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Closedness of Star Products and Cohomologies

1994

We first review the introduction of star products in connection with deformations of Poisson brackets and the various cohomologies that are related to them. Then we concentrate on what we have called “closed star products” and their relations with cyclic cohomology and index theorems. Finally we shall explain how quantum groups, especially in their recent topological form, are in essence examples of star products.

PhysicsPure mathematicsPoisson bracketMathematics::K-Theory and HomologyStar productQuantum groupCyclic homologyAstrophysics::Solar and Stellar AstrophysicsStar (graph theory)Hopf algebraAstrophysics::Galaxy AstrophysicsSymplectic manifoldConnection (mathematics)
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A Study of the Correlation between the Amplification of the Fe Kα Line and the X‐Ray Continuum of Quasars due to Microlensing

2006

The observed enhancement of the Fe Kα line in three gravitationally lensed QSOs (MG J0414+0534, QSO 2237+0305, and H1413+117) is interpreted in terms of microlensing, even when equivalent X-ray continuum amplification is not observed. In order to interpret these observations, first we studied the effects of microlensing on quasar spectra produced by a straight fold caustic crossing over a standard relativistic accretion disk. The disk emission was analyzed using the ray-tracing method, considering Schwarzschild and Kerr metrics. When the emission is separated into two regions (an inner disk corresponding to the Fe Kα line and an outer annulus corresponding to the continuum, or vice versa), …

PhysicsQSOSActive galactic nucleusAstrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical PhenomenaContinuum (design consultancy)AstronomyAstronomy and AstrophysicsQuasarAstrophysics::Cosmology and Extragalactic AstrophysicsAstrophysicsGravitational microlensingSpectral lineGravitational lensSpace and Planetary ScienceAstrophysics::Earth and Planetary AstrophysicsAstrophysics::Galaxy AstrophysicsLine (formation)The Astrophysical Journal
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Noncompact Topological Quantum Groups

1995

A star-product construction of quantum semisimple real Lie groups is performed for the noncompact case.

PhysicsQuantum groupLie groupTopological entropy in physicsSymmetry protected topological orderTheoretical physicsMathematics::Quantum AlgebraInverse scattering problemAstrophysics::Solar and Stellar AstrophysicsMathematics::Differential GeometryMathematics::Representation TheoryQuantumAstrophysics::Galaxy AstrophysicsTopological quantum number
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Coherent control of stimulated emission process inside one-dimensional photonic crystals

2005

The control of the stimulated emission processes in a 1D PC is discussed. A non-canonical quantization is adopted (QNM). The decay rate of the stimulated emission depends on the cavity and phase-difference of the pumps.

PhysicsQuantum opticsQuantitative Biology::Neurons and Cognitionbusiness.industryAstrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical PhenomenaProcess (computing)Physics::OpticsOptical couplingQuantization (physics)Coherent controlOptoelectronicsSpontaneous emissionStimulated emissionbusinessAstrophysics::Galaxy AstrophysicsPhotonic crystal
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The structure of the accretion disk in the lensed quasar SBS 0909+532

2011

We derive the size and temperature profile of the accretion disk of the lensed quasar SBS 0909+532 by measuring the wavelength dependence (chromaticity) of the microlensing magnification produced by the stars in the lens galaxy. After correcting for extinction using the flux ratios of 14 emission lines, we observe a marked change in the B-A flux ratio with wavelength, varying from -0.67 ± 0.05 mag at (rest frame) ∼1460 Åto -0.24 ± 0.07 mag at ∼6560 Å. For λ ≳ 7000 both effects, extinction and microlensing, look minimal. Simulations indicate that image B rather than A is strongly microlensed. If we model the change in disk size from 1460 Å to 6560 Å using a Gaussian source (I exp(-R 2/2r 2 s…

PhysicsQuasars: individual (SBS 0909+532)individual (SBS 0909+532) [Quasars]Extinction (astronomy)FluxAstronomyAstronomy and AstrophysicsQuasarDustAstrophysicsExtinctionGravitational microlensingGravitational lensing: microGalaxymicro [Gravitational lensing]Gravitational lensThin diskSpace and Planetary ScienceEmission spectrum
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The importance of magnetic-field-oriented thermal conduction in the interaction of SNR shocks with interstellar clouds

2008

We explore the importance of magnetic-field-oriented thermal conduction in the interaction of supernova remnant (SNR) shocks with radiative gas clouds and in determining the mass and energy exchange between the clouds and the hot surrounding medium. We perform 2.5D MHD simulations of a shock impacting on an isolated gas cloud, including anisotropic thermal conduction and radiative cooling; we consider the representative case of a Mach 50 shock impacting on a cloud ten-fold denser than the ambient medium. We consider different configurations of the ambient magnetic field and compare MHD models with or without the thermal conduction. The efficiency of the thermal conduction in the presence of…

