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The spin resonance and high frequency optical properties of the cuprates
We argue that recently observed superconductivity-induced blue shift of the
plasma frequency in is
related to the change in the integrated dynamical structure factor associated
with the development of the spin resonance below . We show that the
magnitude of is consistent with the small integrated
spectral weight of the resonance, and its temperature dependences closely
follow that of the spin resonance peak.Comment: 5 pages, 3 figure
Complexity of Bradley-Manna-Sipma Lexicographic Ranking Functions
In this paper we turn the spotlight on a class of lexicographic ranking
functions introduced by Bradley, Manna and Sipma in a seminal CAV 2005 paper,
and establish for the first time the complexity of some problems involving the
inference of such functions for linear-constraint loops (without precondition).
We show that finding such a function, if one exists, can be done in polynomial
time in a way which is sound and complete when the variables range over the
rationals (or reals). We show that when variables range over the integers, the
problem is harder -- deciding the existence of a ranking function is
coNP-complete. Next, we study the problem of minimizing the number of
components in the ranking function (a.k.a. the dimension). This number is
interesting in contexts like computing iteration bounds and loop
parallelization. Surprisingly, and unlike the situation for some other classes
of lexicographic ranking functions, we find that even deciding whether a
two-component ranking function exists is harder than the unrestricted problem:
NP-complete over the rationals and -complete over the integers.Comment: Technical report for a corresponding CAV'15 pape
Quantum-critical superconductivity in underdoped cuprates
We argue that the pseudogap phase may be an attribute of the non-BCS pairing
of quantum-critical, diffusive fermions near the antiferromagnetic quantum
critical point. We derive and solve a set of three coupled Eliashberg-type
equations for spin-mediated pairing and show that in some range below the
pairing instability, there is no feedback from superconductivity on fermionic
excitations, and fermions remain diffusive despite of the pairing. We conject
that in this regime, fluctuations of the pairing gap destroy the
superconducting condensate but preserve the leading edge gap in the fermionic
spectral function.Comment: 5 pages, 3 figure
The Waldmeier Effect in Sunspot Cycles
We discuss two aspects of the Waldmeier Effect, namely (1) the rise times of
sunspot cycles are anti-correlated to their strengths (WE1) and (2) the rates
of rise of the cycles are correlated to their strengths (WE2). From analysis of
four different data sets we conclude that both WE1 and WE2 exist in all the
data sets. We study these effects theoretically by introducing suitable
stochastic fluctuations in our regular solar dynamo model.Comment: Magnetic Coupling between the Interior and Atmosphere of the Sun;
Astrophysics and Space Science Proceeding
On Multiphase-Linear Ranking Functions
Multiphase ranking functions () were proposed as a means
to prove the termination of a loop in which the computation progresses through
a number of "phases", and the progress of each phase is described by a
different linear ranking function. Our work provides new insights regarding
such functions for loops described by a conjunction of linear constraints
(single-path loops). We provide a complete polynomial-time solution to the
problem of existence and of synthesis of of bounded depth
(number of phases), when variables range over rational or real numbers; a
complete solution for the (harder) case that variables are integer, with a
matching lower-bound proof, showing that the problem is coNP-complete; and a
new theorem which bounds the number of iterations for loops with
. Surprisingly, the bound is linear, even when the
variables involved change in non-linear way. We also consider a type of
lexicographic ranking functions, , more expressive than types
of lexicographic functions for which complete solutions have been given so far.
We prove that for the above type of loops, lexicographic functions can be
reduced to , and thus the questions of complexity of
detection and synthesis, and of resulting iteration bounds, are also answered
for this class.Comment: typos correcte
A New Approximate Min-Max Theorem with Applications in Cryptography
We propose a novel proof technique that can be applied to attack a broad
class of problems in computational complexity, when switching the order of
universal and existential quantifiers is helpful. Our approach combines the
standard min-max theorem and convex approximation techniques, offering
quantitative improvements over the standard way of using min-max theorems as
well as more concise and elegant proofs
Coherent vs incoherent pairing in 2D systems near magnetic instability
We study the superconductivity in 2D fermionic systems near antiferromagnetic
instability, assuming that the pairing is mediated by spin fluctuations. This
pairing involves fully incoherent fermions and diffusive spin excitations. We
show that the competition between fermionic incoherence and strong pairing
interaction yields the pairing instability temperature which
increases and saturates as the magnetic correlation length . We
argue that in this quantum-critical regime the pairing problem is qualitatively
different from the BCS one.Comment: 7 pages, 2 figure
Hydrodynamics and the Detection of the QCD Axial Anomaly in Heavy Ion Collisions
We consider the experimental implications of the axial current triangle
diagram anomaly in a hydrodynamic description of high density QCD. We propose a
signal of an enhanced production of spin-excited hadrons in the direction of
the rotation axis in off-central heavy ion collisions.Comment: 15 pages, 19 figures; v2: refs added, minor changes to the plots; v3,
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