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Is the meson dynamically generated?
We study the problem whether the meson is generated `dynamically'. A
pedagogical analysis on the toy O(N) linear sigma model is performed and we
find that the large limit and the limit does not
commute. The sigma meson may not necessarily be described as a dynamically
generated resonance. On the contrary, the sigma meson may be more appropriately
described by considering it as an explicit degree of freedom in the effective
lagrangian.Comment: Contribution to ``Quark Confinement and Hadron Spectrum VII'', 2--7
Sept. 2006, Ponta Delgada, Acores, Portuga
Hydrogen as a Source of Flux Noise in SQUIDs
Superconducting qubits are hampered by flux noise produced by surface spins
from a variety of microscopic sources. Recent experiments indicated that
hydrogen (H) atoms may be one of those sources. Using density functional theory
calculations, we report that H atoms either embedded in, or adsorbed on, an
a-Al2O3(0001) surface have sizeable spin moments ranging from 0.81 to 0.87 uB
with energy barriers for spin reorientation as low as ~10 mK. Furthermore, H
adatoms on the surface attract gas molecules such as O2, producing new spin
sources. We propose coating the surface with graphene to eliminate H-induced
surface spins and to protect the surface from other adsorbates.Comment: 12 pages, 4 figure
Topological energy gaps in the [111]-oriented InAs/GaSb and GaSb/InAs core-shell nanowires
The [111]-oriented InAs/GaSb and GaSb/InAs core-shell nanowires have been
studied by the Luttinger-Kohn Hamiltonian to
search for non-vanishing fundamental gaps between inverted electron and hole
bands. We focus on the variations of the topologically nontrivial fundamental
gap, the hybridization gap, and the effective gap with the core radius and
shell thickness of the nanowires. The evolutions of all the energy gaps with
the structural parameters are shown to be dominantly governed by quantum size
effects. With a fixed core radius, a topologically nontrivial fundamental gap
exists only at intermediate shell thicknesses. The maximum gap is
meV for GaSb/InAs and meV for InAs/GaSb core-shell nanowires, and
for the GaSb/InAs core-shell nanowires the gap persists over a wider range of
geometrical parameters. The intrinsic reason for these differences between the
two types of nanowires is that in the shell the electron-like states of InAs is
more delocalized than the hole-like state of GaSb, while in the core the
hole-like state of GaSb is more delocalized than the electron-like state of
InAs, and both features favor stronger electron-hole hybridization. Since
similar features of the electron- and hole-like states have been found in
nanowires of other materials, it could serve as a common rule to put the
hole-like state in the core while the electron-like state in the shell of a
core-shell nanowire to achieve better topological properties.Comment: 10 pages, 10 figure
Is the meson a dynamically generated resonance? -- a lesson learned from the O(N) model and beyond
O(N) linear model is solvable in the large limit and hence
provides a useful theoretical laboratory to test various unitarization
approximations. We find that the large limit and the
limit do not commute. In order to get the correct large spectrum one has
to firstly take the large limit. We argue that the meson may
not be described as generated dynamically. On the contrary, it is most
appropriately described at the same level as the pions, i.e, both appear
explicitly in the effective lagrangian. Actually it is very likely the
meson responsible for the spontaneous chiral symmetry breaking in a lagrangian
with linearly realized chiral symmetry.Comment: 15 pages, 3 figurs; references added; discussions slightly modified;
revised version accepted by IJMP
Spin Current and Shot Noise in Single-Molecule Quantum Dots with a Phonon Mode
In this paper we investigate the spin-current and its shot-noise spectrum in
a single-molecule quantum dot coupled with a local phonon mode. We pay special
attention on the effect of phonon on the quantum transport property. The
spin-polarization dependent current is generated by a rotating magnetic filed
applied in the quantum dot. Our results show the remarkable influence of phonon
mode on the zero-frequency shot noise. The electron-phonon interaction leads to
sideband peaks which are located exactly on the integer number of the phonon
frequency and moreover the peak-height is sensitive to the electron-phonon
coupling.Comment: 17 pages,5 figure
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