584 research outputs found
Lorentz violation dispersion relation and its application
We derive a modified dispersion relation (MDR) in the Lorentz violation
extension of quantum electrodynamics (QED) sector in the standard model
extension (SME) framework. Based on the extended Dirac equation and
corresponding MDR, we observe the resemblance of the Lorentz violation coupling
with spin-gravity coupling. We also develop a neutrino oscillation mechanism
induced by the presence of nondiagonal terms of Lorentz violation couplings in
2-flavor space in a 2-spinor formalism by explicitly assuming neutrinos to be
Marjorana fermions. We also obtain a much stringent bound ()
on one of the Lorentz violation parameters by applying MDR to the ultrahigh
energy cosmic ray (UHECR) problem.Comment: 22 Latex pages, final version in publicatio
Oscillation Phenomena in the disk around the massive black hole Sagittarius A*
We report the detection of radio QPOs with structure changes using the Very
Long Baseline Array (VLBA) at 43 GHz. We found conspicuous patterned changes of
the structure with P = 16.8 +- 1.4, 22.2 +- 1.4, 31.2 +- 1.5, 56.4 +- 6 min,
very roughly in a 3:4:6:10 ratio. The first two periods show a rotating one-arm
structure, while the P = 31.4 min shows a rotating 3-arm structure, as if
viewed edge-on. At the central 50 microasec the P = 56.4 min period shows a
double amplitude variation of those in its surroundings. Spatial distributions
of the oscillation periods suggest that the disk of SgrA* is roughly edge-on,
rotating around an axis with PA = -10 degree. Presumably, the observed VLBI
images of SgrA* at 43 GHz retain several features of the black hole accretion
disk of SgrA* in spite of being obscured and broadened by scattering of
surrounding plasma.Comment: 24 pages, 20 figures, revised version submitted to MN main journal
(2010, Jan., 12th
A size of ~1 AU for the radio source Sgr A* at the centre of the Milky Way
Although it is widely accepted that most galaxies have supermassive black
holes (SMBHs) at their centers^{1-3}, concrete proof has proved elusive.
Sagittarius A* (Sgr A*)^4, an extremely compact radio source at the center of
our Galaxy, is the best candidate for proof^{5-7}, because it is the closest.
Previous Very Long Baseline Interferometry (VLBI) observations (at 7mm) have
detected that Sgr A* is ~2 astronomical unit (AU) in size^8, but this is still
larger than the "shadow" (a remarkably dim inner region encircled by a bright
ring) arising from general relativistic effects near the event horizon^9.
Moreover, the measured size is wavelength dependent^{10}. Here we report a
radio image of Sgr A* at a wavelength of 3.5mm, demonstrating that its size is
\~1 AU. When combined with the lower limit on its mass^{11}, the lower limit on
the mass density is 6.5x10^{21} Msun pc^{-3}, which provides the most stringent
evidence to date that Sgr A* is an SMBH. The power-law relationship between
wavelength and intrinsic size (The size is proportional to wavelength^{1.09}),
explicitly rules out explanations other than those emission models with
stratified structure, which predict a smaller emitting region observed at a
shorter radio wavelength.Comment: 18 pages, 4 figure
Efficient quantum direct communication with authentication
Two protocols of quantum direct communication with authentication [Phys. Rev.
A 73, 042305(2006)] were recently indicated to be insecure against the
authenticator Trent's attacks [Phys. Rev. A 75, 026301(2007)]. We present two
efficient protocols by using four Pauli operations, which are secure against
inner Trent's attacks as well as outer Eve's attacks. Finally, we generalize
them to multiparty quantum direction communication.Comment: 4 pages, 4 table
Converting Classical Theories to Quantum Theories by Solutions of the Hamilton-Jacobi Equation
By employing special solutions of the Hamilton-Jacobi equation and tools from
lattice theories, we suggest an approach to convert classical theories to
quantum theories for mechanics and field theories. Some nontrivial results are
obtained for a gauge field and a fermion field. For a topologically massive
gauge theory, we can obtain a first order Lagrangian with mass term. For the
fermion field, in order to make our approach feasible, we supplement the
conventional Lagrangian with a surface term. This surface term can also produce
the massive term for the fermion.Comment: 30 pages, no figures, v2: discussions and references added, published
version matche
Intrinsic Size OF Sgr A*: 72 Schwarzschild Radii
Recent proper motion studies of stars at the very center of the Galaxy
strongly suggest that Sagittarius (Sgr) A*, the compact nonthermal radio source
at the Galactic Center, is a 2.5 million solar mass black hole. By means of
near-simultaneous multi-wavelength Very Long Baseline Array measurements, we
determine for the first time the intrinsic size and shape of Sgr A* to be 72
Rsc by < 20 Rsc, with the major axis oriented essentially north-south, where
Rsc (= 7.5 x 10^{11} cm) is the Schwarzschild radius for a 2.5 million solar
mass black hole. Contrary to previous expectation that the intrinsic structure
of Sgr A* is observable only at wavelengths shorter than 1 mm, we can discern
the intrinsic source size at 7 mm because (1) the scattering size along the
