Can lightning be a noise source for a spherical gravitational wave antenna?

The detection of gravitational waves is a very active research field at the moment. In Brazil the gravitational wave detector is called Mario SCHENBERG. Due to its high sensitivity it is necessary to model mathematically all known noise sources so that digital filters can be developed that maximize the signal-to-noise ratio. One of the noise sources that must be considered are the disturbances caused by electromagnetic pulses due to lightning close to the experiment. Such disturbances may influence the vibrations of the antenna's normal modes and mask possible gravitational wave signals. In this work we model the interaction between lightning and SCHENBERG antenna and calculate the intensity of the noise due to a close lightning stroke in the detected signal. We find that the noise generated does not disturb the experiment significantly.Comment: 5 pages, 6 figure

Efecto analgésico del extracto hidroalcoholico de las hojas de Cissampelos sympodialis Eichl

Existen varios estudios que evidencian que la Cissampelos sympodialis posee atividad anti-inflamatoria, antialérgica, antidepresiva y de baja toxicidad. Este estudio evaluó los efectos de la administración intraperitoneal, del extracto hidroalcohólico de hojas de cissampelos sympodialis (EHACS), en las dosis de 50, 100 y 200 mg/Kg, en modelos de analgesia en camumdongos. En el modelo de las contracciones inducidas por el ácido acético (0,85%) fue encontrada una reducción en el número de contracciones proporcional a las dosis usadas (p<0,05). En el test de la reacción al formaldeído las dosis utilizadas no presentaron efecto significante en la primera fase del test (0-5 minutos). Sin embargo, la dosis de 200mg/Kg presentó una significante inhibición en la segunda fase (15 – 30 minutos) del test (p<0,05). Los resultados mostraron que el EHACS presentó una actividad antinociceptiva periférica probablemente relacionada con la alegada actividad anti-inflamatoria

The Wilson loop in the fourth order

o loop de Wilson se apresenta como uma variável muito apropriada para servir de base para uma teoria das forças nucleares. Esta afirmação é justificada se lembrarmos que a apresentação usual da cromodinâmica quântica perturbativa parte de variáveis coloridas, um fato altamente criticável, pois elas não representam qualquer variável física, enquanto que na eletrodinâmica as variáveis que descrevem os elétrons e fótons são físicas. Esta possibilidade de estudar as interações entendimento da fortes implica na necessidade de um claro estrutura analítica dos loops de Wilson. O objetivo deste trabalho e usar a técnica da regularização dimensional para discutir a estrutura dos diagramas da expansão perturbativa do loop de Wilson em quarta ordem. A introdução do número de dimensões como variável analítica, isola as divergências sob a forma de polos no plano complexo da dimensão, facilita a discussão da renormalização, além de proporcionar um método invariante de gauge. Com esta técnica renormalizamos a constante de acoplamento das interações fortes até a quarta ordem e mostramos que em quatro dimensões 0 resíduo não depende nem da curva nem do área no qual ele e calculado. Também mostramos que é possível calcular a parte finita do loop de Wilson para 0 caso especial de duas semi-retas de mesma origem.The Wilson loop shows itself as a very appropriate variable to be used as a base in a theory of nuclear forces. This statment is justified if we remember that the usual presentation of perturbative quantum chromodynamics starts from colored variables, a fact itself subject to critism since they do not represent any physical variable, whereas in the usual quantum eletrodynamics the variables that describes eletrons and photons are physical. This possibility of studying strong interactions implies the need of clear a understanding of the analytical structure of the Wilson loops. The purpose of this dissertation is to use the technique of dimensional regularization to discuss the structure of perturbative expansion diagrams of the Wilson loops up to fourth order. The introduction of the number of dimensions as an analytical variable isolates the divergences in the form of poles in the complex plane of the dimensions, make the renormalization procedure easier and also makes the method gauge invariant. With these techniques we have renormalized the coupling constant of strong interactions up to fourth order and have also show that in four dimension the residue is dependent neither on the curve nor on the arc on which it is calculated. We have also shown that it is possible to calculate the finit part of the Wilson loops for the special. Case of two half lines with the same origin

