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An Application of Kerr Blackhole Fly-Wheel Model to Statistical Properties of QSOs/AGNs
The aim of this work is to demonstrate the properties of the magnetospheric
model around Kerr blackholes (BHs), so-called the fly-wheel (rotation driven)
model. The fly-wheel engine of the BH-accretion disk system is applied to the
statistics of QSOs/AGNs. In the model, the central BH is assumed to be formed
at and obtains nearly maximum but finite rotation energy (
extreme Kerr BH) at the formation stage. The inherently obtained rotation
energy of the Kerr BH is released through an magnetohydrodynamic process. This
model naturally leads finite lifetime of AGN activity.
Nitta et al. (1991) clarified individual evolution of Kerr BH fly-wheel
engine which is parametrized by BH mass, initial Kerr parameter, magnetic field
near the horizon and a dimension-less small parameter. We impose a statistical
model for the initial mass function (IMF) of ensemble of BHs by the
Press-Schechter formalism. By the help of additional assumptions, we can
discuss the evolution of the luminosity function and the spatial number density
of QSOs/AGNs.Comment: 12 pages, 7 figures Fig.7 has been replace
Spin-dependent (magneto)transport through a ring due to spin-orbit interaction
Electron transport through a one-dimensional ring connected with two external
leads, in the presence of spin-orbit interaction (SOI) of strength \alpha and a
perpendicular magnetic field is studied. Applying Griffith's boundary
conditions we derive analytic expressions for the reflection and transmission
coefficients of the corresponding one-electron scattering problem. We
generalize earlier conductance results by Nitta et al. [Appl. Phys. Lett. 75,
695 (1999)] and investigate the influence of \alpha, temperature, and a weak
magnetic field on the conductance. Varying \alpha and temperature changes the
position of the minima and maxima of the magnetic-field dependent conductance,
and it may even convert a maximum into a minimum and vice versa.Comment: 19 pages, 9 figure
Aharonov-Bohm Oscillations with Spin: Evidence for Berry's Phase
We report a study of the Aharonov-Bohm effect, the oscillations of the
resistance of a mesoscopic ring as a function of a perpendicular magnetic
field, in a GaAs two-dimensional hole system with a strong spin-orbit
interaction. The Fourier spectra of the oscillations reveal extra structure
near the main peak whose frequency corresponds to the magnetic flux enclosed by
the ring. A comparison of the experimental data with results of simulations
demonstrates that the origin of the extra structure is the geometric (Berry)
phase acquired by the carrier spin as it travels around the ring.Comment: To be published in Physical Review Letter
Direct determination of spin orbit interaction coefficients and realization of the persistent spin helix symmetry
The spin orbit interaction plays a crucial role in diverse fields of
condensed matter, including the investigation of Majorana fermions, topological
insulators, quantum information and spintronics. In III V zinc blende
semiconductor heterostructures, two types of spin orbit interaction, Rashba and
Dresselhaus act on the electron spin as effective magnetic fields with
different directions. They are characterized by coefficients alpha and beta,
respectively. When alpha is equal to beta, the so called persistent spin helix
symmetry is realized. In this condition, invariance with respect to spin
rotations is achieved even in the presence of the spin orbit interaction,
implying strongly enhanced spin lifetimes for spatially periodic spin modes.
Existing methods to evaluate alpha/beta require fitting analyses that often
include ambiguity in the parameters used. Here, we experimentally demonstrate a
simple and fitting parameter free technique to determine alpha/beta and to
deduce the absolute values of alpha and beta. The method is based on the
detection of the effective magnetic field direction and the strength induced by
the two spin orbit interactions. Moreover, we observe the persistent spin helix
symmetry by gate tuning.Comment: 34 pages with 7 figures including supplementary information. appears
in Nature Nanotechnology (2014) Published online 13 July 201
The Rashba Hamiltonian and electron transport
The Rashba Hamiltonian describes the splitting of the conduction band as a
result of spin-orbit coupling in the presence of an external field and is
commonly used to model the electronic structure of confined narrow-gap
semiconductors. Due to the mixing of spin states some care has to be exercised
in the calculation of transport properties. We derive the velocity operator for
the Rashba-split conduction band and demonstrate that the transmission of an
interface between a ferromagnet and a Rashba-split semiconductor does not
depend on the magnetization direction, in contrast with previous assertions in
the literature.Comment: one tex file, two figures; paper to appear in this form in PRB (RC
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