290 research outputs found
Surface pinning of fluctuating charge order: an "extraordinary" surface phase transition
We study the mean-field theory of charge-density wave (CDW) order in a
layered system, including the effect of the long-range Coulomb interaction and
of screening by uncondensed electrons. We particularly focus on the conditions
necessary for an ``extraordinary'' transition, in which the surface orders at a
higher temperature, and is more likely to be commensurate, than the bulk. We
interpret recent experiments on NaCCOC as indicating the presence of
commensurate CDW at the surface that is not present in the bulk. More
generally, we show that poor screening of the Coulomb interaction tends to
stabilize incommensurate order, possibly explaining why the CDW order in LSCO
and NbSe2 remains incommensurate to T -> 0, despite the small magnitude of the
incommensurability.Comment: 9 pages, no figures, 31 references; 1 new figure and minor editing of
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Model order reduction of wind farms: linear approach
This paper presents three types of linear model order reduction (MOR) technique, namely singular value de- composition (SVD)-based, Krylov-based, and modal truncation- based type applied to large-scale wind farm models. The first type includes a Balanced Truncation (BT) and Alternating Direction Implicit (ADI)-based BT method, while the second type encompasses a Rational Krylov (RK), and Iterative Rational Krylov Algorithm (IRKA) method. In the third type, a Subspace Accelerated MIMO Dominant Pole Algorithm (SAMDP) method is used. The effectiveness of these methods are tested on practical- sized wind farms with 90, 120 and 210 doubly-fed induction generators (DFIGs). Merits and demerits of each method are discussed in detail. The reduced order model (ROM) of wind farm is validated against the full order model (FOM) in term of frequency domain indices and waveform agreement at the point of common coupling (PCC)
Nilpotent Classical Mechanics
The formalism of nilpotent mechanics is introduced in the Lagrangian and
Hamiltonian form. Systems are described using nilpotent, commuting coordinates
. Necessary geometrical notions and elements of generalized differential
-calculus are introduced. The so called geometry, in a special case
when it is orthogonally related to a traceless symmetric form, shows some
resemblances to the symplectic geometry. As an example of an -system the
nilpotent oscillator is introduced and its supersymmetrization considered. It
is shown that the -symmetry known for the Graded Superfield Oscillator (GSO)
is present also here for the supersymmetric -system. The generalized
Poisson bracket for -variables satisfies modified Leibniz rule and
has nontrivial Jacobiator.Comment: 23 pages, no figures. Corrected version. 2 references adde
Anti-phase Modulation of Electron- and Hole-like States in Vortex Core of Bi2Sr2CaCu2Ox Probed by Scanning Tunneling Spectroscopy
In the vortex core of slightly overdoped Bi2Sr2CaCu2Ox, the electron-like and
hole-like states have been found to exhibit spatial modulations in anti-phase
with each other along the Cu-O bonding direction. Some kind of
one-dimensionality has been observed in the vortex core, and it is more clearly
seen in differential conductance maps at lower biases below +-9 mV
Local edge modes in doped cuprates with checkerboard polaronic heterogeneity
We study a periodic polaronic system, which exhibits a nanoscale superlattice
structure, as a model for hole-doped cuprates with checkerboard-like
heterogeneity, as has been observed recently by scanning tunneling microscopy
(STM). Within this model, the electronic and phononic excitations are
investigated by applying an unrestricted Hartree-Fock and a random phase
approximation (RPA) to a multiband Peierls-Hubbard Hamiltonian in two
dimensions
STM/STS Study on 4a X 4a Electronic Charge Order of Superconducting Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8+d
We performed low-bias STM measurements on underdoped Bi2212 crystals, and
confirmed that a two-dimensional (2D) superstructure with a periodicity of four
lattice constants (4a) is formed within the Cu-O plane at T<Tc. This 4a X 4a
superstructure, oriented along the Cu-O bonding direction, is nondispersive and
more intense in lightly doped samples with a zero temperature pseudogap (ZTPG)
than in samples with a d-wave gap. The nondispersive 4a X 4a superstructure was
clearly observed within the ZTPG or d-wave gap, while it tended to fade out
outside the gaps. The present results provide a useful test for various models
proposed for an electronic order hidden in the underdoped region of high-Tc
cuprates.Comment: 4 pages, submitted to J. Phys. Soc. Jp
Microtubules gate tau condensation to spatially regulate microtubule functions.
Tau is an abundant microtubule-associated protein in neurons. Tau aggregation into insoluble fibrils is a hallmark of Alzheimer's disease and other types of dementia1, yet the physiological state of tau molecules within cells remains unclear. Using single-molecule imaging, we directly observe that the microtubule lattice regulates reversible tau self-association, leading to localized, dynamic condensation of tau molecules on the microtubule surface. Tau condensates form selectively permissible barriers, spatially regulating the activity of microtubule-severing enzymes and the movement of molecular motors through their boundaries. We propose that reversible self-association of tau molecules, gated by the microtubule lattice, is an important mechanism of the biological functions of tau, and that oligomerization of tau is a common property shared between the physiological and disease-associated forms of the molecule
Fleas (Siphonaptera) of small mammals in the northern taiga of Western Siberia
The purpose of the research is to identify the composition of fleas, and infection rates in small mammals in the northern taiga of Western Siberia; and to summarize information on fleas in the studied area. Materials and methods. In 2008, 2010, and 2016–2021, records of small mammals and their ectoparasites (fleas) were made in the northern taiga of Western Siberia. Parasitological survey was performed for 1363 specimens of insectivores and rodents of 13 species that were recorded using trap trenches, drift fences and trap-lines. A total of 1524 fleas of 18 species were recorded. Indices widely accepted in parasitology were used to assess quantitative indicators of fleas. Results and discussion. Based on the results of our own research and literature sources, small mammals in the northern taiga of Western Siberia were found to have specimens of 28 flea species. The flea fauna of the study area was represented by shrew fleas (Corrodopsylla birulai, Palaeopsylla sorecis), bird fleas (Ceratophyllus gallinae, C. garei), and specific species (Ceratophyllus anisus, C. indages, C. sciurorum, Megabothris walkeri, Leptopsylla segnis). Peromyscopsylla silvatica, Corrodopsylla birulai, Megabothris rectangulatus, Amalaraeus penicilliger, and Amphipsylla sibirica comprise the backbone of the flea fauna of small mammals in the northern taiga of Western Siberia
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