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astro-ph.CO2014★ 58 cited

Constraints on changes in the proton-electron mass ratio using methanol lines

N. Kanekar, W. Ubachs, K. M. Menten +6

We report Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array (VLA) absorption spectroscopy in four methanol (CHOH) lines in the gravitational lens towards PKS1830-211. Three of the…

cond-mat.mes-hall2014★ 94 cited

Ultrastrong coupling in two-resonator circuit QED

A. Baust, E. Hoffmann, M. Haeberlein +17

We report on ultrastrong coupling between a superconducting flux qubit and a resonant mode of a system comprised of two superconducting coplanar stripline resonators coupled galvan…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2014★ 803 cited

van der Waals forces in density functional theory: The vdW-DF method

Kristian Berland, Valentino R. Cooper, Kyuho Lee +4

A density functional theory (DFT) that accounts for van der Waals (vdW) interactions in condensed matter, materials physics, chemistry, and biology is reviewed. The insights that l…

astro-ph.GA2014

SKA studies of nearby galaxies: star-formation, accretion processes and molecular gas across all environments

R. J. Beswick, E. Brinks, M. A. Perez-Torres +15

The SKA will be a transformational instrument in the study of our local Universe. In particular, by virtue of its high sensitivity (both to point sources and diffuse low surface br…

physics.plasm-ph2014★ 10 cited

Statistical analysis and modeling of intermittent transport events in the tokamak SOL

J. Anderson, F. Halpern, P. Xanthopoulos +2

The turbulence observed in the scrape-off-layer of a tokamak is often characterized by intermittent events of bursty nature, a feature which raises concerns about the prediction of…

astro-ph.GA2014★ 16 cited

The inhomogeneous ISM toward PKS1830-211 SW - A detailed view on molecular gas at a look-back time of 7.5 Gyr

A. Schulz, C. Henkel, K. M. Menten +4

Based on measurements with the Effelsberg 100-m telescope, a multi-line study of molecular species is presented toward the south-western source of the gravitational lens system PKS…

nucl-th2014★ 29 cited

Thomas-Ehrman effect in a three-body model: Ne case

L. V. Grigorenko, T. A. Golubkova, M. V. Zhukov

The dynamic mechanism of the Thomas-Ehrman shift is studied in three-cluster systems by example of Ne and C isobaric mirror partners. We predict configuration mixings…

astro-ph.SR2014★ 24 cited

ALMA observations of alpha Centauri: First detection of main-sequence stars at 3mm wavelength

R. Liseau, W. Vlemmings, A. Bayo +19

The precise mechanisms that provide the non-radiative energy for heating the chromosphere and the corona of the Sun and those of other stars constitute an active field of research.…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2014

Characterization of precipitation in Al-Li alloy AA2195 by means of atom probe tomography and transmission electron microscopy

Muna Khushaim, Torben Boll, Judith Seibert +2

The microstructure of the commercial alloy AA2195 was investigated on the nano-scale after conducting a T8 tempering. This particular thermo-mechanical treatment of the specimen re…

cs.LG2014★ 1 cited

Generalised Entropy MDPs and Minimax Regret

Emmanouil G. Androulakis, Christos Dimitrakakis

Bayesian methods suffer from the problem of how to specify prior beliefs. One interesting idea is to consider worst-case priors. This requires solving a stochastic zero-sum game. I…

cs.IT2014★ 69 cited

Error Floor Analysis of Coded Slotted ALOHA over Packet Erasure Channels

Mikhail Ivanov, Fredrik Brannstrom, Alexandre Graell i Amat +1

We present a framework for the analysis of the error floor of coded slotted ALOHA (CSA) for finite frame lengths over the packet erasure channel. The error floor is caused by stopp…

physics.optics2014★ 2 cited

Resonant surface plasmons of a metal nanosphere can be considered in the way of propagating surface plasmons

Yurui Fang, Xiaorui Tian

Assuming that the resonant surface plasmons on a spherical nanoparticle is formed by standing waves of two counter-propagating surface plasmon waves along the surface, by using Mie…

cond-mat.mes-hall2014★ 3 cited

Entanglement Dynamics of Quantum Oscillators Nonlinearly Coupled to Thermal Environments

