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Coupled frustrated quantum spin-1/2 chains with orbital order in volborthite Cu3V2O7(OH)2(H2O)2
We present a microscopic magnetic model for the spin-liquid candidate
volborthite Cu3V2O7(OH)2(H2O)2. The essentials of this DFT-based model are (i)
the orbital ordering of Cu(1) 3d 3z2-r2 and Cu(2) 3d 3x2-y2, (ii) three
relevant couplings J_ic, J_1 and J_2, (iii) the ferromagnetic nature of J_1 and
(iv) frustration governed by the next-nearest-neighbor exchange interaction
J_2. Our model implies magnetism of frustrated coupled chains in contrast to
the previously proposed anisotropic kagome model. Exact diagonalization studies
reveal agreement with experiments.Comment: 5 pages, 4 figures + supplementar
The isolated perfused mouse uterus as a model for the study of implantation in vitro. Methodology and morphology
In order to facilitate investigations of mammalian blastocyst implantation in the endometrium, an in-vitro organ perfusion technique was developed. This technique was designed to avoid the drawbacks of inVivo and cell culture investigations, while retaining physiological resolution of the endo- and paracrinology and specifically a normal epithelium to stroma relationship. The ovary, oviduct and uterine horn from 21 mice were perfused in-vitro for 10 hours. The surgical techniques for isolation of the organs as well as the perfusion procedure are described. The resultant morphology of the perfused tissue, including implantations is described and illustrated by light and transmission electron microscopy. The model seems to be useful for studying the mammalian implantation as implantation takes place and decidua is formed during perfusion
On Connected Diagrams and Cumulants of Erdos-Renyi Matrix Models
Regarding the adjacency matrices of n-vertex graphs and related graph
Laplacian, we introduce two families of discrete matrix models constructed both
with the help of the Erdos-Renyi ensemble of random graphs. Corresponding
matrix sums represent the characteristic functions of the average number of
walks and closed walks over the random graph. These sums can be considered as
discrete analogs of the matrix integrals of random matrix theory.
We study the diagram structure of the cumulant expansions of logarithms of
these matrix sums and analyze the limiting expressions in the cases of constant
and vanishing edge probabilities as n tends to infinity.Comment: 34 pages, 8 figure
Parameterized complexity of DPLL search procedures
We study the performance of DPLL algorithms on parameterized problems. In particular, we investigate how difficult it is to decide whether small solutions exist for satisfiability and other combinatorial problems. For this purpose we develop a Prover-Delayer game which models the running time of DPLL procedures and we establish an information-theoretic method to obtain lower bounds to the running time of parameterized DPLL procedures. We illustrate this technique by showing lower bounds to the parameterized pigeonhole principle and to the ordering principle. As our main application we study the DPLL procedure for the problem of deciding whether a graph has a small clique. We show that proving the absence of a k-clique requires n steps for a non-trivial distribution of graphs close to the critical threshold. For the restricted case of tree-like Parameterized Resolution, this result answers a question asked in [11] of understanding the Resolution complexity of this family of formulas
The topological structure of scaling limits of large planar maps
We discuss scaling limits of large bipartite planar maps. If p is a fixed
integer strictly greater than 1, we consider a random planar map M(n) which is
uniformly distributed over the set of all 2p-angulations with n faces. Then, at
least along a suitable subsequence, the metric space M(n) equipped with the
graph distance rescaled by the factor n to the power -1/4 converges in
distribution as n tends to infinity towards a limiting random compact metric
space, in the sense of the Gromov-Hausdorff distance. We prove that the
topology of the limiting space is uniquely determined independently of p, and
that this space can be obtained as the quotient of the Continuum Random Tree
for an equivalence relation which is defined from Brownian labels attached to
the vertices. We also verify that the Hausdorff dimension of the limit is
almost surely equal to 4.Comment: 45 pages Second version with minor modification
Creativity and Autonomy in Swarm Intelligence Systems
