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Estimating the number of change-points in a two-dimensional segmentation model without penalization
In computational biology, numerous recent studies have been dedicated to the
analysis of the chromatin structure within the cell by two-dimensional
segmentation methods. Motivated by this application, we consider the problem of
retrieving the diagonal blocks in a matrix of observations. The theoretical
properties of the least-squares estimators of both the boundaries and the
number of blocks proposed by L\'evy-Leduc et al. [2014] are investigated. More
precisely, the contribution of the paper is to establish the consistency of
these estimators. A surprising consequence of our results is that, contrary to
the onedimensional case, a penalty is not needed for retrieving the true number
of diagonal blocks. Finally, the results are illustrated on synthetic data.Comment: 30 pages, 8 figure
Conserved spin and orbital phase along carbon nanotubes connected with multiple ferromagnetic contacts
We report on spin dependent transport measurements in carbon nanotubes based
multi-terminal circuits. We observe a gate-controlled spin signal in non-local
voltages and an anomalous conductance spin signal, which reveal that both the
spin and the orbital phase can be conserved along carbon nanotubes with
multiple ferromagnetic contacts. This paves the way for spintronics devices
exploiting both these quantum mechanical degrees of freedom on the same
footing.Comment: 8 pages - minor differences with published versio
Shot noise in carbon nanotube based Fabry-Perot interferometers
We report on shot noise measurements in carbon nanotube based Fabry-Perot
electronic interferometers. As a consequence of quantum interferences, the
noise power spectral density oscillates as a function of the voltage applied to
the gate electrode. The quantum shot noise theory accounts for the data
quantitatively. It allows to confirm the existence of two nearly degenerate
orbitals. At resonance, the transmission of the nanotube approaches unity, and
the nanotube becomes noiseless, as observed in quantum point contacts. In this
weak backscattering regime, the dependence of the noise on the backscattering
current is found weaker than expected, pointing either to electron-electron
interactions or to weak decoherence
The Iliadâs big swoon: a case of innovation within the epic tradition
In book 5 of the Iliad Sarpedon suffers so greatly from a wound that his ââÏÏ
ÏÎź leaves himâ. Rather than dying, however, Sarpedon lives to fight another day. This paper investigates the phrase Ï᜞Μ ÎŽáœČ λίÏΔ ÏÏ
ÏÎź in extant archaic Greek poetry to gain a sense of its traditional referentiality and better assess the meaning of Sarpedonâs swoon. Finding that all other instances of the ÏÏ
ÏÎź leaving the body signify death, it suggests that the Iliad exploits a traditional unit of utterance to flag up the importance of Sarpedon to this version of the Troy story
Teor relativo de ĂĄgua em cultivares de soja sob trĂȘs nĂveis de disponibilidade hĂdrica no solo.
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Avaliação do fluxo de seiva em cultivares de soja em trĂȘs nĂveis de disponibilidade hĂdriva no solo.
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Noisy Kondo impurities
The anti-ferromagnetic coupling of a magnetic impurity carrying a spin with
the conduction electrons spins of a host metal is the basic mechanism
responsible for the increase of the resistance of an alloy such as
CuFe at low temperature, as originally suggested by
Kondo . This coupling has emerged as a very generic property of localized
electronic states coupled to a continuum . The possibility to design artificial
controllable magnetic impurities in nanoscopic conductors has opened a path to
study this many body phenomenon in unusual situations as compared to the
initial one and, in particular, in out of equilibrium situations. So far,
measurements have focused on the average current. Here, we report on
\textit{current fluctuations} (noise) measurements in artificial Kondo
impurities made in carbon nanotube devices. We find a striking enhancement of
the current noise within the Kondo resonance, in contradiction with simple
non-interacting theories. Our findings provide a test bench for one of the most
important many-body theories of condensed matter in out of equilibrium
situations and shed light on the noise properties of highly conductive
molecular devices.Comment: minor differences with published versio
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