540 research outputs found
Computational Complexity of Determining the Barriers to Interface Motion in Random Systems
The low-temperature driven or thermally activated motion of several condensed
matter systems is often modeled by the dynamics of interfaces (co-dimension-1
elastic manifolds) subject to a random potential. Two characteristic
quantitative features of the energy landscape of such a many-degree-of-freedom
system are the ground-state energy and the magnitude of the energy barriers
between given configurations. While the numerical determination of the former
can be accomplished in time polynomial in the system size, it is shown here
that the problem of determining the latter quantity is NP-complete. Exact
computation of barriers is therefore (almost certainly) much more difficult
than determining the exact ground states of interfaces.Comment: 8 pages, figures included, to appear in Phys. Rev.
Anålise da correlação entre a angulação (mesiodistal) dos caninos e a inclinação (vestibulolingual) dos incisivos
Basic kinetic wealth-exchange models: common features and open problems
We review the basic kinetic wealth-exchange models of Angle [J. Angle, Social
Forces 65 (1986) 293; J. Math. Sociol. 26 (2002) 217], Bennati [E. Bennati,
Rivista Internazionale di Scienze Economiche e Commerciali 35 (1988) 735],
Chakraborti and Chakrabarti [A. Chakraborti, B. K. Chakrabarti, Eur. Phys. J. B
17 (2000) 167], and of Dragulescu and Yakovenko [A. Dragulescu, V. M.
Yakovenko, Eur. Phys. J. B 17 (2000) 723]. Analytical fitting forms for the
equilibrium wealth distributions are proposed. The influence of heterogeneity
is investigated, the appearance of the fat tail in the wealth distribution and
the relaxation to equilibrium are discussed. A unified reformulation of the
models considered is suggested.Comment: Updated version; 9 pages, 5 figures, 2 table
Scalar Bilepton Dark Matter
In this work we show that 3-3-1 model with right-handed neutrinos has a
natural weakly interacting massive particle (WIMP) dark mater candidate. It is
a complex scalar with mass of order of some hundreds of GeV which carries two
units of lepton number, a scalar bilepton. This makes it a very peculiar WIMP,
very distinct from Supersymmetric or Extra-dimension candidates. Besides,
although we have to make some reasonable assumptions concerning the several
parameters in the model, no fine tunning is required in order to get the
correct dark matter abundance. We also analyze the prospects for WIMP direct
detection by considering recent and projected sensitivities for WIMP-nucleon
elastic cross section from CDMS and XENON Collaborations.Comment: 21 pages, 8 figures, uses iopart.cls, same text as published version
with a small different arrangement of figure
Hierarchies of Susy Splittings and Invisible Photinos as Dark Matter
We explore how to generate hierarchies in the splittings between
superpartners. Some of the consequences are the existence of invisible
components of dark matter, new inflaton candidates, invisible monopoles and a
number of invisible particles that might dominate during various eras, in
particular between BBN and recombination and decay subsequently.Comment: 16 pages. v3: Ref. 27 has been modified. v4: Published versio
Antimatter and Gamma-rays from Dark Matter Annihilation
A brief review of the indirect detection signatures of dark matter is given.
In particular, detection methods of dark matter particle annihilation to
antimatter and gamma-rays are reviewed. With the GLAST satellite soon to be
launched, a crucial window in the energy range of a few GeV up to 300 GeV will
open. The good angular and energy resolution of the instrument means that
structures predicted by cold dark matter models can be searched for. Large,
currently planned ground-based imaging Cherenkov telescope arrays, may further
improve the limits, or discover a signal, if the current understanding of halo
dark matter structure is correct.Comment: 7p, one fig., invited talk at TAUP 2007, Sendai, Japan, to appear in
the Proceeding
Organisational participation and women - an attitude problem?
Employee participation is a dynamic and contested area of organisational behaviour, attracting continuing academic, practitioner and policy interest and debate. This chapter focuses on organisational participation and women
Asymmetric Origin for Gravitino Relic Density in the Hybrid Gravity-Gauge Mediated Supersymmetry Breaking
We propose the hybrid gravity-gauge mediated supersymmetry breaking where the
gravitino mass is about several GeV. The strong constraints on supersymmetry
viable parameter space from the CMS and ATLAS experiments at the LHC can be
relaxed due to the heavy colored supersymmetric particles, and it is consistent
with null results in the dark matter (DM) direct search experiments such as
XENON100. In particular, the possible maximal flavor and CP violations from the
relatively small gravity mediation may naturally account for the recent LHCb
anomaly. In addition, because the gravitino mass is around the asymmetric DM
mass, we propose the asymmetric origin of the gravitino relic density and solve
the cosmological coincident problem on the DM and baryon densities \Omega_{\rm
DM}:\Omega_{B}\approx 5:1. The gravitino relic density arises from asymmetric
metastable particle (AMP) late decay. However, we show that there is no AMP
candidate in the minimal supersymmetric Standard Model (SM) due to the robust
gaugino/Higgsino mediated wash-out effects. Interestingly, AMP can be realized
in the well motivated supersymmetric SMs with vector-like particles or
continuous U(1)_R symmetry. Especially, the lightest CP-even Higgs boson mass
can be lifted in the supersymmetric SMs with vector-like particles.Comment: RevTex4, 21 pages, 1 figure, minor corrections, JHEP versio
Effective Dark Matter Model: Relic density, CDMS II, Fermi LAT and LHC
The Cryogenic Dark Matter Search recently announced the observation of two
signal events with a 77% confidence level. Although statistically inconclusive,
it is nevertheless suggestive. In this work we present a model-independent
analysis on the implication of a positive signal in dark matter scattering off
nuclei. Assuming the interaction between (scalar, fermion or vector) dark
matter and the standard model induced by unknown new physics at the scale
, we examine various dimension-6 tree-level induced operators and
constrain them using the current experimental data, e.g. the WMAP data of the
relic abundance, CDMS II direct detection of the spin-independent scattering,
and indirect detection data (Fermi LAT cosmic gamma-ray), etc. Finally, the LHC
reach is also explored
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