Drop dynamics on chemically patterned surfaces

Europhysics Letters 73 (2006) 740-746

Authors:

JM Yeomans, Halim Kusumaatmaja, Julien Leopoldes, Alexandre Dupuis

Nonlinear dynamics of a dense two-dimensional dipolar exciton gas

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics 73:3 (2006)

Authors:

R Rapaport, G Chen, SH Simon

Abstract:

We use a simple model to describe the nonlinear dynamics of a dense two-dimensional dipolar exciton gas. The model predicts an initial fast expansion due to effective dipole pressure, followed by a much slower diffusion. The model is in very good agreement with recent experimental results. We show that the dipole-pressure-induced expansion strongly constrains the time available for achieving and observing Bose-Einstein quantum statistical effects, indicating a need for spatial exciton traps. We also suggest that nonlinear ballistic exciton transport due to the strong internal dipole pressure is readily achievable. © 2006 The American Physical Society.

Switching noise as a probe of statistics in the fractional quantum Hall effect

(2006)

Authors:

Eytan Grosfeld, Steven H Simon, Ady Stern

Topological quantum computing with only one mobile quasiparticle.

Phys Rev Lett 96:7 (2006) 070503

Authors:

SH Simon, NE Bonesteel, MH Freedman, N Petrovic, L Hormozi

Abstract:

In a topological quantum computer, universal quantum computation is performed by dragging quasiparticle excitations of certain two dimensional systems around each other to form braids of their world lines in 2 + 1 dimensional space-time. In this Letter we show that any such quantum computation that can be done by braiding n identical quasiparticles can also be done by moving a single quasiparticle around n - 1 other identical quasiparticles whose positions remain fixed.

Thermodynamics of the one-dimensional half-filled Hubbard model in the spin-disordered regime

(2006)

Authors:

S Ejima, FHL Essler, F Gebhard