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Origin of non-keplerian motions of masers in NGC 1068
We demonstrate that the ``sub-keplerian'' rotation curve of maser spots in
NGC 1068 can be explained by the gravitational attraction of the disc orbiting
the central black hole. Possible parameters matching observations are: black
hole mass of 12 million solar masses, disc outer edge > 1.3 pc, aspect ratio in
the range 0.003 to 0.3, surface density varying approximately as 1/R, and disc
mass of about 9.4 million solar masses. The physical conditions required for
the excitation of masers are fulfilled, and the outer disc would stand in a
gravitationally marginally stable state.Comment: 4 pages; accepted in A&A Letter
Tuning paramagnetic spin-excitations of single adatoms
Around 50 years ago, Doniach [Proc. Phys. Soc. 91, 86 (1967)] predicted the
existence of paramagnons in nearly ferromagnetic materials, recently measured
in bulk Pd [Phys. Rev. Lett. 105, 027207 (2010)]. Here we predict the analogous
effect for single adatoms, namely paramagnetic spin-excitations (PSE). Based on
time-dependent density functional theory, we demonstrate that these overdamped
excitations acquire a well-defined peak structure in the meV energy region when
the adatom's Stoner criterion for magnetism is close to the critical point. In
addition, our calculations reveal a subtle tunability and enhancement of PSE by
external magnetic fields, exceeding by far the response of bulk paramagnons and
even featuring the atomic version of a quantum phase transition. We further
demonstrate how PSE can be detected as moving steps in the
signal of state-of-the-art inelastic scanning tunneling spectroscopy, opening a
potential route for experimentally accessing fundamental electronic properties
of non-magnetic adatoms, such as the Stoner parameter.Comment: 6 pages, 3 figure
Introduction to the AdS/CFT correspondence
This is a pedagogical introduction to the AdS/CFT correspondence, based on
lectures delivered by the author at the third IDPASC school. Starting with the
conceptual basis of the holographic dualities, the subject is developed
emphasizing some concrete topics, which are discussed in detail. A very brief
introduction to string theory is provided, containing the minimal ingredients
to understand the origin of the AdS/CFT duality. Other topics covered are the
holographic calculation of correlation functions, quark-antiquark potentials
and transport coefficients.Comment: 64 pages, 12 figures;v2: minor improvements;v3: references adde
Inverting the Supersymmetric Standard Model Spectrum: from Physical to Lagrangian Ino Parameters
We examine the possibility of recovering the supersymmetric (and soft
supersymmetry breaking) Lagrangian parameters as direct {\em analytical}
expressions of appropriate physical masses, for the unconstrained (but CP and
R-parity conserving) minimal supersymmetric standard model. We concentrate
mainly on the algebraically non-trivial "inversion" for the ino parameters, and
obtain, for given values of , simple analytical expressions for the
, and parameters in terms of three arbitrary input physical
masses, namely either two chargino and one neutralino masses, or alternatively
one chargino and two neutralino masses. We illustrate and discuss in detail the
possible occurrence of ambiguities in this reconstruction. The dependence of
the resulting ino Lagrangian parameters upon physical masses is illustrated,
and some simple generic behaviour uncovered in this way. We finally briefly
sketch generalizing such an inversion to the full set of MSSM Lagrangian
parameters.Comment: Latex, 28 pages, 6 figures, 1 table, some typos corrected, one
paragraph extended in section 4.2. Version to appear in Phys. Rev.
Depuración genética de poblaciones mediante marcadores diagnóstico
La pérdida de diversidad genética, que conlleva descensos en eficacia biológica y pérdida de adaptabilidad, suele considerarse un fenómeno a evitar. Sin embargo determinadas poblaciones requieren la preservación del fondo genético diferenciado de otros grupos: han de ser mantenidas en pureza. El motivo puede ser económico: razas que proporcionan productos de interés (como los cerdos ibéricos o bovinos de raza Reggiana; Dalvit et al., 2007) razas, como en perros, que no se cruzan por motivos estéticos (Parker et al., 2004), etc. También en especies o razas salvajes amenazadas por su equivalente doméstico tiene interés el mantenimiento de su base genética diferenciada (Rhymer y Simberloff 1996; Allendorf et al., 2001). Si tenemos una población de interés que se ha cruzado (bien por error o por mala gestión) con otra y queremos recuperar su fondo genético original, tendremos que llevar a cabo un proceso de desintrogresión. Por ejemplo, poblaciones que quieren recuperarse a través de un banco de semen requieren la utilización de hembras de otra población cuyo fondo genético habría de ser eliminado (Hall y Bradley 199
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