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Remarks on automorphism and cohomology of finite cyclic coverings of projective spaces
For a smooth finite cyclic covering over a projective space of dimension greater than one, we show that its group of automorphisms faithfully acts on its cohomology except for a few cases. In characteristic zero, we study the equivariant deformation theory and groups of automorphisms for complex cyclic coverings. The proof uses the decomposition of the sheaf of differential forms due to Esnault and Viehweg. In positive characteristic, a lifting criterion of automorphisms reduce the faithfulness problem to characteristic zero. To apply this criterion, we prove the degeneration of the Hodge-de Rham spectral sequences for a family of smooth cfinite yclic coverings, and the infinitesimal Torelli theorem for finite cyclic coverings defined over an arbitrary field
Super-Eddington Accretion as a Possible Scenario to Form GW190425
On 2019 April 25, the LIGO/Virgo Scientific Collaboration detected a compact
binary coalescence, GW190425. Under the assumption of the binary neutron star
(BNS), the total mass of lies five standard
deviations away from the known Galactic population mean. In the standard common
envelope scenario, the immediate progenitor of GW190425 is a close binary
system composed of an NS and a He-rich star. With the detailed binary
evolutionary modeling, we find that in order to reproduce GW190425-like events,
super-Eddington accretion (e.g., ) from a He-rich
star onto the first-born NS with a typical mass of 1.33 via stable
Case BB mass transfer (MT) is necessarily required. Furthermore, the immediate
progenitors should potentially have an initial mass of in a
range of and an initial orbital period of
from 0.08 days to 0.12 days, respectively. The corresponding mass accreted onto
NSs via stable Case BB MT phase varies from to . After the formation of the second-born NS, the BNSs are expected to
be merged due to gravitational wave emission from 11 Myr to 190
Myr.Comment: 8 pages, 10 figures, updated to add one referenc
Revisiting the Properties of GW190814 and Its Formation History
GW190814 was reported during LIGO's and Virgo's third observing run with the
most asymmetric component masses (a black hole and a
compact object). Under the assumption that this event is
a binary black hole (BBH) merger formed through the isolated binary evolution
channel, we reanalyze the publicly released data of GW190814 with the modified
astrophysical priors on the effective spin , and further
explore its formation history using detailed binary modeling. We show that
GW190814 is likely to have been formed through the classical common envelope
channel. Our findings show that the properties inferred using the modified
astrophysical priors are consistent with those inferred by the uniform priors.
With the newly-inferred properties of GW190814, we perform detailed binary
evolution of the immediate progenitor of the BBH (namely a close binary system
composed of a BH and a helium star) in a large parameter space, taking into
account mass-loss, internal differential rotation, supernova kicks, and tidal
interactions between the helium star and the BH companion. Our findings show
that GW190814-like events could be formed in limited initial conditions just
after the common envelope phase: a BH and a helium star
of 8.5 at solar metallicity ( 7.5
at 10\% solar metallicity) with an initial orbital period at around
1.0 day. Additionally, the inferred low spin of the secondary indicates that
the required metallicity for reproducing GW190814-like events should not be too
low (e.g., Z 0.1 ).Comment: 8 pages, 8 figures, 1 table, final version published in MNRAN
Search for the decay
We search for radiative decays into a weakly interacting neutral
particle, namely an invisible particle, using the produced through the
process in a data sample of
decays collected by the BESIII detector
at BEPCII. No significant signal is observed. Using a modified frequentist
method, upper limits on the branching fractions are set under different
assumptions of invisible particle masses up to 1.2 . The upper limit corresponding to an invisible particle with zero mass
is 7.0 at the 90\% confidence level
Observation and study of the decay
We report the observation and study of the decay
using events
collected with the BESIII detector. Its branching fraction, including all
possible intermediate states, is measured to be
. We also report evidence for a structure,
denoted as , in the mass spectrum in the GeV/
region. Using two decay modes of the meson ( and
), a simultaneous fit to the mass spectra is
performed. Assuming the quantum numbers of the to be , its
significance is found to be 4.4, with a mass and width of MeV/ and MeV, respectively, and a
product branching fraction
. Alternatively, assuming , the
significance is 3.8, with a mass and width of MeV/ and MeV, respectively, and a product
branching fraction
. The angular distribution of
is studied and the two assumptions of the
cannot be clearly distinguished due to the limited statistics. In all
measurements the first uncertainties are statistical and the second systematic.Comment: 10 pages, 6 figures and 4 table
Precise Measurements of Branching Fractions for Meson Decays to Two Pseudoscalar Mesons
We measure the branching fractions for seven two-body decays to
pseudo-scalar mesons, by analyzing data collected at
GeV with the BESIII detector at the BEPCII collider. The branching fractions
are determined to be ,
,
,
,
,
,
,
where the first uncertainties are statistical, the second are systematic, and
the third are from external input branching fraction of the normalization mode
. Precision of our measurements is significantly improved
compared with that of the current world average values
Measurement of proton electromagnetic form factors in in the energy region 2.00-3.08 GeV
The process of is studied at 22 center-of-mass
energy points () from 2.00 to 3.08 GeV, exploiting 688.5~pb of
data collected with the BESIII detector operating at the BEPCII collider. The
Born cross section~() of is
measured with the energy-scan technique and it is found to be consistent with
previously published data, but with much improved accuracy. In addition, the
electromagnetic form-factor ratio () and the value of the
effective (), electric () and magnetic () form
factors are measured by studying the helicity angle of the proton at 16
center-of-mass energy points. and are determined with
high accuracy, providing uncertainties comparable to data in the space-like
region, and is measured for the first time. We reach unprecedented
accuracy, and precision results in the time-like region provide information to
improve our understanding of the proton inner structure and to test theoretical
models which depend on non-perturbative Quantum Chromodynamics
Measurement of the Cross Section between 600 and 900 MeV Using Initial State Radiation
We extract the cross section in the energy
range between 600 and 900 MeV, exploiting the method of initial state
radiation. A data set with an integrated luminosity of 2.93 fb taken at
a center-of-mass energy of 3.773 GeV with the BESIII detector at the BEPCII
collider is used. The cross section is measured with a systematic uncertainty
of 0.9%. We extract the pion form factor as well as the
contribution of the measured cross section to the leading order hadronic vacuum
polarization contribution to . We find this value to be
.Comment: 14 pages, 7 figures, accepted by PL
Observation of in
Using a sample of events recorded with
the BESIII detector at the symmetric electron positron collider BEPCII, we
report the observation of the decay of the charmonium state
into a pair of mesons in the process
. The branching fraction is measured for the first
time to be , where the first uncertainty is
statistical, the second systematic and the third is from the uncertainty of
. The mass and width of the are
determined as MeV/ and
MeV.Comment: 13 pages, 6 figure
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