Uniqueness of canonical tensor model with local time

Canonical formalism of the rank-three tensor model has recently been proposed, in which "local" time is consistently incorporated by a set of first class constraints. By brute-force analysis, this paper shows that there exist only two forms of a Hamiltonian constraint which satisfies the following assumptions: (i) A Hamiltonian constraint has one index. (ii) The kinematical symmetry is given by an orthogonal group. (iii) A consistent first class constraint algebra is formed by a Hamiltonian constraint and the generators of the kinematical symmetry. (iv) A Hamiltonian constraint is invariant under time reversal transformation. (v) A Hamiltonian constraint is an at most cubic polynomial function of canonical variables. (vi) There are no disconnected terms in a constraint algebra. The two forms are the same except for a slight difference in index contractions. The Hamiltonian constraint which was obtained in the previous paper and behaved oddly under time reversal symmetry can actually be transformed to one of them by a canonical change of variables. The two-fold uniqueness is shown up to the potential ambiguity of adding terms which vanish in the limit of pure gravitational physics.Comment: 21 pages, 12 figures. The final result unchanged. Section 5 rewritten for clearer discussions. The range of uniqueness commented in the final section. Some other minor correction

Aquecimento global e pecuária: o que todo pecuarista deve saber sobre ele.

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Valor nutricional da carne bovina e suas implicações para a saúde humana.

A carne bovina tem seu consumo restrito por recomendação de médicos e nutricionistas em função do seu teor de gordura saturada. Todavia, essa recomendação deveria ser revista em função de falhas na hipótese lipídica e a descoberta de características específicas de ácidos graxos presentes na carne. O consumo restrito de carne, em função da tentativa de reduzir o consumo de gordura saturada, pode estar fazendo com que quantidades subótimas de nutrientes, os quais a carne seja importante fonte (exemplos: ácidos graxos poliinsaturados de cadeia longa, vitamina B12, zinco, ferro e outros) estejam sendo consumidas. Além disso, os alimentos utilizados em sua substituição, ricos em carboidratos simples e gordura vegetal hidrogenada, podem ser responsáveis pelo aumento da ocorrência de várias doenças crônicas associadas com o consumo de excesso de gordura. Procurou-se mostrar, fundamentado em dados científicos recentes, que a carne bovina deve fazer parte de uma dieta diversificada e bem balanceada para o aumento da qualidade de vida da população.bitstream/CNPGC-2009-09/12406/1/DOC171.pd

Boi orgânico, boi verde e convencional podem ir mais longe, caminhando na mesma direção.

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How good are MatLab, Octave and Scilab for Computational Modelling?

In this article we test the accuracy of three platforms used in computational modelling: MatLab, Octave and Scilab, running on i386 architecture and three operating systems (Windows, Ubuntu and Mac OS). We submitted them to numerical tests using standard data sets and using the functions provided by each platform. A Monte Carlo study was conducted in some of the datasets in order to verify the stability of the results with respect to small departures from the original input. We propose a set of operations which include the computation of matrix determinants and eigenvalues, whose results are known. We also used data provided by NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology), a protocol which includes the computation of basic univariate statistics (mean, standard deviation and first-lag correlation), linear regression and extremes of probability distributions. The assessment was made comparing the results computed by the platforms with certified values, that is, known results, computing the number of correct significant digits.Comment: Accepted for publication in the Computational and Applied Mathematics journa

Quasi-degenerate neutrinos and tri-bi-maximal mixing

We consider how, for quasi-degenerate neutrinos with tri-bi-maximal mixing at a high-energy scale, the mixing angles are affected by radiative running from high to low-energy scales in a supersymmetric theory. The limits on the high-energy scale that follow from consistency with the observed mixing are determined. We construct a model in which a non-Abelian discrete family symmetry leads both to a quasi-degenerate neutrino mass spectrum and to near tri-bi-maximal mixing.Comment: 8 pages, 3 figure

Preparo e uso de soluções salinas saturadas para a caracterização fisiológica de sementes florestais.

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Torsion-Adding and Asymptotic Winding Number for Periodic Window Sequences

In parameter space of nonlinear dynamical systems, windows of periodic states are aligned following routes of period-adding configuring periodic window sequences. In state space of driven nonlinear oscillators, we determine the torsion associated with the periodic states and identify regions of uniform torsion in the window sequences. Moreover, we find that the measured of torsion differs by a constant between successive windows in periodic window sequences. We call this phenomenon as torsion-adding. Finally, combining the torsion and the period adding rules, we deduce a general rule to obtain the asymptotic winding number in the accumulation limit of such periodic window sequences