Metallic Phase and Metal-insulator Transition in 2d Electronic SystemsThe recent experimental observation of a metal-insulator transition in two dimensions prompts a re-examination of the theory of disordered interacting systems. We argue that the existing theory…C. Castellani, C. Di Castro, P. A. Lee·Jan 2, 1998SaveLearn
Multi-Overlap Simulations of the 3d Edwards-Anderson Ising Spin GlassWe introduce a novel method for numerical spin glass investigations: Simulations of two replica at fixed temperature, weighted such that a broad distribution of the Parisi overlap parameter q is…Bernd A. Berg, Wolfhard Janke·Dec 30, 1997SaveLearn
Low energy effective Hamiltonian for the XXZ spin chainCoupling constants for the most relevant terms in the low energy effective Hamiltonian of the XXZ spin chain are derived. Using this result we study the low energy (low temperature, weak magnetic…S. Lukyanov·Dec 30, 1997SaveLearn
Onsets of avalanches in the BTW modelThe onsets of toppling and dissipation in the BTW model are studied by computer simulation. The distributions of these two onset times and their dependences on the system size are also studied.…Ajanta Bhowal·Dec 29, 1997SaveLearn
Engineering Superfluidity in Electron-Hole Double LayersWe show that band-structure effects are likely to prevent superfluidity in semiconductor electron-hole double-layer systems. We suggest the possibility that superfluidity could be realized by the…Sergio Conti, Giovanni Vignale, A. H. MacDonald·Dec 28, 1997SaveLearn
Quantum Tunneling in Ferrimagnetic Nanoparticles Coupled to a Spin Bath: An Effective HamiltonianAn effective Hamiltonian, describing quantum tunneling in ferrimagnetic nanoparticles which includes interactions between the electronic spins of nanoparticle and microscopic environmental spins…I. S. Tupitsyn·Dec 26, 1997SaveLearn
Homodyne Measurements on a Bose-Einstein CondensateWe investigate a non-destructive measurement technique to monitor Josephson-like oscillations between two spatially separated neutral atom Bose-Einstein condensates. One condensate is placed in an…J. F. Corney, G. J. Milburn·Dec 24, 1997SaveLearn
Weiss Oscillations in Surface Acoustic Wave PropagationThe interaction of a surface acoustic wave (SAW) with a a two-dimensional electron gas in a periodic electric potential and a classical magnetic field is considered. We calculate the attenuation of…Y. Levinson, O. Entin-Wohlman, A. D. Mirlin et al.·Dec 23, 1997SaveLearn
Quantum fluctuations of classical skyrmions in quantum Hall FerromagnetsIn this article, we discuss the effect of the zero point quantum fluctuations to improve the results of the minimal field theory which has been applied to study %SMG the skyrmions in the quantum Hall…M. Abolfath·Dec 22, 1997SaveLearn
Echo in Optical Lattices: Stimulated Revival of Breathing OscillationsWe analyze a stimulated revival (echo) effect for the breathing modes of the atomic oscillations in optical lattices. The effect arises from the dephasing due to the weak anharmonicity being partly…A. Bulatov, A. Kuklov, B. E. Vugmeister et al.·Dec 20, 1997SaveLearn
Nature of the Low Field Transition in the Mixed State of High Temperature SuperconductorsWe have numerically studied the statics and dynamics of a model three-dimensional vortex lattice at low magnetic fields. For the statics we use a frustrated 3D XY model on a stacked triangular…Seungoh Ryu, David Stroud·Dec 19, 1997SaveLearn
Generation of Large Moments in a Spin-1 Chain with Random Antiferromagnetic CouplingsWe study the spin-1 chain with nearest neighbor couplings that are rotationally invariant, but include both Heisenberg and biquadratic exchange, with random strengths. We demonstrate, using…Kun Yang, R. N. Bhatt·Dec 19, 1997SaveLearn
A discretized integral hydrodynamicsUsing an interpolant form for the gradient of a function of position, we write an integral version of the conservation equations for a fluid. In the appropriate limit, these become the usual…Victor Romero-Rochin, J. Miguel Rubi·Dec 19, 1997SaveLearn
