304 research outputs found
Estimating Quasi-long-range Order via Renyi Entropies
We show how entanglement entropies allow for the estimation of
quasi-long-range order in one dimensional systems whose low-energy physics is
well captured by the Tomonaga-Luttinger liquid universality class. First, we
check our procedure in the exactly solvable XXZ spin-1/2 chain in its entire
critical region, finding very good agreement with Bethe ansatz results. Then,
we show how phase transitions between different dominant orders may be
efficiently estimated by considering the superfluid-charge density wave
transition in a system of dipolar bosons. Finally, we discuss the application
of this method to multispecies systems such as the one dimensional Hubbard
model. Our work represent the first proof of a direct relationship between the
Luttinger parameter and R\'enyi entropies in both bosonics and fermionic
lattice models.Comment: v2: minimal changes, 6 pages, 7 figures, accepted for publication in
Phys. Rev.
Synthetic gauge fields in synthetic dimensions: interactions and chiral edge modes
Synthetic ladders realized with one-dimensional alkaline-earth(-like) fermionic gases and subject to a gauge field represent a promising environment for the investigation of quantum Hall physics with ultracold atoms. Using density-matrix renormalization group calculations, we study how the quantum Hall-like chiral edge currents are affected by repulsive atom-atom interactions. We relate the properties of such currents to the asymmetry of the spin resolved momentum distribution function, a quantity which is easily addressable in state-of-art experiments. We show that repulsive interactions significantly enhance the chiral currents. Our numerical simulations are performed for atoms with two and three internal spin states
Gap scaling at Berezinskii-Kosterlitz-Thouless quantum critical points in one-dimensional Hubbard and Heisenberg models
We discuss how to locate critical points in the
Berezinskii-Kosterlitz-Thouless (BKT) universality class by means of
gap-scaling analyses. While accurately determining such points using gap
extrapolation procedures is usually challenging and inaccurate due to the
exponentially small value of the gap in the vicinity of the critical point, we
show that a generic gap-scaling analysis, including the effects of logarithmic
corrections, provides very accurate estimates of BKT transition points in a
variety of spin and fermionic models. As a first example, we show how the
scaling procedure, combined with density-matrix-renormalization-group
simulations, performs extremely well in a non-integrable spin- XXZ model,
which is known to exhibit strong finite-size effects. We then analyze the
extended Hubbard model, whose BKT transition has been debated, finding results
that are consistent with previous studies based on the scaling of the
Luttinger-liquid parameter. Finally, we investigate an anisotropic extended
Hubbard model, for which we present the first estimates of the BKT transition
line based on large-scale density-matrix-renormalization-group simulations. Our
work demonstrates how gap-scaling analyses can help to locate accurately and
efficiently BKT critical points, without relying on model-dependent scaling
assumptions.Comment: 8 pages, 7 figure
Critical properties and R\'enyi entropies of the spin-3/2 XXZ chain
We discuss entanglement and critical properties of the spin-3/2 XXZ chain in
its entire gapless region. Employing density-matrix renormalization group
calculations combined with different methods based on level spectroscopy,
correlation functions and entanglement entropies, we determine the sound
velocity and the Luttinger parameter of the model as a function of the
anisotropy parameter. Then, we focus on entanglement properties by
systematically studying the behavior of R\'enyi entropies under both open and
periodic boundary conditions, providing further evidence of recent findings
about entanglement entropies of excited states in conformal field theory.Comment: 8 pages, 10 figures; small text revisions and a new figure. Accepted
for publication in Phys. Rev.
