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Authors:
(1) Vitor da Fonseca, Instituto de Astrof´ısica e Ciˆencias do Espa¸co, Faculdade de Ciˆencias da Universidade de Lisboa;
(2) Tiago Barreiro, Instituto de Astrof´ısica e Ciˆencias do Espa¸co, Faculdade de Ciˆencias da Universidade de Lisboa and 2ECEO, Universidade Lus´ofona;
(3) Nelson J. Nunes, Instituto de Astrof´ısica e Ciˆencias do Espa¸co, Faculdade de Ciˆencias da Universidade de Lisboa. Table of Links Abstract and Intro
Coupling Dark Energy to Neutrinos
Impact of the Coupling on Perturbations and Observables
Parameter Estimation
Discussion
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Authors: (1) Vitor da Fonseca, Instituto de Astrof´ısica e Ciˆencias do Espa¸co, Faculdade de Ciˆencias da Universidade de Lisboa; (2) Tiago Barreiro, Instituto de Astrof´ısica e Ciˆencias do Espa¸co, Faculdade de Ciˆencias da Universidade de Lisboa and 2ECEO, Universidade Lus´ofona; (3) Nelson J. Nunes, Instituto de Astrof´ısica e Ciˆencias do Espa¸co, Faculdade de Ciˆencias da Universidade de Lisboa. This paper is available on arxiv under CC 4.0 license. Authors: Authors: (1) Vitor da Fonseca, Instituto de Astrof´ısica e Ciˆencias do Espa¸co, Faculdade de Ciˆencias da Universidade de Lisboa; (2) Tiago Barreiro, Instituto de Astrof´ısica e Ciˆencias do Espa¸co, Faculdade de Ciˆencias da Universidade de Lisboa and 2ECEO, Universidade Lus´ofona; (3) Nelson J. Nunes, Instituto de Astrof´ısica e Ciˆencias do Espa¸co, Faculdade de Ciˆencias da Universidade de Lisboa. Table of Links Abstract and Intro Coupling Dark Energy to Neutrinos Impact of the Coupling on Perturbations and Observables Parameter Estimation Discussion Acknowledgment, Appendix, and References Abstract and Intro Abstract and Intro Coupling Dark Energy to Neutrinos Coupling Dark Energy to Neutrinos Impact of the Coupling on Perturbations and Observables Impact of the Coupling on Perturbations and Observables Parameter Estimation Parameter Estimation Discussion Discussion Acknowledgment, Appendix, and References Acknowledgment, Appendix, and References ACKNOWLEDGMENTS The authors would like to thank C. van de Bruck and D. F. Mota for the fruitful discussions. This work is supported by the Funda¸c˜ao para a Ciˆencia e a Tecnologia (FCT) through the research grants UIDB/04434/2020 and UIDP/04434/2020, and the BEYLA project PTDC/FIS-AST/0054/2021. V.d.F. acknowledges FCT support through fellowship 2022.14431.BD. Appendix A: Parameter constraints for the MaVaN and the uncoupled scalar field models In the appendix we show the triangular plots of the analysis made with the Plk18+BAO data for the MaVaN model (β free) and the uncoupled case (β = 0), i.e. no interaction between the quintessence component and the neutrino fluid. References [1] J. Lesgourgues and S. Pastor, Phys. Rept. 429, 307 (2006), arXiv:astro-ph/0603494. [2] M. Gerbino and M. Lattanzi, Frontiers in Physics 5 (2018), 10.3389/fphy.2017.00070. [3] Y. Fukuda et al. (Super-Kamiokande), Phys. Rev. Lett. 81, 1562 (1998), arXiv:hep-ex/9807003. [4] K. Abe et al. (T2K), Phys. Rev. Lett. 112, 061802 (2014), arXiv:1311.4750 [hep-ex]. [5] I. Esteban, M. C. Gonzalez-Garcia, A. HernandezCabezudo, M. Maltoni, and T. Schwetz, JHEP 01, 106 (2019), arXiv:1811.05487 [hep-ph]. [6] S. Roy Choudhury and S. Hannestad, JCAP 07, 037 (2020), arXiv:1907.12598 [astro-ph.CO]. [7] M. Aker et al. (KATRIN), Phys. Rev. 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Relaxing cosmological constraints on current neutrino masses: Acknowledgment, Appendix & References

