Collective charge density wave motion through an ensemble of Aharonov-Bohm ringsWe investigate theoretically the collective charge density wave motion through an ensemble of small disordered Aharonov-Bohm rings. It is shown that the magnetic flux modulates the threshold field…M. I. Visscher, B. Rejaei·Jul 21, 1997SaveLearn
High order amplitude equation for steps on creep curveWe consider a model proposed by one of the authors for a type of plastic instability found in creep experiments which reproduces a number of experimentally observed features. The model consists of…Mulugeta Bekele, G. Ananthakrishna·Jul 21, 1997SaveLearn
Quantum relaxation in open chaotic systemsUsing the supersymmetry technique, we analytically derive the recent result of Casati, Maspero and Shepelyansky [cond-mat/9706103] according to which the quantum dynamics of open chaotic systems…Klaus M. Frahm·Jul 19, 1997SaveLearn
Damage spreading in the 'sandpile' model of SOCWe have studied the damage spreading (defined in the text) in the 'sandpile' model of self organised criticality. We have studied the variations of the critical time (defined in the text) and…Ajanta Bhowal·Jul 19, 1997SaveLearn
Charging Spectrum and Configurations of a Wigner Crystal IslandCharging of a clean two-dimensional island is studied in the regime of small concentration of electrons when they form the Wigner crystal. Two forms of electron-electron interaction potential are…A. A. Koulakov, B. I. Shklovskii·Jul 18, 1997SaveLearn
Shearing the Vacuum - Quantum FrictionWe consider two perfectly smooth featureless surfaces at T=0, defined only by their respective dielectric functions, separated by a finite distance, and ask the question whether they can experience…JB Pendry·Jul 18, 1997SaveLearn
Phase ordering in bulk uniaxial nematic liquid crystalsThe phase-ordering kinetics of a bulk uniaxial nematic liquid crystal is addressed using techniques that have been successfully applied to describe ordering in the O(n) model. The method involves…Robert A. Wickham·Jul 18, 1997SaveLearn
Relaxation of Surface Profiles by Evaporation DynamicsWe present simulations of the relaxation towards equilibrium of one dimensional steps and sinusoidal grooves imprinted on a surface below its roughening transition. We use a generalization of the…Johannes Hager·Jul 18, 1997SaveLearn
Phase Separation Driven by External FluctuationsThe influence of external fluctuations in phase separation processes is analysed. These fluctuations arise from random variations of an external control parameter. A linear stability analysis of the…J. Garcia-Ojalvo, A. M. Lacasta, J. M. Sancho et al.·Jul 18, 1997SaveLearn
Boundary degrees of freedom in fractional quantum Hall effect: Excitations on common boundary of two samplesUsing the Carlip's method we have derived the boundary action for the fermion Chern-Simons theory of quantum Hall effects on a planar region with a boundary. We have computed both the bulk and…Dongsu Bak, Sang Pyo Kim, Sung Ku Kim et al.·Jul 17, 1997SaveLearn
Coexistence of Haldane gap excitations and long-range order in R2BaNiO5 (R=rare earth)R2BaNiO5 (R= rare earth) quasi-1-D antiferromagnets are structurally equivalent to the well-studied 1-D S=1 Haldane-gap compound Y2BaNiO5. Unlike the Y-nickelate though, these materials…A. Zheludev·Jul 16, 1997SaveLearn
The square-lattice spiral magnet Ba2CuGe2O7 in an in-plane magnetic fieldThe magnetic structure of Ba2CuGe2O7 is investigated by neutron diffraction in magnetic fields applied along several directions in the (a,b) plane of the crystal. In relatively weak fields,…A. Zheludev, S. Maslov, G. Shirane et al.·Jul 16, 1997SaveLearn
New Far Infrared Vibrational Mode in Zn Doped CuGeO3We report on far infrared measurements on Zn and Si doped crystals of the spin-Peierls compound CuGeO3. Zn doping has the effect of introducing several new absorption lines, polarized in the…J. J. McGuire, T. Room, T. E. Mason et al.·Jul 16, 1997SaveLearn
