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Cubic Dresselhaus Spin-Orbit Coupling in 2D Electron Quantum Dots
We study effects of the oft-neglected cubic Dresselhaus spin-orbit coupling
(i.e., ) in GaAs/AlGaAs quantum dots. Using a semiclassical
billiard model, we estimate the magnitude of the spin-orbit induced avoided
crossings in a closed quantum dot in a Zeeman field. Using these results,
together with previous analyses based on random matrix theory, we calculate
corresponding effects on the conductance through an open quantum dot. Combining
our results with an experiment on conductance through an 8 um^2 quantum dot [D
M Zumbuhl et al., Phys. Rev. B 72, 081305 (2005)] suggests that 1) the GaAs
Dresselhaus coupling constant, , is approximately 9 eVA^3,
significantly less than the commonly cited value of 27.5 eVA^3 and 2) the
majority of the spin-flip component of spin-orbit coupling can come from the
cubic Dresselhaus term.Comment: 4 pages plus supplementary tabl
The Effect of Treatment of Acidosis on Calcium Balance in Patients with Chronic Azotemic Renal Disease
Small but statistically significant negative calcium balances were found in each of eight studies in seven patients with chronic azotemic renal disease when stable metabolic acidosis was present. Only small quantities of calcium were excreted in the urine, but fecal calcium excretion equaled or exceeded dietary intake. Complete and continuous correction of acidosis by NaHCO3 therapy reduced both urinary and fecal calcium excretion and produced a daily calcium balance indistinguishable from zero.
Apparent acid retention was found throughout the studies during acidosis, despite no further reduction of the serum bicarbonate concentration. The negative calcium balances that accompanied acid retention support the suggestion that slow titration of alkaline bone salts provides an additional buffer reservoir in chronic metabolic acidosis. The treatment of metabolic acidosis prevented further calcium losses but did not induce net calcium retention. It is suggested that the normal homeostatic responses of the body to the alterations in ionized calcium and calcium distribution produced by raising the serum bicarbonate might paradoxically retard the repair of skeletal calcium deficits
The study of parameter optimization in vehicle-borne tracking systems Final technical report
Data smoothing technique for parameter optimization in free flight orbit vehicle-borne tracking system
Simulation of fermionic lattice models in two dimensions with Projected Entangled-Pair States: Next-nearest neighbor Hamiltonians
In a recent contribution [Phys. Rev. B 81, 165104 (2010)] fermionic Projected
Entangled-Pair States (PEPS) were used to approximate the ground state of free
and interacting spinless fermion models, as well as the - model. This
paper revisits these three models in the presence of an additional next-nearest
hopping amplitude in the Hamiltonian. First we explain how to account for
next-nearest neighbor Hamiltonian terms in the context of fermionic PEPS
algorithms based on simulating time evolution. Then we present benchmark
calculations for the three models of fermions, and compare our results against
analytical, mean-field, and variational Monte Carlo results, respectively.
Consistent with previous computations restricted to nearest-neighbor
Hamiltonians, we systematically obtain more accurate (or better converged)
results for gapped phases than for gapless ones.Comment: 10 pages, 11 figures, minor change
Mechanical, Electrical, and Magnetic Properties of Ni Nanocontacts
The dynamic deformation upon stretching of Ni nanowires as those formed with
mechanically controllable break junctions or with a scanning tunneling
microscope is studied both experimentally and theoretically. Molecular dynamics
simulations of the breaking process are performed. In addition, and in order to
compare with experiments, we also compute the transport properties in the last
stages before failure using the first-principles implementation of Landauer's
formalism included in our transport package ALACANT.Comment: 5 pages, 6 figure
Instructor perspectives on iteration during upper-division optics lab activities
Although developing proficiency with modeling is a nationally endorsed
learning outcome for upper-division undergraduate physics lab courses, no
corresponding research-based assessments exist. Our longterm goal is to develop
assessments of students' modeling ability that are relevant across multiple
upper-division lab contexts. To this end, we interviewed 19 instructors from 16
institutions about optics lab activities that incorporate photodiodes.
Interviews focused on how those activities were designed to engage students in
some aspects of modeling. We find that, according to many interviewees,
iteration is an important aspect of modeling. In addition, interviewees
described four distinct types of iteration: revising apparatuses, revising
models, revising data-taking procedures, and repeating data collection using
existing apparatuses and procedures. We provide examples of each type of
iteration, and discuss implications for the development of future modeling
assessments.Comment: 4 pages, 1 figure; under revie
Realizable Hamiltonians for Universal Adiabatic Quantum Computers
It has been established that local lattice spin Hamiltonians can be used for
universal adiabatic quantum computation. However, the 2-local model
Hamiltonians used in these proofs are general and hence do not limit the types
of interactions required between spins. To address this concern, the present
paper provides two simple model Hamiltonians that are of practical interest to
experimentalists working towards the realization of a universal adiabatic
quantum computer. The model Hamiltonians presented are the simplest known
QMA-complete 2-local Hamiltonians. The 2-local Ising model with 1-local
transverse field which has been realized using an array of technologies, is
perhaps the simplest quantum spin model but is unlikely to be universal for
adiabatic quantum computation. We demonstrate that this model can be rendered
universal and QMA-complete by adding a tunable 2-local transverse XX coupling.
We also show the universality and QMA-completeness of spin models with only
1-local Z and X fields and 2-local ZX interactions.Comment: Paper revised and extended to improve clarity; to appear in Physical
Review
A Deformable Model for Magnetic Vortex Pinning
A two-parameter analytical model of the magnetic vortex in a thin disk of
soft magnetic material is constructed. The model is capable of describing the
change in evolution of net vortex state magnetization and of core position when
the vortex core interacts with a magnetic pinning site. The model employs a
piecewise, physically continuous, magnetization distribution obtained by the
merger of two extensively used one-parameter analytical models of the vortex
state in a disk. Through comparison to numerical simulations of ideal disks
with and without pinning sites, the model is found to accurately predict the
magnetization, vortex position, hysteretic transitions, and 2-D displacement of
the vortex in the presence of pinning sites. The model will be applicable to
the quantitative determination of vortex pinning energies from measurements of
magnetization.Comment: 27 pages, 7 figures, including supplementary information, ancillary
files:3 supplementary movie
Student ownership of projects in an upper-division optics laboratory course: A multiple case study of successful experiences
We investigate students' sense of ownership of multiweek final projects in an
upper-division optics lab course. Using a multiple case study approach, we
describe three student projects in detail. Within-case analyses focused on
identifying key issues in each project, and constructing chronological
descriptions of those events. Cross-case analysis focused on identifying
emergent themes with respect to five dimensions of project ownership: student
agency, instructor mentorship, peer collaboration, interest and value, and
affective responses. Our within- and cross-case analyses yielded three major
findings. First, coupling division of labor with collective brainstorming can
help balance student agency, instructor mentorship, and peer collaboration.
Second, students' interest in the project and perceptions of its value can
increase over time; initial student interest in the project topic is not a
necessary condition for student ownership of the project. Third, student
ownership is characterized by a wide range of emotions that fluctuate as
students alternate between extended periods of struggle and moments of success
while working on their projects. These findings not only extend the literature
on student ownership into a new educational domain---namely, upper-division
physics labs---they also have concrete implications for the design of
experimental physics projects in courses for which student ownership is a
desired learning outcome. We describe the course and projects in sufficient
detail that others can adapt our results to their particular contexts.Comment: 22 pages, 3 tables, submitted to Phys. Rev. PE
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