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The homogeneous Sobolev metric of order one on diffeomorphism groups on the real line math.AP math.DG In this article we study Sobolev metrics of order one on diffeomorphism groups on the real line. We prove that the space $\operatorname{Diff}_{1}(\mathbb R)$ equipped with the homogenous Sobolev metric of order one is a flat space in the sense of Riemannian geometry, as it is isometric to an open subset of a mapping space equipped with the flat $L^2$-metric. Here $\operatorname{Diff}_{1}(\mathbb R)$ denotes the extension of the group of all either compactly supported, rapidly decreasing or $H^\infty$-diffeomorphisms, that allows for a shift towards infinity. In particular this result provides an analytic solution formula for the corresponding geodesic equation, the non-periodic Hunter-Saxton equation. In addition we show that one can obtain a similar result for the two-component Hunter-Saxton equation and discuss the case of the non-homogenous Sobolev one metric which is related to the Camassa-Holm equation.
arxiv topic:math.AP math.DG
arxiv_dataset-37011209.2936
Universality and intermittency in relativistic turbulent flows of a hot plasma astro-ph.HE gr-qc physics.flu-dyn With the aim of determining the statistical properties of relativistic turbulence and unveiling novel and non-classical features, we resent the results of direct numerical simulations of driven turbulence in an ultrarelativistic hot plasma using high-order numerical schemes. We study the statistical properties of flows with average Mach number ranging from $\sim 0.4$ to $\sim 1.7$ and with average Lorentz factors up to $\sim 1.7$. We find that flow quantities, such as the energy density or the local Lorentz factor, show large spatial variance even in the subsonic case as compressibility is enhanced by relativistic effects. The velocity field is highly intermittent, but its power-spectrum is found to be in good agreement with the predictions of the classical theory of Kolmogorov. Overall, our results indicate that relativistic effects are able to significantly enhance the intermittency of the flow and affect the high-order statistics of the velocity field, while leaving unchanged the low-order statistics, which instead appear to be universal and in good agreement with the classical Kolmogorov theory. To the best of our knowledge, these are the most accurate simulations of driven relativistic turbulence to date.
arxiv topic:astro-ph.HE gr-qc physics.flu-dyn
arxiv_dataset-37021209.3036
Busemann functions and infinite geodesics in two-dimensional first-passage percolation math.PR We study first-passage percolation on Z2, where the edge weights are given by a translation-ergodic distribution, addressing questions related to existence and coalescence of infinite geodesics. Some of these were studied in the late 90's by C. Newman and collaborators under strong assumptions on the limiting shape and weight distribution. In this paper we develop a framework for working with distributional limits of Busemann functions and use it to prove forms of Newman's results under minimal assumptions. For instance, we show a form of coalescence of long finite geodesics in any deterministic direction. We also introduce a purely directional condition which replaces Newman's global curvature condition and whose assumption we show implies the existence of directional geodesics. Without this condition, we prove existence of infinite geodesics which are directed in sectors. Last, we analyze distributional limits of geodesic graphs, proving almost-sure coalescence and nonexistence of infinite backward paths. This result relates to the conjecture of nonexistence of "bigeodesics."
arxiv topic:math.PR
arxiv_dataset-37031209.3136
Quantum Zeno effect in an unstable system with NMR quant-ph cond-mat.mes-hall We theoretically propose a scheme for verification of quantum Zeno effect (QZE) to suppress a decay process with Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR). Nuclear spins are affected by low frequency noise, and so one can naturally observe non-exponential decay behavior, which is prerequisite in observing QZE. We also describe that a key component for QZE, namely measurements on the nuclear spin, can be realized with NMR in the current technology
arxiv topic:quant-ph cond-mat.mes-hall
arxiv_dataset-37041209.3236
A note on "Folding wheels and fans." math.CO cs.DM In S.Gervacio, R.Guerrero and H.Rara, Folding wheels and fans, Graphs and Combinatorics 18 (2002) 731-737, the authors obtain formulas for the clique numbers onto which wheels and fans fold. We present an interpolation theorem which generalizes their theorems 4.2 and 5.2. We show that their formula for wheels is wrong. We show that for threshold graphs, the achromatic number and folding number coincides with the chromatic number.
arxiv topic:math.CO cs.DM
arxiv_dataset-37051209.3336
Spin down of the core rotation in red giants astro-ph.SR The space mission Kepler provides us with long and uninterrupted photometric time series of red giants. We are now able to probe the rotational behaviour in their deep interiors using the observations of mixed modes. We aim to measure the rotational splittings in red giants and to derive scaling relations for rotation related to seismic and fundamental stellar parameters. We have developed a dedicated method for automated measurements of the rotational splittings in a large number of red giants. Ensemble asteroseismology, namely the examination of a large number of red giants at different stages of their evolution, allows us to derive global information on stellar evolution. We have measured rotational splittings in a sample of about 300 red giants. We have also shown that these splittings are dominated by the core rotation. Under the assumption that a linear analysis can provide the rotational splitting, we observe a small increase of the core rotation of stars ascending the red giant branch. Alternatively, an important slow down is observed for red-clump stars compared to the red giant branch. We also show that, at fixed stellar radius, the specific angular momentum increases with increasing stellar mass. Ensemble asteroseismology indicates what has been indirectly suspected for a while: our interpretation of the observed rotational splittings leads to the conclusion that the mean core rotation significantly slows down during the red giant phase. The slow-down occurs in the last stages of the red giant branch. This spinning down explains, for instance, the long rotation periods measured in white dwarfs
arxiv topic:astro-ph.SR
arxiv_dataset-37061209.3436
A search for Wilson primes math.NT cs.DS A Wilson prime is a prime p such that (p-1)! = -1 mod p^2. We report on a search for Wilson primes up to 2 * 10^13, and describe several new algorithms that were used in the search. In particular we give the first known algorithm that computes (p-1)! mod p^2 in average polynomial time per prime.
arxiv topic:math.NT cs.DS
arxiv_dataset-37071209.3536
R-matrices for quantum affine algebras and Khovanov-Lauda-Rouquier algebras, I math.RT math.QA Let us consider a finite set of pairs consisting of good $U'_q(g)$-modules and invertible elements. The distribution of poles of normalized R-matrices yields Khovanov-Lauda-Rouquier algebras We define a functor from the category of finite-dimensional modules over the KLR algebra to the category of finite-dimensional $U_q'(g)$-modules. We show that the functor sends convolution products to tensor products and is exact if the KLR albera is of type A, D, E.
arxiv topic:math.RT math.QA
arxiv_dataset-37081209.3636
Top quark physics in the Vector Color-Octet Model hep-ph We study and constrain the parameter space of the vector color-octet model from observed data at Tevatron by studying top quark pair production and associated observables afbt and spin-correlation. In particular we study invariant mass and rapidity dependence of afbt at Tevatron. In addition to FC couplings we extend our study to include FV coupling involving first & third generation quarks for both these processes. In order to ensure that we remain within the constraints imposed by LHC data, we analyze the charge asymmetry, p_T spectrum & invariant mass in t\bar t production data at LHC. The constraints from dijet resonance searches performed by LHC are also considered. We also explore the contribution of this model to single top quark production mediated by charged & neutral color-octet vector bosons. FV couplings introduced then induce same-sign top-pair production process which is analyzed for both hadron colliders. We have incorporated effect of finite decay width of color octets on these processes. We find that it is possible to explain the observed afbt anomaly in color-octet vector model without transgressing production cross sections of all these processes both through FC and FV couplings at Tevatron. We predict best point sets in model parameter space for specific choices of color-octet masses corresponding to chi^2_min evaluated using mttb and dyy spectrum of afbt from observed data set at Tevatron (8.7 fb-1). We find that single top quark production is more sensitive to FC and FV couplings in comparison to top-pair production. We provide 95% exclusion contours on the plane of FV chiral couplings from recent data at Tevatron, CMS and ATLAS corresponding to nonobservability of large same-sign dilepton events. The four observed point sets are consistent with the cross section, charge asymmetry and spin-correlation measurements for t\bar t production & dijet searches at LHC.
arxiv topic:hep-ph
arxiv_dataset-37091209.3736
Security and Efficiency analysis of Fully Homomorphic Encryption (FHE) algorithm ZK111 cs.CR This is a summarized follow up of the unconditional security and quadratic time O(n^2) efficiency of ZK111.
arxiv topic:cs.CR
arxiv_dataset-37101209.3836
Degeneration scheme of 4-dimensional Painlev\'e-type equations math.CA nlin.SI Four 4-dimensional Painlev\'e-type equations are obtained by isomonodromic deformation of Fuchsian equations: they are the Garnier system in two variables, the Fuji-Suzuki system, the Sasano system, and the sixth matrix Painlev\'e system. Degenerating these four source equations, we systematically obtained other 4-dimensional Painlev\'e-type equations. If we only consider Painlev\'e-type equations whose associated linear equations are of unramified type, there are 22 types of 4-dimensional Painlev\'e-type equations: 9 of them are partial differential equations, 13 of them are ordinary differential equations. Some well-known equations such as Noumi-Yamada systems are included in this list. They are written as Hamiltonian systems, and their Hamiltonians are neatly written using Hamiltonians of the classical Painlev\'e equations.
arxiv topic:math.CA nlin.SI
arxiv_dataset-37111209.3936
Topological Entropy Conjecture math.DS math.AT In 1974, M. Shub stated Topological Entropy Conjecture, that is, the inequality $\log\rho\leq ent(f)$ is valid or not, where $f$ is a continuous self-map on a compact manifold $M$, $ent(f)$ is the topological entropy of $f$ and $\rho$ is the maximum absolute eigenvalue of $f_*$ which is the linear transformation induced by $f$ on the homology group $H_{*}(M;\mathbb{Z})=\bigoplus\limits_{i=0}^n{H_{i}(M;\mathbb{Z})}$. In 1986, A. B. Katok gave a counterexample such that the inequality $\log\rho\leq ent(f)$ is invalid. In this paper, we define $f$-\v{C}ech homology group $\check{H}_{i}(X,f;\mathbb{Z})$ and topological fiber entropy $ent(f_L)$ on compact Hausdorff space $X$ for which there is $n=n(J)$ such that $\check{H}_*(X;\mathbb{Z})$ exists, where $f\in C^0(X)$ and $J$ is the set of all covers. Then we prove that $\log\rho\leq ent(f_L)$ is valid.
arxiv topic:math.DS math.AT
arxiv_dataset-37121209.4036
Novel States of Classical Light and Noncontextuality quant-ph physics.optics A new criterion, based on noncontextuality, is derived to discriminate between separable and nonseparable states in classical wave optics where no discreteness is involved. An experiment is proposed to test the violation of noncontextuality by a nonseparable state. Such states have only recently begun to be explored. The significance of their nonseparability or entanglement as well as their similarities with and differences from entangled quantum states are discussed.
