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Time-Reversal Symmetry Breaking and Decoherence in Chaotic Dirac Billiards
In this work, we perform a statistical study on Dirac Billiards in the
extreme quantum limit (a single open channel on the leads). Our numerical
analysis uses a large ensemble of random matrices and demonstrates the
preponderant role of dephasing mechanisms in such chaotic billiards. Physical
implementations of these billiards range from quantum dots of graphene to
topological insulators structures. We show, in particular, that the role of
finite crossover fields between the universal symmetries quickly leaves the
conductance to the asymptotic limit of unitary ensembles. Furthermore, we show
that the dephasing mechanisms strikingly lead Dirac billiards from the extreme
quantum regime to the semiclassical Gaussian regime
Remote sensing applied to geological mapping; comparative geomorphology and identification of mineral zones of zinc and lead in the region of Vazante, MG
The author has identified the following significant results. Results showed that the black and white aerial photographs and the color infrared transparencies were efficient for mapping of three lithological units of the Paraopeba formation and for mineralized zones identification, respectively. Multispectral transparencies of I2S made it easier to separate dolomites, which were the rocks conditioning zinc and lead mineralization. Statistical analysis of morphometric indexes obtained from black and white photographs and topographic charts showed significant difference among three lithological units of Paraopeba formation which can be defined as Crest, Hilly, and Karstic reliefs
A Framework for Efficient Adaptively Secure Composable Oblivious Transfer in the ROM
Oblivious Transfer (OT) is a fundamental cryptographic protocol that finds a
number of applications, in particular, as an essential building block for
two-party and multi-party computation. We construct a round-optimal (2 rounds)
universally composable (UC) protocol for oblivious transfer secure against
active adaptive adversaries from any OW-CPA secure public-key encryption scheme
with certain properties in the random oracle model (ROM). In terms of
computation, our protocol only requires the generation of a public/secret-key
pair, two encryption operations and one decryption operation, apart from a few
calls to the random oracle. In~terms of communication, our protocol only
requires the transfer of one public-key, two ciphertexts, and three binary
strings of roughly the same size as the message. Next, we show how to
instantiate our construction under the low noise LPN, McEliece, QC-MDPC, LWE,
and CDH assumptions. Our instantiations based on the low noise LPN, McEliece,
and QC-MDPC assumptions are the first UC-secure OT protocols based on coding
assumptions to achieve: 1) adaptive security, 2) optimal round complexity, 3)
low communication and computational complexities. Previous results in this
setting only achieved static security and used costly cut-and-choose
techniques.Our instantiation based on CDH achieves adaptive security at the
small cost of communicating only two more group elements as compared to the
gap-DH based Simplest OT protocol of Chou and Orlandi (Latincrypt 15), which
only achieves static security in the ROM
Distribuicao espacial do tucunare, Cichla sp (Pisces, cichlidae), peixe amazonico introduzido no Pantanal, Brasil.
O tucunare, uma especie exotica, introduzido da bacia Amazonica, tem sido observado no Pantanal desde 1982 no Rio Piquiri, na divisa dos estados de Mato Grosso e Mato Grosso do Sul. Entre novembro de 1992 e janeiro de 1994 foram realizadas 5 campanhas ao longo da bacia do rio Piquiri e no rio Sao Lourenco, acima e abaixo da sua juncao com o rio Piquiri. Exemplares de tucunare foram encontrados em lagos marginais, sugerindo que possivelmente utilizam o rio somente como "corredor". Os limites da distribuicao foram definidos como: 17o28'59"S, 55o13'45"O (abertura da passagem subterranea do rio Correntes); 17o21'20"S, 54o30'25"O (cachoeira Itiquira); 17o18'44"S, 56o43'24"O (boca do rio Piquiri). Portanto, ocorrendo somente na bacia do Piquiri. A transparencia (medida atraves do disco de Secchi) do rio Sao Lourenco e menor que a do rio Piquiri, (22 e 39 cm, e 50 e 70 cm, respectivamente). A baixa transparencia e o reduzido numero de ambientes lenticos, o habitat preferencial das especies, e a longa distancia entre os mesmos no rio Sao Lourenco, podem estar atuando como uma barreira a dispersao do tucunare.bitstream/item/37428/1/BP24.pd
Quantificação da atividade microbiana e qualidade nutricional do solo em plantio adensado de Nim Indiano (Azadirachta indica A. Juss.) no Território de Identidade Bacia do Paramirim - Semi-árido baiano.
A introdução do Nim indiano na silvicultura brasileira vem sendo popularizada através de práticas de manejo empíricas. Estudos relacionados à produtividade e impactos ambientais motivados pelo adensamento indiscriminado da cultura ainda são insipientes. Um ponto crítico é a capacidade antimicrobiana e inseticida da Azadiractina, principio ativo extraído da parte aérea como inseticida botânico, no controle de pragas e doenças na agricultura.Em paralelo aconteceram também os seguintes eventos: V Seminário de Pesquisa do Recôncavo da Bahia; V Seminário Estudantil de Pesquisa da UFRB; V Seminário da Pós-Graduação da UFRB; II Seminário Regional de Pesquisa da EBDA; 5ª Jornada Científica da Embrapa Mandioca e Fruticultura; VIII Seminário Estudantil de Pesquisa e Extensão da FAMAM; Semana de Ciência, Tecnologia e Inovação no Agronegócio; Fórum de Gestores de Iniciação Científica e Tecnológica da Bahia; II Simpósio Baiano de Defesa Agropecuária; I Semana de Educação Tutorial da UFRB
Dynamical analysis of the cluster pair: A3407 + A3408
We carried out a dynamical study of the galaxy cluster pair A3407 \& A3408
based on a spectroscopic survey obtained with the 4 meter Blanco telescope at
the CTIO, plus 6dF data, and ROSAT All-Sky-Survey. The sample consists of 122
member galaxies brighter than . Our main goal is to probe the galaxy
dynamics in this field and verify if the sample constitutes a single galaxy
system or corresponds to an ongoing merging process. Statistical tests were
applied to clusters members showing that both the composite system A3407 +
A3408 as well as each individual cluster have Gaussian velocity distribution. A
velocity gradient of was identified around
the principal axis of the projected distribution of galaxies, indicating that
the global field may be rotating. Applying the KMM algorithm to the
distribution of galaxies we found that the solution with two clusters is better
than the single unit solution at the 99\% c.l. This is consistent with the
X-ray distribution around this field, which shows no common X-ray halo
involving A3407 and A3408. We also estimated virial masses and applied a
two-body model to probe the dynamics of the pair. The more likely scenario is
that in which the pair is gravitationally bound and probably experiences a
collapse phase, with the cluster cores crossing in less than 1
Gyr, a pre-merger scenario. The complex X-ray morphology, the gas temperature,
and some signs of galaxy evolution in A3408 suggests a post-merger scenario,
with cores having crossed each other Gyr ago, as an
alternative solution.Comment: 17 pages, 12 figures, submitted to MNRAS, accepted 2016 May 9.
Received 2016 May 9; in original form 2016 April 1
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