Microscopic theory of atom-molecule oscillations in a Bose-Einstein condensateIn a recent experiment at JILA [E.A. Donley et al., Nature (London) 417, 529 (2002)] an initially pure condensate of Rb-85 atoms was exposed to a specially designed time dependent magnetic field…Thorsten Koehler, Thomas Gasenzer, Keith Burnett·Sep 4, 2002SaveLearn
Bose-Einstein Condensation on inhomogeneous networks: mesoscopic aspects versus thermodynamic limitWe study the filling of states in a pure hopping boson model on the comb lattice, a low dimensional discrete structure where geometrical inhomogeneity induces Bose-Einstein condensation (BEC) at…P. Buonsante, R. Burioni, D. Cassi et al.·Sep 4, 2002SaveLearn
Sub-wetting layer continuum states in quantum dot samplesIn the polar semiconductor samples of the self-organized quantum dots, grown by the Stranski-Krastanow growth method, the lowest energy extended states of the electronic excitations are assumed to be…K. Kral, P. Zdenek·Sep 4, 2002SaveLearn
X-ray-induced disordering of the dimerization pattern and apparent low-temperature enhancement of lattice symmetry in spinel CuIr2S4At low temperatures, spinel CuIr2S4 is a charge-ordered spin-dimerized insulator with triclinic lattice symmetry. We find that x-rays induce a structural transition in which the local triclinic…H. Ishibashi, T. Y. Koo, Y. S. Hor et al.·Sep 4, 2002SaveLearn
Tuning p-wave interactions in an ultracold Fermi gas of atomsWe have measured a p-wave Feshbach resonance in a single-component, ultracold Fermi gas of potassium atoms. We have used this resonance to enhance the normally suppressed p-wave collision…C. A. Regal, C. Ticknor, J. L. Bohn et al.·Sep 4, 2002SaveLearn
Dynamically Stabilized Bright Solitons in a Two-Dimensional Bose-Einstein CondensateWe demonstrate that matter-wave bright solitons can be stabilized in 2D free space by causing the strength of interactions to oscillate rapidly between repulsive and attractive by using, e.g.,…Hiroki Saito, Masahito Ueda·Sep 3, 2002SaveLearn
Statistical properties of neutral evolutionNeutral evolution is the simplest model of molecular evolution and thus it is most amenable to a comprehensive theoretical investigation. In this paper, we characterize the statistical properties of…Ugo Bastolla, Markus Porto, H. Eduardo Roman et al.·Sep 3, 2002SaveLearn
Terahertz magneto-spectroscopy of transient plasmas in semiconductorsUsing synchronized near-infrared (NIR) and terahertz (THz) lasers, we have performed picosecond time-resolved THz spectroscopy of transient carriers in semiconductors. Specifically, we measured the…M. A. Zudov, A. P. Mitchell, A. H. Chin et al.·Sep 3, 2002SaveLearn
Watching a drunkard for ten nights: A study of distributions of variancesFor any physical observable in statistical systems, the most frequently studied quantities are its average and standard deviation. Yet, its full distribution often carries extremely interesting…R. K. P. Zia, B. Schmittmann·Sep 2, 2002SaveLearn
Ultracold atoms and Bose-Einstein condensates in optical latticesFor ultracold and Bose-condensed atoms contained in periodic optical potential wells the quantized nature of their motion is clearly visible. The motion of the atomic wavepacket can also be…O. Morsch, E. Arimondo·Sep 2, 2002SaveLearn
Dynamics and phase evolution of Bose-Einstein condensates in one-dimensional optical latticesWe report experimental results on the dynamics and phase evolution of Bose-Einstein condensates in 1D optical lattices. The dynamical behaviour is studied by adiabatically loading the condensate into…O. Morsch, M. Cristiani, J. H. Müller et al.·Sep 2, 2002SaveLearn
Duplication Models for Biological NetworksAre biological networks different from other large complex networks? Both large biological and non-biological networks exhibit power-law graphs (number of nodes with degree k, N(k) ~ k-b) yet the…Fan Chung, Linyuan Lu, T. Gregory Dewey et al.·Aug 31, 2002SaveLearn
