Tunneling with the Lorentz Force and the Friction

We present a semiclassical study of a transport process, the tunneling, in the presence of a magnetic field and a dissipative environment. We have found that the problem can be mapped onto an effective one-dimensional one, and the tunneling rate is strongly affected by the magnetic field, such as a complete suppression by a large parallel magnetic field, an example of the dynamical localization. In such case a small perpendicular component of the field, or the dissipation, can enhance the tunneling rate. In the small parallel field and finite temperatures the tunneling rate is finite. Explicit expressions will be presented in those cases. If viewing the tunneling in the presence of a magnetic field as a dissipative tunneling process, by varying the magnetic field and the potential one can obtain the dissipative spectral function between the subohmic $s =0$ and the superohmic $s = \infty$. In combination with a real dissipative spectral function, the effect of the magnetic field can map the spectral function from $s$ to $2-s$, with $s>2$ mapping to $s = 0$, revealing a dual symmetry between the friction and the Lorentz force. Two cases relevant to experiments, the edge state tunneling in a Hall bar and the tunneling near the dynamical localization will be discussed in detail.Comment: Late

Inequalities and asymptotic expansions related to the volume of the unit ball in Rⁿ

Let Ωn=πn/2/Γ(n2+1)(n∈N)Ωn=πn/2/Γ(n2+1)(n∈N) denote the volume of the unit ball in RnRn. In this paper, we present asymptotic expansions and inequalities related to ΩnΩn and the quantities:Ωn−1Ωn,ΩnΩn−1+Ωn+1andΩ1/nnΩ1/(n+1)n+1

On the asymptotics of products related to generalizations of the Wilf and Mortini problems

In this paper, we present the connection between generalized Wilf’sand Mortini’s problems. We also consider the connection betweenanother infinite product formula and limit relation with severalparameters

Inequalities, asymptotic expansions and completely monotonic functions related to the gamma function

In this paper, we present some completely monotonic functions and asymptotic expansions related to the gamma function. Based on the obtained expansions, we provide new bounds for Γ(x + 1)/Γ(x + 1/2) and Γ(x + 1/2)

Non-linear supersymmetric Sigma-Model for Diffusive Scattering of Classical Waves with Resonance Enhancement

We derive a non-linear sigma-model for the transport of light (classical waves) through a disordered medium. We compare this extension of the model with the well-established non-linear sigma-model for the transport of electrons (Schroedinger waves) and display similarities of and differences between both cases. Motivated by experimental work (M. van Albada et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 66 (1991) 3132), we then generalize the non-linear sigma-model further to include resonance scattering. We find that the form of the effective action is unchanged but that a parameter of the effective action, the mean level density, is modified in a manner which correctly accounts for the data.Comment: 4 pages, 1 Figure, to be published in Europhysics Letter

Constraints on primordial black holes and primeval density perturbations from the epoch of reionization

We investigate the constraint on the abundance of primordial black holes (PBHs) and the spectral index $n$ of primeval density perturbations given by the ionizing photon background at the epoch of reionization. Within the standard inflationary cosmogony, we show that the spectral index $n$ of the power-law power spectrum of primeval density perturbations should be $n<$1.27. Since the universe is still optical thick at the reionization redshift $z\sim 6$ - 8, this constraint is independent of the unknown parameter of reheating temperature of the inflation. The ionizing photon background from the PBHs can be well approximated by a power law spectrum $J(\nu)\propto{\nu}^3$, which is greatly different from those given by models of massive stars and quasars.Comment: 4 pages, 3 eps figues, to be published in ApJ Letter

Testing for Multiple Bubbles 1: Historical Episodes of Exuberance and Collapse in the S&P 500

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