Polar nano-rods under shear: From equilibrium to chaos

The orientational dynamics of rod-like particles with permanent (electric or magnetic) dipole moments in a plane Couette shear flow is investigated using mesoscopic relaxation equations combined with a generalized Landau free energy. The free energy contribution due to the coupling between average alignment and dipole orientation is derived on a microscopic basis. Numerical results of the resulting eight-dimensional dynamical system are presented for the case of longitudinal dipoles and thermodynamic conditions where the equilibrium state is a (polar or non-polar) nematic. Solution diagrams reveal presence of a large variety of periodic, transient chaotic, and chaotic dynamic states of the average alignment and dipole moment, respectively, appearing as a function of Deborah number and tumbling parameter. Compared to rods without dipoles we observe a significant preference of out-of-plane kayaking-tumbling states and, generally, a higher sensitivity to the initial conditions including bistability. We also demonstrate that the average (electric) dipole moment characterizing most of the observed states yields electrodynamic (magnetic) fields of measurable strength.     

Bremsstrahlung produced by colliding particles in an external electric field

We have used the nonrelativistic dipole Born approximation to study bremsstrahlung from two colliding charged particles in a uniform electric field. We have calculated the differential cross sections for photon emission as the system transitions into various states of internal motion. We find the cross sections exhibit spatial anisotropy due to the uniform electric field, and that oscillations can arise that are probably due to interference effects between the colliding particles.Khabarovskii State Pedagogical University. Translated from Izvestiya Vysshikh Uchebnykh Zavedenii, Fizika, No. 7, pp. 46–50, July, 1994.     

Aspherical particle orientation in the atmosphere

Phase states of aspherical particles in the atmosphere are examined. The orientation mechanisms at work in particles in the form of ellipsoids of revolution moving in a viscous medium on exposure to aerodynamic forces and in interactions of the induced dipole moment of such a particle with an external electric field are considered.__________Translated from Izvestiya Vysshikh Uchebnykh Zavedenii, Fizika, No. 12, pp. 54–56, December 2004.     

Invariants and radiation of some nonstationary systems

In this paper formulas are obtained by means of the coherent-state method for calculating the radiation power of a nonstationary quantum system ofN charged particles whose Hamiltonian is a general quadratic form with respect to coordinates and momenta. The transitions between the coherent states and the Fock states of this system are discussed. The radiation is calculated both in the dipole approximation and strictly. As an example, the radiation of a charge in homogeneous varying electric and magnetic fields is found. The classical limit is considered.     

Ab initio treatment of optical second harmonic generation in NiO

In this Letter we develop a new systematic approach to study optical second harmonic generation in NiO, on both the (001) surface and the bulk. NiO is modeled as a doubly embedded cluster on which two highly correlated quantum chemistry methods are applied in order to obtain the wave functions of all the intragap d states and the low lying charge transfer states. The optical gap is calculated and the electric dipole, magnetic dipole, and electric quadrupole contributions to the second order susceptibility tensor are computed for the first time from first principles. Going beyond the electric dipole approximation gives new insight into the experimentally observed spectrum. A method is proposed for monitoring the spin dynamics of the NiO(001) surface.     

Orbital-angular-momentum based origin of Rashba-type surface band splitting

We propose that the existence of local orbital angular momentum (OAM) on the surfaces of high-Z materials plays a crucial role in the formation of Rashba-type surface band splitting. Local OAM state in a Bloch wave function produces an asymmetric charge distribution (electric dipole). The surface-normal electric field then aligns the electric dipole and results in chiral OAM states and the relevant Rashba-type splitting. Therefore, the band splitting originates from electric dipole interaction, not from the relativistic Zeeman splitting as proposed in the original Rashba picture. The characteristic spin chiral structure of Rashba states is formed through the spin-orbit coupling and thus is a secondary effect to the chiral OAM. Results from first-principles calculations on a single Bi layer under an external electric field verify the key predictions of the new model.     

Electric dipole moments: Flavor-diagonal CP violation

Searches for permanent electric dipole moments of particles, nuclei, atoms and molecules offer an extraordinary discovery potential to new mechanisms of CP violation beyond those incorporated in the standard electroweak model. The electric dipole moments induced by speculative scenarios, on different physical systems, require a complementary approach to pave the way to the fundamental CP-violating mechanisms. New avenues presently being explored in order to improve the experimental sensitivities include projects that consider the trapping of neutral particles, the confinement of charged particles in storage rings as well as the use of radioactive nuclei.     

