60 research outputs found
Inheritance of parental genomes by a hybrid form Rana “esculenta” (Amphibia, Ranidae)
In this study, quantitative analysis of paternal genome inheritance by a hybrid form Rana “esculenta” (= Rana esculenta L., 1758 × Rana ridibunda Pall., 1881) (Amphibia, Ranidae) was examined. The hybrid form examined was characterized by a polymodal mode of inheritance (genome of any of the parental species can be inherited). The absence of correlation between the proportion of normal gametes and either sex or ploidity of the producer was demonstrated. The gametes produced could be both haploid and diploid (hybrid or homozygous). The mechanism of alloploid reproduction is discussed
Multiband Description of Optical Conductivity in Ferropnictide Superconductors
We study optical properties of the multiband superconductors with an s± order parameter symmetry. By comparing results of our theory with experimental data on optical conductivity for Ba0.68K0.32Fe2As2 single crystals, we show that satisfactory description of the novel superconductors can be obtained only considering a strong electron-boson coupling. We reexamine the effect of disorder and demonstrate that multiband superconductors are more robust with respect to it than naively expected by simple analogy with paramagnetic impurities in single-band superconductors. Moreover, disorder may give rise to new effects, in particular to a phase transition s±→s++. We discuss how the systematic study of disorder impact on the density of states and the optical conductivity may provide information on the underlying order parameter structur
Mass occurrence of polyploid green frogs (Rana esculenta complex) in Eastern Ukraine
Первое сообщение об обнаружении Северско-Донецкого центра разнообразия зеленых лягуше
Gamete production patterns and mating systems in water frogs of the hybridogenetic Pelophylax esculentus complex in northeastern Ukraine
Hybridization and polyploidy play an important role in animal speciation. European water frogs of the Pelophylax esculentus complex demonstrate unusual genetic phenomena associated with hybridization, clonality and polyploidy which presumably indicate an initial stage of reticulate speciation. The Seversky Donets River drainage in north-eastern Ukraine is inhabited by both sexes of the diploid and triploid hybrid P. esculentus and only one parental species Pelophylax ridibundus. Based on the presence of various types of hybrids, all populations studied can be divided into three geographical groups: I) P. ridibundus—P. esculentus without triploids; II) P. ridibundus—P. esculentus without diploid hybrids; and III) P. ridibundus—P. esculentus with a mixture of diploids and triploids. A study of gametogenesis revealed that diploid P. esculentus in populations of the first type usually produced haploid gametes of P. ridibundus and a mixture of haploid gametes that carried one or another parental genome (hybrid amphispermy). In populations of the second type, hybrids are derived from crosses of P. ridibundus males with triploid hybrid females producing haploid eggs with a genome of P. lessonae. Therefore, we suggest that clonal genome duplication in these eggs might be the result of suppression of second polar body formation or extra precleavage endoreduplication. In populations of the third type, some diploid females can produce diploid gametes. Fertilization of these eggs with haploid sperm can result in triploid hybrids. Other hybrids here produce haploid gametes with one or another parental genome or their mixture giving rise to new diploid hybrids
Coulomb blockade in metallic grains at large conductance
We study Coulomb blockade effects in the thermodynamic quantities of a weakly
disordered metallic grain coupled to a metallic lead by a tunneling contact
with a large conductance . We consider the case of broken time-reversal
symmetry and obtain expressions for both the {\em ensemble averaged} amplitude
of the Coulomb blockade oscillations of the thermodynamic potential and the
correlator of its {\em mesoscopic fluctuations} for a finite mean level spacing
in the grain. We develop a novel method which allows for an exact
evaluation of the functional integral arising from disorder averaging. The
results and the method are applicable in the temperature range .Comment: 18 pages, 3 figures (revised version
Renormalization group analysis of competing orders and the pairing symmetry in Fe-based superconductors
We analyze antiferromagnetism and superconductivity in novel Fe-based
superconductors within the weak-coupling, itinerant model of electron and hole
pockets near (0,0) and (\pi,\pi) in the folded Brillouin zone. We discuss the
interaction Hamiltonian, the nesting, the RG flow of the couplings at energies
