On the criterion for Bose-Einstein condensation for particles in trapsWe consider the criterion for Bose condensation for particles in a harmonic trap. For a fixed angular momentum, the lowest energy state for a cloud of bosons with attractive interactions is the…C. J. Pethick, L. P. Pitaevskii·Apr 12, 2000SaveLearn
Multifractality in Time SeriesWe apply the concepts of multifractal physics to financial time series in order to characterize the onset of crash for the Standard & Poor's 500 stock index x(t). It is found that within the…Enrique Canessa·Apr 11, 2000SaveLearn
Generalized Entropy Composition with Different q Indices: A TrialWe analyze systematically composable composite entropy of two Tsallis subsystems with different q indices. H-theorem and thermal balance relation are commented.K. Sasaki, M. Hotta·Apr 11, 2000SaveLearn
Systems with superabsorbing statesWe report on some extensive analysis of a recently proposed model [A. Lipowski Phys. Rev. E 60, 6255 (1999)] with infinitely many absorbing states. By performing extensive Monte Carlo…Pablo I. Hurtado, Miguel A. Munoz·Apr 10, 2000SaveLearn
Comment on "The Transition Temperature of the Dilute Interacting Bose Gas" and on "Transition Temperature of a Uniform Bose Gas"It is pointed out that first, contrary to the claim by Baym et al.[Phys. Rev. Lett 83, 1703 (1999)], the shift in the transition temperature of a weakly interacting Bose gas can be calculated…Adriaan M. J. Schakel·Apr 10, 2000SaveLearn
A model of a pumped continuous atom laserWe present a model of a cw atom laser based on a system of coupled GP equations. The model incorporates continuous Raman outcoupling, pumping and three-body recombination. The outcoupled field has…N. Robins, C. Savage, E. Ostrovskaya·Apr 9, 2000SaveLearn
Simple description of metastable phase decay on wide spectrum of activitiesA new simple method for description of the nucleation process on the wide class of heterogeneous centers is given. The nucleation occurs on the heterogeneous centers with different heights of…V. Kurasov·Apr 9, 2000SaveLearn
Magnetic Excitations in the Spin Gap System TlCuCl3Single-crystal neutron inelastic scattering was performed in order to investigate the magnetic excitations in the spin gap system TlCuCl3. The constant- Q energy scan profiles were…A. Oosawa, T. Kato, H. Tanaka et al.·Apr 7, 2000SaveLearn
Subdiffusive fluctuations of "pulled" fronts with multiplicative noiseWe study the propagation of a ``pulled'' front with multiplicative noise that is created by a local perturbation of an unstable state. Unlike a front propagating into a metastable state,…Andrea Rocco, Ute Ebert, Wim van Saarloos·Apr 6, 2000SaveLearn
Bose-Einstein condensation in inhomogeneous Josephson arraysWe show that spatial Bose-Einstein condensation of non-interacting bosons occurs in dimension d < 2 over discrete structures with inhomogeneous topology and with no need of external confining…R. Burioni, D. Cassi, I. Meccoli et al.·Apr 6, 2000SaveLearn
Periodic Ground States in the Neutral Falicov-Kimball Model in Two DimensionsWe consider the Falicov-Kimball model in two dimensions in the neutral case, i.e, the number of mobile electrons is equal to the number of ions. For rational densities between 1/3 and 2/5 we prove…Karl Haller, Tom Kennedy·Apr 6, 2000SaveLearn
Magneto-optical control of bright atomic solitonsIn previous work we showed that bright atomic solitons can arise in spinor Bose-Einstein condensates in the form of gap solitons even for repulsive many-body interactions. Here we further explore the…S. Potting, O. Zobay, P. Meystre et al.·Apr 6, 2000SaveLearn
Generalized strategies in the Minority GameWe show analytically how the fluctuations (i.e. standard deviation) in the Minority Game (MG) can be made to decrease below the random coin-toss limit if the agents use more general behavioral…M. Hart, P. Jefferies, N. F. Johnson et al.·Apr 5, 2000SaveLearn
