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The fermi arc and fermi pocket in cuprates in a short-range diagonal stripe phase
In this paper we studied the fermi arc and the fermi pocket in cuprates in a
short-range diagonal stripe phase with wave vectors , which
reproduce with a high accuracy the positions and sizes of the fermi arc and
fermi pocket and the superstructure in cuprates observed by Meng et
al\cite{Meng}. The low-energy spectral function indicates that the fermi pocket
results from the main band and the shadow band at the fermi energy. Above the
fermi energy the shadow band gradually departs away from the main band, leaving
a fermi arc. Thus we conclude that the fermi arc and fermi pocket can be fully
attributed to the stripe phase but has nothing to do with pairing.
Incorporating a d-wave pairing potential in the stripe phase the spectral
weight in the antinodal region is removed, leaving a clean fermi pocket in the
nodal region.Comment: 5 pages, 6 figure
Observational learning and pain-related fear: an experimental study with colored cold pressor tasks
The structure and dynamics of young star clusters: King 16, NGC 1931, NGC 637 and NGC 189
In this paper, using 2MASS photometry, we study the structural and dynamical
properties of four young star clusters viz. King 16, NGC 1931, NGC 637 and NGC
189. For the clusters King 16, NGC 1931, NGC 637 and NGC 189, we obtain the
limiting radii of 7', 12', 6' and 5' which correspond to linear radii of 3.6
pc, 8.85 pc, 3.96 pc and 2.8 pc respectively. The reddening values
obtained for the clusters are 0.85, 0.65--0.85, 0.6 and 0.53 and their true
distances are 1786 pc, 3062 pc, 2270 pc and 912 pc respectively. Ages of the
clusters are 6 Myr, 4 Myr, 4 Myr and 10 Myr respectively. We compare their
structures, luminosity functions and mass functions () to the parameter to study the star
formation process and the dynamical evolution of these clusters. We find that,
for our sample, mass seggregation is observed in clusters or their cores only
when the ages of the clusters are comparable to their relaxation times (). These results suggest mass seggregation due to dynamical effects. The
values of , which characterise the overall mass functions for the
clusters are 0.96 0.11, 1.16 0.18, 0.55 0.14 and 0.66
0.31 respectively. The change in as a function of radius is a good
indicator of the dynamical state of clusters.Comment: Accepted for publication in Astrophysics & Space Scienc
Effect of nitrogen fertilization on atmospheric methane oxidation in boreal forest soils
Feedback-control of quantum systems using continuous state-estimation
We present a formulation of feedback in quantum systems in which the best
estimates of the dynamical variables are obtained continuously from the
measurement record, and fed back to control the system. We apply this method to
the problem of cooling and confining a single quantum degree of freedom, and
compare it to current schemes in which the measurement signal is fed back
directly in the manner usually considered in existing treatments of quantum
feedback. Direct feedback may be combined with feedback by estimation, and the
resulting combination, performed on a linear system, is closely analogous to
classical LQG control theory with residual feedback.Comment: 12 pages, multicol revtex, revised and extende
Charged Higgs bosons in the Next-to MSSM (NMSSM)
The charged Higgs boson decays and
are studied in the framework of the next-to Minimal Supersymmetric Standard
Model (NMSSM). It is found that the decay rate for can
exceed the rates for the and channels both below and above
the top-bottom threshold. The dominance of is most readily
achieved when has a large doublet component and small mass. We also study
the production process at the LHC followed by the decay
which leads to the signature . We suggest
that is a promising discovery channel for a light charged
Higgs boson in the NMSSM with small or moderate and dominant decay
mode . This signature can also arise from
the Higgsstrahlung process followed by the decay . It is shown that there exist regions of parameter space where these
processes can have comparable cross sections and we suggest that their
respective signals can be distinguished at the LHC by using appropriate
reconstruction methods.Comment: 20 pages, 22 eps figures, more reference adde
Primordialists and Constructionists: a typology of theories of religion
This article adopts categories from nationalism theory to classify theories of religion. Primordialist explanations are grounded in evolutionary psychology and emphasize the innate human demand for religion. Primordialists predict that religion does not decline in the modern era but will endure in perpetuity. Constructionist theories argue that religious demand is a human construct. Modernity initially energizes religion, but subsequently undermines it. Unpacking these ideal types is necessary in order to describe actual theorists of religion. Three distinctions within primordialism and constructionism are relevant. Namely those distinguishing: a) materialist from symbolist forms of constructionism; b) theories of origins from those pertaining to the reproduction of religion; and c) within reproduction, between theories of religious persistence and secularization. This typology helps to make sense of theories of religion by classifying them on the basis of their causal mechanisms, chronology and effects. In so doing, it opens up new sightlines for theory and research
Synthesis, structure and magnetic properties ofβ-MnO2nanorods
We present synthesis, structure and magnetic properties of structurally well-ordered single-crystalline β-MnO2nanorods of 50–100 nm diameter and several µm length. Thorough structural characterization shows that the basic β-MnO2material is covered by a thin surface layer (∼2.5 nm) of α-Mn2O3phase with a reduced Mn valence that adds its own magnetic signal to the total magnetization of the β-MnO2nanorods. The relatively complicated temperature-dependent magnetism of the nanorods can be explained in terms of a superposition of bulk magnetic properties of spatially segregated β-MnO2and α-Mn2O3constituent phases and the soft ferromagnetism of the thin interface layer between these two phases
Quantitative importance of staminodes for female reproductive success in Parnassia palustris under contrasting environmental conditions.
The five sterile stamens, or staminodes, in Parnassia palustris act both as false and as true nectaries. They attract pollinators with their conspicuous, but non-rewarding tips, and also produce nectar at the base. We removed staminodes experimentally and compared pollinator visitation rate and duration and seed set in flowers with and without staminodes in two different populations. We also examined the relative importance of the staminode size to other plant traits. Finally, we bagged, emasculated, and supplementary cross-pollinated flowers to determine the pollination strategy and whether reproduction was limited by pollen availability. Flowers in both populations were highly dependent on pollinator visitation for maximum seed set. In one population pollinators primarily cross-pollinated flowers, whereas in the other the pollinators facilitated self-pollination. The staminodes caused increased pollinator visitation rate and duration to flowers in both populations. The staminodes increased female reproductive success, but only when pollen availability constrained female reproduction. Simple linear regression indicated a strong selection on staminode size, multiple regression suggested that selection on staminode size was mainly caused by correlation with other traits that affected female fitness. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR
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