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Generalization of the BLM procedure and its scales in any order of pQCD
The Brodsky--Lepage--Mackenzie procedure is sequentially and unambiguously
extended to any fixed order of perturbative QCD beyond the so called
``large--\beta_0 approximation''. As a result of this procedure, the obtained
perturbation series looks like a continued-fraction representation. A
subsequent generalization of this procedure is developed, in order to optimize
the convergence of the final series, along the lines of the Fastest Convergence
Prescription. This generalized BLM procedure is applied to the Adler D function
and also to R_{e^+e^-} in QCD at NLO. A further extension of the sequential
BLM is presented which makes use of additional parameters to optimize the
convergence of the power-series at any fixed order of expansion.Comment: 24 pages, JHEP3, 4 figures are enclosed as eps-file, final version to
be published in JHE
The Cauchy two-matrix model
We introduce a new class of two(multi)-matrix models of positive Hermitean
matrices coupled in a chain; the coupling is related to the Cauchy kernel and
differs from the exponential coupling more commonly used in similar models. The
correlation functions are expressed entirely in terms of certain biorthogonal
polynomials and solutions of appropriate Riemann-Hilbert problems, thus paving
the way to a steepest descent analysis and universality results. The
interpretation of the formal expansion of the partition function in terms of
multicolored ribbon-graphs is provided and a connection to the O(1) model. A
steepest descent analysis of the partition function reveals that the model is
related to a trigonal curve (three-sheeted covering of the plane) much in the
same way as the Hermitean matrix model is related to a hyperelliptic curve.Comment: 34 pages, 2 figures. V2: changes only to metadat
Diffusive energy transport in the S=1 Haldane chain compound AgVP2S6
We present the results of measurements of the thermal conductivity
of the spin S=1 chain compound AgVP_2S_6 in the temperature range between 2 and
300 K and with the heat flow directed either along or perpendicular to the
chain direction. The analysis of the anisotropy of the heat transport allowed
for the identification of a small but non-negligible magnon contribution
along the chains, superimposed on the dominant phonon contribution
. At temperatures above about 100 K the energy diffusion constant
D_E(T), calculated from the data, exhibits similar features as
the spin diffusion constant D_S(T), previously measured by NMR. In this regime,
the behaviour of both transport parameters is consistent with a diffusion
process that is caused by interactions inherent to one-dimensional S=1 spin
systems.Comment: 6 pages, 4 figure
Yukawa hierarchy transfer from the superconformal sector and degenerate sfermion masses
On the mechanisms governing gas penetration into a tokamak plasma during a massive gas injection
A new 1D radial fluid code, IMAGINE, is used to simulate the penetration of gas into a tokamak plasma during a massive gas injection (MGI). The main result is that the gas is in general strongly braked as it reaches the plasma, due to mechanisms related to charge exchange and (to a smaller extent) recombination. As a result, only a fraction of the gas penetrates into the plasma. Also, a shock wave is created in the gas which propagates away from the plasma, braking and compressing the incoming gas. Simulation results are quantitatively consistent, at least in terms of orders of magnitude, with experimental data for a D 2 MGI into a JET Ohmic plasma. Simulations of MGI into the background plasma surrounding a runaway electron beam show that if the background electron density is too high, the gas may not penetrate, suggesting a possible explanation for the recent results of Reux et al in JET (2015 Nucl. Fusion 55 093013)
A New Precision Minimally Invasive Method of Glial Scar Simulation in the Rat Spinal Cord Using Cryoapplication
According to the World Health Organization, every year worldwide up to 500,000 people suffer a spinal cord injury (SCI). Various animal biomodels are essential for searching for novel protocols and therapeutic approaches for SCI treatment. We have developed an original model of post-traumatic spinal cord glial scarring in rats through cryoapplication. With this method the low-temperature liquid nitrogen is used for the cryodestruction of the spinal cord tissue. Forty-five Sprague Dawley (SD) non-linear male rats of the Specific-pathogen-free (SPF) category were included in this experimental study. A Th13 unilateral hemilaminectomy was performed with dental burr using an operating microscope. A specifically designed cryogenic probe was applied to the spinal cord for one minute through the created bone defect. The animals were euthanized at different time points ranging from 1 to 60 days after cold-induced injury. Their Th12-L1 vertebrae with the injured spinal cord region were removed “en bloc” for histological examination. Our data demonstrate that cryoapplication producing a topical cooling around−20°C, caused a highly standardized transmural lesion of the spinal cord in the dorsoventral direction. The lesion had an “hour-glass” shape on histological sections. During the entire study period (days 1-60 of the post-trauma period), the necrotic processes and the development of the glial scar (lesion evolution) were contained in the surgically approached vertebral space (Th13). Unlike other known experimental methods of SCI simulation (compression, contusion, etc.), the proposed technique is characterized by minimal invasiveness, high precision, and reproducibility. Also, histological findings, lesion size, and postoperative clinical course varied only slightly between different animals. An original design of the cryoprobe used in the study played a primary role in the achieving of these results. The spinal cord lesion's detailed functional morphology is described at different time points (1–60 days) after the produced cryoinjury. Also, changes in the number of macrophages at distinct time points, neoangiogenesis and the formation of the glial scar's fibrous component, including morphodynamic characteristics of its evolution, are analyzed. The proposed method of cryoapplication for inducing reproducible glial scars could facilitate a better understanding of the self-recovery processes in the damaged spinal cord. It would be evidently helpful for finding innovative approaches to the SCI treatment. © Copyright © 2021 Telegin, Minakov, Chernov, Kazakov, Kalabina, Manskikh, Asyutin, Belogurov, Gabibov, Konovalov and Spallone
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