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Vortex simulation of forced mixing layers
Two-dimensional, spatially growing, turbulent mixing layers are simulated numerically by a vortex method and the results are compared with those determined experimentally. The effects of artificial forcing on flow development are also studied. Many of the flow features which have been observed experimentally are reproduced, and good quantitative agreements between experiments and computations are obtained
Electronic structure of CaSrVO: a tale of two energy-scales
We investigate the electronic structure of CaSrVO using
photoemission spectroscopy. Core level spectra establish an electronic phase
separation at the surface, leading to distinctly different surface electronic
structure compared to the bulk. Analysis of the photoemission spectra of this
system allowed us to separate the surface and bulk contributions. These results
help us to understand properties related to two vastly differing energy-scales,
namely the low energy-scale of thermal excitations (~) and the
high-energy scale related to Coulomb and other electronic interactions.Comment: 4 pages and 3 figures. Europhysics Letters (appearing
Incipient reproductive isolation between Drosophila nasuta and Drosophila albomicans
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Weak commutation relations of unbounded operators and applications
Four possible definitions of the commutation relation [S,T]=\Id of two
closable unbounded operators are compared. The {\em weak} sense of this
commutator is given in terms of the inner product of the Hilbert space \H
where the operators act. Some consequences on the existence of eigenvectors of
two number-like operators are derived and the partial O*-algebra generated by
is studied. Some applications are also considered.Comment: In press in Journal of Mathematical Physic
Search for long-lived massive particles in extensive air showers
Air showers containing delayed sub-showers which may be produced by a long-lived massive particle have been investigated by using twelve detectors. Ten events have been selected out as the candidates. However, a definite conclusion cannot be reached at the present time
On the efficiency of quantum lithography
Quantum lithography promises, in principle, unlimited feature resolution,
independent of wavelength. However, in the literature at least two different
theoretical descriptions of quantum lithography exist. They differ in to which
extent they predict that the photons retain spatial correlation from generation
to the absorption, and while both predict the same feature size, they differ
vastly in predicting how efficiently a quantum lithographic pattern can be
exposed.
Until recently, essentially all experiments reported have been performed in
such a way that it is difficult to distinguish between the two theoretical
explanations. However, last year an experiment was performed which gives
different outcomes for the two theories. We comment on the experiment and show
that the model that fits the data unfortunately indicates that the trade-off
between resolution and efficiency in quantum lithography is very unfavourable.Comment: 19 pages, extended version including a thorough mathematical
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Fermi Surface of 3d^1 Perovskite CaVO3 Near the Mott Transition
We present a detailed de Haas van Alphen effect study of the perovskite
CaVO3, offering an unprecedented test of electronic structure calculations in a
3d transition metal oxide. Our experimental and calculated Fermi surfaces are
in good agreement -- but only if we ignore large orthorhombic distortions of
the cubic perovskite structure. Subtle discrepancies may shed light on an
apparent conflict between the low energy properties of CaVO3, which are those
of a simple metal, and high energy probes which reveal strong correlations that
place CaVO3 on the verge of a metal-insulator transition.Comment: 4 pages, 4 figures (REVTeX
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