341 research outputs found
Two-dimensional magnetoexcitons in the presence of spin-orbit coupling
We study theoretically the effect of spin-orbit coupling on quantum well
excitons in a strong magnetic field. We show that, in the presence of an
in-plane field component, the excitonic absorption spectrum develops a
double-peak structure due to hybridization of bright and dark magnetoexcitons.
If the Rashba and Dresselhaus spin-orbit constants are comparable, the
magnitude of splitting can be tuned in a wide interval by varying the azimuthal
angle of the in-plane field. We also show that the interplay between spin-orbit
and Coulomb interactions leads to an anisotropy of exciton energy dispersion in
the momentum plane. The results suggest a way for direct optical measurements
of spin-orbit parameters.Comment: 9 pages, 6 figure
Effects of Turbulent Mixing on the Critical Behavior
Effects of strongly anisotropic turbulent mixing on the critical behavior are
studied by means of the renormalization group. Two models are considered: the
equilibrium model A, which describes purely relaxational dynamics of a
nonconserved scalar order parameter, and the Gribov model, which describes the
nonequilibrium phase transition between the absorbing and fluctuating states in
a reaction-diffusion system. The velocity is modelled by the d-dimensional
generalization of the random shear flow introduced by Avellaneda and Majda
within the context of passive scalar advection. Existence of new nonequilibrium
types of critical regimes (universality classes) is established.Comment: Talk given in the International Bogolyubov Conference "Problems of
Theoretical and Mathematical Physics" (Moscow-Dubna, 21-27 August 2009
Non-Linear Algebra and Bogolubov's Recursion
Numerous examples are given of application of Bogolubov's forest formula to
iterative solutions of various non-linear equations: one and the same formula
describes everything, from ordinary quadratic equation to renormalization in
quantum field theory.Comment: LaTex, 21 page
Sequential superradiant scattering from atomic Bose-Einstein condensates
We theoretically discuss several aspects of sequential superradiant
scattering from atomic Bose-Einstein condensates. Our treatment is based on the
semiclassical description of the process in terms of the Maxwell-Schroedinger
equations for the coupled matter-wave and optical fields. First, we investigate
sequential scattering in the weak-pulse regime and work out the essential
mechanisms responsible for bringing about the characteristic fan-shaped
side-mode distribution patterns. Second, we discuss the transition between the
Kapitza-Dirac and Bragg regimes of sequential scattering in the strong-pulse
regime. Finally, we consider the situation where superradiance is initiated by
coherently populating an atomic side mode through Bragg diffraction, as in
studies of matter-wave amplification, and describe the effect on the sequential
scattering process.Comment: 9 pages, 4 figures. Submitted to Proceedings of LPHYS'06 worksho
The Minimum Stellar Mass in Early Galaxies
The conditions for the fragmentation of the baryonic component during merging
of dark matter halos in the early Universe are studied. We assume that the
baryonic component undergoes a shock compression. The characteristic masses of
protostellar molecular clouds and the minimum masses of protostars formed in
these clouds decrease with increasing halo mass. This may indicate that the
initial stellar mass function in more massive galaxies was shifted towards
lower masses during the initial stages of their formation. This would result in
an increase of the number of stars per unit halo mass, i.e., the efficiency of
star formation.Comment: 18 pages, 7 figure
Observational Manifestations of the First Protogalaxies in the 21 cm Line
The absorption properties of the first low-mass protogalaxies (mini-halos)
forming at high redshifts in the 21-cm line of atomic hydrogen are considered.
The absorption properties of these protogalaxies are shown to depend strongly
on both their mass and evolutionary status. The optical depths in the line
reach 0.1-0.2 for small impact parameters of the line of sight. When a
protogalaxy being compressed, the influence of gas accretion can be seen
manifested in a non-monotonic frequency dependence of the optical depth. The
absorption characteristics in the 21-cm line are determined by the thermal and
dynamical evolution of the gas in protogalaxies. Since the theoretical line
width in the observer's reference frame is 1-6 kHz and the expected separation
between lines 8.4 kHz, the lines from low mass protogalaxies can be resolved
using ongoing and future low frequency interferometers.Comment: 12 pages, 5 figure
Study of the , , Decays with an SND Detector on a VEPP-2M Collider
The process was studied in the energy range
MeV with an SND detector on a VEPP-2M collider. The
decay branching ratios , , and
were measured.Comment: 5 pages, 4 figure
Magnetic Resonance of the Intrinsic Defects of the Spin-Peierls Magnet CuGeO3
ESR of the pure monocrystals of CuGeO3 is studied in the frequency range 9-75
GHz and in the temperature interval 1.2-25 K. The splitting of the ESR line
into several spectral components is observed below 5 K, in the temperature
range where the magnetic susceptibility is suppressed by the spin-Peierls
dimerization. The analysis of the magnetic resonance signals allows one to
separate the signals of the S=1/2- and S=1 defects of the spin-Peierls phase.
The value of g-factor of these signals is close to that of the Cu-ion. The
additional line of the magnetic resonance is characterized by an anomalous
value of the g-factor and by the threshold-like increase of the microwave
susceptibility when the microwave power is increasing. The ESR signals are
supposingly attributed to two types of the planar magnetic defects, arising at
the boundaries of the domains of the spin-Peierls state with the different
values of the phase of the dimerization.Comment: LATEX-text, 12 PS-figures, typos corrected, LATEX-style change
Finite temperature nonlocal effective action for quantum fields in curved space
Massless and massive scalar fields and massless spinor fields are considered
at arbitrary temperatures in four dimensional ultrastatic curved spacetime.
Scalar models under consideration can be either conformal or nonconformal and
include selfinteraction. The one-loop nonlocal effective action at finite
temperature and free energy for these quantum fields are found up to the second
order in background field strengths using the covariant perturbation theory.
The resulting expressions are free of infrared divergences. Spectral
representations for nonlocal terms of high temperature expansions are obtained.Comment: 32 pages, LaTe
Modeling of the Magnetic Susceptibilities of the Ambient- and High-Pressure Phases of (VO)_{2}P_{2}O_{7}
The magnetic susceptibilities chi versus temperature T of powders and single
crystals of the ambient-pressure (AP) and high-pressure (HP) phases of
(VO)_{2}P_{2}O_{7} are analyzed using an accurate theoretical prediction of
chi(T, J1, J2) for the spin-1/2 antiferromagnetic alternating-exchange (J1, J2)
Heisenberg chain. The results are consistent with recent models with two
distinct types of alternating-exchange chains in the AP phase and a single type
in the HP phase. The spin gap for each type of chain is derived from the
respective set of two fitted alternating exchange constants and the one-magnon
dispersion relation for each of the two types of chains in the AP phase is
predicted. The influences of interchain coupling on the derived intrachain
exchange constants, spin gaps, and dispersion relations are estimated using a
mean-field approximation for the interchain coupling. The accuracies of the
spin gaps obtained using fits to the low-T chi(T) data by theoretical low-T
approximations are determined. The results of these studies are compared with
previously reported estimates of the exchange couplings and spin gaps in the AP
and HP phases and with the magnon dispersion relations in the AP phase measured
previously using inelastic neutron scattering.Comment: 25 two-column REVTeX pages, 16 embedded figures, 6 tables. Figures 9
and 10 and Sec. IIIC revised due to errors in Eq. (1) of Ref. 24 which gives
the theoretical one-magnon dispersion relation for coupled
alternating-exchange chains. Minor revisions also made in other section
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