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Abstract Poisson summation formulas over homogeneous spaces of compact groups
This paper presents the abstract notion of Poisson summation formulas for homogeneous spaces of compact groups. Let G be a compact group, H be a closed subgroup of G, and ÎŒ be the normalized G-invariant measure over the left coset space G / H associated to the Weilâs formula. We prove that the abstract Fourier transform over G / H satisfies a generalized version of the Poisson summation formula
On the evolution of a large class of inhomogeneous scalar field cosmologies
The asymptotic behaviour of a family of inhomogeneous scalar field
cosmologies with exponential potential is studied. By introducing new variables
we can perform an almost complete analysis of the evolution of these
cosmologies. Unlike the homogeneous case (Bianchi type solutions), when k^2<2
the models do not isotropize due to the presence of the inhomogeneitiesComment: 23 pages, 1 figure. Submitted to Classical and Quantum Gravit
Ames collaborative study of cosmic ray neutrons
The results of a collaborative study to define both the neutron flux and the spectrum more precisely and to develop a dosimetry package that can be flown quickly to altitude for solar flare events are described. Instrumentation and analysis techniques were used which were developed to measure accelerator-produced radiation. The instruments were flown in the Ames Research Center high altitude aircraft. Neutron instrumentation consisted of Bonner spheres with both active and passive detector elements, threshold detectors of both prompt-counter and activation-element types, a liquid scintillation spectrometer based on pulse-shape discrimination, and a moderated BF3 counter neutron monitor. In addition, charged particles were measured with a Reuter-Stokes ionization chamber system and dose equivalent with another instrument. Preliminary results from the first series of flights at 12.5 km (41,000 ft) are presented, including estimates of total neutron flux intensity and spectral shape and of the variation of intensity with altitude and geomagnetic latitude
Future geodesic completeness of some spatially homogeneous solutions of the vacuum Einstein equations in higher dimensions
It is known that all spatially homogeneous solutions of the vacuum Einstein
equations in four dimensions which exist for an infinite proper time towards
the future are future geodesically complete. This paper investigates whether
the analogous statement holds in higher dimensions. A positive answer to this
question is obtained for a large class of models which can be studied with the
help of Kaluza-Klein reduction to solutions of the Einstein-scalar field
equations in four dimensions. The proof of this result makes use of a criterion
for geodesic completeness which is applicable to more general spatially
homogeneous models.Comment: 18 page
A Survey of Hydroxyl Toward Supernova Remnants: Evidence for Extended 1720 MHz Maser Emission
We present the results of GBT observations of all four ground-state hydroxyl
(OH) transitions toward 15 supernova remnants (SNRs) which show OH(1720 MHz)
maser emission. This species of maser is well established as an excellent
tracer of an ongoing interaction between the SNR and dense molecular material.
For the majority of these objects we detect significantly higher flux densities
with a single dish than has been reported with interferometric observations. We
infer that spatially extended, low level maser emission is a common phenomenon
that traces the large-scale interaction in maser-emitting SNRs. Additionally we
use a collisional pumping model to fit the physical conditions under which OH
is excited behind the SNR shock front. We find the observed OH gas associated
with the SNR interaction having columns less than approximately 10^17 per
square cm, temperatures of 20 to 125 K, and densities 10^5 per cubic cm.Comment: 24 pages, 23 figures, Accepted to ApJ, March 26, 2008; v2 - added
Figure 6, minor clarifications to text in Sections 3 and
Dynamics of viscous amphiphilic films supported by elastic solid substrates
The dynamics of amphiphilic films deposited on a solid surface is analyzed
for the case when shear oscillations of the solid surface are excited. The two
cases of surface- and bulk shear waves are studied with film exposed to gas or
to a liquid. By solving the corresponding dispersion equation and the wave
equation while maintaining the energy balance we are able to connect the
surface density and the shear viscocity of a fluid amphiphilic overlayer with
experimentally accessible damping coefficients, phase velocity, dissipation
factor and resonant frequency shifts of shear waves.Comment: 19 pages, latex, 3 figures in eps-forma
Globular Clusters as Candidates for Gravitational Lenses to Explain Quasar-Galaxy Associations
We argue that globular clusters (GCs) are good candidates for gravitational
lenses in explaining quasar-galaxy associations. The catalog of associations
(Bukhmastova 2001) compiled from the LEDA catalog of galaxies (Paturel 1997)
and from the catalog of quasars (Veron-Cetty and Veron 1998) is used. Based on
the new catalog containing 8382 pairs, we show that one might expect an
increased number of GCs around irregular galaxies of types 9 and 10 from the
hypothesis that distant compact sources are gravitationally lensed by GCs in
the halos of foreground galaxies. The King model is used to determine the
central surface densities of 135 GCs in the Milky Way. The distribution of GCs
in central surface density was found to be lognormal.Comment: 22 pages, 4 figure
New classes of exact solutions of three-dimensional Navier-Stokes equations
New classes of exact solutions of the three-dimensional unsteady
Navier-Stokes equations containing arbitrary functions and parameters are
described. Various periodic and other solutions, which are expressed through
elementary functions are obtained. The general physical interpretation and
classification of solutions is given.Comment: 11 page
Dynamical systems approach to G2 cosmology
In this paper we present a new approach for studying the dynamics of
spatially inhomogeneous cosmological models with one spatial degree of freedom.
By introducing suitable scale-invariant dependent variables we write the
evolution equations of the Einstein field equations as a system of autonomous
partial differential equations in first-order symmetric hyperbolic format,
whose explicit form depends on the choice of gauge. As a first application, we
show that the asymptotic behaviour near the cosmological initial singularity
can be given a simple geometrical description in terms of the local past
attractor on the boundary of the scale-invariant dynamical state space. The
analysis suggests the name ``asymptotic silence'' to describe the evolution of
the gravitational field near the cosmological initial singularity.Comment: 28 pages, 3 tables, 1 *.eps figure, LaTeX2e (10pt), matches version
accepted for publication by Classical and Quantum Gravit
Setting a precautionary catch limit for Antarctic krill
A revised precautionary catch limit for Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba) in the Scotia Sea of 4 million tons was recently adopted by the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR). The limit was based on a total biomass of 44.3 million tons, as estimated from an acoustic and net survey of krill across the Scotia Sea sector of the Southern Ocean, and a harvest rate of 9.1%, as determined from an analysis of the risks of exceeding defined conservation criteria. We caution, however, that before the fishery can expand to the 4-inillion-ton level it will be necessary to establish mechanisms to avoid concentration of fishing effort, particularly in proximity to colonies of land-breeding krill predators, and to consider the effects of krill immigrating into the region from multiple sources
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