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Holomorphic Anomaly in Gauge Theories and Matrix Models
We use the holomorphic anomaly equation to solve the gravitational
corrections to Seiberg-Witten theory and a two-cut matrix model, which is
related by the Dijkgraaf-Vafa conjecture to the topological B-model on a local
Calabi-Yau manifold. In both cases we construct propagators that give a
recursive solution in the genus modulo a holomorphic ambiguity. In the case of
Seiberg-Witten theory the gravitational corrections can be expressed in closed
form as quasimodular functions of Gamma(2). In the matrix model we fix the
holomorphic ambiguity up to genus two. The latter result establishes the
Dijkgraaf-Vafa conjecture at that genus and yields a new method for solving the
matrix model at fixed genus in closed form in terms of generalized
hypergeometric functions.Comment: 34 pages, 2 eps figures, expansion at the monopole point corrected
and interpreted, and references adde
Summertime partitioning and budget of NOycompounds in the troposphere over Alaska and Canada: ABLE 3B
As part of NASA's Arctic Boundary Layer Expedition 3A and 3B field measurement programs, measurements of NO(x) HNO31, PAN, PPN, and NOy were made in the middle to lower troposphere over Alaska and Canada during the summers of 1988 and 1990. These measurements are used to assess the degree of closure within the reactive odd nitrogen (NxOy) budget through the comparison of the values of NOy measured with a catalytic convertor to the sum of individually measured NOy(i) compounds (i.e., Sigma NOy(i) = NOx + HNO3 + PAN + PPN). Significant differences were observed between the various study regions. In the lower 6 km of the troposphere over Alaska and the Hudson Bay lowlands of Canada a significant traction of the NOy budget (30 to 60 per cent) could not be accounted for by the measured Sigma NOy(i). This deficit in the NOy budget is about 100 to 200 parts per trillion by volume (pptv) in the lower troposphere (0.15 to 3 km) and about 200 to 400 pptv in the middle free troposphere (3 to 6.2 km). Conversely, the NOy budget in the northern Labrador and Quebec regions or Canada is almost totally accounted for within the combined measurement uncertainties of NOy and the various NOy(i) compounds. A substantial portion of the NOx budget's 'missing compounds' appears to be coupled to the photochemical and/or dynamical parameters influencing the tropospheric oxidative potential over these regions. A combination of factors are suggested as the causes for the variability observed in the NOy budget. In addition, the apparent stability of compounds represented by the NOy budget deficit in the lower-attitude range questions the ability of these compounds to participate as reversible reservoirs for "active" odd nitrogen and suggest that some portion of the NOy budget may consist of relatively unreactive nitrogencontaining compounds. Bei der Rationalisierung von Kommissioniersystemen besteht bei vielen Unternehmen noch Nachholbedarf. Dies ergab eine Umfrage des Fraunhofer-Instituts für Materialfluss und Logistik in Dortmund bei ca. 800 Unternehmen. Keins der Unternehmen setzt Kommissionierautomaten ein, die Voraussetzungen für durchgehende Automatisierung fehlen
Clustering properties of a generalised critical Euclidean network
Many real-world networks exhibit scale-free feature, have a small diameter
and a high clustering tendency. We have studied the properties of a growing
network, which has all these features, in which an incoming node is connected
to its th predecessor of degree with a link of length using a
probability proportional to . For , the
network is scale free at with the degree distribution and as in the Barab\'asi-Albert model (). We find a phase boundary in the plane along which
the network is scale-free. Interestingly, we find scale-free behaviour even for
for where the existence of a new universality class
is indicated from the behaviour of the degree distribution and the clustering
coefficients. The network has a small diameter in the entire scale-free region.
The clustering coefficients emulate the behaviour of most real networks for
increasing negative values of on the phase boundary.Comment: 4 pages REVTEX, 4 figure
Growing Scale-Free Networks with Small World Behavior
In the context of growing networks, we introduce a simple dynamical model
that unifies the generic features of real networks: scale-free distribution of
degree and the small world effect. While the average shortest path length
increases logartihmically as in random networks, the clustering coefficient
assumes a large value independent of system size. We derive expressions for the
clustering coefficient in two limiting cases: random (C ~ (ln N)^2 / N) and
highly clustered (C = 5/6) scale-free networks.Comment: 4 pages, 4 figure
Nonequilibrium transitions in complex networks: a model of social interaction
We analyze the non-equilibrium order-disorder transition of Axelrod's model
of social interaction in several complex networks. In a small world network, we
find a transition between an ordered homogeneous state and a disordered state.
