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Copper and Barium Abundances in the Ursa Major Moving Group
We present Cu and Ba abundances for 7 G-K dwarf stars, members of the
solar-metallicity, 0.3 Gyr old Ursa Major Moving Group. All analyzed member
stars show [Ba/Fe] excesses of +0.3-plus, associated with [Cu/Fe] deficiencies
of up to -0.23 dex. The present results suggest that there is an
anti-correlation between the abundances of Cu and the heavy elements produced
by the main component of the neutron capture s-process. Other possible
anomalies are Na and C deficiencies with respect to normal solar-metallicity
stars. The new data do not confirm the recent claim that the group member
HR6094 is a Ba dwarf star.Comment: 8 pages, 6 figures, accepted to MNRA
A photometric and spectroscopic survey of solar twin stars within 50 parsecs of the Sun: I. Atmospheric parameters and color similarity to the Sun
Solar twins and analogs are fundamental in the characterization of the Sun's
place in the context of stellar measurements, as they are in understanding how
typical the solar properties are in its neighborhood. They are also important
for representing sunlight observable in the night sky for diverse photometric
and spectroscopic tasks, besides being natural candidates for harboring
planetary systems similar to ours and possibly even life-bearing environments.
We report a photometric and spectroscopic survey of solar twin stars within 50
pc of the Sun. Hipparcos absolute magnitudes and (B-V)_Tycho colors were used
to define a 2 sigma box around the solar values, where 133 stars were
considered. Additional stars resembling the solar UBV colors in a broad sense,
plus stars present in the lists of Hardorp, were also selected. All objects
were ranked by a color-similarity index with respect to the Sun, defined by
uvby and BV photometry. Moderately high-resolution, high-S/N spectra were used
for a subsample of equatorial-southern stars to derive Teff, log g, and [Fe/H]
with average internal errors better than 50 K, 0.20 dex, and 0.08 dex,
respectively. Ages and masses were estimated from theoretical HR diagrams. The
color-similarity index proved very successful. We identify and rank new
excellent solar analogs, which are fit to represent the Sun in the night sky.
Some of them are faint enough to be of interest for moderately large
telescopes. We also identify two stars with near-UV spectra indistinguishable
from the Sun's. We present five new "probable" solar twin stars, besides five
new "possible" twins. Masses and ages for the best solar twin candidates lie
very close to the solar values, but chromospheric activity levels range
somewhat. We propose that the solar twins be emphasized in the ongoing searches
for extra-solar planets and SETI searches.Comment: 25 pages, 15 figures, 14 table
A Link Between the Semi-Major Axis of Extrasolar Gas Giant Planets and Stellar Metallicity
The fact that most extrasolar planets found to date are orbiting metal-rich
stars lends credence to the core accretion mechanism of gas giant planet
formation over its competitor, the disc instability mechanism. However, the
core accretion mechanism is not refined to the point of explaining orbital
parameters such as their unexpected semi-major axes and eccentricities. We
propose a model, which correlates the metallicity of the host star with the
original semi-major axis of its most massive planet, prior to migration,
considering that the core accretion scenario governs giant gas planet
formation. The model predicts that the optimum regions for planetary formation
shift inward as stellar metallicity decreases, providing an explanation for the
observed absence of long period planets in metal-poor stars. We compare our
predictions with the available data on extrasolar planets for stars with masses
similar to the mass of the Sun. A fitting procedure produces an estimate of
what we define as the Zero Age Planetary Orbit (ZAPO) curve as a function of
the metallicity of the star. The model also hints that the lack of planets
circling metal-poor stars may be partly caused by an enhanced destruction
probability during the migration process, since the planets lie initially
closer to the central stars.Comment: Nature of the replacement: According to recent simulations, the
temperature profile, T, is more adequately reproduced by beta = 1 rather than
beta = 2. We have introduced a distance scale factor that solves the very
fast drop of T for low metallicity and introduces naturally the inferior
distance limit of our ZAPO. Under this modification all the fitting process
was altere
Classical integrability of chiral and classical curves
In this letter, classical chiral is studied in the lightcone gauge
. The once integrated equation of motion for the current is shown to
be of the Lax form, which demonstrates an infinite number of conserved
quantities. Specializing to gauge group SU(2), we show that solutions to the
classical equations of motion can be identified with a very large class of
curves. We demonstrate this correspondence explicitly for two solutions. The
classical fermionic fields associated with these currents are then obtained.Comment: Final version to appear in Mod. Phys. Lett. A. A reference and two
footnotes added. 6 pages revte
The Brazilian grape juice: market and prospects.
This article aims to analyze the market of Brazilian grape juice
Nonrelativistic Quantum Analysis of the Charged Particle-Dyon System on a Conical Spacetime
In this paper we develop the nonrelativistic quantum analysis of the charged
particle-dyon system in the spacetime produced by an idealized cosmic string.
In order to do that, we assume that the dyon is superposed to the cosmic
string. Considering this peculiar configuration {\it conical} monopole
harmonics are constructed, which are a generalizations of previous monopole
harmonics obtained by Wu and Yang(1976 {\it Nucl. Phys. B} {\bf 107} 365)
defined on a conical three-geometry. Bound and scattering wave functions are
explicitly derived. As to bound states, we present the energy spectrum of the
system, and analyze how the presence of the topological defect modifies
obtained result. We also analyze this system admitting the presence of an extra
isotropic harmonic potential acting on the particle. We show that the presence
of this potential produces significant changes in the energy spectrum of the
system.Comment: Paper accepted for publication in Classical and Quantum Gravit
Validação do método padrão para avaliação da germinação pré-colheita em genótipos de trigo - resultados preliminares.
Temperature- and quantum phonon effects on Holstein-Hubbard bipolarons
The one-dimensional Holstein-Hubbard model with two electrons of opposite
spin is studied using an extension of a recently developed quantum Monte Carlo
method, and a very simple yet rewarding variational approach, both based on a
canonically transformed Hamiltonian. The quantum Monte Carlo method yields very
accurate results in the regime of small but finite phonon frequencies,
characteristic of many strongly correlated materials such as, e.g., the
cuprates and the manganites. The influence of electron-electron repulsion,
phonon frequency and temperature on the bipolaron state is investigated.
Thermal dissociation of the intersite bipolaron is observed at high
temperatures, and its relation to an existing theory of the manganites is
discussed.Comment: 12 pages, 7 figures; final version, accepted for publication in Phys.
Rev.
Aplicação tardia de nitrogênio em genótipos de trigo da Embrapa.
Orientador: João Leonardo Fernandes Pires
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