590 research outputs found
Hot Die Forming - Flat (HDF-F<sup>Al</sup>):An innovative hot forming technology for extreme lightweight in aluminum sheet alloys
Aluminum is an ideal material for light transport applications. Despite the obvious advantages in weight ratio and corrosion resistance, high strength aluminum alloys have limited formability compared to traditional steels at room temperature conditions. A solution is to combine mechanical loading with thermal component i.e. deformation at elevated temperature. Currently super plastic forming and Quick Plastic Forming (QPF) is used to enhance the formability of Aluminum alloys. However, the cycle time for super plastic forming as well as for QPF is too high for mass production. An innovative and novel forming method called Hot Die Forming (HDF) has been developed to achieve high strains in high strength aluminum alloys (maximum 700 [MPa]) by heating them to Solution Heat Temperature (SHT), while keeping the cycle time suitable for large scale production. To study the feasibility and optimize the process parameters, a digital platform has been developed for simulations of HDF process. The simulation process has been automated, the user can provide tool geometries and input parameters to check the feasibility of HDF process or to optimize the parameters and die shape
Magnetic and pair correlations of the Hubbard model with next-nearest-neighbor hopping
A combination of analytical approaches and quantum Monte Carlo simulations is
used to study both magnetic and pairing correlations for a version of the
Hubbard model that includes second-neighbor hopping as a
model for high-temperature superconductors. Magnetic properties are analyzed
using the Two-Particle Self-Consistent approach. The maximum in magnetic
susceptibility as a function of doping appears both at finite
and at but for two totally different physical reasons. When
, it is induced by antiferromagnetic correlations while at
it is a band structure effect amplified by interactions.
Finally, pairing fluctuations are compared with -matrix results to
disentangle the effects of van Hove singularity and of nesting on
superconducting correlations. The addition of antiferromagnetic fluctuations
increases slightly the -wave superconducting correlations despite the
presence of a van Hove singularity which tends to decrease them in the
repulsive model. Some aspects of the phase diagram and some subtleties of
finite-size scaling in Monte Carlo simulations, such as inverted finite-size
dependence, are also discussed.Comment: Revtex, 8 pages + 15 uuencoded postcript figure
Understanding High-Temperature Superconductors with Quantum Cluster Theories
Quantum cluster theories are a set of approaches for the theory of correlated
and disordered lattice systems, which treat correlations within the cluster
explicitly, and correlations at longer length scales either perturbatively or
within a mean-field approximation. These methods become exact when the cluster
size diverges, and most recover the corresponding (dynamical) mean-field
approximation when the cluster size becomes one. Here we will review systematic
dynamical cluster simulations of the two-dimensional Hubbard model, that
display phenomena remarkably similar to those found in the cuprates, including
antiferromagnetism, superconductivity and pseudogap behavior. We will then
discuss results for the structure of the pairing mechanism in this model,
obtained from a combination of dynamical cluster results and diagrammatic
techniques.Comment: 8 pages, 12 figures; submitted to proceedings of M2S-HTSC VIII,
Dresden 200
Leptogenesis and Low-energy Observables
We relate leptogenesis in a class of theories to low-energy experimental
observables: quark and lepton masses and mixings. With reasonable assumptions
motivated by grand unification, one can show that the CP-asymmetry parameter
takes a universal form. Furthermore the dilution mass is related to the light
neutrino masses. Overall, these models offer a natural explanation for a lepton
asymmetry in the early universe.Comment: 10 pages, revised discussion on light neutrino masse
Pairing, Charge, and Spin Correlations in the Three-Band Hubbard Model
Using the Constrained Path Monte Carlo (CPMC) method, we simulated the
two-dimensional, three-band Hubbard model to study pairing, charge, and spin
correlations as a function of electron and hole doping and the Coulomb
repulsion between charges on neighboring Cu and O lattice sites. As a
function of distance, both the -wave and extended s-wave pairing
correlations decayed quickly. In the charge-transfer regime, increasing
decreased the long-range part of the correlation functions in both
channels, while in the mixed-valent regime, it increased the long-range part of
the s-wave behavior but decreased that of the d-wave behavior. Still the d-wave
behavior dominated. At a given doping, increasing increased the
spin-spin correlations in the charge-transfer regime but decreased them in the
mixed-valent regime. Also increasing suppressed the charge-charge
correlations between neighboring Cu and O sites. Electron and hole doping away
from half-filling was accompanied by a rapid suppression of anti-ferromagnetic
correlations.Comment: Revtex, 8 pages with 15 figure
Order-Disorder Transition in a Two-Layer Quantum Antiferromagnet
We have studied the antiferromagnetic order -- disorder transition occurring
at in a 2-layer quantum Heisenberg antiferromagnet as the inter-plane
coupling is increased. Quantum Monte Carlo results for the staggered structure
factor in combination with finite-size scaling theory give the critical ratio
between the inter-plane and in-plane coupling constants.
