April 2009 arXiv papers — page 28

S. K. Gupta, Rucha Desai, P. K. Jha, S. P. Sahoo

Titanium dioxide (TiO2) nanocrystals were prepared by wet chemical method and characterized by x-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), Raman scattering (RS) and photoluminescence (PL). The X-ray diffraction shows the formation of nanocrytalline TiO2 of average sizes 7 nm and 15 nm for two samples. The x-ray diffraction, transmission

Yun Liu, Jia Zhang

Nanoscale lithography on SrRuO3 (SRO) thin film surfaces has been performed by scanning tunneling microscopy under ambient conditions. The depth of etched lines increases with increasing bias voltage but it does not change significantly by increasing the tunneling current. The dependence of line width on bias voltage from experimental data is in agreement wi

K. T. Law, C. Y. Seng, Patrick A. Lee, T. K. Ng

In this work, a quantum dot couples to two helical edge states of a 2D topological insulator through weak tunnelings is studied. We show that if the electron interactions on the edge states are repulsive, with Luttinger liquid parameter $ K < 1 $, the system flows to a stable two-channel fixed point at low temperatures. This is in contrast to the case of a q

V. Borka Jovanović, D. Urošević

In this paper we estimated the temperatures and brightnesses of the Monoceros radio loop at 1420, 820 and 408 MHz. Linear spectrum is estimated for mean temperatures versus frequency between 1420, 820 and 408 MHz. The spectral index of Monoceros loop is also obtained. The brightness temperatures and surface brightnesses of the loop are computed using data ta

Omar Benhar, Nicola Farina

The consistent description of the nuclear response at low and high momentum transfer requires a unified dynamical model, suitable to account for both short- and long-range correlation effects. We report the results of a study of the charged current weak response of symmetric nuclear matter, carried out using an effective interaction obtained from a realistic

Thorsten Renk

The suppression of single inclusive hadron spectra in heavy-ion collision as compared to the scaled expectation from proton-proton collisions has long been regarded as an interesting tool to study properties of the bulk matter in heavy-ion collisions. However, the limitations of this class of observables has become increasingly obvious, and both experimental

Petr Ambrož, Anna Frid, Zuzana Masáková, Edita Pelantová

We consider exchange of three intervals with permutation $(3,2,1)$. The aim of this paper is to count the cardinality of the set $3\iet(N)$ of all words of length $N$ which appear as factors in infinite words coding such transformations. We use the strong relation of 3iet words and words coding exchange of two intervals, i.e., Sturmian words. The known asymp

Juha Honkala

We study the equality problem for infinite words obtained by iterating morphisms. In particular, we give a practical algorithm to decide whether or not two words generated by primitive morphisms are equal.

Matthias Hudl, Per Nordblad, Torbjörn Björkman, Olle Eriksson

We report on the synthesis and structural characterization of the magnetocaloric FeMnP$_{0.75}$Si$_{0.25}$ compound. Two types of samples (as quenched and annealed) were synthesized and characterized structurally and magnetically. We have found that minute changes in the degree of crystallographic order causes a large change in the magnetic properties. The a

Hao Ge

Enzyme kinetics are cyclic. A more realistic reversible three-step mechanism of the Michaelis-Menten kinetics is investigated in detail, and three kinds of waiting cycle times $T$, $T_{+}$, $T_{-}$ are defined. It is shown that the mean waiting cycle times $<T>$, $<T_{+}>$, and $<T_{-}>$ are the reciprocal of the steady-state cycle flux $J^{ss}$, the forward

Hao Ge, Hong Qian, Min Qian

Applying the mathematical circulation theory of Markov chains, we investigate the synchronized stochastic dynamics of a discrete network model of yeast cell-cycle regulation where stochasticity has been kept rather than being averaged out. By comparing the network dynamics of the stochastic model with its corresponding deterministic network counterpart, we s

Hao Ge, Daquan Jiang

Applying the well-known Feynman-Kac formula of inhomogeneous case, an interesting and rigorous mathematical proof of generalized Jarzynski&#39;s equality of inhomogeneous multidimensional diffusion processes is presented, followed by an extension of the second law of thermodynamics. Then, we explain its physical meaning and applications, extending Hummer and

Hao Ge, Min Qian

Deterministic and stochastic Boolean network models are build for the dynamics of negative feedback loops of the p53 pathways. It is shown that the main function of the negative feedback in the p53 pathways is to keep p53 at a low steady state level, and each sequence of protein states in the negative feedback loops, is globally attracted to a closed cycle o

