Improved model for the topological soliton-potential interaction in Phi^4 Model

An improved model for the soliton-potential interaction is presented. This model is constructed with a better approximation for adding the potential to the lagrangian through a space-time metric. The results of the model are compared with other models and the differences are discussed.Comment: 8 pages, 11 figure

Interaction of topological solitons with defects: using a nontrivial metric

By including potential into the flat metric, we study interaction of sine-Gordon soliton with potentials. We will show numerically that while the soliton-barrier system shows fully classical behaviour, the soliton-well system demonstrates non-classical behaviour. In particular, solitons with low velocities are trapped in the well and emit energy radiation.Comment: 10 pages, 11 figure

Casimir energy for acoustic phonons in graphene

We find the Casimir energy, at finite temperature, for acoustic phonons in a Graphene sheet suspended over a rectangular trench, and the corresponding Casimir forces are interpreted as correction terms to the built-in tensions of the Graphene. We show that these corrections generally break the tensional isotropy of the membrane, and can increase or decrease the membrane tension. We demonstrate that for a narrow rectangular trench with side-lengths in the order of few nanometers and few micrometers, these temperature corrections are expected to be noticeable ($\sim 10^{-4} N/m$) at the room temperature. These corrections would be even more considerable by increasing the temperature, and can be applied for adjusting the built-in tension of the Graphene. Consequently we introduce a corrected version for the fundamental resonance frequency of the Graphene resonator.Comment: 11pages, one figur