425 research outputs found
Theoretical analysis of quantum dynamics in 1D lattices: Wannier-Stark description
This papers presents a formalism describing the dynamics of a quantum
particle in a one-dimensional tilted time-dependent lattice. The description
uses the Wannier-Stark states, which are localized in each site of the lattice
and provides a simple framework leading to fully-analytical developments.
Particular attention is devoted to the case of a time-dependent potential,
which results in a rich variety of quantum coherent dynamics is found.Comment: 8 pages, 6 figures, submitted to PR
Interplay between Coulomb Blockade and Resonant Tunneling studied by the Keldysh Green's Function Method
A theory of tunneling through a quantum dot is presented which enables us to
study combined effects of Coulomb blockade and discrete energy spectrum of the
dot. The expression of tunneling current is derived from the Keldysh Green's
function method, and is shown to automatically satisfy the conservation at DC
current of both junctions.Comment: 4 pages, 3 figures(mail if you need), use revtex.sty, error
corrected, changed titl
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Population Density and Seasonality Effects on Sin Nombre Virus Transmission in North American Deermice (Peromyscus maniculatus) in Outdoor Enclosures
Surveys of wildlife host-pathogen systems often document clear seasonal variation in transmission; conclusions concerning the relationship between host population density and transmission vary. In the field, effects of seasonality and population density on natural disease cycles are challenging to measure independently, but laboratory experiments may poorly reflect what happens in nature. Outdoor manipulative experiments are an alternative that controls for some variables in a relatively natural environment. Using outdoor enclosures, we tested effects of North American deermouse (Peromyscus maniculatus) population density and season on transmission dynamics of Sin Nombre hantavirus. In early summer, mid-summer, late summer, and fall 2007â2008, predetermined numbers of infected and uninfected adult wild deermice were released into enclosures and trapped weekly or bi-weekly. We documented 18 transmission events and observed significant seasonal effects on transmission, wounding frequency, and host breeding condition. Apparent differences in transmission incidence or wounding frequency between high- and low-density treatments were not statistically significant. However, high host density was associated with a lower proportion of males with scrotal testes. Seasonality may have a stronger influence on disease transmission dynamics than host population density, and density effects cannot be considered independent of seasonality
Microscopic theory of single-electron tunneling through molecular-assembled metallic nanoparticles
We present a microscopic theory of single-electron tunneling through metallic
nanoparticles connected to the electrodes through molecular bridges. It
combines the theory of electron transport through molecular junctions with the
description of the charging dynamics on the nanoparticles. We apply the theory
to study single-electron tunneling through a gold nanoparticle connected to the
gold electrodes through two representative benzene-based molecules. We
calculate the background charge on the nanoparticle induced by the charge
transfer between the nanoparticle and linker molecules, the capacitance and
resistance of molecular junction using a first-principles based Non-Equilibrium
Green's Function theory. We demonstrate the variety of transport
characteristics that can be achieved through ``engineering'' of the
metal-molecule interaction.Comment: To appear in Phys. Rev.
Non Equilibrium Electronic Distribution in Single Electron Devices
The electronic distribution in devices with sufficiently small diemnsions may
not be in thermal equilibrium with their surroundings. Systems where the
occupancies of electronic states are solely determined by tunneling processes
are analyzed. It is shown that the effective temperature of the device may be
higher, or lower, than that of its environment, depending on the applied
voltage and the energy dependence of the tunneling rates. The I-V
characteristics become asymmetric. Comparison with recent experiments is made
Charge Solitons in 1-D Arrays of Serially Coupled Josephson Junctions
We study a 1-D array of Josephson coupled superconducting grains with kinetic
inductance which dominates over the Josephson inductance. In this limit the
dynamics of excess Cooper pairs in the array is described in terms of charge
solitons, created by polarization of the grains. We analyze the dynamics of
these topological excitations, which are dual to the fluxons in a long
Josephson junction, using the continuum sine-Gordon model. We find that their
classical relativistic motion leads to saturation branches in the I-V
characteristic of the array. We then discuss the semi-classical quantization of
the charge soliton, and show that it is consistent with the large kinetic
inductance of the array. We study the dynamics of a quantum charge soliton in a
ring-shaped array biased by an external flux through its center. If the
dephasing length of the quantum charge soliton is larger than the circumference
of the array, quantum phenomena like persistent current and coherent current
oscillations are expected. As the characteristic width of the charge soliton is
of the order of 100 microns, it is a macroscopic quantum object. We discuss the
dephasing mechanisms which can suppress the quantum behaviour of the charge
soliton.Comment: 26 pages, LaTex, 7 Postscript figure
Zero Frequency Current Noise for the Double Tunnel Junction Coulomb Blockade
We compute the zero frequency current noise numerically and in several limits
analytically for the coulomb blockade problem consisting of two tunnel
junctions connected in series. At low temperatures over a wide range of
voltages, capacitances, and resistances it is shown that the noise measures the
variance in the number of electrons in the region between the two tunnel
junctions. The average current, on the other hand, only measures the mean
number of electrons. Thus, the noise provides additional information about
transport in these devices which is not available from measuring the current
alone.Comment: 33 pages, 10 figure
On Uniqueness of the Jump Process in Quantum Measurement Theory
We prove that, contrary to the standard quantum theory of continuous
observation, in the formalism of Event Enhanced Quantum Theory the stochastic
process generating individual sample histories of pairs (observed quantum
system, observing classical apparatus) is unique. This result gives a rigorous
basis to the previous heuristic argument of Blanchard and Jadczyk. Possible
implications of this result are discussed.Comment: 31 pages, LaTeX, article; e-mail contact [email protected]
Fluctuation theorem for currents and Schnakenberg network theory
A fluctuation theorem is proved for the macroscopic currents of a system in a
nonequilibrium steady state, by using Schnakenberg network theory. The theorem
can be applied, in particular, in reaction systems where the affinities or
thermodynamic forces are defined globally in terms of the cycles of the graph
associated with the stochastic process describing the time evolution.Comment: new version : 16 pages, 1 figure, to be published in Journal of
Statistical Physic
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