বর্তমান নিউট্রিনো ভরের উপর বিশ্বতাত্ত্বিক সীমাবদ্ধতা শিথিল করা: স্বীকৃতি, পরিশিষ্ট এবং উল্লেখ

Lockerung der kosmologischen Beschränkungen für aktuelle Neutrinomassen: Danksagung, Anhang und Referenzen

Relajación de las restricciones cosmológicas sobre las masas actuales de neutrinos: reconocimiento, apéndice y referencias

Assouplir les contraintes cosmologiques sur les masses actuelles des neutrinos : remerciements, annexes et références

वर्तमान न्यूट्रिनो द्रव्यमान पर ब्रह्माण्ड संबंधी बाधाओं को शिथिल करना: आभार, परिशिष्ट और संदर्भ

現在のニュートリノ質量に対する宇宙論的制約の緩和: 謝辞、付録、参考文献

현재 중성미자 질량에 대한 우주론적 제약 완화: 감사의 글, 부록 및 참고 자료

Relaxando as restrições cosmológicas nas massas atuais de neutrinos: reconhecimento, apêndice e referências

Ослабление космологических ограничений на текущие массы нейтрино: Благодарности, Приложение и Ссылки

Mevcut nötrino kütleleri üzerindeki kozmolojik kısıtlamaların gevşetilmesi: Teşekkür, Ekler ve Referanslar

Nới lỏng các ràng buộc vũ trụ học đối với khối lượng neutrino hiện tại: Lời cảm ơn, Phụ lục & Tài liệu tham khảo

放宽对当前中微子质量的宇宙学限制：致谢、附录和参考文献

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Multiple Quantum Mpemba Effect: Exceptional Points and Oscillations: References

