Quantum Critical Point in the Spin Glass-Kondo Transition in Heavy Fermion Systems

The Kondo-Spin Glass competition is studied in a theoretical model of a Kondo lattice with an intra-site Kondo type exchange interaction treated within the mean field approximation, an inter-site quantum Ising exchange interaction with random couplings among localized spins and an additional transverse field in the x direction, which represents a simple quantum mechanism of spin flipping. We obtain two second order transition lines from the spin-glass state to the paramagnetic one and then to the Kondo state. For a reasonable set of the different parameters, the two second order transition lines do not intersect and end in two distinct QCP.Comment: 20 pages; 1 figure; to appear in Physical Review

Quantum critical point in the spin glass-antiferromagnetism competition in Kondo-lattice systems

A theory is proposed to describe the competition among antiferromagnetism (AF), spin glass (SG) and Kondo effect. The model describes two Kondo sublattices with an intrasite Kondo interaction strength $J_{K}$ and an interlattice quantum Ising interaction in the presence of a transverse field $\Gamma$. The interlattice coupling is a random Gaussian distributed variable (with average $-2J_0/N$ and variance $32 J^{2}/N$) while the $\Gamma$ field is introduced as a quantum mechanism to produce spin flipping. The path integral formalism is used to study this fermionic problem where the spin operators are represented by bilinear combinations of Grassmann fields. The disorder is treated within the framework of the replica trick. The free energy and the order parameters of the problem are obtained by using the static ansatz and by choosing both $J_0/J$ and $\Gamma/J \approx (J_k/J)^2$ to allow, as previously, a better comparison with the experimental findings. The results indicate the presence of a SG solution at low $J_K/J$ and for temperature $T<T_{f}$ ($T_{f}$ is the freezing temperature). When $J_K/J$ is increased, a mixed phase AF+SG appears, then an AF solution and finally a Kondo state is obtained for high values of $J_{K}/J$. Moreover, the behaviors of the freezing and Neel temperatures are also affected by the relationship between $J_{K}$ and the transverse field $\Gamma$. The first one presents a slight decrease while the second one decreases towards a Quantum Critical Point (QCP). The obtained phase diagram has the same sequence as the experimental one for $Ce_{2}Au_{1-x}Co_{x}Si_{3}$, if $J_{K}$ is assumed to increase with $x$, and in addition, it also shows a qualitative agreement concerning the behavior of the freezing and the Neel temperatures.Comment: 11 pages, 3 figures, accepted for publication in J. Phys.

Redesign participativo do aplicativo móvel Agritempo: a importância da interação usuário-desenvolvedor.

Este trabalho apresenta o impacto da aplicação do DCU no processo de desenvolvimento de um aplicativo móvel para o produtor agrícola por meio de uma validação colaborativa

On ‘Creative Cities’ governance models: a comparative approach

The implementation of ‘Creative Cities’ projects, all over the world, in recent years, has been characterized by a great diversity of institutional frameworks and governance mechanisms. Departing from the contemporary debates on “creative industries” and “creative cities”, this paper aims to discuss this diversity of regulatory mechanisms and governance forms. Some tentative typologies of case studies and governance mechanisms are drawn in order to improve the understanding of those dynamics, to build up knowledge on suitable ‘Creative Cities’ governance models, and to develop ideas to support a strategy for public intervention in the Portuguese case

Desempenho de madeira de grevílea revestida com verniz, tinta e stain exposta a intemperismo natural.

Amostras de madeira de grevílea foram revestidas com verniz, tinta e stain adquiridos no mercado nacional e expostas a intemperismo natural durante 45 dias. Após esse período, o desempenho do revestimento foi avaliado quanto ao aparecimento de fungos, aspecto visual do recobrimento e à aderência do filme. Nove produtos foram usados para o recobrimento das amostras e um conjunto sem tratamento também foi exposto às mesmas condições. Os filmes de acabamento tiveram uma boa adesão à madeira de grevílea tanto antes como após o intemperismo natural. O desenvolvimento de fungos foi inibido em relação às amostras sem tratamento, mas apenas as amostras revestidas com Tinta a Óleo, Stain cor branca e o Impregnante GT impediram completamente o surgimento de fungos em 100 % das amostras.EBRAMEM

Bose-Einstein condensation in 87Rb: characterization of the Brazilian experiment

We describe the experimental apparatus and the methods to achieve Bose-Einstein condensation in 87Rb atoms. Atoms are first laser cooled in a standard double magneto-optical trap setup and then transferred into a QUIC trap. The system is brought to quantum degeneracy selectively removing the hottest atoms from the trap by radio-frequency radiation. We also present the main theoretical aspects of the Bose-Einstein condensation phenomena in atomic gases

Metodologia de aplicação do fungo Metarhizium anisopliae var. acridum para o controle do gafanhoto Rhammatocerus schistocercoides em campo.

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