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Secondary Star Formation in a Population III Object
We explore the possibility of subsequent star formation after a first star
forms in a Pop III object, by focusing on the radiation hydrodynamic (RHD)
feedback brought by ionizing photons as well as H2 dissociating photons. For
the purpose, we perform three-dimensional RHD simulations, where the radiative
transfer of ionizing photons and H2 dissociating photons from a first star is
self-consistently coupled with hydrodynamics based on a smoothed particle
hydrodynamics method. As a result, it is shown that density peaks above a
threshold density can keep collapsing owing to the shielding of H2 dissociating
radiation by an H2 shell formed ahead of a D-type ionization front. But, below
the threshold density, an M-type ionization front accompanied by a shock
propagates, and density peaks are radiation hydrodynamically evaporated by the
shock. The threshold density is dependent on the distance from a source star,
which is for the source distance of 30pc. Taking into
consideration that the extent of a Pop III object is pc and
density peaks within it have the density of cm, it is
concluded that the secondary star formation is allowed in the broad regions in
a Pop III object.Comment: 4pages, 2 figures, submitted to Ap
Genetic, Physiological, and Pharmacological Amelioration of Ischemic Injury
Organ transplantation is the treatment of choice for end stage organ failure, and in recent decades
one year results have greatly improved. Two major problems facing the transplant community
remain; long-term survival of organ grafts has still not reached its full potential, and the shortage
of suitable donor organs is still increasing.
Long-term graft survival is significantly hampered by chronic transplant dysfunction (CTD). This
still poorly defined process of untreatable functional deterioration of an organ following transplantation
accounts for approximately 30 percent of graft loss in the first 5 years after transplantation.
In the kidney CTD, also known as chronic allograft nephropathy (CAN), is clinically
characterized by progressive renal dysfunction, associated with hypertension and proteinuria.
Renal biopsies show characteristic but nonspecific histopathological ch
Formation and Disruption of Cosmological Low Mass Objects
We investigate the evolution of cosmological low mass (low virial
temperature) objects and the formation of the first luminous objects. First,
the `cooling diagram' for low mass objects is shown. We assess the cooling rate
taking into account the contribution of H_2, which is not in chemical
equilibrium generally, with a simple argument of time scales. The reaction
rates and the cooling rate of H_2 are taken from the recent results by Galli &
Palla (1998). Using this cooling diagram, we also estimate the formation
condition of luminous objects taking into account the supernova (SN) disruption
of virialized clouds. We find that the mass of the first luminous object is
several times 10^7 solar mass, because smaller objects may be disrupted by the
SNe before they become luminous. Metal pollution of low mass (Ly-alpha) clouds
also discussed. The resultant metallicity of the clouds is about 1/1000 of the
solar metallicity.Comment: 11 pages, 2 figures, To appear in ApJ
Quantifying Genuine Multipartite Correlations and their Pattern Complexity
We propose an information-theoretic framework to quantify multipartite correlations in classical and quantum systems, answering questions such as what is the amount of seven-partite correlations in a given state of ten particles? We identify measures of genuine multipartite correlations, i.e., statistical dependencies that cannot be ascribed to bipartite correlations, satisfying a set of desirable properties. Inspired by ideas developed in complexity science, we then introduce the concept of weaving to classify states that display different correlation patterns, but cannot be distinguished by correlation measures. The weaving of a state is defined as the weighted sum of correlations of every order. Weaving measures are good descriptors of the complexity of correlation structures in multipartite systems
Coherence and quantum correlations measure sensitivity to dephasing channels
We introduce measures of quantum coherence as the speed of evolution of a system under decoherence. That is, coherence is the ability to estimate a dephasing channel, quantified by the quantum Fisher information. We extend the analysis to interferometric noise estimation, proving that quantum discord is the minimum sensitivity to local dephasing. A physically motivated set of free operations for discord is proposed. The amount of discord created by strictly incoherent operations is upper bounded by the initial coherence
Regulated star formation in forming disk galaxies under ultraviolet radiation background
We perform radiation hydrodynamics simulations on the evolution of galactic
gas disks irradiated by ultraviolet radiation background. We find gas disks
with N_H > 10^21 cm^-2 exposed to ultraviolet radiation at a level of I_21=1
can be self-shielded from photoheating, whereas the disk with N_H < 10^21 cm^-2
cannot. We also find that the unshielded disks keep smooth density distribution
without any sign of fragmentation, while the self-shielded disks easily
fragment into small pieces by self-gravity, possibly followed by star
formation. The suppression of star formation in unshielded disks is different
from photoevaporation effect, since the assumed dark halo potential is deep
enough to keep the photoheated gas. Presence of such critical threshold column
density would be one of the reason for the so-called down-sizing feature of
present-day galaxies.Comment: 12pages, 10figures, ApJ accepte
Radiation Hydrodynamical Instabilities in Cosmological and Galactic Ionization Fronts
Ionization fronts, the sharp radiation fronts behind which H/He ionizing
photons from massive stars and galaxies propagate through space, were
ubiquitous in the universe from its earliest times. The cosmic dark ages ended
with the formation of the first primeval stars and galaxies a few hundred Myr
after the Big Bang. Numerical simulations suggest that stars in this era were
very massive, 25 - 500 solar masses, with H II regions of up to 30,000
light-years in diameter. We present three-dimensional radiation hydrodynamical
calculations that reveal that the I-fronts of the first stars and galaxies were
prone to violent instabilities, enhancing the escape of UV photons into the
early intergalactic medium (IGM) and forming clumpy media in which supernovae
later exploded. The enrichment of such clumps with metals by the first
supernovae may have led to the prompt formation of a second generation of
low-mass stars, profoundly transforming the nature of the first protogalaxies.