The transition point is shifted by the degree of spatial disorder of the
underlying network, the network disorder favoring ordered configurations. In
random scale-free networks the transition is only observed for finite size
systems, showing system size scaling, while in the thermodynamic limit only
ordered configurations are always obtained. Thus in the thermodynamic limit the
transition disappears. However, in structured scale-free networks, the phase
transition between an ordered and a disordered phase is restored.Comment: 7 pages revtex4, 10 figures, related material at
http://www.imedea.uib.es/PhysDept/Nonlinear/research_topics/Social
Black Holes and Large Order Quantum Geometry
We study five-dimensional black holes obtained by compactifying M theory on
Calabi-Yau threefolds. Recent progress in solving topological string theory on
compact, one-parameter models allows us to test numerically various conjectures
about these black holes. We give convincing evidence that a microscopic
description based on Gopakumar-Vafa invariants accounts correctly for their
macroscopic entropy, and we check that highly nontrivial cancellations -which
seem necessary to resolve the so-called entropy enigma in the OSV conjecture-
do in fact occur. We also study analytically small 5d black holes obtained by
wrapping M2 branes in the fiber of K3 fibrations. By using heterotic/type II
duality we obtain exact formulae for the microscopic degeneracies in various
geometries, and we compute their asymptotic expansion for large charges.Comment: 42 pages, 20 eps figures, small correction
Pathological regional blood flow in opiate-dependent patients during withdrawal: A HMPAO-SPECT study
The aims of the present study were to investigate regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF) in heroin-dependent patients during withdrawal and to assess the relation between these changes and duration of heroin consumption and withdrawal data. The rCBF was measured using brain SPECT with Tc-99m-HMPAO in 16 heroin-dependent patients during heroin withdrawal. Thirteen patients received levomethadone at the time of the SPECT scans. The images were analyzed both visually and quantitatively, a total of 21 hypoperfused brain regions were observed in 11 of the 16 patients. The temporal lobes were the most affected area, hypoperfusions of the right and left temporal lobe were observed in 5 and 5 patients, respectively. Three of the patients had a hypoperfusion of the right frontal lobe, 2 patients showed perfusion defects in the left frontal lobe, right parietal lobe and left parietal lobe. The results of the quantitative assessments of the rCBF were consistent with the results of the qualitative findings. The stepwise regression analysis showed a significant positive correlation (r = 0.54) between the dose of levomethadone at the time of the SPECT scan and the rCBF of the right parietal lobe. Other significant correlations between clinical data and rCBF were not found. The present results suggest brain perfusion abnormalities during heroin withdrawal in heroin-dependent patients, which are not due to the conditions of withdrawal
Pairbreaking Without Magnetic Impurities in Disordered Superconductors
We study analytically the effects of inhomogeneous pairing interactions in
short coherence length superconductors, using a spatially varying
Bogoliubov-deGennes model. Within the Born approximation, it reproduces all of
the standard Abrikosov-Gor'kov pairbreaking and gaplessness effects, even in
the absence of actual magnetic impurities. For pairing disorder on a single
site, the T-matrix gives rise to bound states within the
BCS gap. Our results are compared with recent scanning tunneling microscopy
measurements on BiSrCaCuO with Zn or Ni impurities.Comment: 4 pages, 2 figures, submitted to PR
Gravitational F-terms of N=1 Supersymmetric Gauge Theories
We consider four-dimensional N=1 supersymmetric gauge theories in a
supergravity background. We use generalized Konishi anomaly equations and
R-symmetry anomaly to compute the exact perturbative and non-perturbative
gravitational F-terms. We study two types of theories: The first model breaks
supersymmetry dynamically, and the second is based on a gauge group. The
results are compared with the corresponding vector models. We discuss the
diagrammatic expansion of the theory.Comment: LaTeX2e, 23 pages, 2 figures. Added a reference and converted into
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