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Gravity and Yang-Mills theory
Three of the four forces of Nature are described by quantum Yang-Mills
theories with remarkable precision. The fourth force, gravity, is described
classically by the Einstein-Hilbert theory. There appears to be an inherent
incompatibility between quantum mechanics and the Einstein-Hilbert theory which
prevents us from developing a consistent quantum theory of gravity. The
Einstein-Hilbert theory is therefore believed to differ greatly from Yang-Mills
theory (which does have a sensible quantum mechanical description). It is
therefore very surprising that these two theories actually share close
perturbative ties. This article focuses on these ties between Yang-Mills theory
and the Einstein-Hilbert theory. We discuss the origin of these ties and their
implications for a quantum theory of gravity.Comment: 6 pages, based on contribution to GRF 2010, to appear in a special
edition of IJMP
Collective enhancement and suppression in Bose-Einstein condensates
The coherent and collective nature of Bose-Einstein condensate can enhance or
suppress physical processes. Bosonic stimulation enhances scattering in already
occupied states which leads to atom amplification, and the suppression of
dissipation leads to superfluidity. In this paper, we review several
experiments where suppression and enhancement have been observed and discuss
the common roots of and differences between these phenomena.Comment: ICAP proceedings; 12 figure
Intramuscular (infiltrating) Lipoma
Intraoral lipomas are benign and relatively rare tumors, although they occur with higher frequencies in other areas, most especially the back, abdomen and shoulders of adults. They have no gender predilection and predominantly affect the buccal mucosa. This paper describes a case of intramuscular (infiltrating) lipoma on the buccal mucosa of a 60-year old male which is relatively rare when compared to simple lipoma of buccal mucosa, and review pertinent literature
Thermal energy storage systems using fluidized bed heat exchangers
The viability of using fluidized bed heat exchangers (FBHX) for thermal energy storage (TES) in applications with potential for waste heat recovery was investigated. Of the candidate applications screened, cement plant rotary kilns and steel plant electric arc furnaces were identified, via the chosen selection criteria, as having the best potential for successful use of FBHX/TES system. A computer model of the FBHX/TES systems was developed and the technical feasibility of the two selected applications was verified. Economic and tradeoff evaluations in progress for final optimization of the systems and selection of the most promising system for further concept validation are described
Kernel solutions of the Kostant operator on eight-dimensional quotient spaces
After introducing the generators and irreducible representations of the and Lie algebras in terms of the Schwinger's scillators,
the general kernel solutions of the Kostant operators on eight-dimensional
quotient spaces and are derived in terms of the diagonal
subalgebras and ,
respectively.Comment: 13 pages. Typos correcte
LC_2 formulation of supergravity
We formulate (N=1, d=11) supergravity in components in light-cone gauge
(LC_2) to order . In this formulation, we use judicious gauge choices
and the associated constraint relations to express the metric, three-form and
gravitino entirely in terms of the physical degrees of freedom in the theory.Comment: 11 page
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