Inferno: A better model of atoms in dense plasmas

A self-consistent field model of atoms in dense plasmas has been devised and incorporated in a computer program. In the model there is a uniform positive charge distribution with a hole in it and at the center of the hole an atomic nucleus. There are electrons, in both bound and continuum states, in sufficient number to form an electrically neutral system. The Dirac equation is used so that high Z atoms can be dealt with. A finite temperature is assumed, and a mean field (average atom) approximation is used in statistical averages. Applications have been made to equations of states and to photoabsorption.     

Irregular dielectric or permeable bodies in an external field

An integral equation is derived for the electrostatic potential ψ that arises when a uniform dielectric body of arbitrary shape is placed in an applied electrostatic field. By expansion of ψ in a certain basic set, the integral equation becomes a set of linear equations for the expansion coefficients, and it is often practical to solve the set by truncation. As a test, the equations are applied to the problem of a spheroid in a uniform field, and they easily yield the standard results that are usually derived by introducing spheroidal harmonics. Either the integral equation or the equivalent linear equations can be solved in an iterative approximation (the analog of the Born approximation) when the dielectric constant of the body is not too far from unity. For bodies that differ from spherical or cylindrical ones by a small parameter λ, perturbation formulae are derived that solve the equations in powers of λ. The problem of a homogeneous permeable body of arbitrary shape in an external magnetostatic field is reducible to the dielectric problem, but in addition an alternate integral equation for the magnetic problem is discussed.     

Electrostatic solution and rayleigh approximation for small nonspherical particles in a spheroidal basis

The electrostatic problem for the case of axially symmetric particles is analyzed in a spheroidal basis. In this case, the wavenumber is zero and Maxwell’s equations are reduced to the Laplace equation for scalar potentials. An alternative approach involves solving integral equations that are similar to those obtained within the framework of the extended boundary conditions method. The scalar potentials are represented as expansions in terms of eigenfunctions of the Laplace equation in a spheroidal frame of reference, and unknown expansion coefficients are determined from an infinite set of linear algebraic equations (the separation of variables method). These two approaches yield exact solutions of the problem in the case of axially symmetric particles, which coincide with known solutions in particular cases. Investigation of infinite systems allowed finding the boundaries where these algorithms are valid. Numerical calculations showed that, for spheroidal Chebyshev particles (i.e., perturbed spheroids), the Rayleigh approximation based on the electrostatic solution is applicable in a wide range of the problem parameters and is in fair agreement with the results obtained using the discrete dipole approximation.     

Collapse in the nonlinear Schrödinger equation of critical dimension {σ=1, D=2}

Collapsing solutions to the nonlinear Schrödinger equation of critical dimension {σ=1, D=2} are analyzed in the adiabatic approximation. A three-parameter set of solutions is obtained for the scale factor λ(t). It is shown that the Talanov solution lies on the separatrix between the regions of collapse and convenient expansion. A comparison with numerical solutions indicates that weakly collapsing solutions provide a good initial approximation to the collapse problem.     

Green’s function method in the problem of complex configurations in fermi systems with pairing

The Green’s function method is used to derive general equations for describing effects of pairing in Fermi systems where there are two types of interaction, two-particle and quasiparticle-phonon interaction. These equations generalize Bardeen-Cooper-Schrieffertheory to the case of complex configurations involving “strong” phonons. In the approximation of weak coupling to phonons, realistic equations that make it possible to describe excited states of nonmagic even-even nuclei with allowance for a single-particle continuum and complex configurations of the two quasiparticles ? phonon type are formulated for the first time. These equations are solved for an isovector E 1 resonance in the stable isotope ¹²⁰ Sn and in the unstable isotopes ^104,132Sn. It is shown that complex configurations must be taken into account in order to describe E1 excitations—in particular, in a broad energy region around the nucleon binding energy.

     

Controlling ultracold Rydberg atoms in the quantum regime

We discuss the properties of Rydberg atoms in a magnetic Ioffe-Pritchard trap being commonly used in ultracold atomic physics experiments. The Hamiltonian is derived, and it is demonstrated how tight traps alter the coupling of the atom to the magnetic field. We solve the underlying Schr?dinger equation of the system within a given n manifold and show that for a sufficiently large Ioffe field strength the 2n;{2}-dimensional system of coupled Schr?dinger equations decays into several decoupled multicomponent equations governing the center of mass motion. An analysis of the fully quantized center of mass and electronic states is undertaken. In particular, we discuss the situation of tight center of mass confinement outlining the procedure to generate a low-dimensional ultracold Rydberg gas.     

On the one-electron theory of crystalline solids in a homogeneous electric field

Assuming that the one-electron states of a perfect crystalline solid are known, an approach for the calculation of the one-electron states in the presence of external fields and/or other deviations from the periodic potential of the perfect crystal is suggested. The treatment is based on the Wannier representation and the use of a method for solving some operator non-polynomial differential equations. In the approximation of the one-band Wannier equation an exact solution of the problem for electron states of the crystals in a homogeneous external electric field is given. The results obtained in the tight binding approximation for cubic crystals show that the electron motion along the field is finite and the degree of its finiteness for a given electric field strength is greater, the smaller the width of the initial energy band considered. In the one-band approximation Considered the electron energy spectrum has the character of the Wannier-Stark ladder. It is also shown that an influence of transverse motion on the character of the finite motion along the field appears when a non-additivity in the initial energy band function with respect to the energies of motions parallel and perpendicular to the field direction is present.     

