August 2013 arXiv papers — page 2
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The disk evaporation model for the spectral features of low-luminosity active galactic nuclei
astro-ph.HEErlin Qiao, B. F. Liu, Francesca Panessa, J. Y. Liu
Observations show that the accretion flows in low-luminosity active galactic nuclei (LLAGNs) probably have a two-component structure with an inner ADAF and an outer truncated accretion disk. As shown by Taam et al. (2012), the truncation radius as a function of mass accretion rate is strongly affected by including the magnetic field within the framework of d
Three and four-body systems in one dimension: integrability, superintegrability and discrete symmetries
math-phC. Chanu, L. Degiovanni, G. Rastelli
Families of three-body Hamiltonian systems in one dimension have been recently proved to be maximally superintegrable by interpreting them as one-body systems in the three-dimensional Euclidean space, examples are the Calogero, Wolfes and Tramblay Turbiner Winternitz systems. For some of these systems, we show in a new way how the superintegrability is assoc
Seyed Pooya Shariatpanahi, Hamed Shah-Mansouri, Babak Hossein Khalaj
We consider the effect of caching in wireless networks where fading is the dominant channel effect. First, we propose a one-hop transmission strategy for cache-enabled wireless networks, which is based on exploiting multi-user diversity gain. Then, we derive a closed-form result for throughput scaling of the proposed scheme in large networks, which reveals t
Junaid Qadir
Cognitive radio networks (CRNs) are networks of nodes equipped with cognitive radios that can optimize performance by adapting to network conditions. While cognitive radio networks (CRN) are envisioned as intelligent networks, relatively little research has focused on the network level functionality of CRNs. Although various routing protocols, incorporating
B. Pire, L. Szymanowski, S. Wallon
We define in a systematic way, based on the light-cone collinear factorization method, the chiral-odd generalized parton distributions (GPDs) of a pseudoscalar hadron (such as the pi0) up to twist 5. For that, we introduce the relevant matrix elements for 2-parton non-local operators, as well as matrix elements for 3-parton non-local correlators. Their detai
Combinations of Some Shop Scheduling Problems and the Shortest Path Problem: Complexity and Approximation Algorithms
cs.DSKameng Nip, Zhenbo Wang, Wenxun Xing
We consider several combinatorial optimization problems which combine the classic shop scheduling problems, namely open shop scheduling or job shop scheduling, and the shortest path problem. The objective of the obtained problem is to select a subset of jobs that forms a feasible solution of the shortest path problem, and to execute the selected jobs on the
Kameng Nip, Zhenbo Wang, Fabrice Talla Nobibon, Roel Leus
This paper studies a combinatorial optimization problem which is obtained by combining the flow shop scheduling problem and the shortest path problem. The objective of the obtained problem is to select a subset of jobs that constitutes a feasible solution to the shortest path problem, and to execute the selected jobs on the flow shop machines to minimize the
Z. I. Dimitrova, M. Ausloos
We study the primacy in the Bulgarian urban system. Two groups of cities are studied: (i) the whole Bulgaria city system that contains about 250 cities and is studied in the time interval between 2004 and 2011; and (ii) A system of 33 cities, studied over the time interval 1887 till 2010. For these cities the 1946 population was over $10\ 000$ inhabitants. T
Tomoteru Fukumura, Yoshinori Yamada, Kazunori Ueno, Hongtao Yuan
Since the discovery of room temperature ferromagnetism in (Ti,Co)O2, the mechanism has been under discussion for a decade. Particularly, the central concern has been whether or not the ferromagnetic exchange interaction is mediated by charge carriers like (Ga,Mn)As. Recent two studies on the control of ferromagnetism in anatase (Ti,Co)O2 at room temperature
Yi Liu, Yohann Brelet, Guillaume Point, Aurélien Houard
We report on the lasing in air and pure nitrogen gas pumped by a single 800 nm femtosecond laser pulse. Depending on gas pressure, incident laser power and beam convergence, different lasing lines are observed in the forward direction with rapid change of their relative intensities. The lines are attributed to transitions between vibrational and rotational l
Kazutaka Takahashi, Tomoyuki Obuchi
We study spin-glass systems characterized by continuous occurrence of singularities. The theory of Lee-Yang zeros is used to find the singularities. By using the replica method in mean-field systems, we show that two-dimensional distributions of zeros of the partition function in a complex parameter plane are characteristic feature of random systems. The res
Xuhua He
This note is based on my talk at ICCM 2013, Taipei. We give an exposition of the group-theoretic method and recent results on the questions of non-emptiness and dimension of affine Deligne-Lusztig varieties in affine flag varieties.
