Superscars in the LiNC=LiCN isomerization reaction

We demonstrate the existence of superscarring in the LiNC=LiCN isomerization reaction described by a realistic potential interaction in the range of readily attainable experimental energies. This phenomenon arises as the effect of two periodic orbits appearing "out of the blue"in a saddle--node bifurcation taking place in the dynamics of the system. Potential practical consequences of this superlocalization in the corresponding wave functions are also considered.Comment: 6 pages, 5 figures. to appear in EP

Comportamento sazonal do potencial hídrico e das trocas gasosoas de quatro variedades de coqueiro anão.

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Sarcophagidae (Diptera) atraídos a cadáveres de cochinillo, con nuevas citas para la fauna portuguesa

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Dissociable cognitive impairments in two strains of transgenic Alzheimer\u27s disease mice revealed by a battery of object-based tests

Object recognition tasks detect cognitive deficits in transgenic Alzheimer\u27s disease (AD) mouse models. Object recognition, however, is not a unitary process, and there are many uncharacterized facets of object processing with relevance to AD. We therefore systematically evaluated object processing in 5xFAD and 3xTG AD mice to clarify the nature of object recognition-related deficits. Twelve-month-old male and female 5xFAD and 3xTG mice were assessed on tasks for object identity recognition, spatial recognition, and multisensory object perception. Memory and multisensory perceptual impairments were observed, with interesting dissociations between transgenic AD strains and sex that paralleled neuropathological changes. Overreliance on the widespread object recognition task threatens to slow discovery of potentially significant and clinically relevant behavioural effects related to this multifaceted cognitive function. The current results support the use of carefully designed object-based test batteries to clarify the relationship between object recognition impairments and specific aspects of AD pathology in rodent models

Heat kernel of integrable billiards in a magnetic field

We present analytical methods to calculate the magnetic response of non-interacting electrons constrained to a domain with boundaries and submitted to a uniform magnetic field. Two different methods of calculation are considered - one involving the large energy asymptotic expansion of the resolvent (Stewartson-Waechter method) is applicable to the case of separable systems, and another based on the small time asymptotic behaviour of the heat kernel (Balian-Bloch method). Both methods are in agreement with each other but differ from the result obtained previously by Robnik. Finally, the Balian-Bloch multiple scattering expansion is studied and the extension of our results to other geometries is discussed.Comment: 13 pages, Revte

Mapeamento de uso e cobertura da terra de uma bacia de drenagem no Bioma Mata Atlântica com uso de imagem de alta resolução.

A proteção da natureza não é um fenômeno exclusivo dos dias atuais. A preocupação com a preservação dos recursos naturais já se constituía em um desafio para as sociedades antigas. O desenvolvimento de técnicas de sensoriamento remoto e geoprocessamento contribuem sobremaneira com esse objetivo, tendo em vista a possibilidade de avaliações de uso e cobertura das terras nas mais diversas escalas de análise. O presente trabalho teve como objetivo mapear o uso e cobertura da terra de uma bacia de área de montanha no Rio de Janeiro, utilizando-se uma imagem de alta resolução do ano de 2010. Pretende-se, nesse trabalho, apresentar resultados referentes ao mapeamento no ano de 2010 e compará-lo com o mapeamento já realizado na área, no ano de 2004, e assim caracterizar as mudanças de uso e cobertura da terra na bacia.bitstream/item/141895/1/BPD-229-Mapeamento-Uso.pd

Stochastic stabilization of cosmological photons

The stability of photon trajectories in models of the Universe that have constant spatial curvature is determined by the sign of the curvature: they are exponentially unstable if the curvature is negative and stable if it is positive or zero. We demonstrate that random fluctuations in the curvature provide an additional stabilizing mechanism. This mechanism is analogous to the one responsible for stabilizing the stochastic Kapitsa pendulum. When the mean curvature is negative it is capable of stabilizing the photon trajectories; when the mean curvature is zero or positive it determines the characteristic frequency with which neighbouring trajectories oscillate about each other. In constant negative curvature models of the Universe that have compact topology, exponential instability implies chaos (e.g. mixing) in the photon dynamics. We discuss some consequences of stochastic stabilization in this context.Comment: 4 pages, 3 postscript figures in color which are also appropriate for black and white printers; v2 emphasizes relevance to flat as well as negatively curved cosmologies; to appear in J. Phys.