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Bose-Einstein Correlations in e+e- -> W+W- at a Linear Collider
We show that the most popular method to simulate Bose-Einstein (BE)
interference effects predicts negligible correlations between identical pions
originating from the hadronic decay of different W's produced in e+e- -> W+W-
-> 4 jets at typical linear collider energies.Comment: 5 pages, 2 eps figures, Proccedings of the Workshop "Physics Studies
for a Future Linear Collider", QCD Working Group, 2000, DESY 123
An Infinite Number of Closed FLRW Universes for Any Value of the Spatial Curvature
The Friedman-Lemaitre-Robertson-Walker (FLRW) cosmological models are based
on the assumptions of large-scale homogeneity and isotropy of the distribution
of matter and energy. They are usually taken to have spatial sections that are
simply connected; they have finite volume in the positive curvature case, and
infinite volume in the null and negative curvature ones. I want to call the
attention to the existence of an infinite number of models, which are based on
these same metrics, but have compact, finite volume, multiply connected spatial
sections. Some observational implications are briefly mentioned.Comment: 4 pages. Contribution to the 5th International Workshop on Astronomy
and Relativistic Astrophysics (Joao Pessoa, PB, Brazil, October 10-12, 2011)
and to the 1o. Simposio Jayme Tiomno (Brasilia, DF, Brazil, October 27-28,
2011). In version 2: a few minor corrections; two new references added. In
this version: title correction in Ref. 3; dedication paragraph at the en
Integrable quadratic Hamiltonians on so(4) and so(3,1)
We investigate a special class of quadratic Hamiltonians on so(4) and so(3,1)
and describe Hamiltonians that have additional polynomial integrals. One of the
main results is a new integrable case with an integral of sixth degree.Comment: 16 page
Collisions and drag in debris discs with eccentric parent belts
Context: High-resolution images of circumstellar debris discs reveal
off-centred rings that indicate past or ongoing perturbation, possibly caused
by secular gravitational interaction with unseen stellar or substellar
companions. The purely dynamical aspects of this departure from radial symmetry
are well understood. However, the observed dust is subject to additional forces
and effects, most notably collisions and drag. Aims: To complement the studies
of dynamics, we therefore aim to understand how new asymmetries are created by
the addition of collisional evolution and drag forces, and existing ones
strengthened or overridden. Methods: We augmented our existing numerical code
"Analysis of Collisional Evolution" (ACE) by an azimuthal dimension, the
longitude of periapse. A set of fiducial discs with global eccentricities
ranging from 0 to 0.4 is evolved over giga-year timescales. Size distribution
and spatial variation of dust are analysed and interpreted. The basic impact of
belt eccentricity on spectral energy distributions (SEDs) and images is
discussed.
Results: We find features imposed on characteristic timescales. First,
radiation pressure defines size cutoffs that differ between periapse and
apoapse, resulting in an asymmetric halo. The differences in size distribution
make the observable asymmetry of the halo depend on wavelength. Second,
collisional equilibrium prefers smaller grains on the apastron side of the
parent belt, reducing the effect of pericentre glow and the overall asymmetry.
Third, Poynting-Robertson drag fills the region interior to an eccentric belt
such that the apastron side is more tenuous. Interpretation and prediction of
the appearance in scattered light is problematic when spatial and size
distribution are coupled.Comment: Accepted for publication in A&A, 14 pages, 16 figure
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