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Paired Orbitals for Different Spins equations
Eigenvalue-type equations for Lowdin-Amos-Hall spin-paired (corresponding)
orbitals are developed to provide an alternative to the standard spin-polarized
Hartree-Fock or Kohn-Sham equations. Obtained equations are non-canonical
unrestricted Hartree-Fock-type equations in which non-canonical orbitals are
fixed to be biorthogonal spin-paired orbitals. To derive paired orbitals for
different spins (PODS) equations there has been applied Adams-Gilbert
localizing operator approach. PODS equations are especially useful for
treatment of the broken-symmetry solutions for antiferromagnetic materials
Nonequilibrium Cooper pairing in the nonadiabatic regime
We obtain a complete solution for the mean-field dynamics of the BCS paired
state with a large, but finite number of Cooper pairs in the non-adiabatic
regime. We show that the problem reduces to a classical integrable Hamiltonian
system and derive a complete set of its integrals of motion. The condensate
exhibits irregular multi-frequency oscillations ergodically exploring the part
of the phase-space allowed by the conservation laws. In the thermodynamic limit
however the system can asymptotically reach a steady state.Comment: 4 pages, no figure
Nuclear Structure, Random Interactions and Mesoscopic Physics
Standard concepts of nuclear physics explaining the systematics of ground
state spins in nuclei by the presence of specific coherent terms in the
nucleon-nucleon interaction were put in doubt by the observation that these
systematics can be reproduced with high probability by randomly chosen
rotationally invariant interactions. We review the recent development in this
area, along with new original results of the authors. The self-organizing role
of geometry in a finite mesoscopic system explains the main observed features
in terms of the created mean field and correlations that are considered in
analogy to the random phase approximation.Comment: review paper; 54 pages with 16 figure
Theoretical Studies of the Structure and Stability of Metal Chalcogenide CrnTem (1≤n≤6, 1≤m≤8) clusters
In the presented work, first principle studies on electronic structure, stability, and magnetic properties of metal chalcogenide, CrnTem clusters have been carried out within a density functional framework using generalized gradient functions to incorporate the exchange and correlation effects. The energetic and electronic stability was investigated, and it was found that they are not always correlated as seen in the cluster Cr6Te8 which has smaller gap between its HOMO (Highest Occupied Molecular Orbital) and LUMO (Lowest Unoccupied Molecular Orbital) and a high electron affinity of 3.39 eV indicating lower electronic stability whereas higher fragmentation energy indicating energetic stability. The high electron affinity shows that the stability of Cr6Te8 cluster can be enhanced by adding charge donating ligands including PEt3 to form stable Cr6Te8(PEt3)6 clusters as seen in experiments. The other cluster of interest was Cr4Te6 in which energetic stability was accompanied with electronic inertness marked by its large HOMO-LUMO gap, non-magnetic ground state and high fragmentation energy
Description of rotating nuclei in terms of isovector pairing
A systematic investigation of the rotating even-even nuclei in the mass
region has been performed within the frameworks of the Cranked
Relativistic Mean field, Cranked Relativistic Hartree Bogoliubov theories and
cranked Nilsson-Strutinsky approach. Most of the experimental data is well
accounted for in the calculations. The present study suggests that there is
strong isovector -pair field at low spin, the strength of which is defined
by the isospin symmetry. At high spin, the isovector pair field is destroyed
and the data are well described by the calculations assuming zero pairing. No
clear evidence for the existence of the isoscalar -pairing has been
obtained in the present investigation.Comment: 20 pages + 19 figures, submitted to Phys. Rev.
Low-energy spectrum of iron-sulfur clusters directly from many-particle quantum mechanics
FeS clusters are a universal biological motif. They carry out electron
transfer, redox chemistry, and even oxygen sensing, in diverse processes
including nitrogen fixation, respiration, and photosynthesis. The low-lying
electronic states are key to their remarkable reactivity, but cannot be
directly observed. Here we present the first ever quantum calculation of the
electronic levels of [2Fe-2S] and [4Fe-4S] clusters free from any model
assumptions. Our results highlight limitations of long-standing models of their
electronic structure. In particular, we demonstrate that the widely used
Heisenberg-Double-Exchange model underestimates the number of states by 1-2
orders of magnitude, which can conclusively be traced to the absence of Fe
dd excitations, thought to be important in these clusters.
Further, the electronic energy levels of even the same spin are dense on the
scale of vibrational fluctuations, and this provides a natural explanation for
the ubiquity of these clusters in nature for catalyzing reactions.Comment: Nature Chemistry, 201
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