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The boundary condition for vertical velocity and its interdependence with surface gas exchange
The law of conservation of linear momentum is applied to surface gas exchanges, employing scale analysis to diagnose the vertical velocity (w) in the boundary layer. Net upward momentum in the surface layer is forced by evaporation (E) and defines non-zero vertical motion, with a magnitude defined by the ratio of E to the air density, as w = E/ρ. This is true even right down at the surface where the boundary condition is w|0 = E/ρ|0 (where w|0 and ρ|0 represent the vertical velocity and density of air at the surface). This Stefan flow velocity implies upward transport of a non-diffusive nature that is a general feature of the troposphere but is of particular importance at the surface, where it assists molecular diffusion with upward gas migration (of H2O, for example) but opposes that of downward-diffusing species like CO2 during daytime. The definition of flux–gradient relationships (eddy diffusivities) requires rectification to exclude non-diffusive transport, which does not depend on scalar gradients. At the microscopic scale, the role of non-diffusive transport in the process of evaporation from inside a narrow tube – with vapour transport into an overlying, horizontal airstream – was described long ago in classical mechanics and is routinely accounted for by chemical engineers, but has been neglected by scientists studying stomatal conductance. Correctly accounting for non-diffusive transport through stomata, which can appreciably reduce net CO2 transport and marginally boost that of water vapour, should improve characterisations of ecosystem and plant functioning.Investigation into this matter was funded by Spanish national project GEISpain (CGL2014-52838-C2-1-R)
Homogeneous geodesics of non-unimodular Lorentzian Lie groups and naturally reductive Lorentzian spaces in dimension three
We determine, for all three-dimensional non-unimodular Lie groups equipped
with a Lorentzian metric, the set of homogeneous geodesics through a point.
Together with the results of [C] and [CM2], this leads to the full
classification of three-dimensional Lorentzian g.o. spaces and naturally
reductive spaces
Thermodynamic Measurements Using the Knudsen Cell Technique
The Knudsen cell technique has been used for over a century and is a valuable tool for measurement of vapor pressures and thermodynamic properties. It is based on a small enclosure (~1 cm long x 1 cm diameter) in which a condensed phase/vapor equilibria can be established. A small (<1 mm) orifice on the cell allows sampling of the vapor via a variety of techniques including weight loss, torsion effusion, target collection, and mass spectrometry. Many excellent measurements based on these methods have been reported. However in order to obtain reliable measurements, a variety of factors must be considered. They include proper cell material selection, accurate and uniform temperature control and measurement, and proper sampling of the vapor. Each of these factors are discussed in detail in this chapter. Typically these studies are conducted at high temperatures and it is a challenge to select an inert container material. Recommended materials are discussed and in some cases the container may be used as part of the system under study. Temperature control and measurement is perhaps the most important issue. In most systems, the furnace must be compact yet there can be no temperature gradient in the cell. Temperatures are measured with either a thermocouple or pyrometer and the relative advantages of each are discussed. Sampling method considerations depend on the particular technique. It is essential that all of the vapor or a representative portion of the vapor be sampled. The distribution of the effusate from a Knudsen cell is discussed and sampling positions discussed. Mass spectrometry is often used to study the effusing vapor and the relations between ion current and vapor pressure are discussed
Neutrino-nucleon cross sections at energies of Megaton-scale detectors
An updated set of (anti)neutrino-nucleon charged and neutral current cross
sections at is presented.