A diagrammatic derivation of (convective) pattern equations

In complicated bifurcation problems where more than one instability can arise at onset, reasonably sound derivations of the equations that govern the amplitudes of the nearly marginal modes have been developed when the spectrum of the modes is discrete. The basis of these derivations lies in the center manifold theorem of dynamical systems theory. But when the spectrum of the modes is continuous and we no longer have that theorem to fall back on, there is nevertheless an equation (the Swift-Hohenberg equation) that well describes the patterns seen in Rayleigh-Bénard convection. Indeed, several ‘derivations’ of the S-H equation have been offered and here we describe how to obtain the S-H equation using Bogoliubov’s method. We suggest that this procedure clarifies and simplifies (though it does not make rigorous) the derivation of the S-H equation.Looking ahead to the derivation of pattern equations for more complicated problems with continuous spectra, we also describe a diagrammatic procedure that, once mastered, is useful in performing the complicated perturbative developments that are needed in such derivations. Here we illustrate the proposed combination of the ideas of Bogoliubov and Feynman for the standard form of the Rayleigh-Bénard convection problem.The resulting pattern equation is nonlocal but it reduces without approximation to the 1-D Swift-Hohenberg equation in the case of 2-D convection. Like the S-H equation, the nonlocal version admits a Lyapunov functional and we briefly indicate its utility in pattern selection both for the Swift-Hohenberg equation and its nonlocal extension. We conclude by describing the kinds of problems for which we intend the combined method but reserve the exhibition of the required calculations for a future festschrift.     

A numerical comparison of three different approaches to the weak or intermediate coupling model for 2 particle — 1 hole states

The secular equation of the usual shell-model approach to 2 particle (p) — 1 hole (h) states is transcribed in such a way that it can be viewed as the simultaneous coupling of a hole to a (pp) vibrationand a particle to a particle-hole vibration. The resulting diagonalisation problem is built up by the subsolutions of the (ph) and (pp) TDA, i.e. no matrix elements of the bare two-body interaction enter the equations. We discuss the mathematical properties of the new equations and compare them to the usually applied formulation of the weak or intermediate coupling model. Finally we give a numerical study for the low-lying states of negative parity of O¹⁷.     

THE WAVE EQUATIONS AND MASS SPECTRA OF BARYON STATES IN THE QUARK MODEL

The independent particle approximation is used to treat the bound state problems in the quark model. The solution for meson states obtained in this approximation is the same as that obtained from the Bethe-Salpeter equation. The solution for the baryon states is also obtained. The mass spectra of mesons and baryons determined from these equations are in agreement with the experiment.     

Diffraction equations for weak scattering reflective surface

In order to investigate the surface roughness dependence of speckle patterns, the complex-amplitude distribution of the speckle field should be obtained first. In previous studies, most investigators have treated this problem using the Fresnel or Fraunhofer diffraction equation. But for a weakly scattering reflective surface, when the observation plane is not parallel to the object plane, the Fresnel and Fraunhofer diffraction equations become inapplicable. Therefore, a reflective surface diffraction model (RSDM) is formed. When the difference between the RSDM and the transmission aperture diffraction model (TADM) is considered, then a general diffraction equation is presented. Considering the variations of the near-field approximation caused by coordinate system rotation, the near-field diffraction equation is derived. By introducing the far-field approximation, the far-field diffraction equation is obtained. The physical meanings of factors in the new equations are interpreted. Comparisons between the Fresnel and Fraunhofer diffraction equations and the newly derived ones show that the former are just the special cases of the latter. Finally, an application of these new diffraction equations is proposed.     

Rate equations in the hopping transport

The rate equation formulation of the hopping transport problem is analyzed in detail. It is shown that the usual form of the rate equations for the system of electrons in localized states interacting with phonons is incorrect in the dc limit. A generalized form of the rate equations is derived. Both usual solution and that one corresponding to the result ofKasuya andKoide for the dc conductivity are shown to solve these equations. However, the former one is shown to be improper from the physical point of view as well as from the point of view of a (for a given model) exact asymptotic identity derived. For high frequencies, both forms of the rate equations are shown to be indistinguishable.     

