InGaAs/GaAs multiple-quantum-well modulators and switches

The design, fabrication and characterization of electrooptical modulators and switches based on pseudomorphic InGaAs/GaAs multiple-quantum-well (MQW) structures is presented. The absorption and refractive index changes (, n) of In_0.2Ga_0.8As/GaAs MQW structures due to the quantum-confined Stark effect are examined in detail. The figures of merit /₀ and n/₀ give information on the design of modulation and switching devices. Based on these results, we develop two types of efficient and high-speed modulators, vertical and waveguide modulators, and for the first time an InGaAs/GaAs intersectional X-type switch. Recent experimental results for each device are presented.     

The ground state energy of Sdhrödinger operators

We studye()=inf spec(-+V) and examine whene()<0 for all 0. We prove thatc ²e()–d ² for suitableV and all small ||.Research partially funded under NSF grant number DMS-9101716.     

Jauch-Piron system of imprimitivities for phonons. I. Localizability in discrete space

This paper is devoted to a discussion of the notion of localizability for phonons, i.e., quasiparticles arising from the harmonic vibrations of a system ofn atoms bound to one another by elastic forces. The natural tools for the analysis of localizability are the projection operatorsÊ() acting on the Hilbert space of one-phonon states, where is an arbitrary subset of the set that consists ofn vectors specifying the equilibrium positions ofn atoms. The expectation value ofÊ() is the probability that the phonon belongs to the atoms whose equilibrium positions are characterized by the elements of . For a strongly localizable phonon all of the projection operatorsÊ() commute with one another, whereas in the case of a weakly localizable phonon the operatorsÊ(₁) andÊ(₂) do not commute when ₁ and ₂ overlap. With the aid of the Jauch-Piron quantum theory of localization in space, the present paper describes the method of obtainingÊ() and also shows that if in the system ofn atoms there exist normal modes of zero frequency, then the phonon is only weakly localizable. Given the explicit expression forÊ(), one can define the number-of-phonons operator as well as the quasiparticle analogue (given in a companion paper) of the Wigner distribution function.     

Symmetries and half-sided modular inclusions of von Neumann algebras

LetN, be a von Neumann algebras on a Hilbert space , a common cyclic and separating vector. Assume to be cyclic and also separating forN . Denote by , _N , _N the modular operators to (, ), (N, ), resp (N , ). Assume now ^-it N ^it N for allt 0. (Such type of inclusions ((N U, ) , ) are called half-sided modular.) Then the modular groups ^it , _N ^ir , _N ^is ,t, r, s generate a unitary representation of the group S1(2, )/Z ₂ of positive energy.Another result is related to two half-sided modular inclusions (₁ , ) and (₂ , ). Under proper conditions the three modular groups ^it , ₁ ^ir , ₂ ^is ,t, r, s generate the three-dimensional subgroup of O(2, 1) of two commuting translations and the Lorentz transformation.Partly supported by the DFG, SFB 288 Differentialgeometrie und Quantenphysik.     

An Equilibrium Lattice Model of Wetting on Rough Substrates

We consider a semi-infinite 3-dimensional Ising system with a rough wall to describe the effect of the roughness r of the substrate on wetting. We show that the difference of wall free energies (r)= _AW(r)– _BW(r) of the two phases behaves like (r)r(1), where r=1 characterizes a purely flat surface, confirming at low enough temperature and small roughness the validity of Wenzel's law, cos (r)r cos (1), which relates the contact angle of a sessile droplet to the roughness of the substrate     

Density of states for intermediate valence and Kondo systems

We calculate the density of states for the nondegenerate Anderson model for various values ofu=U/ andn _f using the perturbation theory withu as the expansion parameter. Summing all the -independent self-energy diagrams, we use the Friedel sum rule and Ward identities to express the physical quantities in terms of the remaining -dependent part of the self-energy, which we evaluate to the 2nd order. The results for the spin and charge susceptibilities obtained in such a way compare rather well with the Bethe-ansatz results. The density of states exhibits different features in different parts of the parameter space. In Kondo region (u>1,n _f 1, i.e., – _f ~U/2), we obtain a many-body resonance (half-width T _K ) around the Fermi level and two broad peaks () at about _f +n _f U and _f +U. In the VF region (u>1, and | _f |) we obtain only two peaks (), one at about _f and one between _f +n _f U and _f +U. The consequences regarding the shape of the photoemission and inverse photoemission spectra of Ce intermetallics are discussed.     

