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Quantum Phase Transition in Coupled Spin Ladders
The ground state of an array of coupled, spin-half, antiferromagnetic ladders
is studied using spin-wave theory, exact diagonalization (up to 36 sites) and
quantum Monte Carlo techniques (up to 256 sites). Our results clearly indicate
the occurrence of a zero-temperature phase transition between a N\'eel ordered
and a non-magnetic phase at a finite value of the inter-ladder coupling
(). This transition is marked by remarkable changes in the
structure of the excitation spectrum.Comment: 4 pages, 6 postscript figures, to appear in Physical Review
Dispersive estimates for the Dirac equation in an Aharonov-Bohm field
We prove local smoothing and weighted Strichartz estimates for the Dirac
equation with a Aharonov-Bohm potential. The proof relies on an explicit
representation of the solution built in terms of spectral projections.Comment: 18 page
On the QCD Evolution of Transverse Momentum Dependent Distributions
We reconsider the evolution equations for transverse momentum dependent
distributions recently proposed by us and recast them in a form which allows
the comparison with results recently appeared in the literature. We show under
which conditions the obtained results might be consistent with each other.Comment: 13 pages, no figures, minor changes to text, one reference adde
ECLAS CONFERENCE GHENT 2018 Landscapes of Conflict
ProducciĂłn CientĂficaThroughout the twentieth century, Friuli Venezia Giulia, the north-eastern region of Italy that borders Austria and Slovenia, played a strategic wartime role. From the Great War to the Cold War, the installation of defensive works including barracks, fortifications and infrastructure distinguished the territory. A significant rationalization in the territory and modification in the organizational structure of the Armed Forces took place from the end of the Cold War, through the EU expansion to the countries located on the north-eastern border of Italy, and up to the Armyâs transformation from conscription to voluntary service. The town of Casarsa della Delizia represents a case of important significance due to the presence of the âTriesteâ barracks, a settlement of extensive and significant environmental impact, a part of which has not been used for years, becoming over time a landscape-abandonment issue, on which action is needed. The paper focuses on the proposals to recover this former military area as a new integrated part of the city, merging the necessity of saving the past heritage and developing a new landscape vision, bringing together the historical and contemporary ways of living and promoting urban regeneration complex operations.European Joint Doctorate âurbanHISTâ. European Union. This project has received funding from the European Unionâs Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie SkĆodowska-Curie grant agreement No 721933
Intermittency in Turbulence: Multiplicative random process in space and time
We present a simple stochastic algorithm for generating multiplicative
processes with multiscaling both in space and in time. With this algorithm we
are able to reproduce a synthetic signal with the same space and time
correlation as the one coming from shell models for turbulence and the one
coming from a turbulent velocity field in a quasi-Lagrangian reference frame.Comment: 23 pages, 12 figure
The statistical properties of turbulence in the presence of a smart small-scale control
By means of high-resolution numerical simulations, we compare the statistical
properties of homogeneous and isotropic turbulence to those of the
Navier-Stokes equation where small-scale vortex filaments are strongly
depleted, thanks to a non-linear extra viscosity acting preferentially on high
vorticity regions. We show that the presence of such smart small-scale drag can
strongly reduce intermittency and non-Gaussian fluctuations. Our results pave
the way towards a deeper understanding on the fundamental role of degrees of
freedom in turbulence as well as on the impact of (pseudo)coherent structures
on the statistical small-scale properties. Our work can be seen as a first
attempt to develop smart-Lagrangian forcing/drag mechanisms to control
turbulence.Comment: 5 pages, 5 figure
Statistics of small scale vortex filaments in turbulence
We study the statistical properties of coherent, small-scales,
filamentary-like structures in Turbulence. In order to follow in time such
complex spatial structures, we integrate Lagrangian and Eulerian measurements
by seeding the flow with light particles. We show that light particles
preferentially concentrate in small filamentary regions of high persistent
vorticity (vortex filaments). We measure the fractal dimension of the
attracting set and the probability that two particles do not separate for long
time lapses. We fortify the signal-to-noise ratio by exploiting multi-particles
correlations on the dynamics of bunches of particles. In doing that, we are
able to give a first quantitative estimation of the vortex-filaments
life-times, showing the presence of events as long as the integral correlation
time. The same technique introduced here could be used in experiments as long
as one is capable to track clouds of bubbles in turbulence for a relatively
long period of time, at high Reynolds numbers; shading light on the dynamics of
small-scale vorticity in realistic turbulent flows.Comment: 5 pages, 5 figure
Productivity, networks, and export performance: evidence from a cross-country fi rm dataset
This paper uses a newly assembled multi-country multi-industry fiÂ
rm-level dataset to test the effect of productivity and networking on the export probability of Â
firms. Results are in line with the new-new trade theory and with the literature on the information value of networks. Firms are more likely to export if they are more productive, larger, and if they beneÂ
fit from foreign networks (ownership and Â
financial linkages), domestic networks (chamber of commerce, links to regulation), and communication networks (E-mail, internet). Firms bear a lower probability of exporting if they have state or labor networks. Overall, Â
firms with better network connections by one standard deviation enjoy a 15% higher probability of exporting.new-new trade theory; export probability
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