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History state formalism for Dirac's theory
We propose a history state formalism for a Dirac particle. By introducing a
reference quantum clock system it is first shown that Dirac's equation can be
derived by enforcing a timeless Wheeler-DeWitt-like equation for a global
state. The Hilbert space of the whole system constitutes a unitary
representation of the Lorentz group with respect to a properly defined
invariant product, and the proper normalization of global states directly
ensures standard Dirac's norm. Moreover, by introducing a second quantum clock,
the previous invariant product emerges naturally from a generalized continuity
equation. The invariant parameter associated with this second clock
labels history states for different particles, yielding an observable evolution
in the case of an hypothetical superposition of different masses. Analytical
expressions for both space-time density and electron-time entanglement are
provided for two particular families of electron's states, the former including
Pryce localized particles.Comment: 9 pages, 2 figures, final versio
Effects of nuclear molecular configurations on the astrophysical S-factor for O + O
The impact of nuclear molecular configurations on the astrophysical S-factor
for O + O is investigated within the realistic two-center shell
model based on Woods-Saxon potentials. These molecular effects refer to the
formation of a neck between the interacting nuclei and the radial dependent
collective mass parameter. It is demonstrated that the former is crucial to
explain the current experimental data with high accuracy and without any free
parameter, whilst in addition the latter predicts a pronounced maximum in the
S-factor. In contrast to very recent results by Jiang et al., the S-factor does
not decline towards extremely low values as energy decreases.Comment: In press in Physics Letters
Rare top decay t-> c l+l- as a probe of new physics
The rare top decay t-> c l+l-, which involves flavor violation, is studied as
a possible probe of new physics. This decay is analyzed with the simplest
Standard Model extensions with additional gauge symmetry formalism. The
considered extension is the Left-Right Symmetric Model, including a new neutral
gauge boson Z' that allows to obtain the decay at tree level through Flavor
Changing Neutral Currents (FCNC) couplings. The neutral gauge boson couplings
are considered diagonal but family non-universal in order to induce these FCNC.
We find the $BR(t-> c l+l-)~10^{-13} for a range 1 TeV < M_{Z'} < 3 TeV.Comment: 9 pages, 6 figure
Effect of partial ionization on wave propagation in solar magnetic flux tubes
Observations show that waves are ubiquitous in the solar atmosphere and may
play an important role for plasma heating. The study of waves in the solar
corona is usually based on linear ideal magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) for a fully
ionized plasma. However, the plasma in the photosphere and the chromosphere is
only partially ionized. Here we investigate theoretically the impact of partial
ionization on MHD wave propagation in cylindrical flux tubes in the two-fluid
model. We derive the general dispersion relation that takes into account the
effects of neutral-ion collisions and the neutral gas pressure. We take the
neutral-ion collision frequency as an arbitrary parameter. Particular results
for transverse kink modes and slow magnetoacoustic modes are shown. We find
that the wave frequencies only depend on the properties of the ionized fluid
when the neutral-ion collision frequency is much lower that the wave frequency.
For high collision frequencies realistic of the solar atmosphere ions and
neutrals behave as a single fluid with an effective density corresponding to
the sum of densities of both fluids and an effective sound velocity computed as
the average of the sound velocities of ions and neutrals. The MHD wave
frequencies are modified accordingly. The neutral gas pressure can be neglected
when studying transverse kink waves but it has to be taken into account for a
consistent description of slow magnetoacoustic waves. The MHD waves are damped
due to neutral-ion collisions. The damping is most efficient when the wave
frequency and the collision frequency are of the same order of magnitude. For
high collision frequencies slow magnetoacoustic waves are more efficiently
damped than transverse kink waves. In addition, we find the presence of
cut-offs for certain combinations of parameters that cause the waves to become
non-propagating.Comment: Accepted for publication in A&
Stellar indices and kinematics in Seyfert 1 nuclei
We present spectra of 6 type 1 Seyfert galaxies, 2 Seyfert 2, a starburst
galaxy and a compact narrow line radiogalaxy, taken in two spectral ranges
centered around the near--IR CaII triplet (CaT) (at ~8600 Angstroms), and the
Mgb stellar feature at 5180 Angstroms. We measured the equivalent width (EWs)
of these features and the Fe52 and Fe53 spectral indices. We found that the
strength of the CaT in type 1 Seyfert galaxies with prominent central point
sources, is larger than what would be expected from the observed strength of
the blue indices. This could be explained by the presence of red supergiants in
the nuclei of Seyfert 1 galaxies. On the other hand, the blue indices of these
galaxies could also be diluted by the strong FeII multiplets that can be seen
in their spectra.
We have also measured the stellar and gas velocity dispersions of the
galaxies in the sample. The stellar velocity dispersions were measured using
both, the Mgb and CaT stellar features. The velocity dispersion of the gas in
the narrow line region (NLR) was measured using the strong emission lines
[OIII] 5007, 4959 and [SIII] 9069. We compare the gas and star velocity
dispersions and find that both magnitudes are correlated in Seyfert galaxies.
Most of the Seyfert 1 we observe have stellar velocity dispersion somehow
greater than that of the gas in the NLR.Comment: To appear in MNRAS, 18 pages, 9 figure
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