Electric dipole moments of lithium atoms in Rydberg states

Recently, the diverse properties of Rydberg atoms, which probably arise from its large electric dipole moment(EDM),have been explored. In this paper, we report electric dipole moments along with Stark energies and charge densities of lithium Rydberg states in the presence of electric fields, calculated by matrix diagonalization. Huge electric dipole moments are discovered. In order to check the validity of the EDMs, we also use these electric dipole moments to calculate the Stark energies by numerical integration. The results agree with those calculated by matrix diagonalization.     

The symmetry groups of non-rigid molecules

The concept of molecular symmetry is extended to molecules such as ethane and hydrazine which can pass from one conformation to another. The symmetry group of such a molecule is the set of (i) all feasible permutations of the positions and spins of identical nuclei and (ii) all feasible permutation-inversions, which simultaneously invert the coordinates of all particles in the centre of mass. According to the representations of this group one can classify not only the spin states and states of motions of the nuclei, but even the electronic states of the molecule. Examples are given to illustrate the use of this concept in determining the statistical weights of individual levels and selection rules for electric dipole transitions between them.     

The symmetry groups of non-rigid molecules

The concept of molecular symmetry is extended to molecules such as ethane and hydrazine which can pass from one conformation to another. The symmetry group of such a molecule is the set of (i) all feasible permutations of the positions and spins of identical nuclei and (ii) all feasible permutation-inversions, which simultaneously invert the coordinates of all particles in the centre of mass. According to the representations of this group one can classify not only the spin states and states of motions of the nuclei, but even the electronic states of the molecule. Examples are given to illustrate the use of this concept in determining the statistical weights of individual levels and selection rules for electric dipole transitions between them.     

氯乙烯在外电场下的激发态结构研究

采用密度泛函B3P86方法在6-311G基组上优化了不同外电场作用下氯乙烯分子的基态几何结构、电偶极矩和分子的总能量,然后利用杂化CIS-DFT方法(CIS-B3P86)在相同基组下探讨了无电场时氯乙烯分子前9个激发态的激发能、波长和振子强度和外电场对氯乙烯分子激发态的影响规律.结果表明,分子的几何构型与外电场大小有着强烈的依赖关系.随着外电场的增大,分子总能量先增大后减小,电偶极矩μ先减小后增大.激发能随电场增加快速减小,表明在外电场作用下,氯乙烯分子易于激发和离解.激发态波长随电场的增大而不断增大,且其电子跃迁光谱都集中在紫外区.     

One-dimensional Rydberg gas in a magnetoelectric trap

We study the quantum properties of Rydberg atoms in a magnetic Ioffe-Pritchard trap which is superimposed by a homogeneous electric field. Trapped Rydberg atoms can be created in long-lived electronic states exhibiting a permanent electric dipole moment of several hundred Debye. The resulting dipole-dipole interaction in conjunction with the radial confinement is demonstrated to give rise to an effectively one-dimensional ultracold Rydberg gas with a macroscopic interparticle distance. We derive analytical expressions for the electric dipole moment and the required linear density of Rydberg atoms.     

强外电场作用下BF分子结构和激发特性

采用密度泛函(DFT)方法LSDA在6-311++G(d,p)基组水平上优化得到了分子轴方向不同电场(-0.03～0.05a.u.)作用下,BF分子的基态结构参数、电偶极矩μ、电荷分布、HOMO能级、LUMO能级等。在优化构型下,用同样的基组采用杂化CIS-DFT方法(CIS-LSDA)研究了同样外电场条件下对BF分子的激发能和振子强度的影响。结果表明:随着电场的增加,分子结构与外电场有着强烈的依赖关系,且对电场方向的依赖呈现非对称性。分子总能量先增大后减小,电偶极矩μ先增大,后减小,最后不断增大。电场对振子强度的影响比较复杂,有的增大有的减小,表明电子跃迁光谱强度受外场影响。     

Electromagnetic form factors of a massive neutrino

Electromagnetic form factors of a massive neutrino are studied in a minimally extended standard model in an arbitrary R_ξ gauge and taking into account the dependence on the masses of all interacting particles. The contribution from all Feynman diagrams to the electric, magnetic, and anapole form factors, in which the dependence of the masses of all particles as well as on gauge parameters is accounted for exactly, are obtained for the first time in explicit form. The asymptotic behavior of the magnetic form factor for large negative squares of the momentum of an external photon is analyzed and the expression for the anapole moment of a massive neutrino is derived. The results are generalized to the case of mixing between various flavors of the neutrino. Explicit expressions are obtained for the electric, magnetic, and electric dipole and anapole transitional form factors as well as for the transitional electric dipole moment.     

