Large size two-hole bound states in t-J model

Several series of shallow large-size ($l \gg lattice~ spacing$) two-hole bound states are found in the two-dimensional t-J model. Their binding energies depend exponentially on the inverse value of the hole-spin-wave coupling constant. Their parity is connected with the angular wave function in a nonstandard way. The possible role of these states in the formation of superconducting pairing is considered.Comment: 23 pages, REVTEX 3.0, 6 PostScript pictures appended, Physica C 218 (1993) 197-20

Bose-Einstein condensation of magnons in TlCuCl3_3

A quantitative study of the field-induced magnetic ordering in TlCuCl$_3$ in terms of a Bose-Einstein condensation (BEC) of magnons is presented. It is shown that the hitherto proposed simple BEC scenario is in quantitative and qualitative disagreement with experiment. It is further shown that even very small Dzyaloshinsky-Moriya interactions or a staggered $g$ tensor component of a certain type can change the BEC picture qualitatively. Such terms lead to a nonzero condensate density for all temperatures and a gapped quasiparticle spectrum. Including this type of interaction allows us to obtain good agreement with experimental data.Comment: 2 pages, 2 figures, submitted to SCES'0

Two-hole bound states in modified t-J model

We consider modified $t-J$ model with minimum of single-hole dispersion at the points $(0,\pm \pi)$, $(\pm \pi,0)$. It is shown that two holes on antiferromagnetic background produce a bound state which properties strongly differs from the states known in the unmodified $t-J$ model. The bound state is d-wave, it has four nodes on the face of the magnetic Brillouin zone. However, in the coordinate representation it looks like as usual s-wave.Comment: LaTeX 9 page

The bulk Josephson responce of the d-g-wave cuprate superconductor

We consider the implications of the small Fermi surface for the ab-plane microwave absorption. The small Fermi surface results in two superconducting condensates. Linear combinations of these condensates correspond to the d- and g-wave pairings. Microwave electric field applied in the ab-plane induces Josephson transitions between the condensates. Dependence of the absorption upon direction, amplitude and frequency of the external microwave field is calculated. Results of the calculation are compared with the observed recently novel non-linear phenomena in microwave absorption of $YBaCu_2O_{7-\delta}$ single crystals.Comment: LaTeX 12 pages and 2 ps figure

Parity nonconservation in heavy atoms: The radiative correction enhanced by the strong electric field of the nucleus

Parity nonconservation due to the nuclear weak charge is considered. We demonstrate that the radiative corrections to this effect due to the vacuum fluctuations of the characteristic size larger than the nuclear radius $r_0$ and smaller than the electron Compton wave-length $\lambda_C$ are enhanced because of the strong electric field of the nucleus. The parameter that allows one to classify the corrections is the large logarithm $\ln(\lambda_C/r_0)$. The vacuum polarization contribution is enhanced by the second power of the logarithm. Although the self-energy and the vertex corrections do not vanish, they contain only the first power of the logarithm. The value of the radiative correction is 0.4% for Cs and 0.9% for Tl, Pb, and Bi. We discuss also how the correction affects the interpretation of the experimental data on parity nonconservation in atoms.Comment: 4 pages, 3 figures, RevTe

Quantum impurity in an antiferromagnet: non-linear sigma model theory

We present a new formulation of the theory of an arbitrary quantum impurity in an antiferromagnet, using the O(3) non-linear sigma model. We obtain the low temperature expansion for the impurity spin susceptibilities of antiferromagnets with magnetic long-range order in the ground state. We also consider the bulk quantum phase transition in d=2 to the gapped paramagnet (d is the spatial dimension): the impurity is described solely by a topological Berry phase term which is an exactly marginal perturbation to the critical theory. The physical properties of the quantum impurity near criticality are obtained by an expansion in (d-1).Comment: 14 pages, 7 figures; (v2) added re

Searches for violation of fundamental time reversal and space reflection symmetries in solid state experiments

The electric dipole moment (EDM) of a particle violates both time reversal (T) and space reflection (P) symmetries. There have been recent suggestions for searches of the electron EDM using solid state experiments [1,2]. These experiments could improve the sensitivity compared to present atomic and molecular experiments by several orders of magnitude. In the present paper we calculate the expected effect. We also suggest that this kind of experiment is sensitive to T,P-violation in nuclear forces and calculate effects caused by the nuclear Schiff moment. The compounds under consideration contain magnetic Gd$^{3+}$ ions and oxygen O$^{2-}$ ions. We demonstrate that the main mechanism for the T,P-odd effects is related to the penetration of the Oxygen 2p-electrons to the Gd core. All the effects are related to the deformation of the crystal lattice.Comment: 13 pages, 6 figure

Two-Hole and Four-Hole Bound States in a t-J Ladder at half-filling

The two-hole excitation spectrum of the t-J ladder at half-filling is studied using linked-cluster series expansion methods. A rich spectrum of bound states emerges, particularly at small $t/J$. Their dispersion relations and coherence lengths are computed, along with the threshold behaviour as the bound states merge into the continuum. A class of 4-hole bound states is also studied, leading to the conclusion that phase separation occurs for $t/J \lesssim 0.5$, in agreement with other studies.Comment: revtex

Optical absorption of spin ladders

We present a theory of phonon-assisted optical two-magnon absorption in two-leg spin-ladders. Based on the strong intra-rung-coupling limit we show that collective excitations of total spin S=0, 1 and 2 exist outside of the two-magnon continuum. It is demonstrated that the singlet collective state has a clear signature in the optical spectrum.Comment: 4 pages, 3 figure

On the valence-bond solid phase of the crossed-chain quantum spin model

Using a series expansion based on the flow-equation method we study the ground state energy and the elementary triplet excitations of a generalized model of crossed spin-1/2 chains starting from the limit of decoupled quadrumers. The triplet dispersion is shown to be very sensitive to the inter-quadrumer frustration, exhibiting a line of almost complete localization as well as lines of quantum phase transitions limiting the stability of the valence-bond solid phase. In the vicinity of the checkerboard-point a finite window of exchange couplings is found with a non-zero spin-gap, consistent with known results from exact diagonalization. The ground state energy is lower than that of the bare quadrumer case for all exchange couplings investigated. In the limiting situation of the fully frustrated checkerboard magnet our results agree with earlier series expansion studies.Comment: 8 pages, 7 figure