November 2008 arXiv papers — page 11

Jerome Gaillard, Johannes Schmude

Making use of generalized calibrated geometry and G-structures we put the problem of finding string-duals with smeared backreacting flavor branes in a more mathematical setting. This more formal treatment of the problem allows us to easily smear branes without good coordinate representations, establish constraints on the smearing form and identify a topologi

Luciano Campi, Mark P. Owen

We present an optimal investment theorem for a currency exchange model with random and possibly discontinuous proportional transaction costs. The investor's preferences are represented by a multivariate utility function, allowing for simultaneous consumption of any prescribed selection of the currencies at a given terminal date. We prove the existence of

Elisa Manrique, Martin Reuter

Investigations of Quantum Einstein Gravity (QEG) based upon the effective average action employ a flow equation which does not contain any ultraviolet (UV) regulator. Its renormalization group trajectories emanating from a non-Gaussian fixed point define asymptotically safe quantum field theories. A priori these theories are, somewhat unusually, given in ter

Angel Lozano, Nihar Jindal

A contemporary perspective on the tradeoff between transmit antenna diversity and spatial multiplexing is provided. It is argued that, in the context of most modern wireless systems and for the operating points of interest, transmission techniques that utilize all available spatial degrees of freedom for multiplexing outperform techniques that explicitly sac

Eckhard Meinrenken

Let W be a Weyl group, presented as a crystallographic reflection group on a Euclidean vector space V, and C an open Weyl chamber. In a recent paper, Waldspurger proved that the images (id-w)(C), for Weyl group elements w, are all disjoint, and their union is the closed cone spanned by the positive roots. We show that similarly, if A is the Weyl alcove, the

Boaz Katz, Ran Budnik, Eli Waxman

We derive simple analytic expressions for the flux and spectrum of ultra-high energy cosmic-rays (UHECRs) predicted in models where the CRs are protons produced by extra-Galactic sources. For a power-law scaling of the CR production rate with redshift and energy, d\dot{n} /dE\propto E^-α(1+z)^m, our results are accurate at high energy, E>10^18.7 eV, to bette

Lizhen Ji, Scott A. Wolpert

We prove that the mapping class group $Γ_{g,n}$ for surfaces of negative Euler characteristic has a cofinite universal space $\E$ for proper actions (the resulting quotient is a finite $CW$-complex). The approach is to construct a truncated Teichmueller space $\T_{g,n}(ε)$ by introducing a lower bound for the length of shortest closed geodesics and showing t

G. Laveissière

We have made the first measurements of the virtual Compton scattering (VCS) process via the H$(e,e'p)\gamma$ exclusive reaction in the nucleon resonance region, at backward angles. Results are presented for the $W$-dependence at fixed $Q^2=1$ GeV$^2$, and for the $Q^2$-dependence at fixed $W$ near 1.5 GeV. The VCS data show resonant structures in the first a

H. S. Ruiz, A. Badía

The experimental finding of an ubiquitous kink in the nodal direction of angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopies of superconducting cuprates has been reproduced theoretically. Our model is built upon the Migdal-Eliashberg theory for the electron self-energy within the phonon-coupling scenario. Following this perturbative approach, a numerical evaluation

Jarah Evslin, Ruben Minasian

We consider Narain T-duality on a nontrivially fibered n-torus bundle in the presence of a topologically nontrivial NS H flux. The action of the duality group on the topology and H flux of the corresponding type II and heterotic string backgrounds is determined. The topology change is specialized to the case of supersymmetric T^2-fibered torsional string bac

Masatoshi Sato, Satoshi Fujimoto

The existence of edge states and zero energy modes in vortex cores is a hallmark of topologically nontrivial phases realized in various condensed matter systems such as the fractional quantum Hall states, p+ip superconductors, and Z_2 insulators (quantum spin Hall state). We examine this scenario for two dimensional noncentrosymmetric superconductors which a

Piotr Garbaczewski

We discuss dual time evolution scenarios which, albeit running according to the same real time clock, in each considered case may be mapped among each other by means of an analytic continuation in time. This dynamical duality is a generic feature of diffusion-type processes. Technically that involves a familiar transformation from a non-Hermitian Fokker-Plan

Iustin Coanda

We establish an equivalence between the stable category of coherent sheaves (satisfying a mild restriction) on a projective space and the homotopy category of a certain class of minimal complexes of free modules over the exterior algebra Koszul dual to the homogeneous coordinate algebra of the projective space. We also relate these complexes to the Tate reso

