A theory of extra radiation in the Universe

Recent cosmological observations, such as the measurement of the primordial ⁴He abundance, CMB, and large scale structure, give preference to the existence of extra radiation component, ΔNν>0$\mathrm{\Delta }{N}_{\nu }>0$. The extra radiation may be accounted for by particles which were in thermal equilibrium and decoupled before the big bang nucleosynthesis. Broadly speaking, there are two possibilities: (1) there are about 10 particles which have very weak couplings to the standard model particles and decoupled much before the QCD phase transition; (2) there is one or a few light particles with a reasonably strong coupling to the plasma and it decouples after the QCD phase transition. Focusing on the latter case, we find that a light chiral fermion is a suitable candidate, which evades astrophysical constraints. Interestingly, our scenario predicts a new gauge symmetry at TeV scale, and therefore may be confirmed at the LHC. As a concrete example, we show that such a light fermion naturally appears in the E₆$E_6$-inspired GUT.     

京杭运河(杭州段)旅游资源及其旅游功能开发研究

从分析运河杭州段旅游资源的空间分布特征入手，对其旅游开发条件进行了评价，揭示了杭州城市旅游业发展与运河间的相互关系，提出运河杭州段旅游开发的功能定位与形象策划，并对运河各区段的旅游开发方向提出了建设的性的总体构想。     

Chloroform sorption in nanoporous crystalline and amorphous phases of syndiotactic polystyrene

The transport of chloroform in films of atactic polystyrene and of semicrystalline syndiotactic polystyrene in its nanoporous form (δ‐form) has been investigated by gravimetric analysis. Experimental tests have been performed at 35, 49, and 56 °C and at several vapor pressures ranging from 0.5 to 100 Torr. Nonequilibrium lattice fluid prediction of the amorphous sorption behavior was used to enucleate the sorption contribution of the crystalline nanoporous phase from semicrystalline samples. Sorption behavior of the crystalline phase has been interpreted on the basis of Langmuir equation. Moreover, the chloroform sorption at low activities in the crystalline nanoporous phase has been predicted by using Grand Canonical Monte Carlo molecular simulations. Isosteric heats of sorption were also experimentally evaluated for the crystalline phase, and compared with the corresponding prediction of molecular simulation. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part B: Polym Phys 46: 8–15, 2008     

A lower bound on the partition function for a classical charge symmetric system

A lower bound is obtained for the grand canonical partition function (and hence for the pressure) of a charge symmetric system with positive definite interaction. For the Coulomb interaction the lower bound on the pressure is the Debye-Hückel approximation.     

Generalizing minimal supergravity

In Grand Unified Theories (GUTs), the Standard Model (SM) gauge couplings need not be unified at the GUT scale due to the high-dimensional operators. Considering gravity mediated supersymmetry breaking, we study for the first time the generic gauge coupling relations at the GUT scale, and the general gaugino mass relations which are valid from the GUT scale to the electroweak scale at one loop. We define the index k   for these relations, which can be calculated in GUTs and can be determined at the Large Hadron Collider and the future International Linear Collider. Thus, we give a concrete definition of the GUT scale in these theories, and suggest a new way to test general GUTs at future experiments. We also discuss five special scenarios with interesting possibilities. With our generic formulae, we present all the GUT-scale gauge coupling relations and all the gaugino mass relations in the SU(5)$\mathit{SU}(5)$ and SO(10)$\mathit{SO}(10)$ models, and calculate the corresponding indices k. Especially, the index k   is 5/3 in the traditional SU(5)$\mathit{SU}(5)$ and SO(10)$\mathit{SO}(10)$ models that have been studied extensively so far. Furthermore, we discuss the field theory realization of the U(1)$U(1)$ flux effects on the SM gauge kinetic functions in F-theory GUTs, and calculate their indices k as well.     

数域上的最小k次非剩余

1964年王元院士在有理数域上建立了素数模的最小正k次非剩余的一些结果.本文将其中在广义Riemann猜想下的条件结果推广到代数数域.     

Restructuring and Activation of Cu(111) under Electrocatalytic Reduction Conditions

The dynamic restructuring of Cu surfaces in electroreduction conditions is of fundamental interest in electrocatalysis. We decode the structural dynamics of a Cu(111) electrode under reduction conditions by joint first-principles calculations and operando electrochemical scanning tunneling microscopy (ECSTM) experiments. Combining global optimization and grand canonical density functional theory, we unravel the potential- and pH-dependent restructuring of Cu(111) in acidic electrolyte. At reductive potential, Cu(111) is covered by a high density of H atoms and, below a threshold potential, Cu adatoms are formed on the surface in a (4×4) superstructure, a restructuring unfavorable in vacuum. The strong H adsorption is the driving force for the restructuring, itself induced by the electrode potential. On the restructured surface, barriers for hydrogen evolution reaction steps are low. Restructuring in electroreduction conditions creates highly active Cu adatom sites not present on Cu(111).     

多壁碳纳米管储氢的物理吸附特性

The physisorption of hydrogen stored in armchair multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) is simulated by the grand canonical Monte Carlo (GCMC) method on the condition of 10 MPa at normalt emperature. Hydrogen-hydrogen and hydrogen-carbon interactions are both modeled with Lennard-Jones potential. The hydrogen storage in double-walled carbon-nanotubes (DWCNTs) has been investigated on the condition that the internal or external radius is changed while the other radius remains constant. The results show that hydrogen molecules are mostly absorbed near the tube walls, and the hydrogens to rage capacityisim proved effectively when the difference between the internal radius and the external radius increases from 0.34 to 0.61 or 0.88 nm. Its simple theoretic explanation also is given. Further more, the capacity of hydrogen physisorbed in there-walled carbon nanotubes (TWCNTs) is calculated when the wall-wall distance is 0.34, 0.61 and 0.88 nm respectively. Then its hydrogen storage capacity is compared with that of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) and DWCNTs, and it is discovered that the capacity of hydrogen physisorbed in MWCNTs decreases as the number of wall increases.     

Adsorption of Benzene and Propylene in Zeolite ZSM-5： Grand Canonical Monte Carlo Simulations

The adsorption behavior of benzene and propylene in zeolite ZSM-5 was studied by Grand Canonical Monte Carlo(GCMC) simulations. It could be found that benzene and propylene molecules showed different adsorption behavior in the zeolite cavities. The loadings of propylene were significantly larger than those of benzene at 100 kPa. From the figures of potential energy distribution,the potential energy of benzene/zeolite was more negative than that of propylene/zeolite,so benzene could be adsorbed more stably t...