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Breaking of Larmor's theorem in quantum Hall states with spin-orbit coupling
We investigate the effect of spin-orbit (SO) interaction on the long-wavelength collective spin excitation in a two-dimensional electron gas in the fractional quantum Hall regime. The many-body correction to the single-particle electron spin resonance (ESR) energy is found to be nonzero, providing theoretical evidence of a breaking of Larmor's theorem. Such breaking is due to the loss of spin-rotational invariance introduced by the SO-induced structural inversion asymmetry in the system. This effect, whose magnitude is a significant percentage of the single-particle ESR, exhibits remarkable features in a wide range of experimentally relevant parameters and is found to be nearly material independent
Anomalous Paramagnetic Magnetization in Mixed State of CeCoIn single crystals
Magnetization and torque measurements were performed on CeCoIn single
crystals to study the mixed-state thermodynamics. These measurements allow the
determination of both paramagnetic and vortex responses in the mixed-state
magnetization. The paramagnetic magnetization is suppressed in the mixed state
with the spin susceptibility increasing with increasing magnetic field. The
dependence of spin susceptibility on magnetic field is due to the fact that
heavy electrons contribute both to superconductivity and paramagnetism and a
large Zeeman effect exists in this system. No anomaly in the vortex response
was found within the investigated temperature and field range
On the Three-dimensional Lattice Model
Using the restricted star-triangle relation, it is shown that the -state
spin integrable model on a three-dimensional lattice with spins interacting
round each elementary cube of the lattice proposed by Mangazeev, Sergeev and
Stroganov is a particular case of the Bazhanov-Baxter model.Comment: 8 pages, latex, 4 figure
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HSV-2 Infection of Human Genital Epithelial Cells Upregulates TLR9 Expression Through the SP1/JNK Signaling Pathway
It is known that herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) triggers the activation of Toll-like receptor (TLR) 9 signaling pathway and the consequent production of antiviral cytokines in dendritic cells. However, the impact of HSV-2 infection on TLR9 expression and signaling in genital epithelial cells, the primary HSV-2 targets, has yet to be determined. In the current study, by using both human genital epithelial cell lines and primary genital epithelial cells as models, we found that HSV-2 infection enhances TLR9 expression at both mRNA and protein levels. Such enhancement is virus replication-dependent and CpG-independent, while the HSV-2-mediated upregulation of TLR9 does not activate TLR9 signaling pathway. Mechanistically, a SP1 binding site on TLR9 promoter appears to be essential for HSV-2-induced TLR9 transactivation. Upon HSV-2 infection, SP1 translocates from the cytoplasm to the nucleus, and consequently binds to TLR9 promoter. By using specific inhibitors, the JNK signaling pathway is shown to be involved in the HSV-2-induced TLR9 transactivation, while HSV-2 infection increases the phosphorylation but not the total level of JNK. In agreement, antagonism of JNK signaling pathway inhibits the HSV-2-induced SP1 nuclear translocation. Taken together, our study demonstrates that HSV-2 infection of human genital epithelial cells promotes TLR9 expression through SP1/JNK signaling pathway. Findings in this study provide insights into HSV-2-host interactions and potential targets for immune intervention
Strong magnetic fluctuations in superconducting state of CeCoIn
We show results on the vortex core dissipation through current-voltage
measurements under applied pressure and magnetic field in the superconducting
phase of CeCoIn. We find that as soon as the system becomes
superconducting, the vortex core resistivity increases sharply as the
temperature and magnetic field decrease. The sharp increase in flux flow
resistivity is due to quasiparticle scattering on critical antiferromagnetic
fluctuations. The strength of magnetic fluctuations below the superconducting
transition suggests that magnetism is complimentary to superconductivity and
therefore must be considered in order to fully account for the low-temperature
properties of CeCoIn.Comment: 7 pages, 6 figure
Mode-locking of incommensurate phase by quantum zero point energy in the Frenkel-Kontorova model
In this paper, it is shown that a configuration modulated system described by
the Frenkel-Kontorova model can be locked at an incommensurate phase when the
quantum zero point energy is taken into account. It is also found that the
specific heat for an incommensurate phase shows different parameter-dependence
in sliding phase and pinning phase. These findings provide a possible way for
experimentalists to verify the phase transition by breaking of analyticity.Comment: 6 pages in Europhys style, 3 eps figure
Mode entanglement of electrons in the one-dimensional Frenkel-Kontorova model
We study the mode entanglement in the one-dimensional Frenkel-Kontorova
model, and found that behaviors of quantum entanglement are distinct before and
after the transition by breaking of analyticity. We show that the more extended
the electron is, the more entangled the corresponding state. Finally, a
quantitative relation is given between the average square of the concurrence
quantifying the degree of entanglement and the participation ratio
characterizing the degree of localization.Comment: 4 pages, 4 figures. V
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