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M. I. Krivoruchenko

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Hydrostatic equilibrium of stars without electroneutrality constraint

The general solution of hydrostatic equilibrium equations for a two-component fluid of ions and electrons without a local electroneutrality constraint is found in the framework of Newtonian gravity theory. In agreement with the Poincaré theorem on analyticity and in the context of Dyson's argument, the general solution is demonstrated to possess a fixed (essential) singularity in the gravitational constant $G$ at $ G = 0 $. The regular component of the general solution can be determined by perturbation theory in $G$ starting from a locally neutral solution. The non-perturbative component obtained using the method of Wentzel, Kramers and Brillouin is exponentially small in the inner layers of the star and grows rapidly in the outward direction. Near the surface of the star, both components are comparable in magnitude, and their non-linear interplay determines the properties of an electro- or ionosphere. The stellar charge varies within the limits of $- 0.1 $ to $150$ C per solar mass. The properties of electro- and ionospheres are exponentially sensitive to variations of the fluid densities in the central regions of the star. The general solutions of two exactly solvable stellar models without a local electroneutrality constraint are also presented.

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The interpolating formula for the $0νββ$-decay half-life in the case of light and heavy neutrino mass mechanisms

We revisit the "interpolating formula" proposed in our previous publication. It allows one to calculate the neutrinoless double beta decay ($0νββ$-decay) half-life for arbitrary neutrino mass without involvement of the complicated results for nuclear matrix elements (NME) obtained within specific nuclear structure models. The formula derives from the finding that the value of a properly normalized ratio of the NMEs for the light and heavy neutrino mass mechanisms weakly depends on isotope. From this fact it follows, in particular, that the light and heavy neutrino mass mechanisms can hardly be distinguished in a model independent way searching for $0νββ$-decay of different nuclei. Here we show that this formula holds for all the known nuclear structure approaches. We give a mathematical justification of our results examining analytical properties of the NMEs. We also consider several simplified benchmark scenarios within left-right symmetric models and analyze the conditions for the dominance of the light or heavy neutrino mass mechanisms in $0νββ$-decay.

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Reproduction of exact solutions of Lipkin model by nonlinear random-phase approximation

It is shown that the random-phase approximation (RPA) method with its nonlinear generalization, which was previously considered as approximation, reproduces the exact solutions of the Lipkin model. The nonlinear RPA is based on an equation nonlinear on eigenvectors and includes many-particle-many-hole components in the creation operator of the excited states. We demonstrate the exact character of solutions analytically for the particle number $N$ = 2 and, numerically, for $N$ = 20. This finding indicates that the nonlinear RPA is equivalent to the exact Schrödinger equation, which opens up new possibilities for realistic calculations in many-body problems.

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Superposition principle and Kirchhoff's integral theorem

The need for modification of the Huygens-Fresnel superposition principle arises even in the description of the free fields of massive particles and, more extensively, in nonlinear field theories. A wide range of formulations and superposition schemes for secondary waves are captured by Kirchhoff's integral theorem. We discuss various versions of this theorem as well as its connection with the superposition principle and the method of Green's functions. A superposition scheme inherent in linear field theories, which is not based on Kirchhoff's integral theorem but instead relies on the completeness condition, is also discussed.

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Trace identities for skew-symmetric matrices

We derive an expression for the product of the Pfaffians of two skew-symmetric matrices A and B as a sum of products of the traces of powers of AB and an expression for the inverse matrix A$^{-1}$, or equivalently B$^{-1}$, as a finite-order polynomial of AB with coefficients depending on the traces of powers of AB.

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Noether's theorem in non-local field theories

Explicit expressions are constructed for a locally conserved vector current associated with a continuous internal symmetry and for energy-momentum and angular-momentum density tensors associated with the Poincaré group in field theories with higher-order derivatives and in non-local field theories. An example of non-local charged scalar field equations with broken C and CPT symmetries is considered. For this case, we find simple analytical expressions for the conserved currents.

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Longitudinal vector form factors in weak decays of nuclei

The longitudinal form factors of the weak vector current of particles with spin $ J = 1/2 $ and isospin $ I = 1/2 $ are determined by the mass difference and the charge radii of members of the isotopic doublets. The most promising reactions to measure these form factors are the reactions with large momentum transfers involving the spin-1/2 isotopic doublets with a maximum mass splitting. Numerical estimates of longitudinal form factors are given for nucleons and eight nuclear spin-1/2 isotopic doublets.

