Teleparallel Spin Connection

A new expression for the spin connection of teleparallel gravity is proposed, given by minus the contorsion tensor plus a zero connection. The corresponding minimal coupling is covariant under local Lorentz transformation, and equivalent to the minimal coupling prescription of general relativity. With this coupling prescription, therefore, teleparallel gravity turns out to be fully equivalent to general relativity, even in the presence of spinor fields.Comment: 2 pages, RevTeX, to appear in Phys. Rev D (Brief Report

Travel of studies: cities of João Pessoa, Maceio, Natal and Recife: a look on the urban space and brazilian architectural production

Ponencia presentada a Session 8: Dimensiones psicosociales de la arquitectura y el urbanismo / Psycological dimensions of architecture and planningThis article aims to present the methodology and the final results of the elective course “Travel of Studies” which belongs to the new pedagogical project from the Architecture and Urbanism course at the University Federal of Pernambuco. It was offered for the first time in 2013.The discipline was organized to occur in four long weekends through visits of four capitals of the Northeast of Brazil: Recife, João Pessoa, Natal and Maceió. The purpose was to allow the students to apprehend the cities through four axis: intervention in historical center (axis 1), production of urban space (axis 2), production of coastline space (axis 3) and contemporary architecture (axis 4). After the four visits were complete, we prepared a poster with the comparison of the cities based on the identification of the similarities and differences of each axis we have studied

Renormalization of the N=1 Abelian Super-Chern-Simons Theory Coupled to Parity-Preserving Matter

We analyse the renormalizability of an Abelian N=1 super-Chern-Simons model coupled to parity-preserving matter on the light of the regularization independent algebraic method. The model shows to be stable under radiative corrections and to be gauge anomaly free.Comment: Latex, 7 pages, no figure

The influence of statistical properties of Fourier coefficients on random surfaces

Many examples of natural systems can be described by random Gaussian surfaces. Much can be learned by analyzing the Fourier expansion of the surfaces, from which it is possible to determine the corresponding Hurst exponent and consequently establish the presence of scale invariance. We show that this symmetry is not affected by the distribution of the modulus of the Fourier coefficients. Furthermore, we investigate the role of the Fourier phases of random surfaces. In particular, we show how the surface is affected by a non-uniform distribution of phases

Torsion and Gravitation: A new view

According to the teleparallel equivalent of general relativity, curvature and torsion are two equivalent ways of describing the same gravitational field. Despite equivalent, however, they act differently: whereas curvature yields a geometric description, in which the concept of gravitational force is absent, torsion acts as a true gravitational force, quite similar to the Lorentz force of electrodynamics. As a consequence, the right-hand side of a spinless-particle equation of motion (which would represent a gravitational force) is always zero in the geometric description, but not in the teleparallel case. This means essentially that the gravitational coupling prescription can be minimal only in the geometric case. Relying on this property, a new gravitational coupling prescription in the presence of curvature and torsion is proposed. It is constructed in such a way to preserve the equivalence between curvature and torsion, and its basic property is to be equivalent with the usual coupling prescription of general relativity. According to this view, no new physics is connected with torsion, which appears as a mere alternative to curvature in the description of gravitation. An application of this formulation to the equations of motion of both a spinless and a spinning particle is madeComment: To appear on IJMP

Gravitation and Duality Symmetry

By generalizing the Hodge dual operator to the case of soldered bundles, and working in the context of the teleparallel equivalent of general relativity, an analysis of the duality symmetry in gravitation is performed. Although the basic conclusion is that, at least in the general case, gravitation is not dual symmetric, there is a particular theory in which this symmetry shows up. It is a self dual (or anti-self dual) teleparallel gravity in which, due to the fact that it does not contribute to the interaction of fermions with gravitation, the purely tensor part of torsion is assumed to vanish. The ensuing fermionic gravitational interaction is found to be chiral. Since duality is intimately related to renormalizability, this theory may eventually be more amenable to renormalization than teleparallel gravity or general relativity.Comment: 7 pages, no figures. Version 2: minor presentation changes, references added. Accepted for publication in Int. J. Mod. Phys.

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Viabilidade de pólen em germoplasma de Euterpe precatoria Mart.

Euterpe precatoria Mart., denominada de açaí-do-amazonas, palmeira perene, monocaule, distribuída por toda a Amazônia Ocidental, a qual possui ocorrência natural em áreas de várzea e terra firme. Porém, aqueles que a cultivam preferem a terra firme. Por possuir cachos pesados, com alto rendimento de polpa e frutos menores que 1g seu germoplasma vem sendo utilizado em programas de melhoramento genético. Mas, há escassez de informações sobre a espécie. O objetivo deste trabalho foi analisar a viabilidade de pólen em germoplasma de E. precatoria de duas áreas distintas. Para tanto foram coletadas ráquilas de inflorescências recém abertas de cinco plantas de açaí solteiro de duas áreas distintas: na área I, dois estádios florais: Botão em pré-antese (BPA) e Flor recém aberta (FRA) e na Área II Pólen armazenado (PA). A viabilidade polínica foi realizada pela técnica de esmagamento das anteras por meio da solução de Baker, contando-se 500 grãos/lâmina. Foi mensurada a porcentagem de pólens viáveis (corados de azul). A viabilidade média na Área I foi baixa nos dois estádios florais (2,2% para BPA e 4,4% para FRA); para a Área II as taxas médias de viabilidade polínica em pólen armazenado foram de 39,2%. Faz-se necessário o estudo das três características nos genótipos testados com o intuito de se obter maiores esclarecimentos a respeito da viabilidade polínica de germoplasma dessa palmeira