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cond-mat.mtrl-sci2009★ 12 cited

Synthesis, characterization and magnetic properties of room-temperature nanofluid ferromagnetic graphite

N. S. Souza, S. Sergeenkov, C. Speglich +7

We report the chemical synthesis route, structural characterization, and physical properties of nanofluid magnetic graphite (NFMG) obtained from the previously synthesized bulk org…

cond-mat.str-el2009★ 10 cited

Cd-doping effects in Ce2MIn8 (M = Rh and Ir) heavy fermion compounds

C. Adriano, C. Giles, E. M. Bittar +9

Low temperature magnetic properties of Cd-doped Ce2MIn8 (M = Rh and Ir) single crystals are investigated. Experiments of temperature dependent magnetic susceptibility, heat capacit…

math.DG2009

A Pluzhnikov's Theorem, Brownian motions and Martingales in Lie Group with skew-symmetric connections

S. N. Stelmastchuk

Let be a Lie Group with a left invariant connection such that its connection function is skew-symmetric. Our main goal is to show a version of Pluzhnikov's Theorem for this kin…

nucl-ex2009★ 65 cited

Studying Parton Energy Loss in Heavy-Ion Collisions via Direct-Photon and Charged-Particle Azimuthal Correlations

The STAR Collaboration, B. I. Abelev

Charged-particle spectra associated with direct photon () and are measured in + and Au+Au collisions at center-of-mass energy GeV with…

hep-ex2009★ 22 cited

Dispersive analysis of K_{L mu3} and K_{L e3} scalar and vector form factors using KTeV data

KTeV collaboration, E. Abouzaid et al., V. Bernard +3

Using the published KTeV samples of K_L --> pi^{\pm} e^{\mp} nu and K_L --> pi^{\pm} mu^{\mp} nu decays [1], we perform a reanalysis of the scalar and vector form factors based on…

hep-ex2009★ 91 cited

Three-particle coincidence of the long range pseudorapidity correlation in high energy nucleus-nucleus collisions

STAR Collaboration, B. I. Abelev

We report the first three-particle coincidence measurement in pseudorapidity () between a high transverse momentum () trigger particle and two lower asso…

hep-ex2009★ 49 cited

Inclusive pi^0, eta, and direct photon production at high transverse momentum in p+p and d+Au collisions at sqrt(s_NN) = 200 GeV

The STAR Collaboration, B. I. Abelev

We report a measurement of high-p_T inclusive pi^0, eta, and direct photon production in p+p and d+Au collisions at sqrt(s_NN) = 200 GeV at midrapidity (0 < eta < 1). Photons from…

quant-ph2009★ 18 cited

Bipartite quantum channels using multipartite cluster-type entangled coherent states

P. P. Munhoz, J. A. Roversi, A. Vidiella-Barranco +1

We propose a particular encoding for bipartite entangled states derived from multipartite cluster-type entangled coherent states (CTECSs). We investigate the effects of amplitude d…

quant-ph2009★ 93 cited

Entanglement versus Quantum Discord in Two Coupled Double Quantum Dots

F. F. Fanchini, L. K. Castelano, A. O. Caldeira

We study the dynamics of quantum correlations of two coupled double quantum dots containing two excess electrons. The dissipation is included through the contact with an oscillator…

math.AP2009★ 1 cited

Special Conformal Groups of a Riemannian Manifold and Lie Point Symmetries of the Nonlinear Poisson Equation

Yuri Bozhkov, Igor Leite Freire

We obtain a complete group classification of the Lie point symmetries of nonlinear Poisson equations on generic (pseudo) Riemannian manifolds M. Using this result we study their No…

quant-ph2009★ 14 cited

Thermal equilibrium of two quantum Brownian particles

D. M. Valente, A. O. Caldeira

The influence of the environment in the thermal equilibrium properties of a bipartite continuous variable quantum system is studied. The problem is treated within a system-plus-res…

gr-qc2009★ 12 cited

Newtonian and General Relativistic Models of Spherical Shells

D. Vogt, P. S. Letelier

A family of spherical shells with varying thickness is derived by using a simple Newtonian potential-density pair. Then, a particular isotropic form of a metric in spherical coordi…