A Single Impurity in Tomonaga-Luttinger LiquidsThe problem of a single impurity in one dimensional Tomonaga-Luttinger liquids with a repulsive electron-electron interaction is discussed. We find that the renormalization group flow diagram for the…Yuval Oreg, Alexander M. Finkel'stein·Jul 16, 1997SaveLearn
Reply to the Comment on "Enhancement of the Tunneling Density of States in Tomonaga-Luttinger Liquids"In their comment Fabrizio and Gogolin dispute our result of the enhancement of the tunneling density of states in a Tomonaga-Luttinger liquid at the location of a backward scattering defect [Phys.…Yuval Oreg, Alexander M. Finkel'stein·Jul 16, 1997SaveLearn
Averaged Green function and density of states for electrons in a high magnetic field and random potentialWe consider a model for 2D electrons in a very strong magnetic field (i.e. projected onto a single Landau level) and a random potential V. The computation of the averaged Green function for this…A. Kristoffersen, K. Olaussen·Jul 16, 1997SaveLearn
Exact Optical Dielectric Function of a Nearly Homogeneous SolidBased on an exactly solvable model of a nearly homogeneous solid (jellium+phonons), we compute the optical dielectric function exactly at zero temperature in any number of spatial dimensions. It is…Girish S. Setlur, Yia-Chung Chang·Jul 14, 1997SaveLearn
Stochastic Effects in Physical SystemsA tutorial review is given of some developments and applications of stochastic processes from the point of view of the practicioner physicist. The index is the following: 1.- Introduction 2.-…Maxi San Miguel, Raul Toral·Jul 14, 1997SaveLearn
Josephson effect between trapped Bose-Einstein condensatesWe study the Josephson effect between atomic Bose-Einstein condensates. By drawing on an electrostatic analogy, we derive a semiclassical functional expression for the three-dimensional Josephson…Ivar Zapata, Fernando Sols, Anthony J. Leggett·Jul 14, 1997SaveLearn
Stochastic Resonance in Noisy Non-Dynamical SystemsWe have analyzed the effects of the addition of external noise to non-dynamical systems displaying intrinsic noise, and established general conditions under which stochastic resonance appears. The…J. M. G. Vilar, G. Gomila, J. M. Rubí·Jul 14, 1997SaveLearn
A new class of exactly solvable interacting fermion models in one dimensionWe investigate a model containing two species of one-dimensional fermions interacting via a gauge field determined by the positions of all particles of the opposite species. The model can be solved…H. J. Schulz, B. S. Shastry·Jul 12, 1997SaveLearn
Intermediate Valence Model for the Colossal Magnetoresistance in Tl2Mn2O7The colossal magnetoresistance exhibited by Tl2Mn2O7 is an interesting phenomenon, as it is very similar to that found in perovskite manganese oxides although the compound differs both in…C. I. Ventura, B. Alascio·Jul 11, 1997SaveLearn
Eu-Eu exchange interaction and Eu distribution in Pb(1-x)Eu(x)Te from magnetization stepsThe magnetization of Pb1-xEuxTe samples with x = 1.9, 2.6 and 6.0% was measured at 20 mK in fields up to 50 kOe, and at 0.6 K in fields up to 180 kOe. The 20 mK data show the magnetization…Ewout ter Haar, Valdir Bindilatti, Nei F. Oliveira et al.·Jul 11, 1997SaveLearn
Classical quasi-particle dynamics in trapped Bose condensatesThe dynamics of quasi-particles in repulsive Bose condensates in a harmonic trap is studied in the classical limit. In isotropic traps the classical motion is integrable and separable in spherical…Martin Fliesser, András Csordás, Robert Graham et al.·Jul 11, 1997SaveLearn
Does femtosecond time-resolved second-harmonic generation probe electron temperatures at surfaces?Femtosecond pump-probe second-harmonic generation (SHG) and transient linear reflectivity measurements were carried out on polycrystalline Cu, Ag and Au in air to analyze whether the electron…J. Hohlfeld, U. Conrad, E. Matthias·Jul 11, 1997SaveLearn