Group actions on C*-algebras, 3-cocycles and quantum field theory

We study group extensions , where acts on a C^*-algebraA. Given a twisted covariant representation ,V of the pairA, we construct 3-cocycles on with values in the centre of the group generated byV(). These 3-cocycles are obstructions to the existence of an extension of byV() which acts onA compatibly with . The main theorems of the paper introduce a subsidiary invariant which classifies actions of onV() and in terms of which a necessary and sufficient condition for the the cohomology class of the 3-cocycle to be non-trivial may be formulated. Examples are provided which show how non-trivial 3-cocycles may be realised. The framework we choose to exhibit these essentially mathematical results is influenced by anomalous gauge field theories. We show how to interpret our results in that setting in two ways, one motivated by an algebraic approach to constrained dynamics and the other by the descent equation approach to constructing cocycles on gauge groups. In order to make comparisons with the usual approach to cohomology in gauge theory we conclude with a Lie algebra version of the invariant and the 3-cocycle.     

Mass-Proper Time Uncertainty Relation in a Manifestly Covariant Relativistic Statistical Mechanics

We prove the uncertainty relation T _V m2/c ², which is realized on a statistical mechanical level for an ensemble of events in (1+D)-dimensional spacetime with motion parameterized by an invariant proper time , where T _V is the average passage interval in for the events which pass through a small (typical) (1+D)-volume V, and m is the dispersion of mass around its on-shell value in such an ensemble. We show that a linear mass spectrum is a completely general property of a (1+D)-dimensional off-shell theory.On sabbatical leave from School of Physics and Astronomy, Tel Aviv Uniersity, Ramat Aviv, Israel. Also at Department of Physics, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, Israel     

Exact Relations Between Elastic and Electrical Response of d-Dimensional Percolating Networks with Angle-Bending Forces

Arguments are presented to demonstrate that exact equality relations exist between the critical exponents which characterize the macroscopic conductivity _e and the macroscopic elastic stiffness moduli C _e of percolating systems of any dimensionality. Using the notation _e p ^t , C _e p ^T for the critical behavior of a randomly diluted system slightly above the percolation threshold p _c , (pp–p _c >0) and _e |p|^–s , C _e |p|^–S for the critical behavior of a random mixture of normal and perfectly conducting or normal and perfectly rigid constituents slightly below that threshold, (pp–p _c <0) we show that T=t+2 and S=s, where is the percolation correlation length critical exponent |p|^– (p0).     

Electronic processes andZ centres in NaCl and KC1 crystals

The paper gives the experimental results of the team-work study of coloured pure and Ca doped NaCl and KC1 crystals. The mechanism of the formation ofR centres by coagulation ofF centres and of the formation ofZ centres fromF centres, cation vacancies and Ca ions is discussed. An alternative model forZ ₃ centres is proposed. The possible connections between physical and chemical behaviour are indicated.

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Z- NaCl 1

NaCl KCl . R- F- Z- F-, Ca. Z ₃-. .

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This work was presented by the courtesy of Prof. R. Maurer at the Symposium on Color Centers, Corvallis, Oregon (1959).

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The authors wish to express their gratitude to K. Suk, K. Listoová and M. Javrková for carefully carrying out the measurements and I. Kunzlová and L. Nováková for preparing the crystals.     

