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J. Oliveira

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Fixed Point Theorems for Hypersequences and the Foundation of Generalized Differential Geometry I: The Simplified Algebra

Fixed point theorems are one of the many tools used to prove existence and uniqueness of differential equations. When the data involved contains products of distributions, some of these tools may not be useful. Thus rises the necessity to develop new environments and tools capable of handling such situations. The foundations of a Generalized Differential Geometry is set having Classical Differential Geometry as a discontinuous subcase, a fixed point theorem for hypersequences is proved in the context of Colombeau Generalized Functions and it is shown how it can be used to obtain existence and uniqueness of differential equations whose data involve products of distributions. Thus also setting the foundations of a Generalized Analysis. The strain is also picked up setting the foundations of generalized manifolds and shown that each classical manifold can be discretely embedded in a generalized manifold in such a way that the differential structure of the latter is a natural extension of the differential structure of the former. It is inferred that $\ {\cal{D}}^{\prime}(Ω)$ is discretely embedded in $\ {\cal{G}}(Ω)$, that the elements of $\ C^{\infty}(Ω)$ form a grid of equidistant points in $\ {\cal{G}}(Ω)$ and that association in $\ {\cal{G}}(Ω)$ is a topological and not an algebraic notion. Ergo, classical solutions to differential equations are scarce. These achievements reckoned upon the Generalized Differential Calculus invented by the first author and his collaborators. Hopefully, Generalized Differential Calculus and the developments presented in this paper, may be of interest to those working in Analysis, Applied Mathematics, Geometry and Physics.

math.AP

Quantum percolation phase transition and magneto-electric dipole glass in hexagonal ferrites

Hexagonal ferrites do not only have enormous commercial impact (£2 billion/year in sales) due to applications that include ultra-high density memories, credit card stripes, magnetic bar codes, small motors and low-loss microwave devices, they also have fascinating magnetic and ferroelectric quantum properties at low temperatures. Here we report the results of tuning the magnetic ordering temperature in PbFe$_{12-x}$Ga$_x$O$_{19}$ to zero by chemical substitution $x$. The phase transition boundary is found to vary as $T_N \sim (1-x/x_c)^{2/3}$ with $x_c$ very close to the calculated spin percolation threshold which we determine by Monte Carlo simulations, indicating that the zero-temperature phase transition is geometrically driven. We find that this produces a form of compositionally-tuned, insulating, ferrimagnetic quantum criticality. Close to the zero temperature phase transition we observe the emergence of an electric-dipole glass induced by magneto-electric coupling. The strong frequency behaviour of the glass freezing temperature $T_m$ has a Vogel-Fulcher dependence with $T_m$ finite, or suppressed below zero in the zero frequency limit, depending on composition $x$. These quantum-mechanical properties, along with the multiplicity of low-lying modes near to the zero-temperature phase transition, are likely to greatly extend applications of hexaferrites into the realm of quantum and cryogenic technologies.

cond-mat.str-el

Star-formation rates from young-star counts and the structure of the ISM across the NGC346/N66 complex in the SMC

The rate at which interstellar gas is converted into stars, and its dependence on environment, is one of the pillars on which our understanding of the visible Universe is build. We present a comparison of the surface density of young stars (Sigma_*) and dust surface density (Sigma_d) across NGC346 (N66) in 115 independent pixels of 6x6 pc^2. We find a correlation between Sigma_* and Sigma_d with a considerable scatter. A power law fit to the data yields a steep relation with an exponent of 2.6+-0.2. We convert Sigma_d to gas surface density (Sigma_g) and Sigma_* to star formation rate (SFR) surface densities (Sigma_SFR), using simple assumptions for the gas-to-dust mass ratio and the duration of star formation. The derived total SFR (4+-1 10^-3 M_sun/yr) is consistent with SFR estimated from the Ha emission integrated over the Ha nebula. On small scales the Sigma_SFR derived using Ha systematically underestimates the count-based Sigma_SFR, by up to a factor of 10. This is due to ionizing photons escaping the area, where the stars are counted. We find that individual 36 pc^2 pixels fall systematically above integrated disc-galaxies in the Schmidt-Kennicutt diagram by on average a factor of ~7. The NGC346 average SFR over a larger area (90 pc radius) lies closer to the relation but remains high by a factor of ~3. The fraction of the total mass (gas plus young stars) locked in young stars is systematically high (~10 per cent) within the central 15 pc and systematically lower outside (2 per cent), which we interpret as variations in star formation efficiency. The inner 15 pc is dominated by young stars belonging to a centrally condensed cluster, while the outer parts are dominated by a dispersed population. Therefore, the observed trend could reflect a change of star formation efficiency between clustered and non-clustered star-formation.

