Carbon Nanotubes Synthesized in Channels of Alpo4-5 Single Crystals : First X-Ray Scattering InvestigationsFollowing the synthesis of aligned single-wall carbon nanotubes in the channels of AlPO4-5 zeolite single crystals, we present the first X-ray diffraction and diffuse scattering results. They can be…P. Launois, R. Moret, D. Le Bolloc'h et al.·Jun 28, 2000SaveLearn
Power laws and collapsing dynamics of a trapped Bose-Einstein condensate with attractive interactionsThe critical behavior of collective modes and the collapsing dynamics of trapped Bose-Einstein condensates with attractive interactions are studied analytically and numerically. The time scales of…Hiroki Saito, Masahito Ueda·Jun 27, 2000SaveLearn
Nucleation of bended vortices in Bose-Einstein condensates in elongated trapsWe study the generation of vortices in rotating axially elongated magneto-optical traps, a situation which has been realized in a recent experiment (K. W. Madison, F. Chevy, W. Wohlleben, J.…J. J. Garcia-Ripoll, V. M. Perez-Garcia·Jun 27, 2000SaveLearn
Dephasing times in quantum dots due to elastic LO phonon-carrier collisionsInterpretation of experiments on quantum dot (QD) lasers presents a challenge: the phonon bottleneck, which should strongly suppress relaxation and dephasing of the discrete energy states, often…A. V. Uskov, A. -P. Jauho, B. Tromborg et al.·Jun 26, 2000SaveLearn
Characteristic Angles in the Wetting of an Angular Region: Surface ShapeThe shape of a liquid surface bounded by an acute or obtuse planar angular sector is considered by using classical analysis methods. For acute angular sectors the two principal curvatures are of the…Yuri O. Popov, Thomas A. Witten·Jun 24, 2000SaveLearn
Liquid-liquid equilibrium for monodisperse spherical particlesA system of identical particles interacting through an isotropic potential that allows for two preferred interparticle distances is numerically studied. When the parameters of the interaction…E. A. Jagla·Jun 23, 2000SaveLearn
Correlation gap in the optical spectra of the two-dimensional organic metal (BEDT-TTF)4[Ni(dto)2]Optical reflection measurements within the highly conducting (a,b)-plane of the organic metal (BEDT-TTF)4[Ni(dto)2] reveal the gradual development of a sharp feature at around 200 cm as the…P. Haas, E. Griesshaber, B. Gorshunov et al.·Jun 23, 2000SaveLearn
Condensate Oscillations, Kinetic Equations and Two-Fluid Hydrodynamics in a Bose GasThis is based on 4 lectures given at the 13th Australian Physics Summer School, Australia National University, Canberra, Jan 17-28, 2000. The main topic is the theory of collective modes in a trapped…Allan Griffin·Jun 23, 2000SaveLearn
Freezing of dynamical exponents in low dimensional random mediaA particle in a random potential with logarithmic correlations in dimensions d=1,2 is shown to undergo a dynamical transition at Tdyn>0. In d=1 exact results demonstrate that Tdyn=Tc,…Horacio Castillo, Pierre Le Doussal·Jun 23, 2000SaveLearn
Issues, Concepts, and Challenges in SpintronicsWe review from a theoretical perspective the emerging field of spintronics where active control of spin transport and dynamics in electronic materials may provide novel device application…S. Das Sarma, Jaroslav Fabian, Xuedong Hu et al.·Jun 23, 2000SaveLearn
Field-dependence of the Magnetic Relaxation in Mn12-Acetate: A New Form of SpectroscopyWe report point by point measurements below the blocking temperature of the magnetic relaxation of Mn12-acetate as a function of magnetic field applied along the easy axis of magnetization.…Yicheng Zhong, M. P. Sarachik, Jae Yoo et al.·Jun 23, 2000SaveLearn
Decoherence and long-lived Schroedinger cats in BECWe consider quantum superposition states in Bose-Einstein condensates. A decoherence rate for the Schrödinger cat is calculated and shown to be a significant threat to this macroscopic quantum…Diego A. R. Dalvit, Jacek Dziarmaga, Wojciech H. Zurek·Jun 22, 2000SaveLearn