Jean-Christophe Wallet

The differential calculus based on the derivations of an associative algebra underlies most of the noncommutative field theories considered so far. We review the essential properties of this framework and the main features of noncommutative connections in the case of non graded associative unital algebras with involution. We extend this framework to the case

V. A. Okorokov

The diffraction slope parameter is investigated for elastic proton-proton and proton-antiproton scattering based on the all available experimental data at intermediate square of momentum transfer in the main. Energy dependence of the elastic diffraction slope is approximated by various analytic functions in a model-independent fashion. The expanded standard

Arata Yamamoto, Hideo Suganuma

We propose a new lattice framework to extract the relevant gluonic energy scale of QCD phenomena which is based on a "cut" on link variables in momentum space. This framework is expected to be broadly applicable to all lattice QCD calculations. Using this framework, we quantitatively determine the relevant energy scale of color confinement, through t

A. Bermudez, D. Patanè, L. Amico, M. A. Martin-Delgado

We study the influence of topology on the quench dynamics of a system driven across a quantum critical point. We show how the appearance of certain edge states, which fully characterise the topology of the system, dramatically modifies the process of defect production during the crossing of the critical point. Interestingly enough, the density of defects is

Flaminio Flamini

In this paper we study examples of P^r-scrolls defined over primitively polarized K3 surfaces S of genus g, which arise from Brill-Noether theory of the general curve in the primitive linear system on S and from classical Lazarsfeld's results in. We show that such scrolls form an open dense subset of a component H of their Hilbert scheme; moreover, we st

F. A. Danevich, A. V. Ivanov, V. V. Kobychev, V. I. Tretyak

In a very conservative approach, supposing that total heat flow of the Earth is exclusively due to resonant capture inside the Earth of axions, emitted by 57-Fe nuclei on Sun, we obtain limit on mass of hadronic axion: m_a<1.8 keV. Taking into account release of heat from decays of 40-K, 232-Th, 238-U inside the Earth, this estimation could be improved to th

Y. -W. Chang, M. -Z. Wang

We study the charmless decays B to Lambda Lambdabar h, where h stands for pi^+, K^+,K^0,K^{*+}, or K^{*0}, using a 605 fb^{-1} data sample collected at the Upsilon(4S)resonance with the Belle detector at the KEKB asymmetric energy e^+ e^- collider. We observe B0 to Lambda Lambdabar K0 and B0 to Lambda Lambdabar K*0 with branching fractions of (4.76^{+0.84}_{

Anargyros Katsabekis, Marcel Morales, Apostolos Thoma

Let $I_{L, ρ}$ be a lattice ideal. We provide a necessary and sufficient criterion under which a set of binomials in $I_{L, ρ}$ generate the radical of $I_{L, ρ}$ up to radical. We apply our results to the problem of determining the minimal number of generators of $I_{L, ρ}$ or of the $rad(I_{L, ρ})$ up to radical.

Simon R. Blackburn, Tuvi Etzion, Keith M. Martin, Maura B. Paterson

A two-dimensional grid with dots is called a \emph{configuration with distinct differences} if any two lines which connect two dots are distinct either in their length or in their slope. These configurations are known to have many applications such as radar, sonar, physical alignment, and time-position synchronization. Rather than restricting dots to lie in

Anargyros Katsabekis, Apostolos Thoma

In this article we study specializations of multigradings and apply them to the problem of the computation of the arithmetical rank of a lattice ideal $I_{L_{\mathcal{G}}} \subset K[x_{1},...,x_{n}]$. The arithmetical rank of $I_{L_{\mathcal{G}}}$ equals the $\mathcal{F}$-homogeneous arithmetical rank of $I_{L_{\mathcal{G}}}$, for an appropriate specializati

M. T. Beltran, C. Codella, S. Viti, R. Neri

Glycolaldehyde is the simplest of the monosaccharide sugars and is directly linked to the origin of life. We report on the detection of glycolaldehyde (CH2OHCHO) towards the hot molecular core G31.41+0.31 through IRAM PdBI observations at 1.4, 2.1, and 2.9 mm. The CH2OHCHO emission comes from the hottest (> 300 K) and densest (>2E8 cm^-3) region closest (< 1

