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Angular distribution of radiation by relativistic electrons in a thin crystal
The results of theoretical investigation of angular distributions of
radiation from a relativistic electron passing through a thin crystal at a
small angle to the crystal axis are presented. The electron trajectories in
crystal were simulated using the binary collision model which takes into
account both coherent and incoherent effects at scattering. The angular
distribution of radiation was calculated as a sum of radiation from each
electron. It is shown that there are nontrivial angular distributions of the
emitted photons, which is connected to the superposition of the coherent
scattering of electrons by atomic rows (doughnut scattering effect) and the
suppression of the radiation due to the multiple scattering effect (similar to
the Landau-Pomeranchuk-Migdal effect in an amorphous matter). The orientation
dependence of angular distribution of radiation is also analyzed
Experimental status of quaternionic quantum mechanics
Analysis of the logical foundations of quantum mechanics indicates the
possibility of constructing a theory using quaternionic Hilbert spaces. Whether
this mathematical structure reflects reality is a matter for experiment to
decide. We review the only direct search for quaternionic quantum mechanics yet
carried out and outline a recent proposal by the present authors to look for
quaternionic effects in correlated multi-particle systems. We set out how such
experiments might distinguish between the several quaternionic models proposed
in the literature.Comment: 8 pages, no figures, revtex. An update of paper appearing in journal
reference given below, with minor amendments and latest additional reference
Nuclear receptors and their role in epstein — barr virus induced b cell transformation
Epstein — Barr virus (EBV) is a lymphotropic virus that infects more than 90% of the human population, and targets B cells for
infection. Infection of human B cells leads to the malignant transformation and eventual immortalization. In latency III infection
six EBV-encoded nuclear antigens (EBNAs) and three latent membrane proteins (LMPs) are expressed in the transformed cells
that can grow as a lymphoblastoid cell lines in vitro. These proteins hijack the normal B cell growth pathways by activating the
constitutive growth promotion and external survival signals. We have determined a set of the nuclear receptors that are up- (and
down-) regulated in the latency III infected cells at the mRNA level. In the present paper we discussed the possible role of these
receptors in B cell transformation upon EBV infection based on the literature data
Stochastic modeling of cargo transport by teams of molecular motors
Many different types of cellular cargos are transported bidirectionally along
microtubules by teams of molecular motors. The motion of this cargo-motors
system has been experimentally characterized in vivo as processive with rather
persistent directionality. Different theoretical approaches have been suggested
in order to explore the origin of this kind of motion. An effective theoretical
approach, introduced by M\"uller et al., describes the cargo dynamics as a
tug-of-war between different kinds of motors. An alternative approach has been
suggested recently by Kunwar et al., who considered the coupling between motor
and cargo in more detail. Based on this framework we introduce a model
considering single motor positions which we propagate in continuous time.
Furthermore, we analyze the possible influence of the discrete time update
schemes used in previous publications on the system's dynamic.Comment: Cenference proceedings - Traffic and Granular Flow 1
Phase diagram and upper critical field of homogenously disordered epitaxial 3-dimensional NbN films
We report the evolution of superconducting properties with disorder, in
3-dimensional homogeneously disordered epitaxial NbN thin films. The effective
disorder in NbN is controlled from moderately clean limit down to Anderson
metal-insulator transition by changing the deposition conditions. We propose a
phase diagram for NbN in temperature-disorder plane. With increasing disorder
we observe that as kFl-->1 the superconducting transition temperature (Tc) and
minimum conductivity (sigma_0) go to zero. The phase diagram shows that in
homogeneously disordered 3-D NbN films, the metal-insulator transition and the
superconductor-insulator transition occur at a single quantum critical point at
kFl~1.Comment: To appear in Journal of Superconductivity and Novel Magnetism
(ICSM2010 proceedings
Mesoscale magnetism at the grain boundaries in colossal magnetoresistive films
We report the discovery of mesoscale regions with distinctive magnetic
properties in epitaxial LaSrMnO films which exhibit
tunneling-like magnetoresistance across grain boundaries. By using
temperature-dependent magnetic force microscopy we observe that the mesoscale
regions are formed near the grain boundaries and have a different Curie
temperature (up to 20 K {\it higher}) than the grain interiors. Our images
provide direct evidence for previous speculations that the grain boundaries in
thin films are not magnetically and electronically sharp interfaces. The size
of the mesoscale regions varies with temperature and nature of the underlying
defect.Comment: 4 pages of text, 4 figure
Vacuum instability in external fields
We study particles creation in arbitrary space-time dimensions by external
electric fields, in particular, by fields, which are acting for a finite time.
