Transient bi-fractional diffusion: space-time coupling inducing the coexistence of two fractional diffusions

Anomalous diffusion is researched within the framework of the coupled continuous time random walk model, in which the space-time coupling is considered through the correlated function g(t) ~ t ^γ , 0 ≤ γ< 2, and the probability density function ω(t) of a particle’s transition time t follows a power law for large t: ω(t) ~ t ^{? (1 + α)},1 <α< 2. The bi-fractional generalized master equation is derived analytically which can be applied to describe the transient bi-fractional diffusion phenomenon which is induced by the space-time coupling and the asymptotic behavior of ω(t). Numerical results show that for the transient bi-fractional diffusion, there is a transition from one fractional diffusion to another one in the diffusive process.     

Rigorous lower and upper bounds for the slope parameter

It is proved within the framework of axiomatic field theory that the logarithmic derivative of the absorptive part of the scattering amplitude with respect to momentum transfer is bounded from above by $\text{(15}\text{log}\text{s)}\text{[4√t(2 ? √t)]}$ for a sequence of s→+∞, and from below either in the s-channel by const. × s^?5 log^?4s or in the u-channel by const. × u^?5 log^?4u for at least one sequence of s or u →+∞, respectively. In the particular case of the s?u even-symmetric amplitude, a stronger lower bound is obtained; namely, const. × s^?5 log^?4s for at least one sequence of s→+∞. Here s, t, and u are the usual Mandelstam variables, and all bounds are obtained in the forward and the unphysical regions: 0?t<4 (in units of pion mass).It is observed that the Regge amplitude β(t)s^α(t) of high-energy scattering gives the same energy dependence as the above upper bound, and, furthermore, that the slope of the Regge trajectory is bounded from above by $\text{15}\text{[4√t(2 ? √t)]}\text{for}\text{0 < t < 4}$.     

Measurements of elastic scattering in alpha-alpha and alpha-proton collisions at the CERN intersecting storage rings

We measured the elastic scattering of $\text{αα}\text{at}\text{s}\text{= 126}\text{GeV}$ and of αp at $\text{s}\text{= 89}\text{GeV}$. For αα, the differential cross section dσ/dt has a diffractive pattern minima at |t| = 0.10 and 0.38 GeV². At small |t| = 0.05?0.07 GeV², this cross section behaves like exp[(100 ± 10) t]. Extrapolating a fit to the data to the optical point, we obtained for the total cross section α_tot(αα) = 250 ± 50 mb and an integrated elastic cross section σ_e1(αα) = 45 ± mb. Another method of estimating σ_tot(αα), based on measuring the interaction rate, yielded 295 ± 40 mb. For αp, dσ/dt has aminimum at |t| = 0.20 GeV², and for 0.05 < |t| < 0.18 GeV² behaves like exp[(41 ± 2) t]. Extrapolating this slope to |t| = 0, we found σ_tot(αp) = 130 ± 20 and σ_e1(αp) = 20 ± 4mb. Results on pp elastic scattering at $\text{s}\text{= 63}\text{GeV}$ agree with previous ISR experiments.     

Reconnection dynamics for quantized vortices

By analyzing trajectories of solid hydrogen tracers in superfluid ⁴He, we identify tens of thousands of individual reconnection events between quantized vortices. We characterize the dynamics by the minimum separation distance δ(t) between the two reconnecting vortices both before and after the events. Applying dimensional arguments, this separation has been predicted to behave asymptotically as δ(t)≈A(κ|t−t₀|)^1/2, where κ=h/m is the quantum of circulation. The major finding of the experiments and their analysis is strong support for this asymptotic form with κ as the dominant controlling feature, although there are significant event to event fluctuations. At the three-parameter level the dynamics may be about equally well-fit by two modified expressions: (a) an arbitrary power-law expression of the form δ(t)=B|t−t₀|^α and (b) a correction-factor expression δ(t)=A(κ|t−t₀|)^1/2(1+c|t−t₀|). The measured frequency distribution of α is peaked at the predicted value α=0.5, although the half-height values are α=0.35 and 0.80 and there is marked variation in all fitted quantities. Accepting (b) the amplitude A has mean values of 1.24±0.01 and half height values of 0.8 and 1.6 while the c distribution is peaked close to c=0 with a half-height range of −0.9 s⁻¹ to 1.5 s⁻¹. In light of possible physical interpretations we regard the correction-factor expression (b), which attributes the observed deviations from the predicted asymptotic form to fluctuations in the local environment and in boundary conditions, as best describing our experimental data. The observed dynamics appear statistically time-reversible, which suggests that an effective equilibrium has been established in quantum turbulence on the time scales (≤0.25 s) investigated. We discuss the impact of reconnection on velocity statistics in quantum turbulence and, as regards classical turbulence, we argue that forms analogous to (b) could well provide an alternative interpretation of the observed deviations from Kolmogorov scaling exponents of the longitudinal structure functions.     