SilentSense: Silent User Identification via Dynamics of Touch and Movement Behavioral Biometrics
cs.CRCheng Bo, Lan Zhang, Xiang-Yang Li
With the increased popularity of smartphones, various security threats and privacy leakages targeting them are discovered and investigated. In this work, we present \ourprotocoltight, a framework to authenticate users silently and transparently by exploiting dynamics mined from the user touch behavior biometrics and the micro-movement of the device caused by
Jinkai Li
In this paper, we consider the Cauchy problem of the incompressible liquid crystal equations in $n$ dimensions. We prove the local well-posedness of mild solutions to the liquid crystal equations with $L^\infty$ initial data, in particular, the initial energy may be infinite. We prove that the solutions are smooth with respect to the space variables away fro
First-principles Study On The Electronic And Optical Properties Of Cubic ABX3 Halide Perovskites
cond-mat.mtrl-sciLi Lang, Ji-Hui Yang, Heng-Rui Liu, H. J. Xiang
The electronic properties of ABX3 (A = Cs, CH3NH3, NH2CHNH2; B = Sn, Pb; X = Cl, Br, I) type compounds in the cubic phase are systematically studied using the first-principles calculations. We find that these compounds have direct band gaps at R point where the valance band maximum is an anti-bonding state of B s-X p coupling, while the conduction band minim
M. Ilias Hossain, M. Atiqur Rahman
In Refs. (M. Atiqur Rahman, M. Ilias Hossain (2012) Phys. Lett. B {\bf 712} 1), we have developed Hamilton-Jacobi method for dynamical spacetime and discussed Hawking radiation of Schwarzschild-de Sitter black hole by massive particle tunneling method. In this letter, we have investigated the hawking purely thermal and nonthermal radiations of Reissner-Nords
Onuttom Narayan, Iraj Saniee, Vladimir Marbukh
In this paper we derive an analytical expression for the mean load at each node of an arbitrary undirected graph for the uniform multicommodity flow problem under random walk routing. We show the mean load is linearly dependent on the nodal degree with a common multiplier equal to the sum of the inverses of the non-zero eigenvalue of the graph Laplacian. Eve
Logistic Growth for the Nuzi Cuneiform Tablets: Analyzing Family Networks in Ancient Mesopotamia
stat.APSumie Ueda, Kumi Makino, Yoshiaki Itoh, Takashi Tsuchiya
We reconstruct the year of publication of each cuneiform tablet of the Nuzi society in ancient Mesopotamia. The tablets, are on land transaction, marriage, loan, slavery contracts etc. The number of tablets seem to increase by logistic growth until saturation. It may show the dynamics of concentration of lands or other properties into few powerful families i
P. K. Concha, D. M. Peñafiel, E. K. Rodríguez, P. Salgado
It is an accepted fact that requiring the Lovelock theory to have the maximun possible number of degree of freedom, fixes the parameters in terms of the gravitational and the cosmological constants. In odd dimensions, the Lagrangian is a Chern-Simons form for the (A)dS group. In even dimensions, the action has a Born-Infeld-like form. Recently was shown that
Sejoong Kim
We present a scattering theory description for the inelastic current noise in the presence of electron-vibration interactions. In this description, we specify elastic and inelastic scattering contributions to the shot noise by examining charge transfers between scattering states and energy exchange between electrons and vibrations. The elastic and inelastic
R. Surman, M. Mumpower, J. Cass, I. Bentley
In rapid neutron capture, or r-process, nucleosynthesis, heavy elements are built up via a sequence of neutron captures and beta decays that involves thousands of nuclei far from stability. Though we understand the basics of how the r-process proceeds, its astrophysical site is still not conclusively known. The nuclear network simulations we use to test pote
R. Surman, M. Mumpower, J. Cass, A. Aprahamian
About half of the heavy elements in the Solar System were created by rapid neutron capture, or r-process, nucleosynthesis. In the r-process, heavy elements are built up via a sequence of neutron captures and beta decays in which an intense neutron flux pushes material out towards the neutron drip line. The nuclear network simulations used to test potential a
R. Surman, M. Mumpower, G. C. McLaughlin, R. Sinclair
Simulations of r-process nucleosynthesis require nuclear physics information for thousands of neutron-rich nuclear species from the line of stability to the neutron drip line. While arguably the most important pieces of nuclear data for the r-process are the masses and beta decay rates, individual neutron capture rates can also be of key importance in settin
George M. Bergman
Gerstenhaber showed in 1961 that any commuting pair of n x n matrices over a field k generates a k-algebra A of k-dimension \leq n. A well-known example shows that the corresponding statement for 4 matrices is false. The question for 3 matrices is open. Gerstenhaber's result can be looked at as a statement about the relation between the length of a 2-gen
Andrew Scacco, Andreas Albrecht
We investigate the implications of dark matter annihilations for cosmological parameter constraints using the causal entropic principle. In this approach cosmologies are weighted by the total entropy production within a causally connected region of spacetime. We calculate the expected entropy from dark matter annihilations within the causal diamond and inves
Xiaoshan Chen, Yu-Jui Huang, Qingshuo Song, Chao Zhu
We study the stochastic solution to a Cauchy problem for a degenerate parabolic equation arising from option pricing. When the diffusion coefficient of the underlying price process is locally Hölder continuous with exponent $δ\in (0, 1]$, the stochastic solution, which represents the price of a European option, is shown to be a classical solution to the Cauc
Alexey Burov
Nested Head-Tail (NHT) is a Mathematica-based Vlasov solver for transverse oscillations in multi-bunch beams. It takes into account azimuthal, radial, coupled-bunch and beam-beam degrees of freedom, single- and inter-bunch dipole wakes, an arbitrary damper, beam-beam effects and Landau damping.