arxiv topic:quant-ph physics.optics
arxiv_dataset-37131209.4136
The Rohlin property for coactions of finite dimensional $C^*$-Hopf algebras on unital $C^*$-algebras math.OA We shall introduce the approximate representability and the Rohlin property for coactions of a finite dimensional $C^*$-Hopf algebra on a unital $C^*$-algebra and discuss some basic properties of approximately representable coactions and coactions with the Rohlin property of a finite dimensional $C^*$-Hopf algebra on a unital $C^*$-algebra. Also, we shall give an example of an approximately representable coaction of a finite dimensional $C^*$-Hopf algebra on a simple unital $C^*$-algebra which has also the Rohlin property and we shall give the 1-cohomology vanishing theorem for coactions of a finite dimensional $C^*$-Hopf algebra on a unital $C^*$-algebra and the 2-cohomology vanishing theorem for twisted coactions of a finite dimensional $C^*$-Hopf algebra on a unital $C^*$-algebra. Furthermore, we shall introduce the notion of the approximately unitary equivalence of coactions of a finite dimensional $C^*$-Hopf algebra $H$ on a unital $C^*$-algebra $A$ and show that if $\rho$ and $\sigma$, coactions of $H$ on a separable unital $C^*$-algebra $A$, which have the Rohlin property, are approximately unitarily equivalent, then there is an approximately inner automorphism $\alpha$ on $A$ such that $\sigma=(\alpha\otimes\id)\circ\rho\circ\alpha^{-1}$.
arxiv topic:math.OA
arxiv_dataset-37141209.4236
Estimation of Radio Interferometer Beam Shapes Using Riemannian Optimization astro-ph.IM cs.CE The knowledge of receiver beam shapes is essential for accurate radio interferometric imaging. Traditionally, this information is obtained by holographic techniques or by numerical simulation. However, such methods are not feasible for an observation with time varying beams, such as the beams produced by a phased array radio interferometer. We propose the use of the observed data itself for the estimation of the beam shapes. We use the directional gains obtained along multiple sources across the sky for the construction of a time varying beam model. The construction of this model is an ill posed non linear optimization problem. Therefore, we propose to use Riemannian optimization, where we consider the constraints imposed as a manifold. We compare the performance of the proposed approach with traditional unconstrained optimization and give results to show the superiority of the proposed approach.
arxiv topic:astro-ph.IM cs.CE
arxiv_dataset-37151209.4336
Corners of Cuntz-Krieger algebras math.OA We show that if $A$ is a unital $C^*$-algebra and $B$ is a Cuntz-Krieger algebra for which $A\otimes\mathbb{K} \cong B\otimes\mathbb{K}$, then $A$ is a Cuntz-Krieger algebra. Consequently, corners of Cuntz-Krieger algebras are Cuntz-Krieger algebras.
arxiv topic:math.OA
arxiv_dataset-37161209.4436
Morita contexts as lax functors math.CT Monads are well known to be equivalent to lax functors out of the terminal category. Morita contexts are here shown to be lax functors out of the chaotic category with two objects. This allows various aspects in the theory of Morita contexts to be seen as special cases of general results about lax functors. The account we give of this could serve as an introduction to lax functors for those familiar with the theory of monads. We also prove some very general results along these lines relative to a given 2-comonad, with the classical case of ordinary monad theory amounting to the case of the identity comonad on Cat.
arxiv topic:math.CT
arxiv_dataset-37171209.4536
Collisional Excitation of the [CII] Fine Structure Transition in Interstellar Clouds astro-ph.GA We analyze the collisional excitation of the 158 micron (1900.5 GHz) fine structure transition of ionized carbon (C+) in terms of line intensities produced by simple cloud models. The single C+ fine structure transition is a very important coolant of the atomic interstellar medium and of photon dominated regions in which carbon is partially or completely in ionized form. The [CII] line is widely used as a tracer of star formation in the Milky Way and other galaxies. Excitation of the [CII] fine structure transition can be via collisions with hydrogen molecules, atoms, and electrons. Velocity-resolved observations of [CII] have become possible with the HIFI instrument on Herschel and the GREAT instrument on SOFIA. Analysis of these observations is complicated by the fact that it is difficult to determine the optical depth of the [CII] line due to the relative weakness and blending of the components of the analogous transition of 13C$+. We discuss the excitation and radiative transition of the [CII] line, deriving analytic results for several limiting cases and carry out numerical solutions using a large velocity gradient model for a more inclusive analysis. We show that for antenna temperatures up to 1/3 of the brightness temperature of the gas kinetic temperature, the antenna temperature is linearly proportional to the column density of C+ irrespective of the optical depth of the transition, which can be referred to as the effectively optically thin (EOT) approximation. We review the critical densities for excitation of the [CII] line by various collision partners. We briefly analyze C+ absorption and conclude with a discussion of C+ cooling and how the considerations for line intensities affect the behavior of this important coolant of the ISM.
arxiv topic:astro-ph.GA
arxiv_dataset-37181209.4636
The unbiased measurement of UV spectral slopes in low luminosity galaxies at z=7 astro-ph.CO The Ultraviolet (UV) continuum slope beta, typically observed at z=7 in Hubble Space Telescope (HST) WFC3/IR bands via the J-H colour, is a useful indicator of the age, metallicity, and dust content of high-redshift stellar populations. Recent studies have shown that the redward evolution of beta with cosmic time from redshift 7 to 4 can be largely explained by a build up of dust. However, initial claims that faint z=7 galaxies in the Hubble Ultra Deep Field WFC3/IR imaging (HUDF09) were blue enough to require stellar populations of zero reddening, low metallicity and young ages, hitherto unseen in star-forming galaxies, have since been refuted and revised. Here we revisit the question of how best to measure the UV slope of z=7 galaxies through source recovery simulations, within the context of present and future ultra-deep imaging from HST. We consider how source detection, selection and colour measurement have each biased the measurement of beta in previous studies. After finding a robust method for measuring beta in the simulations (via a power law fit to all the available photometry), we remeasure the UV slopes of a sample of previously published low luminosity z=7 galaxy candidates. The mean UV slope of faint galaxies in this sample appears consistent with an intrinsic distribution of normal star-forming galaxies with beta=-2, although properly decoding the underlying distribution will require further imaging from the ongoing HUDF12 programme. We therefore go on to consider strategies for obtaining better constraints on the underlying distribution of UV slopes at z=7 from these new data, which will benefit particularly from the addition of imaging in a second J-band filter: F140W. We find that a precise and unbiased measurement of beta should then be possible.
arxiv topic:astro-ph.CO
arxiv_dataset-37191209.4736
Quasi-exact solvability, resonances and trivial monodromy in ordinary differential equations math-ph hep-th math.MP quant-ph A correspondence between the sextic anharmonic oscillator and a pair of third-order ordinary differential equations is used to investigate the phenomenon of quasi-exact solvability for eigenvalue problems involving differential operators with order greater than two. In particular, links with Bender-Dunne polynomials and resonances between independent solutions are observed for certain second-order cases, and extended to the higher-order problems.
arxiv topic:math-ph hep-th math.MP quant-ph
arxiv_dataset-37201209.4836
Relationship between low and high frequencies in Delta Scuti stars: Photometric Kepler and spectroscopic analyses of the rapid rotator KIC 8054146 astro-ph.SR Two years of Kepler data of KIC 8054146 (delta Sct/gamma Dor hybrid) revealed 349 statistically significant frequencies between 0.54 and 191.36 c/d (6.3 microHz to 2.21 mHz). The 117 low frequencies cluster in specific frequency bands, but do not show the equidistant period spacings predicted for gravity modes of successive radial order, n, and reported for at least one other hybrid pulsator. The four dominant low frequencies in the 2.8 to 3.0 c/d (32 to 35 microHz) range show strong amplitude variability with timescales of months and years. These four low frequencies also determine the spacing of the higher frequencies in and beyond the delta Sct pressure-mode frequency domain. In fact, most of the higher frequencies belong to one of three families with spacings linked to a specific dominant low frequency. In the Fourier spectrum, these family regularities show up as triplets, high-frequency sequences with absolutely equidistant frequency spacings, side lobes (amplitude modulations) and other regularities in frequency spacings. Furthermore, within two families the amplitude variations between the low and high frequencies are related. We conclude that the low frequencies (gravity modes, rotation) and observed high frequencies (mostly pressure modes) are physically connected. This unusual behavior may be related to the very rapid rotation of the star: from a combination of high and low-resolution spectroscopy we determined that KIC 8054146 is a very fast rotator (v sin i = 300 +/- 20 km/s) with an effective temperature of 7600 +/- 200 K and a surface gravity log g of 3.9 +/- 0.3. Several astrophysical ideas explaining the origin of the relationship between the low and high frequencies are explored.
arxiv topic:astro-ph.SR
arxiv_dataset-37211209.4936
Continuum Percolation Thresholds in Two Dimensions cond-mat.stat-mech cond-mat.dis-nn cs.CG A wide variety of methods have been used to compute percolation thresholds. In lattice percolation, the most powerful of these methods consists of microcanonical simulations using the union-find algorithm to efficiently determine the connected clusters, and (in two dimensions) using exact values from conformal field theory for the probability, at the phase transition, that various kinds of wrapping clusters exist on the torus. We apply this approach to percolation in continuum models, finding overlaps between objects with real-valued positions and orientations. In particular, we find precise values of the percolation transition for disks, squares, rotated squares, and rotated sticks in two dimensions, and confirm that these transitions behave as conformal field theory predicts. The running time and memory use of our algorithm are essentially linear as a function of the number of objects at criticality.
arxiv topic:cond-mat.stat-mech cond-mat.dis-nn cs.CG
arxiv_dataset-37221209.5036
Proof of Church's Thesis cs.LO We prove that if our calculating capability is that of a universal Turing machine with a finite tape, then Church's thesis is true. This way we accomplish Post (1936) program.
arxiv topic:cs.LO
arxiv_dataset-37231209.5136
Complete Ionisation of the Neutral Gas in High Redshift Radio Galaxies and Quasars astro-ph.CO Cool neutral gas provides the raw material for all star formation in the Universe, and yet, from a survey of the hosts of high redshift radio galaxies and quasars, we find a complete dearth of atomic (HI 21-cm) and molecular (OH, CO, HCO+ & HCN) absorption at redshifts z > 3. Upon a thorough analysis of the optical photometry, we find that all of our targets have ionising ultra-violet continuum luminosities of logL > 23 W/Hz. We therefore attribute this deficit to the traditional optical selection of targets biasing surveys towards the most ultra-violet luminous objects, where the intense radiation excites the neutral gas to the point where it cannot engage in star formation. However, this hypothesis does not explain why there is a critical luminosity, rather than a continuum where the detections gradually become fewer and fewer as the harshness of the radiation increases. We show that by placing a quasar within a galaxy of gas there is always a finite ultra-violet luminosity above which all of the gas is ionised. This demonstrates that these galaxies are probably devoid of star-forming material rather than this being at abundances below the sensitivity limits of current radio telescopes.
arxiv topic:astro-ph.CO
arxiv_dataset-37241209.5236
Rigorous elimination of fast stochastic variables from the linear noise approximation using projection operators cond-mat.stat-mech physics.chem-ph q-bio.MN The linear noise approximation (LNA) offers a simple means by which one can study intrinsic noise in monostable biochemical networks. Using simple physical arguments, we have recently introduced the slow-scale LNA (ssLNA) which is a reduced version of the LNA under conditions of timescale separation. In this paper, we present the first rigorous derivation of the ssLNA using the projection operator technique and show that the ssLNA follows uniquely from the standard LNA under the same conditions of timescale separation as those required for the deterministic quasi-steady state approximation. We also show that the large molecule number limit of several common stochastic model reduction techniques under timescale separation conditions constitutes a special case of the ssLNA.