astro-ph.GA

Competing exchanges and spin-phonon coupling in Eu1-xRxMnO3 (R=Y,Lu)

This work is focused on the phase diagrams and physical properties of Y-doped and Lu-doped EuMnO3. The differences in the corresponding phase boundaries in the (x,T) phase diagram could be overcome by considering a scaling of the Y3+ and Lu3+ concentrations to the tolerance factor. This outcome evidences that the tolerance factor is in fact a more reliable representative of the lattice deformation induced by doping. The normalization of the phase boundaries using the tolerance factor corroborates previous theoretical outcomes regarding the key role of competitive FM and AFM exchanges in determining the phase diagrams of manganite perovskites. Though, significant differences in the nature and number of phases at low temperatures and concentrations could not be explained by just considering the normalization to the tolerance factor. The vertical phase boundary observed just for Lu-doped EuMnO3, close to 10%Lu, is understood considering a low temperature Peierls-type spin-phonon coupling, which stabilizes the AFM4 phase in Lu-doped EuMnO3.

cond-mat.str-el

Structural and insulator-to-metal phase transition at 50 GPa in GdMnO3

We present a study of the effect of very high pressure on the orthorhombic perovskite GdMnO3 by Raman spectroscopy and synchrotron x-ray diffraction up to 53.2 GPa. The experimental results yield a structural and insulator-to-metal phase transition close to 50 GPa, from an orthorhombic to a metrically cubic structure. The phase transition is of first order with a pressure hysteresis of about 6 GPa. The observed behavior under very high pressure might well be a general feature in rare-earth manganites.

cond-mat.str-el

Magentically-Induced Lattice Distortions and Ferroelectricity in Magnetoelectric GdMnO3

In this work we investigate the magnetic field dependence of Ag octahedra rotation (tilt) and B2g symmetric stretching modes frequency at different temperatures. Our field-dependent Raman investigation at 10K is interpreted by an ionic displacive nature of the magnetically induced ferroelectric phase transition. The frequency change of the Ag tilt is in agreement with the stabilization of the Mn-Gd spin arrangement, yielding the necessary conditions for the onset of ferroelectricity on the basis of the inverse Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interaction. The role of the Jahn-Teller cooperative interaction is also evidenced by the change of the B2g mode frequency at the ferroelectric phase transition. This frequency change allows estimating the shift of the oxygen position at the ferroelectric phase transition and the corresponding spontaneous polarization of 480 μC/m2, which agrees with earlier reported values in single crystals. Our study also confirms the existence of a large magnetic hysteresis at the lowest temperatures, which is a manifestation of magnetrostiction.

cond-mat.str-el

Bifurcation and pattern changing with two real scalar fields

This work deals with bifurcation and pattern changing in models described by two real scalar fields. We consider generic models with quartic potentials and show that the number of independent polynomial coefficients affecting the ratios between the various domain wall tensions can be reduced to 4 if the model has a superpotential. We then study specific one-parameter families of models and compute the wall tensions associated with both BPS and non-BPS sectors. We show how bifurcation can be associated to modification of the patterns of domain wall networks and illustrate this with some examples which may be relevant to describe realistic situations of current interest in high energy physics. In particular, we discuss a simple solution to the cosmological domain wall problem.

hep-th