The magnetic properties of a finite superlattice with two disordered interfaces

Within the framework of the effective field theory, based on a probability distribution technique, we examine the critical and compensation behaviors of a ferrimagnetic alternating superlattice on a simple cubic structure. The superlattice consists of k unit cells each of which consists of L layers of spin-1/2 A atoms, L layers of spin-1 B atoms and a disordered interface with two layers in between that is characterized by a random arrangement of A and B atoms A_pB_1−pA_1−pB_p with a negative coupling A − B. Considering a finite and infinite superlattices, the effect of the thickness of the film and the surface exchange coupling on the magnetic properties are studied. The obtained results show a number of characteristic phenomena.     

Bryan's effect and isotropic nonlinear damping

Bryan's effect is the phenomenon of the rotation of the vibration pattern within the body of a rotating, vibrating body. In this paper we generalise Rayleigh's dissipation function whereby we include isotropic, nonlinear damping in the Euler–Lagrange equations. We then derive the equations of motion of a slowly rotating, vibrating, symmetric body. In so doing we analyse the effect that such damping has on Bryan's effect. Using a combination of linear and nonlinear damping in the equations of motion of a slowly rotating symmetric body, a numerical experiment indicates that underdamping, critical damping and overdamping scenarios appear to exist. For the underdamped case we compare the effect on amplitude of vibration made by linear, quadratic and a combination of these types of damping. Our final result for light, isotropic, nonlinear damping, mimicks a known result for light, isotropic, linear damping, namely for a slowly rotating symmetric body, Bryan's effect is invariant and the rate of rotation of the damped pattern is the same as it would be for the pattern of an ideal slowly rotating symmetric body.     

The rate matching effect: A hidden property of aperiodic stochastic resonance

We study a system S generating Poisson events, and a corresponding dichotomous signal as well, perturbed by a system P, also generating Poisson events and a corresponding dichotomous signal. The rates of events productions for system and perturbation are gS and gP, respectively. We call S events the events produced by the system S and P events those produced by the perturbation P. We show that this simple model reproduces the essence of recent experimental and theoretical results on aperiodic stochastic resonance. More remarkably, this simplified version of aperiodic stochastic resonance allows us to discover a property that has been overlooked by the earlier research work. The rate matching condition gS=gP is the border between two distinctly different conditions: For gS<gP, the P events are attractors of the S events and for gS>gP they become repellers of the S events. The transition from the former to the latter condition is very marked and takes place in a short region of either gS or gP, depending on which is the parameter changed, thereby resulting in a discontinuous transition.     

Non-Markovian diffusion equations and processes: Analysis and simulations

In this paper we introduce and analyze a class of diffusion type equations related to certain non-Markovian stochastic processes. We start from the forward drift equation which is made non-local in time by the introduction of a suitable chosen memory kernel K(t). The resulting non-Markovian equation can be interpreted in a natural way as the evolution equation of the marginal density function of a random time process l(t). We then consider the subordinated process Y(t)=X(l(t)) where X(t) is a Markovian diffusion. The corresponding time evolution of the marginal density function of Y(t) is governed by a non-Markovian Fokker-Planck equation which involves the memory kernel K(t). We develop several applications and derive the exact solutions. We consider different stochastic models for the given equations providing path simulations.     

Effect of random doping on the electronic spectrum in trans-polyacetylene

Random dopants in trans (CH)_x introduce a broad band of gap states which merges with the conduction and valence band edges at a doping concentration n_c of a few percent. This overlap of band and gap states leads to an onset of Pauli susceptibility, since the density of states at the Fermi energy E_F is nonzero for n>n_c. However, E_F lies in a region of localized states until n is considerably greater than n_c and the system remains a semiconductor.     

Functional properties of quantum logics

A quantum logic is defined as a setL of functions from the set of all statesS into [0, 1] satisfying the orthogonality postulate: for any sequencea ₁,a ₂, ... of members ofL satisfyinga _i+a _j≤1 fori≠j there isb∈L such thatb+a ₁+a ₂+...=1. Every logicL is in a natural way an orthomodular σ-orthocomplemented partially ordered set (L, ≤, ′) with members ofS inducing a full set of measures onL. It is shown that a logicL is quite full if and only if (L,≤,′) is isomorphic to an orthocomplemented set lattice of subsets ofS. Sufficient conditions are given in order that a quite full logic be representable in the set of projection quadratic formsf(u)=(Pu, u) on a complex Hilbert space, or in the set of trace functionsf(A)=Trace (AP) generated by projectionsP, where the domain off is the set of non-negative self-adjoint trace operators of trace 1 in a complex Hilbert space.     

Monte Carlo study of the Ising antiferromagnetic with a longitudinal field on the anisotropic square lattice

The Ising antiferromagnetic in the presence of a magnetic field on an anisotropic square lattice is studied by Monte Carlo simulation. We obtained the phase diagram in the T-H plane investigating the reentrant behavior around of the critical field Hc=2Jy. Using the Binder cumulant we locate the critical temperature Tc as a function of H. In order to test our simulation, for null field we obtain the critical behavior of Tc as a function of r=Jy/Jx and is in excellent agreement with exact solution of Onsager. Our results indicate a second-order transition for all values of H and particular case r=1 (independent of the ratio r≠0), where not reentrant behavior was observed.     

