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Sticky Particles and Stochastic Flows
Gaw\c{e}dzki and Horvai have studied a model for the motion of particles
carried in a turbulent fluid and shown that in a limiting regime with low
levels of viscosity and molecular diffusivity, pairs of particles exhibit the
phenomena of stickiness when they meet. In this paper we characterise the
motion of an arbitrary number of particles in a simplified version of their
model
Solid rocket booster internal flow analysis by highly accurate adaptive computational methods
The primary objective of this project was to develop an adaptive finite element flow solver for simulating internal flows in the solid rocket booster. Described here is a unique flow simulator code for analyzing highly complex flow phenomena in the solid rocket booster. New methodologies and features incorporated into this analysis tool are described
Quark mass density- and temperature- dependent model for strange quark matter
It is found that the radius of a stable strangelet decreases as the
temperature increases in a quark mass density-dependent model. To overcome this
difficulty, we extend this model to a quark mass density- and temperature-
dependent model in which the vacuum energy density at zero baryon density limit
B depends on temperature. An ansatz is introduced and the regions for the best
choice of the parameters are studied.Comment: 5 pages, 4 figure
Ultraviolet television data from the Orbiting Astronomical Observatory. 1: Instrumentation and analysis techniques for the celescope experiment
The celescope instrumentation and data analysis system is described, the major problems encountered during orbital operation are summerized, and a few major problems that were anticipated but did not materialize are listed
Quantum and Boltzmann transport in the quasi-one-dimensional wire with rough edges
We study quantum transport in Q1D wires made of a 2D conductor of width W and
length L>>W. Our aim is to compare an impurity-free wire with rough edges with
a smooth wire with impurity disorder. We calculate the electron transmission
through the wires by the scattering-matrix method, and we find the Landauer
conductance for a large ensemble of disordered wires. We study the
impurity-free wire whose edges have a roughness correlation length comparable
with the Fermi wave length. The mean resistance and inverse mean
conductance 1/ are evaluated in dependence on L. For L -> 0 we observe the
quasi-ballistic dependence 1/ = = 1/N_c + \rho_{qb} L/W, where 1/N_c
is the fundamental contact resistance and \rho_{qb} is the quasi-ballistic
resistivity. As L increases, we observe crossover to the diffusive dependence
1/ = = 1/N^{eff}_c + \rho_{dif} L/W, where \rho_{dif} is the
resistivity and 1/N^{eff}_c is the effective contact resistance corresponding
to the N^{eff}_c open channels. We find the universal results
\rho_{qb}/\rho_{dif} = 0.6N_c and N^{eff}_c = 6 for N_c >> 1. As L exceeds the
localization length \xi, the resistance shows onset of localization while the
conductance shows the diffusive dependence 1/ = 1/N^{eff}_c + \rho_{dif} L/W
up to L = 2\xi and the localization for L > 2\xi only. On the contrary, for the
impurity disorder we find a standard diffusive behavior, namely 1/ =
= 1/N_c + \rho_{dif} L/W for L < \xi. We also derive the wire conductivity from
the semiclassical Boltzmann equation, and we compare the semiclassical electron
mean-free path with the mean free path obtained from the quantum resistivity
\rho_{dif}. They coincide for the impurity disorder, however, for the edge
roughness they strongly differ, i.e., the diffusive transport is not
semiclassical. It becomes semiclassical for the edge roughness with large
correlation length
Electron-phonon bound states in graphene in a perpendicular magnetic field
The spectrum of electron-phonon complexes in a monolayer graphene is
investigated in the presence of a perpendicular quantizing magnetic field.