PhysicsRadiative coolingsupernovaeAstrophysics (astro-ph)Interstellar cloudFOS: Physical sciencesAstronomy and Astrophysicsheat conductionAstrophysicsMagnetohydrodynamicThermal conductionAstrophysicsComputational physicsMagnetic fieldSettore FIS/05 - Astronomia E AstrofisicaSpace and Planetary ScienceThermalRadiative transferMagnetohydrodynamicsSupernova remnantAstrophysics::Galaxy Astrophysics
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Single-Dish Radio Polarimetry in the F-GAMMA Program with the Effelsberg 100-m Radio Telescope

2013

Studying the variability of polarized AGN jet emission in the radio band is crucial for understanding the dynamics of moving shocks as well as the structure of the underlying magnetic field. The 100-m Effelsberg Telescope is a high-quality instrument for studying the long-term variability of both total and polarized intensity as well as the electric-vector position angle. Since 2007, the F-GAMMA program has been monitoring the linear polarized emission of roughly 60 blazars at 11 frequencies between 2.7 and 43 GHz. Here, we describe the calibration of the polarimetric data at 5 and 10 GHz and the resulting F-GAMMA full-Stokes light curves for the exemplary case of the radio galaxy 3C 111.

PhysicsRadio galaxyPhysicsQC1-999Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical PhenomenaAstrophysics::Instrumentation and Methods for AstrophysicsPolarimetryAstronomyAstrophysics::Cosmology and Extragalactic AstrophysicsAstrophysicsLight curvePosition angleRadio spectrumlaw.inventionTelescopeRadio telescopelawBlazarAstrophysics::Galaxy AstrophysicsEPJ Web of Conferences
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Experimental Check of the Gerasimov-Drell-Hearn Sum Rule for H1

2004

For the first time we checked the fundamental Gerasimov-Drell-Hearn (GDH) sum rule for the proton experimentally in the photon energy range from 0.2-2.9 GeV with the tagged photon facilities at MAMI (Mainz) and ELSA (Bonn). New data of the doubly polarized total cross section difference are presented in the energy range from 1.6 to 2.9 GeV. The contribution to the GDH integral from 0.2-2.9 GeV yields [254+/-5(stat)+/-12(syst)] microb with negative contributions in the Regge regime at photon energies above 2.1 GeV. This trend supports the validity of the GDH sum rule.

PhysicsRange (particle radiation)PhotonProton010308 nuclear & particles physicsAstrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical PhenomenaNuclear TheoryGeneral Physics and AstronomyPhoton energy01 natural sciencesNuclear physicsRegge theory0103 physical sciencesHigh Energy Physics::ExperimentSum rule in quantum mechanicsNuclear Experiment010306 general physicsAstrophysics::Galaxy AstrophysicsPhysical Review Letters
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A Tutorial Approach to the Renormalization Group and the Smooth Feshbach Map

2006

2.1 Relative Bounds on the Interaction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 2.2 The Feshbach Map and Pull-Through Formula . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 2.3 Elimination of High-Energy Degrees of Freedom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 2.4 Normal form of Hamiltonians . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 2.5 Banach Space of Operators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 2.6 The Renormalization Map Rρ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

PhysicsRenormalizationDensity matrix renormalization groupDegrees of freedomBanach spaceFunctional renormalization groupStatistical physicsRenormalization groupAstrophysics::Galaxy AstrophysicsMathematical physicsCanonical commutation relation
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A Hypothetical Effect of the Maxwell–Proca Electromagnetic Stresses on Galaxy Rotation Curves

2019

Maxwell–Proca electrodynamics corresponding to finite photon mass causes a substantial change in the Maxwell stress tensor, and under certain circumstances, may cause electromagnetic stresses to act effectively as "negative pressure." This paper describes a model where this negative pressure imitates gravitational pull and may produce forces comparable to gravity and may even become dominant. The effect is associated with random magnetic fields with correlation lengths exceeding the photon Compton wavelength. The stresses act predominantly on the interstellar gas and cause an additional force pulling the gas toward the center and toward the galactic plane. Stars do not experience any signif…

PhysicsRotation period010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciencesDark matterAstronomy and AstrophysicsAstrophysicsGalactic planeRotation01 natural sciencesGalaxyGravitationStarsSpace and Planetary Science0103 physical sciences010303 astronomy & astrophysicsAstrophysics::Galaxy AstrophysicsGalaxy rotation curve0105 earth and related environmental sciencesThe Astrophysical Journal
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