Equivalence of ensembles in quantum lattice systems: States

The general analysis of the equivalence of ensembles in quantum lattice systems, which was undertaken in paper I of this series, is continued.The properties of equilibrium states are considered in a variational sense. It is then shown that there exists a canonical as well as a microcanonical variational formulation of equilibrium both of which are equivalent to the grandcanonical formulation.Equilibrium states are constructed both in the canonical and in the microcanonical formalism by means of suitable limiting procedures.It is shown, in particular, that the invariant equilibrium states for a given energy and density are those for which the maximum of the mean entropy is reached. The mean entropy thus obtained coincides with the microcanonical entropy.     

多平衡态下簇发振荡产生机理及吸引子结构分析

以周期激励下受控Lorenz模型为例, 考察了多平衡态共存下激励频率与系统固有频率之间存在量级差距也即存在频域上的不同尺度时的耦合效应. 由于激励频率远小于系统的固有频率, 因此将整个激励项视为慢变参数, 分析随慢变参数变化下的各种分岔模式及其相应的分岔行为, 指出在一定条件下, 不同平衡点会产生Hopf分岔和fold分岔. 根据分岔条件的不同, 给出了两种典型情况下的簇发振荡, 并通过引入转换相图, 揭示了不同簇发的产生机理, 指出多平衡态和多种分岔共存不仅会导致沉寂态和激发态的多样性, 而且会使得不同沉寂态和激发态之间存在着不同的转换形式.     

Equilibrium States in the Quadruple–Kerr Solution

The extended quadruple–Kerr metric is used to consider equilibrium states of four collinear Kerr particles. We explain our previous failure to solve numerically the full set of the balance equations, and we derive a self–consistent system of the axis conditions leading to the equilibrium of all four constituents which can be black holes or hyperextreme objects. The equilibrium configurations obtained in this paper exhibit similar features with those occurring in the systems of two Kerr particles, for instance, the balance of four Kerr black holes with positive masses does not seem possible. Equilibrium states of two identical compound Kerr objects are also discussed.     

Energy dissipation and stability of propagating surfaces

Thermodynamic equilibrium states are given by the minimum of a convex free energy function with suitable boundary conditions. Nonconvexity may lead to the coexistence of several phases and the classical Gibbs phase rule allows constructing their equilibrium properties (e.g., density or pressure). Within the framework of nonequilibrium thermodynamics, the maximization of energy dissipation (under suitable boundary conditions) can be used as an extremal principle to find stationary states. We show that stationary states generally exist for convex energy dissipation functions and that nonconvexity leads to metastable and unstable states. A geometric argument, similar in spirit to Gibbs' double-tangent construction, yields the stability limits of stationary states. This argument is applied to study a classical problem of materials science, namely the motion of a grain boundary under the influence of solute drag.     

Statistical mechanics of systems of unbounded spins

We develop the statistical mechanics of unboundedn-component spin systems on the latticeZ ^v interacting via potentials which are superstable and strongly tempered. We prove the existence and uniqueness of the infinite volume free energy density for a wide class of boundary conditions. The uniqueness of the equilibrium state (whose existence is established in general) is then proven for one component ferromagnetic spins whose free energy is differentiable with respect to the magnetic field.     

Switching of a spin valve with three magnetic layers

A spin valve with two pinned ferromagnetic layers sandwiching a free ferromagnetic layer with a thickness smaller than the spin diffusion length in the same layer and than the domain wall thickness is considered. The instability conditions are determined for various mutual orientations of the magnetization of the layers. The possibility of a considerable decrease in the instability threshold due to joint action of spin-polarized current and an external magnetic field is indicated. It is shown that in addition to collinear states, a nonequilibrium noncollinear state can exist, into which the system is switched after exceeding the instability threshold.     

D-branes as coherent states in the open string channel

We show that bosonic D-branestates may be represented as coherent states in an open string representation. By using the thermo field dynamics (TFD) formalism, we may construct a condensed state of open string modes that encodes the information on the D-braneconfiguration. We also introduce a construction alternative to TFD, which does not require one to assume thermal equilibrium. It is shown that the dynamics of the system combined with the geometric properties of the duplication rules of TFD is sufficient to obtain the thermal states and their analytic continuations in a geometric fashion. We use this approach to show that a bosonic D-branestate in the open string sector may also be built as boundary states in a special sense. Some implications of this study for the interpretation of the open/closed duality and on the kinematic/algebraic structure of an open string field theory are also commented on.     

Statistics of mesoscopic ensembles of bosons and fermions

Equilibrium distribution functions are obtained for boson and fermion ensembles with a limited number of particles. It is shown that the number-of-particle distribution functions in different quantum states are statistically dependent; this dependence disappears only for a large number of particles in the ensemble. The distributions are transformed into the Boltzmann distribution at a high temperature and into the Bose-Einstein and Fermi-Dirac distributions for a large number of particles in the ensemble.     

