79 research outputs found
Anti-adiabatic limit of the exchange-correlation kernels of an inhomogeneous electron gas
We express the high-frequency (anti-adiabatic) limit of the
exchange-correlation kernels of an inhomogeneous electron gas in terms of the
following equilibrium properties: the ground-state density, the kinetic stress
tensor, the pair-correlation function, and the ground-state
exchange-correlation potential. Of these quantities, the first three are
amenable to exact evaluation by Quantum Monte Carlo methods, while the last can
be obtained from the inversion of the Kohn-Sham equation for the ground-state
orbitals. The exact scalar kernel, in this limit, is found to be of very long
range in space, at variance with the kernel that is used in the standard local
density approximation. The anti-adiabatic xc kernels should be useful in
calculations of excitation energies by time-dependent DFT in atoms, molecules,
and solids, and provides a solid basis for interpolation between the low- and
high-frequency limits of the xc kernels.Comment: 9 pages, 3 figures, to be submitted to PR
Exchange and correlation energies of ground states of atoms and molecules in strong magnetic fields
Using a Hartree-Fock mesh method and a configuration interaction approach
based on a generalized Gaussian basis set we investigate the behaviour of the
exchange and correlation energies of small atoms and molecules, namely th e
helium and lithium atom as well as the hydrogen molecule, in the presence of a
magnetic field covering the regime B=0-100a.u. In general the importance of the
exchange energy to the binding properties of at oms or molecules increases
strongly with increasing field strength. This is due to the spin-flip
transitions and in particular due to the contributions of the tightly bound
hydrogenic state s which are involved in the corresponding ground states of
different symmetries. In contrast to the exchange energy the correlation energy
becomes less relevant with increasing field strength. This holds for the
individual configurations constituting the ground state and for the crossovers
of the global ground state.Comment: 4 Figures acc.f.publ.in Phys.Rev.
Nonlocal density functionals and the linear response of the homogeneous electron gas
The known and usable truly nonlocal functionals for exchange-correlation
energy of the inhomogeneous electron gas are the ADA (average density
approximation) and the WDA (weighted density approximation). ADA, by design,
yields the correct linear response function of the uniform electron gas. WDA is
constructed so that it is exact in the limit of one-electron systems. We derive
an expression for the linear response of the uniform gas in the WDA, and
calculate it for several flavors of WDA. We then compare the results with the
Monte-Carlo data on the exchange-correlation local field correction, and
identify the weak points of conventional WDA in the homogeneous limit. We
suggest how the WDA can be modified to improve the response function. The
resulting approximation is a good one in both opposite limits, and should be
useful for practical nonlocal density functional calculations.Comment: 4 pages, two eps figures embedde
Positron and positronium affinities in the work-formalism Hartree-Fock approximation
Positron binding to anions is investigated within the work formalism proposed
by Harbola and Sahni for the halide anions and the systems Li^- through O^-
excluding Be^- and N^-. The toal ground-state energies of the anion-positron
bound systems are empirically found to be an upper bound to the Hartree-Fock
energies. The computed expectation values as well as positron and positronium
affinities are in good agreement with their restricted Hartree-Fock
counterparts. Binding of a positron to neutral species is also investigated
using an iterative method.Comment: 12 pages, to appear in Physical Review
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on children with and without affective dysregulation and their families
Analyzing COVID-19-related stress in children with affective dysregulation (AD) seems especially interesting, as these children typically show heightened reactivity to potential stressors and an increased use of maladaptive emotion regulation strategies. Children in out-of-home care often show similar characteristics to those with AD. Since COVID-19 has led to interruptions in psychotherapy for children with mental health problems and to potentially reduced resources to implement treatment strategies in daily life in families or in out-of-home care, these children might show a particularly strong increase in stress levels. In this study, 512 families of children without AD and 269 families of children with AD reported on COVID-19-related stress. The sample comprised screened community, clinical, and out-of-home care samples. Sociodemographic factors, characteristics of child and caregiver before the pandemic, and perceived change in external conditions due to the pandemic were examined as potential risk or protective factors. Interestingly, only small differences emerged between families of children with and without AD or between subsamples: families of children with AD and families in out-of-home care were affected slightly more, but in few domains. Improvements and deteriorations in treatment-related effects balanced each other out. Overall, the most stable and strongest risk factor for COVID-19-related stress was perceived negative change in external conditions—particularly family conditions and leisure options. Additionally, caregiver characteristics emerged as risk factors across most models. Actions to support families during the pandemic should, therefore, facilitate external conditions and focus on caregiver characteristic to reduce familial COVID-19-related stress. Trial registration: German Clinical Trials Register (DRKS), ADOPT Online: DRKS00014963 registered 27 June 2018, ADOPT Treatment: DRKS00013317 registered 27 September 2018, ADOPT Institution: DRKS00014581 registered 04 July 2018