D. V. Senthilkumar, J. Kurths, M. Lakshmanan

Transitions between inverse anticipatory, inverse complete and inverse lag synchronizations are shown to occur as a function of the coupling delay in unidirectionally coupled time-delay systems with inhibitory coupling. We have also shown that the same general asymptotic stability condition obtained using the Krasovskii-Lyapunov functional theory can be vali

Hao Ge, Min Qian

A new type of cooperativity termed temporal cooperativity [Biophys. Chem. 105 585-593 (2003), Annu. Rev. Phys. Chem. 58 113-142 (2007)], emerges in the signal transduction module of phosphorylation-dephosphorylation cycle (PdPC). It utilizes multiple kinetic cycles in time, in contrast to allosteric cooperativity that utilizes multiple subunits in a protein.

Aaron Bostwick, Jessica L. McChesney, Konstantin Emtsev, Thomas Seyller

Here we show, with simultaneous transport and photoemission measurements, that the graphene terminated SiC(0001) surface undergoes a metal-insulator transition (MIT) upon dosingwith small amounts of atomic hydrogen. We find the room temperature resistance increases by about 4 orders of magnitude, a transition accompanied by anomalies in the momentum-resolved

E. van Heumen, W. Meevasana, A. B. Kuzmenko, H. Eisaki

An experimental study of the in-plane optical conductivity of (Pb$_{x}$,Bi$_{2-x}$)(La$_{y}$Sr$_{2-y}$)CuO$_{6+δ}$ (Bi2201) is presented for a broad doping and temperature range. The in-plane conductivity is analyzed within a strong coupling formalism. We address the interrelationship between the optical conductivity ($σ(ω)$), the single particle self energy

Neetika Sharma, Harleen Dahiya, P. K. Chatley, Manmohan Gupta

The effects of SU(3) symmetry breaking and configuration mixing have been investigated for the weak vector and axial-vector form factors in the chiral constituent quark model (χCQM) for the strangeness changing as well as strangeness conserving semi-leptonic octet baryon decays in the nonperturbative regime. The results are in good agreement with existing ex

Laurent Truffet

In this paper we show that the so-called array Fréchet problem in Probability/Statistics is (max, +)-linear. The upper bound of Fréchet is obtained using simple arguments from residuation theory and lattice distributivity. The lower bound is obtained as a loop invariant of a greedy algorithm. The algorithm is based on the max-plus linearity of the Fréchet pr

François Morain

Edwards curves are a particular form of elliptic curves that admit a fast, unified and complete addition law. Relations between Edwards curves and Montgomery curves have already been described. Our work takes the view of parameterizing elliptic curves given by their j-invariant, a problematic that arises from using curves with complex multiplication, for ins

Yong-Joo Doh, Gyu-Chul Yi

We report on the fabrication and electrical characterization of few-layer graphene (FLG) devices coated with a ferroelectric polymer layer of poly(vinylidene fluoride/trifluoroethylene) [P(VDF/TrFE)]. Highly stable and reliable resistance changes were observed under floating conditions, which were dependent on the back gate voltage applied beforehand. Nonvol

Hao Ge

Master equation could be applied to model various kinds of biochemical systems. A general theory for its time-dependent nonequilibrium thermodynamics is rigorously derived. We not only introduce a concept of general internal energy, but also propose an extension of the equilibrium state. Moreover, we find out an explicit expression for the extended form of t

Xiangdong Zhang, Xiaoning Wu, Sijie Gao

A theorem related to the Newman-Penrose constants is proven. The theorem states that all the Newman-Penrose constants of asymptotically flat, stationary, asymptotically algebraically special electrovacuum spacetimes are zero. Straightforward application of this theorem shows that all the Newman-Penrose constants of the Kerr-Newman spacetime must vanish.

Jane H. Sheeba, V. K. Chandrasekar, Aneta Stefanovska, Peter V. E. McClintock

A system of two coupled ensembles of phase oscillators can follow different routes to inter-ensemble synchronization. Following a short report of our preliminary results [Phys. Rev. E. {\bf 78}, 025201(R) (2008)], we present a more detailed study of the effects of coupling, noise and phase asymmetries in coupled phase oscillator ensembles. We identify five d

Z. Wazir, M. K. Suleymanov, E. U. Khan, Mahnaz Q. Haseeb

Using the simulation data coming from the cascade model, we have studied the behavior of event number as a function of impact parameter-b and a number of all charged particles- Nch for light and heavy nuclei at different energies. We have seen that for light nuclei, a number of all charged particles-Nch could be used to fix the centrality. But for heavy nucl

