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Quantum geometrodynamics of the Bianchi IX model in extended phase space
A way of constructing mathematically correct quantum geometrodynamics of a
closed universe is presented. The resulting theory appears to be
gauge-noninvariant and thus consistent with the observation conditions of a
closed universe, by that being considerably distinguished from the conventional
Wheeler - DeWitt one. For the Bianchi-IX cosmological model it is shown that a
normalizable wave function of the Universe depends on time, allows the standard
probability interpretation and satisfies a gauge-noninvariant dynamical
Schrodinger equation. The Wheeler - DeWitt quantum geometrodynamics is
represented by a singular, BRST-invariant solution to the Schrodinger equation
having no property of normalizability.Comment: LaTeX, 18 pages, to be published in Int. J. Mod. Phys.
Giant Fluctuations of Coulomb Drag in a Bilayer System
We have observed reproducible fluctuations of the Coulomb drag, both as a
function of magnetic field and electron concentration, which are a
manifestation of quantum interference of electrons in the layers. At low
temperatures the fluctuations exceed the average drag, giving rise to random
changes of the sign of the drag. The fluctuations are found to be much larger
than previously expected, and we propose a model which explains their
enhancement by considering fluctuations of local electron properties.Comment: 10 pages, 4 figure
Metallic and insulating behaviour of the two-dimensional electron gas on a vicinal surface of Si MOSFETs
The resistance R of the 2DEG on the vicinal Si surface shows an unusual
behaviour, which is very different from that in the (100) Si MOSFET where an
unconventional metal to insulator transition has been reported. The crossover
from the insulator with dR/dT0 occurs at a low
resistance of R_{\Box}^c \sim 0.04h/e^2. At the low-temperature transition,
which we attribute to the existence of a narrow impurity band at the interface,
a distinct hysteresis in the resistance is detected. At higher temperatures,
another change in the sign of dR/dT is seen and related to the crossover from
the degenerate to non-degenerate 2DEG.Comment: 4 pages, 4 figure
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