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    Phase-imprint induced domain formations and spin dynamics in spinor condensates

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    We demonstrate that certain domain structures can be created both in ferro- and antiferro-magnetic spinor condensates if the initial phase is spatially modulated. Meanwhile, spin dynamics of the condensate with modulated phases exhibits exotic features in comparison with those of a condensate with a uniform phase. We expect that these phenomena could be observed experimentally using a phase-imprinting method.Comment: 5 pages, 5 figures, to appear in Phys. Rev.

    Dynamical Image Charge Effect in Molecular Tunnel Junctions: Beyond Energy Level Alignment

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    When an electron tunnels between two metal contacts it temporarily induces an image charge (IC) in the electrodes which acts back on the tunneling electron. It is usually assumed that the IC forms instantaneously such that a static model for the image potential applies. Here we investigate how the finite IC formation time affects charge transport through a molecule suspended between two electrodes. For a single level model, an analytical treatment shows that the conductance is suppressed by a factor Z2Z^2 (compared to the static IC approximation) where ZZ is the quasiparticle renormalization factor. We show that ZZ can be expressed either in terms of the plasma frequency of the electrode or as the overlap between the ground states of the electrode with and without an electron on the molecule. First-principles GW calculations for benzene-diamine connected to gold electrodes show that the dynamical corrections can reduce the conductance by more than a factor of two.Comment: 5 pages, 3 figure

    Quantum resource studied from the perspective of quantum state superposition

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    Quantum resources,such as discord and entanglement, are crucial in quantum information processing. In this paper, quantum resources are studied from the aspect of quantum state superposition. We define the local superposition (LS) as the superposition between basis of single part, and nonlocal superposition (NLS) as the superposition between product basis of multiple parts. For quantum resource with nonzero LS, quantum operation must be introduced to prepare it, and for quantum resource with nonzero NLS, nonlocal quantum operation must be introduced to prepare it. We prove that LS vanishes if and only if the state is classical and NLS vanishes if and only if the state is separable. From this superposition aspect, quantum resources are categorized as superpositions existing in different parts. These results are helpful to study quantum resources from a unified frame.Comment: 9 pages, 4 figure

    Electron transport in molecular junctions

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    Surfing mobile internet motivated by fashion attentiveness: An empirical study of mobile internet use in China

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    The research purpose of this paper is threefold: first, to test and verify the influences of fashion attentiveness on mobile communication in the context of China, and second, to analyze how fashion attentiveness moderate other demographical variables' influence on mobile Internet use, and third, to analyze how new mobile service influence the mobile Internet use. This paper confirms that fashion attentiveness has positive influence on the use of mobile Internet, and it moderates the influences of income, education, use of mobile. Further, fashion attentiveness influences on new mobile Internet services are tested. The findings imply that first, fashion attentiveness is very important because of its moderation effect on other variables' influence, and second, new mobile Internet technology and services are of great significance for their mediation effects of fashion attentiveness's influence
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