An Implication of Ether Drift

The experimental results of the two-photon absorption(TPA) and M\"{o}ssbauer-rotor(MR) for testing the isotropy of the speed of light are explained in an ether drift model with a drift velocity of $\sim 10^{-3}c$. Further tests of the ether drift assumption are suggested.Comment: 6 pages,2 postscript figure

Extracting Top Quark CP Violating Dipole Couplings via ttˉγt\bar t\gamma and ttˉZt\bar tZ Productions at the LHC

We propose to extract the electric and weak dipole moments of the top quark via $t\bar t\gamma$ and $t\bar t Z$ productions at the CERN LHC. With the large numbers of events available at the LHC, these dipole moments can be measured to the accuracy of $10^{-18}e cm$.Comment: 7 pages, 1 postscript figur

Exotic Cooper pairing in multi-orbital models of Sr2_2RuO4_4

The unconventional superconductivity in Sr$_2$RuO$_4$ continues to defy a unified interpretation. In this paper, we focus on some novel aspects of its superconducting pairing by exploiting the orbital degree of freedom in this material. The multi-orbital nature, combined with the symmetry of the orbitals involved, leads to a plethora of exotic Cooper pairings not accessible in single-orbital systems. Essential physics is illustrated first using a two-orbital model with $d_{xz}$- and $d_{yz}$-orbitals. We classify the gap functions according to the underlying lattice symmetries, analyze the effective theories of a few representative pairings, and make connections to Sr$_2$RuO$_4$ in the course. In particular, we show how spin-orbit coupling may entangle spin-triplet and spin-singlet pairings. For completeness, the classification is generalized to the three-orbital model involving the $d_{xy}$-orbital as well. The orbital-basis approach distinguishes from the itinerant-band description for Sr$_2$RuO$_4$, and hence offers an alternative perspective to investigate its enigmatic superconducting state.Comment: 7 pages, 1 figure and 2 tables. Published versio

Constructing current singularity in a 3D line-tied plasma

We revisit Parker's conjecture of current singularity formation in 3D line-tied plasmas using a recently developed numerical method, variational integration for ideal magnetohydrodynamics in Lagrangian labeling. With the frozen-in equation built-in, the method is free of artificial reconnection, and hence it is arguably an optimal tool for studying current singularity formation. Using this method, the formation of current singularity has previously been confirmed in the Hahm--Kulsrud--Taylor problem in 2D. In this paper, we extend this problem to 3D line-tied geometry. The linear solution, which is singular in 2D, is found to be smooth for arbitrary system length. However, with finite amplitude, the linear solution can become pathological when the system is sufficiently long. The nonlinear solutions turn out to be smooth for short systems. Nonetheless, the scaling of peak current density versus system length suggests that the nonlinear solution may become singular at finite length. With the results in hand, we can neither confirm nor rule out this possibility conclusively, since we cannot obtain solutions with system length near the extrapolated critical value

Neutralino pair production at proton-proton collider

In this paper we investigated the Drell-Yan process of the light neutralino pair $\tilde{\chi}^0_{i}\tilde{\chi}^0_{j}~(i,j=1,2)$ productions at hadron colliders. We studied the dependence of the coupling properties of two light neutralino $\tilde{\chi}^0_{1,2}$ on the three SUSY Lagrangian parameters $M_1$, $M_2$ and $\mu$, and find that the production rate of $\tilde{\chi}^0_1 \tilde{\chi}^0_2$ pair will be dominated by the Higgsino-like couplings under the condition $\mu \ll M_2$ and $\mu \sim M_1$, while the productions of $\tilde{\chi}^0_1\tilde{\chi}^0_1$ and $\tilde{\chi}^0_2\tilde{\chi}^0_2$ pairs will be enhanced by the gaugino-like couplings under $M_i \ll \mu$. For the Higgsino-like $\tilde{\chi}^0_{1,2}$ neutralinos, the cross section of $\tilde{\chi}^0_1\tilde{\chi}^0_2$ production at the LHC can reach $100~fb$.Comment: LaTex file, 15 pages, 8 EPS figure

Solving the Jaynes-Cummings Model with Shift Operators Constructed by Means of the Matrix-Diagonalizing Technique

The Jaynes-Cummings model is solved with the raising and lowering (shift) operators by using the matrix-diagonalizing technique. Bell nonlocality is also found present ubiquitously in the excitations states of the model.Comment: 5 page

pH-dependent gating mechanism of the Helicobacter pylori urea channel revealed by cryo-EM.

