Tunneling Across an Inhomogeneous Delta-Barrier

The authors deal with the tunneling of electrons across an inhomogeneous delta-barrier defined by the potential energy (where 0$$ " align="middle" border="0"> and 0$$ " align="middle" border="0"> are two constants). In particular, the perpendicular incidence of an electron with a given value of the wave vector is considered. The electron is forward-scattered into the region behind the barrier (region 2: 0$$ " align="middle" border="0"> ), i. e. the wave function is composed of plane waves with all wave vectors such that and \left. 0 \right)} $$ " align="middle" border="0"> ) (where ). Therefore, if 0$$ " align="middle" border="0"> , the wave function of the electron is represented as , where . An approximate formula is derived for the amplitude . The authors pay a special attention to the flow density and calculate this function in two cases: 1. for the plane and 2. for high values of is the diffraction angle). The authors discuss the relevance of their diffraction problem in a prospective quantum-mechanical theory of the tunneling of electrons across a randomly inhomogeneous Schottky barrier.     

Preferred Invariant Symplectic Connections on Compact Coadjoint Orbits

Let be the Haag--Kastler net generated by the (2) chiral current algebra at level 1. We classify the SL(2, )-covariant subsystems by showing that they are all fixed points nets ^H for some subgroup H of the gauge automorphisms group SO(3) of . Then, using the fact that the net ₁ generated by the (1) chiral current can be regarded as a subsystem of , we classify the subsystems of ₁. In this case, there are two distinct proper subsystems: the one generated by the energy-momentum tensor and the gauge invariant subsystem .     

On the Davey–Stewartson and Ishimori Systems

We study the initial value problem for the two-dimensional nonlinear nonlocal Schrödinger equations i u_t + u = N(v), (t, x, y) R³, u(0, x, y) = u₀(x, y), (x, y) R² (A), where the Laplacian = ² _x + ² _y, the solution u is a complex valued function, the nonlinear term N = N₁ + N₂ consists of the local nonlinear part N₁(v) which is cubic with respect to the vector v=(u,u_x,u_y,\overline{u},\overline{u}_{x},\overline{u}_{y}) in the neighborhood of the origin, and the nonlocal nonlinear part N₂(v) =(v, ^{– 1} _x K_x(v)) + (v, ^{– 1} _y K_y(v)), where (, ) denotes the inner product, and the vectors K_x (C⁴(C⁶; C))⁶ and K_y (C⁴(C⁶; C))⁶ are quadratic with respect to the vector v in the neighborhood of the origin. We assume that the components K⁽²⁾ _x = K⁽⁴⁾ _x 0, K⁽³⁾ _y = K⁽⁶⁾ _y 0. In particular, Equation (A) includes two physical examples appearing in fluid dynamics. The elliptic–hyperbolic Davey–Stewartson system can be reduced to Equation (A) with , and all the rest components of the vectors K_x and K_y are equal to zero. The elliptic–hyperbolic Ishimori system is involved in Equation (A), when , and . Our purpose in this paper is to prove the local existence in time of small solutions to the Cauchy problem (A) in the usual Sobolev space, and the global-in-time existence of small solutions to the Cauchy problem (A) in the weighted Sobolev space under some conditions on the complex conjugate structure of the nonlinear terms, namely if N(eⁱ v) = eⁱ N(v) for all R.     

Gelation and Cluster Growth with Cluster-Wall Interactions

Metallic cluster growth within a reactive polymer matrix is modeled by augmenting coagulation equations to include the influence of side reactions of metal atoms with the polymer matrix: where > 0 and where c _k denotes the concentration of the kth cluster and p denotes the concentration of reactive sites available within the polymer matrix for reaction with metallic atoms. The initial conditions are required to be non-negative and satisfy and p(0) = p ₀. We assume that for 01, which encompasses both bond linking kernels (R _jk = j k ) and surface reaction kernels (R _jk = j + k ). Our analytical and numerical results indicate that the side reactions delay gelation in some cases and inhibit gelation in others. We provide numerical evidence that gelation occurs for the classical coagulation equations ( = 0) with the bond linking kernel (d ) for 1/2<1. We examine the relative fraction of metal atoms, which coagulate compared to those which interact with the polymer matrix, and demonstrate in particular a linear dependence on ^–1 in the limiting case R _{= jk} , p ₀=1.     

