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Flexible Parametrization of Generalized Parton Distributions: The Chiral-Odd Sector
We present a physically motivated parameterization of the chiral-odd
generalized parton distributions. The parametrization is an extension of our
previous one in the chiral-even sector which was based on the reggeized diquark
model. While for chiral even generalized distributions a quantitative fit with
uncertainty estimation can be performed using deep inelastic scattering data,
nucleon electromagnetic, axial and pseudoscalar form factors measurements, and
all available deeply virtual Compton scattering data, the chiral-odd sector is
far less constrained. While awaiting the analysis of measurements on
pseudoscalar mesons exclusive electroproduction which are key for the
extraction of chiral odd GPDs, we worked out a connection between the
chiral-even and chiral-odd reduced helicity amplitudes using Parity
transformations. The connection works for a class of models including
two-components models. This relation allows us to estimate the size of the
various chiral odd contributions and it opens the way for future quantitative
fits.Comment: 35 pages, 18 figures, text changes, corrected typos, added fig.
Acoustic and aerodynamic performance of a 6-foot-diameter fan for turbofan engines. 2 - Performance of QF-1 fan in nacelle without acoustic suppression
Low noise turbofan engine without aerodynamic blade loadin
Thermodynamic entropy production fluctuation in a two dimensional shear flow model
We investigate fluctuations in the momentum flux across a surface
perpendicular to the velocity gradient in a stationary shear flow maintained by
either thermostated deterministic or by stochastic boundary conditions. In the
deterministic system the Gallavotti-Cohen (GC)relation for the probability of
large deviations, which holds for the phase space volume contraction giving the
Gibbs ensemble entropy production, never seems to hold for the flux which gives
the hydrodynamic entropy production. In the stochastic case the GC relation is
found to hold for the total flux, as predicted by extensions of the GC theorem
but not for the flux across part of the surface. The latter appear to satisfy a
modified GC relation. Similar results are obtained for the heat flux in a
steady state produced by stochastic boundaries at different temperatures.Comment: 9 postscript figure
An east-west asymmetry in the solar wind velocity
East-west asymmetry in solar wind velocit
Mirroring within the Fokker-Planck formulation of cosmic ray pitch angle scattering in homogeneous magnetic turbulence
The Fokker-Planck coefficient for pitch angle scattering, appropriate for cosmic rays in homogeneous, stationary, magnetic turbulence, is computed from first principles. No assumptions are made concerning any special statistical symmetries the random field may have. This result can be used to compute the parallel diffusion coefficient for high energy cosmic rays moving in strong turbulence, or low energy cosmic rays moving in weak turbulence. Becuase of the generality of the magnetic turbulence which is allowed in this calculation, special interplanetary magnetic field features such as discontinuities, or particular wave modes, can be included rigorously. The reduction of this results to previously available expressions for the pitch angle scattering coefficient in random field models with special symmetries is discussed. The general existance of a Dirac delta function in the pitch angle scattering coefficient is demonstrated. It is proved that this delta function is the Fokker-Planck prediction for pitch angle scattering due to mirroring in the magnetic field
Hydrodynamic phase-locking of swimming microorganisms
Some microorganisms, such as spermatozoa, synchronize their flagella when
swimming in close proximity. Using a simplified model (two infinite, parallel,
two-dimensional waving sheets), we show that phase-locking arises from
hydrodynamics forces alone, and has its origin in the front-back asymmetry of
the geometry of their flagellar waveform. The time-evolution of the phase
difference between co-swimming cells depends only on the nature of this
geometrical asymmetry, and microorganisms can phase-lock into conformations
which minimize or maximize energy dissipation
Nutation versus angular dependent NQR spectroscopy and the impact of underdoping on charge inhomogeneities in YBaCuO
We describe two different nuclear quadrupole resonance (NQR) based
techniques, designed to measure the local asymmetry of the internal electric
field gradient, and the tilt angle of the main NQR principal axis z from the
crystallographic axis c. These techniques use the dependence of the NQR signal
on the duration of the radio frequency (rf) pulse and on the direction of the
rf field H1 with respect to the crystal axis. The techniques are applied to
oriented powder of YBaCuO fully enriched with 63Cu.
Measurements were performed at different frequencies, corresponding to
different in-plane copper sites with respect to the dopant. Combining the
results from both techniques, we conclude that oxygen deficiency in the chain
layer lead to a rotation of the NQR main principal axis at the nearby Cu on the
CuO2 planes by 20+-degrees. This occurs with no change to the asymmetry. The
axis rotation associated with oxygen deficiency means that there must be
electric field inhomogeneities in the CuO2 planes only in the vicinity of the
missing oxygen.Comment: 9 pages, 10 figure
Measuring the eccentricity of the Earth orbit with a nail and a piece of plywood
I describe how to obtain a rather good experimental determination of the
eccentricity of the Earth orbit, as well as the obliquity of the Earth rotation
axis, by measuring, over the course of a year, the elevation of the Sun as a
function of time during a day. With a very simple "instrument" consisting of an
elementary sundial, first-year students can carry out an appealing measurement
programme, learn important concepts in experimental physics, see concrete
applications of kinematics and changes of reference frames, and benefit from a
hands-on introduction to astronomy.Comment: 12 pages, 6 figure
Hamiltonian Theory of Adiabatic Motion of Relativistic Charged Particles
A general Hamiltonian theory for the adiabatic motion of relativistic charged
particles confined by slowly-varying background electromagnetic fields is
presented based on a unified Lie-transform perturbation analysis in extended
phase space (which includes energy and time as independent coordinates) for all
three adiabatic invariants. First, the guiding-center equations of motion for a
relativistic particle are derived from the particle Lagrangian. Covariant
aspects of the resulting relativistic guiding-center equations of motion are
discussed and contrasted with previous works. Next, the second and third
invariants for the bounce motion and drift motion, respectively, are obtained
by successively removing the bounce phase and the drift phase from the
guiding-center Lagrangian. First-order corrections to the second and third
adiabatic invariants for a relativistic particle are derived. These results
simplify and generalize previous works to all three adiabatic motions of
relativistic magnetically-trapped particles.Comment: 20 pages, LaTeX, to appear in Physics of Plasmas (Aug, 2007
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