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Lorentzian regularization and the problem of point-like particles in general relativity
The two purposes of the paper are (1) to present a regularization of the
self-field of point-like particles, based on Hadamard's concept of ``partie
finie'', that permits in principle to maintain the Lorentz covariance of a
relativistic field theory, (2) to use this regularization for defining a model
of stress-energy tensor that describes point-particles in post-Newtonian
expansions (e.g. 3PN) of general relativity. We consider specifically the case
of a system of two point-particles. We first perform a Lorentz transformation
of the system's variables which carries one of the particles to its rest frame,
next implement the Hadamard regularization within that frame, and finally come
back to the original variables with the help of the inverse Lorentz
transformation. The Lorentzian regularization is defined in this way up to any
order in the relativistic parameter 1/c^2. Following a previous work of ours,
we then construct the delta-pseudo-functions associated with this
regularization. Using an action principle, we derive the stress-energy tensor,
made of delta-pseudo-functions, of point-like particles. The equations of
motion take the same form as the geodesic equations of test particles on a
fixed background, but the role of the background is now played by the
regularized metric.Comment: 34 pages, to appear in J. Math. Phy
Amoebic Liver Abscess. A Case Report
A amebíase é uma das doenças parasitárias mais comuns no mundo. As principais formas invasivas da doença são a colite amebiana e o abcesso hepático.
Apresenta-se o caso clínico de um homem de 42 anos admitido com um quadro agudo de febre elevada e dor abdominal no hipocôndrio direito com dois dias de evolução. A tomografia axial computorizada do abdómen revelou a presença de 3 lesões abcedadas a nível do lobo direito do fígado.
Tratando-se de um doente residente em área endémica de amebiase colocou-se o diagnóstico diferencial entre abcesso
amebiano hepático versus abcesso piogénico, situações com abordagem terapêutica distinta.
O quadro clínico e a serologia positiva para Entamoeba histolytica confirmaram o diagnóstico de abcesso amebiano hepático.
Os autores apresentam uma breve revisão desta entidade, rara nos países desenvolvidos, que no adequado contexto epidemiológico deve ser considerada no diagnóstico diferencial dos abcessos hepáticos
On the order of summability of the Fourier inversion formula
In this article we show that the order of the point value, in the sense of Łojasiewicz, of a tempered distribution and the order of summability of the pointwise Fourier inversion formula are closely related. Assuming that the order of the point values and certain order of growth at infinity are given for a tempered distribution, we estimate the order of summability of the Fourier inversion formula. For Fourier series, and in other cases, it is shown that if the distribution has a distributional point value of order k, then its Fourier series is e.v. Cesàro summable to the distributional point value of order k+1. Conversely, we also show that if the pointwise Fourier inversion formula is e.v. Cesàro summable of order k, then the distribution is the (k+1)-th derivative of a locally integrable function, and the distribution has a distributional point value of order k+2. We also establish connections between orders of summability and local behavior for other Fourier inversion problems
Maximal entropy random walk in community finding
The aim of this paper is to check feasibility of using the maximal-entropy
random walk in algorithms finding communities in complex networks. A number of
such algorithms exploit an ordinary or a biased random walk for this purpose.
Their key part is a (dis)similarity matrix, according to which nodes are
grouped. This study encompasses the use of the stochastic matrix of a random
walk, its mean first-passage time matrix, and a matrix of weighted paths count.
We briefly indicate the connection between those quantities and propose
substituting the maximal-entropy random walk for the previously chosen models.
This unique random walk maximises the entropy of ensembles of paths of given
length and endpoints, which results in equiprobability of those paths. We
compare performance of the selected algorithms on LFR benchmark graphs. The
results show that the change in performance depends very strongly on the
particular algorithm, and can lead to slight improvements as well as
significant deterioration.Comment: 7 pages, 4 figures, submitted to European Physical Journal Special
Topics following the 4-th Conference on Statistical Physics: Modern Trends
and Applications, July 3-6, 2012 Lviv, Ukrain
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Transfer across Random versus Deterministic Fractal Interfaces
A numerical study of the transfer across random fractal surfaces shows that
their responses are very close to the response of deterministic model
geometries with the same fractal dimension. The simulations of several
interfaces with prefractal geometries show that, within very good
approximation, the flux depends only on a few characteristic features of the
interface geometry: the lower and higher cut-offs and the fractal dimension.
Although the active zones are different for different geometries, the electrode
reponses are very nearly the same. In that sense, the fractal dimension is the
essential "universal" exponent which determines the net transfer.Comment: 4 pages, 6 figure
Gravitational field and equations of motion of compact binaries to 5/2 post-Newtonian order
We derive the gravitational field and equations of motion of compact binary
systems up to the 5/2 post-Newtonian approximation of general relativity (where
radiation-reaction effects first appear). The approximate post-Newtonian
gravitational field might be used in the problem of initial conditions for the
numerical evolution of binary black-hole space-times. On the other hand we
recover the Damour-Deruelle 2.5PN equations of motion of compact binary
systems. Our method is based on an expression of the post-Newtonian metric
valid for general (continuous) fluids. We substitute into the fluid metric the
standard stress-energy tensor appropriate for a system of two point-like
particles. We remove systematically the infinite self-field of each particle by
means of the Hadamard partie finie regularization.Comment: 41 pages to appear in Physical Review
A multicriteria optimization framework for the definition of the spatial granularity of urban social media analytics
The spatial analysis of social media data has recently emerged as a significant source of knowledge for urban studies. Most of these analyses are based on an areal unit that is chosen without the support of clear criteria to ensure representativeness with regard to an observed phenomenon. Nonetheless, the results and conclusions that can be drawn from a social media analysis to a great extent depend on the areal unit chosen, since they are faced with the well-known Modifiable Areal Unit Problem. To address this problem, this article adopts a data-driven approach to determine the most suitable areal unit for the analysis of social media data. Our multicriteria optimization framework relies on the Pareto optimality to assess candidate areal units based on a set of user-defined criteria. We examine a case study that is used to investigate rainfall-related tweets and to determine the areal units that optimize spatial autocorrelation patterns through the combined use of indicators of global spatial autocorrelation and the variance of local spatial autocorrelation. The results show that the optimal areal units (30 km2 and 50 km2) provide more consistent spatial patterns than the other areal units and are thus likely to produce more reliable analytical results
Hard Thermal Loops and Chiral Lagrangians
Chiral symmetry is used as the guiding principle to derive hard thermal loop
effects in chiral perturbation theory. This is done by using a chiral invariant
background field method for the non-linear sigma model and the
Wess-Zumino-Witten lagrangian, with and without external vector and axial
vector sources. It is then shown that the n-point hard thermal loop is the
leading thermal correction for the Green function of n point vector soft quark
currents.Comment: 15 pages, Revtex, references added, typos corrected, final version to
appear in Phys. Rev.
MOUSE PARA PERSONAS CON DISCAPACIDAD FÍSICA EN CONTEXTOS EDUCATIVOS VIRTUALES
La implementación de nuevas estrategias orientadas a mejorar la usabilidad de aplicaciones educativas por personas con discapacidades físicas es un proceso complejo que involucra múltiples enfoques para la adaptación. El desarrollo de contenido educativo dirigido a estas personas suele tener que adaptarse a las características de los elementos de interfaz humano-computador típicos del mercado. En este trabajo se diseña un mouse que puede ser operado a través de movimientos de la cabeza y que permite que un usuario con discapacidades físicas pueda interactuar con el sistema sin usar el mouse ni el teclado. Los resultados muestran que el dispositivo permite una interacción efectiva con una aplicación educativa
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