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On the direct indecomposability of infinite irreducible Coxeter groups and the Isomorphism Problem of Coxeter groups
In this paper we prove, without the finite rank assumption, that any
irreducible Coxeter group of infinite order is directly indecomposable as an
abstract group. The key ingredient of the proof is that we can determine, for
an irreducible Coxeter group, the centralizers of the normal subgroups that are
generated by involutions. As a consequence, we show that the problem of
deciding whether two general Coxeter groups are isomorphic, as abstract groups,
is reduced to the case of irreducible Coxeter groups, without assuming the
finiteness of the number of the irreducible components or their ranks. We also
give a description of the automorphism group of a general Coxeter group in
terms of those of its irreducible components.Comment: 30 page
Inverse approach to Einstein's equations for fluids with vanishing anisotropic stress tensor
We expand previous work on an inverse approach to Einstein Field Equations
where we include fluids with energy flux and consider the vanishing of the
anisotropic stress tensor. We consider the approach using warped product
spacetimes of class . Although restricted, these spacetimes include many
exact solutions of interest to compact object studies and to cosmological
models studies. The question explored here is as follows: given a spacetime
metric, what fluid flow (timelike congruence), if any, could generate the
spacetime via Einstein's equations. We calculate the flow from the condition of
a vanishing anisotropic stress tensor and give results in terms of the metric
functions in the three canonical types of coordinates. A condition for perfect
fluid sources is also provided. The framework developed is algorithmic and
suited for the study and validation of exact solutions using computer algebra
systems. The framework can be applied to solutions in comoving and non-comoving
frames of reference, and examples in different types of coordinates are worked
out.Comment: 15 pages, matches version to appear in Phys.Rev.
Exact Resummations in the Theory of Hydrodynamic Turbulence: I The Ball of Locality and Normal Scaling
This paper is the first in a series of three papers that aim at understanding
the scaling behaviour of hydrodynamic turbulence. We present in this paper a
perturbative theory for the structure functions and the response functions of
the hydrodynamic velocity field in real space and time. Starting from the
Navier-Stokes equations (at high Reynolds number Re) we show that the standard
perturbative expansions that suffer from infra-red divergences can be exactly
resummed using the Belinicher-L'vov transformation. After this exact (partial)
resummation it is proven that the resulting perturbation theory is free of
divergences, both in large and in small spatial separations. The hydrodynamic
response and the correlations have contributions that arise from mediated
interactions which take place at some space- time coordinates. It is shown that
the main contribution arises when these coordinates lie within a shell of a
"ball of locality" that is defined and discussed. We argue that the real
space-time formalism developed here offers a clear and intuitive understanding
of every diagram in the theory, and of every element in the diagrams. One major
consequence of this theory is that none of the familiar perturbative mechanisms
may ruin the classical Kolmogorov (K41) scaling solution for the structure
functions. Accordingly, corrections to the K41 solutions should be sought in
nonperturbative effects. These effects are the subjects of papers II and III in
this series, that will propose a mechanism for anomalous scaling in turbulence,
which in particular allows multiscaling of the structure functions.Comment: PRE in press, 18 pages + 6 figures, REVTeX. The Eps files of figures
will be FTPed by request to [email protected]
On the exactly solvable pairing models for bosons
We propose the new exactly solvable model for bosons corresponding to the
attractive pairing interaction. Using the electrostatic analogy, the solution
of this model in thermodynamic limit is found. The transition from the
superfluid phase with the Bose condensate and the Bogoliubov - type spectrum of
excitations in the weak coupling regime to the incompressible phase with the
gap in the excitation spectrum in the strong coupling regime is observed.Comment: 19 page
Neuropathy target esterase in mouse whole blood as a biomarker of exposure to neuropathic organophosphorus compounds
The adult hen is the standard animal model for testing organophosphorus (OP) compounds for organophosphorus compound‐induced delayed neurotoxicity (OPIDN). Recently, we developed a mouse model for biochemical assessment of the neuropathic potential of OP compounds based on brain neuropathy target esterase (NTE) and acetylcholinesterase (AChE) inhibition. We carried out the present work to further develop the mouse model by testing the hypothesis that whole blood NTE inhibition could be used as a biochemical marker for exposure to neuropathic OP compounds. Because brain NTE and AChE inhibition are biomarkers of OPIDN and acute cholinergic toxicity, respectively, we compared NTE and AChE 20‐min IC50 values as well as ED50 values 1 h after single intraperitoneal (i.p.) injections of increasing doses of two neuropathic OP compounds that differed in acute toxicity potency. We found good agreement between the brain and blood for in vitro sensitivity of each enzyme as well for the ratios IC50(AChE)/IC50(NTE). Both OP compounds inhibited AChE and NTE in the mouse brain and blood dose‐dependently, and brain and blood inhibitions in vivo were well correlated for each enzyme. For both OP compounds, the ratio ED50(AChE)/ED50(NTE) in blood corresponded to that in the brain despite the somewhat higher sensitivity of blood enzymes. Thus, our results indicate that mouse blood NTE could serve as a biomarker of exposure to neuropathic OP compounds. Moreover, the data suggest that relative inhibition of blood NTE and AChE provide a way to assess the likelihood that OP compound exposure in a susceptible species would produce cholinergic and/or delayed neuropathic effects. