January 2010 arXiv papers — page 26

Umberto Zannier

The paper offers versions of Hilbert's Irreducibility Theorem for the lifting of points in a cyclic subgroup of an algebraic group to a ramified cover. A version of Bertini Theorem in this context is also obtained.

Hartmut Pecher

The solution of the Dirac - Klein - Gordon system in two space dimensions with Dirac data in H^s and wave data in H^{s+1/2} x H^{s-1/2} is uniquely determined in the natural solution space C^0([0,T],H^s) x C^0([0,T],H^{s+\frac1/2}), provided s > 1/30 . This improves the uniqueness part of the global well-posedness result by A. Gruenrock and the author, where

Ferenc Szöllősi

In this paper we use a design theoretical approach to construct new, previously unknown complex Hadamard matrices. Our methods generalize and extend the earlier results of de la Harpe--Jones and Munemasa--Watatani and offer a theoretical explanation for the existence of some sporadic examples of complex Hadamard matrices in the existing literature. As it is

Fedor V. Prigara

A relation between the energy of an elementary `insulating' excitation corresponding to the metal-insulator transition and the bandgap width in a semiconductor is obtained. An effect of atomic relaxation on the temperature and pressure dependence of the bandgap width is considered. It is shown that the metal-insulator transition in a semiconductor causes a w

Benjamin Doerr, Anna Huber, Ariel Levavi

Randomized rumor spreading is a classical protocol to disseminate information across a network. At SODA 2008, a quasirandom version of this protocol was proposed and competitive bounds for its run-time were proven. This prompts the question: to what extent does the quasirandom protocol inherit the second principal advantage of randomized rumor spreading, nam

Lifen An, Shaolin Ji

In this paper, we first establish the reflected backward stochastic difference equations with finite state (FS-RBSDEs for short). Then we explore the Existence and Uniqueness Theorem as well as the Comparison Theorem by "one step" method. The connections between FS-RBSDEs and optimal stopping time problems are investigated and we also show that the o

Ashwin Ganesan

Given a weighted graph $G_\bx$, where $(x(v): v \in V)$ is a non-negative, real-valued weight assigned to the vertices of G, let $B(G_\bx)$ be an upper bound on the fractional chromatic number of the weighted graph $G_\bx$; so $χ_f(G_\bx) \le B(G_\bx)$. To investigate the worst-case performance of the upper bound $B$, we study the graph invariant $$β(G) = \s

Jean-Luc Marichal, Pierre Mathonet

The Banzhaf power index was introduced in cooperative game theory to measure the real power of players in a game. The Banzhaf interaction index was then proposed to measure the interaction degree inside coalitions of players. It was shown that the power and interaction indexes can be obtained as solutions of a standard least squares approximation problem for

Jongwook Kim, Nakwoo Kim, Jung Hun Lee

Motivated by the recent progress on gravity duals of supersymmetric Chern-Simons matter theories, we consider classical membrane solutions in AdS_4 x M^{1,1,1}. In particular, we present several types of exact solutions rotating in the Sasaki-Einstein 7-manifold whose isometry is SU(3)xSU(2)xU(1). We analyze the limiting behavior of macroscopic membranes and

David Hernandez

In this note we consider the algebra $U_q(\hat{sl}_\infty)$ and we study the category O of its integrable representations. The main motivations are applications to quantum toroidal algebras, more precisely predictions of character formulae for representations of quantum toroidal algebras. In this context, we state a general positivity conjecture for represen

S. Hajizadeh, A. Rezaei-Aghdam

The Poisson-Lie sigma models over nonsemisimple low dimensional real Poisson-Lie groups are investigated. We find two sided models on two, three and some four dimensional Poisson-Lie groups where the Poisson-Lie sigma models over Poisson-Lie groups G and its dual $\tilde{G}$ are topological sigma models or BF gauge models.