Vibration-induced "thermally activated" jamming transition in granular mediaThe quasi-static frequency response of a granular medium is measured by a forced torsion oscillator method, with forcing frequency fp in the range 10-4 Hz to 5 Hz, while weak vibrations at…G. D'Anna, G. Gremaud·Jun 21, 2000SaveLearn
Phase Diagram Structure of the Harper MapThis paper has been withdrawn by the authors due to several major changes in concepts and results. New version will follow briefly as a new e-print.P. Castelo Ferreira, F. P. Mancini, M. Tragtenberg·Jun 21, 2000SaveLearn
Supersymmetry in Thermo Field DynamicsBy considering the enlarged thermal system including the heat bath, it is shown that this system has supersymmetry which is not broken at finite temperature. The super algebra is constructed and the…R. Parthasarathy, R. Sridhar·Jun 21, 2000SaveLearn
Finite-size-scaling analyses of the chiral order in the Josephson-junction ladder with half a flux quantum per plaquetteChiral order of the Josephson-junction ladder with half a flux quantum per plaquette is studied by means of the exact diagonalization method. We consider an extreme quantum limit where each…Yoshihiro Nishiyama·Jun 21, 2000SaveLearn
Parametrization of Multiple Pathways in Proteins: Fast Folding versus Tight TransitionsGrowing experimental evidence shows that proteins follow one or a few distinct paths when folding. We propose in this paper a procedure to parametrize these observed pathways, and from this…Paul G. Dommersnes, Alex Hansen, Mogens H. Jensen et al.·Jun 20, 2000SaveLearn
Dislocation theory as a 3-dimensional translation gauge theoryWe consider the static elastoplastic theory of dislocations in an elastoplastic material. We use a Yang-Mills type Lagrangian (the teleparallel equivalent of Hilbert-Einstein Lagrangian) and some…Markus Lazar·Jun 19, 2000SaveLearn
Creep of superconducting vortices in the limit of vanishing temperature: A fingerprint of off-equilibrium dynamicsWe theoretically study the creep of vortex matter in superconductors. The low temperatures experimental phenomenology, previously interpreted in terms of ``quantum tunnelling'' of vortices,…Mario Nicodemi, Henrik Jeldtoft Jensen·Jun 16, 2000SaveLearn
Compaction of a granular material under cyclic shearIn this paper we present experimental results concerning the compaction of a granular assembly of spheres under periodic shear deformation. The dynamic of the system is slow and continuous when the…M. Nicolas, P. Duru, O. Pouliquen·Jun 15, 2000SaveLearn
Unambiguous determination of the g-factor for holes in bismuth at high B/TMagnetotransport has been investigated in high purity bismuth crystals in static magnetic fields as high as 20 T and temperatures as low as 25 mK. This high B/T ratio permits observation of…S. G. Bompadre, C. Biagini, D. Maslov et al.·Jun 14, 2000SaveLearn
Net Charge on a Noble Gas Atom Adsorbed on a Metallic SurfaceAdsorbed noble gas atoms donate (on the average) a fraction of an electronic charge to the substrate metal. The effect has been experimentally observed as an adsorptive change in the electronic work…A. Widom, M. S. Tomassone, Y. N. Srivastava et al.·Jun 14, 2000SaveLearn
Non-ergodic effects in the Coulomb glass: specific heatWe present a numerical method for the investigation of non-ergodic effects in the Coulomb glass. For that, an almost complete set of low-energy many-particle states is obtained by a new algorithm.…A. Díaz-Sánchez, A. Möbius, M. Ortuño et al.·Jun 14, 2000SaveLearn
Thermal operators and cluster topology in q-state Potts ModelWe discuss a new class of identities between correlation functions which arise from a local Z2 invariance of the partition function of the q-state Potts model on general graphs or lattices. Their…M. Caselle, F. Gliozzi, S. Necco·Jun 13, 2000SaveLearn
Coherent dipolar correlations in the ground-state of Kagome frustrated antiferromagnetsWe propose a new model for the nature of the low temperature phase of a geometrically frustrated antiferromgnet (AFM) with a Kagome lattice, SrCr8-xGa4+xO19. We propose that the…Nir Gov·Jun 13, 2000SaveLearn