11,466 research outputs found
Asteroseismic Theory of Rapidly Oscillating Ap Stars
This paper reviews some of the important advances made over the last decade
concerning theory of roAp stars.Comment: 9 pages, 5 figure
Self-dual vortices in a Maxwell-Chern-Simons model with non-minimal coupling
We find self-dual vortex solutions in a Maxwell-Chern-Simons model with
anomalous magnetic moment. From a recently developed N=2-supersymmetric
extension, we obtain the proper Bogomol'nyi equations together with a Higgs
potential allowing both topological and non-topological phases in the theory.Comment: 12 pages, 9 figures, 2 tables; some typos corrected, one reference
updated. To be published in the Int. J. Mod. Phys. A (1999
Cancellation of atmospheric turbulence effects in entangled two-photon beams
Turbulent airflow in the atmosphere and the resulting random fluctuations in
its refractive index have long been known as a major cause of image
deterioration in astronomical imaging and figures among the obstacles for
reliable optical communication when information is encoded in the spatial
profile of a laser beam. Here we show that using correlation imaging and a
suitably prepared source of photon pairs, the most severe of the disturbances
inflicted on the beam by turbulence can be cancelled out. Other than a
two-photon light source, only linear passive optical elements are needed and,
as opposed to adaptive optics techniques, our scheme does not rely on active
wavefront correction.Comment: 5 pages, 3 figure
The Geometry of Entanglement Sudden Death
In open quantum systems, entanglement can vanish faster than coherence. This
phenomenon is usually called sudden death of entanglement. In this paper sudden
death of entanglement is discussed from a geometrical point of view, in the
context of two qubits. A classification of possible scenarios is presented,
with important known examples classified. Theoretical and experimental
construction of other examples is suggested as well as large dimensional and
multipartite versions of the effect.Comment: 6 pages, 2 figures, references added, initial paragraph corrected,
sectioning adopted, some parts rewritten; accepted by New J. Phy
N=2-Maxwell-Chern-Simons model with anomalous magnetic moment coupling via dimensional reduction
An N=1--supersymmetric version of the Cremmer-Scherk-Kalb-Ramond model with
non-minimal coupling to matter is built up both in terms of superfields and in
a component-field formalism. By adopting a dimensional reduction procedure, the
N=2--D=3 counterpart of the model comes out, with two main features: a genuine
(diagonal) Chern-Simons term and an anomalous magnetic moment coupling between
matter and the gauge potential.Comment: 15 pages, Latex; one reference corrected; To be published in the Int.
J. Mod. Phys.
Theory of Stellar Oscillations
In recent years, astronomers have witnessed major progresses in the field of
stellar physics. This was made possible thanks to the combination of a solid
theoretical understanding of the phenomena of stellar pulsations and the
availability of a tremendous amount of exquisite space-based asteroseismic
data. In this context, this chapter reviews the basic theory of stellar
pulsations, considering small, adiabatic perturbations to a static, spherically
symmetric equilibrium. It starts with a brief discussion of the solar
oscillation spectrum, followed by the setting of the theoretical problem,
including the presentation of the equations of hydrodynamics, their
perturbation, and a discussion of the functional form of the solutions.
Emphasis is put on the physical properties of the different types of modes, in
particular acoustic (p-) and gravity (g-) modes and their propagation cavities.
The surface (f-) mode solutions are also discussed. While not attempting to be
comprehensive, it is hoped that the summary presented in this chapter addresses
the most important theoretical aspects that are required for a solid start in
stellar pulsations research.Comment: Lecture presented at the IVth Azores International Advanced School in
Space Sciences on "Asteroseismology and Exoplanets: Listening to the Stars
and Searching for New Worlds" (arXiv:1709.00645), which took place in Horta,
Azores Islands, Portugal in July 201
The first evidence for multiple pulsation axes: a new roAp star in the Kepler field, KIC 10195926
We have discovered a new rapidly oscillating Ap star among the Kepler Mission
target stars, KIC 10195926. This star shows two pulsation modes with periods
that are amongst the longest known for roAp stars at 17.1 min and 18.1 min,
indicating that the star is near the terminal age main sequence. The principal
pulsation mode is an oblique dipole mode that shows a rotationally split
frequency septuplet that provides information on the geometry of the mode. The
secondary mode also appears to be a dipole mode with a rotationally split
triplet, but we are able to show within the improved oblique pulsator model
that these two modes cannot have the same axis of pulsation. This is the first
time for any pulsating star that evidence has been found for separate pulsation
axes for different modes. The two modes are separated in frequency by 55
microHz, which we model as the large separation. The star is an alpha^2 CVn
spotted magnetic variable that shows a complex rotational light variation with
a period of Prot = 5.68459 d. For the first time for any spotted magnetic star
of the upper main sequence, we find clear evidence of light variation with a
period of twice the rotation period; i.e. a subharmonic frequency of . We propose that this and other subharmonics are the first observed
manifestation of torsional modes in an roAp star. From high resolution spectra
we determine Teff = 7400 K, log g = 3.6 and v sin i = 21 km/s. We have found a
magnetic pulsation model with fundamental parameters close to these values that
reproduces the rotational variations of the two obliquely pulsating modes with
different pulsation axes. The star shows overabundances of the rare earth
elements, but these are not as extreme as most other roAp stars. The spectrum
is variable with rotation, indicating surface abundance patches.Comment: 17 pages; 16 figures; MNRA
Planetary Nebula Abundances and Morphology: Probing the Chemical Evolution of the Milky Way
This paper presents a homogeneous study of abundances in a sample of 79
northern galactic planetary nebulae whose morphological classes have been
uniformly determined. Ionic abundances and plasma diagnostics were derived from
selected optical line strengths in the literature, and elemental abundances
were estimated with the Ionization Correction Factor developed by Kingsbourgh &
Barlow (1994). We compare the elemental abundances to the final yields obtained
from stellar evolution models of low-and intermediate-mass stars, and we
confirm that most Bipolar planetary nebulae have high nitrogen and helium
abundance, and are the likely progeny of stars with main-sequence mass larger
than 3 solar masses. We derive =0.27, and discuss the implication of such
a high ratio in connection with the solar neon abundance. We determine the
galactic gradients of oxygen and neon, and found Delta log (O/H)/Delta R=-0.01
dex/kpc$ and Delta log (Ne/H)/Delta R=-0.01 dex/kpc. These flat PN gradients do
not reconcile with galactic metallicity gradients flattening with time.Comment: The Astrophysical Journal, in pres
- …