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Single Impurity Anderson Model with Coulomb Repulsion between Conduction Electrons on the Nearest-Neighbour Ligand Orbital
We study how the Kondo effect is affected by the Coulomb interaction between
conduction electrons on the basis of a simplified model. The single impurity
Anderson model is extended to include the Coulomb interaction on the
nearest-neighbour ligand orbital. The excitation spectra are calculated using
the numerical renormalization group method. The effective bandwidth on the
ligand orbital, , is defined to classify the state. This quantity
decreases as the Coulomb interaction increases. In the
region, the low energy properties are described by the Kondo state, where
is the hybridization width. As decreases in this region, the
Kondo temperature is enhanced, and its magnitude becomes comparable to
for . In the region, the local
singlet state between the electrons on the and ligand orbitals is formed.Comment: 5 pages, 3 figures, LaTeX, to be published in J. Phys. Soc. Jpn Vol.
67 No.
Wick's theorem for q-deformed boson operators
In this paper combinatorial aspects of normal ordering arbitrary words in the
creation and annihilation operators of the q-deformed boson are discussed. In
particular, it is shown how by introducing appropriate q-weights for the
associated ``Feynman diagrams'' the normally ordered form of a general
expression in the creation and annihilation operators can be written as a sum
over all q-weighted Feynman diagrams, representing Wick's theorem in the
present context.Comment: 9 page
The Kondo lattice model with correlated conduction electrons
We investigate a Kondo lattice model with correlated conduction electrons.
Within dynamical mean-field theory the model maps onto an impurity model where
the host has to be determined self-consistently. This impurity model can be
derived from an Anderson-Hubbard model both by equating the low-energy
excitations of the impurity and by a canonical transformation. On the level of
dynamical mean-field theory this establishes the connection of the two lattice
models. The impurity model is studied numerically by an extension of the
non-crossing approximation to a two-orbital impurity. We find that with
decreasing temperature the conduction electrons first form quasiparticles
unaffected by the presence of the lattice of localized spins. Then, reducing
the temperature further, the particle-hole symmetric model turns into an
insulator. The quasiparticle peak in the one-particle spectral density splits
and a gap opens. The size of the gap increases when the correlations of the
conduction electrons become stronger. These findings are similar to the
behavior of the Anderson-Hubbard model within dynamical mean-field theory and
are obtained with much less numerical effort.Comment: 7 pages RevTeX with 3 ps figures, accepted by PR
Magnetic impurity coupled to interacting conduction electrons
We consider a magnetic impurity which interacts by hybridization with a
system of weakly correlated electrons and determine the energy of the ground
state by means of an 1/N_f expansion. The correlations among the conduction
electrons are described by a Hubbard Hamiltonian and are treated to lowest
order in the interaction strength. We find that their effect on the Kondo
temperature, T_K, in the Kondo limit is twofold: First, the position of the
impurity level is shifted due to the reduction of charge fluctuations, which
reduces T_K. Secondly, the bare Kondo exchange coupling is enhanced as spin
fluctuations are enlarged. In total, T_K increases. Both corrections require
intermediate states beyond the standard Varma-Yafet ansatz. This shows that the
Hubbard interaction does not just provide quasiparticles, which hybridize with
the impurity, but also renormalizes the Kondo coupling.Comment: ReVTeX 19 pages, 3 uuenconded postscript figure
PSYCHOSOMATIC STUDY OF SELF-EXCORIATIVE BEHAVIOR AMONG MALE ACNE PATIENTS: PRELIMINARY OBSERVATIONS
Background. Studies of the psychosomatic correlates of self-excoriative behavior in acne have involved mainly women with acne excorieĂ. Little is written about the psychosomatic factors that affect men with acne. Excessive self-excoriation of acne lesions is an important clinical factor because it can prolong the course of the disease and exacerbate the deeper inflammatory process with an increase in the severity of scarring. Methods. Thirteen men (mean ± SE: age: 22.2 ± 1.4 years) with mild to moderate facial acne, whose self-excoriative behavior was not severe enough to result in acne excoriee, completed a battery of self-rated questions assessing their self-excoriative behaviors, the severity of their acne, and various psychologic factors. Results. Certain aspects of self-excoriative behavior (e.g., a tendency to pick or squeeze the acne lesions when stressed) correlated directly with depression (brief symptom inventory (BSI)) (Pearson r = 0.64, P = 0.02) and anxiety (BSI) (Pearson r = 0.61, P = 0.03) scores. The dermatologic indices of acne severity such as inflammation (Pearson r = 0.82, P = 0.0004) and pustules (Pearson r = 0.62, P = 0.03) were the strongest correlates of self-excoriative behavior. Conclusion. Self-excoriative behavior in men with acne may be exacerbated by a coexisting depressive or anxiety disorder. In contrast, women with acne excorieĂ have been reported to suffer from an immature personality where the cutaneous condition may serve as âan appeal for help.