91 research outputs found
Observer dependence of bubble nucleation and Schwinger pair production
Pair production in a constant electric field is closely analogous to bubble
nucleation in a false vacuum. The classical trajectories of the pairs are
Lorentz invariant, but it appears that this invariance should be broken by the
nucleation process. Here, we use a model detector, consisting of other
particles interacting with the pairs, to investigate how pair production is
seen by different Lorentzian observers. We focus on the idealized situation
where a constant external electric field is present for an infinitely long
time, and we consider the in-vacuum state for a charged scalar field that
describes the nucleating pairs. The in-vacuum is defined in terms of modes
which are positive frequency in the remote past. Even though the construction
uses a particular reference frame and a gauge where the vector potential is
time dependent, we show explicitly that the resulting quantum state is Lorentz
invariant. We then introduce a "detector" particle which interacts with the
nucleated pairs, and show that all Lorentzian observers will see the particles
and antiparticles nucleating preferentially at rest in the detector's rest
frame. Similar conclusions are expected to apply to bubble nucleation in a
sufficiently long lived vacuum. We also comment on certain unphysical aspects
of the Lorentz invariant in-vacuum, associated with the fact that it contains
an infinite density of particles. This can be easily remedied by considering
Lorentz breaking initial conditions.Comment: 32 papes, 1 figure, minor corrections, references added, typos
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Ultimate gravitational mass defect
We present a new type of gravitational mass defect in which an infinite
amount of matter may be bounded in a zero ADM mass. This interpolates between
effects typical of closed worlds and T-spheres. We consider the Tolman model of
dust distribution and show that this phenomenon reveals itself for a solution
that has no origin on one side but is closed on the other side. The second
class of examples corresponds to smooth gluing T-spheres to the portion of the
Friedmann-Robertson-Walker solution. The procedure is generalized to
combinations of smoothly connected T-spheres, FRW and Schwarzschild metrics. In
particular, in this approach a finite T-sphere is obtained that looks for
observers in two R-regions as the Schwarzschild metric with two different
masses one of which may vanish.Comment: 9 pages. 1 reference added. To appear in Gen. Rel. Gra
Exact Supersymmetric Massive and Massless White Holes
We study special points in the moduli space of vacua at which supersymmetric
electric solutions of the heterotic string theory become massless. We
concentrate on configurations for which supersymmetric non-renormalization
theorem is valid. Those are ten-dimensional supersymmetric string waves and
generalized fundamental strings with SO(8) holonomy group. From these we find
the four dimensional spherically symmetric configurations which saturate the
BPS bound, in particular near the points of the vanishing ADM mass. The
non-trivial massless supersymmetric states in this class exist only in the
presence of non-Abelian vector fields.We also find a new class of
supersymmetric massive solutions, closely related to the massless ones. A
distinctive property of all these objects, either massless or massive, is the
existence of gravitational repulsion. They reflect all particles with
nonvanishing mass and/or angular momentum, and therefore they can be called
white holes (repulsons), in contrast to black holes which tend to absorb
particles of all kinds. If such objects can exist, we will have the first
realization of the universal gravitational force which repels all particles
with the strength proportional to their mass and therefore can be associated
with antigravity.Comment: 18 pages, minor corrections, version to be published in Phys.Rev.
Quantum Computation in Quantum-Hall Systems
We describe a quantum information processor (quantum computer) based on the
hyperfine interactions between the conduction electrons and nuclear spins
embedded in a two-dimensional electron system in the quantum-Hall regime.
Nuclear spins can be controlled individually by electromagnetic pulses. Their
interactions, which are of the spin-exchange type, can be possibly switched on
and off pair-wise dynamically, for nearest neighbors, by controlling
impurities. We also propose the way to feed in the initial data and explore
ideas for reading off the final results.Comment: 12 pages in LaTeX + 1 PostScript figur
Anisotropic dark energy stars
A model of compact object coupled to inhomogeneous anisotropic dark energy is
studied. It is assumed a variable dark energy that suffers a phase transition
at a critical density. The anisotropic Lambda-Tolman-Oppenheimer-Volkoff
equations are integrated to know the structure of these objects. The anisotropy
is concentrated on a thin shell where the phase transition takes place, while
the rest of the star remains isotropic. The family of solutions obtained
depends on the coupling parameter between the dark energy and the fermion
matter. The solutions share several features in common with the gravastar
model. There is a critical coupling parameter that gives non-singular black
hole solutions. The mass-radius relations are studied as well as the internal
structure of the compact objects. The hydrodynamic stability of the models is
analyzed using a standard test from the mass-radius relation. For each
permissible value of the coupling parameter there is a maximum mass, so the
existence of black holes is unavoidable within this model.Comment: 12 pages, 6 figures, final manuscript, Accepted for publication in
Astrophysics & Space Scienc
Hubble flows and gravitational potentials in observable Universe
In this paper, we consider the Universe deep inside of the cell of
uniformity. At these scales, the Universe is filled with inhomogeneously
distributed discrete structures (galaxies, groups and clusters of galaxies),
which disturb the background Friedmann model. We propose mathematical models
with conformally flat, hyperbolic and spherical spaces. For these models, we
obtain the gravitational potential for an arbitrary number of randomly
distributed inhomogeneities. In the cases of flat and hyperbolic spaces, the
potential is finite at any point, including spatial infinity, and valid for an
arbitrary number of gravitating sources. For both of these models, we
investigate the motion of test masses (e.g., dwarf galaxies) in the vicinity of
one of the inhomogeneities. We show that there is a distance from the
inhomogeneity, at which the cosmological expansion prevails over the
gravitational attraction and where test masses form the Hubble flow. For our
group of galaxies, it happens at a few Mpc and the radius of the
zero-acceleration sphere is of the order of 1 Mpc, which is very close to
observations. Outside of this sphere, the dragging effect of the gravitational
attraction goes very fast to zero.Comment: 21 pages, 5 figure
Identification and control of a multiplace hyperbaric chamber
[EN] This work presents the automation of a multiplace hyperbaric chamber. It includes the system modeling, identification, controller calculation and system validation. With the proposed approach a good pressure profile tracking and repeatability are achieved. Moreover, the proposed automation includes the implementation of powerful treatment tools such as Pause and Alleviation procedures. The control system implemented is based on a special zero-pole cancellation regulator. Experimental results are provided to illustrate the behavior of the automated chamber. It is important to remark that the chamber automated in this work is being successfully used in a real hospital since 2015 treating more than 40 patients per day, five days a week.The authors would like to thanks MEDIBAROX (unit of the Perpetuo Socorro Hospital) and the "Catedra de Medicina Hiperbarica" of the Miguel Hernandez University for their support and for finally implementing the control law described in this article. The authors would also like to thank Francisco Aracil Meseguer for his help with the chamber 3D modeling.Gracia Calandin, LI.; Perez-Vidal, C.; De Paco, JM.; De Paco, LM. (2018). Identification and control of a multiplace hyperbaric chamber. PLoS ONE. 13(8):1-23. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0200407S12313
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