50 research outputs found
Ground states of Heisenberg evolution operator in discrete three-dimensional space-time and quantum discrete BKP equations
In this paper we consider three-dimensional quantum q-oscillator field theory
without spectral parameters. We construct an essentially big set of eigenstates
of evolution with unity eigenvalue of discrete time evolution operator. All
these eigenstates belong to a subspace of total Hilbert space where an action
of evolution operator can be identified with quantized discrete BKP equations
(synonym Miwa equations). The key ingredients of our construction are specific
eigenstates of a single three-dimensional R-matrix. These eigenstates are
boundary states for hidden three-dimensional structures of U_q(B_n^1) and
U_q(D_n^1)$.Comment: 13 page
Quantum geometry of 3-dimensional lattices
We study geometric consistency relations between angles on 3-dimensional (3D)
circular quadrilateral lattices -- lattices whose faces are planar
quadrilaterals inscribable into a circle. We show that these relations generate
canonical transformations of a remarkable ``ultra-local'' Poisson bracket
algebra defined on discrete 2D surfaces consisting of circular quadrilaterals.
Quantization of this structure leads to new solutions of the tetrahedron
equation (the 3D analog of the Yang-Baxter equation). These solutions generate
an infinite number of non-trivial solutions of the Yang-Baxter equation and
also define integrable 3D models of statistical mechanics and quantum field
theory. The latter can be thought of as describing quantum fluctuations of
lattice geometry. The classical geometry of the 3D circular lattices arises as
a stationary configuration giving the leading contribution to the partition
function in the quasi-classical limit.Comment: 27 pages, 10 figures. Minor corrections, references adde
NGC 5548 in a Low-Luminosity State: Implications for the Broad-Line Region
We describe results from a new ground-based monitoring campaign on NGC 5548,
the best studied reverberation-mapped AGN. We find that it was in the lowest
luminosity state yet recorded during a monitoring program, namely L(5100) = 4.7
x 10^42 ergs s^-1. We determine a rest-frame time lag between flux variations
in the continuum and the Hbeta line of 6.3 (+2.6/-2.3) days. Combining our
measurements with those of previous campaigns, we determine a weighted black
hole mass of M_BH = 6.54 (+0.26/-0.25) x 10^7 M_sun based on all broad emission
lines with suitable variability data. We confirm the previously-discovered
virial relationship between the time lag of emission lines relative to the
continuum and the width of the emission lines in NGC 5548, which is the
expected signature of a gravity-dominated broad-line region. Using this lowest
luminosity state, we extend the range of the relationship between the
luminosity and the time lag in NGC 5548 and measure a slope that is consistent
with alpha = 0.5, the naive expectation for the broad line region for an
assumed form of r ~ L^alpha. This value is also consistent with the slope
recently determined by Bentz et al. for the population of reverberation-mapped
AGNs as a whole.Comment: 24 pages, 3 tables, 7 figures, accepted for publication in Ap
The Mass of the Black Hole in the Seyfert 1 Galaxy NGC 4593 from Reverberation Mapping
We present new observations leading to an improved black hole mass estimate
for the Seyfert 1 galaxy NGC 4593 as part of a reverberation-mapping campaign
conducted at the MDM Observatory. Cross-correlation analysis of the H_beta
emission-line light curve with the optical continuum light curve reveals an
emission-line time delay of 3.73 (+-0.75) days. By combining this time delay
with the H_beta line width, we derive a central black hole mass of M_BH =
9.8(+-2.1)x10^6 M_sun, an improvement in precision of a factor of several over
past results.Comment: 22 pages, 3 tables, 5 figures, accepted for publication in Ap
The Black Hole Mass of NGC 4151: Comparison of Reverberation Mapping and Stellar Dynamical Measurements
We present a stellar dynamical estimate of the black hole (BH) mass in the
Seyfert 1 galaxy, NGC 4151. We analyze ground-based spectroscopy as well as
imaging data from the ground and space, and we construct 3-integral
axisymmetric models in order to constrain the BH mass and mass-to-light ratio.
