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Gauge symmetry and Slavnov-Taylor identities for randomly stirred fluids
The path integral for randomly forced incompressible fluids is shown to have
an underlying Becchi-Rouet-Stora (BRS) symmetry as a consequence of Galilean
invariance. This symmetry must be respected to have a consistent generating
functional, free from both an overall infinite factor and spurious relations
amongst correlation functions. We present a procedure for respecting this BRS
symmetry, akin to gauge fixing in quantum field theory. Relations are derived
between correlation functions of this gauge fixed, BRS symmetric theory,
analogous to the Slavnov-Taylor identities of quantum field theory.Comment: 5 pages, no figures, In Press Physical Review Letters, 200
On the mass of a Kerr-anti-de Sitter spacetime in D dimensions
We show how to compute the mass of a Kerr-anti-de Sitter spacetime with
respect to the anti-de Sitter background in any dimension, using a
superpotential which has been derived from standard Noether identities. The
calculation takes no account of the source of the curvature and confirms
results obtained for black holes via the first law of thermodynamics.Comment: minor changes; accepted by CQ
IRAC Excess in Distant Star-Forming Galaxies: Tentative Evidence for the 3.3m Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Feature ?
We present evidence for the existence of an IRAC excess in the spectral
energy distribution (SED) of 5 galaxies at 0.6<z<0.9 and 1 galaxy at z=1.7.
These 6 galaxies, located in the Great Observatories Origins Deep Survey field
(GOODS-N), are star forming since they present strong 6.2, 7.7, and 11.3 um
polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) lines in their Spitzer IRS mid-infrared
spectra. We use a library of templates computed with PEGASE.2 to fit their
multiwavelength photometry and derive their stellar continuum. Subtraction of
the stellar continuum enables us to detect in 5 galaxies a significant excess
in the IRAC band pass where the 3.3 um PAH is expected. We then assess if the
physical origin of the IRAC excess is due to an obscured active galactic
nucleus (AGN) or warm dust emission. For one galaxy evidence of an obscured AGN
is found, while the remaining four do not exhibit any significant AGN activity.
Possible contamination by warm dust continuum of unknown origin as found in the
Galactic diffuse emission is discussed. The properties of such a continuum
would have to be different from the local Universe to explain the measured IRAC
excess, but we cannot definitively rule out this possibility until its origin
is understood. Assuming that the IRAC excess is dominated by the 3.3 um PAH
feature, we find good agreement with the observed 11.3 um PAH line flux arising
from the same C-H bending and stretching modes, consistent with model
expectations. Finally, the IRAC excess appears to be correlated with the
star-formation rate in the galaxies. Hence it could provide a powerful
diagnostic for measuring dusty star formation in z>3 galaxies once the
mid-infrared spectroscopic capabilities of the James Webb Space Telescope
become available.Comment: 25 pages, 4 figures, accepted by Ap
Single-charge rotating black holes in four-dimensional gauged supergravity
We consider four-dimensional U(1)^4 gauged supergravity, and obtain
asymptotically AdS_4, non-extremal, charged, rotating black holes with one
non-zero U(1) charge. The thermodynamic quantities are computed. We obtain a
generalization that includes a NUT parameter. The general solution has a
discrete symmetry involving inversion of the rotation parameter, and has a
string frame metric that admits a rank-2 Killing-Stackel tensor.Comment: 9 page
Gyromagnetic Ratio of Charged Kerr-Anti-de Sitter Black Holes
We examine the gyromagnetic ratios of rotating and charged AdS black holes in
four and higher spacetime dimensions. We compute the gyromagnetic ratio for
Kerr-AdS black holes with an arbitrary electric charge in four dimensions and
show that it corresponds to g=2 irrespective of the AdS nature of the
spacetime. We also compute the gyromagnetic ratio for Kerr-AdS black holes with
a single angular momentum and with a test electric charge in all higher
dimensions. The gyromagnetic ratio crucially depends on the dimensionless ratio
of the rotation parameter to the curvature radius of the AdS background. At the
critical limit, when the boundary Einstein universe is rotating at the speed of
light, it exhibits a striking feature leading to g=2 regardless of the
