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Weak Lensing Probes of Modified Gravity
We study the effect of modifications to General Relativity on large scale
weak lensing observables. In particular, we consider three modified gravity
scenarios: f(R) gravity, the DGP model, and TeVeS theory. Weak lensing is
sensitive to the growth of structure and the relation between matter and
gravitational potentials, both of which will in general be affected by modified
gravity. Restricting ourselves to linear scales, we compare the predictions for
galaxy-shear and shear-shear correlations of each modified gravity cosmology to
those of an effective Dark Energy cosmology with the same expansion history. In
this way, the effects of modified gravity on the growth of perturbations are
separated from the expansion history. We also propose a test which isolates the
matter-potential relation from the growth factor and matter power spectrum. For
all three modified gravity models, the predictions for galaxy and shear
correlations will be discernible from those of Dark Energy with very high
significance in future weak lensing surveys. Furthermore, each model predicts a
measurably distinct scale dependence and redshift evolution of galaxy and shear
correlations, which can be traced back to the physical foundations of each
model. We show that the signal-to-noise for detecting signatures of modified
gravity is much higher for weak lensing observables as compared to the ISW
effect, measured via the galaxy-CMB cross-correlation.Comment: 16 pages, 8 figures; accepted for publication in Phys. Rev. D; v2:
references added; v3: clarifications and additions to the text in response to
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Mesoscopic competition of superconductivity and ferromagnetism: conductance peak statistics in metallic grains
We investigate the competition between superconductivity and ferromagnetism
in chaotic ultra-small metallic grains in a regime where both phases can
coexist. We use an effective Hamiltonian that combines a BCS-like pairing term
and a ferromagnetic Stoner-like spin exchange term. We study the transport
properties of the grain in the Coulomb blockade regime and identify signatures
of the coexistence between pairing and exchange correlations in the mesoscopic
fluctuations of the conductance peak spacings and peak heights.Comment: 4 pages, 3 figure
The coexistence of superconductivity and ferromagnetism in nano-scale metallic grains
A nano-scale metallic grain in which the single-particle dynamics are chaotic
is described by the so-called universal Hamiltonian. This Hamiltonian includes
a superconducting pairing term and a ferromagnetic exchange term that compete
with each other: pairing correlations favor minimal ground-state spin, while
the exchange interaction favors maximal spin polarization. Of particular
interest is the fluctuation-dominated regime where the bulk pairing gap is
comparable to or smaller than the single-particle mean level spacing and the
Bardeen-Cooper-Schrieffer theory of superconductivity breaks down.
Superconductivity and ferromagnetism can coexist in this regime. We identify
signatures of the competition between superconductivity and ferromagnetism in a
number of quantities: ground-state spin, conductance fluctuations when the
grain is weakly coupled to external leads and the thermodynamic properties of
the grain, such as heat capacity and spin susceptibility.Comment: 13 pages, 13 figures, Proceedings of the Conference on the Frontiers
of Quantum and Mesoscopic Thermodynamics (FQMT11
Efficient Management of Short-Lived Data
Motivated by the increasing prominence of loosely-coupled systems, such as
mobile and sensor networks, which are characterised by intermittent
connectivity and volatile data, we study the tagging of data with so-called
expiration times. More specifically, when data are inserted into a database,
they may be tagged with time values indicating when they expire, i.e., when
they are regarded as stale or invalid and thus are no longer considered part of
the database. In a number of applications, expiration times are known and can
be assigned at insertion time. We present data structures and algorithms for
online management of data tagged with expiration times. The algorithms are
based on fully functional, persistent treaps, which are a combination of binary
search trees with respect to a primary attribute and heaps with respect to a
secondary attribute. The primary attribute implements primary keys, and the
secondary attribute stores expiration times in a minimum heap, thus keeping a
priority queue of tuples to expire. A detailed and comprehensive experimental
study demonstrates the well-behavedness and scalability of the approach as well
as its efficiency with respect to a number of competitors.Comment: switched to TimeCenter latex styl
Classification of multidimensional inflationary models
We define under which circumstances two multi-warped product spacetimes can
be considered equivalent and then we classify the spaces of constant curvature
in the Euclidean and Lorentzian signature. For dimension D=2, we get
essentially twelve representations, for D=3 exactly eighteen. More general, for
every even D, 5D+2 cases exist, whereas for every odd D, 5D+3 cases exist. For
every D, exactly one half of them has the Euclidean signature. Our definition
is well suited for the discussion of multidimensional cosmological models, and
our results give a simple algorithm to decide whether a given metric represents
the inflationary de Sitter spacetime (in unusual coordinates) or not.Comment: 21 pages, LaTeX, no figures, J. Math. Phys. in prin
Requirements for Kalman filtering on the GE-701 whole word computer
The results of a study to determine scaling, storage, and word length requirements for programming the Kalman filter on the GE-701 Whole Word Computer are reported. Simulation tests are presented which indicate that the Kalman filter, using a square root formulation with process noise added, utilizing MLS, radar altimeters, and airspeed as navigation aids, may be programmed for the GE-701 computer to successfully navigate and control the Boeing B737-100 during landing approach, landing rollout, and turnoff. The report contains flow charts, equations, computer storage, scaling, and word length recommendations for the Kalman filter on the GE-701 Whole Word computer
A Low Cost and Labor Efficient Method for Rearing Black Cutworms (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)
The black cutworm, Agrotis ipsilon (Hufnagel), has been and continues to be the subject of many biological and control studies in the north-central states. Interest in this insect can often be traced to its status as a major, but sporadic pest of field com in the region
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