M. J. Rioja, R. Dodson, R. Kamohara, F. Colomer

Oxygen-rich Asymptotic Giant Branch (AGB) stars are intense emitters of SiO and H$_2$O maser lines at 43 (J=1-0, v=1 and 2) and 22 GHz, respectively. VLBI observations of the maser emission provides a unique tool to sample the innermost layers of the circumstellar envelopes in AGB stars. Nevertheless, the difficulties in achieving astrometrically aligned v=1

Hai-Liang Li, Jing Li, Zhouping Xin

The Navier-Stokes systems for compressible fluids with density-dependent viscosities are considered in the present paper. These equations, in particular, include the ones which are rigorously derived recently as the Saint-Venant system for the motion of shallow water, from the Navier-Stokes system for incompressible flows with a moving free surface [14]. The

Bhavin Patel, Ajay Kumar Rai, P. C. Vinodkumar

The investigation of mixing phenomena and lifetime in neutral B meson systems provides an important testing ground for standard model flavour dynamics. Spectroscopic parameters has been used to calculate the pseudoscalar decay constant and predictions of mixing mass parameters and lifetimes of the B$_{d}$ and B$_{s}$ mesons.

B. Baykant Alagoz

An adaptive voting algorithm for digital media was introduced in this study. Availability was improved by incoherence scoring in voting mechanism of Multi-Modular Redundancy. Regulation parameters give the algorithm flexibility of adjusting priorities in decision process. Proposed adaptive voting algorithm was shown to be more aware of fault status of redund

Arupkumar Pal, S. Sundar

The odd dimensional quantum sphere $S_q^{2\ell+1}$ is a homogeneous space for the quantum group $SU_q(\ell+1)$. A generic equivariant spectral triple for $S_q^{2\ell+1}$ on its $L_2$ space was constructed by Chakraborty & Pal. We prove regularity for that spectral triple here. We also compute its dimension spectrum and show that it is simple. We give detaile

Gautam Iyer, Alexei Novikov

We study the dissipation mechanism of a stochastic particle system for the Burgers equation. The velocity field of the viscous Burgers and Navier-Stokes equations can be expressed as an expected value of a stochastic process based on noisy particle trajectories [Constantin and Iyer Comm. Pure Appl. Math. 3 (2008) 330-345]. In this paper we study a particle s

Farzin Barekat, Stephanie van Willigenburg

We introduce a new operation on skew diagrams called composition of transpositions, and use it and a Jacobi-Trudi style formula to derive equalities on skew Schur Q-functions whose indexing shifted skew diagram is an ordinary skew diagram. When this skew diagram is a ribbon, we conjecture necessary and sufficient conditions for equality of ribbon Schur Q-fun

Rajesh Kumar, S. Gautam, In-Chul Hwang, K. H. Chae

Polyhedral nanocrystals of <alpha>-Fe2O3 are successfully synthesized by annealing FeCl3 on silicon substrate at 1000 oC in the presence of H2 gas diluted with argon (Ar). Uniformly shaped polyhedral nanoparticles (diameter ~50-100 nm) are observed at 1000 oC and gases flow rate such as; Ar = 200 ml/min and H2 = 150 ml/min. Non-uniform shaped nanoparticles (

Hao Zhang, Guang-Ming Zhang, Lu Yu

A correct general formula for the spin current through an interacting quantum dot coupled to ferromagnetic leads with magnetization at an arbitrary angle $θ$ is derived within the framework of the Keldysh formalism. Under asymmetric conditions, the spin current component J_{z} may change sign for $0<θ<π$. It is shown that the spin current and spin tunneling

Liang Xiao

Let K be a complete discretely valued field of mixed characteristic (0, p) with possibly imperfect residue field. We prove a Hasse-Arf theorem for the arithmetic ramification filtrations on G_K, except possibly in the absolutely unramified and non-logarithmic case, or p=2 and logarithmic case. As an application, we obtain a Hasse-Arf theorem for filtrations

Chuan-Jia Shan, Ji-Bing Liu, Tang-Kun Liu, Yan-Xia Huang

In this paper, we propose a scheme for the controlled teleportation of an arbitrary two-atom entangled state $|ϕ>_{12}=a|gg>_{12}+b|ge>_{12}+c|eg>_{12}+d|ee>_{12}$ in driven cavity QED. An arbitrary two-atom entangled state can be teleported perfectly with the help of the cooperation of the third side by constructing a three-atom GHZ entangled state as the c

