697 research outputs found
Anomalous couplings at LEP2
In its second phase, LEP has allowed to study four fermion processes never observed before. Results are presented on the charged triple gauge boson couplings (TGC) from the W-pair, Single W and Single gamma production. The anomalous quartic gauge couplings (QGC) are constrained using production of WWgamma, nunubargammagamma and Zgammagamma final states. Finally, limits on the neutral anomalous gauge couplings (NGC) using the Zgamma and ZZ production processes are also reported. All results are consistent with the Standard Model expectations
Dynamics of a magnetic monopole in matter, Maxwell equations in dyonic matter and detection of electric dipole moments
For a monopole, the analogue of the Lorentz equation in matter is shown to be f = g(H-v×D). Dual-symmetric Maxwell equations, for matter containing hidden magnetic charges in addition to electric ones, are given. They apply as well to ordinary matter if the particles possess T-violating electric dipole moments. Two schemes of experiments for the detection of such moments in macroscopic pieces of matter are proposed
The grand canonical ABC model: a reflection asymmetric mean field Potts model
We investigate the phase diagram of a three-component system of particles on
a one-dimensional filled lattice, or equivalently of a one-dimensional
three-state Potts model, with reflection asymmetric mean field interactions.
The three types of particles are designated as , , and . The system is
described by a grand canonical ensemble with temperature and chemical
potentials , , and . We find that for
the system undergoes a phase transition from a
uniform density to a continuum of phases at a critical temperature . For other values of the chemical potentials the system
has a unique equilibrium state. As is the case for the canonical ensemble for
this model, the grand canonical ensemble is the stationary measure
satisfying detailed balance for a natural dynamics. We note that , where is the critical temperature for a similar transition in
the canonical ensemble at fixed equal densities .Comment: 24 pages, 3 figure
On the dynamical behavior of the ABC model
We consider the ABC dynamics, with equal density of the three species, on the
discrete ring with sites. In this case, the process is reversible with
respect to a Gibbs measure with a mean field interaction that undergoes a
second order phase transition. We analyze the relaxation time of the dynamics
and show that at high temperature it grows at most as while it grows at
least as at low temperature
Combining astrometry and JUICE -- Europa Clipper radio science to improve the ephemerides of the Galilean moons
The upcoming JUICE and Europa Clipper missions to Jupiter's Galilean
satellites will provide radio science tracking measurements of both spacecraft.
Such data are expected to significantly help estimating the moons' ephemerides
and related dynamical parameters. However, the two missions will yield an
imbalanced dataset, with no flybys planned at Io, condensed over less than six
years. Current ephemerides' solutions for the Galilean moons, on the other
hand, rely on ground-based astrometry collected over more than a century which,
while being less accurate, bring very valuable constraints on the long-term
dynamics of the system. An improved solution for the Galilean satellites'
complex dynamics could however be achieved by exploiting the existing synergies
between these different observation sets. To quantify this, we merged simulated
JUICE and Clipper radio science data with existing ground-based astrometric and
radar observations, and performed the inversion. Our study specifically
focusses on the resulting formal uncertainties in the moons' states, as well as
Io's and Jupiter's tidal dissipation parameters. Adding astrometry stabilises
the moons' state solution, especially beyond the missions' timelines. It
furthermore reduces the uncertainties in (inverse of the tidal quality
factor) by a factor two to four for Jupiter, and about 30-35\% for Io. Among
all data types, classical astrometry data prior to 1960 proved particularly
beneficial. We also show that ground observations of Io add the most to the
solution, confirming that ground observations can fill the lack of radio
science data for this specific moon. We obtained a noticeable solution
improvement when exploiting the complementarity between all different
observation sets. These promising simulation results thus motivate future
efforts to achieve a global solution from actual JUICE and Clipper radio
science data
Combining astrometry and JUICE-Europa Clipper radio science to improve the ephemerides of the Galilean moons
Context. The upcoming JUICE and Europa Clipper missions targeting Jupiter s Galilean satellites will provide radio science tracking measurements of both spacecraft. Such data are expected to significantly help estimating the moons ephemerides and related dynamical parameters (e.g. tidal dissipation parameters). However, the two missions will yield an imbalanced dataset, with no flybys planned at Io, condensed over less than six years. Current ephemerides solutions for the Galilean moons, on the other hand, rely on ground-based astrometry collected over more than a century which, while being less accurate, bring very valuable constraints on the long-term dynamics of the system. Aims. An improved solution for the Galilean satellites complex dynamics could however be achieved by exploiting the existing synergies between these different observation sets. Methods. To quantify this, we merged simulated radio science data from both