Eine Integralgleichungsmethode zur Behandlung der Streuung an gebundenen Teilchen

First it is pointed out that various methods known for the treatment of multi-particle scattering problems such as the methods ofLax, Watson, andFaddeev are based on the same type ofT-operator equations with eliminated interactions. They only differ by the identification of the interactions. — Then an integral equation treatment for the scattering of a particle by a system ofn bound particles is developed. If the scattering occurs via local two-body forces, the interaction matrix element splits into that of the two-particle case and a momentum-dependent factor. This fact is used to simplify the scattering equations which then get a mathematical structure similar to that of theT-operator equations discussed at the beginning (however, involving sums of bound states rather than sums of interactions) and which, therefore, can be handled in a similar way. When the interactions are eliminated by means of the two-particle scattering amplitudes, the off-shell energy parameter of these amplitudes may be chosen to be dependent on quantum numbers of the bound system. Such a choice shows indeed to be favorable if one likes to keep only the lowest order approximation of the integral equations. The resulting approximate formula leads, after some further approximations, for resonant scattering to a formula ofLamb, and for weakly energy-dependent amplitudes to a formula ofFermi (being related to the impulse approximation). — The resonant scattering formula is applied to a quantum-mechanical derivation of a method for the determination of nuclear lifetimes which had been proposed on semiclassical arguments byCiocchetti et al. — Finally the method developed for the scattering of a particle by a system of bound particles is extended to collisions between composite particles.     

Two-Channel Skyrme–Hartree–Fock Model for Bose–Einstein Condensate Near Feshbach Resonance

We apply a two-channel Skyrme–Hartree–Fock model to describe an atomic Bose–Einstein condensate near a Feshbach resonance. In this model the single-atom wave-function has two components corresponding to the two intrinsic states of the atom related to the Feshbach resonance. From the variational principle we derive the corresponding system of two coupled equations for the single-atom wave-function—a generalization of the Gross–Pitaevskii equation. We carry out an exploratory gaussian variational calculation and show that the two-component model can successfully describe the collapse of the condensate near a Feshbach resonance.     

Instantaneous Bethe-Salpeter Equation and Its Exact Solution

We present an approach to solve Bethe-Salpeter (BS) equations exactly without any approximation if the kernel of the BS equations exactly is instantaneous, and take positronium as an example to illustrate the general features of the exact solutions. The key step for the approach is from the BS equations to derive a set of coupled and well-determined integration equations in linear eigenvalue for the components of the BS wave functions equivalently, which may be solvable numerically under a controlled accuracy, even though there is no analytic solution. For positronium, the exact solutions precisely present corrections to those of the corresponding Schrödinger equation in order v¹ (v is the relative velocity) for eigenfunctions, in order v² for eigenvalues, and the mixing between S and D components in J^PC=1^-- states etc., quantitatively. Moreover, we also point out that there is a questionable step in some existent derivations for the instantaneous BS equations if one is pursuing the exact solutions. Finally, we emphasize that one should take the O(v) corrections emerging in the exact solutions into account accordingly if one is interested in the relativistic corrections for relevant problems to the bound states.     

A search for the simplest chaotic partial differential equation

A numerical search for the simplest chaotic partial differential equation (PDE) suggests that the Kuramoto-Sivashinsky equation is the simplest chaotic PDE with a quadratic or cubic nonlinearity and periodic boundary conditions. We define the simplicity of an equation, enumerate all autonomous equations with a single quadratic or cubic nonlinearity that are simpler than the Kuramoto-Sivashinsky equation, and then test those equations for chaos, but none appear to be chaotic. However, the search finds several chaotic, ill-posed PDEs; the simplest of these, in the discrete approximation of finitely many, coupled ordinary differential equations (ODEs), is a strikingly simple, chaotic, circulant ODE system.     

On the physical interpretation of asymptotically flat gravitational fields

A problem in general relativity is how to extract physical information from solutions to the Einstein equations. Most often information is found from special conditions, e.g., special vector fields, symmetries or approximate symmetries. Our concern is with asymptotically flat space–times with approximate symmetry: the BMS group. For these spaces the Bondi four-momentum vector and its evolution, found at infinity, describes the total energy–momentum and the energy–momentum radiated. By generalizing the simple idea of the transformation of (electromagnetic) dipoles under a translation, we define (analogous to center of charge) the center of mass for asymptotically flat Einstein–Maxwell fields. This gives kinematical meaning to the Bondi four-momentum, i.e., the four-momentum and its evolution which is described in terms of a center of mass position vector, its velocity and spin-vector. From dynamical arguments, a unique (for our approximation) total angular momentum and evolution equation in the form of a conservation law is found. Third Award in the 2008 Essay Competition of the Gravity Research Foundation.     

Propagating fronts and the center manifold theorem

We prove the existence of propagating front solutions for the Swift-Hohenberg equation (SH). Using the center manifold theorem we reduce the problem to a two dimensional system of ordinary differential equations. They describe stationary solutions and front solutions of the partial differential equation (SH). We identify the well-known amplitude equation as the lowest order approximation to the equation of motion on the center manifold.     

Bethe-Salpeter Equation with Self-Energy Graphs I-Generalized Fredholm Theory,Parameter Imbedding Method

In this paper the classical Fredholm theory is generalized. The conceptions of the generalized fredholm denominator (GFD) and generalized Fredholm numerator (GFN) are defined. A set of parameter imbedding equations for GFD and GFN is deduced. In this way, the eigenvalue problem of the BS equation in ladder approximation with self-energy graphs, and the eigenvalue problem of nonlinear parameter integral equation, are carried over into an initial-value problem of a set of ordinary differential equations.