Comb entanglement in quantum spin chains

Bipartite entanglement in the ground state of a chain of $N$ quantum spins can be quantified either by computing pairwise concurrence or by dividing the chain into two complementary subsystems. In the latter case the smaller subsystem is usually a single spin or a block of adjacent spins and the entanglement differentiates between critical and non-critical regimes. Here we extend this approach by considering a more general setting: our smaller subsystem $S_A$ consists of a {\it comb} of $L$ spins, spaced $p$ sites apart. Our results are thus not restricted to a simple `area law', but contain non-local information, parameterized by the spacing $p$. For the XX model we calculate the von-Neumann entropy analytically when $N\to \infty$ and investigate its dependence on $L$ and $p$. We find that an external magnetic field induces an unexpected length scale for entanglement in this case.Comment: 6 pages, 4 figure

A new correlator in quantum spin chains

We propose a new correlator in one-dimensional quantum spin chains, the $s-$Emptiness Formation Probability ($s-$EFP). This is a natural generalization of the Emptiness Formation Probability (EFP), which is the probability that the first $n$ spins of the chain are all aligned downwards. In the $s-$EFP we let the spins in question be separated by $s$ sites. The usual EFP corresponds to the special case when $s=1$, and taking $s>1$ allows us to quantify non-local correlations. We express the $s-$EFP for the anisotropic XY model in a transverse magnetic field, a system with both critical and non-critical regimes, in terms of a Toeplitz determinant. For the isotropic XY model we find that the magnetic field induces an interesting length scale.Comment: 6 pages, 1 figur

Supersymmetric Higgs pair discovery prospects at hadron colliders

We study the potential of hadron colliders in the search for the pair production of neutral Higgs bosons in the framework of the Minimal Supersymmetric Standard Model. Using analytical expressions for the relevant amplitudes, we perform a detailed signal and background analysis, working out efficient kinematical cuts for the extraction of the signal. The important role of squark loop contributions to the signal is emphasised. If the signal is sufficiently enhanced by these contributions, it could even be observable at the next run of the upgraded Tevatron collider in the near future. At the LHC the pair production of light and heavy Higgs bosons might be detectable simultaneously.Comment: 5 pages, hep99, 6 figures; Presented at the International Europhysics Conference on High Energy Physics, Tampere, Finland, 15-21 July 199

Fatores que afetam o grau de diarreia em bezerros da raça Canchim.

Verificaram-se os efeitos de alguns fatores sobre o grau de diarreia de 245 bezerros nascidos em 1982, e de 178 bezerros nascidos em 1983, em um rebanho de gado Canchim

Influência da suplementação sobre o peso à puberdade e as idades à puberdade e aos trezentos quilos de fêmeas da raça Canchim.

O objetivo do trabalho foi avaliar a influencia da suplementação com farelo de soja e/ou cana de açucar, no peso a puberdade (PP) e nas idades a puberdade (IP) e aos 300 kg de peso vivo (IT) de fêmeas da raça Canchim

Influência da suplementação alimentar sobre o desenvolvimento pos-desmama de bezerros da raça Canchim.

O objetivo do experimento foi avaliar o efeito da suplementação com cana-de-açucar, farelo de soja e cana-de-açucar + farelo de soja no desenvolvimento pos-desmama de bezerras da raça Canchim, criadas em regime de pastagens

Substituição da espiga de milho desintegrada com palha e sabugo pela mandioca integral seca na alimentação de equinos.

O objetivo de estudar a viabilidade da substituição parcial/total da espiga de milho desintegrada ecom palha e sabugo (MDPS) pela mandioca integral (raiz + parte aérea) seca (MIS) ao sol, na alimentação de poltras da raça Arabe, por meio de consumo, ganho de peso e coeficiente de digestibilidade(CD) da MS, PB, FB, e EB

Limits on Anomalous Top Couplings from Z Pole Physics

We obtain constraints on possible anomalous interactions of the top quark with the electroweak vector bosons arising from the precision measurements at the Z pole. In the framework of $SU(2)_L \otimes U(1)_Y$ chiral Lagrangians, we examine all effective CP-conserving operators of dimension five which induce fermionic currents involving the top quark. We constrain the magnitudes of these anomalous interactions by evaluating their one-loop contributions to the Z pole physics. Our analysis shows that the operators that contribute to the LEP observables get bounds close to the theoretical expectation for their anomalous couplings. We also show that those which break the $SU(2)_C$ custodial symmetry are more strongly bounded.Comment: expanded version, 14 pages, 1 figures adde

Efeitos de micronutrientes em capim colonião (Panicum maximum, Jacq.) cultivado num solo de campo cerrado.

Utilizando-se de um solo de campo cerrado (Latosol Vermelho Amarelo - fase arenosa), que nunca recebeu qualquer adubação, instalou-se este experimento em vasos, em casa de vegetação, com a finalidade de se verificar a influencia dos micronutrientes: Manganês, molibdenio, cobre, zinco e boro, sobre o desenvolvimento do capim colonia