Anharmonic collective excitation in a solvable model

We apply the time-dependent variational principle, the nuclear field theory, and the boson expansion method to the Lipkin model to discuss anharmonicities of collective vibrational excitations. It is shown that all of these approaches lead to the same anharmonicity to leading order in the number of particles. Comparison with the exact solution of the Lipkin model shows that these theories reproduce quite well.     

A solvable model exhibiting a glass-like transition

A nonlinear equation of motion of an overdamped oscillator exhibiting a glass-like transition at a critical coupling constant _c is presented and solved exactly. Below _c , in the fluid phase, the oscillator coordinatex(t) decays to zero, while above _c , in the amorphous phase, it decays to a nonzero infinite time limit. Near _c the motion is slowed down by a nonlinear feedback mechanism andx(t) decays exponentially to its long time limit with a relaxation time diverging as (1 – / _c )^–3/2 and (/ _c –1)^–1 for < _c and > _c respectively. At _c x(t) exhibits a power law decay proportional tot ^– with exponent -1/2.     

Exactly solvable model exhibiting a multicritical point

A hypercubic d-dimensional lattice of spins with nearest neighbor ferromagnetic coupling and next nearest neighbor antiferromagnetic coupling along a single axis is studied in the spherical model limit (n→∞) and is found to exhibit a multicritical point of the uniaxial Lifshitz type. The shape of the λ line is calculated explicitly in the vicinity of the multicritical point, and analytic expressions are given for the shift exponent ψ(d) and its amplitudes A_±(d). The amplitude A_(d) changes sign for d = 3.     

Exactly solvable model of a spin glass

Sherrington and Kirkpatrick presented a solvable model of a spin glass. In the solution, they used a mathematically unwarranted procedure. In the present article, we show that the problem is exactly solved by starting with the virial expansion formula, and confirm the results of Sherrington and Kirkpatrick. The solution is obtained for the random Ising magnet in which the external field of each site and the exchange integral between each pair of sites are random variables. We obtain the exact thermodynamic properties for this system in the limit of n_w→∞, assuming that the exchange integrals of a spin with O(n_w) neighbours are $\text{O(n}{}_{\mathrm{w}}{}^{\mathrm{<mtext>?1</mtext><mtext>2</mtext>}}\text{)}$ and the average value of each is O(n_w^?1). The system is found to show the spin-glass state as well as the paramagnetic and the ferromagnetic state.     

Testing one-body density functionals on a solvable model

There are several physically motivated density matrix functionals in the literature, built from the knowledge of the natural orbitals and the occupation numbers of the one-body reduced density matrix. With the help of the equivalent phase-space formalism, we thoroughly test some of the most popular of those functionals on a completely solvable model.     

The nuclear scissors mode in a solvable model

The coupled dynamics of the scissors mode and the isovector giant quadrupole resonance is studied in a model with separable quadrupole–quadrupole residual interactions. The method of Wigner function moments is applied to derive the dynamical equations for angular momentum and quadrupole moment. Analytical expressions for energies, B(M1)- and B(E2)-values, sum rules and flow-patterns of both modes are found for arbitrary values of the deformation parameter. Some predictions for the case of superdeformation are given. The subtle nature of the phenomenon and its peculiarities are clarified.     

Exactly solvable model of a structural phase transition

An exactly solvable d-dimensional model for the structural phase transition with long-range anharmonic interaction is considered. Classical as well as purely quantum regimes are discussed within the framework of the method of approximating Hamiltonians.     

Nonlocal interactions and particle number fluctuations in a solvable model

We present an extension of Bardeen's model for the formation of Cooper pairs that includes a schematic representation of a nonlocal interaction. The model is exactly solvable and we investigate its Hartree-Fock, BCS and Hartree-Fock-Bogoliubov approximations focusing upon the role and significance of the particle number dispersions.     

An exactly solvable impurity model

We present an integrable model describing the interaction of conduction electrons with an arbitrary number of spin-1/2 impurities in one-dimension. The solution of the model is obtained by means of the Bethe function in the case when the number of particles is not conserved. The impurity magnetization, the Kondo-limit, the specific-heat coefficient are calculated on the basis of the Bethe ansatz solution.     

Statistical properties of a solvable three-boson squeeze operator model

In the present paper we introduce a new squeeze operator, which is related to the time-dependent evolution operator for Hamiltonian representing mutual interaction between three different modes. Squeezing phenomenon as well as the variances of the photon-number sum and difference are considered. Moreover, Glauber second-order correlation function is discussed, besides the quasiprobability distribution function and phase distribution for different states. The joint photon-number distribution is also reported. Received 29 March 2000 and Received in final form 20 September 2000     

An exactly solvable model of a multidimensional incommensurate structure

The paper considers the class of Schrödinger multidimensional discrete operators with quasi-periodic unbounded potential for which essentially complete spectral analysis may be carried out. In the case of sufficiently high incommensurability of almost-periods, the spectrum of such operators is found to be pure point and simple, the eigenfunctions exponentially localized and the low frequency conductivity exponentially small. In the one-dimensional case, for any incommensurability, the spectrum does not contain the absolutely continuous component, while for small incommensurability the spectrum is singular continuous.     

Aggregates in mixtures of ionic liquids

Surfactant-like ionic liquids (C₁₆MIMCl, C₁₆MIMBF₄) aggregate in mixtures with another ionic liquid (EAN). Critical aggregate concentrations and estimations of object sizes are given and compared to aqueous systems and other relevant literature data. The investigated mixtures are stable up to more than 200 °C and can probably be used to extend the limited temperature range of water-based colloids.     

A solvable six-vertex model with defects

The general six-vertex model with defective (missing) horizontal bonds leads to a 22-vertex model. A special case, which is isomorphic to a ten-vertex model amendable to the quantum inverse scattering method, is solved in closed form.     

Binary nonadditive hard-sphere mixtures at high dimension

At high spatial dimension, a suitably scaled classical system of interacting particles truncates at second virial terms. A binary mixture of nonadditive hard spheres with sufficiently repulsive interaction between unlike particles decomposes at sufficiently high density into two coexisting phases. The region around the critical density behaves classically.     

Numerically exact solvable random-bond Ising model

Exact free energies are calculated numerically for aL×L-Ising lattice (L800) with constant nearest neighbour coupling between adjacent columns and random n.n. coupling between adjacent rows. For the latter a gaussian and a double-peaked -distribution are investigated. The result should be useful as a check of the controversially discussed replica trick [1]. In agreement with the numerical treatment a mean field approximation shows a transition to a spinglass phase.