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Spin-2 Amplitudes in Black-Hole Evaporation
Quantum amplitudes for gravitational-wave perturbations of
Einstein/scalar collapse to a black hole are treated by analogy with
Maxwell perturbations. The spin-2 perturbations split into parts with odd and
even parity. We use the Regge-Wheeler gauge; at a certain point we make a gauge
transformation to an asymptotically-flat gauge, such that the metric
perturbations have the expected falloff behaviour at large radii. By analogy
with , for natural 'coordinate' variables are given by the magnetic
part of the Weyl tensor, which can be taken as boundary
data on a final space-like hypersurface . For simplicity, we take the
data on the initial surface to be exactly spherically-symmetric. The
(large) Lorentzian proper-time interval between and ,
measured at spatial infinity, is denoted by . We follow Feynman's
prescription and rotate into the complex: , for . The corresponding complexified {\it
classical} boundary-value problem is expected to be well-posed. The Lorentzian
quantum amplitude is recovered by taking the limit as . For
boundary data well below the Planck scale, and for a locally supersymmetric
theory, this involves only the semi-classical amplitude , where denotes the second-variation classical
action. The relations between the and natural boundary data,
involving supersymmetry, are investigated using 2-component spinor language in
terms of the Maxwell field strength and the Weyl spinor
Fluctuation characteristics of the TCV snowflake divertor measured with high speed visible imaging
Tangentially viewing fast camera footage of the low-field side snowflake
minus divertor in TCV is analysed across a four point scan in which the
proximity of the two X-points is varied systematically. The motion of
structures observed in the post- processed movie shows two distinct regions of
the camera frame exhibiting differing patterns. One type of motion in the outer
scrape-off layer remains present throughout the scan whilst the other, apparent
in the inner scrape-off layer between the two nulls, becomes increasingly
significant as the X-points contract towards one another. The spatial structure
of the fluctuations in both regions is shown to conform to the equilibrium
magnetic field. When the X-point gap is wide the fluctuations measured in the
region between the X-points show a similar structure to the fluctuations
observed above the null region, remaining coherent for multiple toroidal turns
of the magnetic field and indicating a physical connectivity of the
fluctuations between the upstream and downstream regions. When the X-point gap
is small the fluctuations in the inner scrape-off layer between the nulls are
decorrelated from fluctuations upstream, indicating local production of
filamentary structures. The motion of filaments in the inter-null region
differs, with filaments showing a dominantly poloidal motion along magnetic
flux surfaces when the X-point gap is large, compared to a dominantly radial
motion across flux-surfaces when the gap is small. This demonstrates an
enhancement to cross-field tranport between the nulls of the TCV low-field-side
snowflake minus when the gap between the nulls is small.Comment: Accepted for publication in Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusio
A Cenozoic-style scenario for the end-Ordovician glaciation
The end-Ordovician was an enigmatic interval in the Phanerozoic, known for massive glaciation potentially at elevated CO2 levels, biogeochemical cycle disruptions recorded as large isotope anomalies and a devastating extinction event. Ice-sheet volumes claimed to be twice those of the Last Glacial Maximum paradoxically coincided with oceans as warm as today. Here we argue that some of these remarkable claims arise from undersampling of incomplete geological sections that led to apparent temporal correlations within the relatively coarse resolution capability of Palaeozoic biochronostratigraphy. We examine exceptionally complete sedimentary records from two, low and high, palaeolatitude settings. Their correlation framework reveals a Cenozoic-style scenario including three main glacial cycles and higher-order phenomena. This necessitates revision of mechanisms for the end-Ordovician events, as the first extinction is tied to an early phase of melting, not to initial cooling, and the largest δ13C excursion occurs during final deglaciation, not at the glacial apex
On the Hadronic Contribution to Light-by-light Scattering in
We comment on the theoretical uncertainties involved in estimating the
hadronic effects on the light-by-light scattering contribution to the anomalous
magnetic moment of the muon, especially based on the analysis and results of T.
