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Phase Transitions Driven by QuasiParticle Interactions
Quasiparticles and collective effects may have seemed exotic when first
proposed in the 1930s, but their status has blossomed with their confirmation
by todays sophisticated experiment techniques. Evidence has accumulated about
the interactions of, say, magnons and rotons and with each other and also other
quasiparticles. We briefly review the conjectures of their existence necessary
to provide quantitative agreement with experiment which in the early period was
their only reason for being. Phase transitions in the Anderson model, the Kondo
effect, roton roton interactions, and highly correlated systems such as
helium4, the Quantum Hall Effect, and BEC condensates are discussed. Some
insulator and superconductor theories seem to suggest collective interactions
of several quasiparticles may be necessary to explain the behavior. We conclude
with brief discussions of the possibility of using the parameter to detect
quantum critical points and some background on bound states emerging from the
continuum. Finally, we present a summary and conclusions and also discuss
possible future directions.Comment: 1 Tabl
Microscopic Model of Cuprate Superconductivity
We present a model for cuprate superconductivity based on the identification
of an experimentally detected "local superconductor" as a charge 2 fermion
pairing in a circular, stationary density wave. This wave acts like a highly
correlated local "boson" satisfying a modified Cooper problem with additional
correlation stabilization relative to the separate right- and left-handed
density waves composing it. This local "boson" could be formed in a two-bound
roton-like manner; it has Fermion statistics. Delocalized superconductive
pairing (superconductivity) is achieved by a Feshbach resonance of two unpaired
holes (electrons) resonating with a virtual energy level of the bound pair
state of the local "boson" as described by the Boson-Fermion-Gossamer (BFG)
model. The spin-charge order interaction offers an explanation for the overall
shape of the superconducting dome as well a microscopic basis for the cuprate
superconducting transition temperatures. An explanation of the correlation of
superconducting transition temperature with experimental inelastic neutron and
electron Raman scattering is proposed, based on the energy of the virtual bound
pair. These and other modifications discussed suggest a microscopic explanation
for the entire cuprate superconductivity dome shape.Comment: 27 pages, 7 figures, presented at the 50th Sanibel Symposiu
Automation of The Guiding Center Expansion
We report on the use of the recently-developed Mathematica package
\emph{VEST} (Vector Einstein Summation Tools) to automatically derive the
guiding center transformation. Our Mathematica code employs a recursive
procedure to derive the transformation order-by-order. This procedure has
several novel features. (1) It is designed to allow the user to easily explore
the guiding center transformation's numerous non-unique forms or
representations. (2) The procedure proceeds entirely in cartesian position and
velocity coordinates, thereby producing manifestly gyrogauge invariant results;
the commonly-used perpendicular unit vector fields are never even
introduced. (3) It is easy to apply in the derivation of higher-order
contributions to the guiding center transformation without fear of human error.
Our code therefore stands as a useful tool for exploring subtle issues related
to the physics of toroidal momentum conservation in tokamaks.Comment: 34 page
An investigation of combustion instability in aircraft-engine reheat systems
The principal objective of this study was to examine experimentally
the effects of upstream temperature, velocity, gutter blockage, tailpipe
length, and main and pilot fuel flows, on the form of combustion instability
encountered in aircraft reheat systems which is sometimes referred to as 'buzz'.
Tests were carried out at atmospheric pressure for upstream temperatures of
between 200 and 500°C, and upstream velocities ranging from 140 to 200 ft/sec.
Three values of stabilizer blockage were employed, namely 25, 30 and 35%.
The tailpipe length was varied between 9 and 45 inches. Auto-correlation
techniques were used in the frequency analysis of the buzz waveforms.
It was found that a certain minimum tailpipe length is necessary in
order to produce buzz which is then strengthened as the tailpipe length is
increased. Buzz also becomes more pronounced with an increase in gas velocity
but stabilizer blockage appears to have no discernible effect … [cont.]
Proposed Regulations Could Limit Access to Affordable Health Coverage for Workers' Children and Family Members
Outlines implications of how the health reform law's premium subsidies apply if employer-sponsored self-only coverage is affordable but family coverage is not. Suggests basing family members' eligibility and affordability on additional cost to employee
Are there really cooper pairs and persistent currents in aromatic molecules?
arXiv.orgOver 20 years ago, one of us suggested the title was affirmative. In 2012, Cooper pairs were identified in several, but not all >aromatic> compounds tested, benzene being one. This manuscript discusses the formation of three time-reversed pairs of states forming pseudobosons (high energy Cooper pairs) in benzene at room temperature. The large stabilization in energy that results is the additive effect of energy gaps of an s wave state and a charge density wave permitting the pseudobosons to exist at room temperature. The overall result of these interactions is three pseudobosons occupying the lowest boson state and the positions of the carbon nuclei are optimum by forming a perfect hexagon. The possibility of a persistent current exists; detection might not be easy.Peer Reviewe
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