F. Soloviev

Using Krichever-Phong&#39;s universal formula, we show that a multiplicative representation linearizes Sklyanin quadratic brackets for a multi-pole Lax function with a spectral parameter. The spectral parameter can be either rational or elliptic. As a by-product, we obtain an extension of a Sklyanin algebra in the elliptic case. Krichever-Phong&#39;s formula

Martin Ziegler

It is folklore particularly in numerical and computer sciences that, instead of solving some general problem f:A->B, additional structural information about the input x in A (that is any kind of promise that x belongs to a certain subset A&#39; of A) should be taken advantage of. Some examples from real number computation show that such discrete advice can e

Dvira Segal

Random noise can generate a unidirectional heat current across asymmetric nano objects in the absence (or against) a temperature gradient. We present a minimal model for a molecular-level stochastic heat pump that may operate arbitrarily close to the Carnot efficiency. The model consists a fluctuating molecular unit coupled to two solids characterized by dis

B. K. Gjelsten

Searches for physics beyond the Standard Model of particle physics are about to enter a new era with the startup of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN. Prospects for R-parity conserving supersymmetry discovery and measurements with the ATLAS detector at the LHC are presented. Methods for determining the parameters of the underlying supersymmetry model a

Oliver Ruff

We prove that the natural map from the center of the affine Sergeev superalgebra to the even center of any cyclotomic Sergeev superalgebra of odd level is surjective, hence that the even center of a cyclotomic Sergeev superalgebra of odd level consists of symmetric functions in the squares of its polynomial generators.

Melvyn B. Nathanson

Let A be an infinite set of generators for a group G, and let L_A(r) denote the number of elements of G whose word length with respect to A is exactly r. The purpose of this note is to determine all growth functions L_A(r) associated to infinite generating sets for groups, and to describe a phase transition phenomenon associated with infinite generating sets

T. C. Teixeira, H. Kjeldsen, T. R. Bedding, F. Bouchy

We used HARPS to measure oscillations in the low-mass star tau Cet. Although the data were compromised by instrumental noise, we have been able to extract the main features of the oscillations. We found tau Cet to oscillate with an amplitude that is about half that of the Sun, and with a mode lifetime that is slightly shorter than solar. The large frequency

Matthew Daws, Hung Le Pham, Stuart White

For a locally compact group $G$, the measure convolution algebra $M(G)$ carries a natural coproduct. In previous work, we showed that the canonical predual $C_0(G)$ of $M(G)$ is the unique predual which makes both the product and the coproduct on $M(G)$ weak$^*$-continuous. Given a discrete semigroup $S$, the convolution algebra $\ell^1(S)$ also carries a co

Xiang-dong Hou, Gary L. Mullen

We discuss several enumerative results for irreducible polynomials of a given degree and pairs of relatively prime polynomials of given degrees in several variables over finite fields. Two notions of degree, the {\em total degree} and the {\em vector degree}, are considered. We show that the number of irreducibles can be computed recursively by degree and th

David Diego

We explicitly prove the equivalence and construct a dictionary between two different supersymmetric formalisms for five-dimensional theories commonly used in the literature. One is the real formalism, which consists in doubling the number of degrees of freedom and then imposing reality constraints and the other is the usual superfield formalism.

Clifford Henry Taubes

This paper proves the following: A volume preserving vector field on a compact 3-manifold whose dual 2-form is exact can not generate uniquely ergodic dynamics unless its asymptotic linking number is zero.

J. Holmberg, B. Nordström, J. Andersen

Ages, chemical compositions, velocity vectors, and Galactic orbits for stars in the solar neighbourhood are fundamental test data for models of Galactic evolution. We aim to improve the accuracy of the Geneva-Copenhagen Survey data by implementing the recent revision of the Hipparcos parallaxes. The new parallaxes yield improved astrometric distances for 12,

S. E. de Mink, M. Cantiello, N. Langer, O. R. Pols

One of the main uncertainties in evolutionary calculations of massive stars is the efficiency of internal mixing. It changes the chemical profile inside the star and can therefore affect the structure and further evolution. We demonstrate that eclipsing binaries, in which the tides synchronize the rotation period of the stars and the orbital period, constitu

Jonathan R. Trump, Chris D. Impey, Martin Elvis, Patrick J. McCarthy

We present optical spectroscopy for an X-ray and optical flux-limited sample of 677 XMM-Newton selected targets covering the 2 deg^2 COSMOS field, with a yield of 485 high-confidence redshifts. The majority of the spectra were obtained over three seasons (2005-2007) with the IMACS instrument on the Magellan (Baade) telescope. We also include in the sample pr

Frédéric Chapoton

Using representations of quivers of type A, we define an anticyclic cooperad in the category of triangulated categories, which is a categorification of the linear dual of the Diassociative operad.

