393 research outputs found
Hydrodynamic Equations in Quantum Hall Systems at Large Currents
Hydrodynamic equations (HDEQs) are derived which describe spatio-temporal
evolutions of the electron temperature and the chemical potential of
two-dimensional systems in strong magnetic fields in states with large diagonal
resistivity appearing at the breakdown of the quantum Hall effect. The
derivation is based on microscopic electronic processes consisting of drift
motions in a slowly-fluctuating potential and scattering processes due to
electron-electron and electron-phonon interactions. In contrast with the usual
HDEQs, one of the derived HDEQs has a term with an energy flux perpendicular to
the electric field due to the drift motions in the magnetic field. As an
illustration, the current distribution is calculated using the derived HDEQs.Comment: 10 pages, 2 Postscript figures, to be published in J. Phys. Soc. Jpn.
71 (2002) No.
Hydrodynamic Equation for the Breakdown of the Quantum Hall Effect in a Uniform Current
The hydrodynamic equation for the spatial and temporal evolution of the
electron temperature T_e in the breakdown of the quantum Hall effect at
even-integer filling factors in a uniform current density j is derived from the
Boltzmann-type equation, which takes into account electron-electron and
electron-phonon scatterings. The derived equation has a drift term, which is
proportional to j and to the first spatial derivative of T_e. Applied to the
spatial evolution of T_e in a sample with an abrupt change of the width along
the current direction, the equation gives a distinct dependence on the current
direction as well as a critical relaxation, in agreement with the recent
experiments.Comment: 4 pages, 1 Postscript figure, corrected equations, to be published in
J. Phys. Soc. Jpn. 70 (2001) No.
Heating process in the pre-Breakdown regime of the Quantum Hall Efect : a size dependent effect
Our study presents experimental measurements of the contact and longitudinal
voltage drops in Hall bars, as a function of the current amplitude. We are
interested in the heating phenomenon which takes place before the breakdown of
the quantum Hall effect, i.e. the pre-breakdown regime. Two types of samples
has been investigated, at low temperature (4.2 and 1.5K) and high magnetic
field (up to 13 T). The Hall bars have several different widths, and our
observations clearly demonstrate that the size of the sample influences the
heating phenomenon. By measuring the critical currents of both contact and
longitudinal voltages, as a function of the filling factor (around ), we
highlight the presence of a high electric field domain near the source contact,
which is observable only in samples whose width is smaller than 400 microns.Comment: 4 pages, 5 igures, 7th International Symposium of Research in High
Magnetic Fields, to be published in physica
Student perspectives on mental health support and services in the UK
Student mental health is an issue of growing concern. Past research indicates that many students are not accessing the support they require, which may in part be due to issues surrounding the standards of the available services. Using a participatory framework, the current study utilised a mixed-methods design to examine student experiences of National Health Service (NHS) mental health services and perspectives of peer support. An online survey was completed by 376 UK students to examine their experiences of NHS mental health services, as well as their attitudes towards peer support. Several improvements were identified for future NHS mental health services regarding reduced waiting times, better access to alternative treatments and facilitating more patient-centred communication. Benefits of peer support services were also noted, including the potential to normalise experiences and promote belonging. These findings have implications for understanding how we can best support students experiencing mental health difficulties
Electronic Processes at the Breakdown of the Quantum Hall Effect
Microscopic processes giving the energy gain and loss of a two-dimensional
electron system in long-range potential fluctuations are studied theoretically
at the breakdown of the quantum Hall effect in the case of even-integer filling
factors. The Coulomb scattering within a broadened Landau level is proposed to
give the gain, while the phonon scattering to give the loss. The energy balance
equation shows that the electron temperature T_e and the diagonal conductivity
sigma_{xx} exhibit a bistability above the lower critical electric field
E_{c1}. Calculated values of E_{c1} as well as T_e and sigma_{xx} at E_{c1} are
in agreement with the observed values in their orders of magnitude.Comment: 4 pages, 2 Postscript figures, submitted to the Journal of the
Physical Society of Japa
Mesoscopic transport beyond linear response
We present an approach to steady-state mesoscopic transport based on the
maximum entropy principle formulation of nonequilibrium statistical mechanics.
Our approach is not limited to the linear response regime. We show that this
approach yields the quantization observed in the integer quantum Hall effect at
large currents, which until now has been unexplained. We also predict new
behaviors of non-local resistances at large currents in the presence of dirty
contacts.Comment: 14 pages plus one figure (with an insert) (post-script codes
appended), RevTeX 3.0, UCF-CM-93-004 (Revised
Quantum Response at Finite Fields and Breakdown of Chern Numbers
We show that the response to an electric field, in models of the Integral
Quantum Hall effect, is analytic in the field and has isolated essential
singularity at zero field. We also study the breakdown of Chern numbers
associated with the response of Floquet states. We argue, and give evidence,
that the breakdown of Chern numbers in Floquet states is a discontinuous
transition at zero field. This follows from an observation, of independent
interest, that Chern numbers for finite dimensional Floquet operators are
generically zero. These results rule out the possibility that the breakdown of
the Hall conductance is a phase transition at finite fields for a large class
of models.Comment: 16 pages, 8 eps figures, LaTeX2e with IOP style. Many changes,
including new materia
The analytical value of the electron (g-2) at order alpha^3 in QED
We have evaluated in closed analytical form the contribution of the
three-loop non-planar `triple-cross' diagrams contributing to the electron
(g-2) in QED; its value, omitting the already known infrared divergent part, is
a_e(3-cross) = 1/2 pi^2 Z(3) - 55/12 Z(5) - 16/135 pi^4
+ 32/3 (a4 + 1/24 ln(2)^4) + 14/9 pi^2 ln(2)^2
- 1/3 Z(3) + 23/3 pi^2 ln(2) - 47/9 pi^2 - 113/48.
This completes the analytical evaluation of the (g-2) at order alpha^3,
giving
a_e(3-loop) = (alpha/pi)^3 { 83/72 pi^2 Z(3) - 215/24 Z(5)
+ 100/3 [( a4 + 1/24 ln(2)^4 ) - 1/24 pi^2 ln(2)^2 ]
- 239/2160 pi^4 + 139/18 Z(3) - 298/9 pi^2 ln(2)
+ 17101/810 pi^2 + 28259/5184 } = (alpha/pi)^3 (1.181241456...).Comment: plain TeX, 16 pages, 2 figures. Submitted to Physics Letters B. Two
postscript files (z2.ps, zx1gen.ps) are include
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