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Topology Change of Coalescing Black Holes on Eguchi-Hanson Space
We construct multi-black hole solutions in the five-dimensional
Einstein-Maxwell theory with a positive cosmological constant on the
Eguchi-Hanson space, which is an asymptotically locally Euclidean space. The
solutions describe the physical process such that two black holes with the
topology of S^3 coalesce into a single black hole with the topology of the lens
space L(2;1)=S^3/Z_2. We discuss how the area of the single black hole after
the coalescence depends on the topology of the horizon.Comment: 10 pages, Some comments are added. to be published as a letter in
Classical and Quantum Gravit
Charged Rotating Kaluza-Klein Black Holes Generated by G2(2) Transformation
Applying the G_{2(2)} generating technique for minimal D=5 supergravity to
the Rasheed black hole solution, we present a new rotating charged Kaluza-Klein
black hole solution to the five-dimensional Einstein-Maxwell-Chern-Simons
equations. At infinity, our solution behaves as a four-dimensional flat
spacetime with a compact extra dimension and hence describes a Kaluza-Klein
black hole. In particlar, the extreme solution is non-supersymmetric, which is
contrast to a static case. Our solution has the limits to the asymptotically
flat charged rotating black hole solution and a new charged rotating black
string solution.Comment: 24 page
Hole spin relaxation in [001] strained asymmetric Si/SiGe and Ge/SiGe quantum wells
Hole spin relaxation in [001] strained asymmetric Si/SiGe
(Ge/SiGe) quantum wells is investigated in the situation with
only the lowest hole subband being relevant. The effective Hamiltonian of the
lowest hole subband is obtained by the subband L\"owdin perturbation method in
the framework of the six-band Luttinger model, with
sufficient basis functions included. The lowest hole subband in Si/SiGe quantum
wells is light-hole like with the Rashba spin-orbit coupling term depending on
momentum both linearly and cubically, while that in Ge/SiGe quantum wells is a
heavy hole state with the Rashba spin-orbit coupling term depending on momentum
only cubically. The hole spin relaxation is investigated by means of the fully
microscopic kinetic spin Bloch equation approach, with all the relevant
scatterings considered. It is found that the hole-phonon scattering is very
weak, which makes the hole-hole Coulomb scattering become very important. The
hole system in Si/SiGe quantum wells is generally in the strong scattering
limit, while that in Ge/SiGe quantum wells can be in either the strong or the
weak scattering limit. The Coulomb scattering leads to a peak in both the
temperature and hole density dependences of spin relaxation time in Si/SiGe
quantum wells, located around the crossover between the degenerate and
nondegenerate regimes. Nevertheless, the Coulomb scattering leads to not only a
peak but also a valley in the temperature dependence of spin relaxation time in
Ge/SiGe quantum wells.... (The remaining is omitted due to the limit of space).Comment: 12 pages, 11 figures, PRB in pres
Spin diffusion/transport in -type GaAs quantum wells
The spin diffusion/transport in -type (001) GaAs quantum well at high
temperatures ( K) is studied by setting up and numerically solving the
kinetic spin Bloch equations together with the Poisson equation
self-consistently. All the scattering, especially the electron-electron Coulomb
scattering, is explicitly included and solved in the theory. This enables us to
study the system far away from the equilibrium, such as the hot-electron effect
induced by the external electric field parallel to the quantum well. We find
that the spin polarization/coherence oscillates along the transport direction
even when there is no external magnetic field. We show that when the scattering
is strong enough, electron spins with different momentums oscillate in the same
phase which leads to equal transversal spin injection length and ensemble
transversal injection length. It is also shown that the intrinsic scattering is
already strong enough for such a phenomena. The oscillation period is almost
independent on the external electric field which is in agreement with the
latest experiment in bulk system at very low temperature [Europhys. Lett. {\bf
75}, 597 (2006)]. The spin relaxation/dephasing along the diffusion/transport
can be well understood by the inhomogeneous broadening, which is caused by the
momentum-dependent diffusion and the spin-orbit coupling, and the scattering.
