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Massive Superparticle with Tensorial Central Charges
We construct the manifestly Lorenz-invariant formulation of the N=1 D=4
massive superparticle with tensorial central charges. The model contains a real
parameter k and at possesses one -symmetry while at k=0 the
number of -symmetry is two. The equivalence of the formulations at all
is obtained. The local transformations of -symmetry are
written out. It is considered the using of index spinor for construction of the
tensorial central charges. It is obtained the equivalence at classical level
between the massive D=4 superparticle with one -symmetry and the
massive D=4 spinning particleComment: 20 pages, Late
CONTRIBUTION TO THE KNOWLEDGE OF HONEY-RICH PLANTS IN CROATIA
Poznavanje medonosnog bilja i staništa na kojemu rastu od velike je važnosti za pčelare zbog poboljšanja pčelinje paše. U radu je navedeno preko 275 medonosnih vrsta koje se nalaze u Hrvatskoj na nekom od staništa, a koje su prema ocjenama iz literature ocjenjene kao najmedonosnije. Biljke su raspoređene u 59 porodica od kojih su najbrojnije vrstama Lamiaceae (usnjače) s 46 vrsta, Fabaceae (lepirnjače) 32 vrste i Rosaceae (ruže) 27 vrsta, a zatim slijede Asteraceae (glavočike) 26 vrsta, Brassicaceae (krstašice) 14 vrsta i Boraginaceae (oštrolisti) i Scrophulariaceae (zijevalice) s 8 vrsta. Povećanje razine znanja pčelara o samoniklom medonosnom bilju samo je jedan od čimbenika koji bi trebao pridonijeti poboljšanju pčelinje paše.Knowing honey-rich plants, and their habitats, is of great importance to bee-keepers to improve bee-pastures. The paper contains 275 species of honey-rich plants which can be found in Croatia in some of the habitats, and which have been marked in the literature as the most honey-rich. The plants have been sorted into 59 families, of which the most numerous are Lamiaceae with 46 species, Fabaceae with 32 species and Rosaceae with 27 species, followed by Asteraceae with 26 species, Brassicaceae with 14 species and Boraginaceae and Scrophulariaceae with 8 species. Increasing the knowledge of bee-keepers on the autochthonous honey-rich plants is just one of the factors which should contribute to the improvement of bee pastures
Spectroscopic Pulsational Frequency Identification and Mode Determination of Gamma Doradus Star HD135825
We present the mode identification of frequencies found in spectroscopic
observations of the Gamma Doradus star HD135825. Four frequencies were
successfully identified: 1.3150 +/- 0.0003 1/d; 0.2902 +/- 0.0004 1/d; 1.4045
+/- 0.0005 1/d; and 1.8829 +/- 0.0005 1/d. These correspond to (l, m) modes of
(1,1), (2,-2), (4,0) and (1,1) respectively. Additional frequencies were found
but they were below the signal-to-noise limit of the Fourier spectrum and not
suitable for mode identification. The rotational axis inclination and vsini of
the star were determined to be 87 degrees (nearly edge-on) and 39.7 km/s
(moderate for Gamma Doradus stars) respectively. A simultaneous fit of these
four modes to the line profile variations in the data gives a reduced chi
square of 12.7. We confirm, based on the frequencies found, that HD135825 is a
bona fide Gamma Doradus star.Comment: Accepted to MNRAS 2012 March
Higher Spins from Tensorial Charges and OSp(N|2n) Symmetry
It is shown that the quantization of a superparticle propagating in an N=1,
D=4 superspace extended with tensorial coordinates results in an infinite tower
of massless spin states satisfying the Vasiliev unfolded equations for free
higher spin fields in flat and AdS_4 N=1 superspace. The tensorial extension of
the AdS_4 superspace is proved to be a supergroup manifold OSp(1|4). The model
is manifestly invariant under an OSp(N|8) (N=1,2) superconformal symmetry. As a
byproduct, we find that the Cartan forms of arbitrary Sp(2n) and OSp(1|2n)
groups are GL(2n) flat, i.e. they are equivalent to flat Cartan forms up to a
GL(2n) rotation. This property is crucial for carrying out the quantization of
the particle model on OSp(1|4) and getting the higher spin field dynamics in
super AdS_4, which can be performed in a way analogous to the flat case.Comment: LaTeX, 21 page (JHEP style), misprints corrected, added comments on
the relation of results of hep-th/0106149 with hep-th/9904109 and
hep-th/9907113, references adde
A new method for the spectroscopic identification of stellar non-radial pulsation modes. II. Mode identification of the Delta Scuti star FG Virginis
We present a mode identification based on new high-resolution time-series
spectra of the non-radially pulsating Delta Scuti star FG~Vir (HD 106384, V =
6.57, A5V). From 2002 February to June a global Delta Scuti Network (DSN)
campaign, utilizing high-resolution spectroscopy and simultaneous photometry
has been conducted for FG~Vir in order to provide a theoretical pulsation
model. In this campaign we have acquired 969 Echelle spectra covering 147 hours
at six observatories. The mode identification was carried out by analyzing line
profile variations by means of the Fourier parameter fit method, where the
observational Fourier parameters across the line are fitted with theoretical
values. This method is especially well suited for determining the azimuthal
order m of non-radial pulsation modes and thus complementary with the method of
Daszynska-Daszkiewicz (2002) which does best at identifying the degree l. 15
frequencies between 9.2 and 33.5 c/d were detected spectroscopically. We
determined the azimuthal order m of 12 modes and constrained their harmonic
