that the geometrically frustrated character of the lattice is responsible for the structural instability which leads

Martin Schvellinger

We study the discrete light cone quantization of Kerr-AdS_{d+3} black holes with a plane wave boundary. The resulting backgrounds are conjectured to be dual of non-relativist conformal quantum mechanical theories in d spatial dimensions at finite temperature and finite chemical potential. This includes the discrete light cone quantization of Kerr-AdS_4 and K

Andrew M. Essin, Joel E. Moore, David Vanderbilt

The orbital motion of electrons in a three-dimensional solid can generate a pseudoscalar magnetoelectric coupling $\theta$, a fact we derive for the single-particle case using a recent theory of polarization in weakly inhomogeneous materials. This polarizability $\theta$ is the same parameter that appears in the "axion electrodynamics" Lagrangian $\Delta{\ca

A. Laucht, F. Hofbauer, N. Hauke, J. Angele

We report the design, fabrication and optical investigation of electrically tunable single quantum dot - photonic crystal defect nanocavities operating in both the weak and strong coupling regimes of the light matter interaction. Unlike previous studies where the dot-cavity spectral detuning was varied by changing the lattice temperature, or by the adsorptio

Arttu Rajantie

When gauged cosmic strings form in a symmetry-breaking phase transition, the gauge field configuration at the time becomes imprinted in the spatial string distribution by the flux trapping mechanism. It is shown that quantum and thermal gauge field fluctuations give rise to long-range superhorizon correlations in the string network. Numerical simulations in

Joachim Janz, Thorsten Lisker

In this letter we present a study of the size luminosity relation of 475 early-type galaxies in the Virgo Cluster with Sloan Digital Sky Survey imaging data. The analysis of our homogeneous, model-independent data set reveals that giant and dwarf early-type galaxies do not form one common sequence in this relation. The dwarfs seem to show weak or no dependen

S. J. Q. Robinson, Y. Y. Sharon, L. Zamick

We study the role of configuration mixing in the heavier even-even isotopes of Argon. We begin by limiting the configurations of the even-even Ar isotopes to $(d_{3/2}^2)_π$ $(f_{7/2}^n)_ν$. There, due to the particular location in this shell model space of $^{40}$Ar and $^{44}$Ar, we find that the spectra, B(E2)&#39;s and magnetic moments of these two nucle

Terence Tao, Van Vu

The famous \emph{circular law} asserts that if $M_n$ is an $n \times n$ matrix with iid complex entries of mean zero and unit variance, then the empirical spectral distribution (ESD) of the normalized matrix $\frac{1}{\sqrt{n}} M_n$ converges almost surely to the uniform distribution on the unit disk $\{z \in \C: |z| \leq 1 \}$. After a long sequence of part

Hasan Yuksel, Matthew D. Kistler, Todor Stanev

The Geminga pulsar has long been one of the most intriguing MeV-GeV gamma-ray point sources. We examine the implications of the recent Milagro detection of extended, multi-TeV gamma-ray emission from Geminga, finding that this reveals the existence of an ancient, powerful cosmic-ray accelerator that can plausibly account for the multi-GeV positron excess tha

QCD Collaboration, S. J. Dong, K. F. Liu

The charmed-strange meson masses are calculated on a quenched lattice QCD. The charm and strange quark propagators are calculated on the same lattice with the overlap fermion. $16^3\times 72$ lattice with Wilson gauge action at $β=0.6345$ are used. The charm and strange quark masses are determined by fitting the $J/ψ$ and $ϕ$ masses respectively. The charmed

Jerzy Lewandowski, Andrzej Okolow

The Ahtekar-Isham C*-algebra known from Loop Quantum Gravity is the algebra of continuous functions on the space of (generalized) connections with a compact structure Lie group. The algebra can be constructed by some inductive techniques from the C*-algebra of continuous functions on the group and a family of graphs embedded in the manifold underlying the co