JUICE and Europa Clipper spacecraft with existing ground-based astrometric and radar observations, and performed the inversion in different configurations: either adding all available ground observations or individually assessing the contribution of different data subsets. Our discussion specifically focusses on the resulting formal uncertainties in the moons states, as well as Io s and Jupiter s tidal dissipation parameters. Results. Adding astrometry stabilises the moons state solution, especially beyond the missions timelines. It furthermore reduces the uncertainties in 1/Q (inverse of the tidal quality factor) by a factor two to four for Jupiter, and about 30- 35% for Io. Among all data types, classical astrometry data prior to 1960 proved particularly beneficial. Overall, we also show that ground observations of Io add the most to the solution, confirming that ground observations can fill the lack of radio science data for this specific moon. Conclusions. We obtained a noticeable solution improvement when making use of the complementarity between all different observation sets. The promising results obtained with simulations thus motivate future efforts to achieve a global solution from actual JUICE and Clipper radio science measurements
Entrepreneurial intention studies: A hybrid bibliometric method to identify new directions for theory and research
Fragmentation is the main obstacle to scientific progress on entrepreneurial intention. To address this issue, we systematise the current literature with a hybrid bibliometric method that combines co-citation and bibliographic coupling analysis for the first time in entrepreneurial intention studies to show the field's knowledge base and research fronts and to examine how divergent perspectives have challenged the core knowledge of the field. We highlight three recurring dimensions of entrepreneurial intention studies: (1) personal factors, (2) social factors and (3) investigational settings. In addition to introducing new constructs, divergent perspectives have emphasised the interplay between these components and challenged the mechanisms connecting them. Based on these findings, we extend previous classifications in the literature by providing a framework that integrates divergent perspectives with the field's knowledge base, helping establish future research avenues and improving the theorising process of entrepreneurial intention
Spacecraft VLBI tracking to enhance stellar occultations astrometry of planetary satellites
Stellar occultations currently provide the most accurate ground-based
measurements of the positions of natural satellites (down to a few kilometres
for the Galilean moons). However, when using these observations in the
calculation of satellite ephemerides, the uncertainty in the planetary
ephemerides dominates the error budget of the occultation. We quantify the
local refinement in the central planet's position achievable by performing Very
Long Baseline Interferometry (VLBI) tracking of an in-system spacecraft
temporally close to an occultation. We demonstrate the potential of using VLBI
to enhance the science return of stellar occultations for satellite
ephemerides. We identified the most promising observation and tracking
opportunities offered by the Juno spacecraft around Jupiter as perfect test
cases, for which we ran simulations of our VLBI experiment. VLBI tracking at
Juno's perijove close to a stellar occultation locally (in time) reduces the
uncertainty in Jupiter's angular position in the sky to 250-400 m. This
represents up to an order of magnitude improvement with respect to current
solutions and is lower than the stellar occultation error, thus allowing the
moon ephemeris solution to fully benefit from the observation. Our simulations
showed that the proposed tracking and observation experiment can efficiently
use synergies between ground- and space-based observations to enhance the
science return on both ends. The reduced error budget for stellar occultations
indeed helps to improve the moons' ephemerides, which in turn benefit planetary
missions and their science products, such as the recently launched JUICE and
upcoming Europa Clipper missions
Phase diagram of the ABC model with nonconserving processes
The three species ABC model of driven particles on a ring is generalized to
include vacancies and particle-nonconserving processes. The model exhibits
phase separation at high densities. For equal average densities of the three
species, it is shown that although the dynamics is {\it local}, it obeys
detailed balance with respect to a Hamiltonian with {\it long-range
interactions}, yielding a nonadditive free energy. The phase diagrams of the
conserving and nonconserving models, corresponding to the canonical and
grand-canonical ensembles, respectively, are calculated in the thermodynamic
limit. Both models exhibit a transition from a homogeneous to a phase-separated
state, although the phase diagrams are shown to differ from each other. This
conforms with the expected inequivalence of ensembles in equilibrium systems
with long-range interactions. These results are based on a stability analysis
of the homogeneous phase and exact solution of the hydrodynamic equations of
the models. They are supported by Monte-Carlo simulations. This study may serve
as a useful starting point for analyzing the phase diagram for unequal
densities, where detailed balance is not satisfied and thus a Hamiltonian
cannot be defined.Comment: 32 page, 7 figures. The paper was presented at Statphys24, held in
Cairns, Australia, July 201
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