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Exact Solution of a Electron System Combining Two Different t-J Models
A new strongly correlated electron model is presented. This is formed by two
types of sites: one where double occupancy is forbidden, as in the t-J model,
and the other where double occupancy is allowed but vacancy is not allowed, as
an inverse t-J model. The Hamiltonian shows nearest and next-to-nearest
neighbour interactions and it is solved by means of a modified algebraic nested
Bethe Ansatz. The number of sites where vacancy is not allowed, may be treated
as a new parameter if the model is looked at as a t-J model with impurities.
The ground and excited states are described in the thermodynamic limit.Comment: Some corrections and references added. To be published in J. Phys.
Temperature Fluctuations driven by Magnetorotational Instability in Protoplanetary Disks
The magnetorotational instability (MRI) drives magnetized turbulence in
sufficiently ionized regions of protoplanetary disks, leading to mass
accretion. The dissipation of the potential energy associated with this
accretion determines the thermal structure of accreting regions. Until
recently, the heating from the turbulence has only been treated in an
azimuthally averaged sense, neglecting local fluctuations. However, magnetized
turbulence dissipates its energy intermittently in current sheet structures. We
study this intermittent energy dissipation using high resolution numerical
models including a treatment of radiative thermal diffusion in an optically
thick regime. Our models predict that these turbulent current sheets drive
order unity temperature variations even where the MRI is damped strongly by
Ohmic resistivity. This implies that the current sheet structures where energy
dissipation occurs must be well resolved to correctly capture the flow
structure in numerical models. Higher resolutions are required to resolve
energy dissipation than to resolve the magnetic field strength or accretion
stresses. The temperature variations are large enough to have major
consequences for mineral formation in disks, including melting chondrules,
remelting calcium-aluminum rich inclusions, and annealing silicates; and may
drive hysteresis: current sheets in MRI active regions could be significantly
more conductive than the remainder of the disk.Comment: 16 pages, 13 figures, ApJ In Press, updated to match proof
Cumulant expansion of the periodic Anderson model in infinite dimension
The diagrammatic cumulant expansion for the periodic Anderson model with
infinite Coulomb repulsion () is considered here for an hypercubic
lattice of infinite dimension (). The same type of simplifications
obtained by Metzner for the cumulant expansion of the Hubbard model in the
limit of , are shown to be also valid for the periodic Anderson
model.Comment: 13 pages, 7 figures.ps. To be published in J. Phys. A: Mathematical
and General (1997
Gutzwiller variational theory for the Hubbard model with attractive interaction
We investigate the electronic and superconducting properties of a negative-U
Hubbard model. For this purpose we evaluate a recently introduced variational
theory based on Gutzwiller-correlated BCS wave functions. We find significant
differences between our approach and standard BCS theory, especially for the
superconducting gap. For small values of , we derive analytical
expressions for the order parameter and the superconducting gap which we
compare to exact results from perturbation theory.Comment: 10 pages, 2 figure
Tone-activated, remote, alert communication system
Pocket sized transmitter, frequency modulated by crystal derived tones, with integral loop antenna provides police with easy operating alert signal communicator which uses patrol car radio to relay signal. Communication channels are time shared by several patrol units
Ferromagnetism in the Periodic Anderson Model - a Modified Alloy Analogy
We introduce a new aproximation scheme for the periodic Anderson model (PAM).
The modified alloy approximation represents an optimum alloy approximation for
the strong coupling limit, which can be solved within the CPA-formalism.
Zero-temperature and finite-temperature phase diagrams are presented for the
PAM in the intermediate-valence regime. The diversity of magnetic properties
accessible by variation of the system parameters can be studied by means of
quasiparticle densities of states: The conduction band couples either ferro- or
antiferromagneticaly to the f-levels. A finite hybridization is a necessary
precondition for ferromagnetism. However, too strong hybridization generally
suppresses ferromagnetism, but can for certain system parameters also lead to a
semi-metallic state with unusual magnetic properties. By comparing with the
spectral density approximation, the influence of quasiparticle damping can be
examined.Comment: 20 pages, 13 figure
Digital demodulator-correlator
An apparatus for demodulation and correlation of a code modulated 10 MHz signal is presented. The apparatus is comprised of a sample and hold analog-to-digital converter synchronized by a frequency coherent 40 MHz pulse to obtain four evenly spaced samples of each of the signal. Each sample is added or subtracted to or from one of four accumulators to or from the separate sums. The correlation functions are then computed. As a further feature of the invention, multipliers are each multiplied by a squarewave chopper signal having a period that is long relative to the period of the received signal to foreclose contamination of the received signal by leakage from either of the other two terms of the multipliers
Lower bound for the segregation energy in the Falicov-Kimball model
In this work, a lower bound for the ground state energy of the
Falicov-Kimball model for intermediate densities is derived. The explicit
derivation is important in the proof of the conjecture of segregation of the
two kinds of fermions in the Falicov-Kimball model, for sufficiently large
interactions. This bound is given by a bulk term, plus a term proportional to
the boundary of the region devoid of classical particles. A detailed proof is
presented for density n=1/2, where the coefficient 10^(-13) is obtained for the
boundary term, in two dimensions. With suitable modifications the method can
also be used to obtain a coefficient for all densities.Comment: 8 pages, 2 figure
Changing geo-ecological functions of coral reefs in the Anthropocene
This is the author accepted manuscript. The final version is available from Wiley via the DOI in this record The ecology of many coral reefs has changed markedly over recent decades in response to various combinations of local and global stressors. These ecological changes have important implications for the abundance of taxa that regulate the production and erosion of skeletal carbonates, and thus for many of the geo-ecological functions that coral reefs provide, including reef framework production and sediment generation, the maintenance of reef habitat complexity and reef growth potential. These functional attributes underpin many of the ecosystem goods and services that reefs provide to society. Rapidly changing conditions of reefs in the Anthropocene are likely to significantly impact the capacity of reefs to sustain these geo-ecological functions. Although the Anthropocene footprint of disturbance will be expressed differently across ecoregions and habitats, the end point for many reefs may be broadly similar: (a) progressively shifting towards net neutral or negative carbonate budget states; (b) becoming structurally flatter; and (c) having lower vertical growth rates. It is also likely that a progressive depth-homogenisation will occur in terms of these processes. The Anthropocene is likely to be defined by an increasing disconnect between the ecological processes that drive carbonate production on the reef surface, and the net geological outcome of that production, that is, the accumulation of the underlying reef structure. Reef structures are thus likely to become increasingly relict or senescent features, which will reduce reef habitat complexity and sediment generation rates, and limit reef potential to accrete vertically at rates that can track rising sea levels. In the absence of pervasive stressors, recovery of degraded coral communities has been observed, resulting in high net-positive budgets being regained. However, the frequency and intensity of climate-driven bleaching events are predicted to increase over the next decades. This would increase the spatial footprint of disturbances and exacerbate the magnitude of the changes described here, limiting the capacity of many reefs to maintain their geo-ecological functions. The enforcement of effective marine protection or the benefits of geographic isolation or of favourable environmental conditions (“refugia” sites) may offer the hope of more optimistic futures in some locations. A plain language summary is available for this article.Royal Societ
Effective t-J Hamiltonian for the Copper Oxides
Starting from the Emery model, which is assumed to describe the copper oxygen
planes, and including direct oxygen hopping matrix elements, we have been able
to derive the effective t-J Hamiltonian for the copper orbitals using the
Linked Cluster Expansion Method up to fourth order in the hybridization matrix
element.Comment: (ps version of the dvi file, resubmitted because previous
uucompressed version was corrupted), 9 page
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