The urea channel of Helicobacter pylori (HpUreI) is an ideal drug target for preventing gastric cancer but incomplete understanding of its gating mechanism has hampered development of inhibitors for the eradication of H. pylori. Here, we present the cryo-EM structures of HpUreI in closed and open conformations, both at a resolution of 2.7 Å. Our hexameric structures of this small membrane protein (~21 kDa/protomer) resolve its periplasmic loops and carboxyl terminus that close and open the channel, and define a gating mechanism that is pH dependent and requires cooperativity between protomers in the hexamer. Gating is further associated with well-resolved changes in the channel-lining residues that modify the shape and length of the urea pore. Site-specific mutations in the periplasmic domain and urea pore identified key residues important for channel function. Drugs blocking the urea pore based on our structures should lead to a new strategy for H. pylori eradication

t anti-t Production Rates at the Tevatron and the LHC in Topcolor- Assisted Multiscale Technicolor Models

We study the contributions of the neutral pseudo Goldstone bosons (technipions and top-pions) to the t anti-t production cross sections at the Tevatron and the LHC in topcolor-assisted multiscale technicolor (TOPCMTC) models via the gluon-gluon fusion process from the loop-level couplings between the pseudo Goldstone bosons and the gluons. The MRS set A' parton distributions are used in the calculation. It is shown that the new CDF datum on the t anti-t production cross section gives constraints on the parameters in the TOPCMTC models. With reasonable values of the parameters in TOPCMTC models, the cross section at the Tevatron is larger than that predicted by the standard model, and is consistent with the new CDF data. The enhancement of the cross section and the resonance peaks at the LHC are more significant, so that it is testable in future experiments.Comment: 16 pages in RevTex, 9 postscript figure

Magnetohydrodynamical equilibria with current singularities and continuous rotational transform

We revisit the Hahm-Kulsrud-Taylor (HKT) problem, a classic prototype problem for studying resonant magnetic perturbations and 3D magnetohydrodynamical equilibria. We employ the boundary-layer techniques developed by Rosenbluth, Dagazian, and Rutherford (RDR) for the internal $m=1$ kink instability, while addressing the subtle difference in the matching procedure for the HKT problem. Pedagogically, the essence of RDR's approach becomes more transparent in the simplified slab geometry of the HKT problem. We then compare the boundary-layer solution, which yields a "DC" current singularity at the resonant surface, to the numerical solution obtained using a flux-preserving Grad-Shafranov solver. The remarkable agreement between the solutions demonstrates the validity and universality of RDR's approach. In addition, we show that RDR's approach consistently preserves the rotational transform, which hence stays continuous, contrary to a recent claim that RDR's solution contains a discontinuity in the rotational transform.Comment: 8 pages, 3 figure

Metallicity and Star Formation Activities of the Interacting System Arp 86 from Observation with MOS on Xinglong 2.16m Telescope

We present an analysis of the metallicity and star formation activities of HII regions in the interacting system Arp 86, based on the first scientific observation of the multi-object spectroscopy on the 2.16m Telescope at Xinglong Observatory. We find that the oxygen abundance gradient in Arp 86 is flatter than that in normal disk galaxies, which confirms that gas inflows caused by tidal forces during encounters can flatten the metallicity distributions in galaxies. The companion galaxy NGC 7752 is currently experiencing a galaxy-wide starburst with higher surface density of star formation rate than the main galaxy NGC 7753, which can be explained that the companion galaxy is more susceptible to the effects of interaction than the primary. We also find that the galaxy 2MASX J23470758+2926531 has similar abundance and star formation properties to NGC 7753, and may be a part of the Arp 86 system.Comment: 16 pages, 7 figures, accepted by RA