Unitary bounds on elastic absorptive amplitudes involving total cross section,forward slope and curvature

We obtain rather tight unitarity upper and lower bounds on the absorptive part A(s, t) of elastic amplitudes with given total cross section, slope and curvature at t = 0 and compare them with experiment.     

Photothermal ionization via excited states of sulfur donor in silicon

Structures in the photoionization cross-section spectra below the extrinsic edge of the doubly charged sulfur donor (613 meV) are attributed to the two-step photothermal excitation process in which the bound electron at the ground state first makes an optical transition to an excited state and it is then thermally released from the excited state to the conduction band. A weak peak (cross-section 7 × 10⁻¹⁹ cm²)at 425 meV is attributed to the intervalley optical transition 1s(A₁)→1s(T₂). Peak observed at 570 meV (10⁻¹⁷ cm²) is attributed to the 1s(A₁→2p₀ intervalley optical transition and the peak at 591 meV (3 × 10⁻¹⁷ cm²) to the 1s(A₁)→2p± intravalley optical transition. Data for electron bound at the neutral gold center has no structures which is consistent with the lack of excited states of a neutral impurity potential.     

Reggeon field theory for α(0) > 1

We obtain the asymptotic behaviour of the scattering amplitude when the pomeron has intercept α(0) larger than one. The reggeon field theory is studied by introducing a lattice in impact parameter space. Use is made of a previous result showing asymptotically the dynamics is controlled at each lattice site (α′ = 0 case) by a two-level structure. This leads to a non-Hermitean Hamiltonian expressed in terms of spin operators in which the intersite interaction terms is proportional to the pomeron slope α′. The spectrum of such a system shows a degenerate ground state for α(0) > α_c >~ 1 and a continuum with vanishing excitation gap at α(0) = α_c. The vacuum does not change structure at the critical value. The critically is shown by an order parameter which is given by the matrix element of a field operator between the vacuum and its degenerate companion. The nature of this critical phenomenon is better understood by continuously transforming the Hamiltonian into that of an Ising model with a transverse field which shows a well-known second-order phase transition. By defining the S-matrix so as to preserve the formal perturbation expansion, we find that for α(0) > α_c, the zero gap state contributes a non-trivial asymptotic constant. The final asymptotic picture is that of a gray disc expanding like log s, so that the total cross section behaves as (log s)². For α(0) < α_C, the vacuum is non-degenerate and correspondingly the total cross section drops to zero as an inverse power of s.     

Two-loop QCD corrections to top quark width

We present O(α_s²) corrections to the decay t → bW in the limit of a very large top quark mass, m_t ⪢ m_W. We find that the O(α_s²) effects decrease the top quark decay width Γ_t by about 2%: Γ_t = Γ₀ (1 − 0.8α_t (m_t) − 1.7α_s²). The complete corrections are smaller by about 24% than their estimate based on the BLM effects O(α_s²). We explain how to compute a new type of diagrams which contribute to Γ(t → bW) at the O(α_s²) level.     

Spectroscopic properties of SbH

Relativistic configuration interaction calculations which include spin-orbit interaction are carried out for nine low-lying ω-ω states and four λ-s states. Spectroscopic properties of six bound ω-ω states are reported. These calculations not only enable assignment of the experimentally observed X₁, X₂, A₁, A₂, and B states but also predict the properties of other electronic states (0⁺(II), 0⁺(IV), 2, 2(II), 1(II), 0⁻) which are yet to be observed. The dissociation energy of SbH is predicted to be 2.7 ± 0.2 eV.     

On Asymptotics for the Airy Process

The Airy process t→A(t), introduced by Prähofer and Spohn, is the limiting stationary process for a polynuclear growth model. Adler and van Moerbeke found a PDE in the variables s ₁,s ₂, and t for the probability Pr(A(0)≤s ₁, A(t)≤s ₂). Using this they were able, assuming the truth of a certain conjecture and appropriate uniformity, to obtain the first few terms of an asymptotic expansion for this probability as t→∞, with fixed s ₁ and s ₂. We shall show that the expansion can be obtained by using the Fredholm determinant representation for the probability. The main ingredients are formulas obtained by the author and C. A. Tracy in the derivation of the Painlevé II representation for the distribution function F ₂ plus a few others obtained in the same way.     

