Some New Results on Complex-Temperature Singularities in Potts Models on the Square LatticeWe report some new results on the complex-temperature (CT) singularities of q-state Potts models on the square lattice. We concentrate on the problematic region Re(a) < 0 (where a=eK) in which…Victor Matveev, Robert Shrock·May 28, 1996SaveLearn
Voltage rectification by a SQUID ratchetWe argue that the phase across an asymmetric dc SQUID threaded by a magnetic flux can experience an effective ratchet (periodic and asymmetric) potential. Under an external ac current, a rocking…Ivar Zapata, Roland Bartussek, Fernando Sols et al.·May 28, 1996SaveLearn
Renormalized field theory and particle density profile in driven diffusive systems with open boundariesWe investigate the density profile in a driven diffusive system caused by a plane particle source perpendicular to the driving force. Focussing on the case of critical bulk density c we use a…H. K. Janssen, K. Oerding·May 28, 1996SaveLearn
Ernst Ising - physicist and teacherThe Ising model is one of the standard models in statistical physics. Since 1969 more than 12000 publications appeared using this model. In 1996 Ernst Ising celebrated his 96th birthday. Some…S. Kobe·May 28, 1996SaveLearn
Hall Voltage Fluctuations as a Diagnostic of Internal Magnetic Field Fluctuations in High Temperature Superconductors and the Half-filled Landau LevelFluctuations of the Hall voltage reveal information about long wavelength magnetic field fluctuations. If gauge theories of strongly correlated electrons are correct, such fluctuations are…L. B. Ioffe, G. B. Lesovik, A. J. Millis·May 28, 1996SaveLearn
Non Linear Current Response of a Many-Level Tunneling System: Higher Harmonics GenerationThe fully nonlinear response of a many-level tunneling system to a strong alternating field of high frequency ω is studied in terms of the Schwinger-Keldysh nonequilibrium Green functions. The…Y. Goldin, Y. Avishai·May 28, 1996SaveLearn
Collective excitations of atomic Bose-Einstein condensatesWe apply linear-response analysis of the Gross-Pitaevskii equation to obtain the excitation frequencies of a Bose-Einstein condensate confined in a time-averaged orbiting potential trap. Our…Mark Edwards, P. A. Ruprecht, K. Burnett et al.·May 28, 1996SaveLearn
Equation of State of the Hard-Sphere CrystalA new approach to the averaged two-particle distribution function of a crystalline phase is presented. It includes an indirect check of the merit of the Gaussian approximation for the local density…C. Rascon, L. Mederos, G. Navascues·May 27, 1996SaveLearn
Plasmon-pole approximation for semiconductor quantum wire electronsWe develop the plasmon-pole approximation for an interacting electron gas confined in a semiconductor quantum wire. We argue that the plasmon-pole approximation becomes a more accurate approach in…S. Das Sarma, E. H. Hwang, Lian Zheng·May 27, 1996SaveLearn
Crossover from directed percolation to compact directed percolationWe study critical spreading in a surface-modified directed percolation model in which the left- and right-most sites have different occupation probabilities than in the bulk. As we vary the…J. F. F. Mendes, R. Dickman, H. Herrmann·May 27, 1996SaveLearn
Excitonic instability and electric-field-induced phase transition towards a two dimensional exciton condensateWe present an InAs-GaSb-based system in which the electric-field tunability of its 2D energy gap implies a transition towards a thermodynamically stable excitonic condensed phase. Detailed…Y. Naveh, B. Laikhtman·May 27, 1996SaveLearn
Dynamical Localization and Absolute Negative Conductance in an ac driven double quantum wellWe analyze the I-V characteristic of a double quantum well integrated in an antenna and driven by THz radiation.We propose a microscopic model to calculate the sequential current including…Ramon Aguado, Gloria Platero·May 27, 1996SaveLearn
