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Dislocation-Mediated Melting in Superfluid Vortex Lattices
We describe thermal melting of the two-dimensional vortex lattice in a
rotating superfluid by generalizing the Halperin and Nelson theory of
dislocation-mediated melting. and derive a melting temperature proportional to
the renormalized shear modulus of the vortex lattice. The rigid-body rotation
of the superfluid attenuates the effects of lattice compression on the energy
of dislocations and hence the melting temperature, while not affecting the
shearing. Finally, we discuss dislocations and thermal melting in inhomogeneous
rapidly rotating Bose-Einstein condensates; we delineate a phase diagram in the
temperature -- rotation rate plane, and infer that the thermal melting
temperature should lie below the Bose-Einstein transition temperature.Comment: 9 pages, 2 figure
Rapidly rotating Bose-Einstein condensates in anharmonic potentials
Rapidly rotating Bose-Einstein condensates confined in anharmonic traps can
exhibit a rich variety of vortex phases, including a vortex lattice, a vortex
lattice with a hole, and a giant vortex. Using an augmented Thomas-Fermi
variational approach to determine the ground state of the condensate in the
rotating frame -- valid for sufficiently strongly interacting condensates -- we
determine the transitions between these three phases for a
quadratic-plus-quartic confining potential. Combining the present results with
previous numerical simulations of small rotating condensates in such anharmonic
potentials, we delineate the general structure of the zero temperature phase
diagram.Comment: 5 pages, 5 figure
Theory of vortex-lattice melting in a one-dimensional optical lattice
We investigate quantum and temperature fluctuations of a vortex lattice in a
one-dimensional optical lattice. We discuss in particular the Bloch bands of
the Tkachenko modes and calculate the correlation function of the vortex
positions along the direction of the optical lattice. Because of the small
number of particles in the pancake Bose-Einstein condensates at every site of
the optical lattice, finite-size effects become very important. Moreover, the
fluctuations in the vortex positions are inhomogeneous due to the inhomogeneous
density. As a result, the melting of the lattice occurs from the outside
inwards. However, tunneling between neighboring pancakes substantially reduces
the inhomogeneity as well as the size of the fluctuations. On the other hand,
nonzero temperatures increase the size of the fluctuations dramatically. We
calculate the crossover temperature from quantum melting to classical melting.
We also investigate melting in the presence of a quartic radial potential,
where a liquid can form in the center instead of at the outer edge of the
pancake Bose-Einstein condensates.Comment: 17 pages, 17 figures, submitted to Phys. Rev. A, references update
Isostaticity in two dimensional pile of rigid disks
We study the static structure of piles made of polydisperse disks in the
rigid limit with and without friction using molecular dynamic simulations for
various elasticities of the disks and pile preparation procedures. The
coordination numbers are calculated to examine the isostaticity of the pile
structure. For the frictionless pile, it is demonstrated that the coordination
number converges to 4 in the rigid limit, which implies that the structure of
rigid disk pile is isostatic. On the other hand, for the frictional case with
the infinite friction constant, the coordination number depends on the
preparation procedure of the pile, but we find that the structure becomes very
close to isostatic with the coordination number close to 3 in the rigid limit
when the pile is formed through the process that tends to make a pile of random
configuration.Comment: 3 pages, 3 figures, Submitted to J. Phys. Soc. Jp
Transition from single-file to two-dimensional diffusion of interacting particles in a quasi-one-dimensional channel
Diffusive properties of a monodisperse system of interacting particles
confined to a \textit{quasi}-one-dimensional (Q1D) channel are studied using
molecular dynamics (MD) simulations. We calculate numerically the mean-squared
displacement (MSD) and investigate the influence of the width of the channel
(or the strength of the confinement potential) on diffusion in finite-size
channels of different shapes (i.e., straight and circular). The transition from
single-file diffusion (SFD) to the two-dimensional diffusion regime is
investigated. This transition (regarding the calculation of the scaling
exponent () of the MSD ) as a
function of the width of the channel, is shown to change depending on the
channel's confinement profile. In particular the transition can be either
smooth (i.e., for a parabolic confinement potential) or rather sharp/stepwise
(i.e., for a hard-wall potential), as distinct from infinite channels where
this transition is abrupt. This result can be explained by qualitatively
different distributions of the particle density for the different confinement
potentials.Comment: 13 pages, 11 figure
Coherence simplices
Coherence simplices are generic topological correlation-function defects
supported by a hierarchy of coherence functions. We classify coherence
simplices based on their topology and discuss their structure and dynamics,
together with their relevance to several physical systems.Comment: 15 pages, 4 figures, to appear in New Journal of Physic
Реалізація деяких принципів побудови візерунків засобами операторів мови MAPLE
The principles of the construction and ornamentation among the algorithmic language Maple.Рассмотрены принципы составления и построения орнаментов в среде алгоритмического языка Maple.Розглянуто принципи складання та побудови орнаментів у середовищі алгоритмічної мови Maple
Spectroscopic time-series analysis of R Canis Majoris
R Canis Majoris is the prototype of a small group of Algol-type stars showing
short orbital periods and low mass ratios. A previous detection of short-term
oscillations in its light curve has not yet been confirmed. We investigate a
new time series of high-resolution spectra with the aim to derive improved
stellar and system parameters, to search for the possible impact of a third
component in the observed spectra, to look for indications of activity in the
Algol system, and to search for short-term variations in radial velocities. We
disentangled the composite spectra into the spectra of the binary components.
Then we analysed the resulting high signal-to-noise spectra of both stars.
Using a newly developed program code based on an improved method of
least-squares deconvolution, we were able to determine the radial velocities of
both components also during primary eclipse. This allowed us to develop a
better model of the system including the Rossiter-McLaughlin effect and to
derive improved orbital parameters. Combining the results with those from
spectrum analysis, we obtain accurate stellar and system parameters. We further
deduce at least one oscillation frequency of 21.38 c/d. It could be detected
during primary eclipses only and confirms a previous photometric finding.
Results point to an amplitude amplification of non-radial pulsation modes due
to the eclipse mapping effect. The presence of a He\,I line in the spectra
indicates mass transfer in the R CMa system. Calculations of its Roche geometry
give evidence that the cool secondary component may fill its Roche lobe. No
evidence of a third body in the system could be found in the observed spectra.Comment: 12 pages, 14 figures, 5 table
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