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Charge orders, magnetism and pairings in the cuprate superconductors
We review the recent developments in the field of cuprate superconductors
with the special focus on the recently observed charge order in the underdoped
compounds. We introduce new theoretical developments following the study of the
antiferromagnetic (AF) quantum critical point (QCP) in two dimensions, in which
preemptive orders in the charge and superconducting (SC) sectors emerged, that
are in turn related by an SU(2) symmetry. We consider the implications of this
proliferation of orders in the underdoped region, and provide a study of the
type of fluctuations which characterize the SU(2) symmetry. We identify an
intermediate energy scale where the SU(2) pairing fluctuations are dominant and
argue that they are unstable towards the formation of a Resonant Peierls
Excitonic (RPE) state at the pseudogap (PG) temperature . We discuss the
implications of this scenario for a few key experiments.Comment: 16 pages, 17 figure
Volunteerism After the Tsunami: Democratization and Aid
Using three waves of survey data from fishing villages in Aceh, Indonesia for 2005-2009, we examine the determinants of local volunteer labor after the tsunami. Pre-existing social capital and the form of aid delivery (but not trauma) strongly affect village volunteerism initially, but these effects weaken with time. What persists is the effect of essentially a new institution, formal village elections. While recent work suggests democratization increases cooperation, the differentially timed introduction of elections negatively affects volunteerism, suggesting a regime switch effect where traditional leaders chosen by elites want more volunteer labor projects than democratically elected leaders do
Eight new MSPs in NGC 6440 and NGC 6441
We report the discovery of five new millisecond pulsars in the globular
cluster NGC 6440 and three new ones in NGC 6441; each cluster has one
previously known pulsar. Four of the new pulsars are found in binary systems.
One of the new pulsars, PSR J1748-2021B in NGC 6440, is notable for its
eccentric (e = 0.57) and wide (P_b = 20.5 days) orbit. If the rate of advance
of periastron is due solely to general relativity, we can estimate of the total
mass of this binary system: 2.92 +/- 0.20 solar masses. This would imply an
anomalously large mass for this pulsar, which could introduce important
constraints in the study of the equation of state for cold neutron matter.Comment: 3 pages, 3 figures. To appear in the proceedings of "40 Years of
Pulsars: Millisecond Pulsars, Magnetars, and More", August 12-17, 2007,
McGill University, Montreal, Canad
Timing of a Young Mildly Recycled Pulsar with a Massive White Dwarf Companion
We report on timing observations of the recently discovered binary pulsar PSR
J1952+2630 using the Arecibo Observatory. The mildly recycled 20.7-ms pulsar is
in a 9.4-hr orbit with a massive, M_WD > 0.93 M_sun, white dwarf (WD)
companion. We present, for the first time, a phase-coherent timing solution,
with precise spin, astrometric, and Keplerian orbital parameters. This shows
that the characteristic age of PSR J1952+2630 is 77 Myr, younger by one order
of magnitude than any other recycled pulsar-massive WD system. We derive an
upper limit on the true age of the system of 50 Myr. We investigate the
formation of PSR J1952+2630 using detailed modelling of the mass-transfer
process from a naked helium star on to the neutron star following a
common-envelope phase (Case BB Roche-lobe overflow). From our modelling of the
progenitor system, we constrain the accretion efficiency of the neutron star,
which suggests a value between 100 and 300% of the Eddington accretion limit.
We present numerical models of the chemical structure of a possible
oxygen-neon-magnesium WD companion. Furthermore, we calculate the past and the
future spin evolution of PSR J1952+2630, until the system merges in about 3.4
Gyr due to gravitational wave emission. Although we detect no relativistic
effects in our timing analysis we show that several such effects will become
measurable with continued observations over the next 10 years; thus PSR
J1952+2630 has potential as a testbed for gravitational theories.Comment: 12 pages, 10 figures, to be published in MNRA
Potencial bacteriocinogênico de bactérias ácido lácticas e staphylococcaceae isoladas da microbiota de embutidos cárneos artesanais na região Sul/Brasil.
Projeto/Plano de Ação: 03.08.06.009
Avaliação da qualidade fisiológica de sementes de algodão submetidas aos métodos de condicionamento hídrico, osmótico e mátrico.
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