minor axis is half that along the major axis, and (2) the near simultaneous
multi-wavelength mapping of Sgr A* with the same interferometer makes it
possible to extrapolate precisely the minor axis scattering angle at 7 mm. The
intrinsic size and shape place direct constraints on the various emission
models for Sgr A*. In particular, the advection dominated accretion flow model
may have to incorporate a radio jet in order to account for the structure of
Sgr A*.Comment: 15 pages including 2 ps figures and 1 table, to appear in ApJ Letter
On the Detectability of Galactic Dark Matter Annihilation into Monochromatic Gamma-rays
Monochromatic gamma-rays are thought to be the smoking gun signal for
identifying the dark matter annihilation. However, the flux of monochromatic
gamma-rays is usually suppressed by the virtual quantum effects since dark
matter should be neutral and does not couple with gamma-rays directly. In the
work we study the detection strategy of the monochromatic gamma-rays in a
future space-based detector. The monochromatic gamma-ray flux is calculated by
assuming supersymmetric neutralino as a typical dark matter candidate. We
discuss both the detection focusing on the Galactic center and in a scan mode
which detects gamma-rays from the whole Galactic halo are compared. The
detector performance for the purpose of monochromatic gamma-rays detection,
with different energy and angular resolution, field of view, background
rejection efficiencies, is carefully studied with both analytical and fast
Monte-Carlo method
Spin-dependent thermoelectric transport through double quantum dots
We study thermoelectric transport through double quantum dots system with
spin-dependent interdot coupling and ferromagnetic electrodes by means of the
non-equilibrium Green function in the linear response regime. It is found that
the thermoelectric coefficients are strongly dependent on the splitting of
interdot coupling, the relative magnetic configurations and the spin
polarization of leads. In particular, the thermoelectric efficiency can achieve
considerable value in parallel configuration when the effective interdot
coupling and tunnel coupling between QDs and the leads for spin-down electrons
are small. Moreover, the thermoelectric efficiency increases with the intradot
Coulomb interactions increasing and can reach very high value at an appropriate
temperature. In the presence of the magnetic field, the spin accumulation in
leads strongly suppresses the thermoelectric efficiency and a pure spin
thermopower can be obtained.Comment: 5 figure
Resolving the inner jet structure of 1924-292 with the EVENT HORIZON TELESCOPE
We present the first 1.3 mm (230 GHz) very long baseline interferometry model
image of an AGN jet using closure phase techniques with a four-element array.
The model image of the quasar 1924-292 was obtained with four telescopes at
three observatories: the James Clerk Maxwell Telescope (JCMT) on Mauna Kea in
Hawaii, the Arizona Radio Observatory's Submillimeter Telescope (SMT) in
Arizona, and two telescopes of the Combined Array for Research in
Millimeterwave Astronomy (CARMA) in California in April 2009. With the greatly
improved resolution compared with previous observations and robust closure
phase measurement, the inner jet structure of 1924-292 was spatially resolved.
The inner jet extends to the northwest along a position angle of at
a distance of 0.38\,mas from the tentatively identified core, in agreement with
the inner jet structure inferred from lower frequencies, and making a position
angle difference of with respect to the cm-jet. The size of
the compact core is 0.15\,pc with a brightness temperature of
\,K. Compared with those measured at lower frequencies, the
low brightness temperature may argue in favor of the decelerating jet model or
particle-cascade models. The successful measurement of closure phase paves the
way for imaging and time resolving Sgr A* and nearby AGN with the Event Horizon
Telescope.Comment: 6 pages, 4 figures, accepted for publication in ApJ
New Insights into Traffic Dynamics: A Weighted Probabilistic Cellular Automaton Model
From the macroscopic viewpoint for describing the acceleration behavior of
drivers, this letter presents a weighted probabilistic cellular automaton model
(the WP model, for short) by introducing a kind of random acceleration
probabilistic distribution function. The fundamental diagrams, the
spatio-temporal pattern are analyzed in detail. It is shown that the presented
model leads to the results consistent with the empirical data rather well,
nonlinear velocity-density relationship exists in lower density region, and a
new kind of traffic phenomenon called neo-synchronized flow is resulted.
Furthermore, we give the criterion for distinguishing the high-speed and
low-speed neo-synchronized flows and clarify the mechanism of this kind of
traffic phenomena. In addition, the result that the time evolution of
distribution of headways is displayed as a normal distribution further
validates the reasonability of the neo-synchronized flow. These findings
suggest that the diversity and randomicity of drivers and vehicles has indeed
remarkable effect on traffic dynamics.Comment: 12 pages, 5 figures, submitted to Europhysics Letter
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