673 research outputs found
Anomalous wave reflection from the interface of two strongly nonlinear granular media
Granular materials exhibit a strongly nonlinear behaviour affecting the
propagation of information in the medium. Dynamically self-organized strongly
nonlinear solitary waves are the main information carriers in granular chains.
Here we report the first experimental observation of the dramatic change of
reflectivity from the interface of two granular media triggered by a noncontact
magnetically induced initial precompression. It may be appropriate to name this
phenomenon the "acoustic diode" effect. Based on numerical simulations, we
explain this effect by the high gradient of particle velocity near the
interface.Comment: 14 pages, 3 figure
Observation of the novel type of ordering: Spontaneous ferriquadrupolar order
Using Raman and infrared spectroscopies the spontaneous ferriquadrupolar
ordering has been observed in the rare-earth-based system KDy(MoO).
Ordered quadrupoles in the electron subsystem attend non-equivalent distortions
of rare-earth ions in the ordered phase. The mean field theory explaining the
onset of such a type of ordering has been constructed.Comment: 6 pages, 4 figure
Frenet-Serret dynamics
We consider the motion of a particle described by an action that is a
functional of the Frenet-Serret [FS] curvatures associated with the embedding
of its worldline in Minkowski space. We develop a theory of deformations
tailored to the FS frame. Both the Euler-Lagrange equations and the physical
invariants of the motion associated with the Poincar\'e symmetry of Minkowski
space, the mass and the spin of the particle, are expressed in a simple way in
terms of these curvatures. The simplest non-trivial model of this form, with
the lagrangian depending on the first FS (or geodesic) curvature, is
integrable. We show how this integrability can be deduced from the Poincar\'e
invariants of the motion. We go on to explore the structure of these invariants
in higher-order models. In particular, the integrability of the model described
by a lagrangian that is a function of the second FS curvature (or torsion) is
established in a three dimensional ambient spacetime.Comment: 20 pages, no figures - replaced with version to appear in Class.
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Regularizing Property of the Maximal Acceleration Principle in Quantum Field Theory
It is shown that the introduction of an upper limit to the proper
acceleration of a particle can smooth the problem of ultraviolet divergencies
in local quantum field theory. For this aim, the classical model of a
relativistic particle with maximal proper acceleration is quantized canonically
by making use of the generalized Hamiltonian formalism developed by Dirac. The
equations for the wave function are treated as the dynamical equations for the
corresponding quantum field. Using the Green's function connected to these wave
equations as propagators in the Feynman integrals leads to an essential
improvement of their convergence properties.Comment: 9 pages, REVTeX, no figures, no table
LC nanocomposites: induced optical singularities, managed nano/micro structure, and electrical conductivity
Microstructure, phase transitions, electrical conductivity, and optical and
electrooptical properties of multiwalled carbon nanotubes (NTs), dispersed in
the cholesteric liquid crystal (cholesteryl oleyl carbonate, COC), nematic 5CB
and their mixtures, were studied in the temperature range between 255 K and 363
K. The relative concentration X=COC/(COC+5CB)was varied within 0.0-1.0. The
concentration of NTs was varied within 0.01-5% wt. The value of X
affected agglomeration and stability of NTs inside COC+5CB. High-quality
dispersion, exfoliation, and stabilization of the NTs were observed in COC
solvent ("good" solvent). From the other side, the aggregation of NTs was very
pronounced in nematic 5CB solvent ("bad" solvent). The dispersing quality of
solvent influenced the percolation concentration , corresponding to
transition between the low conductive and high conductive states: e.g.,
percolation was observed at and for pure COC and 5CB,
respectively. The effects of thermal pre-history on the heating-cooling
hysteretic behavior of electrical conductivity were studied. The mechanism of
dispersion of NTs in COC+5CB mixtures is discussed. Utilization of the mixtures
of "good" and "bad" solvents allowed fine regulation of the dispersion,
stability and electrical conductivity of LC+NTs composites. The mixtures of COC
and 5CB were found to be promising for application as functional media with
controllable useful chiral and electrophysical properties.Comment: 10 pages, 9 figure
A thick shell Casimir effect
We consider the Casimir energy of a thick dielectric-diamagnetic shell under
a uniform velocity light condition, as a function of the radii and the
permeabilities. We show that there is a range of parameters in which the stress
on the outer shell is inward, and a range where the stress on the outer shell
is outward. We examine the possibility of obtaining an energetically stable
configuration of a thick shell made of a material with a fixed volume
The Adiabatic Transport of Bose-Einstein Condensates in a Double-Well Trap: Case a Small Nonlinearity
A complete adiabatic transport of Bose-Einstein condensate in a double-well
trap is investigated within the Landau-Zener (LZ) and Gaussian Landau-Zener
(GLZ) schemes for the case of a small nonlinearity, when the atomic interaction
is weaker than the coupling. The schemes use the constant (LZ) and
time-dependent Gaussian (GLZ) couplings. The mean field calculations show that
LZ and GLZ suggest essentially different transport dynamics. Significant
deviations from the case of a strong coupling are discussed.Comment: 6 pages, 3 figures, to be published in Laser Physic
STIRAP transport of Bose-Einstein condensate in triple-well trap
The irreversible transport of multi-component Bose-Einstein condensate (BEC)
is investigated within the Stimulated Adiabatic Raman Passage (STIRAP) scheme.
A general formalism for a single BEC in M-well trap is derived and analogy
between multi-photon and tunneling processes is demonstrated. STIRAP transport
of BEC in a cyclic triple-well trap is explored for various values of detuning
and interaction between BEC atoms. It is shown that STIRAP provides a complete
population transfer at zero detuning and interaction and persists at their
modest values. The detuning is found not to be obligatory. The possibility of
non-adiabatic transport with intuitive order of couplings is demonstrated.
Evolution of the condensate phases and generation of dynamical and geometric
phases are inspected. It is shown that STIRAP allows to generate the
unconventional geometrical phase which is now of a keen interest in quantum
computing.Comment: 9 pages, 6 figures. To be published in Laser Physics (v. 19, n.4,
2009
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