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Hot Nuclear Matter : A Variational Approach
We develop a nonperturbative technique in field theory to study properties of
infinite nuclear matter at zero temperature as well as at finite temperatures.
Here we dress the nuclear matter with off-mass shell pions. The techniques of
thermofield dynamics are used for finite temperature calculations. Equation of
state is derived from the dynamics of the interacting system in a self
consistent manner. The transition temperature for nuclear matter appears to be
around 15 MeV.Comment: 16 pages, IP/BBSR/91-3
Neutron matter - Quark matter phase transition and Quark star
We consider the neutron matter quark matter phase transition along with
possible existence of hybrid quark stars. The equation of state for neutron
matter is obtained using a nonperturbative method with pion dressing of the
neutron matter and an analysis similar to that of symmetric nuclear matter. The
quark matter sector is treated perturbatively in the small distance domain. For
bag constant =148 MeV, a first order phase transition is seen. In the
context of neutron quark hybrid stars, Tolman-Oppenheimer-Volkoff equations are
solved using the equations of state for quark matter and for neutron matter
with a phase transition as noted earlier. Stable solutions for such stars are
obtained with the Chandrasekhar limit as 1.58 and radius around 10
km. The bulk of the star is quark matter with a thin crust of neutron matter of
less than a kilometer.Comment: 28 pages including 9 figures, Revtex, IP/BBSR/92-8
Supernovae as Probes of Extra Dimensions
Since the dawn of the new millennium, there has been a revived interest in
the concept of extra dimensions.In this scenario all the standard model matter
and gauge fields are confined to the 4 dimensions and only gravity can escape
to higher dimensions of the universe.This idea can be tested using table-top
experiments, collider experiments, astrophysical or cosmological observations.
The main astrophysical constraints come from the cooling rate of supernovae,
neutron stars, red giants and the sun. In this article, we consider the energy
loss mechanism of SN1987A and study the constraints it places on the number and
size of extra dimensions and the higher dimensional Planck scale.Comment: 5 pages, no figures, new references are adde
FACTORS INFLUENCING SOUTHERN DAIRY FARMERS' CHOICE OF MILK HANDLERS
Survey data of 2,538 dairy farmers located in 12 southern states were used to analyze the factors influencing farmers' choice of milk handlers. Results from a qualitative response model indicate that a combination of price and non-price factors contribute to dairy farmers' attitudes toward their milk handlers. Specifically, the decision to change milk handlers was significantly influenced by prices paid and deductions charged. However, non-price factors including field services, friendly personnel, and loyalty to a handler contributed to the longer term affiliation of dairy farmers with their milk handlers.Dairy farmers, Milk handlers, Market channels, Qualitative response, Marketing, Agribusiness,
Development of ductile claddings for dispersion-strengthened nickel-base alloys Final report
Development of ductile oxidation-resistant cladding alloys for thoria dispersion, strengthened nickel and nickel-chromiu
Modulational instability of ion-acoustic wave packets in quantum pair-ion plasmas
Amplitude modulation of quantum ion-acoustic waves (QIAWs) in a quantum
electron-pair-ion plasma is studied. It is shown that the quantum coupling
parameter (being the ratio of the plasmonic energy density to the Fermi
energy) is ultimate responsible for the modulational stability of QIAW packets,
without which the wave becomes modulational unstable. New regimes for the
modulational stability (MS) and instability (MI) are obtained in terms of
and the positive to negative ion density ratio . The growth rate of MI
is obtained, the maximum value of which increases with and decreases
with . The results could be important for understanding the origin of
modulated QIAW packets in the environments of dense astrophysical objects,
laboratory negative ion plasmas as well as for the next generation laser solid
density plasma experiments.Comment: 4 pages, 2 figures (to appear in Astrophysics and Space Science
Mean field and Monte Carlo studies of the magnetization-reversal transition in the Ising model
Detailed mean field and Monte Carlo studies of the dynamic
magnetization-reversal transition in the Ising model in its ordered phase under
a competing external magnetic field of finite duration have been presented
here. Approximate analytical treatment of the mean field equations of motion
shows the existence of diverging length and time scales across this dynamic
transition phase boundary. These are also supported by numerical solutions of
the complete mean field equations of motion and the Monte Carlo study of the
system evolving under Glauber dynamics in both two and three dimensions.
Classical nucleation theory predicts different mechanisms of domain growth in
two regimes marked by the strength of the external field, and the nature of the
Monte Carlo phase boundary can be comprehended satisfactorily using the theory.
The order of the transition changes from a continuous to a discontinuous one as
one crosses over from coalescence regime (stronger field) to nucleation regime
(weaker field). Finite size scaling theory can be applied in the coalescence
regime, where the best fit estimates of the critical exponents are obtained for
two and three dimensions.Comment: 16 pages latex, 13 ps figures, typos corrected, references adde
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