210 research outputs found
Black hole gas in TeV-gravity models
In a plasma at temperature close to the fundamental scale a small fraction of
particles will experience transplanckian collisions that may result in
microscopic black holes (BHs). We study the dynamics of a system (a black hole
gas) defined by radiation at a given temperature coupled to a distribution of
BHs of different mass. Our analysis includes the production of BHs in
photon-photon collisions, BH evaporation, the absorption of radiation,
collisions of two BHs to give a larger one, and the effects of the expansion.
We find that the system may follow two different generic paths depending on the
initial temperature of the plasma.Comment: 4 pages. Talk given by M.B. in ERE-200
Quantum Flux and Reverse Engineering of Quantum Wavefunctions
An interpretation of the probability flux is given, based on a derivation of
its eigenstates and relating them to coherent state projections on a quantum
wavefunction. An extended definition of the flux operator is obtained using
coherent states. We present a "processed Husimi" representation, which makes
decisions using many Husimi projections at each location. The processed Husimi
representation reverse engineers or deconstructs the wavefunction, yielding the
underlying classical ray structure. Our approach makes possible interpreting
the dynamics of systems where the probability flux is uniformly zero or
strongly misleading. The new technique is demonstrated by the calculation of
particle flow maps of the classical dynamics underlying a quantum wavefunction.Comment: Accepted to EP
Black holes in extended gravity theories in Palatini formalism
We consider several physical scenarios where black holes within classical
gravity theories including and Ricci-squared corrections and formulated
\`a la Palatini can be analytically studied.Comment: 4 pages, contribution to the "Spanish Relativity Meeting in Portugal
2012 (Progress in Mathematical Relativity, Gravitation and Cosmology)",
Springer Proceedings in Mathematics (to appear
Torsional Potential Energy Surfaces of Dinitrobenzene Isomers
The torsional potential energy surfaces of 1,2-dinitrobenzene, 1,3-dinitrobenzene, and 1,4-dinitrobenzene were calculated using the B3LYP functional with 6-31G(d) basis sets. Three-dimensional energy surfaces were created, allowing each of the two C-N bonds to rotate through 64 positions. Dinitrobenzene was chosen for the study because each of the three different isomers has widely varying steric hindrances and bond hybridization, which affect the energy of each conformation of the isomers as the nitro functional groups rotate. The accuracy of the method is determined by comparison with previous theoretical and experimental results. The surfaces provide valuable insight into the mechanics of conjugated molecules. The computation of potential energy surfaces has powerful application in modeling molecular structures, making the determination of the lowest energy conformations of complex molecules far more computationally accessible
Large Radius Hagedorn Regime in String Gas Cosmology
We calculate the equation of state of a gas of strings at high density in a
large toroidal universe, and use it to determine the cosmological evolution of
background metric and dilaton fields in the entire large radius Hagedorn
regime, (ln S)^{1/d} << R << S^{1/d} (with S the total entropy). The pressure
in this regime is not vanishing but of O(1), while the equation of state is
proportional to volume, which makes our solutions significantly different from
previously published approximate solutions. For example, we are able to
calculate the duration of the high-density "Hagedorn" phase, which increases
exponentially with increasing entropy, S. We go on to discuss the difficulties
of the scenario, quantifying the problems of establishing thermal equilibrium
and producing a large but not too weakly-coupled universe.Comment: 12 pages, 4 figures, more details presented in string thermodynamics
section, to be published in Physical Review
Aharonov-Casher effect in a two dimensional hole gas with spin-orbit interaction
We study the quantum interference effects induced by the Aharonov-Casher
phase in a ring structure in a two-dimensional heavy hole (HH) system with
spin-orbit interaction realizable in narrow asymmetric quantum wells. The
influence of the spin-orbit interaction strength on the transport is
investigated analytically. These analytical results allow us to explain the
interference effects as a signature of the Aharonov-Casher Berry phases. Unlike
previous studies on the electron two-dimensional Rashba systems, we find that
the frequency of conductance modulations as a function of the spin-orbit
strength is not constant but increases for larger spin-orbit splittings. In the
limit of thin channel rings (width smaller than Fermi wavelength), we find that
the spin-orbit splitting can be greatly increased due to quantization in the
radial direction. We also study the influence of magnetic field considering
both limits of small and large Zeeman splittings.Comment: 6 pages, 4 figure
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