Jinquan Luo

Let $q=2^n$, $0\leq k\leq n-1$, $n/\gcd(n,k)$ be odd and $k\neq n/3, 2n/3$. In this paper the value distribution of following exponential sums \[\sum\limits_{x\in \bF_q}(-1)^{\mathrm{Tr}_1^n(αx^{2^{2k}+1}+βx^{2^k+1}+\ga x)}\quad(α,β,\ga\in \bF_{q})\] is determined. As an application, the weight distribution of the binary cyclic code $\cC$, with parity-check

Soichiro Katayama, Hideo Kubo

In this paper we consider the mixed problem for the wave equation exterior to a non-trapping obstacle in odd space dimensions. We derive a rate of the convergence of the solution for the mixed problem to a solution for the Cauchy problem. As a by-product, we are able to find out the radiation field of solutions to the mixed problem in terms of the scattering

Arnulf Jentzen

The solutions of parabolic and hyperbolic stochastic partial differential equations (SPDEs) driven by an infinite dimensional Brownian motion, which is a martingale, are in general not semi-martingales any more and therefore do not satisfy an Itô formula like the solutions of finite dimensional stochastic differential equations (SODEs). In particular, it is

D. S. Hanna, J. Ball, C. E. Covault, J. E. Carson

We have used the STACEE high-energy gamma-ray detector to look for fast blue-green laser pulses from the vicinity of 187 stars. The STACEE detector offers unprecedented light-collecting capability for the detection of nanosecond pulses from such lasers. We estimate STACEE&#39;s sensitivity to be approximately 10 photons per square meter at a wavelength of 42

Summer S. Han, Elena L. Grigorenko, Joseph T. Chang

Identifying shared genetic risk factors for multiple measured traits has been of great interest in studying complex disorders. Marlow&#39;s (2003) method for detecting shared gene effects on complex traits has been highly influential in the literature of neurodevelopmental disorders as well as other disorders including obesity and asthma. Although its method

Taichi Kato, Kazuhiro Nakajima, Hiroyuki Maehara, Seiichiro Kiyota

Two classical novae V1493 Aql and V2362 Cyg were known to exhibit unprecedented large-amplitude rebrightening during the late stage of their evolution. We analyzed common properties in these two light curves. We show that these unusual light curves are very well expressed by a combination of power-law decline, omnipresent in fast novae, and exponential brigh

L. Platter

An effective field theory developed for systems interacting through short-range interactions can be applied to systems of cold atoms with a large scattering length and to nucleons at low energies. It is therefore the ideal tool to analyze the universal properties associated with the Efimov effect in three- and four-body systems. In this &#34;progress report&

The Fermi LAT Collaboration

The Large Area Telescope (LAT) on--board the Fermi Gamma ray Space Telescope began its on--orbit operations on June 23, 2008. Calibrations, defined in a generic sense, correspond to synchronization of trigger signals, optimization of delays for latching data, determination of detector thresholds, gains and responses, evaluation of the perimeter of the South

E. A. Burt, S. Taghavi-Larigani, R. L. Tjoelker

Using 201Hg+ contained within a linear quadrupole rf ion trap that is part of an atomic clock, we report the first high-resolution spectroscopy on the hyperfine structure of 201Hg+. We measure the absolute ground state hyperfine interval to be 29.954365821130(171)(62)(10) GHz, more than 8 orders of magnitude improvement over the previous measurement. The fir

J. Chluba, R. A. Sunyaev

In this paper we consider the effects of resonance and electron scattering on the escape of Lyman alpha photons during cosmological hydrogen recombination. We pay particular attention to the influence of atomic recoil, Doppler boosting and Doppler broadening using a Fokker-Planck approximation of the redistribution function describing the scattering of photo

Jonathan Grindlay, the EXIST Team

The Energetic X-ray Imaging Survey Telescope (EXIST) mission concept is optimized for study of high-z GRBs as probes of the early Universe. With a High Energy Telescope (HET) incorporating a 4.5m^2 5-600keV (CZT; 0.6mm pixels) detector plane for coded aperture imaging a 90deg x 70deg (>10% coding fraction) field of view with 2&#39; resolution and <20&#34; (9

Lara B. Anderson, James Gray, Dan Grayson, Yang-Hui He

We present a practical, algebraic method for efficiently calculating the Yukawa couplings of a large class of heterotic compactifications on Calabi-Yau three-folds with non-standard embeddings. Our methodology covers all of, though is not restricted to, the recently classified positive monads over favourable complete intersection Calabi-Yau three-folds. Sinc

