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Current Algebra in the Path Integral framework
In this letter we describe an approach to the current algebra based in the
Path Integral formalism. We use this method for abelian and non-abelian quantum
field theories in 1+1 and 2+1 dimensions and the correct expressions are
obtained. Our results show the independence of the regularization of the
current algebras.Comment: 8 pages, Revtex. One reference added. To appear in Mod. Phys. Lett.
A, Vol. 13, No. 27 (1998
Adiabatic analysis of the rotating BTZ black hole
In this paper we analyze some interesting features of the thermodynamics of
the rotating BTZ black hole from the Carath\'{e}odory axiomatic postulate, for
which, we exploit the appropriate Pfaffian form. The allowed adiabatic
transformations are then obtained by solving the corresponding Cauchy problem,
and are studied accordingly. Furthermore, we discuss the implications of our
approach, regarding the the second and third laws of black hole thermodynamics.
In particular, the merging of two extremal black holes is studied in detail
Quasinormal Modes of Extremal BTZ Black Hole
Motivated by several pieces of evidence, in order to show that extreme black
holes cannot be obtained as limits of non-extremal black holes, in this article
we calculate explicitly quasinormal modes for Ba\~{n}ados, Teitelboim and
Zanelli (BTZ) extremal black hole and we showed that the imaginary part of the
frequency is zero. We obtain exact result for the scalar an fermionic
perturbations. We also showed that the frequency is bounded from below for the
existence of the normal modes (non-dissipative modes).Comment: 6 pp. Accepted Classical and Quantum Gravity. Typos corrected and
some references was added. Final Versio
The oenological interest of fumaric acid: Stop malolactic fermentation and preserve the freshness of wines
ABSTRACT
One of the problems related to the increase in average temperatures in the wine-growing regions is the lower accumulation of organic acids in the berries. Wine freshness depends to a great extent on its acidity. Herein, the effectiveness of fumaric acid to inhibit malolactic fermentation or to stop it once initiated is evaluated in order to preserve the malic acid content. Different doses of fumaric acid and SO2 were tested. The ability of these compounds to inhibit bacterial development and stop the malic acid degradation was testedonaredwineofthevarietyVitisviniferaL.cv.Tempranillowhosemalicacidcontentwassetat1.5g/L. The control wine inoculated with 6 log CFU/mL of Oenococcus oeni finished the malolactic fermentation in 12 days. However, the use of doses equal to or greater than 300mg/L of fumaric acid delayed the onset of malolactic fermentation for more than 50 days with little degradation of malic acid. In addition, fumaric acid proved to be effective in stopping malolactic fermentation already started where the bacterial count was 7 log CFU/mL. Fumaric acid can be considered as a potent inhibitor of malolactic fermentation
Fermions scattering in a three dimensional extreme black hole background
The absorption cross section for scattering of fermions off an extreme BTZ
black hole is calculated. It is shown that, as in the case of scalar particles,
an extreme BTZ black hole exhibits a vanishing absorption cross section, which
is consistent with the vanishing entropy of such object. Additionally, we give
a general argument to prove that the particle flux near the horizon is zero.
Finally we show that the {\it reciprocal space} introduced previously in
\cite{gm} gives rise to the same result and, therefore, it could be considered
as the space where the scattering process takes place in an AdS spacetime.Comment: 15 pages, RevTex4. Revised version. To be published in Class.
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Scattering of scalar particles by a black hole
The absorption cross section for scalar particle impact on a Schwarzschild
black hole is found. The process is dominated by two physical phenomena. One of
them is the well-known greybody factor that arises from the energy-dependent
potential barrier outside the horizon that filters the incoming and outgoing
waves. The other is related to the reflection of particles on the horizon
(Kuchiev 2003). This latter effect strongly diminishes the cross section for
low energies, forcing it to vanish in the infrared limit. It is argued that
this is a general property, the absorption cross section vanishes in the
infrared limit for scattering of particles of arbitrary spin.Comment: 7 pages, revtex, 1 figur
Reflection, radiation and interference for black holes
Black holes are capable of reflection: there is a finite probability for any
particle that approaches the event horizon to bounce back. The albedo of the
black hole depends on its temperature and the energy of the incoming particle.
The reflection shares its physical origins with the Hawking process of
radiation, both of them arise as consequences of the mixing of the incoming and
outgoing waves that takes place on the event horizon.Comment: 10 pages, 1 figure, Revte
Intermediate Asymptotics of the Kerr Quasinormal Spectrum
We study analytically the quasinormal mode spectrum of near-extremal
(rotating) Kerr black holes. We find an analytic expression for these
black-hole resonances in terms of the black-hole physical parameters: its
Bekenstein-Hawking temperature T_{BH} and its horizon's angular velocity
\Omega, which is valid in the intermediate asymptotic regime
1<<\omega<<1/T_{BH}.Comment: 4 page
Absorption and quasinormal modes of classical fields propagating on 3D and 4D de Sitter spacetime
We extensively study the exact solutions of the massless Dirac equation in 3D
de Sitter spacetime that we published recently. Using the Newman-Penrose
formalism, we find exact solutions of the equations of motion for the massless
classical fields of spin s=1/2,1,2 and to the massive Dirac equation in 4D de
Sitter metric. Employing these solutions, we analyze the absorption by the
cosmological horizon and de Sitter quasinormal modes. We also comment on the
results given by other authors.Comment: 31 page
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