Nathalie Bertrand, Blaise Genest, Hugo Gimbert

We prove two determinacy and decidability results about two-players stochastic reachability games with partial observation on both sides and finitely many states, signals and actions.

Steven A. Kivelson, Hong Yao

Does the high temperature superconductivity observed in the newly discovered iron-pnictide materials represent another example of the same essential physics responsible for superconductivity in the cuprates, or does it embody a new mechanism?

S. Kotochigova, T. Zelevinsky, Jun Ye

Precision measurements with ultracold molecules require development of robust and sensitive techniques to produce and interrogate the molecules. With this goal, we theoretically analyze factors that affect frequency measurements between rovibrational levels of the Sr$_2$ molecule in the electronic ground state. This measurement can be used to constrain the p

Carl J. Grillmair

We report on the detection of four new stellar debris streams and a new dwarf galaxy candidate in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey. Three of the streams, ranging between 3 and 15 kpc in distance and spanning between 37 and 84 degrees on the sky, are very narrow and are most probably tidal streams originating in extant or disrupted globular clusters. The fourth s

S. Richard

It is proved that the wave operators corresponding to Schroedinger operators with Aharonov-Bohm type magnetic fields can be rewritten in terms of explicit functions of the generator of dilations and of the Laplacian.

Grzegorz Herman, Michael Soltys

Although a deterministic polytime algorithm for primality testing is now known, the Rabin-Miller randomized test of primality continues being the most efficient and widely used algorithm. We prove the correctness of the Rabin-Miller algorithm in the theory V1 for polynomial time reasoning, from Fermat&#39;s little theorem. This is interesting because the Rab

Daniil Musatov

Muchnik&#39;s theorem about simple conditional descriprion states that for all words $a$ and $b$ there exists a short program $p$ transforming $a$ to $b$ that has the least possible length and is simple conditional on $b$. This paper presents a new proof of this theorem, based on extractors. Employing the extractor technique, two new versions of Muchnik&#39;

Michel Destrade, Yibin Fu

It is shown that in the Love-Kirchhoff plate theory, an edge wave can travel in a circular thin disk made of an isotropic elastic material. This disk edge wave turns out to be faster than the classic flexural acoustic wave in a straight-edged, semi-infinite, thin plate, a wave which it mimics when the curvature radius becomes very large compared to the wavel

Michael D. Gilchrist, Stephen Keenan, Michael Curtis, Mary Cassidy

In medicolegal situations, the consequences of a stabbing incident are described in terms that are qualitative without being quantitative. Here, the mechanical variables involved in knife-tissue penetration events are used to determine the parameters needed to be controlled in a measurement device. They include knife geometry, in-plane mechanical stress stat

Victor Y. Zhang, Bertrand Dubus, Bernard Collet, Michel Destrade

Starting from the general modal solutions for a homogeneous layer of arbitrary material and crystalline symmetry, a matrix formalism is developed to establish the semi analytical expressions of the surface impedance matrices (SIM) for a single piezo-electric layer. By applying the electrical boundary conditions, the layer impedance matrix is reduced to a uni

Vishnu Sreekumar, Mahendra K. Verma, Gaurav Narain, Venkatesh K. S

Correlations in music that exist within its waveform are studied. Monophonic wave files of random music are generated and the probability distribution function of time interval between large signal values is analyzed. A power law behavior for the distribution function in the range from 0.1 millisecond to 20 milliseconds is observed. An attempt is made to inv

Yufang Wang, Ling Guo, Ido Golding, Edward C. Cox

We have investigated the binding interaction between the bacteriophage lambda repressor CI and its target DNA using total internal reflection fluorescence microscopy. Large, step-wise changes in the intensity of the red fluorescent protein fused to CI were observed as it associated and dissociated from individually labeled single molecule DNA targets. The st

C. P. Broedersz, C. Storm, F. C. MacKintosh

Recent experiments have demonstrated that the nonlinear elasticity of in vitro networks of the biopolymer actin is dramatically altered in the presence of a flexible cross-linker such as the abundant cytoskeletal protein filamin. The basic principles of such networks remain poorly understood. Here we describe an effective medium theory of flexibly cross-link