Marcin Bienkowski, Marek Klonowski, Miroslaw Korzeniowski, Dariusz R. Kowalski

In this paper we consider the mutual exclusion problem on a multiple access channel. Mutual exclusion is one of the fundamental problems in distributed computing. In the classic version of this problem, n processes perform a concurrent program which occasionally triggers some of them to use shared resources, such as memory, communication channel, device, etc

Aycan Özkan, Bülent Kutlu

The Blume-Emery-Griffiths model with the dipol-quadrupol interaction (\ell) has been simulated using a cellular automaton algorithm improved from the Creutz cellular automaton (CCA) on the face centered cubic (fcc) lattice. The finite-size scaling relations and the power laws of the order parameter (M) and the susceptibility (χ) are proposed for the dipol-qu

Louis Mello

This paper examines several computer algorithms designed to assess mortality and longevity risk.

Taoufik Amri

We precise for the first time the quantum behavior of a measurement apparatus in the framework of the usual interpretation of quantum physics. We show how such a behavior can also be studied by the retrodiction of pre-measurement states corresponding to its responses. We translate in terms of these states some interesting properties of the behavior of an app

Shan Gao

It is argued that the existence of a minimum size of spacetime may imply the fundamental existence of gravity as a geometric property of spacetime described by general relativity.

Victor Dotsenko

We study the three-dimensional system of magnetic nanoparticle dipoles randomly oriented along quenched easy axes. Directions of the magnetic momenta are described by the Ising variables which allow the momenta to flip along their random orientations. Using the standard mean-field approximation and the replica technique it is shown that the system undergoes

Milan Batista

In the article the Fourier series analytical solutions of uniformly loaded rectangular thin plates with symmetrical boundary conditions are considered. For all the cases the numerical values are tabulated.

Peter Hokayem, Eugenio Cinquemani, Debasish Chatterjee, Federico Ramponi

We provide a solution to the problem of receding horizon control for stochastic discrete-time systems with bounded control inputs and imperfect state measurements. For a suitable choice of control policies, we show that the finite-horizon optimization problem to be solved on-line is convex and successively feasible. Due to the inherent nonlinearity of the fe

P. Friz, S. Gerhold, A. Gulisashvili, S. Sturm

It is known that Heston's stochastic volatility model exhibits moment explosion, and that the critical moment $s_+$ can be obtained by solving (numerically) a simple equation. This yields a leading order expansion for the implied volatility at large strikes: $σ_{BS}( k,T)^{2}T\sim Ψ(s_+-1) \times k$ (Roger Lee's moment formula). Motivated by recent &

Giuseppe Castaldi, Ilaria Gallina, Vincenzo Galdi, Andrea Alu'

The suggestive idea of "cloaking" an electromagnetic sensor, i.e., strongly reducing its visibility (scattering) while maintaining its field-sensing (absorption) capabilities, has recently been proposed in the literature, based on scattering-cancellation, Fano-resonance, or transformation-optics approaches. In this paper, we explore an alternative, t

Xavier Tolsa

We show that, for some Cantor sets in R^d, the capacity g_s associated to the s-dimensional Riesz kernel x/|x|^{s+1} is comparable to the capacity C_{2(d-s)/3,3/2} from non linear potential theory. It is an open problem to show that, when s is positive and non integer, they are comparable for all compact sets in R^d. We also discuss other open questions in t

Cecile Monthus, Thomas Garel

We consider the one-dimensional lattice model of interacting fermions with disorder studied previously by Oganesyan and Huse [Phys. Rev. B 75, 155111 (2007)]. To characterize a possible many-body localization transition as a function of the disorder strength $W$, we use an exact renormalization procedure in configuration space that generalizes the Aoki real-

Ted C. Rogers, Piet J. Mulders

It has by now been established that standard QCD factorization using transverse momentum dependent parton distribution functions fails in hadro-production of nearly back-to-back hadrons with high transverse momentum. The essential problem is that gauge invariant transverse momentum dependent parton distribution functions cannot be defined with process-indepe

David Robertson, Wojciech Szymański

The structure of the $C^*$-algebras corresponding to even-dimensional mirror quantum spheres is investigated. It is shown that they are isomorphic to both Cuntz-Pimsner algebras of certain $C^*$-correspondences and $C^*$-algebras of certain labelled graphs. In order to achieve this, categories of labelled graphs and $C^*$-correspondences are studied. A funct

Claudio Amabile, Enrico Prati

Perfect lensing and cloaking based on complementary media are possible applications of negative refractive index materials. Metamaterials represent the natural candidates to realize such property by tailoring the effective dielectric permittiviy and magnetic permeability. The fine tuning of $n<0$ of metamaterials is limited by coarse grained inclusions which

