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Image processing applied to gravity and topography data covering the continental United States
The applicability of fairly standard image processing techniques to processing and analyzing large geologic data sets in addressed. Image filtering techniques were used to interpolate between gravity station locations to produce a regularly spaced data array that preserves detail in areas with good coverage, and that produces a continuous tone image rather than a contour map. Standard image processing techniques were used to digitally register and overlay topographic and gravity data, and the data were displayed in ways that emphasize subtle but pervasive structural features. The potential of the methods is illustrated through a discussion of linear structures that appear in the processed data between the midcontinent gravity high and the Appalachians
Half-Filled Lowest Landau Level on a Thin Torus
We solve a model that describes an interacting electron gas in the
half-filled lowest Landau level on a thin torus, with radius of the order of
the magnetic length. The low energy sector consists of non-interacting,
one-dimensional, neutral fermions. The ground state, which is homogeneous, is
the Fermi sea obtained by filling the negative energy states and the excited
states are gapless neutral excitations out of this one-dimensional sea.
Although the limit considered is extreme, the solution has a striking
resemblance to the composite fermion description of the bulk
state--the ground state is homogeneous and the excitations are neutral and
gapless. This suggests a one-dimensional Luttinger liquid description, with
possible observable effects in transport experiments, of the bulk state where
it develops continuously from the state on a thin torus as the radius
increases.Comment: 4 pages, 1 figur
Mott-Superfluid transition in bosonic ladders
We show that in a commensurate bosonic ladder, a quantum phase transition
occurs between a Mott insulator and a superfluid when interchain hopping
increases. We analyse the properties of such a transition as well as the
physical properties of the two phases. We discuss the physical consequences for
experimental systems such as Josephson Junction arrays.Comment: 4 pages, 2 figures, revtex
Open t-J chain with boundary impurities
We study integrable boundary conditions for the supersymmetric t-J model of
correlated electrons which arise when combining static scattering potentials
with dynamical impurities carrying an internal degree of freedom. The latter
differ from the bulk sites by allowing for double occupation of the local
orbitals. The spectrum of the resulting Hamiltonians is obtained by means of
the algebraic Bethe Ansatz.Comment: LaTeX2e, 9p
Boundary S matrices for the open Hubbard chain with boundary fields
Using the method introduced by Grisaru et al., boundary S matrices for the
physical excitations of the open Hubbard chain with boundary fields are
studied. In contrast to the open supersymmetric t-J model, the boundary S
matrix for the charge excitations depend on the boundary fields though the
boundary fields do not break the spin-SU(2) symmetry.Comment: Latex,12 page
Influence of symmetry and Coulomb-correlation effects on the optical properties of nitride quantum dots
The electronic and optical properties of self-assembled InN/GaN quantum dots
(QDs) are investigated by means of a tight-binding model combined with
configuration interaction calculations. Tight-binding single particle wave
functions are used as a basis for computing Coulomb and dipole matrix elements.
Within this framework, we analyze multi-exciton emission spectra for two
different sizes of a lens-shaped InN/GaN QD with wurtzite crystal structure.
The impact of the symmetry of the involved electron and hole one-particle
states on the optical spectra is discussed in detail. Furthermore we show how
the characteristic features of the spectra can be interpreted using a
simplified Hamiltonian which provides analytical results for the interacting
multi-exciton complexes. We predict a vanishing exciton and biexciton ground
state emission for small lens-shaped InN/GaN QDs. For larger systems we report
a bright ground state emission but with drastically reduced oscillator
strengths caused by the quantum confined Stark effect.Comment: 15 pages, 17 figure
Super-resolution provided by the arbitrarily strong superlinearity of the blackbody radiation
Blackbody radiation is a fundamental phenomenon in nature, and its explanation by Planck marks a cornerstone in the history of Physics. In this theoretical work, we show that the spectral radiance given by Planck's law is strongly superlinear with temperature, with an arbitrarily large local exponent for decreasing wavelengths. From that scaling analysis, we propose a new concept of super-resolved detection and imaging: if a focused beam of energy is scanned over an object that absorbs and linearly converts that energy into heat, a highly nonlinear thermal radiation response is generated, and its point spread function can be made arbitrarily smaller than the excitation beam focus. Based on a few practical scenarios, we propose to extend the notion of super-resolution beyond its current niche in microscopy to various kinds of excitation beams, a wide range of spatial scales, and a broader diversity of target objects
Semiclassical model for calculating fully differential ionization cross sections of the H molecule
Fully differential cross sections are calculated for the ionization of H
by fast charged projectiles using a semiclassical model developed previously
for the ionization of atoms. The method is tested in case of 4 keV electron and
6 MeV proton projectiles. The obtained results show good agreement with the
available experimental data. Interference effects due to the two-center
character of the target are also observed and analyzed.Comment: 11 pages, 4 figure
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