Properties of hadron and quark matter studied with a molecular dynamics

We study the hadron-quark phase transition in a molecular dynamics (MD) of quark degrees of freedom. The hadron state at low density and temperature, and the deconfined quark state at high density and temperature are observed in our model. We investigate the equations of state and draw the phase-diagram at wide baryon density and temperature range. We also discuss the transport property, e.g. viscosity, of $q\bar{q}$ matter. It is found that the ratio of the shear viscosity to the entropy density is less than one for quark matter.Comment: Poster presentation at Quark Matter 200

The Relation Between Cash Holdings and Earnings Persistence

Our research question is whether corporate cash holdings can benefit firms through improving earnings persistence which is one of the measures of earnings quality. In order to answer this question, we test whether and how cash holdings are related to earnings persistence. Our results show a strong positive relation between cash holdings and earnings persistence. Next, we examine whether this relation holds after controlling for earnings volatility, since Dichev and Tang (2009) find a strong negative relation between earnings volatility and earnings persistence. We find that the positive relationbetween cash holdings and earnings persistence can be seen if earnings volatility is higher, but it cannot be seen if earnings volatility is lower. These results suggest that cash holdings can benefit firms with volatile earnings

Exotic plants in Kipahulu Valley: 1945-1980

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Oxygen reduction behavior of rutile-type iridium oxide in sulfuric acid solution

ArticleELECTROCHIMICA ACTA. 54(2):566-573 (2008)journal articl

General pairing interactions and pair truncation approximations for fermions in a single-j shell

We investigate Hamiltonians with attractive interactions between pairs of fermions coupled to angular momentum J. We show that pairs with spin J are reasonable building blocks for the low-lying states. For systems with only a J = Jmax pairing interaction, eigenvalues are found to be approximately integers for a large array of states, in particular for those with total angular momenta I le 2j. For I=0 eigenstates of four fermions in a single-j shell we show that there is only one non-zero eigenvalue. We address these observations using the nucleon pair approximation of the shell model and relate our results with a number of currently interesting problems.Comment: a latex text file and 2 figures, to be publishe

An Examination of the Oxygen Reduction Reaction on RuO2-based Oxide Coatings Formed on Titanium Substrates

The RuO2-based electrocatalysts were prepared by using a dip-coating method on Ti plate substrates at 400 degrees C. The catalytic activity of the oxide-coated electrodes for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) was evaluated by cyclic voltammetry in 0.5 M H2SO4 at 60 degrees C in a stationary state. The examination was focused on the enhancement of the catalytic activity in the reaction by the enlargement of the surface area of the RuO2 coating with the help of lanthunum. The onset potential for the ORR, EORR-0, of the RuO2/Ti electrode showed that the highest value was 0.84 V vs. RHE.ArticleCatalysis Today. 146(1-2):248-252. (2009)journal articl