Overlapping branes in M-theory

We construct new supersymmetric solutions of D = 11 supergravity describing n orthogonally “overlapping” membranes and fivebranes for n = 2,…,8. Overlapping branes arise after separating intersecting branes in a direction transverse to all of the branes. The solutions, which generalize known intersecting brane solutions, preserve at least 2⁻ⁿ of the supersymmetry. Each pairwise overlap involves a membrane overlapping a membrane in a 0-brane, a fivebrane overlapping a fivebrane in a 3-brane or a membrane overlapping a fivebrane in a string. After reducing n overlapping membranes to obtain n overlapping D-2-branes in D = 10, T-duality generates new overlapping D-brane solutions in type IIA and type IIB string theory. Uplifting certain type IIA solutions leads to the D = 11 solutions. Some of the new solutions reduce to dilaton black holes in D = 4. Additionally, we present a D = 10 solution that describes two D-5-branes overlapping in a string. T-duality then generates further D = 10 solutions and uplifting one of the type IIA solutions gives a new D = 11 solution describing two fivebranes overlapping in a string.     

On blocks in quantum logics

Let L be a quantum logic, Ω(L) the convex set of states on L and M a property, i.e. a convex subset of Ω(L). For any P?L we define A_M(P)={pεL∣μ, vεM and μ|P=v|P?μ(p)=v(p)}. The subset A_M(P)?L is orthomodular and A_M is a closure operator on the subsets of L. We call P?LM-dense, provided A_M(P)=L.We show that a non-classical quantum logic satisfying the chain condition and having a full and unital property M has no block which is M-dense. We also prove that a quantum logic with a property M for which every counter is expectational and no block is M-dense necessarily has uncountably many blocks. In this setting we then discuss projection lattices of von Neumann algebras.     

Weighted Graph Colorings

We study two weighted graph coloring problems, in which one assigns q colors to the vertices of a graph such that adjacent vertices have different colors, with a vertex weighting w that either disfavors or favors a given color. We exhibit a weighted chromatic polynomial Ph(G,q,w) associated with this problem that generalizes the chromatic polynomial P(G,q). General properties of this polynomial are proved, and illustrative calculations for various families of graphs are presented. We show that the weighted chromatic polynomial is able to distinguish between certain graphs that yield the same chromatic polynomial. We give a general structural formula for Ph(G,q,w) for lattice strip graphs G with periodic longitudinal boundary conditions. The zeros of Ph(G,q,w) in the q and w planes and their accumulation sets in the limit of infinitely many vertices of G are analyzed. Finally, some related weighted graph coloring problems are mentioned.     

A triangle model of criminality

This paper is concerned with a quantitative model describing the interaction of three sociological species, termed as owners, criminals and security guards, and denoted by X, Y and Z respectively. In our model, Y is a predator of the species X, and so is Z with respect to Y. Moreover, Z can also be thought of as a predator of X, since this last population is required to bear the costs of maintaining Z.We propose a system of three ordinary differential equations to account for the time evolution of X(t), Y(t) and Z(t) according to our previous assumptions. Out of the various parameters that appear in that system, we select two of them, denoted by H, and h, which are related with the efficiency of the security forces as a control parameter in our discussion. To begin with, we consider the case of large and constant owners population, which allows us to reduce (3), (4) and (5) to a bidimensional system for Y(t) and Z(t). As a preliminary step, this situation is first discussed under the additional assumption that Y(t)+Z(t) is constant. A bifurcation study is then performed in terms of H and h, which shows the key role played by the rate of casualties in Y and Z, that results particularly in a possible onset of bistability. When the previous restriction is dropped, we observe the appearance of oscillatory behaviours in the full two-dimensional system. We finally provide a exploratory study of the complete model (3), (4) and (5), where a number of bifurcations appear as parameter H changes, and the corresponding solutions behaviours are described.     

Normal forms generalizing action-angle coordinates for Hamiltonian actions of Lie groups

Let (M, Ω) be a symplectic manifold on which a Lie group G acts by a Hamiltonian action. Under some restrictive assumptions, we show that there exists a symplectic diffeomorphism ψ of a G-invariant open neighbourhood U of a given G-orbit in M, onto an open subset ψ(U) of a vector bundle F ^*, with base space G. Explicit expressions are given for the symplectic 2-form, for the momentum map and for a Hamiltonian vector field whose Hamiltonian function is G-invariant, on the model symplectic manifold ψ(U).     

Energy,momentum and angular momentum of gravitational radiation from a particle plunging into a non-rotating black hole

We have computed the energy ΔE, the momentum ΔP and the angular momentum ΔJ of gravitational radiation induced by a particle of mass μ and angular momentum μL_z plunging into a Schwarzschild black hole of mass M (?μ). It is found that the maximum value of ΔP is 4.5 × 10^?2 (μ/M) μc, ΔE/ΔJ ≈ 0.15c/(GM/c²), and a rotating ring plunging into a black hole emits less energy than a non-rotating one.     

