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astro-ph.SR2012★ 98 cited

The enigmatic nature of the circumstellar envelope and bow shock surrounding Betelgeuse as revealed by Herschel. I. Evidence of clumps, multiple arcs, and a linear bar-like structure

L. Decin, N. L. J. Cox, P. Royer +13

Context. The interaction between stellar winds and the interstellar medium (ISM) can create complex bow shocks. The photometers on board the Herschel Space Observatory are ideally…

quant-ph2012★ 4 cited

A note on the Relationship between Localization and Norm-1 Property

Roberto Beneduci, Franklin E. Schroeck

The paper focuses on the problem of localization in quantum mechanics. It is well known that it is not possible to define a localization observable for the photon by means of proje…

astro-ph.IM2012★ 7 cited

Remote Observatory for Variable Object Research (ROVOR)

J. W. Moody, B. Boizelle, K. Bates +8

Observatories constructed solely for photometric monitoring make it possible to understand the temporal nature of objects over time scales that historically have been difficult to…

astro-ph.CO2012★ 273 cited

The Imprint of The Extragalactic Background Light in the Gamma-Ray Spectra of Blazars

LAT Collaboration

The light emitted by stars and accreting compact objects through the history of the Universe is encoded in the intensity of the extragalactic background light (EBL). Knowledge of t…

math.QA2012★ 1 cited

A commutant realization of Odake's algebra

Thomas Creutzig, Andrew R. Linshaw

The bcβγ-system W of rank 3 has an action of the affine vertex algebra V_0(sl_2), and the commutant vertex algebra C =Com(V_0(sl_2), W) contains copies of V_{-3/2}(sl_2) and Odake'…

math.QA2012★ 25 cited

The super W_{1+\infty} algebra with integral central charge

Thomas Creutzig, Andrew R. Linshaw

The Lie superalgebra SD of regular differential operators on the super circle has a universal central extension \hat{SD}. For each c\in C, the vacuum module M_c(\hat{SD}) of centra…

gr-qc2012★ 1 cited

The Causal Poset is Directed but not Lattice Ordered

Stanley P Gudder

In the causal set approach to discrete quantum gravity the universe grows one element at a time in discrete steps. At each step the process has the form of a causal set (causet) an…

astro-ph.HE2012★ 71 cited

Fermi LAT study of cosmic-rays and the interstellar medium in nearby molecular clouds

LAT collaboration

We report an analysis of the interstellar gamma-ray emission from the Chamaeleon, R Coronae Australis (R CrA), and Cepheus and Polaris flare regions with the Fermi Large Area Teles…

astro-ph.HE2012★ 47 cited

Gamma-ray observations of the Orion Molecular Clouds with the Fermi Large Area Telescope

M. Ackermann, M. Ajello, A. Allafort +142

We report on the gamma-ray observations of giant molecular clouds Orion A and B with the Large Area Telescope (LAT) on-board the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope. The gamma-ray emis…

astro-ph.SR2012★ 58 cited

An independent distance estimate to CW Leo

M. A. T. Groenewegen, M. J. Barlow, J. A. D. L. Blommaert +13

CW Leo has been observed six times between October 2009 and June 2012 with the SPIRE instrument on board the Herschel satellite. Variability has been detected in the flux emitted b…

math.GR2012

Torsors and ternary Moufang loops arising in projective geometry

Wolfgang Bertram, Michael Kinyon

We give an interpretation of the construction of torsors from preceding work (Bertram, Kinyon: Associative Geometries. I, J. Lie Theory 20) in terms of classical projective geometr…

astro-ph.IM2012★ 515 cited

The Fermi Large Area Telescope On Orbit: Event Classification, Instrument Response Functions, and Calibration

LAT Collaboration

The Fermi Large Area Telescope (Fermi-LAT, hereafter LAT), the primary instrument on the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope (Fermi) mission, is an imaging, wide field-of-view, high-en…

astro-ph.SR2012★ 105 cited

The Chandra X-ray Survey of Planetary Nebulae (ChanPlaNS): Probing Binarity, Magnetic Fields, and Wind Collisions

J. H. Kastner, R. Montez, B. Balick +23

We present an overview of the initial results from the Chandra Planetary Nebula Survey (ChanPlaNS), the first systematic (volume-limited) Chandra X-ray Observatory survey of planet…

astro-ph.HE2012★ 239 cited

Fermi LAT Search for Dark Matter in Gamma-ray Lines and the Inclusive Photon Spectrum

LAT Collaboration, M. Ackermann, M. Ajello +117

Dark matter particle annihilation or decay can produce monochromatic gamma-ray lines and contribute to the diffuse gamma-ray background. Flux upper limits are presented for gamma-r…

astro-ph.IM2012★ 1 cited

Stellar Polarimetry: Where Are We and Where Are We Going?

Jennifer L. Hoffman, John C. Brown, Kenneth Nordsieck +2

On the final day of the Stellar Polarimetry conference, participants split up into three "breakout sessions" to discuss the future of the field in the areas of instrumentation, upc…

astro-ph.CO2012★ 239 cited

Constraints on the Galactic Halo Dark Matter from Fermi-LAT Diffuse Measurements

LAT collaboration, M. Ackermann, M. Ajello +139

We have performed an analysis of the diffuse gamma-ray emission with the Fermi Large Area Telescope in the Milky Way Halo region searching for a signal from dark matter annihilatio…

math.RT2012★ 20 cited

The structure of the Kac-Wang-Yan algebra

Andrew R. Linshaw

The Lie algebra of regular differential operators on the circle has a universal central extension . The invariant subalgebra …

gr-qc2012

Causal set approach to discrete quantum gravity

Stan Gudder

We begin by describing a sequential growth model in which the universe grows one element at a time in discrete time steps. At each step, the process has the form of a causal set an…

gr-qc2012★ 5 cited

An Einstein equation for discrete quantum gravity

Stan Gudder

The basic framework for this article is the causal set approach to discrete quantum gravity (DQG). Let be the collection of causal sets with cardinality not greater than …

gr-qc2012★ 2 cited

A Matter of Matter and Antimatter

Stan Gudder

A discrete quantum gravity model given by a quantum sequential growth process (QSGP) is considered. The QSGP describes the growth of causal sets (causets) one element at a time in…

math.OA2012

Classification of Noncommutative Domain Algebras

Alvaro Arias, Frederic Latremoliere

Noncommutative domain algebras are noncommutative analogues of the algebras of holomorphic functions on domains of $\C^n$ defined by holomorphic polynomials, and they generalize th…

astro-ph.GA2012★ 18 cited

The Invisible Monster Has Two Faces: Observations of Epsilon Aurigae with the Herschel Space Observatory

D. W. Hoard, D. Ladjal, R. E. Stencel +1

We present Herschel Space Observatory photometric observations of the unique, long-period eclipsing binary star Epsilon Aurigae. Its extended spectral energy distribution is consis…

astro-ph.HE2012★ 740 cited

Fermi-LAT Observations of the Diffuse Gamma-Ray Emission: Implications for Cosmic Rays and the Interstellar Medium

LAT Collaboration

The gamma-ray sky >100 MeV is dominated by the diffuse emissions from interactions of cosmic rays with the interstellar gas and radiation fields of the Milky Way. Observations of t…

astro-ph.HE2012★ 114 cited

Anisotropies in the diffuse gamma-ray background measured by the Fermi LAT

M. Ackermann, M. Ajello, A. Albert +134

The contribution of unresolved sources to the diffuse gamma-ray background could induce anisotropies in this emission on small angular scales. We analyze the angular power spectrum…