Germano D&#39;Abramo

In this paper a way is suggested for calculating the probability of consecutive number strings within a sequence of n numbers randomly drawn (without replacement) among the set of the first N consecutive numbers, with N>>n. An explicit derivation is carried out for the special case of SuperEnalotto, nowadays the most famous lottery in Italy, with N=90 and n=

Hong-yu Wang, Wei Jiang, You-nian Wang

We developed an implicit Particle-in-cell/Monte Carlo model in two-dimensional and axisymmetric geometry for the simulations of the radio-frequency discharges, by introducing several numerical schemes which include variable weights, multigrid field solver, etc. Compared to the standard explicit models, we found that the computational efficiency is significan

Nate Bastian, Kevin R. Covey, Michael R. Meyer

Few topics in astronomy initiate such vigorous discussion as whether or not the initial mass function (IMF) of stars is universal, or instead sensitive to the initial conditions of star formation. The distinction is of critical importance: the IMF influences most of the observable properties of stellar populations and galaxies, and detecting variations in th

Francesco Cannata, Alberto Ventura

We study the one-dimensional Dirac equation with local PT-symmetric potentials whose discrete eigenfunctions and continuum asymptotic eigenfunctions are eigenfunctions of the PT operator, too: on these conditions the bound-state spectra are real and the potentials are reflectionless and conserve unitarity in the scattering process. Absence of reflection make

Chikun Ding, Jiliang Jing

It was found that, in an isotropic coordinate system, the tunneling approach brings a factor of 1/2 for the Hawking temperature of a Schwarzschild black hole. In this paper, we address this kind of problem by studying the relation between the Hawking temperature and the deformation of integral contour for the scalar and Dirac particles tunneling. We find tha

Sumio Watanabe

Bayes statistics and statistical physics have the common mathematical structure, where the log likelihood function corresponds to the random Hamiltonian. Recently, it was discovered that the asymptotic learning curves in Bayes estimation are subject to a universal law, even if the log likelihood function can not be approximated by any quadratic form. However

Rachel Ward

In this paper, we introduce a family of second-order sigma delta quantization schemes for analog-to-digital conversion which are `quiet&#39; : quantization output is guaranteed to fall to zero at the onset of vanishing input. In the process, we prove that the origin is a globally attractive fixed point for the related family of asymmetrically-damped piecewis

J. W. Fowler, V. Acquaviva, P. A. R. Ade, P. Aguirre

We present a measurement of the angular power spectrum of the cosmic microwave background (CMB) radiation observed at 148 GHz. The measurement uses maps with 1.4&#39; angular resolution made with data from the Atacama Cosmology Telescope (ACT). The observations cover 228 square degrees of the southern sky, in a 4.2-degree-wide strip centered on declination 5

Haijun Zhou

The random K-satisfiability (K-SAT) problem is an important problem for studying typical-case complexity of NP-complete combinatorial satisfaction; it is also a representative model of finite-connectivity spin-glasses. In this paper we review our recent efforts on the solution space fine structures of the random K-SAT problem. A heterogeneity transition is p

J. Noronha-Hostler, Carsten Greiner, Igor Shovkovy

Quick chemical equilibration times of hadrons within a hadron gas are explained dynamically using Hagedorn states, which drive particles into equilibrium close to the critical temperature. Within this scheme master equations are employed for the chemical equilibration of various hadronic particles like (strange) baryon and antibaryons. A comparison of the Ha

Tianyu Wu, Vincent K. N. Lau

In this paper, we consider spatial-division multiple-access (SDMA) systems with one base station with multiple antennae and a number of single antenna mobiles under noisy limited CSIT feedback. We propose a robust noisy limited feedback design for SDMA systems. The solution consists of a real-time robust SDMA precoding, user selection and rate adaptation as

Peng Xue, Barry C. Sanders

We demonstrate that charge-qubit cluster state generation by capacitive coupling is anisotropic. Specifically, horizontal vs vertical nearest-neighbor inter-qubit coupling differs in a rectangular lattice. We show how to ameliorate this anisotropy by applying potential biases to the array of double dots.

