26 research outputs found
Penrose limit, Spontaneous Symmetry Breaking and Holography in PP-Wave Background
We argue that the gauge theory dual to the Type IIB string theory in
ten-dimensional pp-wave background can be thought to `live' on an {\it
Euclidean} subspace spanning four of the eight transverse coordinates. We then
show that light-cone time evolution of the string is identifiable as the RG
flow of the gauge theory -- a relation facilitating `holography' of the pp-wave
background. The `holography' reorganizes the dual gauge theory into theories
defined over Hilbert subspaces of fixed R-charge. The reorganization breaks the
SO(4,2)SO(6) symmetry to a maximal subgroup SO(4) SO(4)
spontaneously. We argue that the low-energy string modes may be regarded as
Goldstone modes resulting from such symmetry breaking pattern.Comment: LateX 24 pages; v2 : new subsection added about relation to usual
Yang-Mills, references adde
D-Branes on the Conifold and N=1 Gauge/Gravity Dualities
We review extensions of the AdS/CFT correspondence to gauge/ gravity
dualities with N=1 supersymmetry. In particular, we describe the gauge/gravity
dualities that emerge from placing D3-branes at the apex of the conifold. We
consider first the conformal case, with discussions of chiral primary operators
and wrapped D-branes. Next, we break the conformal symmetry by adding a stack
of partially wrapped D5-branes to the system, changing the gauge group and
introducing a logarithmic renormalization group flow. In the gravity dual, the
effect of these wrapped D5-branes is to turn on the flux of 3-form field
strengths. The associated RR 2-form potential breaks the U(1) R-symmetry to
and we study this phenomenon in detail. This extra flux also leads to
deformation of the cone near the apex, which describes the chiral symmetry
breaking and confinement in the dual gauge theory.Comment: Based on I.R.K.'s lectures at the Les Houches Summer School Session
76, ``Gravity, Gauge Theories, and Strings'', August 2001, 42 pages, v2:
clarifications and references adde
Towards multi-scale dynamics on the baryonic branch of Klebanov-Strassler
We construct explicitly a new class of backgrounds in type-IIB supergravity
which generalize the baryonic branch of Klebanov-Strassler. We apply a
solution-generating technique that, starting from a large class of solutions of
the wrapped-D5 system, yields the new solutions, and then proceed to study in
detail their properties, both in the IR and in the UV. We propose a simple
intuitive field theory interpretation of the rotation procedure and of the
meaning of our new solutions within the Papadopoulos-Tseytlin ansatz, in
particular in relation to the duality cascade in the Klebanov-Strassler
solution. The presence in the field theory of different VEVs for operators of
dimensions 2, 3 and 6 suggests that this is an important step towards the
construction of the string dual of a genuinely multi-scale (strongly coupled)
dynamical model.Comment: 37 pages, 7 figures. References added, version to appear in JHE
Guest Molecule-Responsive Functional Calcium Phosphonate Frameworks for Tuned Proton Conductivity
We report the synthesis, structural characterization, and functionality of an open-framework hybrid that combines Ca2+ ions and the rigid polyfunctional ligand 5-(dihydroxyphosphoryl) isophthalic acid (PiPhtA). Ca-PiPhtA-I is obtained by slow crystallization at ambient conditions from acidic (pHâ3) aqueous solutions. It possesses a high water content (both Ca coordinated and in the lattice), and importantly, it exhibits water-filled 1D channels. At 75 °C, Ca-PiPhtA-I is partially dehydrated and exhibits a crystalline diffraction pattern that can be indexed in a monoclinic cell with parameters close to the pristine phase. Rietveld refinement was carried out for the sample heated at 75 °C, Ca-PiPhtA-II, using synchrotron powder X-ray diffraction data.All connectivity modes of the âparentâ Ca-PiPhtA-I framework are retained in Ca-PiPhtA-II. Upon Ca-PiPhtA-I exposure to ammonia vapors (28% aqueous NH3) a new derivative is obtained (Ca-PiPhtA-NH3) containing 7 NH3 and 16 H2O molecules according to elemental and thermal analyses. Ca-PiPhtA-NH3 exhibits a complex X-ray diffraction pattern with peaks at 15.3 and 13.0 Ă
