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We study the dependence of the electrical conductivity on the gold concentration of Au-implanted polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) and alumina nanocomposite thin films. For Au contents larger than a critical concentration, the conductivity of Au-PMMA and Au-alumina is well described by percolation in two dimensions, indicating that the critical correlation length for percolation is larger than the thickness of the films. Below the critical loading, the conductivity is dominated by tunneling processes between isolated Au particles dispersed in PMMA or alumina continuous matrices. Using an effective medium analysis of the tunneling conductivity, we show that Au-PMMA behaves as a tunneling system in two dimensions, as the film thickness is comparable to the mean Au particle size. On the contrary, the conductivity of Au-alumina films is best described by tunneling in three dimensions, although the film thickness is only a few times larger than the particle size. We interpret the enhancement of the effective dimensionality of Au-alumina films in the tunneling regime as due to the larger film thickness as compared to the mean interparticle distances., Comment: 7 pages, 7 figures

The structure of time-dependent Gaussian solutions for the Kostin equation in dissipative quantum mechanics is analyzed. Expanding the generic external potential near the center of mass of the wave packet, one conclude that: the center of mass follows the dynamics of a classical particle under the external potential and a damping proportional to the velocity; the width of the wave packet satisfy a non-conservative Pinney equation. An appropriate perturbation theory is developed for the free particle case, solving the long standing problem of finding analytic expressions for square integrable solutions of the free Kostin equation. The associated Wigner function is also studied.

We will show for undergraduate and graduate students of physics that Quantum Mechanics is an incomplete and non-local theory. The problem of non-locality is discussed by analyzing the Bell's theorem where are considered correlations between measurements results performed on physical systems that are far apart, but that interacted in the past. The experimental violations of Bell's theorem show a very general result thatquantum phenomena are nonlocal and that, inevitably, Quantum Mechanics is non-local., Comment: 15 pages 2 figures

Using the Einstein gravitation theory (EGT), we analyze the Lense Thirring (LT) and the Geodetic effects. In the LT effect the angular orbital momentum L and the perigeo of a particle, orbiting a sphere with mass M and spin J around an axis passing by its center of mass, precess around J. In the Geodetic effect the spin S of a gyroscope orbiting M precess around its orbital angular momentum L and the spin of J of M. The theoretical predictions are compared with the experimental results. This article was written to graduate and postgraduate students of Physics., Comment: 18 pages 7 figures; Key words: Einstein gravitation theory; Lense-Thirring and geodetic effects

In this paper we study the quantum wave packet and the Feynman-de Broglie_Bohm propagator of the linearized Sussmann_Hasse_Albrecht_Kostin_Nassar equation along a classical trajetory, Comment: 16 pages

Recently the structure of disordered gold-polymer(PMMA-Au) thin films have been measured using Small Angle X-ray Scattering (SAXS). We have analyzed these experimental results using the fractal SAXS theory. The films are formed of polymer-embedded gold nanoclusters and were fabricated by very low energy gold ion implantation into PMMA (polymethylmethacrylate). The composite films span (with dose variation) the transition from electrically insulating to electrically conducting regimes, a range of interest fundamentally and technologically. We find excellent agreement with theory, and show that the PMMA-Au films have monodispersive or polydispersive characteristics depending on the implanted ion dose. Keywords: SAXS theory, Fractality, percolation, correlation effects., Comment: 13 pages 4 figures 2 Tables

In this paper we study the quantum wave packet and the Feynman-de Broglie-Bohm propagator of the linearized Schuch-Chung-Hartmann equation along a classical trajetory., Comment: 13 pages

In this article we analyze the predictions of the Einstein gravitation theory (EGT) on black holes in the framework of the Schwarzschild geometry that is defined in the vacuum around a spherically symmetric mass distribution, without charge, not in rotation. The Eddington and Kruskal metrics have been also taken unto account and the topological connections named wormholes have been analyzed. This article was written to graduate and postgraduate students of Physics., Comment: 20 pages 4 figures

