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A 3-form Gauge Potential in 5D in connection with a Possible Dark Sector of 4D-Electrodynamics
We here propose a 5-dimensional {\bf Abelian gauge} model based on the mixing
between a potential and an Abelian 3-form field by means of a
topological mass term. An extended covariant derivative is introduced to
minimally couple a Dirac field to the potential, while this same
covariant derivative non-minimally couples the 3-form field to the charged
fermion. A number of properties are discussed in 5D; in particular, the
appearance of a topological fermionic current. A 4-dimensional reduced version
of the model is investigated and, { \bf in addition to the electric- and
magnetic-sort of fields,} there emerges an extra set of electric- and
magnetic-like fields which contribute a negative pressure and may be identified
as a possible fraction of dark energy. The role of the topological fermionic
current is also contemplated upon dimensional reduction from 5D to 4D. Other
issues we present in 4 space-time dimensions are the emergence {\bf of a
pseudo-scalar massive particle,} an extra massive neutral gauge boson,{\bf
which we interpret as a kind of paraphoton}, and the calculation of spin- and
velocity-dependent interparticle potentials associated to the exchange of the
intermediate bosonic fields of the model.Comment: -- 30 pages -- L. P. R. Ospedal appears as a new co-author;
modifications by inclusion of the gravitational sector and the attainment of
a spin- and velocity-dependent potential as an application have been worked
out in this Revised Versio
The mass of the graviton and the cosmological constant
We show that the graviton acquires a mass in a de Sitter background given by
This is precisely the fine-tuning value required for
the perturbed gravitational field to mantain its two degrees of freedom.Comment: Title changed and few details added, without any changes in the
conclusio
Supersymmetrization of the Radiation Damping
We construct a supersymmetrized version of the model to the radiation damping
\cite{03} introduced by the present authors \cite{ACWF}. We dicuss its
symmetries and the corresponding conserved Noether charges. It is shown this
supersymmetric version provides a supersymmetric generalization of the Galilei
algebra obtained in \cite{ACWF}. We have shown that the supersymmetric action
can be splited into dynamically independent external and internal sectors.Comment: 9 page
Modified Gravity on the Brane and Dark Energy
We analyze the dynamics of an AdS5 braneworld with matter fields when gravity
is allowed to deviate from the Einstein form on the brane. We consider exact
5-dimensional warped solutions which are associated with conformal bulk fields
of weight -4 and describe on the brane the following three dynamics: those of
inhomogeneous dust, of generalized dark radiation, and of homogeneous
polytropic dark energy. We show that, with modified gravity on the brane, the
existence of such dynamical geometries requires the presence of non-conformal
matter fields confined to the brane.Comment: Revised version published in Gen. Rel. Grav. Typos corrected, updated
reference and some remarks added for clarity. 11 pages, latex, no figure
Performance of Embrapa's elite populations of subtropical lowland rice in the 2013/14 crop year.
This study aimed to estimate GY genetic progress expected in the FY from the 2013/14 crop year. The trials were carried out in Goianira and Alegrete, respectively in the Center and Southwest of Brazil
Numerical Investigation of Frequency and Amplitude Influence on a Plunging NACA0012
Natural flight has always been the source of imagination for Mankind, but reproducing the propulsive systems used by animals that can improve the versatility and response at low Reynolds number is indeed quite complex. The main objective of the present work is the computational study of the influence of the Reynolds number, frequency, and amplitude of the oscillatory movement of a NACA0012 airfoil in the aerodynamic performance. The thrust and power coefficients are obtained which together are used to calculate the propulsive efficiency. The simulations were performed using ANSYS Fluent with a RANS approach for Reynolds numbers between 8500 and 34,000, reduced frequencies between 1 and 5, and Strouhal numbers from 0.1 to 0.4. The aerodynamic parameters were thoroughly explored as well as their interaction, concluding that when the Reynolds number is increased, the optimal propulsive efficiency occurs for higher nondimensional amplitudes and lower reduced frequencies, agreeing in some ways with the phenomena observed in the animal kingdom.Aeronautics and Astronautics Research Center (AEROG), Laboratório Associado em Energia, Transportes e Aeronáutica (LAETA) e Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia;info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio
Avaliação fenológica da espécie Turnera diffusa Willd.
A Turnera diffusa Willd. conhecida popularmente como Damiana é um arbusto relativamente pequeno que produz flores pequenas e aromáticas. Pertence à família Turneracea encontrada em países de clima tropical e subtropical, inclusive no Brasil. Utilizada na medicina popular do México, Ilhas do Caribe e Brasil para o tratamento de diversas patologias incluindo disfunções sexuais, inflamação e distúrbios gástricos e intestinais. O conhecimento da floração e frutificação possibilita determinar estratégias de coleta de material vegetativo. O trabalho consistiu em avaliar, no período de janeiro de 2010 a dezembro de 2012, as épocas de floração e frutificação da Damiana. Foram registrados diariamente dados de floração e frutificação da espécie Turnera diffusa. Todos os dados coletados foram anotados em ficha de campo e tabulados em planilha do Excel. Posteriormente, foram construídos gráficos para a espécie em cada fenofase. A floração da espécie Turnera diffusa, ocorreu em apenas nove meses do ano, não sendo registrada floração, no período de março a maio. As maiores frequências de dias de floração foram registradas nos meses de agosto e setembro com 20 dias e a menor no mês de julho com 4 dias. Quanto a frutificação somente ocorreu no mês de setembro com 6 dias
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