On observability of N-level quantum systems

The purpose of this paper is to discuss necessary and sufficient conditions for observability of N-level quantum systems. We assume that the information about a physical system is given by the mean values Tr(?(t_j)A_i) = m_Ai(t_j), of n self-adjointoperators A₁,…,A_n on $\text{H}$ at some instants t₁ < t₂ <…<t_s. The question of theminimal number n of operators A₁,…,A_n (physical quantities $\text{A}{}_1\text{, …,}\text{A}{}_{\mathrm{n}}$) for which the quantum system $\text{S}$ is (A₁,…,A_n)-observableis discussed.     

Higher order QCD corrections to an exclusive two-photon process

We calculate the next-to-leading order QCD corrections in the $\text{MS}$ scheme to the coefficient functions in an operator product expansion of the amplitude T(q², p²) for the process $\text{γ}{}^1\text{(q) + γ}{}^1\text{(p) →}\text{helicity-zero}$, flavour non-singlet meson in which ?q² is large and ?p² ? 0. For an asymptotic wave function the complete O(α_s) correction for a pseudoscalar meson is about 16% for p² = 0 and α_s = 0.3; most of this correction can be removed by using a modified evolution equation for the wave function, leaving a correction of about 7%. For large p² the complete O(α_s) correction for a pseudoscalar meson is about 10%. We discuss how our results can be combined with similar calculations for the pion form factor F_π(Q²) to give a prediction: F_π(Q²) = Aα_s(Q²)T_π²(q², 0)(1 + Bα_s) that is independent of the as yet unknown two-loop anomalous dimension matrix.     

The probability of prompt and delayed fission of muonic237Np

Fission fragments from the reaction²³⁷Np(μ ^?,γ,f) have been measured in coincidence with muonic X-rays. The efficiency of the fission fragment detector is determined from (μ ^?,γ,f)-data of the same experiment. The total fission probability perμ-stopP _t has been measured as well as the fission probabilities P_f of the non-radiative muonic (3d→1s)- and (2p→1s)-transitions; the latter has been divided into two parts leading to different mean excitation energiesE:P _t =(54±17)%,P _f (3d→1s)=(41±21)%,P _f (2p→1s,E=6.218 MeV)=(61±19)%, andP _f (2p→1s,E=6.525 MeV)=(57±18)%. The influence of the muon on the fission barrier is discussed. The fission probability after muon capture is compared with a calculated value using a distribution of nuclear excitation energies following muon capture and the fission probability as measured in a²³⁸U(³He,αf)-reaction.     

Temperature dependence of dispersive hopping transport and diffusion in disordered solids

The time- and temperature-dependent drift mobility μ_d for dispersive transients in disordered solids is $\text{μ}{}_{\mathrm{d}}\text{(T,t) =}\text{L}\text{Et}{}_{\mathrm{T}}$ in terms of distance L, field E and transit time t_T. Since current I ∝ tsu?(1?α) for t <_Tand 0<α<1 by Scher-Montroll theory for hopping among localized states, it follows that $\text{μ}{}_{\mathrm{d}}\text{(T) = α[μ}{}_{\mathrm{d}}\text{(T,t)]}{}^{\mathrm{\alpha }}\text{(}\text{L}\text{Eτ}\text{)}{}^{\mathrm{1?\alpha }}$ where τ≈ 10^?13s is estimated. Further $\text{μ}{}_{\mathrm{d}}\text{(T) ∝ exp (}\text{?Δ}{}_0\text{KT}\text{)}$ and the activation energy Δ₀ is time independent. On this basis Δ for the carbazole polymers is ca. zero, that for a-Se is ca. 0.05 eV, and that for a-As₂Se₃ is 0.35 eV rather than 0.5, 0.3 and 0.6 eV respectively on a phenomenological basis for μ_d(T,t). Trap-controlled hopping transport may be excluded. Time-resolved optical studies of excess carrier recombination supplement mobility measurements in a-Si:H and a-As₂Se₃ as well as other systems. Combined results suggest a dielectric response mechanism in which the time-dependent hopping frequency of localized carriers ν ∝ t^α?1 arises from distortion of the medium at localization sites. This is satisfied by Δ(T,t) = Δ₀+(1?α)KTT ln(t/τ) where τ is the mean initial localization time of the carrier, 10^?13?10^?12s, Δio is the height of the barrier at T, and 0<α<l. Consequently ν = ν₀(t/τ)^α?1 exp(frsol|?Δ₀/KT) which applies also to bimolecular recombination.     

