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c-theorem of the entanglement entropy
We holographically investigate the renormalization group flow in a
two-dimensional conformal field theory deformed by a relevant operator. If the
relevant operator allows another fixed point, the UV conformal field theory
smoothly flows to a new IR conformal field theory. From the holographic point
of view, such a renormalization group flow can be realized as a dual geometry
interpolating two different AdS boundaries. On this interpolating geometry, we
investigate how the c-function of the entanglement entropy behaves along the RG
flow analyt- ically and numerically, which reproduces the expected central
charges of UV and IR. We also show that the c-function monotonically decreases
from UV to IR without any phase transition.Comment: 24 pages, 8 figure
Fermi Surface Spin Texture and Topological Superconductivity in Spin-Orbit Free Non-Collinear Antiferromagnets
We explore the relationship among the magnetic ordering in real space, the
resulting spin texture on the Fermi surface, and the related superconducting
gap structure in non-collinear antiferromagnetic metals without spin-orbit
coupling. Via a perturbative approach, we show that a non-collinear magnetic
ordering in a metal can generate a momentum-dependent spin texture on its Fermi
surface, even in the absence of spin-orbit coupling, if the metal has more than
three sublattices in its magnetic unit cell. Thus, our theory naturally extends
the idea of altermagnetism to non-collinear spin structures. When
superconductivity is developed in a magnetic metal, as the gap-opening
condition is strongly constrained by the spin texture, the nodal structure of
the superconducting state is also enforced by the magnetism-induced spin
texture. Taking the non-collinear antiferromagnet on the kagome lattice as a
representative example, we demonstrate how the Fermi surface spin texture
induced by noncollinear antiferromagnetism naturally leads to odd-parity
spin-triplet superconductivity with nontrivial topological properties
Are Histrionic Personality Traits Associated with Irritability during Conscious Sedation Endoscopy?
Aim. We aimed to evaluate whether histrionic personality traits are associated with irritability during conscious sedation endoscopy (CSE). Materials and Methods. A prospective cross-sectional study was planned. Irritability during CSE was classified into five grades: 0, no response; I, minimal movement; II, moderate movement; III, severe movement; IV, fighting against procedure. Patients in grades III and IV were defined as the irritable group. Participants were required to complete questionnaire sheet assessing the extent of histrionic personality traits, extraversion-introversion, and current psychological status. The present authors also collected basic sociodemographic data including alcohol use history. Results. A total of 32 irritable patients and 32 stable patients were analyzed. The histrionic personality trait score of the irritable group was higher than that of the stable group (9.5 ± 3.1 versus 6.9 ± 2.9; P = 0.001), as was the anxiety score (52.8 ± 8.6 versus 46.1 ± 9.6; P = 0.004). Heavy alcohol use was more frequently observed in the irritable group (65.6% versus 28.1%; P = 0.003). In multivariate analysis, all these three factors were independently correlated with irritability during CSE. Conclusion. This study revealed that histrionic personality traits, anxiety, and heavy alcohol use can affect irritability during CSE
Correlated normal state fermiology and topological superconductivity in UTe2
UTe2 is a promising candidate for spin-triplet superconductors, in which a
paramagnetic normal state becomes superconducting due to spin fluctuations. The
subsequent discovery of various unusual superconducting properties has promoted
the use of UTe2 as an exciting playground to study unconventional
superconductivity, but fathoming the normal state fermiology and its influence
on the superconductivity still requires further investigation. Here, we
theoretically show that electron correlation induces a dramatic change in the
normal state fermiology with an emergent correlated Fermi surface (FS) driven
by Kondo resonance at low temperatures. This emergent correlated FS can account
for various unconventional superconducting properties in a unified way. In
particular, the geometry of the correlated FS can naturally host topological
superconductivity in the presence of odd-parity pairings, which become the
leading instability due to strong ferromagnetic spin fluctuations. Moreover,
two pairs of odd-parity channels appear as accidentally degenerate solutions,
which can naturally explain the multicomponent superconductivity with broken
time-reversal symmetry. Interestingly, the resulting time-reversal breaking
superconducting state is a Weyl superconductor in which Weyl points migrate
along the correlated FS as the relative magnitude of nearly degenerate pairing
solutions varies. We believe that the correlated normal state fermiology we
discovered provides a unified platform to describe the unconventional
superconductivity in UTe2.Comment: 13 pages, 4 figures and 1 table in the main text, and 10 figures and
1 table in the Supplementary Informatio
Primary Candida guilliermondii Infection of the Knee in a Patient without Predisposing Factors
Isolated primary candidal infection of joint is extremely rare, with only a few reported cases. It occurs as a result of accidental implantations of fungus during traumatic procedures, such as surgery, and is usually reported in patients with predisposing factors such as immunosuppression, malignancy, and drug abuse. If left untreated, irreversible deformity and pain with severe osteoarticular destruction occur. Thus, early diagnosis and treatment are important. This paper presents a case of 72-year-old man with primary C. guilliermondii infection of knee joint without predisposing factors and previous traumatic procedures, who was misdiagnosed with advanced degenerative osteoarthritis. Our case is the second case of primary C. guilliermondii arthritis of knee to be reported in the English-language literature and the first to be successfully treated with total knee arthroplasty following IV amphotericin B and oral fluconazole. Primary candidal infection of joint is generally asymptomatic or involves only mild pain and swelling in the affected knee. Thus, although the majority of knee joint infections are of a pyogenic or tuberculous origin, if a patient complains of mild pain and swelling in the knee and has mild signs of infection, the possibility of fungal infection should be considered
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