Exact results for quantum phase transitions in random XY spin chainsThe effect of disorder on the quantum phase transitions induced by a transverse field, anisotropy, and dimerization in XY spin chains is investigated. The low-energy behavior near the critical point…Ross H. McKenzie·Sep 20, 1996SaveLearn
Renormalizing Rectangles and Other Topics in Random Matrix TheoryWe consider random Hermitian matrices made of complex or real M× N rectangular blocks, where the blocks are drawn from various ensembles. These matrices have N pairs of opposite real…Joshua Feinberg, A. Zee·Sep 19, 1996SaveLearn
Family of Affine Quantum Group Invariant Integrable Extensions of Hubbard HamiltonianWe construct the family of spin chain Hamiltonians, which have affine quantum group symmetry. Their eigenvalues coincide with the eigenvalues of the usual spin chain Hamiltonians, but have the…A. Avakyan, T. Hakobyan, A. Sedrakyan·Sep 19, 1996SaveLearn
Low temperature relaxational dynamics of the Ising chain in a transverse fieldWe present asymptotically exact results for the real time order parameter correlations of a class of d=1 Ising models in a transverse field at low temperatures (T) on both sides of the quantum…Subir Sachdev, A. P. Young·Sep 19, 1996SaveLearn
Squeezed Phonon States: Modulating Quantum Fluctuations of Atomic DisplacementsWe study squeezed quantum states of phonons, which allow the possibility of modulating the quantum fluctuations of atomic displacements below the zero-point quantum noise level of coherent phonon…X. Hu, Franco Nori·Sep 19, 1996SaveLearn
Exchange Instabilities in Semiconductor Double Quantum Well SystemsWe consider various exchange-driven electronic instabilities in semiconductor double-layer systems in the absence of any external magnetic field. We establish that there is no exchange-driven bilayer…Lian Zheng, M. W. Ortalano, S. Das Sarma·Sep 19, 1996SaveLearn
Hall-Effect Sign Anomaly and Small-Polaronic Conduction in (La1-xGdx)0.67Ca0.33MnO3The Hall coefficient of Gd-doped La2/3Ca1/3MnO3 exhibits Arrhenius behavior over a temperature range from 2Tc to 4Tc, with an activation energy very close to 2/3 that of the electrical…M. Jaime, H. T. Hardner, M. B. Salamon et al.·Sep 19, 1996SaveLearn
Disorder-driven non-Fermi liquid behavior in Kondo alloysWe demonstrate that a model of disordered Anderson lattices can account for many non-Fermi liquid features observed in a number of Kondo alloys. Due to the exponential nature of the Kondo temperature…E. Miranda, V. Dobrosavljevic, G. Kotliar·Sep 19, 1996SaveLearn
Aging and its Distribution in Coarsening ProcessesWe investigate the age distribution function P(tau,t) in prototypical one-dimensional coarsening processes. Here P(tau,t) is the probability density that in a time interval (0,t) a given site was…L. Frachebourg, P. L. Krapivsky, S. Redner·Sep 19, 1996SaveLearn
Nonequilibrium Critical Dynamics of a Three Species Monomer-Monomer ModelWe study a three species monomer-monomer catalytic surface reaction model with a reactive steady state bordered by three equivalent unreactive phases where the surface is saturated with one species.…K. E. Bassler, D. A. Browne·Sep 19, 1996SaveLearn
A Variational Approach to Nonlocal Exciton-Phonon CouplingIn this paper we apply variational energy band theory to a form of the Holstein Hamiltonian in which the influence of lattice vibrations (optical phonons) on both local site energies (local coupling)…Yang Zhao, David W. Brown, Katja Lindenberg·Sep 19, 1996SaveLearn
Semiclassical theory for many-body Fermionic systemsWe present a treatment of many-body Fermionic systems that facilitates an expression of the well-known quantities in a series expansion of the Planck's constant. The ensuing semiclassical result…Pierre Gaspard, Sudhir R. Jain·Sep 19, 1996SaveLearn