The dynamical models depend on the assumed inclination of the kinematic
symmetry axis of the stellar bulge. In the case where the bulge is assumed to
be viewed edge-on, the kinematical data give only an upper limit to the mass of
the BH of ~4e7 M_sun (1 sigma). If the bulge kinematic axis is assumed to have
the same inclination as the symmetry axis of the large-scale galaxy disk (i.e.,
23 degrees relative to the line of sight), a best-fit dynamical mass between
4-5e7 M_sun is obtained. However, because of the poor quality of the fit when
the bulge is assumed to be inclined (as determined by the noisiness of the
chi^2 surface and its minimum value), and because we lack spectroscopic data
that clearly resolves the BH sphere of influence, we consider our measurements
to be tentative estimates of the dynamical BH mass. With this preliminary
result, NGC 4151 is now among the small sample of galaxies in which the BH mass
has been constrained from two independent techniques, and the mass values we
find for both bulge inclinations are in reasonable agreement with the recent
estimate from reverberation mapping (4.57[+0.57/-0.47]e7 M_sun) published by
Bentz et al.Comment: 20 pages, including 11 low-res figures. Accepted for publication in
ApJ. High resolution version available upon reques
A multi-wavelength polarimetric study of the blazar CTA 102 during a Gamma-ray flare in 2012
We perform a multi-wavelength polarimetric study of the quasar CTA 102 during
an extraordinarily bright -ray outburst detected by the {\it Fermi}
Large Area Telescope in September-October 2012 when the source reached a flux
of F photons cm s.
At the same time the source displayed an unprecedented optical and NIR
outburst. We study the evolution of the parsec scale jet with ultra-high
angular resolution through a sequence of 80 total and polarized intensity Very
Long Baseline Array images at 43 GHz, covering the observing period from June
2007 to June 2014. We find that the -ray outburst is coincident with
flares at all the other frequencies and is related to the passage of a new
superluminal knot through the radio core. The powerful -ray emission is
associated with a change in direction of the jet, which became oriented more
closely to our line of sight (1.2) during the ejection of
the knot and the -ray outburst. During the flare, the optical polarized
emission displays intra-day variability and a clear clockwise rotation of
EVPAs, which we associate with the path followed by the knot as it moves along
helical magnetic field lines, although a random walk of the EVPA caused by a
turbulent magnetic field cannot be ruled out. We locate the -ray
outburst a short distance downstream of the radio core, parsecs from the black
hole. This suggests that synchrotron self-Compton scattering of near-infrared
to ultraviolet photons is the probable mechanism for the -ray
production.Comment: Accepted for publication in The Astrophysical Journa
Seasonal hydrological and hydrochemical surveys in the Voevoda Bay (Amur Bay, Japan Sea)
Hydrological and hydrochemical surveys were conducted in the Voevoda Bay in May, August, and October, 2011 and February, 2012, in total 140 stations. Free water exchange of the bay with the Amur Bay is observed, with exception of its inner bights Kruglaya and Melkovodnaya. The water exchange is maintained by anticyclonic circulation with the inflow along the southern coast and outflow along the northern coast of the Voyevoda Bay. However, the opposite cyclonic circulation is observed in the Melkovodanaya Bight because of its coastal line patterns and fresh water discharge by the river. Dissolved oxygen content and partial pressure of CO2 in the bay waters are determined mostly by intensive processes of production and destruction of organic matter. There are three main groups of primary producers there, as diatom algae, sea grass Zostera marina , and periphyton. Specific chemical regime is formed in the Melkovodnaya Bight, in particular in winter when primary production depends on the ice cover and is driven by variations of photosynthetically active radiation passed through the ice. Seasonal variability of production-destruction processes intensity is discussed on the data of chemical parameters changes