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Holographic Dark Energy from Fluid/Gravity Duality Constraint by Cosmological Observations
In this paper, we obtain a holographic model of dark energy using the
fluid/gravity duality. This model will be dual to a higher dimensional
Schwarzschild black hole, and we would use fluid/gravity duality to relate to
the parameters of this black hole to such a cosmological model. We will also
analyze the thermodynamics of such a solution, and discuss the stability model.
Finally, we use cosmological data to constraint the parametric space of this
dark energy model. Thus, we will use observational data to perform cosmography
for this holographic model based on fluid/gravity duality.Comment: 20 pages, 5 figures. accepted in Phys. Dark Uni
Nonlocal Teleparallel Cosmology
Even though it is not possible to differentiate General Relativity from
Teleparallel Gravity using classical experiments, it could be possible to
discriminate between them by quantum gravitational effects. These effects have
motivated the introduction of nonlocal deformations of General Relativity, and
similar effects are also expected to occur in Teleparallel Gravity. Here, we
study nonlocal deformations of Teleparallel Gravity along with its cosmological
solutions. We observe that Nonlocal Teleparallel Gravity (like nonlocal General
Relativity) is consistent with the present cosmological data obtained by SNe Ia
+ BAO + CC + observations. Along this track, future experiments probing
nonlocal effects could be used to test whether General Relativity or
Teleparallel Gravity give the most consistent picture of gravitational
interaction.Comment: Accepted for publication in EPJC. Some small changes and references
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Dissemination of a web-based tool for supporting health insurance plan decisions (show me health plans): Cross-sectional observational study
La serie estratigráfica de Navalperal. Serie tipo del Mesozoico Prebético en la región de Orcera-Siles (Provincia de Jaén)
In the Orcera-Siles area the type series is established for the Mesozoic of the Prebetic Realm, by describing the lithofacies and biofacies present in the different levels. It comprises terms from the Liassic up to the Senonian. Several lacunas are pointed out
What matters most: Protocol for a randomized controlled trial of breast cancer surgery encounter decision aids across socioeconomic strata
Girls in IT: How to develop talent and leverage support
The objectives of this panel are to inform the audience about national and regional initiatives developed by the National Center for Women & Information Technology (NCWIT) to reach out to middle and high school girls; learn from promising experiences in which the panelists have been directly involved; and discuss venues to scale and sustain efforts to increase women\u27s participation in technology careers. Panelists will describe their particular experiences, and discuss ways to utilize the Aspirations in Computing program to increase enrollment and retention of females in computing. A minimum of 30 minutes will be set aside for question and answer
Mammalian ECD protein is a novel negative regulator of the PERK arm of the unfolded protein response
Medipix3 Demonstration and understanding of near ideal detector performance for 60 & 80 keV electrons
In our article we report first quantitative measurements of imaging
performance for the current generation of hybrid pixel detector, Medipix3, as
direct electron detector. Utilising beam energies of 60 & 80 keV, measurements
of modulation transfer function (MTF) and detective quantum efficiency (DQE)
have revealed that, in single pixel mode (SPM), energy threshold values can be
chosen to maximize either the MTF or DQE, obtaining values near to, or even
exceeding, those for an ideal detector. We have demonstrated that the Medipix3
charge summing mode (CSM) can deliver simultaneous, near ideal values of both
MTF and DQE. To understand direct detection performance further we have
characterized the detector response to single electron events, building an
empirical model which can predict detector MTF and DQE performance based on
energy threshold. Exemplifying our findings we demonstrate the Medipix3 imaging
performance, recording a fully exposed electron diffraction pattern at 24-bit
depth and images in SPM and CSM modes. Taken together our findings highlight
that for transmission electron microscopy performed at low energies (energies
<100 keV) thick hybrid pixel detectors provide an advantageous and alternative
architecture for direct electron imagin
Effects of counterion fluctuations in a polyelectrolyte brush
We investigate the effect of counterion fluctuations in a single
polyelectrolyte brush in the absence of added salt by systematically expanding
the counterion free energy about Poisson-Boltzmann mean field theory. We find
that for strongly charged brushes, there is a collapse regime in which the
brush height decreases with increasing charge on the polyelectrolyte chains.
The transition to this collapsed regime is similar to the liquid-gas
transition, which has a first-order line terminating at a critical point. We
find that for monovalent counterions the transition is discontinuous in theta
solvent, while for multivalent counterions the transition is generally
continuous. For collapsed brushes, the brush height is not independent of
grafting density as it is for osmotic brushes, but scales linear with it.Comment: 9 pages, 9 figure
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