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$π_{e3}$ form factor $f_{-}$ near the mass shell

The generalized Ward-Takahashi identity (gWTI) in the pion sector for broken isotopic symmetry is derived and used for the model-independent calculation of the longitudinal form factor $f_{-}$ of the $π_{e3}$ vector vertex. The on-shell $f_{-}$ is found to be proportional to the mass difference of the pions and the difference between the vector isospin $T = 1$ and scalar isospin $ T = 2 $ pion radii. A numerical estimate of the form factor yields a value two times higher than the previous estimate from the quark model. Off-shell form factors are known to be ambiguous because of the gauge dependence and the freedom in the parameterization of the fields. The near-mass-shell $f_{-}$ appears to be an exception, allowing for experimental verification of the consequences of the gWTI. We calculate the near-mass-shell $f_{-}$ using the gWTI and dispersion techniques. The results are discussed in the context of the conservation of vector current (CVC) hypothesis.

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Comment on "Three-dimensional hydrodynamic simulations of the combustion of a neutron star into a quark star"

If strange matter is absolutely stable, the ordinary nuclei decay to strangelets, while neutron stars convert into strange stars. Lifetimes of the ordinary nuclei are constrained experimentally to be above $\sim 10^{33}$ years, while lifetimes of the metastable neutron stars depend on the neutron star masses and can exceed the age of the Universe. As a consequence, the neutron stars and the strange stars can coexist in the Universe. We point out that numerical simulations of the conversion of neutron stars to strange stars, performed by M. Herzog and F. K. Roepke in Phys. Rev. D 84, 083002 (2011) [arXiv:1109.0539], are focused on a region in the parameter space of strange matter, in which low-mass neutron stars and strange stars are coexistent, whereas massive neutron stars are unstable and short lived on an astronomical timescale.

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Neutrino propagation in nuclear medium and neutrinoless double-beta decay

We discuss a novel effect in neutrinoless double beta (0νββ) decay related with the fact that its underlying mechanisms take place in the nuclear matter environment. We study the neutrino exchange mechanism and demonstrate the possible impact of nuclear medium via Lepton Number Violating (LNV) 4-fermion interactions of neutrino with quarks from decaying nucleus. The net effect of these interactions is generation of an effective in-medium Majorana neutrino mass matrix. The enhanced rate of the 0νββ-decay can lead to the apparent incompatibility of observations of the 0νββ-decay with the value of the neutrino mass determined or restricted by the β-decay and cosmological data. The effective neutrino masses and mixing are calculated for the complete set of the relevant 4-fermion neutrino-quark operators. Using experimental data on the 0νββ-decay in combination with the β-decay and cosmological data we evaluate the characteristic scales of the LNV operators: Λ > 2.4 TeV.

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Recurrence relations for the number of solutions of a class of Diophantine equations

Recursive formulas are derived for the number of solutions of linear and quadratic Diophantine equations with positive coefficients. This result is further extended to general non-linear additive Diophantine equations. It is shown that all three types of the recursion admit an explicit solution in the form of complete Bell polynomial, depending on the coefficients of the power series expansion of the logarithm of the generating functions for the sequences of individual terms in the Diophantine equations.

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The probability distribution of the number of electron-positron pairs produced in a uniform electric field

The probability-generating function of the number of electron-positron pairs produced in a uniform electric field is constructed. The mean and variance of the numbers of pairs are calculated, and analytical expressions for the probability of low numbers of electron-positron pairs are given. A recursive formula is derived for evaluating the probability of any number of pairs. In electric fields of supercritical strength |eE| > πm^2/ \ln 2, where e is the electron charge, E is the electric field, and m is the electron mass, a branch-point singularity of the probability-generating function penetrates the unit circle |z| = 1, which leads to the asymptotic divergence of the cumulative probability. This divergence indicates a failure of the continuum limit approximation. In the continuum limit and for any field strength, the positive definiteness of the probability is violated in the tail of the distribution. Analyticity, convergence, and positive definiteness are restored upon the summation over discrete levels of electrons in the normalization volume. Numerical examples illustrating the field strength dependence of the asymptotic behavior of the probability distribution are presented.

