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Feasibility analysis of reciprocating magnetic heat pumps
The conceptual design selected for detailed system analysis and optimization is the reciprocating gadolinium core in a regenerative fluid column within the bore of a superconducting magnet. The thermodynamic properties of gadolinium are given. A computerized literature search for relevant papers was conducted and is being analyzed. Contact was made with suppliers of superconducting magnets and accessories, magnetic materials, and various types of hardware. A description of the model for the thermal analysis of the core and regenerator fluids is included
An Effective Theory for Midgap States in Doped Spin Ladder and Spin-Peierls Systems: Liouville Quantum Mechanics
In gapped spin ladder and spin-Peierls systems the introduction of disorder,
for example by doping, leads to the appearance of low energy midgap states. The
fact that these strongly correlated systems can be mapped onto one dimensional
noninteracting fermions provides a rare opportunity to explore systems which
have both strong interactions and disorder. In this paper we show that the
statistics of the zero energy midgap wave functions in these models can be
effectively described by Liouville Quantum Mechanics. This enables us to
calculate the disorder averaged N-point correlation functions of these states
(the explicit calculation is performed for N=2,3). We find that whilst these
midgap states are typically weakly correlated, their disorder averaged
correlation are power law. This discrepancy arises because the correlations are
not self-averaging and averages of the wave functions are dominated by
anomalously strongly correlated configurations.Comment: 13 page latex fil
Superconductivity in a spin liquid - a one dimensional example
We study a one-dimensional model of interacting conduction electrons with a
two-fold degenerate band away from half filling. The interaction includes an
on-site Coulomb repulsion and Hund's rule coupling. We show that such
one-dimensional system has a divergent Cooper pair susceptibility at T = 0,
provided the Coulomb interaction between electrons on the same orbital and
the modulus of the Hund's exchange integral are larger than the
interorbital Coulomb interaction. It is remarkable that the superconductivity
can be achieved for {\it any} sign of . The opening of spectral gaps makes
this state stable with respect to direct electron hopping between the orbitals.
The scaling dimension of the superconducting order parameter is found to be
between 1/4 (small ) and 1/2 (large ).Comment: 11 pages, Latex, no figure
Feasibility analysis of reciprocating magnetic heat pumps
A reciprocating gadolinium core in a regeneration fluid column in the warm bore of a superconducting solenoidal magnet is considered for magnetic refrigeration in 3.517 MW (1000 ton) applications. A procedure is presented to minimize the amount of superconducting cable needed in the magnet design. Estimated system capital costs for an ideal magnetic refrigerator of this type become comparable to conventional chillers as the frequency of reciprocation approaches 10 Hertz. A 1-D finite difference analysis of a regenerator cycling at 0.027 Hertz is presented which exhibits some of the features seen in the experiments of G. V. Brown
Local U(1) symmetry in Y(so(5)) associated with Massless Thirring Model and its Bethe Ansatz
The Massless Thirring model associated with SO(5) is solved in terms of the
local U(1) symmetry. The local U(1) symmetry is related to q-deformation of
four-component field operators due to the nonlinear interaction for differently
internal degree of freedom. The Bethe ansatz wavefunction is also discussed. In
addition, the local U(1) symmetry in the Yangian associated with
SO(5)(Y(SO(5))) is explored.Comment: 10 pages, no figure
NS-NS fluxes in Hitchin's generalized geometry
The standard notion of NS-NS 3-form flux is lifted to Hitchin's generalized
geometry. This generalized flux is given in terms of an integral of a modified
Nijenhuis operator over a generalized 3-cycle. Explicitly evaluating the
generalized flux in a number of familiar examples, we show that it can compute
three-form flux, geometric flux and non-geometric Q-flux. Finally, a
generalized connection that acts on generalized vectors is described and we
show how the flux arises from it.Comment: 21 pages, 1 figure; v3: minor change
Three Interventions for Financial Therapy: Fostering an Examination of Financial Behaviors and Beliefs
Three interventions that address the emotional components of handling finances are proposed. Drawn from a stepwise model of financial therapy, the three interventions introduced here have the specific aim of incorporating the emotional attributes of traditional financial behaviors and beliefs. First, the Financial Genogram identifies family of origin issues that may affect financial behaviors; second, the Financial Landscape intervention is used when emotional stress occurs in collecting and examining financial documents; and third, the Financial Mirror broadens clients’ perspectives of their financial behaviors. Issues in future research and implementation of the Five Step model are addressed in treating financially distressed clients
Bound states of magnons in the S=1/2 quantum spin ladder
We study the excitation spectrum of the two-leg antiferromagnetic S=1/2
Heisenberg ladder. Our approach is based on the description of the excitations
as triplets above a strong-coupling singlet ground state. The quasiparticle
spectrum is calculated by treating the excitations as a dilute Bose gas with
infinite on-site repulsion. We find singlet (S=0) and triplet (S=1)
two-particle bound states of the elementary triplets. We argue that bound
states generally exist in any dimerized quantum spin model.Comment: 4 REVTeX pages, 4 Postscript figure
Heterotic-type IIA duality with fluxes
In this paper we study a possible non-perturbative dual of the heterotic
string compactified on K3 x T^2 in the presence of background fluxes. We show
that type IIA string theory compactified on manifolds with SU(3) structure can
account for a subset of the possible heterotic fluxes. This extends our
previous analysis to a case of a non-perturbative duality with fluxes.Comment: 26 pages, minor corrections; version to appear in JHE
The Entropy of Square-Free Words
Finite alphabets of at least three letters permit the construction of
square-free words of infinite length. We show that the entropy density is
strictly positive and derive reasonable lower and upper bounds. Finally, we
present an approximate formula which is asymptotically exact with rapid
convergence in the number of letters.Comment: 18 page
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