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Irreversible processes and the accelerated-decelerated phases of the Universe
A model for the Universe is proposed where it is considered as a mixture of
scalar and matter fields. The particle production is due to an irreversible
transfer of energy from the gravitational field to the matter field and
represented by a non-equilibrium pressure. This model can simulate three
distinct periods of the Universe: (a) an accelerated epoch where the energy
density of the scalar field prevails over the matter field, (b) a past
decelerated period where the energy density of the matter field becomes more
predominant than the scalar energy density, and (c) a present acceleration
phase where the scalar energy density overcomes the energy density of the
matter field.Comment: 6 pages, 2 figures, to be published in Brazilian Journal of Physic
Interacting spin 0 fields with torsion via Duffin-Kemmer-Petiau theory
Here we study the behaviour of spin 0 sector of the DKP field in spaces with
torsion. First we show that in a Riemann-Cartan manifold the DKP field presents
an interaction with torsion when minimal coupling is performed, contrary to the
behaviour of the KG field, a result that breaks the usual equivalence between
the DKP and the KG fields.
Next we analyse the case of Teleparallel Equivalent of General Relativity
Weitzenbock manifold, showing that in this case there is a perfect agreement
between KG and DKP fields. The origins of both results are also discussed.Comment: 10 pages, no figures, uses REVTEX. Changes in the presentation, minor
misprints and one equation corrected. References updated. To appear in
General Relativity and Gravitatio
The ionizing sources of luminous compact HII regions in the RCW106 and RCW122 clouds
Given the rarity of young O star candidates, compact HII regions embedded in
dense molecular cores continue to serve as potential sites to peer into the
details of high-mass star formation. To uncover the ionizing sources of the
most luminous and compact HII regions embedded in the RCW106 and RCW122 giant
molecular clouds, known to be relatively nearby (2-4 kpc) and isolated, thus
providing an opportunity to examine spatial scales of a few hundred to a
thousand AU in size. High spatial resolution (0.3"), mid-infrared spectra
(R=350), including the fine structure lines [ArIII] and [NeII], were obtained
for four luminous compact HII regions, embedded inside the dense cores within
the RCW106 and RCW122 molecular cloud complexes. At this resolution, these
targets reveal point-like sources surrounded by nebulosity of different
morphologies, uncovering details at spatial dimensions of <1000AU. The
point-like sources display [ArIII] and [NeII] lines - the ratios of which are
used to estimate the temperature of the embedded sources. The derived
temperatures are indicative of mid-late O type objects for all the sources with
[ArIII] emission. Previously known characteristics of these targets from the
literature, including evidence of disk or accretion suggest that the identified
sources may grow more to become early-type O stars by the end of the star
formation process
Spontaneous CP Violation in the Next-to-Minimal Supersymmetric Standard Model Revisited
We re-examine spontaneous CP violation at the tree level in the context of
the next-to-minimal supersymmetric standard model (NMSSM) with two Higgs
doublets and a gauge singlet field. We analyse the most general Higgs potential
without a discrete Z_3 symmetry, and derive an upper bound on the mass of the
lightest neutral Higgs boson consistent with present experimental data. We
investigate, in particular, its dependence on the admixture and CP-violating
phase of the gauge singlet field, as well as on tan(beta). To assess the
viability of the spontaneous CP violation scenario, we estimate epsilon_K by
applying the mass insertion approximation. We find that a non-trivial flavour
structure in the soft-breaking A terms is required to account for the observed
CP violation in the neutral kaon sector. Furthermore, combining the
minimisation conditions for spontaneous CP violation with the constraints
coming from K0-K0bar mixing, we find that the upper bound on the lightest
Higgs-boson mass becomes stronger. We also point out that the electric dipole
moments of electron and neutron are a serious challenge for SUSY models with
spontaneous CP violation.Comment: 19 pages, LaTeX2e, 5 figures; matches the published versio
Conformal invariance of massless Duffin-Kemmer-Petiau theory in Riemannian space-times
We investigate the conformal invariance of massless Duffin-Kemmer-Petiau
theory coupled to riemannian space-times. We show that, as usual, in the
minimal coupling procedure only the spin 1 sector of the theory -which
corresponds to the electromagnetic field- is conformally invariant. We show
also that the conformal invariance of the spin 0 sector can be naturally
achieved by introducing a compensating term in the lagrangian. Such a procedure
-besides not modifying the spin 1 sector- leads to the well-known conformal
coupling between the scalar curvature and the massless Klein-Gordon-Fock field.
Going beyond the riemannian spacetimes, we briefly discuss the effects of a
nonvanishing torsion in the scalar case.Comment: 8 pages, no figures. Major changes in contend and results. To appear
in Class.Quant.Gra
Avaliação inicial de algumas leguminosas herbáceas perenes para utilização como cobertura viva permanente de solo.
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