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Mapping class group and U(1) Chern-Simons theory on closed orientable surfaces
U(1) Chern-Simons theory is quantized canonically on manifolds of the form
, where is a closed orientable surface. In
particular, we investigate the role of mapping class group of in the
process of quantization. We show that, by requiring the quantum states to form
representation of the holonomy group and the large gauge transformation group,
both of which are deformed by quantum effect, the mapping class group can be
consistently represented, provided the Chern-Simons parameter satisfies an
interesting quantization condition. The representations of all the discrete
groups are unique, up to an arbitrary sub-representation of the mapping class
group. Also, we find a duality of the representations.Comment: 17 pages, 3 figure
QCD corrections to single slepton production at hadron colliders
We evaluate the cross section for single slepton production at hadron
colliders in supersymmetric theories with R-parity violating interactions to
the next-to-leading order in QCD. We obtain fully differential cross section by
using the phase space slicing method. We also perform soft-gluon resummation to
all order in of leading logarithm to obtain a complete transverse
momentum spectrum of the slepton. We find that the full transverse momentum
spectrum is peaked at a few GeV, consistent with the early results for
Drell-Yan production of lepton pairs. We also consider the contribution from
gluon fusion via quark-triangle loop diagrams dominated by the -quark loop.
The cross section of this process is significantly smaller than that of the
tree-level process induced by the initial annihilation.Comment: one new reference is adde
Extended Calculations of Spectroscopic Data: Energy Levels, Lifetimes and Transition rates for O-like ions from Cr XVII to Zn XXIII
Employing two state-of-the-art methods, multiconfiguration
Dirac--Hartree--Fock and second-order many-body perturbation theory, the
excitation energies and lifetimes for the lowest 200 states of the ,
, , , , , , , and configurations, and multipole (electric
dipole (E1), magnetic dipole (M1), and electric quadrupole (E2)) transition
rates, line strengths, and oscillator strengths among these states are
calculated for each O-like ion from Cr XVII to Zn XXIII. Our two data sets are
compared with the NIST and CHIANTI compiled values, and previous calculations.
The data are accurate enough for identification and deblending of new emission
lines from the sun and other astrophysical sources. The amount of data of high
accuracy is significantly increased for the states of several O-like
ions of astrophysics interest, where experimental data are very scarce
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Sedimentation of the Lower Cretaceous Xiagou formation and Its Response to Regional Tectonics in the Qingxi Sag, Jiuquan Basin, NW China
Under the constraint of an isochronous sequence stratigraphic framework, sediment infill of the Xiagou Formation reflects the overall control of dynamic tectonic movements and episodic sedimentations in the Qingxi Sag. Structure reactivity during post-depositional processes could cause stratigraphic variations in longitudinal time and lateral space. This study documents sediment infill features and their response to the tectonic evolutions of the Qingxi Sag. The data sets include comparison of cores, well drilling, 3D seismic, inter-well correlation, wave impedance inversion profiles, original strata recovery data, sedimentary fades spatial evolution and their superimposition with paleogeomorphology. The Jiuquan Basin is a Mesozoic-Cenozoic superposition basin comprising an early rifting graben phase and a later compression phase. Since the Early Cretaceous, the basin has undergone four major tectonic episodes: 1) extension during the Early Cretaceous, 2) tectonic inversion caused by northwest-southeast contraction from the Late Cretaceous to the Paleocene, 3) weak extension from the Eocene to the Miocene and 4) contraction from the Miocene to the present. Therefore, the Jiuquan Basin is the product of taphrogenic, collisional and shearing movements. Seismic interpretations of sequence and maximum flooding surface divide the Xiagou Formation into three third order sequences: SQK1g(0), SQK1g(1) and SQK1g(2+3). Five sedimentary facies associations are identified: the shoreland plain, fan delta dominated sedimentary systems, turbidite deposits, shallow lakes and half-deep lake systems. From K1g(0) to K1g(2+3), decreased sandstone percentages in three fan delta areas indicate a continuously transgressive process, which shows the transition from proximal to distal sites in most statistic wells and an obvious decrease of fan delta scales. The northeast-southwest faults control the lakeward distributions of delta fronts and turbidite fans. The correspondence of sedimentary infill and its response to tectonic movements have been demonstrated in the Qingxi Sag. The more active eastern part of the northeastern boundary fault has an important influence on the northeastward migration of depocenters in the Xiagou Formation. The topography developed continuously from K1g(0) to K1g(2+3), but the diminished subsidence indicates the dominant geological process varying from intense fault rifting in an early period to relatively gentle and overall subsidence in a later period during the Early Cretaceous. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.Key Laboratory of Tectonics and Petroleum Resources, Ministry of Education TPR-2011-09Project of "Double strong effect, driving mechanism and hydrocarbon significance of tectonic activity during depositional period of Dongying Formation in Qikou and Nanpu Sag, Eastern China" 41272122Geological Science
Extended calculations of energy levels, radiative properties, , hyperfine interaction constants, and Land\'e -factors for nitrogen-like \mbox{Ge XXVI}
Employing two state-of-the-art methods, multiconfiguration
Dirac--Hartree--Fock and second-order many-body perturbation theory, highly
accurate calculations are performed for the lowest 272 fine-structure levels
arising from the , , , ~(), (), and ()
configurations in nitrogen-like Ge XXVI. Complete and consistent atomic data,
including excitation energies, lifetimes, wavelengths, hyperfine structures,
Land\'e -factors, and E1, E2, M1, M2 line strengths, oscillator
strengths, and transition rates among these 272 levels are provided.
