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â„’2-Gain of double integrators with saturation nonlinearity
This note uses quadratic surface Lyapunov functions (SuLFs) to efficiently check if a double integrator in feedback with a saturation nonlinearity has ℒ2-gain less than γ > 0. We show that for many such systems, the ℒ2-gain is nonconservative in the sense that this is approximately equal to the lower bound obtained by replacing the saturation with a constant gain of 1. These results allow the use of classical analysis tools like µ-analysis or integral quadratic constraints to analyze systems with double integrators and saturations, including servo systems like some mechanical systems, satellites, hard disks, compact disk players, etc
Diffractive photoproduction of heavy quarks in hadronic collisions
In this letter we study the diffractive photoproduction of heavy quarks in
hadronic (pp/pA/AA) interactions for Tevatron and LHC energies. The integrated
cross section and rapidity distribution for the process h_1 h_2 --> h_1 h_2
QQBAR (h_i = p,A and Q = c,b) are estimated using the Color Glass Condensate
(CGC) formalism. Our results indicate that this production channel has larger
cross sections than the competing reactions of double diffractive production
and coherent AA reactions initiated by two-photon collisions.Comment: 4 pages, 2 figures, 1 table. Version to be published in Physical
Review
Longitudinal profiles of Extensive Air Showers with inclusion of charm and bottom particles
Charm and bottom particles are rare in Extensive Air Showers but the effect
of its presence can be radical in the development of the Extensive Air Showers
(EAS). If such particles arise with a large fraction of the primary energy,
they can reach large atmospheric depths, depositing its energy in deeper layers
of the atmosphere. As a consequence, the EAS observables (, and
) will be modified, as well as the shape of the longitudinal profile
of the energy deposited in the atmosphere. In this paper, we will modify the
CORSIKA Monte Carlo by the inclusion of charm and bottom production in the
first interaction of the primary cosmic ray. Results for different selections
of the typical values of the heavy particles and distinct production
models will be presented.Comment: Replacement of tex file by the correct versio
Pseudoclassical model for Weyl particle in 10 dimensions
A pseudoclassical model to describe Weyl particle in 10 dimensions is
proposed. In course of quantization both the massless Dirac equation and the
Weyl condition are reproduced automatically. The construction can be relevant
to Ramond-Neveu-Schwarz strings where the Weyl reduction in the Ramond sector
has to be made by hand.Comment: 5 page
The AGL Equation from the Dipole Picture
The AGL equation includes all multiple pomeron exchanges in the double
logarithmic approximation (DLA) limit, leading to an unitarized gluon
distribution in the small x regime. This equation was originally obtained using
the Glauber-Mueller approach. We demonstrate in this paper that the AGL
equation and, consequently, the GLR equation, can also be obtained from the
dipole picture in the double logarithmic limit, using an evolution equation,
recently proposed, which includes all multiple pomeron exchanges in the leading
logarithmic approximation. Our conclusion is that the AGL equation is a good
candidate for an unitarized evolution equation at small x in the DLA limit.Comment: 16 pages, 2 figures. Accepted for publication in Nuc. Phys.
No-horizon theorem for spacetimes with spacelike G1 isometry groups
We consider four-dimensional spacetimes which obey the
Einstein equations , and admit a global spacelike
isometry group. By means of dimensional reduction and local
analyis on the reduced (2+1) spacetime, we obtain a sufficient condition on
which guarantees that cannot contain apparent
horizons. Given any (3+1) spacetime with spacelike translational isometry, the
no-horizon condition can be readily tested without the need for dimensional
reduction. This provides thus a useful and encompassing apparent horizon test
for -symmetric spacetimes. We argue that this adds further evidence
towards the validity of the hoop conjecture, and signals possible violations of
strong cosmic censorship.Comment: 8 pages, LaTeX, uses IOP package; published in Class. Quantum Gra
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