Multifractal Power Law Distributions: Negative and Critical Dimensions and Other “Anomalies,” Explained by a Simple Example

Divergence of high moments and dimension of the carrier is the subtitle of Mandelbrot's 1974 seed paper on random multifractals. The key words divergence and dimension met very different fates. Dimension expanded into a multifractal formalism based on an exponent and a function f(). An excellent exposition in Halsey et al. 1986 helped this formalism flourish. But it does not allow divergent high moments and the related inequalities f()<0 and <0. As a result, those possibilities did not flourish. Now their time has come for diverse reasons. The broad 1974 definitions of and f allow <0 and f()<0, but the original presentation demanded to be both developed and simplified. This paper shows that both multifractal anomalies occur in a very simple example, which has been crafted for this purpose. This example predicts the power law distribution. It generalizes and f() beyond their usual roles of being a Hölder exponent and a Hausdorff dimension. The effect is to allow either f or both f and to be negative, and the apparent anomalies are made into sources of new important information. In addition, this paper substantially clarifies the subtle way in which randomness manifests itself in multifractals.     

Light absorption by free semiconductor carriers in the presence of a laser wave

Within the framework of the conditions ; » ^–1 ( ^–1 is the mean time of momentum relaxation), the coefficient of absorption () of a weak electromagnetic wave by the free carriers of a polar semiconductor is calculated in the presence of a strong wave (of frequency ), for arbitrary values of and . Photon absorption by band electrons is due to these latter interacting with optical phonons (of frequency _o). The problem is solved by using an analogous approach to the theory of the linear Kubo reaction. The results are valid in the absence of electron heating, when a strong wave only influences the scattering probability. The appearance of a photostimulated tail of absorption is predicted for < _o, including the jump () for ( – _o + ) ₀T as well as peaks in the function () at the points _s=s (s=1, 2, 3,...). The value (₁) is determined by the formula for the absorption coefficient for one strong wave.Translated from Izvestiya Vysshikh Uchebnykh Zavedenii, Fizika, No. 7, pp. 105–109, July, 1981.The authors are grateful to É. M. Épshtein and Sh. M. Kogan for useful discussions.     

Relativistic Hypernuclei: Old Problems and New Prospects

The first experiments with relativistic hypernuclei (Bowen; Khorozov and Lukstins) were done many years ago. They demonstrated not only that such extremely difficult experiments are manageable but also their great advantage, a possibility of observing and studying independently the production and weak decay of hypernuclei: the points of the production and decay of relativistic hypernuclei are separated by tens of centimeters instead of some microns in classical experiments. At the same time these first experiments revealed a huge problem with selection of the proper trigger.Recently we proposed to explore a unique feature of the ⁹Be nucleus: after removing a neutron from its ground state several groups of alpha-particles appear from different excited states of a residual nucleus ⁸Be. Detection of the correlated pair of -particles produced in a vacuum volume at a distance of some 40 cm from target is an unambiguous signal of nonmesonic decay of hypernucleus ¹⁰ Be(++n+n) or ¹⁰ Be(++n+p). In this particular case it is possible to take exclusive decay rates (on different excited states of ⁸Be^*). This open a way for a phenomenological analysis of matrix elements of the four-baryon weak interaction.The experiment is approved for new accelerator Nuclotron at JINR, Dubna.     

Low-temperature and long-time anomalies of a damped quantum particle

The time evolution of a damped quantum particle is discussed. Dissipation is modeled by the bilinear coupling to a set of harmonic oscillators. Using a functional integral technique that accounts for initial correlations between the particle and the reservoir, one can express the dynamics of the damped particle entirely in terms of equilibrium correlation functions. The long-time behavior of these correlations is determined for memory damping arising from the coupling to a reservoir with spectral densityI() at low frequencies, where > 0. The time evolution of nonequilibrium initial states of the damped particle is discussed. At finite temperatures an initially localized state is found to spread subdiffusively or superdiffusively, depending on . For > 2 the damping becomes ineffective for long times, and the width of a state grows kinematically. At zero temperature and for < 1, an initially localized state remains localized for all times. For 1 the state spreads, but with a slower rate than at finite temperatures. Study of arbitrary initial states indicates that the process is ergodic at finite temperatures only for 2 and at zero temperature for 1 2.     

