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Expanding the thermodynamical potential and the analysis of the possible phase diagram of deconfinement in FL model
The deconfinement phase transition is studied in the FL model at finite
temperature and chemical potential. At MFT approximation, the phase transition
can only be the first order in the whole phase plane. By a Landau
expansion we further study the phase transition order and the possible phase
diagram of deconfinement. We discuss the possibilities of second order phase
transitions in FL model. By our analysis the cubic term in the Landau expansion
could be cancelled by the high order fluctuations. By an ansatz of the Landau
parameters, we obtain the possible phase diagram with both first and second
order phase transition including the tricritical point which is similar to that
of the chiral phase transition.Comment: 7 pages, 8 figures, submitted to Chinese Physics
Before the Morning After
This paper presents a wearable biopatch prototype for body surface potential measurement. It combines three key technologies, including mixed-signal system on chip (SoC) technology, inkjet printing technology, and anisotropic conductive adhesive (ACA) bonding technology. An integral part of the biopatch is a low-power low-noise SoC. The SoC contains a tunable analog front end, a successive approximation register analog-to-digital converter, and a reconfigurable digital controller. The electrodes, interconnections, and interposer are implemented by inkjet-printing the silver ink precisely on a flexible substrate. The reliability of printed traces is evaluated by static bending tests. ACA is used to attach the SoC to the printed structures and form the flexible hybrid system. The biopatch prototype is light and thin with a physical size of 16 cm x 16 cm. Measurement results show that low-noise concurrent electrocardiogram signals from eight chest points have been successfully recorded using the implemented biopatch.QC 20130805. Updated from accepted to published.</p
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