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Persistence in the zero-temperature dynamics of the -states Potts model on undirected-directed Barab\'asi-Albert networks and Erd\"os-R\'enyi random graphs
The zero-temperature Glauber dynamics is used to investigate the persistence
probability in the Potts model with , ,..., states on {\it directed} and {\it
undirected} Barab\'asi-Albert networks and Erd\"os-R\'enyi random graphs. In
this model it is found that decays exponentially to zero in short times
for {\it directed} and {\it undirected} Erd\"os-R\'enyi random graphs. For {\it
directed} and {\it undirected} Barab\'asi-Albert networks, in contrast it
decays exponentially to a constant value for long times, i.e, is
different from zero for all values (here studied) from ; this shows "blocking" for all these values. Except that for
in the {\it undirected} case tends exponentially to zero;
this could be just a finite-size effect since in the other "blocking" cases you
may have only a few unchanged spins.Comment: 14 pages, 8 figures for IJM
Analysing and controlling the tax evasion dynamics via majority-vote model
Within the context of agent-based Monte-Carlo simulations, we study the
well-known majority-vote model (MVM) with noise applied to tax evasion on
simple square lattices, Voronoi-Delaunay random lattices, Barabasi-Albert
networks, and Erd\"os-R\'enyi random graphs. In the order to analyse and to
control the fluctuations for tax evasion in the economics model proposed by
Zaklan, MVM is applied in the neighborhod of the noise critical . The
Zaklan model had been studied recently using the equilibrium Ising model. Here
we show that the Zaklan model is robust and can be reproduced also through the
nonequilibrium MVM on various topologies.Comment: 18 pages, 7 figures, LAWNP'09, 200
First record of Caliothrips phaseoli (Hood, 1912) (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) on Arachis spp. (Fabaceae) in Brazil.
The objective of this work was to establish the first record of Caliothrips phaseoli (Hood, 1912) (Thysanoptera: Thripidae); in forage peanut accessions in the state of Acre, Brazil. The specimens were collected directly from the leaves of infested plants grown in pots and under greenhouse conditions, preserved in 70 % ethyl alcohol, and mounted on slides to later be observed under a microscope. Caliothrips phaseoli is a polyphagous species considered an important pest in bean and soybean crops in Brazil. The insect feeds on forage peanuts causes chlorosis on the leaves and delays the development of infested plants, although no mortality was verified
Clustering, Angular Size and Dark Energy
The influence of dark matter inhomogeneities on the angular size-redshift
test is investigated for a large class of flat cosmological models driven by
dark energy plus a cold dark matter component (XCDM model). The results are
presented in two steps. First, the mass inhomogeneities are modeled by a
generalized Zeldovich-Kantowski-Dyer-Roeder (ZKDR) distance which is
characterized by a smoothness parameter and a power index ,
and, second, we provide a statistical analysis to angular size data for a large
sample of milliarcsecond compact radio sources. As a general result, we have
found that the parameter is totally unconstrained by this sample of
angular diameter data.Comment: 9 pages, 7 figures, accepted in Physical Review
Numerical Simulation of Magnetic Interactions in Polycrystalline YFeO3
The magnetic behavior of polycrystalline yttrium orthoferrite was studied
from the experimental and theoretical points of view. Magnetization
measurements up to 170 kOe were carried out on a single-phase YFeO3 sample
synthesized from heterobimetallic alkoxides. The complex interplay between
weak-ferromagnetic and antiferromagnetic interactions, observed in the
experimental M(H) curves, was successfully simulated by locally minimizing the
magnetic energy of two interacting Fe sublattices. The resulting values of
exchange field (H_E = 5590 kOe), anisotropy field (H_A = 0.5 kOe) and
Dzyaloshinsky-Moriya antisymmetric field (H_D = 149 kOe) are in good agreement
with previous reports on this system.Comment: 26 pages, 9 figure
Distribuição do sistema radicular da Mangueira CV. Palmer sob secamento parcial.
Nesse contexto o presente trabalho teve como objetivo avaliar o efeito do secamento parcial do sistema radicular sobre a distribuição do sistema radicular da mangueira cultivar Palmer nas condições semiáridas do norte de Minas Gerais. Os tratamentos foram instalados com base na redução de 50% da lamina bruta calculada, isto é aplicação de água em apenas um lado da fileira de plantas no tempo equivalente a aplicação nos dois lados e com base na fase fonológica da cultura. Os tratamentos ficaram da seguinte forma: T1- LB total na fase 1, redução de 50% com alternâncias de 7 dias nas demais fases; T2-LB total na fase 1, redução de 50% com alternâncias de 21 dias nas demais fases; e T3-redução de 50% da LB sem alternância, ou seja, com irrigação fixa em um só lado da fileira de plantas e T4-LB total em todas as fases (controle). Para as profundidades dos diferentes tratamentos não ocorreu diferença para o T1 (alternância de 7 dias) e o T4 (Controle). Já para as distâncias do caule houve diferença para todos os tratamentos
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