Lei Wang, Jia-Ning Zhuang, Xi Dai, X. C. Xie

We use the time dependent variational matrix product state (tVMPS) approach to investigate the dynamical properties of the single impurity Anderson model (SIAM). Under the Jordan-Wigner transformation, the SIAM is reformulated into two spin-1/2 XY chains with local magnetic fields along the z-axis. The chains are connected by the longitudinal Ising coupling

Xin Liu, Zhen-Jun Xiao

In this paper we calculate the branching ratios (BRs) of the 32 charmless hadronic $B_c \to A P$ decays ($A=a_1(1260),b_1(1235),K_1(1270),K_1(1400), f_1(1285),f_1(1420),h_1(1170),h_1(1380)$) by employing the perturbative QCD(pQCD) factorization approach. These considered decay channels can only occur via annihilation type diagrams in the standard model. From

Xiyong Zhang, Hua Guo, Yifa Li

Rotation symmetric Boolean functions have important applications in the design of cryptographic algorithms. In this paper, the Conjecture about rotation symmetric Boolean functions (RSBFs) of degree 3 proposed by Cusik and Stănică is proved. As a result, the nonlinearity of such kind of functions is determined.

Yuan Yuan, Yuan Zhang

In this article, we study local holomorphic isometric embeddings from ${\BB}^n$ into ${\BB}^{N_1}\times... \times{\BB}^{N_m}$ with respect to the normalized Bergman metrics up to conformal factors. Assume that each conformal factor is smooth Nash algebraic. Then each component of the map is a multi-valued holomorphic map between complex Euclidean spaces by t

P. H. Damgaard, K. Splittorff, J. J. M. Verbaarschot

We calculate the leading contribution to the spectral density of the Wilson Dirac operator using chiral perturbation theory where volume and lattice spacing corrections are given by universal scaling functions. We find analytical expressions for the spectral density on the scale of the average level spacing, and introduce a chiral Random Matrix Theory that r

Filip Cools, Jan Draisma, Sam Payne, Elina Robeva

We produce Brill-Noether general graphs in every genus, confirming a conjecture of Baker and giving a new proof of the Brill-Noether Theorem, due to Griffiths and Harris, over any algebraically closed field.

Z. F. Bostanci, N. Al Erdogan

We present chromospheric cloud modeling on the basis of H-alpha profile-sampling images taken with the Interferometric Bidimensional Spectrometer (IBIS) at the Dunn Solar Telescope (DST). We choose the required reference background profile by using theoretical NLTE profile synthesis. The resulting cloud parameters are converted into estimates of physical par

C. H. Lenzi, A. S. Schneider, C. Providência, R. M. Marinho

An ultraviolet cutoff dependent on the chemical potential as proposed by Casalbuoni {\it et al} is used in the su(3) Nambu-Jona-Lasinio model. The model is applied to the description of stellar quark matter and compact stars. It is shown that with a new cutoff parametrization it is possible to obtain stable hybrid stars with a quark core. A larger cutoff at

W. -T. Geng

Numerous measurements showed that the crack tip opening angle (CTOA) is nearly constant upon stable ductile fracture in Al alloys which widely used in modern transportation industry. The atomic structure of the very tip of a crack front has remained unknown, however. We have carried out a first-principles density functional theory study to reveal the precise

Kazuhiko Kuroki

We study two types of models for the superconducting layered nitride $β$-MNCl(M=Hf,Zr); a single band model on a triangular lattice, and a two band model on a honeycomb lattice. We find that the former model does not suffice as an effecitive model, while the latter one can be a good candidate. We propose from the study on the two band model a possibility of

Anthony Henderson

Let $H^*(\calB_e)$ be the cohomology of the Springer fibre for the nilpotent element $e$ in a simple Lie algebra $\g$, on which the Weyl group $W$ acts by the Springer representation. Let $Λ^i V$ denote the $i$th exterior power of the reflection representation of $W$. We determine the degrees in which $Λ^i V$ occurs in the graded representation $H^*(\calB_e)

A. Sesana, A. Vecchio

Massive black holes are key ingredients of the assembly and evolution of cosmic structures. Pulsar Timing Arrays (PTAs) currently provide the only means to observe gravitational radiation from massive black hole binary systems with masses >10^7 solar masses. The whole cosmic population produces a signal consisting of two components: (i) a stochastic backgrou

Pierpaolo Mastrolia

Two-particle unitarity-cuts of scattering amplitudes can be efficiently computed by applying Stokes&#39; Theorem, in the fashion of the Generalised Cauchy Theorem. Consequently, the Optical Theorem can be related to the Berry Phase, showing how the imaginary part of arbitrary one-loop Feynman amplitudes can be interpreted as the flux of a complex 2-form.

