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Photometric evolution of dusty starburst mergers:On the nature of ultra-luminous infrared galaxies
By performing N-body simulations of chemodynamical evolution of galaxies with
dusty starbursts, we investigate photometric evolution of gas-rich major
mergers in order to explore the nature of ultraluminous infrared galaxies
(ULIRGs) with the total infrared luminosity ( for
m) of . Main results are the following three.
(1) Global colors and absolute magnitudes the during dusty starburst of a major
merger do not change with time significantly, because interstellar dust heavily
obscures young starburst populations that could cause rapid evolution of
photometric properties of the merger. (2) Dust extinction of stellar
populations in a galaxy merger with large infrared luminosity (
) is selective in the sense that younger stellar
populations are preferentially obscured by dust than old ones. This is because
younger populations are located in the central region where a larger amount of
dusty interstellar gas can be transferred from the outer gas-rich regions of
the merger. (3) Both and the ratio of to band
luminosity ) increases as the star formation rate increase during
the starburst of the present merger model, resulting in the positive
correlation between and .Comment: 32 pages 25 figures,2001,ApJ,in press. For all 25 PS figures
(including fig25.ps), see
http://newt.phys.unsw.edu.au/~bekki/res.dir/paper.dir/apj06.dir/fig.tar.g
Observation of the Fano-Kondo Anti-Resonance in a Quantum Wire with a Side-Coupled Quantum Dot
We have observed the Fano-Kondo anti-resonance in a quantum wire with a
side-coupled quantum dot. In a weak coupling regime, dips due to the Fano
effect appeared. As the coupling strength increased, conductance in the regions
between the dips decreased alternately. From the temperature dependence and the
response to the magnetic field, we conclude that the conductance reduction is
due to the Fano-Kondo anti-resonance. At a Kondo valley with the Fano parameter
, the phase shift is locked to against the gate voltage
when the system is close to the unitary limit in agreement with theoretical
predictions by Gerland {\it et al.} [Phys. Rev. Lett. {\bf 84}, 3710 (2000)].Comment: 4 pages, 4 figure
Passive spiral formation from halo gas starvation: Gradual transformation into S0s
Recent spectroscopic and high resolution -imaging observations have
revealed significant numbers of ``passive'' spiral galaxies in distant
clusters, with all the morphological hallmarks of a spiral galaxy (in
particular, spiral arm structure), but with weak or absent star formation.
Exactly how such spiral galaxies formed and whether they are the progenitors of
present-day S0 galaxies is unclear. Based on analytic arguments and numerical
simulations of the hydrodynamical evolution of a spiral galaxy's halo gas
(which is a likely candidate for the source of gas replenishment for star
formation in spirals), we show that the origin of passive spirals may well be
associated with halo gas stripping. Such stripping results mainly from the
hydrodynamical interaction between the halo gas and the hot intracluster gas.
Our numerical simulations demonstrate that even if a spiral orbits a cluster
with a pericenter distance 3 times larger than the cluster core radius,
80 % of the halo gas is stripped within a few Gyr and, accordingly,
cannot be accreted by the spiral. Furthermore, our study demonstrates that this
dramatic decline in the gaseous infall rate leads to a steady increase in the
parameter for the disk, with the spiral arm structure, although persisting,
becoming less pronounced as the star formation rate gradually decreases. These
results suggest that passive spirals formed in this way, gradually evolve into
red cluster S0s.Comment: 13 pages 4 figures (fig.1 = jpg format), accepted by Ap
Log-aesthetic Curves as Similarity Geometric Analogue of Euler's Elasticae
In this paper we consider the log-aesthetic curves and their generalization
which are used in CAGD. We consider those curves under similarity geometry and
characterize them as stationary integrable flow on plane curves which is
governed by the Burgers equation. We propose a variational formulation of those
curves whose Euler-Lagrange equation yields the stationary Burgers equation.
Our result suggests that the log-aesthetic curves and their generalization can
be regarded as the similarity geometric analogue of Euler's elasticae
Metabolites produced by probiotic Lactobacilli rapidly increase glucose uptake by Caco-2 cells
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Although probiotic bacteria and their metabolites alter enterocyte gene expression, rapid, non-genomic responses have not been examined. The present study measured accumulation of tracer (2 μM) glucose by Caco-2 cells after exposure for 10 min or less to a chemically defined medium (CDM) with different monosaccharides before and after anaerobic culture of probiotic <it>Lactobacilli</it>.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>Growth of <it>L. acidophilus </it>was supported by CDM with 110 mM glucose, fructose, and mannose, but not with arabinose, ribose, and xylose or the sugar-free CDM. Glucose accumulation was reduced when Caco-2 cells were exposed for 10 min to sterile CDM with glucose (by 92%), mannose (by 90%), fructose (by 55%), and ribose (by 16%), but not with arabinose and xylose. Exposure of Caco-2 cells for 10 min to bacteria-free supernatants prepared after exponential (48 h) and stationary (72 h) growth phases of <it>L. acidophilus </it>cultured in CDM with 110 mM fructose increased glucose accumulation by 83% and 45%, respectively; exposure to a suspension of the bacteria had no effect. The increase in glucose accumulation was diminished by heat-denaturing the supernatant, indicating the response of Caco-2 cells is triggered by as yet unknown heat labile bacterial metabolites, not by a reduction in CDM components that decrease glucose uptake. Supernatants prepared after anaerobic culture of <it>L. gasseri, L. amylovorus, L. gallinarum</it>, and <it>L. johnsonii </it>in the CDM with fructose increased glucose accumulation by 83%, 32%, 27%, and 14%, respectively.</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>The rapid, non-genomic upregulation of SGLT1 by bacterial metabolites is a heretofore unrecognized interaction between probiotics and the intestinal epithelium.</p
Fano Resonance in a Quantum Wire with a Side-coupled Quantum Dot
We report a transport experiment on the Fano effect in a quantum connecting
wire (QW) with a side-coupled quantum dot (QD). The Fano resonance occurs
between the QD and the "T-shaped" junction in the wire, and the transport
detects anti-resonance or forward scattered part of the wavefunction. While in
this geometry it is more difficult to tune the shape of the resonance than in
the previously reported Aharonov-Bohm-ring type interferometer, the resonance
purely consists of the coherent part of transport. By utilizing this advantage,
we have qualitatively explained the temperature dependence of the Fano effect
by including the thermal broadening and the decoherence. We have also proven
that this geometry can be a useful interferometer to measure the phase
evolution of electrons at a QD.Comment: REVTEX, 6 pages including 5 figures, final versio
The multicopy gene Sly represses the sex chromosomes in the male mouse germline after meiosis.