Interacting supernovae and supernova impostors. SN 2007sv: the major eruption of a massive star in UGC 5979
We report the results of the photometric and spectroscopic monitoring
campaign of the transient SN 2007sv. The observables are similar to those of
type IIn supernovae, a well-known class of objects whose ejecta interact with
pre-existing circum-stellar material. The spectra show a blue continuum at
early phases and prominent Balmer lines in emission, however, the absolute
magnitude at the discovery of SN 2007sv (M_R = - 14.25 +/- 0.38) indicate it to
be most likely a supernova impostor. This classification is also supported by
the lack of evidence in the spectra of very high velocity material as expected
in supernova ejecta. In addition we find no unequivocal evidence of broad lines
of alpha - and/or Fe-peak elements. The comparison with the absolute light
curves of other interacting objects (including type IIn supernovae) highlights
the overall similarity with the prototypical impostor SN 1997bs. This supports
our claim that SN 2007sv was not a genuine supernova, and was instead a
supernova impostor, most likely similar to the major eruption of a luminous
blue variable.Comment: Accepted for publication in MNRAS. 15 pages, 11 figures, 5 table
Supernova 2012ec: Identification of the progenitor and early monitoring with PESSTO
We present the identification of the progenitor of the Type IIP SN 2012ec in
archival pre-explosion HST WFPC2 and ACS/WFC F814W images. The properties of
the progenitor are further constrained by non-detections in pre-explosion WFPC2
F450W and F606W images. We report a series of early photometric and
spectroscopic observations of SN 2012ec. The r'-band light curve shows a
plateau with M(r')=-17.0. The early spectrum is similar to the Type IIP SN
1999em, with the expansion velocity measured at Halpha absorption minimum of
-11,700 km/s (at 1 day post-discovery). The photometric and spectroscopic
evolution of SN 2012ec shows it to be a Type IIP SN, discovered only a few days
post-explosion (<6d). We derive a luminosity for the progenitor, in comparison
with MARCS model SEDs, of log L/Lsun = 5.15+/-0.19, from which we infer an
initial mass range of 14-22Msun. This is the first SN with an identified
progenitor to be followed by the Public ESO Spectroscopic Survey of Transient
Objects (PESSTO).Comment: 6 pages, 3 figures, MNRAS accepte
Optical and near infrared observations of SN 2014ck: an outlier among the Type Iax supernovae
We present a comprehensive set of optical and near-infrared photometric and
spectroscopic observations for SN 2014ck, extending from pre-maximum to six
months later. These data indicate that SN 2014ck is photometrically nearly
identical to SN 2002cx, which is the prototype of the class of peculiar
transients named SNe Iax. Similar to SN 2002cx, SN 2014ck reached a peak
brightness mag, with a post-maximum decline-rate mag. However, the spectroscopic sequence shows
similarities with SN 2008ha, which was three magnitudes fainter and faster
declining. In particular, SN 2014ck exhibits extremely low ejecta velocities,
km s at maximum, which are close to the value measured for
SN 2008ha and half the value inferred for SN 2002cx. The bolometric light curve
of SN 2014ck is consistent with the production of of Ni. The spectral identification of several iron-peak
features, in particular Co II lines in the NIR, provides a clear link to SNe
Ia. Also, the detection of narrow Si, S and C features in the pre-maximum
spectra suggests a thermonuclear explosion mechanism. The late-phase spectra
show a complex overlap of both permitted and forbidden Fe, Ca and Co lines. The
appearance of strong [Ca~II] 7292, 7324 again mirrors the
late-time spectra of SN 2008ha and SN 2002cx. The photometric resemblance to SN
2002cx and the spectral similarities to SN 2008ha highlight the peculiarity of
SN 2014ck, and the complexity and heterogeneity of the SNe Iax class.Comment: MNRAS Accepted 2016 March 22. Received 2016 March
SN Refsdal: Classification as a Luminous and Blue SN 1987A-like Type II Supernova
We have acquired Hubble Space Telescope (HST) and Very Large Telescope
near-infrared spectra and images of supernova (SN) Refsdal after its discovery
as an Einstein cross in Fall 2014. The HST light curve of SN Refsdal matches
the distinctive, slowly rising light curves of SN 1987A-like supernovae (SNe),
and we find strong evidence for a broad H-alpha P-Cygni profile in the HST
grism spectrum at the redshift (z = 1.49) of the spiral host galaxy. SNe IIn,
powered by circumstellar interaction, could provide a good match to the light
curve of SN Refsdal, but the spectrum of a SN IIn would not show broad and
strong H-alpha absorption. From the grism spectrum, we measure an H-alpha
expansion velocity consistent with those of SN 1987A-like SNe at a similar
phase. The luminosity, evolution, and Gaussian profile of the H-alpha emission
of the WFC3 and X-shooter spectra, separated by ~2.5 months in the rest frame,
provide additional evidence that supports the SN 1987A-like classification. In
comparison with other examples of SN 1987A-like SNe, SN Refsdal has a blue B-V
color and a high luminosity for the assumed range of potential magnifications.
If SN Refsdal can be modeled as a scaled version of SN 1987A, we estimate it
would have an ejecta mass of 20+-5 solar masses. The evolution of the light
curve at late times will provide additional evidence about the potential
existence of any substantial circumstellar material (CSM). Using MOSFIRE and
X-shooter spectra, we estimate a subsolar host-galaxy metallicity (8.3+-0.1 dex
and <8.4 dex, respectively) near the explosion site.Comment: Submitted to ApJ; 26 page
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