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Actinide chemistry using singlet-paired coupled cluster and its combinations with density functionals
Singlet-paired coupled cluster doubles (CCD0) is a simplification of CCD that
relinquishes a fraction of dynamic correlation in order to be able to describe
static correlation. Combinations of CCD0 with density functionals that recover
specifically the dynamic correlation missing in the former have also been
developed recently. Here, we assess the accuracy of CCD0 and CCD0+DFT (and
variants of these using Brueckner orbitals) as compared to well-established
quantum chemical methods for describing ground-state properties of singlet
actinide molecules. The actinyl series (UO, NpO,
PuO), the isoelectronic NUN, and Thorium (ThO, ThO) and
Nobelium (NoO, NoO) oxides are studied.Comment: 8 page
Dynamical star-disk interaction in the young stellar system V354 Mon
The main goal of this work is to characterize the mass accretion and ejection
processes of the classical T Tauri star V354 Mon, a member of the young stellar
cluster NGC 2264. In March 2008, photometric and spectroscopic observations of
V354 Mon were obtained simultaneously with the CoRoT satellite, the 60 cm
telescope at the Observat\'orio Pico dos Dias (LNA - Brazil) equipped with a
CCD camera and Johnson/Cousins BVRI filters, and the SOPHIE \'echelle
spectrograph at the Observatoire de Haute-Provence (CNRS - France). The light
curve of V354 Mon shows periodical minima (P = 5.26 +/- 0.50 days) that vary in
depth and width at each rotational cycle. From the analysis of the photometric
and spectroscopic data, it is possible to identify correlations between the
emission line variability and the light-curve modulation of the young system,
such as the occurrence of pronounced redshifted absorption in the H_alpha line
at the epoch of minimum flux. This is evidence that during photometric minima
we see the accretion funnel projected onto the stellar photosphere in our line
of sight, implying that the hot spot coincides with the light-curve minima. We
applied models of cold and hot spots and a model of occultation by
circumstellar material to investigate the source of the observed photometric
variations. We conclude that nonuniformly distributed material in the inner
part of the circumstellar disk is the main cause of the photometric modulation,
which does not exclude the presence of hot and cold spots at the stellar
surface. It is believed that the distortion in the inner part of the disk is
created by the dynamical interaction between the stellar magnetosphere,
inclined with respect to the rotation axis, and the circumstellar disk, as also
observed in the classical T Tauri star AA Tau and predicted by
magnetohydrodynamical numerical simulations.Comment: Accepted by Astronomy and Astrophysic
Avaliação e manejo do solo com a tecnologia de corte e trituração visando a sustentabilidade do sistema de produção da agricultura familiar, com ênfase em alternativas ao uso do fogo na Amazônia.
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Produção de grãos de milho e atributos químicos de solo influenciados pela aplicação de escória de siderurgia em um latossolo amarelo distrófico.
A maioria dos solos da Amazônia apresenta características de elevada acidez, sendo necessária a aplicação de corretivos para a obtenção de produtividades satisfatórias das culturas..
Macronutrientes em diferentes partes de indivíduos de açaizeiro (Euterpe oleracea mart.) provenientes de populações nativas de municípios do estado do Pará.
O açaizeiro é uma espécies típica de crescente valor comercial nos mercados nacional e internacional, sobretudo de alto valor cultural para a população local, o açaí é um aliemnto nutritivo..
Quantum Kalb-Ramond Field in D-dimensional de Sitter Spacetimes
In this work we investigate the quantum theory of the Kalb-Ramond fields
propagating in dimensional de Sitter spacetimes using the dynamic invariant
method developed by Lewis and Riesenfeld [J. Math. Phys. 10, 1458 (1969)] to
obtain the solution of the time-dependent Schr\"odinger equation. The wave
function is written in terms of a number quantity satisfying of the
Milne-Pinney equation, whose solution can be expressed in terms of two
independent solutions of the respective equation of motion. We obtain the exact
solution for the quantum Kalb-Ramond field in the de Sitter background and
discuss its relation with the Cremmer-Scherk-Kalb-Ramond model
Monitoring young associations and open clusters with Kepler in two-wheel mode
We outline a proposal to use the Kepler spacecraft in two-wheel mode to
monitor a handful of young associations and open clusters, for a few weeks
each. Judging from the experience of similar projects using ground-based
telescopes and the CoRoT spacecraft, this program would transform our
understanding of early stellar evolution through the study of pulsations,
rotation, activity, the detection and characterisation of eclipsing binaries,
and the possible detection of transiting exoplanets. Importantly, Kepler's wide
field-of-view would enable key spatially extended, nearby regions to be
monitored in their entirety for the first time, and the proposed observations
would exploit unique synergies with the GAIA ESO spectroscopic survey and, in
the longer term, the GAIA mission itself. We also outline possible strategies
for optimising the photometric performance of Kepler in two-wheel mode by
modelling pixel sensitivity variations and other systematics.Comment: 10 pages, 6 figures, white paper submitted in response to NASA call
for community input for alternative science investigations for the Kepler
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