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    Crystallographic refinement of collective excitations using standing wave inelastic x-ray scattering

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    We propose a method for realizing true, real-space imaging of charge dynamics in a periodic system, with angstrom spatial resolution and attosecond time resolution. In this method, inelastic x-ray scattering (IXS) is carried out with a coherent, standing wave source, which provides the off-diagonal elements of the generalized dynamic structure factor, S(q_1,q_2,\omega), allowing complete reconstruction of the inhomogeneous response function of the system, \chi(x_1,x_2,t). The quantity \chi has the physical meaning of a propagator for charge, so allows one to observe - in real time - the disturbance in the electron density created by a point source placed at a specified location, x_1 (on an atom vs. between atoms, for example). This method may be thought of as a generalization of x-ray crystallography that allows refinement of the excited states of a periodic system, rather than just its ground state.Comment: 28 pages, 8 figures, submitted to Chemical Physic

    Considerazioni su alcune dediche di traduzioni latine di opere greche fatte da umanisti del Quattrocento.

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    Tra il 1397 (arrivo di Crisolora in Italia) e l'inizio del XVI secolo, senza distinguere tra traduzioni che ebbero solo una versione a stampa e quelle che godettero anche di una fortuna manoscritta, tra gli stampati si contano circa 125 autori e 569 opere greche tradotte da 758 traduttori. Quasi tutte ebbero una dedica. L'insieme costituisce un corpus omogeneo per finalità (offrire una traduzione), diacronia (XV-inizi del XVI), formazione degli autori e intenti (scolastici, di carriera a corte). Perciò, è significativo esaminare le costanti e la variabili all'interno di questo materiale

    Temperature-resolution anomalies in the reconstruction of time dynamics from energy-loss experiments

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    Inelastic scattering techniques provide a powerful approach to studying electron and nuclear dynamics, via reconstruction of a propagator that quantifies the time evolution of a system. There is now growing interest in applying such methods to very low energy excitations, such as lattice vibrations, but in this limit the cross section is no longer proportional to a propagator. Significant deviations occur due to the finite temperature Bose statistics of the excitations. Here we consider this issue in the context of high-resolution electron energy loss experiments on the copper-oxide superconductor Bi2_2Sr2_2CaCu2_2O8+x_{8+x}. We find that simple division of a Bose factor yields an accurate propagator on energy scales greater than the resolution width. However, at low energy scales, the effects of resolution and finite temperature conspire to create anomalies in the dynamics at long times. We compare two practical ways for dealing with such anomalies, and discuss the range of validity of the technique in light of this comparison.Comment: 19 pages, 2 figures, submitted to Journal of Physics

    Ut Ciceroni videtur, homini definiendi peritissimo : strutture dialogiche e uso di Cicerone e della poesia latina nel De humanae vitae felicitate di Bartolomeo Facio

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    Il dialogo De humanae vitae felicitate di Bartolomeo Facio (ca. 1445-1446) è stato finora studiato soprattutto nel quadro della polemica che vide tra i suoi protagonisti lo stesso Facio e Lorenzo Valla sul tema della felicità umana. Il presente lavoro accoglie i risultati di questo tipo di ricerche, aggiungendo le spiegazioni che lo stesso Facio fornisce nelle Invective in Laurentium Vallam circa alcune scelte da lui compiute nella stesura del dialogo, ed analizza la struttura del dialogo e il suo uso delle fonti classiche, di cui mette in luce una differenza tra l’impiego di testi di prosa, come le opere di Cicerone, menzionate come strumento argomentativo o per fornire esempi utili al ragionamento, e i testi di poesia latina, come Giovenale, che spesso non apportano un argomento in più al ragionamento, ma servono ad abbellire il discorso del personaggio Guarino. During his stay at the Aragonese court of Naples, Bartolomeo Facio wrote the dialogue entitled De humanae vitae felicitate (ca. 1445-1446) in the context of the harsh disputes which had as protagonists Facio himself (together with the Panormita) and Lorenzo Valla. This paper focuses on the structure of the dialogue and discusses the explanations provided by Facio in his Invective in Laurentium Vallam in order to justify some choices he had made in the outline Ut Ciceroni videtur, homini definiendi peritissimo : strutture dialogiche e uso di Cicero (...) 14 Mélanges de l’École française de Rome - Moyen Âge, 128-1 | 2016 of the dialogue, which had been severely criticized by Valla. Moreover, it will be analyzed Facio’s use of classical sources, for it turns out a different use of the classical prose texts, like the works of Cicero, from those of the Latin poetry, as Juvenal, whose verses are mentioned only to embellish the reasoning of the character Guarino

    Gemma Donati, L'Orthographia di Giovanni Tortelli. Percorsi dei classici, 11. Messina: Centro Interdipartimentale di Studi Umanistici, 2006. Pp. xix, 407; pls. 24. ISBN 88-87541-31-0. €60.00 (pb).

