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Lovelock gravity from entropic force
In this paper, we first generalize the formulation of entropic gravity to
(n+1)-dimensional spacetime. Then, we propose an entropic origin for
Gauss-Bonnet gravity and more general Lovelock gravity in arbitrary dimensions.
As a result, we are able to derive Newton's law of gravitation as well as the
corresponding Friedmann equations in these gravity theories. This procedure
naturally leads to a derivation of the higher dimensional gravitational
coupling constant of Friedmann/Einstein equation which is in complete agreement
with the results obtained by comparing the weak field limit of Einstein
equation with Poisson equation in higher dimensions. Our study shows that the
approach presented here is powerful enough to derive the gravitational field
equations in any gravity theory. PACS: 04.20.Cv, 04.50.-h, 04.70.Dy.Comment: 10 pages, new versio
Charmless Two-body decays In Soft-Collinear-Effective-Theory
We provide the analysis of charmless two-body decays under the
framework of the soft-collinear-effective-theory (SCET), where denotes a
light vector (pseudoscalar) meson. Besides the leading power contributions,
some power corrections (chiraly enhanced penguins) are also taken into account.
Using the current available and experimental data on
branching fractions and CP asymmetry variables, we find two kinds of solutions
in fit for the 16 non-perturbative inputs which are essential in the
87 and decay channels. Chiraly enhanced penguins can change
several charming penguins sizably, since they share the same topology. However,
most of the other non-perturbative inputs and predictions on branching ratios
and CP asymmetries are not changed too much. With the two sets of inputs, we
predict the branching fractions and CP asymmetries of other modes especially
decays. The agreements and differences with results in QCD
factorization and perturbative QCD approach are analyzed. We also study the
time-dependent CP asymmetries in channels with CP eigenstates in the final
states and some other channels such as and
. In the perturbative QCD approach, the
penguins in annihilation diagrams play an important role. Although
they have the same topology with charming penguins in SCET, there are many
differences between the two objects in weak phases, magnitudes, strong phases
and factorization properties.Comment: 34 pages, revtex, 2 figures, published at PR
The thermodynamic evolution of the cosmological event horizon
By manipulating the integral expression for the proper radius of the
cosmological event horizon (CEH) in a Friedmann-Robertson-Walker (FRW)
universe, we obtain an analytical expression for the change \dd R_e in
response to a uniform fluctuation \dd\rho in the average cosmic background
density . We stipulate that the fluctuation arises within a vanishing
interval of proper time, during which the CEH is approximately stationary, and
evolves subsequently such that \dd\rho/\rho is constant. The respective
variations 2\pi R_e \dd R_e and \dd E_e in the horizon entropy and
enclosed energy should be therefore related through the cosmological
Clausius relation. In that manner we find that the temperature of the CEH
at an arbitrary time in a flat FRW universe is , which recovers
asymptotically the usual static de Sitter temperature. Furthermore, it is
proven that during radiation-dominance and in late times the CEH conforms to
the fully dynamical First Law T_e \drv S_e = P\drv V_e - \drv E_e, where
is the enclosed volume and is the average cosmic pressure.Comment: 6 page
Long-lived driven solid-state quantum memory
We investigate the performance of inhomogeneously broadened spin ensembles as
quantum memories under continuous dynamical decoupling. The role of the
continuous driving field is two-fold: first, it decouples individual spins from
magnetic noise; second and more important, it suppresses and reshapes the
spectral inhomogeneity of spin ensembles. We show that a continuous driving
field, which itself may also be inhomogeneous over the ensemble, can enhance
the decay of the tails of the inhomogeneous broadening distribution
considerably. This fact enables a spin ensemble based quantum memory to exploit
the effect of cavity protection and achieve a much longer storage time. In
particular, for a spin ensemble with a Lorentzian spectral distribution, our
calculations demonstrate that continuous dynamical decoupling has the potential
to improve its storage time by orders of magnitude for the state-of-art
experimental parameters
Validity of the Generalized Second Law of Thermodynamics of the Universe Bounded by the Event Horizon in Brane Scenario
In this paper, we examine the validity of the generalized second law of
thermodynamics (GSLT) of the universe bounded by the event horizon in
brane-world gravity. Here we consider homogeneous and isotropic model of the
universe filled with perfect fluid in one case and in another case holographic
dark energy model of the universe has been considered. The conclusions are
presented point wise.Comment: 8 pages, the paper has been accepted in EPJC for publication.
Conclusion has been modified an some references have been adde
Laser-driven collimated tens-GeV monoenergetic protons from mass-limited target plus preformed channel
Proton acceleration by ultra-intense laser pulse irradiating a target with cross-section smaller than the laser spot size and connected to a parabolic density channel is investigated. The target splits the laser into two parallel propagating parts, which snowplow the back-side plasma electrons along their paths, creating two adjacent parallel wakes and an intense return current in the gap between them. The radiation-pressure pre-accelerated target protons trapped in the wake fields now undergo acceleration as well as collimation by the quasistatic wake electrostatic and magnetic fields. Particle-in-cell simulations show that stable long-distance acceleration can be realized, and a 30 fs monoenergetic ion beam of >10 GeV peak energy and <2 degrees divergence can be produced by a circularly polarized laser pulse at an intensity of about 10(22) W/cm(2). (C) 2013 American Institute of Physics. [http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4775728]Physics, Fluids & PlasmasSCI(E)EI3ARTICLE1null2
Influence of low-level Pr substitution on the superconducting properties of YBa2Cu3O7-delta single crystals
We report on measurements on Y1-xPrxBa2Cu3O7-delta single crystals, with x
varying from 0 to 2.4%. The upper and the lower critical fields, Hc2 and Hc1,
the Ginzburg-Landau parameter and the critical current density, Jc(B), were
determined from magnetization measurements and the effective media approach
scaling method. We present the influence of Pr substitution on the pinning
force density as well as on the trapped field profiles analyzed by Hall probe
scanning.Comment: 4 pages, 5 figures, accepted for publication in J. Phys. Conf. Se
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