907 research outputs found
The Ising phase in the J1-J2 Heisenberg Model
The two dimensional Heisenberg antiferromagnet on the square lattice with
nearest (J1) and next-nearest (J2) neighbor couplings is investigated in the
strong frustration regime (J2/J1>1/2). A new effective field theory describing
the long wavelength physics of the model is derived from the quantum
hamiltonian. The structure of the resulting non linear sigma model allows to
recover the known spin wave results in the collinear regime, supports the
presence of an Ising phase transition at finite temperature and suggests the
possible occurrence of a non-magnetic ground state breaking rotational
symmetry. By means of Lanczos diagonalizations we investigate the spin system
at T=0, focusing our attention on the region where the collinear order
parameter is strongly suppressed by quantum fluctuations and a transition to a
non-magnetic state occurs. Correlation functions display a remarkable size
independence and allow to identify the transition between the magnetic and
non-magnetic region of the phase diagram. The numerical results support the
presence of a non-magnetic phase with orientational ordering.Comment: 6 pages, 4 figures, to be published in PR
Extensive chaos in Rayleigh-BĂ©nard convection
Using large-scale numerical calculations we explore spatiotemporal chaos in Rayleigh-BĂ©nard convection for experimentally relevant conditions. We calculate the spectrum of Lyapunov exponents and the Lyapunov dimension describing the chaotic dynamics of the convective fluid layer at constant thermal driving over a range of finite system sizes. Our results reveal that the dynamics of fluid convection is truly chaotic for experimental conditions as illustrated by a positive leading-order Lyapunov exponent. We also find the chaos to be extensive over the range of finite-sized systems investigated as indicated by a linear scaling between the Lyapunov dimension of the chaotic attractor and the system size
A microfluidic device for the study of the orientational dynamics of microrods
We describe a microfluidic device for studying the orientational dynamics of
microrods. The device enables us to experimentally investigate the tumbling of
microrods immersed in the shear flow in a microfluidic channel with a depth of
400 mu and a width of 2.5 mm. The orientational dynamics was recorded using a
20 X microscopic objective and a CCD camera. The microrods were produced by
shearing microdroplets of photocurable epoxy resin. We show different examples
of empirically observed tumbling. On the one hand we find that short stretches
of the experimentally determined time series are well described by fits to
solutions of Jeffery's approximate equation of motion [Jeffery, Proc. R. Soc.
London. 102 (1922), 161-179]. On the other hand we find that the empirically
observed trajectories drift between different solutions of Jeffery's equation.
We discuss possible causes of this orbit drift.Comment: 11 pages, 8 figure
Topological orders and Edge excitations in FQH states
Fractional quantum Hall (FQH) liquids contain extremely rich internal
structures which represent a whole new kind of ordering. We discuss
characterization and classification of the new orders (which is called
topological orders). We also discuss the edge excitations in FQH liquids, which
form the so-called chiral Luttinger liquids. The chiral Luttinger liquids at
the edges also have very rich structures as a reflection of the rich
topological orders in the bulk. Thus, edge excitations provide us a practical
way to measure topological orders in experiments.Comment: 67 pages, plain-tex, 3 figures. The section about spin vector was
rewritten to make it more readabl
Dimer Expansion Study of the Bilayer Square Lattice Frustrated Quantum Heisenberg Antiferromagnet
The ground state of the square lattice bilayer quantum antiferromagnet with
nearest () and next-nearest () neighbour intralayer interaction is
studied by means of the dimer expansion method up to the 6-th order in the
interlayer exchange coupling . The phase boundary between the spin-gap
phase and the magnetically ordered phase is determined from the poles of the
biased Pad\'e approximants for the susceptibility and the inverse energy gap
assuming the universality class of the 3-dimensional classical Heisenberg
model. For weak frustration, the critical interlayer coupling decreases
linearly with . The spin-gap phase persists down to
(single layer limit) for 0.45 \simleq \alpha \simleq 0.65. The crossover of
the short range order within the disordered phase is also discussed.Comment: 4 pages, 6 figures, One reference adde
Impact of Postovulatory Food Deprivation on the Ova Transport, Hormonal Profiles and Metabolic Changes in Sows