Jan Goedgebeur, Stanisław P. Radziszowski
Using computer algorithms we establish that the Ramsey number $R(3,K_{10}-e)$ is equal to 37, which solves the smallest open case for Ramsey numbers of this type. We also obtain new upper bounds for the cases of $R(3,K_k-e)$ for $11 \le k \le 16$, and show by construction a new lower bound $55 \le R(3,K_{13}-e)$. The new upper bounds on $R(3,K_k-e)$ are obta
Nonequilibrium first-order transition in coupled oscillator systems with inertia and noise
cond-mat.stat-mechShamik Gupta, Alessandro Campa, Stefano Ruffo
We study the dynamics of a system of coupled oscillators of distributed natural frequencies, by including the features of both thermal noise, parametrized by a temperature, and inertial terms, parametrized by a moment of inertia. For a general unimodal frequency distribution, we report here the complete phase diagram of the model in the space of dimensionles
F. Y. Wei, B. Lv, L. Z. Deng, J. K. Meen
In rare-earth doped single crystalline CaFe2As2, the mysterious small volume fraction which superconducts up to 49 K, much higher than the bulk Tc ~ 30s K, has prompted a long search for a hidden variable that could enhance the Tc by more than 30% in iron-based superconductors of the same structure. Here we report a chemical, structural, and magnetic study o
Magnetic Inhibition of Convection and the Fundamental Properties of Low-Mass Stars. I. Stars with a Radiative Core
astro-ph.SRGregory A. Feiden, Brian Chaboyer
Magnetic fields are hypothesized to inflate the radii of low-mass stars---defined as less massive than 0.8$M_\odot$---in detached eclipsing binaries (DEBs). We investigate this hypothesis using the recently introduced magnetic Dartmouth stellar evolution code. In particular, we focus on stars thought to have a radiative core and convective outer envelope by
Manuel Hohmann, Laur Jarv, Piret Kuusk, Erik Randla
We calculate the PPN parameters gamma and beta for scalar-tensor gravity with a generic coupling function omega and scalar potential V in the Jordan conformal frame in the case of a static spherically symmetric source. Since the potential generally introduces a radial dependence to the effective gravitational constant as well as to gamma and beta, we discuss
Sidnie Feit
This paper presents algorithms that relate to the problem of finding a minimum-cost sum-of-primes representation of a Boolean function f when the cost function C is positive and additive. A set of primes whose sum equals f is called a basis for f, so a solution to the problem is a minimum-cost basis. The algorithms construct the following canonical partition
Shreyoshi Ghosh, Pedro Ribeiro, Masudul Haque
We present a detailed investigation of the impurity screening cloud in the Resonant Level Model. The screening is visible in the structure of impurity-bath correlators as a function of distance from the impurity. We characterize the screening cloud through scaling analyses of impurity-bath correlators and entanglement entropies. We devise and study several s
Sayipjamal Dulat, Tie-Jiun Hou, Jun Gao, Joey Huston
We study the possibility of intrinsic (non-perturbative) charm in parton distribution functions (PDF) of the proton, within the context of the CT10 next-to-next-to-leading order (NNLO) global analysis. Three models for the intrinsic charm (IC) quark content are compared: (i) $\hat{c}(x) = 0$ (zero-IC model); (ii) $\hat{c}(x)$ is parametrized by a valence-lik
C. Derntl, M. Schneider, J. Schalko, A. Bittner
Optical cavities are of central importance in numerous areas of physics, including precision measurement, cavity optomechanics and cavity quantum electrodynamics. The miniaturisation and scaling to large numbers of sites is of interest for many of these applications, in particular for quantum computation and simulation. Here we present the first scaled micro
S. M. Barr, Heng-Yu Chen
Sphalerons of a new gauge interaction can convert a primordial asymmetry in B or L into a dark matter asymmetry. From the equilibrium conditions for the sphalerons of both the electroweak and the new interactions, one can compute the ratios of B, L, and X, where X is the dark matter number, thus determining the mass of the dark matter particle fairly precise
Radionuclide Ionization in Protoplanetary Disks: Calculations of Decay Product Radiative Transfer
astro-ph.SRL. Ilsedore Cleeves, Fred C. Adams, Edwin A. Bergin, Ruud Visser
We present simple analytic solutions for the ionization rate $ζ_{\rm{SLR}}$ arising from the decay of short-lived radionuclides (SLRs) within protoplanetary disks. We solve the radiative transfer problem for the decay products within the disk, and thereby allow for the loss of radiation at low disk surface densities; energy loss becomes important outside $R\
Keith Hamilton, Paolo Nason, Emanuele Re, Giulia Zanderighi
We detail a simulation of Higgs boson production via gluon fusion, accurate at next-to-next-to-leading order in the strong coupling, including matching to a parton shower, yielding a fully exclusive, hadron-level description of the final-state. The approach relies on the POWHEG method for merging the NLO Higgs plus jet cross-section with the parton shower, a