arxiv topic:cond-mat.stat-mech physics.chem-ph q-bio.MN
arxiv_dataset-37251209.5336
Constructing quasi-equilibrium initial data for binary neutron stars with arbitrary spins gr-qc astro-ph.SR In general neutron stars in binaries are spinning. Recently, a new quasi-equilibrium approximation that includes a rotational velocity piece for each star has been proposed to describe binary neutron stars with arbitrary rotation states in quasi-circular orbits. We have implemented this approximation numerically for the first time, to generate initial data for neutron star binaries with spin. If we choose the rotational velocity piece such that it equals the Newtonian rigid rotation law, we obtain stars with fluid 4-velocities that have expansion and shear of approximately zero, as one would expect for quasi-equilibrium configurations. We also use the new approach to construct and study initial data sequences for irrotational, corotating and fixed rotation binaries.
arxiv topic:gr-qc astro-ph.SR
arxiv_dataset-37261209.5436
Structural, chemical and electronic properties of the Co2MnSi(001)/MgO interface cond-mat.mtrl-sci The performance of advanced magnetic tunnel junctions build of ferromagnetic (FM) electrodes and MgO as insulating barrier depends decisively on the properties of the FM/insulator interface. Here, we investigate interface formation between the half-metallic compound Co2MnSi (CMS) and MgO by means of Auger electron spectroscopy, low energy electron diffraction and low energy photoemission. The studies are performed for different annealing temperatures TA and MgO layer coverages (4, 6, 10, 20 and 50 ML). Thin MgO top layers (t_MgO<=10 ML) show distinct surface crystalline distortions, which can only be partly healed out by annealing and furthermore lead to distinct adsorption of carbon species after the MgO surface is exposed to air. For t_MgO> 10 ML the MgO layer surface exhibits clearly improved crystalline structure and hence only marginal amounts of adsorbates. We attribute these findings to MgO misfit dislocations occurring at the interface, inducing further defects throughout the MgO layer for up to at least 10 ML. Furthermore, spin-polarized photoemission spectra of the CMS/MgO interface are obtained for MgO coverages up to 20 ML, showing a clear positive spin polarization near the Fermi energy in all cases.
arxiv topic:cond-mat.mtrl-sci
arxiv_dataset-37271209.5536
Implicit Phonon Shifts and Thermodynamical Properties of Rigid Carbon Nanotube Ropes cond-mat.mes-hall We calculate phonon shifts of external modes of a bunch of carbon nanotubes. A simple model based on atom-atom potential has been used to calculate the implicit anharmonicity in the phonons of carbon nanotube bundles having rigid tubes, with the assumption that under hydrostatic pressure only the intertube distance in the bunch varies. Such a model is important as long carbon nanotube ropes will be an extension of a fixed length ropes as is done here. Various bulk and thermodynamic properties like thermal expansion, bulk modulus and the Gruneisen constants and external phonon shifts which naturally enter into the calculation are also described and compared with the available data. The specific heat capacity has also been calculated.
arxiv topic:cond-mat.mes-hall
arxiv_dataset-37281209.5636
Heavy Flavour Measurements in pp and Pb--Pb Collisions with the ALICE Experiment at LHC hep-ex nucl-ex Heavy flavour is mainly produced during the initial hard partonic interactions in a heavy ion collision, and is well-suited to probe the early phases of the evolution of the system. This contribution will focus on Pb--Pb analyses at a centre-of-mass energy per nucleon pair of 2.76 TeV, with some hints at the $\pp$ data at 7 and 2.76 TeV. Results of open heavy flavour analyses will be shown for various decay channels, including electrons, muons, and hadronic charm decays, together with results obtained for heavy quarkonia at both central and forward rapidities.
arxiv topic:hep-ex nucl-ex
arxiv_dataset-37291209.5736
Quantum Metrology Assisted with Abstention quant-ph The main goal of quantum metrology is to obtain accurate values of physical parameters using quantum probes. In this context, we show that abstention, i.e., the possibility of getting an inconclusive answer at readout, can drastically improve the measurement precision. We focus on phase estimation and quantify the required amount of abstention for a given precision. We also develop analytical tools to obtain the asymptotic behavior of the precision and required rate of abstention for arbitrary pure qubit states.
arxiv topic:quant-ph
arxiv_dataset-37301209.5836
Investigation of Hill Cipher Modifications Based on Permutation and Iteration cs.CR Two recent Hill cipher modifications which iteratively use interweaving and interlacing are considered. We show that strength of these ciphers is due to non-linear transformation used in them (bit-level permutations). Impact of number of iterations on the avalanche effect is investigated. We propose two Hill cipher modifications using column swapping and arbitrary permutation with significantly less computational complexity (2 iterations are used versus 16). The proposed modifications decrease encryption time while keeping the strength of the ciphers. Numerical experiments for two proposed ciphers indicate that they can provide a substantial avalanche effect.
arxiv topic:cs.CR
arxiv_dataset-37311209.5936
The Old New Frontier: Studying the CERN-SPS Energy Range with NA61/SHINE hep-ex nucl-ex With the Large Hadron Collider entering its third year of granting us insight into the highest collision energies to date, one should nevertheless keep in mind the unexplored physics potential of lower energies. A prime example here is the NA61/SHINE experiment at the CERN Super Proton Synchrotron. Using its large-acceptance hadronic spectrometer, SHINE aims to accomplish a number of physics goals: measuring spectra of identified hadrons in hadron-nucleus collisions to provide reference for accelerator neutrino experiments and cosmic-ray observatories, investigating particle properties in the large transverse-momentum range for hadron+hadron and hadron+nucleus collisions for studying the nuclear modification factor at SPS energies, and measuring hadronic observables in a particularly interesting region of the phase diagram of strongly-interacting matter to study the onset of deconfinement and search for the critical point of strongly-interacting matter with nucleus-nucleus collisions. This contribution shall summarise results obtained so far by NA61/SHINE, as well as present the current status and plans of its experimental programme.
arxiv topic:hep-ex nucl-ex
arxiv_dataset-37321209.6036
Search for Metal Pollution in 81 DA White Dwarfs astro-ph.SR A total of 81 DA white dwarfs have been observed with the Cosmic Origins Spectrograph on the Hubble Space Telescope in a snapshot program. The targets were selected to be in the $T_{\rm eff}$ range from 17000 - 25000 K, where optical metal lines become weak and difficult to detect. Because of the strong Si, C, and O resonance lines in the UV, this survey has a sensitivity that is comparable to that of the Keck/VLT searches for CaII K in cooler white dwarfs. These objects also have no convection zone and thus very short diffusion timescales, assuring that accretion is currently ongoing. The spectra have high resolution and in most cases fairly good S/N. About 60% of them show photospheric metal pollution, predominantly of Si, but in some cases additional metals are present. We report the results of a preliminary analysis and discuss the sources of the accreted matter and the possible r\^ole of radiative levitation.
arxiv topic:astro-ph.SR
arxiv_dataset-37331209.6136
Strongly Interacting Matter at Finite Chemical Potential : Hybrid Model Approach hep-ph nucl-th Search for a proper and realistic equation of state (EOS) for strongly interacting matter used in the study of the QCD phase diagram still appears as a challenging problem. Recently, we constructed a hybrid model description for the quark gluon plasma (QGP) as well as hadron gas (HG) phases where we used an excluded volume model for HG and a thermodynamically consistent quasiparticle model for the QGP phase. The hybrid model suitably describes the recent lattice results of various thermodynamical as well as transport properties of the QCD matter at zero baryon chemical potential ($\mu_{B}$). In this paper, we extend our investigations further in obtaining the properties of QCD matter at finite value of $\mu_{B}$ and compare our results with the most recent results of lattice QCD calculation.
arxiv topic:hep-ph nucl-th
arxiv_dataset-37341209.6236
T1 theorem on product Carnot-Caratheodory spaces math.FA Nagel and Stein established $L^p$-boundedness for a class of singular integrals of NIS type, that is, non-isotropic smoothing operators of order 0, on spaces $\widetilde{M}=M_1\times...\times M_n,$ where each factor space $M_i, 1\leq i\leq n,$ is a smooth manifold on which the basic geometry is given by a control, or Carnot--Carath\'eodory, metric induced by a collection of vector fields of finite type. In this paper we prove the product $T1$ theorem on $L^2,$ the Hardy space $H^p(\widetilde{M})$ and the space $CMO^p(\widetilde{M})$, the dual of $H^p(\widetilde{M}),$ for a class of product singular integral operators which covers Journ\'e's class and operators studied by Nagel and Stein.
arxiv topic:math.FA
arxiv_dataset-37351209.6336
Parametricity in an Impredicative Sort cs.LO Reynold's abstraction theorem is now a well-established result for a large class of type systems. We propose here a definition of relational parametricity and a proof of the abstraction theorem in the Calculus of Inductive Constructions (CIC), the underlying formal language of Coq, in which parametricity relations' codomain is the impredicative sort of propositions. To proceed, we need to refine this calculus by splitting the sort hierarchy to separate informative terms from non-informative terms. This refinement is very close to CIC, but with the property that typing judgments can distinguish informative terms. Among many applications, this natural encoding of parametricity inside CIC serves both theoretical purposes (proving the independence of propositions with respect to the logical system) as well as practical aspirations (proving properties of finite algebraic structures). We finally discuss how we can simply build, on top of our calculus, a new reflexive Coq tactic that constructs proof terms by parametricity.
arxiv topic:cs.LO
arxiv_dataset-37361209.6436
Frustration induced disordered magnetism in Ba3RuTi2O9 cond-mat.str-el The title compound Ba3RuTi2O9 crystallizes with a hexagonal unit cell. It contains layers of edge shared triangular network of Ru4+ (S=1) ions. Magnetic susceptibility chi(T) and heat capacity data show no long range magnetic ordering down to 1.8K. A Curie-Weiss (CW) fitting of chi(T) yields a large antiferromagnetic CW temperature theta_CW=-166K. However, in low field, a splitting of zero field cooled (ZFC) and field cooled (FC) chi(T) is observed below ~30K. Our measurements suggest that Ba3RuTi2O9 is a highly frustrated system but only a small fraction of the spins in this system undergo a transition to a frozen magnetic state below ~30K.
arxiv topic:cond-mat.str-el
arxiv_dataset-37371209.6536
Kelvin-Helmholtz instability of kink waves in photospheric twisted flux tubes astro-ph.SR We investigate conditions under which kink magnetohydrodynamic waves propagating along photospheric uniformly twisted flux tubes with axial mass flows become unstable as a consequence of the Kelvin-Helmholtz instability. We employed the dispersion relations of kink waves derived from the linearised magnetohydrodynamic equations. We assumed real wave numbers and complex angular wave frequencies, namely complex wave phase velocities. The dispersion relations were solved numerically at fixed input parameters and several mass flow velocities. We show that the stability of the waves depends upon four parameters, the density contrast between the flux tube and its environment, the ratio of the background magnetic fields in the two media, the twist of the magnetic field lines inside the tube, and the value of the Alfven-Mach number (the ratio of the jet velocity to Alfv\'en speed inside the flux tube). At certain densities and magnetic field twists, an instability of the Kelvin-Helmholtz type of kink (m = 1) mode can arise if the Alfven-Mach number exceeds a critical value. The observed mass flows may trigger the Kelvin-Helmholtz instability of the kink (m = 1) mode in weakly twisted photospheric magnetic flux tubes at critical Alfven-Mach numbers lower that those in untwisted tubes if the magnetic field twist lies in the range 0.36--0.4 and the flow speed exceeds a critical value. A weak external magnetic field (with a ratio to the magnetic field inside the tube in the range 0.1--0.5) slightly increases that critical value.
