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    Green's function for the Relativistic Coulomb System via Sum Over Perturbation Series

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    We evaluate the Green's function of the D-dimensional relativistic Coulomb system via sum over perturbation series which is obtained by expanding the exponential containing the potential term V(x)V({\bf x)} in the path integral into a power series. The energy spectra and wave functions are extracted from the resulting amplitude.Comment: 13 pages, ReVTeX, no figure

    Internal Gravity Waves Modulate the Apparent Misalignment of Exoplanets around Hot Stars

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    We propose that the observed misalignment between extra-solar planets and their hot host stars can be explained by angular momentum transport within the host star. Observations have shown that this misalignment is preferentially around hot stars, which have convective cores and extended radiative envelopes. This situation is amenable to substantial angular momentum transport by internal gravity waves (IGW) generated at the convective-radiative interface. Here we present numerical simulations of this process and show that IGW can modulate the surface rotation of the star. With these two- dimensional simulations we show that IGW could explain the retrograde orbits observed in systems such as HAT-P-6 and HAT-P-7, however, extension to high obliquity objects will await future three- dimensional simulations. We note that these results also imply that individual massive stars should show temporal variations in their v sini measurements.Comment: 6 pages, 2 figures, Accepted for publication in ApJ

    Path integral for a relativistic Aharonov-Bohm-Coulomb system

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    The path integral for the relativistic spinless Aharonov-Bohm-Coulomb system is solved, and the energy spectra are extracted from the resulting amplitude.Comment: 6 pages, Revte

    Origin of the pseudogap and its influence on superconducting state

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    When holes move in the background of strong antiferromagnetic correlation, two effects with different spatial scale emerge, leading to a much reduced hopping integral with an additional phase factor. An effective Hamiltonian is then proposed to investigate the underdoped cuprates. We argue that the pseudogap is the consequence of dressed hole moving in the antiferromagnetic background and has nothing to do with the superconductivity. The momentum distributions of the gap are qualitatively consistent with the recent ARPES measurements both in the pseudogap and superconducting state. Two thermal qualities are further calculated to justify our model. A two-gap scenario is concluded to describe the relation between the two gaps.Comment: 7 pages, 5 figure
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