110 research outputs found
Nonlinear Bogolyubov-Valatin transformations and quaternions
In introducing second quantization for fermions, Jordan and Wigner
(1927/1928) observed that the algebra of a single pair of fermion creation and
annihilation operators in quantum mechanics is closely related to the algebra
of quaternions H. For the first time, here we exploit this fact to study
nonlinear Bogolyubov-Valatin transformations (canonical transformations for
fermions) for a single fermionic mode. By means of these transformations, a
class of fermionic Hamiltonians in an external field is related to the standard
Fermi oscillator.Comment: 6 pages REVTEX (v3: two paragraphs appended, minor stylistic changes,
eq. (39) corrected, references [10]-[14], [36], [37], [41], [67]-[69] added;
v4: few extensions, references [62], [63] added, final version to be
published in J. Phys. A: Math. Gen.
Competition between spin and charge polarized states in nanographene ribbons with zigzag edges
Effects of the nearest neighbor Coulomb interaction on nanographene ribbons
with zigzag edges are investigated using the extended Hubbard model within the
unrestricted Hartree-Fock approximation. The nearest Coulomb interaction
stabilizes a novel electronic state with the opposite electric charges
separated and localized along both edges, resulting in a finite electric dipole
moment pointing from one edge to the other. This charge-polarized state
competes with the peculiar spin-polarized state caused by the on-site Coulomb
interaction and is stabilized by an external electric field.Comment: 4 pages; 4 figures; accepted for publication in Phys. Rev. B; related
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A New Young Diagrammatic Method For Kronecker Products of O(n) and Sp(2m)
A new simple Young diagrammatic method for Kronecker products of O(n) and
Sp(2m) is proposed based on representation theory of Brauer algebras. A general
procedure for the decomposition of tensor products of representations for O(n)
and Sp(2m) is outlined, which is similar to that for U(n) known as the
Littlewood rules together with trace contractions from a Brauer algebra and
some modification rules given by King.Comment: Latex, 11 pages, no figure
Group theoretical analysis of symmetry breaking in two-dimensional quantum dots
We present a group theoretical study of the symmetry-broken unrestricted
Hartree-Fock orbitals and electron densities in the case of a two-dimensional
N-electron single quantum dot (with and without an external magnetic field).
The breaking of rotational symmetry results in canonical orbitals that (1) are
associated with the eigenvectors of a Hueckel hamiltonian having sites at the
positions determined by the equilibrium molecular configuration of the
classical N-electron problem, and (2) transform according to the irreducible
representations of the point group specified by the discrete symmetries of this
classical molecular configuration. Through restoration of the total-spin and
rotational symmetries via projection techniques, we show that the point-group
discrete symmetry of the unrestricted Hartree-Fock wave function underlies the
appearance of magic angular momenta (familiar from exact-diagonalization
studies) in the excitation spectra of the quantum dot. Furthermore, this
two-step symmetry-breaking/symmetry-restoration method accurately describes the
energy spectra associated with the magic angular momenta.Comment: A section VI.B entitled "Quantitative description of the lowest
rotational band" has been added. 16 pages. Revtex with 10 EPS figures. A
version of the manuscript with high quality figures is available at
http://calcite.physics.gatech.edu/~costas/uhf_group.html For related papers,
see http://www.prism.gatech.edu/~ph274c
Origin of line broadening in the electronic absorption spectra of conjugated polymers: Three-pulse-echo studies of MEH-PPV in toluene
Integrated three-pulse stimulated echo peak shift data are compared for N,N-bis-dimethylphenyl-1-2,4,6,8-perylenetetracarbonyl diamide and poly[2-(2'-ethylhexyloxy)-5-methoxy-1,4-phenylenevinylene] (MEH-PPV) in toluene solvent. These two molecules represent a model probe of solvation dynamics and a prototypical soluble, electroluminescent conjugated polymer, respectively. The results indicate that it is inappropriate to describe the linear absorption spectrum of MEH-PPV as being primarily inhomogeneously broadened. Conformational disorder along the polymer backbone gives rise to an ensemble of polyene electronic oscillators that are strongly coupled to each other. As a consequence, fluctuations in the electronic energy gap on a time-scale of 50-fs derive primarily from bath-mediated exciton scattering. The data reported here provide an explanation for the broad, structureless electronic absorption of MEH-PPV. This interpretation provides a valuable insight into the nature of the initial photoexcited state, and the efficient population of the emissive state
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