37 research outputs found
Notes on beta-deformations of the pure spinor superstring in AdS(5) x S(5)
We study the properties of the vertex operator for the beta-deformation of
the superstring in AdS(5) x S(5) in the pure spinor formalism. We discuss the
action of supersymmetry on the infinitesimal beta-deformation, the application
of the homological perturbation theory, and the relation between the worldsheet
description and the spacetime supergravity description.Comment: LaTeX, 74pp
Quantum Correction to the Entropy of the (2+1)-Dimensional Black Hole
The thermodynamic properties of the (2+1)-dimensional non-rotating black hole
of Ba\~nados, Teitelboim and Zanelli are discussed. The first quantum
correction to the Bekenstein-Hawking entropy is evaluated within the on-shell
Euclidean formalism, making use of the related Chern-Simons representation of
the 3-dimensional gravity. Horizon and ultraviolet divergences in the quantum
correction are dealt with a renormalization of the Newton constant. It is
argued that the quantum correction due to the gravitational field shrinks the
effective radius of a hole and becomes more and more important as soon as the
evaporation process goes on, while the area law is not violated.Comment: 14 pages, Latex, one new reference adde
Braneworld dynamics with the BraneCode
We give a full nonlinear numerical treatment of time-dependent 5d braneworld
geometry, which is determined self-consistently by potentials for the scalar
field in the bulk and at two orbifold branes, supplemented by boundary
conditions at the branes. We describe the BraneCode, an algorithm which we
designed to solve the dynamical equations numerically. We applied the BraneCode
to braneworld models and found several novel phenomena of the brane dynamics.
Starting with static warped geometry with de Sitter branes, we found
numerically that this configuration is often unstable due to a tachyonic mass
of the radion during inflation. If the model admits other static configurations
with lower values of de Sitter curvature, this effect causes a violent
re-structuring towards them, flattening the branes, which appears as a lowering
of the 4d effective cosmological constant. Braneworld dynamics can often lead
to brane collisions. We found that in the presence of the bulk scalar field,
the 5d geometry between colliding branes approaches a universal, homogeneous,
anisotropic strong gravity Kasner-like asymptotic, irrespective of the
bulk/brane potentials. The Kasner indices of the brane directions are equal to
each other but different from that of the extra dimension.Comment: 38 pages, 10 figure
Can Inflating Braneworlds be Stabilized?
We investigate scalar perturbations from inflation in braneworld cosmologies
with extra dimensions. For this we calculate scalar metric fluctuations around
five dimensional warped geometry with four dimensional de Sitter slices. The
background metric is determined self-consistently by the (arbitrary) bulk
scalar field potential, supplemented by the boundary conditions at both
orbifold branes. Assuming that the inflating branes are stabilized (by the
brane scalar field potentials), we estimate the lowest eigenvalue of the scalar
fluctuations - the radion mass. In the limit of flat branes, we reproduce well
known estimates of the positive radion mass for stabilized branes.
Surprisingly, however, we found that for de Sitter (inflating) branes the
square of the radion mass is typically negative, which leads to a strong
tachyonic instability. Thus, parameters of stabilized inflating braneworlds
must be constrained to avoid this tachyonic instability. Instability of
"stabilized" de Sitter branes is confirmed by the BraneCode numerical
calculations in the accompanying paper hep-th/0309001. If the model's
parameters are such that the radion mass is smaller than the Hubble parameter,
we encounter a new mechanism of generation of primordial scalar fluctuations,
which have a scale free spectrum and acceptable amplitude.Comment: 7 pages, RevTeX 4.
The rise of feathered dinosaurs:Kulindadromeus zabaikalicus, the oldest dinosaur with ‘feather-like’ structures
Diverse epidermal appendages including grouped filaments closely resembling primitive feathers in non-avian theropods, are associated with skeletal elements in the primitive ornithischian dinosaur Kulindadromeus zabaikalicus from the Kulinda locality in south-eastern Siberia. This discovery suggests that ‘‘feather-like’’ structures did not evolve exclusively in theropod dinosaurs, but were instead potentially widespread in the whole dinosaur clade. The dating of the Kulinda locality is therefore particularly important for reconstructing the evolution of ‘‘feather-like’’ structures in dinosaurs within a chronostratigraphic framework. Here we present the first dating of the Kulinda locality, combining U-Pb analyses (LA-ICP-MS) on detrital zircons and monazites from sedimentary rocks of volcaniclastic origin and palynological observations. Concordia ages constrain the maximum age of the volcaniclastic deposits at 172.8 ± 1.6 Ma, corresponding to the Aalenian (Middle Jurassic). The palynological assemblage includes taxa that are correlated to Bathonian palynozones from western Siberia, and therefore constrains the minimum age of the deposits. The new U-Pb ages, together with the palynological data, provide evidence of a Bathonian age—between 168.3 ± 1.3 Ma and 166.1 ± 1.2 Ma—for Kulindadromeus. This is older than the previous Late Jurassic to Early Cretaceous ages tentatively based on local stratigraphic correlations. A Bathonian age is highly consistent with the phylogenetic position of Kulindadromeus at the base of the neornithischian clade and suggests that cerapodan dinosaurs originated in Asia during the Middle Jurassic, from a common ancestor that closely looked like Kulindadromeus. Our results consequently show that Kulindadromeus is the oldest known dinosaur with ‘‘feather-like’’ structures discovered so far.SCOPUS: ar.jinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishe
Kaluza-Klein Induced Gravity Inflation
A D-dimensional induced gravity theory is studied carefully in a
dimensional Friedmann-Robertson-Walker space-time. We try to extract
