Mixed-Valence Tetranuclear Manganese Single-Molecule MagnetsThe preparations, X-ray structures, and detailed physical characterizations are presented for two new mixed-valence tetranuclear manganese complexes that function as single-molecule magnets…Jae Yoo, Akira Yamaguchi, Motohiro Nakano et al.·Sep 26, 2001SaveLearn
Volatility driven market in a generalised Lotka Voltera formalismThe Generalized Lotka Voltera (GLV) formalism has been introduced in order to explain the power law distributions in the individual wealth (wi (t)) (Pareto law) and financial markets returns…Yoram Louzoun, Sorin Solomon·Sep 26, 2001SaveLearn
Quantum effects on dynamics of instabilities in Bose-Einstein condensatesDynamics of fluctuations in unstable Bose-Einstein condensates is analyzed by the solution of approximate operator equations. In the case of a condensate with a negative scattering length the present…V. A. Yurovsky·Sep 25, 2001SaveLearn
Stable Skyrmions in two-component Bose-Einstein condensatesWe show that stable Skyrmions exist in two-component atomic Bose-Einstein condensates, in the regime of phase separation. Using full three-dimensional simulations we find the stable Skyrmions with…Richard A. Battye, N. R. Cooper, Paul M. Sutcliffe·Sep 25, 2001SaveLearn
Temperature dependent shifts in collective excitations of a gaseous Bose-Einstein condensateThe moment method is applied to the quantum theory for a trapped dilute gas, obtaining equations for the evolution of the cloud. These equations proof the existence of undamped oscillations in a…Juan Jose Garcia-Ripoll·Sep 25, 2001SaveLearn
Excitonic effects in solids described by time-dependent density functional theoryStarting from the many-body Bethe-Salpeter equation we derive an exchange-correlation kernel fxc that reproduces excitonic effects in bulk materials within time-dependent density functional…Lucia Reining, Valerio Olevano, Angel Rubio et al.·Sep 24, 2001SaveLearn
Superfluid pairing in a polarized dipolar Fermi gasWe calculate the critical temperature of a superfluid phase transition in a polarized Fermi gas of dipolar particles. In this case the order parameter is anisotropic and has a nontrivial energy…M. A. Baranov, M. S. Mar'enko, Val. S. Rychkov et al.·Sep 24, 2001SaveLearn
Auger-electron cascades in diamond and amorphous carbonWe have analyzed the cascade of secondary electrons in diamond and amorphous carbon generated by the thermalisation of a single Auger electron. The elastic electron mean free path was calculated as a…Beata Ziaja, David van der Spoel, Abraham Szoeke et al.·Sep 24, 2001SaveLearn
Single-Molecule Magnets: Jahn-Teller Isomerism and the Origin of Two Magnetization Relaxation Processes in Mn12 ComplexesNew Mn12 single-molecule magnets (SMM's) with the composition [Mn12O12(O2CR)16(H2O)4] were prepared and structurally characterized. Complexes of this type can exhibit two out-of-phase ac magnetic…Sheila M. J. Aubin, Ziming Sun, Hilary J. Eppley et al.·Sep 20, 2001SaveLearn
Ratchet-Induced Segregation and Transport of Non-Spherical GrainsWe consider through simulations the behavior of elongated grains on a vibrating ratchet-shaped base. We observe differences in layer velocity profile and in net grain velocity for grains that are…J. F. Wambaugh, C. Reichhardt, C. J. Olson·Sep 20, 2001SaveLearn
Multi-scale clustering in granular surface flowsWe investigate steady granular surface flows in a rotating drum and demonstrate the existence of rigid clusters of grains embedded in the flowing layer. These clusters are fractal and their size is…D. Bonamy, F. Daviaud, L. Laurent et al.·Sep 20, 2001SaveLearn
Comparative simulation study of colloidal gels and glassesUsing computer simulations, we identify the mechanisms causing aggregation and structural arrest of colloidal suspensions interacting with a short-ranged attraction at moderate and high densities.…Antonio M. Puertas, Matthias Fuchs, Michael E. Cates·Sep 20, 2001SaveLearn
