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Vacuum Polarization for a Massless Spin-1/2 Field in the Global Monopole Spacetime at Nonzero Temperature
In this paper we present the effects produced by the temperature in the
renormalized vacuum expectation value of the zero-zero component of the
energy-momentum tensor associated with massless left-handed spinor field in the
pointlike global monopole spacetime. In order to develop this calculation we
had to obtain the Euclidean thermal Green function in this background. Because
the expression obtained for the thermal energy density cannot be expressed in a
closed form, its explicit dependence on the temperature is not completely
evident. So, in order to obtain concrete information about its thermal
behavior, we develop a numerical analysis of our result in the high-temperature
limit for specific values of the parameter which codify the presence
of the monopole.Comment: 22 pages, LaTex format, 5 figure
Relativistic Quantum Scattering on a Cone
We study the relativistic quantum mechanical scattering of a bosonic particle
by an infinite straight cosmic string, considering the non-minimal coupling
between the bosonic field and the scalar curvature. In this case, an effective
two-dimensional delta-function interaction takes place besides the usual
topological scattering and a renormalization procedure is necessary in order to
treat the problem that appears in connection with the delta-function.Comment: 22 pages, LATEX fil
Casimir-Polder interaction between an atom and a conducting wall in cosmic string spacetime
The Casimir-Polder interaction potential is evaluated for a polarizable
microparticle and a conducting wall in the geometry of a cosmic string
perpendicular to the wall. The general case of the anisotropic polarizability
tensor for the microparticle is considered. The corresponding force is a
function of the wall-microparticle and cosmic string-microparticle distances.
Depending on the orientation of the polarizability tensor principal axes the
force can be either attractive or repulsive. The asymptotic behavior of the
Casimir-Polder potential is investigated at large and small separations
compared to the wavelength of the dominant atomic transitions. We show that the
conical defect may be used to control the strength and the sign of the
Casimir-Polder force.Comment: 17 pages, 3 figure
Review of a Small-scale Pelagic Longline Fishery off Northeastern Brazil
The annual catches of four small longliners operating off northeast Brazil from 1983 to 1997 were examined across different areas and locations. The total catch comprised tunas (30%), sharks (54%), billfishes (12%), and other fish species (4%). Fishing strategy and annual composition of catches showed large spatial and temporal variabilities with the dominant catches alternating among yellowfin tuna,
Thunnus albacares; gray sharks, Carcharhinus spp.; and blue shark, Prionace glauca. Catches of blue and gray sharks
showed a significant interaction among seamounts, with gray sharks occurring in maximum abundance around those seamounts
that had relatively deep summits and low-sloping depth profiles. Results are discussed in terms of the various factors that may have influenced distribution of effort
Valoração econômica dos serviços ambientais em um sistema agrossilvipastoril no bioma caatinga.
Resumo: No intuito de minimizar os impactos da ação antrópica sobre o bioma Caatinga, a Embrapa Caprinos e Ovinos desenvolveu um sistema agroflorestal (SAF) para o semiárido que oferece benefícios ao sistema produtivo bem como serviços ambientais. O objetivo deste trabalho foi valorar o serviço ambiental - sequestro de carbono, gerado por um SAF localizado em Sobral/CE. Para isso, foram desenvolvidos os índices de contribuição (IC), o custo de oportunidade das atividades agropecuárias desenvolvidas na agricultura familiar do Ceará (CO) e a construção do índice-ponto (IP) obtido na área. A valoração foi feita pela multiplicação entre o IP e o CO indexado à Unidade Fiscal de Referência do Ceará (UFIRCE). O custo de oportunidade foi de R 4.743,82, sendo o valor de R535.9. This index obtained SAF-point equal to 5.4, equivalent to U361.57 when measured per hectare. The economic valuation methodology proposed is efficient and effective in responding to our research and serves as the basis for a process of payment for environmental services (PES
Componentes estruturais do resíduo pós-corte em capim-massai adubado com cinco doses de nitrogênio.
Objetivou-se avaliar os componentes da biomassa do resíduo pós-corte em capim-massai submetido a cinco doses de nitrogênio (0; 150; 300; 450 e 600 mg N dm-3 de solo) num delineamento inteiramente casualizado, com cinco repetições (vasos) em casa de vegetação. Avaliaram-se a altura residual, a densidade populacional de perfilhos (DPP), a massa seca de forragem total residual (MSFTr), de forragem verde residual (MSFVr), de forragem morta residual (MSFMr), de lâmina foliar verde residual (MSLVr), de colmo verde residual (MSCVr), relação lâmina foliar/haste (LF/C), a massa seca radicular (MS radicular) e a relação parte aérea/raiz. Observou-se efeito quadrático dos níveis de adubação nitrogenada sobre a altura residual. As variáveis MSFTr, MSFVr e MSCVr responderam positivamente, enquanto a MSLVr revelou comportamento quadrático com os níveis de N. Constatou-se valores estimados de 13,35 e 39,73 g MS/vaso para MSFTr, de 9,71 e 24,69 g MS/vaso para MSFVr e de 3,65 e 15,07 g MS/vaso para MSFMr nas doses de 0 a 600 mg N dm-3 de solo, respectivamente. A MS radicular respondeu positivamente às doses de N. A adubação nitrogenada proporciona resultados positivos sobre as características estruturais do resíduo pós-corte do capim-massai. After cut structural components of massai grass under five nitrogen fertilizer levels. Abstract - After cut residue of Massai grass under five nitrogen fertilized levels were evaluated. A completely randomized design with five nitrogen levels (0; 150; 300; 450 and 600 mg N dm-3 of soil) and five replicates (plots) in greenhouse was used. It was evaluated the residual canopy height (RCH), the tiller population density (TPD), the total residual forage dry mass (TFDM), the residual green forage dry mass (GFDM), the senescent forage dry mass (SFDM), the residual green leaf dry mass (GLDM), the residual green culm dry mass (GCDM), leaf/culm ratio (L/C), root dry mass (RDM) and above ground/root ratio (A/R). There was square effect of nitrogen fertilization on RCH. There were crescent and linear effect of nitrogen fertilization on TFDM, GFDM and GCDM. There was square effect of nitrogen fertilization on GLDM. The values were estimated in 13.35 and 39.73 g DM/plot to TFDM; 9.71 and 24.69 g DM/plot to GFDM and 3.65 and 15.07 g DM/plot to SFDM on 0 and 600 mg N dm-3 of soil, respectively. The RDM presented positively response to the N levels. It was concluded that the nitrogen fertilizing brought benefits for all structural characteristics after cut of Massai grass
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