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    Temperature Evolution Law of Imperfect Relativistic Fluids

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    The first-order general relativistic theory of a generic dissipative (heat-conducting, viscous, particle-creating) fluid is rediscussed from a unified covariant frame-independent point of view. By generalizing some previous works in the literature, we derive a formula for the temperature variation rate, which is valid both in Eckart's (particle) and in the Landau-Lifshitz (energy) frames. Particular attention is paid to the case of gravitational particle creation and its possible cross-effect with the bulk viscosity mechanism.Comment: 14 pages, no figure, revte

    Thermodynamics of Decaying Vacuum Cosmologies

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    The thermodynamic behavior of vacuum decaying cosmologies is investigated within a manifestly covariant formulation. Such a process corresponds to a continuous irreversible energy flow from the vacuum component to the created matter constituents. It is shown that if the specific entropy per particle remains constant during the process, the equilibrium relations are preserved. In particular, if the vacuum decays into photons, the energy density ρ\rho and average number density of photons nn scale with the temperature as ρ∌T4\rho \sim T^{4} and n∌T3n \sim T^{3}. The temperature law is determined and a generalized Planckian type form of the spectrum, which is preserved in the course of the evolution, is also proposed. Some consequences of these results for decaying vacuum FRW type cosmologies as well as for models with ``adiabatic'' photon creation are discussed.Comment: 21 pages, uses LATE

    Multiscale pore-network reconstruction of a fine-textured heterogeneous soil.

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    Abstract Digital samples offer many opportunities to study subsurface fluid flow and contaminant transport processes. The pore size distribution of especially fine-textured porous media often covers many orders of magnitude in the length scale, which makes accurate microCT scanning and modeling of the underlying processes difficult. When a single-resolution image is not capable of capturing all relevant details of a sample, one should scan the sample, or selected parts of it, at different resolutions. Combining multiple resolutions into one single sample for subsequent pore-scale modeling is generally not possible due to limitations in computer memory and speed, thus making it necessary to create a simpler sample containing relevant information from the parent networks. We imaged four samples using different resolutions to capture the multiscale heterogeneity of a fine-textured soil and combined them into one overall digital sample based on the original pore networks. The parent networks were characterized using their geometrical properties, correlations between these properties, and connectivity functions describing the network topologies. Our approach creates stochastic networks of arbitrary size with the same flow properties as the parent network. The method, implemented using the PoreStudio pore network model, repeatedly integrates information at two subsequent scales, with the resulting digital sample having the same hydraulic properties as the original samples. The procedure leads to more useful three-dimensional digital models, facilitating basic analyses of underlying pore size distributions. Porosity calculations were compared with direct measurements, while those for the hydraulic conductivity were compared with estimates based on the particle size distribution and nearby field data

    Inhomogeneous Universe Models with Varying Cosmological Term

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    The evolution of a class of inhomogeneous spherically symmetric universe models possessing a varying cosmological term and a material fluid, with an adiabatic index either constant or not, is studied.Comment: 11 pages Latex. No figures. To be published in the GRG Journa

    Controle quĂ­mico de plantas daninhas em algodoeiro herbĂĄceo no Cerrado do Estado de Minas Gerais.

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    Spatial and temporal variation of near surface soil moisture and soil temperature in integrated crop-livestock system.

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    The objective of this study were to evaluate the spatial and temporal distribution of near surface soil moisture and soil temperature over a growing season in soybean/corn and grass under integrated crop-livestock systems

    Cosmic anti-friction and accelerated expansion

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    We explain an accelerated expansion of the present universe, suggested from observations of supernovae of type Ia at high redshift, by introducing an anti-frictional force that is self-consistently exerted on the particles of the cosmic substratum. Cosmic anti-friction, which is intimately related to ``particle production'', is shown to give rise to an effective negative pressure of the cosmic medium. While other explanations for an accelerated expansion (cosmological constant, quintessence) introduce a component of dark energy besides ``standard'' cold dark matter (CDM) we resort to a phenomenological one-component model of CDM with internal self-interactions. We demonstrate how the dynamics of the LambdaCDM model may be recovered as a special case of cosmic anti-friction. We discuss the connection with two-component models and obtain an attractor behavior for the ratio of the energy densities of both components which provides a possible phenomenological solution to the coincidence problem.Comment: 19 pages, 7 (3 new) figures, new derivation of kinetic equation with force term, accepted by Physical Review

    Dirac Cosmology and the Acceleration of the Contemporary Universe

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    A model is suggested to unify the Einstein GR and Dirac Cosmology. There is one adjusted parameter b2b_2 in our model. After adjusting the parameter b2b_2 in the model by using the supernova data, we have calculated the gravitational constant Gˉ\bar G and the physical quantities of a(t)a(t), q(t)q(t) and ρr(t)/ρb(t)\rho_r(t)/ \rho_b(t) by using the present day quantities as the initial conditions and found that the equation of state parameter wΞw_{\theta} equals to -0.83, the ratio of the density of the addition creation ΩΛ=0.8\Omega_{\Lambda}=0.8 and the ratio of the density of the matter including multiplication creation, radiation and normal matter Ωm=0.2\Omega_m =0.2 at present. The results are self-consistent and in good agreement with present knowledge in cosmology. These results suggest that the addition creation and multiplication creation in Dirac cosmology play the role of the dark energy and dark matter.Comment: 13 pages, 8 figure

    Qualidade de frutos de abacaxi pérola em função do tamanho e estådio de maturação na colheita.

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    Nos Ășltimos tempos consumidores tem sido mais rigorosos nas suas exigĂȘncias quanto aos padrĂ”es de qualidade dos alimentos, principalmente para consumo in natura, tendo em vista que as caracterĂ­sticas e a aparĂȘncia do produto sĂŁo fatores determinantes na comercialização (Bengozi et al., 2007)
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