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Topological surface states in three-dimensional magnetic insulators
An electron moving in a magnetically ordered background feels an effective
magnetic field that can be both stronger and more rapidly varying than typical
externally applied fields. One consequence is that insulating magnetic
materials in three dimensions can have topologically nontrivial properties of
the effective band structure. For the simplest case of two bands, these "Hopf
insulators" are characterized by a topological invariant as in quantum Hall
states and Z_2 topological insulators, but instead of a Chern number or parity,
the underlying invariant is the Hopf invariant that classifies maps from the
3-sphere to the 2-sphere. This paper gives an efficient algorithm to compute
whether a given magnetic band structure has nontrivial Hopf invariant, a
double-exchange-like tight-binding model that realizes the nontrivial case, and
a numerical study of the surface states of this model.Comment: 4 pages, 2 figures; published versio
Fidelity, dynamic structure factor, and susceptibility in critical phenomena
Motivated by the growing importance of fidelity in quantum critical
phenomena, we establish a general relation between fidelity and structure
factor of the driving term in a Hamiltonian through a newly introduced concept:
fidelity susceptibility. Our discovery, as shown by some examples, facilitates
the evaluation of fidelity in terms of susceptibility using well developed
techniques such as density matrix renormalization group for the ground state,
or Monte Carlo simulations for the states in thermal equilibrium.Comment: 4 pages, 2 figures, final version accepted by PR
Suppression of south Asian summer monsoon precipitation in the 21st century
We used a high-resolution nested climate modeling system to investigate the response of South Asian summer monsoon dynamics to anthropogenic increases in greenhouse gas concentrations. The simulated dynamical features of the summer monsoon compared well with reanalysis data and observations. Further, we found that enhanced greenhouse forcing resulted in overall suppression of summer precipitation, a delay in monsoon onset, and an increase in the occurrence of monsoon break periods. Weakening of the large-scale monsoon flow and suppression of the dominant intraseasonal oscillatory modes were instrumental in the overall weakening of the South Asian summer monsoon. Such changes in monsoon dynamics could have substantial impacts by decreasing summer precipitation in key areas of South Asia
U(1) spin liquids and valence bond solids in a large-N three-dimensional Heisenberg model
We study possible quantum ground states of the Sp(N) generalized Heisenberg
model on a cubic lattice with nearest-neighbor and next-nearest-neighbor
exchange interactions. The phase diagram is obtained in the large-N limit and
fluctuation effects are considered via appropriate gauge theories. In
particular, we find three U(1) spin liquid phases with different short-range
magnetic correlations. These phases are characterized by deconfined gapped
spinons, gapped monopoles, and gapless ``photons''. As N becomes smaller, a
confinement transition from these phases to valence bond solids (VBS) may
occur. This transition is studied by using duality and analyzing the resulting
theory of monopoles coupled to a non-compact dual gauge field; the condensation
of the monopoles leads to VBS phases. We determine the resulting VBS phases
emerging from two of the three spin liquid states. On the other hand, the spin
liquid state near J_1 \approx J_2 appears to be more stable against monopole
condensation and could be a promising candidate for a spin liquid state in real
systems.Comment: revtex file 12 pages, 17 figure
Characterization of fractional-quantum-Hall-effect quasiparticles
Composite fermions in a partially filled quasi-Landau level may be viewed as
quasielectrons of the underlying fractional quantum Hall state, suggesting that
a quasielectron is simply a dressed electron, as often is true in other
interacting electron systems, and as a result has the same intrinsic charge and
exchange statistics as an electron. This paper discusses how this result is
reconciled with the earlier picture in which quasiparticles are viewed as
fractionally-charged fractional-statistics ``solitons". While the two
approaches provide the same answers for the long-range interactions between the
quasiparticles, the dressed-electron description is more conventional and
unifies the view of quasiparticle dynamics in and beyond the fractional quantum
Hall regime.Comment: 11 pages, latex, no figure
Antiferromagnetism in metals: from the cuprate superconductors to the heavy fermion materials
The critical theory of the onset of antiferromagnetism in metals, with
concomitant Fermi surface reconstruction, has recently been shown to be
strongly coupled in two spatial dimensions. The onset of unconventional
superconductivity near this critical point is reviewed: it involves a subtle
interplay between the breakdown of fermionic quasiparticle excitations on the
Fermi surface, and the strong pairing glue provided by the antiferromagnetic
fluctuations. The net result is a logarithm-squared enhancement of the pairing
vertex for generic Fermi surfaces, with a universal dimensionless co-efficient
independent of the strength of interactions, which is expected to lead to
superconductivity at the scale of the Fermi energy. We also discuss the
possibility that the antiferromagnetic critical point can be replaced by an
intermediate `fractionalized Fermi liquid' phase, in which there is Fermi
surface reconstruction but no long-range antiferromagnetic order. We discuss
the relevance of this phase to the underdoped cuprates and the heavy-fermion
materials.Comment: Talk at SCES 2011; 19 pages, 12 figures; (v2) corrected typo
Improving Dengue diagnostics and management through innovative technology
Purpose of Review: Dengue continues to be a major global public health threat. Symptomatic infections can cause a spectrum of disease ranging from a mild febrile illness to severe and potentially life-threatening manifestations. Management relies on supportive treatment with careful fluid replacement. The purpose of this review is to define the unmet needs and challenges in current dengue diagnostics and patient monitoring and outline potential novel technologies to address these needs. Recent Findings: There have been recent advances in molecular and point-of-care (POC) diagnostics as well as technologies including wireless communication, low-power microelectronics, and wearable sensors that have opened up new possibilities for management, clinical monitoring, and real-time surveillance of dengue. Summary: Novel platforms utilizing innovative technologies for POC dengue diagnostics and wearable patient monitors have the potential to revolutionize dengue surveillance, outbreak response, and management at population and individual levels. Validation studies of these technologies are urgently required in dengue-endemic areas
The mechanical relaxation study of polycrystalline MgCNi3
The mechanical relaxation spectra of a superconducting and a
non-superconducting MgCNi3 samples were measured from liquid nitrogen
temperature to room temperature at frequency of kilohertz. There are two
internal friction peaks (at 300 K labeled as P1 and 125 K as P2) for the
superconducting sample. For the non-superconducting one, the position of P1
shifts to 250 K, while P2 is almost completely depressed. It is found that the
peak position of P2 shifts towards higher temperature under higher measuring
frequency. The calculated activation energy is 0.13eV. We propose an
explanation relating P2 to the carbon atom jumping among the off-center
positions. And further we expect that the behaviors of carbon atoms maybe
correspond to the normal state crossovers around 150 K and 50 K observed by
many other experiments.Comment: 4 figure
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