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Stripes, topological order, and deconfinement in a planar t-Jz model
We determine the quantum phase diagram of a two-dimensional bosonic t-Jz
model as a function of the lattice anisotropy gamma, using a quantum Monte
Carlo loop algorithm. We show analytically that the low-energy sectors of the
bosonic and the fermionic t-Jz models become equivalent in the limit of small
gamma. In this limit, the ground state represents a static stripe phase
characterized by a non-zero value of a topological order parameter. This phase
remains up to intermediate values of gamma, where there is a quantum phase
transition to a phase-segregated state or a homogeneous superfluid with dynamic
stripe fluctuations depending on the ratio Jz/t.Comment: 4 pages, 5 figures (2 in color). Final versio
Hidden unity in the quantum description of matter
We introduce an algebraic framework for interacting quantum systems that
enables studying complex phenomena, characterized by the coexistence and
competition of various broken symmetry states of matter. The approach unveils
the hidden unity behind seemingly unrelated physical phenomena, thus
establishing exact connections between them. This leads to the fundamental
concept of {\it universality} of physical phenomena, a general concept not
restricted to the domain of critical behavior. Key to our framework is the
concept of {\it languages} and the construction of {\it dictionaries} relating
them.Comment: 10 pages 2 psfigures. Appeared in Recent Progress in Many-Body
Theorie
Zero Temperature Phases of the Electron Gas
The stability of different phases of the three-dimensional non-relativistic
electron gas is analyzed using stochastic methods. With decreasing density, we
observe a {\it continuous} transition from the paramagnetic to the
ferromagnetic fluid, with an intermediate stability range () for the {\it partially} spin-polarized liquid. The freezing
transition into a ferromagnetic Wigner crystal occurs at . We
discuss the relative stability of different magnetic structures in the solid
phase, as well as the possibility of disordered phases.Comment: 4 pages, REVTEX, 3 ps figure
Exactly Solvable Hydrogen-like Potentials and Factorization Method
A set of factorization energies is introduced, giving rise to a
generalization of the Schr\"{o}dinger (or Infeld and Hull) factorization for
the radial hydrogen-like Hamiltonian. An algebraic intertwining technique
involving such factorization energies leads to derive -parametric families
of potentials in general almost-isospectral to the hydrogen-like radial
Hamiltonians. The construction of SUSY partner Hamiltonians with ground state
energies greater than the corresponding ground state energy of the initial
Hamiltonian is also explicitly performed.Comment: LaTex file, 21 pages, 2 PostScript figures and some references added.
To be published in J. Phys. A: Math. Gen. (1998
Quantum mechanical spectral engineering by scaling intertwining
Using the concept of spectral engineering we explore the possibilities of
building potentials with prescribed spectra offered by a modified intertwining
technique involving operators which are the product of a standard first-order
intertwiner and a unitary scaling. In the same context we study the iterations
of such transformations finding that the scaling intertwining provides a
different and richer mechanism in designing quantum spectra with respect to
that given by the standard intertwiningComment: 8 twocolumn pages, 5 figure
Beyond conventional factorization: Non-Hermitian Hamiltonians with radial oscillator spectrum
The eigenvalue problem of the spherically symmetric oscillator Hamiltonian is
revisited in the context of canonical raising and lowering operators. The
Hamiltonian is then factorized in terms of two not mutually adjoint factorizing
operators which, in turn, give rise to a non-Hermitian radial Hamiltonian. The
set of eigenvalues of this new Hamiltonian is exactly the same as the energy
spectrum of the radial oscillator and the new square-integrable eigenfunctions
are complex Darboux-deformations of the associated Laguerre polynomials.Comment: 13 pages, 7 figure
Quantum Phase Diagram of the t-Jz Chain Model
We present the quantum phase diagram of the one-dimensional - model
for arbitrary spin (integer or half-integer) and sign of the spin-spin
interaction , using an {\it exact} mapping to a spinless fermion model
that can be solved {\it exactly} using the Bethe ansatz. We discuss its
superconducting phase as a function of hole doping . Motivated by the new
paradigm of high temperature superconductivity, the stripe phase, we also
consider the effect the antiferromagnetic background has on the - chain
intended to mimic the stripe segments.Comment: 4 pages, 2 figure
Optimal uncertainty quantification for legacy data observations of Lipschitz functions
We consider the problem of providing optimal uncertainty quantification (UQ)
--- and hence rigorous certification --- for partially-observed functions. We
present a UQ framework within which the observations may be small or large in
number, and need not carry information about the probability distribution of
the system in operation. The UQ objectives are posed as optimization problems,
the solutions of which are optimal bounds on the quantities of interest; we
consider two typical settings, namely parameter sensitivities (McDiarmid
diameters) and output deviation (or failure) probabilities. The solutions of
these optimization problems depend non-trivially (even non-monotonically and
discontinuously) upon the specified legacy data. Furthermore, the extreme
values are often determined by only a few members of the data set; in our
principal physically-motivated example, the bounds are determined by just 2 out
of 32 data points, and the remainder carry no information and could be
neglected without changing the final answer. We propose an analogue of the
simplex algorithm from linear programming that uses these observations to offer
efficient and rigorous UQ for high-dimensional systems with high-cardinality
legacy data. These findings suggest natural methods for selecting optimal
(maximally informative) next experiments.Comment: 38 page
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