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Superfluid properties of one-component Fermi gas with an anisotropic p-wave interaction
We investigate superfluid properties and strong-coupling effects in a
one-component Fermi gas with an anisotropic p-wave interaction. Within the
framework of the Gaussian fluctuation theory, we determine the superfluid
transition temperature , as well as the temperature at which
the phase transition from the -wave pairing state to the -wave
state occurs below . We also show that while the anisotropy of the
p-wave interaction enhances in the strong-coupling regime, it
suppresses .Comment: 7 pages, 3 figures, proceedings of QFS 201
Cyclosporiasis Outbreak, Indonesia
We describe an outbreak of Cyclospora cayetanensis infection among Dutch participants at a scientific meeting in September 2001 in Bogor, Indonesia. Fifty percent of the investigated participants were positive for C. cayetanensis. To our knowledge, this outbreak is the first caused by C. cayetanensis among susceptible persons in a disease-endemic area
Trajectory of functional outcome and health status after moderate-to-major trauma in Hong Kong: A prospective 5 year cohort study
Background
Trauma care systems in Asia have been developing in recent years, but there has been little long-term outcome data from injured survivors. This study aims to evaluate the trajectory of functional outcome and health status up to five years after moderate to major trauma in Hong Kong.
Methods
We report the five year follow up results of a multicentre, prospective cohort from the trauma registries of three regional trauma centres in Hong Kong. The original cohort recruited 400 adult trauma patients with ISS ≥ 9. Telephone follow up was conducted longitudinally at seven time points, and the extended Glasgow Outcome Scale (GOSE) and Short-Form 36 (SF36) were tracked.
Results
119 out of 309 surviving patients (39%) completed follow up after 5 years. The trajectory of GOSE, PCS and MCS showed gradual improvements over the seven time points. 56/119 (47.1%) patients reported a GOSE = 8 (upper good recovery), and the mean PCS and MCS was 47.8 (95% CI 45.8, 49.9) and 55.8 (95% CI 54.1, 57.5) respectively at five years. Univariate logistic regression showed change in PCS - baseline to 1 year and 1 year to 2 years, and change in MCS - baseline to 1 year were associated with GOSE = 8 at 5 years. Linear mixed effects model showed differences in PCS and MCS were greatest between 1-month and 6-month follow up.
Conclusions
After injury, the most rapid improvement in PCS and MCS occurred in the first six to 12 months, but further recovery was still evident for MCS in patients aged under 65 years for up to five years
Dealing with the Inventory Risk. A solution to the market making problem
Market makers continuously set bid and ask quotes for the stocks they have
under consideration. Hence they face a complex optimization problem in which
their return, based on the bid-ask spread they quote and the frequency at which
they indeed provide liquidity, is challenged by the price risk they bear due to
their inventory. In this paper, we consider a stochastic control problem
similar to the one introduced by Ho and Stoll and formalized mathematically by
Avellaneda and Stoikov. The market is modeled using a reference price
following a Brownian motion with standard deviation , arrival rates of
buy or sell liquidity-consuming orders depend on the distance to the reference
price and a market maker maximizes the expected utility of its P&L over a
finite time horizon. We show that the Hamilton-Jacobi-Bellman equations
associated to the stochastic optimal control problem can be transformed into a
system of linear ordinary differential equations and we solve the market making
problem under inventory constraints. We also shed light on the asymptotic
behavior of the optimal quotes and propose closed-form approximations based on
a spectral characterization of the optimal quotes
The Electroweak Phase Transition on Orbifolds with Gauge-Higgs Unification
The dynamics of five dimensional Wilson line phases at finite temperature is
studied in the one-loop approximation. We show that at temperatures of order T
\sim 1/L, where L is the length of the compact space, the gauge symmetry is
always restored and the electroweak phase transition appears to be of first
order.
