137 research outputs found
Radial pulsations of neutron stars: computing alternative polytropic models regarding density and adiabatic index
We revisit the problem of radial pulsations of neutron stars by computing
four general-relativistic polytropic models, in which "density" and "adiabatic
index" are involved with their discrete meanings: (i) "rest-mass density" or
(ii) "mass-energy density" regarding the density, and (i) "constant" or (ii)
"variable" regarding the adiabatic index. Considering the resulting four
discrete combinations, we construct corresponding models and compute for each
model the frequencies of the lowest three radial modes. Comparisons with
previous results are made. The deviations of respective frequencies of the
resolved models seem to exhibit a systematic behavior, an issue discussed here
in detail.Comment: 19 page
Topological self-organization of strongly interacting particles
We investigate the self-organization of strongly interacting particles
confined in 1D and 2D. We consider hardcore bosons in spinless Hubbard lattice
models with short-range interactions. We show that many-body states with
topological features emerge at different energy bands separated by large gaps.
The topology manifests in the way the particles organize in real space to form
states with different energy. Each of these states contains topological
defects/condensations whose Euler characteristic can be used as a topological
number to categorize states belonging to the same energy band. We provide
analytical formulas for this topological number and the full energy spectrum of
the system for both sparsely and densely filled systems. Furthermore, we
analyze the connection with the Gauss-Bonnet theorem of differential geometry,
by using the curvature generated in real space by the particle structures. Our
result is a demonstration of how states with topological characteristics,
emerge in strongly interacting many-body systems following simple underlying
rules, without considering the spin, long-range microscopic interactions, or
external fields.Comment: 6 pages, 1 figure, some revisions, published in EPJ
Coherent wave transmission in quasi-one-dimensional systems with L\'evy disorder
We study the random fluctuations of the transmission in disordered
quasi-one-dimensional systems such as disordered waveguides and/or quantum
wires whose random configurations of disorder are characterized by density
distributions with a long tail known as L\'evy distributions. The presence of
L\'evy disorder leads to large fluctuations of the transmission and anomalous
localization, in relation to the standard exponential localization (Anderson
localization). We calculate the complete distribution of the transmission
fluctuations for different number of transmission channels in the presence and
absence of time-reversal symmetry. Significant differences in the transmission
statistics between disordered systems with Anderson and anomalous localizations
are revealed. The theoretical predictions are independently confirmed by tight
binding numerical simulations.Comment: 10 pages, 6 figure
Fractional-quantum-Hall-effect (FQHE) in 1D Hubbard models
We study the quantum self-organization of interacting particles in
one-dimensional(1D) many-body systems, modeled via Hubbard chains with
short-range interactions between the particles. We show the emergence of 1D
states with density-wave and clustering order, related to topology, at odd
denominator fillings that appear also in the fractional-quantum-Hall-effect
(FQHE), which is a 2D electronic system with Coulomb interactions between the
electrons and a perpendicular magnetic field. For our analysis we use an
effective topological measure applied on the real space wavefunction of the
system, the Euler characteristic describing the clustering of the interacting
particles. The source of the observed effect is the spatial constraints imposed
by the interaction between the particles. In overall, we demonstrate a simple
mechanism to reproduce many of the effects appearing in the FQHE, without
requiring a Coulomb interaction between the particles or the application of an
external magnetic field.Comment: 6 pages, 5 figures, small updates in the text and the references,
published in EPJ
Edge states versus diffusion in disordered graphene flakes
We study the localization properties of the wavefunctions in graphene flakes
with short range disorder, via the numerical calculation of the Inverse
Participation Ratio() and it scaling which provides the fractal dimension
. We show that the edge states which exist at the Dirac point of
ballistic graphene (no disorder) with zig-zag edges survive in the presence of
weak disorder with wavefunctions localized at the boundaries of the flakes. We
argue, that there is a strong interplay between the underlying destructive
interference mechanism of the honeycomb lattice of graphene leading to edge
states and the diffusive interference mechanism introduced by the short-range
disorder. This interplay results in a highly abnormal behavior, wavefunctions
are becoming progressively less localized as the disorder is increased,
indicated by the decrease of the average and the increase
of . We verify, that this abnormal behavior is absent for graphene
flakes with armchair edges which do not provide edge states.Comment: 9 pages, 14 figures, updated the journal referenc
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