Infra-Red Finite Charge Propagation

The Coulomb gauge has a long history and many uses. It is especially useful in bound state applications. An important feature of this gauge is that the matter fields have an infra-red finite propagator in an on-shell renormalisation scheme. This is, however, only the case if the renormalisation point is chosen to be the static point on the mass shell, p = (m, 0, 0, 0). In this letter we show how to extend this key property of the Coulomb gauge to an arbitrary relativistic renormalisation point. This is achieved through the introduction of a new class of gauges of which the Coulomb gauge is a limiting case. A physical explanation for this result is given.Comment: 8 pages, plain TeX, to appear in Modern Physics Letters

D-branes and Discrete Torsion II

We derive D-brane gauge theories for C^3/Z_n x Z_n orbifolds with discrete torsion and study the moduli space of a D-brane at a point. We show that, as suggested in previous work, closed string moduli do not fully resolve the singularity, but the resulting space -- containing n-1 conifold singularities -- is somewhat surprising. Fractional branes also have unusual properties. We also define an index which is the CFT analog of the intersection form in geometric compactification, and use this to show that the elementary D6-brane wrapped about T^6/Z_n x Z_n must have U(n) world-volume gauge symmetry.Comment: harvmac, 25 p

Defect CFTs and holographic multiverse

We investigate some aspects of a recent proposal for a holographic description of the multiverse. Specifically, we focus on the implications on the suggested duality of the fluctuations of a bubble separating two universes with different cosmological constants. We do so by considering a similar problem in a 2+1 CFT with a codimension one defect, obtained by an M5-brane probe embedding in AdS_4x S^7, and studying its spectrum of fluctuations. Our results suggest that the kind of behavior required by the spectrum of bubble fluctuations is not likely to take place in defect CFTs with an AdS dual, although it might be possible if the defect supports a non-unitary theory.Comment: 19 pages; v2: typos fixed, minor changes

Regular quantum graphs

We introduce the concept of regular quantum graphs and construct connected quantum graphs with discrete symmetries. The method is based on a decomposition of the quantum propagator in terms of permutation matrices which control the way incoming and outgoing channels at vertex scattering processes are connected. Symmetry properties of the quantum graph as well as its spectral statistics depend on the particular choice of permutation matrices, also called connectivity matrices, and can now be easily controlled. The method may find applications in the study of quantum random walks networks and may also prove to be useful in analysing universality in spectral statistics.Comment: 12 pages, 3 figure

Mejoramiento de la refractariedad de arcillas por lavado o intercambio iónico

Se estudió el mejoramiento de la refractariedad da arcillas que, a pesar de tener un elevado contenido de alúmina, presentaban un bajo cono pirométrico equivalente. El tratamiento se realizó por lavado con agua y por intercambio iónico. Como se esperaba, después de los tratamientos mencionados, se logró mejorar el C.P.E. de las arcillas tratadas, tanto por lavado como por intercambio iónico con soluciones acuosas de ácido clorhídrico y acetato de amonio. Se indican en el texto las condiciones experimentales y se proporcionan los resultados obtenidos.The improvement of the refractoriness of clays having a high content of aluminium oxide and a very low P.C.E. was studied after treating them by water and by ionic exchange. As it was expected the P.C.E. of the clays under treatment was improved not only by ionic exchange with aqueous solutions of hydrochloric acid and ammonium acetate, but also washing them with water* The experimental conditions and the results obtained were presented in this paper

A fast and easy approach to the simulation of binary mixtures sorption kinetics

Diffusivity of a component in a binary mixture is affected by the presence of a second component. The knowledge of the influence on each other component diffusivity is very useful for the prediction of sorption kinetics of binary mixtures. In this work kinetic studies of Cr(VI) and Cu(II) binary mixtures sorption onto exhausted coffee encapsulated in calcium alginate beads were carried out in both bench and pilot scale experiments. The spectroscopic analysis evidenced the complexity of the process since different mechanisms such as adsorption, redox reaction and ion exchange are involved. Experimental data were fitted to the Linear Adsorption Model (LAM). An empirical quadratic model was developed to estimate LAM parameters (De) and α = Cf/(Ci − Cf) as a function of the initial concentration of metals in the mixture. The empirical model developed enables to estimate the LAM parameters (De and α) of metal ions binary mixtures provided that the initial concentration of the metal ions is included in the range of concentrations studied. The estimated parameters introduced in LAM equation allow simulating the corresponding binary mixtures sorption kinetics. This study constitutes a fast and easy approach to the modelling of sorption kinetics of complex systems in which different processes take place simultaneously

Pediatric Left Posteroseptal Accessory Pathway Ablation from Giant Coronary Sinus with Persistent Left Superior Cava

We report a pediatric patient with persistent left superior vena cava and a D-transposition of great arteries, which is an uncommon relation. It is crucial to know the anatomy of the persistent left superior vena cava and the dilated coronary sinus to plan the mapping techniques in cases of posterior accessory pathways

Entropy Maximization in the Presence of Higher-Curvature Interactions

Within the context of the entropic principle, we consider the entropy of supersymmetric black holes in N=2 supergravity theories in four dimensions with higher-curvature interactions, and we discuss its maximization at points in moduli space at which an excess of hypermultiplets becomes massless. We find that the gravitational coupling function F^(1) enhances the maximization at these points in moduli space. In principle, this enhancement may be modified by the contribution from higher F^(g)-couplings. We show that this is indeed the case for the resolved conifold by resorting to the non-perturbative expression for the topological free energy.Comment: 22 pages, 8 figures, AMS-LaTe

Multi-level optical signal generation using a segmented-electrode InP IQ-MZM with integrated CMOS binary drivers

We present a segmented-electrode InP IQ-MZM, capable of multi-level optical signal generation (5-bit per I/Q arm) by employing direct digital drive from integrated, low-power (1W) CMOS binary drivers. Programmable, multi-level operation is demonstrated experimentally on one MZM of the device