degree l. Only modes of low degree (l <= 4) were detected, most of them having
axisymmetric character mainly due to the relatively low projected rotational
velocity of FG Vir. The detected non-axisymmetric modes have azimuthal orders
between -2 and 1. We derived an inclination of 19 degrees, which implies an
equatorial rotational rate of 66 km/s.Comment: 14 pages, 26 figure
An asteroseismic study of the beta Cephei star 12 Lacertae: multisite spectroscopic observations, mode identification and seismic modelling
We present the results of a spectroscopic multisite campaign for the beta
Cephei star 12 (DD) Lacertae. Our study is based on more than thousand
high-resolution high S/N spectra gathered with 8 different telescopes in a time
span of 11 months. In addition we make use of numerous archival spectroscopic
measurements. We confirm 10 independent frequencies recently discovered from
photometry, as well as harmonics and combination frequencies. In particular,
the SPB-like g-mode with frequency 0.3428 1/d reported before is detected in
our spectroscopy. We identify the four main modes as (l1,m1) = (1, 1), (l2,m2)
= (0, 0), (l3,m3) = (1, 0) and (l4,m4) = (2, 1) for f1 = 5.178964 1/d, f2 =
5.334224 1/d, f3 = 5.066316 1/d and f4 = 5.490133 1/d, respectively. Our
seismic modelling shows that f2 is likely the radial first overtone and that
the core overshooting parameter alpha_ov is lower than 0.4 local pressure scale
heights.Comment: 16 pages, 11 figures, accepted in MNRA
IMPACT OF GRAPE POMACE MACERATION ON THE QUALITY OF RHINE RIESLING WINE
Vina Rajnskog rizlinga proizvedena standardnom tehnologijom za bijela vina te maceracijom masulja od 3 sata i maceracijom masulja od 6 sati analizirana su kako bi se utvrdile razlike u kemijskom sastavu i senzornim svojstvima. Kemijska analiza provedena je nakon fermentacije, a senzorno ocjenjivanje 3 mjeseca nakon fermentacije. Vina dobivena maceracijom masulja od 3 sata senzorno su ocijenjena najbolje dok su vina dobivena maceracijom od 6 sati te standardnom tehnologijom bila slabije kakvoće. Po kemijskom sastavu vina dobivena maceracijom masulja nisu se međusobno razlikovala, dok su vina dobivena standardnim postupkom proizvodnje za bijela vina imala niži ukupni ekstrakt, pepeo, hlapivu kiselost i ukupne fenole.Rhine riesling wines produced by usual technology for white wines and by maceration for 3 hours and maceration for 6 hours were investigated for differences in chemical composition and sensory properties. Chemical analyses were performed after fermentation and sensory testing was done 3 months after fermentation. Wine produced by maceration for 3 hours was evaluated as sensory the best while the wine produced by maceration for 6 hours and usual technology was of inferior quality. In chemical composition there was no difference between wine produced by maceration of grape pomace while wines produced by standard technology for white wine had lower total extract, ashes, volatyle acidity and total phenols
Weinberg propagator of a free massive particle with an arbitrary spin from the BFV-BRST path integral
The transition amplitude is obtained for a free massive particle of arbitrary
spin by calculating the path integral in the index-spinor formulation within
the BFV-BRST approach. None renormalizations of the path integral measure were
applied. The calculation has given the Weinberg propagator written in the
index-free form with the use of index spinor. The choice of boundary conditions
on the index spinor determines holomorphic or antiholomorphic representation
for the canonical description of particle/antiparticle spin.Comment: 31 pages, Latex, version published in Class. Quantum Gra
New ground-based observational methods and instrumentation for asteroseismology
Space instrumentation like SOHO, MOST, CoRoT and Kepler has been and is being
built to attain very high precision data to be used for asteroseismic analysis.
Nonetheless, there is a very strong need for providing additional information,
especially on mode identification. With this contribution I will review the
efforts been put on new ground-based instrumentation and the methodology that
can be used to achieve this aim.Comment: 6 pages. Review contribution to be published in Astrophysics and
Space Science Proceedings series (ASSP), in the proceedings of "20th Stellar
Pulsation Conference Series: Impact of new instrumentation and new insights
in stellar pulsations", 5-9 September 2011, Granada, Spai
A 3D study of the photosphere of HD 99563 - I. Pulsation analysis
We have used high-speed spectroscopy of the rapidly oscillating Ap (roAp) star HD 99563 to study the pulsation amplitude and phase behaviour of elements in its stratified atmosphere over one 2.91-d rotation cycle. We identify spectral features related to patches in the surface distribution of chemical elements and study the pulsation amplitudes and phases as the patches move across the stellar disc. The variations are consistent with a distorted non-radial dipole pulsation mode. We measure a 1.6 km s−1 rotational variation in the mean radial velocities of Hα and argue that this is the first observation of Hα abundance spots caused by He settling through suppression of convection by the magnetic field on an oblique rotator, in support of a prime theory for the excitation mechanism of roAp star pulsation. We demonstrate that HD 99563 is the second roAp star to show aspect dependence of blue-to-red running wave line profile variations in Nd iii spots
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