Jorge Noronha

We study the properties of the Polyakov loop in strongly-coupled gauge plasmas that are conjectured to be dual to five dimensional theories of gravity coupled to a nontrivial single scalar field. We find a gravity dual that can describe the thermodynamic properties and also the expectation value of the Polyakov loop in the deconfined phase of quenched SU(3)

Mauro Cherubini, Rodrigo de Oliveira, Nuria Oliver, Christian Ferran

This paper proposes a controlled experiment to further investigate the usefulness of gaze awareness and gesture recognition in the support of collaborative work at a distance. We propose to redesign experiments conducted several years ago with more recent technology that would: a) enable to better study of the integration of communication modalities, b) allo

Jian-Hua Gao, Zuo-tang Liang, Xin-Nian Wang

Within the framework of a generalized factorization, semi-inclusive deeply inelastic scattering (SIDIS) cross sections can be expressed as a series of products of collinear hard parts and transverse-momentum-dependent (TMD) parton distributions and correlations. The azimuthal asymmetry <cosϕ>$ of unpolarized SIDIS in the small transverse momentum region will

B. W. Mintz, E. S. Fraga, J. Schaffner-Bielich, G. Pagliara

The possibility of a hadron-quark phase transition in extreme astrophysical phenomena such as the collapse of a supernova is not discarded by the modern knowledge of the high-energy nuclear and quark-matter equations of state. Both the density and the temperature attainable in such extreme processes are possibly high enough to trigger a chiral phase transiti

L. Casagrande, I. Ramirez, J. Melendez, M. Bessell

Various effective temperature scales have been proposed over the years. Despite much work and the high internal precision usually achieved, systematic differences of order 100 K (or more) among various scales are still present. We present an investigation based on the Infrared Flux Method aimed at assessing the source of such discrepancies and pin down their

Kevin Schawinski, C. Megan Urry, Shanil Virani, Paolo Coppi

We use data from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey and visual classifications of morphology from the Galaxy Zoo project to study black hole growth in the nearby Universe (z < 0.05) and to break down the AGN host galaxy population by color, stellar mass and morphology. We find that black hole growth at luminosities L_OIII >1E40 erg/s in early- and late-type galaxi

Aaron J. Romanowsky

Many of the fundamental properties of early-type galaxies (ellipticals and lenticulars) can only be accessed by venturing beyond their oft-studied centers into their large-radius halo regions. Advances in observations of kinematical tracers allow early-type halos to be increasingly well probed. This review focuses on recent findings on angular momentum and d

Brian A. Ferguson, Toshiya Ueta

HD179821 is an enigmatic evolved star that possesses characteristics of both a post-asymptotic giant branch star and a yellow hyper-giant, and there has been no evidence that unambiguously defines its nature. These two hypotheses are products of an indeterminate distance, presumed to be 1 kpc or 6 kpc. We have obtained the two-epoch Hubble Space Telescope WF

W. Baratta

The Macdonald polynomials with prescribed symmetry are obtained from the nonsymmetric Macdonald polynomials via the operations of $t$-symmetrisation, $t$-antisymmetrisation and normalisation. Motivated by corresponding results in Jack polynomial theory we proceed to derive an expansion formula and a related normalisation. Eigenoperator methods are used to re

Marek Galewski

We investigate the dependence on parameters for the discrete boundary value problem connected with the Emden-Fowler equation. A variational method is used in order to obtain a general scheme allowing for investigation the dependence on paramaters of discrete boundary value problems.