Ratchet effect in dc SQUIDsWe analyzed voltage rectification for dc SQUIDs biased with ac current with zero mean value. We demonstrate that the reflection symmetry in the 2-dimensional SQUID potential is broken by an applied…S. Weiss, D. Koelle, J. Mueller et al.·Apr 5, 2000SaveLearn
Applicability of Fermi golden rule and possibility of low-field runaway transport in nitridesIn order to justify applicability of the standard approach of perturbation theory for the description of transport phenomena in wide-band polar semiconductors with strong electron-phonon…S. M. Komirenko, K. W. Kim, M. A. Stroscio et al.·Apr 5, 2000SaveLearn
Observation of Nanometer-Scale Rolling Motion Mediated by Commensurate ContactWe report, through experimental observations and computer simulations, that atomic lattice interlocking can determine whether an object rolls or slides on a surface. We have quantitatively…M. R. Falvo, J. Steele, A. Buldum et al.·Apr 5, 2000SaveLearn
Novel type of orbital ordering: complex orbitals in doped Mott insulatorsAn orbital ordering, often observed in Mott insulators with orbital degeneracy, is usually supposed to disappear with doping, e.g. in the ferromagnetic metallic phase of manganites. We propose that…Daniel Khomskii·Apr 4, 2000SaveLearn
On the Bragg, Leibfried, and Modified Leibfried NumbersThe Bragg, Leibfried, and modified Leibfried numbers are defined in the context of a theory of dislocation-mediated melting, and their values are determined from the properties of the dislocation…Leonid Burakovsky, Dean L. Preston, Richard R. Silbar·Apr 4, 2000SaveLearn
Quantum-Mechanical Non-Perturbative Response of Driven Chaotic Mesoscopic SystemsConsider a time-dependent Hamiltonian H(Q,P;x(t)) with periodic driving x(t)=A(Ωt). It is assumed that the classical dynamics is chaotic, and that its power-spectrum extends over some…Doron Cohen, Tsampikos Kottos·Apr 3, 2000SaveLearn
Effective Charge and Spin Hamiltonian for the Quarter-Filled Ladder Compound α'-NaV2O5An effective intra- and inter-ladder charge-spin hamiltonian for the quarter-filled ladder compound α'-NaV2O5 has been derived by using the standard canonical transformation method. In…Debanand Sa, C. Gros·Apr 3, 2000SaveLearn
Bloch electron in a magnetic field and the Ising modelThe spectral determinant det(H-εI) of the Azbel-Hofstadter Hamiltonian H is related to Onsager's partition function of the 2D Ising model for any value of magnetic flux Φ=2πP/Q through an…I. V. Krasovsky·Apr 3, 2000SaveLearn
A class of N-body problems with nearest- and next-to-nearest neighbour interactionsWe obtain the exact ground state and a part of the excitation spectrum in one dimension on a line and the exact ground state on a circle in a case where N particles are interacting via nearest- and…Guy Auberson, Sudhir R. Jain, Avinash Khare·Apr 3, 2000SaveLearn
Melting as a String-Mediated Phase TransitionWe present a theory of the melting of elemental solids as a dislocation-mediated phase transition. We model dislocations near melt as non-interacting closed strings on a lattice. In this framework we…Leonid Burakovsky, Dean L. Preston, Richard R. Silbar·Apr 3, 2000SaveLearn
Absorption in periodic layered structuresPhotonic band structure of metal-dielectric and semiconductor-dielectric layered structures are studied in the presence of a strong absorption. It is shown that absorption can enlarge some gaps by as…Alexander Moroz, Adriaan Tip, Jean-Michel Combes·Apr 1, 2000SaveLearn
Bose-Einstein condensation with magnetic dipole-dipole forcesGround-state solutions in a dilute gas interacting via contact and magnetic dipole-dipole forces are investigated. To the best of our knowledge, it is the first example of studies of the…K. Goral, K. Rzazewski, T. Pfau·Mar 31, 2000SaveLearn