191 research outputs found

    Braided structure of fractional Z3Z_3-supersymmetry

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    It is shown that fractional Z3Z_3-superspace is isomorphic to the qexp(2πi/3)q\to\exp(2\pi i/3) limit of the braided line. Z3Z_3-supersymmetry is identified as translational invariance along this line. The fractional translation generator and its associated covariant derivative emerge as the qexp(2πi/3)q\to\exp(2\pi i/3) limits of the left and right derivatives from the calculus on the braided lineComment: 8 pages, LaTeX, submitted to Proceedings of the 5th Colloquium `Quantum groups and integrable systems', Prague, June 1996 (to appear in Czech. J. Phys.

    A family of nitrogen enriched metal organic frameworks with CCS potential

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    Materials with enhanced carbon capture capacities are required to advance post-combustive amelioration methods; these are necessary to reduce atmospheric carbon dioxide emissions and the associated rate of global temperature increase. Current technologies tend to be very energy intensive processes with high levels of waste produced; this work presents three new metal organic framework materials with embedded Lewis base functionalities, imparted by the nitrogen-rich ligand, demonstrating an affinity for carbon dioxide. Thus , we report the synthesis and characterization of a series of metal organic framework materials using a range of metal centers (Co, Ni, and Zn) with the 1,4-bis(pyridin-4-yl)-1,2,4,5-tetrazine organic linker, in the presence of ammonium hexafluorosilicate. Three distinct crystal structures are reported for Zn-pytz(hydro) 1D chains, and Ni-pytz and Co-pytz isostructural 1D Ladders. Co-pytz shows an uptake of 47.53mg CO2/g of sorbent, which equates to 15 wt % based on available nitrogen sites within the structure, demonstrating potential for carbon capture applications

    Generalized boson algebra and its entangled bipartite coherent states

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    Starting with a given generalized boson algebra U_(h(1)) known as the bosonized version of the quantum super-Hopf U_q[osp(1/2)] algebra, we employ the Hopf duality arguments to provide the dually conjugate function algebra Fun_(H(1)). Both the Hopf algebras being finitely generated, we produce a closed form expression of the universal T matrix that caps the duality and generalizes the familiar exponential map relating a Lie algebra with its corresponding group. Subsequently, using an inverse Mellin transform approach, the coherent states of single-node systems subject to the U_(h(1)) symmetry are found to be complete with a positive-definite integration measure. Nonclassical coalgebraic structure of the U_(h(1)) algebra is found to generate naturally entangled coherent states in bipartite composite systems.Comment: 15pages, no figur

    Unexpected selective gas adsorption on a 'non-porous' metal organic framework

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    A metal organic framework Cu(tpt)BF 4· 3 4 H 2O was synthesized as a potential carbon capture material, with the aim being to exploit the Lewis base interaction of the incorporated ligand functionalities with acidic gas. The material displays high thermal stability but an exceptionally low surface area; however, this contrasts starkly with its ability to capture carbon dioxide, demonstrating significant activated diffusion within the framework. The full characterization of the material shows a robust structure, where the CO 2 sorption is 120% greater than current industrial methods using liquid amine solutions; the thermal energy required for sorbent regeneration is reduced by 65%, indicating the true industrial potential of the synthesized material

    Coherent states for the hydrogen atom: discrete and continuous spectra

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    We construct the systems of generalised coherent states for the discrete and continuous spectra of the hydrogen atom. These systems are expressed in elementary functions and are invariant under the SO(3,2)SO(3, 2) (discrete spectrum) and SO(4,1)SO(4, 1) (continuous spectrum) subgroups of the dynamical symmetry group SO(4,2)SO(4, 2) of the hydrogen atom. Both systems of coherent states are particular cases of the kernel of integral operator which interwines irreducible representations of the SO(4,2)SO(4, 2) group.Comment: 15 pages, LATEX, minor sign corrections, to appear in J.Phys.

