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Vertex routing models
A class of models describing the flow of information within networks via
routing processes is proposed and investigated, concentrating on the effects of
memory traces on the global properties. The long-term flow of information is
governed by cyclic attractors, allowing to define a measure for the information
centrality of a vertex given by the number of attractors passing through this
vertex. We find the number of vertices having a non-zero information centrality
to be extensive/sub-extensive for models with/without a memory trace in the
thermodynamic limit. We evaluate the distribution of the number of cycles, of
the cycle length and of the maximal basins of attraction, finding a complete
scaling collapse in the thermodynamic limit for the latter. Possible
implications of our results on the information flow in social networks are
discussed.Comment: 12 pages, 6 figure
Pseudogap and antiferromagnetic correlations in the Hubbard model
Using the dynamical cluster approximation and quantum monte carlo we
calculate the single-particle spectra of the Hubbard model with next-nearest
neighbor hopping . In the underdoped region, we find that the pseudogap
along the zone diagonal in the electron doped systems is due to long range
antiferromagnetic correlations. The physics in the proximity of is
dramatically influenced by and determined by the short range correlations.
The effect of on the low energy ARPES spectra is weak except close to the
zone edge. The short range correlations are sufficient to yield a pseudogap
signal in the magnetic susceptibility, produce a concomitant gap in the
single-particle spectra near but not necessarily at a location in
the proximity of Fermi surface.Comment: 5 pages, 4 figure
Effects of in-chain and off-chain substitutions on spin fluctuations in the spin-Peierls compound CuGeO_3
The effect of in-chain and off-chain substitutions on 1D spin fluctuations in
the spin-Peierls compound CuGeO_3 has been studied using Raman scattering in
order to understand the interplay between defect induced states, enhanced
spin-spin correlations and the ground state of low dimensional systems.
In-chain and off-chain substitutions quench the spin-Peierls state and induce
3D antiferromagnetic order at T\leq 5 K. Consequently a suppression of a 1D
gap-induced mode as well as a constant intensity of a spinon continuum are
observed at low temperatures. A 3D two-magnon density of states now gradually
extends to higher temperatures T\leq 60K compared with pure CuGeO_3. This
effect is more pronounced in the case of off-chain substitutions (Si) for which
a N\'eel state occurs over a larger substitution range, starting at very low
concentrations. Besides, additional low energy excitations are induced. These
effects, i.e. the shift of a dimensional crossover to higher temperatures are
due to an enhancement of the spin-spin correlations induced by a small amount
of substitutions. The results are compared with recent Monte Carlo studies on
substituted spin ladders, pointing to a similar instability of coupled,
dimerized spin chains and spin ladders upon substitution.Comment: 14 pages, 6 eps figures, to be published in PR
Pairing and superconductivity driven by strong quasiparticle renormalization in two-dimensional organic charge transfer salts
We introduce and analyze a variational wave function for quasi
two-dimensional kappa-ET organic salts containing strong local and nonlocal
correlation effects. We find an unconventional superconducting ground state for
intermediate charge carrier interaction, sandwiched between a conventional
metal at weak coupling and a spin liquid at larger coupling. Most remarkably,
the excitation spectrum is dramatically renormalized and is found to be the
driving force for the formation of the unusual superconducting state.Comment: 4 pages, 4 figure
Synthesis and Properties of Dipyridylcyclopentenes
A short and general route to the substituted dipyridylcyclopentenes was explored and several new compounds belonging to this new group of diarylethenes were synthesized. The study of their photochromic and thermochromic properties shows that the rate of the thermal ring opening is strongly dependent on the polarity of the solvent.
The J_1-J_2 model revisited : Phenomenology of CuGeO_3
We present a mean field solution of the antiferromagnetic Heisenberg chain
with nearest (J_1) and next to nearest neighbor (J_2) interactions. This
solution provides a way to estimate the effects of frustration. We calculate
the temperature-dependent spin-wave velocity, v_s(T) and discuss the
possibility to determine the magnitude of frustration J_2/J_1 present in quasi
1D compounds from measurements of v_s(T). We compute the thermodynamic
susceptibility at finite temperatures and compare it with the observed
susceptibility of the spin-Peierls compound CuGeO_3. We also use the method to
study the two-magnon Raman continuum observed in CuGeO_3 above the spin-Peierls
transition.Comment: Phys. Rev.
Sealed operation, and circulation and purification of gas in the HARPO TPC
HARPO is a time projection chamber (TPC) demonstrator of a gamma-ray
telescope and polarimeter in the MeV-GeV range, for a future space mission. We
present the evolution of the TPC performance over a five month sealed-mode
operation, by the analysis of cosmic-ray data, followed by the fast and
complete recovery of the initial gas properties using a lightweight gas
circulation and purification system.Comment: Proceedings_MPGD2015, EPJ Web of Conference
Modeling the electronic behavior of -LiV2O5: a microscopic study
We determine the electronic structure of the one-dimensional spin-1/2
Heisenberg compound -LiVO, which has two inequivalent vanadium
ions, V(1) and V(2), via density-functional calculations. We find a relative
V(1)-V(2) charge ordering of roughly . We discuss the influence of the
charge ordering on the electronic structure and the magnetic behavior. We give
estimates of the basic hopping matrix elements and compare with the most
studied -NaVO.Comment: Final version. To appear in Phys. Rev. Let
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