10,212 research outputs found
Free energies in the presence of electric and magnetic fields
We discuss different free energies for materials in static electric and
magnetic fields. We explain what the corresponding Hamiltonians are, and
describe which choice gives rise to which result for the free energy change,
dF, in the thermodynamic identity. We also discuss which Hamiltonian is the
most appropriate for calculations using statistical mechanics, as well as the
relationship between the various free energies and the "Landau function", which
has to be minimized to determine the equilibrium polarization or magnetization,
and is central to Landau's theory of second order phase transitions
Crossover from reptation to Rouse dynamics in a one-dimensional model
A simple one-dimensional model is constructed for polymer motion. It exhibits
the crossover from reptation to Rouse dynamics through gradually allowing
hernia creation and annihilation. The model is treated by the density matrix
technique which permits an accurate finite-size-scaling analysis of the
behavior of long polymers.Comment: 5 Pages RevTeX and 5 PostScript figures included (to appear in
Physical Review E
Crossover from Reptation to Rouse dynamics in the Extended Rubinstein-Duke Model
The competition between reptation and Rouse Dynamics is incorporated in the
Rubinstein-Duke model for polymer motion by extending it with sideways motions,
which cross barriers and create or annihilate hernias. Using the Density-Matrix
Renormalization-Group Method as solver of the Master Equation, the renewal time
and the diffusion coefficient are calculated as function of the length of the
chain and the strength of the sideways motion. These new types of moves have a
strong and delicate influence on the asymptotic behavior of long polymers. The
effects are analyzed as function of the chain length in terms of effective
exponents and crossover scaling functions.Comment: 16 Pages RevTeX and 13 PostScript figures included, accepted for
publication in Phys. Rev.
Total energies from variational functionals of the Green function and the renormalized four-point vertex
We derive variational expressions for the grand potential or action in terms
of the many-body Green function which describes the propagation of
particles and the renormalized four-point vertex which describes the
scattering of two particles in many-body systems. The main ingredient of the
variational functionals is a term we denote as the -functional which plays
a role analogously to the usual -functional studied by Baym (G.Baym,
Phys.Rev. 127, 1391 (1962)) in connection with the conservation laws in
many-body systems. We show that any -derivable theory is also
-derivable and therefore respects the conservation laws. We further set
up a computational scheme to obtain accurate total energies from our
variational functionals without having to solve computationally expensive sets
of self-consistent equations. The input of the functional is an approximate
Green function and an approximate four-point vertex
obtained at a relatively low computational cost. The
variational property of the functional guarantees that the error in the total
energy is only of second order in deviations of the input Green function and
vertex from the self-consistent ones that make the functional stationary. The
functionals that we will consider for practical applications correspond to
infinite order summations of ladder and exchange diagrams and are therefore
particularly suited for applications to highly correlated systems. Their
practical evaluation is discussed in detail.Comment: 21 pages, 10 figures. Physical Review B (accepted
Relating Agulhas leakage to the Agulhas Current retroflection location
The relation between the Agulhas Current
retroflection location and the magnitude of Agulhas leakage,
the transport of water from the Indian to the Atlantic Ocean,
is investigated in a high-resolution numerical ocean model.
Sudden eastward retreats of the Agulhas Current retroflection
loop are linearly related to the shedding of Agulhas rings,
where larger retreats generate larger rings. Using numerical
Lagrangian floats a 37 year time series of the magnitude of
Agulhas leakage in the model is constructed. The time series
exhibits large amounts of variability, both on weekly and annual
time scales. A linear relation is found between the magnitude
of Agulhas leakage and the location of the Agulhas
Current retroflection, both binned to three month averages.
In the relation, a more westward location of the Agulhas Current
retroflection corresponds to an increased transport from
the Indian Ocean to the Atlantic Ocean. When this relation
is used in a linear regression and applied to almost 20 years
of altimetry data, it yields a best estimate of the mean magnitude
of Agulhas leakage of 13.2 Sv. The early retroflection
of 2000, when Agulhas leakage was probably halved, can be
identified using the regression
Recommended from our members
Twin experiments with the equivalent weights particle filter and HadCM3
This paper investigates the use of a particle filter for data assimilation with a full scale coupled ocean–atmosphere general circulation model. Synthetic twin experiments are performed to assess the performance of the equivalent weights filter in such a high-dimensional system. Artificial 2-dimensional sea surface temperature fields are used as observational data every day. Results are presented for different values of the free parameters in the method. Measures of the performance of the filter are root mean square errors, trajectories of individual variables in the model and rank histograms. Filter degeneracy is not observed and the performance of the filter is shown to depend on the ability to keep maximum spread in the ensemble
Using plant microremains to determine the arrival date of doubtfully native Galapagos plants
XV lnternational A.P.L.E. Symposium of Palynolog
Crossover from Reptation to Rouse dynamics in the Cage Model
The two-dimensional cage model for polymer motion is discussed with an
emphasis on the effect of sideways motions, which cross the barriers imposed by
the lattice. Using the Density Matrix Method as a solver of the Master
Equation, the renewal time and the diffusion coefficient are calculated as a
function of the strength of the barrier crossings. A strong crossover influence
of the barrier crossings is found and it is analyzed in terms of effective
exponents for a given chain length. The crossover scaling functions and the
crossover scaling exponents are calculated.Comment: RevTeX, 11 PostScript figures include
Imaging dielectric relaxation in nanostructured polymers by frequency modulation electrostatic force microscopy
We have developed a method for imaging the temperature-frequency dependence of the dynamics of nanostructured polymer films with spatial resolution. This method provides images with dielectric compositional contrast well decoupled from topography. Using frequency-modulation electrostatic-force-microscopy, we probe the local frequency-dependent (0.1–100 Hz) dielectric response through measurement of the amplitude and phase of the force gradient in response to an oscillating applied electric field. When the phase is imaged at fixed frequency, it reveals the spatial variation in dielectric losses, i.e., the spatial variation in molecular/dipolar dynamics, with 40 nm lateral resolution. This is demonstrated by using as a model system; a phase separated polystyrene/polyvinyl-acetate (PVAc) blend. We show that nanoscale dynamic domains of PVAc are clearly identifiable in phase images as those which light-up in a band of temperature, reflecting the variations in the molecular/dipolar dynamics approaching the glass transition temperature of PVAc
- …