arxiv topic:astro-ph.SR
arxiv_dataset-37381210.0006
Viscosity Solutions of Fully Nonlinear Parabolic Path Dependent PDEs: Part I math.PR The main objective of this paper and the accompanying one \cite{ETZ2} is to provide a notion of viscosity solutions for fully nonlinear parabolic path-dependent PDEs. Our definition extends our previous work \cite{EKTZ}, focused on the semilinear case, and is crucially based on the nonlinear optimal stopping problem analyzed in \cite{ETZ0}. We prove that our notion of viscosity solutions is consistent with the corresponding notion of classical solutions, and satisfies a stability property and a partial comparison result. The latter is a key step for the wellposedness results established in \cite{ETZ2}. We also show that the value processes of path-dependent stochastic control problems are viscosity solutions of the corresponding path dependent dynamic programming equation.
arxiv topic:math.PR
arxiv_dataset-37391210.0106
Brownian Motion and Quantum Dynamics of Magnetic Monopoles in Spin Ice cond-mat.other Spin ice illustrates many unusual magnetic properties, including zero point entropy, emergent monopoles and a quasi liquid-gas transition. To reveal the quantum spin dynamics that underpin these phenomena is an experimental challenge. Here we show how crucial information is contained in the frequency dependence of the magnetic susceptibility and in its high frequency or adiabatic limit. These measures indicate that monopole diffusion is strictly Brownian but is underpinned by spin tunnelling and is influenced by collective monopole interactions. We also find evidence of driven monopole plasma oscillations in weak applied field, and unconventional critical behaviour in strong applied field. Our results resolve contradictions in the present understanding of spin ice, reveal unexpected physics and establish adiabatic susceptibility as a revealing characteristic of exotic spin systems.
arxiv topic:cond-mat.other
arxiv_dataset-37401210.0206
Computing symmetry groups of polyhedra math.CO math.GR math.MG Knowing the symmetries of a polyhedron can be very useful for the analysis of its structure as well as for practical polyhedral computations. In this note, we study symmetry groups preserving the linear, projective and combinatorial structure of a polyhedron. In each case we give algorithmic methods to compute the corresponding group and discuss some practical experiences. For practical purposes the linear symmetry group is the most important, as its computation can be directly translated into a graph automorphism problem. We indicate how to compute integral subgroups of the linear symmetry group that are used for instance in integer linear programming.
arxiv topic:math.CO math.GR math.MG
arxiv_dataset-37411210.0306
Enumerating topological $(n_k)$-configurations cs.CG math.CO An $(n_k)$-configuration is a set of $n$ points and $n$ lines in the projective plane such that their point-line incidence graph is $k$-regular. The configuration is geometric, topological, or combinatorial depending on whether lines are considered to be straight lines, pseudolines, or just combinatorial lines. We provide an algorithm for generating, for given $n$ and $k$, all topological $(n_k)$-configurations up to combinatorial isomorphism, without enumerating first all combinatorial $(n_k)$-configurations. We apply this algorithm to confirm efficiently a former result on topological $(18_4)$-configurations, from which we obtain a new geometric $(18_4)$-configuration. Preliminary results on $(19_4)$-configurations are also briefly reported.
arxiv topic:cs.CG math.CO
arxiv_dataset-37421210.0406
Degree of non-K\"ahlerianity for 6-dimensional nilmanifolds math.DG We use Bott-Chern cohomology to measure the non-K\"ahlerianity of 6-dimensional nilmanifolds endowed with the invariant complex structures in M. Ceballos, A. Otal, L. Ugarte, and R. Villacampa's classification, [Invariant Complex Structures on 6-Nilmanifolds: Classification, Fr\"olicher Spectral Sequence and Special Hermitian Metrics, J. Geom. Anal. (2014)]. We investigate the existence of pluriclosed metric in connection with such a classification.
arxiv topic:math.DG
arxiv_dataset-37431210.0506
A wide-band, active antenna system for long wavelength radio astronomy astro-ph.IM We describe an "active" antenna system for HF/VHF (long wavelength) radio astronomy that has been successfully deployed 256-fold as the first station (LWA1) of the planned Long Wavelength Array. The antenna system, consisting of crossed dipoles, an active balun/preamp, a support structure, and a ground screen has been shown to successfully operate over at least the band from 20 MHz (15 m wavelength) to 80 MHz (3.75 m wavelength) with a noise figure that is at least 6 dB better than the Galactic background emission noise temperature over that band. Thus, the goal to design and construct a compact, inexpensive, rugged, and easily assembled antenna system that can be deployed many-fold to form numerous large individual "stations" for the purpose of building a large, long wavelength synthesis array telescope for radio astronomical and ionospheric observations was met.
arxiv topic:astro-ph.IM
arxiv_dataset-37441210.0606
Small data blow-up for a system of nonlinear Schr\"odinger equations math.AP We give examples of small data blow-up for a three-component system of quadratic nonlinear Schr\"odinger equations in one space dimension. Our construction of the blowing-up solution is based on the Hopf-Cole transformation, which allows us to reduce the problem to getting suitable growth estimates for a solution to the transformed system. Amplification in the reduced system is shown to have a close connection with the mass resonance.
arxiv topic:math.AP
arxiv_dataset-37451210.0706
Approximate Dynamic Programming based on High Dimensional Model Representation math.OC This article introduces an algorithm for implicit High Dimensional Model Representation (HDMR) of the Bellman equation. This approximation technique reduces memory demands of the algorithm considerably. Moreover, we show that HDMR enables fast approximate minimization which is essential for evaluation of the Bellman function. In each time step, the problem of parametrized HDMR minimization is relaxed into trust region problems, all sharing the same matrix. Finding its eigenvalue decomposition, we effectively achieve estimates of all minima. Their full-domain representation is avoided by HDMR and then the same approach is used recursively in the next time step. An illustrative example of N-armed bandid problem is included. We assume that the newly established connection between approximate HDMR minimization and the trust region problem can be beneficial also to many other applications.
arxiv topic:math.OC
arxiv_dataset-37461210.0806
Producing baryons from neutralinos in small H2 clumps over cosmological ages astro-ph.CO Extreme scattering events in quasars suggest the existence of dark $\rm H_2 $ clumps of mass $\rm \sim 10^{-3} M_\odot$ and size $\rm \sim 10 AU$. Such clumps are extremely dense compared to WIMPs clumps of the same mass obtained by N-body simulations. A WIMP clump gravitationally attracted by a central $\rm H_2 $ clump would experience a first infall during which its density increases by $\rm 10^6$ in $\rm \sim 1 Myr$. In this poster I begin to explore the phenomenology of mixed clumps made with $\rm H_2 $ and WIMPs. Molecular clouds built with clumps are efficient machines to transform smooth distributions of WIMPs into concentrated networks. If WIMPs are neutralinos gravitationally attracted in clumps of such molecular clouds, they may either enrich the baryon sector over cosmological ages, or remain mixed with cold $\rm H_2 $ clouds until the clumps evaporate either by collision or by stellar UV heating. A phenomenological model based on an hypothetic dark baryonic component (DBC) that was invoked in the past to explain one of the main drawbacks of CDM profiles, their overly dense cores, is briefly revisited in this context. The DBC is replaced by a mix of $\rm H_2 $ and WIMPs, with a small fraction of HI produced by internal $\rm H_2 $ collisions, in slightly dispersive clumpy clouds that may migrate from the halo towards inner parts of a galaxy and disk.
arxiv topic:astro-ph.CO
arxiv_dataset-37471210.0906
On the Higgs Fit and Electroweak Phase Transition hep-ph astro-ph.CO hep-ex We consider the Higgs portal through which light scalars contribute both to the Higgs production and decay and Higgs effective potential at finite temperature via quantum loops. The positive Higgs portal coupling required by a strongly first order electroweak phase transition is disfavored by the current Higgs data if we consider one such scalar. We observe that by introducing a second scalar with negative Higgs portal coupling, one can not only improve the Higgs fits, but also enhance the strength of first order EWPT. We apply this mechanism to the light stop scenario for electroweak baryogenesis in the MSSM and find a light sbottom could play the role as the second scalar, which allows the stop to be relatively heavier. Non-decoupled effects on the Higgs or sbottom self-interactions from physics beyond MSSM is found to be indispensable for this scenario to work. A clear prediction from the picture is the existence of a light sbottom (below 200 GeV) and a light stop (can be as heavy as 140 GeV), which can be directly tested in the near future.
arxiv topic:hep-ph astro-ph.CO hep-ex
arxiv_dataset-37481210.1006
QCD Evolutions of Twist-3 Chirality-Odd Operators hep-ph We study the scale dependence of twist-3 distributions defined with chirality-odd quark-gluon operators. To derive the scale dependence we explicitly calculate these distributions of multi-parton states instead of a hadron. Taking one-loop corrections into account we obtain the leading evolution kernel in the most general case. In some special cases the evolutions are simplified. We observe that the obtained kernel in general does not get simplified in the large-$N_c$ limit in contrast to the case of those twist-3 distributions defined only with chirality-odd quark operators. In the later, the simplification is significant.
arxiv topic:hep-ph
arxiv_dataset-37491210.1106
Form factor and width of a quantum string hep-lat In the Yang-Mills theory, the apparent thickness of the confining string is known to grow logarithmically when its length increases. The same logarithmic broadening also happens to strings in other quantum field theories and domain walls in statistical physics models. Even in quantum field theories, the correlators used to measure and characterise this phenomenon are analogous to those in statistical physics. In this paper we describe it using the string form factor which is a meaningful quantum observable, obtainable in principle from scattering experiments. We show how the form factor can be obtained from field correlation functions calculated in lattice Monte Carlo simulations. We apply this method to 2+1-dimensional scalar theory in the strong coupling limit, where it is equivalent to the 3D Ising model, and through duality also to 2+1-dimensional $\mathbb{Z}_2$ gauge theory. We measure the string form factor by simulating the Ising model, and demonstrate that it displays the same logarithmic broadening as observed by other quantities.
arxiv topic:hep-lat
arxiv_dataset-37501210.1206
Weighted convolution inequalities for radial functions math.CA We obtain convolution inequalities in Lebesgue and Lorentz spaces with power weights when the functions involved are assumed to be radially symmetric. We also present applications of these results to inequalities for Riesz potentials of radial functions in weighted Lorentz spaces and embedding theorems for radial Besov spaces with power weights.
arxiv topic:math.CA
arxiv_dataset-37511210.1306
On the possibility of a measurement of the CP Majorana phase in the 0\nu\beta\beta-decay hep-ph In view of recent measurements of the mixing angle \theta_{13} a possibility to determine the difference of two CP Majorana phases of the neutrino mixing matrix from the study of neutrinoless double-beta decay is investigated. We show that in the case of the inverted hierarchy of neutrino masses it might be possible if neutrinoless double-beta decay will be observed. The required experimental accuracies and uncertainty in the calculated nuclear matrix elements of the process are discussed.
