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N. Banerjee

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Magnetic coupling at ferromagnetic rare earth / transition-metal interfaces: A comprehensive study

Thin film magnetic heterostructures with competing interfacial coupling and Zeeman energy pro- vide a fertile ground to study phase transition between different equilibrium states as a function of external magnetic field and temperature. A rare-earth (RE) / transition metal (TM) ferro- magnetic multilayer is a classic example where the magnetic state is determined by a competition between the Zeeman energy and antiferromagnetic interfacial exchange coupling energy. Techno- logically, such structures offer the possibility to engineer the macroscopic magnetic response by tuning the microscopic interactions between the layers. We have performed an exhaustive study of a nickel/gadolinium system by using the element-specific measurement technique x-ray magnetic circular dichroism, and determined the full magnetic state diagrams as a function of temperature and magnetic layer thickness. We explain our result based on a modified Stoner-Wohlfarth formal- ism and provide evidence of a thickness-dependent phase transition to a magnetic fan state which is critical in understanding magnetoresistance effects in RE/TM systems. The results provide im- portant insight for spintronics and superconducting spintronics where engineering tunable magnetic inhomogeneity is key for certain applications.

cond-mat.mtrl-sci↗

Cu_{2}O as nonmagnetic semiconductor for spin transport in crystalline oxide electronics

We probe spin transport in Cu_{2}O by measuring spin valve effect in La_{0.7}Sr_{0.3}MnO_{3}/Cu_{2}O/Co and La_{0.7}Sr_{0.3}MnO_{3}/Cu_{2}O/La_{0.7}Sr_{0.3}MnO_{3} epitaxial heterostructures. In La_{0.7}Sr_{0.3}MnO_{3}/Cu_{2}O/Co systems we find that a fraction of out-of-equilibrium spin polarized carrier actually travel across the Cu_{2}O layer up to distances of almost 100 nm at low temperature. The corresponding spin diffusion length dspin is estimated around 40 nm. Furthermore, we find that the insertion of a SrTiO_{3} tunneling barrier does not improve spin injection, likely due to the matching of resistances at the interfaces. Our result on dspin may be likely improved, both in terms of Cu_{2}O crystalline quality and sub-micrometric morphology and in terms of device geometry, indicating that Cu_{2}O is a potential material for efficient spin transport in devices based on crystalline oxides.

cond-mat.mes-hall↗

Nonstatic global string in Brans-Dicke theory

Gravitational field of a nonstatic global string has been studied in the context of Brans-Dicke theory of gravity. Both the metric components and the BD scalar field are assumed to be nonseparable functions of time and space.The spacetime may or may not have any singularity at a finite distance from the string core but the singularity at a particular time always remains. It has been shown that the spacetime exhibits both outgoing and incoming gravitational radiation.

gr-qc↗

Nonsingular static global string

A new solution for the spacetime outside the core of a U(1) static global string has been presented which is nonsingular. This is the first example of a nonsingular spacetime around a static global string.}}

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No Scalar Hair Theorem for a Charged Spherical Black Hole

This paper consolidates noscalar hair theorem for a charged spherically symmetric black hole in four dimension in general relativity as well as in all scalar tensor theories, both minimally and nonminimally coupled, when the effective Newtonian constant of gravity is positive. However, there is an exception when the matter field itself is coupled to the scalar field, such as in dilaton gravity.

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Gravitational field of a stationary circular cosmic string loop

Gravitational field of a stationary circular cosmic string loop has been studied in the context of full nonlinear Einstein's theory of gravity. It has been assumed that the radial and tangential stresses of the loop are equal to the energy density of the string loop. An exact solution for the system has been presented which has a singularity at a finite distance from the axis,but is regular for any other distances from the axis of the loop.

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Local cosmic string in generalised scalar tensor theory

A recent investigation shows that a local gauge string with a phenomenological energy momentum tensor, as prescribed by Vilenkin, is inconsistent in Brans-Dicke theory. In this work it has been shown that such a string is consistent in a more general scalar tensor theory where $ω$ is function of the scalar field.A set of solutions of full nonlinear Einstein's equations for interior region of such a string are presented.

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Non abelian bosonisation in three dimensional field theory

We develop a method based on the generalised Stückelberg prescription for discussing bosonisation in the low energy regime of the SU(2) massive Thirring model in 2+1 dimensions. For arbitrary values of the coupling parameter the bosonised theory is found to be a nonabelian gauge theory whose physical sector is explicitly obtained. In the case of vanishing coupling this gauge theory can be identified with the SU(2) Yang-Mills Chern-Simons theory in the limit when the Yang-Mills term vanishes. Bosonisation identities for the fermionic current are derived.

hep-th↗

Generalised Hamiltonian embedding of the Proca model

We convert the second class Proca model into a first class theory by using the generalised prescription of Batalin, Fradkin and Tyutin. We then show how a basic set of gauge invariant fields in the embedded model can be identified with the fundamental fields in the proca model as well as with the observables in the Stückelberg model or in the model involving the interaction of an abelian 2-form field with the Maxwell field. The connection of these models with the massive Kalb-Ramond model is also elucidated within a path integral approach.

hep-th↗

Interacting anyons and the Darwin Lagrangian

We propose a new model for interacting (electrically charged) anyons, where the 2+1-dimensional Darwin term is responsible for interactions. The Hamiltonian is comparable with the one used previously (in the RPA calculation).

hep-th↗

Quantisation of second class systems in the Batalin-Tyutin formalism

We review the Batalin-Tyutin approach of quantising second class systems which consists in enlarging the phase space to convert such systems into first class. The quantisation of first class systems, it may be mentioned, is already well founded. We show how the usual analysis of Batalin-Tyutin may be generalised, particularly if one is dealing with nonabelian theories. In order to gain a deeper insight into the formalism we have considered two specific examples of second class theories-- the massive Maxwell theory (Proca model) and its nonabelian extension. The first class constraints and the involutive Hamiltonian are explicitly constructed. The connection of our Hamiltonian approach with the usual Lagrangian formalism is elucidated. For the Proca model we reveal the importance of a boundary term which plays a significant role in establishing an exact identification of the extra fields in the Batalin-Tyutin approach with the Stückelberg scalar. Some comments are also made concerning the corresponding identification in the nonabelian example.

hep-th↗

Quantisation of $O(N)$ invariant nonlinear sigma model in the Batalin-Tyutin formalism

We quantise the $O(N)$ nonlinear sigma model using the Batalin Tyutin (BT) approach of converting a second class system into first class. It is a {\it nontrivial} application of the BT method since the quantisation of this model by the conventional Dirac procedure suffers from operator ordering ambiguities. The first class constraints, the BRST Hamiltonian and the BRST charge are explicitly computed. The partition function is constructed and evaluated in the unitary gauge and a multiplier (ghost) dependent gauge.

hep-th↗

Batalin-Tyutin Quantisation of the $CP^{N-1}$ model

The $CP^{N-1}$ model is quantised in the generalised canonical formalism of Batalin and Tyutin by converting the original second class system into first class. Operator ordering ambiguities present in the conventional quantisation scheme of Dirac are thereby avoided. The first class constraints, the involutive Hamiltonian and the BRST charge are explicitly computed. The partition function is defined and evaluated in the unitary gauge.

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