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Stable pairs on nodal K3 fibrations
We study Pandharipande-Thomas's stable pair theory on fibrations over
curves with possibly nodal fibers. We describe stable pair invariants of the
fiberwise irreducible curve classes in terms of Kawai-Yoshioka's formula for
the Euler characteristics of moduli spaces of stable pairs on surfaces and
Noether-Lefschetz numbers of the fibration. Moreover, we investigate the
relation of these invariants with the perverse (non-commutative) stable pair
invariants of the fibration. In the case that the fibration is a
projective Calabi-Yau threefold, by means of wall-crossing techniques, we write
the stable pair invariants in terms of the generalized Donaldson-Thomas
invariants of 2-dimensional Gieseker semistable sheaves supported on the
fibers.Comment: Published versio
Quenching of phase coherence in quasi-one dimensional ring crystals
The comparison of the single-particle (SP) dynamics between the whisker and
ring NbSe crystals provides new insight into the phase transition
properties in quasi-one-dimensional charge density wave (CDW) systems.Comment: 9 pages, 4 figure
Pump- and Probe-polarization Analyses of Ultrafast Carrier Dynamics in Organic Superconductors
We investigated photo-excited carrier relaxation dynamics in the strongly correlated organic superconductors kappa-(BEDT-TTF)(2)Cu(NCS)(2) and kappa-(BEDT-TTF)(2)Cu[N(CN)(2)]Br, using different polarizations of pump and probe pulses. Below the glasslike transition temperature (T (g)) anisotropic responses for probe polarization were observed in both compounds. Decomposing the data into anisotropic and isotropic components, we found the anisotropic component shows no pump polarization dependence, meaning that dissipative excitation process was dominant for the anisotropic carrier relaxation. This behavior indicates that the appearance of anisotropic responses can be associated with spatial symmetry breaking due to structural change of BEDT-TTF molecules
Gopakumar-Vafa invariants via vanishing cycles
In this paper, we propose an ansatz for defining Gopakumar-Vafa invariants of
Calabi-Yau threefolds, using perverse sheaves of vanishing cycles. Our proposal
is a modification of a recent approach of Kiem-Li, which is itself based on
earlier ideas of Hosono-Saito-Takahashi. We conjecture that these invariants
are equivalent to other curve-counting theories such as Gromov-Witten theory
and Pandharipande-Thomas theory. Our main theorem is that, for local surfaces,
our invariants agree with PT invariants for irreducible one-cycles. We also
give a counter-example to the Kiem-Li conjectures, where our invariants match
the predicted answer. Finally, we give examples where our invariant matches the
expected answer in cases where the cycle is non-reduced, non-planar, or
non-primitive.Comment: 63 pages, many improvements of the exposition following referee
comments, final version to appear in Inventione
A comparison of intra-articular hyaluronan injection accuracy rates between three approaches based on radiographic severity of knee osteoarthritis
SummaryObjectiveTo compare the accuracy rates of intra-articular hyaluronic acid (HA) injections for osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee between the modified Waddell approach (an anteromedial approach with manipulative ankle traction at 30° of knee flexion), an anteromedial approach with the subjects seated (hereinafter the seated anteromedial approach) and a lateral patellar approach based on the Kellgren–Lawrence (K–L) radiographic grade (II, III and IV).DesignsFifty patients with knee OA received HA injections through the three approaches. The accuracy rates were confirmed with a single radiograph after injections of a mixture of radiographic contrast medium.ResultsIn the K–L grade IV cases (n=11), the accuracy rates through the modified Waddell approach (11 out of 11, 100%) were significantly higher than those through the seated anteromedial approach (six out of 11, 55%) and the lateral patellar approach (six out of 11, 55%) (P=0.035). No significant differences were detected in the accuracy rates of the participants classified as grade II (n=21) or III (n=18) cases between the modified Waddell approach (86% and 78%, respectively), the seated anteromedial approach (71% and 56%, respectively) and the lateral patellar approach (86% and 61%, respectively) (P>0.05).ConclusionAlthough previous studies have been conducted on the accuracy of needle placement into the intra-articular space of the knee, no evaluations were performed with the results categorized by radiographic severity. This study highlighted the need for clinicians to change the approach employed for HA injections, according to the severity of knee OA
Influence of concomitant heeled footwear when wearing a lateral wedged insole for medial compartment osteoarthritis of the knee
SummaryObjectiveTo compare the influence of concomitant heeled footwear when wearing a lateral wedged insole for medial compartment of osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee, between everyday walking shoes for outdoor use and socks or flat footwear without a heel for indoor use.DesignA total of 227 outpatients were prospectively randomized and treated with a neutral wedged insole inserted into shoes (placebo with shoes; n=45), a wedged insole inserted into shoes (inserted insole with shoes; n=45), a sock-type ankle supporter with a wedged insole when wearing socks or flat footwear (inserted insole without shoes; n=46), a subtalar strapped insole when wearing shoes (strapped insole with shoes; n=45), and the strapped insole with socks or flat footwear (strapped insole without shoes; n=46). The Lequesne index of knee OA at week 12 was compared with the baseline in each treatment group.ResultsTwenty patients withdrew from the study, and the 207 patients who completed the 12-week study were evaluated. At the final assessment, participants wearing the inserted insole without shoes (P=0.003), the strapped insole with shoes (P<0.0001), and the strapped insole without shoes (P<0.0001) demonstrated significantly improved Lequesne index scores in comparison with their baseline assessments. No significant differences were found in the placebo (P=0.16) or the inserted insole with shoes (P=0.2) groups.ConclusionConcomitant heeled footwear may decrease the efficacy of an inserted lateral wedged insole. The optimal usage of a lateral wedged insole for knee OA would be the combination with socks or flat footwear without heels
On the Equivalence of Different Lax Pairs for the Kac-van Moerbeke Hierarchy
We give a simple algebraic proof that the two different Lax pairs for the
Kac-van Moerbeke hierarchy, constructed from Jacobi respectively
super-symmetric Dirac-type difference operators, give rise to the same
hierarchy of evolution equations. As a byproduct we obtain some new recursions
for computing these equations.Comment: 8 page
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