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The interaction between transpolar arcs and cusp spots
Transpolar arcs and cusp spots are both auroral phenomena which occur when
the interplanetary magnetic field is northward. Transpolar arcs are associated
with magnetic reconnection in the magnetotail, which closes magnetic flux and
results in a "wedge" of closed flux which remains trapped, embedded in the
magnetotail lobe. The cusp spot is an indicator of lobe reconnection at the
high-latitude magnetopause; in its simplest case, lobe reconnection
redistributes open flux without resulting in any net change in the open flux
content of the magnetosphere. We present observations of the two phenomena
interacting--i.e., a transpolar arc intersecting a cusp spot during part of its
lifetime. The significance of this observation is that lobe reconnection can
have the effect of opening closed magnetotail flux. We argue that such events
should not be rare
Two-dimensional solitons on the surface of magnetic fluids
We report an observation of a stable soliton-like structure on the surface of
a ferrofluid, generated by a local perturbation in the hysteretic regime of the
Rosensweig instability. Unlike other pattern-forming systems with localized 2D
structures, magnetic fluids are characterized by energy conservation; hence
their mechanism of soliton stabilization is different from the previously
discussed gain/loss balance mechanism. The radioscopic measurements of the
soliton's surface profile suggest that locking on the underlying periodic
structure is instrumental in its stabilization.Comment: accepted for publication by Physical Review Letter
Case Report: Auditory Neuropathy and Central Auditory Processing Deficits in a Neuro-Otological Case-Study of Infratentorial Superficial Siderosis
Hearing and balance impairment are the most frequently reported features of infratentorial (classical) superficial siderosis (iSS). There are few comprehensive descriptions of audiovestibular function in iSS and therefore limited understanding of the affected segment(s) of the audiovestibular pathway. In addition, monitoring disease progression and response to treatment is challenging and currently mainly guided by subjective patient reports and magnetic resonance imaging. To the best of our knowledge, there have been no previous reports assessing central auditory function in iSS. We describe such findings in a patient with iSS in an attempt to precisely localize the site of the audiovestibular dysfunction, determine its severity and functional impact. We confirm the presence of (asymmetrical) auditory neuropathy and identify central auditory processing deficits, suggesting involvement of the central auditory pathway beyond the brainstem. We correlate the audiological and vestibular findings with self-report measures and the siderosis appearances on brain magnetic resonance images
Optical Conductivity in a Two-Band Superconductor: Pb
We demonstrate the effect of bandstructure on the superconducting properties
of Pb by calculating the strong-coupling features in the optical conductivity,
, due to the electron-phonon interaction. The importance of
momentum dependence in the calculation of the properties of superconductors has
previously been raised for MgB. Pb resembles MgB in that it is a two
band superconductor in which the bands' contributions to the Fermi surface have
very different topologies. We calculate by calculating a
memory function which has been recently used to analyze of
BiSrCaCuO. In our calculations the two components of
the Fermi surface are described by parameterizations of de Haas--van Alphen
data. We use a phonon spectrum which is a fit to neutron scattering data. By
including the momentum dependence of the Fermi surface good agreement is found
with the experimentally determined strong-coupling features which can be
described by a broad peak at around 4.5 meV and a narrower higher peak around 8
meV of equal height. The calculated features are found to be dominated by
scattering between states within the third band. By contrast scattering between
states in the second band leads to strong-coupling features in which the height
of the high energy peak is reduced by compared to that of the low
energy peak. This result is similar to that in the conventional isotropic
(momentum independent) treatment of superconductivity. Our results show that it
is important to use realistic models of the bandstructure and phonons, and to
avoid using momentum averaged quantities, in calculations in order to get
quantitatively accurate results
Double Rosensweig instability in a ferrofluid sandwich structure
We consider a horizontal ferrofluid layer sandwiched between two layers of
immiscible non-magnetic fluids. In a sufficiently strong vertical magnetic
field the flat interfaces between magnetic and non-magnetic fluids become
unstable to the formation of peaks. We theoretically investigate the interplay
between these two instabilities for different combinations of the parameters of
the fluids and analyze the evolving interfacial patterns. We also estimate the
critical magnetic field strength at which thin layers disintegrate into an
ordered array of individual drops
Representation in Westminster in the 1990s : The ghost of Edmund Burke
Why are 'trustee' notions of representation still invoked in the UK House of Commons in the 1990s? In answering this question this article analyses the premises of Burkean theory and the arguments that these premises are of little relevance in the late twentieth century. Despite these dismissals of trusteeship, Burkean ideas are still articulated in the Commons some 200 years after they were first voiced. The idea of trusteeship can prove extremely useful to justify the actions of representatives when those actions conflict with constituency 'opinion', party policy or the wishes of interest groups. Examples of the occasions when Burkean notions have been invoked in the 1990s are provided
Static Response Function for Longitudinal and Transverse Excitations in Superfluid Helium
The sum rule formalism is used to evaluate rigorous bounds for the density
and current static response functions in superfluid helium at zero temperature.
