116 research outputs found
Kondo effect in triple quantum dots
Numerical analysis of the simplest odd-numbered system of coupled quantum
dots reveals an interplay between magnetic ordering, charge fluctuations and
the tendency of itinerant electrons in the leads to screen magnetic moments.
The transition from local-moment to molecular-orbital behavior is visible in
the evolution of correlation functions as the inter-dot coupling is increased.
Resulting novel Kondo phases are presented in a phase diagram which can be
sampled by measuring the zero-bias conductance. We discuss the origin of the
even-odd effects by comparing with the double quantum dot.Comment: 4 pages, 4 figure
Threshold singularities in the dynamic response of gapless integrable models
We develop a method of an asymptotically exact treatment of threshold
singularities in dynamic response functions of gapless integrable models. The
method utilizes the integrability to recast the original problem in terms of
the low-energy properties of a certain deformed Hamiltonian. The deformed
Hamiltonian is local, hence it can be analysed using the conventional field
theory methods. We apply the technique to spinless fermions on a lattice with
nearest-neighbors repulsion, and evaluate the exponent characterizing the
threshold singularity in the dynamic structure factor
Thermalization of acoustic excitations in a strongly interacting one-dimensional quantum liquid
We study inelastic decay of bosonic excitations in a Luttinger liquid. In a
model with linear excitation spectrum the decay rate diverges. We show that
this difficulty is resolved when the interaction between constituent particles
is strong, and the excitation spectrum is nonlinear. Although at low energies
the nonlinearity is weak, it regularizes the divergence in the decay rate. We
develop a theoretical description of the approach of the system to thermal
equilibrium. The typical relaxation rate scales as the fifth power of
temperature
Space Climate Manifestation in Earth Prices - from Medieval England Up to Modern Usa
In this study we continue to search for possible manifestations of space
weather influence on prices of agricultural products and consumables. We note
that the connection between solar activity and prices is based on the causal
chain that includes several nonlinear transition elements. These non-linear
elements are characterized by threshold sensitivity to external parameters and
lead to very inhomogeneous local sensitivity of the price to space weather
conditions. It is noted that "soft type" models are the most adequate for
description of this class of connections. Two main observational effects
suitable for testing causal connections of this type of sensitivity are
considered: burst-like price reactions on changes in solar activity and price
asymmetry for selected phases of the sunspot cycle. The connection, discovered
earlier for wheat prices of Medieval England, is examined in this work on the
basis of another 700-year data set of consumable prices in England. Using the
same technique as in the previous part of our work (Pistilnik and Yom Din 2004)
we show that statistical parameters of the interval distributions for price
bursts of consumables basket and for sunspot minimum states are similar one to
another, like it was reported earlier for wheat price bursts. Possible sources
of these consistencies between three different multiyear samples are discussed.
For search of possible manifestations of the "space weather - wheat market"
connection in modern time, we analyze dynamics of wheat prices in the USA in
the twentieth century. We show that the wheat prices revealed a maximum/minimum
price asymmetry consistent with the phases of the sunspot cycle. We discuss
possible explanations of this observed asymmetry, unexpected under conditions
of globalization of the modern wheat market.Comment: First International Symposium on Space Climate: Direct and Indirect
Observations of Long-Term Solar Activity, 20-23 June 2004, Oulu, Finlan
Out of equilibrium transport through an Anderson impurity: Probing scaling laws within the equation of motion approach
We study non-equilibrium electron transport through a quantum impurity
coupled to metallic leads using the equation of motion technique at finite
temperature T. Assuming that the interactions are taking place solely in the
impurity and focusing in the infinite Hubbard limit, we compute the out of
equilibrium density of states and the differential conductance G_2(T,V) to test
several scaling laws. We find that G_2(T,V)/G_2(T,0) is a universal function of
both eV/T_K and T/T_K, being T_K the Kondo temperature. The effect of an in
plane magnetic field on the splitting of the zero bias anomaly in the
differential conductance is also analyzed. For a Zeeman splitting \Delta, the
computed differential conductance peak splitting depends only on \Delta/T_K,
and for large fields approaches the value of 2\Delta . Besides the traditional
two leads setup, we also consider other configurations that mimics recent
experiments, namely, an impurity embedded in a mesoscopic wire and the presence
of a third weakly coupled lead. In these cases, a double peak structure of the
Kondo resonance is clearly obtained in the differential conductance while the
amplitude of the highest peak is shown to decrease as \ln(eV/T_K). Several
features of these results are in qualitative agreement with recent experimental
observations reported on quantum dots.Comment: 9 pages, 7 figure
Oxygen abundance variations in the system of the two blue compact dwarf galaxies SBS 0335-052E and SBS 0335-052W
We present 3.6m ESO telescope spectroscopic observations of the system of the
two blue compact dwarf galaxies SBS 0335-052W and SBS 0335-052E. The oxygen
abundance in SBS 0335-052W is 12 + log O/H = 7.13 +/- 0.08, confirming that
this galaxy is the most metal-deficient emission-line galaxy known. We find
that the oxygen abundance in SBS 0335-052E varies from region to region in the
range from 7.20 to 7.31, suggesting the presence of an abundance gradient over
a spatial scale of 1 kpc. Signatures of early carbon-type Wolf-Rayet stars are
detected in cluster 3 of SBS 0335-052E, corresponding to the emission of three
to eighteen WC4 stars, depending on the adopted luminosity of a single WC4 star
in the CIV 4658 emission line.Comment: 6 pages, 5 figures, uses psfig.sty, Accepted for publication in
Astronomy and Astrophysic
Non-equilibrium Kondo effect in asymmetrically coupled quantum dot
The quantum dot asymmetrically coupled to the external leads has been
analysed theoretically by means of the equation of motion (EOM) technique and
the non-crossing approximation (NCA). The system has been described by the
single impurity Anderson model. To calculate the conductance across the device
the non-equilibrium Green's function technique has been used. The obtained
results show the importance of the asymmetry of the coupling for the appearance
of the Kondo peak at nonzero voltages and qualitatively explain recent
experiments.Comment: 7 pages, 6 figures, Physical Review B (accepted for publication
Conduction through a quantum dot near a singlet-triplet transition
Kondo effect in the vicinity of a singlet-triplet transition in a vertical
quantum dot is considered. This system is shown to map onto a special version
of the two-impurity Kondo model. At any value of the control parameter, the
system has a Fermi-liquid ground state. Explicit expressions for the linear
conductance as a function of the control parameter and temperature are
obtained. At T=0, the conductance reaches the unitary limit at
the triplet side of the transition, and decreases with the increasing distance
to the transition at the singlet side. At finite temperature, the conductance
exhibits a peak near the transition point
Kondo effect induced by a magnetic field
We study peculiarities of transport through a Coulomb blockade system tuned
to the vicinity of the spin transition in its ground state. Such transitions
can be induced in practice by application of a magnetic field. Tunneling of
electrons between the dot and leads mixes the states belonging to the ground
state manifold of the dot. Remarkably, both the orbital and spin degrees of
freedom of the electrons are engaged in the mixing at the singlet-triplet
transition point. We present a model which provides an adequate theoretical
description of recent experiments with semiconductor quantum dots and carbon
nanotubes
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