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Acceleration of Plasma Flows Due to Reverse Dynamo Mechanism
The "reverse-dynamo" mechanism - the amplification/generation of fast plasma
flows by micro scale (turbulent) magnetic fields via magneto-fluid coupling is
recognized and explored. It is shown that macro-scale magnetic fields and flows
are generated simultaneously and proportionately from micro scale fields and
flows. The stronger the micro-scale driver, the stronger are the macro-scale
products. Stellar and astrophysical applications are suggested.Comment: 16 pages including 3 figures. The Astrophys. J. (accepted);
additional material is given for clarification; terminology is change
Analysis of Biofilm Communities for Legionella pneumophila
2012 S.C. Water Resources Conference - Exploring Opportunities for Collaborative Water Research, Policy and Managemen
Radar backscatter and rocket probe measurements of electron temperature above Arecibo
Comparison of radar backscatter and rocket probe measurements of ionospheric electron temperatur
A New Lower Bound on the Maximum Number of Satisfied Clauses in Max-SAT and its Algorithmic Applications
A pair of unit clauses is called conflicting if it is of the form ,
. A CNF formula is unit-conflict free (UCF) if it contains no pair
of conflicting unit clauses. Lieberherr and Specker (J. ACM 28, 1981) showed
that for each UCF CNF formula with clauses we can simultaneously satisfy at
least \pp m clauses, where \pp =(\sqrt{5}-1)/2. We improve the
Lieberherr-Specker bound by showing that for each UCF CNF formula with
clauses we can find, in polynomial time, a subformula with clauses
such that we can simultaneously satisfy at least \pp m+(1-\pp)m'+(2-3\pp)n"/2
clauses (in ), where is the number of variables in which are not in
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We consider two parameterized versions of MAX-SAT, where the parameter is the
number of satisfied clauses above the bounds and . The
former bound is tight for general formulas, and the later is tight for UCF
formulas. Mahajan and Raman (J. Algorithms 31, 1999) showed that every instance
of the first parameterized problem can be transformed, in polynomial time, into
an equivalent one with at most variables and clauses. We improve
this to variables and clauses. Mahajan and Raman
conjectured that the second parameterized problem is fixed-parameter tractable
(FPT). We show that the problem is indeed FPT by describing a polynomial-time
algorithm that transforms any problem instance into an equivalent one with at
most variables. Our results are obtained using our improvement
of the Lieberherr-Specker bound above
Doping effects in the coupled, two-leg spin ladder BiCu2PO6
We report preparation, x-ray diffraction, magnetic susceptibility chi(T) and
heat capacity Cp(T) measurements on the undoped samples as also samples with
Zn-doped (S = 0) at Cu site, Ni doped (S = 1) at Cu site, and Ca-doped (holes)
at Bi site in the coupled two-leg spin ladder system BiCu2PO6. While, Zn shows
complete solid solubility, Ni could be doped to about 20% and Ca to about 15%.
Magnetization and heat capacity data in the undoped compound point towards the
existence of frustration effects. In all the samples, the chi(T) at low
temperature increases with doping content. The Zn-induced susceptibility is
smaller than that due to effective S=1/2 moments possibly due to frustrating
next-nearest-neighbor interactions along the leg. For Zn content x > 0.01,
chi(T) deviates from the Curie-law at low temperatures. The magnetic specific
heat data Cm(T) for the Zn-doped samples show weak anomalies at low temperature
in agreement with chi(T) behavior. The anomalies are suggestive of spin
freezing at low-T. In contrast, prominent effects are observed in chi(T) and
Cm(T) on Ni-doped samples. The zero-field-cooled (ZFC) and field-cooled (FC)
chi(T) data are different from each other at low temperature unlike that for Zn
doped samples, clearly indicating a transition to a spin-glass like phase. No
anomalies were found in Ca- or Pb-doped samples.Comment: 16 pages, 9 figures, Submitted to J. Phy. Cond. Matte
CP violation in the decay mode
Within the framework of Standard Model, the exclusive decay mode is studied. Although the usual short distance contribution is
small compared to the similar mode, the process offers the
possibility of studying the CP violation, a feature absent in the
counterpart.Comment: 11 page latex file including 2 ps figures. Typos corrected, minor
changes. To appear in PR
Gyrokinetic analysis and simulation of pedestals, to identify the culprits for energy losses using fingerprints
Fusion performance in tokamaks hinges critically on the efficacy of the Edge
Transport Barrier (ETB) at suppressing energy losses. The new concept of
fingerprints is introduced to identify the instabilities that cause the
transport losses in the ETB of many of today's experiments, from widely posited
candidates. Analysis of the Gyrokinetic-Maxwell equations, and gyrokinetic
simulations of experiments, find that each mode type produces characteristic
ratios of transport in the various channels: density, heat and impurities.
This, together with experimental observations of transport in some channel, or,
of the relative size of the driving sources of channels, can identify or
determine the dominant modes causing energy transport. In multiple ELMy H-mode
cases that are examined, these fingerprints indicate that MHD-like modes are
apparently not the dominant agent of energy transport; rather, this role is
played by Micro-Tearing Modes (MTM) and Electron Temperature Gradient (ETG)
modes, and in addition, possibly Ion Temperature Gradient (ITG)/Trapped
Electron Modes (ITG/TEM) on JET. MHD-like modes may dominate the electron
particle losses. Fluctuation frequency can also be an important means of
identification, and is often closely related to the transport fingerprint. The
analytical arguments unify and explain previously disparate experimental
observations on multiple devices, including DIII-D, JET and ASDEX-U, and
detailed simulations of two DIII-D ETBs also demonstrate and corroborate this
Dominant ferromagnetism in the spin-1/2 half-twist ladder 334 compounds, Ba3Cu3In4O12 and Ba3Cu3Sc4O12
The magnetic properties of polycrystalline samples of Ba3Cu3In4O12 (In-334)
and Ba3Cu3Sc4O12 (Sc-334) are reported. Both 334 phases have a structure
derived from perovskite, with CuO4 squares interconnected to form half-twist
ladders along the c-axis. The Cu-O-Cu angles, ~ 90o, and the positive Weiss
temperatures indicate the presence of significant ferromagnetic (FM)
interactions along the Cu ladders. At low temperatures, T < 20 K, sharp
transitions in the magnetic susceptibility and heat capacity measurements
indicate three-dimensional (3D) antiferromagnetic (AFM) ordering at TN. TN is
suppressed on application of a field and a complex magnetic phase diagram with
three distinct magnetic regimes below the upper critical field can be inferred
from our measurements. The magnetic interactions are discussed in relation to a
modified spin-1/2 FM-AFM model and the 334 half-twist ladder is compared to
other 2-rung ladder spin-1/2 systems.Comment: 20 pages, 7 figure
Persistence of Li Induced Kondo Moments in the Superconducting State of Cuprates
We measure the magnetic susceptibility nearby Li spinless impurities in the
superconducting phase of the high Tc cuprate YBaCuO. The induced moment which
was found to exist above Tc persists below Tc. In the underdoped regime, it
retains its Curie law below Tc. In contrast, near optimal doping, the large
Kondo screening observed above Tc (T_K=135 K) is strongly reduced below Tc as
expected theoretically when the superconducting gap develops. This moment still
extends essentially on its 4 near neighbour Cu, showing the persistence of AF
correlations in the superconducting state. A direct comparison with recent STM
results of Pan et al. is proposed.Comment: accepted for publication in Phys. Rev. Lett. (issue of 30 april 2001)
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