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Non-Abelian quantized Hall states of electrons at filling factors 12/5 and 13/5 in the first excited Landau level
We present results of extensive numerical calculations on the ground state of
electrons in the first excited (n=1) Landau level with Coulomb interactions,
and including non-zero thickness effects, for filling factors 12/5 and 13/5 in
the torus geometry. In a region that includes these experimentally-relevant
values, we find that the energy spectrum and the overlaps with the trial states
support the previous hypothesis that the system is in the non-Abelian k = 3
liquid phase we introduced in a previous paper.Comment: 5 pages (Revtex4), 7 figure
Spin-Peierls states of quantum antiferromagnets on the lattice
We discuss the quantum paramagnetic phases of Heisenberg antiferromagnets on
the 1/5-depleted square lattice found in . The possible phases of
the quantum dimer model on this lattice are obtained by a mapping to a
quantum-mechanical height model. In addition to the ``decoupled'' phases found
earlier, we find a possible intermediate spin-Peierls phase with
spontaneously-broken lattice symmetry. Experimental signatures of the different
quantum paramagnetic phases are discussed.Comment: 9 pages; 2 eps figure
TEMPERATURE-DEPENDENCE OF DOMAIN-WALL COERCIVE FIELD IN MAGNETIC GARNET-FILMS
The coercive properties of magnetically uniaxial liquid-phase epitaxy garnet films were investigated between 10 K and the Neel temperature (T(N) less-than-or-equal-to 500 K). Two independent methods, the results of which are nearly identical (magnetical response of oscillating domain walls and the method of coercive loops measured in a vibrating sample magnetometer), were used. Besides the usual domain-wall coercive field, H(dw), the critical coercive pressure, p(dw), was also introduced as it describes in a direct way the interactions of the domain walls with the wall-pinning traps. Both H(dw) and p(dw) were found to increase exponentially with decreasing temperature. Three different types of wall-pinning traps were identified in the sample and their strength, their rate of change with temperature, and their temperature range of activity were determined
Stochastic polarization formation in exciton-polariton Bose-Einstein condensates
We demonstrate theoretically the spontaneous formation of a stochastic
polarization in exciton-polariton Bose-Einstein condensates in planar
microcavities under pulsed excitation. Below the threshold pumping intensity
(dependent on the polariton life-time) the average polarization degree is close
to zero, whilst above threshold the condensate acquires a polarization
described by a (pseudospin) vector with random orientation, in general. We
establish the link between second order coherence of the polariton condensate
and the distribution function of its polarization. We examine also the
mechanisms of polarization dephasing and relaxation.Comment: 4 pages, 3 figure
QUAGMIRE v1.3: a quasi-geostrophic model for investigating rotating fluids experiments
QUAGMIRE is a quasi-geostrophic numerical model for performing fast, high-resolution simulations of multi-layer rotating annulus laboratory experiments on a desktop personal computer. The model uses a hybrid finite-difference/spectral approach to numerically integrate the coupled nonlinear partial differential equations of motion in cylindrical geometry in each layer. Version 1.3 implements the special case of two fluid layers of equal resting depths. The flow is forced either by a differentially rotating lid, or by relaxation to specified streamfunction or potential vorticity fields, or both. Dissipation is achieved through Ekman layer pumping and suction at the horizontal boundaries, including the internal interface. The effects of weak interfacial tension are included, as well as the linear topographic beta-effect and the quadratic centripetal beta-effect. Stochastic forcing may optionally be activated, to represent approximately the effects of random unresolved features. A leapfrog time stepping scheme is used, with a Robert filter. Flows simulated by the model agree well with those observed in the corresponding laboratory experiments
Superconducting quantum phase transitions tuned by magnetic impurity and magnetic field in ultrathin a-Pb films
Superconducting quantum phase transitions tuned by disorder (d), paramagnetic
impurity (MI) and perpendicular magnetic field (B) have been studied in
homogeneously disordered ultrathin a-Pb films. The MI-tuned transition is
characterized by progressive suppression of the critical temperature to zero
and a continuous transition to a weakly insulating normal state with increasing
MI density. In all important aspects, the d-tuned transition closely resembles
the MI-tuned transition and both appear to be fermionic in nature. The B-tuned
transition is qualitatively different and probably bosonic. In the critical
region it exhibits transport behavior that suggests a B-induced mesoscale phase
separation and presence of Cooper pairing in the insulating state.Comment: 17 pages, 4 figure
Hamiltonian Description of Composite Fermions: Aftermath
The Lowest Landau Level (LLL), long distance theory of Composite Fermions
(CF) developed by Murthy and myself is minimally extended to all distances,
guided by very general principles. The resulting theory is mathematically
consistent, and physically appealing: we clearly see the electron and the
vortices binding to form the CF. The meaning of the constraints, their role in
ensuring compressibility of dipolar objects at , and the
observability of dipoles are clarified.Comment: Revised for publication in PRL, 4 - epsilon page
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A comparative analysis of Simplified General Circulation Models of the atmosphere of Venus
Within the context of a working group supported by ISSI (Bern, Switzerland), we have made an intercomparison work between Global Circulation Models using simpli?ed parameterizations for radiative forcing and other physical processes. Even with similar schemes and parameters, the different GCMs produce different circulations, illustrating interesting differences between dynamical model cores
Report on a collecting trip of the British Myriapod Group to Hungary in 1994
During a collecting trip participated jointly by the members of the British Myriapod Group and by Hungarian
experts in 1994, 34 species of millipedes, 14 of centipedes, 8 of woodlice and 73 of spiders were recorded from
Hungary. Two records of the millipede species Boreoiulus tenuis (Bigler, 1913) and Styrioiulus styricus (Verhoeff,
1896) were new to the fauna of Hungary
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