arxiv topic:hep-ph
arxiv_dataset-37521210.1406
Relativistic new Yukawa-like potential and tensor coupling nucl-th math-ph math.MP We approximately solve the Dirac equation for a new suggested generalized inversely quadratic Yukawa (GIQY) potential including a Coulomb-like tensor interaction with arbitrary spin-orbit coupling quantum number In the framework of the spin and pseudospin (p-spin) symmetry, we obtain the energy eigenvalue equation and the corresponding eigenfunctions, in closed form, by using the parametric Nikiforov-Uvarov (NU) method. The numerical results show that the Coulomb-like tensor interaction, removes degeneracies between spin and p-spin state doublets. The Dirac solutions in the presence of exact spin symmetry are reduced to Schr\"odinger solutions for Yukawa and inversely quadratic Yukawa potentials.
arxiv topic:nucl-th math-ph math.MP
arxiv_dataset-37531210.1506
New spinorial particle model in tensorial space-time and interacting higher spin fields hep-th math-ph math.MP The Maxwell-covariant particle model is formulated in tensorial extended D=4 space-time (x_mu, z_{mu nu}) parametrized by ten-dimensional coset of D=4 Maxwell group, with added auxiliary Weyl spinors lambda_alpha, y^alpha. We provide the Hamiltonian quantization of the model and demonstrate that first class constraints modify the known equations obtained for massless higher spin fields in flat tensorial space-time. We obtain the Maxwell-covariant field equations for new infinite dimensional spin multiplets. The component fields assigned to different spin values are linked by couplings proportional to rescaled electromagnetic coupling constant \tilde e = em, where m is the mass-like parameter introduced in our model. We discuss briefly the geometry of our tensorial space-time with constant torsion and its relation with the presence of constant electromagnetic background.
arxiv topic:hep-th math-ph math.MP
arxiv_dataset-37541210.1606
Geons and Spin-2 Condensates in the AdS Soliton hep-th We construct geons starting with gravitational perturbations of the AdS soliton. Previous studies of a charged scalar field in the soliton background showed a holographic insulator/superconductor transition at a critical chemical potential. We explore the possibility that dimensional reduction of the geon could model a transition to a d-wave superconductor. We find that although one does get a charged spin-2 condensate, it has higher free energy than the state without the condensate, so there is no phase transition.
arxiv topic:hep-th
arxiv_dataset-37551210.1706
Optical and radio properties of giant radio quasars: Central black hole characteristics astro-ph.CO We analysed the optical and radio properties of lobe-dominated giant-sized (> 0.72 Mpc) radio quasars and compared the results with those derived for a sample of smaller radio sources to determine whether the large size of some extragalactic radio sources is related to the properties of their nuclei. We compiled the largest (to date) sample of giant radio quasars, including 24 new and 21 previously-known objects, and calculated a number of important parameters of their nuclei such as the black hole mass and the accretion rate. We conclude that giant radio quasars have properties similar to those of smaller size and that giant quasars do not have more powerful central engines than other radio quasars. The results obtained are consistent with evolutionary models of extragalactic radio sources which predict that giant radio quasars could be more evolved (aged) sources compared to smaller radio quasars. In addition we found out that the environment may play only a minor role in formation of large-scale radio structures.
arxiv topic:astro-ph.CO
arxiv_dataset-37561210.1806
Interparticle correlations in the production of J/\psi pairs in proton-proton collisions hep-ph We focus on the problem of disentangling the single (SPS) and double (DPS) parton scattering modes in the production of \J pairs at the LHC conditions. Our analysis is based on comparing the shapes of the differential cross sections and on studying their behavior under imposing kinematical cuts. On the SPS side, we consider the leading-order ${\cal O}(\alpha_s^4)$ contribution with radiative corrections (taken into account in the framework of the \ktf approach) and the subleading ${\cal O}(\alpha_s^6)$ contribution from \pd ~gluon-gluon scattering represented by one gluon exchange and two gluon exchange mechanisms. We come to the conclusion that disentangling the SPS and DPS modes is rather difficult on the basis of azimuthal correlations, while the rapidity difference looks more promising, provided the acceptance of the experimental detectors has enough rapidity range.
arxiv topic:hep-ph
arxiv_dataset-37571210.1906
Resummation of jet-veto logarithms in hadronic processes containing jets hep-ph hep-ex We derive a factorization theorem for production of an arbitrary number of color-singlet particles accompanied by a fixed number of jets at the LHC. The jets are defined with the standard anti-$k_T$ algorithm, and the fixed number of jets is obtained by imposing a veto on additional radiation in the final state. The formalism presented here is useful for current Higgs boson analyses using exclusive jet bins, and for other studies using a similar strategy. The derivation uses the soft-collinear effective theory and assumes that the transverse momenta of the hard jets are larger than the veto scale. We resum the large Sudakov logarithms $\alpha_s^n \log^{2n-m}(p_T^{J}/p_T^{veto})$ up to the next-to-leading-logarithmic accuracy, and present numerical results for Higgs boson production in association with a jet at the LHC. We comment on the experimentally-interesting parameter region in which we expect our factorization formula to hold.
arxiv topic:hep-ph hep-ex
arxiv_dataset-37581210.2006
Three s-wave interacting fermions under anisotropic harmonic confinement: Dimensional crossover of energetics and virial coefficients cond-mat.quant-gas We present essentially exact solutions of the Schroedinger equation for three fermions in two different spin states with zero-range s-wave interactions under harmonic confinement. Our approach covers spherically symmetric, strictly two-dimensional, strictly one-dimensional, cigar-shaped, and pancake-shaped traps. In particular, we discuss the transition from quasi-one-dimensional to strictly one-dimensional and from quasi-two-dimensional to strictly two-dimensional geometries. We determine and interpret the eigenenergies of the system as a function of the trap geometry and the strength of the zero-range interactions. The eigenenergies are used to investigate the dependence of the second- and third-order virial coefficients, which play an important role in the virial expansion of the thermodynamic potential, on the geometry of the trap. We show that the second- and third-order virial coefficients for anisotropic confinement geometries are, for experimentally relevant temperatures, very well approximated by those for the spherically symmetric confinement for all s-wave scattering lengths.
arxiv topic:cond-mat.quant-gas
arxiv_dataset-37591210.2106
The Laplace transform, mirror symmetry, and the topological recursion of Eynard-Orantin math.QA math-ph math.MP This paper is based on the author's talk at the 2012 Workshop on Geometric Methods in Physics held in Bialowieza, Poland. The aim of the talk is to introduce the audience to the Eynard-Orantin topological recursion. The formalism is originated in random matrix theory. It has been predicted, and in some cases it has been proven, that the theory provides an effective mechanism to calculate certain quantum invariants and a solution to enumerative geometry problems, such as open Gromov-Witten invariants of toric Calabi-Yau threefolds, single and double Hurwitz numbers, the number of lattice points on the moduli space of smooth algebraic curves, and quantum knot invariants. In this paper we use the Laplace transform of generalized Catalan numbers of an arbitrary genus as an example, and present the Eynard-Orantin recursion. We examine various aspects of the theory, such as its relations to mirror symmetry, Gromov-Witten invariants, integrable hierarchies such as the KP equations, and the Schroedinger equations.
arxiv topic:math.QA math-ph math.MP
arxiv_dataset-37601210.2206
Disentangling the NIR/optical emission of the black hole XTE J1650-500 during outburst astro-ph.HE While the sources of X-ray and radio emission in the different states of low-mass X-ray binaries are relatively well understood, the origin of the near-infrared (NIR) and optical emission is more often debated. It is likely that the NIR/optical flux originates from an amalgam of different emission regions, because it occurs at the intersecting wavelengths of multiple processes. We aim to identify the NIR/optical emission region(s) of one such low-mass X-ray binary and black hole candidate, XTE J1650-500, via photometric, timing, and spectral analyses. We present unique NIR/optical images and spectra, obtained with the ESO-New Technology Telescope, during the peak of the 2001 outburst of XTE J1650-500. The data suggest that the NIR/optical flux is due to a combination of emission mechanisms including a significant contribution from X-ray reprocessing and, at early times in the hard state, a relativistic jet that is NIR/radio dim compared to similar sources.The jet of XTE J1650-500 is relatively weak compared to that of other black hole low-mass X-ray binaries, possibly because we observe as it is being "turned off" or quenched at the state transition. While there are several outliers to the radio--X-ray correlation of the hard state of low-mass X-ray binaries, XTE J1650-500 is the first example of an outlier to the NIR/optical--X-ray correlation.
arxiv topic:astro-ph.HE
arxiv_dataset-37611210.2306
Bi-photon propagation control with optimized wavefront by means of Adaptive Optics quant-ph physics.optics We present an efficient method to control the spatial modes of entangled photons produced through SPDC process. Bi-photon beam propagation is controlled by a deformable mirror, that shapes a 404nm CW diode laser pump interacting with a nonlinear BBO type-I crystal. Thanks to adaptive optical system, the propagation of 808nm SPDC light produced is optimized over a distance of 2m. The whole system optimization is carried out by a feedback between deformable mirror action and entangled photon coincidence counts. We also demonstrated the improvement of the two-photon coupling into single mode fibers.
arxiv topic:quant-ph physics.optics
arxiv_dataset-37621210.2406
Quick Search for Rare Events cs.IT math.IT Rare events can potentially occur in many applications. When manifested as opportunities to be exploited, risks to be ameliorated, or certain features to be extracted, such events become of paramount significance. Due to their sporadic nature, the information-bearing signals associated with rare events often lie in a large set of irrelevant signals and are not easily accessible. This paper provides a statistical framework for detecting such events so that an optimal balance between detection reliability and agility, as two opposing performance measures, is established. The core component of this framework is a sampling procedure that adaptively and quickly focuses the information-gathering resources on the segments of the dataset that bear the information pertinent to the rare events. Particular focus is placed on Gaussian signals with the aim of detecting signals with rare mean and variance values.
arxiv topic:cs.IT math.IT
arxiv_dataset-37631210.2506
Enabling Reusability in Agile Software Development cs.SE Software Engineering Discipline is constantly achieving momentum from past two decades. In last decade, remarkable progress has been observed. New process models that are introduced from time to time in order to keep pace with multidimensional demands of the industry. New software development paradigms are finding its place in industry such as Agile Software Development, Reuse based Development and Component based Development. But different software development models fail to satisfy many needs of software industry. As aim of all the process models is same, i.e., to get quality product, reduce time of development, productivity improvement and reduction in cost. Still, no single process model is complete in itself. Software industry is moving towards Agile Software Development. Agile development does not obviously fit well for building reusable artifacts. However, with careful attention, and important modifications made to agile processes, it may be possible to successfully adapt and put on agile methods to development of reusable objects. The model being proposed here combines the features of Agile Software Development and reusability.