Dynamic correlations of the Coulomb Luttinger liquid
The dynamic density response function, form-factor, and spectral function of
a Luttinger liquid with Coulomb electron-electron interaction are studied with
the emphasis on the short-range electron correlations. The Coulomb interaction
changes dramatically the density response function as compared to the case of
the short-ranged interaction. The form of the density response function is
smoothing with time, and the oscillatory structure appears. However, the
spectral functions remain qualitatively the same. The dynamic form-factor
contains the -peak in the long-wave region, corresponding to one-boson
excitations. Besides, the multi-boson-excitations band exists in the
wave-number region near to . The dynamic form-factor diverges at the
edges of this band, while the dielectric function goes to zero there, which
indicates the appearance of a soft mode. We develop a method to analyze the
asymptotics of the spectral functions near to the edges of the
multi-boson-excitations band.Comment: 11 pages, 3 figures, submitted to PR
Bosonization of interacting fermions in arbitrary dimension beyond the Gaussian approximation
We use our recently developed functional bosonization approach to bosonize
interacting fermions in arbitrary dimension beyond the Gaussian
approximation. Even in the finite curvature of the energy dispersion at
the Fermi surface gives rise to interactions between the bosons. In higher
dimensions scattering processes describing momentum transfer between different
patches on the Fermi surface (around-the-corner processes) are an additional
source for corrections to the Gaussian approximation. We derive an explicit
expression for the leading correction to the bosonized Hamiltonian and the
irreducible self-energy of the bosonic propagator that takes the finite
curvature as well as around-the-corner processes into account. In the special
case that around-the-corner scattering is negligible, we show that the
self-energy correction to the Gaussian propagator is negligible if the
dimensionless quantities are
small compared with unity for all patches . Here is the cutoff
of the interaction in wave-vector space, is the Fermi wave-vector,
is the chemical potential, is the usual dimensionless Landau
interaction-parameter, and is the {\it{local}} density of
states associated with patch . We also show that the well known
cancellation between vertex- and self-energy corrections in one-dimensional
systems, which is responsible for the fact that the random-phase approximation
for the density-density correlation function is exact in , exists also in
, provided (1) the interaction cutoff is small compared with
, and (2) the energy dispersion is locally linearized at the Fermi the
Fermi surface. Finally, we suggest a new systematic method to calculate
corrections to the RPA, which is based on the perturbative calculation of the
irreducible bosonic self-energy arising from the non-Gaussian terms of the
bosonized Hamiltonian.Comment: The abstract has been rewritten. No major changes in the text
Cognitive decline in Huntington's disease expansion gene carriers
BACKGROUND: In Huntington's Disease (HD) cognitive decline can occur before unequivocal motor signs become apparent. As cognitive decline often starts early in the course of the disease and has a progressive nature over time, cognition can be regarded as a key target for symptomatic treatment. The specific progressive profile of cognitive decline over time is unknown.
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study is to quantify the progression of cognitive decline across all HD stages, from pre-motormanifest to advanced HD, and to investigate if CAG length mediates cognitive decline.
METHODS: In the European REGISTRY study 2669 HD expansion gene carriers underwent annual cognitive assessment. General linear mixed models were used to model the cognitive decline for each cognitive task across all disease stages. Additionally, a model was developed to evaluate the cognitive decline based on CAG length and age rather than disease stage.
RESULTS: There was significant cognitive decline on all administered tasks throughout pre-motormanifest (close to estimated disease onset) participants and the subsequent motormanifest participants from stage 1 to stage 4. Performance on the Stroop Word and Stroop Color tests additionally declined significantly across the two pre-motormanifest groups: far and close to estimated disease onset.
The evaluation of cognition performance in relation to CAG length and age revealed a more rapid cognitive decline in participants with longer CAG length than participants with shorter CAG length over time.
CONCLUSION: Cognitive performance already shows decline in pre-motormanifest HD gene expansion carriers and gradually worsens to late stage HD. HD gene expansion carriers with certain CAG length have their own cognitive profile, i.e., longer CAG length is associated with more rapid decline
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