information of the symmetry breaking potential in search of an inflationary
solution with non-expanding internal-space. We find that the induced gravity
model imposes strong constraints on the form of symmetry breaking potential in
order to generate an acceptable inflationary universe. These constraints are
analyzed carefully in this paper.Comment: 10 pages, title changed, corrected some typos, two additional
comments adde
Alignment of the ALICE Inner Tracking System with cosmic-ray tracks
37 pages, 15 figures, revised version, accepted by JINSTALICE (A Large Ion Collider Experiment) is the LHC (Large Hadron Collider) experiment devoted to investigating the strongly interacting matter created in nucleus-nucleus collisions at the LHC energies. The ALICE ITS, Inner Tracking System, consists of six cylindrical layers of silicon detectors with three different technologies; in the outward direction: two layers of pixel detectors, two layers each of drift, and strip detectors. The number of parameters to be determined in the spatial alignment of the 2198 sensor modules of the ITS is about 13,000. The target alignment precision is well below 10 micron in some cases (pixels). The sources of alignment information include survey measurements, and the reconstructed tracks from cosmic rays and from proton-proton collisions. The main track-based alignment method uses the Millepede global approach. An iterative local method was developed and used as well. We present the results obtained for the ITS alignment using about 10^5 charged tracks from cosmic rays that have been collected during summer 2008, with the ALICE solenoidal magnet switched off.Peer reviewe
Transverse momentum spectra of charged particles in proton-proton collisions at GeV with ALICE at the LHC
The inclusive charged particle transverse momentum distribution is measured
in proton-proton collisions at GeV at the LHC using the ALICE
detector. The measurement is performed in the central pseudorapidity region
over the transverse momentum range GeV/.
The correlation between transverse momentum and particle multiplicity is also
studied. Results are presented for inelastic (INEL) and non-single-diffractive
(NSD) events. The average transverse momentum for is (stat.) (syst.) GeV/ and
\left_{\rm NSD}=0.489\pm0.001 (stat.) (syst.)
GeV/, respectively. The data exhibit a slightly larger than measurements in wider pseudorapidity intervals. The results are
compared to simulations with the Monte Carlo event generators PYTHIA and
PHOJET.Comment: 20 pages, 8 figures, 2 tables, published version, figures at
http://aliceinfo.cern.ch/ArtSubmission/node/390
The ALICE experiment at the CERN LHC
ALICE (A Large Ion Collider Experiment) is a general-purpose, heavy-ion detector at the CERN LHC which focuses on QCD, the strong-interaction sector of the Standard Model. It is designed to address the physics of strongly interacting matter and the quark-gluon plasma at extreme values of energy density and temperature in nucleus-nucleus collisions. Besides running with Pb ions, the physics programme includes collisions with lighter ions, lower energy running and dedicated proton-nucleus runs. ALICE will also take data with proton beams at the top LHC energy to collect reference data for the heavy-ion programme and to address several QCD topics for which ALICE is complementary to the other LHC detectors. The ALICE detector has been built by a collaboration including currently over 1000 physicists and engineers from 105 Institutes in 30 countries. Its overall dimensions are 161626 m3 with a total weight of approximately 10 000 t. The experiment consists of 18 different detector systems each with its own specific technology choice and design constraints, driven both by the physics requirements and the experimental conditions expected at LHC. The most stringent design constraint is to cope with the extreme particle multiplicity anticipated in central Pb-Pb collisions. The different subsystems were optimized to provide high-momentum resolution as well as excellent Particle Identification (PID) over a broad range in momentum, up to the highest multiplicities predicted for LHC. This will allow for comprehensive studies of hadrons, electrons, muons, and photons produced in the collision of heavy nuclei. Most detector systems are scheduled to be installed and ready for data taking by mid-2008 when the LHC is scheduled to start operation, with the exception of parts of the Photon Spectrometer (PHOS), Transition Radiation Detector (TRD) and Electro Magnetic Calorimeter (EMCal). These detectors will be completed for the high-luminosity ion run expected in 2010. This paper describes in detail the detector components as installed for the first data taking in the summer of 2008
Early to Middle Jurassic history of the southern Siberian continent (Transbaikalia) recorded in sediments of the Siberian Craton: Sm-Nd and U-Pb provenance study
The deposition of Jurassic continental sedimentary rocks in the southern part of the Siberian continent (Transbaikalia) reflects the intensification of tectonomagmatic processes in this region. The most likely cause of this intensification was associated with the formation and development of the Mongol-Okhotsk orogenic belt. The latter was controlled in its turn by the closure of the Mongol-Okhotsk Ocean, for which the timing of its closure, as well as the formation of a collisional orogeny and its subsequent collapse are still under debate. We address this question by studying sediments of the Irkutsk Basin, which were deposited in a short time span in the Middle Jurassic, most likely during the Aalenian. The Sm-Nd data for bulk-rock sandstones demonstrate that the youngest samples of the Irkutsk Basin are characterized by a prominent contribution from a source within the juvenile crust of the Mongol-Okhotsk orogenic belt. U-Pb detrital zircon ages concur with the Sm-Nd data and show that the amount of material derived from local cratonic sources decreased in time whereas material from the remote Transbaikalian sources increased. Our data provide evidence that mountain growth in Transbaikalia intensified rapidly close to the Early and Middle Jurassic boundary