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Superluminal Propagation and Acausality of Nonlinear Massive Gravity
Massive gravity is an old idea: trading geometry for mass. Much effort has
been expended on establishing a healthy model, culminating in the current
ghost-free version. We summarize here our recent findings -- that it is still
untenable -- because it is locally acausal: CTC solutions can be constructed in
a small neighborhood of any event.Comment: Contribution to Conference in Honour of the 90th Birthday of Freeman
Dyson -- To Appear in Proceeding. v2: Explicit CTC example, and other
improvements, adde
Chiral structures of lander molecules on Cu(100)
Supramolecular assemblies of lander molecules (CH) on Cu(100)
are investigated with low-temperature scanning tunneling microscopy. The
energetically most favourable conformation of the adsorbed molecule is found to
exist in two mirror symmetric enantiomers or conformers. At low coverage, the
molecules align in enantiomerically pure chains along the chiral directions
and . The arrangement is proposed to be
mainly governed by intermolecular van-der-Waals interaction. At higher
coverages, the molecular chains arrange into chiral domains, for which a
structural model is presented.Comment: to appear in Nanotechnology vol. 15 (2004
Magnetic record support
The magnetic layer of a magnetic record support is coated with a thin film of a polymer with a siloxane bond. The magnetic layer consists of a thin film obtained by vacuum metallization, cathode sputtering or dispersion of a ferromagnetic metal powder in a binder. The polymer with a siloxane bond is produced by the polymerization of an organic silicon compound which inherently contains or is able to form this bond. Polymerization is preferably performed by plasma polymerization
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Seasonal variations of atmospheric C2-C7 nonmethane hydrocarbons in Tokyo
Eighteen C2-C7 NMHCs (nonmethane hydrocarbons) were measured hourly during the Integrated Measurement Program for Aerosol and Oxidant Chemistry in Tokyo (IMPACT) measurement campaigns conducted in central Tokyo during four different periods (summer/autumn of 2003 and winter/summer of 2004). The ambient atmospheric concentrations of NMHCs showed an inverse correlation with wind speed and mixing height and were significantly affected by mesoscale weather conditions. The mixing ratio of isoprene tightly correlated with solar flux and temperature in summer, as it was dominantly emitted by the local vegetation. All the observed NMHCs except isoprene showed high correlation with each other in winter (r2 > 0.5), suggesting concurrent accumulation under stagnant condition and common sources. Emission ratios were calculated on the basis of the correlation with carbon monoxide and ethyne. Compared to the typical winter NMEC composition, during summer there was a significant increase (up to 7 times higher than wintertime) of C4-C5 alkanes from ftiel evaporation; of C2-C3 alkenes, n-hexane and benzene from chemical industry; and of toluene from local manufacturers, reflecting the temperature dependence of these evaporative emissions. In addition to the online measurements in Tokyo, canister sampling at a suburban site (Kisai) followed by multidimensional GC analyses was conducted during the summer campaign in 2004. The atmospheric concentrations of longer-lived compounds (≥ several days) at Kisai showed the buildup under sea breeze circulation. The average ambient, concentration of toluene was 2 times higher than that in central Tokyo, likely because of substantial emissions from local industries as reported in the prefectural statistics. Copyright 2007 by the American Geophysical Union
The Random Bit Complexity of Mobile Robots Scattering
We consider the problem of scattering robots in a two dimensional
continuous space. As this problem is impossible to solve in a deterministic
manner, all solutions must be probabilistic. We investigate the amount of
randomness (that is, the number of random bits used by the robots) that is
required to achieve scattering. We first prove that random bits are
necessary to scatter robots in any setting. Also, we give a sufficient
condition for a scattering algorithm to be random bit optimal. As it turns out
that previous solutions for scattering satisfy our condition, they are hence
proved random bit optimal for the scattering problem. Then, we investigate the
time complexity of scattering when strong multiplicity detection is not
available. We prove that such algorithms cannot converge in constant time in
the general case and in rounds for random bits optimal
scattering algorithms. However, we present a family of scattering algorithms
that converge as fast as needed without using multiplicity detection. Also, we
put forward a specific protocol of this family that is random bit optimal ( random bits are used) and time optimal ( rounds are used).
This improves the time complexity of previous results in the same setting by a
factor. Aside from characterizing the random bit complexity of mobile
robot scattering, our study also closes its time complexity gap with and
without strong multiplicity detection (that is, time complexity is only
achievable when strong multiplicity detection is available, and it is possible
to approach it as needed otherwise)
Novel Orbital Ordering induced by Anisotropic Stress in a Manganite Thin Film
We performed resonant and nonresonant x-ray diffraction studies of a
Nd0.5Sr0.5MnO3 thin film that exhibits a clear first-order transition. Lattice
parameters vary drastically at the metal-insulator transition at 170K (=T_MI),
and superlattice reflections appear below 140K (=T_CO). The electronic
structure between T_MI and T_CO is identified as A-type antiferromagnetic with
the d_{x2-y2} ferroorbital ordering. Below T_CO, a new type of antiferroorbital
ordering emerges. The accommodation of the large lattice distortion at the
first-order phase transition and the appearance of the novel orbital ordering
are brought about by the anisotropy in the substrate, a new parameter for the
phase control.Comment: 4pages, 4figure
Structure and superconducting properties of ((Ln(1-x)Ln*(x) 1/2 (Ba(1-y)Sr(y) 1/3 Ce 1/6) 8Cu6O(z)
A variety of new oxide superconductors were prepared. The crystallographic structures of the oxides were all tetragonal and of the (Ln(+), Ce)4(Ln(+),Ba)4Cu6Oz (Ln(+) = Nd, Sm or Eu) type which had been previously discovered by Akimitsu et al. As the Sr content, y, increased when Ln = Ln(excited state) = Nd, the oxygen content, z, monotonically increased and the superconducting transition temperature, T(sub c), varied exhibiting a maximum. When z was controlled directly by means of high oxygen pressure sintering techniques, T(sub c) was changed accordingly. T(sub c's) of samples with different combinations of Ln and Ln(excited state) and different values of x and y were found to depend on the magnitude of the bond valence sum for a Cu atom located in the bottom plane of the Cu-O5 pyramid. Transport and magnetization measurements were carried out to investigate the magnetic field dependence of superconducting properties and to determine the phenomenological parameters. The Hall coefficients were positive below room temperature and varied yielding a maximum with respect to temperature
Possibility of Selection for Mineral Concentration in Orchardgrass by X-Ray Microanalysis
To assess the ability of X-ray microanalysis for screening breeding populations of orchardgrass in mineral concentration, correlations between chemical and X-ray analysis were investigated. Six orchardgrass plants with high- and low-Mg concentrations were examined for three harvest dates in 1995. The samples were separated into leaf blade, leaf sheath, culm and head. Mg concentration in leaf and head were higher than in sheath and in culm. P concentration was highest in the head, and lowest in the sheath. Correlations between chemical and X-ray analysis were r=0.692***, 0.526***, 0.252* and 0.562*** for Mg, Ca, K and P, respectively. Correlation coefficients between chemical and X-ray analysis were highest for Mg among 4 minerals. X-ray microanalysis can be used to screen orchardgrass plants for Mg concentration at initial growth stage
Measurements of Dose Distribution of Neutrons and γ-Rays in the Beam Transportation Room of a Cyclotron Building with Personnel Monitors
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