arxiv topic:cs.SE
arxiv_dataset-37641210.2606
Polarized Neutron Laue Diffraction on a Crystal Containing Dynamically Polarized Proton Spins cond-mat.mtrl-sci We report on a polarized-neutron Laue diffraction experiment on a single crystal of neodynium doped lanthanum magnesium nitrate hydrate containing polarized proton spins. By using dynamic nuclear polarization to polarize the proton spins, we demonstrate that the intensities of the Bragg peaks can be enhanced or diminished significantly, whilst the incoherent background, due to proton spin disorder, is reduced. It follows that the method offers unique possibilities to tune continuously the contrast of the Bragg reflections and thereby represents a new tool for increasing substantially the signal-to-noise ratio in neutron diffraction patterns of hydrogenous matter.
arxiv topic:cond-mat.mtrl-sci
arxiv_dataset-37651210.2706
Optimality Gap of Asymptotically-derived Prescriptions with Applications to Queueing Systems math.PR math.OC In complex systems, it is quite common to resort to approximations when optimizing system performance. These approximations typically involve selecting a particular system parameter and then studying the performance of the system as this parameter grows without bound. In such an asymptotic regime, we prove that if the approximation to the objective function is accurate up to $\mathcal{O}(1)$, then under some regularity conditions, the prescriptions that are derived from this approximation are $o(1)$-optimal, i.e., their optimality gap is asymptotically zero. A consequence of this result is that the well-known square-root staffing rules for capacity sizing in $M/M/s$ and $M/M/s+M$ queues to minimize the sum of linear expected steady-state customer waiting costs and linear capacity costs are $o(1)$-optimal. We also discuss extensions of this result for the case of non-linear customer waiting costs in these systems.
arxiv topic:math.PR math.OC
arxiv_dataset-37661210.2806
Risk-Sensitive Mean Field Games math.OC cs.GT cs.SY In this paper, we study a class of risk-sensitive mean-field stochastic differential games. We show that under appropriate regularity conditions, the mean-field value of the stochastic differential game with exponentiated integral cost functional coincides with the value function described by a Hamilton-Jacobi-Bellman (HJB) equation with an additional quadratic term. We provide an explicit solution of the mean-field best response when the instantaneous cost functions are log-quadratic and the state dynamics are affine in the control. An equivalent mean-field risk-neutral problem is formulated and the corresponding mean-field equilibria are characterized in terms of backward-forward macroscopic McKean-Vlasov equations, Fokker-Planck-Kolmogorov equations, and HJB equations. We provide numerical examples on the mean field behavior to illustrate both linear and McKean-Vlasov dynamics.
arxiv topic:math.OC cs.GT cs.SY
arxiv_dataset-37671210.2906
Scheduling Resources for Executing a Partial Set of Jobs cs.DS In this paper, we consider the problem of choosing a minimum cost set of resources for executing a specified set of jobs. Each input job is an interval, determined by its start-time and end-time. Each resource is also an interval determined by its start-time and end-time; moreover, every resource has a capacity and a cost associated with it. We consider two versions of this problem. In the partial covering version, we are also given as input a number k, specifying the number of jobs that must be performed. The goal is to choose k jobs and find a minimum cost set of resources to perform the chosen k jobs (at any point of time the capacity of the chosen set of resources should be sufficient to execute the jobs active at that time). We present an O(log n)-factor approximation algorithm for this problem. We also consider the prize collecting version, wherein every job also has a penalty associated with it. The feasible solution consists of a subset of the jobs, and a set of resources, to perform the chosen subset of jobs. The goal is to find a feasible solution that minimizes the sum of the costs of the selected resources and the penalties of the jobs that are not selected. We present a constant factor approximation algorithm for this problem
arxiv topic:cs.DS
arxiv_dataset-37681210.3006
Spectral curves and the Schroedinger equations for the Eynard-Orantin recursion math-ph hep-th math.MP math.QA It is predicted that the principal specialization of the partition function of a B-model topological string theory, that is mirror dual to an A-model enumerative geometry problem, satisfies a Schroedinger equation, and that the characteristic variety of the Schroedinger operator gives the spectral curve of the B-model theory, when an algebraic K-theory obstruction vanishes. In this paper we present two concrete mathematical A-model examples whose mirror dual partners exhibit these predicted features on the B-model side. The A-model examples we discuss are the generalized Catalan numbers of an arbitrary genus and the single Hurwitz numbers. In each case, we show that the Laplace transform of the counting functions satisfies the Eynard-Orantin topological recursion, that the B-model partition function satisfies the KP equations, and that the principal specialization of the partition function satisfies a Schroedinger equation whose total symbol is exactly the Lagrangian immersion of the spectral curve of the Eynard-Orantin theory.
arxiv topic:math-ph hep-th math.MP math.QA
arxiv_dataset-37691210.3106
Effect of bubble deformability on the vertical channel bubbly flow physics.flu-dyn This article describes the fluid dynamics video: "Effect of bubble deformability on the vertical channel bubbly flow". The effect of bubble deformability on the flow rate of bubbly upflow in a turbulent vertical channel is examined using direct numerical simulations. A series of simulations with bubbles of decreasing deformability reveals a sharp transition from a flow with deformable bubbles uniformly distributed in the middle of the channel to a flow with nearly spherical bubbles with a wall-peak bubble distribution and a much lower flow rate.
arxiv topic:physics.flu-dyn
arxiv_dataset-37701210.3206
Diabatic quantum gates quant-ph At present, several models for quantum computation have been proposed. Adiabatic quantum computation scheme particularly offers this possibility and is based on a slow enough time evolution of the system, where no transitions take place. In this work, a new strategy for quantum computation is provided from the opposite point of view. The objective is to control the non-adiabatic transitions between some states in order to produce the desired exit states after the evolution. The model is introduced by means of an analogy between the adiabatic quantum computation and an inelastic atomic collision. By means of a simple two-state model, several quantum gates are reproduced, concluding the possibility of diabatic universal fault-tolerant quantum computation. Going a step further, a new quantum diabatic computation model is glimpsed, where a carefully chosen Hamiltonian could carry out a non-adiabatic transition between the initial and the sought final state.
arxiv topic:quant-ph
arxiv_dataset-37711210.3306
Gravitational anomalies and entropy gr-qc hep-th A derivation of entropy from the expressions for two dimensional gravitation anomalies is given. Starting from the near horizon anomalous energy-momentum tensors corresponding to particular anomalies, the Virasoro algebra with central extension is obtained. The central charge is identified by comparing with the standard form of the algebra. Then the conserved charge in the ground state is computed. Finally, using the Cardy formula the entropy is obtained. Here both the vector and chiral theories are discussed.
arxiv topic:gr-qc hep-th
arxiv_dataset-37721210.3406
Estimation of solar illumination time on the earth by an analytical model: a fertile scenery for to teach physics astro-ph.EP We proposed an analytical model for the calculus of illumination time of the Earth for any time of year and any latitude, this model assumes the obliquity of the ecliptic as constant, the light beams as parallels, the Earth as spherical, the movement of translation of Earth as uniform circular, also this model showed a context of the astronomy whereby the teachers can teach the basic physics.It was built through a relationship between the movement of translation and of rotation of the wave front light, then we found the of illumination zone on the Earth and the illumination time is estimated in a particular latitude with the uniform circular movement of Earth. Present model was confronted with the numerical results of the Geoscience Australia Agency and it is found a maxim perceptual error of 1,6%, this value was assigned primarily to the difference between the circular trajectory, in this model, and the elliptical trajectory that is the real. Without the use of spherical trigonometry was obtained an analytical model that estimates very close the solar illumination time at any time of year and any latitude on earth, the model provides an authentic context for studying basic aspects of physics.
arxiv topic:astro-ph.EP
arxiv_dataset-37731210.3506
The 3D structure of turbulent channels up to $\mathrm{Re}_\tau=4000$ physics.flu-dyn Several time-resolved fluid dynamics videos of turbulent channels from $\mathrm{Re}_\tau=180$ to $\mathrm{Re}_\tau=4000$ are presented. The videos show the temporal evolution of sweeps (bluish) and ejections (reddish) in one half of the channel (only the bottom wall is shown). The color changes from dark for points close to the wall, to bright for those reaching the center of the channel. As the Reynolds number increases the scale separation becomes more clear and the complexity of the dynamics observed rises.
arxiv topic:physics.flu-dyn
arxiv_dataset-37741210.3606
Superconducting LaAlO3/SrTiO3 Nanowires cond-mat.mes-hall cond-mat.mtrl-sci cond-mat.supr-con We report superconductivity in quasi-1D nanostructures created at the LaAlO3/SrTiO3 interface. Nanostructures having line widths w~10 nm are formed from the parent two-dimensional electron liquid using conductive atomic force microscope lithography. Nanowire cross-sections are small compared to the superconducting coherence length in LaAlO3/SrTiO3 (w<<xi~100 nm), placing them in the quasi-1D regime. Broad superconducting transitions with temperature and finite resistances in the superconducting state well below Tc~200 mK are observed. V-I curves show switching between the superconducting and normal states that are characteristic of superconducting nanowires. The four-terminal resistance in the superconducting state shows an unusual dependence on the current path, varying by as much as an order of magnitude.
arxiv topic:cond-mat.mes-hall cond-mat.mtrl-sci cond-mat.supr-con
arxiv_dataset-37751210.3706
Promising ferrimagnetic double perovskite oxides towards high spin polarization at high temperature cond-mat.mtrl-sci We predict through our first-principles calculations that four double perovskite oxides of Bi2ABO6 (AB = FeMo, MnMo, MnOs, CrOs) are half-metallic ferrimagnets. Our calculated results shows that the four optimized structures have negative formation energy, from -0.42 to -0.26 eV per formula unit, which implies that they could probably be realized. In the case of Bi2FeMoO6, the half-metallic gap and Curie temperature are predicted to reach to 0.71 eV and 650 K, respectively, which indicates that high spin polarization could be kept at high temperatures far beyond room temperature. It is believed that some of them could be synthesized soon and would prove useful for spintronic applications.
arxiv topic:cond-mat.mtrl-sci
arxiv_dataset-37761210.3806
Thickness-dependent polarization of strained BiFeO3 films with constant tetragonality cond-mat.mtrl-sci We measure the remnant polarization of ferroelectric domains in BiFeO3 films down to 3.6 nm using low energy electron and photoelectron emission microscopy. The measured polarization decays strongly below a critical thickness of 5-7 nm predicted by continuous medium theory whereas the tetragonal distortion does not change. We resolve this apparent contradiction using first-principles-based effective Hamiltonian calculations. In ultra thin films the energetics of near open circuit electrical boundary conditions, i.e. unscreened depolarizing field, drive the system through a phase transition from single out-of-plane polarization to a nanoscale stripe domains, giving rise to an average remnant polarization close to zero as measured by the electron microscopy whilst maintaining the relatively large tetragonal distortion imposed by the non-zero polarization state of each individual domain.