D. Obreschkow, D. Croton, G. De Lucia, S. Khochfar

We present a simulation of the cosmic evolution of the atomic and molecular phases of the cold hydrogen gas in about 3e7 galaxies, obtained by post-processing the virtual galaxy catalog produced by (De Lucia et al. 2007) on the Millennium Simulation of cosmic structure (Springel et al. 2005). Our method uses a set of physical prescriptions to assign neutral

Yun Wang

The measurement of baryon acoustic oscillations (BAO) from a galaxy redshift survey provides one of the most promising methods for probing dark energy. In this paper, we clarify the assumptions that go into the forecasts of dark energy constraints from BAO. We show that assuming a constant nP_{0.2}/G^2(z) (where P_{0.2} is the real space galaxy power spectru

Ioana Dumitriu, Peter J. Forrester

The Householder reduction of a member of the anti-symmetric Gaussian unitary ensemble gives an anti-symmetric tridiagonal matrix with all independent elements. The random variables permit the introduction of a positive parameter $β$, and the eigenvalue probability density function of the corresponding random matrices can be computed explicitly, as can the di

R. Vilela Mendes

Stochastic solutions are obtained for the Maxwell-Vlasov equation in the approximation where magnetic field fluctuations are neglected and the electrostatic potential is used to compute the electric field. This is a reasonable approximation for plasmas in a strong external magnetic field. Both Fourier and configuration space solutions are constructed.

Pavel Fileviez Perez, Sogee Spinner

We investigate a mechanism for spontaneous R-parity breaking in a class of extensions of the minimal supersymmetric standard model with an extra Abelian gauge symmetry which is a linear combination of B-L and weak hypercharge. Both U(1)_X and R-parity are broken by the vacuum expectation value of the right-handed sneutrinos which is proportional to the soft

Son-Hsien Chen, Branislav K. Nikolic, Ching-Ray Chang

We propose a multiterminal nanostructure for electrical probing of the quantum spin Hall effect (QSHE) in two-dimensional (2D) topological insulators. The device consists of a ferromagnetic (FM) island with precessing magnetization that pumps (in the absence of any bias voltage) pure spin current symmetrically into the left and right adjacent 2D TIs modeled

Stephen P. Jordan, Pawel Wocjan

Arbitrary exponentially large unitaries cannot be implemented efficiently by quantum circuits. However, we show that quantum circuits can efficiently implement any unitary provided it has at most polynomially many nonzero entries in any row or column, and these entries are efficiently computable. One can formulate a model of computation based on the composit

Miquel Trias, Alberto Vecchio, John Veitch

A number of problems in a variety of fields are characterised by target distributions with a multimodal structure in which the presence of several isolated local maxima dramatically reduces the efficiency of Markov Chain Monte Carlo sampling algorithms. Several solutions, such as simulated tempering or the use of parallel chains, have been proposed to facili

Chaouqi Misbah, Paolo Politi

Instabilities and pattern formation is the rule in nonequilibrium systems. Selection of a persistent lengthscale, or coarsening (increase of the lengthscale with time) are the two major alternatives. When and under which conditions one dynamics prevails over the other is a longstanding problem, particularly beyond one dimension. It is shown that the challeng

Imran A. Pirwani, Mohammad R. Salavatipour

We consider the problem of partitioning the set of vertices of a given unit disk graph (UDG) into a minimum number of cliques. The problem is NP-hard and various constant factor approximations are known, with the current best ratio of 3. Our main result is a {\em weakly robust} polynomial time approximation scheme (PTAS) for UDGs expressed with edge-lengths,

Karola Meszaros

The type A_n full root polytope is the convex hull in R^{n+1} of the origin and the points e_i-e_j for 1<= i<j <= n+1. Given a tree T on the vertex set [n+1], the associated root polytope P(T) is the intersection of the full root polytope with the cone generated by the vectors e_i-e_j, where (i, j) is an edge of T, i<j. The reduced forms of a certain monomia

Jean-Yves Ollitrault, Arthur M. Poskanzer, Sergei A. Voloshin

We discuss how the different estimates of elliptic flow are influenced by flow fluctuations and nonflow effects. It is explained why the event-plane method yields estimates between the two-particle correlation methods and the multiparticle correlation methods. It is argued that nonflow effects and fluctuations cannot be disentangled without other assumptions

Nikolaos Diamantis, Cormac O&#39;Sullivan

We give a new expression for the inner product of two kernel functions associated to a cusp form. Among other applications, it yields an extension of a formula of Kohnen and Zagier, and another proof of Manin&#39;s Periods Theorem. Cohen&#39;s representation of these kernels as series is also generalized.

