588 research outputs found
Semi-classical behavior of P\"oschl-Teller coherent states
We present a construction of semi-classical states for P\"oschl-Teller
potentials based on a supersymmetric quantum mechanics approach. The parameters
of these "coherent" states are points in the classical phase space of these
systems. They minimize a special uncertainty relation. Like standard coherent
states they resolve the identity with a uniform measure. They permit to
establish the correspondence (quantization) between classical and quantum
quantities. Finally, their time evolution is localized on the classical phase
space trajectory.Comment: 7 pages, 2 figures, 1 animatio
New SUSYQM coherent states for Poschl-Teller potentials: a detailed mathematical analysis
In a recent short note [Bergeron H, Gazeau J P, Siegl P and Youssef A 2010
EPL 92 60003], we have presented the nice properties of a new family of
semi-classical states for P\"oschl-Teller potentials. These states are built
from a supersymmetric quantum mechanics approach and the parameters of these
"coherent" states are points in the classical phase space. In this article we
develop all the mathematical aspects that have been left apart in the previous
article (proof of the resolution of unity, detailed calculations of quantized
version of classical observables and mathematical study of the resulting
operators: problems of domains, self- adjointness or self-adjoint extensions).
Some additional questions as asymptotic behavior are also studied. Moreover,
the framework is extended to a larger class of P\"oschl-Teller potentials
PT-symmetric models in curved manifolds
We consider the Laplace-Beltrami operator in tubular neighbourhoods of curves
on two-dimensional Riemannian manifolds, subject to non-Hermitian parity and
time preserving boundary conditions. We are interested in the interplay between
the geometry and spectrum. After introducing a suitable Hilbert space framework
in the general situation, which enables us to realize the Laplace-Beltrami
operator as an m-sectorial operator, we focus on solvable models defined on
manifolds of constant curvature. In some situations, notably for non-Hermitian
Robin-type boundary conditions, we are able to prove either the reality of the
spectrum or the existence of complex conjugate pairs of eigenvalues, and
establish similarity of the non-Hermitian m-sectorial operators to normal or
self-adjoint operators. The study is illustrated by numerical computations.Comment: 37 pages, PDFLaTeX with 11 figure
The Pauli equation with complex boundary conditions
We consider one-dimensional Pauli Hamiltonians in a bounded interval with
possibly non-self-adjoint Robin-type boundary conditions. We study the
influence of the spin-magnetic interaction on the interplay between the type of
boundary conditions and the spectrum. A special attention is paid to
PT-symmetric boundary conditions with the physical choice of the time-reversal
operator T.Comment: 16 pages, 4 figure
Palynomorphs of the Normapolles group and related plant mesofossils from the Iharkút vertebrate site, Bakony Mountains (Hungary)
Abstract
Palynological and paleobotanical investigation of bonebeds and other strata of the Csehbánya Formation from the vertebrate locality at Iharkút (Bakony Mts, Hungary) reveals well-preserved Santonian palynological assemblages dominated by the Normapolles group, with a minor component consisting of other angiosperm pollen, some gymnosperm pollen, and spores. Eleven species of Normapolles-type pollen grains belonging to seven genera and fruit remains of a new taxon, Sphaeracostata barbackae gen. et sp. nov., are described. The new species is very abundant in the material, represented by ca. 1000 specimens. The genus Caryanthus Friis and an unnamed form previously reported from Haţeg by Lindfors et al. (2010) are also present.
Plants producing Normapolles-type pollen grains diversified during the Late Cretaceous, with a bloom in the Santonian. The palynostratigraphy of the Upper Cretaceous terrestrial sediments in the studied region is based on Normapolles-related species. The studied assemblage is assigned to the Oculopollis zaklinskaiae-Tetracolporopollenites (Brecolpites) globosus Zone (or Zone C) indicating a late Santonian age. Comparison of the Iharkút palynoflora with other known Upper Cretaceous palynofloras of Central Europe shows diachronous occurrence of Normapolles taxa at different geographic localities and warrants further investigation.