The Wilson loop in the fourth order

o loop de Wilson se apresenta como uma variável muito apropriada para servir de base para uma teoria das forças nucleares. Esta afirmação é justificada se lembrarmos que a apresentação usual da cromodinâmica quântica perturbativa parte de variáveis coloridas, um fato altamente criticável, pois elas não representam qualquer variável física, enquanto que na eletrodinâmica as variáveis que descrevem os elétrons e fótons são físicas. Esta possibilidade de estudar as interações entendimento da fortes implica na necessidade de um claro estrutura analítica dos loops de Wilson. O objetivo deste trabalho e usar a técnica da regularização dimensional para discutir a estrutura dos diagramas da expansão perturbativa do loop de Wilson em quarta ordem. A introdução do número de dimensões como variável analítica, isola as divergências sob a forma de polos no plano complexo da dimensão, facilita a discussão da renormalização, além de proporcionar um método invariante de gauge. Com esta técnica renormalizamos a constante de acoplamento das interações fortes até a quarta ordem e mostramos que em quatro dimensões 0 resíduo não depende nem da curva nem do área no qual ele e calculado. Também mostramos que é possível calcular a parte finita do loop de Wilson para 0 caso especial de duas semi-retas de mesma origem.The Wilson loop shows itself as a very appropriate variable to be used as a base in a theory of nuclear forces. This statment is justified if we remember that the usual presentation of perturbative quantum chromodynamics starts from colored variables, a fact itself subject to critism since they do not represent any physical variable, whereas in the usual quantum eletrodynamics the variables that describes eletrons and photons are physical. This possibility of studying strong interactions implies the need of clear a understanding of the analytical structure of the Wilson loops. The purpose of this dissertation is to use the technique of dimensional regularization to discuss the structure of perturbative expansion diagrams of the Wilson loops up to fourth order. The introduction of the number of dimensions as an analytical variable isolates the divergences in the form of poles in the complex plane of the dimensions, make the renormalization procedure easier and also makes the method gauge invariant. With these techniques we have renormalized the coupling constant of strong interactions up to fourth order and have also show that in four dimension the residue is dependent neither on the curve nor on the arc on which it is calculated. We have also shown that it is possible to calculate the finit part of the Wilson loops for the special. Case of two half lines with the same origin

The Schenberg spherical gravitational wave detector: the first commissioning runs

Here we present a status report of the first spherical antenna project equipped with a set of parametric transducers for gravitational detection. The Mario Schenberg, as it is called, started its commissioning phase at the Physics Institute of the University of Sao Paulo, in September 2006, under the full support of FAPESP. We have been testing the three preliminary parametric transducer systems in order to prepare the detector for the next cryogenic run, when it will be calibrated. We are also developing sapphire oscillators that will replace the current ones thereby providing better performance. We also plan to install eight transducers in the near future, six of which are of the two-mode type and arranged according to the truncated icosahedron configuration. The other two, which will be placed close to the sphere equator, will be mechanically non-resonant. In doing so, we want to verify that if the Schenberg antenna can become a wideband gravitational wave detector through the use of an ultra-high sensitivity non-resonant transducer constructed using the recent achievements of nanotechnology

Brazilian Flora 2020: Leveraging the power of a collaborative scientific network

International audienceThe shortage of reliable primary taxonomic data limits the description of biological taxa and the understanding of biodiversity patterns and processes, complicating biogeographical, ecological, and evolutionary studies. This deficit creates a significant taxonomic impediment to biodiversity research and conservation planning. The taxonomic impediment and the biodiversity crisis are widely recognized, highlighting the urgent need for reliable taxonomic data. Over the past decade, numerous countries worldwide have devoted considerable effort to Target 1 of the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation (GSPC), which called for the preparation of a working list of all known plant species by 2010 and an online world Flora by 2020. Brazil is a megadiverse country, home to more of the world's known plant species than any other country. Despite that, Flora Brasiliensis, concluded in 1906, was the last comprehensive treatment of the Brazilian flora. The lack of accurate estimates of the number of species of algae, fungi, and plants occurring in Brazil contributes to the prevailing taxonomic impediment and delays progress towards the GSPC targets. Over the past 12 years, a legion of taxonomists motivated to meet Target 1 of the GSPC, worked together to gather and integrate knowledge on the algal, plant, and fungal diversity of Brazil. Overall, a team of about 980 taxonomists joined efforts in a highly collaborative project that used cybertaxonomy to prepare an updated Flora of Brazil, showing the power of scientific collaboration to reach ambitious goals. This paper presents an overview of the Brazilian Flora 2020 and provides taxonomic and spatial updates on the algae, fungi, and plants found in one of the world's most biodiverse countries. We further identify collection gaps and summarize future goals that extend beyond 2020. Our results show that Brazil is home to 46,975 native species of algae, fungi, and plants, of which 19,669 are endemic to the country. The data compiled to date suggests that the Atlantic Rainforest might be the most diverse Brazilian domain for all plant groups except gymnosperms, which are most diverse in the Amazon. However, scientific knowledge of Brazilian diversity is still unequally distributed, with the Atlantic Rainforest and the Cerrado being the most intensively sampled and studied biomes in the country. In times of “scientific reductionism”, with botanical and mycological sciences suffering pervasive depreciation in recent decades, the first online Flora of Brazil 2020 significantly enhanced the quality and quantity of taxonomic data available for algae, fungi, and plants from Brazil. This project also made all the information freely available online, providing a firm foundation for future research and for the management, conservation, and sustainable use of the Brazilian funga and flora