Verifiable Privacy-Preserving Computing: Conclusion & References

Doctor Thorne Won't Interfere

The Offshore Pirate

The Secret of Chimneys by Agatha Christie, is part of the HackerNoon Books Series. You can jump to any chapter in this book here . The 13th of October (contd.) XXVII. The 13th of October (contd.) The clock in the Council Chamber struck nine. “Well,” said Lord Caterham, with a deep sigh. “Here they all are, just like little Bo Peep’s flock, back again and wagging their tails behind them.” He looked sadly round the room. “Organ grinder complete with monkey,” he murmured, fixing the Baron with his eye. “Nosy Parker of Throgmorton Street——” “I think you’re rather unkind to the Baron,” protested Bundle, to whom these confidences were being poured out. “He told me that he considered you the perfect example of English hospitality amongst the haute noblesse.” “I daresay,” said Lord Caterham. “He’s always saying things like that. It makes him most fatiguing to talk to. But I can tell you I’m not nearly as much of the hospitable English gentleman as I was. As soon as I can, I shall let Chimneys to an enterprising American, and go and live in an hotel. There, if anyone worries you, you can just ask for your bill and go.” “Cheer up,” said Bundle. “We seem to have lost Mr. Fish for good.” “I always found him rather amusing,” said Lord Caterham, who was in a contradictory temper. “It’s that precious young man of yours who has let me in for this. Why should I have this Board meeting called in my house? Why doesn’t he rent The Larches or Elmhurst, or some nice villa residence like that at Streatham, and hold his company meetings there?” “Wrong atmosphere,” said Bundle. “No one is going to play any tricks on us, I hope?” said her father nervously. “I don’t trust that French fellow, Lemoine. The French police are up to all sorts of dodges. Put India-rubber bands round your arm, and then reconstruct the crime and make you jump, and it’s registered on a thermometer. I know that when they call out ‘Who killed Prince Michael?’ I shall register a hundred and twenty-two, or something perfectly frightful, and they’ll haul me off to gaol at once.” The door opened and Tredwell announced: “Mr. George Lomax. Mr. Eversleigh.” “Enter Codders, followed by faithful dog,” murmured Bundle. Bill made a bee-line for her, whilst George greeted Lord Caterham in the genial manner he assumed for public occasions. “My dear Caterham,” said George, shaking him by the hand, “I got your message, and came over, of course.” “Very good of you, my dear fellow, very good of you. Delighted to see you.” Lord Caterham’s conscience always drove him on to an excess of geniality when he was conscious of feeling none. “Not that it was my message, but that doesn’t matter at all.” In the meantime, Bill was attacking Bundle in an undertone. “I say. What’s it all about? What’s this I hear about Virginia bolting off in the middle of the night? She’s not been kidnapped, has she?” “Oh, no,” said Bundle. “She left a note pinned to the pincushion in the orthodox fashion.” “She’s not gone off with anyone, has she? Not with that Colonial Johnny? I never liked the fellow and, from all I hear, there seems to be an idea floating around that he himself is the super crook. But I don’t quite see how that can be?” “Why not?” “Well, this King Victor was a French fellow, and Cade’s English enough.” “You don’t happen to have heard that King Victor was an accomplished linguist, and, moreover, was half Irish?” “Oh, Lord! Then that’s why he’s made himself scarce, is it?” “I don’t know about his making himself scarce. He disappeared the day before yesterday, as you know. But this morning we got a wire from him, saying he would be down here at 9 p.m. to-night, and suggesting that Codders should be asked over. All these other people have turned up as well—asked by Mr. Cade.” “It is a gathering,” said Bill, looking round. “One French detective by window, one English ditto by fireplace. Strong foreign element. The Stars and Stripes don’t seem to be represented?” Bundle shook her head. “Mr. Fish has disappeared into the blue. Virginia’s not here either. But every one else is assembled, and I have a feeling in my bones, Bill, that we are drawing very near to the moment when somebody says ‘James, the footman,’ and everything is revealed. We’re only waiting now for Anthony Cade to arrive.” “He’ll never show up,” said Bill. “Then why call this company meeting, as Father calls it?” “Ah, there’s some deep idea behind that. Depend upon it. Wants us all here while he’s somewhere else—you know the sort of thing.” “You don’t think he’ll come, then?” “No fear. Run his head into the lion’s mouth? Why, the room’s bristling with detectives and high officials.” “You don’t know much about King Victor, if you think that would deter him. By all accounts, it’s the kind of situation he loves above all, and he always manages to come out on top.” Mr. Eversleigh shook his head doubtfully. “That would take some doing—with the dice loaded against him. He’ll never——” The door opened again and Tredwell announced: “Mr. Cade.” Anthony came straight across to his host. “Lord Caterham,” he said, “I’m giving you a frightful lot of trouble, and I’m awfully sorry about it. But I really do think that to-night will see the clearing up of the mystery.” Lord Caterham looked mollified. He had always had a secret liking for Anthony. “No trouble at all,” he said heartily. “It’s very kind of you,” said Anthony. “We’re all here, I see. Then I can get on with the good work.” “I don’t understand,” said George Lomax weightily. “I don’t understand in the least. This is all very irregular. Mr. Cade has no standing—no standing whatever. The position is a very difficult and delicate one. I am strongly of the opinion——” George’s flood of eloquence was arrested. Moving