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.The adult hen is the standard animal model for testing organophosphorus (OP) compounds for organophosphorus compound‐induced delayed neurotoxicity (OPIDN). Recently, we developed a mouse model for the biochemical assessment of the neuropathic potential of OP compounds based on brain neuropathy target esterase (NTE) and acetylcholinesterase (AChE) inhibition. The present work represents further development of the mouse model aimed at using whole blood NTE as a biomarker of exposure to neuropathic OP compounds and predicting OPIDN risk in susceptible species by comparing blood NTE and AChE inhibition.Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/134102/1/jat3305.pdfhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/134102/2/jat3305_am.pd
Some combinatorial identities related to commuting varieties and Hilbert schemes
In this article we explore some of the combinatorial consequences of recent results relating the isospectral commuting variety and the Hilbert scheme of points in the plane
Superfluid Phase Transitions in Dense Neutron Matter
The phase transitions in a realistic system with triplet pairing, dense
neutron matter, have been investigated. The spectrum of phases of the
model, which adequately describes pairing in this system, is
analytically constructed with the aid of a separation method for solving BCS
gap equation in states of arbitrary angular momentum. In addition to solutions
involving a single value of the magnetic quantum number (and its negative),
there exist ten real multicomponent solutions. Five of the corresponding
angle-dependent order parameters have nodes, and five do not. In contrast to
the case of superfluid He, transitions occur between phases with nodeless
order parameters. The temperature dependence of the competition between the
various phases is studied.Comment: 11 pages, 2 figure
The Reaction Process A+A->O in Sinai Disorder
The single-species reaction-diffusion process is examined in the
presence of an uncorrelated, quenched random velocity field. Utilising a
field-theoretic approach, we find that in two dimensions and below the density
decay is altered from the case of purely diffusing reactants. In two-dimensions
the density amplitude is reduced in the presence of weak disorder, yielding the
interesting result that Sinai disorder can cause reactions to occur at an {\it
increased} rate. This is in contrast to the case of long-range correlated
disorder, where it was shown that the reaction becomes sub-diffusion limited.
However, when written in terms of the microscopic diffusion constant it is seen
that increasing the disorder has the effect of reducing the rate of the
reaction. Below two dimensions, the effect of Sinai disorder is much more
severe and the reaction is shown to become sub-diffusion limited. Although
there is no universal amplitude for the time-dependence of the density, it is
universal when expressed in terms of the disorder-averaged diffusion length.
The appropriate amplitude is calculated to one-loop order.Comment: 12 pages, 2 figure
Magnetic Flux of EUV Arcade and Dimming Regions as a Relevant Parameter for Early Diagnostics of Solar Eruptions - Sources of Non-Recurrent Geomagnetic Storms and Forbush Decreases
This study aims at the early diagnostics of geoeffectiveness of coronal mass
ejections (CMEs) from quantitative parameters of the accompanying EUV dimming
and arcade events. We study events of the 23th solar cycle, in which major
non-recurrent geomagnetic storms (GMS) with Dst <-100 nT are sufficiently
reliably identified with their solar sources in the central part of the disk.
Using the SOHO/EIT 195 A images and MDI magnetograms, we select significant
dimming and arcade areas and calculate summarized unsigned magnetic fluxes in
these regions at the photospheric level. The high relevance of this eruption
parameter is displayed by its pronounced correlation with the Forbush decrease
(FD) magnitude, which, unlike GMSs, does not depend on the sign of the Bz
component but is determined by global characteristics of ICMEs. Correlations
with the same magnetic flux in the solar source region are found for the GMS
intensity (at the first step, without taking into account factors determining
the Bz component near the Earth), as well as for the temporal intervals between
the solar eruptions and the GMS onset and peak times. The larger the magnetic
flux, the stronger the FD and GMS intensities are and the shorter the ICME
transit time is. The revealed correlations indicate that the main quantitative
characteristics of major non-recurrent space weather disturbances are largely
determined by measurable parameters of solar eruptions, in particular, by the
magnetic flux in dimming areas and arcades, and can be tentatively estimated in
advance with a lead time from 1 to 4 days. For GMS intensity, the revealed
dependencies allow one to estimate a possible value, which can be expected if
the Bz component is negative.Comment: 27 pages, 5 figures. Accepted for publication in Solar Physic
Exact correlation functions of the BCS model in the canonical ensemble
We evaluate correlation functions of the BCS model for finite number of
particles. The integrability of the Hamiltonian relates it with the Gaudin
algebra . Therefore, a theorem that Sklyanin proved for the
Gaudin model, can be applied. Several diagonal and off-diagonal correlators are
calculated. The finite size scaling behavior of the pairing correlation
function is studied.Comment: 4 pages revtex; 2 figures .eps. Revised version to be published in
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