Thermodynamics of the t-J Ladder: A Stable Finite Temperature Density Matrix Renormalization Group CalculationAccurate numerical simulations of a doped t-J model on a two-leg ladder are presented for the particle number, chemical potential, magnetic susceptibility and entropy in the limit of large exchange…Beat Ammon, Matthias Troyer, T. M. Rice et al.·Dec 9, 1998SaveLearn
Parallel updating cellular automaton models of driven diffusive Frenkel-Kontorova-type systemsThree cellular automaton (CA) models of increasing complexity are introduced to model driven diffusive systems related to the generalized Frenkel-Kontorova (FK) models recently proposed by Braun…Bing-Hong Wang, Y. R. Kwong, P. M. Hui et al.·Dec 9, 1998SaveLearn
Excess conductance in normal-metal/superconductor junctionsThe current-voltage characteristics of Au/InOx/Pb tunnel junctions exhibit peculiar zero-bias anomalies. At low temperature the zero-bias resistance attains values that are smaller than the normal…A. Vaknin, A. Frydman, Z. Ovadyahu·Dec 9, 1998SaveLearn
Highly Optimized Tolerance: Robustness and Power Laws in Complex SystemsWe introduce highly optimized tolerance (HOT), a mechanism that connects evolving structure and power laws in interconnected systems. HOT systems arise, e.g., in biology and engineering, where design…J. M. Carlson, John Doyle·Dec 8, 1998SaveLearn
Phase Transitions without Thermodynamic LimitMicrocanonical statistics can be well applied to non-extensive systems like nuclei, atomic clusters and systems at phase transitions of first order with inhomogeneous configurations like phase…D. H. E. Gross·Dec 8, 1998SaveLearn
Multifractality of Brownian motion near absorbing polymersWe characterize the multifractal behavior of Brownian motion in the vicinity of an absorbing star polymer. We map the problem to an O(M)-symmetric phi4-field theory relating higher moments of the…Christian von Ferber, Yurij Holovatch·Dec 8, 1998SaveLearn
Lectures on Non Perturbative Field Theory and Quantum Impurity ProblemsThese are lectures presented at the Les Houches Summer School ``Topology and Geometry in Physics'', July 1998. They provide a simple introduction to non perturbative methods of field theory…H. Saleur·Dec 7, 1998SaveLearn
Cavitation induced by explosion in a model of ideal fluidWe discuss the problem of an explosion in the cubic-quintic superfluid model, in relation to some experimental observations. We show numerically that an explosion in such a model might induce a…Christophe Josserand·Dec 7, 1998SaveLearn
Perturbative and non-perturbative parts of eigenstates and local spectral density of states: the Wigner band random matrix modelA generalization of Brillouin-Wigner perturbation theory is applied numerically to the Wigner Band Random Matrix model. The perturbation theory tells that a perturbed energy eigenstate can be divided…Wen-ge Wang·Dec 7, 1998SaveLearn
Phonon Mediated Transresistivity in a Double Layer Composite Fermion SystemWe consider the fractional drag in a double layer system of two-dimensional electrons in the half-filled lowest Landau level. At sufficiently large inter-layer separations the drag is dominated by…D. V. Khveshchenko·Dec 7, 1998SaveLearn
Cross-over from renormalized classical to quantum critical behaviour of a two dimensional magnetThis paper has been withdrawn by the author due to an error in the data-analysis.H. M. Ronnow·Dec 7, 1998SaveLearn
The dynamo effect - A dynamic renormalisation group approachThe Dynamo effect is used to describe the generation of magnetic fields in astrophysical objects. However, no rigorous derivation of the dynamo equation is available. We justify the form of the…Abhik Basu, Jayanta K Bhattacharjee·Dec 6, 1998SaveLearn
Quantum point contact in a compressible Quantum Hall liquidWe consider electron transport through a quantum point contact between compressible Quantum Hall liquids and derive the contact's impedance function for both diffusive and ballistic regimes of…D. V. Khveshchenko·Dec 6, 1998SaveLearn
The mechanism of thickness selection in the Sadler-Gilmer model of polymer crystallizationRecent work on the mechanism of polymer crystallization has led to a proposal for the mechanism of thickness selection which differs from those proposed by the surface nucleation theory of Lauritzen…Jonathan Doye, Daan Frenkel·Dec 5, 1998SaveLearn
Electronic Structure, Correlation Effects and Physical Properties of d- and f-Metals and Their CompoundsThe book includes all main physical properties of d- and f-transition-metal systems and corresponding theoretical concepts. Especial attention is paid to the theory of magnetism and transport…V. Yu. Irkhin, Yu. P. Irkhin·Dec 4, 1998SaveLearn
KPZ Equation and Surface Growth ModelWe consider the ultra-discrete Burgers equation. All variables of the equation are discrete. We classify the equation into five regions in the parameter space. We discuss behavior of solutions. Using…Masato Hisakado·Dec 4, 1998SaveLearn
Incipient failure in sandpile modelsElastoplastic and constitutive equation theories are two approaches based on very different assumptions for creating a continuum theory for the stress distributions in a static sandpile. Both models…O. Narayan, S. R. Nagel·Dec 4, 1998SaveLearn
The 2-d Coulomb Gas on a 1-d latticeThe statistical mechanics of a two dimensional Coulomb gas confined to one dimension is studied, wherein hard core particles move on a ring. Exact self-duality is shown for a version of the…O. Narayan, B. S. Shastry·Dec 4, 1998SaveLearn
A Conjecture for possible theory for the description of high temperature superconductivity and antiferromagnetismKeeping in mind some salient features of quantum symmetry groups and in lieu of the interesting critique by Baskaran and Anderson of the hypothesis of the SO(5) model of Zhang and the related works…Sher Alam·Dec 3, 1998SaveLearn
Nonclassical effects and off-diagonal couplings in a model for FeBr2Using Monte Carlo techniques, we show that the recently experimentally observed transitionlike phenomena in the transverse spin-ordering close to the anomalies in the antiferromagnetic phase of FeBr2…M. Pleimling, W. Selke·Dec 3, 1998SaveLearn
The level shifting induced negative magnetoresistance in the nearest-neighbor hopping conductionWe propose a new mechanism of negative magnetoresistance in non-magnetic granular materials in which electron transport is dominated by hopping between two nearest-neighbor clusters. We study the…X. R. Wang, S. C. Ma, X. C. Xie·Dec 3, 1998SaveLearn
Perturbation of infra-red fixed points and duality in quantum impurity problemsWe explain in this paper how a meaningful irrelevant perturbation theory around the infra-red (strong coupling) fixed point can be carried out for integrable quantum impurity problems. This is…F. Lesage, H. Saleur·Dec 2, 1998SaveLearn
On the ground state of solids with strong electron correlationsWe formulate the calculation of the ground-state wavefunction and energy of a system of strongly correlated electrons in terms of scattering matrices. A hierarchy of approximations is introduced…P. Fulde, H. Stoll, K. Kladko·Dec 2, 1998SaveLearn
Quantum kinetics and thermalization in a particle bath modelWe study the dynamics of relaxation and thermalization in an exactly solvable model of a particle interacting with a harmonic oscillator bath. Our goal is to understand the effects of non-Markovian…S. M. Alamoudi, D. Boyanovsky, H. J. de Vega·Dec 2, 1998SaveLearn
How to compute the thermodynamics of a glass using a cloned liquidThe recently proposed strategy for studying the equilibrium thermodynamics of the glass phase using a molecular liquid is reviewed and tested in details on the solvable case of the p-spin model. We…Marc Mezard·Dec 2, 1998SaveLearn