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A simple model of gauged lepton and baryon charges
We argue that simpler fermionic contents, responsible for the extension of
the standard model with gauged lepton and baryon charges, can be constructed by
assuming existence of so-called leptoquarks (j,k) with exotic electric charges
q_j=1/2, q_k=-1/2. Some new features in our model are that (i) as the natural
consequences of anomaly cancelation the right-handed neutrinos exist, and the
number of the observed fermion families is equal to the number of the
fundamental colors; (ii) although the lepton and baryon charges are conserved,
the neutrinos can obtain small masses through the type I seesaw mechanism in
similarity to the standard context, and the baryogenesis can be generated in
several cases. They all are natural results due to the spontaneous breaking of
these charges. Some constraints on the new physics via flavor changing and
related phenomenologies such as the stable scalar with anomalous electric
charge and interested processes at colliders are also discussed.Comment: 13 pages, revised versio
Crystal structure of Schmallenberg orthobunyavirus nucleoprotein-RNA complex reveals a novel RNA sequestration mechanism
Schmallenberg virus (SBV) is a newly emerged orthobunyavirus (family Bunyaviridae) that has caused severe disease in the offspring of farm animals across Europe. Like all orthobunyaviruses, SBV contains a tripartite negative-sense RNA genome that is encapsidated by the viral nucleocapsid (N) protein in the form of a ribonucleoprotein complex (RNP). We recently reported the three-dimensional structure of SBV N that revealed a novel fold. Here we report the crystal structure of the SBV N protein in complex with a 42-nt-long RNA to 2.16 Ă
resolution. The complex comprises a tetramer of N that encapsidates the RNA as a cross-shape inside the protein ring structure, with each protomer bound to 11 ribonucleotides. Eight bases are bound in the positively charged cleft between the N- and C-terminal domains of N, and three bases are shielded by the extended N-terminal arm. SBV N appears to sequester RNA using a different mechanism compared with the nucleoproteins of other negative-sense RNA viruses. Furthermore, the structure suggests that RNA binding results in conformational changes of some residues in the RNA-binding cleft and the N- and C-terminal arms. Our results provide new insights into the novel mechanism of RNA encapsidation by orthobunyaviruses
Evolution of Intermediate-Mass Black Hole X-Ray Binaries
The majority of the ultraluminous X-ray sources (ULXs) in external galaxies
are believed to be accreting black holes in binary systems; some of the black
holes could be as massive as \sim 100-1000 \ms. We have performed evolution
calculations for intermediate-mass black hole X-ray binaries, assuming they are
formed in dense star clusters via tidal capture. The results are compared with
those for stellar-mass black holes X-ray binaries. We find that these two types
of black holes may have similar companion stars and binary orbits if observed
as ULXs. However, intermediate-mass black holes seem to be favored in
explaining the most luminous ULXs. We also discuss the possibilities of
transient behavior and beamed emission in the evolution of these binary
systems.Comment: 11 pages, 3 figures. Accepted for publication in ApJ
Question of Peccei-Quinn symmetry and quark masses in the economical 3-3-1 model
We show that there is an infinite number of U(1) symmetries like Peccei-Quinn
symmetry in the 3-3-1 model with minimal scalar sector---two scalar triplets.
Moreover, all of them are completely broken due to the model's scalars by
themselves (notice that these scalars as known have been often used to break
the gauge symmetry and generating the masses for the model's particles). There
is no any residual Peccei-Quinn symmetry. Because of the minimal scalar content
there are some quarks that are massless at tree-level, but they can get
consistent mass contributions at one-loop due to this fact. Interestingly,
axions as associated with the mentioned U(1)s breaking (including Majoron due
to lepton-charge breaking) are all gauged away because they are also the
Goldstone bosons responsible for the gauge symmetry breaking as usual.Comment: 25 pages, 4 figures, revised version, to appear in Physical Review
Scale-free trees: the skeletons of complex networks
We investigate the properties of the spanning trees of various real-world and
model networks. The spanning tree representing the communication kernel of the
original network is determined by maximizing total weight of edges, whose
weights are given by the edge betweenness centralities. We find that a
scale-free tree and shortcuts organize a complex network. The spanning tree
shows robust betweenness centrality distribution that was observed in
scale-free tree models. It turns out that the shortcut distribution
characterizes the properties of original network, such as the clustering
coefficient and the classification of networks by the betweenness centrality
distribution
Single-particle machine for quantum thermalization
The long time accumulation of the \textit{random} actions of a single
particle "reservoir" on its coupled system can transfer some temperature
information of its initial state to the coupled system. This dynamic process
can be referred to as a quantum thermalization in the sense that the coupled
system can reach a stable thermal equilibrium with a temperature equal to that
of the reservoir. We illustrate this idea based on the usual micromaser model,
in which a series of initially prepared two-level atoms randomly pass through
an electromagnetic cavity. It is found that, when the randomly injected atoms
are initially prepared in a thermal equilibrium state with a given temperature,
the cavity field will reach a thermal equilibrium state with the same
temperature as that of the injected atoms. As in two limit cases, the cavity
field can be cooled and "coherently heated" as a maser process, respectively,
when the injected atoms are initially prepared in ground and excited states.
Especially, when the atoms in equilibrium are driven to possess some coherence,
the cavity field may reach a higher temperature in comparison with the injected
atoms. We also point out a possible experimental test for our theoretical
prediction based on a superconducting circuit QED system.Comment: 9 pages,4 figures
Improving Stochastic Estimator Techniques for Disconnected Diagrams
Disconnected diagrams are expected to be sensitive to the inclusion of
dynamical fermions. We present a feasibility study for the observation of such
effects on the nucleonic matrix elements of the axial vector current, using
SESAM full QCD vacuum configurations with Wilson fermions on
lattices, at . Starting from the standard methods developed by the
Kentucky and Tsukuba groups, we investigate the improvement from various
refinements thereof.Comment: One author added. Contribution to Lattice 1997, 3 pages LaTex, to
appear in Nucl. Phys. B (Proc. Suppl.
Optical properties of 4 A single-walled carbon nanotubes inside the zeolite channels studied from first principles calculations
The structural, electronic, and optical properties of 4 A single-walled
carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) contained inside the zeolite channels have been
studied based upon the density-functional theory in the local-density
approximation (LDA). Our calculated results indicate that the relaxed
geometrical structures for the smallest SWNTs in the zeolite channels are much
different from those of the ideal isolated SWNTs, producing a great effect on
their physical properties. It is found that all three kinds of 4 A SWNTs can
possibly exist inside the Zeolite channels. Especially, as an example, we have
also studied the coupling effect between the ALPO_4-5 zeolite and the tube
(5,0) inside it, and found that the zeolite has real effects on the electronic
structure and optical properties of the inside (5,0) tube.Comment: 9 pages, 6figure
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