Scale-invariant fluctuations from Galilean genesis
We study the spectrum of cosmological fluctuations in scenarios such as Galilean Genesis \cite{Nicolis} in which a spectator scalar field acquires a scale-invariant spectrum of perturbations during an early phase which asymptotes in the far past to Minkowski space-time. In the case of minimal coupling to gravity and standard scalar field Lagrangian, the induced curvature fluctuations depend quadratically on the spectator field and are hence non-scale-invariant and highly non-Gaussian. We show that if higher dimensional operators (the same operators that lead to the η-problem for inflation) are considered, a linear coupling between background and spectator field fluctuations is induced which leads to scale-invariant and Gaussian curvature fluctuations.

title: Non-Gaussianity, isocurvature perturbation, gravitational waves, and a no-go theorem for the isocurvaton
abstract: We investigate the isocurvaton model, in which the isocurvature perturbation plays a role in suppressing the curvature perturbation, and large non-Gaussianity and gravitational waves can be produced with no isocurvature perturbation for dark matter. We show that in the slow-roll noninteracting multifield theory, the isocurvaton mechanism cannot be realized. This result can also be generalized to most of the studied models with generalized kinetic terms. We also study the implications for the curvaton model. We show that there is a combined constraint for curvaton on non-Gaussianity, gravitational waves, and isocurvature perturbation. The technique used in this paper can also help to simplify some calculations in the mixed inflaton and curvaton models. We also investigate the possibility of producing large negative non-Gaussianity and nonlocal non-Gaussianity in the curvaton model.

title: Quasi-Single Field Inflation and Non-Gaussianities
abstract: In quasi-single field inflation models, massive isocurvature modes, that are coupled to the inflaton and have mass of order the Hubble parameter, can have nontrivial impacts on density perturbations, especially non-Gaussianities. We study a simple example of quasi-single field inflation in terms of turning inflaton trajectory. Large bispectra with a one-parameter family of novel shapes arise, lying between the well-known local and equilateral shape. The trispectra can also be very large and its magnitude tNL can be much larger than fNL2.

title: Quadra-Spectrum and Quint-Spectrum from Inflation and Curvaton Models
abstract: We calculate the quadra-spectrum and quint-spectrum, corresponding to five and six point correlation functions of the curvature perturbation. For single field inflation with standard kinetic term, the quadra-spectrum and quint-spectrum are small, which are suppressed by slow roll parameters. The calculation can be generalized to multiple fields. When there is no entropy perturbation, the quadra-spectrum and quint-spectrum are suppressed as well. With the presence of entropy perturbation, the quadra-spectrum and quint-spectrum can get boosted. We illustrate this boost in the multi-brid inflation model. For the curvaton scenario, the quadra-spectrum and quint-spectrum are also large in the small r limit. We also calculate representative terms of quadra-spectrum and quint-spectrum for inflation with generalized kinetic terms, and estimate their order of magnitude for quasi-single field inflation.

title: CMB statistical anisotropies of classical and quantum origins
abstract: We examine the impact of different anisotropic relics on inflation, in particular the predictions on the density perturbations. These relics can be the source of the large scale anomalies in the cosmic microwave background. There are two different types of background relics, one from the matter sector and the other purely from the metric. Although the angular-dependence of the statistical anisotropy in both cases are degenerate, the scale-dependence are observationally distinctive. In addition, we demonstrate that non-Bunch-Davies vacuum states can extend the statistical anisotropy to much shorter scales, and leave a scale-dependence that is insensitive to the different backgrounds but sensitive to the initial quantum state.

title: Curvaton dynamics and the non-linearity parameters in the curvaton model
abstract: We investigate the curvaton dynamics and the non-linearity parameters in the curvaton model with a potential slightly deviating from the quadratic form in detail. The non-linearity parameter gNL will show up due to the curvaton self-interaction. We also point out that the leading order of the non-quadratic term in the curvaton potential can be negative, for example in the axion-type curvaton model. If a large positive gNL is detected, the axion-type curvaton model will be preferred.

