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Color-charge separation in trapped SU(3) fermionic atoms
Cold fermionic atoms with three different hyperfine states with
SU(3) symmetry confined in one-dimensional optical lattices show color-charge
separation, generalizing the conventional spin charge separation for
interacting SU(2) fermions in one dimension. Through time-dependent DMRG
simulations, we explore the features of this phenomenon for a generalized SU(3)
Hubbard Hamiltonian. In our numerical simulations of finite size systems, we
observe different velocities of the charge and color degrees of freedom when a
Gaussian wave packet or a charge (color) density response to a local
perturbation is evolved. The differences between attractive and repulsive
interactions are explored and we note that neither a small anisotropy of the
interaction, breaking the SU(3) symmetry, nor the filling impedes the basic
observation of these effects
Testing collapse models with levitated nanoparticles: the detection challenge
We consider a nanoparticle levitated in a Paul trap in ultrahigh cryogenic
vacuum, and look for the conditions which allow for a stringent
noninterferometric test of spontaneous collapse models. In particular we
compare different possible techniques to detect the particle motion. Key
conditions which need to be achieved are extremely low residual pressure and
the ability to detect the particle at ultralow power. We compare three
different detection approaches based respectively on a optical cavity, optical
tweezer and a electrical readout, and for each one we assess advantages,
drawbacks and technical challenges
Tracking spin and charge with spectroscopy in spin-polarised 1D systems
We calculate the spectral function of a one-dimensional strongly interacting
chain of fermions, where the response can be well understood in terms of spinon
and holon excitations. Upon increasing the spin imbalance between the spin
species, we observe the single-electron response of the fully polarised system
to emanate from the holon peak while the spinon response vanishes. For
experimental setups that probe one-dimensional properties, we propose this
method as an additional generic tool to aid the identification of spectral
structures, e.g. in ARPES measurements. We show that this applies even to
trapped systems having cold atomic gas experiments in mind.Comment: 5 pages, 4 figure
Microscale Modeling of Magnetoactive Composites Undergoing Large Deformations
This paper is concerned with the development of a material model for the constituents of a magnetoactive composite. Special attention is paid to magnetorheological elastomers which are synthesized from a soft polymeric matrix material with embedded magnetizable particles. Because the particles interact under an applied magnetic load, a coupled magneto-mechanical field problem has to be solved. The mechanical properties of the polymer matrix motivate the consideration of large deformations. We present the balance equations with boundary conditions and an appropriate material model. The corresponding boundary value problems are solved by the Finite-Element-Method. A weak numerical coupling scheme enables the staggered solution of two subproblems, the stationary magnetic and mechanical one. The coupling between both is realized by a surrounding iterative loop
Is spin-charge separation observable in a transport experiment?
We consider a one-dimensional chain consisting of an interacting area coupled
to non-interacting leads. Within the area, interaction is mediated by a local
on-site repulsion. Using real time evolution within the Density Matrix
Renormalisation Group (DMRG) scheme, we study the dynamics of wave packets in
this two-terminal transport setup. In contrast to previous works, where
excitations were created by adding potentials to the Hamiltonian, we explicitly
create left moving single particle excitations in the right lead as the
starting condition. Our simulations show that such a transport setup allows for
a clear detection of spin-charge separation using time-resolved spin-polarised
density measurements.Comment: 5 pages, 4 figures. accepted by Europhysics Letter
Modelling and control of a water jet cutting probe for flexible surgical robot
Surgical removal of cancerous tissue from the spine is limited by the inability of hand held drills and cutting tools to reach small crevices present in complex bones such as the spinal column, especially on the anterior side. In addition, the high speed rotating mechanisms used presently are subject to stability issues when manoeuvring around tortuous bone forms. We report on the design and experimental testing of a novel flexible robotic surgical system which addresses these issues. The robot consists of a flexible probe, a water jet cutting system, and a haptic feedback controller. The water jet cutting system consists of a flexible end effector capable of bending around the anterior of the spinal column for tissue removal. A new experimental method of controlling the depth of water jet cut is described. The haptic feedback controller is based on a constraint set approach to define 3D boundaries, based on five key types of constraints. Experimental outcomes of measuring the depth of water jet cut were combined with haptic regional constraints with the aim of improving the safety of surgical procedures. The reliability, accuracy and performance of the prototype robot were tested in a mock surgical procedure on the lower lumbar vertebrae. Results show promise for the implementation of water jet cutting for robotic surgical spinal procedures
nanite: using machine learning to assess the quality of atomic force microscopy-enabled nano-indentation data
Atomic force microscopy (AFM) allows the mechanical characterization of single cells and live tissue by quantifying force-distance (FD) data in nano-indentation experiments. One of the main problems when dealing with biological tissue is the fact that the measured FD curves can be disturbed. These disturbances are caused, for instance, by passive cell movement, adhesive forces between the AFM probe and the cell, or insufficient attachment of the tissue to the supporting cover slide. In practice, the resulting artifacts are easily spotted by an experimenter who then manually sorts out curves before proceeding with data evaluation. However, this manual sorting step becomes increasingly cumbersome for studies that involve numerous measurements or for quantitative imaging based on FD maps
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