T. Huber

We summarize the results for the master integrals of the three-loop quark and gluon form factor in massless QCD. Working in dimensional regularization we extract poles up to 1/epsilon^6. The computational techniques involve, among others, the expansion of higher transcendental functions and the Mellin-Barnes method. The coefficients of the Laurent expansion

Patrick Bernard

We provide a full self-contained proof of a famous Lemma of Ilmanen. This proof is based on a regularisation procedure similar to Lasry-Lions regularisation.

Frederic Bernicot, Juliette Venel

Here we present well-posedness results for first order stochastic differential inclusions, more precisely for sweeping process with a stochastic perturbation. These results are provided in combining both deterministic sweeping process theory and methods concerning the reflection of a Brownian motion. In addition, we prove convergence results for a Euler sche

Alina Firicel

In 1976, Baum and Sweet gave the first example of a power series that is algebraic over the field $\mathbb F_2(T)$ and whose continued fraction expansion has partial quotients with bounded degree. This power series is the unique solution of the equation $TX^3+X-T=0$. In 1986, Mills and Robbins described an algorithm that allows to compute the continued fract

Angélica Benito

In this paper we present some results showing the good behavior of the $τ$-invariant of a Rees algebra with integral closure and elimination (of variables).

Matthias Steinhauser

We describe recent evaluations of three-loop vertex corrections which have been performed in the context of different physical applications: the massless quark and gluon form factor, the vector current matching coefficient between QCD and NRQCD, and the virtual corrections of the gluon-Higgs coupling with finite top quark mass.

W. Beenakker, S. Brensing, M. Kraemer, A. Kulesza

We report on the study of soft gluon effects in the production of squarks and gluinos at hadron colliders. Close to production threshold, the emission of soft gluon results in the appearence of large logarithmic corrections in the theoretical expressions. In order to resum these corrections at next-to-leading-logarithmic accuracy appropriate one-loop anomalo

Aernout van Enter, Evgeny Verbitskiy

Recently Verdu and Weissman introduced erasure entropies, which are meant to measure the information carried by one or more symbols given all of the remaining symbols in the realization of the random process or field. A natural relation to Gibbs measures has also been observed. In his short note we study this relation further, review a few earlier contributi

A. Aguilar-Arevalo, M. Blecher, D. A. Bryman, J. Comfort

An extension of the TRIUMF M13 low-energy pion channel designed to suppress positrons based on an energy-loss technique is described. A source of beam channel momentum calibration from the decay pi+ --> e+ nu is also described.

Lucia Cerrada, Jesus San Martin

Starting from the cycle permutation sigma_(2^k) associated with the (2^k)-periodic orbit of the period doubling cascade we obtain the inverse permutation (sigma_(2^k))^-1. Then we build a matrix permutation related to (sigma_(2^k))^-1, which includes the visiting order of the (2^k)-periodic orbit points. After some manipulations a recurrence relation of matr

Adam J. Tenenbaum, Raviraj S. Adve

This paper considers minimum sum mean-squared error (sum-MSE) linear transceiver designs in multiuser downlink systems with imperfect channel state information. Specifically, we derive the optimal energy allocations for training and data phases for such a system. Under MMSE estimation of uncorrelated Rayleigh block fading channels with equal average powers,

A. Saro, G. De Lucia, S. Borgani, K. Dolag

We present a detailed comparison between the galaxy populations within a massive cluster, as predicted by hydrodynamical SPH simulations and by a semi-analytic model (SAM) of galaxy formation. Both models include gas cooling and a simple prescription of star formation, which consists in transforming instantaneously any cold gas available into stars, while ne

J. Trice, C. Favazza, H. Garcia, R. Sureshkumar

Metallic nanoparticles embedded in dielectrics permit enhanced capture of light at specific wavelengths through excitation of plasmons, i.e. the quanta of coherent and collective oscillations of large concentrations of nearly free electrons. In order to maximize the potential of such enhanced absorption in useful tasks, such as the generation of carriers in

Anatoly V. Latyshev, Alexander A. Yushkanov

The linearized kinetic equation modelling behaviour of the degenerate quantum bose gas with the frequency of collisions depending on momentum of elementary excitations is constructed. The general case of dependence of the elementary excitations energy on momentum according to Bogolyubov formula is considered. The analytical solution of the half-space boundar

Alexander I. Nesterov, Gennady P. Berman, Alan R. Bishop

We present an approach based on a non-Hermitian Hamiltonian to describe the process of measurement by tunneling of a phase qubit state. We derive simple analytical expressions which describe the dynamics of measurement, and compare our results with those experimentally available.

