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Interaction-dependent enhancement of the localisation length for two interacting particles in a one-dimensional random potential
We present calculations of the localisation length, , for two
interacting particles (TIP) in a one-dimensional random potential, presenting
its dependence on disorder, interaction strength and system size.
is computed by a decimation method from the decay of the Green
function along the diagonal of finite samples. Infinite sample size estimates
are obtained by finite-size scaling. For U=0 we reproduce
approximately the well-known dependence of the one-particle localisation length
on disorder while for finite , we find that with varying between and
. We test the validity of various other proposed fit
functions and also study the problem of TIP in two different random potentials
corresponding to interacting electron-hole pairs. As a check of our method and
data, we also reproduce well-known results for the two-dimensional Anderson
model without interaction.Comment: 34 RevTeX 3.0 pages with 16 figures include
Don\u27t Make Waves: AM Stereophonic Broadcasting and the Marketplace Approach
This note discusses AM stereophonic broadcasting and examines the FCC\u27s approach for the implementation of this new service. The selection of the technical standard for AM stereo was left to market forces after the Commission found itself unable to choose one proposal to be the standard. The author demonstrates why this approach is inappropriate. Of the remaining regulatory avenues available, the author feels the FCC should revise the evaluation process to more accurately reflect the differences among the proposed standards. From this fresh comparison, one should be selected to be the AM stereo standard. The Kahn proposal appears to be the clear leader using these revised criteria
Recovering motifs from biased genomes: application of signal correction
A significant problem in biological motif analysis arises when the background symbol distribution is biased (e.g. high/low GC content in the case of DNA sequences). This can lead to overestimation of the amount of information encoded in a motif. A motif can be depicted as a signal using information theory (IT). We apply two concepts from IT, distortion and patterned interference (a type of noise), to model genomic and codon bias respectively. This modeling approach allows us to correct a raw signal to recover signals that are weakened by compositional bias. The corrected signal is more likely to be discriminated from a biased background by a macromolecule. We apply this correction technique to recover ribosome-binding site (RBS) signals from available sequenced and annotated prokaryotic genomes having diverse compositional biases. We observed that linear correction was sufficient for recovering signals even at the extremes of these biases. Further comparative genomics studies were made possible upon correction of these signals. We find that the average Euclidian distance between RBS signal frequency matrices of different genomes can be significantly reduced by using the correction technique. Within this reduced average distance, we can find examples of class-specific RBS signals. Our results have implications for motif-based prediction, particularly with regards to the estimation of reliable inter-genomic model parameters
Endovascular treatment of cervical myelopathy from brachiocephalic venous stenosis.
Central venous stenosis is a rare cause of neurologic pathology. Here we present a case of brachiocephalic vein stenosis causing cervical myelopathy through venous engorgement. Our patient was a 51-y/o male who presented with ambulatory dysfunction so he was evaluated for cervical myelopathy. Imaging revealed cord compression from venous engorgement and brachiocephalic vein stenosis. He was treated with angioplasty and vessel stenting which significantly improved flow on postintervention imaging. In conclusion, preoperative vascular imaging should be considered in myelopathic patients as it can detect this rare but dangerous etiology
Observation of many-body localization of interacting fermions in a quasi-random optical lattice
We experimentally observe many-body localization of interacting fermions in a
one-dimensional quasi-random optical lattice. We identify the many-body
localization transition through the relaxation dynamics of an
initially-prepared charge density wave. For sufficiently weak disorder the time
evolution appears ergodic and thermalizing, erasing all remnants of the initial
order. In contrast, above a critical disorder strength a significant portion of
the initial ordering persists, thereby serving as an effective order parameter
for localization. The stationary density wave order and the critical disorder
value show a distinctive dependence on the interaction strength, in agreement
with numerical simulations. We connect this dependence to the ubiquitous
logarithmic growth of entanglement entropy characterizing the generic many-body
localized phase.Comment: 6 pages, 6 figures + supplementary informatio
Prioritizing Genomic Drug Targets in Pathogens: Application to Mycobacterium tuberculosis
We have developed a software program that weights and integrates specific properties on the genes in a pathogen so that they may be ranked as drug targets. We applied this software to produce three prioritized drug target lists for Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the causative agent of tuberculosis, a disease for which a new drug is desperately needed. Each list is based on an individual criterion. The first list prioritizes metabolic drug targets by the uniqueness of their roles in the M. tuberculosis metabolome (āmetabolic chokepointsā) and their similarity to known ādruggableā protein classes (i.e., classes whose activity has previously been shown to be modulated by binding a small molecule). The second list prioritizes targets that would specifically impair M. tuberculosis, by weighting heavily those that are closely conserved within the Actinobacteria class but lack close homology to the host and gut flora. M. tuberculosis can survive asymptomatically in its host for many years by adapting to a dormant state referred to as āpersistence.ā The final list aims to prioritize potential targets involved in maintaining persistence in M. tuberculosis. The rankings of current, candidate, and proposed drug targets are highlighted with respect to these lists. Some features were found to be more accurate than others in prioritizing studied targets. It can also be shown that targets can be prioritized by using evolutionary programming to optimize the weights of each desired property. We demonstrate this approach in prioritizing persistence targets
Fourteen degrees of latitude and a continent apart: comparison of lichen activity over two years at continental and maritime Antarctic sites
There are marked declines in precipitation, mean temperatures and the number of lichen species with increasing latitude in Antarctica. However, it is not known which factors are the predominant controllers of biodiversity changes. Results are presented from over two years of almost continuous monitoring of both microclimate and activity in lichens at Livingston Island, South Shetland Islands, 62Ā°S, and Botany Bay, Ross Sea region, 77Ā°S. Lichen activity was evident over a much longer period at Livingston Island, (3694 versus 897 hours) and could occur in any month whereas it was almost completely confined to the period NovemberāFebruary at Botany Bay. Mean air temperatures were much lower at Botany Bay (-18Ā° compared to -1.5Ā°C at Livingston Island), but the temperatures at which the lichens were active were almost identical at around 2Ā°C at both sites. When the lichens were active incident light at Botany Bay was very much higher. The differences are related to the availability of meltwater which only occurs at times of high light and warm temperatures at Botany Bay. Temperature as a direct effect does not seem to explain the differences in biodiversity between the sites, but an indirect effect through active hours is much more probable. In addition there are negative effects of stresses such as high light and extreme winter cold at Botany Bay
Single-shot measurement of triplet-singlet relaxation in a Si/SiGe double quantum dot
We investigate the lifetime of two-electron spin states in a few-electron
Si/SiGe double dot. At the transition between the (1,1) and (0,2) charge
occupations, Pauli spin blockade provides a readout mechanism for the spin
state. We use the statistics of repeated single-shot measurements to extract
the lifetimes of multiple states simultaneously. At zero magnetic field, we
find that all three triplet states have equal lifetimes, as expected, and this
time is ~10 ms. At non-zero field, the T0 lifetime is unchanged, whereas the T-
lifetime increases monotonically with field, reaching 3 seconds at 1 T.Comment: 4 pages, 3 figures, supplemental information. Typos fixed; updated to
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