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We have evaluated fluctuations in neutrino fluxes caused by solar gravity (g) modes based on the analysis of linear adiabatic oscillation of a spherically symmetric star. We find that the first-order fluctuation is zero due to geometrical…
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The bulk magnetic susceptibility $\chi(T,B)$ of YbRh$_2$(Si$_{0.95}$Ge$_{0.05}$)$_2$ has been investigated %by ac-and dc-magnetometry at low temperatures and close to the field-induced quantum critical point at $B_c=0.027$ T. For $B\leq…
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