arxiv topic:cond-mat.mtrl-sci
arxiv_dataset-37771210.3906
Design of Multiple-Edge Protographs for QC LDPC Codes Avoiding Short Inevitable Cycles cs.IT math.IT There have been lots of efforts on the construction of quasi-cyclic (QC) low-density parity-check (LDPC) codes with large girth. However, most of them are focused on protographs with single edges and little research has been done for the construction of QC LDPC codes lifted from protographs with multiple edges. Compared to single-edge protographs, multiple-edge protographs have benefits such that QC LDPC codes lifted from them can potentially have larger minimum Hamming distance. In this paper, all subgraph patterns of multiple-edge protographs, which prevent QC LDPC codes from having large girth by inducing inevitable cycles, are fully investigated based on graph-theoretic approach. By using combinatorial designs, a systematic construction method of multiple-edge protographs is proposed for regular QC LDPC codes with girth at least 12 and also other method is proposed for regular QC LDPC codes with girth at least 14. A construction algorithm of QC LDPC codes by lifting multiple-edge protographs is proposed and it is shown that the resulting QC LDPC codes have larger upper bounds on the minimum Hamming distance than those lifted from single-edge protographs. Simulation results are provided to compare the performance of the proposed QC LDPC codes, the progressive edge-growth (PEG) LDPC codes, and the PEG QC LDPC codes.
arxiv topic:cs.IT math.IT
arxiv_dataset-37781210.4006
The Perturbed Variation cs.LG stat.ML We introduce a new discrepancy score between two distributions that gives an indication on their similarity. While much research has been done to determine if two samples come from exactly the same distribution, much less research considered the problem of determining if two finite samples come from similar distributions. The new score gives an intuitive interpretation of similarity; it optimally perturbs the distributions so that they best fit each other. The score is defined between distributions, and can be efficiently estimated from samples. We provide convergence bounds of the estimated score, and develop hypothesis testing procedures that test if two data sets come from similar distributions. The statistical power of this procedures is presented in simulations. We also compare the score's capacity to detect similarity with that of other known measures on real data.
arxiv topic:cs.LG stat.ML
arxiv_dataset-37791210.4106
Non-Gaussianity in the Cosmic Microwave Background Induced by Dipolar Dark Matter gr-qc astro-ph.CO In previous work [L. Blanchet and A. Le Tiec, Phys. Rev. D 80, 023524 (2009)], motivated by the phenomenology of dark matter at galactic scales, a model of dipolar dark matter (DDM) was introduced. At linear order in cosmological perturbations, the dynamics of the DDM was shown to be identical to that of standard cold dark matter (CDM). In this paper, the DDM model is investigated at second order in cosmological perturbation theory. We find that the internal energy of the DDM fluid modifies the curvature perturbation generated by CDM with a term quadratic in the dipole field. This correction induces a new type of non-Gaussianity in the bispectrum of the curvature perturbation with respect to standard CDM. Leaving unspecified the primordial amplitude of the dipole field, which could in principle be determined by a more fundamental description of DDM, we find that, in contrast with usual models of primordial non-Gaussianities, the non-Gaussianity induced by DDM increases with time after the radiation-matter equality on super-Hubble scales. This distinctive feature of the DDM model, as compared with standard CDM, could thus provide a specific signature in the CMB and large-scale structure probes of non-Gaussianity.
arxiv topic:gr-qc astro-ph.CO
arxiv_dataset-37801210.4206
Pseudogap and zero-bias anomaly due to fluctuation suppression of quasiparticle tunneling cond-mat.supr-con We study the effect of superconducting fluctuations on the tunnel current-voltage characteristics of disordered superconducting films placed in a perpendicular magnetic field, $H$, in the whole $H$-$T$ phase diagram outside the superconducting region. This tunnel-current is experimentally accessible by STM measurements. In the domain of temperatures $T\geq T_{c0}$ and relatively weak fields $H\ll H_{c2}(0)$ we reproduce existing results for the zero-voltage tunneling conductance, but also discover an important nonlinear contribution, which appears due to dynamic fluctuation modes and results in the formation of a strong zero-bias anomaly (ZBA) on the scale $eV\sim k_{\mathrm{B}}(T-T_{c0})$. At large voltages ($eV\sim k_{\mathrm{B}}T_{c0}$) these modes, together with the contribution from static fluctuations, form a pseudogap maximum. At low temperatures, with magnetic field values near $H_{c2}(0)$, fluctuations acquire quantum character and the general picture of the voltage dependent tunneling conductance resembles that one close to $T_{c0}$, where the role of temperature and magnetic field are exchanged. In particular, a gap-like structure appears with maximum at $eV_{\max}\sim \Delta_{\mathrm{BCS}}$ and a sharp ZBA on the scale $eV\sim \Delta_{\mathrm{BCS}}(H/H_{c2}(0)-1)$. The complete expression for the tunneling current at arbitrary fields and temperatures can be evaluated only numerically, which is presented in detail.
arxiv topic:cond-mat.supr-con
arxiv_dataset-37811210.4306
Giant spin torque in systems with anisotropic exchange interaction cond-mat.mes-hall Control of magnetic domain wall movement by the spin-polarized current looks promising for creation of a new generation of magnetic memory devices. A necessary condition for this is the domain wall shift by a low-density current. Here I show that a strongly anisotropic exchange interaction between mobile heavy holes and localized magnetic moments enormously increases the current-induced torque on the domain wall as compared to systems with isotropic exchange. This enables one to control the domain wall motion by current density 10^4 A/cm^2 in ferromagnet/semiconductor hybrids. The experimental observation of the anisotropic torque will facilitate the integration of ferromagnetism into semiconductor electronics
arxiv topic:cond-mat.mes-hall
arxiv_dataset-37821210.4406
A Classical Framework for Nonlocality and Entanglement quant-ph physics.class-ph Based on our model of quantum systems as emerging from the coupled dynamics between oscillating "bouncers" and the space-filling zero-point field, a sub-quantum account of nonlocal correlations is given. This is explicitly done for the example of the "double two-slit" variant of two-particle interferometry. However, it is also shown that the entanglement in two-particle interferometry is only a natural consequence of the fact that already a "single" two-slit experiment can be described on a sub-quantum level with the aid of "entangling currents" of a generally nonlocal nature.
arxiv topic:quant-ph physics.class-ph
arxiv_dataset-37831210.4506
Spin-flip transitions induced by time-dependent electric fields in surfaces with strong spin-orbit interaction cond-mat.mes-hall cond-mat.mtrl-sci We present a comprehensive theoretical investigation of the light absorption rate at the Pb/Ge(111) surface with strong spin-orbit coupling. Our calculations show that electron spin-flip transitions cause as much as 6% of the total light absorption, representing one order of magnitude enhancement over Rashba-like systems. Thus, it is demonstrated that a substantial part of the light irradiating this nominally non-magnetic surface is attenuated in spin flip processes. Remarkably, the spin-flip transition probability is structured in well defined hot spots within the Brillouin zone where the electron spin experiences a sudden 90 degree rotation. This mechanism offers the possibility of an experimental approach to the spin-orbit phenomena by optical means.
arxiv topic:cond-mat.mes-hall cond-mat.mtrl-sci
arxiv_dataset-37841210.4606
The Tetrahedral Property and a new Gromov-Hausdorff Compactness Theorem math.DG math.MG We present the Tetrahedral Compactness Theorem which states that sequences of Riemannian manifolds with a uniform upper bound on volume and diameter that satisfy a uniform tetrahedral property have a subsequence which converges in the Gromov-Hausdorff sense to a countably $\mathcal{H}^m$ rectifiable metric space of the same dimension. The tetrahedral property depends only on distances between points in spheres, yet we show it provides a lower bound on the volumes of balls. The proof is based upon intrinsic flat convergence and a new notion called the sliced filling volume of a ball.
arxiv topic:math.DG math.MG
arxiv_dataset-37851210.4706
Analytical methods of asymmetry double sine-Gordon equation in infinite one-dimensional system math-ph math.MP Traditionally, Double Sine-Gordon Equation (DSGE) is seen as a nonintegrable equation. That means we cannot find general solutions in asymmetry DSGE. In this paper, we develop analytical method to solve this equation by Mobius transformation. And finally, this can reduce the problem to find roots of polynomial of four degree in one element. We have known this can be solved by square formally because its degree less than five. Although complexity as a solution, but in this sense, we can say we formally solve this nonintegrable equation.
arxiv topic:math-ph math.MP
arxiv_dataset-37861210.4806
The field of definition of affine invariant submanifolds of the moduli space of abelian differentials math.DS The field of definition of an affine invariant submanifold M is the smallest subfield of the reals such that M can be defined in local period coordinates by linear equations with coefficients in this field. We show that the field of definition is equal to the intersection of the holonomy fields of translation surfaces in M, and is a real number field of degree at most the genus. We show that the projection of the tangent bundle of M to absolute cohomology H^1 is simple, and give a direct sum decomposition of H^1. Applications include explicit full measure sets of translation surfaces whose orbit closures are as large as possible, and evidence for finiteness of algebraically primitive Teichm\"uller curves. The proofs use recent results of Artur Avila, Alex Eskin, Maryam Mirzakhani, Amir Mohammadi, and Martin M\"oller.
arxiv topic:math.DS
arxiv_dataset-37871210.4906
Efficient MRF Energy Minimization via Adaptive Diminishing Smoothing cs.AI cs.DS We consider the linear programming relaxation of an energy minimization problem for Markov Random Fields. The dual objective of this problem can be treated as a concave and unconstrained, but non-smooth function. The idea of smoothing the objective prior to optimization was recently proposed in a series of papers. Some of them suggested the idea to decrease the amount of smoothing (so called temperature) while getting closer to the optimum. However, no theoretical substantiation was provided. We propose an adaptive smoothing diminishing algorithm based on the duality gap between relaxed primal and dual objectives and demonstrate the efficiency of our approach with a smoothed version of Sequential Tree-Reweighted Message Passing (TRW-S) algorithm. The strategy is applicable to other algorithms as well, avoids adhoc tuning of the smoothing during iterations, and provably guarantees convergence to the optimum.
arxiv topic:cs.AI cs.DS
arxiv_dataset-37881210.5006
Modeling the Accretion Structure of AU Mon astro-ph.SR AU Mon is a long-period (11.113 d) Algol-type binary system with a persistent accretion disk that is apparent as double-peaked H-alpha emission. We present previously unpublished optical spectra of AU Mon which were obtained over several years with dense orbital phase coverage. We utilize these data, along with archival UV spectra, to model the temperature and structure of the accretion disk and the gas stream. Synthetic spectral profiles for lines including H-alpha, H-beta, and the Al III and Si IV doublets were computed with the Shellspec program. The best match between the model spectra and the observations is obtained for an accretion disk of inner/outer radius 5.1/23 R_sun, thickness of 5.2 R_sun, density of 1.0e-13 g/cm^3, and maximum temperature of 14000 K, along with a gas stream at a temperature of ~8000 K transferring ~2.4e-9 M_sun/yr. We show H-alpha Doppler tomograms of the velocity structure of the gas, constructed from difference profiles calculated through sequentially subtracting contributions from the stars and accretion structures. The tomograms provide independent support for the Shellspec modeling, while also illustrating that residual emission at sub-Keplerian velocities persists even after subtracting the disk and stream emission. Spectral variability in the H-alpha profile beyond that expected from either the orbital or the long-period cycle is present on both multi-week and multi-year timescales, and may reflect quasi-random changes in the mass transfer rate or the disk structure. Finally, a transient UV spectral absorption feature may be modeled as an occasional outflow launched from the vicinity of the disk-stream interaction region.