Anne-Claire Haury, Laurent Jacob, Jean-Philippe Vert

Motivation : Molecular signatures for diagnosis or prognosis estimated from large-scale gene expression data often lack robustness and stability, rendering their biological interpretation challenging. Increasing the signature&#39;s interpretability and stability across perturbations of a given dataset and, if possible, across datasets, is urgently needed to

Srikanth Pai Bantwal, B. Sundar Rajan

In this paper, we present a practical dirty paper coding scheme using trellis coded modulation for the dirty paper channel $Y=X+S+W,$ $\mathbb{E}\{X^2\} \leq P$, where $W$ is white Gaussian noise with power $σ_w ^2$, $P$ is the average transmit power and $S$ is the Gaussian interference with power $σ_s ^2$ that is non-causally known at the transmitter. We en

Abdó Roig-Maranges

In this paper we construct a spectral sequence computing a modified version of morphic cohomology of a toric variety (even when it is singular) in terms of combinatorial data coming from the fan of the toric variety.

Edgar Delgado-Eckert, Samuel Ojosnegros, Niko Beerenwinkel

RNA viruses exist in large intra-host populations which display great genotypic and phenotypic diversity. We analyze a model of viral competition between two different viral strains infecting a constantly replenished cell pool, in which we assume a trade-off between the virus&#39; colonization skills (cell killing ability or virulence) and its local competit

B. J. McKeon, A. S. Sharma

A model-based description of the scaling and radial location of turbulent fluctuations in turbulent pipe flow is presented and used to illuminate the scaling behaviour of the very large scale motions. The model is derived by treating the nonlinearity in the perturbation equation (involving the Reynolds stress) as an unknown forcing, yielding a linear relatio

Francisco-Javier Turiel

This work is an introduction to the local geometric theory of Veronese webs developed in the last twenty years. Among the different possible approach, here one has chosen the point of view of differential forms. Moreover, in order to make its reading easier, this text is self-contained in which directly regards Veronese webs.

J. C. Xavier, G. Alvarez, A. Moreo, E. Dagotto

Using the Density Matrix Renormalization Group and two-leg ladders, we investigate an electronic two-orbital Hubbard model including plaquette diagonal hopping amplitudes. Our goal is to search for regimes where charges added to the undoped state form pairs, presumably a precursor of a superconducting state.For the electronic density $ρ=2$, i.e. the undoped

C. Garraffo, G. Giribet, E. Gravanis, S. Willison

Junction conditions for vacuum solutions in five-dimensional Einstein-Gauss-Bonnet gravity are studied. We focus on those cases where two spherically symmetric regions of space-time are joined in such a way that the induced stress tensor on the junction surface vanishes. So a spherical vacuum shell, containing no matter, arises as a boundary between two regi

N. A. Daurtseva

There exist non-degenerate 3-form $dω_I$, $ω_I(X,Y)=g(IX,Y)$, for each leftinvariant almost Hermitian structure $(g,I)$, where $g$ is Killing-Cartan metric on the $M=S^3\times S^3=SU(2)\times SU(2)$. Known \cite{H1}, that arbitrary non-degenerate 3-form on the 6-dimensional manifold, with some additional properties defines the almost complex structure. Condi

Raphael M. Albuquerque, Jorgivan M. Dias, Marina Nielsen

Using the QCD sum rules we test if the new narrow structure, the X(4350) recently observed by the Belle Collaboration, can be described as a $J^{PC}=1^{-+}$ exotic $D_s^*D_{s0}^*$ molecular state. We consider the contributions of condensates up to dimension eight, we work at leading order in $α_s$ and we keep terms which are linear in the strange quark mass

D. M. Fluri, S. V. Berdyugina

Polarimetry of extrasolar planets becomes a new tool for their investigation, which requires the development of diagnostic techniques and parameter case studies. Our goal is to develop a theoretical model which can be applied to interpret polarimetric observations of extrasolar planets. Here we present a theoretical parameter study that shows the influence o

B. Alessandro

The calibration and performance of the Silicon Drift Detector of the ALICE experiment during the 2008 cosmic ray run will be presented. In particular the procedures to monitor the running parameters (baselines, noise, drift speed) are detailed. Other relevant parameters (SOP delay, time-zero, charge calibration) were also determined.

