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Boosting Monte Carlo simulations of spin glasses using autoregressive neural networks
The autoregressive neural networks are emerging as a powerful computational
tool to solve relevant problems in classical and quantum mechanics. One of
their appealing functionalities is that, after they have learned a probability
distribution from a dataset, they allow exact and efficient sampling of typical
system configurations. Here we employ a neural autoregressive distribution
estimator (NADE) to boost Markov chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) simulations of a
paradigmatic classical model of spin-glass theory, namely the two-dimensional
Edwards-Anderson Hamiltonian. We show that a NADE can be trained to accurately
mimic the Boltzmann distribution using unsupervised learning from system
configurations generated using standard MCMC algorithms. The trained NADE is
then employed as smart proposal distribution for the Metropolis-Hastings
algorithm. This allows us to perform efficient MCMC simulations, which provide
unbiased results even if the expectation value corresponding to the probability
distribution learned by the NADE is not exact. Notably, we implement a
sequential tempering procedure, whereby a NADE trained at a higher temperature
is iteratively employed as proposal distribution in a MCMC simulation run at a
slightly lower temperature. This allows one to efficiently simulate the
spin-glass model even in the low-temperature regime, avoiding the divergent
correlation times that plague MCMC simulations driven by local-update
algorithms. Furthermore, we show that the NADE-driven simulations quickly
sample ground-state configurations, paving the way to their future utilization
to tackle binary optimization problems.Comment: 13 pages, 14 figure
Masses of constituent quarks confined in open bottom hadrons
We apply color-spin and flavor-spin quark-quark interactions to the meson and
baryon constituent quarks, and calculate constituent quark masses, as well as
the coupling constants of these interactions. The main goal of this paper was
to determine constituent quark masses from light and open bottom hadron masses,
using the fitting method we have developed and clustering of hadron groups. We
use color-spin Fermi-Breit (FB) and flavor-spin Glozman-Riska (GR) hyperfine
interaction (HFI) to determine constituent quark masses (especially quark
mass). Another aim was to discern between the FB and GR HFI because our
previous findings had indicated that both interactions were satisfactory. Our
improved fitting procedure of constituent quark masses showed that on average
color-spin (Fermi-Breit) hyperfine interaction yields better fits. The method
also shows the way how the constituent quark masses and the strength of the
interaction constants appear in different hadron environments.Comment: 15 pages, 6 tables, 1 figure. Accepted for publication in Mod. Phys.
Lett.
Numerical Calculation of Hubble Hierarchy Parameters and Observational Parameters of Inflation
We present results obtained by a software we developed for computing
observational cosmological inflation parameters: the scalar spectral index
() and the tensor-to-scalar ratio () for a standard single field and
tachyon inflation, as well as for a tachyon inflation in the second
Randall-Sundrum model with an additional radion field. The calculated numerical
values of observational parameters are compared with the latest results of
observations obtained by the Planck Collaboration. The program is written in
C/C++. The \textit{GNU Scientific Library} is used for some of the numerical
computations and R language is used for data analysis and plots.Comment: 8 pages, 5 figures, based on talk presented at The 10th Jubilee
Conference of the Balkan Physical Union (BPU10), 26-30 August 2018 (Sofia,
Bulgaria
Inflationary RSII Model with a Matter in the Bulk and Exponential Potential of Tachyon Field
In this paper we study a tachyon cosmological model based on dynamics of a
3-brane in the second Randall-Sundrum (RSII) model extended to include matter
in the bulk. The presence of matter in the bulk changes warp factor which leads
to modification of inflationary dynamics. The additional brane behaves
effectively as a tachyon. We calculate numerically observation parameters of
inflation: the scalar spectral index () and the tensor-to-scalar ratio
() for the exponential potential of tachyon field.Comment: 9 pages, 1 figure, will be published in the Special Issue of Facta
Universitatis, Series: Physics, Chemistry and Technology devoted to the
SEENET-MTP Balkan Workshop BSW2018 (3-14 June 2018
Local current injection into mesoscopic superconductors for the manipulation of quantum states
We perform strategic current injection in a small mesoscopic superconductor
and control the (non)equilibrium quantum states in an applied homogeneous
magnetic field. In doing so, we realize a current-driven splitting of
multi-quanta vortices, current-induced transitions between states with
different angular momenta, and current-controlled switching between otherwise
degenerate quantum states. These fundamental phenomena form the basis for
discussed electronic and logic applications, and are confirmed in both
theoretical simulations and multiple-small-tunnel-junction transport
measurements.Comment: To appear in Physical Review Letter
Enhancement of bichromatic high-harmonic generation with a high-frequency field
Using a high-frequency field superposed to a linearly polarized bichromatic
laser field composed by a wave with frequency and a wave with
frequency , we show it is possible to enhance the intensity of a
group of high harmonics in orders of magnitude. These harmonics have
frequencies about 30% higher than the monochromatic-cutoff frequency, and,
within the three-step-model framework, correspond to a set of electron
trajectories for which tunneling ionization is strongly suppressed. Particular
features in the observed enhancement suggest that the high-frequency field
provides an additional mechanism for the electron to reach the continuum. This
interpretation is supported by a time-frequency analysis of the harmonic yield.
