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Topological gravity localization on a delta-function like Brane
Besides the String Theory context, the quantum General Relativity can be
studied by the use of constrained topological field theories. In the celebrated
Plebanski formalism, the constraints connecting topological field theories and
gravity are imposed in space-times with trivial topology. In the braneworld
context there are two distinct regions of the space-time, namely, the bulk and
the braneworld volume. In this work we show how to construct topological
gravity in a scenario containing one extra dimension and a delta-function like
3-brane which naturally emerges from a spontaneously broken discrete symmetry.
Starting from a D=5 theory we obtain the action for General Relativity in the
Palatini form in the bulk as well as in the braneworld volume. This result is
important for future insights about quantum gravity in brane scenarios.Comment: 4 page
A new puzzle for random interaction
We continue a series of numerical experiments on many-body systems with
random two-body interactions, by examining correlations in ratios in excitation
energies of yrast = 0, 2, 4, 6, 8 states. Previous studies, limited only to
= 0,2,4 states, had shown strong correlations in boson systems but not
fermion systems. By including states and considering different
scatter plots, strong and realistic correlations appear in both boson and
fermion systems. Such correlations are a challenge to explanations of random
interactions.Comment: 4 pages, 4 figure
Assessment of the effectiveness of maintenance management systems in delivering quality maintenance services in higher institutions
The study assessed the effectiveness of maintenance and management systems in
delivering quality maintenance services in higher institutions of learning with specific focus on
the University of Lagos. There is the need for effectiveness in the management of educational
buildings, facilities and supporting services. Self-structured questionnaires were administered
to one hundred and ninety-one questionnaires (191) resident students of the University of
Lagos, and three (3) to the maintenance executives of the Works and Physical Planning
Department of the University of Lagos, with response rates of 71.73% and 100% respectively.
Data collected where analysed using a combination of the Mean ranking and T-Test. Findings
revealed a general dissatisfaction with the service quality delivered as the maintenance
management system was not adjudged to be as effective as expected as various obstacles and
factors influence the acceptable standard and quality of maintenance. The study recommended
that the maintenance management team should improve on the effectiveness of their service
delivery, by improving the rate of responsiveness of the maintenance staff through thorough
training of skill and technical know-ho
Structural and Magnetic Dynamics in the Magnetic Shape Memory Alloy NiMnGa
Magnetic shape memory Heusler alloys are multiferroics stabilized by the
correlations between electronic, magnetic and structural order. To study these
correlations we use time resolved x-ray diffraction and magneto-optical Kerr
effect experiments to measure the laser induced dynamics in a Heusler alloy
NiMnGa film and reveal a set of timescales intrinsic to the system. We
observe a coherent phonon which we identify as the amplitudon of the modulated
structure and an ultrafast phase transition leading to a quenching of the
incommensurate modulation within 300~fs with a recovery time of a few ps. The
thermally driven martensitic transition to the high temperature cubic phase
proceeds via nucleation within a few ps and domain growth limited by the speed
of sound. The demagnetization time is 320~fs, which is comparable to the
quenching of the structural modulation.Comment: 5 pages, 3 figures. Supplementary materials 5 pages, 5 figure
Optimal eigenvalues estimate for the Dirac operator on domains with boundary
We give a lower bound for the eigenvalues of the Dirac operator on a compact
domain of a Riemannian spin manifold under the \MIT bag boundary condition.
The limiting case is characterized by the existence of an imaginary Killing
spinor.Comment: 10 page
Drug-Loaded, Bivalent-Bottle-Brush Polymers by Graft-through ROMP
Graft through ring-opening metathesis polymerization (ROMP) using ruthenium N heterocyclic carbene catalysts has enabled the synthesis of bottle-brush polymers with unprecedented ease and control Here we report the first bivalent-brush polymers, these materials were prepared by graft through ROMP of drug-loaded poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) based macromonomers (MMs) Anticancer drugs doxorubicin (DOX) and camptothecin (CT) were attached to a norbornene alkyne-PEG MM via a photocleavable linker ROMP of either or both drug loaded MMs generated brush homo and copolymers with low polydispersities and defined molecular weights. Release of free DOX and CT from these materials was initiated by exposure to 365 nm light All of the CT and DOX polymers were at least 10 fold more toxic to human cancer cells after photoinitiated drug release while a copolymer carrying both CT and DOX displayed 30-fold increased toxicity upon irradiation Graft through ROMP of drug loaded macromonomers provides a general method for the systematic study of structure function relationships for stimuli responsive polymers in biological systems
Generalized seniority from random Hamiltonians
We investigate the generic pairing properties of shell-model many-body
Hamiltonians drawn from ensembles of random two-body matrix elements. Many
features of pairing that are commonly attributed to the interaction are in fact
seen in a large part of the ensemble space. Not only do the spectra show
evidence of pairing with favored J=0 ground states and an energy gap, but the
relationship between ground state wave functions of neighboring nuclei show
signatures of pairing as well. Matrix elements of pair creation/annihilation
operators between ground states tend to be strongly enhanced. Furthermore, the
same or similar pair operators connect several ground states along an isotopic
chain. This algebraic structure is reminiscent of the generalized seniority
model. Thus pairing may be encoded to a certain extent in the Fock space
connectivity of the interacting shell model even without specific features of
the interaction required.Comment: 10 pages, 7 figure
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