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On the equivalence of Lambda(t) and gravitationally induced particle production cosmologies
The correspondence between cosmological models powered by a decaying vacuum
energy density and gravitationally induced particle production is investigated.
Although being physically different in the physics behind them we show that
both classes of cosmologies under certain conditions can exhibit the same
dynamic and thermodynamic behavior. Our method is applied to obtain three
specific models that may be described either as Lambda(t)CDM or gravitationally
induced particle creation cosmologies. In the point of view of particle
production models, the later class of cosmologies can be interpreted as a kind
of one-component unification of the dark sector. By using current type Ia
supernovae data, recent estimates of the cosmic microwave background shift
parameter and baryon acoustic oscillations measurements we also perform a
statistical analysis to test the observational viability within the two
equivalent classes of models and we obtain the best-fit of the free parameters.
By adopting the Akaike information criterion we also determine the rank of the
models considered here. Finally, the particle production cosmologies (and the
associated decaying Lambda(t)-models) are modeled in the framework of field
theory by a phenomenological scalar field model.Comment: 9 pages, 3 figures, new comments and 8 references added. Accepted for
publication in Physics Letters
Estimating Multiattribute Spatial Choice Models
In this paper, an interactive computer program for estimating the parameters of spatial choice models with multiattribute utilities is presented. The models to be calibrated may be unconstrained, singly constrained, or doubly constrained random utility choice or entropy-maximizing interaction models. Utilities may be associated with choice alternatives (zones) or with the choices themselves (trips). The program maximizes the likelihood of the choice matrix (trip table) given observed choices (trips) using a combination of gradient search and Newton-Raphson iteration methods.
The paper contains a specification of the range of models that can be calibrated with the program and a description of its solution algorithm and organization, as well as an illustrative application and a listing of the source code
Phase retrieval using random cubatures and fusion frames of positive semidefinite matrices
As a generalization of the standard phase retrieval problem,we seek to reconstruct symmetric rank- 1 matrices from inner products with subclasses of positive semidefinite matrices. For such subclasses, we introduce random cubatures for spaces of multivariate polynomials based on moment conditions. The inner products with samples from sufficiently strong random cubatures allow the reconstruction of symmetric rank- 1 matrices with a decent probability by solving the feasibility problem of a semidefinite program
Correspondence between HBT radii and the emission zone in non-central heavy ion collisions
In non-central collisions between ultra-relativistic heavy ions, the
freeze-out distribution is anisotropic, and its major longitudinal axis may be
tilted away from the beam direction. The shape and orientation of this
distribution are particularly interesting, as they provide a snapshot of the
evolving source and reflect the space-time aspect of anisotropic flow.
Experimentally, this information is extracted by measuring pion HBT radii as a
function of angle with respect to the reaction plane. Existing formulae
relating the oscillations of the radii and the freezeout anisotropy are in
principle only valid for Gaussian sources with no collective flow. With a
realistic transport model of the collision, which generates flow and
non-Gaussian sources, we find that these formulae approximately reflect the
anisotropy of the freezeout distribution.Comment: 9 pages, 8 figure
Weak solutions for nonlinear fractional differential equations on reflexive Banach spaces
The aim of this paper is to investigate a class of boundary value problem for fractional differential equations involving nonlinear integral conditions. The main tool used in our considerations is the technique associated with measures of weak noncompactness
Job Satisfaction and Job Performance: A Meta-Analysis
The assumption that job satisfaction and job performance are related has much intuitive appeal, despite the fact that reviewers of this literature have concluded there is no strong pervasive relation between these two variables. The present meta-analytic study demonstrates that (a) the best estimate of the true population correlation between satisfaction and performance is relatively low (.17); (b) much of the variability in results obtained in previous research has been due to the use of small sample sizes, whereas unreliable measurement of the satisfaction and performance constructs has contributed relatively little to this observed variability in correlations; and (c) nine research design characteristics of a study are only modestly related to the magnitude of the satisfaction-performance correlation that will be obtained. In view of these findings, some of the major substantive and research implications of the job satisfaction-job performance relation are discussed
Electron vortex beams in a magnetic field: A new twist on Landau levels and Aharonov-Bohm states
We examine the propagation of the recently-discovered electron vortex beams
in a longitudinal magnetic field. We consider both the Aharonov-Bohm
configuration with a single flux line and the Landau case of a uniform magnetic
field. While stationary Aharonov-Bohm modes represent Bessel beams with flux-
and vortex-dependent probability distributions, stationary Landau states
manifest themselves as non-diffracting Laguerre-Gaussian beams. Furthermore,
the Landau-state beams possess field- and vortex-dependent phases: (i) the
Zeeman phase from coupling the quantized angular momentum to the magnetic field
and (ii) the Gouy phase, known from optical Laguerre-Gaussian beams.
Remarkably, together these phases determine the structure of Landau energy
levels. This unified Zeeman-Landau-Gouy phase manifests itself in a nontrivial
evolution of images formed by various superpositions of modes. We demonstrate
that, depending on the chosen superposition, the image can rotate in a magnetic
field with either (i) Larmor, (ii) cyclotron (double-Larmor), or (iii) zero
frequency. At the same time, its centroid always follows the classical
cyclotron trajectory, in agreement with the Ehrenfest theorem. Remarkably, the
non-rotating superpositions reproduce stable multi-vortex configurations that
appear in rotating superfluids. Our results open up an avenue for the direct
electron-microscopy observation of fundamental properties of free quantum
electron states in magnetic fields.Comment: 21 pages, 10 figures, 1 table, to appear in Phys. Rev.
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