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Scaling characteristics of ULF geomagnetic fields at the Guam seismoactive area and their dynamics in relation to the earthquake
International audienceThe long-term evolution of scaling (fractal) characteristics of the ULF geomagnetic fields in the seismoactive region of the Guam Island is studied in relation to the strong (Ms = 8.0) nearby earthquake of 8 August 1993. The selected period covers 10 months before and 10 months after the earthquake. The FFT procedure, Burlaga-Klein approach and Higuchi method, have been applied to calculate the scaling exponents and fractal dimensions of the ULF time series. It is found that the spectrum of ULF emissions exhibits, on average, a power law behaviour S(f ) ? f -b , which is a fingerprint of the typical fractal (self-affine) time series. The spectrum slope b fluctuates quasi-periodically during the course of time in a range of b = 2.5?0.7, which corresponds to the fractional Brownian motion with both persistent and antipersistent behaviour. An tendency is also found for the spectrum slope to decrease gradually when approaching the earthquake date. Such a tendency manifests itself at all local times, showing a gradual evolution of the structure of the ULF noise to a typical flicker noise structure in proximity to the large earthquake event. We suggest considering such a peculiarity as an earthquake precursory signature. One more effect related to the earthquake is revealed: the longest quasi-period, which is 27 days, disappeared from the variations of the ULF emission spectrum slope during the earthquake, and it reappeared three months after the event. Physical interpretation of the peculiarities revealed has been done on the basis of the SOC (self-organized criticality) concept
A non-standard matter distribution in the RS1 model and the coupling constant of the radion
In the zero mode approximation we solve exactly the equations of motion for
linearized gravity in the Randall-Sundrum model with a non-standard
distribution of matter in the neighbourhood of the negative tension brane. It
is shown that the form of this distribution can strongly affect the coupling of
the radion to matter. We believe that such a situation can arise in models with
a realistic mechanisms of matter localization.Comment: 12 pages, LaTe
Stratification of the orbit space in gauge theories. The role of nongeneric strata
Gauge theory is a theory with constraints and, for that reason, the space of
physical states is not a manifold but a stratified space (orbifold) with
singularities. The classification of strata for smooth (and generalized)
connections is reviewed as well as the formulation of the physical space as the
zero set of a momentum map. Several important features of nongeneric strata are
discussed and new results are presented suggesting an important role for these
strata as concentrators of the measure in ground state functionals and as a
source of multiple structures in low-lying excitations.Comment: 22 pages Latex, 1 figur
Effective Lagrangians for physical degrees of freedom in the Randall-Sundrum model
We derive the second variation Lagrangian of the Randall-Sundrum model with
two branes, study its gauge invariance and diagonalize it in the unitary gauge.
We also show that the effective four-dimensional theory looks different on
different branes and calculate the observable mass spectra and the couplings of
the physical degrees of freedom of 5-dimensional gravity to matter.Comment: 22 pages, LaTeX, typos correcte
ESD Ideas: Propagation of high-frequency forcing to ice age dynamics
Palaeoclimate records display a continuous background of
variability connecting centennial to 100 kyr periods. Hence, the dynamics at
the centennial, millennial, and astronomical timescales should not be
treated separately. Here, we show that the nonlinear character of ice sheet
dynamics, which was derived naturally from the ice-flow conservation laws,
provides the scaling constraints to explain the structure of the observed
spectrum of variability.</p
Braneworlds in six dimensions: new models with bulk scalars
Six dimensional bulk spacetimes with 3-- and 4--branes are constructed using
certain non--conventional bulk scalars as sources. In particular, we
investigate the consequences of having the phantom (negative kinetic energy)
and the Brans--Dicke scalar in the bulk while obtaining such solutions. We find
geometries with 4--branes with a compact on--brane dimension (hybrid
compactification) which may be assumed to be small in order to realize a
3--brane world. On the other hand, we also construct, with similar sources,
bulk spacetimes where a 3--brane is located at a conical singularity.
Furthermore, we investigate the issue of localization of matter fields (scalar,
fermion, graviton, vector) on these 3-- and 4--branes and conclude with
comments on our six dimensional models.Comment: 24 pages, 1 figure, Replaced to match version published in Class.
Quant. Gra
Structure and Electron-Transport Properties of Photoresist Implanted by Sb + Ions
Morphology and electron-transport properties in the photoresist-silicon structures implanted by 60 keV antimony in the fluence range 1 × 10 15 ÷ 5 × 10 16 cm −2 with the ion current density 4 µA/cm 2 have been investigated. Microhardness increases with the increasing fluence. Non-monotonous dependence of microhardness on the depth in the implanted structures was observed. Transition from insulating to the metallic regime of conductivity was not observed
Linearized gravity on the Randall-Sundrum two-brane background with curvature terms in the action for the branes
We study gravitational perturbations in the Randall-Sundrum two-brane
background with scalar-curvature terms in the action for the branes, allowing
for positive as well as negative bulk gravitational constant. In the zero-mode
approximation, we derive the linearized gravitational equations, which have the
same form as in the original Randall-Sundrum model but with different
expressions for the effective physical constants. We develop a generic method
for finding tachyonic modes in the theory, which, in the model under
consideration, may exist only if the bulk gravitational constant is negative.
In this case, if both brane gravitational constants are nonzero, the theory
contains one or two tachyonic mass eigenvalues in the gravitational sector. If
one of the brane gravitational constants is set to zero, then either a single
tachyonic mass eigenvalue is present or tachyonic modes are totally absent
depending on the relation between the nonzero brane gravitational constant and
brane separation. In the case of negative bulk gravitational constant, the
massive gravitational modes have ghost-like character, while the massless
gravitational mode is not a ghost in the case where tachyons are absent.Comment: 23 pages, revtex, published versio
Ion and Electron Momentum Distributions from Single and Double Ionization of Helium Induced by Compton Scattering
We present the momentum distributions of the nucleus and of the electrons from double ionization of the helium atom by Compton scattering of photons with hν=40  keV. We find that the doubly charged ion momentum distribution is very close to the Compton profile of the nucleus in the ground state of the helium atom, and the momentum distribution of the singly charged ion to give a precise image of the electron Compton profile. To reproduce these results, nonrelativistic calculations require the use of highly correlated initial- and final-state wave functions
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