Creation of discrete solitons and observation of the Peierls-Nabarro barrier in Bose-Einstein CondensatesWe analyze the generation and mobility of discrete solitons in Bose-Einstein condensates confined in an optical lattice under realistic experimental conditions. We discuss first the creation of 1D…V. Ahufinger, A. Sanpera, P. Pedri et al.·Oct 2, 2003SaveLearn
Coulomb gap and variable range hopping in a pinned Wigner crystalIt is shown that pinning of an electron Wigner crystal by a small concentration of charged impurities creates the finite density of charged localized states near the Fermi level. In the case of…B. I. Shklovskii·Oct 2, 2003SaveLearn
Integrability of a disordered Heisenberg spin-1/2 chainWe investigate how the transition from integrability to nonintegrability occurs by changing the parameters of the Hamiltonian of a Heisenberg spin-1/2 chain with defects. Randomly distributed defects…L. F. santos·Oct 2, 2003SaveLearn
Elastic properties of cellular dissipative structureTransition towards spatio-temporal chaos in one-dimensional interfacial patterns often involves two degrees of freedom: drift and out-of-phase oscillations of cells, respectively associated to parity…Philippe Brunet, Jean-Marc Flesselles, Laurent Limat·Oct 2, 2003SaveLearn
T' = T, S' = gamma S, P'= gamma2 P, V'= V/gamma, and U' = gamma UIt is shown that the Lorentz invariant temperature T=T and entropy S=γS, pressure P = γ2 P, volume V = V/γ, and energy U = γU,…Ryszard Zygadło·Oct 1, 2003SaveLearn
Classical and quantum regimes of the superfluid turbulenceWe argue that turbulence in superfluids is governed by two dimensionless parameters. One of them is the intrinsic parameter q which characterizes the friction forces acting on a vortex moving with…G. E. Volovik·Oct 1, 2003SaveLearn
Extended temperature tuning of an external cavity diode laserWe describe the construction and operation of an external cavity diode laser in which the diode is cooled to -45 C. This technique allows us to pull the wavelength of a nominally 782 nm diode to…C. S. Fletcher, J. D. Close·Oct 1, 2003SaveLearn
Open orbits and the semiclassical dwell timeThe Wigner delay time is addressed semiclassically using the Miller's S-matrix expressed in terms of open orbits. This leads to a very appealing expression, in terms of classical paths, for the…Caio H. Lewenkopf, Raul O. Vallejos·Oct 1, 2003SaveLearn
Composite Fermions and the Fermion-Chern-Simons TheoryThe concept of composite fermions, and the related Fermion-Chern-Simons theory, have been powerful tools for understanding quantum Hall systems with a partially full lowest Landau level. We shall…Bertrand I. Halperin·Oct 1, 2003SaveLearn
Geometric effects on T-breaking in p+ip and d+id superconductorsSuperconducting order parameters that change phase around the Fermi surface modify Josephson tunneling behavior, as in the phase-sensitive measurements that confirmed d order in the cuprates. This…Joel E. Moore, Dung-Hai Lee·Sep 30, 2003SaveLearn
Angle-resolved photoemission study of USb2: the 5f band structureSingle crystal antiferromagnetic USb2 was studied at 15K by angle-resolved photoemission with an overall energy resolution of 24 meV. The measurements unambiguously show the dispersion of extremely…E. Guziewicz, T. Durakiewicz, M. T. Butterfield et al.·Sep 30, 2003SaveLearn
High pressure phases in highly piezoelectric Pb(Zr0.52Ti0.48)O3Two novel room-temperature phase transitions are observed, via synchrotron x-ray diffraction and Raman spectroscopy, in the Pb(Zr0.52Ti0.48)O3 alloy under hydrostatic pressures up to 16 GPa. A…A. Sani, B. Noheda, I. A. Kornev et al.·Sep 30, 2003SaveLearn
Slow dynamics and local quasi-equilibrium. Relaxation in supercooled colloidal systemsWe present a Fokker-Planck description of supercooled colloidal systems exhibiting slow relaxation dynamics. By assuming the existence of a local quasi-equilibrium state during the relaxation of the…J. M. Rubi, I. Santamaria-Holek, A. Perez-Madrid·Sep 29, 2003SaveLearn