Aurora Voje, Alexander Croy, Andreas Isacsson

We study the asymptotic entanglement of two quantum harmonic oscillators nonlinearly coupled to an environment. Coupling to independent baths and a common bath are investigated. Nu…

math.CV2014

A Ronkin type function for coamoebas

Petter Johansson, Håkan Samuelsson Kalm

The Ronkin function plays a fundamental role in the theory of amoebas. We introduce an analogue of the Ronkin function in the setting of coamoebas. It turns out to be closely relat…

astro-ph.GA2014★ 272 cited

Herschel Survey of Galactic OH+, H2O+, and H3O+: Probing the Molecular Hydrogen Fraction and Cosmic-Ray Ionization Rate

Nick Indriolo, D. A. Neufeld, M. Gerin +19

In diffuse interstellar clouds the chemistry that leads to the formation of the oxygen bearing ions OH+, H2O+, and H3O+ begins with the ionization of atomic hydrogen by cosmic rays…

cs.IT2014★ 222 cited

Short-Packet Communications over Multiple-Antenna Rayleigh-Fading Channels

Giuseppe Durisi, Tobias Koch, Johan Östman +2

Motivated by the current interest in ultra-reliable, low-latency, machine-type communication systems, we investigate the tradeoff between reliability, throughput, and latency in th…

cond-mat.quant-gas2014★ 28 cited

Tunneling Theory for Tunable Open Quantum Systems of Ultracold Atoms in One-Dimensional Traps

R. Lundmark, C. Forssén, J. Rotureau

The creation of tunable open quantum systems is becoming feasible in current experiments with ultracold atoms in low-dimensional traps. In particular, the high degree of experiment…

physics.plasm-ph2014★ 272 cited

Extended PIC schemes for physics in ultra-strong laser fields: review and developments

A. Gonoskov, S. Bastrakov, E. Efimenko +7

We review common extensions of particle-in-cell (PIC) schemes which account for strong field phenomena in laser-plasma interactions. After describing the physical processes of inte…

math.PR2014★ 3 cited

On site percolation in random quadrangulations of the half-plane

Jakob E. Björnberg, Sigurdur Örn Stefánsson

We study site percolation on uniform quadrangulations of the upper half plane. The main contribution is a method for applying Angel's peeling process, in particular for analyzing a…

hep-th2014★ 8 cited

Ultraviolet divergences in maximal supergravity from a pure spinor point of view

Anna Karlsson

The ultraviolet divergences of amplitude diagrams in maximal supergravity are investigated using the pure spinor superfield formalism in maximal supergravity, with maximally supers…

physics.plasm-ph2014★ 77 cited

Effective Critical Electric Field for Runaway-Electron Generation

Adam Stahl, Eero Hirvijoki, Joan Decker +2

In this Letter we investigate factors that influence the effective critical electric field for runaway-electron generation in plasmas. We present numerical solutions of the kinetic…

math.OC2014★ 40 cited

Nested Sparse Approximation: Structured Estimation of V2V Channels Using Geometry-Based Stochastic Channel Model

Sajjad Beygi, Urbashi Mitra, Erik G. Ström

Future intelligent transportation systems promise increased safety and energy efficiency. Realization of such systems will require vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communication technology…

math.ST2014★ 22 cited

Diffusion Estimation Over Cooperative Multi-Agent Networks With Missing Data

Mohammad Reza Gholami, Magnus Jansson, Erik G. Ström +1

In many fields, and especially in the medical and social sciences and in recommender systems, data are gathered through clinical studies or targeted surveys. Participants are gener…

physics.plasm-ph2014★ 18 cited

Guiding-center transformation of the radiation-reaction force in a nonuniform magnetic field

Eero Hirvijoki, Joan Decker, Alain Brizard +1

In this paper, we present the guiding-center transformation of the radiation-reaction force of a classical point charge traveling in a nonuniform magnetic field. The transformation…