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On the Bethe Ansatz for the Jaynes-Cummings-Gaudin model
We investigate the quantum Jaynes-Cummings model - a particular case of the
Gaudin model with one of the spins being infinite. Starting from the Bethe
equations we derive Baxter's equation and from it a closed set of equations for
the eigenvalues of the commuting Hamiltonians. A scalar product in the
separated variables representation is found for which the commuting
Hamiltonians are Hermitian. In the semi classical limit the Bethe roots
accumulate on very specific curves in the complex plane. We give the equation
of these curves. They build up a system of cuts modeling the spectral curve as
a two sheeted cover of the complex plane. Finally, we extend some of these
results to the XXX Heisenberg spin chain.Comment: 16 page
Validation of a physically-based solid oxide fuel cell anode model combining 3D tomography and impedance spectroscopy
This study presents a physically-based model for the simulation of impedance spectra in solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) composite anodes. The model takes into account the charge transport and the charge-transfer reaction at the three-phase boundary distributed along the anode thickness, as well as the phenomena at the electrode/electrolyte interface and the multicomponent gas diffusion in the test rig. The model is calibrated with experimental impedance spectra of cermet anodes made of nickel and scandia-stabilized zirconia and satisfactorily validated in electrodes with different microstructural properties, quantified through focused ion beam SEM tomography. Besides providing the material-specific kinetic parameters of the electrochemical hydrogen oxidation, this study shows that the correlation between electrode microstructure and electrochemical performance can be successfully addressed by combining physically-based modelling, impedance spectroscopy and 3D tomography. This approach overcomes the limits of phenomenological equivalent circuits and is suitable for the interpretation of experimental data and for the optimisation of the electrode microstructure
Hypertension Guideline 2003 Update
Outcomes. Extensive data from many randomised controlled trials have shown the benefit of treating hypertension. The target blood pressure (BP) for antihypertensive management should be systolic BP < 140 mmHg, diastolic < 90 mmHg, with minimal or no drug side-effects. However, a lesser reduction will elicit benefit although this is not optimal. The reduction of BP in the elderly and in those with severe hypertension should be achieved gradually over 6 months. Stricter BP control is required for patients with end organ damage, co-existing risk factors and co-morbidity, e.g. diabetes mellitus. Co-existent risk factors should also be controlled.Benefits. Reduction in risk of stroke, cardiac failure, renal insufficiency and probably coronary artery disease. The major precautions and contraindications to each antihypertensive drug recommended are listed.Recommendations. Correct BP measurement procedure is described. Evaluation of cardiovascular risk factors and recommendations for antihypertensive therapy are stipulated. The total cardiovascular disease risk profile should be determined for all patients and this should inform management strategies. 'Lifestyle modification and patient education plays an essential role in the management strategy. Drug therapy: First line -low dose thiazide-like diuretics; second line -add one of the following: reserpine or β-blockers or ACE inhibitors or calcium channel blockers; third line - add another second line drug or hydralazine or α-blocker. The guideline includes management of specific situations, i.e. hypertensive emergency and urgency, severe hypertension with target organ damage and refractory hypertension (BP >160/95 mmHg on triple therapy), hypertension in diabetes mellitus, etc.Validity. Developed by the Working Groups established by the Executive Committee of the Southern African Hypertension Society with broader consensus meeting endorsement. The 2001 version was endorsed by the South African Medical Association Guideline Committee. The 2003 revisions were endorsed by the Executive Committee and a wider Working Group
Soliton Solutions for ABS Lattice Equations II: Casoratians and Bilinearization
In Part I [arXiv:0902.4873 [nlin.SI]] soliton solutions to the ABS list of
multi-dimensionally consistent difference equations (except Q4) were derived
using connection between the Q3 equation and the NQC equations, and then by
reductions. In that work central role was played by a Cauchy matrix. In this
work we use a different approach, we derive the -soliton solutions following
Hirota's direct and constructive method. This leads to Casoratians and bilinear
difference equations. We give here details for the H-series of equations and
for Q1; the results for Q3 have been given earlier.Comment: 36 page
On the precision of chiral-dispersive calculations of scattering
We calculate the combination (the Olsson sum rule)
and the scattering lengths and effective ranges , and ,