Sandrine Bottinelli, A. Meredith Hughes, Ewine F. van Dishoeck, Ken H. Young

We report the first science observations and results obtained with the &#34;extended&#34; SMA (eSMA), which is composed of the SMA (Submillimeter Array), JCMT (James Clerk Maxwell Telescope) and CSO (Caltech Submillimeter Observatory). Redshifted absorptions at z=0.886 of CI (^3P_1 - ^3P_0) were observed with the eSMA with an angular resolution of 0.55&#34;x

Paul H. Frampton

It is suggested that the observed excess of muons in studies of $p \bar{p}$ collisions at $\sqrt{s} = 1.96$ TeV arises from the decay of doubly-charged bosons. Such particles are predicted in the 3-3-1 model where the electroweak gauge group is extended to $SU(3) \times U(1)$.

S. Orlando, J. J. Drake, J. M. Laming

Chandra/HETG observations of the recurrent nova RS Ophiuchi at day 13.9 of its 2006 outburst reveal a spectrum covering a large range in plasma temperature and characterized by asymmetric and blue-shifted emission lines. We investigate the origin of these asymmetries and broadening of emission lines. We perform 3-D hydrodynamic simulations of the blast wave

Michael S. Kelley, Diane H. Wooden

We review the composition of Jupiter-family comet dust as inferred from infrared spectroscopy. We find that Jupiter-family comets have 10 micron silicate emission features with fluxes roughly 20-25% over the dust continuum (emission strength 1.20-1.25), similar to the weakest silicate features in Oort Cloud comets. We discuss the grain properties that change

R. A. Treumann

We investigate the role of the form of the spatial diffusion coefficient in shock acceleration of fast particles. Referring to non-classical diffusion and using the results of numerical (hybrid) simulations tailored for the downstream shock population in quasi-perpendicualr high-Mach number collisionless shocks to which we apply the theory, we demonstrate th

T. F. Lagana, R. A. Dupke, L. Sodre, G. B. Lima Neto

X-ray observations of galaxy clusters have shown that the intra-cluster gas has iron abundances of about one third of the solar value. These observations also show that part (if not all) of the intra-cluster gas metals were produced within the member galaxies. We present a systematic analysis of 20 galaxy clusters to explore the connection between the iron m

Bryan M. Johnson

In the dynamic diffusion limit of radiation hydrodynamics, advection dominates diffusion; the latter primarily affects small scales and has negligible impact on the large scale flow. The radiation can thus be accurately regarded as an ideal fluid, i.e., radiative diffusion can be neglected along with other forms of dissipation. This viewpoint is applied here

K. Ziegler

The effect of a randomly fluctuating gap, created by a random staggered potential, is studied in a monolayer and a bilayer of graphene. The density of states, the one-particle scattering rate and transport properties (diffusion coefficient and conductivity) are calculated at the neutrality point. All these quantities vanish at a critical value of the average

V. Jovanovic, Z. Z. Li, F. Bouquet, L. Fruchter

We have epitaxially grown c-axis oriented SrxLa1-xCuO2 thin films by rf sputtering on KTaO3 substrates with x = 0.12. The as-grown deposits are insulating and a series of superconducting films with various Tc(R=0) up to 26 K have been obtained by in-situ oxygen reduction. Transport measurements in the ab plane of these samples have been undertaken. We report

Mark A. Peletier, Marco Veneroni

We study a new formulation for the eikonal equation |grad u| =1 on a bounded subset of R^2. Instead of a vector field grad u, we consider a field P of orthogonal projections on 1-dimensional subspaces, with div P in L^2. We prove existence and uniqueness for solutions of the equation P div P=0. We give a geometric description, comparable with the classical c

Michael Wulf, Alexander B. Zorin

Electron counting experiments attempt to provide a current of a known number of electrons per unit time. We propose architectures utilizing a few readily available electron-pumps or turnstiles with the typical error rates of 100 ppm with common sensitive electrometers to achieve the desirable accuracy of 1 part in 10 ppb. This is achieved not by counting all

Sachie Shiomi

We point out that the universality of free-fall can be tested by observing surface-gravity changes of the Earth. The Earth&#39;s inner core is weakly coupled to the rest part of the Earth by mainly gravitational forces. If there were a violation of the universality of free-fall, because of their different chemical compositions and/or of different mass fracti