arxiv topic:astro-ph.SR
arxiv_dataset-37891210.5106
Stabilization of carbon nanotubes by filling with inner tubes: An optical spectroscopy study on double-walled carbon nanotubes under hydrostatic pressure cond-mat.mes-hall cond-mat.mtrl-sci The stabilization of carbon nanotubes via the filling with inner tubes is demonstrated by probing the optical transitions in double-walled carbon nanotube bundles under hydrostatic pressure with optical spectroscopy. Double-walled carbon nanotube films were prepared from fullerene peapods and characterized by HRTEM and optical spectroscopy. In comparison to single-walled carbon nanotubes, the pressure-induced redshifts of the optical transitions in the outer tubes are significantly smaller below $\sim$10 GPa, demonstrating the enhanced mechanical stability due to the inner tube already at low pressures. Anomalies at the critical pressure P$_d$$\approx$12 GPa signal the onset of the pressure-induced deformation of the tubular cross-sections. The value of P$_d$ is in very good agreement with theoretical predictions of the pressure-induced structural transitions in double-walled carbon nanotube bundles with similar average diameters.
arxiv topic:cond-mat.mes-hall cond-mat.mtrl-sci
arxiv_dataset-37901210.5206
Imaginary cone and reflection subgroups of Coxeter groups math.RT math.GR The imaginary cone of a Kac-Moody Lie algebra is the convex hull of zero and the positive imaginary roots. This paper studies the imaginary cone for a class of root systems of general Coxeter groups W. It is shown that the imaginary cone of a reflection subgroup of W is contained in that of W, and that for irreducible infinite W of finite rank, the closed imaginary cone is the only non-zero, closed, pointed W-stable cone contained in the pointed cone spanned by the simple roots. For W of finite rank, various natural notions of faces of the imaginary cone are shown to coincide, the face lattice is explicitly described in terms of the lattice of facial reflection subgroups and it is shown that the Tits cone and imaginary cone are related by a duality closely analogous to the standard duality for polyhedral cones, even though neither of them is a closed cone in general. Some of these results have application, to be given in sequels to this paper, to dominance order of Coxeter groups, associated automata, and construction of modules for generic Iwahori-Hecke algebras.
arxiv topic:math.RT math.GR
arxiv_dataset-37911210.5306
ALMA Temporal Phase Stability and the Effectiveness of Water Vapor Radiometer astro-ph.IM Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) will be the world largest mm/submm interferometer, and currently the Early Science is ongoing, together with the commissioning and science verification (CSV). Here we present a study of the temporal phase stability of the entire ALMA system from antennas to the correlator. We verified the temporal phase stability of ALMA using data, taken during the last two years of CSV activities. The data consist of integrations on strong point sources (i.e., bright quasars) at various frequency bands, and at various baseline lengths (up to 600 m). From the observations of strong quasars for a long time (from a few tens of minutes, up to an hour), we derived the 2-point Allan Standard Deviation after the atmospheric phase correction using the 183 GHz Water Vapor Radiometer (WVR) installed in each 12 m antenna, and confirmed that the phase stability of all the baselines reached the ALMA specification. Since we applied the WVR phase correction to all the data mentioned above, we also studied the effectiveness of the WVR phase correction at various frequencies, baseline lengths, and weather conditions. The phase stability often improves a factor of 2 - 3 after the correction, and sometimes a factor of 7 improvement can be obtained. However, the corrected data still displays an increasing phase fluctuation as a function of baseline length, suggesting that the dry component (e.g., N2 and O2) in the atmosphere also contributes the phase fluctuation in the data, although the imperfection of the WVR phase correction cannot be ruled out at this moment.
arxiv topic:astro-ph.IM
arxiv_dataset-37921210.5406
Plerionic Supernova Remnants astro-ph.GA astro-ph.HE Plerions represent ideal laboratories for the search for neutron stars, the study of their relativistic winds, and their interaction with their surrounding supernova ejecta and/or the interstellar medium. As well, they are widely believed to represent efficient engines for particle acceleration up to the knee of the cosmic ray spectrum (at about 1E15 eV). Multi-wavelength observations from the radio to the highest TeV energies, combined with modelling, have opened a new window to study these objects, and particularly shed light on their intrinsic properties, diversity, and evolution. High-resolution X-ray observations are further revealing the structure and sites for shock acceleration. The missing shells in the majority of these objects remain puzzling, and the presence of plerions around highly magnetized neutron stars is still questionable. I review the current status and statistics of observations of plerionic supernova remnants (SNRs), highlighting combined radio and X-ray observations of a growing class of atypical, non Crab-like, plerionic SNRs in our Galaxy. I will also briefly describe the latest developments to our high-energy SNRs catalogue recently released to the community, and finally highlight the key questions to be addressed in this field with future high-energy missions, including Astro-H in the very near future.
arxiv topic:astro-ph.GA astro-ph.HE
arxiv_dataset-37931210.5506
A dual of MacMahon's theorem on plane partitions math.CO A classical theorem of MacMahon states that the number of lozenge tilings of any centrally symmetric hexagon drawn on the triangular lattice is given by a beautifully simple product formula. In this paper we present a counterpart of this formula, corresponding to the {\it exterior} of a concave hexagon obtained by turning 120 degrees after drawing each side (MacMahon's hexagon is obtained by turning 60 degrees after each step).
arxiv topic:math.CO
arxiv_dataset-37941210.5606
Finite type minimal annuli in $\mathbb{S}^2 \times \mathbb{R}$ math.DG We study minimal annuli in $\mathbb{S}^2 \times \mathbb{R}$ of finite type by relating them to harmonic maps $\mathbb{C} \to \mathbb{S}^2$ of finite type. We rephrase an iteration by Pinkall-Sterling in terms of polynomial Killing fields. We discuss spectral curves, spectral data and the geometry of the isospectral set. We consider polynomial Killing fields with zeroes and the corresponding singular spectral curves, bubbletons and simple factors. We investigate the differentiable structure on the isospectral set of any finite type minimal annulus. We apply the theory to a 2-parameter family of embedded minimal annuli foliated by horizontal circles.
arxiv topic:math.DG
arxiv_dataset-37951210.5706
The construction of characteristic matrixes of dynamic coverings using an incremental approach cs.IT math.IT The covering approximation space evolves in time due to the explosion of the information, and the characteristic matrixes of coverings viewed as an effective approach to approximating the concept should update with time for knowledge discovery. This paper further investigates the construction of characteristic matrixes without running the matrix acquisition algorithm repeatedly. First, we present two approaches to computing the characteristic matrixes of the covering with lower time complexity. Then, we investigate the construction of the characteristic matrixes of the dynamic covering using the incremental approach. We mainly address the characteristic matrix updating from three aspects: the variations of elements in the covering, the immigration and emigration of objects and the changes of attribute values. Afterwards, several illustrative examples are employed to show that the proposed approach can effectively compute the characteristic matrixes of the dynamic covering for approximations of concepts.
arxiv topic:cs.IT math.IT
arxiv_dataset-37961210.5806
Multi-Stage Multi-Task Feature Learning stat.ML Multi-task sparse feature learning aims to improve the generalization performance by exploiting the shared features among tasks. It has been successfully applied to many applications including computer vision and biomedical informatics. Most of the existing multi-task sparse feature learning algorithms are formulated as a convex sparse regularization problem, which is usually suboptimal, due to its looseness for approximating an $\ell_0$-type regularizer. In this paper, we propose a non-convex formulation for multi-task sparse feature learning based on a novel non-convex regularizer. To solve the non-convex optimization problem, we propose a Multi-Stage Multi-Task Feature Learning (MSMTFL) algorithm; we also provide intuitive interpretations, detailed convergence and reproducibility analysis for the proposed algorithm. Moreover, we present a detailed theoretical analysis showing that MSMTFL achieves a better parameter estimation error bound than the convex formulation. Empirical studies on both synthetic and real-world data sets demonstrate the effectiveness of MSMTFL in comparison with the state of the art multi-task sparse feature learning algorithms.
arxiv topic:stat.ML
arxiv_dataset-37971210.5906
Nonlinear sigma models with AdS supersymmetry in three dimensions hep-th In three-dimensional anti-de Sitter (AdS) space, there exist several realizations of N-extended supersymmetry, which are traditionally labelled by two non-negative integers p>=q such that p+q=N. Different choices of p and q, with N fixed, prove to lead to different restrictions on the target space geometry of supersymmetric nonlinear sigma-models. We classify all possible types of hyperkahler target spaces for the cases N=3 and N=4 by making use of two different realizations for the most general (p,q) supersymmetric sigma-models: (i) off-shell formulations in terms of N=3 and N=4 projective supermultiplets; and (ii) on-shell formulations in terms of covariantly chiral scalar superfields in (2,0) AdS superspace. Depending on the type of N=3,4 AdS supersymmetry, nonlinear sigma-models can support one of the following target space geometries: (i) hyperkahler cones; (ii) non-compact hyperkahler manifolds with a U(1) isometry group which acts non-trivially on the two-sphere of complex structures; (iii) arbitrary hyperkahler manifolds including compact ones. The option (iii) is realized only in the case of critical (4,0) AdS supersymmetry. As an application of the (4,0) AdS techniques developed, we also construct the most general nonlinear sigma-model in Minkowski space with a non-centrally extended N=4 Poincare supersymmetry. Its target space is a hyperkahler cone (which is characteristic of N=4 superconformal sigma-models), but the sigma-model is massive. The Lagrangian includes a positive potential constructed in terms of the homothetic conformal Killing vector the target space is endowed with. This mechanism of mass generation differs from the standard one which corresponds to a sigma-model with the ordinary N=4 Poincare supersymmetry and which makes use of a tri-holomorphic Killing vector.
arxiv topic:hep-th
arxiv_dataset-37981210.6006
Atlas and wavenumber tables for visible part ($419 \div 696$ nm) of the rovibronic multiline emission spectrum of the $D_2$ molecule measured with moderate resolution physics.optics physics.chem-ph The visible part ($\approx 419 \div 696$ nm) of the multiline electronic-vibro-rotational emission spectrum of the $D_2$ molecule was recorded with moderate resolution (line widths $\approx 0.013$ nm). The resolution was limited by Doppler broadening of spectral lines. After numerical deconvolution of the recorded intensity distributions and proper calibration of the spectrometer the new set of wavenumber values was obtained. The results are reported in the form of an atlas divided into 158 sections (each section covers about 1.5 nm) containing pictures of images in the focal plane of the spectrometer, intensity distributions in linear and logarithmic scales and the table containing wavenumber and relative intensity values for 11990 spectral lines together with existing line assignments.
arxiv topic:physics.optics physics.chem-ph
arxiv_dataset-37991210.6106
Determining the area of convergence in Bloodstain Pattern Analysis: a probabilistic approach physics.class-ph A complete procedure for identifying the area of convergence of blood drops originated from a single static source is presented. Both for bloodstains lying on an horizontal and on a vertical plane a complete study is developed, based on error analysis and on an opportunely defined joint probability density for the orientation of the horizontal projections of the trajectories of the drops. The method generates a probabilistic map for the area of convergence, directly linking the angles of impact, and their uncertainties, to the projection on the ground of the point of origin. One of the objectives consists in providing a statistical definition of area of convergence, extending to this topic the mathematical accuracy of the calculation of the angle of impact in bloodstain pattern analysis (BPA).
arxiv topic:physics.class-ph