Electro-optical features of antiferroelectric liquid crystal material (S)-(+)-4-(1-methylheptyloxycarbonyl) phenyl 4′-(6-octanoyloxyhex-1-oxy) biphenyl-4-carboxylate in its ferro and antiferroelectric phases

A detailed investigation of the electro-optical switching parameters of an antiferroelectric liquid crystal (S)-(+)-4-(1-methylheptyloxycarbonyl) phenyl 4′-(6-octanoyloxyhex-1-oxy) biphenyl-4-carboxylate (abbreviated as S-7H6Bi) has been carried out. S-7H6Bi has paraelectric (SmA^?) and ferroelectric (SmC^?) phases in addition to antiferroelectric (SmC^?_A) phase. Switching parameters viz. spontaneous polarization and switching time were determined by polarization reversal method. The spontaneous polarization (P_s) is found to be highly temperature dependent and decreases with temperature. The maximum value of P_s is found to be ∼90 nC/cm² whereas the switching time (t_s) is found to be of the order 1-2 ms. The temperature dependent torsional viscosity (γ_t) is of the order 10 Pa sec. It increases with decrease in temperature.     

Long-range spin correlations in a honeycomb spin model with a magnetic field

We consider the spin-1/2 model on the honeycomb lattice [A. Kitaev, Ann. Phys. 321, 2 (2006)] in the presence of a weak magnetic field h _α ? J. Such a perturbation treated in the lowest nonvanishing order over h _α leads [K.S. Tikhonov, M.V. Feigel’man, and A.Yu. Kitaev, Phys. Rev. Lett. 106, 067203 (2011)] to a powerlaw decay of irreducible spin correlations 《s ^z (t, r)s ^z (0, 0)》 ∝ h _z ² f(t, r), where f(t, r) ∝ [max(t, Jr)]^–4. We have studied the effects of the next order of perturbation in h _z and found an additional term of the order h _z ⁴ in the correlation function 《s ^z (t, r)s ^z (0, 0)》 which scales as h _z ⁴ cosγ/r ³ at Jt? r, where γ is the polar angle in the 2D plane. We demonstrate that such a contribution can be understood as a result of a perturbation of the effective Majorana Hamiltonian by the weak imaginary vector potential A _x ∝ i h _z ² .     

Green function theory of Curie and order—order transitions in ferromagnetic systems

Dipolar critical temperatures in ferromagnetic systems with isotropic bilinear and biquadratic exchange are investigated by means of the Green function technique. Expressions are found for both the familiar Curie temperature, T_c, and the less well known order-order transition temperature, T_o, at which, under appropriate conditions, the magnetic ordering undergoes a change between fully aligned and canted ferromagnetism. At T = 0, a fully aligned state has <s_i^z = s for spin s and all lattice sites i, while a canted state has 〈s_i^z〉<s. It is shown independently of the Green function analysis that the T = 0 ground state is fully aligned if α, the ratio of biquadratic to bilinear exchange integrals, obeys ?[2s(s?1)]^?1<α< [2s²?2s+1]^?1. The region below the lower limit is identified as the range in which canted ferromagnetism can occur and is a range that does not appear to have been considered previously via the Green function formalism.The temperature dependence of the magnetic ordering is investigated by means of the double-time temperature-dependent Green function formalism. A new decoupling scheme is derived and used to reduce higher order Green functions to lowest order. It is found that a canted state, occuring at low temperatures, undergoes a transition to a fully aligned state at a temperature T₀ and subsequently becomes disordered at temperature T_c. Transitions to paramagnetism are found to be second order for α<α_c and first order for α?α_c where α_c is a critical value that depends on the atomic spin and weakly on the lattice structure. A phase diagram is given to illustrate the results, and a comparison is made with the corresponding results found in mean field theory.     

Universal fluctuations of the AEX index

We compute the analytic expression of the probability distributions F_AEX,+ and F_AEX,− of the normalized positive and negative AEX (Netherlands) index daily returns r(t). Furthermore, we define the α re-scaled AEX daily index positive returns r(t)^α and negative returns (−r(t))^α, which we call, after normalization, the α positive fluctuations and α negative fluctuations. We use the Kolmogorov-Smirnov statistical test as a method to find the values of α that optimize the data collapse of the histogram of the α fluctuations with the Bramwell-Holdsworth-Pinton (BHP) probability density function. The optimal parameters that we found are α⁺=0.46 and α⁻=0.43. Since the BHP probability density function appears in several other dissimilar phenomena, our result reveals a universal feature of stock exchange markets.     

How stable are pulsons in the (Oslash;4−)2 field theory?

Numerical experiments to the (1 + 1)-dimensional (Ø⁴_?)₂ equation are reported. In a certain amplitude region a soliton-antisoliton bound state Ø(x, t >) (pulson) decays much slower than exponentially in time. For 0.30 ? Ø (0, t) ? 1.44 the slope of the maximum amplitudes is found between 0 and ?2 × 10^?6 per unit time. In consequence, the lower bound for the pulsons' lifetime can be essentially increased.