Jitka Stehnova

In this paper, we parametrize certain irreducible supercuspidal representations of U(1,1) and U(2) via explicit induction data. The parametrization depends on traceless elements of negative valuation in a quadratic extension of base field. We use the lattice model of the Weil representation to determine which traceless elements are involved in the theta corr

A. A. Fraisse, J. -A. C. Brown, G. Dobler, J. L. Dotson

We report on our knowledge of Galactic foregrounds, as well as on how a CMB satellite mission aiming at detecting a primordial B-mode signal (CMBPol) will contribute to improving it. We review the observational and analysis techniques used to constrain the structure of the Galactic magnetic field, whose presence is responsible for the polarization of Galacti

Matias Zaldarriaga, Loris Colombo, Eiichiro Komatsu, Adam Lidz

We summarize existing constraints on the epoch of reionization and discuss the observational probes that are sensitive to the process. We focus on the role large scale polarization can play. Polarization probes the integrated optical depth across the entire epoch of reionization. Future missions such as Planck and CMBPol will greatly enhance our knowledge of

Alexandre I. Danilenko, Andrés del Junco

Let $X$ and $Y$ be Polish spaces with non-atomic Borel measures $μ$ and $ν$ of full support. Suppose that $T$ and $S$ are ergodic non-singular homeomorphisms of $(X,μ)$ and $(Y,ν)$ with continuous Radon-Nikodym derivatives. Suppose that either they are both of type $III_1$ or that they are both of type $III_λ$, $0<λ<1$ and, in the $III_λ$ case, suppose in ad

Kendrick M. Smith, Asantha Cooray, Sudeep Das, Olivier Doré

Gravitational lensing of the cosmic microwave background by large-scale structure in the late universe is both a source of cosmological information and a potential contaminant of primordial gravity waves. Because lensing imprints growth of structure in the late universe on the CMB, measurements of CMB lensing will constrain parameters to which the CMB would

S. F. Sanchez, A. Humphrey

In this article we study the morphology, kinematics and ionization properties of the giant ionized gas nebulae surrounding two high redshift radio galaxies, 4C40.36 (z=2.27) and 4C48.48 (z=2.34).}{Integral Field Spectroscopy observations were taken using the PPAK bundle of the PMAS spectrograph, mounted on the 3.5m on the Calar Alto Observatory, in order to

K V Koshelev

One more mode developed to get eigen energies and states for the one-electron Dirac&#39;s equation with spherically symmetric bound potential. For the particular case of the Coulomb potential it was shown that the method is free of so called spurious states. The procedure could be adapted to receive highly exited states with great precision.

Daniel Baumann, Asantha Cooray, Scott Dodelson, Joanna Dunkley

Quantum mechanical metric fluctuations during an early inflationary phase of the universe leave a characteristic imprint in the polarization of the cosmic microwave background (CMB). The amplitude of this signal depends on the energy scale at which inflation occurred. Detailed observations by a dedicated satellite mission (CMBPol) therefore provide informati

R. Launhardt, Ya. Pavlyuchenkov, F. Gueth, X. Chen

The disk-outflow connection is thought to play a key role in extracting excess angular momentum from a forming proto-star. Though jet rotation has been observed in a few objects, no rotation of molecular outflows has been unambiguously reported so far. We report new millimeter-interferometric observations of the edge-on T Tauri star - disk system in the isol

Kouhei Washiyama, Denis Lacroix

Nucleus-nucleus interaction potentials in heavy-ion fusion reactions are extracted from the microscopic time-dependent Hartree-Fock theory. When the center-of-mass energy is much higher than the Coulomb barrier energy, extracted potentials identify with the frozen density approximation. As the center-of-mass energy decreases to the Coulomb barrier energy, po

S. Hillert

A new topological vertex finder is presented which combines ideas of the well-established ZVTOP algorithm with a novel minimum spanning tree approach. A preliminary performance study with simulated e+e- --> qqbar events at a centre of mass energy of 92 GeV shows that the new approach is competitive with existing vertex finder algorithms.

