scholarly journals Ordering of Rods near Surfaces: Concentration Effects

Crystals ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
pp. 265
Author(s):  
Dora Izzo
Keyword(s):  
Self Assembly ◽  
Recurrence Relations ◽  
Chemical Potential ◽  
Mean Field ◽  
Radius Of Curvature ◽  
Concentration Effects ◽  
Planar Case ◽  
Fixed Concentration ◽  
Infinite Region ◽  
First Order Transition

We study the orientation of rods in the neighborhood of a surface. A semi-infinite region in two different situations is considered: (i) the rods are located close to a flat wall and (ii) the rods occupy the space that surrounds a sphere. In a recent paper we investigated a similar problem: the interior of a sphere, with a fixed concentration of rods. Here, we allow for varying concentration, the rods are driven from a reservoir to the neighborhood of the surface by means of a tunable chemical potential. In the planar case, the particle dimensions are irrelevant. In the curved case, we consider cylinders with dimensions comparable to the radius of curvature of the sphere; as they come close to the surface, they have to accommodate to fill the available space, leading to a rich orientational profile. These systems are studied by a mapping onto a three-state Potts model with annealed disorder on a semi-infinite lattice; two order parameters describe the system: the occupancy and the orientation. The Hamiltonian is solved using a mean-field approach producing recurrence relations that are iterated numerically and we obtain various interesting results: the system undergoes a first order transition just as in the bulk case; the profiles do not have a smooth decay but may present a step and we search for the factors that determine their shape. The prediction of such steps may be relevant in the field of self-assembly of colloids and nanotechnology.

Modification of charge density wave fluctuations by charge perturbations

2002 ◽  
Vol 12 (9) ◽  
pp. 77-78
Author(s):  
S. N. Artemenko
Keyword(s):  
Electric Field ◽  
Linear Response ◽  
Chemical Potential ◽  
Density Wave ◽  
Mean Field ◽  
Phase Fluctuations ◽  
Fluctuation Dissipation ◽  
Fluctuation Dissipation Theorem ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Field Transition

Spectral density of fluctuations of the CDW phase are calculated taking into account electric field induced by phase fluctuations. The approach based upon the fluctuation-dissipation theorem (FDT) combined with equations of linear response of the CDW conductor is used. Fluctuating electric field is found to suppress fluctuations of the phase, while fluctuations of the electric potential are sizeable. This suggests that transition from the CDW to the normal state (which is usually observed well below the mean-field transition temperature) may he provoked by fluctuations of the chemical potential, rather than by destruction of the CDW coherence between conducting chains due to phase fluctuations.

scholarly journals Locating the critical end point using the linear sigma model coupled to quarks.

2018 ◽  
Vol 172 ◽  
pp. 02003
Author(s):  
Alejandro Ayala ◽  
J. A. Flores ◽  
L. A. Hernández ◽  
S. Hernández-Ortiz
Keyword(s):  
Sigma Model ◽  
Chemical Potential ◽  
Potential Temperature ◽  
Mean Field ◽  
Field Approximation ◽  
Baryon Density ◽  
Linear Sigma Model ◽  
Mean Field Approximation ◽  
End Point ◽  
The Mean

We use the linear sigma model coupled to quarks to compute the effective potential beyond the mean field approximation, including the contribution of the ring diagrams at finite temperature and baryon density. We determine the model couplings and use them to study the phase diagram in the baryon chemical potential-temperature plane and to locate the Critical End Point.

scholarly journals SU(3) Polyakov linear-sigma model with finite isospin asymmetry: QCD phase diagram

2019 ◽  
Vol 34 (31) ◽  
pp. 1950199 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdel Nasser Tawfik ◽  
Abdel Magied Diab ◽  
M. T. Ghoneim ◽  
H. Anwer
Keyword(s):  
Phase Structure ◽  
Sigma Model ◽  
Chemical Potential ◽  
Mean Field ◽  
Field Approximation ◽  
Linear Sigma Model ◽  
Dense Medium ◽  
Mean Field Approximation ◽  
Isospin Asymmetry ◽  
Qcd Phase Diagram

