Higher dimensional gravity invariant under the Poincare group

It is shown that the Stelle-West Grignani-Nardelli-formalism allows, both when odd dimensions and when even dimensions are considered, constructing actions for higher dimensional gravity invariant under local Lorentz rotations and under local Poincar\`{e} translations. It is also proved that such actions have the same coefficients as those obtained by Troncoso and Zanelli in ref. Class. Quantum Grav. 17 (2000) 4451.Comment: 7 pages, Latex, accepted in Phys. Rev.

The Cauchy problem of scalar-tensor theories of gravity

The 3+1 formulation of scalar-tensor theories of gravity (STT) is obtained in the physical (Jordan) frame departing from the 4+0 covariant field equations. Contrary to the common belief (folklore), the new system of ADM-like equations shows that the Cauchy problem of STT is well formulated (in the sense that the whole system of evolution equations is of first order in the time-derivative). This is the first step towards a full first order (in time and space) formulation from which a subsequent hyperbolicity analysis (a well-posedness determination) can be performed. Several gauge (lapse and shift) conditions are considered and implemented for STT. In particular, a generalization of the harmonic gauge for STT allows us to prove the well posedness of the STT using a second order analysis which is very similar to the one used in general relativity. Some spacetimes of astrophysical and cosmological interest are considered as specific applications. Several appendices complement the ideas of the main part of the paper.Comment: 29 pages Revtex; typos corrected; references added and updated; a shorter version of this paper was published in Classical and Quantum Gravit

New sources of resistance to bacterial wilt identified in dry bean germplasm collection.

Os objetivos do presente trabalho foram a obtenção de informação preliminar sobre a variabilidade de Curtobacterium pv. flaccumfasciens (Cff) e a identificação de novas fontes de resistência à murcha-de-Curtobacterium no feijoeiro comum. Três isolados de Cff foram inoculados nas cultivares Pérola, Xamego, Rosinha G-2, Diamante Negro e Valente. Como a variação não ambiental foi devida principalmente aos isolados e de cultivares, o isolado Cff CNF 4 foi selecionado para o teste de genótipos de feijoeiro comum para resistência à doença devido à sua maior patogenicidade no conjunto das seis cultivares. Dos 333 acessos testados, 12 apresentaram reação de resistência, enquanto 85 deles apresentaram plantas com reações compatíveis e incompatíveis com o patógeno. As plantas resistentes foram selecionadas e as famílias provenientes delas serão testadas para confirmação de resistência. Os acessos resistentes, e os selecionados que confirmarem sua classe de reação serão incorporadas no programa de melhoramento da Embrapa Arroz e Feijão

Metodologia para avaliação do comportamento fenológico de cultivares de Coffea arabica.

O estudo foi realizado com o objetivo de observar, no momento da colheita, o comportamento fenológico de cultivares de Coffea arabica, para identificar diferenças de uniformidade na maturação e definir ciclos: precoces, médios e tardios em duas safras consecutivas, 2004/2005 e 2005/2006. Os dois anos agrícolas foram bastante distintos climaticamente, fazendo com que as cultivares tivessem comportamentos diferentes, inclusive quanto ao número de floradas significativas, o que proporcionou aumento de desuniformidade na colheita. Com os resultados obtidos, observou que o desenvolvimento fenológico é uma característica altamente influenciada pelo ambiente e, para avaliação de ciclos e uniformidade as cultivares, devem ser avaliadas por mais de duas safras consecutivas

Induced scalarization in boson stars and scalar gravitational radiation

The dynamical evolution of boson stars in scalar-tensor theories of gravity is considered in the physical (Jordan) frame. We focus on the study of spontaneous and induced scalarization, for which we take as initial data configurations on the well-known S-branch of a single boson star in general relativity. We show that during the scalarization process a strong emission of scalar radiation occurs. The new stable configurations (S-branch) of a single boson star within a particular scalar-tensor theory are also presented.Comment: 18 pages, 11 figures. Minor changes to match the published versio

Initial State: Theory Status

I present a brief discussion of the different approaches to the study initial state effects in heavy ion collisions in view of the recent results from Pb+Pb and p+p collisions at the LHC.Comment: 8 pages, 6 figures. Contribution to the proceedings of the XXII International Conference on Ultrarelativistic Nucleus-Nucleus Collisions, QM2011. Annecy, France, 22-28 May 201

Supergravity with cosmological constant and the AdS group

It is shown that the supersymmetric extension of the Stelle-West formalism permits the construction of an action for $(3+1)$-dimensional N=1 supergravity with cosmological constant genuinely invariant under the $OSp(4/1).$ Since the action is invariant under the supersymmetric extension of the $AdS$ group, the supersymmetry algebra closes off shell without the need for auxiliary fields. The limit case $m\to 0$, i.e.$(3+1)$ -dimensional N=1 supergravity invariant under the Poincar\'{e} supergroup is also discussed.Comment: 10 page