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Bar formation and evolution in disc galaxies with gas and a triaxial halo: Morphology, bar strength and halo properties
We follow the formation and evolution of bars in N-body simulations of disc
galaxies with gas and/or a triaxial halo. We find that both the relative gas
fraction and the halo shape play a major role in the formation and evolution of
the bar. In gas-rich simulations, the disc stays near-axisymmetric much longer
than in gas-poor ones, and, when the bar starts growing, it does so at a much
slower rate. Due to these two effects combined, large-scale bars form much
later in gas-rich than in gas-poor discs. This can explain the observation that
bars are in place earlier in massive red disc galaxies than in blue spirals. We
also find that the morphological characteristics in the bar region are strongly
influenced by the gas fraction. In particular, the bar at the end of the
simulation is much weaker in gas-rich cases. In no case did we witness bar
destruction.
Halo triaxiality has a dual influence on bar strength. In the very early
stages of the simulation it induces bar formation to start earlier. On the
other hand, during the later, secular evolution phase, triaxial haloes lead to
considerably less increase of the bar strength than spherical ones. The shape
of the halo evolves considerably with time. The inner halo parts may become
more elongated, or more spherical, depending on the bar strength. The main body
of initially triaxial haloes evolves towards sphericity, but in initially
strongly triaxial cases it stops well short of becoming spherical. Part of the
angular momentum absorbed by the halo generates considerable rotation of the
halo particles that stay located relatively near the disc for long periods of
time. Another part generates halo bulk rotation, which, contrary to that of the
bar, increases with time but stays small.Comment: 21 pages, 16 figures, accepted for publication in MNRAS. A high
resolution version is at
http://195.221.212.246:4780/dynam/paper/amr12/rm_3axhalo_gas.pd
Towards a Maximal Mass Model
We investigate the possibility to construct a generalization of the Standard
Model, which we call the Maximal Mass Model because it contains a limiting mass
for its fundamental constituents. The parameter is considered as a new
universal physical constant of Nature and therefore is called the fundamental
mass. It is introduced in a purely geometrical way, like the velocity of light
as a maximal velocity in the special relativity. If one chooses the Euclidean
formulation of quantum field theory, the adequate realization of the limiting
mass hypothesis is reduced to the choice of the de Sitter geometry as the
geometry of the 4-momentum space. All fields, defined in de Sitter p-space in
configurational space obey five dimensional Klein-Gordon type equation with
fundamental mass as a mass parameter. The role of dynamical field variables
is played by the Cauchy initial conditions given at , guarantying the
locality and gauge invariance principles. The corresponding to the geometrical
requirements formulation of the theory of scalar, vector and spinor fields is
considered in some detail. On a simple example it is demonstrated that the
spontaneously symmetry breaking mechanism leads to renormalization of the
fundamental mass . A new geometrical concept of the chirality of the fermion
fields is introduced. It would be responsible for new measurable effects at
high energies . Interaction terms of a new type, due to the existence
of the Higgs boson are revealed. The most intriguing prediction of the new
approach is the possible existence of exotic fermions with no analogues in the
SM, which may be candidate for dark matter constituents.Comment: 28 page
Superhyperfine interactions in Ce3+ doped LiYF4 crystal: ENDOR measurements
The first observation of the resolved Mims electron-nuclear double resonance
(ENDOR) spectra from the nearby and remote nuclei of 19F and 7Li nuclei on
impurity Ce3+ ions in LiYF4 crystal is reported. It shows that LiYF4:Ce3+
system can be exploited as a convenient matrix for performing spin
manipulations and adjusting quantum computation protocols while ENDOR technique
could be used for the investigation of electron-nuclear interaction with all
the nuclei of the system and exploited for the electron-nuclear spin
manipulations.Comment: 4 pages, 2 figures, 1 Table. Reported on Theor-2017 (Kazan, Russia)