The ecological requirements of the amphibian fauna reflect azonal conditions controlled by the availability of water, which is in agreement with the inferred ecological conditions based on the paleobotanical investigations. The fauna is of entirely non-marine character, further supported by isotope studies, in line with our data showing that the palynological samples contain no marine forms
A Subpopulation of Adult Skeletal Muscle Stem Cells Retains All Template DNA Strands after Cell Division
SummarySatellite cells are adult skeletal muscle stem cells that are quiescent and constitute a poorly defined heterogeneous population. Using transgenic Tg:Pax7-nGFP mice, we show that Pax7-nGFPHi cells are less primed for commitment and have a lower metabolic status and delayed first mitosis compared to Pax7-nGFPLo cells. Pax7-nGFPHi can give rise to Pax7-nGFPLo cells after serial transplantations. Proliferating Pax7-nGFPHi cells exhibit lower metabolic activity, and the majority performs asymmetric DNA segregation during cell division, wherein daughter cells retaining template DNA strands express stem cell markers. Using chromosome orientation-fluorescence in situ hybridization, we demonstrate that all chromatids segregate asymmetrically, whereas Pax7-nGFPLo cells perform random DNA segregation. Therefore, quiescent Pax7-nGFPHi cells represent a reversible dormant stem cell state, and during muscle regeneration, Pax7-nGFPHi cells generate distinct daughter cell fates by asymmetrically segregating template DNA strands to the stem cell. These findings provide major insights into the biology of stem cells that segregate DNA asymmetrically
On the similarity of Sturm-Liouville operators with non-Hermitian boundary conditions to self-adjoint and normal operators
We consider one-dimensional Schroedinger-type operators in a bounded interval
with non-self-adjoint Robin-type boundary conditions. It is well known that
such operators are generically conjugate to normal operators via a similarity
transformation. Motivated by recent interests in quasi-Hermitian Hamiltonians
in quantum mechanics, we study properties of the transformations in detail. We
show that they can be expressed as the sum of the identity and an integral
Hilbert-Schmidt operator. In the case of parity and time reversal boundary
conditions, we establish closed integral-type formulae for the similarity
transformations, derive the similar self-adjoint operator and also find the
associated "charge conjugation" operator, which plays the role of fundamental
symmetry in a Krein-space reformulation of the problem.Comment: 27 page
A Subpopulation of Adult Skeletal Muscle Stem Cells Retains All Template DNA Strands after Cell Division
SummarySatellite cells are adult skeletal muscle stem cells that are quiescent and constitute a poorly defined heterogeneous population. Using transgenic Tg:Pax7-nGFP mice, we show that Pax7-nGFPHi cells are less primed for commitment and have a lower metabolic status and delayed first mitosis compared to Pax7-nGFPLo cells. Pax7-nGFPHi can give rise to Pax7-nGFPLo cells after serial transplantations. Proliferating Pax7-nGFPHi cells exhibit lower metabolic activity, and the majority performs asymmetric DNA segregation during cell division, wherein daughter cells retaining template DNA strands express stem cell markers. Using chromosome orientation-fluorescence in situ hybridization, we demonstrate that all chromatids segregate asymmetrically, whereas Pax7-nGFPLo cells perform random DNA segregation. Therefore, quiescent Pax7-nGFPHi cells represent a reversible dormant stem cell state, and during muscle regeneration, Pax7-nGFPHi cells generate distinct daughter cell fates by asymmetrically segregating template DNA strands to the stem cell. These findings provide major insights into the biology of stem cells that segregate DNA asymmetrically
Pseudospectra in non-Hermitian quantum mechanics
We propose giving the mathematical concept of the pseudospectrum a central
role in quantum mechanics with non-Hermitian operators. We relate
pseudospectral properties to quasi-Hermiticity, similarity to self-adjoint
operators, and basis properties of eigenfunctions. The abstract results are
illustrated by unexpected wild properties of operators familiar from
PT-symmetric quantum mechanics.Comment: version accepted for publication in J. Math. Phys.: criterion
excluding basis property (Proposition 6) added, unbounded time-evolution
discussed, new reference
Krein Spaces in de Sitter Quantum Theories
Experimental evidences and theoretical motivations lead to consider the curved space-time relativity based on the de Sitter group SO0(1,4) or Sp(2,2) as an appealing substitute to the flat space-time Poincaré relativity. Quantum elementary systems are then associated to unitary irreducible representations of that simple Lie group. At the lowest limit of the discrete series lies a remarkable family of scalar representations involving Krein structures and related undecomposable representation cohomology which deserves to be thoroughly studied in view of quantization of the corresponding carrier fields. The purpose of this note is to present the mathematical material needed to examine the problem and to indicate possible extensions of an exemplary case, namely the so-called de Sitterian massless minimally coupled field, i.e. a scalar field in de Sitter space-time which does not couple to the Ricci curvature
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