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Noncommutative 6D Gauge Higgs Unification Models
The influence of higher dimensions in noncommutative field theories is
considered. For this purpose, we analyze the bosonic sector of a recently
proposed 6 dimensional SU(3) orbifold model for the electroweak interactions.
The corresponding noncommutative theory is constructed by means of the
Seiberg-Witten map in 6D. We find in the reduced bosonic interactions in 4D
theory, couplings which are new with respect to other known 4D noncommutative
formulations of the Standard Model using the Seiberg-Witten map.
Phenomenological implications due to the noncommutativity of extra dimensions
are explored. In particular, assuming that the commutative model leads to the
standard model values, a bound -5.63 10^{-8} GeV^{-2}< theta <1.06
10^{-7}GeV^{-2} on the corresponding noncommutativity scale is derived from
current experimental constraints on the S and T oblique parameters. This bound
is used to predict a possibly significant impact of noncommutativity effects of
extra dimensions on the rare Higgs boson decay H-> gamma gamma.Comment: Latex file, 11 pages, 1 figur
Quantum dynamics, dissipation, and asymmetry effects in quantum dot arrays
We study the role of dissipation and structural defects on the time evolution
of quantum dot arrays with mobile charges under external driving fields. These
structures, proposed as quantum dot cellular automata, exhibit interesting
quantum dynamics which we describe in terms of equations of motion for the
density matrix. Using an open system approach, we study the role of asymmetries
and the microscopic electron-phonon interaction on the general dynamical
behavior of the charge distribution (polarization) of such systems. We find
that the system response to the driving field is improved at low temperatures
(and/or weak phonon coupling), before deteriorating as temperature and
asymmetry increase. In addition to the study of the time evolution of
polarization, we explore the linear entropy of the system in order to gain
further insights into the competition between coherent evolution and
dissipative processes.Comment: 11pages,9 figures(eps), submitted to PR
Crossing the phantom divide in an interacting generalized Chaplygin gas
Unified generalized Chaplygin gas models assuming an interaction between dark
energy and dark matter fluids have been previously proposed. Following these
ideas, we consider a particular relation between dark densities, which allows
the possibility of a time varying equation of state for dark energy that
crosses the phantom divide at a recent epoch. Moreover, these densities decay
during all the evolution of the Universe, avoiding a Big Rip. We find also a
scaling solution, i.e. these densities are asymptotically proportional in the
future, which contributes to the solution of the coincidence problem.Comment: Improved version, 10 pages, 4 figures, References adde
Low X-Ray Luminosity Galaxy Clusters: Main goals, sample selection, photometric and spectroscopic observations
We present the study of nineteen low X-ray luminosity galaxy clusters (L 0.5--45 erg s), selected from the ROSAT
Position Sensitive Proportional Counters (PSPC) Pointed Observations (Vikhlinin
et al. 1998) and the revised version of Mullis et al. (2003) in the redshift
range of 0.16 to 0.7. This is the introductory paper of a series presenting the
sample selection, photometric and spectroscopic observations and data
reduction. Photometric data in different passbands were taken for eight galaxy
clusters at Las Campanas Observatory; three clusters at Cerro Tololo
Interamerican Observatory; and eight clusters at the Gemini Observatory.
