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Quantum oscillations in electron doped high temperature superconductors
Quantum oscillations in hole doped high temperature superconductors are
difficult to understand within the prevailing views. An emerging idea is that
of a putative normal ground state, which appears to be a Fermi liquid with a
reconstructed Fermi surface. The oscillations are due to formation of Landau
levels. Recently the same oscillations were found in the electron doped
cuprate, , in the optimal to overdoped regime.
Although these electron doped non-stoichiometric materials are naturally more
disordered, they strikingly complement the hole doped cuprates. Here we provide
an explanation of these observations from the perspective of density waves
using a powerful transfer matrix method to compute the conductance as a
function of the magnetic field.Comment: An expanded version, accepted in Phys. Rev. B
Meron-Cluster Solution of Fermion and Other Sign Problems
Numerical simulations of numerous quantum systems suffer from the notorious
sign problem. Important examples include QCD and other field theories at
non-zero chemical potential, at non-zero vacuum angle, or with an odd number of
flavors, as well as the Hubbard model for high-temperature superconductivity
and quantum antiferromagnets in an external magnetic field. In all these cases
standard simulation algorithms require an exponentially large statistics in
large space-time volumes and are thus impossible to use in practice.
Meron-cluster algorithms realize a general strategy to solve severe sign
problems but must be constructed for each individual case. They lead to a
complete solution of the sign problem in several of the above cases.Comment: 15 pages,LATTICE9
Classification of the line-soliton solutions of KPII
In the previous papers (notably, Y. Kodama, J. Phys. A 37, 11169-11190
(2004), and G. Biondini and S. Chakravarty, J. Math. Phys. 47 033514 (2006)),
we found a large variety of line-soliton solutions of the
Kadomtsev-Petviashvili II (KPII) equation. The line-soliton solutions are
solitary waves which decay exponentially in -plane except along certain
rays. In this paper, we show that those solutions are classified by asymptotic
information of the solution as . Our study then unravels some
interesting relations between the line-soliton classification scheme and
classical results in the theory of permutations.Comment: 30 page
Resolution of two apparent paradoxes concerning quantum oscillations in underdoped high- superconductors
Recent quantum oscillation experiments in underdoped high temperature
superconductors seem to imply two paradoxes. The first paradox concerns the
apparent non-existence of the signature of the electron pockets in angle
resolved photoemission spectroscopy (ARPES). The second paradox is a clear
signature of a small electron pocket in quantum oscillation experiments, but no
evidence as yet of the corresponding hole pockets of approximately double the
frequency of the electron pocket. This hole pockets should be present if the
Fermi surface reconstruction is due to a commensurate density wave, assuming
that Luttinger sum rule relating the area of the pockets and the total number
of charge carriers holds. Here we provide possible resolutions of these
apparent paradoxes from the commensurate -density wave theory. To address
the first paradox we have computed the ARPES spectral function subject to
correlated disorder, natural to a class of experiments relevant to the
materials studied in quantum oscillations. The intensity of the spectral
function is significantly reduced for the electron pockets for an intermediate
range of disorder correlation length, and typically less than half the hole
pocket is visible, mimicking Fermi arcs. Next we show from an exact transfer
matrix calculation of the Shubnikov-de Haas oscillation that the usual disorder
affects the electron pocket more significantly than the hole pocket. However,
when, in addition, the scattering from vortices in the mixed state is included,
it wipes out the frequency corresponding to the hole pocket. Thus, if we are
correct, it will be necessary to do measurements at higher magnetic fields and
even higher quality samples to recover the hole pocket frequency.Comment: Accepted version, Phys. Rev. B, brief clarifying comments and updated
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Short-coherence length superconductivity in the Attractive Hubbard Model in three dimensions
We study the normal state and the superconducting transition in the
Attractive Hubbard Model in three dimensions, using self-consistent
diagrammatics. Our results for the self-consistent -matrix approximation are
consistent with 3D-XY power-law critical scaling and finite-size scaling. This
is in contrast to the exponential 2D-XY scaling the method was able to capture
in our previous 2D calculation. We find the 3D transition temperature at
quarter-filling and to be . The 3D critical regime is much
narrower than in 2D and the ratio of the mean-field transition to is
about 5 times smaller than in 2D. We also find that, for the parameters we
consider, the pseudogap regime in 3D (as in 2D) coincides with the critical
scaling regime.Comment: 4 pages, 5 figure
Dissipation and criticality in the lowest Landau level of graphene
The lowest Landau level of graphene is studied numerically by considering a
tight-binding Hamiltonian with disorder. The Hall conductance
and the longitudinal conductance are
computed. We demonstrate that bond disorder can produce a plateau-like feature
centered at , while the longitudinal conductance is nonzero in the same
region, reflecting a band of extended states between , whose
magnitude depends on the disorder strength. The critical exponent corresponding
to the localization length at the edges of this band is found to be . When both bond disorder and a finite mass term exist the localization
length exponent varies continuously between and .Comment: 4 pages, 5 figure
Does the Profit Motive Make Jack Nimble? Ownership Form and the Evolution of the U.S. Hospital Industry
We examine the evolving structure of the U.S. hospital industry since 1970, focusing on how ownership form influences entry and exit behavior. We develop theoretical predictions based on the model of Lakdawalla and Philipson, in which for-profit and not-for-profit hospitals differ regarding their objectives and costs of capital. The model predicts for-profits would be quicker to enter and exit than not-for-profits in response to changing market conditions. We test this hypothesis using data for all U.S. hospitals from 1984 through 2000. Examining annual and regional entry and exit rates, for-profit hospitals consistently have higher entry and exit rates than not-for-profits. Econometric modeling of entry and exit rates yields similar patterns. Estimates of an ordered probit model of entry indicate that entry is more responsive to demand changes for for-profit than not-for-profit hospitals. Estimates of a discrete hazard model for exit similarly indicate that negative demand shifts increase the probability of exit more for for-profits than not-for-profits. Finally, membership in a hospital chain significantly decreases the probability of exit for for-profits, but not not-for-profits.
Does the Profit Motive Make Jack Nimble? Ownership Form and the Evolution of the U.S. Hospital Industry
We examine the evolving structure of the U.S. hospital industry since 1970, focusing on how ownership form influences entry and exit behavior. We develop theoretical predictions based on the model of Lakdawalla and Philipson, in which for-profit and not-for-profit hospitals differ regarding their objectives and costs of capital. The model predicts for-profits would be quicker to enter and exit than not-for-profits in response to changing market conditions. We test this hypothesis using data for all U.S. hospitals from 1984 through 2000. Examining annual and regional entry and exit rates, for-profit hospitals consistently have higher entry and exit rates than not-for-profits. Econometric modeling of entry and exit rates yields similar patterns. Estimates of an ordered probit model of entry indicate that entry is more responsive to demand changes for for-profit than not-for-profit hospitals. Estimates of a discrete hazard model for exit similarly indicate that negative demand shifts increase the probability of exit more for for-profits than not-for-profits. Finally, membership in a hospital chain significantly decreases the probability of exit for for-profits, but not not-for-profits.
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