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Aging vs crystallisation dynamics in hyperquenched glasses and a resolution of the water Tg controversy
The possibility of observing a glass transition in water before
crystallisation occurs has been debated vigorously but inconclusively over five
decades [1,2]. For two decades a glass transition at 136K [2,3] was accepted
but this transition has perplexing qualities [4]. Recently it has been
argued[2,5],that this assignment must be wrong. The re-assignment of Tg to
temperatures above the 150K crystallisation was vigorously contested [6]. Here
we use detailed anneal-and-scan studies of a hyperquenched inorganic glass,
which does not crystallize on heating, to interpret the perplexing aspects of
the 136K water phenomenon. We show that it is indeed linked to a glass
transition, though only via a cross-over phenomenon. The thermal history that
gives the same behaviour ("shadow" glass transition) in the inorganic glass is
linked by crossover to a "normal" glass transition 23% higher in temperature.
Thus a Tg is indeed unobservable for water, while the vitreous nature of
hyperquenched glassy water is strongly supported. The shadow Tg is reproducible
in the inorganic glass as it is in H2O. The observed aging dynamics are very
relevant to current glass theory, particularly to dynamical heterogeneity which
is seen to have an energy manifestation.Comment: 23 pages, 4 figure
Symmetry-preserving Loop Regularization and Renormalization of QFTs
A new symmetry-preserving loop regularization method proposed in \cite{ylw}
is further investigated. It is found that its prescription can be understood by
introducing a regulating distribution function to the proper-time formalism of
irreducible loop integrals. The method simulates in many interesting features
to the momentum cutoff, Pauli-Villars and dimensional regularization. The loop
regularization method is also simple and general for the practical calculations
to higher loop graphs and can be applied to both underlying and effective
quantum field theories including gauge, chiral, supersymmetric and
gravitational ones as the new method does not modify either the lagrangian
formalism or the space-time dimension of original theory. The appearance of
characteristic energy scale and sliding energy scale offers a
systematic way for studying the renormalization-group evolution of gauge
theories in the spirit of Wilson-Kadanoff and for exploring important effects
of higher dimensional interaction terms in the infrared regime.Comment: 13 pages, Revtex, extended modified version, more references adde
8-Methyl-5-methylÂene-2-oxotricyclo[5.3.1.13,9]dodecan-endo-8-ol
The title compound, C14H20O2, crystallizes with homochiral chains of molÂecules hydrogen bonded together along the b axis. Adjacent chains in the ab plane contain molÂecules of the same chirality, leading to a chiral segregation of the molÂecules into layers
Blind channel estimation and signal retrieving for MIMO relay systems
In this paper, we propose a blind channel estimation and signal retrieving algorithm for two-hop multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) relay systems. This new algorithm integrates two blind source separation (BSS) methods to estimate the individual channel state information (CSI) of the source-relay and relay-destination links. In particular, a first-order Z-domain precoding technique is developed for the blind estimation of the relay-destination channel matrix, where the signals received at the relay node are pre-processed by a set of precoders before being transmitted to the destination node. With the estimated signals at the relay node, we propose an algorithm based on the constant modulus and signal mutual information properties to estimate the source-relay channel matrix. Compared with training-based MIMO relay channel estimation approaches, the proposed algorithm has a better bandwidth efficiency as no bandwidth is wasted for sending the training sequences. Numerical examples are shown to demonstrate the performance of the proposed algorithm
Exchange rate regimes and the twin economies of Hong Kong and Singapore
Based on a small, open-economy IS-LM prototype model, this paper examines the sources of macroeconomic instabilities in Hong Kong and Singapore operating under two similar cuč¨ency board arrangements (CBAs). The empirical findings suggest that in general both extemal and intemal factors contribute to the macroeconomic volatilities observed in the two economies. Interestingly, whilst in Hong Kong interest rate is the single most important factor accounting for the variation in real GDP, price level and money supply, in most cases in Singapore the volatilities of these three macro variables cannot be attributed to a significant single facto r. Interest rate in both Hong Kong and Singapore moves in tandem with that of the US in the long run. In the short run, the US interest rate has both direct and indirect impacts on the two economies. Due to the high openness, international prices also affect domestic demands and prices in Hong Kong and Singapore. In addition, macroeconomic
volatilities in Hong Kong and Singapore are also attributable to the shocks in their domestic demand, though the relative magnitude of impact differs. Finally, there is evidence of a trade-off between exchange rate and interest rate targeting for the stability of money supply in Singapore. Our findings provide a useful framework for future research on the financial and monetary transmission mechanisms in the twin economies of Hong Kong and Singapore
Detecting multivariate interactions in spatial point patterns with Gibbs models and variable selection
We propose a method for detecting significant interactions in very large
multivariate spatial point patterns. This methodology develops high dimensional
data understanding in the point process setting. The method is based on
modelling the patterns using a flexible Gibbs point process model to directly
characterise point-to-point interactions at different spatial scales. By using
the Gibbs framework significant interactions can also be captured at small
scales. Subsequently, the Gibbs point process is fitted using a
pseudo-likelihood approximation, and we select significant interactions
automatically using the group lasso penalty with this likelihood approximation.
Thus we estimate the multivariate interactions stably even in this setting. We
demonstrate the feasibility of the method with a simulation study and show its
power by applying it to a large and complex rainforest plant population data
set of 83 species
Generalized - Model
By parameterizing the t-j model we present a new electron correlation model
with one free parameter for high-temperature superconductivity. This model is
of symmetry. The energy spectrums are shown to be modulated by
the free parameter in the model. The solution and symmetric structures of the
Hilbert space, as well as the Bethe ansatz approach are discussed for special
cases.Comment: 13 page, Latex, to appear in J. Phys.
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