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Size dependence of second-order hyperpolarizability of finite periodic chain under Su-Schrieffer-Heeger model
The second hyperpolarizability of
double-bond finite chain of trans-polyactylene is analyzed using the
Su-Schrieffer-Heeger model to explain qualitative features of the
size-dependence behavior of . Our study shows that is
{\it nonmonotonic} with and that the nonmonotonicity is caused by the
dominant contribution of the intraband transition to in polyenes.
Several important physical effects are discussed to reduce quantitative
discrepancies between experimental and our resultsComment: 3 figures, 1 tabl
Superfluid-Mott-Insulator Transition in a One-Dimensional Optical Lattice with Double-Well Potentials
We study the superfluid-Mott-insulator transition of ultracold bosonic atoms
in a one-dimensional optical lattice with a double-well confining trap using
the density-matrix renormalization group. At low density, the system behaves
similarly as two separated ones inside harmonic traps. At high density,
however, interesting features appear as the consequence of the quantum
tunneling between the two wells and the competition between the "superfluid"
and Mott regions. They are characterized by a rich step-plateau structure in
the visibility and the satellite peaks in the momentum distribution function as
a function of the on-site repulsion. These novel properties shed light on the
understanding of the phase coherence between two coupled condensates and the
off-diagonal correlations between the two wells.Comment: 5 pages, 7 figure
Accurate determination of tensor network state of quantum lattice models in two dimensions
We have proposed a novel numerical method to calculate accurately the
physical quantities of the ground state with the tensor-network wave function
in two dimensions. We determine the tensor network wavefunction by a projection
approach which applies iteratively the Trotter-Suzuki decomposition of the
projection operator and the singular value decomposition of matrix. The norm of
the wavefunction and the expectation value of a physical observable are
evaluated by a coarse grain renormalization group approach. Our method allows a
tensor-network wavefunction with a high bond degree of freedom (such as D=8) to
be handled accurately and efficiently in the thermodynamic limit. For the
Heisenberg model on a honeycomb lattice, our results for the ground state
energy and the staggered magnetization agree well with those obtained by the
quantum Monte Carlo and other approaches.Comment: 4 pages 5 figures 2 table
Public vs private administration of rural health insurance schemes: a comparative study in Zhejiang of China.
: Since 2003, China has experimented in some of the country's counties with the private administration of the New Cooperative Medical Scheme (NCMS), a publicly subsidized health insurance scheme for rural populations. Our study compared the effectiveness and efficiency of private vs public administration in four counties in one of China's most affluent provinces in the initial stage of the NCMS's implementation. The study was undertaken in Ningbo city of Zhejiang province. Out of 10 counties in Ningbo, two counties with private administration for the NCMS (Beilun and Ninghai) were compared with two others counties with public administration (Zhenhai and Fenghua), using the following indicators: (1) proportion of enrollees who were compensated for inpatient care; (2) average reimbursement-expense ratio per episode of inpatient care; (3) overall administration cost; (4) enrollee satisfaction. Data from 2004 to 2006 were collected from the local health authorities, hospitals and the contracted insurance companies, supplemented by a randomized household questionnaire survey covering 176 households and 479 household members. In our sample counties, private administration of the NCMS neither reduced transaction costs, nor improved the benefits of enrollees. Enrollees covered by the publicly administered NCMS were more likely to be satisfied with the insurance scheme than those covered by the privately administered NCMS. Experience in the selected counties suggests that private administration of the NCMS did not deliver the hoped-for results. We conclude that caution needs to be exercised in extending private administration of the NCMS
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