The SU(3) Polyakov linear-sigma model (PLSM) in mean-field approximation is utilized in analyzing the chiral condensates [Formula: see text], [Formula: see text], [Formula: see text] and the deconfinement order parameters [Formula: see text], [Formula: see text], at finite isospin asymmetry. The bulk thermodynamics including pressure density, interaction measure, susceptibility and second-order correlations with baryon, strange and electric charge quantum numbers are studied in thermal and dense medium. The PLSM results are confronted to the available lattice quantum chromodynamics (QCD) calculations. The excellent agreement obtained strengthens the reliability of fixing the PLSM parameters and therefore supports further predictions even beyond the scope of the lattice QCD numerical applicability. From the QCD phase structure at finite isospin chemical potential [Formula: see text], we find that the pseudocritical temperatures decrease with the increase in [Formula: see text]. We conclude that the QCD phase structure in [Formula: see text] plane seems to extend the one in [Formula: see text] plane.

scholarly journals DISORDER INDUCED BCS-BEC CROSSOVER

2012 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
pp. 120-126 ◽  
Author(s):  
AYAN KHAN
Keyword(s):  
Order Parameter ◽  
Chemical Potential ◽  
Random Potential ◽  
Mean Field ◽  
Superconducting Order Parameter ◽  
Interesting Issue ◽  
Coupled Equations ◽  
Weak Regime ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Superconducting Fluctuations

Of late, the study of BCS-BEC crossover in the presence of weak random impurity is an interesting issue. In this proceedings we study the effect of this disorder which is included through the Nozières and Smith-Rink theory of superconducting fluctuations. In the weak regime, the random potential leaves an effect on the superconducting order parameter but it spares the chemical potential. Here we present the exact behavior of the mean field quantities as a function of the disorder by self-consistently solving the coupled equations.

scholarly journals Linker-mediated self-assembly of mobile DNA-coated colloids

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (21) ◽  
pp. eaaz6921 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiuyang Xia ◽  
Hao Hu ◽  
Massimo Pica Ciamarra ◽  
Ran Ni
Keyword(s):  
Self Assembly ◽  
Effective Interaction ◽  
Mean Field Theory ◽  
Mean Field ◽  
Mobile Dna ◽  
Complementary Sequence ◽  
Single Stranded Dna ◽  
Construction Methods ◽  
Free Dna ◽  
Innovative System

Developing construction methods of materials tailored for given applications with absolute control over building block placement poses an immense challenge. DNA-coated colloids offer the possibility of realising programmable self-assembly, which, in principle, can assemble almost any structure in equilibrium, but remains challenging experimentally. Here, we propose an innovative system of linker-mediated mobile DNA-coated colloids (mDNACCs), in which mDNACCs are bridged by the free DNA linkers in solution, whose two single-stranded DNA tails can bind with specific single-stranded DNA receptors of complementary sequence coated on colloids. We formulate a mean-field theory efficiently calculating the effective interaction between mDNACCs, where the entropy of DNA linkers plays a nontrivial role. Particularly, when the binding between free DNA linkers in solution and the corresponding receptors on mDNACCs is strong, the linker-mediated colloidal interaction is determined by the linker entropy depending on the linker concentration.

Conversion of neutron stars to 2 + 1 flavor Nambu–Jona-Lasinio quark stars as a mechanism for gamma-ray bursts

2017 ◽  
Vol 32 (37) ◽  
pp. 1750209
Author(s):  
Xiao-Yu Shu ◽  
Yong-Feng Huang ◽  
Hong-Shi Zong
Keyword(s):  
Phase Transition ◽  
Gamma Ray ◽  
Chemical Potential ◽  
Proper Time ◽  
Mean Field ◽  
Gamma Ray Bursts ◽  
Compact Stars ◽  
Relativistic Mean Field ◽  
Quark Stars ◽  
Njl Model

The phase transition from a neutron star to a quark star and its relation to gamma-ray bursts are investigated. A new model: the 2 + 1 flavor Nambu–Jona-Lasinio (NJL) model with the method of proper-time regularization (PTR) is utilized for the quark phase; while the Relativistic Mean Field (RMF) theory is used for the hadronic phase. The process of phase transition is studied by considering the chemical potential, paying special attention to the phase transition point and the emergence of strange quark matter. Characteristics of compact stars are illustrated, and the energy release during the phase transition is found to be [Formula: see text] erg.

