We present a self-consistent, semi-analytical dynamical model of disk driven outflows in AGNs that are accelerated by a combination of magnetic stresses and radiation pressure. This model will make it possible to examine scenarios in which the wind is homogeneous as well as cases where it consists of dense clouds embedded in a more tenuous, magnetized medium. The various ingredients of this model will be tested through quantitative predictions from both multiwavelength spectral observations and reverberation mapping of AGNs.

J. E. Everett A. Konigl J. F. Kartje

After an introduction recalling the theoretical motivation for low energy (100 GeV to TeV scale) supersymmetry, this review describes the theory and experimental implications of the soft supersymmetry-breaking Lagrangian of the general minimal supersymmetric standard model (MSSM). Extensions to include neutrino masses and nonminimal theories are also discussed. Topics covered include models of supersymmetry breaking, phenomenological constraints from electroweak symmetry breaking, flavor/CP violation, collider searches, and cosmological constraints including dark matter and implications for baryogenesis and inflation.

D. J. H. Chung L. L. Everett G. L. Kane S. F. King J. Lykken Lian-Tao Wang

We study the blowing-up of the four-dimensional Z_3 orientifold of Angelantonj, Bianchi, Pradisi, Sagnotti and Stanev (ABPSS) by giving nonzero vacuum expectation values (VEV's) to the twisted sector moduli blowing-up modes. The blowing-up procedure induces a Fayet-Iliopoulos (FI) term for the ``anomalous'' U(1), whose magnitude depends linearly on the VEV's of the blowing-up modes. To preserve the N=1 supersymmetry, non-Abelian matter fields are forced to acquire nonzero VEV's, thus breaking (some of) the non-Abelian gauge structure and decoupling some of the matter fields. We determine the form of the FI term, construct explicit examples of (non-Abelian) D and F flat directions, and determine the surviving gauge groups of the restabilized vacua. We also determine the mass spectra, for which the restabilization reduces the number of families.

M. Cvetič L. Everett P. Langacker J. Wang

Cold Rydberg atoms are a promising platform for quantum technologies and combining them with optical waveguides has the potential to create robust quantum information devices. Here, we experimentally observe the excitation of cold rubidium atoms to a large range of Rydberg S and D states through interaction with the evanescent field of an optical nanofiber. We develop a theoretical model to account for experimental phenomena present such as the AC Stark shifts and the Casimir-Polder interaction. This work strengthens the knowledge of Rydberg atom interactions with optical nanofibers and is a critical step toward the implementation of all-fiber quantum networks and waveguide QED systems using highly excited atoms.

Alexey Vylegzhanin Dylan J. Brown Aswathy Raj Danil F. Kornovan Jesse L. Everett Etienne Brion Jacques Robert Síle Nic Chormaic

We report on the BVRI multi-band follow-up photometry of the transiting extrasolar planet HD 189733b. We revise the transit parameters and find planetary radius RP = 1.154+/- 0.032RJ and inclination i_P = 85.79+/-0.24deg. The new density (~ 1g cm-3) is significantly higher than the former estimate (~ 0.75g cm-3); this shows that from the current sample of 9 transiting planets, only HD 209458 (and possibly OGLE-10b) have anomalously large radii and low densities. We note that due to the proximity of the parent star, HD 189733b currently has one of the most precise radius determinations among extrasolar planets. We calculate new ephemerides: P = 2.218573+/-0.000020 days, T0 = 2453629.39420+/-0.00024 (HJD), and estimate the timing offsets of the 11 distinct transits with respect to the predictions of a constant orbital period, which can be used to reveal the presence of additional planets in the system.

G. A. Bakos H. Knutson F. Pont C. Moutou D. Charbonneau A. Shporer F. Bouchy M. Everett C. Hergenrother D. W. Latham M. Mayor T. Mazeh R. W. Noyes D. Queloz A. Pal S. Udry

We present a multi-stage model for jet evolution through a quark-gluon plasma within the JETSCAPE framework. The multi-stage approach in JETSCAPE provides a unified description of distinct phases in jet shower contingent on the virtuality. We demonstrate a simultaneous description of leading hadron and integrated jet observables as well as jet $v_n$ using tuned parameters. Medium response to the jet quenching is implemented based on a weakly-coupled recoil prescription. We also explore the cone-size dependence of jet energy loss inside the plasma.

C. Park A. Angerami S. A. Bass S. Cao Y. Chen J. Coleman L. Cunqueiro T. Dai L. Du R. Ehlers H. Elfner D. Everett W. Fan R. Fries C. Gale F. Garza Y. He M. Heffernan U. Heinz B. V. Jacak P. M. Jacobs S. Jeon W. Ke E. Khalaj B. Kim M. Kordell II A. Kumar D. Liyanage T. Luo M. Luzum A. Majumder M. McNelis J. Mulligan C. Nattrass D. Oliinychenko L. G. Pang J. -F. Paquet J. H. Putschke G. Roland B. Schenke L. Schwiebert C. Shen A. Silva C. Sirimanna R. A. Soltz Y. Tachibana G. Vujanovic X. -N. Wang R. L. Wolpert Y. Xu

For every finite collection C of abelian varieties over F_q, we produce an explicit upper bound on the genus of curves over F_q whose Jacobians are isogenous to a product of powers of elements of C.

Noam D. Elkies Everett W. Howe Christophe Ritzenthaler

The role attributed to the observer in various interpretations of quantum mechanics as well as in classical statistical mechanics is discussed, with particular attention being paid to the Everett interpretation. In this context, the important difference between "quasi-classical" (robust against decoherence) and "macroscopically given" (rather than being part of a thermodynamic ensemble) is pointed out.

H. Dieter Zeh

The notion of objective probability or chance, as a physical trait of the world, has proved elusive; the identification of chances with actual frequencies does not succeed. An adequate theory of chance should explain not only the connection of chance with statistics, but with degrees of belief, and more broadly the entire phenomenology of (seemingly) chance events and their measurement. Branching structure in the decoherence-based many worlds theory provides an account of what chance is that satisfies all these desiderata, including the requirement that chance involves uncertainty.

Simon Saunders

The JETSCAPE Collaboration has recently announced the first release of the JETSCAPE package that provides a modular, flexible, and extensible Monte Carlo event generator. This innovative framework makes it possible to perform a comprehensive study of multi-stage high-energy jet evolution in the Quark-Gluon Plasma. In this work, we illustrate the performance of the event generator for different algorithmic approaches to jet energy loss, and reproduce the measurements of several jet and hadron observables as well as correlations between the hard and soft sector. We also carry out direct comparisons between different approaches to energy loss to study their sensitivity to those observables.

C. Park A. Angerami S. A. Bass S. Cao J. Coleman L. Cunqueiro T. Dai L. Du H. Elfner D. Everett W. Fan R. Fries C. Gale Y. He U. Heinz B. V. Jacak P. M. Jacobs S. Jeon K. Kauder W. Ke E. Khalaj M. Kordell II A. Kumar T. Luo A. Majumder M. McNelis C. Nattrass D. Oliinychenko D. Pablos L. G. Pang J. -F. Paquet J. H. Putschke G. Roland B. Schenke L. Schwiebert C. Shen C. Sirimanna R. A. Soltz Y. Tachibana G. Vujanovic X. -N. Wang R. L. Wolpert Y. Xu Z. Yang