Frontiers of Fundamental Physics : Proceedings of the Sixth International Symposium Frontiers of Fundamental and Computational Physics, Udine, Italy, 26-29 September 2004. B.G. SIDHARTH, F. HONSELL, A. DE ANGELIS

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FRONTIERS OF FUNDAMENTAL PHYSICS

Frontiers of Fundamental Physics
Proceedings of the Sixth International
“
Symposium Frontiers of Fundamental and
”
Computational Physics ,
Udine, Italy, 26--29 September 2004
Edited by
B.G. SIDHARTH
B.M. Birla Science Centre,
Adarsh Nagar, Hyderabad, India
F. HONSELL
University of Udine, Italy
and
A. DE ANGELIS
University of Udine, Italy
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction xi
I Field Theory, Relativity and Cosmology 1
Cosmological Theories of Special and General Relativity - I 3
M. Carmeli
Cosmological Theories of Special and General Relativity - II 13
M. Carmeli
Carmeli’sCosmology: theUniverseisSpatiallyFlatWithout 21
DarkMatter
J.G. Hartnett
Black Holes and the Information Paradox 29
G. t’ Hooft
A Quantum Approach to Cosmology 31
A. Alfonso-Faus
My Focus on the Quantum Source of Gravity 37
S.G. Goradia
Vacuum Decay by p-branes Production 45
L. Sindoni, S. Ansoldi
Super-strongInteractingGravitonsasaMainEngineoftheUniverse
Without Expansion or Dark Energy 51
M.A. Ivanov
Generalized Cosmological Constraints on Neutrino Oscillations -
Relaxed or Strengthened 55
D.P. Kirilova
Attractions of Affine Quantum Gravity 61
J.R. Klauder
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Gravitational Tunnelling of Relativistic Shells 69
S. Ansoldi, L. Sindoni
Three-dimensional Relativistic Simulations of Rotating Neutron-star
Collapse to a Kerr Black Hole. 75
L. Baiotti, I. Hawke, P.J. Montero, F. L¨offler, L. Rezzolla,
Ni. Stergioulas, J.A. Font, E. Seidel
Gravitational Wave Sources 83
V. Ferrari
Model Analysis of Gravitational Shell Collapses 93
M. Seriu
The Deuteron and the Big Bang 103
M. Mizushima
Astrophysical Applications of the Theory of Scale Relativity 107
L. Nottale
Making Maps of the Rees-Sciama Effect 115
M.J. Fullana, D.P. Sa´ez
Stationary Points of Scalar Fields Coupled to Gravity 123
H. Kr¨oger, G. Melkonyan, F. Paradis, S.G. Rubin
TheDensityMatrix Deformation inQuantumand Statistical
Mechanicsof the Early Universe 131
A.E. Shalyt-Margolin, V.I. Strazhev
II Foundations of Physics 135
Dark Energy, Chaotic Fields, and Fundamental Constants 137
C. Beck
How Fundamental is Gravitation? 147
B.G. Sidharth
Scale-dependent Stochastic Quantization 155
M. Altaisky
Principia Geometrica Physicae 163
J. Keller
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Do Real Numbers Obscure Real Physics? 175
G.N. Ord
Cantorian Space in Nature and Dynamical Systems 183
G. Iovane, P. Giordano, S. Salerno
Mathematical Structure of Individual Quantum States 191
S.N. Mayburov
Space and Time Physics with the Lorentz Ether: the Clock Paradox 195
F. Selleri
III Nuclear and High-Energy Particle Physics
and Astrophysics 209
Clusters of Matter and Antimatter - a Mechanism for Cold 211
Compression
W. Greiner
Understanding the Nucleon Spin 221
F. Bradamante
The Mass and Spin of the Mesons, Baryons, and Leptons 231
E.L. Koschmieder
Equality and Identity and (In)distinguishability in Classical and
QuantumMechanics from the Point of View of Newton’s Notion of State 239
P. Enders