Bottom-up superconducting and Josephson junction devices inside a group-IV semiconductor
cond-mat.mes-hallYun-Pil Shim, Charles Tahan
Superconducting circuits are exceptionally flexible, enabling many different devices from sensors to quantum computers. Separately, epitaxial semiconductor devices such as spin qubits in silicon offer more limited device variation but extraordinary quantum properties for a solid-state system. It might be possible to merge the two approaches, making single-cr
Tomoya Hayata, Yoshimasa Hidaka, Arata Yamamoto
Vacuum properties of quantum chromodynamics in strong magnetic and finite electric fields are investigated. We show that when a uniform electric field is instantaneously applied in the parallel direction to a strong magnetic field, it induces temporal oscillation of the chiral and pion condensates. This is a temporal analog to the chiral spiral. The oscillat
Warm Jupiters Need Close "Friends" for High-Eccentricity Migration -- A Stringent Upper Limit on the Perturber's Separation
astro-ph.EPSubo Dong, Boaz Katz, Aristotle Socrates
We propose a stringent observational test on the formation of warm Jupiters (gas-giant planets with 10 d <~ P <~ 100 d) by high-eccentricity (high-e) migration mechanisms. Unlike hot Jupiters, the majority of observed warm Jupiters have pericenter distances too large to allow efficient tidal dissipation to induce migration. To access the close pericenter req
Mark P. Hertzberg, Johanna Karouby
We propose a mechanism by which the inflaton can generate baryogenesis, by taking the inflaton to be a complex scalar field with a weakly broken global symmetry and present a new version of the Affleck-Dine mechanism. The smallness of the breaking is motivated both by technical naturalness and a requirement for inflation. We study inflation driven by a quadr
Mark P. Hertzberg, Johanna Karouby
In this letter we show that the inflaton can generate the cosmological baryon asymmetry. We take the inflaton to be a complex scalar field with a weakly broken global symmetry and develop a new variant on the Affleck-Dine mechanism. The inflationary phase is driven by a quadratic potential whose amplitude of B-modes is in agreement with BICEP2 data. We show
Measurement of the W gamma and Z gamma inclusive cross sections in pp collisions at sqrt(s) = 7 TeV and limits on anomalous triple gauge boson couplings
hep-exCMS Collaboration
Measurements of W gamma and Z gamma production in proton-proton collisions at sqrt(s) = 7 TeV are used to extract limits on anomalous triple gauge couplings. The results are based on data recorded by the CMS experiment at the LHC that correspond to an integrated luminosity of 5.0 inverse femtobarns. The cross sections are measured for photon transverse momen
Ching Hua Lee, Xiao-Liang Qi
Fractional Chern insulators are new realizations of fractional quantum Hall states in lattice systems without orbital magnetic field. These states can be mapped onto conventional fractional quantum Hall states through the Wannier state representation (Phys. Rev. Lett. 107, 126803 (2011)). In this paper, we use the Wannier state representation to construct th
Clay Cordova, Andrew Neitzke
We study BPS line defects in N=2 supersymmetric four-dimensional field theories. We focus on theories of "quiver type," those for which the BPS particle spectrum can be computed using quiver quantum mechanics. For a wide class of models, the renormalization group flow between defects defined in the ultraviolet and in the infrared is bijective. Using
B. Holdom
From the operator product expansion the gluon condensate controls a certain power law correction to the ultraviolet behavior of the gauge theory. This is reflected by the asymptotic behavior of the effective gluon mass function as determined by its Schwinger-Dyson equation. We show that the current state of the art determination of the gluon mass function by
Kartick Adhikari, Nanda Kishore Reddy, Tulasi Ram Reddy, Koushik Saha
We show the density of eigenvalues for three classes of random matrix ensembles is determinantal. First we derive the density of eigenvalues of product of $k$ independent $n\times n$ matrices with i.i.d. complex Gaussian entries with a few of matrices being inverted. In second example we calculate the same for (compatible) product of rectangular matrices wit
Jade Alglave, Luc Maranget, Michael Tautschnig
We propose an axiomatic generic framework for modelling weak memory. We show how to instantiate this framework for SC, TSO, C++ restricted to release-acquire atomics, and Power. For Power, we compare our model to a preceding operational model in which we found a flaw. To do so, we define an operational model that we show equivalent to our axiomatic model. We
Andreas Löhne, Birgit Rudloff, Firdevs Ulus
Two approximation algorithms for solving convex vector optimization problems (CVOPs) are provided. Both algorithms solve the CVOP and its geometric dual problem simultaneously. The first algorithm is an extension of Benson's outer approximation algorithm, and the second one is a dual variant of it. Both algorithms provide an inner as well as an outer app