Influence of electron-phonon interaction on superexchangeWe investigate the influence of electron-phonon coupling on the superexchange interaction of magnetic insulators. Both the Holstein-Hubbard model where the phonons couple to the electron density, as…W. Stephan, M. Capone, M. Grilli et al.·May 27, 1996SaveLearn
Dynamics of heteropolymers in dilute solution: effective equation of motion and relaxation spectrumThe dynamics of a heteropolymer chain in solution is studied in the limit of long chain length. Using functional integral representation we derive an effective equation of motion, in which the…Jiunn-Ren Roan, E. I. Shakhnovich·May 27, 1996SaveLearn
The A+B -> 0 annihilation reaction in a quenched random velocity fieldUsing field-theoretic renormalization group methods the long-time behaviour of the A+B -> 0 annihilation reaction with equal initial densities nA(0) = nB(0) = n0 in a quenched random velocity…K. Oerding·May 26, 1996SaveLearn
η-superconductivity in the one-dimensionnal pair hopping modelUsing exact Lanczos diagonalizations we have shown that the pair-hopping model for negative W exhibits a phase transition into η- superconducting state. The transition occurs at …Georges Bouzerar, G. I. Japaridze·May 26, 1996SaveLearn
A Population Genetic Approach to the Quasispecies ModelA population genetics formulation of Eigen's molecular quasispecies model is proposed and several simple replication landscapes are investigated analytically. Our results show a remarcable…Domingos Alves, Jose Fernando Fontanari·May 24, 1996SaveLearn
Single hole dispersion relation for the real CuO2 planeDispersion relation for the CuO2 hole is calculated basing on the generalized t-t-J model, recently derived from the three-band one. Numerical ranges for all model parameters,…V. I. Belinicher, A. L. Chernyshev, V. A. Shubin·May 24, 1996SaveLearn
Theory of phase-locking in generalized hybrid Josephson junction arraysA recently proposed scheme for the analytical treatment of the dynamics of two-dimensional hybrid Josephson junction arrays is extended to a class of generalized hybrid arrays with…Michael Basler, Wolfram Krech, Konstantin Yu. Platov·May 24, 1996SaveLearn
Beyond the Mean Field Approximation for Spin GlassesWe study the d-dimensional random Ising model using a Bethe-Peierls approximation in the framework of the replica method. We take into account the correct interaction only inside replicated clusters…M. Serva, G. Paladin·May 24, 1996SaveLearn
Cellular automata models of traffic flow along a highway containing a junctionWe examine various realistic generalizations of the basic cellular automaton model describing traffic flow along a highway. In particular, we introduce a slow-to-start rule which simulates a…Simon C. Benjamin, Neil F. Johnson, P. M. Hui·May 24, 1996SaveLearn
Ferromagnetism in the Hubbard model with an infinite-range hoppingWe prove, as recently conjectured, that the ground state of the Hubbard Hamiltonian with an infinite-range hopping, when the number of electrons Ne=N+1 (N being the number of sites), is…P. Pieri·May 24, 1996SaveLearn
Generalized t-t-J model: parameters and single-particle spectrum for electrons and holes in copper oxidesA microscopically based Hamiltonian of the generalized t-t-J model is presented. Two types of the additional t-terms are discussed. The set of ranges of the additional…V. I. Belinicher, A. L. Chernyshev, V. A. Shubin·May 24, 1996SaveLearn
Optical conductivity of strongly correlated electron systemsWe present an exact diagonalization study of the frequency and wave vector dependent conductivity σ(q,ω) in small clusters of 2D t-J model. Unlike the related dynamical density correlation…R. Eder, P. Wrobel, Y. Ohta·May 23, 1996SaveLearn
Some exact analytic results for the linear and non-linear response of atoms in a trap with a model interactionWe present an exact expression for the evolution of the wavefunction of N interacting atoms in an arbitrarily time-dependent, d-dimensional parabolic trap potential ω(t). The interaction…Simon C. Benjamin, Neil F. Johnson, Luis Quiroga·May 23, 1996SaveLearn