Cosmological radiation hydrodynamics is unique because ionizing photons coupled
strongly to both gas flows and primordial chemistry at early epochs,
introducing a hierarchy of disparate characteristic timescales whose relative
magnitudes can vary greatly throughout a given calculation. We describe the
adaptive multistep integration scheme we have developed for the self-consistent
transport of both cosmological and galactic ionization fronts.Comment: 6 pages, 4 figures, accepted for proceedings of HEDLA2010, Caltech,
March 15 - 18, 201
An Application of Kerr Blackhole Fly-Wheel Model to Statistical Properties of QSOs/AGNs
The aim of this work is to demonstrate the properties of the magnetospheric
model around Kerr blackholes (BHs), so-called the fly-wheel (rotation driven)
model. The fly-wheel engine of the BH-accretion disk system is applied to the
statistics of QSOs/AGNs. In the model, the central BH is assumed to be formed
at and obtains nearly maximum but finite rotation energy (
extreme Kerr BH) at the formation stage. The inherently obtained rotation
energy of the Kerr BH is released through an magnetohydrodynamic process. This
model naturally leads finite lifetime of AGN activity.
Nitta et al. (1991) clarified individual evolution of Kerr BH fly-wheel
engine which is parametrized by BH mass, initial Kerr parameter, magnetic field
near the horizon and a dimension-less small parameter. We impose a statistical
model for the initial mass function (IMF) of ensemble of BHs by the
Press-Schechter formalism. By the help of additional assumptions, we can
discuss the evolution of the luminosity function and the spatial number density
of QSOs/AGNs.Comment: 12 pages, 7 figures Fig.7 has been replace
All-angle left-handed negative refraction in Kagome and honeycomb lattice photonic crystals
Possibilities of all-angle left-handed negative refraction in 2D honeycomb
and Kagome lattices made of dielectric rods in air are discussed for the
refractive indices 3.1 and 3.6. In contrast to triangular lattice photonic
crystals made of rods in air, both the honeycomb and Kagome lattices show
all-angle left-handed negative refraction in the case of the TM2 band for low
normalized frequencies. Certain advantages of the honeycomb and Kagome
structures over the triangular lattice are emphasized. This specially concerns
the honeycomb lattice with its circle-like equifrequency contours where the
effective indices are close to -1 for a wide range of incident angles and
frequencies.Comment: 7 pages, 8 figures, pd
Facial Identification at a Virtual Reality Airport
Person identification at airports requires the comparison of a passport photograph with its bearer. In psychology, this process is typically studied with static pairs of face photographs that require identity-match (same person shown) versus mismatch (two different people) decisions, but this approach provides a limited proxy for studying how environment and social interaction factors affect this task. In this study, we explore the feasibility of virtual reality (VR) as a solution to this problem, by examining the identity matching of avatars in a VR airport. We show that facial photographs of real people can be rendered into VR avatars in a manner that preserves image and identity information (Experiments 1 to 3). We then show that identity matching of avatar pairs reflects similar cognitive processes to the matching of face photographs (Experiments 4 and 5). This pattern holds when avatar matching is assessed in a VR airport (Experiments 6 and 7). These findings demonstrate the feasibility of VR as a new method for investigating face matching in complex environments
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