A contribution to the theory of the triple crystal diffractometer

The first part of the paper gives a general equation for triple-crystal arrangement with perfect crystals on the assumption that the third crystal is rotated. It is shown that in the case of perfect crystals the shape of the reflection curve is practically independent of the vertical divergence. The case of mosaic crystals is also solved and the possibility of rotation by other than the third crystal is considered. A method is proposed for investigating the imperfection of a crystal which is different from methods used up to now. The paper is supplemented by some experimental results.

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Some results for the exponential interaction in two or more dimensions

We show that for the regularized exponential interaction :e : ind space-time dimensions the Schwinger functions converge to the Schwinger functions for the free field ifd>2 for all or ifd=2 for all such that ||>₀.Partially sponsored by the I.H.E.S. through the Stiftung Volkswagenwerk     

Relativistic alpha-particles from inelastic collisions of nuclei of24Mg in photoemulsion at 4.5 GeV/(c· nucleon)

The transverse momentum spectra and correlation characteristics of secondary -particles (fragments of the²⁴Mg nuclei) are studied. An excessive number of high-momentum -particles are found, which cannot be explained by the statistical model. It is shown that the azimuth correlations of -particles can be due to a large transverse momentum of the fragmenting residual magnesium nucleus.Translated from Izvestiya Vysshikh Uchebnykh Zavedenii, Fizika, No. 5, pp. 19–23, May, 1991.     

Statistics of the One-Dimensional Riemann Walk

The Riemann walk is the lattice version of the Lévy flight. For the one-dimensional Riemann walk of Lévy exponent 0<<2 we study the statistics of the support, i.e., set of visited sites, after t steps. We consider a wide class of support related observables M(t), including the number S(t) of visited sites and the number I(t) of sequences of adjacent visited sites. For t we obtain the asymptotic power laws for the averages, variances, and correlations of these observables. Logarithmic correction factors appear for =2/3 and =1. Bulk and surface observables have different power laws for 1<2. Fluctuations are shown to be universal for 2/3 <2. This means that in the limit t the deviations from average M(t)M(t)–M-0304;(t-0304;) are fully described either by a single M independent stochastic process (when 2/3 <1) or by two such processes, one for the bulk and one for the surface observables (when 1<<2).     

Solution of coupled differential equations of soliton theory

We present the complete set of solutions of the coupled differential equations of the form ()²=(), ² =(). Equations of this form appear in several physical situations.     

Lattice vibrations in ordered and disordered thiourea

The critical dynamics of the Syozi model for dilute ferromagnetism is considered by the use of master equations. The dynamics is soluble as it is assumed that the time scale of motion on the sublattice on which the impurities move is so much faster than on the other sublattice that fast relaxing variables may be adiabatically eliminated, leaving a new soluble master equation. It is found that the linear and non-linear relaxation of magnetization exponents ^(l) and ^(nl) increase on dilution to ^(l)/(1–) and ^(nl)/(1–) respectively ( is the specific heat exponent for the pure system, which itself changes on dilution to –/(1–)). Thus if the exponents for the pure system obey the scaling law of Rácz and Fisher ^(nl)= ^(l)– ( is the magnetization exponent which changes on dilution to /(1–)) then so do the exponents for the diluted system. Similarly the exponent for spin diffusion changes on dilution to /(1–).     

Photo-luminescence and growth defects in ZnS: Cu monocrystals

The paper describes microscopic investigation into the spectral distribution of photo-luminescence and its polarization on hexagonal ZnS monocrystals in relation to the structural defects of such crystals. These observations, as well as birefringent observations, show that the values of the birefringence and the degree of polarization in different stripes of the same crystal are the same within the limits of observational errors.

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In conclusion the author would like to thank K. Pátek, L. Souková and M. Mokonová for providing the monocrystals and for fruitful discussions.     

Über den Einfluss von Stickstopf auf die Exoelektronenemission von Germanium

Zusammenfassung Es wurde der Einfluß eines Bombardements mit Stickstoffionen vor der Erregung untersucht und gezeigt, daß die Stiekstoffatome eine große Rolle bei der Entstehung des Emissionsmaximums bei 150° spielen.

