485 research outputs found
Boundary values as Hamiltonian variables. I. New Poisson brackets
The ordinary Poisson brackets in field theory do not fulfil the Jacobi
identity if boundary values are not reasonably fixed by special boundary
conditions. We show that these brackets can be modified by adding some surface
terms to lift this restriction. The new brackets generalize a canonical bracket
considered by Lewis, Marsden, Montgomery and Ratiu for the free boundary
problem in hydrodynamics. Our definition of Poisson brackets permits to treat
boundary values of a field on equal footing with its internal values and
directly estimate the brackets between both surface and volume integrals. This
construction is applied to any local form of Poisson brackets. A prescription
for delta-function on closed domains and a definition of the {\it full}
variational derivative are proposed.Comment: 26 pages, LaTex, IHEP 93-4
Superconducting Phase Domains for Memory Applications
In this work we study theoretically the properties of S-F/N-sIS type
Josephson junctions in the frame of the quasiclassical Usadel formalism. The
structure consists of two superconducting electrodes (S), a tunnel barrier (I),
a combined normal metal/ferromagnet (N/F) interlayer and a thin superconducting
film (s). We demonstrate the breakdown of a spatial uniformity of the
superconducting order in the s-film and its decomposition into domains with a
phase shift . The effect is sensitive to the thickness of the s layer
and the widths of the F and N films in the direction along the sIS interface.
We predict the existence of a regime where the structure has two energy minima
and can be switched between them by an electric current injected laterally into
the structure. The state of the system can be non-destructively read by an
electric current flowing across the junction
Josephson effect in SIFS-tunnel junctions with domain walls in weak link region
We study theoretically the properties of SIFS type Josephson junctions
composed of two superconducting (S) electrodes separated by an insulating layer
(I) and a ferromagnetic (F) film consisting of periodic magnetic domains
structure with antiparallel magnetization directions in neighboring domains.
The two-dimensional problem in the weak link area is solved analytically in the
framework of the linearized quasiclassical Usadel equations. Based on this
solution, the spatial distributions of the critical current density,
in the domains and critical current, of SIFS structures are calculated
as a function of domain wall parameters, as well as the thickness, and
the width, of the domains. We demonstrate that
dependencies exhibit damped oscillations with the ratio of the decay length,
and oscillation period, being a function of the
parameters of the domains, and this ratio may take any value from zero to
unity. Thus, we propose a new physical mechanism that may explain the essential
difference between and observed experimentally in various
types of SFS Josephson junctions.Comment: The paper will be published in JETP letters vol 101, issue 11, 201
Q-phonon description of low lying 1^- two-phonon states in spherical nuclei
The properties of 1^-_1 two-phonon states and the characteristics of E1
transition probabilities between low-lying collective states in spherical
nuclei are analysed within the Q-phonon approach to the description of
collective states. Several relations between observables are obtained.
Microscopic calculations of the E1 0^+_1 -> 1^-_1 transition matrix elements
are performed on the basis of the RPA. A satisfactory description of the
experimental data is obtained.Comment: 16 pages, 2 figures, 9 table
Nuclear reactions in hot stellar matter and nuclear surface deformation
Cross-sections for capture reactions of charged particles in hot stellar
matter turn out be increased by the quadrupole surface oscillations, if the
corresponding phonon energies are of the order of the star temperature. The
increase is studied in a model that combines barrier distribution induced by
surface oscillations and tunneling. The capture of charged particles by nuclei
with well-deformed ground-state is enhanced in stellar matter. It is found that
the influence of quadrupole surface deformation on the nuclear reactions in
stars grows, when mass and proton numbers in colliding nuclei increase.Comment: 12 pages, 10 figure
Protected 0-pi states in SIsFS junctions for Josephson memory and logic
We study the peculiarities in current-phase relations (CPR) of the SIsFS
junction in the region of to transition. These CPR consist of two
independent branches corresponding to and states of the contact. We
have found that depending on the transparency of the SIs tunnel barrier the
decrease of the s-layer thickness leads to transformation of the CPR shape
going in the two possible ways: either one of the branches exists only in
discrete intervals of the phase difference or both branches are
sinusoidal but differ in the magnitude of their critical currents. We
demonstrate that the difference can be as large as under maintaining
superconductivity in the s layer. An applicability of these phenomena for
memory and logic application is discussed.Comment: 5 pages, 5 figure
Current-phase relations in SIsFS junctions in the vicinity of 0- transition
We consider the current-phase relation (CPR) in the Josephson junctions with
complex insulator-superconductor-ferromagnetic interlayers in the vicinity of
0- transition. We find a strong impact of the second harmonic on CPR of
the junctions. It is shown that the critical current can be kept constant in
the region of 0-pi transition, while the CPR transforms through multi-valued
hysteretic states depending on the relative values of tunnel transparency and
magnetic thickness. Moreover, CPR in the transition region has multiple
branches with distinct ground states.Comment: Submitted in Phys. Rev.
Beyond Moore's technologies: operation principles of a superconductor alternative
The predictions of Moore's law are considered by experts to be valid until
2020 giving rise to "post-Moore's" technologies afterwards. Energy efficiency
is one of the major challenges in high-performance computing that should be
answered. Superconductor digital technology is a promising post-Moore's
alternative for the development of supercomputers. In this paper, we consider
operation principles of an energy-efficient superconductor logic and memory
circuits with a short retrospective review of their evolution. We analyze their
shortcomings in respect to computer circuits design. Possible ways of further
research are outlined.Comment: OPEN ACCES
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