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Spherical geometry and integrable systems
We prove that the cosine law for spherical triangles and spherical tetrahedra
defines integrable systems, both in the sense of multidimensional consistency
and in the sense of dynamical systems.Comment: 15 pages, 5 figure
Propagation of UHECRs in cosmological backgrounds: some results from SimProp
Ultra-High-Energy Cosmic Ray (UHECR) nuclei propagating in cosmological
radiation backgrounds produce secondary particles detectable at Earth. SimProp
is a one dimensional code for extragalactic propagation of UHECR nuclei,
inspired by the kinetic approach of Aloisio et al. As in this approach, only a
subset of nuclei and nuclear channels are used as representative. We discuss
the validation of the code and present applications to UHECR experimental
results. In particular we present the expected fluxes of neutrinos produced in
some astrophysical scenario.Comment: Poster presented by A. Di Matteo at the 33rd International Cosmic Ray
Conference, Rio De Janeiro (Brasil) July 2-9 201
Discrete Reductive Perturbation Technique
We expand a partial difference equation (PE) on multiple lattices and
obtain the PE which governs its far field behaviour. The
perturbative--reductive approach is here performed on well known nonlinear
PEs, both integrable and non integrable. We study the cases of the
lattice modified Korteweg--de Vries (mKdV) equation, the Hietarinta equation,
the lattice Volterra--Kac--Van Moerbeke (VKVM) equation and a non integrable
lattice KdV equation. Such reductions allow us to obtain many new PEs
of the nonlinear Schr\"odinger (NLS) type.Comment: 18 pages, 1 figure. submitted to Journal of Mathematical Physic
Cosmogenic neutrinos and ultra-high energy cosmic ray models
We use an updated version of {\it SimProp}, a Monte Carlo simulation scheme
for the propagation of ultra-high energy cosmic rays, to compute cosmogenic
neutrino fluxes expected on Earth in various scenarios. These fluxes are
compared with the newly detected IceCube events at PeV energies and with recent
experimental limits at EeV energies of the Pierre Auger Observatory. This
comparison allows us to draw some interesting conclusions about the source
models for ultra-high energy cosmic rays. We will show how the available
experimental observations are almost at the level of constraining such models,
mainly in terms of the injected chemical composition and cosmological evolution
of sources. The results presented here will also be important in the evaluation
of the discovery capabilities of the future planned ultra-high energy cosmic
ray and neutrino observatories.Comment: 15 pages, 8 figures, some reference added, version accepted for
publication in JCA
On the Integrability of the Discrete Nonlinear Schroedinger Equation
In this letter we present an analytic evidence of the non-integrability of
the discrete nonlinear Schroedinger equation, a well-known discrete evolution
equation which has been obtained in various contexts of physics and biology. We
use a reductive perturbation technique to show an obstruction to its
integrability.Comment: 4 pages, accepted in EP
Detection of GRB signals with Fluorescence Detectors
Gamma Ray Bursts are being searched in many ground based experiments
detecting the high energy component (GeV TeV energy range) of the photon
bursts. In this paper, Fluorescence Detectors are considered as possible
candidate devices for these searches. It is shown that the GRB photons induce
fluorescence emission of UV photons on a wide range of their spectrum. The
induced fluorescence flux is dominated by GRB photons from 0.1 to about 100 MeV
and, once the extinction through the atmosphere is taken into account, it is
distributed over a wide angular region. This flux can be detected through a
monitor of the diffuse photon flux, provided that its maximum value exceeds a
threshold value, that is primarily determined by the sky brightness above the
detector. The feasibility of this search and the expected rates are discussed
on the basis of the current GRB observations and the existing fluorescence
detectors.Comment: 16 pages 9 eps figure
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