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A New World Average Value for the Neutron Lifetime
The analysis of the data on measurements of the neutron lifetime is
presented. A new most accurate result of the measurement of neutron lifetime
[Phys. Lett. B 605 (2005) 72] 878.5 +/- 0.8 s differs from the world average
value [Phys. Lett. B 667 (2008) 1] 885.7 +/- 0.8 s by 6.5 standard deviations.
In this connection the analysis and Monte Carlo simulation of experiments
[Phys. Lett. B 483 (2000) 15] and [Phys. Rev. Lett. 63 (1989) 593] is carried
out. Systematic errors of about -6 s are found in each of the experiments. The
summary table for the neutron lifetime measurements after corrections and
additions is given. A new world average value for the neutron lifetime 879.9
+/- 0.9 s is presented.Comment: 27 pages, 13 figures; Fig.13 update
A family of linearizable recurrences with the Laurent property
We consider a family of non-linear recurrences with the Laurent property. Although these recurrences are not generated by mutations in a cluster algebra, they fit within the broader framework of Laurent phenomenon algebras, as introduced recently by Lam and Pylyavskyy. Furthermore, each member of this family is shown to be linearizable in two different ways, in the sense that its iterates satisfy both a linear relation with constant coefficients and a linear relation with periodic coefficients. Associated monodromy matrices and first integrals are constructed, and the connection with the dressing chain for Schrödinger operators is also explained
Between two moments
In this short note, we draw attention to a relation between two Horn
polytopes which is proved in [Chenciner-Jim\'enez P\'erez] as the result on the
one side of a deep combinatorial result in [Fomin,Fulton, Li,Poon], on the
other side of a simple computation involving complex structures. This suggested
an inequality between Littlewood-Richardson coefficients which we prove using
the symmetric characterization of these coefficients given in
[Carr\'e,Leclerc].Comment: 9 pages, 3 figure
Influence of the confinement geometry on surface superconductivity
The nucleation field for surface superconductivity, , depends on the
geometrical shape of the mesoscopic superconducting sample and is substantially
enhanced with decreasing sample size. As an example we studied circular,
square, triangular and wedge shaped disks. For the wedge the nucleation field
diverges as with decreasing angle () of
the wedge, where is the bulk upper critical field.Comment: 4 pages, 3 figures. Accepted for publication in Phys. Rev.
Assigning channels via the meet-in-the-middle approach
We study the complexity of the Channel Assignment problem. By applying the
meet-in-the-middle approach we get an algorithm for the -bounded Channel
Assignment (when the edge weights are bounded by ) running in time
. This is the first algorithm which breaks the
barrier. We extend this algorithm to the counting variant, at the
cost of slightly higher polynomial factor.
A major open problem asks whether Channel Assignment admits a -time
algorithm, for a constant independent of . We consider a similar
question for Generalized T-Coloring, a CSP problem that generalizes \CA. We
show that Generalized T-Coloring does not admit a
-time algorithm, where is the
size of the instance.Comment: SWAT 2014: 282-29
Stable Spin Precession at one Half of Equilibrium Magnetization in Superfluid 3He-B
New stable modes of spin precession have been observed in superfluid 3He-B.
These dynamical order parameter states include precession with a magnetization
S=pS_{eq} which is different from the equilibrium value S_{eq}. We have
identified modes with p=1, 1/2 and \approx 0. The p=1/2 mode is the second
member of phase correlated states of a spin superfluid. The new states can be
excited in the temperature range 1-T/T_c \lesssim 0.02 where the energy
barriers between the different local minima of the spin-orbit energy are small.
They are stable in CW NMR due to low dissipation close to T_c.Comment: submitted to Physical Review Letters, 4 pages, revtex, 4 Figures in
ftp://boojum.hut.fi/pub/publications/lowtemp/LTL-96005.p
Propagation of a Solitary Fission Wave
Reaction-diffusion phenomena are encountered in an astonishing array of natural systems. Under the right conditions, self stabilizing reaction waves can arise that will propagate at constant velocity. Numerical studies have shown that fission waves of this type are also possible and that they exhibit soliton like properties. Here, we derive the conditions required for a solitary fission wave to propagate at constant velocity. The results place strict conditions on the shapes of the flux, diffusive, and reactive profiles that would be required for such a phenomenon to persist, and this condition would apply to other reaction diffusion phenomena as well. Numerical simulations are used to confirm the results and show that solitary fission waves fall into a bistable class of reaction diffusion phenomena. (C) 2012 American Institute of Physics. [http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4729927]United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission NRC-38-08-946Mechanical Engineerin
Zero-one Schubert polynomials
We prove that if σ∈Sm is a pattern of w∈Sn, then we can express the Schubert polynomial w as a monomial times σ (in reindexed variables) plus a polynomial with nonnegative coefficients. This implies that the set of permutations whose Schubert polynomials have all their coefficients equal to either 0 or 1 is closed under pattern containment. Using Magyar's orthodontia, we characterize this class by a list of twelve avoided patterns. We also give other equivalent conditions on w being zero-one. In this case, the Schubert polynomial w is equal to the integer point transform of a generalized permutahedron
Short-Distance Structure of Nuclei
One of Jefferson Lab's original missions was to further our understanding of
the short-distance structure of nuclei. In particular, to understand what
happens when two or more nucleons within a nucleus have strongly overlapping
wave-functions; a phenomena commonly referred to as short-range correlations.
Herein, we review the results of the (e,e'), (e,e'p) and (e,e'pN) reactions
that have been used at Jefferson Lab to probe this short-distance structure as
well as provide an outlook for future experiments.Comment: 16 pages, 8 figures, for publication in Journal of Physics
Neutron lifetime measurements using gravitationally trapped ultracold neutrons
Our experiment using gravitationally trapped ultracold neutrons (UCN) to
measure the neutron lifetime is reviewed. Ultracold neutrons were trapped in a
material bottle covered with perfluoropolyether. The neutron lifetime was
deduced from comparison of UCN losses in the traps with different
surface-to-volume ratios. The precise value of the neutron lifetime is of
fundamental importance to particle physics and cosmology. In this experiment,
the UCN storage time is brought closer to the neutron lifetime than in any
experiments before:the probability of UCN losses from the trap was only 1% of
that for neutron beta decay. The neutron lifetime
obtained,878.5+/-0.7stat+/-0.3sys s, is the most accurate experimental
measurement to date.Comment: 38 pages, 19 figures,changed conten
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