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Self-organized and driven phase synchronization in coupled maps
We study the phase synchronization and cluster formation in coupled maps on
different networks. We identify two different mechanisms of cluster formation;
(a) {\it Self-organized} phase synchronization which leads to clusters with
dominant intra-cluster couplings and (b) {\it driven} phase synchronization
which leads to clusters with dominant inter-cluster couplings. In the novel
driven synchronization the nodes of one cluster are driven by those of the
others. We also discuss the dynamical origin of these two mechanisms for small
networks with two and three nodes.Comment: 4 pages including 2 figure
Coupled Map Modeling for Cloud Dynamics
A coupled map model for cloud dynamics is proposed, which consists of the
successive operations of the physical processes; buoyancy, diffusion,
viscosity, adiabatic expansion, fall of a droplet by gravity, descent flow
dragged by the falling droplet, and advection. Through extensive simulations,
the phases corresponding to stratus, cumulus, stratocumulus and cumulonimbus
are found, with the change of the ground temperature and the moisture of the
air. They are characterized by order parameters such as the cluster number,
perimeter-to-area ratio of a cloud, and Kolmogorov-Sinai entropy.Comment: 9 pages, 4 figure, LaTeX, mpeg simulations available at
http://aurora.elsip.hokudai.ac.jp
Evolutionary origin of power-laws in Biochemical Reaction Network; embedding abundance distribution into topology
The evolutionary origin of universal statistics in biochemical reaction
network is studied, to explain the power-law distribution of reaction links and
the power-law distributions of chemical abundances. Using cell models with
catalytic reaction network, we find evidence that the power-law distribution in
abundances of chemicals emerges by the selection of cells with higher growth
speeds. Through the further evolution, this inhomogeneity in chemical
abundances is shown to be embedded in the distribution of links, leading to the
power-law distribution. These findings provide novel insights into the nature
of network evolution in living cells.Comment: 11 pages, 3 figure
Magnetic Phase Diagrams with Possible Field-induced Antiferroquadrupolar Order in TbBC
Magnetic phase diagrams of a tetragonal antiferromagnet TbBC were
clarified by temperature and field dependence of magnetization. It is
noticeable that the N{\'e}el temperature in TbBC is anomalously
enhanced with magnetic fields, in particular the enhancement reaches 13.5 K for
the direction at 10 T. The magnetization processes as well as the
phase diagrams are well interpreted assuming that there appear field-induced
antiferroquadrupolar ordered phases in TbBC. The phase diagrams of the
AFQ compounds in RBC are systematically understood in terms of the
competition with AFQ and AFM interactions.Comment: 4 pages, 4 figures, RevTeX
Spin distribution of nuclear levels using static path approximation with random-phase approximation
We present a thermal and quantum-mechanical treatment of nuclear rotation
using the formalism of static path approximation (SPA) plus random-phase
approximation (RPA). Naive perturbation theory fails because of the presence of
zero-frequency modes due to dynamical symmetry breaking. Such modes lead to
infrared divergences. We show that composite zero-frequency excitations are
properly treated within the collective coordinate method. The resulting
perturbation theory is free from infrared divergences. Without the assumption
of individual random spin vectors, we derive microscopically the spin
distribution of the level density. The moment of inertia is thereby related to
the spin-cutoff parameter in the usual way. Explicit calculations are performed
for 56^Fe; various thermal properties are discussed. In particular, we
demonstrate that the increase of the moment of inertia with increasing
temperature is correlated with the suppression of pairing correlations.Comment: 12 pages, 8 figures, accepted for publication in Physical Review
Quenching of pairing gap at finite temperature in 184W
We extract pairing gap in W at finite temperature for the first time
from the experimental level densities of W, W, and W
using "thermal" odd-even mass difference. We found the quenching of pairing gap
near the critical temperature MeV in the BCS calculations. It is
shown that the monopole pairing model with a deformed Woods-Saxon potential
explains the reduction of the pairing correlation using the partition function
with the number parity projection in the static path approximation plus
random-phase approximation.Comment: 5 pages, 4 figures, accepted for publication in PR
Spectral Evolution of Two High-Energy Gamma-Ray Bursts
The prompt emission of the gamma-ray bursts is found to be very energetic,
releasing ~10^51 ergs in a flash. However, their emission mechanism remains
unclear and understanding their spectra is a key to determining the emission
mechanism. Many GRB spectra have been analyzed in the sub-MeV energy band, and
are usually well described with a smoothly broken power-law model. We present a
spectral analysis of two bright bursts (GRB910503 and GRB930506), using BATSE
and EGRET spectra that cover more than four decades of energy (30 keV - 200
MeV). Our results show time evolutions of spectral parameters (low-energy &
high-energy photon indices and break energy) that are difficult to reconcile
with a simple shock-acceleration model.Comment: 8 pages, 2 figures, to appear in the proceedings of "Astrophysical
Particle Acceleration in Geospace and Beyond", Chattanooga, 2002, AGU
monograp
Antituberculosis Activity of Brotowali (Tinospora Crispa) Extract and Fractions Against Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Using Microplate Alamar Blue Assay Method
Tuberculosis (TB), in which caused by pathogenic bacteria, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, has become the major causes of death among all of infectious diseases. The increasing incidence of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) and extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB) has created a need to discover a new antituberculosis drug candidate. The aim of this study was to screen extract and fractions of Tinospora crispa for activity against Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Rv using the Microplate Alamar Blue Assay (MABA) method. T. crispa extract was prepared by maceration in ethanol (96%) and antituberculosis activity was carried out using MABA method. The result of this study showed that ethanolic extract of T. crispa exhibit antituberculosis activity with minimum inhibition concentration of 12.5 mg/ml
Replica symmetry breaking in an adiabatic spin-glass model of adaptive evolution
We study evolutionary canalization using a spin-glass model with replica
theory, where spins and their interactions are dynamic variables whose
configurations correspond to phenotypes and genotypes, respectively. The spins
are updated under temperature T_S, and the genotypes evolve under temperature
T_J, according to the evolutionary fitness. It is found that adaptation occurs
at T_S < T_S^{RS}, and a replica symmetric phase emerges at T_S^{RSB} < T_S <
T_S^{RS}. The replica symmetric phase implies canalization, and replica
symmetry breaking at lower temperatures indicates loss of robustness.Comment: 5pages, 2 figure
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