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    Fermi Surface Reconstruction without Breakdown of Kondo Screening at Quantum Critical Point

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    Motivated by recent Hall-effect experiment in YbRh2_2Si2_2, we study ground state properties of a Kondo lattice model in a two-dimensional square lattice using variational Monte Carlo method. We show that there are two types of phase transition, antiferromagnetic transition and topological one (Fermi surface reconstruction). In a wide region of parameters, these two transitions occur simultaneously without the breakdown of Kondo screening, accompanied by a discontinuous change of the Hall coefficient. This result is consistent with the experiment and gives a novel theoretical picture for the quantum critical point in heavy fermion systems.Comment: 4 pages, 3 figures, submitted to Physical Review Letter

    Variation of Internal Friction with Magnetization in Nickel

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    The internal friction Q^ of nickel annealed at 1000℃ for 10hr was measured in a magnetic field by the electrostatic driving method. The results obtained are as follows : (1) With decreasing magnetic field H from a magnetically saturated state, Q^ increases from about H=30 Oe and shows a maximum at H=15 Oe. (2) The magnetic hysteresis loss Q^_h was separated from the whole Q^ through measurement of the dynamic stress with an interference comparameter. (3) When Q^_h is expressed as a function of magentization I/I_s, Q^_h shows a maximum at I/I_s=0.6 ; it becomes smaller with increasing driving frequency f and vanishes at f=5.8 kHz

    Specific Heats of Fe-Ni (fcc) Alloys at High Temperature

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    Specific heats at constant pressure, C_p, of Fe-Ni (fcc) alloys have been measured a temperatures 300~1000 K. For alloys containing more than 50%Ni, the C_p-T curve shows a sharp λ-type peak at ferromagnetic Curie temperature. For the alloys less in concentration of nickel, however, only a dull peak is observed. The C_p-T curve is analyzed using the values of thermal expansion coefficient and of compressibility measured on the same conditions, separating the magnetic contribution from total specific heats
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