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Comment on "Critique of the foundations of time-dependent density functional theory" [Phys. Rev.A. 75, 022513 (2007)]
A recent paper (Phys. Rev A. 75, 022513 (2007), arXiv:cond-mat/0602020)
challenges exact time-dependent density functional theory (TDDFT) on several
grounds. We explain why these criticisms are either irrelevant or incorrect,
and that TDDFT is both formally exact and predictive.Comment: 4 pages; This is a Comment on the paper cited above, also at
arXiv:cond-mat/060202
Density functional theory in one-dimension for contact-interacting fermions
A density functional theory is developed for fermions in one dimension,
interacting via a delta-function. Such systems provide a natural testing ground
for questions of principle, as the local density approximation should work well
for short-ranged interactions. The exact-exchange contribution to the total
energy is a local functional of the density. A local density approximation for
correlation is obtained using perturbation theory and Bethe-Ansatz results for
the one-dimensional contact-interacting uniform Fermi gas. The ground-state
energies are calculated for two finite systems, the analogs of Helium and of
Hooke's atom. The local approximation is shown to be excellent, as expected.Comment: 10 pages, 7 Figure
Identification of two new HMXBs in the LMC: a 2013 s pulsar and a probable SFXT
We report on the X-ray and optical properties of two high-mass X-ray binary
systems located in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC). Based on the obtained
optical spectra, we classify the massive companion as a supergiant star in both
systems. Timing analysis of the X-ray events collected by XMM-Newton revealed
the presence of coherent pulsations (spin period 2013 s) for XMMU
J053108.3-690923 and fast flaring behaviour for XMMU J053320.8-684122. The
X-ray spectra of both systems can be modelled sufficiently well by an absorbed
power-law, yielding hard spectra and high intrinsic absorption from the
environment of the systems. Due to their combined X-ray and optical properties
we classify both systems as SgXRBs: the 19 confirmed X-ray pulsar
and a probable supergiant fast X-ray transient in the LMC, the second such
candidate outside our Galaxy.Comment: 12 pages, 10 figures, accepted for publication in MNRA
Undoing static correlation: Long-range charge transfer in time-dependent density functional theory
Long-range charge transfer excited states are notoriously badly
underestimated in time-dependent density functional theory (TDDFT). We resolve
how {\it exact} TDDFT captures charge transfer between open-shell species: in
particular the role of the step in the ground-state potential, and the severe
frequency-dependence of the exchange-correlation kernel. An expression for the
latter is derived, that becomes exact in the limit that the charge-transfer
excitations are well-separated from other excitations. The exchange-correlation
kernel has the task of undoing the static correlation in the ground state
introduced by the step, in order to accurately recover the physical
charge-transfer states.Comment: 2 figure
Cation Transport in Polymer Electrolytes: A Microscopic Approach
A microscopic theory for cation diffusion in polymer electrolytes is
presented. Based on a thorough analysis of molecular dynamics simulations on
PEO with LiBF the mechanisms of cation dynamics are characterised. Cation
jumps between polymer chains can be identified as renewal processes. This
allows us to obtain an explicit expression for the lithium ion diffusion
constant D_{Li} by invoking polymer specific properties such as the Rouse
dynamics. This extends previous phenomenological and numerical approaches. In
particular, the chain length dependence of D_{Li} can be predicted and compared
with experimental data. This dependence can be fully understood without
referring to entanglement effects.Comment: 4 pages, 4 figures, Physical Review Letters in pres
First-Principles Correlated Approach to the Normal State of Strontium Ruthenate
The interplay between multiple bands, sizable multi-band electronic
correlations and strong spin-orbit coupling may conspire in selecting a rather
unusual unconventional pairing symmetry in layered SrRuO. This
mandates a detailed revisit of the normal state and, in particular, the
-dependent incoherence-coherence crossover. Using a modern first-principles
correlated view, we study this issue in the actual structure of
SrRuO and present a unified and quantitative description of a range
of unusual physical responses in the normal state. Armed with these, we propose
that a new and important element, that of dominant multi-orbital charge
fluctuations in a Hund's metal, may be a primary pair glue for unconventional
superconductivity. Thereby we establish a connection between the normal state
responses and superconductivity in this system.Comment: 8 pages, 4 figure
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