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Polymer Adsorption on Disordered Substrate
We analyze the recently proposed "pattern-matching" phase of a Gaussian
random heteropolymer adsorbed on a disordered substrate [S. Srebnik, A.K.
Chakraborty and E.I. Shakhnovich, Phys. Rev. Lett. 77, 3157 (1996)]. By mapping
the problem to that of a directed homopolymer in higher-dimensional random
media, we show that the pattern-matching phase is asymptotically weakly
unstable, and the large scale properties of the system are given by that of an
adsorbed homopolymer.Comment: 5 pages, RevTeX, text also available at http://matisse.ucsd.edu/~hw
Porosity Variations Between Fine Grained Rims and Matrix in a CM Chondrite by 3D Serial Sectioning
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Singularities of the renormalization group flow for random elastic manifolds
We consider the singularities of the zero temperature renormalization group
flow for random elastic manifolds. When starting from small scales, this flow
goes through two particular points and , where the average value
of the random squared potential turnes negative ($l^{*}$) and where
the fourth derivative of the potential correlator becomes infinite at the
origin ($l_{c}$). The latter point sets the scale where simple perturbation
theory breaks down as a consequence of the competition between many metastable
states. We show that under physically well defined circumstances $l_{c} to negative values does not
take place.Comment: RevTeX, 3 page
Naturaliste plateau: constraints on the timing and evolution of the Kerguelen Large Igneous Province and its role in Gondwana breakup
Volcanism associated with the Kerguelen Large Igneous Province is found scattered in southwestern Australia (the ca 136 to ca 130 Ma Bunbury Basalts, and ca 124 Ma Wallaby Plateau), India (ca 118 Ma Rajmahal Traps and Cona Basalts), and Tibet (the ca 132 Ma Comei Basalts), but apart from the ∼70 000 km2 Wallaby Plateau, these examples are spatially and volumetrically minor. Here, we report dredge, geochronological and geochemical results from the ∼90 000 km2 Naturaliste Plateau, located ∼170 to ∼500 km southwest of Australia. Dredged lavas and intrusive rocks range from mafic to felsic compositions, and prior geophysical analyses indicate these units comprise much of the plateau substrate. 40Ar/39Ar plagioclase ages from mafic units and U–Pb zircon ages from silicic rocks indicate magmatic emplacement from 130.6 ± 1.2 to 129.4 ± 1.3 Ma for mafic rocks and 131.8 ± 3.9 to 128.2 ± 2.3 Ma for silicic rocks (2σ). These Cretaceous Naturaliste magmas incorporated a significant component of continental crust, with relatively high 87Sr/86Sr (up to 0.78), high 207Pb/204 Pb ratios (15.5–15.6), low 143Nd/144Nd (0.511–0.512) and primitive-mantle normalised Th/Nb of 11.3 and La/Nb of 3.97. These geochemical results are consistent with the plateau being underlain by continental basement, as indicated by prior interpretations of seismic and gravity data, corroborated by dredging of Mesoproterozoic granites and gneisses on the southern plateau flank. The Cretaceous Naturaliste Plateau igneous rocks have signatures indicative of extraction from a depleted mantle, with trace-element and isotopic values that overlap with Kerguelen Plateau lavas reflect crustal contamination. Our chemical and geochronological results therefore show the Naturaliste Plateau contains evidence of an extensive igneous event representing some of the earliest voluminous Kerguelen hotspot magmas. Prior work reports that contemporaneous correlative volcanic sequences underlie the nearby Mentelle Basin, and the Enderby Basin and Princess Elizabeth Trough in the Antarctic. When combined, the igneous rocks in the Naturaliste, Mentelle, Wallaby, Enderby, Princess Elizabeth, Bunbury and Comei-Cona areas form a 136–124 Ma Large Igneous Province covering >244 000 km2
Ground State Wave Function of the Schr\"odinger Equation in a Time-Periodic Potential
Using a generalized transfer matrix method we exactly solve the Schr\"odinger
equation in a time periodic potential, with discretized Euclidean space-time.
The ground state wave function propagates in space and time with an oscillating
soliton-like wave packet and the wave front is wedge shaped. In a statistical
mechanics framework our solution represents the partition sum of a directed
polymer subjected to a potential layer with alternating (attractive and
repulsive) pinning centers.Comment: 11 Pages in LaTeX. A set of 2 PostScript figures available upon
request at [email protected] . Physical Review Letter
Comment on: Role of Intermittency in Urban Development: A Model of Large-Scale City Formation
Comment to D.H. Zanette and S.C. Manrubia, Phys. Rev. Lett. 79, 523 (1997).Comment: 1 page no figure
Evidence of resource partitioning between humpback and minke whales around the western Antarctic Peninsula
Author Posting. © The Author(s), 2009. This is the author's version of the work. It is posted here by permission of John Wiley & Sons for personal use, not for redistribution. The definitive version was published in Marine Mammal Science 25 (2009): 402-415, doi:10.1111/j.1748-7692.2008.00263.x.For closely related sympatric species to coexist, they must differ to some
degree in their ecological requirements or niches (e.g., diets) to avoid inter-specific
competition. Baleen whales in the Antarctic feed primarily on krill, and the large
sympatric pre-whaling community suggests resource partitioning among these species or
a non-limiting prey resource. In order to examine ecological differences between
sympatric humpback and minke whales around the Western Antarctic Peninsula, we
made measurements of the physical environment, observations of whale distribution, and
concurrent acoustic measurements of krill aggregations. Mantel’s tests and Classification
and regression tree models indicate both similarities and differences in the spatial
associations between humpback and minke whales, environmental features, and prey.
The data suggest (1) similarities (proximity to shore) and differences (prey abundance
versus deep water temperatures) in horizontal spatial distribution patterns, (2)
unambiguous vertical resource partitioning with minke whales associating with deeper
krill aggregations across a range of spatial scales, and (3) that interference competition
between these two species is unlikely. These results add to the paucity of ecological
knowledge relating baleen whales and their prey in the Antarctic and should be
considered in conservation and management efforts for Southern Ocean cetaceans and
ecosystems.This
research was supported by the International Whaling Commission, the Duke University
Marine Laboratory, NSF US Antarctic Program Grant OPP-9910307 as part of the
Southern Ocean GLOBEC project, and a Fulbright Scholarship and Office of Naval
Research Grant N00014-03-1-0212 (to G. Lawson)
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