Carlos E. Cunha, Marcos Lima, Hiroaki Oyaizu, Joshua Frieman

In Lima et al. 2008 we presented a new method for estimating the redshift distribution, N(z), of a photometric galaxy sample, using photometric observables and weighted sampling from a spectroscopic subsample of the data. In this paper, we extend this method and explore various applications of it, using both simulations of and real data from the SDSS. In add

Shuichiro Takeda

Following the approach of B. Roberts, we characterize the non-vanishing of global theta lifts for symplectic-orthogonal dual pairs in terms of its local counterpart. In particular, we replace the temperedness assumption present in Robert&#39;s work by a certain weaker assumption, and apply our results to small rank similitude groups. Among our applications i

Patricio Gaete, José A. Helaÿel-Neto

Adopting the gauge-invariant but path-dependent variables formalism, we study the coupling of torsion fields with photons in the presence of an external background electromagnetic. We explicitly show that, in the case of a constant electric field strength expectation value, the static potential remains Coulombic, while in the case of a constant magnetic fiel

William C. McCorkle, Thomas B. Bahder

We estimate the temperature distribution in the rails of an electromagnetic rail gun (EMG) due to the confinement of the current in a narrow surface layer resulting from the skin effect. In order to obtain analytic results, we assume a simple geometry for the rails, an electromagnetic skin effect boundary edge that propagates with the accelerating armature,

Yulin Lin

This paper gives a new and short proof of existence and uniqueness of the Polubarinova-Galin equation. The existence proof is an application of the main theorem in Lin&#39;s paper. Furthermore, we can conclude that every strong solution can be approximated by many strong polynomial solutions locally in time.

Yulin Lin

This paper addresses a rescaling behavior of some classes of global solutions to the zero surface tension Hele-Shaw problem with injection at the origin, $\{Ω(t)\}_{t\geq 0}$. Here $Ω(0)$ is a small perturbation of $f(B_{1}(0),0)$ if $f(ξ,t)$ is a global strong polynomial solution to the Polubarinova-Galin equation with injection at the origin and we prove t

M. Ave, P. J. Boyle, C. Hoeppner, J. Marshall

This paper has not yet been accepted for publication

Yulin Lin

The main goal of this paper is to give a precise description of rescaling behaviors of rational type global strong solutions to the Polubarinova-Galin equation. The Polubarinova-Galin equation is the reformulation of the zero surface tension Hele-Shaw problem with a single source at the origin by considering the moving domain as the Riemann mapping of the un

Jiri Krticka, Jiri Kubat

During the evolution of first stars, the CNO elements may emerge on their surfaces due to the mixing processes. Consequently, these stars may have winds driven purely by CNO elements. We study the properties of such stellar winds and discuss their influence on the surrounding environment. For this purpose, we used our own NLTE models and tested which stellar

C. C. Nishi

It is shown that intrinsic neutrino flavor violation invariably occurs when neutrinos are created within the SM augmented by the known massive neutrinos, with mixing and nondegenerate masses. The effects are very small but much greater than the naive estimate $Δm^2/E_ν^2$ or the branching ratio of indirect flavor violating processes such as $μ\to eγ$ within

Andras Laszlo

Transverse momentum spectra up to 4.5 GeV/c were measured around midrapidity in Pb+Pb collisions at sqrt{s_{NN}}=17.3 GeV, for pi^{+/-}, p, pbar and K^{+/-}, by the NA49 experiment. The nuclear modification factors R_{AA}, R_{AA/pA} and R_{CP} were extracted and are compared to RHIC results at sqrt{s_{NN}}=200 GeV. The modification factor R_{AA} shows a rapi

Tomasz Stachowiak

This thesis presents two descriptions of complexity in dynamical systems. The algebraic approach deals with the differential Galois group theory and its restrictions on integrability. The geometric part is a formulation of dynamics in the language of differential geometry with particular application to Lyapunov exponents and variational equations. The algori