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An Overview of Moessbauer Mineralogy at Gusev Crater, Mars
The Mars Exploration Rover (MER) Spirit landed on the plains of Gusev Crater on 4 January 2004 [1]. The scientific objective of the Moessbauer (MB) spectrometer on Spirit is to provide quantitative information about the distribution of Fe among its oxidation and coordination states, identification of Fe-bearing phases, and relative distribution of Fe among those phases. The speciation and distribution of Fe in Martian rock and soil constrains the primary rock types, redox conditions under which primary minerals crystallized, the extent of alteration and weathering, the type of alteration and weathering products, and the processes and environmental conditions for alteration and weathering.We discuss the Fe-bearing phases detected by Spirit s MB instrument during its first 540 sols of exploration [2,3]. Spirit roved eastward across the plains from its landing site to the Columbia Hills during the first approx.150 sols. Rocks are unweathered to weakly weathered olivine basalt, with olivine, pyroxene (Ol > Px), magnetite (Mt), and minor hematite (Hm) and nanophase ferric oxide (npOx) as their primary Fe-bearing minerals. Soils are generally similar basaltic materials, except that the proportion of npOx is much higher (up to approx.40%). NpOx is an oct-Fe3+ alteration product whose concentration is highest in fine-grained soils and lowest in rock interiors exposed by grinding with the Rock Abrasion Tool (RAT). Spirit explored the lower slopes of the Columbia Hills (West Spur) during sols approx.150-320. West Spur rocks are highly altered, even for interior surfaces exposed by grinding (Fe3+/FeT approx.0.56-0.84). High concentrations of npOx, Hm, and Mt are present. One rock (Clovis) contains significant quantities of goethite (alpha-FeOOH; approx.40% of total Fe). The detection of goethite is very significant because it is a mineralogical marker for aqueous alteration
Effects of Vacuum Polarization in Strong Magnetic Fields with an Allowance Made for the Anomalous Magnetic Moments of Particles
Given the anomalous magnetic moments of electrons and positrons in the
one-loop approximation, we calculate the exact Lagrangian of an intense
constant magnetic field that replaces the Heisenberg-Euler Lagrangian in
traditional quantum electrodynamics (QED). We have established that the derived
generalization of the Lagrangian is real for arbitrary magnetic fields. In a
weak field, the calculated Lagrangian matches the standard Heisenberg-Euler
formula. In extremely strong fields, the field dependence of the Lagrangian
completely disappears, and the Lagrangian tends to a constant determined by the
anomalous magnetic moments of the particles.Comment: 19 pages, 3 figure
Towards a Geometric Approach to the Formulation of the Standard Model
A geometric interpretation of the spontaneous symmetry breaking effect, which
plays a key role in the Standard Model, is developed. The advocated approach is
related to the effective use of the momentum 4-spaces of the constant
curvature, de Sitter and anti de Sitter, in the apparatus of quantum field
theory.Comment: 8 pages, LaTe
Scalar and Spinor Particles with Low Binding Energy in the Strong Stationary Magnetic Field Studied by Means of Two-and Three-Dimensional Models
On the basis of analytic solutions of Schrodinger and Pauli equations for a
uniform magnetic field and a single attractive -potential the
equations for the bound one-active electron states are discussed. It is vary
important that ground electron states in the magnetic field essentially
different from the analog state of spin-0 particles that binding energy has
been intensively studied at more then forty years ago. We show that binding
energy equations for spin-1/2 particles can be obtained without using of a
well-known language of boundary conditions in the model of -potential
that has been developed in pioneering works. Obtained equations are used for
the analytically calculation of the energy level displacements, which
demonstrate nonlinear dependencies on field intensities. It is shown that in a
case of the weak intensity a magnetic field indeed plays a stabilizing role in
considering systems. However the strong magnetic field shows the opposite
action. We are expected that these properties can be of importance for real
quantum mechanical fermionic systems in two- and three-dimensional cases.Comment: 18 page
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