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Derived Subgroups of Fixed Points in Profinite Groups
The main result of this paper is the following theorem. Let q be a prime, A
an elementary abelian group of order q^3. Suppose that A acts as a coprime
group of automorphisms on a profinite group G in such a manner that C_G(a)' is
periodic for each nontrivial element a in A. Then G' is locally finite.Comment: To appear in Glasgow Mathematical Journal (2011). 11 page
Constraints on Cold Dark Matter Accelerating Cosmologies and Cluster Formation
We discuss the properties of homogeneous and isotropic flat cosmologies in
which the present accelerating stage is powered only by the gravitationally
induced creation of cold dark matter (CCDM) particles (). For
some matter creation rates proposed in the literature, we show that the main
cosmological functions such as the scale factor of the universe, the Hubble
expansion rate, the growth factor and the cluster formation rate are
analytically defined. The best CCDM scenario has only one free parameter and
our joint analysis involving BAO + CMB + SNe Ia data yields
() where
is the observed matter density parameter. In particular, this implies that the
model has no dark energy but the part of the matter that is effectively
clustering is in good agreement with the latest determinations from large scale
structure. The growth of perturbation and the formation of galaxy clusters in
such scenarios are also investigated. Despite the fact that both scenarios may
share the same Hubble expansion, we find that matter creation cosmologies
predict stronger small scale dynamics which implies a faster growth rate of
perturbations with respect to the usual CDM cosmology. Such results
point to the possibility of a crucial observational test confronting CCDM with
CDM scenarios trough a more detailed analysis involving CMB, weak
lensing, as well as the large scale structure.Comment: 12 pages, 3 figures, Accepted for publication by Physical Rev.
Awaking the vacuum with spheroidal shells
It has been shown that well-behaved spacetimes may induce the vacuum
fluctuations of some nonminimally coupled free scalar fields to go through a
phase of exponential growth. Here, we discuss this mechanism in the context of
spheroidal thin shells emphasizing the consequences of deviations from
spherical symmetry.Comment: 10 pages, 7 figures. Minor changes, version published on Phys. Rev.
A Bayesian estimate of the CMB-large-scale structure cross-correlation
Evidences for late-time acceleration of the Universe are provided by multiple
probes, such as Type Ia supernovae, the cosmic microwave background (CMB) and
large-scale structure (LSS). In this work, we focus on the integrated
Sachs--Wolfe (ISW) effect, i.e., secondary CMB fluctuations generated by
evolving gravitational potentials due to the transition between, e.g., the
matter and dark energy (DE) dominated phases. Therefore, assuming a flat
universe, DE properties can be inferred from ISW detections. We present a
Bayesian approach to compute the CMB--LSS cross-correlation signal. The method
is based on the estimate of the likelihood for measuring a combined set
consisting of a CMB temperature and a galaxy contrast maps, provided that we
have some information on the statistical properties of the fluctuations
affecting these maps. The likelihood is estimated by a sampling algorithm,
therefore avoiding the computationally demanding techniques of direct
evaluation in either pixel or harmonic space. As local tracers of the matter
distribution at large scales, we used the Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS)
galaxy catalog and, for the CMB temperature fluctuations, the ninth-year data
release of the Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP9). The results show a
dominance of cosmic variance over the weak recovered signal, due mainly to the
shallowness of the catalog used, with systematics associated with the sampling
algorithm playing a secondary role as sources of uncertainty. When combined
with other complementary probes, the method presented in this paper is expected
to be a useful tool to late-time acceleration studies in cosmology.Comment: 21 pages, 15 figures, 4 tables. We extended the previous analyses
including WMAP9 Q, V and W channels, besides the ILC map. Updated to match
accepted ApJ versio
Comportamento do tamarix (Tamarix sp. - Tamaricaceae) na recuperação de áreas degradadas por mineração.
As atividades de mineração alteram as áreas naturais pelo acúmulo de rejeitos finos e estéreis e pela retirada da camada superior de solo, causando impactos ambientais indesejáveis. Para reduzir estes danos, vem sendo realizado o plantio de espécies arbóreas e arbustivas para a recuperação das áreas degradadas. O presente trabalho teve como objetivo, avaliar o comportamento do tamarix (Tamarixsp.) em ensaio de seleção de espécies florestais na recuperação de área da barragem de rejeito da Mineração Caraíba S/A, situada no município de Jaguarari, Bahia, região semi-árida do Nordeste do Brasil. O tamarix foi introduzido do Peru, pela Embrapa Semi-Árido na década de 80, sendo utilizado na formação de quebra-ventos em regiões desérticas
Spin-polarized transport in ferromagnetic multilayered semiconductor nanostructures
The occurrence of inhomogeneous spin-density distribution in multilayered
ferromagnetic diluted magnetic semiconductor nanostructures leads to strong
dependence of the spin-polarized transport properties on these systems. The
spin-dependent mobility, conductivity and resistivity in
(Ga,Mn)As/GaAs,(Ga,Mn)N/GaN, and (Si,Mn)/Si multilayers are calculated as a
function of temperature, scaled by the average magnetization of the diluted
magnetic semiconductor layers. An increase of the resistivity near the
transition temperature is obtained. We observed that the spin-polarized
transport properties changes strongly among the three materials.Comment: 3 pages, 4 figure
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