Social phase transition in Solomon networkIn this paper the Solomon network is simulated by means of 1D and 2D Ising model with additional -- not only geometrical -- neighbors. A "social phase transition" at a non-zero Curie-like…K. Malarz·Oct 29, 2002SaveLearn
Magnetic Semiconfinement of Neutral AtomsA mechanism for creating well-collimated beams of neutral particles or atoms with spins is studied. The consideration is accomplished for a general realistic case, taking into account: (i) the…V. I. Yukalov, E. P. Yukalova·Oct 29, 2002SaveLearn
Formation of InAs Self-Assembled Quantum Rings on InPShape transformations of partially capped self-assembled InAs quantum dots grown on InP are studied. Atomic force microscopy images show large anisotropic redistribution of the island material after…T. Raz, D. Ritter, G. Bahir·Oct 29, 2002SaveLearn
Low energy monopole Modes of a Trapped atomic Fermi GasWe consider the low energy collective monopole modes of a trapped weakly interacting atomic Fermi gas in the collisionless regime. The spectrum is calculated for varying coupling strength and…G. M. Bruun·Oct 29, 2002SaveLearn
Conductance from Non-perturbative Methods IWe investigate different methods to compute the DC conductance in a quantum wire doped with some impuritied by exploiting the integrability of the theories under consideration. As an essential…Olalla A. Castro-Alvaredo, Andreas Fring·Oct 28, 2002SaveLearn
Conductance from Non-perturbative Methods IIThis talk provides a natural continuation of the talk presented by Andreas Fring in this conference. Part I was focused on explaining how the DC conductance for a free Fermion theory in the presence…Olalla A. Castro-Alvaredo, Andreas Fring·Oct 28, 2002SaveLearn
Ground-state properties of one-dimensional matter and quantum dissociation of a Luttinger liquidWe analyze ground-state properties of strictly one-dimensional molecular matter comprised of identical particles of mass m. Such a class of systems can be described by an additive two-body potential…Eugene B. Kolomeisky, Xiaoya Qi, Michael Timmins·Oct 27, 2002SaveLearn
Ultrasmall In(Ga)As Quantum Dots Grown on Strained GaxIn1-xP LayersInAs self-assembled quantum dots were grown on strained layers of GaxIn1-xP (0 < x < 0.3) on InP substrates. We show that the quantum dots have narrow vertical dimensions, ranging between 2 to 10…T. Raz, D. Ritter, G. Bahir et al.·Oct 27, 2002SaveLearn
Statistics of lowest droplets in two-dimensional Gaussian Ising spin glassesA new approach to determine the value of the zero-temperature thermal exponent theta in spin glasses is presented. It consists in describing the energy level spectrum in spin glasses only in terms of…Picco Marco, Ritort Felix, Sales Marta·Oct 25, 2002SaveLearn
Characterization of large price variations in financial marketsStatistics of drawdowns (loss from the last local maximum to the next local minimum) plays an important role in risk assessment of investment strategies. As they incorporate higher (> two) order…Anders Johansen·Oct 25, 2002SaveLearn
Atom-Atom Scattering Under Cylindrical Harmonic Confinement: Numerical and Analytical Studies of the Confinement Induced ResonanceIn a recent article [M. Olshanii, Phys. Rev. Lett. 81, 938 (1998)], an analytic solution of atom-atom scattering with a delta-function pseudopotential interaction in the presence of transverse…T. Bergeman, M. G. Moore, M. Olshanii·Oct 24, 2002SaveLearn
Microscopic many-body theory of atomic Bose gases near a Feshbach resonanceA Feshbach resonance in the s-wave scattering length occurs if the energy of the two atoms in the incoming open channel is close to the energy of a bound state in a coupled closed channel. Starting…R. A. Duine, H. T. C. Stoof·Oct 24, 2002SaveLearn
Nonequilibrium transitions in complex networks: a model of social interactionWe analyze the non-equilibrium order-disorder transition of Axelrod's model of social interaction in several complex networks. In a small world network, we find a transition between an ordered…Konstantin Klemm, Victor M. Eguiluz, Raul Toral et al.·Oct 24, 2002SaveLearn
Directional Emission from Microlasers with Open Chaotic ResonatorsUsing topological classical considerations (Poincarè Maps) the appearance of ``bow-tie''-shaped resonances is predicted for certain types of waveguides. The geometry of such waveguides is…J. A. Méndez-Bermúdez, G. A. Luna-Acosta, P. Šeba·Oct 23, 2002SaveLearn
The New ISIS Instrument Control SystemIn this paper we present the new PC-VME based data acquisition system which is now being used on the ISIS Engineering diffractometer instrument, ENGIN-X.F. A. Akeroyd, S. I. Campbell, C. M. Moreton-Smith·Oct 23, 2002SaveLearn
Extracting Hidden Symmetry from the Energy SpectrumIn this paper we revisit the problem of finding hidden symmetries in quantum mechanical systems. Our interest in this problem was renewed by nontrivial degeneracies of a simple spin Hamiltonian used…Emil A. Yuzbashyan, William Happer, Boris L. Altshuler et al.·Oct 22, 2002SaveLearn
Statistical models for company growthWe study Sutton's `microcanonical' model for the internal organisation of firms, that leads to non trivial scaling properties for the statistics of growth rates. We show that the growth rates…Matthieu Wyart, Jean-Philippe Bouchaud·Oct 22, 2002SaveLearn
Second-quantized Landau-Zener theory for dynamical instabilitiesState engineering in nonlinear quantum dynamics sometimes may demand driving the system through a sequence of dynamically unstable intermediate states. This very general scenario is especially…J. R. Anglin·Oct 22, 2002SaveLearn
Stiffening of fluid membranes due to thermal undulations: density matrix renormalization group studyIt has been considered that the effective bending rigidity of fluid membranes should be reduced by thermal undulations. However, recent thorough investigation by Pinnow and Helfrich revealed…Yoshihiro Nishiyama·Oct 22, 2002SaveLearn
Open GENIE - Analysis and ControlOpen GENIE is the successor to the widely used and high successful GENIE program that is used as the principal front-end neutron data analysis tool at the ISIS spallation neutron source. In this…S. I. Campbell, F. A. Akeroyd, C. M. Moreton-Smith·Oct 22, 2002SaveLearn
The application of the NeXus data format to ISIS muon dataAlthough originally designed by and for the use of the Neutron and X-ray communities, the flexibility of the NeXus data format makes it equally suitable for storing data gathered from MuSR…S. P. Cottrell, D. Flannery, G. Porter et al.·Oct 22, 2002SaveLearn
Instrument Control at the FRM-II using TACO and NICOSAt the new neutron source FRM--II in Garching, Germany, the TACO control system, originally developed at the ESRF in Grenoble, France is used for instrument control purposes. TACO provides an object…Tobias Unruh·Oct 22, 2002SaveLearn
Thermodynamics of a deformed Bose gasBy making use of the double-time Green function technique, we study thermodynamics of a deformed Bose gas, which describes well properties of density intensive photonic gas and radiation fields of…Zhe Chang, Shao-Xia Chen·Oct 21, 2002SaveLearn
openDaVE - a data visualisation and transformation frameworkAt present each neutron scattering facility has its own set of data treatment software, normally based on a proprietary data format. The travelling scientist is either forced to continually learn new…Jens Krueger·Oct 20, 2002SaveLearn
Instrument Control With TACO at the FRM-IIWith the start up of the new German Neutron Source FRM-II in Garching, a common instrument control system has to be installed at the different neutron scattering instruments. With respect to the…Jens Krueger, Juergen Neuhaus·Oct 20, 2002SaveLearn