    Keplerian Squeezed States and Rydberg Wave Packets

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    We construct minimum-uncertainty solutions of the three-dimensional Schr\"odinger equation with a Coulomb potential. These wave packets are localized in radial and angular coordinates and are squeezed states in three dimensions. They move on elliptical keplerian trajectories and are appropriate for the description of the corresponding Rydberg wave packets, the production of which is the focus of current experimental effort. We extend our analysis to incorporate the effects of quantum defects in alkali-metal atoms, which are used in experiments.Comment: accepted for publication in Physical Review

    Elliptical Squeezed States and Rydberg Wave Packets

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    We present a theoretical construction for closest-to-classical wave packets localized in both angular and radial coordinates and moving on a keplerian orbit. The method produces a family of elliptical squeezed states for the planar Coulomb problem that minimize appropriate uncertainty relations in radial and angular coordinates. The time evolution of these states is studied for orbits with different semimajor axes and eccentricities. The elliptical squeezed states may be useful for a description of the motion of Rydberg wave packets excited by short-pulsed lasers in the presence of external fields, which experiments are attempting to produce. We outline an extension of the method to include certain effects of quantum defects appearing in the alkali-metal atoms used in experiments.Comment: published in Phys. Rev. A, vol. 52, p. 2234, Sept. 199

    Temporally stable coherent states in energy degenerate systems: The hydrogen atom

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    Klauder's recent generalization of the harmonic oscillator coherent states [J. Phys. A 29, L293 (1996)] is applicable only in non-degenerate systems, requiring some additional structure if applied to systems with degeneracies. The author suggests how this structure could be added, and applies the complete method to the hydrogen atom problem. To illustrate how a certain degree of freedom in the construction may be exercised, states are constructed which are initially localized and evolve semi-classically, and whose long time evolution exhibits "fractional revivals."Comment: 9 pages, 3 figure

    Long-Term Evolution and Revival Structure of Rydberg Wave Packets for Hydrogen and Alkali-Metal Atoms

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    This paper begins with an examination of the revival structure and long-term evolution of Rydberg wave packets for hydrogen. We show that after the initial cycle of collapse and fractional/full revivals, which occurs on the time scale trevt_{\rm rev}, a new sequence of revivals begins. We find that the structure of the new revivals is different from that of the fractional revivals. The new revivals are characterized by periodicities in the motion of the wave packet with periods that are fractions of the revival time scale trevt_{\rm rev}. These long-term periodicities result in the autocorrelation function at times greater than trevt_{\rm rev} having a self-similar resemblance to its structure for times less than trevt_{\rm rev}. The new sequence of revivals culminates with the formation of a single wave packet that more closely resembles the initial wave packet than does the full revival at time trevt_{\rm rev}, i.e., a superrevival forms. Explicit examples of the superrevival structure for both circular and radial wave packets are given. We then study wave packets in alkali-metal atoms, which are typically used in experiments. The behavior of these packets is affected by the presence of quantum defects that modify the hydrogenic revival time scales and periodicities. Their behavior can be treated analytically using supersymmetry-based quantum-defect theory. We illustrate our results for alkali-metal atoms with explicit examples of the revival structure for radial wave packets in rubidium.Comment: To appear in Physical Review A, vol. 51, June 199

    Base editing correction of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in human cardiomyocytes and humanized mice

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    The most common form of genetic heart disease is hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), which is caused by variants in cardiac sarcomeric genes and leads to abnormal heart muscle thickening. Complications of HCM include heart failure, arrhythmia and sudden cardiac death. The dominant-negative c.1208G>A (p.R403Q) pathogenic variant (PV) in β-myosin (MYH7) is a common and well-studied PV that leads to increased cardiac contractility and HCM onset. In this study we identify an adenine base editor and single-guide RNA system that can efficiently correct this human PV with minimal bystander editing and off-target editing at selected sites. We show that delivery of base editing components rescues pathological manifestations of HCM in induced pluripotent stem cell cardiomyocytes derived from patients with HCM and in a humanized mouse model of HCM. Our findings demonstrate the potential of base editing to treat inherited cardiac diseases and prompt the further development of adenine base editor-based therapies to correct monogenic variants causing cardiac disease
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