Mir Abbas Jalali

I formulate a general finite element method (FEM) for self-gravitating stellar systems. I split the configuration space to finite elements, and express the potential and density functions over each element in terms of their nodal values and suitable interpolating functions. General expressions are then introduced for the Hamiltonian and phase space distribut

V. P. Konchakovski, M. I. Gorenstein, E. L. Bratkovskaya, W. Greiner

Particle number fluctuations and correlations in nucleus-nucleus collisions at SPS and RHIC energies are studied within microscopic transport approaches. In this review we focus on the Hadron-String-Dynamics (HSD) and Ultra-relativistic-Quantum-Molecular-Dynamics (UrQMD) models The obtained results are compared with the available experimental data as well as

E. Iodice

NGC4650A is a polar disk galaxy: this is a peculiar object composed by a central spheroidal component, the host galaxy (HG), and an extended disk made up by gas, stars and dust, which orbits nearly perpendicular to the plane of the central galaxy. The existence of two decoupled components of the angular momentum let this object the ideal laboratory i) to stu

Casey Blood

All the concepts and principles necessary to understand quantum mechanics on an initial level are given in a form suitable for the non-expert. The concepts explained include visualizing the wave function, wave-particle duality, the implications of Schrodinger&#39;s cat, probability, the uncertainty principle, collapse of the wave function, and others. Howeve

F. W. S. Lima, J. Mostowicz, K. Malarz

We investigate the critical properties of the Ising S=1/2 and S=1 model on (3,4,6,4) and (3,3,3,3,6) Archimedean lattices. The system is studied through the extensive Monte Carlo simulations. We calculate the critical temperature as well as the critical point exponents gamma/nu, beta/nu and nu basing on finite size scaling analysis. The calculated values of

M. C. Ruivo, Pedro Costa, H. Hansen, C. A. de Sousa

The equation of state and the critical behavior around the critical end point are studied in the context of the Polyakov--Nambu--Jona--Lasinio model. We prove that a convenient choice of the model parameters is crucial to get the correct description of isentropic trajectories. The physical relevance of the effects of the regularization procedure is insured b

Lu Ding, Cherif Belacel, Sara Ducci, Giuseppe Leo

Using a ceramic thermoelectric heater, we show highly reproducible fabrication of single-mode sub-wavelength silica tapers with ultra-low loss level. The reproducibility of the process is studied statistically, leading to an average taper transmission of 94%. The best tapers have a transmission superior to 99%, above common level reached by other fabrication

S. Noguera, V. Vento

Recent BaBaR data on the pion transition form factor, whose Q^2 dependence is much steeper then predicted by asymptotic Quantum Chromodynamics (QCD), have caused a renewed interest in its theoretical description. We present here a formalism based on a model independent low energy description and a high energy description based on QCD, which match at a scale

Dennis Lindley

Comment on &#34;Harold Jeffreys&#39;s Theory of Probability Revisited&#34; [arXiv:0804.3173]

M. C. Ruivo, Pedro Costa, C. A. de Sousa, H. Hansen

The effects of the Polyakov loop and of a regularization procedure that allows the presence of high momentum quark states at finite temperature is investigated within the Polyakov-loop extended Nambu--Jona-Lasinio model. The characteristic temperatures, as well as the behavior of observables that signal deconfinement and restoration of chiral and axial symme

Jason E. Stalnaker, Vela Mbele, Vladislav Gerginov, Tara M. Fortier

We report measurements of absolute transition frequencies and hyperfine coupling constants for the 8S_{1/2}, 9S_{1/2}, 7D_{3/2}, and 7D_{5/2} states in ^{133}Cs vapor. The stepwise excitation through either the 6P_{1/2} or 6P_{3/2} intermediate state is performed directly with broadband laser light from a stabilized femtosecond laser optical-frequency comb.

Andras Kroo, Allan Pinkus

This is a survey paper on the subject of strong uniqueness in approximation theory.