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    Recensione del volume: Gemma Donati, L'Orthographia di Giovanni Tortelli. Percorsi dei classici, 11. Messina: Centro Interdipartimentale di Studi Uma

    Interface Ferromagnetism in a SrMnO3/LaMnO3 Superlattice

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    Resonant soft x-ray absorption measurements at the O K edge on a SrMnO3/LaMnO3 superlattice show a shoulder at the energy of doped holes, which corresponds to the main peak of resonant scattering from the modulation in the doped hole density. Scattering line shape at the Mn L3,2 edges has a strong variation below the ferromagnetic transition temperature. This variation has a period equal to half the superlattice superperiod and follows the development of the ferromagnetic moment, pointing to a ferromagnetic phase developing at the interfaces. It occurs at the resonant energies for Mn3+ and Mn4+ valences. A model for these observations is presented, which includes a double-exchange two-site orbital and the variation with temperature of the hopping frequency tij between the two sites.Comment: 8.1 pages, 6 figure

    Microscopic theory of resonant soft x-ray scattering in systems with charge order

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    We present a microscopic theory of resonant soft x-ray scattering (RSXS) that accounts for the delocalized character of valence electrons. Unlike past approaches defined in terms of form factors for atoms or clusters, we develop a functional determinant method that allows us to treat realistic band structures. This method builds upon earlier theoretical work in mesoscopic physics and accounts for both excitonic effects as well as the orthogonality catastrophe arising from interaction between the core hole and the valence band electrons. Comparing to RSXS measurements from stripe-ordered LBCO, we show that the two-peak structure observed near the O K edge can be understood as arising from dynamic nesting within the canonical cuprate band structure. Our results provide evidence for reasonably well-defined, high-energy quasiparticlesComment: 7 pages, 2 figure

    Il concetto di dignitas tra teoria e prassi nel pensiero storiografico di Bartolomeo Facio

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    During his stay at the Neapolitan court of Alphonse the Magnanimous, the humanist Bartholomew Facio wrote a celebrative history of the Aragonese king (Rerum gestarum Alphonsi primi regis libri decem) starting from the beginning of the war for the conquest of the kingdom of Naples (ca. 1420) to Alphonse's victory, his triumphal arrival in Naples and the first acts of his government. In order to celebrate the king Facio made oft use of the concept of dignitas, which denotes generally the prestige of the king and of his actions and words, which put the king in a superior position with respect to the rest of the mankind. The present paper intends to focus on the dignitas in Facio, by analysing the theoretic explanations of the term introduced by Facio in his Invective in Laurentium Vallam and the practical application of the dignitas in the episodes of the Rerum gestarum Alphonsi primi regis libri decem. The concept of dignitas has no tradition in the classical and medieval historiography, whereas it seems to have been well known in the school of rhetoric, as it is testified by the master of Facio, Guarino Guarini, by the lectures on Cicero held by the famous grammarian Gasparino Barzizza and by the panegyrics in honour of Alphonse delivered or written in Naples after his victory. Durante la sua permanenza alla corte napoletana di Alfonso il Magnanimo, l'umanista Bartolomeo Facio scrisse una storia celebrativa del re aragonese (Rerum gestarum Alphonsi primi regis libri decem) a partire dall'inizio della guerra per la conquista del regno di Napoli (1420) alla vittoria di Alfonso, al suo arrivo trionfale a Napoli e ai primi atti del suo governo. Per celebrare il re, Facio faceva spesso uso del concetto di dignitas, che denota generalmente il prestigio del re e delle sue azioni e parole, che mettevano il re in una posizione superiore rispetto al resto dell'umanità. Il presente lavoro intende concentrarsi sulla dignitas in Facio, analizzando le spiegazioni teoriche del termine introdotto da Facio nelle Invective in Laurentium Vallam e l'applicazione pratica della dignitas negli episodi dei Rerum gestarum Alphonsi primi regis libri decem. Il concetto di dignitas non ha una tradizione nella storiografia classica e medievale, mentre sembra essere stato ben noto nella scuola di retorica, come è testimoniato dal maestro di Facio, Guarino Guarini e dalle lezioni su Cicerone tenute dal famoso il grammatico Gasparino Barzizza ovvero dai panegirici in onore di Alfonso recitati o pubblicati a Napoli dopo la sua vittoria

    Nel laboratorio di C. Barth: le testimonianze del metadiscorso, della corrispondenza e dei materiali preparatori al commento.

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    On éclairera la genèse et la nature du commentaire de Barth sur Stace en observant les remarques métatextuelles què il contient, mais aussi en examinant des documents: les lettres de Barth ainsi que le manuscrit, exceptionnellement intéressant, de son ouvrage
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