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Optical conductivity of d-wave superconductors
We study theoretically the optical conductivity of d-wave superconductors
like in high temperature cuprates in the presence of impurities. We limit
ourselves at T=0K and focus on the frequency dependence of both sigma_1(omega)
and \omega*\sigma_2(omega) for omega<2Delta. When the impurity scattering is in
the unitary limit, we find a peak in sigma_1(omega) with omega/Delta\simeq
0.1\sim 0.5$, which may account for the peak seen by Basov et al. in
Zn-substituted YBCO.Comment: 7 pages, 9 figures, submitted to Europhys. Let
Paramagnetic Reentrance Effect in NS Proximity Cylinders
A scenario for the unusual paramagnetic reentrance behavior at ultra-low
temperatures in Nb-Ag, Nb-Au, and Nb-Cu cylinders is presented. For the
diamagnetic response down to temperatures of the order 15 mK, the standard
theory (quasi-classical approximation) for superconductors appears to work very
well, assuming that Ag, Au, and Cu remain in the normal state except for the
proximity-induced superconductivity. Here it is proposed that these noble
metals may become p-wave superconductors with a transition temperature of order
10 mK. Below this temperature, p-wave triplet superconductivity emerges around
the periphery of the cylinder. The diamagnetic current flowing in the periphery
is compensated by a quantized paramagnetic current in the opposite direction,
thus providing a simple explanation for the observed increase in the
susceptibility at ultra-low temperatures.Comment: RevTex, 8 pages with 1 eps figur
Asymmetric adjustment of the equilibrium relationship between the nominal interest rate and inflation rate
This paper investigates the equilibrium relationship between the nominal interest rate and inflation rate in Japan using a threshold cointegration test, which allows for asymmetric adjustment. While the Engle-Granger method assuming symmetric adjustment cannot obtain the result of cointegration, a threshold cointegration approach provides clear evidence of the cointegration relationship characterized by asymmetric adjustment toward equilibrium. This shows that the long-run equilibrium relationship between the nominal interest rate and inflation rate is stable with asymmetric adjustment.
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The term structure of interest rates with nonlinear adjustment: Evidence from a unit root test in the nonlinear STAR framework
This paper investigates the term structure of interest rates in Japan using the unit root test in a nonlinear STAR framework. The results provide strong evidence against the unit root of the yield spread between long-term and short-term interest rates, compared with standard unit root tests assuming only linear adjustment. This finding shows that the term structure of interest rates is stable with nonlinear adjustment.
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