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The tensor part of the Skyrme energy density functional. III. Time-odd terms at high spin
This article extends previous studies on the effect of tensor terms in the
Skyrme energy density functional by breaking of time-reversal invariance. We
have systematically probed the impact of tensor terms on properties of
superdeformed rotational bands calculated within the cranked
Hartree-Fock-Bogoliubov approach for different parameterizations covering a
wide range of values for the isoscalar and isovector tensor coupling constants.
We analyze in detail the contribution of the tensor terms to the energies and
dynamical moments of inertia and study their impact on quasi-particle spectra.
Special attention is devoted to the time-odd tensor terms, the effect of
variations of their coupling constants and finite-size instabilities.Comment: 28 pages, 34 figure
Symmetry conserving non-perturbative s-wave renormalization of the pion in hot and baryon dense medium
A non-perturbative s-wave renormalization of the pion in a hot and baryon
rich medium is presented. This approach proceeds via a mapping of the canonical
pion into the axial Noether's charge. The mapping was made dynamical in the
Hartree-Fock-Bogoliubov random phase approximation (HFB-RPA). It is shown that
this approach, while order mixing, is still symmetry conserving both in the
baryon free and baryon rich sectors, at zero as well as finite temperature. The
systematic character of this approach is emphasized and it is particularly
argued that it may constitute an interesting alternative for the
non-perturbative assessment of the nuclear matter saturation properties.Comment: Latex, 22 pages, 3 figure
Random phase approximation and its extension for the quantum O(2) anharmonic oscillator
We apply the random phase approximation (RPA) and its extension called
renormalized RPA to the quantum anharmonic oscillator with an O(2) symmetry. We
first obtain the equation for the RPA frequencies in the standard and in the
renormalized RPA approximations using the equation of motion method. In the
case where the ground state has a broken symmetry, we check the existence of a
zero frequency in the standard and in the renormalized RPA approximations. Then
we use a time-dependent approach where the standard RPA frequencies are
obtained as small oscillations around the static solution in the time-dependent
Hartree-Bogoliubov equation. We draw a parallel between the two approaches.Comment: 26 pages, Latex file, no figur
Experimental Determination of the Lorenz Number in Cu0.01Bi2Te2.7Se0.3 and Bi0.88Sb0.12
Nanostructuring has been shown to be an effective approach to reduce the
lattice thermal conductivity and improve the thermoelectric figure of merit.
Because the experimentally measured thermal conductivity includes contributions
from both carriers and phonons, separating out the phonon contribution has been
difficult and is mostly based on estimating the electronic contributions using
the Wiedemann-Franz law. In this paper, an experimental method to directly
measure electronic contributions to the thermal conductivity is presented and
applied to Cu0.01Bi2Te2.7Se0.3, [Cu0.01Bi2Te2.7Se0.3]0.98Ni0.02, and
Bi0.88Sb0.12. By measuring the thermal conductivity under magnetic field,
electronic contributions to thermal conductivity can be extracted, leading to
knowledge of the Lorenz number in thermoelectric materials
Nuclear pairing reduction due to rotation and blocking
Nuclear pairing gaps of normally deformed and superdeformed nuclei are
investigated using the particle-number conserving (PNC) formalism for the
cranked shell model, in which the blocking effects are treated exactly. Both
rotational frequency -dependence and seniority (number of unpaired
particles) -dependence of the pairing gap are
investigated. For the ground-state bands of even-even nuclei, PNC calculations
show that in general decreases with increasing , but
the -dependence is much weaker than that calculated by the
number-projected Hartree-Fock-Bogolyubov approach. For the multiquasiparticle
bands (seniority ), the pairing gaps keep almost -independent.