The scattering, temperature, quantum well width and external magnetic/electric
field dependence of the spin diffusion is studied in detail.Comment: 12 pages, 6 figures, to be published in J Appl. Phy
Photoresponses of Transgenic Arabidopsis Overexpressing the Fern Adiantum capillus-veneris PHY1
Charged Black Holes in a Rotating Gross-Perry-Sorkin Monopole Background
We present a new class of stationary charged black hole solutions to
five-dimensional Einstein-Maxwell-Chern-Simons theories. We construct the
solutions by utilizing so called the squashing transformation. At infinity, our
solutions behave as a four-dimensional flat spacetime plus a `circle' and hence
describe a Kaluza-Klein black hole. More precisely, our solutions can be viewed
as a charged rotating black hole in a rotating Gross-Perry-Sorkin monopole
background with the black hole rotation induced from the background rotation.Comment: 25 pages, 6 figure
Supersymmetric Black Rings on Eguchi-Hanson Space
We construct new supersymmetric black ring solutions on the Eguchi-Hanson
base space as solutions of five-dimensional minimal supergravity. The solutions
have the same two angular momentum components and the asymptotic structure on
timeslices is asymptotically locally Euclidean. The S^1-direction of the black
ring is along the equator on a S^2-bolt on the Eguchi-Hanson space. We also
investigate the limit to a black hole, which describes the BMPV black hole with
the topology of the lens space L(2;1)=S^3/Z_2.Comment: 21 page
The cucumber long hypocotyl mutant lacks a light-stable PHYB-like phytochrome
A novel cDNA sequence homologous to a phytochrome B (phyB) gene that was isolated in a library from tobacco tissue has been used in an Escherichia coli expression system to raise anti-phytochrome B (anti-PHYB) polypeptide-specific monoclonal antibodies. The specificity of these antibodies has been tested by cross-reactivity against purified pea light-labile type 1 and light-stable type 2 phytochromes, with some antibodies reacting with the type 2 and none with the type 1 phytochromes. One such antibody, monoclonal mAT1, has been employed to analyze the phytochrome molecular species present in a photomorphogenic long hypocotyl (lh) mutant of cucumber. The results indicated that the mutant contains wild-type levels of the light-labile type 1 phytochrome polypeptide (PHYA), which has an apparent molecular mass of approximately 120 kD, but shows less than 1% (detection limit) of a light-stable polypeptide recognized by mAT1 in wild-type seedlings. This protein, not detectable in the lh mutant, has the properties of light-stable type 2 phytochrome, has an apparent molecular mass of 116 to 117 kD, and remains at constant levels under continuous low-fluence-rate red light. Therefore, we conclude that the lh mutant lacks at least one type 2 phytochrome-like polypeptide, most probably a phyB gene product. The correlation between the lack of this protein and the deficiency or absence of physiological responses to a light-stable phytochrome species in this mutant helps to identify the physiological roles played by the products of different subfamilies within the phytochrome gene family
A Higher Dimensional Stationary Rotating Black Hole Must be Axisymmetric
A key result in the proof of black hole uniqueness in 4-dimensions is that a
stationary black hole that is ``rotating''--i.e., is such that the stationary
Killing field is not everywhere normal to the horizon--must be axisymmetric.
The proof of this result in 4-dimensions relies on the fact that the orbits of
the stationary Killing field on the horizon have the property that they must
return to the same null geodesic generator of the horizon after a certain
period, . This latter property follows, in turn, from the fact that the
cross-sections of the horizon are two-dimensional spheres. However, in
spacetimes of dimension greater than 4, it is no longer true that the orbits of
the stationary Killing field on the horizon must return to the same null
geodesic generator. In this paper, we prove that, nevertheless, a higher
dimensional stationary black hole that is rotating must be axisymmetric. No
assumptions are made concerning the topology of the horizon cross-sections
other than that they are compact. However, we assume that the horizon is
non-degenerate and, as in the 4-dimensional proof, that the spacetime is
analytic.Comment: 24 pages, no figures, v2: footnotes and references added, v3:
numerous minor revision
Small Horizons
All near horizon geometries of supersymmetric black holes in a N=2, D=5
higher-derivative supergravity theory are classified. Depending on the choice
of near-horizon data we find that either there are no regular horizons, or
horizons exist and the spatial cross-sections of the event horizons are
conformal to a squashed or round S^3, S^1 * S^2, or T^3. If the conformal
factor is constant then the solutions are maximally supersymmetric. If the
conformal factor is not constant, we find that it satisfies a non-linear vortex
equation, and the horizon may admit scalar hair.Comment: 21 pages, latex. Typos corrected and reference adde
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