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Hydrodynamic simulations with the Godunov SPH
We present results based on an implementation of the Godunov Smoothed
Particle Hydrodynamics (GSPH), originally developed by Inutsuka (2002), in the
GADGET-3 hydrodynamic code. We first review the derivation of the GSPH
discretization of the equations of moment and energy conservation, starting
from the convolution of these equations with the interpolating kernel. The two
most important aspects of the numerical implementation of these equations are
(a) the appearance of fluid velocity and pressure obtained from the solution of
the Riemann problem between each pair of particles, and (b the absence of an
artificial viscosity term. We carry out three different controlled
hydrodynamical three-dimensional tests, namely the Sod shock tube, the
development of Kelvin-Helmholtz instabilities in a shear flow test, and the
"blob" test describing the evolution of a cold cloud moving against a hot wind.
The results of our tests confirm and extend in a number of aspects those
recently obtained by Cha (2010): (i) GSPH provides a much improved description
of contact discontinuities, with respect to SPH, thus avoiding the appearance
of spurious pressure forces; (ii) GSPH is able to follow the development of
gas-dynamical instabilities, such as the Kevin--Helmholtz and the
Rayleigh-Taylor ones; (iii) as a result, GSPH describes the development of curl
structures in the shear-flow test and the dissolution of the cold cloud in the
"blob" test.
We also discuss in detail the effect on the performances of GSPH of changing
different aspects of its implementation. The results of our tests demonstrate
that GSPH is in fact a highly promising hydrodynamic scheme, also to be coupled
to an N-body solver, for astrophysical and cosmological applications.
[abridged]Comment: 19 pages, 13 figures, MNRAS accepted, high resolution version can be
obtained at
http://adlibitum.oats.inaf.it/borgani/html/papers/gsph_hydrosim.pd
Two-Photon Absorption Of Di-Alkyl-Amino-Nitro-Stilbene Side-Chain Polymer
The two photon absorption spectrum has been measured in the 780–1600 nm range for a di‐alkyl‐amino‐nitro‐stilbene side‐chain polymer. A single two photon peak centered at 920 nm is observed with a peak two photon coefficient of 5.5 cm/GW. Bleaching via two photon absorption at this wavelength is investigated by measuring a refractive index change after an intensive exposure
Response of Invasive Longhorn Beetles (Coleoptera: Lamiinae) to Known Cerambycid Aggregation-Sex Pheromones in the Puna District of Hawaii Island
The Queensland longhorn borer (QLB; Acalolepta aesthetica [Olliff 1890]; Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Lamiinae: Monochamini) and plumeria long- horn borer (PLB; Lagocheirus obsoletus [Thomson 1778] = Lagocheirus undatus [Voet 1778]; Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Lamiinae: Acanthocini) are invasive longhorn beetle species that have become established on the island of Hawaii. Both QLB and PLB are polyphagous. Known hosts of QLB include cacao, citrus, kukui, and breadfruit in Hawaii, and QLB are known to attack live, healthy trees. Currently the beetle occurs in the Puna district of the island, but its range is expanding. PLB is a pest of plumeria and other ornamental plants throughout the state of Hawaii and elsewhere. As a first step towards developing a monitoring tool for these invasive beetles, we tested four known aggregation-sex pheromones of cerambycids in this subfamily—monochamol, fuscumol acetate, fuscumol, and geranylacetone—that have proven effective for attracting more than 30 lamiine species in different areas of the world. When tested in panel traps, these compounds individually and in a blend attracted 9 QLB total, which was not significantly different than the 5 QLB captured in solvent control traps. In contrast, traps baited with one of the tested compounds, fuscumol acetate, captured significantly more PLB than solvent blank control traps. We discuss future research directions for developing attractants using chemical ecology approaches to monitor QLB and PLB
Phase Transitions in the Two-Dimensional XY Model with Random Phases: a Monte Carlo Study
We study the two-dimensional XY model with quenched random phases by Monte
Carlo simulation and finite-size scaling analysis. We determine the phase
diagram of the model and study its critical behavior as a function of disorder
