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From Disordered Crystal to Glass: Exact Theory
We calculate thermodynamic properties of a disordered model insulator,
starting from the ideal simple-cubic lattice () and increasing the
disorder parameter to . As in earlier Einstein- and Debye-
approximations, there is a phase transition at . For the
low-T heat-capacity whereas for , . The van
Hove singularities disappear at {\em any finite }. For we discover
novel {\em fixed points} in the self-energy and spectral density of this model
glass.Comment: Submitted to Phys. Rev. Lett., 8 pages, 4 figure
Electric Control of Spin Currents and Spin-Wave Logic
Spin waves in insulating magnets are ideal carriers for spin currents with
low energy dissipation. An electric field can modify the dispersion of spin
waves, by directly affecting, via spin-orbit coupling, the electrons that
mediate the interaction between magnetic ions. Our microscopic calculations
based on the super-exchange model indicate that this effect of the electric
field is sufficiently large to be used to effectively control spin currents. We
apply these findings to the design of a spin-wave interferometric device, which
acts as a logic inverter and can be used as a building block for
room-temperature, low-dissipation logic circuits.Comment: 4 pages, 3 figures, added the LL equation and the discussion on
spin-wave-induced electric field, accepted by PR
Theory of optical spectral weights in Mott insulators with orbital degrees of freedom
Introducing partial sum rules for the optical multiplet transitions, we
outline a unified approach to magnetic and optical properties of strongly
correlated transition metal oxides. On the example of LaVO we demonstrate
how the temperature and polarization dependences of different components of the
optical multiplet are determined by the underlying spin and orbital
correlations dictated by the low-energy superexchange Hamiltonian. Thereby the
optical data provides deep insight into the complex spin-orbital physics and
the role played by orbital fluctuations.Comment: 6 pages, 3 figures, expanded versio
Anomalous dynamics in two- and three- dimensional Heisenberg-Mattis spin glasses
We investigate the spectral and localization properties of unmagnetized
Heisenberg-Mattis spin glasses, in space dimensionalities and 3, at T=0.
We use numerical transfer-matrix methods combined with finite-size scaling to
calculate Lyapunov exponents, and eigenvalue-counting theorems, coupled with
Gaussian elimination algorithms, to evaluate densities of states. In we
find that all states are localized, with the localization length diverging as
, as energy . Logarithmic corrections to density of
states behave in accordance with theoretical predictions. In the
density-of-states dependence on energy is the same as for spin waves in pure
antiferromagnets, again in agreement with theoretical predictions, though the
corresponding amplitudes differ.Comment: RevTeX4, 9 pages, 9 .eps figure
Bosonization on the lattice: the emergence of the higher harmonics
A general and transparent procedure to bosonize fermions placed on a lattice
is presented. Harmonics higher than are shown to appear in the
one-paticle Green function, due to the compact character of real electron
bands. Quantitative estimations of the role of these higher harmonics are made
possible by the bosonization technique presented here.Comment: Pages: 15 (REVTEX 3.0) plus 4 postscript figures appended at the end
of the tex
Theory of superexchange in CuO2
Journal ArticleThe limit method allows exact analysis of low-lying electronic states in a strong-coupling model Cu02 plane. We extend it to nonorthogonal orbitals and fit to a t-t'-J model. The superexchange parameter is J = g32t*, with the unit of energy and g3 a lumped parameter
Theory of negative-mass cyclotron resonance
Journal ArticleIn recent communications1'2 Dousmanis et al. suggest that the re-entrant energy contours of the heavy-hole bands in Ge and Si3 could contribute a negative resistivity component to the overall resistivity of these materials, possibly related to a nonequilibrium density of carriers in these re-entrant states
Quantum Hall Ferrimagnetism in lateral quantum dot molecules
We demonstrate the existance of ferrimagnetic and ferromagnetic phases in a
spin phase diagram of coupled lateral quantum dot molecules in the quantum Hall
regime. The spin phase diagram is determined from Hartree-Fock Configuration
Interaction method as a function of electron numbers N, magnetic field B,
Zeeman energy, and tunneling barrier height. The quantum Hall ferrimagnetic
phase corresponds to spatially imbalanced spin droplets resulting from strong
inter-dot coupling of identical dots. The quantum Hall ferromagnetic phases
correspond to ferromagnetic coupling of spin polarization at filling factors
between and .Comment: 4 pages, 4 figure
Tuning the interactions of spin-polarized fermions using quasi-one-dimensional confinement
The behavior of ultracold atomic gases depends crucially on the two-body
scattering properties of these systems. We develop a multichannel scattering
theory for atom-atom collisions in quasi-one-dimensional (quasi-1D) geometries
such as atomic waveguides or highly elongated traps. We apply our general
framework to the low energy scattering of two spin-polarized fermions and show
that tightly-confined fermions have infinitely strong interactions at a
particular value of the 3D, free-space p-wave scattering volume. Moreover, we
describe a mapping of this strongly interacting system of two quasi-1D fermions
to a weakly interacting system of two 1D bosons.Comment: Submitted to Phys. Rev. Let
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