Despite the small electron-phonon coupling, usual perturbation theory is
inapplicable for calculation of the scattering amplitude near the threshold of
the optical phonon emission. Our findings beyond perturbation theory show that
the true spectrum near the phonon emission threshold is completely governed by
new branches, corresponding to bound states of an electron and an optical
phonon with a binding energy of the order of where
is the electron-phonon coupling and the phonon energy.Comment: To be published in Phys. Rev. Lett., 5 pages, 3 figures, 1 tabl
Hadronic Parity Violation: a New View through the Looking Glass
Studies of the strangeness changing hadronic weak interaction have produced a
number of puzzles that have so far evaded a complete explanation within the
Standard Model. Their origin may lie either in dynamics peculiar to weak
interactions involving strange quarks or in more general aspects of the
interplay between strong and weak interactions. In principle, studies of the
strangeness conserving hadronic weak interaction using parity violating
hadronic and nuclear observables provide a complementary window on this
question. However, progress in this direction has been hampered by the lack of
a suitable theoretical framework for interpreting hadronic parity violation
measurements in a model-independent way. Recent work involving effective field
theory ideas has led to the formulation of such a framework while motivating
the development of a number of new hadronic parity violation experiments in
few-body systems. In this article, we review these recent developments and
discuss the prospects and opportunities for further experimental and
theoretical progress.Comment: Manuscript submitted to Annual Reviews of Nuclear and Particle
Scienc
High p_T Triggered Delta-eta,Delta-phi Correlations over a Broad Range in Delta-eta
The first measurement of pseudorapidity (Delta-eta) and azimuthal angle
(Delta-phi) correlations between high transverse momentum charged hadrons (p_T
> 2.5 GeV/c) and all associated particles is presented at both short- (small
Delta-eta) and long-range (large Delta-eta) over a continuous pseudorapidity
acceptance (-4<Delta-eta<2). In these proceedings, the various near- and
away-side features of the correlation structure are discussed as a function of
centrality in Au+Au collisions measured by PHOBOS at sqrt(s_NN)=200 GeV. In
particular, this measurement allows a much more complete determination of the
longitudinal extent of the ridge structure, first observed by the STAR
collaboration over a limited eta range. In central collisions the ridge
persists to at least Delta-eta=4, diminishing in magnitude as collisions become
more peripheral until it disappears around Npart=80.Comment: 5 pages, 2 figures, presented at the 20th International Conference on
Ultra-Relativistic Nucleus-Nucleus Collisions, "Quark Matter 2008", Jaipur,
India, February 4-10, 2008. Full author list included and typo corrected in
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Specific Resistance of Pd/Ir Interfaces
From measurements of the current-perpendicular-to-plane (CPP) total specific
resistance (AR = area times resistance) of sputtered Pd/Ir multilayers, we
derive the interface specific resistance, 2AR(Pd/Ir) = 1.02 +/- 0.06 fOhmm^2,
for this metal pair with closely similar lattice parameters. Assuming a single
fcc crystal structure with the average lattice parameter, no-free-parameter
calculations, including only spd orbitals, give for perfect interfaces,
2AR(Pd/Ir)(Perf) = 1.21 +/-0.1 fOhmm^2, and for interfaces composed of two
monolayers of a random 50%-50% alloy, 2AR(Pd/Ir)(50/50) = 1.22 +/- 0.1 fOhmm^2.
Within mutual uncertainties, these values fall just outside the range of the
experimental value. Updating to add f-orbitals gives 2AR(Pd/Ir)(Perf) = 1.10
+/- 0.1 fOhmm^2 and 2AR(Pd/Ir)(50-50) = 1.13 +/- 0.1 fOhmm^2, values now
compatible with the experimental one. We also update, with f-orbitals,
calculations for other pairsComment: 3 pages, 1 figure, in press in Applied Physics Letter
Analysis of reaction dynamics at RHIC in a combined parton/hadron transport approach
We introduce a transport approach which combines partonic and hadronic
degrees of freedom on an equal footing and discuss the resulting reaction
dynamics. The initial parton dynamics is modeled in the framework of the parton
cascade model, hadronization is performed via a cluster hadronization model and
configuration space coalescence, and the hadronic phase is described by a
microscopic hadronic transport approach. The resulting reaction dynamics
indicates a strong influence of hadronic rescattering on the space-time pattern
of hadronic freeze-out and on the shape of transverse mass spectra. Freeze-out
times and transverse radii increase by factors of 2 - 3 depending on the hadron
species.Comment: 10 pages, 4 eps figures include
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