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    Geometric scalar theory of gravity

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    We present a geometric scalar theory of gravity. Our proposal will be described using the "background field method" introduced by Gupta, Feynman and others as a field theory formulation of general relativity. We analyze previous criticisms against scalar gravity and show how the present proposal avoids these difficulties. This concerns not only the theoretical complaints but also those related to observations. In particular, we show that the widespread belief of the conjecture that the source of scalar gravity must be the trace of the energy-momentum tensor - which is one of the main difficulties to couple gravity with electromagnetic phenomenon in previous models - does not apply to our geometric scalar theory. Some consequences of the new scalar theory are explored.Comment: We did some modifications which do not change the content of the tex

    Optical Properties of Organometallic Perovskite: An ab initio Study using Relativistic GW Correction and Bethe-Salpeter Equation

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    In the development of highly efficient photovoltaic cells, solid perovskite systems have demonstrated unprecedented promise, with the figure of merit exceeding nineteen percent of efficiency. In this paper, we investigate the optical and vibrational properties of organometallic cubic perovskite CH3NH3PbI3 using first-principles calculations. For accurate theoretical description, we go beyond conventional density functional theory (DFT), and calculated optical conductivity using relativist quasi-particle (GW) correction. Incorporating these many-body effects, we further solve Bethe-Salpeter equations (BSE) for excitons, and found enhanced optical conductivity near the gap edge. Due to the presence of organic methylammonium cations near the center of the perovskite cell, the system is sensitive to low energy vibrational modes. We estimate the phonon modes of CH3NH3PbI3 using small displacement approach, and further calculate the infrared absorption (IR) spectra. Qualitatively, our calculations of low-energy phonon frequencies are in good agreement with our terahertz measurements. Therefore, for both energy scales (around 2 eV and 0-20 meV), our calculations reveal the importance of many-body effects and their contributions to the desirable optical properties in the cubic organometallic perovskites system.Comment: 5 pages, 4 figure

    Pengaruh Kebijakan Pemerintah Tentang Kredit Usaha Rakyat (KUR) terhadap Laba Perusahaan Umum Jaminan Kredit Indonesia Kantor Cabang Jayapura

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    Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh kebijakan Pemerintah tentang kredit USAha rakyat (KUR) terhadap laba Perusahaan Umum (Perum) Jaminan Kredit Indonesia (Jamkrindo) Kantor Cabang Jayapura. Rumusan masalah penelitian adalah apakah kebijakan pemerintah tentang Kredit USAha rakyat mempunyai pengaruh yang signifikan terhadap Laba Perusahaan Umum (Perum) Jaminan Kredit Indonesia (Jamkrindo) Kantor Cabang Jayapura. Populasi dalam penelitian ini adalah Laporan Keuangan Perusahaan Umum (Perum) Jaminan Kredit Indonesia (Jamkrindo) Kantor Cabang Jayapura, sehingga sampel yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah Laporan Keuangan Perusahaan Umum (Perum) Jaminan Kredit Indonesia (Jamkrindo) Kantor Cabang Jayapura secara berturut-turut untuk periode 2010-2012.Hasil analisis dengan menggunakan uji regresi. Hasil uji regresi menunjukkan bahwa terdapat hubungan yang positif antara kebijakan pemerintah dengan laba Perum Jamkrindo dengan nilai konstanta sebesar 996.501, artinya bahwa jika variabel yang dianalisis adalah nol atau tidak adanya kebijakan penambahan KUR maka laba Perum Jamkrindo akan mengalami penurunan sebesar Rp 996.501,- setiap triwulannya. Hal ini karena yang dijadikan parameter adalah data tiap triwulan sejak Tahun 2010–2012. Namun hasil ini ditandai dengan nilai tidak signifikan dari hasil olah statistic yaitu 0,143,nilainya lebih besar dari pada nilai α (alpha) yang ditetapkan sebesar 0,05.Dengan demikian,Ha ditolak yaitu kebijakan kredit USAha rakyat (X)secara simultan tidak mempunyai pengaruh yang signifikan terhadap laba Perusahaan (Y) Perum Jamkrindo Kantor Cabang Jayapura. Kata Kunci : pengaruh kebijakan kredit USAha rakyat terhadap laba Perusahaan

    Cosmological Effects of Nonlinear Electrodynamics

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    It will be shown that a given realization of nonlinear electrodynamics, used as source of Einstein's equations, generates a cosmological model with interesting features, namely a phase of current cosmic acceleration, and the absence of an initial singularity, thus pointing to a way to solve two important problems in cosmology
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