Minimal supersymmetric standard model with the gauge mediated supersymmetry breaking and the neutrinoless double-beta decay

Neutrinoless double-beta decay within Minimal Supersymmetric Standard Model with gauge mediated supersymmetry breaking is considered. Limits on R-parity breaking constant coming from non-observability of 0 in ⁷⁶Ge are found. The dependence of on different parameters at the messenger scale M are shown, with special attention paid to nuclear part of calculations. We have found that strongly depends on the effective supersymmetry breaking scale only and deduced limits imposed on this non-standard parameter by the germanium experiment.     

Long-Time Asymptotics of Solutions to the Cauchy Problem for the Defocusing Nonlinear Schrödinger Equation with Finite-Density Initial Data. II. Dark Solitons on Continua

For Lax-pair isospectral deformations whose associated spectrum, for given initial data, consists of the disjoint union of a finitely denumerable discrete spectrum (solitons) and a continuous spectrum (continuum), the matrix Riemann–Hilbert problem approach is used to derive the leading-order asymptotics as of solutions to the Cauchy problem for the defocusing nonlinear Schrödinger equation ( NLSE), , with finite-density initial data

Conformally Invariant Quantization at Order Three

Let (M, g) be a pseudo-Riemannian manifold and the space of densities of degree on M. Denote the space of differential operators from to of order k and S _k with = – the corresponding space of symbols. We construct (the unique) conformally invariant quantization map . This result generalizes that of Duval and Ovsienko.     

Über die Einteilchensingularitäten in Relativistischen Quantenfeldtheorien

By subtraction of products of three-point functions the four-point functions in relativistic quantum field theory are decomposed into two parts, in one of which there does not occur any mass-shell-singularity in the variables (; 1, 4). All these singularities are given explicitly by the kernels of the products of the three-point functions. — Necessary and sufficient conditions for the non-triviality of unitaryS-matrices or some of their elements are proved in terms of statements on the occurence of mass-shell-singularities in the vacuum expectation values of field operators. The strongest result we have gained is: If is equal to zero for someN>3, then all transition amplitudesT _2n vanish for everyn.     

Absence of symmetry breaking for systems of rotors with random interactions

We prove that Gibbs states for the Hamiltonian , with thes _x varying on theN-dimensional unit sphere, obtained with nonrandom boundary conditions (in a suitable sense), are almost surely rotationally invariant if withJ _xy i.i.d. bounded random variables with zero average, 1 in one dimension, and 2 in two dimensions.     

Thermal vibrations of atoms in equilibrium Al-Ag solid solutions

An expression is derived for the effective mean square amplitude of thermal vibrations of atoms in a crystal lattice for the case of a binary, substitutional, metallic solid solution. All the possible configurations in the first coordination shell are respected. The dependence of on the Ag content is measured at 525°C for an equilibrium solid solution of Ag in Al from X-ray data. The results show that the values of increase for both the Al and Ag atoms as unequal neighbours are added to the first coordination shell. The relation between the force constant and is also derived. By using this relation for our measurements it was shown that the force constants decrease in both Al and Ag atoms as the number of nearest neighbours of different kinds increases; it thus follows that the bonding forces between different kinds of atoms are smaller than between atoms of the same kind. We therefore suppose that this describes the tendency of the equilibrium solid solution to form local regions with increased concentration of identical atoms.In conclusion the author thanks Ing. J. Laek C. Sc. for very carefully carrying out the chemical analysis of the Al-Ag alloys and J. Bedná for exact measurements of the density in order to determine the homogeneity of the alloys. She also thanks Z. iký for help in the X-ray diffraction measurements.     

Superconductive superheating field for finiteκ

We have calculated analytically the superheating fieldH _sh for bulk superconductors, correct to second order in. We find , which agrees well with numerical computations for<0.5. The surface order parameter is , and the penetration depth is .     

Eigenvalue Asymptotics for the Schrödinger Operator with a δ-Interaction on a Punctured Surface

Given n2, we put r=min . Let be a compact, C ^r -smooth surface in ⁿ which contains the origin. Let further be a family of measurable subsets of such that as . We derive an asymptotic expansion for the discrete spectrum of the Schrödinger operator in L ²( ⁿ ), where is a positive constant, as . An analogous result is given also for geometrically induced bound states due to a interaction supported by an infinite planar curve.     