â Men who excessively pick their acne will benefit from aggressive dermatologic therapies and should be assessed for underlying depressive and anxiety disorders.Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/66075/1/j.1365-4362.1994.tb01017.x.pd
Magnetic Impurity in a Metal with Correlated Conduction Electrons: An Infinite Dimensions Approach
We consider the Hubbard model with a magnetic Anderson impurity coupled to a
lattice site. In the case of infinite dimensions, one-particle correlations of
the impurity electron are described by the effective Hamiltonian of the
two-impurity system. One of the impurities interacts with a bath of free
electrons and represents the Hubbard lattice, and the other is coupled to the
first impurity by the bare hybridization interaction. A study of the effective
two-impurity Hamiltonian in the frame of the 1/N expansion and for the case of
a weak conduction-electron interaction (small U) reveals an enhancement of the
usual exponential Kondo scale. However, an intermediate interaction (U/D = 1 -
3), treated by the variational principle, leads to the loss of the exponential
scale. The Kondo temperature T_K of the effective two-impurity system is
calculated as a function of the hybridization parameter and it is shown that
T_K decreases with an increase of U. The non-Fermi-liquid character of the
Kondo effect in the intermediate regime at the half filling is discussed.Comment: 12 pages with 8 PS figures, RevTe
Enhanced Local Moment Formation in a Chiral Luttinger Liquid
We derive here a stability condition for a local moment in the presence of an
interacting sea of conduction electrons. The conduction electrons are modeled
as a Luttinger liquid in which chirality and spin are coupled. We show that an
Anderson-U defect in such an interacting system can be transformed onto a
nearly-Fermi liquid problem. We find that correlations among the conduction
electrons stabilize the local moment phase. A Schrieffer-Wolff transformation
is then performed which results in an anisotropic exchange interaction
indicative of the Kondo effect in a Luttinger liquid. The ground-state
properties of this model are then equivalent to those of the Kondo model in a
Luttinger liquid.Comment: 11 pages, no figure
Familial transmission of alcohol use, III. Impact of imitation non-imitation of parent alcohol use (1960) on the sensible/problem drinking of their offspring (1977)
Imitation/non-imitation by adult offspring of alcohol-related parent behavior was examined in the context of the fall-off effectâ and of sensible/problem alcohol use, two processes which tend to constrain drinking. Evidence indicates there is more imitation by adult offspring of abstemious parents (both abstainer and low volume) than of high volume parents. Adult offspring drink significantly less, on the average, than their high volume parents, a phenomenon here termedâfall-off effectâ for both men and women with respect to either their fathers or mothers. This fall-off among social drinkers appears when the mother approaches or the father consumes at or more than a typical daily drinking level (â„1 drink per day). More sensible drinking occurs among adult offspring when (I) the parent has no drinking problem-signs than when the parent has drinking problems (this pattern appears at all levels of offspring consumption), and (2) when parents drink at high volume and have no problems for those offspring who do not imitate parent volume. Drinking âsensiblyâ appears to be associated directly with the level of parent alcohol use and offspringsâ own drinking levels (considered as imitation or non-imitation of parents), and indirectly with offspring recall of problematic intake by parents. Drinking sensibly is a medical, education and public health issue.Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/72393/1/j.1360-0443.1990.tb03439.x.pd
Ferron-like states in YBa_2Cu_3O_(6+x)
With the use of the Hubbard model bound hole states in YBa_2Cu_3O_(6+x) are
studied. For the parameters of this crystal the exchange interaction between
the spin-carrying chain ion O^- and Cu-O plane sites is shown to ensure the
formation of a large ferromagnetically ordered clusters around holes in the
plane.Comment: 8 pages, 2 figure
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