Particular attention is devoted to the study of a recently proposed five
dimensional orbifold model (on S1/Z2) where the Wilson line phase is identified
with the Higgs field (gauge-Higgs unification). Interestingly enough, an
estimate of the leading higher-loop ``daisy'' (or ``ring'') diagram
contributions to the effective potential in a simple five dimensional model,
seems to suggest that the electroweak phase transition can be studied in
perturbation theory even for Higgs masses above the current experimental limit
of 114 GeV. The transition is still of first order for such values of the Higgs
mass. If large localized gauge kinetic terms are present, the transition might
be strong enough to give baryogenesis at the electroweak transition.Comment: 35 pages, 34 figures; v2: discussion on higher loop contributions
improved, two figures added, minor correction
The all loop AdS4/CFT3 Bethe ansatz
We propose a set of Bethe equations yielding the full asymptotic spectrum of
the AdS4/CFT3 duality proposed in arXiv:0806.1218 to all orders in the t'Hooft
coupling. These equations interpolate between the 2-loop Bethe ansatz of
Minahan and Zarembo arXiv:0806.3951 and the string algebraic curve of
arXiv:0807.0437. The several SU(2|2) symmetries of the theory seem to highly
constrain the form of the Bethe equations up to a dressing factor whose form we
also conjecture.Comment: References added. Factor of 2 in the discussion of the (generalized)
scaling function fixe
Quasars and their host galaxies
This review attempts to describe developments in the fields of quasar and
quasar host galaxies in the past five. In this time period, the Sloan and 2dF
quasar surveys have added several tens of thousands of quasars, with Sloan
quasars being found to z>6. Obscured, or partially obscured quasars have begun
to be found in significant numbers. Black hole mass estimates for quasars, and
our confidence in them, have improved significantly, allowing a start on
relating quasar properties such as radio jet power to fundamental parameters of
the quasar such as black hole mass and accretion rate. Quasar host galaxy
studies have allowed us to find and characterize the host galaxies of quasars
to z>2. Despite these developments, many questions remain unresolved, in
particular the origin of the close relationship between black hole mass and
galaxy bulge mass/velocity dispersion seen in local galaxies.Comment: Review article, to appear in Astrophysics Update
The Fueling and Evolution of AGN: Internal and External Triggers
In this chapter, I review the fueling and evolution of active galactic nuclei
(AGN) under the influence of internal and external triggers, namely intrinsic
properties of host galaxies (morphological or Hubble type, color, presence of
bars and other non-axisymmetric features, etc) and external factors such as
environment and interactions. The most daunting challenge in fueling AGN is
arguably the angular momentum problem as even matter located at a radius of a
few hundred pc must lose more than 99.99 % of its specific angular momentum
before it is fit for consumption by a BH. I review mass accretion rates,
angular momentum requirements, the effectiveness of different fueling
mechanisms, and the growth and mass density of black BHs at different epochs. I
discuss connections between the nuclear and larger-scale properties of AGN,
both locally and at intermediate redshifts, outlining some recent results from
the GEMS and GOODS HST surveys.Comment: Invited Review Chapter to appear in LNP Volume on "AGN Physics on All
Scales", Chapter 6, in press. 40 pages, 12 figures. Typo in Eq 5 correcte
Crossovers in Unitary Fermi Systems
Universality and crossover is described for attractive and repulsive
interactions where, respectively, the BCS-BEC crossover takes place and a
ferromagnetic phase transition is claimed. Crossovers are also described for
optical lattices and multicomponent systems. The crossovers, universal
parameters and phase transitions are described within the Leggett and NSR
models and calculated in detail within the Jastrow-Slater approximation. The
physics of ultracold Fermi atoms is applied to neutron, nuclear and quark
matter, nuclei and electrons in solids whenever possible. Specifically, the
differences between optical lattices and cuprates is discussed w.r.t.
antiferromagnetic, d-wave superfluid phases and phase separation.Comment: 50 pages, 15 figures. Contribution to Lecture Notes in Physics
"BCS-BEC crossover and the Unitary Fermi Gas" edited by W. Zwerge
Proximity effect at superconducting Sn-Bi2Se3 interface
We have investigated the conductance spectra of Sn-Bi2Se3 interface junctions
down to 250 mK and in different magnetic fields. A number of conductance
anomalies were observed below the superconducting transition temperature of Sn,
including a small gap different from that of Sn, and a zero-bias conductance
peak growing up at lower temperatures. We discussed the possible origins of the
smaller gap and the zero-bias conductance peak. These phenomena support that a
proximity-effect-induced chiral superconducting phase is formed at the
interface between the superconducting Sn and the strong spin-orbit coupling
material Bi2Se3.Comment: 7 pages, 8 figure
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