Wigner crystallization and metal-insulator transition of two-dimensional holes in GaAs/AlGaAs at B=0We report the transport properties of a low disorder two-dimensional hole system (2DHS) in the GaAs/AlGaAs heterostructure, which has an unprecedentedly high peak mobility of 7× 105cm2/Vs,…Jongsoo Yoon, C. C. Li, D. Shahar et al.·Jul 16, 1998SaveLearn
Quantum phase transitions in the Triangular-lattice Bilayer Heisenberg ModelWe study the triangular lattice bilayer Heisenberg model with antiferromagnetic interplane coupling J and nearest neighbour intraplane coupling J= λJ, which can be ferro- or…Rajiv R. P. singh, Norbert Elstner·Jul 16, 1998SaveLearn
Hall Conductivity in the presence of repulsive magnetic impuritiesThe Hall conductivity of disordered magnetic systems consisting of hard-core point vortices randomly dropped on the plane with a Poissonian distribution, has a behavior analogous to the one observed…Jean Desbois, Stéphane Ouvry, Christophe Texier·Jul 16, 1998SaveLearn
Simulation of Lattice Polymers with Multi-Self-Overlap EnsembleA novel family of dynamical Monte Carlo algorithms for lattice polymers is proposed. Our central idea is to simulate an extended ensemble in which the self-avoiding condition is systematically…Yukito Iba, George Chikenji, Macoto Kikuchi·Jul 16, 1998SaveLearn
Field Theory of Skyrme Lattices in Quantum Hall FerromagnetsWe report the application of the nonlinear σ model to study the multi-skyrmion problem in the quantum Hall ferromagnet system. We make use of a first-principle calculation to derive an analytical…M. Abolfath, M. R. Ejtehadi·Jul 16, 1998SaveLearn
Crossover from Weak- to Strong-Coupling Superconductivity and to Normal State with PseudogapFor an electron gas with a δ-function attraction we investigate the crossover from weak-coupling to strong-coupling superconductivity as well as normal state near the temperature T*, at which…E. Babaev, H. Kleinert·Jul 16, 1998SaveLearn
Thermoelectric Figure of Merit of Strongly Correlated Superlattice SemiconductorsWe solved the Anderson Lattice Hamiltonian to get the energy bands of a strongly correlated semiconductor by using slave boson mean field theory. The transport properties were calculated in the…Wenjin Mao, Kevin S. Bedell·Jul 15, 1998SaveLearn
Thermal properties of slow dynamicsThe limit of small entropy production is reached in relaxing systems long after preparation, and in stationary driven systems in the limit of small driving power. Surprisingly, for extended systems…Leticia F. Cugliandolo, Jorge Kurchan·Jul 15, 1998SaveLearn
Applications of Temperley-Lieb algebras to Lorentz lattice gasesMotived by the study of motion in a random environment we introduce and investigate a variant of the Temperley-Lieb algebra. This algebra is very rich, providing us three classes of solutions of the…M. J. Martins, B. Nienhuis·Jul 15, 1998SaveLearn
Non-adiabatic scattering of a classical particle in an inhomogeneous magnetic fieldWe study the violation of the adiabaticity of the electron dynamics in a slowly varying magnetic field. We formulate and solve exactly a non-adiabatic scattering problem. In particular, we consider…F. Evers, A. D. Mirlin, D. G. Polyakov et al.·Jul 14, 1998SaveLearn
Temperature dependent surface relaxations of Ag(111)The temperature dependent surface relaxation of Ag(111) is calculated by density-functional theory. At a given temperature, the equilibrium geometry is determined by minimizing the Helmholtz free…Jianjun Xie, Stefano de Gironcoli, Stefano Baroni et al.·Jul 14, 1998SaveLearn
Deep Level Promotion Mechanism in SputteringWe have applied a double decoupled localized level Anderson-Newns Hamiltonian to the analysis of surface effects upon the ionized fraction R+ of sputtered atoms from a metal surface.…Antonio Sindona, Giovanni Falcone·Jul 13, 1998SaveLearn