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Some exact results for the particle number projected BCS approach of the isovector proton-neutron pairing

The mean values of a many-body Hamiltonian including a proton-neutron pairing term and matrix elements of one-, two- and four-body operators within a basis of particle number projected BCS states, are analytically expressed in terms of a single function Q(N) depending on the number of particles, $N$. The function Q(N) is calculated using a recursion in $N$ in which the shells and the BCS angles are kept the same for any step of iteration. An illustrative example is numerically considered in a restricted single particle space. Some specific features for the standard BCS, the projection after variation approach as well as for the variation after projection formalism, are pointed out.

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Duality condition for s- and t-channel exchange in nucleon-nucleon scattering

We specify conditions under which the nucleon-nucleon interaction, based on the t-channel meson-exchange mechanism, is equivalent to an interaction generated via an s-channel exchange of six-quark bags. The duality is possible provided the alternation of zeros and poles of the non-dispersive part of D function takes place in the normalization where the imaginary part of D is non-negative and the CDD poles are the only poles of D.

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Evaluation of the resonance enhancement effect in neutrinoless double-electron capture in 152Gd, 164Er and 180W atoms

We study the resonant neutrinoless double-electron capture (0nECEC) in 152Gd, 164Er and 180W atoms, associated with the ground-state to ground-state nuclear transitions. The corresponding matrix elements are calculated within the deformed QRPA using the realistic Bonn-CD nucleon-nucleon interaction. The half-lives are estimated with the use of the most recent precision data on the Q-values of these processes. Perspectives of experimental search for the 0nECEC with the isotopes 152Gd, 164Er and 180W are discussed.

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Semiclassical methods of deformation quantisation in transport theory

We provide an introduction to deformation quantisation and discuss the application of the formalism in solving the evolution problem for many-body systems in terms of semiclassical expansion. In any fixed order of expansion over the Planck's constant, the evolution problem can be reduced to a statistical-mechanics problem of calculating an ensemble of quantum characteristics in the phase space and their Jacobi fields. In comparison with the corresponding rules of classical statistical mechanics, the rules for computing the probabilities and time-dependent averages of observables are modified. The evolution equations represent a finite system of first-order ordinary differential equations for quantum trajectories in the phase space and the associated Jacobi fields. Quantum characteristics allow for the consistent inclusion of specific quantum effects, such as non-localities and coherence, in the description of the propagation of particles in the transport models. Since the late 1980s - early 1990s, when the first transport models were created for modeling heavy-ion collisions, computing power has increased by about five orders of magnitude. This dramatic rise in computing power makes it possible to include Jacobi fields in the collision dynamics, to extend beyond the classical treatment of phase-space trajectories, currently adopted in all of the transport models.

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Dilepton production in pp and np collisions at 1.25 GeV

The inclusive reactions $pp \rightarrow e^+ e^- X$ and $np \rightarrow e^+ e^- X$ at the laboratory kinetic energy of 1.25 GeV are investigated in a model of dominance of nucleon and $Δ$ resonances. Experimental data for these reactions have recently been reported by the HADES Collaboration. In the original model, the dileptons are produced either from the decays of nucleon and $Δ$ resonances $R \rightarrow N e^+ e^-$ or from the Dalitz decays of $π^0$- and $η$-mesons created in the $R \to Nπ^0$ and $R \to Nη$ decays. We found that the distribution of dilepton invariant masses in the $pp \rightarrow e^+ e^- X$ reaction is well reproduced by the contributions of $R \rightarrow N e^+ e^-$ decays and $R \rightarrow N π^0$, $π^0 \to γe^+e^-$ decays. Among the resonances, the predominant contribution comes from the $Δ(1232)$, which determines both the direct decay channel $R \rightarrow N e^+ e^-$ and the pion decay channel. In the collisions $np \rightarrow e^+ e^- X$, additional significant contributions arise from the $η$-meson Dalitz decays, produced in the $np \rightarrow npη$ and $np \rightarrow dη$ reactions, the radiative capture $np \rightarrow d e^+ e^-$, and the $np \rightarrow np e^+ e^-$ bremsstrahlung. These mechanisms may partly explain the strong excess of dileptons in the cross section for collisions of $np$ versus $pp$, which ranges from 7 to 100 times for the dilepton invariant masses of 0.2 to 0.5 GeV.

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