双压电材料三维界面端部力电耦合场奇异性

基于切口根部物理场的幂级数渐近展开假设,从三维应力平衡方程和麦克斯韦方程组出发,导出关于双压电材料楔形界面切口端部奇性指数的特征微分方程组,并将切口的力电学边界条件表达为奇性指数和特征角函数的组合,从而将双压电材料楔形界面切口端部奇性指数的计算转化为相应边界条件下常微分方程组特征值的求解,运用插值矩阵法求解界面端部若干阶应力奇性指数和相应特征函数.计算结果与已有结果对比表明本文方法的有效性和具有较高的计算精度.     

Equilibrium states for a classical lattice gas

Various definitions of thermodynamic equilibrium states for a classical lattice gas are given and are proved to be equivalent. In all cases, a set of equations is given, the solutions of which are by definition equilibrium states. Examples are the condition of Lanford and Ruelle, and the KMS boundary condition. In connection with this, it is shown that the time translation for classical interactions exists as an automorphism of the quantum algebra of observables, under conditions which are weaker than those found for quantum interactions.     

Equilibrium states for a plane incompressible perfect fluid

We associate to the plane incompressible Euler equation with periodic conditions the corresponding Hopf equation, as an equation for measures on the space of solenoidal distributions. We define equilibrium states as the solutions of the stationary Hopf equation. We find a class of equilibrium states which corresponds to a class of infinitely divisible distributions, and investigate the properties of gaussian and poissonian states. Equilibrium dynamics for a class of poissonian states is constructed by means of the Onsager vortex equations.Research partially supported by C.N.R., G.N.F.M.     

Contribution of the triplet component of the supercurrent-carrying density of states to the Josephson current in a nonequilibrium superconductor/ferromagnet/superconductor junction

A weak link of two superconductors with s-type pairing through a ferromagnet has been theoretically investigated in the regime of a nonequilibrium spin-dependent distribution of electrons over energy levels in a ferromagnetic interlayer. It has been shown that, under the given conditions, the triplet component of the supercurrent-carrying density of states, which does not participate in the Josephson current transfer under equilibrium and spin-independent nonequilibrium conditions, is involved in the Josephson current transfer through the junction. In this case, the standard supercurrent transferred by the singlet component of the supercurrent-carrying density of states remains unchanged as compared to the case of the equilibrium distribution of electrons in the interlayer. An additional current transferred by the triplet component is controlled by a voltage that controls the specific shape and the degree of nonequilibrium of the electron distribution function in the interlayer. Depending on this controlling parameter, the additional current can substantially amplify or attenuate the standard supercurrent and also switch the junction between 0 and π states.     

Stability,equilibrium and metastability in statistical mechanics

We survey a body of work, containing some new material, concerning the characterisation of equilibrium and metastable states of large assemblies of particles in terms of a variety of stability conditions. The theory is formulated in the thermodynamic limit and is based on the premise that the former states are those that are stable against all dynamical and thermodynamical perturbations, whereas the latter ones are endowed with only limited stability, sufficing to guarantee their long lifetimes and good thermodynamical behaviour. The Kubo-Martin-Schwinger (KMS) fluctuation-dissipation conditions play a central role in the developments stemming from this viewpoint, since it turns out that these conditions represent stability against localised disturbances of both the dynamical and thermo-dynamical kinds. Consequently, the stability arguments invoked here lead us to the following principal conclusions: (1) The equilibrium states are those that minimise the free energy density of the system and also satisfy the KMS conditions. This substantiates Gibbs's hypothesis that these states correspond to the standard ensembles. (2) Metastable states are of two kinds, that we term “ideal” and “normal”. Those of the former type satisfy the KMS conditions but minimise only the restriction of the free energy density to some reduced state space: those of the latter type are characterised by a still lower grade of stability. (3) The conditions on the forces under which ideal metastable states can exist are very restrictive, and thus the normal ones generally correspond to those observed in nature.     

Statistical mechanics of quantum spin systems. II

In the first part of this paper we continue the general analysis of quantum spin systems. It is demonstrated, for a large class of interactions, that time-translations form a group of automorphisms of theC*-algebra of quasi-local observables and that the thermodynamic equilibrium states are invariant under this group. Further it is shown that the equilibrium states possess the Kubo-Martin-Schwinger analyticity and boundary condition properties. In the second part of the paper we give a general analysis of states which are invariant under space and time translations and also satisfy the KMS boundary condition. A discussion of these latter conditions and their connection with the decomposition of invariant states into ergodic states is given. Various properties pertinent to this discussion are derived.Supported in part by the Office of Naval Research Contract No. Nonr 1866 (5).     

