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Static, spherically symmetric solutions with a scalar field in Rastall gravity
Rastall's theory belongs to the class of non-conservative theories of
gravity. In vacuum, the only non-trivial static, spherically symmetric solution
is the Schwarzschild one, except in a very special case. When a canonical
scalar field is coupled to the gravity sector in this theory, new exact
solutions appear for some values of the Rastall parameter . Some of these
solutions describe the same space-time geometry as the recently found solutions
in the -essence theory with a power function for the kinetic term of the
scalar field. There is a large class of solutions (in particular, those
describing wormholes and regular black holes) whose geometry coincides with
that of solutions of GR coupled to scalar fields with nontrivial
self-interaction potentials; the form of these potentials, however, depends on
the Rastall parameter . We also note that all solutions of GR with a zero
trace of the energy-momentum tensor, including black-hole and wormhole ones,
may be re-interpreted as solutions of Rastall's theory.Comment: Latex file, 18 pages. To fit published versio
Area Quantization in Quasi-Extreme Black Holes
We consider quasi-extreme Kerr and quasi-extreme Schwarzschild-de Sitter
black holes. From the known analytical expressions obtained for their
quasi-normal modes frequencies, we suggest an area quantization prescription
for those objects.Comment: Final version to appear in Mod. Phys. Lett.
Radial distribution function of penetrable sphere fluids to second order in density
The simplest bounded potential is that of penetrable spheres, which takes a
positive finite value if the two spheres are overlapped, being 0
otherwise. In this paper we derive the cavity function to second order in
density and the fourth virial coefficient as functions of (where is the Boltzmann constant and is the
temperature) for penetrable sphere fluids. The expressions are exact, except
for the function represented by an elementary diagram inside the core, which is
approximated by a polynomial form in excellent agreement with accurate results
obtained by Monte Carlo integration. Comparison with the hypernetted-chain
(HNC) and Percus-Yevick (PY) theories shows that the latter is better than the
former for only. However, even at zero temperature (hard sphere
limit), the PY solution is not accurate inside the overlapping region, where no
practical cancelation of the neglected diagrams takes place. The exact fourth
virial coefficient is positive for , reaches a minimum
negative value at , and then goes to zero from below as
for high temperatures. These features are captured qualitatively,
but not quantitatively, by the HNC and PY predictions. In addition, in both
theories the compressibility route is the best one for , while
the virial route is preferable if .Comment: 10 pages, 2 figures; v2: minor changes; to be published in PR
Probing quantum fluctuation theorems in engineered reservoirs
Fluctuation Theorems are central in stochastic thermodynamics, as they allow
for quantifying the irreversibility of single trajectories. Although they have
been experimentally checked in the classical regime, a practical demonstration
in the framework of quantum open systems is still to come. Here we propose a
realistic platform to probe fluctuation theorems in the quantum regime. It is
based on an effective two-level system coupled to an engineered reservoir, that
enables the detection of the photons emitted and absorbed by the system. When
the system is coherently driven, a measurable quantum component in the entropy
production is evidenced. We quantify the error due to photon detection
inefficiency, and show that the missing information can be efficiently
corrected, based solely on the detected events. Our findings provide new
insights into how the quantum character of a physical system impacts its
thermodynamic evolution.Comment: 9 pages, 4 figure
Incidência do Pineapple Mealybug wilt Associated VÍrus, PMWAV no Banco Ativo de Germoplasma de abacaxi in vitro da Embrapa Mandioca e Fruticultura.
O abacaxi (Ananas comosus var. comosus) é uma das frutas tropicais mais apreciadas no mundo. O Brasil, como um dos centros de origem e diversidade genética, tem se preocupado com a conservação de germoplasma desta importante fruteira. O abacaxizeiro por ser de propagação vegetativa, possui a vantagem da multiplicação clonal do material de plantio, entretanto, esta prática favorece a disseminação de doenças como as viroses. O PMWaV (Pineapple mealybug wilt-associated virus) é um vírus que infecta o abacaxi causando a doença denominada popularmente de ?Mucha do abacaxi?. O vírus transmitido pela cochonilha Dysmicoccus brevipes, e atualmente, acredita-se que a doença seja causada por um complexo viral, denominados PMWaV-1, PMWaV-2 e PMWaV-3, que se diferenciam pela sequência e organização do genoma. O PMWV pertence a família Closteroviridae, gênero Ampelovirus, possui partícula alongada flexuosa e genoma de RNA fita simples com aproximadamente 14Kb. Além dos danos diretos na produção da planta, a contaminação dos acessos do Banco Ativo de Germoplasma -BAG é um fator preocupante. Diante disto, o objetivo deste trabalho foi a avaliar a incidência do PMWaV-1,2,3 nos acesso do BAG in vitro da Embrapa Mandioca e Fruticultura.PDF. 094
Abrupt Changes in the Dynamics of Quantum Disentanglement
Entanglement evolution in high dimensional bipartite systems under
dissipation is studied. Discontinuities for the time derivative of the lower
bound of entanglement of formation is found depending on the initial conditions
for entangled states. This abrupt changes along the evolution appears as
precursors of entanglement sudden death.Comment: 4 pages and 6 figures, submitted for publicatio
L & M band infrared studies of V4332 Sagittarii - detection of the water-ice absorption band at 3.05 microns and the CO fundamental band in emission
L and M band observations of the nova-like variable V4332 Sgr are presented.
Two significant results are obtained viz. the unusual detection of water ice at
3.05 microns and the fundamental band of 12CO at 4.67 microns in emission. The
ice feature is a first detection in a nova-like variable while the CO emission
is rarely seen in novae. These results, when considered together with other
existing data, imply that V4332 Sgr could be a young object surrounded by a
circumstellar disc containing gas, dust and ice. The reason for a nova-like
outburst to occur in such a system is unclear. But since planets are believed
to form in such disks, it appears plausible that the enigmatic outburst of
V4332 Sgr could be due to a planetary infall. We also give a more reliable
estimate for an epoch of dust formation around V4332 Sgr which appears to have
taken place rather late in 1999 - nearly five years after its outburst.Comment: 10 pages, 3 figures (to appear in ApJ(Letters), 2004
Resonant x-ray scattering study on multiferroic BiMnO3
Resonant x-ray scattering is performed near the Mn K-absorption edge for an
epitaxial thin film of BiMnO3. The azimuthal angle dependence of the resonant
(003) peak (in monoclinic indices) is measured with different photon
polarizations; for the channel a 3-fold symmetric oscillation
is observed in the intensity variation, while the scattering
intensity remains constant. These features are accounted for in terms of the
peculiar ordering of the manganese 3d orbitals in BiMnO3. It is demonstrated
that the resonant peak persists up to 770 K with an anomaly around 440 K; these
high and low temperatures coincide with the structural transition temperatures,
seen in bulk, with and without a symmetry change, respectively. A possible
relationship of the orbital order with the ferroelectricity of the system is
discussed.Comment: 14 pages, 4 figure
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