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Superheavy elements and an upper limit to the electric field strength
An upper limit to the electric field strength, such as that of the nonlinear electrodynamics of Born and Infeld, leads to dramatic differences in the energy eigenvalues and wave functions of atomic electrons bound to superheavy nuclei. For example, the 1s1/2 energy level joins the lower continuum at Z=215 instead of Z=174, the value obtained when Maxwell's equations are used to determine the electric field
Obstetrics and gynaecology
A review of publications relating to significant advances in the specialty of Obstetrics and Gynaecology over the past four years will be discussed: topics reviewed will have an important impact on reducing maternal/fetal morbidity and mortality and should improve on woman's health care.peer-reviewe
Vacuum Structure and Dark Energy
We consider that the universe is trapped in an excited vacuum state and the
resulting excitation energy provides the observed dark energy. We explore the
conditions under which this situation can arise from physics already known.
Considering the example of how macroscopic QED fields alter the vacuum
structure, we find that the energy scale 1 meV --- 1 eV is particularly
interesting. We discuss how dark energy of this form is accessible to
laboratory experiments.Comment: 5 pages, 2 figures; recognized for Honorable Mention in 2010 Gravity
Research Foundation Awards for Essays on Gravitation, in press with Int. J.
Mod. Phys.
Better Higgs-CP Tests Through Information Geometry
Measuring the CP symmetry in the Higgs sector is one of the key tasks of the
LHC and a crucial ingredient for precision studies, for example in the language
of effective Lagrangians. We systematically analyze which LHC signatures offer
dedicated CP measurements in the Higgs-gauge sector, and discuss the nature of
the information they provide. Based on the Fisher information measure, we
compare the maximal reach for CP-violating effects in weak boson fusion,
associated ZH production, and Higgs decays into four leptons. We find a subtle
balance between more theory-independent approaches and more powerful analysis
channels, indicating that rigorous evidence for CP violation in the Higgs-gauge
sector will likely require a multi-step process.Comment: 27 pages, 8 figure
Centrality Dependence of Bulk Fireball Properties at RHIC
We explore the centrality dependence of properties of the dense hadronic
matter created in \sqrt{s_{NN}}=200 GeV Au--Au collisions at RHIC. Using the
statistical hadronization model we fit particle yields known for 11 centrality
bins. We present the resulting model parameters, rapidity yields of physical
quantities and the physical properties of bulk matter at hadronization as
function of centrality. We discuss the production of strangeness and entropy.Comment: 7 pages including 5 figures, 1 table: more information provided:
figure 1 in lieu of work in progress defines phi-data, table for statistical
parameters for all models as function of centrality, additional references
and reference update, section captions, PRC `nearly to be published'.... look
out for further updates, referees run amoc
Strong vs. Weak Coupling Duality and Coupling Dependence of the Kondo Temperature in the Two-Channel Kondo Model
We perform numerical renormalization group (NRG) as well as analytical
calculations for the two-channel Kondo model to obtain the dependence of the
Kondo temperature on the dimensionless (bare) spin exchange coupling
over the complete parameter range from to . We show that there
exists a duality between the regimes of small and large coupling. It is unique
for the two-channel model and enables a mapping between the strong and the weak
coupling cases via the identification , implying an
exponential dependence of on and , respectively, in the two
regimes. This agrees quantitatively with our NRG calculations where we extract
over the complete parameter range and obtain a non-monotonous
dependence, strongly peaked at the 2CK fixed point coupling . These
results may be relevant for resolving the long-standing puzzle within the 2CK
interpretation of certain random defect systems, why no broad distribution of
is observed in those systems.Comment: 6 pages, 3 figures; PRB published version, shortened, nomenclature
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Invited review: dysregulation of chromatin remodellers in paediatric brain tumours – SMARCB1 and beyond
Site-Directed Spin Labeling and Electron Paramagnetic Resonance (EPR) Spectroscopy: A Versatile Tool to Study Protein-Protein Interactions
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