The definitions and applications of Radial Distribution Function (RDF) and Structure Factor (SF) to study properties of aggregate are found in many papers and books. The approach adopted to calculate the RDF and the SF to determine the interaction potential between particles of an aggregate is very different from that adopted to obtain their fractal properties. The difference between the two approaches will be shown in details here. This article was written to graduate and postgraduate students of Physics, Comment: 10 pages 6 figures

In order to test the Einstein gravitation theory (EGT) we compare their predictions with the measured results in the following phenomena: the perihelion advance of planets, deflection of light, radar echo delays around the Sun and an overall planetary motion in Solar System. In our calculation we have used the Schwarzschild metric that is defined in the surrounding vacuum of a spherically symmetric mass distribution, not in rotation. This article was written to graduate and postgraduate students of Physics., Comment: 13 pages 2 figures

In this paper we study the quantum wave packet and the Feynman_de Broglie_Bohm propagator of the linearized Kostin equation along a classical trajetory., Comment: 12 pages

Using the Einstein gravitation theory (EGT) we calculate the Schwarzschild metric that is defined in the surrounding vacuum of a spherically symmetric mass distribution, not in rotation. The field equations of the EGT with this metric were applied to analyze the time dilation and the Doppler Effect of the light in order to test the validity of the EGT. This article was written to graduate and postgraduate students of Physics., Comment: 12 pages

In a recent paper we have deduced the basic equations that predict the emission of gravitational waves (GW) according to the Einstein gravitation theory. In a subsequent paper these equations have been used to calculate the luminosities and the amplitudes of the waves generated by binary stars, pulsations of neutron stars, wobbling of deformed neutron stars, oscillating quadrupoles, rotating bars and collapsing and bouncing cores of supernovas. We show here how the GW could be detected in our laboratories. This paper, like the preceding ones, was written to graduate and postgraduate students of Physics., Comment: 12 pages 2 figures

In this paper we study the quantum wave packet and the Feynman-de Broglie-Bohm Propagator of the Schrodinger-Nassar equation for an extended electron., Comment: 15 pages

We use the basic equations that predict the emission of gravitational waves according to the Einstein gravitation theory to calculate the luminosities and the amplitudes of the waves generated by binary stars, pulsations of neutron stars, wobbling of deformed neutron stars, oscillating quadrupoles, rotating bars and collapsing and bouncing cores of supernovas. This paper was written to graduate and postgraduate students of Physics.

In this paper we present the Feynman-de Broglie-Bohm propagator for a semiclassical formulation of the Gross-Pitaeviskii equation., Comment: 6 pages

Using the Einstein gravitation theory we show how to obtain the basic equations which predict the gravitational waves. This paper was written to graduate and post-graduate students of Physics. We deduce the equations didactically following the simplest way maintaining, however, the necessary mathematical rigor., Comment: 18 pages 5 figures

In this paper we study the quantum wave packet of the non-linear Gross-Pitaevskii equation., Comment: 9 pages

We study in the framework of the Schrodinger equation the effect of intermolecular interactions on the tunneling racemization of the active molecule. The active molecule is assumed as a two-level system and the left-right isomerism is viewed in terms of a double-bottomed harmonic potential well. The active molecule is assumed to be embedded in a gas, liquid or solid, submitted to a perturbing potential U created by the molecules of the sample. In our model we take into account the difference of energy E due to the weak interactions between the left (L) and right (R) configurations. We have shown that when E is equal to zero the system cannot be optically stable: the optical activity tends asymptotically to zero in the case of dilute gases or compressed gases and liquids or oscillates periodically around zero when the molecules are isolated or submitted to a static potential. Only when E is different of zero the system can be optically stable depending on the strength parameters of the potential U and on the magnitude of the spontaneous tunneling., Comment: 17 pages 2 figures

The SAXS (small angle X-ray scattering) technique has been used to determine the fundamental structure of conducting thin films fabricated by implanting gold ions into PMMA (polymethylmethacrylate) polymer. We present a brief review of the SAXS theories necessary to determine the structural properties of our nanoheterogeneous films., Comment: 16 pages, no figures

