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    Nonuniqueness in spin-density-functional theory on lattices

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    In electronic many-particle systems, the mapping between densities and spin magnetizations, {n(r), m(r)}, and potentials and magnetic fields, {v(r), B(r)}, is known to be nonunique, which has fundamental and practical implications for spin-density-functional theory (SDFT). This paper studies the nonuniqueness (NU) in SDFT on arbitrary lattices. Two new, non-trivial cases are discovered, here called local saturation and global noncollinear NU, and their properties are discussed and illustrated. In the continuum limit, only some well-known special cases of NU survive.Comment: 4 pages, 1 figur

    Learning associations between clinical information and motion-based descriptors using a large scale MR-derived cardiac motion atlas

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    The availability of large scale databases containing imaging and non-imaging data, such as the UK Biobank, represents an opportunity to improve our understanding of healthy and diseased bodily function. Cardiac motion atlases provide a space of reference in which the motion fields of a cohort of subjects can be directly compared. In this work, a cardiac motion atlas is built from cine MR data from the UK Biobank (~ 6000 subjects). Two automated quality control strategies are proposed to reject subjects with insufficient image quality. Based on the atlas, three dimensionality reduction algorithms are evaluated to learn data-driven cardiac motion descriptors, and statistical methods used to study the association between these descriptors and non-imaging data. Results show a positive correlation between the atlas motion descriptors and body fat percentage, basal metabolic rate, hypertension, smoking status and alcohol intake frequency. The proposed method outperforms the ability to identify changes in cardiac function due to these known cardiovascular risk factors compared to ejection fraction, the most commonly used descriptor of cardiac function. In conclusion, this work represents a framework for further investigation of the factors influencing cardiac health.Comment: 2018 International Workshop on Statistical Atlases and Computational Modeling of the Hear

    Quantum memory for non-stationary light fields based on controlled reversible inhomogeneous broadening

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    We propose a new method for efficient storage and recall of non-stationary light fields, e.g. single photon time-bin qubits, in optically dense atomic ensembles. Our approach to quantum memory is based on controlled, reversible, inhomogeneous broadening. We briefly discuss experimental realizations of our proposal.Comment: 4 page

    Two-component generalizations of the Camassa-Holm equation

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    A classification of integrable two-component systems of non-evolutionary partial differential equations that are analogous to the Camassa-Holm equation is carried out via the perturbative symmetry approach. Independently, a classification of compatible pairs of Hamiltonian operators is carried out, which leads to bi-Hamiltonian structures for the same systems of equations. Some exact solutions and Lax pairs are also constructed for the systems considered

    Triple sign reversal of Hall effect in HgBa_{2}CaCu_{2}O_{6} thin films after heavy-ion irradiations

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    Triple sign reversal in the mixed-state Hall effect has been observed for the first time in ion-irradiated HgBa_{2}CaCu_{2}O_{6} thin films. The negative dip at the third sign reversal is more pronounced for higher fields, which is opposite to the case of the first sign reversal near T_c in most high-T_c superconductors. These observations can be explained by a recent prediction in which the third sign reversal is attributed to the energy derivative of the density of states and to a temperature-dependent function related to the superconducting energy gap. These contributions prominently appear in cases where the mean free path is significantly decreased, such as our case of ion-irradiated thin films.Comment: 4 pages, 3 eps figures, submitted Phys. Rev. Let

    A possible hadronic excess in psi(2S) decay and rho-pi puzzle

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    We examine the so-called rho-pi puzzle of the psi(2S) decay by incorporating two inputs: One is the relative phase between the one-photon and the gluon decay amplitude, and the other is a possible anomaly in the inclusive nonelectromagnetic decay rate of psi(2S). We propose the possibility that in the psi(2S) decay a hadronic decay process of long distance origin is important in addition to the short-distance decay process. The amplitude of this additional process should nearly cancel the three-gluon amplitude in the exclusive psi(2S)---> 1-0- and turn the sum dominantly real in contrast to the J/psi decay. We present general consequences of this mechanism and then briefly look into two models which possibly explain the course of this additional amplitude.Comment: 14 pages, 2 Tables, and 3 eps figures. Replaces the original version with a minor change in the title and inclusion of more references. The version to appear in Phys. Rev.

    Determination of astrophysical 12N(p,g)13O reaction rate from the 2H(12N, 13O)n reaction and its astrophysical implications

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    The evolution of massive stars with very low-metallicities depends critically on the amount of CNO nuclides which they produce. The 12^{12}N(pp,\,γ\gamma)13^{13}O reaction is an important branching point in the rap-processes, which are believed to be alternative paths to the slow 3α\alpha process for producing CNO seed nuclei and thus could change the fate of massive stars. In the present work, the angular distribution of the 2^2H(12^{12}N,\,13^{13}O)nn proton transfer reaction at Ec.m.E_{\mathrm{c.m.}} = 8.4 MeV has been measured for the first time. Based on the Johnson-Soper approach, the square of the asymptotic normalization coefficient (ANC) for the virtual decay of 13^{13}Og.s._\mathrm{g.s.} →\rightarrow 12^{12}N + pp was extracted to be 3.92 ±\pm 1.47 fm−1^{-1} from the measured angular distribution and utilized to compute the direct component in the 12^{12}N(pp,\,γ\gamma)13^{13}O reaction. The direct astrophysical S-factor at zero energy was then found to be 0.39 ±\pm 0.15 keV b. By considering the direct capture into the ground state of 13^{13}O, the resonant capture via the first excited state of 13^{13}O and their interference, we determined the total astrophysical S-factors and rates of the 12^{12}N(pp,\,γ\gamma)13^{13}O reaction. The new rate is two orders of magnitude slower than that from the REACLIB compilation. Our reaction network calculations with the present rate imply that 12^{12}N(p, γp,\,\gamma)13^{13}O will only compete successfully with the β+\beta^+ decay of 12^{12}N at higher (∼\simtwo orders of magnitude) densities than initially predicted.Comment: 8 figures, 2 tables, Submitted to Physical Review

    Monotonicity results and bounds for the inverse hyperbolic sine

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    In this note, we present monotonicity results of a function involving to the inverse hyperbolic sine. From these, we derive some inequalities for bounding the inverse hyperbolic sine.Comment: 3 page

    Two monotonic functions involving gamma function and volume of unit ball

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    In present paper, we prove the monotonicity of two functions involving the gamma function Γ(x)\Gamma(x) and relating to the nn-dimensional volume of the unit ball Bn\mathbb{B}^n in Rn\mathbb{R}^n.Comment: 7 page
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