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Orbital Magnetism in Two-dimensional Integrable Systems
We study orbital magnetism of a degenerate electron gas in a number of
two-dimensional integrable systems, within linear response theory. There are
three relevant energy scales: typical level spacing, the energy related to the
inverse time of flight across the system, and the Fermi energy.
Correspondingly, there are three distinct temperature regimes: microscopic,
mesoscopic, and macroscopic. In the first two regimes there are large
finite-size effects in the magnetic susceptibility, whereas in the third regime
the susceptibility approaches its macroscopic value. In some cases, such as a
quasi-one-dimensional strip or a harmonic confining potential, it is possible
to obtain analytic expressions for the susceptibility in the entire temperature
range.Comment: 28 pages, Latex, 4 Postscript figure
Anderson localization of a Bose-Einstein condensate in a 3D random potential
We study the effect of Anderson localization on the expansion of a
Bose-Einstein condensate, released from a harmonic trap, in a 3D random
potential. We use scaling arguments and the self-consistent theory of
localization to show that the long-time behavior of the condensate density is
controlled by a single parameter equal to the ratio of the mobility edge and
the chemical potential of the condensate. We find that the two critical
exponents of the localization transition determine the evolution of the
condensate density in time and space.Comment: 4 pages, 2 figure
Incomplete Photonic Bandgap as Inferred from the Speckle Pattern of Scattered Light Waves
Motivated by recent experiments on intensity correlations of the waves
transmitted through disordered media, we demonstrate that the speckle pattern
from disordered photonic crystal with incomplete band-gap represents a
sensitive tool for determination the stop-band width. We establish the
quantitative relation between this width and the {\em angualar anisotropy} of
the intensity correlation function.Comment: 6 pages, 3 figure
The effects of adrenalectomy and corticsteroid injection on the fibrinolytic activity of complex heparin compounds in the blood during immobilization
Total non-enzymatic fibrinolytic activity in the blood of rats increased three times in response to stress caused by 30 minute immobilization, and the activity of epinephrine-heparin complex increased nine times. In adrenalectomized animals, which showed a weak response to the same stress, intraperitoneal injection of hydrocortisone 30 minutes prior to immobilization normalized the response. Obtained results indicate that adrenalectomy leads to sharp reduction of heparin complexing with thromogenic proteins and epinephrine, while substitution therapy with hydrocortisone restores anticoagulation system function
The role of ACTH and glucocorticoids in nonenzymatic fibrinolysis during immobilization stress in animals
The role of the altered hormonal status of an organism in the activation of the anticoagulative system during stress is investigated. The 30 minute immobilization stress was shown to raise significantly the nonenzymatic fibrinolytic activity of blood in rats. Combined with adrenocorticotropin (ACTH) the effect is still greater. Intravenous administration of 0.2 m1 0.01 percent solution of protamine sulphate prevented the nonenzymatic fibrinolysis induced by the stress. Administration of ACTH after protomine sulphate again raised the fibrinolysis. This suggests that ACTH stimulates the release of heparin
Shape-dependent Depinning of a Domain Wall by a Magnetic Field and a Spin-Polarized Current
The effect of sample shape on the depinning of the domain wall (DW) driven by
an applied magnetic field or a spin-polarized current is studied theoretically.
The shape effect resulting from the modulation of the sample width (geometric
pinning) can essentially affect the DW depinning. We found a good agreement
between the ratios of the critical values of the magnetic field and the
spin-polarized current predicted by the theory and measured in the experiment.Comment: 9 pages, 5 figure
Bulk Viscosity in Neutron Stars from Hyperons
The contribution from hyperons to the bulk viscosity of neutron star matter
is calculated. Compared to previous works we use for the weak interaction the
one-pion exchange model rather than a current-current interaction, and include
the neutral current process. Also the sensitivity
to details of the equation of state is examined. Compared to previous works we
find that the contribution from hyperons to the bulk viscosity is about two
orders of magnitude smaller.Comment: 18 pages, to appear in Physical Review
Design of a fault tolerant airborne digital computer. Volume 2: Computational requirements and technology
This final report summarizes the work on the design of a fault tolerant digital computer for aircraft. Volume 2 is composed of two parts. Part 1 is concerned with the computational requirements associated with an advanced commercial aircraft. Part 2 reviews the technology that will be available for the implementation of the computer in the 1975-1985 period. With regard to the computation task 26 computations have been categorized according to computational load, memory requirements, criticality, permitted down-time, and the need to save data in order to effect a roll-back. The technology part stresses the impact of large scale integration (LSI) on the realization of logic and memory. Also considered was module interconnection possibilities so as to minimize fault propagation
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