Spatial scaling in fracture propagation in dilute systems

The geometry of fracture patterns in a dilute elastic network is explored using molecular dynamics simulation. The network in two dimensions is subjected to a uniform strain which drives the fracture to develop by the growth and coalescence of the vacancy clusters in the network. For strong dilution, it has been shown earlier that there exists a characteristic time t_c at which a dynamical transition occurs with a power law divergence (with the exponent z) of the average cluster size. Close to t_c, the growth of the clusters is scale-invariant in time and satisfies a dynamical scaling law. This paper shows that the cluster growth near t_c also exhibits spatial scaling in addition to the temporal scaling. As fracture develops with time, the connectivity length xi of the clusters increases and diverges at t_c as xi ∼ (t_c − t)^−ν, with ν = 0.83 ± 0.06. As a result of the scale-invariant growth, the vacancy clusters attain a fractal structure at t_c with an effective dimensionality d_f ∼ 1.85 ± 0.05. These values are independent (within the limit of statistical error) of the concentration (provided it is sufficiently high) with which the network is diluted to begin with. Moreover, the values are very different from the corresponding values in qualitatively similar phenomena suggesting a different universality class of the problem. The values of ν and d_f supports the scaling relation z = νd_f with the value of z obtained before.     

First-order transitions from singly peaked distributions

Suppose that, in the thermodynamic limit, a single-component particle system exhibits a standard first-order transition marked by a jump in the density, ρ, at a chemical potential μ_σ(T). In grand canonical simulations of model fluids that realize such a transition when L→∞ (where L is the linear dimension of the simulation volume) the presence of the transition is typically signaled by the appearance of a double-peaked structure in the distribution function, P_N(T,μ_σ;L), of the particle number, N. A simple, explicit counterexample is presented, however, that proves, contrary to popular beliefs, that the converse proposition is false: i.e., a single-peaked distribution, P_N(T,μ_σ;L), may, when L→∞, give rise to a first-order transition. Alternatively, the existence of a first-order transition does not imply a double-peaked distribution. Systems that may exhibit such single-peaked, first-order behavior are discussed and a possible route to constructing explicit models exhibiting the phenomenon is described. Strategies to use in simulating such systems are briefly considered in the light of related studies.     

Bulk and surface localized modes on a magnetic nonlinear impurity

We study localized modes on a single magnetic impurity positioned in the bulk or at the surface of a one-dimensional chain, in the presence of a magnetic field B acting at the impurity site. The strong on-site nonlinear interaction U between two electrons of opposite spin at the impurity site, modelled here as a nonlinear local term, and the presence of the external field induce a strong correlation between parallel and antiparallel spin bound states. We find that, for an impurity in the bulk, a localized vector mode (with up and down spin components) is always possible for any given value of U and B, while for a surface impurity, a minimum value of both, U and B is needed to create a vector mode. In this case, up to two localized modes are possible, but only one of them is stable. The presence of the surface seems to destabilize the bulk mode in the parameter region U∼B, creating a “forbidden strip” region in parameter space, bounded by U=B+V and U=B−V, approximately.     

Compressible effect algebras

We define a special type of additive map J on an effect algebra E called a compression. We call J(1) the focus of J and if p is the focus of a compression then p is called a projection. The set of projections in E is denoted by P(E). A compression J is direct if J(a) ≤ a for all a ε E. We show that direct compressions are equivalent to projections onto components of cartesian products. An effect algebra E is said to be compressible if every compression on E is uniquely determined by its focus and every compression on E has a supplement. We define and characterize the commutant C(p) of a projection p and show that a compression with focus p is direct if and only if C(p) = E. We show that P(E) is an orthomodular poset. It is proved that the cartesian product of effect algebras is compressible if and only if each component is compressible. We then consider compressible sequential effect algebras, Lüders maps and conditional probabilities.     

Abe homotopy classification of topological excitations under the topological influence of vortices

Topological excitations are usually classified by the nth homotopy group πn. However, for topological excitations that coexist with vortices, there are cases in which an element of πn cannot properly describe the charge of a topological excitation due to the influence of the vortices. This is because an element of πn corresponding to the charge of a topological excitation may change when the topological excitation circumnavigates a vortex. This phenomenon is referred to as the action of π₁ on πn. In this paper, we show that topological excitations coexisting with vortices are classified by the Abe homotopy group κn. The nth Abe homotopy group κn is defined as a semi-direct product of π₁ and πn. In this framework, the action of π₁ on πn is understood as originating from noncommutativity between π₁ and πn. We show that a physical charge of a topological excitation can be described in terms of the conjugacy class of the Abe homotopy group. Moreover, the Abe homotopy group naturally describes vortex-pair creation and annihilation processes, which also influence topological excitations. We calculate the influence of vortices on topological excitations for the case in which the order parameter manifold is Sn/K, where Sn is an n-dimensional sphere and K is a discrete subgroup of SO(n+1). We show that the influence of vortices on a topological excitation exists only if n is even and K includes a nontrivial element of O(n)/SO(n).