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Little Groups of Preon Branes
Little groups for preon branes (i.e. configurations of branes with maximal
(n-1)/n fraction of survived supersymmetry) for dimensions d=2,3,...,11 are
calculated for all massless, and partially for massive orbits. For massless
orbits little groups are semidirect product of d-2 translational group
on a subgroup of (SO(d-2) R-invariance) group. E.g. at d=9
the subgroup is exceptional group. It is also argued, that 11d Majorana
spinor invariants, which distinguish orbits, are actually invariant under
d=2+10 Lorentz group. Possible applications of these results include
construction of field theories in generalized space-times with brane charges
coordinates, different problems of group's representations decompositions,
spin-statistics issues.Comment: LaTeX, 11 page
Remarks on E11 approach
We consider a few topics in approach to superstring/M-theory: even
subgroups ( orbifolds) of , n=11,10,9 and their connection to
Kac-Moody algebras; subgroup of and coincidence of one of
its weights with the weight of , known to contain brane charges;
possible form of supersymmetry relation in ; decomposition of
w.r.t. the and its square root at first few levels; particle orbit
of . Possible relevance of coadjoint orbits method is
noticed, based on a self-duality form of equations of motion in .Comment: Two references adde
Radiation from a charged particle-in-flight from a laminated medium to vacuum
The radiation from a charged particle-in-flight from a semi-infinite
laminated medium to vacuum and back,- from vacuum to the laminated medium, has
been investigated. Expressions for the spectral-angular distribution of
radiation energy in vacuum (at large distances from the boundary of laminated
medium) were obtained for both the cases with no limitations on the amplitude
and variation profile of the laminated medium permittivity. The results of
appropriate numerical calculations are presented and possible applications of
the obtained results are discussed.Comment: 8 pages, 6 figures, contribution to Proceedings of International
Symposium RREPS-2009, 07-11 September, 2009, Zvenigorod, Russi
Modified scheme of crystalline undulator
The new scheme of crystalline undulator based on coherent bremsstrahlung from above barrier relativistic electrons interacting with a system of atomic strings periodically deformed by acoustic wave is proposed and studied in the workye
Comparative Genomics Analysis Demonstrated a Link Between Staphylococci Isolated From Different Sources: A Possible Public Health Risk
Coagulase-negative staphylococci (CoNS) have been recovered from different ecological niches, however, little is known about the genetic relatedness of these isolates. In this study, we used whole genome sequencing to compare mecA positive (mecA⁺) Staphylococcus epidermidis, Staphylococcus haemolyticus and Staphylococcus hominis isolates recovered from hand-touched surfaces from general public settings in East and West London with data of isolates deposited to European Nucleotide Archive (ENA) by other research groups. These included isolates associated with hospital settings (including those recovered from patients), healthy humans, livestock, pets, plants and natural, and other public environments. Using core and accessory phylogenetic analyses we were able to identify that the mecA⁺ S. epidermidis and S. haemolyticus isolates recovered from general public settings were genetically related to isolates recovered from the bloodstream, urinary tract and eye infections. S. epidermidis isolates recovered in our study were also shown to be genetically related to isolates previously recovered from livestock/livestock housing, whereas S. haemolyticus isolates were genetically related to isolates recovered from a dog and kefir (fermented cow milk drink). MecA⁺ S. hominis isolates were not genetically related to any isolates recovered from clinical samples but were genetically related to isolates recovered from mosquitoes, air samples (residential areas) and kefir. All three species showed to have genetic relatedness to isolates recovered from healthy humans. These results show that CoNS isolates in this study share genetic similarities with those of different lineages and that mecA⁺ S. epidermidis and S. haemolyticus isolates found in general public settings in this study may pose a risk to public health
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