Thi Thu Thuy Nguyen, Daniel Bonamy, Laurent Phan Vam, Jacques Cousty

Relaxation of initially out-of-equilibrium rough interfaces in presence of thermal noise is investigated using Langevin formalism. During thermal equilibration towards the well-known roughening regime, three scaling regimes observed over three successive ranges of length-scales are evidenced: thermal roughening (late stage) at small scales, transient smoothe

Lukasz Fidkowski, Alexei Kitaev

We describe in detail a counterexample to the topological classification of free fermion systems. We deal with a one dimensional chain of Majorana fermions with an unusual T symmetry. The topological invariant for the free fermion classification is an integer, but with the introduction of interactions it becomes well defined only modulo 8. We illustrate this

Dorin Bucur, Giuseppe Buttazzo, Antoine Henrot

We study the problem of minimizing the second Dirichlet eigenvalue for the Laplacian operator among sets of given perimeter. In two dimensions, we prove that the optimum exists, is convex, regular, and its boundary contains exactly two points where the curvature vanishes. In $N$ dimensions, we prove a more general existence theorem for a class of functionals

Alexandra Abate, D. Wittman, V. E. Margoniner, S. L. Bridle

We present weak lensing mass estimates of seven shear-selected galaxy cluster candidates from the Deep Lens Survey. The clusters were previously identified as mass peaks in convergence maps of 8.6 sq. deg of R band imaging, and followed up with X-ray and spectroscopic confirmation, spanning a redshift range 0.19 - 0.68. Most clusters contained multiple X-ray

Aleksandar M. Diamond-Stanic, Xiaohui Fan, W. N. Brandt, Ohad Shemmer

We identify a sample of 74 high-redshift quasars (z>3) with weak emission lines from the Fifth Data Release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey and present infrared, optical, and radio observations of a subsample of four objects at z>4. These weak emission-line quasars (WLQs) constitute a prominent tail of the Lya+NV equivalent width distribution, and we compare

John M. Martinis

A calculation of the energy decay rate of a Josephson qubit from non-equilibrium quasiparticles is made using the environmental P(E) theory. For a large-capacitance qubit, we extend the theory to include the tunneling of quasiparticles, which has an electron- and hole-like charge components.

Amit Giveon, David Kutasov, Oleg Lunin

We generalize the ISS model of spontaneous supersymmetry breaking to lower dimensions. We also comment on the dynamics of the corresponding brane systems in string theory, and on possible applications to gauge/gravity duality.

John M. Martinis, M. Ansmann, J. Aumentado

We calculate the energy decay rate of Josephson qubits and superconducting resonators from non-equilibrium quasiparticles. The decay rates from experiments are shown to be consistent with predictions based on a prior measurement of the quasiparticle density n_qp = 10/um^3, which suggests that non-equilibrium quasiparticles are an important decoherence source

Steve Blanchet, Z. Chacko, Solomon S. Granor, Rabindra N. Mohapatra

We explore direct collider probes of the resonant leptogenesis mechanism for the origin of matter. We work in the context of theories where the Standard Model is extended to include an additional gauged U(1) symmetry broken at the TeV scale, and where the light neutrinos obtain mass through a Type I seesaw at this scale. The CP asymmetry that generates the o

CAST Collaboration, S. Andriamonje, S. Aune, D. Autiero

We present the results of a search for a high-energy axion emission signal from 7Li (0.478 MeV) and D(p,gamma)3He (5.5 MeV) nuclear transitions using a low-background gamma-ray calorimeter during Phase I of the CAST experiment. These so-called &#34;hadronic axions&#34; could provide a solution to the long-standing strong-CP problem and can be emitted from th

B. Grzadkowski, O. M. Ogreid, P. Osland

We explore an extension of the Inert Doublet Model which allows also for CP violation in the Higgs sector. This necessitates two non-inert doublets. The lightest neutral scalar of the inert doublet is a candidate for dark matter. Scanning over parameters we preserve the abundance of the dark matter in agreement with the WMAP data. We also impose all relevant

Arnab Das

We show that when a quantum many-body system is subjected to coherent periodic driving, the response may exhibit exotic freezing behavior in high driving frequency ($ω$) regime. In a periodically driven classical thermodynamic system, freezing at high $ω$ occurs when $1/ω$ is much smaller than the characteristic relaxation time of the system, and hence the f