On the effects on a Landau-type system for an atom with no permanent electric dipole moment due to a Coulomb-type potential

We analyse the bound states for a Landau-type system for an atom with no permanent electric dipole moment subject to a Coulomb-type potential. By comparing the energy levels for bound states of the system with the Landau quantization for an atom with no permanent electric dipole moment (Furtado et al., 2006), we show that the energy levels of the Landau-type system are modified, where the degeneracy of the energy levels is broken. Another quantum effect investigated is a dependence of the angular frequency of the system on the quantum numbers associated with the radial modes and the angular momentum. As examples, we obtain the angular frequency and the energy levels associated with the ground state and the first excited state of the system.     

均匀电场中颗粒簇偶极矩的确定

置于均匀电场中的一簇球形颗粒,由于其内部的相互作用而耦合在一起．这致使簇的感应偶极矩与簇的几何结构,大小以及颗粒的介电常数等参量有关．试图通过已知的链的偶极矩确定任意大小长方结构的簇的偶极矩．假定颗粒链可以被具有同样偶极矩的一个等效介质球代替,并将具有空间结构的颗粒簇处理成面结构簇,再将面结构简化成一个颗粒链,从而确定簇的偶极矩．在这一过程中,通过不断增加等效球的尺寸,将颗粒间的相互作用包含在簇的偶极矩中．数值分析了立方结构簇的偶极矩,结果是可接受的. 关键词：     

Symmetry theory of the flexomagnetoelectric interaction in the magnetic vortices and skyrmions

Symmetry classification of the magnetic vortices and skyrmions has been suggested. Relation between symmetry based predictions and direct calculation has been shown. It was shown that electric dipole moment of the vortex is located inside the small vortex core. The antivortices and antiskyrmions do not carry the total core electric dipole induced by the flexomagnetoelectric interaction in the hexoctahedral cubic crystal. The volumetric bound electric charge is distributed around the core. Switching of the core electric dipole direction produces the switching of the core magnetization or vortex chirality and vice versa. The vortices and skyrmions with time-invariant enantiomorphism have two degenerative states: clockwise and counterclockwise state.     

Rotation of a Spherical Particle with Electrical Dipole Moment Induced by Steady Irradiation in a Static Electric Field

Rotation of a spherical particle in a static electric field and under steady irradiation that induces an electric dipole moment in the particle is studied for the first time. Along with the general treatment of the phenomenon, we analyze possible mechanisms underlying the photoinduction of dipole moment in the particle. Estimations of the angular velocity and the power expended by the rotating particle are provided. The indicated characteristics reach their maximum values if the size of particles is within the range of 10 nm to 10 μm.     

Modeling of cellular pearl chain formation using a double photoconductive layer biochip

A typical double photoconductive layer biochip focusing biological cells and forming specific pearl chains has been studied theoretically in this paper. It was composed of two photoconductive layers coated on the bottom and top of ITO-based glass. A light pattern was used to create face-to-face virtual electrodes and the resulting oscillatory spatial electric field was employed to induce the motion of polarizable neutral particles. In order to estimate the behaviors of the suspended particles, a numerical model including dielectrophoretic forces, dipole–dipole forces and other forces, was implemented by means of the Monte Carlo method. The results indicated that steady-state chains could be formed in a uniform electric field owing to the dipole moment effect. In a non-uniform electric field created by the use of a light pattern, the positive DEP force created a more focused pattern of chains. The work concerning the numerical simulation indicated that this chip could form fixed-length particle chains in perpendicular alignment to satisfy the structured assembly of tissues in the histological engineering application.     

交叉电磁场中氢原子外势阱态的有效布居

在交叉的电场和磁场中,氢原子势能面具有双阱结构.本文通过施加时变的电场,将库伦内阱量子态绝热转移到外阱的叠加态.使用量子力学方法对制备方案开展了数值模拟,研究了电场的非绝热效应对末态波函数几率分布、原子存活几率、波函数位置期望值及能级分布的影响.结果表明,较大的时间参数能够更加高效的将电子波包布居到外阱中能级较低且能量分布较窄的叠加态,且末态原子表现出巨大的电偶极矩.