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Superfluid gap formation in a fermionic optical lattice with spin imbalanced populations
We investigate the attractive Hubbard model in infinite spatial dimensions at
quarter filling. By combining dynamical mean-field theory with continuous-time
quantum Monte Carlo simulations in the Nambu formalism, we directly deal with
the superfluid phase in the population imbalanced system. We discuss the low
energy properties in the polarized superfluid state and the pseudogap behavior
in the vicinity of the critical temperature.Comment: 4 pages, 1 figure, To appear in J. Phys.: Conf. Ser. for SCES201
Taylor-Lagrange renormalization scheme. Application to light-front dynamics
The recently proposed renormalization scheme based on the definition of field
operators as operator valued distributions acting on specific test functions is
shown to be very convenient in explicit calculations of physical observables
within the framework of light-front dynamics. We first recall the main
properties of this procedure based on identities relating the test functions to
their Taylor remainder of any order expressed in terms of Lagrange's formulae,
hence the name given to this scheme. We thus show how it naturally applies to
the calculation of state vectors of physical systems in the covariant
formulation of light-front dynamics. As an example, we consider the case of the
Yukawa model in the simple two-body Fock state truncation.Comment: 18 pages, 6 figures, introduction changed, corrected typos, to be
published in Physical Review
The fine-tuning problem revisited in the light of the Taylor-Lagrange renormalization scheme
We re-analyse the perturbative radiative corrections to the Higgs mass within
the Standard Model in the light of the Taylor-Lagrange renormalization scheme.
This scheme naturally leads to completely finite corrections, depending on an
arbitrary dimensionless scale. This formulation avoids very large individual
corrections to the Higgs mass. In other words, it is a confirmation that the
so-called fine-tuning problem in the Standard Model is just an artefact of the
regularization scheme and should not lead to any physical interpretation in
terms of the energy scale at which new physics should show up, nor to the
appearance of a new symmetry. We analyse the characteristic physical scales
relevant for the description of these radiative corrections.Comment: 8 pages, 2 figure
Titanium carbide coatings for aerospace ball bearings
In conventional ball bearings, steel to steel contacts between the balls and the raceways are at the origin of microwelds which lead to material transfer, surface roughening, lubricant breakdown, and finally to a loss in the bearing performances. To minimize the microwelding tendencies of the contacting partners it is necessary to modify their surface materials; the solid to solid collisions themselves are difficult to avoid. The use of titanium carbide coated steel balls can bring spectacular improvements in the performances and lifetimes of both oil-grease lubricated and oil-grease free bearings in a series of severe applications
Stellar laboratories: new Ge V and Ge VI oscillator strengths and their validation in the hot white dwarf RE 0503-289
State-of-the-art spectral analysis of hot stars by means of non-LTE
model-atmosphere techniques has arrived at a high level of sophistication. The
analysis of high-resolution and high-S/N spectra, however, is strongly
restricted by the lack of reliable atomic data for highly ionized species from
intermediate-mass metals to trans-iron elements. Especially data for the latter
has only been sparsely calculated. Many of their lines are identified in
spectra of extremely hot, hydrogen-deficient post-AGB stars. A reliable
determination of their abundances establishes crucial constraints for AGB
nucleosynthesis simulations and, thus, for stellar evolutionary theory.
In a previous analysis of the UV spectrum of RE 0503-289, spectral lines of
highly ionized Ga, Ge, As, Se, Kr, Mo, Sn, Te, I, and Xe were identified.
Individual abundance determinations are hampered by the lack of reliable
oscillator strengths. Most of these identified lines stem from Ge V. In
addition, we identified Ge VI lines for the first time. We calculated Ge V and
Ge VI oscillator strengths to consider their radiative and collisional
bound-bound transitions in detail in our non-LTE stellar-atmosphere models for
the analysis of the Ge IV - VI spectrum exhibited in high-resolution and
high-S/N UV spectra of RE 0503-289. We identify four Ge IV, 37 Ge V, and seven
Ge VI lines. Most of these are identified for the first time in any star. We
reproduce almost all Ge IV, Ge VI, and Ge VI lines in the observed spectrum of
RE 0503-289 (Teff = 70 kK, log g = 7.5) at log Ge = -3.8 +/- 0.3 (mass
fraction, about 650 times solar).
Reliable measurements and calculations of atomic data are a prerequisite for
stellar-atmosphere modeling. Our oscillator-strength calculations have allowed,
for the first time, Ge V and Ge VI lines to be successfully reproduced in a
white dwarf's spectrum and to determine its photospheric Ge abundance.Comment: 54 pages, 8 figure
Gradient Photonic Materials Based on OneâDimensional Polymer Photonic Crystals
In nature, animals such as chameleons are wellâknown for the complex color patterns of their skin and the ability to adapt and change the color by manipulating sophisticated photonic crystal systems. Artificial gradient photonic materials are inspired by these color patterns. A concept for the preparation of such materials and their function as tunable mechanochromic materials is presented in this work. The system consists of a 1D polymer photonic crystal on a centimeter scale on top of an elastic poly(dimethylsiloxane) substrate with a gradient in stiffness. In the unstrained state, this system reveals a uniform red reflectance over the entire sample. Upon deformation, a gradient in local strain of the substrate is formed and transferred to the photonic crystal. Depending on the magnitude of this local strain, the thickness of the photonic crystal decreases continuously, resulting in a positionâdependent blue shift of the reflectance peak and hence the color in a rainbowâlike fashion. Using more sophisticated hardâsoftâhardâsoftâhard gradient elastomers enables the realization of stripeâlike reflectance patterns. Thus, this approach allows for the tunable formation of reflectance gradients and complex reflectance patterns. Envisioned applications are in the field of mechanochromic sensors, telemedicine, smart materials, and metamaterials
Uncertainty Relations for Positive Operator Valued Measures
How much unavoidable randomness is generated by a Positive Operator Valued
Measure (POVM)? We address this question using two complementary approaches.
First we study the variance of a real variable associated to the POVM outcomes.
In this context we introduce an uncertainty operator which measures how much
additional noise is introduced by carrying out a POVM rather than a von Neumann
measurement. We illustrate this first approach by studying the variances of
joint estimates of \sigma_x and \sigma_z for spin 1/2 particles. We show that
for unbiased measurements the sum of these variances is lower bounded by 1. In
our second approach we study the entropy of the POVM outcomes. In particular we
try to establish lower bounds on the entropy of the POVM outcomes. We
illustrate this second approach by examples.Comment: 5 pages, minor modifications and clarification
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