The effect of food deprivation on ova transport, hormonal profiles and metabolic changes was studied in 20 crossbred multiparous sows during their second oestrus after weaning. To determine the time of ovulation, transrectal ultrasonographic examination was performed. The sows were divided into 2 groups, one control group (C-group), which was fed according to Swedish standards, and one experimental group (E-group). The E-group sows were deprived of food from the first morning meal after ovulation until slaughter. Blood samples were collected every second hour from about 12 h before expected ovulation in the second oestrus after weaning until slaughter and were analysed for progesterone, prostaglandin F2α-metabolite, insulin, glucose, free fatty acids and triglycerides. All sows were slaughtered approximately 48 h after ovulation and the genital tract was recovered. The isthmic part of the oviduct was divided into 3 equally long segments and flushed separately with phosphate buffered saline (PBS). Uterine horns were also flushed with PBS. A significantly greater number of ova were found in the first and second part of the isthmus in the E-group (p = 0.05) while in the C-group most of the ova were found in the third part of the isthmus or the uterus (p = 0.01). The level of prostaglandin F2α-metabolite was significantly higher in the E-group compared with the C-group. The concentration of progesterone increased in both groups after ovulation but there were no significant differences between the groups. The other blood parameters showed that the food-deprived sows were in a catabolic state. The 48 h period of fasting results, directly or indirectly in an delayed ova transport, which may be due to a delayed relaxation in the smooth circular muscle layer of the isthmus
\u3ci\u3eAlexandrium\u3c/i\u3e in the Arctic: Are Harmful Algae Spreading as the Arctic Warms?
Alexandrium tamerense is a well-studied dinoflagellate known for its ability to produce the neurotoxin that causes paralytic shellfish poisoning. Until 1970 Alexandrium tamerense was only found in Europe, North America, and Japan but has been increasingly found all over the globe. Alexandrium is characteristically found in temperate and subtropical regions and as the Arctic warms, there is considerable concern that it may be expanding into the Arctic. We found Alexandrium tamerense during a research expedition to the Alaskan Beaufort Sea shelf to study upwelling. Upwelling events are known to support seasonal blooms of phytoplankton, which are important primary producers at the base of the oceanic food web. The Beaufort Sea in the Arctic Ocean is known to experience upwelling due to storms caused by atmospheric pressure differences between air masses over Canada and Alaska. This upwelling is becoming more frequent as sea ice melts and the Arctic becomes warmer. We examined the upwelling system in the Beaufort Sea during one of these storms, by collecting surface water samples before, during, and after an upwelling event. Here we present observations of Alexandrium tamarense, found before upwelling occurred, using three different methods.https://digitalcommons.odu.edu/gradposters2021_sciences/1012/thumbnail.jp
Spin Dynamics of the Triangular Heisenberg Antiferromagnet: A Schwinger Boson Approach
We have analyzed the two-dimensional antiferromagnetic Heisenberg model on
the triangular lattice using a Schwinger boson mean-field theory. By expanding
around a state with local order, we obtain, in the limit of
infinite spin, results for the excitation spectrum in complete agreement with
linear spin wave theory (LSWT). In contrast to LSWT, however, the modes at the
ordering wave vectors acquire a mass for finite spin. We discuss the origin of
this effect.Comment: 15 pages REVTEX 3.0 preprint, 6 postscript figures ( uuencoded and
compressed using the script uufiles ) are submitted separately
Weakly frustrated two-dimensional Heisenberg antiferromagnets: thermodynamic properties from a non-perturbative approach
We analyze the thermodynamic properties of the spin-S two-dimensional quantum
Heisenberg antiferromagnet on a square lattice with nearest and next-nearest
neighbor couplings in the Neel phase (J_2/J_1<0.4) employing the quantum
hierarchical reference theory (QHRT), a non-perturbative implementation of the
renormalization group method to quantum systems. We investigate the staggered
susceptibility, the structure factors and the correlation length at finite
temperature and for different values of the frustration ratio. From the finite
temperature results, we also extrapolate ground state properties, such as spin
stiffness and spontaneous staggered magnetization, providing an estimate of the
extent of quantum corrections. The behavior of these quantities as a function
of frustration may provide some hint on the breakdown of the Neel phase at zero
temperature for larger values of J_2
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