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Non Markovian Quantum Repeated Interactions and Measurements
A non-Markovian model of quantum repeated interactions between a small
quantum system and an infinite chain of quantum systems is presented. By
adapting and applying usual pro jection operator techniques in this context,
discrete versions of the integro-differential and time-convolutioness Master
equations for the reduced system are derived. Next, an intuitive and rigorous
description of the indirect quantum measurement principle is developed and a
discrete non Markovian stochastic Master equation for the open system is
obtained. Finally, the question of unravelling in a particular model of
non-Markovian quantum interactions is discussed.Comment: 22 page
Pancreatic cancer patient survival correlates with DNA methylation of pancreas development genes.
DNA methylation is an epigenetic mark associated with regulation of transcription and genome structure. These markers have been investigated in a variety of cancer settings for their utility in differentiating normal tissue from tumor tissue. Here, we examine the direct correlation between DNA methylation and patient survival. We find that changes in the DNA methylation of key pancreatic developmental genes are strongly associated with patient survival
New Techniques for Relating Dynamically Close Galaxy Pairs to Merger and Accretion Rates : Application to the SSRS2 Redshift Survey
We introduce two new pair statistics, which relate close galaxy pairs to the
merger and accretion rates. We demonstrate the importance of correcting these
(and other) pair statistics for selection effects related to sample depth and
completeness. In particular, we highlight the severe bias that can result from
the use of a flux-limited survey. The first statistic, denoted N_c, gives the
number of companions per galaxy, within a specified range in absolute
magnitude. N_c is directly related to the galaxy merger rate. The second
statistic, called L_c, gives the total luminosity in companions, per galaxy.
This quantity can be used to investigate the mass accretion rate. Both N_c and
L_c are related to the galaxy correlation function and luminosity function in a
straightforward manner. We outline techniques which account for various
selection effects, and demonstrate the success of this approach using Monte
Carlo simulations. If one assumes that clustering is independent of luminosity
(which is appropriate for reasonable ranges in luminosity), then these
statistics may be applied to flux-limited surveys.
These techniques are applied to a sample of 5426 galaxies in the SSRS2
redshift survey. Using close dynamical pairs, we find N_c(-21<M_B<-18) =
0.0226+/-0.0052 and L_c(-21<M_B<-18) = 0.0216+/-0.0055 10^{10} h^2 L_sun at
z=0.015. These are the first secure estimates of low-z close pair statistics.
If N_c remains fixed with redshift, simple assumptions imply that ~ 6.6% of
present day galaxies with -21<M_B<-18 have undergone mergers since z=1. When
applied to redshift surveys of more distant galaxies, these techniques will
yield the first robust estimates of evolution in the galaxy merger and
accretion rates. [Abridged]Comment: 26 pages (including 10 postscript figures) plus 3 gif figures.
Accepted for publication in ApJ. Paper (including full resolution images)
also available at http://www.astro.utoronto.ca/~patton/ssrs2, along with
associated pair classification experiment (clickable version of Figure 5
Impactos da expansão canavieira em Ribeirão Preto, SP.
Este artigo apresenta os dados de um diagnóstico agroflorestal realizado na região canavieira de Ribeirão Preto, em área onde atualmente se encontra o assentamento agroecológico Sepé Tiaraju, mostrando os impactos sobre a biodiversidade provocados pela expansão da atividade canavieira na últimas quatro décadas
Low-mass X-ray binaries and globular clusters streamers and ARCS in NGC 4278
We report significant inhomogeneities in the projected two-dimensional spatial distributions of low-mass X-ray binaries (LMXBs) and globular clusters (GCs) of the intermediate mass elliptical galaxy NGC 4278. In the inner region of NGC 4278, a significant arc-like excess of LMXBs extending south of the center at ∼50″ in the western side of the galaxy can be associated with a similar overdensity of the spatial distribution of red GCs from Brassington et al. Using a recent catalog of GCs produced by Usher et al. and covering the whole field of the NGC 4278 galaxy, we have discovered two other significant density structures outside the D 25 isophote to the W and E of the center of NGC 4278, associated with an overdensity and an underdensity, respectively. We discuss the nature of these structures in the context of the similar spatial inhomogeneities discovered in the LMXBs and GCs populations of NGC 4649 and NGC 4261, respectively. These features suggest streamers from disrupted and accreted dwarf companions.Peer reviewe
Abundances of s-process elements in planetary nebulae: Br, Kr & Xe
We identify emission lines of post-iron peak elements in very high
signal-to-noise spectra of a sample of planetary nebulae. Analysis of lines
from ions of Kr and Xe reveals enhancements in most of the PNe, in agreement
with the theories of s-process in AGB star. Surprisingly, we did not detect
lines from Br even though s-process calculations indicate that it should be
produced with Kr at detectable levels.Comment: 2 pages, 1 figure, to be published in the Proceedings of the IAU
Symposium 234: Planetary Nebulae in Our Galaxy and Beyond, eds. M.J. Barlow,
R.H. Mende
Teleparallel Killing Vectors of Spherically Symmetric Spacetimes
In this paper, Killing vectors of spherically spacetimes have been evaluated
in the context of teleparallel theory of gravitation. Further, we investigate
the Killing vectors of the Friedmann metrics. It is found that for static
spherically spacetimes the number of Killing vectors turn out to be
\emph{seven} while for the Friedmann models, we obtain \emph{six} teleparallel
Killing vectors. The results are then compared with those of General
Relativity. We conclude that both of these descriptions of gravity do not
provide the consistent results in general. However, these results may coincide
under certain conditions for a particular spacetime.Comment: 14 pages, accepted for publication in Communications in Theoretical
Physic
Effect of in-plane magnetic field on magnetic phase transitions in nu=2 bilayer quantum Hall systems
By using the effective bosonic spin theory, which is recently proposed by
Demler and Das Sarma [ Phys. Rev. Lett. 82, 3895 (1999) ], we analyze the
effect of an external in-plane magnetic field on the magnetic phase transitions
of the bilayer quantum Hall system at filling factor nu=2. It is found that the
quantum phase diagram is modified by the in-plane magnetic field. Therefore,
quantum phase transitions can be induced simply by tilting the magnetic field.
The general behavior of the critical tilted angle for different layer
separations and interlayer tunneling amplitudes is shown. We find that the
critical tilted angles being calculated agree very well with the reported
values. Moreover, a universal critical exponent for the transition from the
canted antiferromagnetic phase to the ferromagnetic phase is found to be equal
to 1/2 within the present effective theory.Comment: RevTeX, 4 pages with 3 EPS figures include
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