van Hove Singularity effects in Strongly Correlated FermionsWe examine the effects of a van Hove singularity (vHs) in the density of states (DOS) of a two dimensional, t-t'-U Hubbard model within the local approximation. Within our approximation the…Pinaki Majumdar, H. R. Krishnamurthy·Apr 10, 1996SaveLearn
Fermions on half-quantum vortexThe spectrum of the fermion zero modes in the vicinity of the vortex with fractional winding number is discussed. This is inspired by the observation of the 1/2 vortex in high-temperature…G. E. Volovik·Apr 9, 1996SaveLearn
Electrodynamical Properties of High Tc Superconductors Studied with Polarized Angle Resolved Infrared SpectroscopyUsing infrared spectroscopy at grazing angle of incidence we study the electrodynamical properties of high temperature superconductors. We review some of our experiments where transverse polarized…D. van der Marel, J. Schützmann, H. S. Somal et al.·Apr 9, 1996SaveLearn
Density Matrix Renormalization Group Applied to the Ground State of the XY-Spin-Peierls SystemWe use the density matrix renormalization group (DMRG) to map out the ground state of a XY-spin chain coupled to dispersionless phonons of frequency % ω. We confirm the existence of a critical…L. G. Caron, S. Moukouri·Apr 9, 1996SaveLearn
Correlation functions in the two-dimensional random-bond Ising modelWe consider long strips of finite width L ≤ 13 sites of ferromagnetic Ising spins with random couplings distributed according to the binary distribution: $P(Jij)= 1 2 ( δ(Jij -J0)…S. L. A. de Queiroz, R. B. Stinchcombe·Apr 9, 1996SaveLearn
Using network-flow techniques to solve an optimization problem from surface-physicsThe solid-on-solid model provides a commonly used framework for the description of surfaces. In the last years it has been extended in order to investigate the effect of defects in the bulk on the…U. Blasum, W. Hochstättler, C. Moll et al.·Apr 9, 1996SaveLearn
The One-Dimensional ANNNI model in a Transverse Field: Analytic and numerical study of Effective HamiltoniansWe consider a spin-12 chain with competing nearest and next-nearest neighbor interactions within a transverse magnetic field, which is known to be an equiavelent to the ANNNI model. When…H. Rieger, G. Uimin·Apr 9, 1996SaveLearn
The critical exponents of the two-dimensional Ising spin glass revisited: Exact Ground State Calculations and Monte Carlo SimulationsThe critical exponents for T0 of the two-dimensional Ising spin glass model with Gaussian couplings are determined with the help of exact ground states for system sizes up to L=50 and by a…H. Rieger, L. Santen, U. Blasum et al.·Apr 9, 1996SaveLearn
Non-Fermi liquid theory of a compactified Anderson single-impurity modelWe consider a version of the symmetric Anderson impurity model (compactified) which has a non-Fermi liquid weak coupling regime. We find that in the Majorana fermion representation, perturbation…Guang-Ming Zhang, A. C. Hewson·Apr 9, 1996SaveLearn
Fluid mixtures of parallel hard cubesThe direct correlation function of a fluid mixture of parallel hard cubes is obtained by using Rosenfeld's fundamental measure approximation. This approximation is thermodynamically consistent…Jose A. Cuesta·Apr 9, 1996SaveLearn
Semiclassical and field theoretic studies of Heisenberg antiferromagnetic chains with frustration and dimerizationThe Heisenberg antiferromagnetic spin chain with both dimerization and frustration is studied. The classical ground state has three phases (a Neel phase, a spiral phase and a colinear phase), around…Sumathi Rao, Diptiman Sen·Apr 9, 1996SaveLearn
Time evolution of models described by one-dimensional discrete nonlinear Schrödinger equationThe dynamics of models described by a one-dimensional discrete nonlinear Schrödinger equation is studied. The nonlinearity in these models appears due to the coupling of the electronic motion to…P. K. Datta, K. Kundu·Apr 8, 1996SaveLearn
On the flux phase conjecture at half-filling: an improved proofWe present a simplification of Lieb's proof of the flux phase conjecture for interacting fermion systems -- such as the Hubbard model --, at half filling on a general class of graphs. The main…Nicolas Macris, Bruno Nachtergaele·Apr 8, 1996SaveLearn
