266 research outputs found
Phase diagram of the extended Bose Hubbard model
By means of the Density Matrix Renormalization Group technique, we accurately
determine the zero-temperature phase diagram of the one-dimensional extended
Bose Hubbard model with on-site and nearest-neighbor interactions. We analyze
the scaling of the charge and of the neutral ground-state energy gaps, as well
as of various order parameters. In this way we come to an accurate location of
the boundaries between the superfluid and the insulating phases. In this last
region we are able to distinguish between the conventional Mott insulating and
density-wave phases, and the Haldane Insulator phase displaying long-range
string ordering, as originally predicted by E.G. Dalla Torre, E. Berg and E.
Altman in Phys. Rev. Lett. 97, 260401 (2006).Comment: 13 pages, 6 figures. To appear in NJP, in the focus issue on "Bose
Condensation Phenomena in Atomic and Solid State Physics
Mott-insulating and glassy phases of polaritons in 1D arrays of coupled cavities
By means of analytical and numerical methods we analyze the phase diagram of
polaritons in one-dimensional coupled cavities. We locate the phase boundary,
discuss the behavior of the polariton compressibility and visibility fringes
across the critical point, and find a non-trivial scaling of the phase boundary
as a function of the number of atoms inside each cavity. We also predict the
emergence of a polaritonic glassy phase when the number of atoms fluctuates
from cavity to cavity.Comment: 4 pages, 5 figures. Published versio
A spatial multilevel analysis of Italian SMEs Productivity
In this paper, we adapt multilevel analysis methods to investigate the spatial variability of SMEs productivity across the Italian territory, and account for differences in the socio-economic context. Our results suggest that to properly capture the variability of the data, it is important to allow for both spatial mean and slope effects. Social decay has the expected negative impact. However, while this effect is larger on firms with smaller capital intensity, firms with higher capital intensity seem to be less affected by geography. Greater territorial heterogeneity emerges among those firms with lower capital to labour ratios.Firm heterogeneity, Spatial variability, Socio-economic Context, Multilevel Analysis
Minimal Self-Contained Quantum Refrigeration Machine Based on Four Quantum Dots
We present a theoretical study of an electronic quantum refrigerator based on
four quantum dots arranged in a square configuration, in contact with as many
thermal reservoirs. We show that the system implements the basic minimal
mechanism for acting as a self-contained quantum refrigerator, by demonstrating
heat extraction from the coldest reservoir and the cooling of the nearby
quantum-dot.Comment: 5 pages, 3 figure
Mott-insulating and glassy phases of polaritons in 1D arrays of coupled cavities
By means of analytical and numerical methods we analyze the phase diagram of
polaritons in one-dimensional coupled cavities. We locate the phase boundary,
discuss the behavior of the polariton compressibility and visibility fringes
across the critical point, and find a non-trivial scaling of the phase boundary
as a function of the number of atoms inside each cavity. We also predict the
emergence of a polaritonic glassy phase when the number of atoms fluctuates
from cavity to cavity.Comment: 4 pages, 5 figures. Published versio
Estimating Verdoorn law for Italian firms and regions
In empirical regional economics, returns to scale are typically estimated at the regional level in search for evidence on alternative theories of growth and agglomeration. However, returns to scale may also have a firm-level dimension. In this paper, we exploit micro level data and estimate the dynamic Verdoorn law in a multilevel-setting, where returns to scale are obtained simultaneously for the micro and the regional level. Using Italian firm-level data and the NUTS-3 level of aggregation, we estimate the classic and augmented versions of Verdoorn law for all sectors and separately for manufacturing. Our results show that increasing returns to scale co-exist at both levels, with some degree of regional heterogeneity across the Italian peninsula.Returns to scale, Verdoorn Law, Multilevel models, Italian firms
Convergence in TFP among Italian Regions - Panel Unit Roots with Heterogeneity and Cross Sectional Dependence
This paper performs a number of tests to estimate convergence in total factor productivity (TFP) among Italian regions during the period 1970-2001. We generate the regional TFP series using growth accounting methodologies, and then apply a range of panel unit root tests to analyse the process of convergence. We extend the existing literature by incorporating three main improvements. Firstly, we control for the heterogeneity arising from the different economic structure of each region. Secondly, we account for the cross-sectional dependence due to common shocks or spillovers among different regions at the same time. Finally, we look for clubs of convergence using tests of poolability both on economic and statistical grounds.
Detecting two-site spin-entanglement in many-body systems with local particle-number fluctuations
We derive experimentally measurable lower bounds for the two-site
entanglement of the spin-degrees of freedom of many-body systems with local
particle-number fluctuations. Our method aims at enabling the spatially
resolved detection of spin-entanglement in Hubbard systems using
high-resolution imaging in optical lattices. A possible application is the
observation of entanglement generation and spreading during spin impurity
dynamics, for which we provide numerical simulations. More generally, the
scheme can simplify the entanglement detection in ion chains, Rydberg atoms, or
similar atomic systems
Resilience of hidden order to symmetry-preserving disorder
We study the robustness of non-local string order in two paradigmatic
disordered spin-chain models, a spin-1/2 cluster-Ising and a spin-1 XXZ
Heisenberg chain. In the clean case, they both display a transition from
antiferromagnetic to string order. Applying a disorder which preserves the
Hamiltonian symmetries, we find that the transition persists in both models. In
the disordered cluster-Ising model we can study the transition analytically --
by applying the strongest coupling renormalization group -- and numerically --
by exploiting integrability to study the antiferromagnetic and string order
parameters. We map the model into a quadratic fermion chain, where the
transition appears as a change in the number of zero-energy edge modes. We also
explore its zero-temperature-singularity behavior and find a transition from a
non-singular to a singular region, at a point that is different from the one
separating non-local and local ordering.} The disordered Heisenberg chain can
be treated only numerically: by means of MPS-based simulations, we are able to
locate the existence of a transition between antiferromagnetic and
string-ordered phase, through the study of order parameters. Finally we discuss
possible connections of our findings with many body localization.Comment: 17 pages, 16 figures, version published in PR
Local quantum thermal susceptibility
Thermodynamics relies on the possibility to describe systems composed of a
large number of constituents in terms of few macroscopic variables. Its
foundations are rooted into the paradigm of statistical mechanics, where
thermal properties originate from averaging procedures which smoothen out local
details. While undoubtedly successful, elegant and formally correct, this
approach carries over an operational problem: what is the precision at which
such variables are inferred, when technical/practical limitations restrict our
capabilities to local probing? Here we introduce the local quantum thermal
susceptibility, a quantifier for the best achievable accuracy for temperature
estimation via local measurements. Our method relies on basic concepts of
quantum estimation theory, providing an operative strategy to address the local
thermal response of arbitrary quantum systems at equilibrium. At low
temperatures it highlights the local distinguishability of the ground state
from the excited sub-manifolds, thus providing a method to locate quantum phase
transitions.Comment: 9 pages, 9 figures; supplemental material (2 pages). Substantial
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