P. Athron, S. F. King, D. J. Miller, S. Moretti

We propose and study a constrained version of the Exceptional Supersymmetric Standard Model (E6SSM), which we call the cE6SSM, based on a universal high energy scalar mass m_0, trilinear scalar coupling A_0 and gaugino mass M_{1/2}. We derive the Renormalisation Group (RG) Equations for the cE6SSM, including the extra U(1)_{N} gauge factor and the low energy

E. V. Gorbar, V. A. Miransky, I. A. Shovkovy

It is revealed that in dense relativistic matter in a magnetic field, there exists a contribution to the axial current associated with a relative shift of the longitudinal momenta in the dispersion relations of opposite chirality fermions. Unlike the topological contribution in the axial current at the lowest Landau level, recently discussed in the literatur

Sebastian Hollenberg, Heinrich Päs

We investigate resonant active-sterile neutrino oscillations emergent from the interplay between matter, CPT- and Lorentz-violating coefficients with different energy dependences. Novel and experimentally accessible resonant neutrino oscillation phenomenologies are predicted and possible implications for observed, but yet unexplained, neutrino oscillation an

Franck Benoist, Elisabeth Bouscaren, Anand Pillay

Given a separably closed field K of positive characteristic and finite degree of imperfection we study the # functor which takes a semiabelian variety G over K to the maximal divisible subgroup #G of G(K). We show that the # functor need not preserve exact sequences. The main result is an example where #G does not have &#34;relative Morley rank&#34;, yieldin

J. -P. Dedonder, B. Loiseau, B. El-Bennich, S. Wycech

The measurement by the BES collaboration of J/psi -> gamma p pbar decays indicates an enhancement at the p-pbar threshold. In another experiment BES finds a peak in the invariant mass of pi-mesons produced in the possibly related decay J/psi -> gamma pi+ pi- eta&#39;. Using a semi-phenomenological potential model which describes all the N-Nbar scattering dat

V. Barger, Y. Gao, W. -Y. Keung, D. Marfatia

We analyze new diffuse gamma-ray data from the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope, which do not confirm an excess in the EGRET data at galactic mid-latitudes, in combination with measurements of electron and positron fuxes from PAMELA, Fermi and HESS within the context of three possible sources: dark matter (DM) annihilation or decay into charged leptons, and a

Deirdre Black, Amir H. Fariborz, Renata Jora, Nae Woong Park

First it is shown that the tree amplitude for pion pion scattering in the minimal linear sigma model has an exact expression which is proportional to a geometric series in the quantity (s-$m_\pi^2$)/($m_B^2-m_\pi^2$), where $m_B$ is the sigma mass which appears in the Lagrangian and is the only a priori unknown parameter in the model. This induces an infinit

J. Navarro, C. Sancho, P. Sancho

A functor of sets $\mathbb X$ over the category of $K$-commutative algebras is said to be an affine functor if its functor of functions, $\mathbb A_{\mathbb X}$, is reflexive and $\mathbb X=\Spec \mathbb A_{\mathbb X}$. We prove that affine functors are equal to a direct limit of affine schemes and that affine schemes, formal schemes, the completion of affin

Hideo Kodama, R. A. Konoplya, Alexander Zhidenko

We study the stability of $D \geq 7$ asymptotically flat black holes rotating in a single two-plane against tensor-type gravitational perturbations. The extensive search of quasinormal modes for these black holes did not indicate any presence of growing modes, implying the stability of simply rotating Myers-Perry black holes against tensor-type perturbations

V. A. Khodyrev, R. Andrzejewski, A. Rivera, D. O. Boerma

An efficient approach for the simulation of ion scattering from solids is proposed. For every encountered atom, we take multiple samples of its thermal displacements among those which result in scattering with high probability to finally reach the detector. As a result, the detector is illuminated by intensive &#34;showers&#34;, where each event of detection

J. Sanchez Almeida, J. A. L. Aguerri, C. Munoz-Tunon, A. Vazdekis

We examine the metallicity and age of a large set of SDSS/DR6 galaxies that may be Blue Compact Dwarf (BCD) galaxies during quiescence (QBCDs).The individual spectra are first classified and then averaged to reduce noise. The metallicity inferred from emission lines (tracing ionized gas) exceeds by ~0.35 dex the metallicity inferred from absorption lines (tr

T. G. Philbin, U. Leonhardt

The zero-temperature Casimir-Lifshitz force between two plates moving parallel to each other at arbitrary constant speed was found in [New J. Phys. 11, 033035 (2009)]. The solution is here generalized to the case where the plates are at different temperatures. The Casimir-Lifshitz force is obtained by calculating the electromagnetic stress tensor, using the

