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Heavy-element abundances and massive star formation
We investigate the observational consequences that arise for the heavy-element abundances in normal spiral galaxies from variations in the initial mass function (IMF). In particular, we calculate the oxygen yield for a given IMF, using the most recent calculations of supernova nucleosynthesis. Assuming instantaneous recycling of oxygen, we calculate the resultant oxygen abundance. The predicted and observed oxygen abundances in our Galaxy are compared, and we find that the overall abundance is well explained by the IMF determined in the solar neighborhood
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QSO heavy-element absorption line systems and large galactic halos by satellite accretion
Recent observations indicate that the QSO heavy-element absorption line (HEAL) systems are associated with extremely large galactic halos. The origin of the absorbing gas, however, is not well understood. We demonstrate that an extremely large star formation rate is required if the HEAL gas originates from galactic disks. This is clearly incompatible with the observed moderate evolution and the normal colors of the galaxies associated with the Mg II absorption lines (MgALs). Studies of the H I high-velocity clouds, the Magellanic Stream, and recent observations of nearby QSOs suggest that the gas tidally torn out from the LMC/SMC system may be responsible for the MgALs observed in the Galactic halo
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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.
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Le Châtelier–Braun principle in cosmological physics
Assuming that dark energy may be treated as a fluid with a well-defined temperature, close to equilibrium, we argue that if nowadays there is a transfer of energy between dark energy and dark matter, it must be such that the latter gains energy from the former and not the other way around.
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Entropy of quantum field in toroidal black hole without brick wall
The calculation of the brick-wall model gives the entropy as two terms: one is proportional to the horizon area and the other is a constant. Then they renormalized the entropy by introducing the Newton’s constant and the entropy correction arising from the higher curvature effective gravitational action. Finally, they got the renormalized entropy whose leading term is proportional to the horizon area of the black hole and the others is precisely the one-loop correction arising from the higher curvature terms of the gravitational action. Their work confirmed the suggestion by Susskind and Uglum [25] that these divergences have the correct form to be absorbed in the Bekenstein–Hawking formula as a renormalization of Newton’s constant.
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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.
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Testing the viability of the interacting holographic dark energy model by using combined observational constraints
Using the data coming from the new 182 gold type Ia supernova samples, the shift parameter of the cosmic microwave background given by the three-year Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe observations, and the baryon acoustic oscillation measurement from the Sloan digital sky survey, H(z) and lookback time measurements, we have performed a statistical joint analysis of the interacting holographic dark energy model. Consistent parameter estimations show us that the interacting holographic dark energy model is a viable candidate for explaining the observed acceleration of our universe.