dispersively (with the Froissart--Gribov representation) using, at
low energy, the phase shifts for scattering obtained by Colangelo,
Gasser and Leutwyler (CGL) from the Roy equations and chiral perturbation
theory, plus experiment and Regge behaviour at high energy, or directly, using
the CGL parameters for s and s. We find mismatch, both among the CGL
phases themselves and with the results obtained from the pion form factor. This
reaches the level of several (2 to 5) standard deviations, and is essentially
independent of the details of the intermediate energy region ( GeV) and, in some cases, of the high energy behaviour assumed. We discuss
possible reasons for this mismatch, in particular in connection with an
alternate set of phase shifts.Comment: Version to appear in Phys. Rev. D. Graphs and sum rule added. Plain
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A multidimensionally consistent version of Hirota's discrete KdV equation
A multidimensionally consistent generalisation of Hirota's discrete KdV
equation is proposed, it is a quad equation defined by a polynomial that is
quadratic in each variable. Soliton solutions and interpretation of the model
as superposition principle are given. It is discussed how an important property
of the defining polynomial, a factorisation of discriminants, appears also in
the few other known discrete integrable multi-quadratic models.Comment: 11 pages, 2 figure
Fast atom diffraction inside a molecular beam epitaxy chamber, a rich combination
Two aspects of the contribution of grazing incidence fast atom diffraction
(GIFAD) to molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) are reviewed here: the ability of GIFAD
to provide \emph{in-situ} a precise description of the atomic-scale surface
topology, and its ability to follow larger-scale changes in surface roughness
during layer-by-layer growth. Recent experimental and theoretical results
obtained for the He atom beam incident along the highly corrugated direction of the (24) reconstructed GaAs(001) surface are
summarized and complemented by the measurements and calculations for the beam
incidence along the weakly corrugated [010] direction where a periodicity twice
smaller as expected is observed. The combination of the experiment, quantum
scattering matrix calculations, and semiclassical analysis allows in this case
to reveal structural characteristics of the surface. For the in situ
measurements of GIFAD during molecular beam epitaxy of GaAs on GaAs surface we
analyse the change in elastic and inelastic contributions in the scattered
beam, and the variation of the diffraction pattern in polar angle scattering.
This analysis outlines the robustness, the simplicity and the richness of the
GIFAD as a technique to monitor the layer-by-layer epitaxial growth
Convergence of expansions in Schr\"odinger and Dirac eigenfunctions, with an application to the R-matrix theory
Expansion of a wave function in a basis of eigenfunctions of a differential
eigenvalue problem lies at the heart of the R-matrix methods for both the
Schr\"odinger and Dirac particles. A central issue that should be carefully
analyzed when functional series are applied is their convergence. In the
present paper, we study the properties of the eigenfunction expansions
appearing in nonrelativistic and relativistic -matrix theories. In
particular, we confirm the findings of Rosenthal [J. Phys. G: Nucl. Phys. 13,
491 (1987)] and Szmytkowski and Hinze [J. Phys. B: At. Mol. Opt. Phys. 29, 761
(1996); J. Phys. A: Math. Gen. 29, 6125 (1996)] that in the most popular
formulation of the R-matrix theory for Dirac particles, the functional series
fails to converge to a claimed limit.Comment: Revised version, accepted for publication in Journal of Mathematical
Physics, 21 pages, 1 figur
Morphological characteristics of the sinus node on postmortem tissue
The sinus node is an intensively researched structure in terms of anatomical, histological, electrophysiological, molecular and genetic approach. For postmortem diagnosis it is still difficult to investigate due to a still reduced accessibility. In this study we tried and succeed to apply molecular biology techniques on postmortem tissues in order to widen the range of postmortem forensic investigation and provide information related to the diagnostic of cardiac arrhythmia. We described the stages of this investigation, with dissection, preservation and analysis that included classical histology, immunohistochemistry, confocal microscope, microdissection, RIN testing, mRNA expression obtaining a precise morphofunctional location of the sinus node
An integrable multicomponent quad equation and its Lagrangian formulation
We present a hierarchy of discrete systems whose first members are the
lattice modified Korteweg-de Vries equation, and the lattice modified
Boussinesq equation. The N-th member in the hierarchy is an N-component system
defined on an elementary plaquette in the 2-dimensional lattice. The system is
multidimensionally consistent and a Lagrangian which respects this feature,
i.e., which has the desirable closure property, is obtained.Comment: 10 page
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