The Fourth Gravity Test and Quintessence Matter Field

After the previous work on gravitational frequency shift, light deflection (arXiv:1003.5296) and perihelion advance (arXiv:0812.2332), we calculate carefully the fourth gravity test, i.e. radar echo delay in a central gravity field surrounded by static free quintessence matter, in this paper. Through the Lagrangian method, we find the influence of the quintessence matter on the time delay of null particle is presence by means of an additional integral term. When the quintessence field vanishes, it reduces to the usual Schwarzschild case naturally. Meanwhile, we also use the data of the Viking lander from the Mars and Cassini spacecraft to Saturn to constrain the quintessence field. For the Viking case, the field parameter $\alpha$ is under the order of $10^{-9}$. However, $\alpha$ is under $10^{-18}$ for the Cassini case.Comment: 9 pages, 1 figure, Eur. Phys. J. C in pres

Bounds on the spectral radius of nonnegative matrices and applications in graph spectra

In this paper, we give upper and lower bounds for the spectral radius of a nonnegative irreducible matrix and characterize the equality cases. These bounds theoretically improve and generalize some known results of Duan et al.[X. Duan, B. Zhou, Sharp bounds on the spectral radius of a nonnegative matrix, Linear Algebra Appl. (2013), http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.laa.2013.08.026]. Finally, applying these bounds to various matrices associated with a graph, we obtain some new upper and lower bounds on various spectral radiuses of graphs, which generalize and improve some known results.Comment: 10 pages, 1 figures, 15 conferenc

The normalized Laplacian spectra of the double corona based on RR-graph

For simple graphs $G$, $G_1$ and $G_2$, we denote their double corona based on $R$-graph by $G^{(R)}\otimes{\{G_1,G_2\}}$. This paper determines the normalized Laplacian spectrum of $G^{(R)}\otimes{\{G_1,G_2\}}$ in terms of these of $G$, $G_1$ and $G_2$ whenever $G$, $G_1$ and $G_2$ are regular. The obtained result reduces to the normalized Laplacian spectra of the $R$-vertex corona $G^{(R)}\odot{G_1}$ and $R$-edge corona $G^{(R)}\circleddash{G_2}$ by choosing $G_2$ or $G_1$ as a null-graph, respectively. Finally, applying the results of the paper, we construct infinitely many pairs of normalized Laplacian cospectral graphs.Comment: 9 pages, 19 conferenc

Some improved bounds on two energy-like invariants of some derived graphs

Given a simple graph $G$, its Laplacian-energy-like invariant $LEL(G)$ and incidence energy $IE(G)$ are the sum of square root of its all Laplacian eigenvalues and signless Laplacian eigenvalues, respectively. Applying the Cauchy-Schwarz inequality and the Ozeki inequality, along with its refined version, we obtain some improved bounds on $LEL$ and $IE$ of the $\mathcal {R}$-graph and $\mathcal{Q}$-graph for a regular graph. Theoretical analysis indicates that these results improve some known results. In addition, some new lower bounds on $LEL$ and $IE$ of the line graph of a semiregular graph are also given.Comment: 18 pages, 32 conferenc

The Q-generating function for graphs with application

For a simple connected graph $G$, the $Q$-generating function of the numbers $N_k$ of semi-edge walks of length $k$ in $G$ is defined by $W_Q(t)=\sum\nolimits_{k = 0}^\infty {N_k t^k }$. This paper reveals that the $Q$-generating function $W_Q(t)$ may be expressed in terms of the $Q$-polynomials of the graph $G$ and its complement $\overline{G}$. Using this result, we study some $Q$-spectral properties of graphs and compute the $Q$-polynomials for some graphs obtained by the use of some operation on graphs, such as the complement graph of a regular graph, the join of two graphs, the (edge)corona of two graphs and so forth. As another application of the $Q$-generating function $W_Q(t)$, we also give a combinatorial interpretation of the $Q$-coronal of $G$, which is defined to be the sum of the entries of the matrix $(\lambda I_n-Q(G))^{-1}$. This result may be used to obtain the many alternative calculations of the $Q$-polynomials of the (edge)corona of two graphs. Further, we also compute the $Q$-coronals of the join of two graphs and the complete multipartite graphs

Photon-mediated electronic correlation effects in irradiated two-dimensional Dirac systems