Randal Douc, Christian P. Robert

Casella and Robert [Biometrika 83 (1996) 81--94] presented a general Rao--Blackwellization principle for accept-reject and Metropolis--Hastings schemes that leads to significant decreases in the variance of the resulting estimators, but at a high cost in computation and storage. Adopting a completely different perspective, we introduce instead a universal sc

Ognyan Oreshkov, Todd A. Brun, Daniel A. Lidar

This paper generalizes and expands upon the work [Phys. Rev. Lett. 102, 070502 (2009)] where we introduced a scheme for fault-tolerant holonomic quantum computation (HQC) on stabilizer codes. HQC is an all-geometric strategy based on non-Abelian adiabatic holonomies, which is known to be robust against various types of errors in the control parameters. The s

Vladimir Shevelev

Sequence of positive integers $\{x_n\}_{n\geq1}$ is called similar to $\mathbb {N}$ respectively a given property $A$ if for every $n\geq1$ the numbers $x_n$ and $n$ are in the same class of equivalence respectively $A\enskip(x_n\sim n (prop \enskip A).$ If $x_1=a(>1)\sim1 (prop\enskip A)$ and $x_n>x_{n-1}$ with the condition that $x_n$ is the nearest to $x_

Csaba Csaki, David Curtin

We examine various possibilities for realistic 5D higgsless models and construct a full quark sector featuring next-to-minimal flavor violation (with an exact bulk SU(2) protecting the first two generations) satisfying electroweak and flavor constraints. The &#34;new custodially protected representation&#34; is used for the third generation to protect the li

Walter F. Wreszinski

We consider random generalizations of a quantum model of infinite range introduced by Emch and Radin. The generalization allows a neat extension from the class $l_1$ of absolutely summable lattice potentials to the optimal class $l_2$ of square summable potentials first considered by Khanin and Sinai and generalised by van Enter and van Hemmen. The approach

Neil Bevis, Edmund J. Copeland, Pierre-Yves Martin, Gustavo Niz

We study the evolution of non-periodic cosmic string loops containing Y-junctions, such as may form during the evolution of a network of (p,q) cosmic superstrings. We set up and solve the Nambu-Goto equations of motion for a loop with junctions, focusing attention on a specific static and planar initial loop configuration. After a given time, the junctions c

Rohit Dhir, R. C. Verma

Magnetic moments of heavy charmed baryons with $J^P=3/2^+$ are predicted employing the concept of effective quark mass and screened charge of quark. We also extend our scheme to predict the $3/2^+ --> 1/2^+$ transition magnetic moments. A comparison of our results with the predictions obtained in recent models is presented.

Jorge Berger

We evaluate the influence of thermal fluctuations on superconducting rings that enclose a magnetic flux, using the time-dependent Ginzburg--Landau (TDGL) or the Kramer--Watts-Tobin (KWT) model, while thermal fluctuations are accounted for by means of Langevin terms. This method is applicable in situations where previous methods are not, such as nonuniform lo

Andres Anabalon

It is proved that Liouville theory and the two dimensional SO(2,1) gauged Wess-Zumino-Witten term are on-shell equivalent. This shed light on a possible higher dimensional generalization of the former theory.

G. Montambaux, F. Piechon, J. -N. Fuchs, M. O. Goerbig

We study under which general conditions a pair of Dirac points in the electronic spectrum of a two-dimensional crystal may merge into a single one. The merging signals a topological transition between a semi-metallic phase and a band insulator. We derive a universal Hamiltonian that describes the physical properties of the transition, which is controlled by

G. Aloupis, J. Cardinal, S. Collette, S. Imahori

Given a planar point set and an integer $k$, we wish to color the points with $k$ colors so that any axis-aligned strip containing enough points contains all colors. The goal is to bound the necessary size of such a strip, as a function of $k$. We show that if the strip size is at least $2k{-}1$, such a coloring can always be found. We prove that the size of

The BABAR Collaboration, B. Aubert

We present a study of the decays B0 -> D0 K*0 and B0 -> barD0 K*0 with K*0 -> K+pi-. The D0 and the barD0 mesons are reconstructed in the final states f=K+pi-, K+pi-pi0, K+pi-pi+pi- and their charge conjugates. Using a sample of 465 million BBbar pairs collected with the Babar detector at the PEP-II asymmetric-energy e+e- collider at SLAC, we measure the rat