gr-qc2009★ 36 cited

Quantum Singularities Around a Global Monopole

João Paulo M. Pitelli, Patricio S. Letelier

The behavior of a massive scalar particle on the spacetime surrounding a monopole is studied from a quantum mechanical point of view. All the boundary conditions necessary to turn…

cond-mat.str-el2009★ 23 cited

Transport through a Kondo quantum dot: Functional RG approach

Holger Schmidt, Peter Woelfle

We apply the functional renormalization group (FRG) method to calculate the conductance of a quantum dot in the Kondo regime. Starting from the exact FRG equations in Keldysh formu…

nucl-ex2009★ 20 cited

Identified high- spectra in Cu+Cu collisions at =200 GeV

STAR Collaboration, B. I. Abelev

We report new results on identified (anti)proton and charged pion spectra at large transverse momenta (3<<10 GeV/c) from Cu+Cu collisions at =200 GeV using th…

hep-ex2009★ 50 cited

Longitudinal double-spin asymmetry and cross section for inclusive neutral pion production at midrapidity in polarized proton collisions at sqrt(s) = 200 GeV

The STAR Collaboration, B. I. Abelev

We report a measurement of the longitudinal double-spin asymmetry A_LL and the differential cross section for inclusive Pi0 production at midrapidity in polarized proton collisions…

hep-ex2009★ 147 cited

First proton-proton collisions at the LHC as observed with the ALICE detector: measurement of the charged particle pseudorapidity density at = 900 GeV

ALICE Collaboration

On 23rd November 2009, during the early commissioning of the CERN Large Hadron Collider (LHC), two counter-rotating proton bunches were circulated for the first time concurrently i…

astro-ph.CO2009★ 45 cited

Galaxy rotation curves from General Relativity with Renormalization Group corrections

Davi C. Rodrigues, Patricio S. Letelier, Ilya L. Shapiro

We consider the application of quantum corrections computed using renormalization group arguments in the astrophysical domain and show that, for the most natural interpretation of…

quant-ph2009★ 464 cited

Non-Markovian Dynamics of Quantum Discord

F. F. Fanchini, T. Werlang, C. A. Brasil +2

We evaluate the quantum discord dynamics of two qubits in independent and common non-Markovian environments. We compare the dynamics of entanglement with that of quantum discord. F…

gr-qc2009★ 20 cited

Accretion of nonminimally coupled scalar fields into black holes

Manuela G. Rodrigues, Alberto Saa

By using a quasi-stationary approach, we consider the mass evolution of Schwarzschild black holes in the presence of a nonminimally coupled cosmological scalar field. The mass evol…

cond-mat.mes-hall2009★ 19 cited

Andreev tunneling through a double quantum-dot system coupled to a ferromagnet and a superconductor: effects of mean field electronic correlations

E. C. Siqueira, G. G. Cabrera

We study the transport properties of a hybrid nanostructure composed of a ferromagnet, two quantum dots, and a superconductor connected in series. By using the non-equilibrium Gree…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2009★ 263 cited

Graphene to Graphane: A Theoretical Study

Marcelo Z. S. Flores, Pedro A. S. Autreto, Sergio B. Legoas +1

Graphane is a two-dimensional system consisting of a single layer of fully saturated (sp hybridization) carbon atoms. In an ideal graphane structure C-H bonds exhibit an altern…

cond-mat.str-el2009★ 16 cited

Spin density wave dislocation in chromium probed by coherent x-ray diffraction

V. L. R. Jacques, D. Le Bolloc'h, S. Ravy +2

We report on the study of a magnetic dislocation in pure chromium. Coherent x-ray diffraction profiles obtained on the incommensurate Spin Density Wave (SDW) reflection are consist…

math-ph2009★ 1 cited

Rigorous Formulation of Duality in Gravitational Theories

Roldao da Rocha, Waldyr A. Rodrigues

In this paper we evince a rigorous formulation of duality in gravitational theories where an Einstein like equation is valid, by providing the conditions under which the Hodge dual…