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Distribution of TT virus (TTV), TTV-like minivirus, and related viruses in humans and nonhuman primates
AbstractTT virus (TTV) and TTV-like minivirus (TLMV) are small DNA viruses with single-stranded, closed circular, antisense genomes infecting man. Despite their extreme sequence heterogeneity (>50%), a highly conserved region in the untranslated region (UTR) allows both viruses to be amplified by polymerase chain reaction (PCR). TTV/TLMV infection was detected in 88 of 100 human plasma samples; amplified sequences were differentiated into TTV and TLMV by analysis of melting profiles, showing that both viruses were similarly prevalent. PCR with UTR primers also detected frequent infection with TTV/TLMV-related viruses in a wide range of apes (chimpanzees, gorillas, orangutans, gibbons) and African monkey species (mangabeys, drills, mandrills). These findings support the hypothesis for the co-evolution of TTV-like viruses with their hosts over the period of primate speciation, potentially analogous to the evolution of primate herpesviruses
Implications of the measurements of B_s - B_s bar mixing on SUSY models
We derive constraints on the mass insertion parameters from the recent
measurements of B_s - B_s bar mixing, and discuss their implications on SUSY
breaking mediation mechanisms and SUSY flavor models. Some SUSY flavor models
are already excluded or disfavored by B_s - B_s bar mixing. We also discuss how
to test the SM and SUSY models in the future experiments, by studying other CP
violating observables related to b -> s transition, such as the time-dependent
CP asymmetry in B -> phi K_S and the direct CP asymmetry in B -> X_s gamma.Comment: 29 page
Painleve equations from Darboux chains - Part 1: P3-P5
We show that the Painleve equations P3-P5 can be derived (in a unified way)
from a periodic sequence of Darboux transformations for a Schrodinger problem
with quadratic eigenvalue dependency. The general problem naturally divides
into three different branches, each described by an infinite chain of
equations. The Painleve equations are obtained by closing the chain
periodically at the lowest nontrivial level(s). The chains provide ``symmetric
forms'' for the Painleve equations, from which Hirota bilinear forms and Lax
pairs are derived. In this paper (Part 1) we analyze in detail the cases P3-P5,
while P6 will be studied in Part 2.Comment: 23 pages, 1 reference added + minor change
Tuning the spin dynamics of kagome systems
Despite the conceptional importance of realizing spin liquids in solid states
only few compounds are known. On the other side the effect of lattice
distortions and anisotropies on the magnetic exchange topology and the
fluctuation spectrum are an interesting problem. We compare the excitation
spectra of the two s=1/2 kagome lattice compounds volborthite and vesignieite
using Raman scattering. We demonstrate that even small modifications of the
crystal structure may have a huge effect on the phonon spectrum and low
temperature properties.Comment: 3 pages, 2 figure
{\bf -Function Evaluation of Gap Probabilities in Orthogonal and Symplectic Matrix Ensembles}
It has recently been emphasized that all known exact evaluations of gap
probabilities for classical unitary matrix ensembles are in fact
-functions for certain Painlev\'e systems. We show that all exact
evaluations of gap probabilities for classical orthogonal matrix ensembles,
either known or derivable from the existing literature, are likewise
-functions for certain Painlev\'e systems. In the case of symplectic
matrix ensembles all exact evaluations, either known or derivable from the
existing literature, are identified as the mean of two -functions, both
of which correspond to Hamiltonians satisfying the same differential equation,
differing only in the boundary condition. Furthermore the product of these two
-functions gives the gap probability in the corresponding unitary
symmetry case, while one of those -functions is the gap probability in
the corresponding orthogonal symmetry case.Comment: AMS-Late
On a Schwarzian PDE associated with the KdV Hierarchy
We present a novel integrable non-autonomous partial differential equation of
the Schwarzian type, i.e. invariant under M\"obius transformations, that is
related to the Korteweg-de Vries hierarchy. In fact, this PDE can be considered
as the generating equation for the entire hierarchy of Schwarzian KdV
equations. We present its Lax pair, establish its connection with the SKdV
hierarchy, its Miura relations to similar generating PDEs for the modified and
regular KdV hierarchies and its Lagrangian structure. Finally we demonstrate
that its similarity reductions lead to the {\it full} Painlev\'e VI equation,
i.e. with four arbitary parameters.Comment: 11 page
Anomalous magnetization process in frustrated spin ladders
We study, at T=0, the anomalies in the magnetization curve of the S=1 two-leg
ladder with frustrated interactions. We focus mainly on the existence of the
M=\Ms/2 plateau, where \Ms is the saturation magnetization. We use
analytical methods (degenerate perturbation theory and non-Abelian
bosonization) as well as numerical methods (level spectroscopy and density
matrix renormalization group), which lead to the consistent conclusion with
each other. We also touch on the M=\Ms/4 and M=(3/4)\Ms plateaux and cusps.Comment: 4 pages, 7 figures (embedded), Conference paper (Highly Frustrated
Magnetism 2003, 26-30th August 2003, Grenoble, France
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