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Lorentz-violating nonminimal coupling contributions in mesonic hydrogen atoms and generation of photon higher-order derivative terms
We have studied the contributions of Lorentz-violating CPT-odd and CPT-even
nonminimal couplings to the energy spectrum of the mesonic hydrogen and the
higher-order radiative corrections to the effective action of the photon sector
of a Lorentz-violating version of the scalar electrodynamics. By considering
the complex scalar field describes charged mesons (pion or kaon), the
non-relativistic limit of the model allows to attain upper-bounds by analyzing
its contribution to the mesonic hydrogen energy. By using the experimental data
for the strong correction shift and the pure QED transitions , the best upper-bound for the CPT-odd coupling is
and for the CPT-even one is
. Besides, the CPT-odd radiative correction to the
photon action is a dimension-5 operator which looks like a higher-order
Carroll-Field-Jackiw term. The CPT-even radiative contribution to the photon
effective action is a dimension-6 operator which would be a higher-order
derivative version of the minimal CPT-even term of the standard model
extension
Gaussian quantum Monte Carlo methods for fermions
We introduce a new class of quantum Monte Carlo methods, based on a Gaussian
quantum operator representation of fermionic states. The methods enable
first-principles dynamical or equilibrium calculations in many-body Fermi
systems, and, combined with the existing Gaussian representation for bosons,
provide a unified method of simulating Bose-Fermi systems. As an application,
we calculate finite-temperature properties of the two dimensional Hubbard
model.Comment: 4 pages, 3 figures, Revised version has expanded discussion,
simplified mathematical presentation, and application to 2D Hubbard mode
Magnetism and Pairing in Hubbard Bilayers.
We study the Hubbard model on a bilayer with repulsive on-site interactions,
, in which fermions undergo both intra-plane () and inter-plane ()
hopping. This situation is what one would expect in high-temperature
superconductors such as YBCO, with two adjacent CuO planes. Magnetic and
pairing properties of the system are investigated through Quantum Monte Carlo
simulations for both half- and quarter-filled bands. We find that in all cases
inter-planar pairing with symmetry is dominant over planar
pairing with symmetry, and that for large enough pair
formation is possible through antiferromagnetic correlations. However, another
mechanism is needed to make these pairs condense into a superconducting state
at lower temperatures. We identify the temperature for pair formation with the
spin gap crossover temperature. [Submitted to Phys. Rev. B]Comment: 7 pages, uuencoded self-unpacking PS file with text and figures
Ising Spin Glass in a Transverse Magnetic Field
We study the three-dimensional quantum Ising spin glass in a transverse
magnetic field following the evolution of the bond probability distribution
under Renormalisation Group transformations. The phase diagram (critical
temperature {\em vs} transverse field ) we obtain shows a finite
slope near , in contrast with the infinite slope for the pure case. Our
results compare very well with the experimental data recently obtained for the
dipolar Ising spin glass LiHoYF, in a transverse field.
This indicates that this system is more apropriately described by a model with
short range interactions than by an equivalent Sherrington-Kirkpatrick model in
a transverse field.Comment: 7 pages, RevTeX3, Nota Cientifica PUC-Rio 23/9
Gaussian phase-space representations for fermions
We introduce a positive phase-space representation for fermions, using the
most general possible multi-mode Gaussian operator basis. The representation
generalizes previous bosonic quantum phase-space methods to Fermi systems. We
derive equivalences between quantum and stochastic moments, as well as operator
correspondences that map quantum operator evolution onto stochastic processes
in phase space. The representation thus enables first-principles quantum
dynamical or equilibrium calculations in many-body Fermi systems. Potential
applications are to strongly interacting and correlated Fermi gases, including
coherent behaviour in open systems and nanostructures described by master
equations. Examples of an ideal gas and the Hubbard model are given, as well as
a generic open system, in order to illustrate these ideas.Comment: More references and examples. Much less mathematical materia
Equation of state of charged colloidal suspensions and its dependence on the thermodynamic route
The thermodynamic properties of highly charged colloidal suspensions in
contact with a salt reservoir are investigated in the framework of the
Renormalized Jellium Model (RJM). It is found that the equation of state is
very sensitive to the particular thermodynamic route used to obtain it.
Specifically, the osmotic pressure calculated within the RJM using the contact
value theorem can be very different from the pressure calculated using the
Kirkwood-Buff fluctuation relations. On the other hand, Monte Carlo (MC)
simulations show that both the effective pair potentials and the correlation
functions are accurately predicted by the RJM. It is suggested that the lack of
self-consistency in the thermodynamics of the RJM is a result of neglected
electrostatic correlations between the counterions and coions
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