On equivalent-neighbour,random site models of disordered systems

Models of random systems whose Hamiltonian reads , where and _i ,=1,...,n are independent, identically distributed random variables are discussed.J _ij are assumed to be symmetric, with respect toJ ₀, random variables and also symmetric functions of components of . A question of dependence of a phase diagram on a probability distribution of is addressed. A class of distributions and interactionsJ _ij , which give rise to phase diagrams called typical is selected. Then a problem of obtaining typical phase diagrams, containing a certain region with an infinite number of pure phases, is studied.     

On the Modified Korteweg–De Vries Equation

We consider the large time asymptotic behavior of solutions to the Cauchy problem for the modified Korteweg–de Vries equation , with initial data . We assume that the coefficient is real, bounded and slowly varying function, such that , where . We suppose that the initial data are real-valued and small enough, belonging to the weighted Sobolev space . In comparison with the previous paper (Internat. Res. Notices 8 (1999), 395–418), here we exclude the condition that the integral of the initial data u ₀ is zero. We prove the time decay estimates and for all , where . We also find the asymptotics for large time of the solution in the neighborhood of the self-similar solution.     

Anomalous Pauli Electron States for Magnetic Fields with Tails

We consider a two-dimensional electron with an anomalous magnetic moment, g>2, interacting with a nonzero magnetic field B perpendicular to the plane which gives rise to a flux F. Recent results about the discrete spectrum of the Pauli operator are extended to fields with the decay at infinity: we show that if exceeds an integer N, there is at least bound states. Furthermore, we prove that weakly coupled bound states exist under mild regularity assumptions also in the zero flux case.     

Classical Dynamical r-Matrices,Poisson Homogeneous Spaces,and Lagrangian Subalgebras

Lu has shown that any dynamical r-matrix for the pair ( , ) naturally induces a Poisson homogeneous structure on G/U. She also proved that if is complex simple, is its Cartan subalgebra and r is quasitriangular, then this correspondence is in fact one-to-one. In this Letter we find some general conditions under which the Lu correspondence is one-to-one. Then we apply this result to describe all triangular Poisson homogeneous structures on G/U for a simple complex group G and its reductive subgroup U containing a Cartan subgroup.     

Linearity of the Transverse Poisson Structure to a Coadjoint Orbit

We prove a simple formula for the transverse Poisson structure to a coadjoint orbit (in the dual of a Lie algebra ) and use it in examples such as and . We also give a sufficient condition on the isotropy subalgebra of so that the transverse Poisson structureto the coadjoint orbit of is linear.     

Limits of states

Estimates for vector representations of states are used to prove that {C _n C ₀} is strong-operator convergent toC ₀, whereC _n is the universal central support of _n and { _n } is a sequence of states of aC*-algebra converging in norm to ₀. States of of a given type are shown to form a norm-closed convex subset of the (norm) dual of . The pure states of form a norm-closed subset of the dual.With partial support of the National Science Foundation (USA)     

Boson fields with bounded interaction densities

We consider interaction densities of the formV((x)), where (x) is a scalar boson field andV() is a bounded real continuous function. We define the cut-off interaction by , where _E(x) is the momentum cut-off field. We prove that the scattering operator S_r(V) corresponding to the cut-off interaction exists, and we study the behavior of the scattering operator as well as the Heisenberg picture fields, as the cut-off is removed.This research partially sponsored by the Air Force Office of Scientific Research under Contract AF 49(638)1545.At leave from Mathematical Institute, Oslo University.     

Zeros of partition functions via correlation inequalities

We show analyticity of the pressure for some classical ferromagnetic systems in the region ¦Im ¦ < Re of the external field. The proof, via correlation inequalities, is simpler than existing proofs for the Lee and Yang region {Re 0} and applies, without any approximation procedure, to more general continuous spin variables, e.g., distributed as , where _2n is an arbitrary real number and the other parameters are positive. It also applies directly to plane rotators in the region ¦Im ¦ ¦Re ¦ (Euclidean norms), but the proof will be given in a subsequent article, together with new inequalities between truncated correlation functions.