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A note on the wellposedness of scalar brane world cosmological perturbations
We discuss scalar brane world cosmological perturbations for a 3-brane world
in a maximally symmetric 5D bulk. We show that Mukoyama's master equations
leads, for adiabatic perturbations of a perfect fluid on the brane and for
scalar field matter on the brane, to a well posed problem despite the "non
local" aspect of the boundary condition on the brane. We discuss in relation to
the wellposedness the way to specify initial data in the bulk.Comment: 14 pages, one figure, v2 minor change
Solution of the dispersionless Hirota equations
The dispersionless differential Fay identity is shown to be equivalent to a
kernel expansion providing a universal algebraic characterization and solution
of the dispersionless Hirota equations. Some calculations based on D-bar data
of the action are also indicated.Comment: Late
Finding Galaxy Groups In Photometric Redshift Space: the Probability Friends-of-Friends (pFoF) Algorithm
We present a structure finding algorithm designed to identify galaxy groups
in photometric redshift data sets: the probability friends-of-friends (pFoF)
algorithm. This algorithm is derived by combining the friends-of-friends
algorithm in the transverse direction and the photometric redshift probability
densities in the radial dimension. The innovative characteristic of our
group-finding algorithm is the improvement of redshift estimation via the
constraints given by the transversely connected galaxies in a group, based on
the assumption that all galaxies in a group have the same redshift. Tests using
the Virgo Consortium Millennium Simulation mock catalogs allow us to show that
the recovery rate of the pFoF algorithm is larger than 80% for mock groups of
at least 2\times10^{13}M_{\sun}, while the false detection rate is about 10%
for pFoF groups containing at least net members. Applying the algorithm
to the CNOC2 group catalogs gives results which are consistent with the mock
catalog tests. From all these results, we conclude that our group-finding
algorithm offers an effective yet simple way to identify galaxy groups in
photometric redshift catalogs.Comment: AJ accepte
Linearizability of the Perturbed Burgers Equation
We show in this letter that the perturbed Burgers equation is equivalent, through a near-identity transformation and
up to order \epsilon, to a linearizable equation if the condition is satisfied. In the case this
condition is not fulfilled, a normal form for the equation under consideration
is given. Then, to illustrate our results, we make a linearizability analysis
of the equations governing the dynamics of a one-dimensional gas.Comment: 10 pages, RevTeX, no figure
On the size of apical foramen in anterior teeth, bicuspids and molars
The present authors have used a replica method to obtain area size measurements for the apical foramen in 4,613 human permanent teeth, and have obtained the following results:1. The morphology of the apical foramen is rich in variety which make it difficult to express its accurate size using foramen diameter measurement. It is therefore more appropriate to determine its size as an area measurement.2. Much variation was observed in the size of the apical foramen even for teeth of the same type. It was, however, also observed that the foramen is smaller in smaller types of teeth and larger in larger types of teeth. It was also observed that, in teeth of the same type, those with a greater number of roots have smaller foramen than those with a smaller number of roots.Les auteurs ont utilisé la méthode des répliques pour mesurer la surface des foramen apicaux de 4.613 dents humaines définitives. Les résultats obtenus ont été les suivants:1. La morphologie du foramen apical est à ce point variée qu’il est difficile d’exprimer sa taille précise en mesurant le diamètre du foramen. De ce fait il est préférable de déterminer sa dimension par une mesure de surface.2. Un grand nombre de variations ont même été observées dans la dimension du foramen apical pour les dents du même type. Cependant, il a été aussi observé que le foramen est plus petit dans les dents de type petit et plus larges dans les dents de grand type. Il a été constaté également que dans les dents de même type, celles comptant un plus grand nombre de racines possèdent des foramen plus petits que ceux des dents dont les racines sont moins nombreuses
Dispersionless scalar integrable hierarchies, Whitham hierarchy and the quasi-classical dbar-dressing method
The quasi-classical limit of the scalar nonlocal dbar-problem is derived and
a quasi-classical version of the dbar-dressing method is presented.
Dispersionless KP, mKP and 2DTL hierarchies are discussed as illustrative
examples. It is shown that the universal Whitham hierarchy it is nothing but
the ring of symmetries for the quasi-classical dbar-problem. The reduction
problem is discussed and, in particular, the d2DTL equation of B type is
derived.Comment: LaTex file,19 page
Kernel Formula Approach to the Universal Whitham Hierarchy
We derive the dispersionless Hirota equations of the universal Whitham
hierarchy from the kernel formula approach proposed by Carroll and Kodama.
Besides, we also verify the associativity equations in this hierarchy from the
dispersionless Hirota equations and give a realization of the associative
algebra with structure constants expressed in terms of the residue formulas.Comment: 18 page
Transport Coefficients of Non-Newtonian Fluid and Causal Dissipative Hydrodynamics
A new formula to calculate the transport coefficients of the causal
dissipative hydrodynamics is derived by using the projection operator method
(Mori-Zwanzig formalism) in [T. Koide, Phys. Rev. E75, 060103(R) (2007)]. This
is an extension of the Green-Kubo-Nakano (GKN) formula to the case of
non-Newtonian fluids, which is the essential factor to preserve the
relativistic causality in relativistic dissipative hydrodynamics. This formula
is the generalization of the GKN formula in the sense that it can reproduce the
GKN formula in a certain limit. In this work, we extend the previous work so as
to apply to more general situations.Comment: 15 pages, no figure. Discussions are added in the concluding remarks.
Accepted for publication in Phys. Rev.
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