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Wiener-Hopf operators in higher dimensions: the Widom conjecture for piece-wise smooth domains
We prove a two-term quasi-classical trace asymptotic formula for the
functions of multi-dimensional Wiener-Hopf operators with discontinuous
symbols. The discontinuities occur on the surfaces which are assumed to be
piece-wise smooth. Such a two-term formula was conjectured by H. Widom in 1982,
and proved by A. V Sobolev for smooth surfaces in 2009.Comment: 15 page
On a coefficient in trace formulas for Wiener-Hopf operators
Let be a smooth function quickly decreasing at
infinity. For the Wiener-Hopf operator with the symbol , and a smooth
function , H. Widom in 1982 established the following
trace formula: where is given explicitly in terms of
the functions and . The paper analyses the coefficient for a class of non-smooth functions assuming that is real-valued. A
representative example of one such function is with some
.Comment: 21 page
On the Class II Methanol Maser Periodic Variability due to the Rotating Spiral Shocks in the Gaps of Disks Around Young Binary Stars
We argue that the periodic variability of Class II methanol masers can be
explained by variations of the dust temperature in the accretion disk around
proto-binary star with at least one massive component. The dust temperature
variations are caused by rotation of hot and dense material of the spiral shock
wave in the disk central gap. The aim of this work is to show how different can
be the Class II methanol maser brightness in the disk during the Moment of
Maximum Illumination by the Spiral Shock material (hereafter MMISS) and the
Moment when the disk is Illuminated by the Stars Only (MISO). We used the code
CLOUDY (v13.02) to estimate physical conditions in the flat disk in the MISO
and the MMISS. Model physical parameters of the disk were then used to estimate
the brightness of 6.7, 9.9, 12.1 and 107 GHz masers at different impact
parameters using LVG approximation. It was shown that the strong masers
experience considerable brightness increase during the MMISS with respect to
MISO. There can happen both flares and dips of the 107 GHz maser brightness
under the MMISS conditions, depending on the properties of the system. The
brightest 9.9 GHz masers in the MMISS are situated at the greater than the
strong 6.7, 12.1 and 107 GHz masers that are situated at AU. The
brightness of 9.9 GHz maser in the MMISS suppressed at AU and increase
at AU.Comment: Accepted for publication in MNRAS, 9 figure
A family of anisotropic integral operators and behaviour of its maximal eigenvalue
We study the family of compact integral operators in
with the kernel K_\beta(x, y) = \frac{1}{\pi}\frac{1}{1 +
(x-y)^2 + \beta^2\Theta(x, y)}, depending on the parameter , where
is a symmetric non-negative homogeneous function of degree
. The main result is the following asymptotic formula for the
maximal eigenvalue of : M_\beta = 1 - \lambda_1
\beta^{\frac{2}{\gamma+1}} + o(\beta^{\frac{2}{\gamma+1}}), \beta\to 0, where
is the lowest eigenvalue of the operator . A central role in the proof is played by the fact that
is positivity improving. The case has been studied earlier in the literature as a simplified model
of high-temperature superconductivity.Comment: 16 page
The Remarkable Mid-Infrared Jet of Massive Young Stellar Object G35.20-0.74
The young massive stellar object G35.20-0.74 was observed in the mid-infrared
using T-ReCS on Gemini South. Previous observations have shown that the near
infrared emission has a fan-like morphology that is consistent with emission
from the northern lobe of a bipolar radio jet known to be associated with this
source. Mid-infrared observations presented in this paper show a monopolar
jet-like morphology as well, and it is argued that the mid-infrared emission
observed is dominated by thermal continuum emission from dust. The mid-infrared
emission nearest the central stellar source is believed to be directly heated
dust on the walls of the outflow cavity. The hydroxyl, water, and methanol
masers associated with G35.20-0.74 are spatially located along these
mid-infrared cavity walls. Narrow jet or outflow cavities such as this may also
be the locations of the linear distribution of methanol masers that are found
associated with massive young stellar objects. The fact that G35.20-0.74 has
mid-infrared emission that is dominated by the outflow, rather than disk
emission, is a caution to those that consider mid-infrared emission from young
stellar objects as only coming from circumstellar disks.Comment: Accepted for publication in ApJ Letters; 4 pages; 2 figures; a
version with full resolution images is available here:
http://www.ctio.noao.edu/~debuizer
The Spectral Type of the Ionizing Stars and the Infrared Fluxes of HII Regions
The 20 cm radio continuum fluxes of 91 HII regions in a previously compiled
catalog have been determined. The spectral types of the ionizing stars in 42
regions with known distances are estimated. These spectral types range from
B0.5 to O7, corresponding to effective temperatures of 29 000-37 000 K. The
dependences of the infrared (IR) fluxes at 8, 24, and 160 m on the 20 cm
flux are considered. The IR fluxes are used as a diagnostic of heating of the
matter, and the radio fluxes as measurements of the number of ionizing photons.
It is established that the IR fluxes grow approximately linearly with the radio
flux. This growth of the IR fluxes probably indicates a growth of the mass of
heated material in the envelope surrounding the HII region with increasing
effective temperature of the star.Comment: 16, pages, 10 figures, published in Astronomy Report
Database of Molecular Masers and Variable Stars
We present the database of maser sources in H2O, OH and SiO lines that can be
used to identify and study variable stars at evolved stages. Detecting the
maser emission in H2O, OH and SiO molecules toward infrared-excess objects is
one of the methods of identification long-period variables (LPVs, including
Miras and Semi-Regular), because these stars exhibit maser activity in their
circumstellar shells. Our sample contains 1803 known LPV objects. 46% of these
stars (832 objects) manifest maser emission in the line of at least one
molecule: H2O, OH or SiO. We use the database of circumstellar masers in order
to search for long-periodic variables which are not included in the General
Catalogue of Variable Stars (GCVS). Our database contains 4806 objects (3866
objects without associations in GCVS catalog) with maser detection in at least
one molecule. Therefore it is possible to use the database in order to locate
and study the large sample of long-period variable stars. Entry to the database
at http://maserdb.netComment: Accepted for publication in RA
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