758 research outputs found
Creep motion in a random-field Ising model
We analyze numerically a moving interface in the random-field Ising model
which is driven by a magnetic field. Without thermal fluctuations the system
displays a depinning phase transition, i.e., the interface is pinned below a
certain critical value of the driving field. For finite temperatures the
interface moves even for driving fields below the critical value. In this
so-called creep regime the dependence of the interface velocity on the
temperature is expected to obey an Arrhenius law. We investigate the details of
this Arrhenius behavior in two and three dimensions and compare our results
with predictions obtained from renormalization group approaches.Comment: 6 pages, 11 figures, accepted for publication in Phys. Rev.
Time-resolved spectroscopy of the excited electronic state of reaction centers of Rhodopseudomonas viridis
The spectral properties of the excited electronic state of the reaction centers of Rhodopseudomonas (Rps.) viridis are studied by dichroic transient absorption spectroscopy with sub-picosecond time resolution. The theoretical analysis of the experimental results allows the assignment of the transient absorption from two dimer bands of the special pair and show its excitonic coupling to other pigments
Correlation of structural and spectroscopic properties of a photosynthetic reaction center
Polarized spectra of absorption and light-induced absorbance changes are presented for the crystallized reaction centers of Rhodopseudomonas viridis. We find that a model based on extended dipole interaction between all six pigments is capable of interpreting detailed features such as the contributions from the individual pigments to the various absorption peaks. Even though the pigments are arranged in approximate C2 symmetry, the optical spectra together with the calculations reflect deviations from this symmetry, which may be important in understanding the electron pathway
Transfer of quantum states using finite resources
We discuss the problem of transfering a qubit from Alice to Bob using a noisy
quantum channel and only finite resources. As the basic protocol for the
transfer we apply quantum teleportation. It turns out that for a certain
quality of the channel direct teleportation combined with qubit purification is
superior to entanglement purification of the channel. If, however, the quality
of the channel is rather low one should simply apply an estimation-preparation
scheme.Comment: 9 pages RevTeX including 5 figures, replaced with revised version, to
appear in Phys. Rev.
Cluster Spin Glass Distribution Functions in LaSrCuO
Signatures of the cluster spin glass have been found in a variety of
experiments, with an effective onset temperature that is frequency
dependent. We reanalyze the experimental results and find that they are
characterized by a distribution of activation energies, with a nonzero glass
transition temperature . While the distribution of activation
energies is the same, the distribution of weights depends on the process.
Remarkably, the weights are essentially doping independent.Comment: 5 pages, 5 ps figure
Spin glass overlap barriers in three and four dimensions
For the Edwards-Anderson Ising spin-glass model in three and four dimensions
(3d and 4d) we have performed high statistics Monte Carlo calculations of those
free-energy barriers which are visible in the probability density
of the Parisi overlap parameter . The calculations rely on the
recently introduced multi-overlap algorithm. In both dimensions, within the
limits of lattice sizes investigated, these barriers are found to be
non-self-averaging and the same is true for the autocorrelation times of our
algorithm. Further, we present evidence that barriers hidden in dominate
the canonical autocorrelation times.Comment: 20 pages, Latex, 12 Postscript figures, revised version to appear in
Phys. Rev.
Current knowledge on biomarkers for contact sensitization and allergic contact dermatitis.
Contact sensitization is common and affects up to 20% of the general population. The clinical manifestation of contact sensitization is allergic contact dermatitis. This is a clinical expression that is sometimes difficult to distinguish from other types of dermatitis, for example irritant and atopic dermatitis. Several studies have examined the pathogenesis and severity of allergic contact dermatitis by measuring the absence or presence of various biomarkers. In this review, we provide a non-systematic overview of biomarkers that have been studied in allergic contact dermatitis. These include genetic variations and mutations, inflammatory mediators, alarmins, proteases, immunoproteomics, lipids, natural moisturizing factors, tight junctions, and antimicrobial peptides. We conclude that, despite the enormous amount of data, convincing specific biomarkers for allergic contact dermatitis are yet to be described
Chaotic, memory and cooling rate effects in spin glasses: Is the Edwards-Anderson model a good spin glass?
We investigate chaotic, memory and cooling rate effects in the three
dimensional Edwards-Anderson model by doing thermoremanent (TRM) and AC
susceptibility numerical experiments and making a detailed comparison with
laboratory experiments on spin glasses. In contrast to the experiments, the
Edwards-Anderson model does not show any trace of re-initialization processes
in temperature change experiments (TRM or AC). A detailed comparison with AC
relaxation experiments in the presence of DC magnetic field or coupling
distribution perturbations reveals that the absence of chaotic effects in the
Edwards-Anderson model is a consequence of the presence of strong cooling rate
effects. We discuss possible solutions to this discrepancy, in particular the
smallness of the time scales reached in numerical experiments, but we also
question the validity of the Edwards-Anderson model to reproduce the
experimental results.Comment: 17 pages, 10 figures. The original version of the paper has been
split in two parts. The second part is now available as cond-mat/010224
Metastable States in Spin Glasses and Disordered Ferromagnets
We study analytically M-spin-flip stable states in disordered short-ranged
Ising models (spin glasses and ferromagnets) in all dimensions and for all M.
Our approach is primarily dynamical and is based on the convergence of a
zero-temperature dynamical process with flips of lattice animals up to size M
and starting from a deep quench, to a metastable limit. The results (rigorous
and nonrigorous, in infinite and finite volumes) concern many aspects of
metastable states: their numbers, basins of attraction, energy densities,
overlaps, remanent magnetizations and relations to thermodynamic states. For
example, we show that their overlap distribution is a delta-function at zero.
We also define a dynamics for M=infinity, which provides a potential tool for
investigating ground state structure.Comment: 34 pages (LaTeX); to appear in Physical Review
Post-myocardial infarction heart failure dysregulates the bone vascular niche
The regulation of bone vasculature by chronic diseases, such as heart failure is unknown. Here, we describe the effects of myocardial infarction and post-infarction heart failure on the bone vascular cell composition. We demonstrate an age-independent loss of type H endothelium in heart failure after myocardial infarction in both mice and humans. Using single-cell RNA sequencing, we delineate the transcriptional heterogeneity of human bone marrow endothelium, showing increased expression of inflammatory genes, including IL1B and MYC, in ischemic heart failure. Endothelial-specific overexpression of MYC was sufficient to induce type H bone endothelial cells, whereas inhibition of NLRP3-dependent IL-1β production partially prevented the post-myocardial infarction loss of type H vasculature in mice. These results provide a rationale for using anti-inflammatory therapies to prevent or reverse the deterioration of bone vascular function in ischemic heart disease
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