unobtrusively to the great man’s side, Superintendent Battle whispered a few words in his ear. George looked perplexed and baffled. “Very well, if you say so,” he remarked grudgingly. Then added in a louder tone, “I’m sure we are all willing to listen to what Mr. Cade has to say.” Anthony ignored the palpable condescension of the other’s tone. “It’s just a little idea of mine, that’s all,” he said cheerfully. “Probably all of you know that we got hold of a certain message in cipher the other day. There was a reference to Richmond, and some numbers.” He paused. “Well, we had a shot at solving it—and we failed. Now in the late Count Stylptitch’s Memoirs (which I happen to have read) there is a reference to a certain dinner—a ‘Flower’ dinner which every one attended wearing a badge representing a flower. The Count himself wore the exact duplicate of that curious device we found in the cavity in the secret passage. It represented a Rose. If you remember, it was all rows of things—buttons, letter E’s, and finally rows of knitting. Now, gentlemen, what is there in this house that is arranged in rows? Books, isn’t that so? Add to that, that in the catalogue of Lord Caterham’s library there is a book called The Life of the Earl of Richmond, and I think you will get a very fair idea of the hiding-place. Starting at the volume in question, and using the numbers to denote shelves and books, I think you will find that the—er—object of our search is concealed in a dummy book, or in a cavity behind a particular book.” Anthony looked round modestly, obviously waiting for applause. “Upon my word, that’s very ingenious,” said Lord Caterham. “Quite ingenious,” admitted George condescendingly. “But it remains to be seen——” Anthony laughed. “The proof of the pudding’s in the eating—eh? Well, I’ll soon settle that for you.” He sprang to his feet. “I’ll go to the library——” He got no further. M. Lemoine moved forward from the window. “Just one moment, Mr. Cade. You permit, Lord Caterham?” He went to the writing-table and hurriedly scribbled a few lines. He sealed them up in an envelope, and then rang the bell. Tredwell appeared in answer to it. Lemoine handed him the note. “See that that is delivered at once, if you please.” “Very good, sir,” said Tredwell. With his usual dignified tread he withdrew. Anthony, who had been standing, irresolute, sat down again. “What’s the big idea, Lemoine?” he asked gently. There was a sudden sense of strain in the atmosphere. “If the jewel is where you say it is—well, it has been there for over seven years—a quarter of an hour more does not matter.” “Go on,” said Anthony. “That wasn’t all you wanted to say?” “No, it was not. At this juncture, it is—unwise to permit any one person to leave the room. Especially if that person has rather questionable antecedents.” Anthony raised his eyebrows, and lighted a cigarette. “I suppose a vagabond life is not very respectable,” he mused. “Two months ago, Mr. Cade, you were in South Africa. That is admitted. Where were you before that?” Anthony leaned back in his chair, idly blowing smoke rings. “Canada. Wild North West.” “Are you sure you were not in prison? A French prison?” Automatically, Superintendent Battle moved a step nearer the door, as if to cut off a retreat that way, but Anthony showed no signs of doing anything dramatic. Instead, he stared at the French detective, and then burst out laughing. “My poor Lemoine. It is a monomania with you! You do indeed see King Victor everywhere. So you fancy that I am that interesting gentleman?” “Do you deny it?” Anthony brushed a fleck of ash from his coat sleeve. “I never deny anything that amuses me,” he said lightly. “But the accusation is really too ridiculous.” “Ah! you think so?” The Frenchman leant forward. His face was twitching painfully, and yet he seemed perplexed and baffled—as though something in Anthony’s manner puzzled him. “What if I tell you, Monsieur, that this time—this time—I am out to get King Victor, and nothing shall stop me!” “Very laudable,” was Anthony’s comment. “You’ve been out to get him before, though, haven’t you, Lemoine? And he’s got the better of you. Aren’t you afraid that that may happen again? He’s a slippery fellow, by all accounts.” The conversation had developed into a duel between the detective and Anthony. Every one else in the room was conscious of the tension. It was a fight to a finish between the Frenchman, painfully in earnest, and the man who smoked so calmly and whose words seemed to show that he had not a care in the world. “If I were you, Lemoine,” continued Anthony, “I should be very, very careful. Watch your step, and all that sort of thing.” “This time,” said Lemoine grimly, “there will be no mistake.” “You seem very sure about it all,” said Anthony. “But there’s such a thing as evidence, you know.” Lemoine smiled, and something in his smile seemed to attract Anthony’s attention. He sat up and stubbed out his cigarette. “You saw that note I wrote just now?” said the French detective. “It was to my people at the inn. Yesterday I received from France the fingerprints and the Bertillon measurements of King Victor—the so-called Captain O’Neill. I have asked for them to be sent up to me here. In a few minutes we shall know whether you are the man!” Anthony stared steadily at him. Then a little smile crept over his face. “You’re really rather clever, Lemoine. I never thought of that. The documents will arrive, you will induce me to dip my fingers in the ink, or something equally unpleasant, you will measure my ears and look for my distinguishing marks. And if they agree——” “Well,” said Lemoine, “if they agree—eh?” Anthony leaned forward in his chair. “Well, if they do agree,” he said very gently, “what then?” “What then?” The detective seemed taken aback. “But—I shall have proved then that you are King