Numerical Modelling of Quantum Statistics in High-energy Physics 247
O.V. Utyuzh, G. Wilk, Z. Wl(cid:2)odarczyk
Frontiers of High Energy Cosmic Rays 255
M. Pimenta
Outlooks on Gamma Ray Astrophysics 263
R. Giannitrapani
Will Antihydrogen Light Shine? 265
A. Variola
Physics Potential of the ATLAS Experiment 267
M. Cobal, for the ATLAS Collaboration
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A Global Optimization Algorithm for Finite Density Quark Matter 273
R. Buffa
Multiphoton Approach on Pair Production under the Light of
RecentExperimental and Theoretical Investigations 279
C. Kaberidis, I. Tsohantjis, S. Moustaizis
Nielsen Identity, Wilson Line and Constrained Effective Action:
the HighTemperature Standard Model 285
R. Buffa
The MAGIC Experiment and its First Results 291
D. Bastieri, R. Bavikadi, C. Bigongiari, E. Bisesi, P. Boinee,
A. De Angelis,B. De Lotto, A. Forti, T. Lenisa, F. Longo,
O. Mansutti,M. Mariotti,A. Moralejo, D. Pascoli, L. Peruzzo,
A. Saggion, P. Sartori, V. Scalzotto and The MAGIC collaboration
Neural Networks for Gamma-Hadron Separation in MAGIC 297
P. Boinee, F. Barbarino, A. De Angelis, A. Saggion, M. Zacchello
Gamma-Ray Astrophysics with AGILE 303
F. Longo, A. Argan, G. Barbiellini, M. Basset, F. Boffelli,
A. Bulgarelli, P. Caraveo, P.W. Cattaneo, E. Celesti, A. Chen,
V. Cocco,E. Costa,E. Del Monte, G. Di Cocco, G. Di Persio,
I. Donnarumma, M. Feroci,M. Fiorini, T. Froysland, M. Frutti,
M. Galli,F. Gianotti, A. Giuliani,C. Labanti, I. Lapshov,
F. Lazzarotto,F. Liello, P. Lipari, M. Marisaldi,M.Mastropietro,
A.Mauri,F.Mauri,S.Mereghetti,E.Morelli,A.Morselli,L.Pacciani,
A.Pellizzoni,F.Perotti,P.Picozza,C.Pittori,C.Pontoni,
G. Porrovecchio, M. Prest, M. Rapisarda, E. Rossi, A. Rubini,
P. Soffitta,M. Tavani, A. Traci, M. Trifoglio, E. Vallazza, S. Vercellone,
D. Zanello
Simulating the High Energy Gamma-Ray Sky Seen by the GLAST
Large Area Telescope 309
F. Longo, P. Azzi, D. Bastieri, G. Busetto, Y. Lei, R. Rando,
O. Tibolla,L. Baldini, M. Kuss, L. Latronico, N. Omodei,
M. Razzano, G. Spandre,P.Boinee,A.DeAngelis,M.Frailis,
M.Brigida,F.Gargano,N.Giglietto,F.Loparco, M.N.Mazziotta,
C.Cecchi, P.Lubrano, F.Marcucci, M.Pepe,G. Tosti, A. Lionetto,
A. Morselli, C. Pittori
Dark Matter Detection in Gamma Astroparticle Experiments 315
E. Bisesi, M. Mariotti, V. Scalzotto
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ContributionofPulsarstotheGamma-RayBackgroundandtheir
Observationwith the Space Telescopes GLAST and AGILE 321
E. Bisesi
Data Mining in Gamma Astrophysics Experiments 327
M. Frailis, A. De Angelis, V. Roberto
Grid Services for the MAGIC Experiment 333
A.Forti,S.R.Bavikadi,C.Bigongiari,G.Cabras,A.DeAngelis,
B.DeLotto, M. Frailis, M. Hardt, H. Kornmayer, M. Kunze,
M. Piraccini and the MAGIC Collaboration
IV Complex Systems 339
Towards a Physical Model for Memory 341
L. Cooper
Patterns and Dissipative Waves, including Solitons, in Lattices and
at Interfaces 343
M. G. Velarde
LatticeProteinModels: AComputationalApproachtoFolding
andAggregation Phenomena 355
M. Citossi, G. Giugliarelli
Interface Depinning from Wedges with a Central Ridge 359
G. Giugliarelli
V New Approaches to Physics Teaching 365
Learning Problems Related to the Concept of Field 367
F. Bradamante, M. Michelini, A. Stefanel
Elastic Waves: Mental Models and Teaching/Learning Sequences 381
G. Tarantino
Index of Authors 385