924 research outputs found
Spin - glass transition in Kondo lattice with quenched disorder
We use the Popov-Fedotov representation of spin operators to construct an
effective action for a Kondo lattice model with quenched disorder at finite
temperatures. We study the competition between the Kondo effect and frozen spin
order in Ising-like spin glass. We present the derivation of new mean-field
equations for the spin-glass order parameter and analyze the effects of
screening of localized spins by conduction electrons on the spin-glass phase
transition.Comment: 6 pages, jetpl style included, to appear in JETP Letter
Kælvningsfeber. Foredrag i det kgl. Landhusholdningsselskab d. 30te Januar 1884.
Kælvningsfeber. Foredrag i det kgl. Landhusholdningsselskab d. 30te Januar 1884
Critical disorder effects in Josephson-coupled quasi-one-dimensional superconductors
Effects of non-magnetic randomness on the critical temperature T_c and
diamagnetism are studied in a class of quasi-one dimensional superconductors.
The energy of Josephson-coupling between wires is considered to be random,
which is typical for dirty organic superconductors. We show that this
randomness destroys phase coherence between the wires and T_c vanishes
discontinuously when the randomness reaches a critical value. The parallel and
transverse components of the penetration depth are found to diverge at
different critical temperatures T_c^{(1)} and T_c, which correspond to
pair-breaking and phase-coherence breaking. The interplay between disorder and
quantum phase fluctuations results in quantum critical behavior at T=0,
manifesting itself as a superconducting-normal metal phase transition of
first-order at a critical disorder strength.Comment: 4 pages, 2 figure
Faraday Rotation as a diagnostic of Galactic foreground contamination of CMB maps
The contribution from the residuals of the foreground can have a significant
impact on the temperature maps of the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB).
Mostly, the focus has been on the galactic plane, when foreground cleaning has
taken place. However, in this paper, we will investigate the possible
foreground contamination, from sources outside the galactic plane in the CMB
maps. We will analyze the correlation between the Faraday rotation map and the
CMB temperature map. The Faraday rotation map is dependent on the galactic
magnetic field, as well as the thermal electron density, and both may
contribute to the CMB temperature. We find that the standard deviation for the
mean cross correlation deviate from that of simulations at the 99.9% level.
Additionally, a comparison between the CMB temperature extrema and the extremum
points of the Faraday rotation is also performed, showing a general overlap
between the two. Also we find that the CMB Cold Spot is located at an area of
strong negative cross correlation, meaning that it may be explained by a
galactic origin. Further, we investigate nearby supernova remnants in the
galaxy, traced by the galactic radio loops. These super nova remnants are
located at high and low galactic latitude, and thus well outside the galactic
plane. We find some correlation between the Faraday Rotation and the CMB
temperature, at select radio loops. This indicate, that the galactic
foregrounds may affect the CMB, at high galactic latitudesComment: 13 pages, 22 figures, 6 table
Fermionic SK-models with Hubbard interaction: Magnetism and electronic structure
Models with range-free frustrated Ising spin- and Hubbard interaction are
treated exactly by means of the discrete time slicing method. Critical and
tricritical points, correlations, and the fermion propagator, are derived as a
function of temperature T, chemical potential \mu, Hubbard coupling U, and spin
glass energy J. The phase diagram is obtained. Replica symmetry breaking
(RSB)-effects are evaluated up to four-step order (4RSB). The use of exact
relations together with the 4RSB-solutions allow to model exact solutions by
interpolation. For T=0, our numerical results provide strong evidence that the
exact density of states in the spin glass pseudogap regime obeys \rho(E)=const
|E-E_F| for energies close to the Fermi level. Rapid convergence of \rho'(E_F)
under increasing order of RSB is observed. The leading term resembles the
Efros-Shklovskii Coulomb pseudogap of localized disordered fermionic systems in
2D. Beyond half filling we obtain a quadratic dependence of the fermion filling
factor on the chemical potential. We find a half filling transition between a
