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Many-body effects in nuclear structure
We calculate, for the first time, the state-dependent pairing gap of a finite
nucleus (120Sn) diagonalizing the bare nucleon-nucleon potential (Argonne v14)
in a Hartree-Fock basis (with effective k-mass m_k eqult to 0.7 m), within the
framework of the BCS approximation including scattering states up to 800 MeV
above the Fermi energy to achieve convergence. The resulting gap accounts for
about half of the experimental gap. We find that a consistent description of
the low-energy nuclear spectrum requires, aside from the bare nucleon-nucleon
interaction, not only the dressing of single-particle motion through the
coupling to the nuclear surface, to give the right density of levels close to
the Fermi energy (and thus an effective mass m* approximately equal to m), but
also the renormalization of collective vibrational modes through vertex and
self-energy processes, processes which are also found to play an essential role
in the pairing channel, leading to a long range, state dependent component of
the pairing interaction. The combined effect of the bare nucleon-nucleon
potential and of the induced pairing interaction arising from the exchange of
low-lying surface vibrations between nucleons moving in time reversal states
close to the Fermi energy accounts for the experimental gap.Comment: 5 pages, 4 figures; author list correcte
Modeling the Pion and Kaon Form Factors in the Timelike Region
New, accurate measurements of the pion and kaon electromagnetic form factors
are expected in the near future from experiments at electron-positron
colliders,using the radiative return method. We construct a model for the
timelike pion electromagnetic form factor, that is valid also at momentum
transfers far above the resonance. The ansatz is based on vector
dominance and includes a pattern of radial excitations expected from dual
resonance models.The form factor is fitted to the existing data in the timelike
region, continued to the spacelike region and compared with the measurements
there and with the QCD predictions. Furthermore, the model is extended to the
kaon electromagnetic form factor. Using isospin and SU(3)-flavour symmetry
relations we extract the isospin-one contribution and predict the kaon weak
form factor accessible in semileptonic decays.Comment: 31 pages, 7 figures,latex, one reference changed, version to appear
in Eur.Phys.J
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Correction to: The scaling limit behaviour of periodic stable-like processes
Correction to Bernoulli (2006), 12, 551--570
http://projecteuclid.org/euclid.bj/1151525136Comment: Published at http://dx.doi.org/10.3150/07-BEJ5127 in the Bernoulli
(http://isi.cbs.nl/bernoulli/) by the International Statistical
Institute/Bernoulli Society (http://isi.cbs.nl/BS/bshome.htm
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Modeling of the solid rotor induction motor
Conventionally the rotors of cage type induction motors
are laminated. There is also the possibility of using a
solid rotor made from magnetic steel. This option offers
advantages associated with ease of construction and
reduced material costs. There are two main versions of
solid rotor construction. The simpler version is
essentially a steel cylinder without a cage or end-rings.
A solid steel rotor with an embedded aluminum or
copper cage constitutes the other version. There has
been very little published work on the first version and,
to the author's knowledge, there has not been anything
reported on the second version. In this paper an
equivalent circuit model is developed for the solid rotor
induction motor. The model allows analysis of both rotor
versions. It highlights the operational advantages and
disadvantages of solid rotor construction
In vitro and in vivo degradation of non-woven materials made of poly(e-caprolactone) nanofibers prepared by electrospinning at different conditions
The aim of this study was to prepare non-woven materials from a biodegradable polymer, poly(ε-caprolactone) (PCL) by electrospinning. PCL was synthesized by ring-opening polymerization of ε-caprolactone in bulk using stannous octoate as the catalyst under nitrogen atmosphere. PCL was then processed into non-woven matrices composed of nanofibers by electrospinning of the polymer from its solution using a high voltage power supply. The effects of PCL concentration, composition of the solvent (a mixture of chloroform and DMF with different DMF content), applied voltage and tip–collector distance on fiber diameter and morphology were investigated. The diameter of fibers increased with the increase in the polymer concentration and decrease in the DMF content significantly. Applied voltage and tip–collector distance were found critical to control 'bead' formation. Elongation-at-break, ultimate strength and Young's modulus were obtained from the mechanical tests, which were all increased by increasing fiber diameter. The fiber diameter significantly influenced both in vitro degradation (performed in Ringer solution) and in vivo biodegradation (conducted in rats) rates. In vivo degradation was found to be faster than in vitro. Electrospun membranes were more hydrophobic than PCL solvent-casted ones; therefore, their degradation was a much slower process
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