Energy-level statistics of model quantum systems: Universality and scaling in a lattice-point problem

We investigate the statistics of the numberN(R, S) of lattice pointsnZ ², in an annular domain (R, w)=(R+w)A\RA, whereR, w>0. HereA is a fixed convex set with smooth boundary andw is chosen so that the area of (R, w) isS. The statistics comes fromR being taken as random (with a smooth density) in some interval [c ₁ T,c ₂,T],c ₂>c ₁>0. We find that in the limitT the variance and distribution of N=N(R; S)–S depend strongly on howS grows withT. There is a saturation regimeS/T, asT, in which the fluctuations in N coming from the two boundaries of are independent. Then there is a scaling regime,S/Tz, 0<z<, in which the distribution depends onz in an almost periodic way going to a Gaussian asz0. The variance in this limit approachesz for genericA, but can be larger for degenerate cases. The former behavior is what one would expect from the Poisson limit of a distribution for annuli of finite area.     

Superstability estimates for anharmonic systems

We consider an anharmonic crystal described by variablesS _x ,x ^d ,S _x , with one-body interaction ¦S _x ¦ and nearest neighbor (n.n.) two body interaction ¦S _x –S _y ¦. We prove that, for ^d bounded, , where is the correlation function for the free boundary condition Gibbs state in ,>0 and are suitable constants independent of and . This generalizes previous results obtained in the case.Research partially supported by Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche.     

Representations of state space transformations by Markov kernels

Every convex subset of a locally convex Hausdorff space (X, ) is equipped with the (-algebra generated by its-relatively open subsets. Within the set () of probability measures on two particular convex subsets are considered: (a) the set ^s () of probability measures with a separable support, and (b) the set ^c () of probability measures with a compact convex support. If is the base of a cone inX, then there exists an affine barycenter map from ^c () onto whose composition with the natural embedding of in ^c () yields the identity map on , and every-continuous affine transformation of can be represented by an affine transformation of ^c () that is induced by a Markov kernel. If (X, ) is a Banach space and is a closed, bounded, generating cone base inX that is contained in a hyperplane, then analogous results are obtained with respect to ^s (). Since the state spaces considered in noncommutative measure theory are cone bases and every change in time of an empirical system can be thought of as an affine transformation of the associated state space (Schrödinger picture), the existence of these representation theorems implies that the time evolution of general empirical systems can be described by dynamical concepts borrowed from classical probability theory.     

Perturbations of flows on Banach spaces and operator algebras

For automorphism groups of operator algebras we show how properties of the difference _t – ' _t are reflected in relations between the generators , . Indeed for a von Neumann algebraM with separable predual we show that if _t – '_t 0.28 for smallt, then = 0(+)°^-1 where is an inner automorphism ofM and is a bounded derivation ofM. If the difference _t – ' _t =O(t) ast ; 0, then = + and if _t – ' _t 0.28 for allt then =. We prove analogous results for unitary groups on a Hilbert space andC ₀,C ₀ ^* groups on a Banach space.This paper subsumes an earlier work of the same title which appeared as a report from Z.I.F. der Universität BielefeldWith partial support of the U.S. National Science Foundation     

Derivations commuting with abelian gauge actions on lattice systems

Let be an action of a compact abelian groupG on aC*-algebraA, and assume that the fixed-point subalgebraA is an AF-algebra. We show that if is a closed *-derivation onA commuting with , and the restriction of toA generates a one-parameter group of *-automorphisms, then itself is a generator. In particular, the result applies if is an infinite product action ofG on a UHF algebra. Furthermore, if in this situation ₁ and ₂ are two derivations both satisfying the hypotheses on , and ₁ and ₂ have the same restriction toA , then there exists a one-parameter subgroup of the action with generator ₀ such thatD(₁)D(₂)D(₀) is a joint core for the three derivations, and ₂=₁+₀ on this core.     

