Thermoelectric Effect in High-Tc Superconductors: the Role of Density of States FluctuationsWe study the effect of the density of states (DOS) fluctuations on the thermoelectric coefficient of superconductor above critical temperature. It is shown that in the isotropic case it is the DOS…D. V. Livanov, A. A. Varlamov, F. Federici·Feb 26, 1997SaveLearn
Spectrum of boundary states in the open Hubbard chainWe use the Bethe Ansatz solution for the one dimensional Hubbard model with open boundary conditions and applied boundary fields to study the spectrum of bound states at the boundary. Depending on…Gerald Bedürftig, Holger Frahm·Feb 26, 1997SaveLearn
Polaron effective mass from Monte Carlo simulationsA new Monte Carlo algorithm for calculating polaron effective mass is proposed. It is based on the path-integral representation of a partial partition function with fixed total quasi-momentum. Phonon…P. E. Kornilovitch, E. R. Pike·Feb 26, 1997SaveLearn
Anomalous Drude ModelA generalization of the Drude model is studied. On the one hand, the free motion of the particles is allowed to be sub- or superdiffusive; on the other hand, the distribution of the time delay…Hermann Schulz-Baldes·Feb 26, 1997SaveLearn
Low-Temperature Scaling Regime of Random Ferromagnetic-Antiferromagnetic Spin ChainsUsing the Continuous Time Quantum Monte Carlo Loop algorithm, we calculate the temperature dependence of the uniform susceptibility, and the specific heat of a spin-1/2 chain with random…Beat Frischmuth, Manfred Sigrist·Feb 25, 1997SaveLearn
Cooper pairs as low-energy excitations in the normal stateWe discuss the normal state of a fermionic system in an idealized PSEUDOGAP REGIME, kB Tc < kB T << |Δ| << EF. Stable Cooper pairs induce a pseudogap of width |Δ| in the fermion energy…O. Tchernyshyov, Y. J. Uemura·Feb 22, 1997SaveLearn
Spatiotemporal Stochastic Resonance in the Swift-Hohenberg EquationWe show the appearance of spatiotemporal stochastic resonance in the Swift-Hohenberg equation. This phenomenon emerges when a control parameter varies periodically in time around the bifurcation…J. M. G. Vilar, J. M. Rubí·Feb 22, 1997SaveLearn
Haldane and dimer gap in general double spin-chain modelsWe have obtained an analytic expression for the k dependence of excitation energy gap for an arbitrary double S=1/2 spin-chain by using the nonlocal unitary transformation and the variational…Tota Nakamura, Satoshi Takada, Kiyomi Okamoto et al.·Feb 20, 1997SaveLearn
Nearly Antiferromagnetic Fermi Liquids: A Progress ReportI describe recent theoretical and experimental progress in understanding the physical properties of the two dimensional nearly antiferromagnetic Fermi liquids (NAFL's) found in the normal state…David Pines·Feb 20, 1997SaveLearn
Fragmentation Phase Transition in Atomic Clusters II - Coulomb Explosion of Metal Clusters -We discuss the role and the treatment of polarization effects in many-body systems of charged conducting clusters and apply this to the statistical fragmentation of Na-clusters. We see a first order…O. Schapiro, P. J. Kuntz, K. Möhring et al.·Feb 20, 1997SaveLearn
Nonlinear optical response in higher fullerenesNonlinear optical properties of extracted higher fullerenes - C70, C76, C78, and C84 - are theoretically investigated. Magnitudes of off-resonant third-harmonic-generation are calculated by the…K. Harigaya·Feb 20, 1997SaveLearn
Anomalous magnetophotoluminescence as a result of level repulsion in arrays of quantum dotsSelectively excited photoluminescence (SPL) of an array of self-organized In0.5Ga0.5As quantum dots has been measured in a magnetic field up to 11T. Anomalous magnetic field sensitivity of…E. V. Tsiper, P. D. Wang, J. L. Merz et al.·Feb 19, 1997SaveLearn
Direct Mott Insulator-to-Superfluid Transition in the Presence of DisorderWe introduce a new renormalization group theory to examine the quantum phase transitions upon exiting the insulating phase of a disordered, strongly interacting boson system. For weak disorder we…Ferenc Pazmandi, Gergely T. Zimanyi·Feb 19, 1997SaveLearn
