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Phase diagrams and universality classes of random antiferromagnetic spin ladders
The random antiferromagnetic two-leg and zigzag spin-1/2 ladders are
investigated using the real space renormalization group scheme and their
complete phase diagrams are determined. We demonstrate that the first system
belongs to the same universality class of the dimerized random spin-1/2 chain.
The zigzag ladder, on the other hand, is in a random singlet phase at weak
frustration and disorder. Otherwise, we give additional evidence that it
belongs to the universality class of the random antiferromagnetic and
ferromagnetic quantum spin chains, although the universal fixed point found in
the latter system is never realized. We find, however, a new universal fixed
point at intermediate disorder.Comment: 10 pages, 10 figure
Valence-bond theory of highly disordered quantum antiferromagnets
We present a large-N variational approach to describe the magnetism of
insulating doped semiconductors based on a disorder-generalization of the
resonating-valence-bond theory for quantum antiferromagnets. This method
captures all the qualitative and even quantitative predictions of the
strong-disorder renormalization group approach over the entire experimentally
relevant temperature range. Finally, by mapping the problem on a hard-sphere
fluid, we could provide an essentially exact analytic solution without any
adjustable parameters.Comment: 5 pages, 3 eps figure
Emergent SU(3) symmetry in random spin-1 chains
We show that generic SU(2)-invariant random spin-1 chains have phases with an
emergent SU(3) symmetry. We map out the full zero-temperature phase diagram and
identify two different phases: (i) a conventional random singlet phase (RSP) of
strongly bound spin pairs (SU(3) "mesons") and (ii) an unconventional RSP of
bound SU(3) "baryons", which are formed, in the great majority, by spin trios
located at random positions. The emergent SU(3) symmetry dictates that
susceptibilities and correlation functions of both dipolar and quadrupolar spin
operators have the same asymptotic behavior.Comment: 5 pages plus 3-page Supplemental Material, 5 figures; published
versio
The reactor antineutrino anomaly and low energy threshold neutrino experiments
Short distance reactor antineutrino experiments measure an antineutrino
spectrum a few percent lower than expected from theoretical predictions. In
this work we study the potential of low energy threshold reactor experiments in
the context of a light sterile neutrino signal. We discuss the perspectives of
the recently detected coherent elastic neutrino-nucleus scattering in future
reactor antineutrino experiments. We find that the expectations to improve the
current constraints on the mixing with sterile neutrinos are promising. We also
analyse the measurements of antineutrino scattering off electrons from short
distance reactor experiments. In this case, the statistics is not competitive
with inverse beta decay experiments, although future experiments might play a
role when compare it with the Gallium anomaly.Comment: 9 pages, 6 figures, 1 table, matches published versio
Strongly Inhomogeneous Phases and Non-Fermi Liquid Behavior in Randomly Depleted Kondo Lattices
We investigate the low-temperature behavior of Kondo lattices upon random
depletion of the local -moments, by using strong-coupling arguments and
solving SU() saddle-point equations on large lattices. For a large range of
intermediate doping levels, between the coherent Fermi liquid of the dense
lattice and the single-impurity Fermi liquid of the dilute limit, we find
strongly inhomogeneous states that exhibit distinct non-Fermi liquid
characteristics. In particular, the interplay of dopant disorder and strong
interactions leads to rare weakly screened moments which dominate the bulk
susceptibility. Our results are relevant to compounds like Ce_{x}La_{1-x}CoIn_5
and Ce_{x}La_{1-x}Pb_3Comment: 4 pages, 5 figure
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