Fisher matrix forecasts for astrophysical tests of the stability of the fine-structure constant

We use Fisher Matrix analysis techniques to forecast the cosmological impact of astrophysical tests of the stability of the fine-structure constant to be carried out by the forthcoming ESPRESSO spectrograph at the VLT (due for commissioning in late 2017), as well by the planned high-resolution spectrograph (currently in Phase A) for the European Extremely Large Telescope. Assuming a fiducial model without $\alpha$ variations, we show that ESPRESSO can improve current bounds on the E\"{o}tv\"{o}s parameter---which quantifies Weak Equivalence Principle violations---by up to two orders of magnitude, leading to stronger bounds than those expected from the ongoing tests with the MICROSCOPE satellite, while constraints from the E-ELT should be competitive with those of the proposed STEP satellite. Should an $\alpha$ variation be detected, these measurements will further constrain cosmological parameters, being particularly sensitive to the dynamics of dark energy.Comment: Phys. Lett. B (in press

Atualização sobre tricomonose genital bovina.

A tricomonose é uma doença venérea de bovinos causada por um protozoário flagelado denominado Tritrichomonas foetus (T.foetus), cujo habitat é o trato genital de bovinos sendo transmitido do macho para a fêmea através da monta ou pelo uso de sêmen contaminado. O T.foetus é um protozoário de morfologia piriforme com três flagelos em posição cranial e um caudal, cujo tamanho oscila entre entre 8-18mm de comprimento e 4-9 de largura. Se caracteriza por possuir 4 flagelos, 3 deles são anteriores e livres e o 4o acompanha a membrana ondulante, que é perfeitamente visível quando em microscopia, localizando-se na parte posterior.bitstream/item/81135/1/DOC54.pd

Specific heat amplitude ratios for anisotropic Lifshitz critical behaviors

We determine the specific heat amplitude ratio near a $m$-axial Lifshitz point and show its universal character. Using a recent renormalization group picture along with new field-theoretical $\epsilon_{L}$-expansion techniques, we established this amplitude ratio at one-loop order. We estimate the numerical value of this amplitude ratio for $m=1$ and $d=3$. The result is in very good agreement with its experimental measurement on the magnetic material $MnP$. It is shown that in the limit $m \to 0$ it trivially reduces to the Ising-like amplitude ratio.Comment: 8 pages, RevTex, accepted as a Brief Report in Physical Review