above and below the Fermi energy, and the interplay between SDW magnetism,
superconductivity and charge orbital order. We argue that SDW
antiferromagnetism wins at zero doping but looses to superconductivity upon
doping. We show that the most likely symmetry of the superconducting gap is
A_{1g} in the folded zone. This gap has no nodes on the Fermi surface but
changes sign between hole and electron pockets. We also argue that at weak
coupling, this pairing predominantly comes not from a spin fluctuation exchange
but from a direct pair hopping between hole and electron pockets.Comment: A review on RG approach for the special issue of Physica C on
Fe-based superconductors. 15 pp, 8 figure
The glassy response of solid He-4 to torsional oscillations
We calculated the glassy response of solid He-4 to torsional oscillations
assuming a phenomenological glass model. Making only a few assumptions about
the distribution of glassy relaxation times in a small subsystem of otherwise
rigid solid He-4, we can account for the magnitude of the observed period shift
and concomitant dissipation peak in several torsion oscillator experiments. The
implications of the glass model for solid He-4 are threefold: (1) The dynamics
of solid He-4 is governed by glassy relaxation processes. (2) The distribution
of relaxation times varies significantly between different torsion oscillator
experiments. (3) The mechanical response of a torsion oscillator does not
require a supersolid component to account for the observed anomaly at low
temperatures, though we cannot rule out its existence.Comment: 9 pages, 4 figures, presented at QFS200
An ARPES view on the high-Tc problem: phonons vs spin-fluctuations
We review the search for a mediator of high-Tc superconductivity focusing on
ARPES experiment. In case of HTSC cuprates, we summarize and discuss a
consistent view of electronic interactions that provides natural explanation of
both the origin of the pseudogap state and the mechanism for high temperature
superconductivity. Within this scenario, the spin-fluctuations play a decisive
role in formation of the fermionic excitation spectrum in the normal state and
are sufficient to explain the high transition temperatures to the
superconducting state while the pseudogap phenomenon is a consequence of a
Peierls-type intrinsic instability of electronic system to formation of an
incommensurate density wave. On the other hand, a similar analysis being
applied to the iron pnictides reveals especially strong electron-phonon
coupling that suggests important role of phonons for high-Tc superconductivity
in pnictides.Comment: A summary of the ARPES part of the Research Unit FOR538,
http://for538.wmi.badw.d
Defects and glassy dynamics in solid He-4: Perspectives and current status
We review the anomalous behavior of solid He-4 at low temperatures with
particular attention to the role of structural defects present in solid. The
discussion centers around the possible role of two level systems and structural
glassy components for inducing the observed anomalies. We propose that the
origin of glassy behavior is due to the dynamics of defects like dislocations
formed in He-4. Within the developed framework of glassy components in a solid,
we give a summary of the results and predictions for the effects that cover the
mechanical, thermodynamic, viscoelastic, and electro-elastic contributions of
the glassy response of solid He-4. Our proposed glass model for solid He-4 has
several implications: (1) The anomalous properties of He-4 can be accounted for
by allowing defects to freeze out at lowest temperatures. The dynamics of solid
He-4 is governed by glasslike (glassy) relaxation processes and the
distribution of relaxation times varies significantly between different
torsional oscillator, shear modulus, and dielectric function experiments. (2)
Any defect freeze-out will be accompanied by thermodynamic signatures
consistent with entropy contributions from defects. It follows that such
entropy contribution is much smaller than the required superfluid fraction, yet
it is sufficient to account for excess entropy at lowest temperatures. (3) We
predict a Cole-Cole type relation between the real and imaginary part of the
response functions for rotational and planar shear that is occurring due to the
dynamics of defects. Similar results apply for other response functions. (4)
Using the framework of glassy dynamics, we predict low-frequency yet to be
measured electro-elastic features in defect rich He-4 crystals. These
predictions allow one to directly test the ideas and very presence of glassy
contributions in He-4.Comment: 33 pages, 13 figure
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