Victor!” But for the first time, a shade of uncertainty crept into his manner. “That will doubtless be a great satisfaction to you,” said Anthony. “But I don’t quite see where it’s going to hurt me. I’m not admitting anything, but supposing, just for the sake of argument, that I was King Victor—I might be trying to repent, you know.” “Repent?” “That’s the idea. Put yourself in King Victor’s place, Lemoine. Use your imagination. You’ve just come out of prison. You’re getting on in life. You’ve lost the first fine rapture of the adventurous life. Say, even, that you meet a beautiful girl. You think of marrying and settling down somewhere in the country where you can grow vegetable marrows. You decide from henceforth to lead a blameless life. Put yourself in King Victor’s place. Can’t you imagine feeling like that?” “I do not think that I should feel like that,” said Lemoine with a sardonic smile. “Perhaps you wouldn’t,” admitted Anthony. “But then you’re not King Victor, are you? You can’t possibly know what he feels like.” “But it is nonsense, what you are saying there,” spluttered the Frenchman. “Oh, no, it isn’t. Come now, Lemoine, if I’m King Victor, what have you against me after all? You could never get the necessary evidence in the old, old days, remember. I’ve served my sentence, and that’s all there is to it. I suppose you could arrest me for the French equivalent of ‘Loitering with intent to commit a felony,’ but that would be poor satisfaction, wouldn’t it?” “You forget,” said Lemoine. “America! How about this business of obtaining money under false pretences, and passing yourself off as Prince Nicholas Obolovitch?” “No good, Lemoine,” said Anthony, “I was nowhere near America at the time. And I can prove that easily enough. If King Victor impersonated Prince Nicholas in America, then I’m not King Victor. You’re sure he was impersonated? That it wasn’t the man himself?” Superintendent Battle suddenly interposed. “The man was an impostor all right, Mr. Cade.” “I wouldn’t contradict you, Battle,” said Anthony. “You have such a habit of being always right. Are you equally sure that Prince Nicholas died in the Congo?” Battle looked at him curiously. “I wouldn’t swear to that, sir. But it’s generally believed.” “Careful man. What’s your motto? Plenty of rope, eh? I’ve taken a leaf out of your book. I’ve given M. Lemoine plenty of rope. I’ve not denied his accusations. But, all the same, I’m afraid he’s going to be disappointed. You see I always believe in having something up one’s sleeve. Anticipating that some little unpleasantness might arise here, I took the precaution to bring a trump card along with me. It—or rather he—is upstairs.” “Upstairs?” said Lord Caterham, very interested. “Yes, he’s been having rather a trying time of it lately, poor fellow. Got a nasty bump on the head from some one. I’ve been looking after him.” Suddenly the deep voice of Mr. Isaacstein broke in: “Can we guess who he is?” “If you like,” said Anthony, “but——” Lemoine interrupted with sudden ferocity: “All this is foolery. You think to outwit me yet again. It may be true what you say—that you were not in America. You are too clever to say it if it were not true. But there is something else. Murder! Yes, murder. The murder of Prince Michael. He interfered with you that night as you were looking for the jewel.” “Lemoine, have you ever known King Victor to do murder?” Anthony’s voice rang out sharply. “You know as well—better than I do, that he has never shed blood.” “Who else but you could have murdered him?” cried Lemoine. “Tell me that!” The last word died on his lips, as a shrill whistle sounded from the terrace outside. Anthony sprang up, all his assumed nonchalance laid aside. “You ask me who murdered Prince Michael?” he cried. “I won’t tell you—I’ll show you. That whistle was the signal I’ve been waiting for. The murderer of Prince Michael is in the library now.” He sprang out through the window, and the others followed him as he led the way round the terrace, until they came to the library window. He pushed the window, and it yielded to his touch. Very softly he held aside the thick velvet curtain, so that they could look into the room. Standing by the bookcase was a dark figure, hurriedly pulling out and replacing volumes, so absorbed in the task that no outside sound was heeded. And then, as they stood watching, trying to recognize the figure that was vaguely silhouetted against the light of the electric torch it carried, some one sprang past them with a sound like the roar of a wild beast. The torch fell to the ground, was extinguished, and the sounds of a terrific struggle filled the room. Lord Caterham groped his way to the lights and switched them on. Two figures were swaying together. And as they looked the end came. The short sharp crack of a pistol shot, and the smaller figure crumpled up and fell. The other figure turned and faced them—it was Boris, his eyes alight with rage. “She killed my Master,” he growled. “Now she tries to shoot me. I would have taken the pistol from her and shot her, but it went off in the struggle. St. Michael directed it. The evil woman is dead.” “A woman?” cried George Lomax. They drew nearer. On the floor, the pistol still clasped in her hand, and an expression of deadly malignity on her face, lay—Mademoiselle Brun. About HackerNoon Book Series: We bring you the most important technical, scientific, and insightful public domain books. This book is part of the public domain. Agatha Christie (1998). The Secret of Chimneys. Urbana, Illinois: Project Gutenberg. Retrieved https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/65238/pg65238-images.html This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org , located at https://www.gutenberg.org/policy/license.html .

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