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Temperature Dependence of the Superfluid Density in a Noncentrosymmetric Superconductor
For a noncentrosymmetric superconductor such as CePt3Si, we consider a Cooper
pairing model with a two-component order parameter composed of spin-singlet and
spin-triplet pairing components.
We calculate the superfluid density tensor in the clean limit on the basis of
the quasiclassical theory of superconductivity.
We demonstrate that such a pairing model accounts for an experimentally
observed feature of the temperature dependence of the London penetration depth
in CePt3Si, i.e., line-node-gap behavior at low temperatures.Comment: 10 page
Magnetic Structure of Nano-Graphite Moebius Ribbon
We consider the electronic and magnetic properties of nanographite ribbon
with zigzag edges under the periodic or Moebius boundary conditions. The zigzag
nano-graphite ribbons possess edge localized states at the Fermi level which
cause a ferrimagnetic spin polarization localized at the edge sites even in the
very weak Coulomb interaction. The imposition of the Moebius boundary condition
makes the system non-AB-bipartite lattice, and depress the spin polarization,
resulting in the formation of a magnetic domain wall. The width of the magnetic
domain depends on the Coulomb interaction and narrows with increasing U/t.Comment: 4 pages; 6 figures; published at J. Phys. Soc. Jpn. Vol. 72 No. 5 pp.
998-1001 (2003
A New Endoscopic Technique for Examination of Esophageal Stenosis: The Funnel-shaped Transparent Cap Technique
We have devised a funnel-shaped transparent cap for the endoscopic diagnosis and treatment
of stenosis in the digestive tract. This funnel-shaped cap is made of highly transparent
methacrylic resin. A 73-year-old woman with reflux esophagitis (categorized as grade
D by the Los Angeles Classification) visited our hospital with the chief complaint of
dysphagia. She was examined using an endoscope equipped with a transparent vinyl
chloride hood at its tip. Many pieces of food were found to be trapped in the esophagus. These were removed using tripod forceps or aspirated into the hood. The internal diameter
of the stenotic segment was as small as 1 or 2 mm, and it was difficult to advance the
endoscope past the stenosis. The endoscope was withdrawn, and the attached hood was
removed and replaced with a transparent cap. This provided clear visualization of the
mucosal surface of the stenotic segment, which could not be examined using any conventional
device, permitting the stenosis to be relieved
Nuclear Magnetic Relaxation Rate in a Noncentrosymmetric Superconductor
For a noncentrosymmetric superconductor such as CePt3Si, we consider a Cooper
pairing model with a two-component order parameter composed of spin-singlet and
spin-triplet pairing components.
We demonstrate that such a model on a qualitative level accounts for
experimentally observed features of the temperature dependence of the nuclear
spin-lattice relaxation rate 1/T1, namely a peak just below Tc and a line-node
gap behavior at low temperatures.Comment: 4 page
The statistics of particle velocities in dense granular flows
We present measurements of the particle velocity distribution in the flow of
granular material through vertical channels. Our study is confined to dense,
slow flows where the material shears like a fluid only in thin layers adjacent
to the walls, while a large core moves without continuous deformation, like a
solid. We find the velocity distribution to be non-Gaussian, anisotropic, and
to follow a power law at large velocities. Remarkably, the distribution is
identical in the fluid-like and solid-like regions. The velocity variance is
maximum at the core, defying predictions of hydrodynamic theories. We show
evidence of spatially correlated motion, and propose a mechanism for the
generation of fluctuational motion in the absence of shear.Comment: Submitted to Phys. Rev. Let
Basic Properties of a Vortex in a Noncentrosymmetric Superconductor
We numerically study the vortex core structure in a noncentrosymmetric
superconductor such as CePt3Si without mirror symmetry about the xy plane.
A single vortex along the z axis and a mixed singlet-triplet Cooper pairing
model are considered.
The spatial profiles of the pair potential, local density of states,
supercurrent density, and radially-textured magnetic moment density around the
vortex are obtained in the clean limit on the basis of the quasiclassical
theory of superconductivity.Comment: 6 pages; submitted to Proc. of VORTEX I
A Liapunov functional for a matrix neutral difference-differential equation with one delay
AbstractFor the matrix neutral difference-differential equation ẋ(t) + Aẋ(t − τ) Bx(t) + Cx(t − τ) we construct a quadratic Liapunov functional which gives necessary and sufficient conditions for the asymptotic stability of the solutions of that equation. We consider a difference equation approximation of the difference-differential equation, and for this difference equation we construct a Liapunov function from which we obtain the desired Liapunov functional by an appropriate limiting process. The Liapunov functional thus obtained gives the best possible estimate for the rates of growth or decay of the solutions of the matrix neutral difference-differential equation. The results obtained are natural generalizations of previous results obtained for a matrix retarded difference-differential equation with one delay
Correlation effects of carbon nanotubes at boundaries: Spin polarization induced by zero-energy boundary states
When a carbon nanotube is truncated with a certain type of edges, boundary
states localized near the edges appear at the fermi level. Starting from
lattice models, low energy effective theories are constructed which describe
electron correlation effects on the boundary states. We then focus on a thin
metallic carbon nanotube which supports one or two boundary states, and discuss
physical consequences of the interaction between the boundary states and bulk
collective excitations. By the renormalization group analyses together with the
open boundary bosonization, we show that the repulsive bulk interactions
suppress the charge fluctuations at boundaries, and assist the spin
polarization.Comment: 8 pages, 1 figur
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