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gr-qc2008★ 24 cited

Gravitational wave burst search in the Virgo C7 data

The Virgo Collaboration, F. Acernese

A search for gravitational wave burst events has been performed with the Virgo C7 commissioning run data that have been acquired in September 2005 over five days. It focused on un-…

math-ph2008★ 10 cited

On dilation symmetries arising from scaling limits

Henning Bostelmann, Claudio D'Antoni, Gerardo Morsella

Quantum field theories, at short scales, can be approximated by a scaling limit theory. In this approximation, an additional symmetry is gained, namely dilation covariance. To unde…

math-ph2008★ 19 cited

Quantum Inequalities from Operator Product Expansions

Henning Bostelmann, Christopher J. Fewster

Quantum inequalities are lower bounds for local averages of quantum observables that have positive classical counterparts, such as the energy density or the Wick square. We establi…

physics.hist-ph2008★ 1 cited

The equations of medieval cosmology

Roberto Buonanno, Claudia Quercellini

In Dantean cosmography the Universe is described as a series of concentric spheres with all the known planets embedded in their rotation motion, the Earth located at the centre and…

astro-ph2008★ 107 cited

XMM-Newton detects a relativistically broadened iron line in the spectrum of the ms X-ray pulsar SAX J1808.4-3658

A. Papitto, T. Di Salvo, A. D'Aì +5

We report on a 63-ks long XMM-Newton observation of the accreting millisecond pulsar SAX J1808.4-3658 during the latest X-ray outburst which started on September 21st 2008. The pn…

math.DS2008★ 9 cited

Map Lattices coupled by collisions

Gerhard Keller, Carlangelo Liverani

We introduce a new coupled map lattice model in which the weak interaction takes place via rare "collisions". By "collision" we mean a strong (possibly discontinuous) change in the…

math-ph2008

Stability for Rayleigh-Benard convective solutions of the Boltzmann equation

L. Arkeryd, R. Esposito, R. Marra +1

We consider the Boltzmann equation for a gas in a horizontal slab, subject to a gravitational force. The boundary conditions are of diffusive type, specifying the wall temperatures…

physics.flu-dyn2008★ 44 cited

Wetting failure and contact line dynamics in a Couette flow

M. Sbragaglia, K. Sugiyama, L. Biferale

Liquid-liquid wetting failure is investigated in a two-dimensional Couette system with two immiscible fluids of arbitrary viscosity. The problem is solved exactly using a sharp int…

astro-ph2008★ 140 cited

Fermi LAT Observations of the Vela Pulsar

A. A. Abdo

The Vela pulsar is the brightest persistent source in the GeV sky and thus is the traditional first target for new gamma-ray observatories. We report here on initial Fermi Large Ar…

astro-ph2008★ 11 cited

Discovery of a rapidly pulsating subdwarf B star candidate in omega Cen

S. K. Randall, A. Calamida, G. Bono

We report the discovery of the first variable extreme horizontal branch star in a globular cluster (omega Cen). The oscillation uncovered has a period of 114 s and an amplitude of…

astro-ph2008★ 10 cited

Spin Needlets for Cosmic Microwave Background Polarization Data Analysis

Daryl Geller, Frode K. Hansen, Domenico Marinucci +2

Scalar wavelets have been used extensively in the analysis of Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) temperature maps. Spin needlets are a new form of (spin) wavelets which were introdu…

math.OA2008

Modular theory for the von Neumann algebras of Local Quantum Physics

Daniele Guido

In the first part, the second quantization procedure and the free Bosonic scalar field will be introduced, and the axioms for quantum fields and nets of observable algebras will be…

astro-ph2008★ 112 cited

The June 2008 flare of Markarian 421 from optical to TeV energies

The Agile Collaboration, Webt Collaboration, Magic Collaboration +2

We present optical, X-ray, high energy ( GeV) and very high energy ( GeV; VHE) observations of the high-frequency peaked blazar Mrk 421 taken betwee…

hep-ex2008★ 28 cited

Measurement of the branching ratio and search for a CP violating asymmetry in the eta -> pi+pi-e+e-(gamma) decay at KLOE

KLOE Collaboration, F. Ambrosino, A. Antonelli +57

We have studied the eta->pi+pi-e+e-(gamma) decay using about 1.7 fb^-1 collected by the KLOE experiment at the DAFNE phi-factory. This corresponds to about 72 millions eta mesons p…

hep-th2008★ 130 cited

Unfolding Mixed-Symmetry Fields in AdS and the BMV Conjecture: I. General Formalism

Nicolas Boulanger, Carlo Iazeolla, Per Sundell

We present some generalities of unfolded on-shell dynamics that are useful in analysing the BMV conjecture for mixed-symmetry fields in constantly curved backgrounds. In particular…

astro-ph2008★ 48 cited

Constraints on Primordial Non-Gaussianity from a Needlet Analysis of the WMAP-5 Data

Davide Pietrobon, Paolo Cabella, Amedeo Balbi +2

We look for a non-Gaussian signal in the WMAP 5-year temperature anisotropy maps by performing a needlet-based data analysis. We use the foreground-reduced maps obtained by the WMA…

math.OA2008★ 18 cited

Bose Einstein condensation on inhomogeneous amenable graphs

Francesco Fidaleo, Daniele Guido, Tommaso Isola

We investigate the Bose-Einstein Condensation on nonhomogeneous amenable networks for the model describing arrays of Josephson junctions. The resulting topological model, whose Ham…

math.AG2008★ 3 cited

Homogeneous interpolation on ten points

Ciro Ciliberto, Rick Miranda

In this paper we prove that for all pairs with , the linear system of plane curves of degree with ten general base points of multiplicity has the e…

cond-mat.str-el2008★ 14 cited

On the ab initio calculation of CVV Auger spectra in closed-shell systems

G. Fratesi, M. I. Trioni, G. P. Brivio +3

We propose an ab initio method to evaluate the core-valence-valence (CVV) Auger spectrum of systems with filled valence bands. The method is based on the Cini-Sawatzky theory, and…

physics.bio-ph2008

Computational Biomechanics, Stochastic Motion and Team Sports

E. Grimpampi, A. Pasculli, A. Sacripanti

The objective of the present study is to present a computational model of the motion of a single athlete in a team and to compare the resulting trajectory with experimental data ob…

astro-ph2008★ 28 cited

Explanation of the activity sensitivity of Mn I 5394.7 Å

N. Vitas, B. Viticchiè, R. J. Rutten +1

There is a long-standing controversy concerning the reason why the Mn I 5394.7 A line in the solar irradiance spectrum brightens more at larger activity than most other photospheri…

cond-mat.stat-mech2008★ 30 cited

Extended scaling relations for planar lattice models

G. Benfatto, P. Falco, V. Mastropietro

It is widely believed that the critical properties of several planar lattice models, like the Eight Vertex or the Ashkin-Teller models, are well described by an effective Quantum F…

math.AG2008★ 1 cited

Analytic subvarieties with many rational points

Carlo Gasbarri

We give a generalization of the classical Bombieri--Schneider--Lang criterion in transcendence theory. We give a local notion of --germ, which is similar to the notion of --…

nucl-ex2008★ 77 cited

Search for double beta decay of Zinc and Tungsten with the help of low-background ZnWO4 crystal scintillators

P. Belli, R. Bernabei, F. Cappella +14

Double beta processes in 64-Zn, 70-Zn, 180-W, and 186-W have been searched for with the help of large volume (0.1-0.7 kg) low background ZnWO4 crystal scintillators at the Gran Sas…