and temperature. If the strength of the randomness is less than a critical
value, , the system has a Kosterlitz-Thouless (KT) phase transition
from the paramagnetic phase to a state with quasi-long-range order. Our data
suggest that the latter exists down to T=0 in contradiction with theories that
predict the appearance of a low-temperature reentrant phase. At the critical
disorder and for there is no
quasi-ordered phase. At zero temperature there is a phase transition between
two different glassy states at . The functional dependence of the
correlation length on suggests that this transition corresponds to the
disorder-driven unbinding of vortex pairs.Comment: LaTex file and 18 figure
BRST Quantization of the Proca Model based on the BFT and the BFV Formalism
The BRST quantization of the Abelian Proca model is performed using the
Batalin-Fradkin-Tyutin and the Batalin-Fradkin-Vilkovisky formalism. First, the
BFT Hamiltonian method is applied in order to systematically convert a second
class constraint system of the model into an effectively first class one by
introducing new fields. In finding the involutive Hamiltonian we adopt a new
approach which is more simpler than the usual one. We also show that in our
model the Dirac brackets of the phase space variables in the original second
class constraint system are exactly the same as the Poisson brackets of the
corresponding modified fields in the extended phase space due to the linear
character of the constraints comparing the Dirac or Faddeev-Jackiw formalisms.
Then, according to the BFV formalism we obtain that the desired resulting
Lagrangian preserving BRST symmetry in the standard local gauge fixing
procedure naturally includes the St\"uckelberg scalar related to the explicit
gauge symmetry breaking effect due to the presence of the mass term. We also
analyze the nonstandard nonlocal gauge fixing procedure.Comment: 29 pages, plain Latex, To be published in Int. J. Mod. Phys.
Fine structure of alpha decay in odd nuclei
Using an alpha decay level scheme, an explanation for the fine structure in
odd nuclei is evidenced by taking into account the radial and rotational
couplings between the unpaired nucleon and the core of the decaying system. It
is stated that the experimental behavior of the alpha decay fine structure
phenomenon is directed by the dynamical characteristics of the system.Comment: 8 pages, 3 figures, REVTex, submitted to Physical Review
Rapid Surface Oxidation as a Source of Surface Degradation Factor for Bi2Se3
Bi2Se3 is a topological insulator with metallic surface states residing in a
large bulk bandgap. It is believed that Bi2Se3 gets additional n-type doping
after exposure to atmosphere, thereby reducing the relative contribution of
surface states in total conductivity. In this letter, transport measurements on
Bi2Se3 nanoribbons provide additional evidence of such environmental doping
process. Systematic surface composition analyses by X-ray photoelectron
spectroscopy reveal fast formation and continuous growth of native oxide on
Bi2Se3 under ambient conditions. In addition to n-type doping at the surface,
such surface oxidation is likely the material origin of the degradation of
topological surface states. Appropriate surface passivation or encapsulation
may be required to probe topological surface states of Bi2Se3 by transport
measurements
Critical Behaviour of Superfluid He in Aerogel
We report on Monte Carlo studies of the critical behaviour of superfluid
He in the presence of quenched disorder with long-range fractal
correlations. According to the heuristic argument by Harris, uncorrelated
disorder is irrelevant when the specific heat critical exponent is
negative, which is the case for the pure He. However, experiments on helium
in aerogel
have shown that the superfluid density critical exponent changes. We
hypothesize that this is a cross-over effect due to the fractal nature of
aerogel. Modelling the aerogel as an incipient percolating cluster in 3D and
weakening the bonds at the fractal sites, we perform XY-model simulations,
which demonstrate an increase in from
for the pure case to an apparent value of in the presence of
the fractal disorder, provided that the helium correlation length does not
exceed the fractal correlation length.Comment: 4 pages, RevTex, 3 postscript figures, LaTeX file and figures have
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