Interfacial approach tod-dimensional ±J Ising models in the neighborhood of the ferromagnetic phase boundary

Two- and three-dimensional ±J Ising models in the neighborhood of the ferromagnetic phase (FP) boundary in the concentration-temperature (p-T) plane are studied, investigating the size dependence of interfacial free energies calculated by a transfer matrix method. Thep andT dependences of two stiffness exponents relevant to the FP and the nonferromagnetic ordered phase lead to the following results in two dimensions, giving a unified view. It is confirmed that the random antiphase state (RAS) exists in contact with the vertical FP boundary. Spatial fluctuations are dominant near the vertical boundary, which is separated by the Nishimori line from the remaining FP boundary governed by thermal fluctuations. The RAS is a kind of Mattis spin glass such that it changes to the FP smoothly with nonsingular physical connectivity, but with a percolation singularity of its ferromagnetic part. Universal finite-size critical amplitudes are consistent with them. Results in three dimensions give only suggestions which are similar to the two-dimensional results. These results suggest important insight into spin-glass properties in higher dimensions.     

Theory and simulation of positionally frozen Heisenberg spin systems

The structure, thermodynamics and the ferromagnetic phase transition of a positionally frozen disordered Heisenberg spin system are studied by means of extensive Monte Carlo calculations in combination with finite size scaling techniques, as well as resorting to the Replica Ornstein-Zernike formalism. The system is formed by a collection of Heisenberg spins whose spatial distribution corresponds to a soft sphere fluid with its particle positions frozen at a certain quench temperature. The spin orientations are allowed to equilibrate at a given equilibrium temperature. If the quench and equilibrium temperatures are similar the properties of the positionally frozen system are practically indistinguishable from those of the fully equilibrated Heisenberg spin fluid. On the other hand, one observes that as the quenching temperature of the spatial degrees of freedom increases, so does the Curie temperature of the Heisenberg spins. The theory fails to reproduce the location of the ferromagnetic transition, despite its relative accuracy in the determination of the orientational structure in the supercritical region.Received: 25 July 2003, Published online: 9 September 2003PACS: 75.50.Lk Spin glasses and other random magnets - 64.60.Fr Equilibrium properties near critical points     

Fundamental functions in equilibrium thermodynamics

In the standard presentations of the principles of Gibbsian equilibrium thermodynamics one can find several gaps in the logic. For a subject that is as widely used as equilibrium thermodynamics, it is of interest to clear up such questions of mathematical rigor. In this paper it is shown that using convex analysis one can give a mathematically rigorous treatment of several basic aspects of equilibrium thermodynamics. On the basis of a fundamental convexity property implied by the second law, the following topics are discussed: thermodynamic stability, transformed fundamental functions (such as the Gibbs free energy), and the existence and uniqueness of possible final equilibrium states of closed composite thermodynamic systems. It is shown that a standard mathematical characterization of thermodynamic stability (involving a positive definiteness property) is sufficient but in fact not necessary for the physically superior convexity characterization of thermodynamic stability. Furthermore, it is found that functions such as the Gibbs free energy can be rigorously and globally defined using convex conjugation instead of Legendre transformation. Another result desribed in this paper is that equilibrium thermodynamics cannot always uniquely predict possible final equilibrium states of closed composite thermodynamic systems.     

Radiative Thermal Instability and Bifurcation

A radial hydrodynamic model is used to investigate the radiative thermal instability in the scrape-off layer by applying a linear stability analysis of existing equilibrium states. Phase space trajectories are analyzed to derive conditions of their existence and bifurcation. Equilibrium profiles are calculated for the cases of homogeneous plasma temperature, plasma density and self-consistency. Unstable perturbations, localized in the scrape-off layer, may lead to a strongly radiating detached plasma belt.     

Statistical physics and practical training of soft-committee machines

Equilibrium states of large layered neural networks with differentiable activation function and a single, linear output unit are investigated using the replica formalism. The quenched free energy of a student network with a very large number of hidden units learning a rule of perfectly matching complexity is calculated analytically. The system undergoes a first order phase transition from unspecialized to specialized student configurations at a critical size of the training set. Computer simulations of learning by stochastic gradient descent from a fixed training set demonstrate that the equilibrium results describe quantitatively the plateau states which occur in practical training procedures at sufficiently small but finite learning rates. Received 16 December 1998     

Slow Dynamics for the Dilute Ising Model in the Phase Coexistence Region

In this paper we consider the Glauber dynamics for a disordered ferromagnetic Ising model, in the region of phase coexistence. It was conjectured several decades ago that the spin autocorrelation decays as a negative power of time [Huse and Fisher, in Phys Rev B 35(13):6841–6846, 1987]. We confirm this behavior by establishing a corresponding lower bound in any dimensions d ≥ 2, together with an upper bound when d = 2. Our approach is deeply connected to the Wulff construction for the dilute Ising model. We consider initial phase profiles with a reduced surface tension on their boundary and prove that, under mild conditions, those profiles are separated from the (equilibrium) pure plus phase by an energy barrier.