Comparisons are made between the present two data sets, as well as with other
available experimental and theoretical values. The present data are accurate
enough for identification and deblending of emission lines involving the
levels, and are also useful for modeling and diagnosing fusion plasmas
Iron pnictides as a new setting for quantum criticality
Two major themes in the physics of condensed matter are quantum critical
phenomena and unconventional superconductivity. These usually occur in the
context of competing interactions in systems of strongly-correlated electrons.
All this interesting physics comes together in the behavior of the recently
discovered iron pnictide compounds that have generated enormous interest
because of their moderately high-temperature superconductivity. The ubiquity of
antiferromagnetic ordering in their phase diagrams naturally raises the
question of the relevance of magnetic quantum criticality, but the answer
remains uncertain both theoretically and experimentally. Here we show that the
undoped iron pnictides feature a novel type of magnetic quantum critical point,
which results from a competition between electronic localization and
itinerancy. Our theory provides a mechanism to understand the
experimentally-observed variation of the ordered moment among the undoped iron
pnictides. We suggest P substitution for As in the undoped iron pnictides as a
means to access this new example of magnetic quantum criticality in an unmasked
fashion. Our findings point to the iron pnictides as a much-needed new setting
for quantum criticality, one that offers a new set of control parameters.Comment: (v3) New abstract, more explanatory material, accepted for PNA
Analysis of combining ability and heredity parameters of glucosinolates in Chinese kale
The study was carried out with six Chinese kale lines as materials. Complete diallel crossing was designed with 6 × 6 to calculate the combining ability and the main genetic parameters. The results are as follows: The GCA effect of P1, P2 and P5 was excellent. They were used as parants to get hybrids, the heterosis of anti-cancer glucosinolates of their hybrid was very high. By analyzing the SCA effects, 1 × 2 was an outstanding hybrid. The broad sense heritability of the main GSs were relatively higher, and the narrow sense heritability were lower, so the potential of heterosis was bigger.Keywords: Chinese kale, glucosinolate, combining ability, heritability, heterosi
Stability of Excited Dressed States with Spin-Orbit Coupling
We study the decay behaviors of ultracold atoms in metastable states with
spin-orbit coupling (SOC), and demonstrate that there are two SOC-induced decay
mechanisms. One arises from the trapping potential and the other is due to
interatomic collision. We present general schemes for calculating decay rates
from these two mechanisms, and illustrate how the decay rates can be controlled
by experimental parameters.We experimentally measure the decay rates over a
broad parameter region, and the results agree well with theoretical
calculations. This work provides an insight for both quantum simulation
involving metastable dressed states and studies on few-body problems with SO
coupling.Comment: 4.5 pages, 4 figures, the latest versio
Electronic nematic correlations in the stress free tetragonal state of BaFeNiAs
We use transport and neutron scattering to study electronic, structural, and
magnetic properties of the electron-doped BaFeNiAs iron
pnictides in the external stress free detwinned state. Using a specially
designed in-situ mechanical detwinning device, we demonstrate that the in-plane
resistivity anisotropy observed in the uniaxial strained tetragonal state of
BaFeNiAs below a temperature , previously identified as
a signature of the electronic nematic phase, is also present in the stress free
tetragonal phase below (). By carrying out neutron
scattering measurements on BaFeAs and BaFeNiAs,
we argue that the resistivity anisotropy in the stress free tetragonal state of
iron pnictides arises from the magnetoelastic coupling associated with
antiferromagnetic order. These results thus indicate that the local lattice
distortion and nematic spin correlations are responsible for the resistivity
anisotropy in the tetragonal state of iron pnictides.Comment: 5 pages, 4 figure
WideSee: towards wide-area contactless wireless sensing
Contactless wireless sensing without attaching a device to the target has achieved promising progress in recent years. However, one severe limitation is the small sensing range. This paper presents WideSee to realize wide-area sensing with only one transceiver pair. WideSee utilizes the LoRa signal to achieve a larger range of sensing and further incorporates drone's mobility to broaden the sensing area. WideSee presents solutions across software and hardware to overcome two aspects of challenges for wide-range contactless sensing: (i) the interference brought by the device mobility and LoRa's high sensitivity; and (ii) the ambiguous target information such as location when employing just a single pair of transceivers. We have developed a working prototype of WideSee for human target detection and localization that are especially useful in emergency scenarios such as rescue search, and evaluated WideSee with both controlled experiments and the field study in a high-rise building. Extensive experiments demonstrate the great potential of WideSee for wide-area contactless sensing with a single LoRa transceiver pair hosted on a drone
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