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Polaron Transport in the Paramagnetic Phase of Electron-Doped Manganites
The electrical resistivity, Hall coefficient, and thermopower as functions of
temperature are reported for lightly electron-doped Ca(1-x)La(x)MnO(3)(0 <= x
<= 0.10). Unlike the case of hole-doped ferromagnetic manganites, the magnitude
and temperature dependence of the Hall mobility for these compounds is found to
be inconsistent with small-polaron theory. The transport data are better
described by the Feynman polaron theory and imply intermediate coupling (alpha
\~ 5.4) with a band effective mass, m*~4.3 m_0, and a polaron mass, m_p ~ 10
m_0.Comment: 7 pp., 7 Fig.s, to be published, PR
Factorizations of Elements in Noncommutative Rings: A Survey
We survey results on factorizations of non zero-divisors into atoms
(irreducible elements) in noncommutative rings. The point of view in this
survey is motivated by the commutative theory of non-unique factorizations.
Topics covered include unique factorization up to order and similarity, 2-firs,
and modular LCM domains, as well as UFRs and UFDs in the sense of Chatters and
Jordan and generalizations thereof. We recall arithmetical invariants for the
study of non-unique factorizations, and give transfer results for arithmetical
invariants in matrix rings, rings of triangular matrices, and classical maximal
orders as well as classical hereditary orders in central simple algebras over
global fields.Comment: 50 pages, comments welcom
Hole Localization in Underdoped Superconducting Cuprates Near 1/8th Doping
Measurements of thermal conductivity versus temperature over a broad range of
doping in YBaCuO and HgBaCaCuO
(=1,2,3) suggest that small domains of localized holes develop for hole
concentrations near =1/8. The data imply a mechanism for localization that
is intrinsic to the CuO-planes and is enhanced via pinning associated with
oxygen-vacancy clusters.Comment: 4 pages, 4 eps fig.'s, to be published, Phys. Rev.
Stellar Variability in the Globular Cluster Terzan 5
We present the results of a search for variability in and near the core of
the metal-rich, obscured globular cluster Terzan 5, using NICMOS on HST. This
extreme cluster has approximately solar metallicity and a central density that
places it in the upper few percent of all clusters. It is estimated to have the
highest interaction rate of any galactic globular cluster. The large extinction
towards Terzan 5 and the severe stellar crowding near the cluster center
present a substantial observational challenge. Using time series analysis we
discovered two variable stars in this cluster. The first is a RRab Lyrae
variable with a period of ~0.61 days, a longer period than that of field stars
with similar high metallicities. This period is, however, shorter than the
average periods of RR Lyraes found in the metal-rich globular clusters NGC
6441, NGC 6388 and 47 Tuc. The second variable is a blue star with a 7-hour
period sinusoidal variation and a likely orbital period of 14 hours. This star
is probably an eclipsing blue straggler, or (less likely) the infrared
counterpart to the low mass X-ray binary known in Terzan 5. Due to the extreme
crowding and overlapping Airy profile of the IR PSF, we fall short of our
original goal of detecting CVs via Palpha emission and detecting variable
infrared emission from the location of the binary MSP in Terzan 5.Comment: 17 pages including 12 figures. Accepted for publication in Ap
The flora and vegetation of an old solvay process tip in Jaworzno (Upper Silesia, Poland)
This paper demonstrates the flora, plant communities and substrates of an old soivay process spoil tip in Upper Silesia, Poland. In an area of 15 000 m2 there are growing 136 vascular plant species. The flora is characterised by the preponderance of Asteraceae - species and long-lived perennial herbs, many of them coming from meadows and grasslands. Ninety-five percent of species are apophytes despite the anthropogenic origin of the site. A majority of species are associated with moderately dry, base-rich soils with low or moderate levels of nitrogen. The site is shown to be an important refuge for some protected species, montane species and other elements uncommon in the local flora.
An analysis of a series of samples used a methodology based on the assessment of percentage cover of particular species and multivariate analysis based on TWINSPAN. Both suggested a relatively high overall similarity between the samples with minor variations associated with moister substrates.
Elemental analysis and pH determinations of soil samples associated with the releves revealed a narrow range of pH and an absence of any strong concentrations of heavy metals. A redundancy analysis of the soil-plant relationships suggested that the strongest trend of differentiation was most closely associated with a phosphate gradient, and the next strongest was pH and possibly waterlogging. The most species-rich vegetation was associated with low phosphate and high pH levels.
The results could be interpreted to suggest that processes of soil development and plant succession are slow but nevertheless perceptible, with implications for future loss of diversity. The vegetation constitutes an assemblage essentially of one type showing only weak relationships with described vegetation types such as Molinio-Arrhenatheretea meadow, Festuco- Brometea grassland and Caricetalia davallianae mire. The results also suggest that the vegetation of the site is of considerable value for nature conservation. The site should be protected and be the subject of further research
The Blob Algebra and the Periodic Temperley-Lieb Algebra
We determine the structure of two variations on the Temperley-Lieb algebra,
both used for dealing with special kinds of boundary conditions in statistical
mechanics models.
The first is a new algebra, the `blob' algebra (the reason for the name will
become obvious shortly!). We determine both the generic and all the exceptional
structures for this two parameter algebra. The second is the periodic
Temperley-Lieb algebra. The generic structure and part of the exceptional
structure of this algebra have already been studied. Here we complete the
analysis, using results from the study of the blob algebra.Comment: 12 page
Boundary correlation functions of the six-vertex model
We consider the six-vertex model on an square lattice with the
domain wall boundary conditions. Boundary one-point correlation functions of
the model are expressed as determinants of matrices, generalizing
the known result for the partition function. In the free fermion case the
explicit answers are obtained. The introduced correlation functions are closely
related to the problem of enumeration of alternating sign matrices and domino
tilings.Comment: 20 pages, 2 figures, typos correcte
The Casimir Effect and the Quantum Vacuum
In discussions of the cosmological constant, the Casimir effect is often
invoked as decisive evidence that the zero point energies of quantum fields are
"real''. On the contrary, Casimir effects can be formulated and Casimir forces
can be computed without reference to zero point energies. They are
relativistic, quantum forces between charges and currents. The Casimir force
(per unit area) between parallel plates vanishes as \alpha, the fine structure
constant, goes to zero, and the standard result, which appears to be
independent of \alpha, corresponds to the \alpha\to\infty limit.Comment: 9 pages, 3 figures, uses aip class and the package floatftm to float
text around figure
Algebraic arctic curves in the domain-wall six-vertex model
The arctic curve, i.e. the spatial curve separating ordered (or `frozen') and
disordered (or `temperate) regions, of the six-vertex model with domain wall
boundary conditions is discussed for the root-of-unity vertex weights. In these
cases the curve is described by algebraic equations which can be worked out
explicitly from the parametric solution for this curve. Some interesting
examples are discussed in detail. The upper bound on the maximal degree of the
equation in a generic root-of-unity case is obtained.Comment: 15 pages, no figures; v2: metadata correcte
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