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Surface crossover exponent for branched polymers in two dimensions
Transfer-matrix methods on finite-width strips with free boundary conditions
are applied to lattice site animals, which provide a model for randomly
branched polymers in a good solvent. By assigning a distinct fugacity to sites
along the strip edges, critical properties at the special (adsorption) and
ordinary transitions are assessed. The crossover exponent at the adsorption
point is estimated as , consistent with recent
predictions that exactly for all space dimensionalities.Comment: 10 pages, LaTeX with Institute of Physics macros, to appear in
Journal of Physics
Correlation decay and conformal anomaly in the two-dimensional random-bond Ising ferromagnet
The two-dimensional random-bond Ising model is numerically studied on long
strips by transfer-matrix methods. It is shown that the rate of decay of
correlations at criticality, as derived from averages of the two largest
Lyapunov exponents plus conformal invariance arguments, differs from that
obtained through direct evaluation of correlation functions. The latter is
found to be, within error bars, the same as in pure systems. Our results
confirm field-theoretical predictions. The conformal anomaly is calculated
from the leading finite-width correction to the averaged free energy on strips.
Estimates thus obtained are consistent with , the same as for the pure
Ising model.Comment: RevTeX 3, 11 pages +2 figures, uuencoded, IF/UFF preprin
A new eriophyoid mite species (Acari: Eriophyoidea) damaging Eucalyptus wandoo in Western Australia.
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On weak vs. strong universality in the two-dimensional random-bond Ising ferromagnet
We address the issue of universality in two-dimensional disordered Ising
systems, by considering long, finite-width strips of ferromagnetic Ising spins
with randomly distributed couplings. We calculate the free energy and spin-spin
correlation functions (from which averaged correlation lengths, ,
are computed) by transfer-matrix methods. An {\it ansatz} for the
size-dependence of logarithmic corrections to is proposed. Data for
both random-bond and site-diluted systems show that pure system behaviour (with
) is recovered if these corrections are incorporated, discarding the
weak--universality scenario.Comment: RevTeX code, 4 pages plus 2 Postscript figures; to appear in Physical
Review B Rapid Communication
Location of the Multicritical Point for the Ising Spin Glass on the Triangular and Hexagonal Lattices
A conjecture is given for the exact location of the multicritical point in
the phase diagram of the +/- J Ising model on the triangular lattice. The
result p_c=0.8358058 agrees well with a recent numerical estimate. From this
value, it is possible to derive a comparable conjecture for the exact location
of the multicritical point for the hexagonal lattice, p_c=0.9327041, again in
excellent agreement with a numerical study. The method is a variant of duality
transformation to relate the triangular lattice directly with its dual
triangular lattice without recourse to the hexagonal lattice, in conjunction
with the replica method.Comment: 9 pages, 1 figure; Minor corrections in notatio
Dinâmica populacional de Ctenarytaina spatulata (Hemiptera: Psyllidae) em Eucaluptus grandis com novos registros de ocorrência.
Dentre os fatores físicos que exercem influência sobre os insetos, os mais importantes são a temperatura, a umidade, luz e o vento. Quanto à temperatura, os insetos, de um modo geral, desenvolvem-se melhor em temperaturas próximas a 25o C, podendo, no entanto, viver numa larga faixa de temperaturas. Dentro da faixa favorável, os insetos apresentam estreitas faixas de melhor desenvolvimento. De forma análoga à temperatura, as exigências de água pelos insetos variam muito, principalmente devido seus hábitos alimentares. A luz é um dos fatores limitantes aos seres vivos, podendo influenciar na reprodução, dispersão, emergência, alimentação e escolha do hospedeiro (BRENNAN & WEINBAUM 2001d). O vento, além de afetar a temperatura e umidade do ambiente, auxilia os insetos nos processos de dispersão e migração, principalmente quando procuram novo habitat, para alimentação e reprodução (LARA, 1979)
Genomic islands of divergence in the Yellow Tang and the Brushtail Tang Surgeonfishes.
The current ease of obtaining thousands of molecular markers challenges the notion that full phylogenetic concordance, as proposed by phylogenetic species concepts, is a requirement for defining species delimitations. Indeed, the presence of genomic islands of divergence, which may be the cause, or in some cases the consequence, of speciation, precludes concordance. Here, we explore this issue using thousands of RAD markers on two sister species of surgeonfishes (Teleostei: Acanthuridae), Zebrasoma flavescens and Z. scopas, and several populations within each species. Species are readily distinguished based on their colors (solid yellow and solid brown, respectively), yet populations and species are neither distinguishable using mitochondrial markers (cytochrome c oxidase 1), nor using 5193 SNPs (pairwise Φst = 0.034). In contrast, when using outlier loci, some of them presumably under selection, species delimitations, and strong population structure follow recognized taxonomic positions (pairwise Φst = 0.326). Species and population delimitation differences based on neutral and selected markers are likely due to local adaptation, thus being consistent with the idea that these genomic islands of divergence arose as a consequence of isolation. These findings, which are not unique, raise the question of a potentially important pathway of divergence based on local adaptation that is only evident when looking at thousands of loci
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