33 research outputs found
Loop model with mixed boundary conditions, qKZ equation and alternating sign matrices
The integrable loop model with mixed boundary conditions based on the
1-boundary extended Temperley--Lieb algebra with loop weight 1 is considered.
The corresponding qKZ equation is introduced and its minimal degree solution
described. As a result, the sum of the properly normalized components of the
ground state in size L is computed and shown to be equal to the number of
Horizontally and Vertically Symmetric Alternating Sign Matrices of size 2L+3. A
refined counting is also considered
Generalized Calogero-Moser systems from rational Cherednik algebras
We consider ideals of polynomials vanishing on the W-orbits of the
intersections of mirrors of a finite reflection group W. We determine all such
ideals which are invariant under the action of the corresponding rational
Cherednik algebra hence form submodules in the polynomial module. We show that
a quantum integrable system can be defined for every such ideal for a real
reflection group W. This leads to known and new integrable systems of
Calogero-Moser type which we explicitly specify. In the case of classical
Coxeter groups we also obtain generalized Calogero-Moser systems with added
quadratic potential.Comment: 36 pages; the main change is an improvement of section 7 so that it
now deals with an arbitrary complex reflection group; Selecta Math, 201
Spin chains with dynamical lattice supersymmetry
Spin chains with exact supersymmetry on finite one-dimensional lattices are
considered. The supercharges are nilpotent operators on the lattice of
dynamical nature: they change the number of sites. A local criterion for the
nilpotency on periodic lattices is formulated. Any of its solutions leads to a
supersymmetric spin chain. It is shown that a class of special solutions at
arbitrary spin gives the lattice equivalents of the N=(2,2) superconformal
minimal models. The case of spin one is investigated in detail: in particular,
it is shown that the Fateev-Zamolodchikov chain and its off-critical extension
admits a lattice supersymmetry for all its coupling constants. Its
supersymmetry singlets are thoroughly analysed, and a relation between their
components and the weighted enumeration of alternating sign matrices is
conjectured.Comment: Revised version, 52 pages, 2 figure
Exact finite size groundstate of the O(n=1) loop model with open boundaries
We explicitly describe certain components of the finite size groundstate of
the inhomogeneous transfer matrix of the O(n=1) loop model on a strip with
non-trivial boundaries on both sides. In addition we compute explicitly the
groundstate normalisation which is given as a product of four symplectic
characters.Comment: 29 pages, 33 eps figures, major revisio
Emergence of anisotropic Gilbert damping in ultrathin Fe layers on GaAs (001)
As a fundamental parameter in magnetism, the phenomenological Gilbert damping constant a determines the performance of many spintronic devices. For most magnetic materials, a is treated as an isotropic parameter entering the Landau-Lifshitz-Gilbert equation. However, could the Gilbert damping be anisotropic? Although several theoretical approaches have suggested that anisotropic a could appear in single-crystalline bulk systems, experimental evidence of its existence is scarce. Here, we report the emergence of anisotropic magnetic damping by exploring a quasi-two-dimensional single-crystalline ferromagnetic metal/semiconductor interface-that is, a Fe/GaAs(001) heterojunction. The observed anisotropic damping shows twofold C-2v symmetry, which is expected from the interplay of interfacial Rashba and Dresselhaus spin-orbit interaction, and is manifested by the anisotropic density of states at the Fe/GaAs (001) interface. This discovery of anisotropic damping will enrich the understanding of magnetization relaxation mechanisms and can provide a route towards the search for anisotropic damping at other ferromagnetic metal/semiconductor interfaces