The Little-Hopfield model on a Random GraphWe study the Hopfield model on a random graph in scaling regimes where the average number of connections per neuron is a finite number and where the spin dynamics is governed by a synchronous…I. Pérez Castillo, N. S. Skantzos·Sep 29, 2003SaveLearn
Dynamics of magnetic moments of a nanoscopic arrayDynamics of nanoscopic arrays of monodomain magnetic elements is simulated by means of the Pardavi-Horvath algorithm. Experimental hysteresis loop is reproduced for the arrays of Ni, with the period…A. Kaczanowski, K. Malarz, K. Kulakowski·Sep 29, 2003SaveLearn
Adiabatic quantum pump in the presence of external ac voltagesWe investigate a quantum pump which in addition to its dynamic pump parameters is subject to oscillating external potentials applied to the contacts of the sample. Of interest is the rectification of…M. Moskalets, M. Buttiker·Sep 28, 2003SaveLearn
Semiconservative Replication in the Quasispecies ModelThis paper extends Eigen's quasispecies equations to account for the semiconservative nature of DNA replication. We solve the equations in the limit of infinite sequence length for the simplest…Emmanuel Tannenbaum, Eric J. Deeds, Eugene I. Shakhnovich·Sep 28, 2003SaveLearn
The properties of quasispecies dynamics in molecular evolutionWe consider the general properties of the quasispecies dynamical system from the standpoint of its evolution and stability. Vector field analysis as well as spectral properties of such system has…V. V. Gafiychuk, A. K. Prykarpatsky·Sep 28, 2003SaveLearn
Non-parabolicity of the conduction band of wurtzite GaNUsing cyclotron resonance, we measure the effective mass, m*, of electrons in AlGaN/GaN heterostructures with densities, n2D 1-6×1012cm-2. From our extensive data, we…S. Syed, J. B. Heroux, Y. J. Wang et al.·Sep 27, 2003SaveLearn
Quantum phase transitionsIn recent years, quantum phase transitions have attracted the interest of both theorists and experimentalists in condensed matter physics. These transitions, which are accessed at zero temperature by…Matthias Vojta·Sep 26, 2003SaveLearn
Perturbative Energy Shifts of the Luttinger Liquid Due to the Presence of Additional DimensionsWe consider a system of spinless fermions in a nearly one-dimensional cylindrical trap. We introduce four-fermion interaction terms through which particles in low-lying modes of the trap may interact…B. Altschul·Sep 26, 2003SaveLearn
Diffraction Anomalous Fine Structure spectroscopy at the beamline BM2 at the European Synchrotron Radiation FacilityDiffraction Anomalous Fine Structure (DAFS) spectroscopy uses resonant elastic x-rays scattering as an atomic, shell and site selective probe that gives information on the electronic structure and…H. Renevier, S. Grenier, S. Arnaud et al.·Sep 26, 2003SaveLearn
Magnetic phases and reorientation transitions in antiferromagnetically coupled multilayersIn antiferromagnetically coupled superlattices grown on (001) faces of cubic substrates, e.g. based on materials combinations as Co/Cu, Fe/Si, Co/Cr, or Fe/Cr, the magnetic states evolve under…U. K. Roessler, A. N. Bogdanov·Sep 26, 2003SaveLearn
Study on the formation of MgB2 phaseWe report the study of the polycrystalline MgB2 phase formation during the fabrication processes. Three major phases are identified in different sintering temperature ranges according to the…Qing-rong Feng, Chinping Chen, Jun Xu et al.·Sep 26, 2003SaveLearn
Vortex lattice of a Bose-Einstein Condensate in a rotating anisotropic trapWe study the vortex lattices in a Bose-Einstein Condensate in a rotating anisotropic harmonic trap. We first investigate the single particle wavefunctions obtained by the exact solution of the…M. O. Oktel·Sep 26, 2003SaveLearn