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Thermodynamics on the apparent horizon in generalized gravity theories
Abstract We present a general procedure to construct the first law of thermodynamics on the apparent horizon and illustrate its validity by examining it in some extended gravity theories. Applying this procedure, we can describe the thermodynamics on the apparent horizon in Randall–Sundrum braneworld imbedded in a nontrivial bulk. We discuss the mass-like function which was used to link Friedmann equation to the first law of thermodynamics and obtain its special case which gives the generalized Misner–Sharp mass in Lovelock gravity.
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Probing the curvature of the Universe from supernova measurement
We study the possibility to probe the spatial geometry of the Universe by supernova measurement. We illustrate with an accelerating universe model with infinite-volume extra dimensions, for which the 1σ level supernova results indicate that the Universe is closed.
119186601
Various types of phase transitions in the AdS soliton background
We study the basic holographic insulator and superconductor phase transition in the AdS soliton background by generalizing the spontaneous breaking of a global U(1) symmetry to occur via Stuckelberg mechanism. We construct the soliton solutions with backreaction and examine the effects of the backreaction on the condensation of the scalar hair in the generalized Stuckelberg Lagrangian. We disclose rich physics in various phase transitions. In addition to the AdS soliton configuration, we also examine the property of the phase transition in the AdS black hole background.
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Stability of the event horizon in (2+1)-dimensional black holes.
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Different Quantum Entropies for Two Kinds of Extreme Two-Dimensional Lowe–Strominger Black Holes*
It is shown that both the classical entropy of two-dimensional extremal Lowe–Strominger black hole and the quantum entropy of the scalar field in the background of this black hole are different by using Hawking's treatment as wel as Zaslavskii's treatment respectively. This result supports our previous suggestion that there are two kinds of extreme black holes in the nature. A new divergent term emerges in the quantum entropy in Zaslavskii's treatment and its physical meaning has been discussed.
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Dark Energy: Relating the Evolutions of the Universe from the Past to the Future
Using the evolution history of the universe, one can make constraint on the parameter space of dynamic dark energy models. We discuss two different parameterized dark energy models. Our results further restrict the combined constraints obtained from supernova and the first-year Wilkinson-microwave-anisotropy-probe observations. From the allowed parameter space, it is found that our universe will experience an eternal acceleration. We also estimate the bound on the physically relevant regions both in the re-inflationary and inflationary phases.
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Cooling gas outflows from galaxies
We study steady, radial gas outflows from galaxies in an effort to understand the way tenuous and hot gas is transported to large distances away from galaxies. In particular, we obtain solutions for outflow problems, and study the outflow topology, effects of the galaxy mass, the size of outflow regions, the efficiency of radiative cooling, and the fate of the cooled gas. Under general power-law forms for the cooling function and the gravitational field of galaxies, we show that the outflow solutions are determined by the two-parameter initial conditions. In an analogy with stellar wind or accretion problems, we demonstrate that there exists no transonic flow, but either subsonic or supersonic flows are obtainable. Solutions of the supersonic outflows are studied in detail as they are most likely to carry gas to large distances away from galaxies. We find that if gravity is weak, the outflow is characterized by the ratio of the radiative cooling time to the flow time, $t_c/t_f$. The importance of the galactic gravitational field is characterized by the fractional energy lost radiatively within the flow time in outflows with velocity equal to the circular velocity of the galaxy; if the fraction is small, gravity stops the outflow before the gas has a chance to cool radiatively. In the case the gas does cool radiatively, the cooled gas is most likely to form clouds via various instabilities. The clouds coast farther away from the galaxy because of the finite kinetic energy they inherit. We find that the hot gas in dwarf galaxies can either flow out as galactic winds, or cools radiatively to form clouds. In the latter case, the clouds escape the galaxies. In contrast, massive galaxies like our own tend to confine the gas. We present the surface brightness in various x-ray energy bands. We also estimate the mean
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A compact positron annihilation lifetime spectrometer
Using LYSO scintillator coupled on HAMAMATSU R9800 (a fast photomultiplier) to form the small size gamma-ray detectors, a compact lifetime spectrometer has been built for the positron annihilation experiments. The system time resolution FWHM=193 ps and the coincidence counting rate similar to 8 cps/mu Ci were achieved. A lifetime value of 219 +/- 1 ps of positron annihilation in well annealed Si was tested, which is in agreement with the typical values published in the previous lectures.
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THE MASS FUNCTION OF DARK MATTER HALOES IN A COSMOLOGICAL MODEL WITH A RUNNING PRIMORDIAL POWER SPECTRUM
We present the first study on the mass functions of Jenkins et al. (J01) and an estimate of their corresponding largest virialized dark halos in the Universe for a variety of dark-energy cosmological models with a running spectral index. Compared with the PL–CDM model, the RSI–CDM model can raise the mass abundance of dark halos for small mass halos at lower redshifts, but it is not apparent on scales of massive mass halos. Particularly, this discrepancy increases largely with the decrease of redshift, and the RSI–CDM model can suppress the mass abundance on any scale of halo masses at higher redshift. As for the largest mass of virialized halos, the spatially flat ΛCDM models give more massive mass of virialized objects than other models for both of PL–CDM and RSI–CDM power spectral indexs, and the RSI–CDM model can enhance the mass of largest virialized halos for all of models considered in this paper. So we probably distinguish the PL–CDM and RSI–CDM models by the largest virialized halos in the future...
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Bunch by Bunch Beam Diagnostics in SSRF
A set of broadband beam instruments including filling pattern monitor, scope based BPM processor and streak camera has been implemented in the storage ring of SSRF. Several parameters such as charge, lifetime, transverse position, betatron tune and beam length, can be measured for individual bunch by these devices. The operation experience and measurement results will be introduced. The preliminary effort to retrieve wake field information from these measurements will be presented as well. INTRODUCTION Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility (SSRF), as a 3.5 GeV third generation light source, started user operation with seven beamlines since 2009 [1]. Couple thousands of experiment proposals have been performed during past three years. Meanwhile almost the same number of proposals were rejected or delayed due to limited beamlines and beam time. In order to take full advantage of SSRF an upgrade project of adding more than twenty beamlines has been planed. Lots of in vacuum insertion devices with small gap will involve in this upgrading. Beam instability introduced by multibunch interaction will be a very series issue in this case. Study of machine impedance and wake field became a high priority job. Several broad band instruments with bunch by bunch capability was developed and implemented for this purpose and showed very good potential in recent machine studies. Table 1 shows the primary specification of broad band diagnostics devices equipped in SSRF ring. Table 1: Specification of Bunch by Bunch Instruments Measurement Devices Resolution Charge Button pickup + digitizer 0.1% Position Button pickup + Scope 50 um Length Streak Camera 2 ps During a typical SSRF user shift, beam in storage ring will be filled up to 210 mA with equivalent 500 bunches then decays to 140 mA. A lots of history data produced by above instruments have been accumulated. Detailed analyze of these data will give us some knowledge of multi-bunch interaction.
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de Broglie–Bohm interpretation for wave function of a toroidal black hole
The mass function of a toroidal black hole as a dynamical variable is given by using Kuchar’s approach. Then the toroidal black hole is investigated by using the de Broglie–Bohm approach, and its quantum potential and quantum trajectories are obtained. In our process the vector potential of the electromagnetic field in the toroidal black hole is treated as a canonical variable.