that suggest partial breaking and transformation of the parent pillared structure. Although detailed structural identification of Ca-PiPhtA-NH3 was not possible, due in part to nonequilibrium adsorption conditions and the lack of crystallinity, FT-IR spectra and DTA-TG analysis indicate profound structural changes compared to the pristine Ca-PiPhtA-I. At 98% RH and T = 24 °C, proton conductivity, Ï, for Ca PiPhtA-I is 5.7 Ă10â4 S·cmâ1. It increases to 1.3 Ă 10â3 S·cmâ1 upon activation by preheating the sample at 40 °C for 2 h followed by water equilibration at room temperature under controlled conditions. Ca-PiPhtA-NH3 exhibits the highest proton conductivity, 6.6 Ă 10â3 S·cmâ1, measured at 98% RH and T = 24 °C. Ea for proton transfer in the above-mentioned frameworks range between 0.23 and 0.4 eV, typical of a Grothuss mechanism of proton conduction.Proyecto nacional MAT2010-1517
A922 Sequential measurement of 1 hour creatinine clearance (1-CRCL) in critically ill patients at risk of acute kidney injury (AKI)
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Differential clinical characteristics and prognosis of intraventricular conduction defects in patients with chronic heart failure
Intraventricular conduction defects (IVCDs) can impair prognosis of heart failure (HF), but their specific impact is not well established. This study aimed to analyse the clinical profile and outcomes of HF patients with LBBB, right bundle branch block (RBBB), left anterior fascicular block (LAFB), and no IVCDs. Clinical variables and outcomes after a median follow-up of 21 months were analysed in 1762 patients with chronic HF and LBBB (n = 532), RBBB (n = 134), LAFB (n = 154), and no IVCDs (n = 942). LBBB was associated with more marked LV dilation, depressed LVEF, and mitral valve regurgitation. Patients with RBBB presented overt signs of congestive HF and depressed right ventricular motion. The LAFB group presented intermediate clinical characteristics, and patients with no IVCDs were more often women with less enlarged left ventricles and less depressed LVEF. Death occurred in 332 patients (interannual mortality = 10.8%): cardiovascular in 257, extravascular in 61, and of unknown origin in 14 patients. Cardiac death occurred in 230 (pump failure in 171 and sudden death in 59). An adjusted Cox model showed higher risk of cardiac death and pump failure death in the LBBB and RBBB than in the LAFB and the no IVCD groups. LBBB and RBBB are associated with different clinical profiles and both are independent predictors of increased risk of cardiac death in patients with HF. A more favourable prognosis was observed in patients with LAFB and in those free of IVCDs. Further research in HF patients with RBBB is warranted
Structural and Conducting Features of Niobium-Doped Lanthanum Tungstate, La<sub>27</sub>(W<sub>1â<i>x</i></sub>Nb<sub><i>x</i></sub>)<sub>5</sub>O<sub>55.55âÎŽ</sub>
The most studied ceramic proton conductors are those
based on the
perovskite structure. However, these materials have some practical
drawbacks including their poor tolerance to carbonation. Hence, proton-conducting
ceramic materials with fluorite structure are currently under investigation.
One of the most studied materials is the lanthanum tungstate, âLn<sub>6</sub>WO<sub>12</sub>â. Here, we report a new series of compounds
La<sub>27</sub>W<sub>5â5<i>x</i></sub>Nb<sub>5<i>x</i></sub>O<sub>55.5â5<i>x</i>/2</sub>âĄ<sub>8.5+5<i>x</i>/2</sub> obtained by niobium doping to optimize/increase
the amount of oxygen vacancies. The limiting composition has been
established as La<sub>27</sub>NbW<sub>4</sub>O<sub>55.0</sub>âĄ<sub>9.0</sub> with an astonishing 14% of oxygen vacancies. The materials
have been studied by Rietveld analysis of high-resolution laboratory
X-ray powder diffraction data and electron microscopy. Thermal analysis
measurements in a wet atmosphere indirectly confirm the increase of
oxygen vacancies as the amount of incorporated protons increases with
the niobium content. A thorough electrical characterization has been
carried out including overall conductivity measurements in wet and
dried atmospheres, conductivity as a function of the oxygen partial
pressure, and electronic contribution by the HebbâWagner polarization
method. The data collected suggest that the proton conductivity is
dominant below 600 °C. However, above 800 °C the conductivity
values are almost independent of the water partial pressure which
indicates that the oxide ion is the main charge carrier. The highest
conductivity value was measured for La<sub>27</sub>NbW<sub>4</sub>O<sub>55</sub>, i.e., 0.01 S·cm<sup>â1</sup> at 800 °C
compared to 0.004 S·cm<sup>â1</sup> for the nonsubstituted
material La<sub>27</sub>W<sub>5</sub>O<sub>55.5</sub>. At temperatures
below 800 °C, these materials are nearly pure ionic conductors
with transport numbers higher than 0.98, while at higher temperatures
these compounds are mixed ionicâelectronic conductors displaying
both n- and p-type electronic contributions