Mechanical and microscopic properties of the reversible plastic regime in a 2D jammed material
cond-mat.softNathan C. Keim, Paulo E. Arratia
At the microscopic level, plastic flow of a jammed, disordered material consists of a series of particle rearrangements that cannot be reversed by subsequent deformation. An infinitesimal deformation of the same material has no rearrangements. Yet between these limits, there may be a self-organized plastic regime with rearrangements, but with no net change u
Alan Brunton, Michael Wand, Stefanie Wuhrer, Hans-Peter Seidel
Intrinsic isometric shape matching has become the standard approach for pose invariant correspondence estimation among deformable shapes. Most existing approaches assume global consistency, i.e., the metric structure of the whole manifold must not change significantly. While global isometric matching is well understood, only a few heuristic solutions are kno
Frank Ferrari
Given a gauge theory with gauge group G, it is sometimes useful to find an equivalent formulation in terms of a non-trivial gauge subgroup H of G. This amounts to fixing the gauge partially from G down to H. We study this problem systematically, both from the algebraic and the path integral points of view. We find that the usual BRST cohomology must be repla
Nir Ailon
Given a set $V$ of $n$ objects, an online ranking system outputs at each time step a full ranking of the set, observes a feedback of some form and suffers a loss. We study the setting in which the (adversarial) feedback is an element in $V$, and the loss is the position (0th, 1st, 2nd...) of the item in the outputted ranking. More generally, we study a setti
{\it K}-Shell Photoionization of Be-like and Li-like Ions of Atomic Nitrogen: Experiment and Theory
physics.atom-phM M Al Shorman, M F Gharaibeh, J M Bizau, D Cubaynes
Absolute cross sections for the {\it K}-shell photoionization of Be-like and Li-like atomic nitrogen ions were measured by employing the ion-photon merged-beam technique at the SOLEIL synchrotron radiation facility in Saint-Aubin, France. High-resolution spectroscopy at nominal resolutions of 38 meV, 56 meV, 111 meV, 133 meV FWHM for Be-like and 125 meV FWHM
On the gas dependence of thermal transpiration and a critical appraisal of correction methods for capacitive diaphragm gauges
physics.chem-phBarthélémy Daudé, Hadj Elandaloussi, Christof Janssen
Thermal transpiration effects are commonly encountered in low pressure measurements with capacitance diaphragm gauges. They arise from the temperature difference between the measurement volume and the temperature stabilised manometer. Several approaches have been proposed to correct for the pressure difference, but surface and geometric effects usually requi
Hao Huang, Choongbum Lee
In this paper, we study the k-neighbor bootstrap percolation process on the d-dimensional grid [n]^d, and show that the minimum number of initial vertices that percolate is (1-d/k)n^d + O(n^{d-1})$ when d<=k<=2d. This confirms a conjecture of Pete.
Carlos D'Andrea
In the nineties, several methods for dealing in a more efficient way with the implicitization of rational parametrizations were explored in the Computer Aided Geometric Design Community. The analysis of the validity of these techniques has been a fruitful ground for Commutative Algebraists and Algebraic Geometers, and several results have been obtained so fa
Frank F. Deppisch, Nishita Desai, Jose W. F. Valle
Searches for rare processes such as mu --> e gamma put stringent limits on lepton flavour violation expected in many Beyond the Standard Model physics scenarios. This usually precludes the observation of flavour violation at high energy colliders such as the LHC. We here discuss a scenario where right-handed neutrinos are produced via a Z' portal but whi
Ugo Bruzzo, Peter Dalakov
Donagi and Markman (1993) have shown that the infinitesimal period map for an algebraic completely integrable Hamiltonian system is encoded in a section of the third symmetric power of the cotangent bundle to the base of the system. For the ordinary Hitchin system the cubic is given by a formula of Balduzzi and Pantev. We prove that the Balduzzi--Pantev form
Marco Roncaglia, Arianna Montorsi, Marco Genovese
The unambiguous detection and quantification of entanglement is a hot topic of scientific research, though it is limited to low dimensions or specific classes of states. Here we identify an additional class of quantum states, for which bipartite entanglement measures can be efficiently computed, providing new rigorous results. Such states are written in arbi
Leonhard Held, Daniel Sabanés Bové, Isaac Gravestock
Bayesian model selection poses two main challenges: the specification of parameter priors for all models, and the computation of the resulting Bayes factors between models. There is now a large literature on automatic and objective parameter priors in the linear model. One important class are $g$-priors, which were recently extended from linear to generalize
Alejandro Celis