Both lower and upper bounds are considered. The bounds are expressed in terms
of ground state properties (density and current correlation funtions) and of
the interatomic potential. The results for the density static response
significantly improve the Feynman approximation and turn out to be close to the
experimental (neutron scattering) data. A quantitative prediction for the
transverse current response is given. The role of one-phonon and multi-particle
excitations in the longitudinal and transverse channels is discussed.
(Phys.Rev.B, in press)Comment: 19 pages (plain TeX) and 3 Figures (postscript), UTF-26
Isotopic Production Cross Sections in Proton-Nucleus Collisions at 200 MeV
Intermediate mass fragments (IMF) from the interaction of Al,
Co and Au with 200 MeV protons were measured in an angular range
from 20 degree to 120 degree in the laboratory system. The fragments, ranging
from isotopes of helium up to isotopes of carbon, were isotopically resolved.
Double differential cross sections, energy differential cross sections and
total cross sections were extracted.Comment: accepted by Phys. Rev.
Inhomogeneous ground state and the coexistence of two length scales near phase transitions in real solids
Real crystals almost unavoidably contain a finite density of dislocations. We
show that this generic type of long--range correlated disorder leads to a
breakdown of the conventional scenario of critical behavior and standard
renormalization group techniques based on the existence of a simple,
homogeneous ground state. This breakdown is due to the appearance of an
inhomogeneous ground state that changes the character of the phase transition
to that of a percolative phenomenon. This scenario leads to a natural
explanation for the appearance of two length scales in recent high resolution
small-angle scattering experiments near magnetic and structural phase
transitions.Comment: 4 pages, RevTex, no figures; also available from
http://www.tp3.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/archive/tpiii_archive.htm
Relevance of pseudospin symmetry in proton-nucleus scattering
The manifestation of pseudospin-symmetry in proton-nucleus scattering is
discussed. Constraints on the pseudospin-symmetry violating scattering
amplitude are given which require as input cross section and polarization data,
but no measurements of the spin rotation function. Application of these
constraints to p-58Ni and p-208Pb scattering data in the laboratory energy
range of 200 MeV to 800 MeV, reveals a significant violation of the symmetry at
lower energies and a weak one at higher energies. Using a schematic model
within the Dirac phenomenology, the role of the Coulomb potential in
proton-nucleus scattering with regard to pseudospin symmetry is studied. Our
results indicate that the existence of pseudospin-symmetry in proton-nucleus
scattering is questionable in the whole energy region considered and that the
violation of this symmetry stems from the long range nature of the Coulomb
interaction.Comment: 22 pages including 9 figures, correction of 1 reference, revision of
abstract and major modification of chapter 4, Fig. 6, and Fig. 7; addition of
Fig. 8 and Fig.
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