Karol Zyczkowski

A scheme of evaluating an impact of a given scientific paper based on importance of papers quoting it is investigated. Introducing a weight of a given citation, dependent on the previous scientific achievements of the author of the citing paper, we define the weighting factor of a given scientist. Technically the weighting factors are defined by the componen

D Das

Classical and quantum mechanical descriptions of physical world are seamlessly abridged within the framework of Lagrangian formalism which, besides revealing the essence of nonlocally correlated dynamic evolution, helps understanding abrupt onset towards perturbation driven correlation breakdown criticality with the manifestation of classical dynamic propert

Kent Andersen, Christian Wagner, Robert Weismantel

In this paper, we consider integral maximal lattice-free simplices. Such simplices have integer vertices and contain integer points in the relative interior of each of their facets, but no integer point is allowed in the full interior. In dimension three, we show that any integral maximal lattice-free simplex is equivalent to one of seven simplices up to uni

Changhyun Ahn, Kyungsung Woo

We consider the most general SU(3) singlet space of gauged N=8 supergravity in four-dimensions. The SU(3)-invariant six scalar fields in the theory can be viewed in terms of six real four-forms. By exponentiating these four-forms, we eventually obtain the new scalar potential. For the two extreme limits, we reproduce the previous results found by Warner in 1

Tao Chen, Honggang Zhang, Marcos Katz

As radio spectrum usage paradigm moving from the traditional command and control allocation scheme to the open spectrum allocation scheme, wireless networks meet new opportunities and challenges. In this article we introduce the concept of cognitive wireless mesh (CogMesh) networks and address the unique problem in such a network. CogMesh is a self-organized

J. Xie, Y. Jiang

Stochastic network calculus is a theory for stochastic service guarantee analysis of computer communication networks. In the current stochastic network calculus literature, its traffic and server models are typically based on the cumulative amount of traffic and cumulative amount of service respectively. However, there are network scenarios where the applica

Anilesh Mohari

We prove Haag duality property of any translation invariant pure state on $\clb = \otimes_{\IZ}M_d(C), \;d \ge 2$, where $M_d(C)$ is the set of $d \times d$ dimensional matrices over field of complex numbers. We also prove a necessary and sufficient condition for a translation invariant factor state to be pure on $\clb$. This result makes it possible to stud

Janusz Grabowski, Mikolaj Rotkiewicz, Pawel Urbanski

A theory of double affine and special double affine bundles, i.e. differential manifolds with two compatible (special) affine bundle structures, is developed as an affine counterpart of the theory of double vector bundles. The motivation and basic examples come from Analytical Mechanics, where double affine bundles have been recognized as a proper geometrica

R. Jackiw, A. I. Milstein, S. -Y. Pi, I. S. Terekhov

The effect of vacuum polarization in the field of an infinitesimally thin solenoid at distances much larger than the radius of solenoid is investigated. The induced charge density and induced current are calculated. Though the induced charge density turned out to be zero, the induced current is finite periodical function of the magnetic flux $Φ$. The express

Antonio De Felice, Teruaki Suyama

We have found for the general class of Modified Gravity Models f(R,G) a new instability which can arise in vacuum for the scalar modes of the cosmological perturbations if the background is not de Sitter. In particular, the short-wavelength modes, if stable, in general have a group velocity which depends linearly in k, the wave number. Therefore these modes

Kohta Murase

Detecting neutrinos and photons is crucial to identifying the sources of ultrahigh-energy cosmic rays (UHECRs), especially for transient sources. We focus on ultrahigh-energy gamma-ray emission from transient sources such as gamma-ray bursts, since >EeV gamma rays can be more direct evidence of UHECRs than PeV neutrinos and GeV-TeV gamma rays. We demonstrate

Juan Pablo Rincón-Zapatero

We provide a Hop-Lax formula for variational problems with non-constant discount and deduce a dynamic programming equation. We also study some regularity properties of the value function.

Masayuki Asakawa, Shinji Ejiri, Masakiyo Kitazawa

The third moments of conserved charges, the baryon and electric charge numbers, and energy, as well as their mixed moments, carry more information on the state around the QCD phase boundary than previously proposed fluctuation observables and higher order moments. In particular, their signs give plenty of information on the location of the state created in r

Sølve Selstø, Simen Kvaal

In numerical studies of the dynamics of unbound quantum mechanical systems, absorbing boundary conditions are frequently applied. Although this certainly provides a useful tool in facilitating the description of the system, its applications to systems consisting of more than one particle is problematic. This is due to the fact that all information about the