Studies of mice with Y chromosome long arm deficiencies suggest that the male-specific region (MSYq) encodes information required for sperm differentiation and postmeiotic sex chromatin repression (PSCR). Several genes have been identified on MSYq, but because they are present in more than 40 copies each, their functions cannot be investigated using traditional gene targeting. Here, we generate transgenic mice producing small interfering RNAs that specifically target the transcripts of the MSYq-encoded multicopy gene Sly (Sycp3-like Y-linked). Microarray analyses performed on these Sly-deficient males and on MSYq-deficient males show a remarkable up-regulation of sex chromosome genes in spermatids. SLY protein colocalizes with the X and Y chromatin in spermatids of normal males, and Sly deficiency leads to defective repressive marks on the sex chromatin, such as reduced levels of the heterochromatin protein CBX1 and of histone H3 methylated at lysine 9. Sly-deficient mice, just like MSYq-deficient mice, have severe impairment of sperm differentiation and are near sterile. We propose that their spermiogenesis phenotype is a consequence of the change in spermatid gene expression following Sly deficiency. To our knowledge, this is the first successful targeted disruption of the function of a multicopy gene (or of any Y gene). It shows that SLY has a predominant role in PSCR, either via direct interaction with the spermatid sex chromatin or via interaction with sex chromatin protein partners. Sly deficiency is the major underlying cause of the spectrum of anomalies identified 17 y ago in MSYq-deficient males. Our results also suggest that the expansion of sex-linked spermatid-expressed genes in mouse is a consequence of the enhancement of PSCR that accompanies Sly amplification
Full Counting Statistics for a Single-Electron Transistor, Non-equilibrium Effects at Intermediate Conductance
We evaluate the current distribution for a single-electron transistor with
intermediate strength tunnel conductance. Using the Schwinger-Keldysh approach
and the drone (Majorana) fermion representation we account for the
renormalization of system parameters. Nonequilibrium effects induce a lifetime
broadening of the charge-state levels, which suppress large current
fluctuations.Comment: 4 pages, 1 figur
Rigid microenvironments promote cardiac differentiation of mouse and human embryonic stem cells.
While adult heart muscle is the least regenerative of tissues, embryonic cardiomyocytes are proliferative, with embryonic stem (ES) cells providing an endless reservoir. In addition to secreted factors and cell-cell interactions, the extracellular microenvironment has been shown to play an important role in stem cell lineage specification, and understanding how scaffold elasticity influences cardiac differentiation is crucial to cardiac tissue engineering. Though previous studies have analyzed the role of the matrix elasticity on the function of differentiated cardiomyocytes, whether it affects the induction of cardiomyocytes from pluripotent stem cells is poorly understood. Here, we examined the role of matrix rigidity on the cardiac differentiation using mouse and human ES cells. Culture on polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) substrates of varied monomer-to-crosslinker ratios revealed that rigid extracellular matrices promote a higher yield of de novo cardiomyocytes from undifferentiated ES cells. Using an genetically modified ES system that allows us to purify differentiated cardiomyocytes by drug selection, we demonstrate that rigid environments induce higher cardiac troponin T expression, beating rate of foci, and expression ratio of adult α- to fetal β- myosin heavy chain in a purified cardiac population. M-mode and mechanical interferometry image analyses demonstrate that these ES-derived cardiomyocytes display functional maturity and synchronization of beating when co-cultured with neonatal cardiomyocytes harvested from a developing embryo. Together, these data identify matrix stiffness as an independent factor that instructs not only the maturation of the already differentiated cardiomyocytes but also the induction and proliferation of cardiomyocytes from undifferentiated progenitors. Manipulation of the stiffness will help direct the production of functional cardiomyocytes en masse from stem cells for regenerative medicine purposes
A remark on the Hankel determinant formula for solutions of the Toda equation
We consider the Hankel determinant formula of the functions of the
Toda equation. We present a relationship between the determinant formula and
the auxiliary linear problem, which is characterized by a compact formula for
the functions in the framework of the KP theory. Similar phenomena that
have been observed for the Painlev\'e II and IV equations are recovered. The
case of finite lattice is also discussed.Comment: 14 pages, IOP styl
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