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Crossover of Level Statistics between Strong and Weak Localization in Two Dimensions
We investigate numerically the statistical properties of spectra of
two-dimensional disordered systems by using the exact diagonalization and
decimation method applied to the Anderson model. Statistics of spacings
calculated for system sizes up to 1024 1024 lattice sites exhibits a
crossover between Wigner and Poisson distributions. We perform a self-contained
finite-size scaling analysis to find a single-valued one-parameter function
which governs the crossover. The scaling parameter is
deduced and compared with the localization length. does {\em
not} show critical behavior and has two asymptotic regimes corresponding to
weakly and strongly localized states.Comment: 4 pages in revtex, 3 postscript figure
Upper Bound on the Capacity of a Cascade of Nonlinear and Noisy Channels
An upper bound on the capacity of a cascade of nonlinear and noisy channels
is presented. The cascade mimics the split-step Fourier method for computing
waveform propagation governed by the stochastic generalized nonlinear
Schroedinger equation. It is shown that the spectral efficiency of the cascade
is at most log(1+SNR), where SNR is the receiver signal-to-noise ratio. The
results may be applied to optical fiber channels. However, the definition of
bandwidth is subtle and leaves open interpretations of the bound. Some of these
interpretations are discussed.Comment: The main change is to define the noise as bandlimited already in (8)
rather than before (15). This serves to clarify subsequent step
Shock-resolved Navier–Stokes simulation of the Richtmyer–Meshkov instability start-up at a light–heavy interface
The single-mode Richtmyer–Meshkov instability is investigated using a first-order perturbation of the two-dimensional Navier–Stokes equations about a one-dimensional unsteady shock-resolved base flow. A feature-tracking local refinement scheme is used to fully resolve the viscous internal structure of the shock. This method captures perturbations on the shocks and their influence on the interface growth throughout the simulation, to accurately examine the start-up and early linear growth phases of the instability. Results are compared to analytic models of the instability, showing some agreement with predicted asymptotic growth rates towards the inviscid limit, but significant discrepancies are noted in the transient growth phase. Viscous effects are found to be inadequately predicted by existing models
Reconciling open charm production at the Fermilab Tevatron with QCD
We study the inclusive hadrodroduction of D^0, D^+, D^{*+}, and D_s^+ mesons
at next-to-leading order in the parton model of quantum chromodynamics endowed
with universal non-perturbative fragmentation functions (FFs) fitted to e^+e^-
annihilation data from CERN LEP1. Working in the general-mass
variable-flavor-number scheme, we resum the large logarithms through the
evolution of the FFs and, at the same time, retain the full dependence on the
charm-quark mass without additional theoretical assumptions. In this way, the
cross section distributions in transverse momentum recently measured by the CDF
Collaboration in run II at the Fermilab Tevatron are described within errors.Comment: 9 pages, 8 figure
Quantum theory of an atom laser originating from a Bose-Einstein condensate or a Fermi gas in the presence of gravity
We present a 3D quantum mechanical theory of radio-frequency outcoupled atom
lasers from trapped atomic gases in the presence of the gravitational force.
Predictions for the total outcoupling rate as a function of the radio-frequency
and for the beam wave function are given. We establish a sum rule for the
energy integrated outcoupling, which leads to a separate determination of the
coupling strength between the atoms and the radiation field.
For a non-interacting Bose-Einstein condensate analytic solutions are derived
which are subsequently extended to include the effects of atomic interactions.
The interactions enhance interference effects in the beam profile and modify
the outcoupling rate of the atom laser. We provide a complete quantum
mechanical solution which is in line with experimental findings and allows to
determine the validity of commonly used approximative methods.
We also extend the formalism to a fermionic atom laser and analyze the effect
of superfluidity on the outcoupling of atoms.Comment: 13 pages, 8 figures, slightly expanded versio
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