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Localization in a quantum spin Hall system
Localization problem of electronic states in a two-dimensional quantum spin
Hall system (QSH - a symplectic model with a non-trivial topological structure)
is studied by the transfer matrix method. The phase diagram in the plane of
energy and disorder strength is exposed, and demonstrates "levitation" and
"pair-annihilation" of the domains of extended states analogous to that of the
integer quantum Hall system. The critical exponent for the divergence of
the localization length is estimated as which is distinct from
both exponents pertaining to the conventional symplectic and the unitary
quantum Hall systems. This strongly suggests a different universality class
related to the non-trivial topology of the QSH system.Comment: 5 pages, 4 figures, REVTe
Negative 4-Probe Conductances of Mesoscopic Superconducting Wires
We analyze the longitudinal 4-probe conductance of mesoscopic normal and
superconducting wires and predict that in the superconducting case, large
negative values can arise for both the weakly disordered and localized regimes.
This contrasts sharply with the behaviour of the longitudinal 4-probe
conductance of normal wires, which in the localized limit is always
exponentially small and positive.Comment: Latex, 3 figures available on request to [email protected]
(Simon Robinson
Two Conditions for Galaxy Quenching: Compact Centres and Massive Haloes
We investigate the roles of two classes of quenching mechanisms for central
and satellite galaxies in the SDSS (): those involving the halo and
those involving the formation of a compact centre. For central galaxies with
inner compactness ,
the quenched fraction is strongly correlated with
with only weak halo mass dependence. However, at higher and lower
, sSFR is a strong function of and mostly
independent of . In other words, divides galaxies into those with high sSFR
below and low sSFR above this range. In both the upper and lower regimes,
increasing shifts the entire sSFR distribtuion to lower sSFR
without a qualitative change in shape. This is true even at fixed , but
varying at fixed adds no quenching information. Most of the
quenched centrals with are dense (), suggesting compaction-related
quenching maintained by halo-related quenching. However, 21% are diffuse,
indicating only halo quenching. For satellite galaxies in the outskirts of
halos, quenching is a strong function of compactness and a weak function of
host . In the inner halo, dominates quenching, with
of the satellites being quenched once . This regional effect is greatest for the least massive
satellites. As demonstrated via semi-analytic modelling with simple
prescriptions for quenching, the observed correlations can be explained if
quenching due to central compactness is rapid while quenching due to halo mass
is slow.Comment: 16 pages, 11 figures, MNRAS accepte
Rigorous upper bound for the persistent current in systems with toroidal geometry
It is shown that the absolute value of the persistent current in a system
with toroidal geometry is rigorously less than or equal to , where is the number of electrons, and is the equilibrium average of the inverse of the square of the
distance of an electron from an axis threading the torus. This result is valid
in three and two dimensions for arbitrary interactions, impurity potentials,
and magnetic fields.Comment: 10 pages + 1 figure available by request, Revte
Wiener Reconstruction of Large-Scale Structure from Peculiar Velocities
We present an alternative, Bayesian method for large-scale reconstruction
from observed peculiar velocity data. The method stresses a rigorous treatment
of the random errors and it allows extrapolation into poorly sampled regions in
real space or in k-space. A likelihood analysis is used to determine the
fluctuation power spectrum, followed by a Wiener Filter (WF) analysis to obtain
the minimum-variance mean fields of velocity and mass density. Constrained
Realizations (CR) are then used to sample the statistical scatter about the WF
mean field. The WF/CR method is applied as a demonstration to the Mark III data
with 1200 km/s, 900 km/s, and 500 km/s resolutions. The main reconstructed
structures are consistent with those extracted by the POTENT method. A
comparison with the structures in the distribution of IRAS 1.2Jy galaxies
yields a general agreement. The reconstructed velocity field is decomposed into
its divergent and tidal components relative to a cube of +/-8000 km/s centered
on the Local Group. The divergent component is very similar to the velocity
field predicted from the distribution of IRAS galaxies. The tidal component is
dominated by a bulk flow of 194 +/- 32 km/s towards the general direction of
the Shapley concentration, and it also indicates a significant quadrupole.Comment: 28 pages and 8 GIF figures, Latex (aasms4.sty), submitted to ApJ.
Postscript version of the figures can be obtained by anonymous ftp from:
ftp://alf.huji.ac.il/pub/saleem
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