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Nonclassicality filters and quasiprobabilities
Necessary and sufficient conditions for the nonclassicality of bosonic
quantum states are formulated by introducing nonclassicality filters and
nonclassicality quasiprobability distributions. Regular quasiprobabilities are
constructed from characteristic functions which can be directly sampled by
balanced homodyne detection. Their negativities uncover the nonclassical
effects of general quantum states. The method is illustrated by visualizing the
nonclassical nature of a squeezed state.Comment: Significantly revised version, more emphasis on practical applicatio
Anisotropic superexchange of a 90 degree Cu-O-Cu bond
The magnetic anisotropy af a rectangular Cu-O-Cu bond is investigated in
second order of the spin-orbit interaction. Such a bond is characteristic for
cuprates having edge sharing CuO_2 chains, and exists also in the Cu_3O_4 plane
or in ladder compounds. For a ferromagnetic coupling between the copper spins
an easy axis is found perpendicular to the copper oxygen plaquettes in
agreement with the experimental spin structure of Li_2CuO_2. In addition, a
pseudo-dipolar interaction is derived. Its estimation in the case of the
Cu_3O_4 plane (which is present for instance in Ba_2Cu_3O_4Cl_2 or
Sr_2Cu_3O_4Cl_2) gives a value which is however two orders of magnitude smaller
than the usual dipole-dipole interaction.Comment: 6 pages, 2 figures, improved referenc
Is Weak Pseudo-Hermiticity Weaker than Pseudo-Hermiticity?
For a weakly pseudo-Hermitian linear operator, we give a spectral condition
that ensures its pseudo-Hermiticity. This condition is always satisfied
whenever the operator acts in a finite-dimensional Hilbert space. Hence weak
pseudo-Hermiticity and pseudo-Hermiticity are equivalent in finite-dimensions.
This equivalence extends to a much larger class of operators. Quantum systems
whose Hamiltonian is selected from among these operators correspond to
pseudo-Hermitian quantum systems possessing certain symmetries.Comment: published version, 10 page
Partial Disorder in the Periodic Anderson Model on a Triangular Lattice
We report our theoretical results on the emergence of a partially-disordered
state at zero temperature and its detailed nature in the periodic Anderson
model on a triangular lattice at half filling. The partially-disordered state
is characterized by coexistence of a collinear antiferromagnetic order on an
unfrustrated honeycomb subnetwork and nonmagnetic state at the remaining sites.
This state appears with opening a charge gap between a noncollinear
antiferromagnetic metal and Kondo insulator while changing the hybridization
and Coulomb repulsion. We also find a characteristic crossover in the
low-energy excitation spectrum as a result of coexistence of magnetic order and
nonmagnetic sites. The result demonstrates that the partially-disordered state
is observed distinctly even in the absence of spin anisotropy, in marked
contrast to the partial Kondo screening state found in the previous study for
the Kondo lattice model.Comment: 4 pages, 4 figures, accepted for publication in J. Phys. Soc. Jp
Non-collinear coupling between magnetic adatoms in carbon nanotubes
The long range character of the exchange coupling between localized magnetic
moments indirectly mediated by the conduction electrons of metallic hosts often
plays a significant role in determining the magnetic order of low-dimensional
structures. In addition to this indirect coupling, here we show that the direct
exchange interaction that arises when the moments are not too far apart may
induce a non-collinear magnetic order that cannot be characterized by a
Heisenberg-like interaction between the magnetic moments. We argue that this
effect can be manipulated to control the magnetization alignment of magnetic
dimers adsorbed to the walls of carbon nanotubes.Comment: 13 pages, 5 figures, submitted to PR
Reply to the comment of Chudnovsky&Garanin on "Spin relaxation in Mn12-acetate"
Reply to the comment of E.M. Chudnovsky and D.A. Garanin on Europhys. Lett.
46, 692 (1999).Comment: 2 pages, Latex (europhys.sty
Electrical control of spin dynamics in finite one-dimensional systems
We investigate the possibility of the electrical control of spin transfer in
monoatomic chains incorporating spin-impurities. Our theoretical framework is
the mixed quantum-classical (Ehrenfest) description of the spin dynamics, in
the spirit of the s-d-model, where the itinerant electrons are described by a
tight-binding model while localized spins are treated classically. Our main
focus is on the dynamical exchange interaction between two well-separated
spins. This can be quantified by the transfer of excitations in the form of
transverse spin oscillations. We systematically study the effect of an
electrostatic gate bias V_g on the interconnecting channel and we map out the
long-range dynamical spin transfer as a function of V_g. We identify regions of
V_g giving rise to significant amplification of the spin transmission at low
frequencies and relate this to the electronic structure of the channel.Comment: 9 pages, 11 figure
Co-NMR Knight Shift of NaxCoO2 \dot yH2O Studied in Both Superconducting Regions of the Tc-nuQ3 Phase Diagram Divided by the Nonsuperconducting Phase
In the temperature (T)-nuQ3 phase diagram of NaxCoO2 \dot yH2O, there exist
two superconducting regions of nuQ3 separated by the nonsuperconducting region,
where nuQ3 is usually estimated from the peak position of the 59Co-NQR spectra
of the 5/2-7/2 transition and well-approximated here as nuQ3~3nuQ,nuQ being the
interaction energy between the nuclear quadrupole moment and the electric field
gradient. We have carried out measurements of the 59Co-NMR Knight shift (K) for
a single crystal in the higher-nuQ3 superconducting phase and found that K
begins to decrease with decreasing T at Tc for both magnetic field directions
parallel and perpendicular to CoO2-planes. The result indicates together with
the previous ones that the superconducting pairs are in the spin-singlet state
in both phases, excluding the possibility of the spin-triplet superconductivity
in this phase diagram. The superconductivity of this system spreads over the
wide nuQ3 regions, but is suppressed in the narrow region located at the middle
point of the region possibly due to charge instability.Comment: 8 pages, 5 figures, submitted to J. Phys. Soc. Jp
Indirect RKKY interaction in any dimensionality
We present an analytical method which enables one to find the exact spatial
dependence of the indirect RKKY interaction between the localized moments via
the conduction electrons for the arbitrary dimensionality . The
corresponding momentum dependence of the Lindhard function is exactly found for
any as well. Demonstrating the capability of the method we find the RKKY
interaction in a system of metallic layers weakly hybridized to each other.
Along with usual in-plane oscillations the RKKY interaction has the
sign-reversal character in a direction perpendicular to layers, thus favoring
the antiferromagnetic type of layers' stacking.Comment: 3 pages, REVTEX, accepted to Phys.Rev.
Effect of the Kondo correlation on thermopower in a Quantum Dot
In this paper we study the thermopower of a quantum dot connected to two
leads in the presence of Kondo correlation by employing a modified second-order
perturbation scheme at nonequilibrium. A simple scheme, Ng's ansatz [Phys. Rev.
Lett. {\bf 76}, 487 (1996)], is adopted to calculate nonequilibrium
distribution Green's function and its validity is further checked with regard
to the Onsager relation. Numerical results demonstrate that the sign of the
thermopower can be changed by tuning the energy level of the quantum dot,
leading to a oscillatory behavior with a suppressed magnitude due to the Kondo
effect. We also calculate the thermal conductance of the system, and find that
the Wiedemann-Franz law is obeyed at low temperature but violated with
increasing temperature, corresponding to emerging and quenching of the Kondo
effect.Comment: 6 pages, 4 figures; accepted for publication in J Phys.: Condensed
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