Spin superconductor in ferromagnetic graphene

We show a spin superconductor (SSC) in ferromagnetic graphene as the counterpart to the charge superconductor, in which a spin-polarized electron-hole pair plays the role of the spin $2 (\hbar/2)$ `Cooper pair' with a neutral charge. We present a BCS-type theory for the SSC. With the `London-type equations' of the super-spin-current density, we show the existence of an electric `Meissner effect' against a spatial varying electric field. We further study a SSC/normal conductor/SSC junction and predict a spin-current Josephson effect.Comment: 6 pages, 4 figure

Warped Brane worlds in Critical Gravity

We investigate the brane models in arbitrary dimensional critical gravity presented in [Phys. Rev. Lett. 106, 181302 (2011)]. For the model of the thin branes with codimension one, the Gibbons-Hawking surface term and the junction conditions are derived, with which the analytical solutions for the flat, AdS, and dS branes are obtained at the critical point of the critical gravity. It is found that all these branes are embedded in an AdS$_{n}$ spacetime, but, in general, the effective cosmological constant $\Lambda$ of the AdS$_{n}$ spacetime is not equal to the naked one $\Lambda_0$ in the critical gravity, which can be positive, zero, and negative. Another interesting result is that the brane tension can also be positive, zero, or negative, depending on the symmetry of the thin brane and the values of the parameters of the theory, which is very different from the case in general relativity. It is shown that the mass hierarchy problem can be solved in the braneworld model in the higher-derivative critical gravity. We also study the thick brane model and find analytical and numerical solutions of the flat, AdS, and dS branes. It is find that some branes will have inner structure when some parameters of the theory are larger than their critical values, which may result in resonant KK modes for some bulk matter fields. The flat branes with positive energy density and AdS branes with negative energy density are embedded in an $n$-dimensional AdS spacetime, while the dS branes with positive energy density are embedded in an $n$-dimensional Minkowski one.Comment: 14 pages, 7 figures, updated version, accepted by EPJ

The vibration reduction design of single-cylinder engine based on the balance shaft

A 3d model of crank connecting rod of a single cylinder internal combustion engine (ICE) is established, whose force analysis was carried out in ADAMS/VIEW using virtual prototyping method. It was found that the results between the analysis and the theoretical calculation results were basically consistent, indicating that the established model is correct and reliable. In order to reduce the inertia force and torque of this ICE, the uniaxial balance method was used to carry out the vibration reduction design based on the balance shaft. The results of virtual experiments showed that the single cylinder internal combustion engine with a balance shaft can greatly reduce the inertia excitation force as well as improve the vibration