Staggered-spin contribution to nuclear spin-lattice relaxation in two-leg antiferromagnetic spin-1/2 laddersWe study the nuclear spin-lattice relaxation rate 1/T1 in the two-leg antiferromagnetic spin-1/2 Heisenberg ladder. More specifically, we consider the contribution to 1/T1 from the processes…D. A. Ivanov, Patrick A. Lee·Jul 13, 1998SaveLearn
Thermodynamics of the one-dimensional SU(4) symmetric spin-orbital modelThe ground state properties and the thermodynamics of the one-dimensional SU(4) symmetric spin system with orbital degeneracy are investigated using the quantum Monte Carlo loop algorithm. The…Beat Frischmuth, Frederic Mila, Matthias Troyer·Jul 13, 1998SaveLearn
Theory of Coupled Phase Transitions: Phase Separation and Variation of Order ParameterA simplified Ginzburg-Landau theory is presented to study generally a coupling of a first-order phase transition (FOPT) to a second-order phase transition (SOPT). We show analytically that, due to…Fan Zhong·Jul 13, 1998SaveLearn
The two electron artificial moleculeExact results for the classical and quantum system of two vertically coupled two-dimensional single electron quantum dots are obtained as a function of the interatomic distance (d) and with…B. Partoens, A. Matulis, F. M. Peeters·Jul 12, 1998SaveLearn
Path integral Monte Carlo simulation of the second layer of helium-4 adsorbed on graphiteWe have developed a path integral Monte Carlo method for simulating helium films and apply it to the second layer of helium adsorbed on graphite. We use helium-helium and helium-graphite interactions…Marlon Pierce, Efstratios Manousakis·Jul 10, 1998SaveLearn
Nonlinear nonlocal diffusion of magnetic flux in thin type-II superconductors and Josephson junction arrays: Exact solutionsAn exact solution of the nonlinear nonlocal diffusion problem is obtained that describes the evolution of the magnetic flux injected into a soft or hard type-II superconductor film or a…S. N. Dorogovtsev·Jul 10, 1998SaveLearn
A reexamination of quenches in Helium 4 and Helium 3In the light of recent difficulties in observing vortices in quenches of liquid helium 4 to its superfluid state we re-examine the Zurek scenario for their production. We argue that experiments in…G. Karra, R. J. Rivers·Jul 10, 1998SaveLearn
Large Orders for Self-Avoiding MembranesWe derive the large order behavior of the perturbative expansion for the continuous model of tethered self-avoiding membranes. It is controlled by a classical configuration for an effective potential…Francois David, Kay Joerg Wiese·Jul 10, 1998SaveLearn
Mesoscopic description of the annealed Ising model and Multiplicative noiseA new type of Langevin equation exhibiting a non trivial phase transition associated with the presence of multiplicative noise is introduced. The equation is derived as a mesoscopic representation of…Walter Genovese, Miguel A. Muñoz, P. L. Garrido·Jul 10, 1998SaveLearn
Semiclassical eigenstates of four-sublattice antiferromagnetsApplying Bohr-Sommerfeld quantization and the topological phase of spin path integrals, one can determine the multiplicities, lattice symmetries, and eigenvalue clustering pattern of the low-lying…Christopher L. Henley, Nai-Gong Zhang·Jul 9, 1998SaveLearn
Quantum Poincaré RecurrencesWe show that quantum effects modify the decay rate of Poincaré recurrences P(t) in classical chaotic systems with hierarchical structure of phase space. The exponent p of the algebraic decay P(t) ~…Giulio Casati, Giulio Maspero, Dima L. Shepelyansky·Jul 9, 1998SaveLearn
Electronic Excitations and Stability of the Ground State of C60 MoleculesA model study of the singlet excitons in the C60 molecule with emphasis on the Coulomb interaction between excited electron and hole leads to a physical understanding of the interaction effects on…F. Bechstedt, M. Fiedler, L. J. Sham·Jul 9, 1998SaveLearn
Real-time non-equilibrium dynamics of quantum glassy systemsWe develop a systematic analytic approach to aging effects in quantum disordered systems in contact with an environment. Within the closed-time path-integral formalism we include dissipation by…Leticia F. Cugliandolo, Gustavo Lozano·Jul 9, 1998SaveLearn