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Gluon production and diffraction in the dipole picture
Using the eikonal approximation, we show that inclusive gluon production is
related to the scattering of a gluon-gluon dipole while diffractive gluon
production in DIS is related to a two- dipole scattering amplitude.
Hence diffractive photon dissociation cross-sections are observables that
provide potential information on dipole correlations, which represent an open
issue in high-energy QCD.Comment: 4 pages, 2 figures, Proceedings of the 10th International Baryons
Conference (Baryons04), Ecole Polytechnique, Palaiseau, France, October 25-29
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Asymptotic perfect fluid dynamics as a consequence of AdS/CFT
We study the dynamics of strongly interacting gauge-theory matter (modelling
quark-gluon plasma) in a boost-invariant setting using the AdS/CFT
correspondence. Using Fefferman-Graham coordinates and with the help of
holographic renormalization, we show that perfect fluid hydrodynamics emerges
at large times as the unique nonsingular asymptotic solution of the nonlinear
Einstein equations in the bulk. The gravity dual can be interpreted as a black
hole moving off in the fifth dimension. Asymptotic solutions different from
perfect fluid behaviour can be ruled out by the appearance of curvature
singularities in the dual bulk geometry. Subasymptotic deviations from perfect
fluid behaviour remain possible within the same framework.Comment: 19 pages, 1 figure; v2: free streaming example changed to s=1;
conclusions unchange
A numerical relativity approach to the initial value problem in asymptotically Anti-de Sitter spacetime for plasma thermalization - an ADM formulation
This article studies a numerical relativity approach to the initial value
problem in Anti-de Sitter spacetime relevant for dual non-equilibrium evolution
of strongly coupled non-Abelian plasma undergoing Bjorken expansion. In order
to use initial conditions for the metric obtained in arXiv:0906.4423 we
introduce new, ADM formalism-based scheme for numerical integration of
Einstein's equations with negative cosmological constant. The key novel element
of this approach is the choice of lapse function vanishing at fixed radial
position, enabling, if needed, efficient horizon excision. Various physical
aspects of the gauge theory thermalization process in this setup have been
outlined in our companion article arXiv:1103.3452. In this work we focus on the
gravitational side of the problem and present full technical details of our
setup. We discuss in particular the ADM formalism, the explicit form of initial
states, the boundary conditions for the metric on the inner and outer edges of
the simulation domain, the relation between boundary and bulk notions of time,
the procedure to extract the gauge theory energy-momentum tensor and
non-equilibrium apparent horizon entropy, as well as the choice of point for
freezing the lapse. Finally, we comment on various features of the initial
profiles we consider.Comment: 25 pages, 9 figures, 1 table; see also the companion article
arXiv:1103.3452; v2: typos fixed; v3: references added and updated, publishe
The importance of unknows in Epidemiologic studies
Journal Article1. Epidemiologic study data often include omitted/unobtainable responses (unknowns). In most cases, unknowns are eliminated during data-reduction to facilitate analysis. We examined the effect that elimination of unknowns would have on mortality calculations using data on newborns admitted to a newborn intensive care unit (NICU). 2. Data were divided into unknown (omitted/unobtainable), abnormal and normal response groups. Forty-three factors with at least four unknown responses recorded during 1984 were selected for analysis. NICU mortality (number of NICU deaths per 100 NICU admissions) was selected as the outcome indicator. In order to quantify the effects of eliminating unknowns, NICU mortality rate ratios (NMRR) were calculated, by factor, for abnormals, normals and knowns (abnormals and normals) both without and with knowns
P02.104. Nonlinear parameters of heart rate variability (HRV) – suitable measures to observe physiological outcome during a peat bath in rehabilitation
Cervical cancer mortality in young adult European women
Background: The process of social, political and economic transformation, which took place in Central and Eastern Europe in the early 90's, has affected many spheres of Europeans' lives, including health-associated issues. These changes also had an impact on mortality rates due to cervical cancer (CC). Therefore, the aim of this study was to analyse CC mortality trends in Europe after 1990. Methods: Data on death due to CC, uterine cancers and unspecified uterine cancers, in women aged 20\u201344, were taken from the WHO Mortality Database. Trends in European countries between 1990 and 2017 were assessed using the Joinpoint Regression Program. Results: Most of the countries experienced a decrease in CC mortality. Although the lowest rates were observed in EU15 Member States, the highest decreases were observed in Central and Eastern Europe. However, there are still differences in mortality in these countries. There are also a few countries like Belarus, Latvia and Ukraine, which experienced an increase in mortality. The range of mortality across Europe in 2017 was between 0.6 and 5.2/100,000 women. Conclusions: It is essential to introduce well-organised screening programmes for early detection of CC with coverage of a correspondingly high percentage of the population, particularly in East-Central Europe, as well as to introduce high-coverage HPV vaccination in all European countries
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Relaxation mechanisms of the persistent spin helix
We study the lifetime of the persistent spin helix in semiconductor quantum
wells with equal Rashba- and linear Dresselhaus spin-orbit interactions. In
order to address the temperature dependence of the relevant spin relaxation
mechanisms we derive and solve semiclassical spin diffusion equations taking
into account spin-dependent impurity scattering, cubic Dresselhaus spin-orbit
interactions and the effect of electron-electron interactions. For the
experimentally relevant regime we find that the lifetime of the persistent spin
helix is mainly determined by the interplay of cubic Dresselhaus spin-orbit
interaction and electron-electron interactions. We propose that even longer
lifetimes can be achieved by generating a spatially damped spin profile instead
of the persistent spin helix state.Comment: 12 pages, 2 figure
Viscous hydrodynamics relaxation time from AdS/CFT
We consider an expanding boost-invariant plasma at strong coupling using the
AdS/CFT correspondence for N=4 SYM. We determine the relaxation time in second
order viscous hydrodynamics and find that it is around thirty times shorter
than weak coupling expectations. We find that the nonsingularity of the dual
geometry in the string frame necessitates turning on the dilaton which leads to
a nonvanishing expectation value for tr F^2 behaving like tau^(-10/3).Comment: 10 pages, Mathematica script included in the source; v2: typo in (28)
fixed, statement about electric/magnetic modes correcte
Dynamical tachyons on fuzzy spheres
We study the spectrum of off-diagonal fluctuations between displaced fuzzy
spheres in the BMN plane wave matrix model. The displacement is along the plane
of the fuzzy spheres. We find that when two fuzzy spheres intersect at angles
classical tachyons develop and that the spectrum of these modes can be computed
analytically. These tachyons can be related to the familiar Nielsen-Olesen
instabilities in Yang-Mills theory on a constant magnetic background. Many
features of the problem become more apparent when we compare with maximally
supersymmetric Yang-Mills on a sphere, of which this system is a truncation. We
also set up a simple oscillatory trajectory on the displacement between the
fuzzy spheres and study the dynamics of the modes as they become tachyonic for
part of the oscillations. We speculate on their role regarding the possible
thermalization of the system.Comment: 34 pages, 4 figures; v2: 35 pages, expanded sec. 4.3, added
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