In this talk I consider the current status of $B \rightarrow D^{(*)} τν$ decays in the context of two-Higgs-doublet models. The BaBar collaboration has reported an excess in semileptonic $b \rightarrow c τν$ transitions that has gathered recent interest as a possible signature of new physics. The sensitivity of these decays to tree-level charged Higgs boson
Using ILP/SAT to determine pathwidth, visibility representations, and other grid-based graph drawings
cs.CGTherese Biedl, Thomas Bläsius, Benjamin Niedermann, Martin Nöllenburg
We present a simple and versatile formulation of grid-based graph representation problems as an integer linear program (ILP) and a corresponding SAT instance. In a grid-based representation vertices and edges correspond to axis-parallel boxes on an underlying integer grid; boxes can be further constrained in their shapes and interactions by additional proble
Molly Durava, Neil R. Nicholson, Jackson Ramsey
There are 2^n possible resolutions of a smooth pseudodiagram with n precrossings. If we consider piecewise-linear (PL) pseudodiagrams and resolutions that themselves are PL, certain resolutions of the pseudodiagram may not exist in three-space. We investigate this situation and its impact on the weighted resolution set of PL pseudodiagrams as well as introdu
Maresuke Shiraishi, Angelo Ricciardone, Shohei Saga
We investigate parity-violating signatures of temperature and polarization bispectra of the cosmic microwave background (CMB) in an inflationary model where a rolling pseudoscalar produces large equilateral tensor non-Gaussianity. By a concrete computation based on full-sky formalism, it is shown that resultant CMB bispectra have nonzero signals in both pari
Alex Biryukov, Ivan Pustogarov, Fabrice Thill, Ralf-Philipp Weinmann
Tor hidden services allow running Internet services while protecting the location of the servers. Their main purpose is to enable freedom of speech even in situations in which powerful adversaries try to suppress it. However, providing location privacy and client anonymity also makes Tor hidden services an attractive platform for every kind of imaginable sha
Gergo Popping, Rachel S. Somerville, Scott C. Trager
We study the evolution of atomic and molecular gas in galaxies in semi-analytic models of galaxy formation that include new modeling of the partitioning of cold gas in galactic discs into atomic, molecular, and ionised phases. We adopt two scenarios for the formation of molecules: one pressure-based and one metallicity-based. We find that both recipes succes
Yipeng Yang, Allanus Tsoi
A microeconomic approach is proposed to derive the fluctuations of risky asset price, where the market participants are modeled as prospect trading agents. As asset price is generated by the temporary equilibrium between demand and supply, the agents' trading behaviors can affect the price process in turn, which is called the feedback effect. The prospec
Ripple field losses in DC biased superconductors: simulations and comparison with measurements
cond-mat.supr-conV. Lahtinen, E. Pardo, J. Šouc, M. Solovyov
For example in some supercondcuting generators, motors and power transmission cables the superconductor experiences a changing magnetic field in a DC background. Simulating the losses caused by this AC ripple field is an important task from the application design point of view. In this work, we compare two formulations, the $H$-formulation and the minimum ma
Apparent criticality and calibration issues in the Hawkes self-excited point process model: application to high-frequency financial data
q-fin.STVladimir Filimonov, Didier Sornette
We present a careful analysis of possible issues on the application of the self-excited Hawkes process to high-frequency financial data. We carefully analyze a set of effects leading to significant biases in the estimation of the "criticality index" n that quantifies the degree of endogeneity of how much past events trigger future events. We report a
Patrick Valageas
We investigate the possible accuracy that can be reached by analytical models for the matter density power spectrum and correlation function. Using a realistic description of the power spectrum that combines perturbation theory with a halo model, we study the convergence rate of several perturbative expansion schemes and the impact of nonperturbative effects
Thermodynamic assessment of probability distribution divergencies and Bayesian model comparison
stat.MESilia Vitoratou, Ioannis Ntzoufras
Within path sampling framework, we show that probability distribution divergences, such as the Chernoff information, can be estimated via thermodynamic integration. The Boltzmann-Gibbs distribution pertaining to different Hamiltonians is implemented to derive tempered transitions along the path, linking the distributions of interest at the endpoints. Under t
Jan Schreck, Gerhard Wunder, Peter Jung
In theory coordinated multi-point transmission (CoMP) promises vast gains in spectral efficiency. But industrial field trials show rather disappointing throughput gains, whereby the major limiting factor is proper sharing of channel state information. Many recent papers consider this so-called limited feedback problem in the context of CoMP. Usually taking t
Formation and internal structure of superdense dark matter clumps and ultracompact minihaloes
