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Underlying Pairing States in Cuprate Superconductors
In this Letter, we develop a microscopic theory to describe the close
proximity between the insulating antiferromagnetic (AF) order and the d-wave
superconducting (dSC) order in cuprates. We show that the cuprate ground states
form a configuration of coherent pairing states consisting of extended singlet
Cooper pairs and triplet pairs, which can simultaneously describe AF and
dSC orders.Comment: 4 papes, 1 figur
Chiral Symmetry in Light-front QCD
The definition of chiral transformations in light-front field theory is very
different from the conventional form in equal-time formalism. We study the
consistency of chiral transformations and chiral symmetry in light-front QCD
and derive a complete new light-front axial-vector current for QCD. The
breaking of chiral symmetry in light-front QCD is only associated with helicity
flip interaction between quarks and gluons. Remarkably, the new axial-vector
current does not contain the pion pole part so that the associate chiral charge
smoothly describes pion transitions for various hadronic processes.Comment: 15 pages, no figure, JHEP style, added reference and corrected typos
and some changed conten
Nonperturbative Description of Deep Inelastic Structure Functions in Light-Front QCD
We explore the deep inelastic structure functions of hadrons
nonperturbatively in an inverse power expansion of the light-front energy of
the probe in the framework of light-front QCD. We arrive at the general
expressions for various structure functions as the Fourier transform of matrix
elements of different components of bilocal vector and axial vector currents on
the light-front in a straightforward manner. The complexities of the structure
functions are mainly carried by the multi-parton wave functions of the hadrons,
while, the bilocal currents have a dynamically dependent yet simple structure
on the light-front in this description. We also present a novel analysis of the
power corrections based on light-front power counting which resolves some
ambiguities of the conventional twist analysis in deep inelastic processes.
Further, the factorization theorem and the scale evolution of the structure
functions are presented in this formalism by using old-fashioned light-front
time-ordered perturbation theory with multi-parton wave functions.
Nonperturbative QCD dynamics underlying the structure functions can be explored
in the same framework. Once the nonperturbative multi-parton wave functions are
known from low-energy light-front QCD, a complete description of deep inelastic
structure functions can be realized.Comment: Revtex, 30 pages and no figur
Review of the initial validation and characterization of a chicken 3K SNP array.
In 2004 the chicken genome sequence and more than 2.8 million single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) were reported. This information greatly enhanced the ability of poultry scientists to understand chicken biology, especially with respect to identification of quantitative trait loci (QTL) and genes that control simple and complex traits. To validate and address the quality of the reported SNPs, assays for 3072 SNPS were developed and used to genotype 2576 DNAs isolated from commercial and experimental birds. Over 90% of the SNPs were valid based on the criterion used for segregating, and over 88% had a minor allele frequency of 2% or greater. As the East Lansing (EL) and Wageningen University (WAU) reference panels were genotyped, 1933 SNPs were added to the chicken genetic map, which was used in the second chicken genome sequence assembly. It was also discovered that linkage disequilibrium varied considerably between commercial layers and broilers; with the latter having haplotype blocks averaging 10 to 50 kb in size. Finally, it was estimated that commercial lines have lost 70% or more of their genetic diversity, with the majority of allele loss attributable to the limited number of chicken breeds used
Microheated substrates for patterning cells and controlling development
Here, we seek to control cellular development by devising a means through which cells can be subjected to a microheated environment in standard culture conditions. Numerous techniques have been devised for controlling cellular function and development via manipulation of surface environmental cues at the micro- and nanoscale. It is well understood that temperature plays a significant role in the rate of cellular activities, migratory behavior (thermotaxis), and in some cases, protein expression. Yet, the effects and possible utilization of micrometer-scale temperature fields in cell cultures have not been explored. Toward this end, two types of thermally isolated microheated substrates were designed and fabricated, one with standard backside etching beneath a dielectric film and another with a combination of surface and bulk