On the construction of QED using ERG

It has been known for some time that a smooth momentum cutoff is compatible with local gauge symmetries. In this paper we show concretely how to construct QED using the exact renormalization group (ERG). First, we give a new derivation of the Ward identity for the Wilson action using the technique of composite operators. Second, parameterizing the theory by its asymptotic behavior for a large cutoff, we show how to fine-tune the parameters to satisfy the identity. Third, we recast the identity as invariance of the Wilson action under a non-linear BRST transformation.Comment: 18 pages, LaTeX2e; added appendix A to improve sects. 2 and 4; added ref. 1

Connections on the State-Space over Conformal Field Theories

Motivated by the problem of background independence of closed string field theory we study geometry on the infinite vector bundle of local fields over the space of conformal field theories (CFT's). With any connection we can associate an excluded domain $D$ for the integral of marginal operators, and an operator one-form $\omega_\mu$. The pair $(D, \omega_\mu)$ determines the covariant derivative of any correlator of local fields. We obtain interesting classes of connections in which $\omega_\mu$'s can be written in terms of CFT data. For these connections we compute their curvatures in terms of four-point correlators, $D$, and $\omega_\mu$. Among these connections three are of particular interest. A flat, metric compatible connection \HG, and connections $c$ and $\bar c$ having non-vanishing curvature, with $\bar c$ being metric compatible. The flat connection cannot be used to do parallel transport over a finite distance. Parallel transport with either $c$ or $\bar c$, however, allows us to construct a CFT in the state space of another CFT a finite distance away. The construction is given in the form of perturbation theory manifestly free of divergences.Comment: 54pp. MIT-CTP-219

The Analysis of Receptor-binding Cancer Antigen Expressed on SiSo Cells (RCAS1) immunoreactivity within the microenvironment of the ovarian cancer lesion relative to the applied therapeutic strategy

RCAS1 is involved in generating the suppressive profile of the tumor microenvironment that helps cancer cells evade immune surveillance. The status of the cells surrounding the cancer nest may affect both the progression of the cancer and the development of metastases. In cases of ovarian cancer, a large number of patients do not respond to the applied therapy. The patient’s response to the applied therapy is directly linked to the status of the tumor microenvironment and the intensity of its suppressive profile. We analyzed the immunoreactivity of RCAS1 on the cells present in the ovarian cancer microenvironment in patients with the disease; these cells included macrophages and carcinoma-associated fibroblasts. Later we analyzed the immunoreactivity levels within these cells, taking into consideration the clinical stage of the cancer and the therapeutic strategy applied, such as the number of chemotherapy regiments, primary cytoreductive surgery, or the presence of advanced ascites. In the patients who did not respond to the therapy we observed significantly higher immunoreactivity levels of RCAS1 within the cancer nest than in those patients who did respond; moreover, in the non-responsive patients we found RCAS1 within both macrophages and carcinoma-associated fibroblasts. RCAS1 staining may provide information about the intensity of the immuno-suppressive microenvironment profile found in cases of ovarian cancer and its intensity may directly relate to the clinical outcome of the disease

Evidence for Carrier-Induced High-Tc Ferromagnetism in Mn-doped GaN film

A GaN film doped with 8.2 % Mn was grown by the molecular-beam-epitaxy technique. Magnetization measurements show that this highly Mn-doped GaN film exhibits ferromagnetism above room temperature. It is also revealed that the high-temperature ferromagnetic state is significantly suppressed below 10 K, accompanied by an increase of the electrical resistivity with decreasing temperature. This observation clearly demonstrates a close relation between the ferromagnetism with extremely high-Tc and the carrier transport in the Mn-doped GaN film.Comment: 9 pages, 3 figure

Insetos aquáticos de uma estação de tratamento de esgoto.

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Orientações gerais para avaliação de macroinvertebrados aquáticos em bacias hidrográficas.

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