The time and dimensional analysis of the vacuum instability is presented. It is
shown that the distributions of particles created by quasiconstant electric
fields can be written in a form which has a thermal character and seems to be
universal. Its application, for example, to the particles creation in external
constant gravitational field reproduces the Hawking temperature exactly.Comment: 36 pages, LaTe
Expression profile of nuclear receptors upon epstein — barr virus induced b cell transformation
Background: Infection of human B cells with Epstein—Barr virus (EBV) induces metabolic activation, morphological transformation, cell
proliferation and eventual immortalization. Aim: To identify the nuclear receptors, which are the cellular interaction partners of EBNAs,
that will help to elucidate the mechanism of B cell transformation. Methods: We have compared the nuclear receptor profile in the naïve
and EBV-transformed B-lymphocytes, using TaqMan LDA microfluidic card technology. Results: Out of 48 nuclear receptor, 17 showed
differential expression at the mRNA level. The expression of 5 genes was elevated in EBV-transformed cells, whereas 12 genes were downregulated
in lymphoblastoid cells (LCLs). 7 genes were studied at the protein level; 2 genes were up regulated (Nr2F2 and RARA) and
4 genes were down regulated (ERB, NUR77, PPARG, and VDR) in LCLs. Conclusion: The nuclear receptor profiling on EBV infected
B cells showed alterations of nuclear receptors expression at both mRNA and protein levels compared with non infected peripheral blood
cells. Further analysis on a possible role of each nuclear receptor in EBV induced cell transformation should be performed
A calculation of the QCD phase diagram at finite temperature, and baryon and isospin chemical potentials
We study the phases of a two-flavor Nambu-Jona-Lasinio model at finite
temperature , baryon and isospin chemical potentials:
, . This study
completes a previous analysis where only small isospin chemical potentials
were consideredComment: 21 pages, 13 figures included, two more refernces adde
New exact solution of Dirac-Coulomb equation with exact boundary condition
It usually writes the boundary condition of the wave equation in the Coulomb
field as a rough form without considering the size of the atomic nucleus. The
rough expression brings on that the solutions of the Klein-Gordon equation and
the Dirac equation with the Coulomb potential are divergent at the origin of
the coordinates, also the virtual energies, when the nuclear charges number Z >
137, meaning the original solutions do not satisfy the conditions for
determining solution. Any divergences of the wave functions also imply that the
probability density of the meson or the electron would rapidly increase when
they are closing to the atomic nucleus. What it predicts is not a truth that
the atom in ground state would rapidly collapse to the neutron-like. We
consider that the atomic nucleus has definite radius and write the exact
boundary condition for the hydrogen and hydrogen-like atom, then newly solve
the radial Dirac-Coulomb equation and obtain a new exact solution without any
mathematical and physical difficulties. Unexpectedly, the K value constructed
by Dirac is naturally written in the barrier width or the equivalent radius of
the atomic nucleus in solving the Dirac equation with the exact boundary
condition, and it is independent of the quantum energy. Without any divergent
wave function and the virtual energies, we obtain a new formula of the energy
levels that is different from the Dirac formula of the energy levels in the
Coulomb field.Comment: 12 pages,no figure
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