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Nonlinear response of superparamagnets with finite damping: an analytical approach
The strongly damping-dependent nonlinear dynamical response of classical
superparamagnets is investigated by means of an analytical approach. Using
rigorous balance equations for the spin occupation numbers a simple approximate
expression is derived for the nonlinear susceptibility. The results are in good
agreement with those obtained from the exact (continued-fraction) solution of
the Fokker-Planck equation. The formula obtained could be of assistance in the
modelling of the experimental data and the determination of the damping
coefficient in superparamagnets.Comment: 7 PR pages, 2 figure
Exotic dynamically generated baryons with C1
We follow a model based on the SU(8) symmetry for the interaction of mesons
with baryons. The model treats on an equal footing the pseudo-scalars and the
vector mesons, as required by heavy quark symmetry. The T-matrix calculated
within an unitary scheme in coupled channels has poles which are interpreted as
baryonic resonances.Comment: 5 pages. Proceedings for Chiral10 workshop, Valencia, June 21-24 201
Microlensing of the broad-line region in the quadruply imaged quasar HE0435-1223
Using infrared spectra of the z = 1.693 quadruply lensed quasar HE0435-1223
acquired in 2009 with the spectrograph SINFONI at the ESO Very Large Telescope,
we have detected a clear microlensing effect in images A and D. While
microlensing affects the blue and red wings of the H{\alpha} line profile in
image D very differently, it de-magnifies the line core in image A. The
combination of these different effects sets constraints on the line-emitting
region; these constraints suggest that a rotating ring is at the origin of the
H{\alpha} line. Visible spectra obtained in 2004 and 2012 indicate that the
MgII line profile is microlensed in the same way as the H{\alpha} line. Our
results therefore favour flattened geometries for the low-ionization
line-emitting region, for example, a Keplerian disk. Biconical models cannot be
ruled out but require more fine-tuning. Flux ratios between the different
images are also derived and confirm flux anomalies with respect to estimates
from lens models with smooth mass distributions.Comment: 6 pages, 4 figures, 3 tables, accepted by A&A on 10 April 201
Isocausal spacetimes may have different causal boundaries
We construct an example which shows that two isocausal spacetimes, in the
sense introduced by Garc\'ia-Parrado and Senovilla, may have c-boundaries which
are not equal (more precisely, not equivalent, as no bijection between the
completions can preserve all the binary relations induced by causality). This
example also suggests that isocausality can be useful for the understanding and
computation of the c-boundary.Comment: Minor modifications, including the title, which matches now with the
published version. 12 pages, 3 figure
Anderson transition in a three dimensional kicked rotor
We investigate Anderson localization in a three dimensional (3d) kicked
rotor. By a finite size scaling analysis we have identified a mobility edge for
a certain value of the kicking strength . For dynamical
localization does not occur, all eigenstates are delocalized and the spectral
correlations are well described by Wigner-Dyson statistics. This can be
understood by mapping the kicked rotor problem onto a 3d Anderson model (AM)
where a band of metallic states exists for sufficiently weak disorder. Around
the critical region we have carried out a detailed study of the
level statistics and quantum diffusion. In agreement with the predictions of
the one parameter scaling theory (OPT) and with previous numerical simulations
of a 3d AM at the transition, the number variance is linear, level repulsion is
still observed and quantum diffusion is anomalous with . We note that in the 3d kicked rotor the dynamics is not random but
deterministic. In order to estimate the differences between these two
situations we have studied a 3d kicked rotor in which the kinetic term of the
associated evolution matrix is random. A detailed numerical comparison shows
that the differences between the two cases are relatively small. However in the
deterministic case only a small set of irrational periods was used. A
qualitative analysis of a much larger set suggests that the deviations between
the random and the deterministic kicked rotor can be important for certain
choices of periods. Contrary to intuition correlations in the deterministic
case can either suppress or enhance Anderson localization effects.Comment: 10 pages, 5 figure
A complete gauge-invariant formalism for arbitrary second-order perturbations of a Schwarzschild black hole
Using recently developed efficient symbolic manipulations tools, we present a
general gauge-invariant formalism to study arbitrary radiative
second-order perturbations of a Schwarzschild black hole. In particular, we
construct the second order Zerilli and Regge-Wheeler equations under the
presence of any two first-order modes, reconstruct the perturbed metric in
terms of the master scalars, and compute the radiated energy at null infinity.
The results of this paper enable systematic studies of generic second order
perturbations of the Schwarzschild spacetime. In particular, studies of
mode-mode coupling and non-linear effects in gravitational radiation, the
second-order stability of the Schwarzschild spacetime, or the geometry of the
black hole horizon.Comment: 14 page
Geometrically constrained magnetic wall
The structure and properties of a geometrically constrained magnetic wall in
a constriction separating two wider regions are investigated theoretically.
They are shown to differconsiderably from those of an unconstrained wall, so
that the geometrically constrained magnetic wall truly constitutes a new kind
of magnetic wall, besides the well known Bloch and Neel walls. In particular,
the width of a constrained wall cann become very small if the characteristic
length of the constriction is small, as is actually the case in an atomic point
contact. This provides a simple, natural explanation for the large
magnetoresistance observed in ferromagnetic atomic point contacts.Comment: RevTeX, 4 pages, 4 eps figures; v2: revised version; v3: ref. adde
Odd Parity Light Baryon Resonances
We use a consistent SU(6) extension of the meson-baryon chiral Lagrangian
within a coupled channel unitary approach in order to calculate the T-matrix
for meson-baryon scattering in s-wave. The building blocks of the scheme are
the pion and nucleon octets, the rho nonet and the Delta decuplet. We identify
poles in this unitary T-matrix and interpret them as resonances. We study here
the non exotic sectors with strangeness S=0,-1,-2,-3 and spin J=1/2, 3/2 and
5/2. Many of the poles generated can be associated with known N, Delta, Sigma,
Lambda and Xi resonances with negative parity. We show that most of the
low-lying three and four star odd parity baryon resonances with spin 1/2 and
3/2 can be related to multiplets of the spin-flavor symmetry group SU(6). This
study allows us to predict the spin-parity of the Xi(1620), Xi(1690), Xi(1950),
Xi(2250), Omega(2250) and Omega(2380) resonances, which have not been
determined experimentally yet.Comment: New appendix and references adde
Full two-photon downconversion of just a single photon
We demonstrate, both numerically and analytically, that it is possible to
generate two photons from one and only one photon. We characterize the output
two photon field and make our calculations close to reality by including
losses. Our proposal relies on real or artificial three-level atoms with a
cyclic transition strongly coupled to a one-dimensional waveguide. We show that
close to perfect downconversion with efficiency over 99% is reachable using
state-of-the-art Waveguide QED architectures such as photonic crystals or
superconducting circuits. In particular, we sketch an implementation in circuit
QED, where the three level atom is a transmon
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