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Comment on ``Periodic wave functions and number of extended states in random dimer systems'
There are no periodic wave-functions in the RDM but close to the critical
energies there exist periodic envelopes. These envelopes are given by the
non-disordered properties of the system.Comment: RevTex file, 1 page, Comment X. Huang, X. Wu and C. Gong, Phys. Rev.
B 55, 11018 (1997
El patinaje: una propuesta con gran auge en la educación fÃsica
Introducir de manera practica y lúdica la enseñanza del patinaje y analizar sus aplicaciones en el ámbito de la enseñanza de la educación fÃsica
The nearly Newtonian regime in Non-Linear Theories of Gravity
The present paper reconsiders the Newtonian limit of models of modified
gravity including higher order terms in the scalar curvature in the
gravitational action. This was studied using the Palatini variational principle
in [Meng X. and Wang P.: Gen. Rel. Grav. {\bf 36}, 1947 (2004)] and
[Dom\'inguez A. E. and Barraco D. E.: Phys. Rev. D {\bf 70}, 043505 (2004)]
with contradicting results. Here a different approach is used, and problems in
the previous attempts are pointed out. It is shown that models with negative
powers of the scalar curvature, like the ones used to explain the present
accelerated expansion, as well as their generalization which include positive
powers, can give the correct Newtonian limit, as long as the coefficients of
these powers are reasonably small. Some consequences of the performed analysis
seem to raise doubts for the way the Newtonian limit was derived in the purely
metric approach of fourth order gravity [Dick R.: Gen. Rel. Grav. {\bf 36}, 217
(2004)]. Finally, we comment on a recent paper [Olmo G. J.: Phys. Rev. D {\bf
72}, 083505 (2005)] in which the problem of the Newtonian limit of both the
purely metric and the Palatini formalism is discussed, using the equivalent
Brans--Dicke theory, and with which our results partly disagree.Comment: typos corrected, replaced to match published versio
Newtonian limit of the singular f(R) gravity in the Palatini formalism
Recently D. Vollick [Phys. Rev. D68, 063510 (2003)] has shown that the
inclusion of the 1/R curvature terms in the gravitational action and the use of
the Palatini formalism offer an alternative explanation for cosmological
acceleration. In this work we show not only that this model of Vollick does not
have a good Newtonian limit, but also that any f(R) theory with a pole of order
n in R=0 and its second derivative respect to R evaluated at Ro is not zero,
where Ro is the scalar curvature of background, does not have a good Newtonian
limit.Comment: 9 page
On Schwartz Groups
In this paper we introduce a notion of a Schwartz group, which turns
out to be coherent with the well known concept of a Schwartz topo-
logical vector space. We establish several basic properties of Schwartz
groups and show that free topological Abelian groups, as well as
free locally convex spaces, over a hemicompact k{space are Schwartz
groups. We also prove that every hemicompact k{space topological
group, in particular the Pontryagin dual of a metrizable topological
group, is a Schwartz group
Exciton Optical Absorption in Self-Similar Aperiodic Lattices
Exciton optical absorption in self-similar aperiodic one-dimensional systems
is considered, focusing our attention on Thue-Morse and Fibonacci lattices as
canonical examples. The absorption line shape is evaluated by solving the
microscopic equations of motion of the Frenkel-exciton problem on the lattice,
in which on-site energies take on two values, according to the Thue-Morse or
Fibonacci sequences. Results are compared to those obtained in random lattices
with the same stechiometry and size. We find that aperiodic order causes the
occurrence of well-defined characteristic features in the absorption spectra
which clearly differ from the case of random systems, indicating a most
peculiar exciton dynamics. We successfully explain the obtained spectra in
terms of the two-center problem. This allows us to establish the origin of all
the absorption lines by considering the self-similar aperiodic lattices as
composed of two-center blocks, within the same spirit of the renormalization
group ideas.Comment: 16 pages in REVTeX 3.0. 2 figures on request to F. D-A
([email protected]
La enseñanza de la natación a través del juego
La intervención temprana en el medio acuático, supone abordar la enseñanza desde una perspectiva lúdica, donde el juego es el elemento clave de la progresión en el medio acuático
Divergence of the dielectric constant in ultrathin granular metal films near the percolation threshold
We report on the electronic and optical properties of ultrathin granular films. We demonstrate that the static dielectric constant increases with thickness in the dielectric regime and diverges at the critical thickness, as predicted by classical percolation theory. However, for thicker samples, the dc conductivity does not obey scaling laws due to the presence of tunneling conduction. In this region the dielectric constant is positive, and the electronic transport is not metallic but can be described by Jonscher's universal power law, even though there is a Drude-like response indicating the presence of free charge carriers. Only for thicker films when the dielectric constant becomes negative is there metallic conduction
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