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Breaking the chain
We consider the motion of a Brownian particle in , moving between
a particle fixed at the origin and another moving deterministically away at
slow speed . The middle particle interacts with its neighbours via
a potential of finite range , with a unique minimum at , where
. We say that the chain of particles breaks on the left- or right-hand
side when the middle particle is greater than a distance from its left or
right neighbour, respectively. We study the asymptotic location of the first
break of the chain in the limit of small noise, in the case where and is the noise intensity.Comment: 13 pages, 2 figures. v2: Corrected a mistake in proof of second part
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Disorder and chain superconductivity in YBa_2Cu_3O_{7-\delta}
The effects of chain disorder on superconductivity in YBa_2Cu_3O_{7-\delta}
are discussed within the context of a proximity model. Chain disorder causes
both pair-breaking and localization. The hybridization of chain and plane
wavefunctions reduces the importance of localization, so that the transport
anisotropy remains large in the presence of a finite fraction of
oxygen vacancies. Penetration depth and specific heat measurements probe the
pair-breaking effects of chain disorder, and are discussed in detail at the
level of the self-consistent T-matrix approximation. Quantitative agreement
with these experiments is found when chain disorder is present.Comment: 4 pages, 2 figures, submitted to PRB rapid communication
Quantum Breaking of Elastic String
Breaking of an atomic chain under stress is a collective many-particle
tunneling phenomenon. We study classical dynamics in imaginary time by using
conformal mapping technique, and derive an analytic formula for the probability
of breaking. The result covers a broad temperature interval and interpolates
between two regimes: tunneling and thermal activation. Also, we consider the
breaking induced by an ultrasonic wave propagating in the chain, and propose to
observe it in an STM experiment.Comment: 8 pages, RevTeX 3.0, Landau Institute preprint 261/643
Comment to "Imaging the atomic orbitals of carbon atomic chains with field-emission electron microscopy"
The observation of a stable doublet pattern in the field-emission electron
microscopy of a linear atomic chain requires a stable mechanism breaking the
axial symmetry, which is not identified correctly by Mikhailovskij et al.
[Phys. Rev. B 80, 165404 (2009)]. Using microscopic calculations, we attribute
the observed pattern to the symmetry breaking produced by the ligand where the
chain is attached, plus carbon pi-bonding alternation.Comment: 2 pages 1 fig, PRB commen
Entanglement and Spontaneous Symmetry Breaking in Quantum Spin Models
It is shown that spontaneous symmetry breaking does not modify the
ground-state entanglement of two spins, as defined by the concurrence, in the
XXZ- and the transverse field Ising-chain. Correlation function inequalities,
valid in any dimensions for these models, are presented outlining the regimes
where entanglement is unaffected by spontaneous symmetry breaking
Supersymmetry approach to the random heteropolymer theory
The effective equation of motion that describes the different monomer
alternation along the heteropolymer chain is proposed. On this basis the
supersymmetry field scheme is built up to analyze memory and ergodicity
breaking effects.Comment: 10 pages, 1 figur
Breaking Down the Chain: A Guide to the Soft Drink Industry
Provides an overview of the soft drink industry's earnings, structure, markets, and determinants of demand; major players; supply chain; marketing strategies; and policy and legislative actions in response to the sugar-sweetened beverage tax
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