micromachining and backside etching. The substrates were characterized with infrared microscopy, finite element modeling, scanning electron microscopy, stylus profilometry, and electrothermal calibrations. Neuron culture studies were conducted on these substrates to 1) examine the feasibility of using a microheated environment to achieve patterned cell growth and 2) selectively accelerate neural development on regions less than 100wide. Results show that attached neurons, grown on microheated regions set at 37, extended processes substantially faster than those incubated at 25on the same substrate. Further, unattached neurons were positioned precisely along the length of the heater filament (operating at 45) using free convection currents. These preliminary findings indicate that microheated substrates may be used to direct cellular development spatially in a practical manner.$hfillhbox[1414]
A nondiagrammatic calculation of the Rho parameter from heavy fermions
A simple nondiagrammatic evaluation of the nondecoupling effect of heavy
fermions on the Veltman's Rho parameter is presented in detail. This
calculation is based on the path integral approach, the electroweak chiral
Lagrangian formalism, and the Schwinger proper time method.Comment: 11 page
SU(2)U(1) Gauge Symmetry in High Superconductivity
The square lattice structure of layers and the strongly correlated
property of electrons indicate that the high superconductivity in
cuprates can be described by a SO(5) coherent pairing state in which a
SU(2)U(1) gauge symmetry is embedded. The spin and charge
fluctuations that characterize the low energy magnetic excitations in cuprates
are controlled by this intrinsic SU(2)U(1) gauge symmetry.Comment: 4 pages Revtex fil
Deep Inelastic Structure Functions in Light-Front QCD: Radiative Corrections
Recently, we have introduced a unified theory to deal with perturbative and
non-perturbative QCD contributions to hadronic structure functions in deep
inelastic scattering. This formulation is realized by combining the coordinate
space approach based on light-front current algebra techniques and the momentum
space approach based on Fock space expansion methods in the Hamiltonian
formalism of light-front field theory. In this work we show how a perturbative
analysis in the light-front Hamiltonian formalism leads to the factorization
scheme we have proposed recently. The analysis also shows that the scaling
violations due to perturbative QCD corrections can be rather easily addressed
in this framework by simply replacing the hadron target by dressed parton
target and then carrying out a systematic expansion in the coupling constant
based on the perturbative QCD expansion of the dressed parton
target. The tools employed for this calculation are those available from
light-front old-fashioned perturbation theory. We present the complete set of
calculations of unpolarized and polarized deep inelastic structure functions to
order . We extract the relevant splitting functions in all the cases.
We explicitly verify all the sum rules to order . We demonstrate the
validity of approximations made in the derivation of the new factorization
scheme. This is achieved with the help of detailed calculations of the
evolution of structure function of a composite system carried out using
multi-parton wavefunctions.Comment: Revtex, 26 pages and no figur
Chemically dealloyed Fe-based metallic glass with void channels-like architecture for highly enhanced peroxymonosulfate activation in catalysis
Metallic glasses (MGs) with their intrinsic disordered atomic structure and widely controllable atomic components have recently emerged as fascinating functional materials in wastewater treatment. Compared to crystalline alloys, the less-noble atomic components in monolithic metallic glass are more efficient to be selectively dissolved during dealloying process. This work reported a facile chemical dealloying approach to fabricate a void channels-like structured MG with the elemental components of Fe73.5Si13.5B9Cu1Nb3 for methylene blue (MB) degradation. Results indicated that the dealloyed Fe73.5Si13.5B9Cu1Nb3 MGs with the void channels-like morphology presented a significant improvement of catalytic efficiency and reusability. The dye degradation reaction rate (kobs) of the dealloyed Fe73.5Si13.5B9Cu1Nb3 MGs presented 3 times higher than their as-spun MGs. More importantly, the dealloyed Fe73.5Si13.5B9Cu1Nb3 MGs can be reused up to 25 times without significantly loosing catalytic efficiency. It was also found that the dealloyed Fe73.5Si13.5B9Cu1Nb3 MGs exhibited a greater corrosion resistance in the simulated dye solution compared to the as-spun ribbons, demonstrating a robust self-healing ability in catalytic activity. This work provides a novel view for designing MG catalysts with high efficiency and stability in worldwide energy and environmental concerns
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