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Mechanism of phase transitions and the electronic density of states in (La,Sm)FeAsOF from ab initio calculations
The structure and electronic density of states in layered
LnFeAsOF (Ln=La,Sm; =0.0, 0.125, 0.25) are investigated using
density functional theory. For the =0.0 system we predict a complex
potential energy surface, formed by close-lying single-well and double-well
potentials, which gives rise to the tetragonal-to-orthorhombic structural
transition, appearance of the magnetic order, and an anomaly in the specific
heat capacity observed experimentally at temperatures below 140--160 K.
We propose a mechanism for these transitions and suggest that these phenomena
are generic to all compounds containing FeAs layers. For 0.0 we demonstrate
that transition temperatures to the superconducting state and their dependence
on correlate well with the calculated magnitude of the electronic density
of states at the Fermi energy.Comment: 4 pages, 3 figures, 1 tabl
Interplay between soft and hard hadronic components for identified hadrons in relativistic heavy ion collisions
We investigate the transverse dynamics in Au+Au collisions at \sqrt{s_NN}=200
GeV by emphasis upon the interplay between soft and hard components through p_T
dependences of particle spectra, ratios of yields, suppression factors, and
elliptic flow for identified hadrons. From hydrodynamics combined with
traversing minijets which go through jet quenching in the hot medium, we
calculate interactions of hard jets with the soft hydrodynamic components. It
is shown by the explicit dynamical calculations that the hydrodynamic radial
flow and the jet quenching of hard jets are the keys to understand the
differences among the hadron spectra for pions, kaons, and protons. This leads
to the natural interpretation for N_p/N_\pi ~ 1, R_{AA} >~ 1 for protons, and
v_2^p > v_2^\pi recently observed in the intermediate transverse momentum
region at Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC).Comment: 11 pages, 9 figures; some references added; title changed, some data
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Genomic donor cassette sharing during VLRA and VLRC assembly in jawless vertebrates
Lampreys possess two T-like lymphocyte lineages that express either variable lymphocyte receptor (VLR) A or VLRC antigen receptors. VLRA+ and VLRC+ lymphocytes share many similarities with the two principal T-cell lineages of jawed vertebrates expressing the αÎČ and γΎ T-cell receptors (TCRs). During the assembly of VLR genes, several types of genomic cassettes are inserted, in step-wise fashion, into incomplete germ-line genes to generate the mature forms of antigen receptor genes. Unexpectedly, the structurally variable components of VLRA and VLRC receptors often possess partially identical sequences; this phenomenon of module sharing between these two VLR isotypes occurs in both lampreys and hagfishes. By contrast, VLRA and VLRC molecules typically do not share their building blocks with the structurally analogous VLRB receptors that are expressed by B-like lymphocytes. Our studies reveal that VLRA and VLRC germ-line genes are situated in close proximity to each other in the lamprey genome and indicate the interspersed arrangement of isotype-specific and shared genomic donor cassettes; these features may facilitate the shared cassette use. The genomic structure of the VLRA/VLRC locus in lampreys is reminiscent of the interspersed nature of the TCRA/TCRD locus in jawed vertebrates that also allows the sharing of some variable gene segments during the recombinatorial assembly of TCR genes
Selection of the lamprey VLRC antigen receptor repertoire
The alternative adaptive immune system of jawless vertebrates is based on different isotypes of variable lymphocyte receptors (VLRs) that are composed of leucine-rich repeats (LRRs) and expressed by distinct B- and T-like lymphocyte lineages. VLRB is expressed by B-like cells, whereas VLRA and VLRC are expressed by two T-like lineages that develop in the thymoid, a thymus-like structure in lamprey larvae. In each case, stepwise combinatorial insertions of different types of short donor LRR cassettes into incomplete germ-line genes are required to generate functional VLR gene assemblies. It is unknown, however, whether the diverse repertoires of VLRs that are expressed by peripheral blood lymphocytes are shaped by selection after their assembly. Here, we identify signatures of selection in the peripheral repertoire of VLRC antigen receptors that are clonally expressed by one of the T-like cell types in lampreys. Selection strongly favors VLRC molecules containing four internal variable leucine-rich repeat (LRRV) modules, although VLRC assemblies encoding five internal modules are initially equally frequent. In addition to the length selection, VLRC molecules in VLRC+ peripheral lymphocytes exhibit a distinct pattern of high entropy sites in the N-terminal LRR1 module, which is inserted next to the germ-lineâencoded LRRNT module. This is evident in comparisons to VLRC gene assemblies found in the thymoid and to VLRC gene assemblies found in some VLRA+ cells. Our findings are the first indication to our knowledge that selection operates on a VLR repertoire and provide a framework to establish the mechanism by which this selection occurs during development of the VLRC+ lymphocyte lineage
Unified description of Bjorken and Landau 1+1 hydrodynamics
We propose a generalization of the Bjorken in-out Ansatz for fluid
trajectories which, when applied to the (1+1) hydrodynamic equations, generates
a one-parameter family of analytic solutions interpolating between the
boost-invariant Bjorken picture and the non boost-invariant one by Landau. This
parameter characterises the proper-time scale when the fluid velocities
approach the in-out Ansatz. We discuss the resulting rapidity distribution of
entropy for various freeze-out conditions and compare it with the original
Bjorken and Landau results.Comment: 20 pages, 5 figure
CGC, Hydrodynamics, and the Parton Energy Loss
Hadron spectra in Au+Au collisions at RHIC are calculated by hydrodynamics
with initial conditions from the Color Glass Condensate (CGC). Minijet
components with parton energy loss in medium are also taken into account by
using parton density obtained from hydrodynamical simulations. We found that
CGC provides a good initial condition for hydrodynamics in Au+Au collisions at
RHIC.Comment: Quark Matter 2004 contribution, 4 pages, 2 figure
Possible explanations for different surface quality in laser cutting with 1 micron and 10 microns beams
In laserăcuttingăofăthickăsteelăsheets,ăqualityădifferenceăisăobservedăbetweenăcutăsurfacesăobtainedăwith 1 micron and 10 micron laser beams. This paper investigates physical mechanisms for this interesting and important problem of the wavelength dependence. First, striation generation process is described, based on a 3D structure of melt flow on a kerf front, which was revealed for the first time by our recent experimental observations. Two fundamental processes are suggested to explain the difference in the cut surface quality: destabilization of the melt flow in the central part of the kerf front and downward displacement of discrete melt accumulations along the side parts of the front. Then each of the processes is analyzed using a simplified analytical model. The results show that in both processes, different angular dependence of the absorptivity of the laser beam can result in the quality difference. Finally we propose use of radial polarization to improve the quality with the 1 micron wavelength
Proposal of a topological M(atrix) theory
Keeping in mind the several models of M(atrix) theory we attempt to
understand the possible structure of the topological M(atrix) theory
``underlying'' these approaches. In particular we are motivated by the issue
about the nature of the structure of the vacuum of the topological M(atrix)
theory and how this could be related to the vacuum of the electroweak theory.
In doing so we are led to a simple topological matrix model. Moreover it is
intuitively expected from the current understanding that the noncommutative
nature of ``spacetime'' and background independence should lead to a
topological Model. The main purpose of this note is to propose a simple
topological Matrix Model which bears relation to F and M theories. Suggestions
on the origin of the chemical potential term appearing in the matrix models are
given.Comment: 14 pages revte
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