New measure of electron correlation

We propose to quantify the correlation inherent in a many-electron (or many-fermion) wave function psi by comparing it to the unique uncorrelated state that has the same 1-particle density operator as does /|psi>相似文献   

Generation of optical vector beams with a diffractive optical element interferometer

We present a novel approach to generating radially and azimuthally polarized vector beams that utilize an interferometer constructed from two identical diffractive optical elements. The measured polarization properties of four vector beam states and their phase relationships are in good agreement with theoretical expectations. This interferometer is passively phase stable and robust, making it suitable for linear and nonlinear optical (superresolution) microscopy.     

Metal Ion Complexation: A Route to 2 D Templates?

The two-dimensional ordering of a number of 2,2'-bipyridine derivatives at the liquid/solid interface has been investigated by scanning tunneling microscopy. By appropriate functionalization of the bipyridine units, their intermolecular distance can be tuned, which has proved to be crucial for complexation with metal ions. The in situ addition of metal salts (Pd(2+), Cu(2+)), leading to the formation of metal-bipyridine complexes, has a dramatic influence on the two-dimensional ordering of the molecules and suggests that these complexes could be used as templates.     

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Integrated Density of States For Random Metrics on Manifolds

We study ergodic random Schrödinger operators on a coveringmanifold, where the randomness enters both via the potentialand the metric. We prove measurability of the random operators,almost sure constancy of their spectral properties, the existenceof a self-averaging integrated density of states and a Pastur–ubintype trace formula. 2000 Mathematics Subjects Classification35J10, 58J35, 82B44.     

The Cheeger constant of simply connected, solvable Lie groups

We show that the Cheeger isoperimetric constant of a solvable simply connected Lie group with Lie algebra is

     

Acidic peptides acting as growth modifiers of calcite crystals

Small acidic peptides comprising a repeating Phe-Asp sequence motif exert control, in vitro, on the morphology of calcite crystals similar to natural proteins from calcified tissues.     

Spatial unmasking of nearby pure-tone targets in a simulated anechoic environment

Detection thresholds were measured for different spatial configurations of 500- and 1000-Hz pure-tone targets and broadband maskers. Sources were simulated using individually measured head-related transfer functions (HRTFs) for source positions varying in both azimuth and distance. For the spatial configurations tested, thresholds ranged over 50 dB, primarily as a result of large changes in the target-to-masker ratio (TMR) with changes in target and masker locations. Intersubject differences in both HRTFs and in binaural sensitivity were large; however, the overall pattern of results was similar across subjects. As expected, detection thresholds were generally smaller when the target and masker were separated in azimuth than when they were at the same location. However, in some cases, azimuthal separation of target and masker yielded little change or even a small increase in detection threshold. Significant intersubject differences occurred as a result both of differences in monaural and binaural acoustic cues in the individualized HRTFs and of different binaural contributions to performance. Model predictions captured general trends in the pattern of spatial unmasking. However, subject-specific model predictions did not account for the observed individual differences in performance, even after taking into account individual differences in HRTF measurements and overall binaural sensitivity. These results suggest that individuals differ not only in their overall sensitivity to binaural cues, but also in how their binaural sensitivity varies with the spatial position of (and interaural differences in) the masker.