Thermalization at intermediate coupling

We use the AdS/CFT conjecture to investigate the thermalization of large-N_c N=4 Super Yang-Mills plasma in the limit of large but finite 't Hooft coupling. On the gravity side, we supplement the type IIB supergravity action by the full set of O(\alpha'^3) operators, which enables us to derive O(\lambda^{-3/2}) corrections to the emission spectrum of prompt photons in one model of holographic thermalization. Decreasing the coupling strength from the \lambda=\infty limit, we observe a qualitative change in the way the photon spectral density approaches its thermal limit as a function of the photon energy. We interpret this behavior as a sign of the thermalization pattern of the plasma shifting from top/down towards bottom/up.Comment: 5 pages, 3 figures; v2: minor corrections, added reference

Bloom type inequality for bi-parameter singular integrals: efficient proof and iterated commutators

Utilising some recent ideas from our bilinear bi-parameter theory, we give an efficient proof of a two-weight Bloom type inequality for iterated commutators of linear bi-parameter singular integrals. We prove that if $T$ is a bi-parameter singular integral satisfying the assumptions of the bi-parameter representation theorem, then $$\| [b_k,\cdots[b_2, [b_1, T]]\cdots]\|_{L^p(\mu) \to L^p(\lambda)} \lesssim_{[\mu]_{A_p}, [\lambda]_{A_p}} \prod_{i=1}^k\|b_i\|_{{\rm{bmo}}(\nu^{\theta_i})} ,$$ where $p \in (1,\infty)$, $\theta_i \in [0,1]$, $\sum_{i=1}^k\theta_i=1$, $\mu, \lambda \in A_p$, $\nu := \mu^{1/p}\lambda^{-1/p}$. Here $A_p$ stands for the bi-parameter weights in $\mathbb R^n \times \mathbb R^m$ and ${\rm{bmo}}(\nu)$ is a suitable weighted little BMO space. We also simplify the proof of the known first order case.Juan de la Cierva - Formación 2015 FJCI-2015-24547, BCAM Severo Ochoa excellence accreditation SEV-2013-032

Nuclear antiferromagnetism in rhodium metal at positive and negative nanokelvin temperatures

We have measured the dynamic susceptibility of polycrystalline rhodium foils down to 280 pK and up to -750 pK. These record-low and -high nuclear spin temperatures were reached by adiabatic demagnetization using initial polarizations of 83 and -60%. At T>0, the static susceptibility, integrated from NMR spectra, displays an antiferromagnetic Curie-Weiss law, with θ=-1.8±0.3 nK. At T<0, a crossover from ferro- to antiferromagnetic tendency is found around -6 nK. We obtain Jnn/h=-17±3 Hz and Jnnn/h=10±3 Hz if only nearest and next nearest neighbor interactions are assumed.Peer reviewe

Bilinear representation theorem

We represent a general bilinear Calderón--Zygmund operator as a sum of simple dyadic operators. The appearing dyadic operators also admit a simple proof of a sparse bound. In particular, the representation implies a so called sparse $T1$ theorem for bilinear singular integrals.Juan de la Cierva - Formaci\'on 2015 FJCI-2015-24547, Academy of Finland grants 294840 and 306901, National Science Foundation Grant No. DMS-1440140

Perturbative QCD at non-zero chemical potential: Comparison with the large-Nf limit and apparent convergence

The perturbative three-loop result for the thermodynamic potential of QCD at finite temperature and chemical potential as obtained in the framework of dimensional reduction is compared with the exact result in the limit of large flavor number. The apparent convergence of the former as well as possibilities for optimization are investigated. Corresponding optimized results for full QCD are given for the case of two massless quark flavors.Comment: REVTEX4, 4 pages, 3 color figures. v2: fig. 3 now includes also lattice data for two-flavor QCD at nonzero chemical potentia

Two-color QCD via dimensional reduction

We study the thermodynamics of two-color QCD at high temperature and/or density using a dimensionally reduced superrenormalizable effective theory, formulated in terms of a coarse grained Wilson line. In the absence of quarks, the theory is required to respect the Z(2) center symmetry, while the effects of quarks of arbitrary masses and chemical potentials are introduced via soft Z(2) breaking operators. Perturbative matching of the effective theory parameters to the full theory is carried out explicitly, and it is argued how the new theory can be used to explore the phase diagram of two-color QCD.Comment: 17 pages, 1 eps figure, jheppub style; v2: minor update, references added, published versio

Clarification of Pseudologia Fantastica, a study of two cases of fantastic pseudology.

The term pseudologia fantastica has been fairly widely used despite the lack of consensus as to its definition. Little attention has been paid to its diagnostic significance. As a presenting symptom it can be confused with delusional psychosis, confabulation, malingering, or mere lying. In this article the literature is briefly reviewed, and the diagnostic significance of pseudologia fantastica in cases of neuropsychiatric, delusional, and personality disorders is illustrated with two clinical vignettes.</p

Can signs of eutrophication be found in the mesozooplankton of Seili, Archipelago Sea?

In this study, we evaluate whether it is possible to distinguish the effects of eutrophication from other, i.e. hydrographical, factors affecting zooplankton. We illustrate our arguments with examples from an old set of zooplankton data which includes 9-year records on mesozooplankton and hydrography collected from Seili, off the south coast of Finland. The present study shows that hydrographic changes override or mask, at least in the time period studied, possible eutrophication effects

Screening of heavy quark free energies at finite temperature and non-zero baryon chemical potential

We analyze the dependence of heavy quark free energies on the baryon chemical potential (mu_b) in 2-flavour QCD using improved (p4) staggered fermions with a bare quark mass of m/T = 0.4. By performing a 6th order Taylor expansion in the chemical potential which circumvents the sign problem. The Taylor expansion coefficients of colour singlet and colour averaged free energies are calculated and from this the expansion coefficients for the corresponding screening masses are determined. We find that for small mu_b the free energies of a static quark anti-quark pair decrease in a medium with a net excess of quarks and that screening is well described by a screening mass which increases with increasing mu_b. The mu_b-dependent corrections to the screening masses are well described by perturbation theory for T > 2 T_c. In particular, we find for all temperatures above T_c that the expansion coefficients for singlet and colour averaged screening masses differ by a factor 2.Comment: 14 page