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Graviton Loop Corrections to Vacuum Polarization in de Sitter in a General Covariant Gauge
We evaluate the one-graviton loop contribution to the vacuum polarization on
de Sitter background in a 1-parameter family of exact, de Sitter invariant
gauges. Our result is computed using dimensional regularization and fully
renormalized with BPHZ counterterms, which must include a noninvariant owing to
the time-ordered interactions. Because the graviton propagator engenders a
physical breaking of de Sitter invariance two structure functions are needed to
express the result. In addition to its relevance for the gauge issue this is
the first time a covariant gauge graviton propagator has been used to compute a
noncoincident loop. A number of identities are derived which should facilitate
further graviton loop computations.Comment: 61 pages, 1 figure, 11 tables, version 2 (63 pages) revised for
publication in CQ
Duality Symmetry in Momentum Frame
Siegel's action is generalized to the D=2(p+1) (p even) dimensional
space-time. The investigation of self-duality of chiral p-forms is extended to
the momentum frame, using Siegel's action of chiral bosons in two space-time
dimensions and its generalization in higher dimensions as examples. The whole
procedure of investigation is realized in the momentum space which relates to
the configuration space through the Fourier transformation of fields. These
actions correspond to non-local Lagrangians in the momentum frame. The
self-duality of them with respect to dualization of chiral fields is uncovered.
The relationship between two self-dual tensors in momentum space, whose similar
form appears in configuration space, plays an important role in the
calculation, that is, its application realizes solving algebraically an
integral equation.Comment: 11 pages, no figures, to appear in Phys. Rev.
A Trouble with Ho\v{r}ava-Lifshitz Gravity
We study the structure of the phase space in Ho\v{r}ava-Lifshitz theory. With
the constraints derived from the action, the phase space is described by five
fields, thus there is a lack of canonical structure. The Poisson brackets of
the Hamiltonian density do not form a closed structure, resulting in many new
constraints. Taking these new constraints into account, it appears that there
is no degree of freedom left, or the phase space is reduced to one with an odd
number of fields.Comment: 12 pages, some discussions, comments and references added, JHEP styl
A new small satellite sunspot triggering recurrent standard- and blowout-coronal jets
In this paper,we report a detailed analysis of recurrent jets originated from
a location with emerging, canceling and converging negative magnetic field at
the east edge of NOAA active region AR11166 from 2011 March 09 to 10. The event
presented several interesting features. First, a satellite sunspot appeared and
collided with a pre-existing opposite polarity magnetic field and caused a
recurrent solar jet event. Second, the evolution of the jets showed
blowout-like nature and standard characteristics. Third, the satellite sunspot
exhibited a motion toward southeast of AR11166 and merged with the emerging
flux near the opposite polarity sunspot penumbra, which afterward, due to flux
convergence and cancellation episodes, caused recurrent jets. Fourth, three of
the blowout jets associated with coronal mass ejections (CMEs), were observed
from field of view of the Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatory. Fifth,
almost all the blowout jet eruptions were accompanied with flares or with more
intense brightening in the jet base region, while almost standard jets did not
manifest such obvious feature during eruptions. The most important, the blowout
jets were inclined to faster and larger scale than the standard jets. The
standard jets instead were inclined to relative longer-lasting. The obvious
shearing and twisting motions of the magnetic field may be interpreted as due
to the shearing and twisting motions for a blowout jet eruption. From the
statistical results, about 30% blowout jets directly developed into CMEs. It
suggests that the blowout jets and CMEs should have a tight relationship.Comment: ApJ 18 pages, 7 figure
Graviton Propagator in a 2-Parameter Family of de Sitter Breaking Gauges
We formulate the graviton propagator on de Sitter background in a 2-parameter
family of simple gauges which break de Sitter invariance. Explicit results are
derived for the first order perturbations in each parameter. These results
should be useful in computations to check for gauge dependence of graviton loop
corrections.Comment: 23 pages, 1 table, uses LaTeX2e, version 2 slightly revised for
publicatio
Simulation study on the effect of riser heating mode on solidification of flat ingot head
According to the production practice of 14 tons flat ingot, the influence of heat preservation measures on solidification state of ingot head is analyzed by the software ProCAST. The results show that the heating riser and electromagnetic heating riser delay the cooling of molten steel in the ingot head, but these heating risers have little effect on the temperature of the middle and lower parts of the ingot. Due to the different influence of corner heat transfer, the solidification time of molten steel in wide side is longer than that in narrow side. In comparison, the solidification time of the ingot head with electromagnetic heating riser is the longest
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