THE ROLE OF ANTIKAON CONDENSATES IN THE EQUATION OF STATE OF NEUTRON STARS

2010 ◽  
Vol 19 (08n10) ◽  
pp. 1545-1548 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. FERNÁNDEZ ◽  
A. MESQUITA ◽  
M. RAZEIRA ◽  
C. A. Z. VASCONCELLOS
Keyword(s):  
Neutron Stars ◽  
Electric Charge ◽  
Chemical Potential ◽  
Mean Field ◽  
Field Approximation ◽  
Mean Field Approximation ◽  
Charge Neutrality ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Nucleon Matter

We study the consequences of the presence of a negative electric charge condensate of antikaons in neutron stars using an effective model with derivative couplings. In our formalism, nucleons interact through the exchange of σ, ω and ϱ mesons, in the presence of electrons and muons, to accomplish electric charge neutrality and beta equilibrium. The phase transition to the antikaon condensate was implemented through the Gibbs conditions combined with the mean-field approximation, giving rise to a mixed phase of coexistence between nucleon matter and the antikaon condensate. Assuming neutrino-free matter, we observe a rapid decrease of the electron chemical potential produced by the gradual substitution of electrons by kaons to accomplish electric charge neutrality. The exotic composition of matter in neutron star including antikaon condensation and nucleons can yield a maximum mass of about M ns ~ 1.76 M ⊙.

Solvent and concentration effects on highly defined, colloid-like ionic clusters in solution

2018 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 1421-1430 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jana Eisermann ◽  
Lukas Prager ◽  
Dariush Hinderberger
Keyword(s):  
Self Assembly ◽  
Ionic Clusters ◽  
Concentration Effects

We characterize the process of ionic self-assembly involving a macrocyclic tetraimidazolium molecular box and small dianionic salts into highly defined, colloid-like ionic clusters called ionoids.

scholarly journals ON d+id DENSITY WAVE AND SUPERCONDUCTING ORDERINGS IN HOLE-DOPED CUPRATES

2013 ◽  
Vol 27 (13) ◽  
pp. 1330008
Author(s):  
PARTHA GOSWAMI ◽  
AJAY PRATAP SINGH GAHLOT ◽  
PANKAJ SINGH
Keyword(s):  
Chemical Potential ◽  
Density Wave ◽  
Mean Field ◽  
Spectral Weight ◽  
Quasi Particle ◽  
Scattering Rate ◽  
Consistent Manner ◽  
Single Particle Excitation ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Competing Orders

The d+id-density wave (chiral DDW) order, at the anti-ferromagnetic wave vector Q = (π, π), is assumed to represent the pseudo-gap (PG) state of a hole-doped cuprate superconductor. The pairing interaction U(k, k′) required for d+id ordering comprises of (Ux2-y2(k, k′), Uxy(k, k′)), where [Formula: see text] and [Formula: see text] with U1 > U2. The d-wave superconductivity (DSC), driven by an assumed attractive interaction of the form [Formula: see text] where V1 is a model parameter, is discussed within the mean-field framework together with the d+id ordering. The single-particle excitation spectrum in the CDDW + DSC state is characterized by the Bogoluibov quasi-particle bands — a characteristic feature of SC state. The coupled gap equations are solved self-consistently together with the equation to determine the chemical potential (μ). With the pinning of the van Hove-singularities close to μ, one is able to calculate the thermodynamic and transport properties of the under-doped cuprates in a consistent manner. The electron specific heat displays non-Fermi liquid feature in the CDDW state. The CDDW and DSC are found to represent two competing orders as the former brings about a depletion of the spectral weight (and Raman response function density) available for pairing in the anti-nodal region of momentum space. It is also shown that the depletion of the spectral weight below Tc at energies larger than the gap amplitude occurs. This is an indication of the strong-coupling superconductivity in cuprates. The calculation of the ratio of the quasi-particle thermal conductivity αxx and temperature in the superconducting phase is found to be constant in the limit of near-zero quasi-particle scattering rate.

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