335 research outputs found
On explicit results at the intersection of the Z_2 and Z_4 orbifold subvarieties in K3 moduli space
We examine the recently found point of intersection between the Z_2 and Z_4
orbifold subvarieties in the K3 moduli space more closely. First we give an
explicit identification of the coordinates of the respective Z_2 and Z_4
orbifold theories at this point. Secondly we construct the explicit
identification of conformal field theories at this point and show the
orthogonality of the two subvarieties.Comment: Latex, 23 page
On the ground states of the Bernasconi model
The ground states of the Bernasconi model are binary +1/-1 sequences of
length N with low autocorrelations. We introduce the notion of perfect
sequences, binary sequences with one-valued off-peak correlations of minimum
amount. If they exist, they are ground states. Using results from the
mathematical theory of cyclic difference sets, we specify all values of N for
which perfect sequences do exist and how to construct them. For other values of
N, we investigate almost perfect sequences, i.e. sequences with two-valued
off-peak correlations of minimum amount. Numerical and analytical results
support the conjecture that almost perfect sequences do exist for all values of
N, but that they are not always ground states. We present a construction for
low-energy configurations that works if N is the product of two odd primes.Comment: 12 pages, LaTeX2e; extended content, added references; submitted to
J.Phys.
Softening behaviour at hot rolling of FeSi alloys with phase transformation
The microstructure of hot rolled strips affects to a large extent the resulting microstructure of the cold rolledand finally annealed FeSi based electrical steels. In this paper the hardening and softening behaviourof FeSi alloys with phase transformation at hot rolling will be regarded. It will be pointed out that the presentmodels describe the processes at hot rolling only in an incomplete way
Twistfield Perturbations of Vertex Operators in the Z_2-Orbifold Model
We apply Kadanoff's theory of marginal deformations of conformal field
theories to twistfield deformations of Z_2 orbifold models in K3 moduli space.
These deformations lead away from the Z_2 orbifold sub-moduli-space and hence
help to explore conformal field theories which have not yet been understood. In
particular, we calculate the deformation of the conformal dimensions of vertex
operators for p^2<1 in second order perturbation theory.Comment: Latex2e, 19 pages, 1 figur
The inverse problem for Lagrangian systems with certain non-conservative forces
We discuss two generalizations of the inverse problem of the calculus of
variations, one in which a given mechanical system can be brought into the form
of Lagrangian equations with non-conservative forces of a generalized Rayleigh
dissipation type, the other leading to Lagrangian equations with so-called
gyroscopic forces. Our approach focusses primarily on obtaining coordinate-free
conditions for the existence of a suitable non-singular multiplier matrix,
which will lead to an equivalent representation of a given system of
second-order equations as one of these Lagrangian systems with non-conservative
forces.Comment: 28 page
Structural Characterization And Condition For Measurement Statistics Preservation Of A Unital Quantum Operation
We investigate the necessary and sufficient condition for a convex cone of
positive semidefinite operators to be fixed by a unital quantum operation
acting on finite-dimensional quantum states. By reducing this problem to
the problem of simultaneous diagonalization of the Kraus operators associated
with , we can completely characterize the kind of quantum states that are
fixed by . Our work has several applications. It gives a simple proof of
the structural characterization of a unital quantum operation that acts on
finite-dimensional quantum states --- a result not explicitly mentioned in
earlier studies. It also provides a necessary and sufficient condition for what
kind of measurement statistics is preserved by a unital quantum operation.
Finally, our result clarifies and extends the work of St{\o}rmer by giving a
proof of a reduction theorem on the unassisted and entanglement-assisted
classical capacities, coherent information, and minimal output Renyi entropy of
a unital channel acting on finite-dimensional quantum state.Comment: 9 pages in revtex 4.1, minor revision, to appear in J.Phys.
Renormalization Flow of Bound States
A renormalization group flow equation with a scale-dependent transformation
of field variables gives a unified description of fundamental and composite
degrees of freedom. In the context of the effective average action, we study
the renormalization flow of scalar bound states which are formed out of
fundamental fermions. We use the gauged Nambu--Jona-Lasinio model at weak gauge
coupling as an example. Thereby, the notions of bound state or fundamental
particle become scale dependent, being classified by the fixed-point structure
of the flow of effective couplings.Comment: 25 pages, 3 figures, v2: minor corrections, version to appear in PR
(Meta-)stable reconstructions of the diamond(111) surface: interplay between diamond- and graphite-like bonding
Off-lattice Grand Canonical Monte Carlo simulations of the clean diamond
(111) surface, based on the effective many-body Brenner potential, yield the
Pandey reconstruction in agreement with \emph{ab-initio}
calculations and predict the existence of new meta-stable states, very near in
energy, with all surface atoms in three-fold graphite-like bonding. We believe
that the long-standing debate on the structural and electronic properties of
this surface could be solved by considering this type of carbon-specific
configurations.Comment: 4 pages + 4 figures, Phys. Rev. B Rapid Comm., in press (15Apr00).
For many additional details (animations, xyz files) see electronic supplement
to this paper at http://www.sci.kun.nl/tvs/carbon/meta.htm
Subcritical Fluctuations at the Electroweak Phase Transition
We study the importance of thermal fluctuations during the electroweak phase
transition. We evaluate in detail the equilibrium number density of large
amplitude subcritical fluctuations and discuss the importance of phase mixing
to the dynamics of the phase transition. Our results show that, for realistic
Higgs masses, the phase transition can be completed by the percolation of the
true vacuum, induced by the presence of subcritical fluctuations.Comment: RevTeX, 4 eps figs (uses epsf.sty), 26 pages, to be published in
Phys. Rev.
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