Low-Energy Spin Dynamics of CuO Chains in YBa(2)Cu(3)O(6+x)

We study the spin fluctuation dynamics of Cu-O chains in the oxygen deficient planes of YBa(2)Cu(3)O(6+x). The chains are described by a model including antiferromagnetic interactions between the spins and Kondo-like scattering of the oxygen holes by the copper spins. There are incommensurate spin fluctuations along the direction of the chains. The dynamic structure factor of this system is qualitatively different from that of a quasi one-dimensional localized antiferromagnet due to the presence of itinerant holes. We compute the dynamic structure factor that could be measured in neutron scattering experiments.Comment: 2 pages, 2 eps figures, LT22 proceedings, phbauth style file include

Topological radical of Banach module

We introduce the concept of topological radical of a Banach module. This closed submodule have two description: the as the intersection of ranges of maximal contractive monomorphism (from outside) and as the union of ranges of small morphisms (from inside). This concept is a functional analytic analogue for radical of module over a unital ring and has the similar categorical properties

Optical conductivity of unconventional charge density wave systems: Role of vertex corrections

The optical conductivity of a d-CDW conductor is calculated for electrons on a square lattice and a nearest-neighbor charge-charge interaction using the lowest-order conserving approximation. The spectral properties of the Drude-like peak at low frequencies and the broad hump due to transitions across the gap at large frequencies are discussed, also as a function of temperature and of the second-nearest neighbor hopping term t'. We find that vertex corrections enhance the d.c. conductivity, make the Drude peak narrower and provide a smooth transition from a renormalized regime at low to the bare theory at high frequencies. It is also shown that vertex corrections enhance the temperature dependence of the restricted optical sum leading to a non-negligible violation of the sum rule in the d-CDW state.Comment: 10 pages, 6 figure