Spectral Properties of Statistical Mechanics ModelsThe full spectrum of transfer matrices of the general eight-vertex model on a square lattice is obtained by numerical diagonalization. The eigenvalue spacing distribution and the spectral rigidity…Hendrik Meyer, Jean-Christian Anglès d'Auriac, Henrik Bruus·Apr 8, 1996SaveLearn
Bistability of persistent currents in mesoscopic ringsWe study the persistent currents flowing in a mesoscopic ring threaded by a magnetic flux and connected to a stub of finite length. Multistability processes and Coulomb blockade are demonstrated to…E. Anda, V. Ferrari, G. Chiappe·Apr 8, 1996SaveLearn
Chiral sound waves from a gauge theory of 1D generalized statisticsA topological gauge field theory in one spatial dimension is studied, with the gauge fields as generators of two commuting U(1) Kauc-Moody algebras. Coupling of these gauge fields to nonrelativistic…Silvio J. Benetton Rabello·Apr 6, 1996SaveLearn
Josephson and Quasiparticle Tunneling between Anisotropically Paired SuperconductorsCharge transport in tunnel junctions between singlet anisotropically paired superconductors is investigated theoretically making use of the Eilenberger equations for the quasiclassical Green…Yury S. Barash, Anatoly A. Svidzinsky·Apr 5, 1996SaveLearn
Magnetic Phase Diagram of Hubbard Model in Three Dimensions: the Second-Order Local ApproximationA local, second-order (truncated) approximation is applied to the Hubbard model in three dimensions. Lowering the temperature, at half-filling, the paramagnetic ground state becomes unstable towards…A. N. Tahvildar-Zadeh, J. K. Freericks, M. Jarrell·Apr 5, 1996SaveLearn
Log-periodic corrections to scaling: exact results for aperiodic Ising quantum chainsLog-periodic amplitudes of the surface magnetization are calculated analytically for two Ising quantum chains with aperiodic modulations of the couplings. The oscillating behaviour is linked to the…Dragi Karevski, Loic Turban·Apr 5, 1996SaveLearn
Phase transition of a Bose gas in a harmonic potentialWe consider a dilute Bose gas confined by a harmonic potential. We define an appropriate thermodynamic limit and analyze the properties of the phases and phase transition in this limit. Critical…Kedar Damle, T. Senthil, Satya N. Majumdar et al.·Apr 5, 1996SaveLearn
Theory of the optical conductivity of (TMTSF)2PF6 in the mid-infrared rangeWe propose an explanation of the mid-infrared peak observed in the optical conductivity of the Bechgaard salt (TMTSF)2PF6 in terms of electronic excitations. It is based on a numerical…Julien Favand, Frédéric Mila·Apr 5, 1996SaveLearn
Charge-density-waves and superconductivity as an alternative to phase separation in the infinite-U Hubbard-Holstein modelWe investigate the density instabilities present in the infinite-U Hubbard-Holstein model both at zero and finite momenta as well as the occurrence of Cooper instabilities with a specific emphasis on…F. Becca, M. Tarquini, M. Grilli et al.·Apr 5, 1996SaveLearn
The Kondo screening cloud: what can we learn from perturbation theory?We analyse the role which the distance scale ξK = vF/TK plays in the single-impurity Kondo problem using renormalization group improved perturbation theory. We derive the scaling functions for…Victor Barzykin, Ian Affleck·Apr 4, 1996SaveLearn
Gauge invariant nonlinear electric transport in mesoscopic conductorsWe use the scattering approach to investigate the nonlinear current-voltage characteristic of mesoscopic conductors. We discuss the leading nonlinearity by taking into account the self-consistent…T. Christen, M. Buttiker·Apr 4, 1996SaveLearn
Low-temperature conductance and DC current noise in a quantum wire with impurityThe nonlinear conductance for tunneling through an impurity in a Luttinger liquid and the nonequilibrium DC current noise are calculated exactly for low temperatures. We present a pedestrian pathway…Ulrich Weiss·Apr 4, 1996SaveLearn