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Probing the optical conductivity of trapped charge-neutral quantum gases
We study a harmonically confined atomic gas which is subjected to an
additional external potential such as an optical lattice. Using a linear
response formulation, we determine the response of the gas to a small,
time-dependent displacement of the harmonic trap and derive a simple exact
relation showing that the centre-of-mass position of the atomic cloud is
directly related to the global optical conductivity of the system. We
demonstrate the usefulness of this approach by calculating the optical
conductivity of bosonic atoms in an optical lattice. In the Mott insulating
phase, there is clear evidence of an optical Mott gap, providing a
proof-of-principle demonstration that the global optical conductivity gives
high-quality information about the exci- tations of strongly-correlated quantum
gases.Comment: 6 pages, 2 figures. Published versio
Constraints on the energy spectrum of non-Hermitian models in open environments
Motivated by recent progress on non-Hermitian topological band theories, we
study the energy spectrum of a generic two-band non-Hermitian Hamiltonian. We
prove rigorously that the complex energy spectrum of such a non-Hermitian
Hamiltonian is restricted to the lower complex plane, provided that the
parameters of the Hamiltonian satisfy a certain constraint. Furthermore, we
consider one specific scenario where such a non-Hermitian Hamiltonian can
arise, namely a two-band model coupled to an environment, and show that this
aforementioned constraint orignates from very general physical considerations.
Our findings are relevant in the definition of the energy gap in non-Hermitian
topological band theories and also have implications on simulations of such
theories using quantum systems.Comment: 7 pages, 1 figur
Revenue Sharing and Control Rights in Team Production: Theories and Evidence from Joint Ventures.*
This paper presents a model of the joint venture that is grounded in the stylized facts we found from a sample of 200 joint venture contracts. The model incorporates the revenue-sharing contract into the incomplete contract frameworks of Grossman-Hart-Moore Property Rights Theory and the Transaction Cost Theory of the firm, and emphasizes the impact of expropriation. Joint control can be optimal as well as unilateral control. Our econometric analysis of the revenue-sharing and control arrangements o?ers strong support to our Property-Rights-Theory motivated model with self investment but rejects that with cooperative investment. The Transaction-Cost-Theory motivated model leaves some important empirical findings unexplained. Our findings also reject some of the existing theories of joint ownership.http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/39948/2/wp563.pd
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