Invariant measures for the2D-defocusing nonlinear Schrödinger equation

Consider the2D defocusing cubic NLSiu _t+u–u|u|²=0 with Hamiltonian . It is shown that the Gibbs measure constructed from the Wick ordered Hamiltonian, i.e. replacing ||⁴ by ||⁴ :, is an invariant measure for the appropriately modified equationiu _t + u‒ [u|u ²–2(|u|² dx)u]=0. There is a well defined flow on thesupport of the measure. In fact, it is shown that for almost all data the solutionu, u(0)=, satisfiesu(t)–e ^it C _Hs (), for somes>0. First a result local in time is established and next measure invariance considerations are used to extend the local result to a global one (cf. [B2]).     

Uncertainty principle and uncertainty relations

It is generally believed that the uncertainty relation q p1/2, where q and p are standard deviations, is the precise mathematical expression of the uncertainty principle for position and momentum in quantum mechanics. We show that actually it is not possible to derive from this relation two central claims of the uncertainty principle, namely, the impossibility of an arbitrarily sharp specification of both position and momentum (as in the single-slit diffraction experiment), and the impossibility of the determination of the path of a particle in an interference experiment (such as the double-slit experiment).The failure of the uncertainty relation to produce these results is not a question of the interpretation of the formalism; it is a mathematical fact which follows from general considerations about the widths of wave functions.To express the uncertainty principle, one must distinguish two aspects of the spread of a wave function: its extent and its fine structure. We define the overall widthW and the mean peak width w of a general wave function and show that the productW w is bounded from below if is the Fourier transform of . It is shown that this relation expresses the uncertainty principle as it is used in the single- and double-slit experiments.     

A contribution to direct processes in the Co59(p,n) reaction forE p ∼ 6·5 MeV

Nuclear emulsions were used to study the energy spectrum and forward-backward asymmetry of neutrons from the Co⁵⁹(p,n) reaction forE _p 6·5 MeV. It was found that the decay of the compound nucleus makes a maximum contribution of 50% to the reaction yield. Energies of some excited states of the Ni⁵⁹ nucleus were also determined.

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Co⁵⁹(p,n) E _p 6,5 MeV

- Co⁵⁹(p,n) E _p 6,5 MeV. , 50%. , Ni⁵⁹.

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The authors would like to thank all those who helped in this work, particularly all members of the cyclotron group of the Nuclear Research Institute of the Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences, who so willingly helped with the irradiation, and H. Koutová from the Faculty of Technical and Nuclear Physics, who carefully measured the emulsions. Our thanks are also due to R. Krejová from the Faculty of Technical and Nuclear Physics for developing the emulsions and J. Kopecký from the Nuclear Research Institute for providing the cobalt target.     

More on the τ-μ-e problem: The process e+e−→l+l− in the region of the z-resonance

Theoretical and experimental aspects of the study of the e-- problem in effects of neutral weak currents in colliding e⁺e^– beams in the region of the Z resonance are discussed. Quantities that describe the degree of violation of e-- universality are analyzed. In particular, it is shown that by measuring the spin asymmetry for angles 160° it is possible to determine the degree of violation ofl-e universality =g _A ^e g _V ^l –g _V ^e g _A ^l to an accuracy of up to 0.01.Translated from Izvestiya Vysshikh Uchebnykh Zavedenii, Fizika, No. 5, pp. 88-91, May, 1989.     

Radiation-induced sidebands in a Mössbauer spectrum using synchrotron radiation

The resonant interactions of SR with nuclei have been studied in the magnetic dipole approximation. The spontaneous emission spectrum of the nuclei interacting with the SR consists of three types of photons with energiesE-2, E, E + 2, whereE is the energy corresponding to the unperturbed nuclear transition. The relative intensities of the transitions are in the ratios 121. A conventional ME spectrum, the source being an ensemble of SR excited nuclei and a single-line absorber, will display three resonances; the two outer ones are SR-induced sidebands having equal intensity and width.