838 research outputs found
First analysis of an OH survey of inner Galaxy: evidence for a stellar Bar
Part of a large survey of the inner galactic Plane ( and total) in the OH 1612MHz line in search for OH/IR
stars is analysed. We find strong evidence for a central m=2 distortion based
on geometrical considerations. The observed deviation from axisymmetry cannot
be explained by lopsidedness and agrees with other recent models of the
galactic Bar on length, inclination and axis ratio.Comment: 4 pages, 140 kB postscript, to appear in proceedings of IAU
colloquium 157 "Barred Galaxies
The Strong Arnold Property for 4-connected flat graphs
We show that if is a 4-connected flat graph, then any real
symmetric matrix with exactly one negative eigenvalue and
satisfying, for any two distinct vertices and , if and
are adjacent, and if and are nonadjacent, has the Strong
Arnold Property: there is no nonzero real symmetric matrix with
and whenever and are equal or adjacent. (A graph
is {\em flat} if it can be embedded injectively in -dimensional Euclidean
space such that the image of any circuit is the boundary of some disk disjoint
from the image of the remainder of the graph.)
This applies to the Colin de Verdi\`ere graph parameter, and extends similar
results for 2-connected outerplanar graphs and 3-connected planar graphs
Something about the structure of the Galaxy
We analyse a sample of 507 evolved stars in the inner galactic Plane. We
derive average ages for subsets of this sample and use those sets as beacons
for the evolution of the Galaxy. In the Bulge the oldest OH/IR stars in the
plane are 7.5 Gyr, in the Disk 2.7 Gyr. The vertical distribution of almost all
AGB stars in the Disk is found to be nearly exponential, with scaleheight
increasing from 100 pc for stars of \lsim 1 Gyr to 500 pc for stars of \gsim 5
Gyr. There may be a small, disjunct population of OH/IR stars. The radial
distribution of AGB stars is dictated by the metallicity gradient. Unequivocal
morphological evidence is presented for the existence of a central Bar, but
parameters can be constrained only for a given spatial-density model. Using a
variety of indicators, we identify the radii of the inner ultra-harmonic (2.5
kpc) and corotation resonance (3.5 kpc). We show that the 3-kpc arm is likely
to be an inner ring, as observed in other barred galaxies, by identifying a
group of evolved stars that is connected to the 3-kpc HI filament. Also, using
several observed features, we argue that an inner-Lindblad resonance exists, at
1-1.5 kpc. The compositions of OH/IR populations within 1 kpc from the
galactic Centre give insight into the bar-driven evolution of the inner
regions. We suggest that the Bar is 8 Gyr old, relatively weak (SAB) and
may be in a final stage of its existence.Comment: 18 pages, 15 figures, TeX, accepted for publication in MNRA
GHG emissions of green coffee production : toward a standard methodology for carbon footprinting : report
In this project, the scope for product specific rules for carbon footprinting of (green) coffee is investigated and a proposal is drafted for further work toward actual definition and implementation of such a standard
On the existence of real R-matrices for virtual link invariants
We characterize the virtual link invariants that can be described as
partition function of a real-valued R-matrix, by being weakly reflection
positive. Weak reflection positivity is defined in terms of joining virtual
link diagrams, which is a specialization of joining virtual link diagram
tangles. Basic techniques are the first fundamental theorem of invariant
theory, the Hanlon-Wales theorem on the decomposition of Brauer algebras, and
the Procesi-Schwarz theorem on inequalities for closed orbits
The structure of finite meadows
A meadow is a commutative ring with a total inverse operator satisfying
0^{-1}=0. We show that the class of finite meadows is the closure of the class
of Galois fields under finite products. As a corollary, we obtain a unique
representation of minimal finite meadows in terms of finite prime fields.Comment: 12 page
On partition functions for 3-graphs
A {\em cyclic graph} is a graph with at each vertex a cyclic order of the
edges incident with it specified. We characterize which real-valued functions
on the collection of cubic cyclic graphs are partition functions of a real
vertex model (P. de la Harpe, V.F.R. Jones, Graph invariants related to
statistical mechanical models: examples and problems, Journal of Combinatorial
Theory, Series B 57 (1993) 207--227). They are characterized by `weak
reflection positivity', which amounts to the positive semidefiniteness of
matrices based on the `-join' of cubic cyclic graphs (for all k\in\oZ_+).
Basic tools are the representation theory of the symmetric group and
geometric invariant theory, in particular the Hanlon-Wales theorem on the
decomposition of Brauer algebras and the Procesi-Schwarz theorem on
inequalities defining orbit spaces
Stellar masers, circumstellar envelopes, and supernova remnants
This paper reviews recent advances in the study or circumstellar masers and
masers found toward supernova remnants. The review is organized by science
focus area, including the astrophysics of extended stellar atmospheres, stellar
mass-loss processes and outflows, late-type evolved stellar evolution, stellar
maser excitation and chemistry, and the use of stellar masers as independent
distance estimators. Masers toward supernova remnants are covered separately.
Recent advances and open future questions in this field are explored.Comment: 16 pages, 2 figures, 2 tables: based on a review talk presented at
IAU Symposium 242: Astrophysical masers and their environments, held at Alice
Springs (Australia), March 12-16, 200
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