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Gravitational Techniwaves
We investigate the production and possible detection of gravitational waves
stemming from the electroweak phase transition in the early universe in models
of minimal walking technicolor. In particular we discuss the two possible
scenarios in which one has only one electroweak phase transition and the case
in which the technicolor dynamics allows for multiple phase transitions.Comment: 30 pages, 5 figures. v2: minor changes, references added, title
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The Electroweak Phase Transition in Ultra Minimal Technicolor
We unveil the temperature-dependent electroweak phase transition in new
extensions of the Standard Model in which the electroweak symmetry is
spontaneously broken via strongly coupled, nearly-conformal dynamics achieved
by the means of multiple matter representations. In particular, we focus on the
low energy effective theory introduced to describe Ultra Minimal Walking
Technicolor at the phase transition. Using the one-loop effective potential
with ring improvement, we identify regions of parameter space which yield a
strong first order transition. A striking feature of the model is the existence
of a second phase transition associated to the electroweak-singlet sector. The
interplay between these two transitions leads to an extremely rich phase
diagram.Comment: 38 RevTeX pages, 9 figure
Electric-driven Zonal Hydraulics in Non-Road Mobile Machinery
The goal of this research is to apply direct-driven hydraulics (DDH) to the concept of zonal (i.e., locally and operation-focused) hydraulics, which is an essential step in the hybridization and automation of machines. DDH itself aims to combine the best properties of electric and hydraulic technologies and will lead to increased productivity, minimized energy consumption and higher robust performance in both stationary and mobile machines operating in various environments. In the proposed setup, the speed and position control of a double-acting cylinder is implemented directly with an electric motor drive in a closed-loop system without conventional control valves and an oil tank. The selection of the location of the hydraulic accumulator and connection of the external leakage lines will also be part of this study. Simulations and experimental research to study the details of the hydromechanical and electrical realization of the DDH are performed
Natural fourth generation of leptons
We consider implications of a fourth generation of leptons, allowing for the
most general mass patterns for the fourth generation neutrino. We determine the
constraints due to the precision electroweak measurements and outline the
signatures to search for at the LHC experiments. As a concrete framework to
apply these results we consider the minimal walking technicolor (MWTC) model
where the matter content, regarding the electroweak quantum numbers,
corresponds to a fourth generation.Comment: 21 pages, 11 figures, 1 table; version to appear in JHE
Spatial statistics of hydrography and water chemistry in a eutrophic boreal lake based on sounding and water samples
Spatial variability, an essential characteristic of lake ecosystems, has often been neglected in field research and monitoring. In this study, we apply spatial statistical methods for the key physics and chemistry variables and chlorophyll a over eight sampling dates in two consecutive years in a large (area 103 km(2)) eutrophic boreal lake in southern Finland. In the four summer sampling dates, the water body was vertically and horizontally heterogenic except with color and DOC, in the two winter ice-covered dates DO was vertically stratified, while in the two autumn dates, no significant spatial differences in any of the measured variables were found. Chlorophyll a concentration was one order of magnitude lower under the ice cover than in open water. The Moran statistic for spatial correlation was significant for chlorophyll a and NO2+NO3-N in all summer situations and for dissolved oxygen and pH in three cases. In summer, the mass centers of the chemicals were within 1.5 km from the geometric center of the lake, and the 2nd moment radius ranged in 3.7-4.1 km respective to 3.9 km for the homogeneous situation. The lateral length scales of the studied variables were 1.5-2.5 km, about 1 km longer in the surface layer. The detected spatial "noise" strongly suggests that besides vertical variation also the horizontal variation in eutrophic lakes, in particular, should be considered when the ecosystems are monitored.Peer reviewe
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