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A nonextensive insight to the stellar initial mass function
the present paper, we propose that the stellar initial mass distributions as
known as IMF are best fitted by -Weibulls that emerge within nonextensive
statistical mechanics. As a result, we show that the Salpeter's slope of
2.35 is replaced when a -Weibull distribution is used. Our results
point out that the nonextensive entropic index represents a new approach
for understanding the process of the star-forming and evolution of massive
stars.Comment: 5 pages, 2 figures, Accepted to EP
Anisotropic renormalized fluctuations in the microwave resistivity in YBCO
We discuss the excess conductivity above Tc due to renormalized
order-parameter fluctuations in YBCO at microwave frequencies. We calculate the
effects of the uniaxial anisotropy on the renormalized fluctuations in the
Hartree approximation, extending the isotropic theory developed by Dorsey
[Phys. Rev. B 43, 7575 (1991)]. Measurements of the real part of the microwave
resistivity at 24 and 48 GHz and of the dc resistivity are performed on
different YBCO films. The onset of the superconducting transition and the
deviation from the linear temperature behavior above Tc can be fully accounted
for by the extended theory. According to the theoretical calculation here
presented, a departure from gaussian toward renormalized fluctuations is
observed. Very consistent values of the fundamental parameters (critical
temperature, coherence lenghts, penetration depth) of the superconducting state
are obtained.Comment: RevTex, 8 pages with 5 figures included, to be published in Physical
Review
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