spacetime dimension. Next, we extend our consideration to include the exact
metric for five-dimensional rotating charged black holes in minimal gauged
supergravity. We show that the value of the gyromagnetic ratio found in the
"test-charge" approach remains unchanged for these black holes.Comment: New section added; 6 pages, RevTe
Matrix exponential-based closures for the turbulent subgrid-scale stress tensor
Two approaches for closing the turbulence subgrid-scale stress tensor in terms of matrix exponentials are introduced and compared. The first approach is based on a formal solution of the stress transport equation in which the production terms can be integrated exactly in terms of matrix exponentials. This formal solution of the subgrid-scale stress transport equation is shown to be useful to explore special cases, such as the response to constant velocity gradient, but neglecting pressure-strain correlations and diffusion effects. The second approach is based on an Eulerian-Lagrangian change of variables, combined with the assumption of isotropy for the conditionally averaged Lagrangian velocity gradient tensor and with the recent fluid deformation approximation. It is shown that both approaches lead to the same basic closure in which the stress tensor is expressed as the matrix exponential of the resolved velocity gradient tensor multiplied by its transpose. Short-time expansions of the matrix exponentials are shown to provide an eddy-viscosity term and particular quadratic terms, and thus allow a reinterpretation of traditional eddy-viscosity and nonlinear stress closures. The basic feasibility of the matrix-exponential closure is illustrated by implementing it successfully in large eddy simulation of forced isotropic turbulence. The matrix-exponential closure employs the drastic approximation of entirely omitting the pressure-strain correlation and other nonlinear scrambling terms. But unlike eddy-viscosity closures, the matrix exponential approach provides a simple and local closure that can be derived directly from the stress transport equation with the production term, and using physically motivated assumptions about Lagrangian decorrelation and upstream isotropy
Rotating Black Holes in Higher Dimensions with a Cosmological Constant
We present the metric for a rotating black hole with a cosmological constant
and with arbitrary angular momenta in all higher dimensions. The metric is
given in both Kerr-Schild and Boyer-Lindquist form. In the Euclidean-signature
case, we also obtain smooth compact Einstein spaces on associated S^{D-2}
bundles over S^2, infinitely many for each odd D\ge 5. Applications to string
theory and M-theory are indicated.Comment: 8 pages, Latex. Short version, with more compact notation, of
hep-th/0404008. To appear in Phys. Rev. Let
Supervisorsâ Experiences of Providing Difficult Feedback in Cross-Ethnic/Racial Supervision
Seventeen clinical supervisors were interviewed regarding their experience of providing difficult feedback in cross-ethnic/racial supervision, and their responses were analyzed using consensual qualitative research (CQR). European American supervisors described supervisees of color who had difficulty in their clinical work with culturally different clients. These supervisors then shared with supervisees their concern that superviseesâ interpersonal skills may negatively affect their clinical and/or supervision work. Supervisors of color described European American supervisees who exhibited insensitivity toward clients of color in session or during supervision. These supervisors shared their concern that superviseesâ lack of cultural sensitivity may negatively affect their clinical work. These contrasting feedback experiences had a profound effect on supervisory relationships and the processes within supervision
Equal charge black holes and seven dimensional gauged supergravity
We present various supergravity black holes of different dimensions with some
U(1) charges set equal in a simple, common form. Black hole solutions of seven
dimensional U(1)^2 gauged supergravity with three independent angular momenta
and two equal U(1) charges are obtained. We investigate the thermodynamics and
the BPS limit of this solution, and find that there are rotating supersymmetric
black holes without naked closed timelike curves. There are also supersymmetric
topological soliton solutions without naked closed timelike curves that have a
smooth geometry.Comment: 24 pages; v2, v3: minor change
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