As a function of the seniority , the bandhead pairing gaps
decrease slowly with increasing . Even for
the highest seniority bands identified so far,
remains greater than 70% of
.Comment: 15 pages, 5 figure
A Non-Perturbative Treatment of the Pion in the Linear Sigma-Model
Using a non-perturbative method based on the selfconsistent Quasi-particle
Random-Phase Approximation (QRPA) we describe the properties of the pion in the
linear -model. It is found that the pion is massless in the chiral
limit, both at zero- and finite temperature, in accordance with Goldstone's
theorem.Comment: To appear in Nucl.Phys. A, 16 pages, 2 Postscript figure
Control of trapped-ion quantum states with optical pulses
We present new results on the quantum control of systems with infinitely
large Hilbert spaces. A control-theoretic analysis of the control of trapped
ion quantum states via optical pulses is performed. We demonstrate how resonant
bichromatic fields can be applied in two contrasting ways -- one that makes the
system completely uncontrollable, and the other that makes the system
controllable. In some interesting cases, the Hilbert space of the
qubit-harmonic oscillator can be made finite, and the Schr\"{o}dinger equation
controllable via bichromatic resonant pulses. Extending this analysis to the
quantum states of two ions, a new scheme for producing entangled qubits is
discovered.Comment: Submitted to Physical Review Letter
On a general analytical formula for U_q(su(3))-Clebsch-Gordan coefficients
We present the projection operator method in combination with the
Wigner-Racah calculus of the subalgebra U_q(su(2)) for calculation of
Clebsch-Gordan coefficients (CGCs) of the quantum algebra U_q(su(3)). The key
formulas of the method are couplings of the tensor and projection operators and
also a tensor form for the projection operator of U_q(su(3)). We obtain a very
compact general analytical formula for the U_q(su(3)) CGCs in terms of the
U_q(su(2)) Wigner 3nj-symbols.Comment: 9 pages, LaTeX; to be published in Yad. Fiz. (Phys. Atomic Nuclei),
(2001
Assembly and architecture of the EBV B cell entry triggering complex.
Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV) is an enveloped double-stranded DNA virus of the gammaherpesvirinae sub-family that predominantly infects humans through epithelial cells and B cells. Three EBV glycoproteins, gH, gL and gp42, form a complex that targets EBV infection of B cells. Human leukocyte antigen (HLA) class II molecules expressed on B cells serve as the receptor for gp42, triggering membrane fusion and virus entry. The mechanistic role of gHgL in herpesvirus entry has been largely unresolved, but it is thought to regulate the activation of the virally-encoded gB protein, which acts as the primary fusogen. Here we study the assembly and function of the reconstituted B cell entry complex comprised of gHgL, gp42 and HLA class II. The structure from negative-stain electron microscopy provides a detailed snapshot of an intermediate state in EBV entry and highlights the potential for the triggering complex to bring the two membrane bilayers into proximity. Furthermore, gHgL interacts with a previously identified, functionally important hydrophobic pocket on gp42, defining the overall architecture of the complex and playing a critical role in membrane fusion activation. We propose a macroscopic model of the initiating events in EBV B cell fusion centered on the formation of the triggering complex in the context of both viral and host membranes. This model suggests how the triggering complex may bridge the two membrane bilayers, orienting critical regions of the N- and C- terminal ends of gHgL to promote the activation of gB and efficient membrane fusion
Towards Precision LSST Weak-Lensing Measurement - I: Impacts of Atmospheric Turbulence and Optical Aberration
The weak-lensing science of the LSST project drives the need to carefully
model and separate the instrumental artifacts from the intrinsic lensing
signal. The dominant source of the systematics for all ground based telescopes
is the spatial correlation of the PSF modulated by both atmospheric turbulence
and optical aberrations. In this paper, we present a full FOV simulation of the
LSST images by modeling both the atmosphere and the telescope optics with the
most current data for the telescope specifications and the environment. To
simulate the effects of atmospheric turbulence, we generated six-layer phase
screens with the parameters estimated from the on-site measurements. For the
optics, we combined the ray-tracing tool ZEMAX and our simulated focal plane
data to introduce realistic aberrations and focal plane height fluctuations.
Although this expected flatness deviation for LSST is small compared with that
of other existing cameras, the fast f-ratio of the LSST optics makes this focal
plane flatness variation and the resulting PSF discontinuities across the CCD
boundaries significant challenges in our removal of the systematics. We resolve
this complication by performing PCA CCD-by-CCD, and interpolating the basis
functions using conventional polynomials. We demonstrate that this PSF
correction scheme reduces the residual PSF ellipticity correlation below 10^-7
over the cosmologically interesting scale. From a null test using HST/UDF
galaxy images without input shear, we verify that the amplitude of the galaxy
ellipticity correlation function, after the PSF correction, is consistent with
the shot noise set by the finite number of objects. Therefore, we conclude that
the current optical design and specification for the accuracy in the focal
plane assembly are sufficient to enable the control of the PSF systematics
required for weak-lensing science with the LSST.Comment: Accepted to PASP. High-resolution version is available at
http://dls.physics.ucdavis.edu/~mkjee/LSST_weak_lensing_simulation.pd
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