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(2+1)-dimensional interacting model of two massless spin-2 fields as a bi-gravity model
We propose a new group-theoretical (Chern-Simons) formulation for the
bi-metric theory of gravity in (2+1)-dimensional spacetime which describe two
interacting massless spin-2 fields. Our model has been formulated in terms of
two dreibeins rather than two metrics. We obtain our Chern-Simons gravity model
by gauging {\it mixed AdS-AdS Lie algebra} and show that it has a two
dimensional conformal field theory (CFT) at the boundary of the anti de Sitter
(AdS) solution. We show that the central charge of the dual CFT is proportional
to the mass of the AdS solution. We also study cosmological implications of our
massless bi-gravity model.Comment: 8 page
Exact three dimensional black hole with gauge fields in string theory
We have obtained exact three dimensional BTZ type solutions with gauge
fields, for string theory on a gauge symmetric gravitational background
constructed from semi-simple extension of the Poincare algebra (and the Maxwell
algebra) in 2 + 1 dimensions. We have studied the models for two non-Abelian
and Abelian gauge fields solutions and shown that the related sigma models for
each of these backgrounds is a SL(2;R) WZW (Wess-Zumino-Witten) model and that
they are classically canonically equivalent. We have also obtained the dual
solution for the Abelian case and by interpreting the new field strength
tensors of the Abelian solution as electromagnetic field strength tensors shown
that dual models coincide with the charged black string solution.Comment: 11 pages. Appendix and two references are adde
Inferring the three-dimensional distribution of dust in the Galaxy with a non-parametric method: Preparing for Gaia
We present a non-parametric model for inferring the three-dimensional (3D)
distribution of dust density in the Milky Way. Our approach uses the extinction
measured towards stars at different locations in the Galaxy at approximately
known distances. Each extinction measurement is proportional to the integrated
dust density along its line-of-sight. Making simple assumptions about the
spatial correlation of the dust density, we can infer the most probable 3D
distribution of dust across the entire observed region, including along sight
lines which were not observed. This is possible because our model employs a
Gaussian Process to connect all lines-of-sight. We demonstrate the capability
of our model to capture detailed dust density variations using mock data as
well as simulated data from the Gaia Universe Model Snapshot. We then apply our
method to a sample of giant stars observed by APOGEE and Kepler to construct a
3D dust map over a small region of the Galaxy. Due to our smoothness constraint
and its isotropy, we provide one of the first maps which does not show the
"fingers of god" effect.Comment: Minor changes applied. Final version accepted for publication in A&A.
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