Spectral properties of the t-J model in the presence of hole-phonon interactionWe examine the effects of electron-phonon interaction on the dynamics of the charge carriers doped in two-dimensional (2D) Heisenberg antiferromagnet. The t-J model Hamiltonian with a Fröhlich…B. Kyung, S. I. Mukhin, V. N. Kostur et al.·Sep 19, 1996SaveLearn
Quantitative study of a freely cooling granular mediumWe present a numerical study of a two dimensional granular medium consisting of hard inelastic disks. The evolution of the medium throughout a cooling process is monitored. Two different types of…Pierre Deltour, Jean-Louis Barrat·Sep 19, 1996SaveLearn
Resistive transport in a mesoscopic proximity superconductorWe review transport measurements in a normal metal (N) in contact with one or two superconducting (S) islands. From the experiment, we distinguish the Josephson coupling, the mesoscopic fluctuations…P. Charlat, H. Courtois, Ph. Gandit et al.·Sep 19, 1996SaveLearn
Monte Carlo study of the Villain version of the fully frustrated XY modelThe fully frustrated XY model with Villain interaction on a square lattice is studied by means of Monte Carlo simulations. On the basis of the universal jump condition it is argued that there are two…Peter Olsson·Sep 19, 1996SaveLearn
Non-Fermi-liquid behavior due to short range orderAn exactly soluble one-dimensional model of electrons interacting with order parameter fluctations associated with short-range order is considered. The energy and momentum dependence of the…Ross H. McKenzie, David Scarratt·Sep 19, 1996SaveLearn
Molecular Dynamics Simulation of Spinodal Decomposition in Three-Dimensional Binary FluidsUsing large-scale molecular dynamics simulations of a two-component Lennard-Jones model in three dimensions, we show that the late-time dynamics of spinodal decomposition in concentrated binary…Mohamed Laradji, Soeren Toxvaerd, Ole G. Mouritsen·Sep 18, 1996SaveLearn
Anomalous flux-flow dynamics in layered type-II superconductors at low temperaturesLow-temperature dissipation due to vortex motion in strongly anisotropic type-II superconductors with a moderate disorder (Δ2/EF /τ Δ) is shown to be determined by the Zener-type…M. V. Feigel'man, M. A. Skvortsov·Sep 18, 1996SaveLearn
Financial markets as adaptative ecosystemsWe show, by studying in detail the market prices of options on liquid markets, that the market has empirically corrected the simple, but inadequate Black-Scholes formula to account for two important…Marc Potters, Rama Cont, Jean-Philippe Bouchaud·Sep 18, 1996SaveLearn
Long-Range Excitons in Optical Absorption Spectra of Electroluminescent Polymer Poly(para-phenylenevinylene)The component of photoexcited states with large spatial extent is investigated for poly(para-phenylenevinylene) using the intermediate exciton theory. We find a peak due to long-range excitons at the…Kikuo Harigaya·Sep 18, 1996SaveLearn
Factors Governing the Foldability of ProteinsWe use a three dimensional cubic lattice model of proteins to study their properties that determine folding to the native state. The protein chain is modeled as a sequence of N beads. The…D. K. Klimov, D. Thirumalai·Sep 18, 1996SaveLearn
Band Degeneracy and Mott Transition: Dynamical Mean Field StudyWe investigate the Mott transition in infinite dimensions in the orbitally degenerate Hubbard model. We find that the qualitative features of the Mott transition found in the one band model are also…Henrik Kajueter, Gabriel Kotliar·Sep 18, 1996SaveLearn
Line Junctions in the Quantum Hall EffectA long skinny gate across a fractional quantum Hall fluid at filling ν=1/m with odd integer m, creates a novel one-dimensional (1d) system which is isomorphic to a disordered 1d electron gas with…C. L. Kane, Matthew P. A. Fisher·Sep 18, 1996SaveLearn
Non Fermi liquid renormalization of the conductivity of fermions coupled to gauge fieldsThe method of the quantum kinetic equation is applied to the problem of renormalization of the conductivity of normal metals by gauge electron-electron interactions. It is shown that in the…D. V. Khveshchenko, Michael Reizer·Sep 18, 1996SaveLearn