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Disordered two-dimensional superconductors: roles of temperature and interaction strength
We have considered the half-filled disordered attractive Hubbard model on a
square lattice, in which the on-site attraction is switched off on a fraction
of sites, while keeping a finite on the remaining ones. Through Quantum
Monte Carlo (QMC) simulations for several values of and , and for system
sizes ranging from to , we have calculated the
configurational averages of the equal-time pair structure factor , and,
for a more restricted set of variables, the helicity modulus, , as
functions of temperature. Two finite-size scaling {\it ansatze} for have
been used, one for zero-temperature and the other for finite temperatures. We
have found that the system sustains superconductivity in the ground state up to
a critical impurity concentration, , which increases with , at least up
to U=4 (in units of the hopping energy). Also, the normalized zero-temperature
gap as a function of shows a maximum near , for . Analyses of the helicity modulus and of the pair structure factor
led to the determination of the critical temperature as a function of , for
4 and 6: they also show maxima near , with the highest
increasing with in this range. We argue that, overall, the observed
behavior results from both the breakdown of CDW-superconductivity degeneracy
and the fact that free sites tend to "push" electrons towards attractive sites,
the latter effect being more drastic at weak couplings.Comment: 9 two-column pages, 14 figures, RevTe
Immunization and Aging: a Learning Process in the Immune Network
The immune system can be thought as a complex network of different
interacting elements. A cellular automaton, defined in shape-space, was
recently shown to exhibit self-regulation and complex behavior and is,
therefore, a good candidate to model the immune system. Using this model to
simulate a real immune system we find good agreement with recent experiments on
mice. The model exhibits the experimentally observed refractory behavior of the
immune system under multiple antigen presentations as well as loss of its
plasticity caused by aging.Comment: 4 latex pages, 3 postscript figures attached. To be published in
Physical Review Letters (Tentatively scheduled for 5th Oct. issue
Saberes ambientais dos trabalhadores rurais no assentamento Darcy Ribeiro: um estudo de caso.
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Disorder Induced Localized States in Graphene
We consider the electronic structure near vacancies in the half-filled
honeycomb lattice. It is shown that vacancies induce the formation of localized
states. When particle-hole symmetry is broken, localized states become
resonances close to the Fermi level. We also study the problem of a finite
density of vacancies, obtaining the electronic density of states, and
discussing the issue of electronic localization in these systems. Our results
also have relevance for the problem of disorder in d-wave superconductors.Comment: Replaced with published version. 4 pages, 4 figures. Fig. 1 was
revise
Fenologia reprodutiva de Couratari stellata A. C. Smith.
Anais do CONGRESSO NACIONAL SOBRE ESSÊNCIAS NATIVAS, 2., 1992, São Paulo, SP
Melhoramento genético do feijão-caupi na Embrapa Semi-Árido.
Procedimentos para hibridações, avanços de gerações e competições; análises estatísticas dos ensaios avançados; análises para a qualidade tecnológica dos grãos; avaliações em macroparcelas em nível de propriedades rurais; seleção de linhagens avançadas nos cruzamentos com Epace 10 e BR 14 Gurguéia; análises para a qualidade tecnológica dos grãos; avaliações em macroparcelas em nível de propriedades rurais; seleção de linhagens de crescimento determinado e porte ereto; seleção de linhagens tipo ?Canapu? tolerantes às principais viroses; integração de melhoramento clássico e molecular; desenvolvimento de linhagens com propriedades de alimentos funcionaisbitstream/CPATSA/36702/1/SDC204.pd
A gomose da acácia-negra no Brasil.
A acácia-negra (Acacia mearnsii) é cultivada no Brasil, especialmente no Estado do Rio Grande do Sul, visando tanto à produção de tanino, a partir da casca, quanto o uso da madeira para papel, celulose, carvão, lenha e chapas de aglomerados. A gomose causada por Phytophthora nicotianae e P. boehmeriae, é o seu principal problema fitossanitário. Discute-se nesta revisão a existência de dois padrões distintos de sintomatologia da gomose de Phytophthora que têm sido observados nas plantações brasileiras: gomose basal, associada a P. nicotianae, e gomose generalizada, mais associada a P. boehmeriae. São discutidos aspectos relacionados à etiologia, à epidemiologia e às estratégias de controle
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