The critical behavior is consistent with the 3D classical Heisenberg
universality class. Results for the uniform magnetic susceptibility and the
correlation length at finite temperature are compared with recent predictions
for the 2+1-dimensional nonlinear -model. The susceptibility is found
to exhibit quantum critical behavior at temperatures significantly higher than
the correlation length.Comment: 11 pages (5 postscript figures available upon request), Revtex 3.
Small Fermi energy and phonon anharmonicity in MgB_2 and related compounds
The remarkable anharmonicity of the E_{2g} phonon in MgB_2 has been suggested
in literature to play a primary role in its superconducting pairing. We
investigate, by means of LDA calculations, the microscopic origin of such an
anharmonicity in MgB_2, AlB_2, and in hole-doped graphite. We find that the
anharmonic character of the E_{2g} phonon is essentially driven by the small
Fermi energy of the sigma holes. We present a simple analytic model which
allows us to understand in microscopic terms the role of the small Fermi energy
and of the electronic structure. The relation between anharmonicity and
nonadiabaticity is pointed out and discussed in relation to various materials.Comment: 5 pages, 2 figures replaced with final version, accepted on Physical
Review
In vitro inhibition of HIV-1 by Met-SDF-1β alone or in combination with antiretroviral drugs
Compounds that can block the CXCR4 chemokine receptor are a promising new class of antiretroviral agents. In these experiments we studied the effect of a modified form of the native stromal cell-derived factor- 1 (SDF-1), Met-SDF-1\u3b2. The in vitro susceptibility of two different CXCR4-tropic HIV-1 strains was determined. Antiviral effect was assessed by the reduction of p24 antigen production in PHA-stimulated peripheral blood mononuclear cells with exposure to the modified SDF-1 molecule. The 50% inhibitory concentrations (IC50) were derived from six separate experiments. The IC50 against the two HIV-1 isolates was in 1.0-2.8 \u3bcg/ml range for Met-SDF-1\u3b2. Met-SDF-1\u3b2 showed synergy to additivity with either zidovudine or nelfinavir at IC75, IC90 and IC95. Additivity was seen when Met-SDF-1\u3b2 was combined with efavirenz. No cellular toxicity was observed at the highest concentrations when these agents were used either singly or in combination. This compound is a promising new candidate in a receptor-based approach to HIV-1 infection in conjunction with currently available combination antiretroviral drug therapies
Disorder Induced Phase Transition in a Random Quantum Antiferromagnet
A two-dimensional Heisenberg model with random antiferromagnetic
nearest-neighbor exchange is studied using quantum Monte Carlo techniques. As
the strength of the randomness is increased, the system undergoes a transition
from an antiferromagnetically ordered ground state to a gapless disordered
state. The finite-size scaling of the staggered structure factor and
susceptibility is consistent with a dynamic exponent .Comment: Revtex 3.0, 10 pages + 5 postscript figures available upon request,
UCSBTH-94-1
Seesaw mechanism, baryon asymmetry and neutrinoless double beta decay
A simplified but very instructive analysis of the seesaw mechanism is here
performed. Assuming a nearly diagonal Dirac neutrino mass matrix, we study the
forms of the Majorana mass matrix of right-handed neutrinos, which reproduce
the effective mass matrix of left-handed neutrinos. As a further step, the
important effect of a non diagonal Dirac neutrino mass matrix is explored. The
corresponding implications for the baryogenesis via leptogenesis and for the
neutrinoless double beta decay are reviewed. We propose two distinct models
where the baryon asymmetry is enhanced.Comment: 21 pages, RevTex. Revise
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