These cross sections are of particular interest for the detector optimization
and data processing and interpretation in the future Megaton-scale experiments
like PINGU, ORCA, and Hyper-Kamiokande. Finite masses of charged leptons and
target mass corrections in exclusive and deep inelastic
interactions are taken into account. A new set of QCD NNLO parton density
functions, the ABMP15, is used for calculation of the DIS cross sections. The
sensitivity of the cross sections to phenomenological parameters and to
extrapolations of the nucleon structure functions to small and is
studied. An agreement within the uncertainties of our calculations with
experimental data is demonstrated.Comment: 4 pages, 4 figures, accepted for the VLVnT-2015 Conference
proceedings, will be published on EPJ Web of Conference
Comment on "On the uncertainty relations and squeezed states for the quantum mechanics on a circle"
It is shown by examples that the position uncertainty on a circle, proposed
recently by Kowalski and Rembieli\'nski [J. Phys. A 35 (2002) 1405] is not
consistent with the state localization. We argue that the relevant
uncertainties and uncertainty relations (UR's) on a circle are that based on
the Gram-Robertson matrix. Several of these generalized UR's are displayed and
related criterions for squeezed states are discussed.Comment: 5 pages, LaTex2e, 3 figures.ep
Scalar field theory on -Minkowski space-time and Doubly Special Relativity
In this paper we recall the construction of scalar field action on
-Minkowski space-time and investigate its properties. In particular we
show how the co-product of -Poincar\'e algebra of symmetries arises
from the analysis of the symmetries of the action, expressed in terms of
Fourier transformed fields. We also derive the action on commuting space-time,
equivalent to the original one. Adding the self-interaction term we
investigate the modified conservation laws. We show that the local interactions
on -Minkowski space-time give rise to 6 inequivalent ways in which
energy and momentum can be conserved at four-point vertex. We discuss the
relevance of these results for Doubly Special Relativity.Comment: 17 pages; some editing done, final version to be published in Int. J.
Mod. Phys.
The status and future of EUV astronomy
The Extreme Ultraviolet wavelength range was one of the final windows to be
opened up to astronomy. Nevertheless, it provides very important diagnostic
tools for a range of astronomical objects, although the opacity of the
interstellar medium restricts the majority of observations to sources in our
own galaxy. This review gives a historical overview of EUV astronomy, describes
current instrumental capabilities and examines the prospects for future
facilities on small and medium-class satellite platforms.Comment: Published in Advances in Space Researc
A modification of the 10d superparticle action inspired by the Gupta-Bleuler quantization scheme method
We reconsider the issue of the existence of a complex structure in the
Gupta-Bleuler quantization scheme. We prove an existence theorem for the
complex structure associated with the Casalbuoni-Brink-Schwarz
superparticle, based on an explicitly constructed Lagrangian that allows a
holomorphic-antiholomorphic splitting of the fermionic constraints consistent
with the vanishing of all first class constraints on the physical states.Comment: 7 pages, LaTeX, to appear in Phys. Lett.
Relative Locality in -Poincar\'e
We show that the -Poincar\'e Hopf algebra can be interpreted in the
framework of curved momentum space leading to the relativity of locality
\cite{AFKS}. We study the geometric properties of the momentum space described
by -Poincar\'e, and derive the consequences for particles propagation
and energy-momentum conservation laws in interaction vertices, obtaining for
the first time a coherent and fully workable model of the deformed relativistic
kinematics implied by -Poincar\'e. We describe the action of boost
transformations on multi-particles systems, showing that in order to keep
covariant the composed momenta it is necessary to introduce a dependence of the
rapidity parameter on the particles momenta themselves. Finally, we show that
this particular form of the boost transformations keeps the validity of the
relativity principle, demonstrating the invariance of the equations of motion
under boost transformations.Comment: 24 pages, 4 figures, 1 table. v2 matches accepted CQG versio
Exclusive diffractive processes at HERA within the dipole picture
We present a simultaneous analysis, within an impact parameter dependent
saturated dipole model, of exclusive diffractive vector meson (J/psi, phi and
rho) production, deeply virtual Compton scattering and the total gamma* p cross
section data measured at HERA. Various cross sections measured as a function of
the kinematic variables Q^2, W and t are well described, with little
sensitivity to the details of the vector meson wave functions. We determine the
properties of the gluon density in the proton in both longitudinal and
transverse dimensions, including the impact parameter dependent saturation
scale. The overall success of the description indicates universality of the
emerging gluon distribution and proton shape.Comment: 48 pages, 28 figures, the final version to appear in Physical Review
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