title: Target rapidity proton distributions for SI+A collisions at the AGS
abstract: Preliminary results are presented for the production of protons in 14.6 A{center dot}GeV/c Si+Al and Si+Au collisions measured by the E859 Phoswich Array at the BNL AGS. The proton data presented cover the laboratory angles of 50--130 degrees and kinetic energies of 40--180 MeV. Slopes and integrated distributions are extracted and comparisons with other experimental data are discussed.

title: Holographic SIS Josephson junction
abstract: A bstractWe construct a holographic model for the superconductor-insulator-superconductor (SIS) Josephson junction at zero temperature by considering a complex scalar field coupled with a Maxwell field in the four-dimensional anti-de Sitter soliton background. From the gravity side we reproduce the sine relation between the Josephson current and the phase difference across the junction. We also study the dependence of the maximal current on the dimension of the condensate operator and on the width of the junction, and obtain expected results.

title: The stringless gauge potential of accelerated monopole
abstract: SummaryIn this paper, we get theU1 potential without singular string for an accelerated magnetic pole. To obtain this we find its equivalentSU2 potential, which could be expressed by anU1-invariant section of theSU2/U1 coset bundle. Then we could superpose linearly the correspondingU1 potentials to get the potential of an accelerated system of monopoles and electric charges in the general case. By the way, we also discuss the criterion forU1 field to be in one-to-one correspondence with anU1-invariant section and the condition for aSU2 field to be reducible to anU1 field.RiassuntoIn questo lavoro si ottiene il potenzialeU1 senza stringa singolare per un monopolo magnetico accelerato. Per ottenerlo si trova il suo potenziale equivalenteSU2, che può essere espresso mediante una sezione invariante rispetto aU1 del fascio del coinsiemeSU2/U1. Si piò allora sovrapporre linearmente i corrispondenti potenzialiU1 per ottenere il potenziale del sistema accelerato di monopoli e le cariche elettriche nel caso generale. A questo proposito, si discute anche il criterio per cui il campoU1 è in corrispondenza 1-1 con una sezione invariante rispetto aU1 e la condizione per cui un campoSU2 è riducibile ad un campoU1.РезюмеВ этой статье мы получаемU1 потенциал без сингулярной струны для ускоренного монополя. Для получения этого потенциала мы находим эквивалентный емуSU2 потенциал, который может быть выражен черезU1 инвариантное сечениеSU2/U1 семейства смежного класса. Затем мы получаем линейную суперпозицию соответствующихU1 потенциалов, чтобы получить потенциал для ускоренной системы монополей и электрических зарядов в общем случае, мы также обсуждаем критерий, чтобы полеU1 находилось в однозначном соответствии сU1 инвариантным сечением, и условие, чтобы полеSU2 могло быть сведено к полюU1.

title: Test results of heavily irradiated Si detectors
abstract: A large use of silicon microstrip detectors is foreseen for the intermediate part of the CMS tracker. A specific research and development program has been carried out with the aim of finding design layouts and technological solutions for allowing silicon microstrip detectors to be reliably used on a high radiation level environment. As a result of this work single sided, AC-coupled, polysilicon biased, 300 μ m thick, p + on n substrate detectors were chosen. Irradiation tests have been performed on prototypes up to fluence 2×10 14  n/cm 2 . The detector performances do not significantly change if the detectors are biased well above the depletion voltage. S / N is reduced by less than 20%, still enough to insure a good efficiency and space resolution. Multiguard structures has been developed in order to reach high voltage operation (above 500 V).

title: Linear growth of entanglement entropy in holographic thermalization captured by horizon interiors and mutual information
abstract: A bstractWe study the holographic entanglement entropy in a homogeneous falling shell background, which is dual to the strongly coupled field theory following a global quench. For d=2 conformal field theories, it is known that the entropy has a linear growth regime if the scale of the entangling region is large. In addition, the growth rate approaches a constant when the scale increases. We demonstrate analytically that this behavior is directly related to the part of minimal area surface probing the interior of apparent horizons in the bulk, as well as the mutual information between two disjoint rectangular subsystems in the boundary. Furthermore, we show numerically that all the results are universal for the d=3 conformal field theory, the non-relativistic scale-invariant theory and the dual theory of Gauss-Bonnet gravity.