astro-ph.COV. S. Berezinsky, V. I. Dokuchaev, Yu. N. Eroshenko
We discuss the formation mechanisms and structure of the superdense dark matter clumps (SDMC) and ultracompact minihaloes (UCMH), outlining the differences between these types of DM objects. We define as SDMC the gravitationally bounded DM objects which have come into virial equilibrium at the radiation-dominated (RD) stage of the universe evolution. Such ob
Chethan Krishnan, Avinash Raju, Shubho Roy, Somyadip Thakur
We construct cosmological solutions of higher spin gravity in 2+1 dimensional de Sitter space. We show that a consistent thermodynamics can be obtained for their horizons by demanding appropriate holonomy conditions. This is equivalent to demanding the integrability of the Euclidean boundary CFT partition function, and reduces to Gibbons-Hawking thermodynami
Beyond Ohba's Conjecture: A bound on the choice number of $k$-chromatic graphs with $n$ vertices
math.COJonathan A. Noel, Douglas B. West, Hehui Wu, Xuding Zhu
Let $\text{ch}(G)$ denote the choice number of a graph $G$ (also called "list chromatic number" or "choosability" of $G$). Noel, Reed, and Wu proved the conjecture of Ohba that $\text{ch}(G)=χ(G)$ when $|V(G)|\le 2χ(G)+1$. We extend this to a general upper bound: $\text{ch}(G)\le \max\{χ(G),\lceil({|V(G)|+χ(G)-1})/{3}\rceil\}$. Our result is
Kaoru Hagiwara, Satyanarayan Mukhopadhyay, Junya Nakamura
It has recently been pointed out that a component of the observed gamma ray emission in the low-latitudes of Fermi Bubble has a spectral shape that can be explained by a 10 GeV dark matter (DM) annihilating to tau leptons with a cross-section of 2 x 10^{-27} cm^3/s. Motivated by this possibility, we revisit the annihilation of a 10 GeV neutralino DM in the M
Alejandro Cohen, Asaf Cohen
In this paper, we consider the secrecy capacity of a wiretap channel in the presence of causal state information and secure rate-limited feedback. In this scenario, the causal state information from the channel is available to both the legitimate transmitter and legitimate receiver. In addition, the legitimate receiver can send secure feedback to the transmi
Kari J. Eskola, Hannu Paukkunen, Carlos A. Salgado
Inspired by the recent measurements of the CMS collaboration, we report a QCD study of dijet production in proton+lead collisions at the LHC involving large-transverse-momentum jets, $p_T \gtrsim 100$ GeV. Examining the inherent uncertainties of the next-to-leading order perturbative QCD calculations and their sensitivity to the free proton parton distributi
Mark M. Wilde, Andreas Winter
This paper strengthens the interpretation and understanding of the classical capacity of the pure-loss bosonic channel, first established in [Giovannetti et al., Physical Review Letters 92, 027902 (2004), arXiv:quant-ph/0308012]. In particular, we first prove that there exists a trade-off between communication rate and error probability if one imposes only a
Mikko Lavinto, Syksy Rasanen, Sebastian J. Szybka
We construct the first exact statistically homogeneous and isotropic cosmological solution in which inhomogeneity has a significant effect on the expansion rate. The universe is modelled as a Swiss Cheese, with dust FRW background and inhomogeneous holes. We show that if the holes are described by the quasispherical Szekeres solution, their average expansion
Study of $J/ψ$ production and cold nuclear matter effects in $p$Pb collisions at $\sqrt{s_{NN}}=5 \mathrm{TeV}$
nucl-exLHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, B. Adeva, M. Adinolfi
The production of $J/ψ$ mesons with rapidity $1.5<y<4.0$ or $-5.0<y<-2.5$ and transverse momentum $p_\mathrm{T}<14 \mathrm{GeV}/c$ is studied with the LHCb detector in proton-lead collisions at a nucleon-nucleon centre-of-mass energy $\sqrt{s_{NN}}=5 \mathrm{TeV}$. The analysis is based on a data sample corresponding to an integrated luminosity of about $1.6
ALICE Collaboration
Inclusive J/$ψ$ production has been studied with the ALICE detector in p-Pb collisions at the nucleon-nucleon center of mass energy $\sqrt{s_{\rm NN}}$ = 5.02 TeV at the CERN LHC. The measurement is performed in the center of mass rapidity domains $2.03<y_{\rm cms}<3.53$ and $-4.46<y_{\rm cms}<-2.96$, down to zero transverse momentum, studying the $μ^+μ^-$ d
Chirped Frequency Transfer with an accuracy of $10^{-18}$ and its Application to the Remote Synchronisation of Timescales
physics.opticsS. M. F. Raupach, G. Grosche
We demonstrate combined high-fidelity long-haul transfer of a linearly chirped, optical frequency and time transfer. In a proof-of-principle experiment we transfer an optical frequency with a linear chirp of around 238 kHz/s via a phase-stabilized underground fiber link of 150 km. We find a fractional frequency transfer instability (Allan deviation, 18000 s
Simone Ugolini
In this paper we present and analyse a construction of irreducible polynomials over odd prime fields via the transforms which take any polynomial $f \in \mathbf{F}_p[x]$ of positive degree $n$ to $\left(\frac{x}{k} \right)^n \cdot f(k(x+x^{-1}))$, for some specific values of the odd prime $p$ and $k \in \mathbf{F}_p$.