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Multifractality and scaling in disordered mesoscopic systems

We suggest a new method for investigating scaling properties of mesoscopic observables and their distributions in disordered systems showing metal-insulator transition. In such systems quantum interference effects lead to multifractal structure of eigenstates on scales much smaller than the correlation length of the transition which can be described by a set of exponents, thef() spectrum. The analysis off() spectra can be extended to any scaling variable. Multifractality is an indication for broad distributions of these variables. If the transition is governed by one correlation length only then thef() spectra of normalized scaling variables must be universal. The critical exponentv of the correlation length is determined by the value (0) wheref() takes its maximum and the scaling exponent of normalizationxv ^–1=(0)+x. As an illustrative example we calculate numerically thef() spectra of eigenstates in the critical regime of 2d disordered electron systems in high magnetic fields. We find similarf() spectra indicating universal log-normal distributions of scaling variables.Work performed within the research program of the Sonderforschungsbereich 341, Köln-Aachen-Jülich     

Über dieKα-Satelliten von Fluor in Lithiumfluorid

Using a focussing crystal spectrometer with photoelectric registration theK-emission spectrum of fluorine in solid lithium fluoride (=18.3 Å) was studied. If the spectrum is excited by Co or CuL-radiation or bremsstrahlung of a W-target the satellitesK ₃ andK ₄ appear with considerable intensity, whereas they appear only faintly ifL-radiation of Fe is used for excitation. In agreement with these observations the calculated threshold energies of the satellites are near the photon energy of FeL _{1, 2}. The measured energies of the components agree with values obtained from the energies of the singly and doubly ionized F^– ion as calculated by means of optical data. The results show that the satellitesK ₃ andK ₄ in the spectrum of fluorine in solid LiF correspond to transitions in the doubly ionized F^–-ion.     

TheS=1/2 Heisenberg antiferromagnet on the triangular lattice: Exact results and spin-wave theory for finite cells

We study the ground state properties of theS=1/2 Heisenberg antiferromagnet (HAF) on the triangular lattice with nearest-neighbour (J) and next-nearest neighbour (J) couplings. Classically, this system is known to be ordered in a 120° Néel type state for values-<1/8 of the ratio of these couplings and in a collinear state for 1/8<<1. The order parameter and the helicity /gC of the 120° structure are obtained by numerical diagonalisation of finite periodic systems of up toN=30 sites and by applying the spin-wave (SW) approximation to the same finite systems. We find a surprisingly good agreement between the exact and the SW results in the entire region-<<1/8. It appears that the SW theory is still valid for the simple triangular HAF (=0) although the sublattice magnetisation is substantially reduced from its classical value by quantum fluctuations. Our numerical results for the order parameterM of the collinear order support the previous conjecture of a first order transition between the 120° and the collinear order at 1/8.     

МОДЕЛИРОВАНИЕ ЭЛЕКТ РОННО-ОПТИЧЕСКИХ СИС ТЕМ С ОСЕВОЙ СИММЕТРИЕЙ П РИ ПОМОЩИ СЕТИ СОПРОТИВЛЕНИЙ

The paper explains the theory of modelling electrostatic fields by a resistance network. The conditions, which the resistance network must satisfy, are derived and the question of modelling electrodes of different shapes is solved. The finished network and the results obtained on it when modelling a jet for a linear h-f accelerator of electrons are described. Particular attention is paid to the influence of a space charge, the modelling of which is an advantage of this method.

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Die Integralbeziehungen bei der stationären laminaren Strömung mit geschlossenen Stromlinien in annähernd kreisförmigen Gebieten

Zusammenfassung Für die statioäre lineare ebene Strömung mit geschlossenen Stromlinien bei einer großen Reynoldsschen Zahl in annähernd kreisförmigen Gebieten werden zwei Integralbeziehungen (5) und (9) abgeleitet. Nach der ersten von diesen ist das Integral der Reibungskraft entlang der Grenze des Strömungsgebiets direkt proportional der Länge dieser Grenze und der Größe der Rotation der Geschwindigkeit im Kern der Strömung. Aus der zweiten Beziehung geht hervor: Das Volumen der in der Zeiteinheit den Schnitt der Rezirkulationsgrenzschicht durchfließenden Flüssigkeit ist direkt proportional dem Integral entlang der Gebietsgrenze aus der Differenz der Quadrate der Strömungsgeschwindigkeit an der Grenze des Kerns und der Geschwindigkeit an der Gebietsgrenze und umgekehrt proportional der Größe der Geschwindigkeitsrotation im Kern und der Länge der Gebietsgrenze.

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Superconformal Symmetry and HyperKähler Manifolds with Torsion

The geometry arising from Michelson & Strominger's study of =4B supersymmetric quantum mechanics with superconformal D(2, 1; )-symmetry is a hyperKähler manifold with torsion (HKT) together with a special homothety. It is shown that different parameters are related via changes in potentials for the HKT target spaces. For 0, –1, we describe how each such HKT manifold M ^4m is derived from a space N ^4m–4 which is quaternionic Kähler with torsion and carries an Abelian instanton.     

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