11,214 research outputs found
Skeleton and fractal scaling in complex networks
We find that the fractal scaling in a class of scale-free networks originates
from the underlying tree structure called skeleton, a special type of spanning
tree based on the edge betweenness centrality. The fractal skeleton has the
property of the critical branching tree. The original fractal networks are
viewed as a fractal skeleton dressed with local shortcuts. An in-silico model
with both the fractal scaling and the scale-invariance properties is also
constructed. The framework of fractal networks is useful in understanding the
utility and the redundancy in networked systems.Comment: 4 pages, 2 figures, final version published in PR
Emergence of skew distributions in controlled growth processes
Starting from a master equation, we derive the evolution equation for the
size distribution of elements in an evolving system, where each element can
grow, divide into two, and produce new elements. We then probe general
solutions of the evolution quation, to obtain such skew distributions as
power-law, log-normal, and Weibull distributions, depending on the growth or
division and production. Specifically, repeated production of elements of
uniform size leads to power-law distributions, whereas production of elements
with the size distributed according to the current distribution as well as no
production of new elements results in log-normal distributions. Finally,
division into two, or binary fission, bears Weibull distributions. Numerical
simulations are also carried out, confirming the validity of the obtained
solutions.Comment: 9 pages, 3 figure
Chemical Pressure and Physical Pressure in BaFe_2(As_{1-x}P_{x})_2
Measurements of the superconducting transition temperature, T_c, under
hydrostatic pressure via bulk AC susceptibility were carried out on several
concentrations of phosphorous substitution in BaFe_2(As_{1-x}P_x)_2. The
pressure dependence of unsubstituted BaFe_2As_2, phosphorous concentration
dependence of BaFe_2(As_{1-x}P_x)_2, as well as the pressure dependence of
BaFe_2(As_{1-x}P_x)_2 all point towards an identical maximum T_c of 31 K. This
demonstrates that phosphorous substitution and physical pressure result in
similar superconducting phase diagrams, and that phosphorous substitution does
not induce substantial impurity scattering.Comment: 5 pages, 4 figures, to be published in Journal of the Physical
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A Brief Review on Dark Matter Annihilation Explanation for Excesses in Cosmic Ray
Recently data from PAMELA, ATIC, FERMI-LAT and HESS show that there are
excesses in the cosmic ray energy spectrum. PAMELA observed excesses
only in , but not in anti-proton spectrum. ATIC, FERMI-LAT and HESS
observed excesses in spectrum, but the detailed shapes are different
which requires future experimental observations to pin down the correct data
set. Nevertheless a lot of efforts have been made to explain the observed
excesses, and also why PAMELA only observed excesses in but not
in anti-proton. In this brief review we discuss one of the most popular
mechanisms to explain the data, the dark matter annihilation. It has long been
known that about 23% of our universe is made of relic dark matter. If the relic
dark matter was thermally produced, the annihilation rate is constrained
resulting in the need of a large boost factor to explain the data. We will
discuss in detail how a large boost factor can be obtained by the Sommerfeld
and Briet-Wigner enhancement mechanisms. Some implications for particle physics
model buildings will also be discussed.Comment: 22 pages, 6 figures. Several typoes corrected and some references
added. Published in Mod. Phys. Lett. A, Vol. 24, No. 27 (2009) pp. 2139-216
Universal Behavior of Load Distribution in Scale-free Networks
We study a problem of data packet transport in scale-free networks whose
degree distribution follows a power-law with the exponent . We define
load at each vertex as the accumulated total number of data packets passing
through that vertex when every pair of vertices send and receive a data packet
along the shortest path connecting the pair. It is found that the load
distribution follows a power-law with the exponent ,
insensitive to different values of in the range, ,
and different mean degrees, which is valid for both undirected and directed
cases. Thus, we conjecture that the load exponent is a universal quantity to
characterize scale-free networks.Comment: 5 pages, 5 figures, revised versio
Pacritinib (SB1518), a JAK2/FLT3 inhibitor for the treatment of acute myeloid leukemia
FMS-like tyrosine kinase 3 (FLT3) is the most commonly mutated gene found in acute myeloid leukemia (AML) patients and its activating mutations have been proven to be a negative prognostic marker for clinical outcome. Pacritinib (SB1518) is a tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) with equipotent activity against FLT3 (IC50=22 n) and Janus kinase 2 (JAK2, IC50=23 n). Pacritinib inhibits FLT3 phosphorylation and downstream STAT, MAPK and PI3 K signaling in FLT3-internal-tandem duplication (ITD), FLT3-wt cells and primary AML blast cells. Oral administration of pacritinib in murine models of FLT3-ITD-driven AML led to significant inhibition of primary tumor growth and lung metastasis. Upregulation of JAK2 in FLT3-TKI-resistant AML cells was identified as a potential mechanism of resistance to selective FLT3 inhibition. This resistance could be overcome by the combined FLT3 and JAK2 activities of pacritinib in this cellular model. Our findings provide a rationale for the clinical evaluation of pacritinib in AML including patients resistant to FLT3-TKI therapy
Fermi-Surface Reconstruction in the Periodic Anderson Model
We study ground state properties of periodic Anderson model in a
two-dimensional square lattice with variational Monte Carlo method. It is shown
that there are two different types of quantum phase transition: a conventional
antiferromagnetic transition and a Fermi-surface reconstruction which
accompanies a change of topology of the Fermi surface. The former is induced by
a simple back-folding of the Fermi surface while the latter is induced by
localization of electrons. The mechanism of these transitions and the
relation to the recent experiments on Fermi surface are discussed in detail.Comment: 8 pages, 7 figures, submitted to Journal of the Physical Society of
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Overspill avalanching in a dense reservoir network
Sustainability of communities, agriculture, and industry is strongly
dependent on an effective storage and supply of water resources. In some
regions the economic growth has led to a level of water demand which can only
be accomplished through efficient reservoir networks. Such infrastructures are
not always planned at larger scale but rather made by farmers according to
their local needs of irrigation during droughts. Based on extensive data from
the upper Jaguaribe basin, one of the world's largest system of reservoirs,
located in the Brazilian semiarid northeast, we reveal that surprisingly it
self-organizes into a scale-free network exhibiting also a power-law in the
distribution of the lakes and avalanches of discharges. With a new
self-organized-criticality-type model we manage to explain the novel critical
exponents. Implementing a flow model we are able to reproduce the measured
overspill evolution providing a tool for catastrophe mitigation and future
planning
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