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Geometric Spanning Cycles in Bichromatic Point Sets
Given a set of points in the plane each colored either red or blue, we find
non-self-intersecting geometric spanning cycles of the red points and of the
blue points such that each edge of the red spanning cycle is crossed at most
three times by the blue spanning cycle and vice-versa
Bending rigidity and higher order curvature terms for the hard-sphere fluid near a curved wall
In this work I derive analytic expressions for the curvature dependent
fluid-substrate surface tension of a hard sphere fluid on a hard curved wall.
In a first step, the curvature thermodynamic properties are found as truncated
power series in the activity in terms of the known second and third order
cluster integral of the hard-sphere fluid near spherical and cylindrical walls.
These results are then expressed as packing fraction power series and
transformed to different reference regions which is equivalent to consider
different positions of the dividing surface. All the obtained series expansions
are rigorous results. Based on the truncated series it is shown that the
bending rigidity of the system is non-null and that higher order terms in the
curvature also exist. In a second step, approximate analytic expressions for
the surface tension, the Tolman length, the bending rigidity and the Gaussian
rigidity as functions of the packing fraction are found by considering the
known terms of the series expansion complemented with a simple fitting
approach. It is found that the obtained formulas accurately describe the
curvature thermodynamic properties of the system, further, they are more
accurate than any of the previously published expressions.Comment: It is composed by 8 pages, 8 figure
Spontaneous Lorentz symmetry breaking in nonlinear electrodynamics
We review some of the basic features and predictions of a gauge invariant
spontaneous Lorentz symmetry breaking model arising from the nonzero vacuum
expectation value of the electromagnetic tensor and leading to a nonlinear
electrodynamics. The model is stable in the small Lorentz invariance violation
approximation. The speed of light is independent of the frequency and one of
the propagating modes is highly anisotropic. The bound (Delta c)/c < 10^{-32}
is obtained for such anisotropy measured in perpendicular directions.Comment: 5 pages, no figures, Invited talk to the Fifth Meeting on CPT and
Lorentz Symmetry, Bloomington, Indiana, June 28-July 2, 201
Loop quantum gravity induced modifications to particle dynamics
The construction of effective Hamiltonians arising from Loop Quantum Gravity
and incorporating Planck scale corrections to the dynamics of photons and spin
1/2 particles is summarized. The imposition of strict bounds upon some
parameters of the model using already existing experimental data is also
reviewed.Comment: 9 pages, 0 figures, talk presented at the X Mexican School of
Particles and Fields, latex, aipproc style 6x
Flat space modified particle dynamics induced by Loop Quantum Gravity
Starting from an heuristic approach to the semiclassical limit in loop
quantum gravity, the construction of effective Hamiltonians describing Planck
length corrections to the propagation of photons and spin 1/2 fermions, leading
to modified energy-momentum relations, is summarized. Assuming the existence of
a privileged reference frame, we also review the determination of stringent
bounds upon the parameters labelling such corrections, based upon already
existing experimental data, which are found to be from five to nine orders of
magnitude below the expected values.Comment: 10 pages, no figures, ws-procs 975x65.cls, extended version of the
talk given at the Tenth Marcel Grossmann Meeting, Rio de Janeiro, July 20-26,
200
Loop Quantum Gravity induced corrections to fermion dynamics in flat space
A summary of recent work related to the calculation of loop quantum gravity
induced corrections to standard particle (photons and spin 1/2 fermions)
dynamics in flat space is presented. Stringent bounds upon the parameters
characterizing the corrections in the fermionic sector, arising from already
known clock-comparison experiments, are reviewed.Comment: 6 pages, no figures, ws-procs9x6.tex, Talk presented at the Third
International Symposium on Quantum Theory and Symmetries, U. of Cincinnati,
September 10-14, 200
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