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Topological Quantum Phase Transition in Synthetic Non-Abelian Gauge Potential
The method of synthetic gauge potentials opens up a new avenue for our
understanding and discovering novel quantum states of matter. We investigate
the topological quantum phase transition of Fermi gases trapped in a honeycomb
lattice in the presence of a synthetic non- Abelian gauge potential. We develop
a systematic fermionic effective field theory to describe a topological quantum
phase transition tuned by the non-Abelian gauge potential and ex- plore its
various important experimental consequences. Numerical calculations on lattice
scales are performed to compare with the results achieved by the fermionic
effective field theory. Several possible experimental detection methods of
topological quantum phase tran- sition are proposed. In contrast to condensed
matter experiments where only gauge invariant quantities can be measured, both
gauge invariant and non-gauge invariant quantities can be measured by
experimentally generating various non-Abelian gauges corresponding to the same
set of Wilson loops
Global existence for a translating near-circular Hele-Shaw bubble with surface tension
This paper concerns global existence for arbitrary nonzero surface tension of
bubbles in a Hele-Shaw cell that translate in the presence of a pressure
gradient. When the cell width to bubble size is sufficiently large, we show
that a unique steady translating near-circular bubble symmetric about the
channel centerline exists, where the bubble translation speed in the laboratory
frame is found as part of the solution. We prove global existence for symmetric
sufficiently smooth initial conditions close to this shape and show that the
steady translating bubble solution is an attractor within this class of
disturbances. In the absence of side walls, we prove stability of the steady
translating circular bubble without restriction on symmetry of initial
conditions. These results hold for any nonzero surface tension despite the fact
that a local planar approximation near the front of the bubble would suggest
Saffman Taylor instability.
We exploit a boundary integral approach that is particularly suitable for
analysis of nonzero viscosity ratio between fluid inside and outside the
bubble. An important element of the proof was the introduction of a weighted
Sobolev norm that accounts for stabilization due to advection of disturbances
from the front to the back of the bubble
Hydrogen adsorption and phase transitions in fullerite
Hydrogen desorption and adsorption properties of the fullerene materials C60, C70, and fullerite (a mixture of C60 and C70) were measured volumetrically using a Sievert's apparatus. Over several cycles of isotherm measurements at 77 K, the hydrogen storage capacities of one of the fullerite samples increased from an initial value of 0.4 wt % for the first cycle to a capacity of 4.4 wt % for the fourth cycle. Correspondingly, the surface area of this sample increased from 0.9 to 11 m^2/g, and there were changes in its x-ray powder diffraction pattern. In comparison, two other fullerite samples, prepared by a different procedure showed no such behavior. Pure C60 and pure C70 were also cycled and exhibited small and constant capacities of 0.7 and 0.33 wt %, respectively, as a function of number of cycles. The enhanced storage capacity of fullerite material is tentatively attributed to the presence of C60 oxide
Relation between vibrotactile perception thresholds and reductions in finger blood flow induced by vibration of the hand at frequencies in the range 8–250 Hz
Purpose: this study investigated how the vasoconstriction induced by vibration depends on the frequency of vibration when the vibration magnitude is defined by individual thresholds for perceiving vibration [i.e. sensation levels (SL)].Methods: fourteen healthy subjects attended the laboratory on seven occasions: for six vibration frequencies (8, 16, 31.5, 63, 125, or 250 Hz) and a static control condition. Finger blood flow (FBF) was measured in the middle fingers of both hands at 30-second intervals during five successive periods: (i) no force or vibration, (ii) 2-N force, no vibration, (iii) 2-N force, vibration, (iv) 2-N force, no vibration, (v) no force or vibration. During period (iii), vibration was applied to the right thenar eminence via a 6-mm diameter probe during ten successive 3-min periods as the vibration magnitude increased in ten steps (?10 to +40 dB SL).Results: with vibration at 63, 125, and 250 Hz, there was vasoconstriction on both hands when the vibration magnitude reached 10 dB SL. With vibration at 8, 16, and 31.5 Hz, there was no significant vasoconstriction until the vibration reached 25 dB SL. At all frequencies, there was greater vasoconstriction with greater magnitudes of vibration.Conclusions: it is concluded that at the higher frequencies (63, 125, and 250 Hz), the Pacinian channel mediates vibrotactile sensations near threshold and vasoconstriction occurs when vibration is perceptible. At lower frequencies (8, 16, and 31.5 Hz), the Pacinian channel does not mediate sensations near threshold and vasoconstriction commences at greater magnitudes when the Pacinian channel is activate
Complex Dynamics of Correlated Electrons in Molecular Double Ionization by an Ultrashort Intense Laser Pulse
With a semiclassical quasi-static model we achieve an insight into the
complex dynamics of two correlated electrons under the combined influence of a
two-center Coulomb potential and an intense laser field. The model calculation
is able to reproduce experimental data of nitrogen molecules for a wide range
of laser intensities from tunnelling to over-the-barrier regime, and predicts a
significant alignment effect on the ratio of double over single ion yield. The
classical trajectory analysis allows to unveil sub-cycle molecular double
ionization dynamics.Comment: 5 pages, 5 figures. to appear in Phys. Rev. Lett.(2007
90 degree polarization rotator using a bilayered chiral metamaterial with giant optical activity
A bilayered chiral metamaterial (CMM) is proposed to realize a 90 degree
polarization rotator, whose giant optical activity is due to the transverse
magnetic dipole coupling among the metallic wire pairs of enantiomeric
patterns. By transmission through this thin bilayered structure of less than
\lambda/30 thick, a linearly polarized wave is converted to its cross
polarization with a resonant polarization conversion efficiency (PCE) of over
90%. Meanwhile, the axial ratio of the transmitted wave is better than 40 dB.
It is demonstrated that the chirality in the propagation direction makes this
efficient cross-polarization conversion possible. The transversely isotropic
property of this polarization rotator is also experimentally verified. The
optical activity of the present structure is about 2700 degree/\lambda, which
is the largest optical activity that can be found in literature.Comment: 16 pages, 4 figure
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