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Multilevel blocking approach to the fermion sign problem in path-integral Monte Carlo simulations
A general algorithm toward the solution of the fermion sign problem in
finite-temperature quantum Monte Carlo simulations has been formulated for
discretized fermion path integrals with nearest-neighbor interactions in the
Trotter direction. This multilevel approach systematically implements a simple
blocking strategy in a recursive manner to synthesize the sign cancellations
among different fermionic paths throughout the whole configuration space. The
practical usefulness of the method is demonstrated for interacting electrons in
a quantum dot.Comment: 4 pages RevTeX, incl. two figure
Dynamical simulation of transport in one-dimensional quantum wires
Transport of single-channel spinless interacting fermions (Luttinger liquid)
through a barrier has been studied by numerically exact quantum Monte Carlo
methods. A novel stochastic integration over the real-time paths allows for
direct computation of nonequilibrium conductance and noise properties. We have
examined the low-temperature scaling of the conductance in the crossover region
between a very weak and an almost insulating barrier.Comment: REVTex, 4 pages, 2 uuencoded figures (submitted to Phys. Rev. Lett.
Compact anisotropic spheres with prescribed energy density
New exact interior solutions to the Einstein field equations for anisotropic
spheres are found. We utilise a procedure that necessitates a choice for the
energy density and the radial pressure. This class contains the constant
density model of Maharaj and Maartens (Gen. Rel. Grav., Vol 21, 899-905, 1989)
and the variable density model of Gokhroo and Mehra (Gen. Rel. Grav., Vol 26,
75-84, 1994) as special cases. These anisotropic spheres match smoothly to the
Schwarzschild exterior and gravitational potentials are well behaved in the
interior. A graphical analysis of the matter variables is performed which
points to a physically reasonable matter distribution.Comment: 22 pages, 3 figures, to appear in Gen. Rel. Gra
Thermodynamic phase diagram and phase competition in BaFe2(As1-xPx)2 studied by thermal expansion
High-resolution thermal-expansion and specific-heat measurements were
performed on single crystalline BaFe2(As1-xPx)2 (0 < x < 0.33, x = 1). The
observation of clear anomalies allows to establish the thermodynamic phase
diagram which features a small coexistence region of SDW and superconductivity
with a steep rise of Tc on the underdoped side. Samples that undergo the
tetragonal-orthorhombic structural transition are detwinned in situ, and the
response of the sample length to the magneto-structural and superconducting
transitions is studied for all three crystallographic directions. It is shown
that a reduction of the magnetic order by superconductivity is reflected in all
lattice parameters. On the overdoped side, superconductivity affects the
lattice parameters in much the same way as the SDW on the underdoped side,
suggesting an intimate relation between the two types of order. Moreover, the
uniaxial pressure derivatives of Tc are calculated using the Ehrenfest relation
and are found to be large and anisotropic. A correspondence between
substitution and uniaxial pressure is established, i.e., uniaxial pressure
along the b-axis (c-axis) corresponds to a decrease (increase) of the P
content. By studying the electronic contribution to the thermal expansion we
find evidence for a maximum of the electronic density of states at optimal
doping
Stabilization of test particles in Induced Matter Kaluza-Klein theory
The stability conditions for the motion of classical test particles in an -dimensional Induced Matter Kaluza-Klein theory is studied. We show that
stabilization requires a variance of the strong energy condition for the
induced matter to hold and that it is related to the hierarchy problem.