Diagrammatic Method for Wide Correlators in Gaussian Orthogonal and Symplectic Random Matrix EnsemblesWe calculate connected correlators in time dependent Gaussian orthogonal and symplectic random matrix ensembles by a diagrammatic method. We obtain averaged one-point Green's functions in the…Chigak Itoi, Yoshinori Sakamoto·Feb 18, 1997SaveLearn
Comment on "Continuum dual theory of the transition in 3D lattice superconductor"A recent paper by Herbut in J. Phys. A: Math. Gen. 29, 1 (1996) is shown to contain an internal inconsistency which invalidates the principal conclusion of the paper that the magnetic…Hagen Kleinert, Adriaan M. J. Schakel·Feb 18, 1997SaveLearn
Scaling Properties of Antiferromagnetic Transition in Coupled Spin Ladder Systems Doped with Nonmagnetic ImpuritiesWe study effects of interladder coupling on critical magnetic properties of spin ladder systems doped with small concentrations of nonmagnetic impurities, using the scaling theory together with…Masatoshi Imada, Youichirou Iino·Feb 18, 1997SaveLearn
Contrasts between coarsening and relaxational dynamics of surfacesWe discuss static and dynamic fluctuations of domain walls separating areas of constant but different slopes in steady-state configurations of crystalline surfaces both by an analytic treatment of…Martin Siegert, Michael Plischke, Royce K. P. Zia·Feb 17, 1997SaveLearn
Localization in a rough billiard: A sigma model formulationWe consider the quantum dynamics of a particle in a weakly rough billiard. The Floquet operator for reflection at the boundary is obtained as a unitary band matrix. The resulting dynamics in angular…Klaus M. Frahm·Feb 15, 1997SaveLearn
Sine-Gordon mean field theory of a Coulomb GasSine-Gordon field theory is used to investigate the phase diagram of a neutral Coulomb gas. A variational mean field free energy is constructed and the corresponding phase diagrams in two (2d) and…Alexandre Diehl, Marcia C. Barbosa, Yan Levin·Feb 14, 1997SaveLearn
Emergence of Quantum Ergodicity in Rough BilliardsBy analytical mapping of the eigenvalue problem in rough billiards on to a band random matrix model a new regime of Wigner ergodicity is found. There the eigenstates are extended over the whole…Klaus M. Frahm, Dima L. Shepelyansky·Feb 14, 1997SaveLearn
Gapless spectrum in a class of S=1 exchange models with long-range interactionsWe present evidence for the absence of a gap in a class of S=1 antiferromagnetic exchange models. The spin exchange is long-ranged of the type -(-1)i-j/|i-j|α where 1<α<3. We have shown…P. D. Sacramento, V. R. Vieira·Feb 13, 1997SaveLearn
A New Family of Integrable Extended Multi-band Hubbard HamiltoniansWe consider exactly solvable 1d multi-band fermionic Hamiltonians, which have affine quantum group symmetry for all values of the deformation. The simplest Hamiltonian is a multi-band t-J model with…J. Ambjorn, A. Avakyan, T. Hakobyan et al.·Feb 13, 1997SaveLearn
Intermediate Valence Model for Tl2Mn2O7There have been speculations about the need to find a new mechanism to explain the colossal magnetoresistance exhibited by this material, having pyrochlore structure and thus differing structurally…C. I. Ventura, B. R. Alascio·Feb 13, 1997SaveLearn
Kondo Effect in High-Tc CupratesWe study the Kondo effect due to the nonmagnetic impurity, e.g., Zn, in high-Tc cuprates based on the spin-change separated state. In the optimal or overdoped case with the Kondo screening, the…Naoto Nagaosa, Patrick A. Lee·Feb 12, 1997SaveLearn
Observation of the logarithmic dispersion of high frequency edge excitationsWe report phase sensitive measurements of microwave propagation through a high mobility two dimensional electron gas subjected to a perpendicular magnetic field. Two types of configurations were…N. Q. Balaban, U. Meirav, Hadas Shtrikman et al.·Feb 12, 1997SaveLearn