129 research outputs found
Time-dependent current density functional theory via time-dependent deformation functional theory: A constrained search formulation in the time domain
The logical structure and the basic theorems of time-dependent current
density functional theory (TDCDFT) are analyzed and reconsidered from the point
of view of recently proposed time-dependent deformation functional theory
(TDDefFT). It is shown that the formalism of TDDefFT allows to avoid a
traditional external potential-to-density/current mapping. Instead the theory
is formulated in a form similar to the constrained search procedure in the
ground state DFT. Within this formulation of TDCDFT all basic functionals
appear from the solution of a constrained universal many-body problem in a
comoving reference frame, which is equivalent to finding a conditional extremum
of a certain universal action functional. As a result the physical origin of
the universal functionals entering the theory, as well as their proper causal
structure becomes obvious. In particular, this leaves no room for any doubt
concerning predictive power of the theory.Comment: revtex4, 24 page
Orbital momentum Hall effect in p-doped graphane
It is shown that an electric field applied to p-doped graphane generates a
dissipationless orbital momentum Hall current. In the clean limit the
corresponding Hall conductivity is independent of the concentration of holes.
The Hall effect is related to the -Berry phase accumulated when heavy and
light holes are transported around the degeneracy point in the center of the
Brillouin zone. This also leads to the orbital momentum edge currents in the
equilibrium state, and to the accumulation of the orbital momentum at the edges
when the system is driven out of equilibrium.Comment: RevTeX 4, 4 pages, 2 figures, final versio
Spin evolution of cold atomic gases in SU(2)U(1) fields
We consider response function and spin evolution in spin-orbit coupled cold
atomic gases in a synthetic gauge magnetic field influencing solely the orbital
motion of atoms. We demonstrate that various regimes of spin-orbit coupling
strength, magnetic field, and disorder can be treated within a single approach
based on the representation of atomic motion in terms of auxiliary collective
classical trajectories. Our approach allows for a unified description of
fermionic and bosonic gases.Comment: 8 pages, 2 figure
Diffusive and precessional spin dynamics in a two-dimensional electron gas with disorder: a gauge theory view
We develop a gauge theory for diffusive and precessional spin dynamics in
two-dimensional electron gas with disorder. Our approach reveals a direct
connections between the absence of the equilibrium spin current and strong
anisotropy in the spin relaxation: both effects arise if the spin-orbit
coupling is reduced to a pure gauge SU(2) field. In this case, by a gauge
transformation in the form of a local SU(2) rotation in the spin subspace the
spin-orbit coupling can be removed. The resulting spin dynamics is exactly
described in terms of two kinetic coefficients: the spin diffusion and electron
mobility. After the inverse transformation, full diffusive and precessional
spin density dynamics, including the anisotropic spin relaxation, formation of
stable spin structures, and spin precession induced by a macroscopic current,
is restored. Explicit solutions of the spin evolution equations are found for
the initially uniform spin density and for stable nonuniform structures. Our
analysis demonstrates a universal relation between the spin relaxation rate and
spin diffusion coefficient.Comment: published version, minor correction
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