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DASCH 100-yr light curves of high-mass X-ray binaries
We analyzed the 100-yr light curves of Galactic high-mass X-ray binaries
using the Harvard photographic plate collection, made accessible through the
DASCH project (Digital Access to a Sky Century at Harvard). As scanning is
still in progress, we focus on the four objects that are currently well
covered: the supergiant X-ray binary Cyg X-1 (V1357 Cyg), and the Be X-ray
binaries 1H 1936+541 (BD+53 2262), RX J1744.7-2713 (HD 161103), and RX
J2030.5+4751 (SAO 49725), the latter two objects being similar to gamma Cas.
The star associated with Cyg X-1 does not show evidence for variability with an
amplitude higher than 0.3 magnitude over a hundred years. We found significant
variability of one magnitude with timescales of more than 10 years for SAO
49725, as well as a possible period of 500-600 days and an amplitude of 0.05
magnitude that might be the orbital, or super-orbital period of the system. The
data is insufficient to conclude for HD 161103 but suggests a similar long-term
variability. We thus observe an additional characteristic of gamma Cas-like
objects: their long-term variability. This variability seems to be due to the
slow evolution of a decretion disk around the Be star, but may be triggered by
the presence of a compact object in the system, possibly a white dwarf. This
characteristic could be used to identify further similar objects otherwise
difficult to detect.Comment: Accepted for publication in Proceedings of Science (INTEGRAL 2012),
Eds. A. Goldwurm, F. Lebrun and C. Winkler, based on a presentation at the
9th INTEGRAL Workshop "An INTEGRAL view of the high-energy sky (the first 10
years)", October 15-19, 2012, Paris, Franc
Multi-layer model for the web graph
This paper studies stochastic graph models of the WebGraph. We present a new model that describes the WebGraph as an ensemble of different regions generated by independent stochastic processes (in the spirit of a recent paper by Dill et al. [VLDB 2001]). Models such as the Copying Model [17] and Evolving Networks Model [3] are simulated and compared on several relevant measures such as degree and clique distribution
Interfaces and the edge percolation map of random directed networks
The traditional node percolation map of directed networks is reanalyzed in
terms of edges. In the percolated phase, edges can mainly organize into five
distinct giant connected components, interfaces bridging the communication of
nodes in the strongly connected component and those in the in- and
out-components. Formal equations for the relative sizes in number of edges of
these giant structures are derived for arbitrary joint degree distributions in
the presence of local and two-point correlations. The uncorrelated null model
is fully solved analytically and compared against simulations, finding an
excellent agreement between the theoretical predictions and the edge
percolation map of synthetically generated networks with exponential or
scale-free in-degree distribution and exponential out-degree distribution.
Interfaces, and their internal organization giving place from "hairy ball"
percolation landscapes to bottleneck straits, could bring new light to the
discussion of how structure is interwoven with functionality, in particular in
flow networks.Comment: 20 pages, 4 figure
Levy-Nearest-Neighbors Bak-Sneppen Model
We study a random neighbor version of the Bak-Sneppen model, where "nearest
neighbors" are chosen according to a probability distribution decaying as a
power-law of the distance from the active site, P(x) \sim |x-x_{ac
}|^{-\omega}. All the exponents characterizing the self-organized critical
state of this model depend on the exponent \omega. As \omega tends to 1 we
recover the usual random nearest neighbor version of the model. The pattern of
results obtained for a range of values of \omega is also compatible with the
results of simulations of the original BS model in high dimensions. Moreover,
our results suggest a critical dimension d_c=6 for the Bak-Sneppen model, in
contrast with previous claims.Comment: To appear on Phys. Rev. E, Rapid Communication
Spiral graphone and one sided fluorographene nano-ribbons
The instability of a free-standing one sided hydrogenated/fluorinated
graphene nano-ribbon, i.e. graphone/fluorographene, is studied using ab-initio,
semiempirical and large scale molecular dynamics simulations. Free standing
semi-infinite arm-chair like hydrogenated/fluorinated graphene (AC-GO/AC-GF)
and boat like hydrogenated/fluorinated graphene (B-GO/B-GF) (nano-ribbons which
are periodic along the zig-zag direction) are unstable and spontaneously
transform into spiral structures. We find that rolled, spiral B-GO and B-GF are
energetically more favorable than spiral AC-GO and AC-GF which is opposite to
the double sided flat hydrogenated/fluorinated graphene, i.e.
graphane/fluorographene. We found that the packed, spiral structures exhibit
unexpected localized HOMO-LUMO at the edges with increasing energy gap during
rolling. These rolled hydrocarbon structures are stable beyond room temperature
up to at least =1000\,K.Comment: Phys. Rev. B 87, 075448 (2013
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