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Quantum phase transitions in the triangular coupled-top model
We study the coupled-top model with three large spins located on a triangle.
Depending on the coupling strength, there exist three phases: disordered
paramagnetic phase, ferromagnetic phase, and frustrated antiferromagnetic
phase, which can be distinguished by the mean-field approach. The
paramagnetic-ferromagnetic phase transition is accompanied by the breaking of
the global symmetry, whereas the paramagnetic-antiferromagnetic phase
transition is accompanied by the breaking of both the global symmetry and
the translational symmetry. Exact analytical results of higher-order quantum
effects beyond the mean-field contribution, such as the excitation energy,
quantum fluctuation and von Neumann entropy, can be achieved by the
Holstein-Primakoff transformation and symplectic transformation in the
thermodynamic limit. Near the quantum critical point, the energy gap closes,
along with the divergence of the quantum fluctuation in certain quadrature and
von Neumann entropy. Particular attention should be paid to the
antiferromagnetic phase, where the geometric frustration takes effect. The
critical behaviors in the antiferromagnetic phase are quite different from
those in the paramagnetic and ferromagnetic phases, which highlights the
importance of the geometric frustration. The triangular coupled-top model
provides a simple and feasible platform to study the quantum phase transition
and the novel critical behaviors induced by the geometric frustration.Comment: 9 pages, 5 figure
Formation of Nanofoam carbon and re-emergence of Superconductivity in compressed CaC6
Pressure can tune material's electronic properties and control its quantum
state, making some systems present disconnected superconducting region as
observed in iron chalcogenides and heavy fermion CeCu2Si2. For CaC6
superconductor (Tc of 11.5 K), applying pressure first Tc increases and then
suppresses and the superconductivity of this compound is eventually disappeared
at about 18 GPa. Here, we report a theoretical finding of the re-emergence of
superconductivity in heavily compressed CaC6. The predicted phase III (space
group Pmmn) with formation of carbon nanofoam is found to be stable at wide
pressure range with a Tc up to 14.7 K at 78 GPa. Diamond-like carbon structure
is adhered to the phase IV (Cmcm) for compressed CaC6 after 126 GPa, which has
bad metallic behavior, indicating again departure from superconductivity.
Re-emerged superconductivity in compressed CaC6 paves a new way to design
new-type superconductor by inserting metal into nanoporous host lattice.Comment: 31 pages, 12 figures, and 4 table
A spectral line survey of IRC +10216 between 13.3 and 18.5 GHz
A spectral line survey of IRC +10216 between 13.3 and 18.5 GHz is carried out
using the Shanghai Tian Ma 65 m Radio Telescope (TMRT-65m) with a sensitivity
of < 7 mK. Thirty-five spectral lines of 12 different molecules and radicals
are detected in total. Except for SiS, the detected molecules are all
carbon-chain molecules, including HC3N, HC5N, HC7N, HC9N, C6H, C6H-, C8H, SiC2,
SiC4, c-C3H2 and l-C5H. The presence of rich carbon-bearing molecules is
consistent with the identity of IRC +10216 as a carbon-rich AGB star. The
excitation temperatures and column densities of the observed species are
derived by assuming a local thermodynamic equilibrium and homogeneous
conditions.Comment: This is the authors' version of the manuscript; 16 pages, 5 figures,
6 tables; Accepted for publication in A&A 8/17/201
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