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Primordial black hole evolution in tensor-scalar cosmology
A perturbative analysis shows that black holes do not remember the value of
the scalar field at the time they formed if changes in
tensor-scalar cosmology. Moreover, even when the black hole mass in the
Einstein frame is approximately unaffected by the changing of , in the
Jordan-Fierz frame the mass increases. This mass increase requires a reanalysis
of the evaporation of primordial black holes in tensor-scalar cosmology. It
also implies that there could have been a significant magnification of the
(Jordan-Fierz frame) mass of primordial black holes.Comment: 4 pages, revte
Impact of an asteroid or comet in the ocean and extinction of terrestrial life
Finite difference calculations describing the impact mechanics associated with a 10 to 30 km diameter silicate or water object impacting a 5 km deep ocean overlying a silicate solid planet demonstrate that from 12 to 15% of the bolide energy resides in the water. It is speculated that minimal global tsunami run-up heights on the continents would be 300-400 meters, and that such waves would inundate all low altitude continental areas, and strip and silt-over virtually all vegetation. As a result the terrestrial animal food chain would be seriously perturbed. This could in turn cause extinction of large terrestrial animals
Classical spin liquids in stacked triangular lattice Ising antiferromagnets
We study Ising antiferromagnets that have nearest-neighbour interactions on
multilayer triangular lattices with frustrated ( and ) stacking, and
make comparisons with the unfrustrated () stacking. If interlayer
couplings are much weaker than in-plane ones, the paramagnetic phase of models
with frustrated stackings has a classical spin-liquid regime at low
temperature, in which correlations are strong both within and between planes,
but there is no long-range order. We investigate this regime using Monte Carlo
simulations and by mapping the spin models to coupled height models, which are
treated using renormalisation group methods and an analysis of the effects of
vortex excitations. The classical spin-liquid regime is parametrically wide at
small interlayer coupling in models with frustrated stackings. By contrast, for
the unfrustrated stacking there is no extended regime in which interlayer
correlations are strong without three-dimensional order.Comment: 25 pages, 21 figures; version to appear in Physical Review B,
includes minor correction
Validity of small scale tests for turret/fairing loads and cavity effects
Data from several wind tunnel experiments along with available flight test data are used to discuss the validity of small scale tests and their inherent limitations. Tests were performed at transonic speeds to measure the turbulence levels in a cavity with and without a forward porous fence, turret drag with and without an aerodynamic fairing, and turret/fairing unsteady pressures
Characterising and Testing Deep UV LEDs for Use in Space Applications
Deep ultraviolet (DUV) light sources are used to neutralise isolated test
masses in highly sensitive space-based gravitational experiments. An example is
the LISA Pathfinder charge management system, which uses low-pressure mercury
lamps. A future gravitational-wave observatory such as eLISA will use UV
light-emitting diodes (UV LEDs), which offer numerous advantages over
traditional discharge lamps. Such devices have limited space heritage but are
are now available from a number of commercial suppliers. Here we report on a
test campaign that was carried out to quantify the general properties of three
types of commercially available UV LEDs and demonstrate their suitability for
use in space. Testing included general electrical and UV output measurements,
spectral stability, pulsed performance, temperature dependence as well as
thermal vacuum, radiation and vibration survivability
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