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Do halos exist on the dripline of deformed nuclei?
A study of the effect of deformation and pairing on the development of halo
nuclei is presented. Exploratory three-body calculations show that
both the NN interaction and the deformation/excitation of the core hinder the
formation of the halo. Preliminary self-consistent mean-field calculations are
used to search for regions in the nuclear chart where halos could potentially
develop. These are also briefly discussed.Comment: 5 pages and 3 figures, proceedings for CGS1
Scalar field phase dynamics in preheating
We study the model of a massive inflaton field coupled to another
scalar filed with interaction term for the first stage
of preheating. We obtain the the behavior of the phase in terms of the
iteration of a simple family of circle maps. When expansion of the universe is
taken into account the qualitative behavior of the phase and growth number
evolution is reminiscent of the behavior found in the case without expansion.Comment: 4 pages, 4 figures, LaTeX; submitted to the Proceedings of Eleventh
Marcel Grossmann Meetin
Moduli Evolution in Heterotic Scenarios
We discuss several aspects of the cosmological evolution of moduli fields in
heterotic string/M-theory scenarios. In particular we study the equations of
motion of both the dilaton and overall modulus of these theories in the
presence of an expanding Universe and under different assumptions. First we
analyse the impact of their couplings to matter fields, which turns out to be
negligible in the string and M-theory scenarios. Then we examine in detail the
possibility of scaling in M-theory, i.e. how the moduli would evolve naturally
to their minima instead of rolling past them in the presence of a dominating
background. In this case we find interesting and positive results, and we
compare them to the analogous situation in the heterotic string.Comment: 12 pages, 4 postscript figure
On the particle spectrum and the conformal window
We study the SU(3) gauge theory with twelve flavours of fermions in the
fundamental representation as a prototype of non-Abelian gauge theories inside
the conformal window. Guided by the pattern of underlying symmetries, chiral
and conformal, we analyze the two-point functions theoretically and on the
lattice, and determine the finite size scaling and the infinite volume fermion
mass dependence of the would-be hadron masses. We show that the spectrum in the
Coulomb phase of the system can be described in the context of a universal
scaling analysis and we provide the nonperturbative determination of the
fermion mass anomalous dimension gamma*=0.235(46) at the infrared fixed point.
We comment on the agreement with the four-loop perturbative prediction for this
quantity and we provide a unified description of all existing lattice results
for the spectrum of this system, them being in the Coulomb phase or the
asymptotically free phase. Our results corroborate the view that the fixed
point we are studying is not associated to a physical singularity along the
bare coupling line and estimates of physical observables can be attempted on
either side of the fixed point. Finally, we observe the restoration of the U(1)
axial symmetry in the two-point functions.Comment: 40 pages, 22 figure
Cerebral and cardiovascular effects of analgesic doses of ketamine during a target controlled general anesthesia: a prospective randomized study
Introduction: Ketamine is increasingly being used in various pain settings. The purpose of this study was to
assess the effect of an analgesic dose of ketamine in the bispectral index (BIS), spectral edge frequency (SEF-95), density spectral array (DSA), cerebral oximetry (rSO2) and mean arterial pressure (MAP) during general
anaesthesia with a target controlled infusion.
Methods: A prospective, single-blinded and randomized study on adult patients scheduled for elective spine
surgery was carried out. After anaesthesia induction with propofol, remifentanil and rocuronium, when a stable BIS
value (45-55) was achieved, an automatic recording of BIS, SEF-95, rSO2 and MAP values during 9 min was
performed to establish patients baseline values. Subsequently, patients were randomly assigned to receive a
ketamine bolus dose of 0.2 mg/kg, 0.5 mg/kg or 1 mg/kg; all variables were recorded for additional 9 min after the
ketamine bolus, in the absence of any surgical stimulus. A p-value <0.05 was considered significant in the statistical
analysis.
Results and discussion: Thirty-nine patients were enrolled in the study. Our results show a dose-related
increase of SEF-95 and BIS values. DSA demonstrate a shift in the frequency range and power distribution towards
higher frequencies. Our results do not show significant differences in MAP and rSO2 values.
Conclusion: When ketamine is used intraoperatively in analgesic doses, the anaesthetist should anticipate an
increase in SEF-95 and BIS values which will not be associated with the level of anaesthesia.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio
One,Two,Zero: Scales of Strong Interactions
We discuss our results on QCD with a number of fundamental fermions ranging
from zero to sixteen. These theories exhibit a wide array of fascinating
phenomena which have been under close scrutiny, especially in recent years,
first and foremost is the approach to conformality. To keep this review
focused, we have chosen scale generation, or lack thereof as a guiding theme,
however the discussion will be set in the general framework of the analysis of
the phases and phase transitions of strong interactions at zero and nonzero
temperature.Comment: 15 pages, prepared for IJMPA Special Issue 'Recent Nonperturbative
Developments in QCD-like Theories
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