Large Deviation of the Density Profile in the Steady State of the Open Symmetric Simple Exclusion ProcessWe consider an open one dimensional lattice gas on sites i=1,...,N, with particles jumping independently with rate 1 to neighboring interior empty sites, the simple symmetric exclusion…B. Derrida, J. L. Lebowitz, E. R. Speer·Sep 19, 2001SaveLearn
Spin-based optical quantum gates via Pauli blocking in semiconductor quantum dotsWe present a solid-state implementation of ultrafast conditional quantum gates. Our proposal for a quantum-computing device is based on the spin degrees of freedom of electrons confined in…E. Pazy, E. Biolatti, T. Calarco et al.·Sep 19, 2001SaveLearn
Spin filtering by ferromagnetic nanowiresWe show that electrical current flowing through nanowires made of ferromagnetic disordered alloys can become highly spin polarized.A. T. Costa, R. B. Muniz·Sep 19, 2001SaveLearn
Charge transport through quantum dots via time-varying tunnel couplingsWe describe a novel mechanism for charge pumping through tunnel-coupled quantum dots in the regime of strong Coulomb blockade. The quantum state of an additional electron within the structure is…F. Renzoni, T. Brandes·Sep 19, 2001SaveLearn
Integrable Stochastic Ladder ModelsA general way to construct ladder models with certain Lie algebraic or quantum Lie algebraic symmetries is presented. These symmetric models give rise to series of integrable systems. It is shown…Sergio Albeverio, Shao-Ming Fei·Sep 18, 2001SaveLearn
A faster implementation of the pivot algorithm for self-avoiding walksThe pivot algorithm is a Markov Chain Monte Carlo algorithm for simulating the self-avoiding walk. At each iteration a pivot which produces a global change in the walk is proposed. If the resulting…Tom Kennedy·Sep 17, 2001SaveLearn
The complex superstructure in Mg1-xAlxB2 at x~0.5Electron diffraction and high resolution microscopy have been performed on Mg1-xAlxB2 with x~0.5. This composition displays a superstructure with a repeat period of exactly 2c along the c axis and…H. W. Zandbergen, M. Y. Wu, H. Jiang et al.·Sep 17, 2001SaveLearn
Abnormal Occupation REvisitedIt is demonstrated the Fermi surface of dense neutron matter may experience a rearrangement near the onset of pion condensation, due to strong momentum dependence of the effective interaction induced…J. W. Clark, V. A. Khodel, M. V. Zverev·Sep 17, 2001SaveLearn
Can Short-Range Interactions Mediate a Bose Metal Phase in 2D?We show here based on a 1-loop scaling analysis that short-range interactions are strongly irrelevant perturbations near the insulator-superconductor (IST) quantum critical point. The lack of any…Philip Phillips, Denis Dalidovich·Sep 14, 2001SaveLearn
Bose-Einstein Condensation and The Lambda Transition in Liquid HeliumIntegrating seminal ideas of London, Feynman, and Feenberg, this paper continues the development of an ab initio theory of the lambda transition in liquid 4He. The theory is based on variational…T. Lindenau, M. L. Ristig, J. W. Clark et al.·Sep 14, 2001SaveLearn
Erratum: "Kinetic Theory of Spin Coherence of Electrons in Semiconductors" [Journal of Superconductivity 14, 245 (2001)]Two typos in the published paper are pointed out. Both are just typos and the calculations in that paper are based on the correct formulism.M. W. Wu·Sep 14, 2001SaveLearn
Double Exchange in Electron Doped Ca1-xYxMnO3 ManganitesWe have studied structural, magnetic and transport properties as a function of temperature and magnetic field in the electron doped manganite YxCa1-xMnO3, for 0<x<0.25. We found that in the…H. Aliaga, M. T. Causa, A. Butera et al.·Sep 13, 2001SaveLearn
One-Parameter Scaling of the Conductivity of Si:B: A Temperature-Independent Variable-Range Hopping PrefactorFor insulating Si:B with dopant concentrations from 0.75 nc to the critical concentration nc, the conductivity ranging over five orders of magnitude collapses using a single scaling parameter T*…M. P. Sarachik, P. Dai·Sep 12, 2001SaveLearn