The additional high frequency field permits the control of this group of
harmonics leaving all other sets of harmonics practically unchanged, which is
an advantage over schemes involving only bichromatic fields.Comment: 6 pages RevTex, 5 figures (ps files), Changes in text, figures,
references and equations include
Manipulation of Magnetic Skyrmions by Superconducting Vortices in Ferromagnet-Superconductor Heterostructures
Dynamics of magnetic skyrmions in hybrid ferromagnetic films harbors novel
physical phenomena and holds promise for technological applications. In this
work, we discuss the behavior of magnetic skyrmions when coupled to
superconducting vortices in a ferromagnet-superconductor heterostructure. We
use numerical simulations and analytic arguments to reveal broader
possibilities for manipulating the skyrmion-vortex dynamic correlations in the
hybrid system, that are not possible in its separated constituents. We explore
the thresholds of particular dynamic phases, and quantify the phase diagram as
a function of the relevant material parameters, applied current and induced
magnetic torques. Finally, we demonstrate the broad and precise tunability of
the skyrmion Hall-angle in presence of vortices, with respect to currents
applied to either or both the superconductor and the ferromagnet within the
heterostructure
Superconducting films with antidot arrays - novel behavior of the critical current
Novel behavior of the critical current density of a regularly
perforated superconducting film is found, as a function of applied magnetic
field . Previously pronounced peaks of at matching fields were
always found to decrease with increasing . Here we found a {\it reversal of
this behavior} for particular geometrical parameters of the antidot lattice
and/or temperature. This new phenomenon is due to a strong ``caging'' of
interstitial vortices between the pinned ones. We show that this vortex-vortex
interaction can be further tailored by an appropriate choice of the
superconducting material, described by the Ginzburg-Landau parameter .
In effective type-I samples we predict that the peaks in at the
matching fields are transformed into a {\it step-like behavior}.Comment: 5 pages, 4 figure
Modulation of Ca2+ ion flux through mitochondrial membrane of the rat brain steam synaptosomes by 17β-estradiol
In the present study the modulation of Ca2+ ion flux in the synaptosomal mitochondria isolated from the ovariectyomized rat Brain Steam and the possible roll of membrane bound estradiol was examined. Physiological concentrations of 17β-estradiol binds specifically to isolated mitochondria (Vmax 3.37± 0.25 pmol/mg protein, Km 1.85± 0.06 nmol/l of free estradiol). Addition of 17β-estradiol (10 pmol/l - 1 nmol/ l) in vitro decreased mitochondrial calcium ion efflux significantly (25%) after 10 minutes. Modulation of calcium ion efflux and mitochondrial ion retention may be the way that 17β-estradiol (E2) exerts its role in the nerve cell homeostasis.Physical chemistry 2008 : 9th international conference on fundamental and applied aspects of physical chemistry; Belgrade (Serbia); 24-28 September 200
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High-order harmonic generation by polyatomic molecules
We present a theory of high-order harmonic generation by arbitrary polyatomic molecules based on the molecular strong-field approximation (MSFA) in the framework of the S-matrix theory. A polyatomic molecule is modeled by an (N + 1)-particle system, which consists of N heavy atomic (ionic) centers and an electron. We derived various versions (with or without the dressing of the initial and/or final molecular state) of the MSFA. The general expression for the T-matrix element takes a simple form for neutral polyatomic molecules. We show the existence of the interference minima in the harmonic spectrum and explain these minima as a multiple-slit type of interference. This is illustrated by numerical examples for the nitrous oxide (N2O) molecule exposed to strong linearly polarized laser field
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