Huyuan Chen, Laurent Veron
We study the existence of solutions to the fractional elliptic equation (E1) $(-Δ)^αu+εg(|\nabla u|)=ν$ in a bounded regular domain $Ω$ of $\R^N (N\ge2)$, subject to the condition (E2) $u=0$ in $Ω^c$, where $ε=1$ or $-1$, $(-Δ)^α$ denotes the fractional Laplacian with $α\in(1/2,1)$, $ν$ is a Radon measure and $g:\R_+\mapsto\R_+$ is a continuous function. We
Martin S. Andersen, Anders Hansson, Lieven Vandenberghe
We propose a new method for generating semidefinite relaxations of optimal power flow problems. The method is based on chordal conversion techniques: by dropping some equality constraints in the conversion, we obtain semidefinite relaxations that are computationally cheaper, but potentially weaker, than the standard semidefinite relaxation. Our numerical res
G. Tancredi, S. Schmidlin, P. J. Meeson
The careful filtering of microwave electromagnetic radiation is critical for controlling the electromagnetic environment for experiments in solid-state quantum information processing and quantum metrology at millikelvin temperatures. We describe the design and fabrication of a coaxial filter assembly and demonstrate that its performance is in excellent agree
Ferromagnetism in a two-component Bose-Hubbard model with a synthetic spin-orbit coupling
cond-mat.str-elJize Zhao, Shijie Hu, Jun Chang, Ping Zhang
We study the effect of the synthetic spin-orbit coupling in a two-component Bose-Hubbard model in one dimension by employing the density-matrix renormalization group method. A ferromagnetic long-range order emerges in both Mott insulator and superfluid phases resulting from the spontaneous breaking of the $Z_2$ symmetry, when the spin-orbit coupling term bec
An extended Herschel drop-out source in the center of AS1063, a 'normal' dusty galaxy at z=6.1 or SZ substructures?
astro-ph.COF. Boone, B. Clément, J. Richard, D. Schaerer
In the course of our 870um APEX/LABOCA follow up of the Herschel Lensing Survey we have detected a source in AS1063 (RXC J2248.7-4431), that has no counterparts in any of the Herschel PACS/SPIRE bands, it is a Herschel 'drop-out' with S_870/S_500>0.5. The 870um emission is extended and centered on the brightest cluster galaxy suggesting either a mult
Patrizio Angelini, Carla Binucci, Giordano Da Lozzo, Walter Didimo
We initiate the study of the following problem: Given a non-planar graph G and a planar subgraph S of G, does there exist a straight-line drawing Γ of G in the plane such that the edges of S are not crossed in Γ by any edge of G? We give positive and negative results for different kinds of connected spanning subgraphs S of G. Moreover, in order to enlarge th
Jan Büthe
When it comes to partial numerical verification of the Riemann Hypothesis, one crucial part is to verify the completeness of a list of pre-computed zeros. Turing developed such a method, based on an explicit version of a theorem of Littlewood on the average of the argument of the Riemann zeta function. In a previous paper we suggested an alternative method b
Fernando G. S. L. Brandao, Aram W. Harrow, James R. Lee, Yuval Peres
Recall the classical hypothesis testing setting with two convex sets of probability distributions P and Q. One receives either n i.i.d. samples from a distribution p in P or from a distribution q in Q and wants to decide from which set the points were sampled. It is known that the optimal exponential rate at which errors decrease can be achieved by a simple
Spin-motive force and orbital-motive force: from magnon BEC to chiral Weyl superfluids
cond-mat.mes-hallG. E. Volovik
Spin-motive geometric force acting on electrons in metallic ferromagnets is extended to spin-motive force in magnon BEC, which is represented by phase-coherent precession of magnetization, and to the orbital-motive force in superfluid 3He-A. In 3He-A there are two contributions to the orbital-motive force. One of them comes from the chiral nature of this liq
The 2XMMi/SDSS Galaxy Cluster Survey. II. The optically confirmed cluster sample and the L_X-T relation
astro-ph.COA. Takey, A. Schwope, G Lamer
We compile a sample of X-ray-selected galaxy groups and clusters from the XMM-Newton serendipitous source catalogue (2XMMi-DR3) with optical confirmation and redshift measurement from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS). The X-ray cluster candidates were selected from the 2XMMi-DR3 catalogue in the footprint of the SDSS-DR7. We developed a finding algorithm
Markus Wilczek, Svetlana V. Gurevich
The influence of a periodic spatial forcing on the pattern formation in a generalized Cahn-Hilliard model is studied in order to describe the pattern formation in Langmuir-Blodgett transfer onto prestructured substrates. The occurring synchronization effects enable a control mechanism for the pattern formation process. In the one dimensional case the paramet
Measurement of the asymmetry in angular distributions of leptons produced in dilepton ttbar final states in ppbar collisions at sqrt(s)=1.96 TeV
hep-exD0 Collaboration
We present measurements of asymmetries in angular distributions of leptons produced in ttbar events in proton-antiproton collisions at the Fermilab Tevatron Collider. We consider final states where the W bosons from top quark and antiquark decays both decay into l nu (l=e, mu) resulting in oppositely charged dilepton final states with accompanying jets. Usin
Juan A. Rodriguez-Velazquez, Gabriel A. Barragan-Ramirez, Carlos Garcia Gomez
A vertex $v\in V(G)$ is said to distinguish two vertices $x,y\in V(G)$ of a nontrivial connected graph $G$ if the distance from $v$ to $x$ is different from the distance from $v$ to $y$. A set $S\subset V(G)$ is a local metric generator for $G$ if every two adjacent vertices of $G$ are distinguished by some vertex in $S$. A local metric generator with the mi