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Mixed Symmetry Solutions of Generalized Three-Particle Bargmann-Wigner Equations in the Strong-Coupling Limit
Starting from a nonlinear isospinor-spinor field equation, generalized
three-particle Bargmann-Wigner equations are derived. In the strong-coupling
limit, a special class of spin 1/2 bound-states are calculated. These solutions
which are antisymmetric with respect to all indices, have mixed symmetries in
isospin-superspin space and in spin orbit space. As a consequence of this mixed
symmetry, we get three solution manifolds. In appendix \ref{b}, table 2, these
solution manifolds are interpreted as the three generations of leptons and
quarks. This interpretation will be justified in a forthcoming paper.Comment: 17 page
On a Classical, Geometric Origin of Magnetic Moments, Spin-Angular Momentum and the Dirac Gyromagnetic Ratio
By treating the real Maxwell Field and real linearized Einstein equations as
being imbedded in complex Minkowski space, one can interpret magnetic moments
and spin-angular momentum as arising from a charge and mass monopole source
moving along a complex world line in the complex Minkowski space. In the
circumstances where the complex center of mass world-line coincides with the
complex center of charge world-line, the gyromagnetic ratio is that of the
Dirac electron.Comment: 17 page
Boundary critical behaviour at -axial Lifshitz points: the special transition for the case of a surface plane parallel to the modulation axes
The critical behaviour of -dimensional semi-infinite systems with
-component order parameter is studied at an -axial bulk
Lifshitz point whose wave-vector instability is isotropic in an -dimensional
subspace of . Field-theoretic renormalization group methods are
utilised to examine the special surface transition in the case where the
potential modulation axes, with , are parallel to the surface.
The resulting scaling laws for the surface critical indices are given. The
surface critical exponent , the surface crossover exponent
and related ones are determined to first order in
\epsilon=4+\case{m}{2}-d. Unlike the bulk critical exponents and the surface
critical exponents of the ordinary transition, is -dependent already
at first order in . The \Or(\epsilon) term of is
found to vanish, which implies that the difference of and
the bulk exponent is of order .Comment: 21 pages, one figure included as eps file, uses IOP style file
Nonlocal restoration of two-mode squeezing in the presence of strong optical loss
We present the experimental realization of a theoretical effect discovered by
Olivares and Paris, in which a pair of entangled optical beams undergoing
independent losses can see nonlocal correlations restored by the use of a
nonlocal resource correlating the losses. Twin optical beams created in an
entangled Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen (EPR) state by an optical parametric
oscillator above threshold were subjected to 50% loss from beamsplitters in
their paths. The resulting severe degradation of the signature quantum
correlations observed between the two beams was then suppressed when another,
independent EPR state impinged upon the other input ports of the beamsplitters,
effectively entangling the losses inflicted to the initial EPR state. The
additional EPR beam pair was classically coherent with the primary one but had
no quantum correlations with it. This result may find applications as a quantum
tap for entanglement.Comment: 14 pages, 6 figures, submitted for publicatio
Centrifugal force induced by relativistically rotating spheroids and cylinders
Starting from the gravitational potential of a Newtonian spheroidal shell we
discuss electrically charged rotating prolate spheroidal shells in the Maxwell
theory. In particular we consider two confocal charged shells which rotate
oppositely in such a way that there is no magnetic field outside the outer
shell. In the Einstein theory we solve the Ernst equations in the region where
the long prolate spheroids are almost cylindrical; in equatorial regions the
exact Lewis "rotating cylindrical" solution is so derived by a limiting
procedure from a spatially bound system. In the second part we analyze two
cylindrical shells rotating in opposite directions in such a way that the
static Levi-Civita metric is produced outside and no angular momentum flux
escapes to infinity. The rotation of the local inertial frames in flat space
inside the inner cylinder is thus exhibited without any approximation or
interpretational difficulties within this model.
A test particle within the inner cylinder kept at rest with respect to axes
that do not rotate as seen from infinity experiences a centrifugal force.
Although the spacetime there is Minkowskian out to the inner cylinder
nevertheless that space has been induced to rotate, so relative to the local
inertial frame the particle is traversing a circular orbit.Comment: 12 pages, 2 figure
Lack of IL‐6 augments inflammatory response but decreases vascular permeability in bacterial meningitis
Interleukin (IL)‐6 is a multifunctional cytokine with diverse actions and has been implicated in the pathophysiology of many neurological and inflammatory disorders. In this study, we investigated the role of IL‐6 in pneumococcal meningitis. Cerebral infection in wild‐type (WT) mice caused an increase in vascular permeability and intracranial pressure (ICP), which were significantly reduced in IL‐6-/- mice. In contrast, meningitis in IL‐6-/- mice was associated with a significant increase in CSF white blood cell count compared with infected WT mice, indicating an enhanced inflammatory response. Analysis of mRNA expression in the brain showed an increase in tumour necrosis factor (TNF)‐α, IL‐1β, and macrophage inflammatory protein 2 (MIP‐2) levels, but decreased expression of granulocyte-macrophage colony‐stimulating factor in infected IL‐6-/- mice compared with infected WT controls. Similar results were obtained when rats challenged with pneumococci were systemically treated with neutralizing anti‐IL‐6 antibodies, resulting in an increased pleocytosis but at the same time a reduction of vascular permeability, brain oedema formation, and ICP, which was not accompanied by a downregulation of matrix metalloproteinases. Our data indicate that IL‐6 plays an important anti‐inflammatory role in bacterial meningitis by reducing leukocyte infiltration but contributes to the rise in intracranial pressure by increasing blood-brain barrier (BBB) permeability. These findings suggest that the migration of leukocytes across the BBB and the increase in vascular permeability are two independent processes during bacterial meningiti
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Promotion of Mn(II) Oxidation and Remediation of Coal Mine Drainage in Passive Treatment Systems by Diverse Fungal and Bacterial Communities
Biologically active, passive treatment systems are commonly employed for removing high concentrations of dissolved Mn(II) from coal mine drainage (CMD). Studies of microbial communities contributing to Mn attenuation through the oxidation of Mn(II) to sparingly soluble Mn(III/IV) oxide minerals, however, have been sparse to date. This study reveals a diverse community of Mn(II)-oxidizing fungi and bacteria existing in several CMD treatment systems.Organismic and Evolutionary Biolog
Dual AGN in the Horizon-AGN simulation and their link to galaxy and massive black hole mergers, with an excursus on multiple AGN
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