In this paper we study the quantum wave packet of the Schrodinger equation for continuous quantum measurements., Comment: 14 pages

In 1848 Pasteur conjectured that the rotation of the polarization plane of the light in a dilute dielectric medium is generated by the molecular symmetries of the medium where the light propagates. Our objective is to show that Pasteur hypothesis was correct using basic knowledge of electromagnetism and quantum mechanics. In Sections 2-5 we present a brief review of the fundamental concepts of the electromagnetism necessary to study the optical activity. In Sections 6-8 using the quantum mechanical perturbation theory and taking into account the molecular symmetries we calculate the optical activity of the medium. It will be shown that the theoretical predictions that are in good agreement with the experimental results give support to the Pasteur hypothesis., Comment: 26 pages 4 figures

In this work we study the Ramsauer-Townsend effect.First, we use the Quantum Mechanical Formalism of Schrodinger. After, it is calculated with the Quantum Mechanical Formalism of de Broglie-Bohm. In this case, we use the Kostin equation, taking into account the energy dissipation of the electrons scattered by sharp edged potential wells., Comment: 17 pages

We made in this paper a brief analysis of the following statistics: Intermediate Statistics, Parastatistics, Fractionary Statistics and Gentileonic Statistics that predict the existence of particles which are different from bosons, fermions and maxwellons. We shown the fundamental hypothesis assumed in each one of the above mentioned statistics and their main predictions and compared them with experimental results. Taking into account the works done about these statistics we could say that there is a tendency to believe that real particles, that is, those that can be observed freely, can be only bosons, fermions and maxwellons and that all other particles, different from these would be quasiparticles. Up to date in 3-dim systems only bosons, fermions and maxwellons have been detected freely. Recently in 2-dim systems have been detected the quasiparticles named anyons that have fractionary charges and spins., Comment: 19 pages 2 figures

The electrical conductivity of disordered insulator-conductor composites have been studied for more than thirty years. In spite of this some properties of dc bulk conductivity of composites still remain incompletely understood. We present a brief review of the most significant theories that have been proposed to study the critical insulator-conductor transition comparing their predictions with many experimental results., Comment: 11 pages 3 figures 1 table

Although the existence of a cause and effect relationship between emotions and Psychosomatic Illnesses (manifestation of organic diseases produced by emotional problems) is an unquestionable fact, yet it remains to be explained the mechanism by which an emotion affects the cure or worsening of an illness. In this paper we will examine some articles written by doctors and psychologists which confirm the Prevention Effect (or even cure) of such illnesses, and hypothesize that this cause and effect relationship is mediated by a substance, D (+) - adrenaline, which is one of the enantiomers [1] of the adrenaline molecule., Comment: 7 pages

In this work we study the Ermakov-Lewis invariants of the non-linear Gross-Pitaeviskii equation, Comment: No figures 7 pages

In this work we study the Ermakov-Lewis invariants of the Schrodinger equation continuous measurement., Comment: 8 pages, no figures

We have developed a numerical code to study the deformation ($\varepsilon = (I_{zz}-I_{xx})/I_{zz}$, where $I_{ii}$ are the moments of inertia) of neutron stars in rapidly rotation in a fully general relativistic calculation. We have found that the deformation is larger, depending on the angular velocity, than is generally assumed for gravitational wave estimations. Calculations were performed by employing the Bethe-Johnson I EOS (equation of state) and a new set of models by the Frankfurt group including $\Lambda$ hyperons for several choices of their coupling constants to ordinary nucleons. Possible implications for gravitational wave searches are briefly discussed., Comment: 18 pages, TEX file, 2 figures available upon request. To appear in "Astronomy and Astrophysics".

The prospects for detection of gravitational waves from precessing pulsars have been considered by constructing fully relativistic rotating neutron star models and evaluating the expected wave amplitude $h$ from a galactic source. For a "typical" neutron matter equation of state and observed rotation rates, it is shown that moderate wobble angles may render an observable signal from a nearby source once the present generation of interferometric antennas becomes operative., Comment: PlainTex, 7 pp. , no figures, IAG/USP Rep. 67