Jean Fromentin

A result by Dehornoy (1992) says that every nontrivial braid admits a sigma-definite word representative, defined as a braid word in which the generator sigma_i with maximal index i appears with exponents that are all positive, or all negative. This is the ground result for ordering braids. In this paper, we enhance this result and prove that every braid adm

Ingo Lohmar, Joachim Krug

Motivated by the diffusion-reaction kinetics on interstellar dust grains, we study a first-passage problem of mortal random walkers in a confined two-dimensional geometry. We provide an exact expression for the encounter probability of two walkers, which is evaluated in limiting cases and checked against extensive kinetic Monte Carlo simulations. We analyze

Michael Sanrey, Marc Joyeux

The conclusions presented in this Letter arXiv:cond-mat/0412591 rely on not converged calculations and should be considered with caution.

Tomás R. Rodríguez, J. L. Egido

We study the spherical to prolate-deformed shape transition in $^{144-158}$Sm and $^{146-160}$Gd isotopes with modern calculations beyond the mean field with the Gogny D1S force. We compare the results with the shape-phase transition predicted by the collective hamiltonian model and with the experimental data. Our calculations do not support the existence of

Andre Gsponer

Electroweak unification is implied by the local structure theorem of distribution theory applied to the causal interval R=X-Z between two space-time points X and Z. Taking R as generating function, the potentials of the electromagnetic and weak interactions are obtained by applying the causal d&#39;Alembertian operator on R, and both potentials can be given

M. Puech, F. Hammer, H. Flores, B. Neichel

[Abridged] We present and analyze observations of J033241.88-274853.9 at z=0.6679, using multi-wavelength photometry and imaging with FLAMES/GIRAFFE 3D spectroscopy. J033241.88-274853.9 is found to be a blue, young (~320Myr) stellar disk embedded in a very gas-rich (fgas=73-82% with log(Mstellar/Mo)=9.45) and turbulent phase that is found to be rotating on l

M. R. Gaberdiel, T. Gannon

In his landmark paper, Zhu associated two associative algebras to a vertex operator algebra: what are now called Zhu&#39;s algebra and the C_2-algebra. The former has a nice interpretation in terms of the representation theory of the VOA, while the latter only serves as a finiteness condition. In this paper we undertake first steps to unravel the interpretat

L. R. Gasques, D. J. Hinde, M. Dasgupta, A. Mukherjee

Above-barrier cross sections of $α$-active heavy reaction products, as well as fission, were measured for the reactions of $^{10,11}$B with $^{209}$Bi. Detailed analysis showed that the heavy products include components from incomplete fusion as well as complete fusion (CF), but fission originates almost exclusively from CF. Compared with fusion calculations

M. E. Gray, Christian Wolf, Marco Barden, Chien Y. Peng

We present an overview of the Space Telescope A901/2 Galaxy Evolution Survey (STAGES). STAGES is a multiwavelength project designed to probe physical drivers of galaxy evolution across a wide range of environments and luminosity. A complex multi-cluster system at z~0.165 has been the subject of an 80-orbit F606W HST/ACS mosaic covering the full 0.5x0.5 (~5x5

H. E. Roman, R. A. Siliprandi, C. Dose, C. Riccardi

We analyze annual revenues and earnings data for the 500 largest-revenue U.S. companies during the period 1954-2007. We find that mean year profits are proportional to mean year revenues, exception made for few anomalous years, from which we postulate a linear relation between company expected mean profit and revenue. Mean annual revenues are used to scale b

S. N. Artemenko, S. V. Remizov, D. S. Shapiro, R. R. Vakhitov

We study theoretically two effects related to impurity depinning that are common for 1D Luttinger liquid (LL) and linear-chain CDW conductors. First, we consider the electron transport through a single impurity in a 1D conducting channel and study a new regime of conduction related to LL sliding at voltage above a threshold one. The DC current in this regime

V. P. Aleshin

The main result of this study consists in working out a microscopic description of collective motion in hot nuclei, allowing to express the parameters of a phenomenological collective model in terms of nucleonic quantities.

Beibing Huang, Shaolong Wan

In this paper we study an impurity in Bose-Einstein-Condensate system at $T=0K$ and suppose the contact forms for boson-boson and boson-impurity interactions. Using Bogoliubov theory and a further approximation corresponding to only think over the forward scattering of impurity by bosons, we derive a reduced Hamiltonian whose form is the same as the Fröhlich

G. P. Vacca

DIS on a two nucleon system in the regge limit is considered. In this framework a review is given of a pQCD approach for the computation of the corrections to the inclusive one jet production cross section at finite number of colors and discuss the general results.