Identification of Colour Reconnection using Factorial Correlator

A new signal is proposed for the colour reconnection in the hadronic decay of W+ W- in e+e- collisions. Using Pythia Monte Carlo it is shown that this signal, being based on the factorial correlator, is more sensitive than the ones using only averaged quantities.Comment: 6 pages 1 postscript figur

Density-functional theory study of half-metallic heterostructures: interstitial Mn in Si

Using density-functional theory within the generalized gradient approximation, we show that Si-based heterostructures with 1/4 layer $\delta$-doping of {\em interstitial} Mn (Mn$_{\mathrm int}$) are half-metallic. For Mn$_{\mathrm int}$ concentrations of 1/2 or 1 layer, the states induced in the band gap of $\delta$-doped heterostructures still display high spin polarization, about 85% and 60%, respectively. The proposed heterostructures are more stable than previously assumed $\delta$-layers of {\em substitutional} Mn. Contrary to wide-spread belief, the present study demonstrates that {\em interstitial} Mn can be utilized to tune the magnetic properties of Si, and thus provides a new clue for Si-based spintronics materials.Comment: 5 pages, 4 figures, PRL accepte

THE EFFECT OF RURAL ZONING ON THE ALLOCATION OF LAND USE IN OHIO

By incorporating the spatially arrangement of counties relative to each other, this paper uses a land use share model to investigate the possibility that the allocation of land use in one county could be influenced by not only the degree to which the county is zoned, but also the degree to which neighboring counties are zoned due to spillovers of zoning effects among neighboring counties. The estimation uses data on land use for 88 counties in Ohio.Land Economics/Use,

A potential superhard material m-BCN

We here propose a new superhard material m-BCN with comparable Vickers hardness to cBN by the use of first-principles calculations. The calculations show that the mentioned m-BCN is a thermodynamically and kinetically stable semiconductor. Hydrostatic calculation shows that it is anisotropic and its incompressibility is very close to c-BN. Structural analysis shows that its excellent mechanical property and thermodynamically stability are inherited from diamond and cBN. These results provide a new clue to find new superhard phase.Запропоновано новий надтвердий матеріал m-BCN, твердість за Віккерсом якого за розрахунками за першими принципами порівняна з твердістю cBN. Розрахунки показали, що згаданий m-BCN за термодинамічними і кінетичними показниками є стабільним напівпровідником. Гідростатичний розрахунок показав, що він є анізотропним і його нестисливість дуже близька до нестисливості cBN. Структурний аналіз показав, що його відмінні механічні властивості і термодинамічна стабільність успадковані від алмаза і cBN. Дані результати забезпечують нову схему пошуку нових надтвердих фаз.Предложен новый сверхтвердый материал m-BCN, твердость по Виккерсу которого по расчетам по первым принципам сравнима с твердостью cBN. Расчеты показывают, что упомянутый m-BCN по термодинамическим и кинетическим показателям является стабильным полупроводником. Гидростатический расчет показал, что он анизотропный и его несжимаемость очень близка к несжимаемости cBN. Структурный анализ показал, что его отличные механические свойства и термодинамическая стабильность унаследованы от алмаза и cBN. Данные результаты обеспечивают новую схему поиска новых сверхтвердых фаз

A new model for the double well potential

A new model for the double well potential is presented in the paper. In the new potential, the exchanging rate could be easily calculated by the perturbation method in supersymmetric quantum mechanics. It gives good results whether the barrier is high or sallow. The new model have many merits and may be used in the double well problem.Comment: 3pages, 3figure

Perdeuterated cyanobiphenyl liquid crystals for infrared applications

Perdeuterated 4'-pentyl-4-cyanobiphenyl (D5CB) was synthesized and its physical properties evaluated and compared to those of 5CB. D5CB retains physical properties similar to those of 5CB, such as phase transition temperatures, dielectric constants, and refractive indices. An outstanding feature of D5CB is that it exhibits a much cleaner and reduced infrared absorption. Perdeuteration, therefore, extends the usable range of liquid crystals to the mid infrared by significantly reducing the absorption in the near infrared, which is essential for telecom applications

Shear-driven solidification of dilute colloidal suspensions

We show that the shear-induced solidification of dilute charge-stabilized (DLVO) colloids is due to the interplay between the shear-induced formation and breakage of large non-Brownian clusters. While their size is limited by breakage, their number density increases with the shearing-time. Upon flow cessation, the dense packing of clusters interconnects into a rigid state by means of grainy bonds, each involving a large number of primary colloidal bonds. The emerging picture of shear-driven solidification in dilute colloidal suspensions combines the gelation of Brownian systems with the jamming of athermal systems

Quantum Circulant Preconditioner for Linear System of Equations

We consider the quantum linear solver for $Ax=b$ with the circulant preconditioner $C$. The main technique is the singular value estimation (SVE) introduced in [I. Kerenidis and A. Prakash, Quantum recommendation system, in ITCS 2017]. However, some modifications of SVE should be made to solve the preconditioned linear system $C^{-1} Ax = C^{-1} b$. Moreover, different from the preconditioned linear system considered in [B. D. Clader, B. C. Jacobs, C. R. Sprouse, Preconditioned quantum linear system algorithm, Phys. Rev. Lett., 2013], the circulant preconditioner is easy to construct and can be directly applied to general dense non-Hermitian cases. The time complexity depends on the condition numbers of $C$ and $C^{-1} A$, as well as the Frobenius norm $\|A\|_F$