On solitary waves in classical anisotropic Heisenberg chains with generalized boundary conditionsWe examine solitary waves in classical Heisenberg chains with an uniaxial anisotropy and a parallel magnetic field in a continuum approach. The boundary conditions commonly used are generalized to…John Schliemann, Franz G. Mertens·Dec 19, 1997SaveLearn
Dual Response Models for the Fractional Quantum Hall EffectIt is shown that the Jain mapping between states of integer and fractional quantum Hall systems can be described dynamically as a perturbative renormalization of an effective Chern-Simons field…L. Cooper, I. I. Kogan, A. Lopez et al.·Dec 18, 1997SaveLearn
A Statistical Mechanical Approximation for the Calculation of Time Auto-Correlation FunctionsThis paper considers the problem of estimating the time auto-correlation function for a quantity that is defined in configuration space, given a knowledge of the mean-square displacement as function…Jeppe C. Dyre·Dec 18, 1997SaveLearn
Efficient Diagonalization of Kicked Quantum SystemsWe show that the time evolution operator of kicked quantum systems, although a full matrix of size NxN, can be diagonalized with the help of a new method based on a suitable combination of fast…R. Ketzmerick, K. Kruse, T. Geisel·Dec 17, 1997SaveLearn
Thermal Properties of Interacting Bose Fields and Imaginary-Time Stochastic Differential EquationsMatsubara Green's functions for interacting bosons are expressed as classical statistical averages corresponding to a linear imaginary-time stochastic differential equation. This makes direct…L. I. Plimak, M. Fleischhauer, D. F. Walls·Dec 17, 1997SaveLearn
Sign reversals of the quantum Hall effect and helicoidal magnetic-field-induced spin-density waves in quasi-one-dimensional organic conductorsWe study the effect of umklapp scattering on the magnetic-field-induced spin-density-wave phases, which are experimentally observed in the quasi-one-dimensional organic conductors of the Bechgaard…N. Dupuis, Victor M. Yakovenko·Dec 17, 1997SaveLearn
Dynamics of a Pair of Interacting Spins Coupled to an Environmental SeaWe solve for the dynamics of a pair of spins, coupled to each other and also to an environmental sea of oscillators. The environment mediates an indirect interaction between the spins, causing both…M. Dube, P. C. E. Stamp·Dec 17, 1997SaveLearn
Phase-diagram for Irregular and Non-Symmetric Cross-linked Polymer BlendsWe consider here a blend made of two types of polymers, A and B, of different chemical nature. At high temperature the homogeneous mixture is cross-linked. As the temperature is lowered, the two…Edilson Vargas, Marcia C. Barbosa·Dec 17, 1997SaveLearn
Phase-Boundaries near Critical End points: Applications to Cross-linked CopolymersThe phase behavior of a cross-linked polymer blend made of two incompatible species, A and B, of different chemical nature is analyzed. Besides a homogeneous phase, this system also exhibits two…Edilson Vargas, Marcia C. Barbosa·Dec 17, 1997SaveLearn
Domain structures in ultrathin magnetic filmsDomain structures appear in ultrathin magnetic films, if an easy-axis anisotropy, favouring the direction perpendicular to the film, overcomes the shape anisotropy. We will study the nature of the…Paolo Politi·Dec 17, 1997SaveLearn
Magnetic Field Inversion in Vortices in MultilayersWe present a description of very dense vortex lattices in highly anisotropic multilayers, for high fields parallel to the layers. We show that a magnetic field inversion can occur away from the…Stavros Theodorakis, Epameinondas Leontidis·Dec 17, 1997SaveLearn
Quantum Decoherence and Weak Localization at Low TemperaturesWe develope a theory of a fundamental effect of the interaction-induced decoherence of the electron wave function in a disordered metal. With the aid of the Keldysh technique and the path integral…Dmitrii S. Golubev, Andrei D. Zaikin·Dec 17, 1997SaveLearn