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Microscopic Theory of Damon-Eshbach Modes in Ferromagnetic Films
The surface spin wave branches in ferromagnetic films are studied using a
microscopic theory which considers both magnetic dipole-dipole and Heisenberg
exchange interactions. The dipole terms are expressed in a Hamiltonian
formalism, and the dipole sums are calculated in a rapidly convergent form. The
Damon-Eshbach surface modes are analyzed for different directions of the
spin-wave propagation and also for different ratios of the strength of the
dipole interactions relative to the exchange interactions. Numerical results
are presented using parameters for Fe and GdCl.Comment: 9 pages including figures, Revtex, to appear in the proceedings of
the ICM 200
Brazilian elections: voting for a scaling democracy
The proportional elections held in Brazil in 1998 and 2002 display identical
statistical signatures. In particular, the distribution of votes among
candidates includes a power-law regimen. We suggest that the rationale behind
this robust scaling invariance is a multiplicative process in which the voter's
choice for a candidate is governed by a product of probabilities.Comment: 4 pages, 2 figure
Electronic oscillations in paired polyacetylene chains
An interacting pair of polyacetylene chains are initially modeled as a couple
of undimerized polymers described by a Hamiltonian based on the tight-binding
model representing the electronic behavior along the linear chain, plus a
Dirac's potential double well representing the interaction between the chains.
A theoretical field formalism is employed, and we find that the system exhibits
a gap in its energy band due to the presence of a mass-matrix term in the
Dirac's Lagrangian that describes the system. The Peierls instability is
introduced in the chains by coupling a scalar field to the fermions of the
theory via spontaneous symmetry breaking, to obtain a kink-like soliton, which
separates two vacuum regions, i.e., two spacial configurations (enantiomers) of
the each molecule. Since that mass-matrix and the pseudo-spin operator do not
commute in the same quantum representation, we demonstrate that there is a
particle oscillation phenomenon with a periodicity equivalent to the Bloch
oscillations.Comment: 4 pages, 1 figure.to appear in Solid State Communication
SWINE WASTE PHYTOREMEDIATION USING DUCKWEED (Landoltia punctata, Les & Crawford) IN A FULL SCALE PLANT
Banner Apresentado em Congresso: 11th International Conference, Heraklion, Crete, Greece PhytotechnologiesThe large amount of nitrogen and phosphorous compounds found in pig manure has caused ecological imbalances, with eutrophication of major river basins in the producing regions. Therefore, the aquatic macrophytes group named duckweeds (Araceae; Lemnoideae) have been successfully used for phytoextraction and rhizodegradation of nutrient and heavy metals from swine waste, generating further a biomass with high protein content. The present study evaluated the phytoremediation of nitrogen and phosphorus from swine waste using the duckweed Landoltia punctata and also their protein biomass production as by-product
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