Locally Perturbed Random Walks with Unbounded Jumps

In \cite{SzT}, D. Sz\'asz and A. Telcs have shown that for the diffusively scaled, simple symmetric random walk, weak convergence to the Brownian motion holds even in the case of local impurities if $d \ge 2$. The extension of their result to finite range random walks is straightforward. Here, however, we are interested in the situation when the random walk has unbounded range. Concretely we generalize the statement of \cite{SzT} to unbounded random walks whose jump distribution belongs to the domain of attraction of the normal law. We do this first: for diffusively scaled random walks on $\mathbf Z^d$ $(d \ge 2)$ having finite variance; and second: for random walks with distribution belonging to the non-normal domain of attraction of the normal law. This result can be applied to random walks with tail behavior analogous to that of the infinite horizon Lorentz-process; these, in particular, have infinite variance, and convergence to Brownian motion holds with the superdiffusive $\sqrt{n \log n}$ scaling.Comment: 16 page

A mechanical model of normal and anomalous diffusion

The overdamped dynamics of a charged particle driven by an uniform electric field through a random sequence of scatterers in one dimension is investigated. Analytic expressions of the mean velocity and of the velocity power spectrum are presented. These show that above a threshold value of the field normal diffusion is superimposed to ballistic motion. The diffusion constant can be given explicitly. At the threshold field the transition between conduction and localization is accompanied by an anomalous diffusion. Our results exemplify that, even in the absence of time-dependent stochastic forces, a purely mechanical model equipped with a quenched disorder can exhibit normal as well as anomalous diffusion, the latter emerging as a critical property.Comment: 16 pages, no figure

Chaos in cylindrical stadium billiards via a generic nonlinear mechanism

We describe conditions under which higher-dimensional billiard models in bounded, convex regions are fully chaotic, generalizing the Bunimovich stadium to dimensions above two. An example is a three-dimensional stadium bounded by a cylinder and several planes; the combination of these elements may give rise to defocusing, allowing large chaotic regions in phase space. By studying families of marginally-stable periodic orbits that populate the residual part of phase space, we identify conditions under which a nonlinear instability mechanism arises in their vicinity. For particular geometries, this mechanism rather induces stable nonlinear oscillations, including in the form of whispering-gallery modes.Comment: 4 pages, 4 figure

On the changes of the electronic structure of early-transition-metal-systems at hydrogenation

The hydrogenation effect on Sc, Y, La, Cd and Eu has been investigated by XPS. The stability, the charge transfer as well as the microscopic behaviours of the processes have been discussed

Macroscopic collectivity on microscopic base in living systems

The collective phenomena in living systems is discussed on the dynamic frustration basis. The frustrated connection is introduced on all the organising levels of the living phenomenon: · for water states (proton migration), · for proteins and protein-structures (metabolic charge transfer), · for cells (membrane states and ordering), · for tissues (social signals), · for organs and organism (overall transport problems). It is shown, that the cancer-genesis is tightly connected with the failure of the collectivity in the system. The relevant mechanisms of the collectivity is analised in details for the better understanding the malignant tumor development

CLOSE-PACKED FRANK-KASPER COORDINATION AND HIGH CRITICAL TEMPERATURE SUPERCONDUCTIVITY

It has been proposed that a relation exists between close packed Frank-Kasper co-ordination in the layers containing Cu-O planes and high-Tc superconductivity. The origin of the superconductivity in perovskite-type materials is attributed in part to a three dimensional nesting of the Fermi-surface with the boundary of Jones-zone, causing 'partially-gapped' Fermi surface and to a gliding charge density wave arising from a three-dimensional 'breathing' of distorted perovskite structures associated with close-packed seeking symmetry

Weak integrability breaking and level spacing distribution

Recently it was suggested that certain perturbations of integrable spin chains lead to a weak breaking of integrability in the sense that integrability is preserved at the first order in the coupling. Here we examine this claim using level spacing distribution. We find that the volume dependent crossover between integrable and chaotic level spacing statistics which marks the onset of quantum chaotic behaviour, is markedly different for weak vs. strong breaking of integrability. In particular, for the gapless case we find that the crossover coupling as a function of the volume $L$ scales with a $1/L^2$ law for weak breaking as opposed to the $1/L^3$ law previously found for the strong case.Comment: 15 pages, 12 figures. v2: references added. v3: text thoroughly revised, presentation clarified and improved, main results and conclusions unchange

On the protection of the isolation at the fabrication of all niobium josepshson-junctions

The protection mechanism of thin gold layer for preparation of all-niobium devices is discussed. A suggestion on the electronic origin of protection is presented

Theoretical model of the dynamic spin polarization of nuclei coupled to paramagnetic point defects in diamond and silicon carbide

Dynamic nuclear spin polarization (DNP) mediated by paramagnetic point defects in semiconductors is a key resource for both initializing nuclear quantum memories and producing nuclear hyperpolarization. DNP is therefore an important process in the field of quantum-information processing, sensitivity-enhanced nuclear magnetic resonance, and nuclear-spin-based spintronics. DNP based on optical pumping of point defects has been demonstrated by using the electron spin of nitrogen-vacancy (NV) center in diamond, and more recently, by using divacancy and related defect spins in hexagonal silicon carbide (SiC). Here, we describe a general model for these optical DNP processes that allows the effects of many microscopic processes to be integrated. Applying this theory, we gain a deeper insight into dynamic nuclear spin polarization and the physics of diamond and SiC defects. Our results are in good agreement with experimental observations and provide a detailed and unified understanding. In particular, our findings show that the defects' electron spin coherence times and excited state lifetimes are crucial factors in the entire DNP process