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Cosmic Coincidence and Asymmetric Dark Matter in a Stueckelberg Extension
We discuss the possibility of cogenesis generating the ratio of baryon
asymmetry to dark matter in a Stueckelberg U(1) extension of the standard model
and of the minimal supersymmetric standard model. For the U(1) we choose
which is anomaly free and can be gauged. The dark matter
candidate arising from this extension is a singlet of the standard model gauge
group but is charged under . Solutions to the Boltzmann
equations for relics in the presence of asymmetric dark matter are discussed.
It is shown that the ratio of the baryon asymmetry to dark matter consistent
with the current WMAP data, i.e., the cosmic coincidence, can be successfully
explained in this model with the depletion of the symmetric component of dark
matter from resonant annihilation via the Stueckelberg gauge boson. For the
extended MSSM model it is shown that one has a two component dark matter
picture with asymmetric dark matter being the dominant component and the
neutralino being the subdominant component (i.e., with relic density a small
fraction of the WMAP cold dark matter value). Remarkably, the subdominant
component can be detected in direct detection experiments such as SuperCDMS and
XENON-100. Further, it is shown that the class of Stueckelberg models with a
gauged will produce a dramatic signature at a muon collider
with the showing a detectable
resonance while is devoid of this
resonance. Asymmetric dark matter arising from a Stueckelberg
extension is also briefly discussed. Finally, in the models we propose the
asymmetric dark matter does not oscillate and there is no danger of it being
washed out from oscillations.Comment: 36 pages, 7 figure
Remarks on the study of the X(3872) from Effective Field Theory with Pion-Exchange Interaction
In a recent paper Phys.Rev.Lett. 111, 042002 (2013) (arXiv:1304.0846), the
charmonium state X(3872) is studied in the framework of an effective field
theory. In that work it is claimed that (i) the one-pion exchange (OPE) alone
provides sufficient binding to produce the X as a shallow bound state at the
threshold, (ii) short-range dynamics (described by a contact
interaction) provides only moderate corrections to the OPE, and (iii) the
X-pole disappears as the pion mass is increased slightly and therefore the X
should not be seen on the lattice, away from the pion physical mass point, if
it were a molecular state. In this paper we demonstrate that the results of
Phys.Rev.Lett. 111, 042002 (2013) (arXiv:1304.0846) suffer from technical as
well as conceptual problems and therefore do not support the conclusions drawn
by the authors.Comment: LaTeX2e, 7 pages, 2 figures, to appear in Phys.Rev.
On the tau-functions of the Degasperis-Procesi equation
The DP equation is investigated from the point of view of
determinant-pfaffian identities. The reciprocal link between the
Degasperis-Procesi (DP) equation and the pseudo 3-reduction of the
two-dimensional Toda system is used to construct the N-soliton solution of the
DP equation. The N-soliton solution of the DP equation is presented in the form
of pfaffian through a hodograph (reciprocal) transformation. The bilinear
equations, the identities between determinants and pfaffians, and the
-functions of the DP equation are obtained from the pseudo 3-reduction of
the two-dimensional Toda system.Comment: 27 pages, 4 figures, Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and
Theoretical, to be publishe
The effects of Zn Impurity on the Properties of Doped Cuprates in the Normal State
We study the interplay of quantum impurity, and collective spinon and holon
dynamics in Zn doped high-T cuprates in the normal state. The
two-dimensional t-t-J models with one and a small amount of Zn
impurity are investigated within a numerical method based on the double-time
Green function theory. We study the inhomogeneities of holon density and
antiferromagnetic correlation background in cases with different Zn
concentrations, and obtain that doped holes tend to assemble around the Zn
impurity with their mobility being reduced. Therefore a bound state of holon is
formed around the nonmagnetic Zn impurity with the effect helping Zn to
introduce local antiferromagnetism around itself. The incommensurate peaks we
obtained in the spin structure factor indicate that Zn impurities have effects
on mixing the q=(, ) and q=0 components in spin excitations.Comment: 5 pages, 3 figure
New Luttinger liquid physics from photoemission on LiMoO
Temperature dependent high resolution photoemission spectra of quasi-1
dimensional LiMoO evince a strong renormalization of its
Luttinger liquid density-of-states anomalous exponent. We trace this new effect
to interacting charge neutral critical modes that emerge naturally from the
two-band nature of the material. LiMoO is shown thereby to
be a paradigm material that is capable of revealing new Luttinger physics.Comment: 4 pages, 3 figures. Accepted for publication by Phys. Rev. Let
Anaerobic co-digestion of grass and forbs – Influence of cattle manure or grass based inoculum
Anaerobic co-digestion of agricultural by-products or wastes with complementarity characteristics is commonly used to enhance methane yield. This study firstly explores the possibility of co-digesting grass and forb species (white clover, chicory and plantain) differing in nutrient composition in enhancing methane yield. This was examined with two inocula (a cattle manure-based inoculum and a grass-based inoculum) in a batch assay. Results showed that co-digesting grass and forbs synergistically enhanced methane yield potential on average by 31 L kg−1 volatile solids (+11%) and reduced lag phase time by 0.8 day in the grass-based inoculum, but not in the cattle manure-based inoculum. Mixtures containing plantain showed more consistent synergistic effect than chicory. Synergistic effects were attributed to more balanced nutrient composition (especially C/N ratio) in grass-forb mixtures. We demonstrate that anaerobic co-digestion of grass and forbs is feasible for enhancing methane yield, which promotes the utilization of multi-species grasslands for bioenergy production
Experimental verification of a Jarzynski-related information-theoretic equality using a single trapped ion
Most non-equilibrium processes in thermodynamics are quantified only by
inequalities, however the Jarzynski relation presents a remarkably simple and
general equality relating non-equilibrium quantities with the equilibrium free
energy, and this equality holds in both classical and quantum regimes. We
report a single-spin test and confirmation of the Jarzynski relation in quantum
regime using a single ultracold ion trapped in a harmonic
potential, based on a general information-theoretic equality for a temporal
evolution of the system sandwiched between two projective measurements. By
considering both initially pure and mixed states, respectively, we verify, in
an exact and fundamental fashion, the non-equilibrium quantum thermodynamics
relevant to the mutual information and Jarzynski equality.Comment: 2 figure
New determination of structure parameters in strong field tunneling ionization theory of molecules
In the strong field molecular tunneling ionization theory of Tong et al.
[Phys. Rev. A 66, 033402 (2002)], the ionization rate depends on the asymptotic
wavefunction of the molecular orbital from which the electron is removed. The
orbital wavefunctions obtained from standard quantum chemistry packages in
general are not good enough in the asymptotic region. Here we construct a
one-electron model potential for several linear molecules using density
functional theory (DFT). We show that the asymptotic wavefunction can be
improved with an iteration method and after one iteration accurate asymptotic
wavefunctions and structure parameters are determined. With the new parameters
we examine the alignment-dependent tunneling ionization probabilities for
several molecules and compare with other calculations and with recent
measurements, including ionization from inner molecular orbitals
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