Stabilization of test particles in a FRW universe is also discussed.Comment: 15 pages, 1 figure, to appear in Class. Quantum Gra
The Ultraluminous X-ray Sources near the Center of M82
We report the identification of a recurrent ultraluminous X-ray source (ULX),
a highly absorbed X-ray source (possibly a background AGN), and a young
supernova remnant near the center of the starburst galaxy M82. From a series of
Chandra observations taken from 1999 to 2005, we found that the transient ULX
first appeared in 1999 October. The source turned off in 2000 January, but
later reappeared and has been active since then. The X-ray luminosity of this
source varies from below the detection level (~2.5e38 erg/s) to its active
state in between ~7e39 erg/s and 1.3e40 erg/s (in the 0.5-10 keV energy band)
and shows unusual spectral changes. The X-ray spectra of some Chandra
observations are best fitted with an absorbed power-law model with photon index
ranging from 1.3 to 1.7. These spectra are similar to those of Galactic black
hole binary candidates seen in the low/hard state except that a very hard
spectrum was seen in one of the observations. By comparing with near infrared
images taken with the Hubble Space Telescope, the ULX is found to be located
within a young star cluster. Radio imaging indicates that it is associated with
a H II region. We suggest that the ULX is likely to be a > 100 solar mass
intermediate-mass black hole in the low/hard state. In addition to the
transient ULX, we also found a highly absorbed hard X-ray source which is
likely to be an AGN and an ultraluminous X-ray emitting young supernova remnant
which may be related to a 100-year old gamma-ray burst event, within 2 arcsec
of the transient ULX.Comment: 9 pages, 8 figures. Accepted for publication in Ap
Vacuum solutions of the gravitational field equations in the brane world model
We consider some classes of solutions of the static, spherically symmetric
gravitational field equations in the vacuum in the brane world scenario, in
which our Universe is a three-brane embedded in a higher dimensional
space-time. The vacuum field equations on the brane are reduced to a system of
two ordinary differential equations, which describe all the geometric
properties of the vacuum as functions of the dark pressure and dark radiation
terms (the projections of the Weyl curvature of the bulk, generating non-local
brane stresses). Several classes of exact solutions of the vacuum gravitational
field equations on the brane are derived. In the particular case of a vanishing
dark pressure the integration of the field equations can be reduced to the
integration of an Abel type equation. A perturbative procedure, based on the
iterative solution of an integral equation, is also developed for this case.
Brane vacuums with particular symmetries are investigated by using Lie group
techniques. In the case of a static vacuum brane admitting a one-parameter
group of conformal motions the exact solution of the field equations can be
found, with the functional form of the dark radiation and pressure terms
uniquely fixed by the symmetry. The requirement of the invariance of the field
equations with respect to the quasi-homologous group of transformations also
imposes a unique, linear proportionality relation between the dark energy and
dark pressure. A homology theorem for the static, spherically symmetric
gravitational field equations in the vacuum on the brane is also proven.Comment: 13 pages, no figures, to appear in PR
Anisotropic static solutions in modelling highly compact bodies
Einstein field equations for anisotropic spheres are solved and exact
interior solutions obtained. This paper extends earlier treatments to include
anisotropic models which accommodate a wider variety of physically viable
energy densities. Two classes of solutions are possible. The first class
contains the limiting case for the energy density which
arises in many astrophysical applications. In the second class the singularity
at the center of the star is not present in the energy density. The models
presented in this paper allow for increasing and decreasing profiles in the
behavior of the energy density.Comment: 9 pages, to appear in Pramana - J. Phy
The generic structure of the call for papers of predatory journals: A social semiotic perspective
âPredatory journalsâ are profit-oriented journals which ignore academic quality. In 2014 Jeffrey Beall, a librarian from the University of Colorado Denver, compiled two lists in order to highlight this issue: one which listed questionable publishers and another which listed questionable standalone journals. He insisted that these publishers and journals were âcorruptâ and that they âexist only to make money off the author processing charges that are billed to authors upon acceptance of their scientific manuscriptsâ (Beall 2014). In his study of âbogus journalsâ, Renandya (2014, pp. 4â7) identified the key characteristics of predatory journals as: (1) publication fees; (2) high frequency publication; (3) an extremely high acceptance rate; (4) quick turnaround times; (5) a rapid review process; and (6) low or extremely uneven quality of published articles. While Beallâs (2014) and Renandyaâs (2014) contributions to the detection of predatory publishers are very important, there is currently a lack of available information on the generic structure of the predatory publishersâ call for papers. As the first point of contact for many academic writers, the call for papers plays a vital part in early detection of predatory publishers. This chapter addresses this issue by analysing the generic structure of 25 calls for papers using Systemic Functional Linguistics (SFL). The chapter draws from Martinâs work on genre as ââŠstaged, goal orientedâ and âpurposeful activityâ (2009, p. 13) and Hallidayâs features of field, tenor and mode that exist within the context of situation in SFL (Halliday 1978; Halliday and Hasan 1985/1989), to interpret the social context of the predatory call for papers. Further analyses of the appraisal devices (Martin and White 2005) and lexico-grammatical choices within the texts were conducted and are outlined in this chapter (Halliday and Matthiesen 2014; Sardinha 2013), with some analysis of the spoken and written forms of text emerging in the email (Halliday 1989). Beallâs (2014) and Renandyaâs (2014) concepts were used to identify the 25 predatory emails used in this study. Understanding the generic structure and the lexico-grammatical construction is beneficial to writers seeking to publish their work in reputable circles
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