Periodically driven systems can host many interesting and intriguing phenomena. The irradiated two-dimensional Dirac systems, driven by circularly polarized light, are the most attractive thanks to intuitive physical view of the absorption and emission of photon near Dirac cones. Here, we assume that the light is incident in the two-dimensional plane, and choose to treat the light-driven Dirac systems by making a unitary transformation to capture the photon-mediated electronic correlation effects, instead of using usual Floquet theory. In this approach, the electron-photon interaction terms can be cancelled out and the resultant effective electron-electron interactions can produce important effects. These effective interactions will produce a topological band structure in the case of 2D Fermion system with one Dirac cone, and can lift the energy degeneracy of the Dirac cones for graphene. This method can be applicable to similar light-driven Dirac systems to investigate photon-mediated electronic effects in them.Comment: 5 pages, 4 figure

On the normalized Laplacian spectra of some subdivision joins of two graphs

For two simple graphs $G_1$ and $G_2$, we denote the subdivision-vertex join and subdivision-edge join of $G_1$ and $G_2$ by $G_1\dot{\vee}G_2$ and $G_1\veebar G_2$, respectively. This paper determines the normalized Laplacian spectra of $G_1\dot{\vee}G_2$ and $G_1\veebar G_2$ in terms of these of $G_1$ and $G_2$ whenever $G_1$ and $G_2$ are regular. As applications, we construct some non-regular normalized Laplacian cospectral graphs. Besides we also compute the number of spanning trees and the degree-Kirchhoff index of $G_1\dot{\vee}G_2$ and $G_1\veebar G_2$ for regular graphs $G_1$ and $G_2$.Comment: 15 pages,19 conferece

Hidden chiral symmetry protected Z⊕Z\mathbb{Z}\oplus\mathbb{Z} topological insulators in a ladder dimer model

We construct a two-leg ladder dimer model by using two orbitals instead of one in Su-Schrieffer-Heeger (SSH) dimer chain and find out a chiral symmetry in it. In this model, the otherwise-hidden additional chiral symmetry allows us to define two chiral massless fermions and show that there exist interesting topological states characterized by $\mathbb{Z}\oplus\mathbb{Z}$ and corresponding zero mode edge states. Our complete phase diagram reveals that there is an anomalous topologically nontrivial region in addition to the normal one similar to that of SSH model. The anomalous region features that the inter-cell hopping constants can be much smaller than the intra-cell ones, being opposite to the normal region, and the zero mode edge states do not have well-defined parity each. Finally, we suggest that this ladder dimer model can be realized in double-well optical lattices, ladder polymer systems, and adatom double chains on semiconductor surfaces.Comment: 6 pages, 5 figure

Floquet Weyl fermions in circularly-polarised-light-irradiated three-dimensional stacked graphene systems

Using Floquet theory, we illustrate that Floquet Weyl fermions can be created in circularly-polarised-light-irradiated three-dimensional stacked graphene systems. One or two semi-Dirac points can be formed due to overlapping of Floquet sub-bands. Each pair of Weyl points have a two-component semi-Dirac point parent, instead of a four-component Dirac point parent. Decreasing the light frequency will make the Weyl points move in the momentum space, and the Weyl points can approach to the Dirac points when the frequency becomes very small. The frequency-amplitude phase diagram is worked out. It is shown that there exist Fermi arcs in the surface Brillouin zones in circularly-polarised-light-irradiated semi-infinitely-stacked and finitely-multilayered graphene systems. The Floquet Weyl points emerging due to the overlap of Floquet sub-bands provide a new platform to study Weyl fermions.Comment: 7 pages, 4 figures (minor improvement

Standardization, Distance, Host Galaxy Extinction of Type Ia Supernova and Hubble Diagram from the Flux Ratio Method

In this paper we generalize the flux ratio method Bailey et al. (2009) to the case of two luminosity indicators and search the optimal luminosity-flux ratio relations on a set of spectra whose phases are around not only the date of bright light but also other time. With these relations, a new method is proposed to constrain the host galaxy extinction of SN Ia and its distance. It is first applied to the low redshift supernovas and then to the high redshift ones. The results of the low redshift supernovas indicate that the flux ratio method can indeed give well constraint on the host galaxy extinction parameter E(B-V), but weaker constraints on R_{V}. The high redshift supernova spectra are processed by the same method as the low redshift ones besides some differences due to their high redshift. Among 16 high redshift supernovas, 15 are fitted very well except 03D1gt. Based on these distances, Hubble diagram is drew and the contents of the Universe are analyzed. It supports an acceleration behavior in the late Universe. Therefore, the flux ratio method can give constraints on the host galaxy extinction and supernova distance independently. We believe, through further studies, it may provide a precise tool to probe the acceleration of the Universe than before.Comment: 33 pages, 9 figures and 6 table