Spectroscopic data were collected for only four galaxy clusters using Gemini
telescopes. With the photometry, the galaxies were defined based on the
star-galaxy separation taking into account photometric parameters. For each
galaxy cluster, the catalogues contain the PSF and aperture magnitudes of
galaxies within the 90\% completeness limit. They are used together with
structural parameters to study the galaxy morphology and to estimate
photometric redshifts. With the spectroscopy, the derived galaxy velocity
dispersion of our clusters ranged from 507 km~s for [VMF98]022 to 775
km~s for [VMF98]097 with signs of substructure. Cluster membership has
been extensively discussed taking into account spectroscopic and photometric
redshift estimates. In this sense, members are the galaxies within a projected
radius of 0.75 Mpc from the X-ray mission peak and with cluster centric
velocities smaller than the cluster velocity dispersion or 6000 km~s,
respectively. These results will be used in forthcoming papers to study, among
the main topics, the red cluster sequence, blue cloud and green populations;
the galaxy luminosity function and cluster dynamics.Comment: 13 pages, 6 tables, 9 figures. Uses emulateapj. Accepted for
publication in The Astronomical Journal. Some formatting errors fixe
Towards SDp-brane Quantization
The quantum mechanical analysis of the canonical hamiltonian description of
the effective action of a SDp-brane in bosonic ten dimensional Type II
supergravity in a homogeneous background is given. We find exact solutions for
the corresponding quantum theory by solving the Wheeler-deWitt equation in the
late-time limit of the rolling tachyon. The probability densities for several
values of p are shown and their possible interpretation is discussed. In the
process the effects of electromagnetic fields are also incorporated and it is
shown that in this case the interpretation of tachyon regarded as ``matter
clock'' is modified.Comment: 15 pages, 3 eps figures, revtex
The VLT-FLAMES Tarantula Survey XXI. Stellar spin rates of O-type spectroscopic binaries
The initial distribution of spin rates of massive stars is a fingerprint of
their elusive formation process. It also sets a key initial condition for
stellar evolution and is thus an important ingredient in stellar population
synthesis. So far, most studies have focused on single stars. Most O stars are
however found in multiple systems. By establishing the spin-rate distribution
of a sizeable sample of O-type spectroscopic binaries and by comparing the
distributions of binary sub-populations with one another as well as with that
of presumed single stars in the same region, we aim to constrain the initial
spin distribution of O stars in binaries, and to identify signatures of the
physical mechanisms that affect the evolution of the massive stars spin rates.
We use ground-based optical spectroscopy obtained in the framework of the
VLT-FLAMES Tarantula Survey (VFTS) to establish the projected equatorial
rotational velocities (\vrot) for components of 114 spectroscopic binaries in
30 Doradus. The \vrot\ values are derived from the full-width at half-maximum
(FWHM) of a set of spectral lines, using a FWHM vs. \vrot\ calibration that we
derive based on previous line analysis methods applied to single O-type stars
in the VFTS sample. The overall \vrot\ distribution of the primary stars
resembles that of single O-type stars in the VFTS, featuring a low-velocity
peak (at \vrot < 200 kms) and a shoulder at intermediate velocities (200 <
\vrot < 300 kms). The distributions of binaries and single stars however
differ in two ways. First, the main peak at \vrot \sim100 kms is broader and
slightly shifted toward higher spin rates in the binary distribution compared
to that of the presumed-single stars. Second, the \vrot distribution of
primaries lacks a significant population of stars spinning faster than 300 kms
while such a population is clearly present in the single star sample.Comment: 16 pages, 16 figures, paper accepted in Astronomy & Astrophysic
Towards a Gravitational Analog to S-duality in Non-abelian Gauge Theories
For non-abelian non-supersymmetric gauge theories, generic dual theories have
been constructed. In these theories the couplings appear inverted. However,
they do not possess a Yang-Mills structure but rather are a kind of non-linear
sigma model. It is shown that for a topological gravitational model an analog
to this duality exists.Comment: LaTeX, 14 pages, no figures, minor correction
Rotational velocities of single and binary O-type stars in the Tarantula Nebula
Rotation is a key parameter in the evolution of massive stars, affecting
their evolution, chemical yields, ionizing photon budget, and final fate. We
determined the projected rotational velocity, , of 330 O-type
objects, i.e. 210 spectroscopic single stars and 110 primaries in
binary systems, in the Tarantula nebula or 30 Doradus (30\,Dor) region. The
observations were taken using VLT/FLAMES and constitute the largest homogeneous
dataset of multi-epoch spectroscopy of O-type stars currently available. The
most distinctive feature of the distributions of the
presumed-single stars and primaries in 30 Dor is a low-velocity peak at around
100\,. Stellar winds are not expected to have spun-down the
bulk of the stars significantly since their arrival on the main sequence and
therefore the peak in the single star sample is likely to represent the outcome
of the formation process. Whereas the spin distribution of presumed-single
stars shows a well developed tail of stars rotating more rapidly than
300\,, the sample of primaries does not feature such a
high-velocity tail. The tail of the presumed-single star distribution is
attributed for the most part -- and could potentially be completely due -- to
spun-up binary products that appear as single stars or that have merged. This
would be consistent with the lack of such post-interaction products in the
binary sample, that is expected to be dominated by pre-interaction systems. The
peak in this distribution is broader and is shifted toward somewhat higher spin
rates compared to the distribution of presumed-single stars. Systems displaying
large radial velocity variations, typical for short period systems, appear
mostly responsible for these differences.Comment: 6 pages, 3 figures, Proceedings IAU Symposium No. 307, 2014, 'New
windows on massive stars: asteroseismology, interferometry, and
spectropolarimetry
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