29 research outputs found
Matrix Ernst potentials for EMDA with multiple vector fields
We show that the Einstein-Maxwell-Dilaton-Axion system with multiple vector
fields (bosonic sector of the D=4, N=4 supergravity) restricted to spacetimes
possessing a non-null Killing vector field admits a concise representation in
terms of the Ernst-type matrix valued potentials. A constructive derivation of
the SWIP solutions is given and a colliding waves counterpart of the DARN-NUT
solution is obtained. SU(m,m) chiral representation of the two-dimensionally
reduced system is derived and the corresponding Kramer-Neugebauer-type map is
presented.Comment: Latex file, no figure
Impurity-induced dephasing of Andreev states
A study is presented concerning the influence of flicker noise in the
junction transparency on coherent transport in Andreev states. The amount of
dephasing is estimated for a microwave-activated quantum interferometer.
Possibilities of experimentally investigating the coupling between a
superconducting quantum point contact and its electromagnetic environment are
discussed.Comment: 8 pages, 4 figure
Possible symmetries of the superconducting order parameter in a hexagonal ferromagnet
We study the order parameter symmetry in a hexagonal crystal with co-existing
superconductivity and ferromagnetism. An experimental example is provided by
carbon-based materials, such as graphite-sulfur composites, in which an
evidence of such co-existence has been recently discovered. The presence of a
non-zero magnetization in the normal phase brings about considerable changes in
the symmetry classification of superconducting states, compared to the
non-magnetic case.Comment: 4 pages, REVTe
de Sitter spacetime: effects of metric perturbations on geodesic motion
Gravitational perturbations of the de Sitter spacetime are investigated using
the Regge--Wheeler formalism. The set of perturbation equations is reduced to a
single second order differential equation of the Heun-type for both electric
and magnetic multipoles. The solution so obtained is used to study the
deviation from an initially radial geodesic due to the perturbation. The
spectral properties of the perturbed metric are also analyzed. Finally, gauge-
and tetrad-invariant first-order massless perturbations of any spin are
explored following the approach of Teukolsky. The existence of closed-form,
i.e. Liouvillian, solutions to the radial part of the Teukolsky master equation
is discussed.Comment: IOP macros, 10 figure
The Crystallography of Color Superconductivity
We develop the Ginzburg-Landau approach to comparing different possible
crystal structures for the crystalline color superconducting phase of QCD, the
QCD incarnation of the Larkin-Ovchinnikov-Fulde-Ferrell phase. In this phase,
quarks of different flavor with differing Fermi momenta form Cooper pairs with
nonzero total momentum, yielding a condensate that varies in space like a sum
of plane waves. We work at zero temperature, as is relevant for compact star
physics. The Ginzburg-Landau approach predicts a strong first-order phase
transition (as a function of the chemical potential difference between quarks)
and for this reason is not under quantitative control. Nevertheless, by
organizing the comparison between different possible arrangements of plane
waves (i.e. different crystal structures) it provides considerable qualitative
insight into what makes a crystal structure favorable. Together, the
qualitative insights and the quantitative, but not controlled, calculations
make a compelling case that the favored pairing pattern yields a condensate
which is a sum of eight plane waves forming a face-centered cubic structure.
They also predict that the phase is quite robust, with gaps comparable in
magnitude to the BCS gap that would form if the Fermi momenta were degenerate.
These predictions may be tested in ultracold gases made of fermionic atoms. In
a QCD context, our results lay the foundation for a calculation of vortex
pinning in a crystalline color superconductor, and thus for the analysis of
pulsar glitches that may originate within the core of a compact star.Comment: 41 pages, 13 figures, 1 tabl
Higher order WKB corrections to black hole entropy in brick wall formalism
We calculate the statistical entropy of a quantum field with an arbitrary
spin propagating on the spherical symmetric black hole background by using the
brick wall formalism at higher orders in the WKB approximation. For general
spins, we find that the correction to the standard Bekenstein-Hawking entropy
depends logarithmically on the area of the horizon. Furthermore, we apply this
analysis to the Schwarzschild and Schwarzschild-AdS black holes and discuss our
results.Comment: 21 pages, published versio
Effect of different fuels on structural, thermo and photoluminescent properties of Gd2O3 nanoparticles
Gd2O3 nanoparticles (27–60 nm) have been synthesized by the low temperature solution combustion method using citric acid, urea, glycine and oxalyl dihydrazide (ODH) as fuels in a short time. The structural and luminescence properties have been carried out using powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), Raman, UV–Vis, photoluminescence (PL) and thermoluminescence (TL) techniques. The optical band gap values were estimated for as formed and 800 °C calcined samples. The band gap values in as-formed and calcined samples were found to be in the range 4.89–5.59 eV. It is observed that, the band gap values are lower for as-formed products and it has been attributed to high degree of structural defects. However, in calcined samples, structure becomes more order with reduced structure defects. Upon 270 nm excitation, deep blue UV-band at ∼390 nm along with blue (420–482 nm), green (532 nm) and red emission (612 nm) was observed. The 390 nm emission peak may be attributed to recombination of delocalized electron close to the conduction band with a single charged state of surface oxygen vacancy. TL measurements were carried out on Gd2O3 prepared by different fuels by irradiating with γ-rays (1 kGy). A well resolved glow peak at 230 °C was observed for all the samples. It is observed that TL intensity is found to be higher in for urea fuel when compared to others. From TL glow curves the kinetic parameters were estimated using Chen’s peak shape method and results are discussed in detail