phase for U>\mu, where the Fermi level lies inside the Hubbard gap, into a
phase where \mu(>U) is located at the center of the upper spin glass pseudogap
(SG-gap). For \mu>U the Hubbard gap combines with the lower one of two SG-gaps
(phase I), while for \mu<U it joins the sole SG-gap of the half-filling regime
(phase II). We predict scaling behaviour at the continuous half filling
transition. Implications of the half-filling transition between the deeper
insulating phase II and phase I for delocalization due to hopping processes in
itinerant model extensions are discussed and metal-insulator transition
scenarios described.Comment: 29 pages, 26 Figures, 4 jpeg- and 3 gif-Fig-files include
Disorder-driven superconductor-normal metal phase transition in quasi-one-dimensional organic conductors
Effects of non-magnetic disorder on the critical temperature T_c and on
diamagnetism of quasi-one-dimensional superconductors are reported. The energy
of Josephson-coupling between wires is considered to be random, which is
typical for dirty organic superconductors. We show that this randomness
destroys phase coherence between wires and that T_c vanishes discontinuously at
a critical disorder-strength. The parallel and transverse components of the
penetration-depth are evaluated. They diverge at different critical
temperatures T_c^{(1)} and T_c, which correspond to pair-breaking and
phase-coherence breaking respectively. The interplay between disorder and
quantum phase fluctuations is shown to result in quantum critical behavior at
T=0, which manifests itself as a superconducting-normal metal phase transition
of first-order at a critical disorder strength.Comment: 12 pages, 3 figure
Harmonic crossover exponents in O(n) models with the pseudo-epsilon expansion approach
We determine the crossover exponents associated with the traceless tensorial
quadratic field, the third- and fourth-harmonic operators for O(n) vector
models by re-analyzing the existing six-loop fixed dimension series with
pseudo-epsilon expansion. Within this approach we obtain the most accurate
theoretical estimates that are in optimum agreement with other theoretical and
experimental results.Comment: 12 pages, 1 figure. Final version accepted for publicatio
Random Matrix Theory of a Chaotic Andreev Quantum Dot
A new universality class distinct from the standard Wigner-Dyson ones is
identified. This class is realized by putting a metallic quantum dot in contact
with a superconductor, while applying a magnetic field so as to make the
pairing field effectively vanish on average. A random-matrix description of the
spectral and transport properties of such a quantum dot is proposed. The
weak-localization correction to the tunnel conductance is nonzero and results
from the depletion of the density of states due to the coupling with the
superconductor. Semiclassically, the depletion is caused by a a mode of
phase-coherent long-range propagation of electrons and holes.Comment: minor changes, 4 REVTeX page
Schwinger-Keldysh semionic approach for quantum spin systems
We derive a path-integral Schwinger-Keldysh approach for quantum spin
systems. This is achieved by means of a semionic representation of spins as
fermions with imaginary chemical potential. The major simplifying feature in
comparison with other representations (Holstein-Primakoff, Dyson-Maleev, slave
bosons/fermions etc) is that the local constraint is taken into account
exactly. As a result, the standard diagram technique with usual Feynman codex
is constructed. We illustrate the application of this technique for the N\'eel
and spin-liquid states of the AFM Heisenberg model.Comment: 4 pages, RevTeX, 2 EPS figures included, corrected some typos, minor
corrections in the tex
Field Theory of Mesoscopic Fluctuations in Superconductor/Normal-Metal Systems
Thermodynamic and transport properties of normal disordered conductors are
strongly influenced by the proximity of a superconductor. A cooperation between
mesoscopic coherence and Andreev scattering of particles from the
superconductor generates new types of interference phenomena. We introduce a
field theoretic approach capable of exploring both averaged properties and
mesoscopic fluctuations of superconductor/normal-metal systems.
As an example the method is applied to the study of the level statistics of a
SNS-junction.Comment: 4 pages, REVTEX, two eps-figures included; submitted to JETP letter
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