This work introduces two swarm intelligence algorithms -- one mimicking the behaviour of one species of ants (\emph{Leptothorax acervorum}) foraging (a `Stochastic Diffusion Search', SDS) and the other algorithm mimicking the behaviour of birds flocking (a `Particle Swarm Optimiser', PSO) -- and outlines a novel integration strategy exploiting the local search properties of the PSO with global SDS behaviour. The resulting hybrid algorithm is used to sketch novel drawings of an input image, exploliting an artistic tension between the local behaviour of the `birds flocking' - as they seek to follow the input sketch - and the global behaviour of the `ants foraging' - as they seek to encourage the flock to explore novel regions of the canvas. The paper concludes by exploring the putative `creativity' of this hybrid swarm system in the philosophical light of the `rhizome' and Deleuze's well known `Orchid and Wasp' metaphor
Magnetization and spin dynamics of the spin S=1/2 hourglass nanomagnet Cu5(OH)2(NIPA)4*10H2O
We report a combined experimental and theoretical study of the spin S=1/2
nanomagnet Cu5(OH)2(NIPA)4*10H2O (Cu5-NIPA). Using thermodynamic, electron spin
resonance and 1H nuclear magnetic resonance measurements on one hand, and ab
initio density-functional band-structure calculations, exact diagonalizations
and a strong coupling theory on the other, we derive a microscopic magnetic
model of Cu5-NIPA and characterize the spin dynamics of this system. The
elementary five-fold Cu2+ unit features an hourglass structure of two
corner-sharing scalene triangles related by inversion symmetry. Our microscopic
Heisenberg model comprises one ferromagnetic and two antiferromagnetic exchange
couplings in each triangle, stabilizing a single spin S=1/2 doublet ground
state (GS), with an exactly vanishing zero-field splitting (by Kramer's
theorem), and a very large excitation gap of \Delta~68 K. Thus, Cu5-NIPA is a
good candidate for achieving long electronic spin relaxation (T1) and coherence
(T2) times at low temperatures, in analogy to other nanomagnets with low-spin
GS's. Of particular interest is the strongly inhomogeneous distribution of the
GS magnetic moment over the five Cu2+ spins. This is a purely
quantum-mechanical effect since, despite the non-frustrated nature of the
magnetic couplings, the GS is far from the classical collinear ferrimagnetic
configuration. Finally, Cu5-NIPA is a rare example of a S=1/2 nanomagnet
showing an enhancement in the nuclear spin-lattice relaxation rate 1/T1 at
intermediate temperatures.Comment: 18 pages, 16 figures, 3 table
High-field Phase Diagram and Spin Structure of Volborthite Cu3V2O7(OH)2/2H2O
We report results of 51V NMR experiments on a high-quality powder sample of
volborthite Cu3V2O7(OH)2/2H2O, a spin-1/2 Heisenberg antiferromagnet on a
distorted kagome lattice. Following the previous experiments in magnetic fields
below 12 T, the NMR measurements have been extended to higher fields up to
31 T. In addition to the two already known ordered phases (phases I and II), we
found a new high-field phase (phase III) above 25 T, at which a second
magnetization step has been observed. The transition from the paramagnetic
phase to the antiferromagnetic phase III occurs at 26 K, which is much higher
than the transition temperatures from the paramagnetic to the lower field
phases I (B < 4.5 T) and II (4.5 < B < 25 T). At low temperatures, two types of
the V sites are observed with different relaxation rates and line shapes in
phase III as well as in phase II. Our results indicate that both phases II and
III exhibit a heterogeneous spin state consisting of two spatially alternating
Cu spin systems, one of which exhibits anomalous spin fluctuations contrasting
with the other showing a conventional static order. The magnetization of the
latter system exhibits a sudden increase upon entering into phase III,
resulting in the second magnetization step at 26 T.We discuss the possible spin
structure in phase III.Comment: 9 pages, 12 figure
Solubility limit and precipitate formation in Al-doped 4H-SiC epitaxial material
Heavily Al-doped 4HāSiC structures have been prepared by vapor phase epitaxy. Subsequent anneals have been carried out in an Ar atmosphere in a rf-heated furnace between 1500āĀ°C and 2000āĀ°C for 0.5 to 3 h. Secondary ion mass spectrometry has been utilized to obtain Al concentration versus depth as well as lateral distributions (ion images). Transmission electron microscopy(TEM) has been employed to study the crystallinity and determine phase composition after heat treatment. A solubility limit of ā¼2Ć10Ā²ā°āAl/cmĀ³ (1900āĀ°C) is extracted. Three-dimensional ion images show that the Al distribution does not remain homogeneous in layers heat treated at 1700āĀ°C or above when the Al concentration exceeds 2Ć10Ā²ā°ācmā»Ā³. Al-containing precipitates are identified by energy-filtered TEM.Financial support was partly received
from the Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research (SSF)
SiCEP program
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