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An E9 multiplet of BPS states
We construct an infinite E9 multiplet of BPS states for 11D supergravity. For
each positive real root of E9 we obtain a BPS solution of 11D supergravity, or
of its exotic counterparts, depending on two non-compact transverse space
variables. All these solutions are related by U-dualities realised via E9 Weyl
transformations in the regular embedding of E9 in E10, E10 in E11. In this way
we recover the basic BPS solutions, namely the KK-wave, the M2 brane, the M5
brane and the KK6-monopole, as well as other solutions admitting eight
longitudinal space dimensions. A novel technique of combining Weyl reflexions
with compensating transformations allows the construction of many new BPS
solutions, each of which can be mapped to a solution of a dual effective action
of gravity coupled to a certain higher rank tensor field. For real roots of E10
which are not roots of E9, we obtain additional BPS solutions transcending 11D
supergravity (as exemplified by the lowest level solution corresponding to the
M9 brane). The relation between the dual formulation and the one in terms of
the original 11D supergravity fields has significance beyond the realm of BPS
solutions. We establish the link with the Geroch group of general relativity,
and explain how the E9 duality transformations generalize the standard Hodge
dualities to an infinite set of `non-closing dualities'.Comment: 76 pages, 6 figure
G2 Dualities in D=5 Supergravity and Black Strings
Five dimensional minimal supergravity dimensionally reduced on two commuting
Killing directions gives rise to a G2 coset model. The symmetry group of the
coset model can be used to generate new solutions by applying group
transformations on a seed solution. We show that on a general solution the
generators belonging to the Cartan and nilpotent subalgebras of G2 act as
scaling and gauge transformations, respectively. The remaining generators of G2
form a sl(2,R)+sl(2,R) subalgebra that can be used to generate non-trivial
charges. We use these generators to generalize the five dimensional Kerr string
in a number of ways. In particular, we construct the spinning electric and
spinning magnetic black strings of five dimensional minimal supergravity. We
analyze physical properties of these black strings and study their
thermodynamics. We also explore their relation to black rings.Comment: typos corrected (26 pages + appendices, 2 figures
Finite and infinite-dimensional symmetries of pure N=2 supergravity in D=4
We study the symmetries of pure N=2 supergravity in D=4. As is known, this
theory reduced on one Killing vector is characterised by a non-linearly
realised symmetry SU(2,1) which is a non-split real form of SL(3,C). We
consider the BPS brane solutions of the theory preserving half of the
supersymmetry and the action of SU(2,1) on them. Furthermore we provide
evidence that the theory exhibits an underlying algebraic structure described
by the Lorentzian Kac-Moody group SU(2,1)^{+++}. This evidence arises both from
the correspondence between the bosonic space-time fields of N=2 supergravity in
D=4 and a one-parameter sigma-model based on the hyperbolic group SU(2,1)^{++},
as well as from the fact that the structure of BPS brane solutions is neatly
encoded in SU(2,1)^{+++}. As a nice by-product of our analysis, we obtain a
regular embedding of the Kac-Moody algebra su(2,1)^{+++} in e_{11} based on
brane physics.Comment: 70 pages, final version published in JHE
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Performance and computational studies of two soluble pyran derivatives as corrosion inhibitors for mild steel in HCl
The present study is aiming to explore the effect of 4-Hydroxy-6-methyl-3-(3-quinolin-8-yl-acryloyl)-pyran-2-one (HMQP) and 3-[3-(4-Dimethylamino-phenyl)-acryloyl]-4-hydroxy-6-methyl-pyran-2-one (DMPHP) on mild steel (MS) corrosion in acid solution (1 M HCl). The compound was tested at various concentrations (0.001–1 mM) and four temperatures (298, 308, 318, and 328 K) to determine the optimal concentration and temperature range for the best corrosion inhibiting effect. In evaluating the inhibition efficiency, weight loss measurement, potentiodynamic polarization measurement (PDP), electrochemical impedance spectroscopy, SEM/EDS and theoretical methods were used. The inhibition efficiencies increase with increase in concentration and decreases with temperature. The maximum inhibition efficiency was found 90% and 85.4% at 298 K in the presence of 1 mM of DMPHP and HMQP respectively. The experimental adsorption data obeyed the Langmuir isotherm model. The polarization parameters suggest that DMPHP and HMQP are mixed type inhibitors. The results of the EIS study suggest that these compounds inhibit corrosion by adsorption mechanism. A good correlation between theoretical and experimental results was obtained.Scopu
Chemical composition and antimicrobial activity of Pinus pinea from Algeria
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