Kinoshita, B. Ni\v zi\'c, and Y. Okamoto, Phys.\ Rev.\ D31, 2108 (1985). From
the point of view of an effective field theory and chiral perturbation theory,
we suggest that the charged pion contribution may be better determined than has
been appreciated. However, the neutral pion contribution needs greater
theoretical insight before its magnitude can be reliably estimated.Comment: 9 pages, no figures, U. Michigan UM-TH-93-18. (Input phyzzm to
compile.) Revised version has minor changes in text. To be published in Phys.
Rev. D, Comments sectio
Exploring atmospheric optical turbulence: observations across zenith angles
We present measurements of the atmospheric optical turbulence as a function of zenith angle using two identical instruments, Shack-Hartmann Image Motion Monitors (SHIMMs), to measure atmospheric parameters concurrently. One instrument was pointed near zenith, while the other collected data by tracking a single star until it set and thus sampling zenith angles continuously to the horizon. By comparing these measurements, we can attribute changes in the atmospheric parameters to the changing zenith angle rather than variations in local turbulence conditions. The primary purpose of this experiment is to make comparisons between the measurements of the scintillation index, 2, and Fried parameter, 0, with current theories. In this demonstration, we find that there is a strong agreement between the models and the instrument up until zenith angles of 70∘, above which model and measurements begin to deviate. We discuss various ways in which limitations in models and our instrument may cause these deviations
Aging and the visual perception of exocentric distance
AbstractThe ability of 18 younger and older adults to visually perceive exocentric distances was evaluated. The observers judged the extent of fronto-parallel and in-depth spatial intervals at a variety of viewing distances from 50cm to 164.3cm. Most of the observers perceived in-depth intervals to be significantly smaller than fronto-parallel intervals, a finding that is consistent with previous studies. While none of the individual observers’ judgments of exocentric distance were accurate, the judgments of the older observers were significantly more accurate than those of the younger observers. The precision of the observers’ judgments across repeated trials, however, was not affected by age. The results demonstrate that increases in age can produce significant improvements in the visual ability to perceive the magnitude of exocentric distances
R-values in Low Energy e^+e^- Annihilation
This presentation briefly summarizes the recent measurements of R-values in
low energy e^+e^- annihilation. The new experiments aimed at reducing the
uncertainties in R-values and performed with the upgraded Beijing Spectrometer
(BESII) at Beijing Electron Positron Collider (BEPC) in Beijing and with CMD-2
and SND at VEEP-2M in Novosibirsk are reviewed and discussed.Comment: 17 pages, 10 figures, invited presentation at the XIX International
Symposium on Lepton and Photon Interactions at High Energy, Stanford
University, August 199
The implications of noninertial motion on covariant quantum spin
It is shown that the Pauli-Lubanski spin vector defined in terms of
curvilinear co-ordinates does not satisfy Lorentz invariance for spin-1/2
particles in noninertial motion along a curved trajectory. The possibility of
detecting this violation in muon decay experiments is explored, where the
noninertial contribution to the decay rate becomes large for muon beams with
large momenta and trajectories with radius of curvature approaching the muon's
Compton wavelength scale. A new spacelike spin vector is derived from the
Pauli-Lubanski vector that satisfies Lorentz invariance for both inertial and
noninertial motion. In addition, this spin vector suggests a generalization for
the classification of spin-1/2 particles, and has interesting properties that
are applicable for both massive and massless particles.Comment: REVTeX file; 7 pages; 2 figures; slightly revised with new abstract;
accepted for publication in Classical and Quantum Gravit
Improved Term of the Muon Anomalous Magnetic Moment
We have completed the evaluation of all mass-dependent QED
contributions to the muon , or , in two or more different
formulations. Their numerical values have been greatly improved by an extensive
computer calculation. The new value of the dominant term is 132.6823 (72), which supersedes the old value 127.50 (41).
The new value of the three-mass term
is 0.0376 (1). The term is crudely estimated to
be about 0.005 and may be ignored for now. The total QED contribution to
is , where 0.02 and
1.15 are uncertainties in the and terms and 0.85 is from
the uncertainty in measured by atom interferometry. This raises the
Standard Model prediction by , or about 1/5 of the
measurement uncertainty of . It is within the noise of current
uncertainty () in the estimated hadronic
contributions to .Comment: Appendix A has been rewritten extensively. It includes the 4th-order
calculation for illustration. Version accepted by PR
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