Exact-Exchange Density Functional Theory applied to a strongly inhomogeneous electron gasA recently developed quasi two-dimensional exact-exchange formalism within the framework of Density Functional Theory has been applied to a strongly inhomogeneous interacting electron gas, and the…S. Rigamonti, F. A. Reboredo, C. R. Proetto·Aug 31, 2002SaveLearn
Ground state and elementary excitations of single and binary Bose-Einstein condensates of trapped dipolar gasesWe analyze the ground-state properties and the excitation spectrum of Bose-Einstein condensates of trapped dipolar particles. First, we consider the case of a single-component polarized dipolar gas.…K. Goral, L. Santos·Aug 30, 2002SaveLearn
An analytic model of the shear modulus at all densities and temperaturesAn analytic model of the shear modulus applicable at temperatures up to melt and at all densities is presented. It is based in part on a relation between the melting temperature and the shear modulus…L. Burakovsky, C. W. Greeff, D. L. Preston·Aug 29, 2002SaveLearn
Ising magnets with mobile defectsMotivated by recent experiments on cuprates with low-dimensional magnetic interactions, a new class of two-dimensional Ising models with short-range interactions and mobile defects is introduced and…W. Selke, V. L. Pokrovsky, B. Buechner et al.·Aug 28, 2002SaveLearn
Exact results for hydrogen recombination on dust grain surfacesThe recombination of hydrogen in the interstellar medium, taking place on surfaces of microscopic dust grains, is an essential process in the evolution of chemical complexity in interstellar clouds.…Ofer Biham, Azi Lipshtat·Aug 28, 2002SaveLearn
On the Normal State Electronic properties of Layered Sr2 RuO4Based on a comprehensive perusal of experimental results, we construct a microscopic model describing the normal state of layered 4d oxide Sr2 RuO4 incorporating relevant quantum chemical features…M. S. Laad, E. Müller-Hartmann·Aug 28, 2002SaveLearn
Simulating Male Selfish Strategy in Reproduction DisputeWe introduce into the Penna Model for biological ageing one of the possible male mechanisms used to maximize the ability of their sperm to compete with sperm from other males. Such a selfish…P. M. C de Oliveira, S. Moss de Oliveira·Aug 28, 2002SaveLearn
Half-quantum vortices in strongly correlated Bose liquidsWe discuss the structure of a vortex in a superfluid Bose liquid with a suppressed Bose-Einstein condensate and an intensive pair correlated condensate. The vortex represents the pair of half-quantum…G. E. Volovik·Aug 28, 2002SaveLearn
Discrete scale invariance, and its logarithmic extensionIt is known that discrete scale invariance leads to log-periodic corrections to scaling. We investigate the correlations of a system with discrete scale symmetry, discuss in detail possible extension…N. Abed-Pour, A. Aghamohammadi, M. Khorrami et al.·Aug 28, 2002SaveLearn
Bose-Einstein Condensates in Optical Lattices: Band-Gap Structure and SolitonsWe analyze the existence and stability of spatially extended (Bloch-type) and localized states of a Bose-Einstein condensate loaded into an optical lattice. In the framework of the Gross-Pitaevskii…Pearl J. Y. Louis, Elena A. Ostrovskaya, Craig M. Savage et al.·Aug 27, 2002SaveLearn
Electron Cascades Produced by Photoelectrons in DiamondSecondary electron cascades are responsible for significant ionizations in macroscopic samples during irradiation with X-rays. A quantitative analysis of these cascades is needed, e.g. for assessing…Beata Ziaja, Abraham Szoeke, Janos Hajdu·Aug 27, 2002SaveLearn
Bader's interatomic surface and Bohmian mechanicsA Thomas-Fermi statistical analysis of Bader's interatomic surface developed in a previous work (L.Delle Site, Phys.Lett.A 286 61-64 (2001)) is here extended by considering exchange effects and…L. Delle Site·Aug 27, 2002SaveLearn
Characterization of the stretched exponential trap-time distributions in one-dimensional coupled map latticesStretched exponential distributions and relaxation responses are encountered in a wide range of physical systems such as glasses, polymers and spin glasses. As found recently, this type of behavior…S. I. Simdyankin, Normand Mousseau, E. R. Hunt·Aug 26, 2002SaveLearn