On the exact solutions of the Bianchi IX cosmological model in the proper time

It has recently been argued that there might exist a four-parameter analytic solution to the Bianchi IX cosmological model, which would extend the three-parameter solution of Belinskii et al. to one more arbitrary constant. We perform the perturbative Painlev\'e test in the proper time variable, and confirm the possible existence of such an extension.Comment: 8 pages, no figure, standard Latex, to appear in Regular and chaotic dynamics (1998

General solution for Hamiltonians with extended cubic and quartic potentials

We integrate with hyperelliptic functions a two-particle Hamiltonian with quartic potential and additionnal linear and nonpolynomial terms in the Liouville integrable cases 1:6:1 and 1:6:8.Comment: LaTex 2e. To appear, Theoretical and Mathematical Physics 200

Relativistic Stern-Gerlach Interaction in an RF Cavity

The general expression of the Stern-Gerlach force is deduced for a relativistic spin-1/2 particle which travels inside a time varying magnetic field. This result was obtained either by means of two Lorentz boosts or starting from Dirac's equation. Then, the utilization of this interaction for attaining the spin states separation is reconsidered in a new example using a new radio-frequency arrangement.Comment: 12 pages, 4 figure

Meridional heat transport at the onset of winter stratospheric warming

A continuous vertical flow of energy toward high altitude was verified. This process produced a dynamic instability of the stratospheric polar vortex. A meridional heat transport ws primed toward the north, which generated a warming trend

GreenPhylDB v2.0: An improved database for plant functional genomics

Poster presented at 2009 Annual Research Meeting of the Generation Challenge Programme. Bamako (Mali), 20-23 September 200

Sub-10 nm colloidal lithography for integrated spin-photo-electronic devices

Colloidal lithography [1] is how patterns are reproduced in a variety of natural systems and is used more and more as an efficient fabrication tool in bio-, opto-, and nano-technology. Nanoparticles in the colloid are made to form a mask on a given material surface, which can then be transferred via etching into nano-structures of various sizes, shapes, and patterns [2,3]. Such nanostructures can be used in biology for detecting proteins [4] and DNA [5,6], for producing artificial crystals in photonics [7,8] and GHz oscillators in spin-electronics [9-14]. Scaling of colloidal patterning down to 10-nm and below, dimensions comparable or smaller than the main relaxation lengths in the relevant materials, including metals, is expected to enable a variety of new ballistic transport and photonic devices, such as spin-flip THz lasers [15]. In this work we extend the practice of colloidal lithography to producing large-area, near-ballistic-injection, sub-10 nm point-contact arrays and demonstrate their integration in to spin-photo-electronic devices.Comment: 15 pages, 5 figure

Intrabeam Scattering In The CERN Anti-proton Accumulator

The existing theories of intrabeam scattering, valid for high-energy rings ( gamma or=10), are improved and modified to give results applicable to the CERN Antiproton Accumulator (AA), which operates at lower energies ( gamma approximately=3.77). A comparison is made between theoretical evaluations and measured data, gathered by loading AA with high-intensity proton beams. The agreement obtained is rather satisfactory and this represents the first experimental check of the most up to date intrabeam-scattering theories