575 research outputs found
Nonlinear spinor field in cosmology
Within the scope of Bianchi type VI (BVI) model the self-consistent system of
nonlinear spinor and gravitational fields is considered. Exact self-consistent
solutions to the spinor and gravitational field equations are obtained for some
special choice of spatial inhomogeneity and nonlinear spinor term. The role of
inhomogeneity in the evolution of spinor and gravitational field is studied.
Oscillatory mode of expansion of the BVI universe is obtained for some special
choice of spinor field nonlinearity.Comment: RevTex4, 19 pages, 4 figure
Preservatives and neutralizing substances in milk: analytical sensitivity of official specific and nonspecific tests, microbial inhibition effect, and residue persistence in milk
Numerical analysis of flow and cavitation characteristics in a pilot-control globe valve with different valve core displacements
Distributed Block Coordinate Descent for Minimizing Partially Separable Functions
In this work we propose a distributed randomized block coordinate descent
method for minimizing a convex function with a huge number of
variables/coordinates. We analyze its complexity under the assumption that the
smooth part of the objective function is partially block separable, and show
that the degree of separability directly influences the complexity. This
extends the results in [Richtarik, Takac: Parallel coordinate descent methods
for big data optimization] to a distributed environment. We first show that
partially block separable functions admit an expected separable
overapproximation (ESO) with respect to a distributed sampling, compute the ESO
parameters, and then specialize complexity results from recent literature that
hold under the generic ESO assumption. We describe several approaches to
distribution and synchronization of the computation across a cluster of
multi-core computers and provide promising computational results.Comment: in Recent Developments in Numerical Analysis and Optimization, 201
Understanding the degradation of methylenediammonium and its role in phase-stabilizing formamidinium lead triiodide
Formamidinium lead triiodide (FAPbI3) is the leading candidate for single-junction metal-halide perovskite photovoltaics, despite the metastability of this phase. To enhance its ambient-phase stability and produce world-record photovoltaic efficiencies, methylenediammonium dichloride (MDACl2) has been used as an additive in FAPbI3. MDA2+ has been reported as incorporated into the perovskite lattice alongside Cl-. However, the precise function and role of MDA2+ remain uncertain. Here, we grow FAPbI3 single crystals from a solution containing MDACl2 (FAPbI3-M). We demonstrate that FAPbI3-M crystals are stable against transformation to the photoinactive ÎŽ-phase for more than one year under ambient conditions. Critically, we reveal that MDA2+ is not the direct cause of the enhanced material stability. Instead, MDA2+ degrades rapidly to produce ammonium and methaniminium, which subsequently oligomerizes to yield hexamethylenetetramine (HMTA). FAPbI3 crystals grown from a solution containing HMTA (FAPbI3-H) replicate the enhanced α-phase stability of FAPbI3-M. However, we further determine that HMTA is unstable in the perovskite precursor solution, where reaction with FA+ is possible, leading instead to the formation of tetrahydrotriazinium (THTZ-H+). By a combination of liquid- and solid-state NMR techniques, we show that THTZ-H+ is selectively incorporated into the bulk of both FAPbI3-M and FAPbI3-H at âŒ0.5 mol % and infer that this addition is responsible for the improved α-phase stability
Classification of Supernovae
The current classification scheme for supernovae is presented. The main
observational features of the supernova types are described and the physical
implications briefly addressed. Differences between the homogeneous
thermonuclear type Ia and similarities among the heterogeneous core collapse
type Ib, Ic and II are highlighted. Transforming type IIb, narrow line type
IIn, supernovae associated with GRBs and few peculiar objects are also
discussed.Comment: 16 Pages, 4 figures, to be published in "Supernovae and Gamma-Ray
Bursters," ed. Kurt W. Weile
Clinical, biochemical and haemathological effects in Rhamdia quelen exposed to cypermethrin
Measurement of the View the tt production cross-section using eÎŒ events with b-tagged jets in pp collisions at âs = 13 TeV with the ATLAS detector
This paper describes a measurement of the inclusive top quark pair production cross-section (ÏttÂŻ) with a data sample of 3.2 fbâ1 of protonâproton collisions at a centre-of-mass energy of âs = 13 TeV, collected in 2015 by the ATLAS detector at the LHC. This measurement uses events with an opposite-charge electronâmuon pair in the final state. Jets containing b-quarks are tagged using an algorithm based on track impact parameters and reconstructed secondary vertices. The numbers of events with exactly one and exactly two b-tagged jets are counted and used to determine simultaneously ÏttÂŻ and the efficiency to reconstruct and b-tag a jet from a top quark decay, thereby minimising the associated systematic uncertainties. The cross-section is measured to be:
ÏttÂŻ = 818 ± 8 (stat) ± 27 (syst) ± 19 (lumi) ± 12 (beam) pb,
where the four uncertainties arise from data statistics, experimental and theoretical systematic effects, the integrated luminosity and the LHC beam energy, giving a total relative uncertainty of 4.4%. The result is consistent with theoretical QCD calculations at next-to-next-to-leading order. A fiducial measurement corresponding to the experimental acceptance of the leptons is also presented
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