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  • The Global ETD Search service is a free service for researchers to find electronic theses and dissertations. This service is provided by the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations.
    Our metadata is collected from universities around the world. If you manage a university/consortium/country archive and want to be added, details can be found on the NDLTD website.
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Interferometer-Based Studies of Quantum Hall Phenomena

McClure, Douglas 19 November 2012 (has links)
The fractional quantum Hall (FQH) effect harbors a wealth of unique phenomena, many of which remain mysterious. Of particular interest is the predicted existence of quasi-particles with unusual topological properties, especially in light of recent proposals to observe these properties using electronic interferometers. An introduction to quantum Hall physics and electronic interferometry is given in Chapter 1 of this thesis. The remaining chapters, summarized below, describe a set of experiments in which FQH systems are studied using electronic Fabry-Perot interferometry and related techniques. Since prior studies of electronic Fabry-Perot interferometers revealed unexpected behavior even in the integer quantum Hall (IQH) regime, we began our measurements there. Our initial experiment, presented in Chapter 2, disentangles signatures of Coulomb interaction effects from those of Aharonov-Bohm (AB) interference and provides the first measurement of pure AB interference in these devices. In our next experiment, presented in Chapter 3, we measure AB interference oscillations as a function of an applied dc bias, use their period to study the velocity of the interfering electrons, and study how the oscillations decay as a function of bias and magnetic field. Moving to the FQH regime, applying a similar-sized bias to a quantum point contact leads to long-lasting changes in the strengths and positions of FQH plateaus. The involvement of lattice nuclear spins in this effect, suggested by the long persistence times, is confirmed using NMR-type measurements. Although the exact physical process responsible for the effect remains unclear, its filling-factor dependence provides a striking illustration of composite fermion physics. These measurements are described in Chapter 4. In certain devices, interference oscillations associated with several FQH states are observed. Interpretation of their magnetic-field and gate-voltage periods provides a measurement of quasi-particle charge, and temperature dependence measurements suggest differences between the edge structure of IQH and FQH states. These measurements are described in Chapter 5. Finally, Chapter 6 presents some recent, not-yet-published observations that may shed light on ways to improve the visibility of existing oscillations and potentially observe interference at additional FQH states. This chapter concludes with a discussion of possible next steps toward achieving these goals. / Physics
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Efeito Aharonov-Bohm : extensões auto-adjuntas e espalhamento

Pereira, Marciano 05 October 2009 (has links)
Made available in DSpace on 2016-06-02T20:27:37Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 2634.pdf: 730847 bytes, checksum: 78e230f57f2f8d462d8fe0f28ef3dae7 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2009-10-05 / Universidade Federal de Sao Carlos / In this work we present a study of topics related to the Aharonov-Bohm (AB) e®ect. Our framework is that of nonrelativistic quantum mechanics and we use the point of view of mathematical physics. (1) We study the solenoid of finite length and zero radius and compare their self- adjoint extensions with the known case of the solenoid of infinite length and also of zero radius in the plane. (2) By considering an infinitely long cylindrical solenoid of radius greater than zero, mainly in the plane, we present a classification of all self-adjoint SchrÄodinger operators (i.e., the possible boundary conditions on the solenoid border) that mathematically could characterize the AB operator, whose domains are contained in the natural space of twice weakly di®erentiable functions (and, of course, also square integrable). (3) We then consider the traditional Dirichlet, Neumann and Robin boundary conditions on the solenoid border and calculate and compare their scattering matrices and cross sections. Hopefully this could be used to experimentally select one of such extensions. (4) Finally, we discuss a theoretical mechanism we propose to select and so justify the usual AB hamiltonian with Dirichlet boundary conditions on the solenoid. This is obtained by way of increasing sequences of finitely long solenoids together with a natural impermeability procedure; further, it is shown that both limits commute. Such rigorous limits are in the strong resolvent sense. / Neste trabalho apresentamos um estudo de tópicos relacionados ao Efeito Aharonov- Bohm (AB). Nossa abordagem é a da mecânica quântica não-relativística e usamos o ponto de vista da física-matemática. (1) Estudamos o solenóide de comprimento ¯nito de raio zero e comparamos suas extensões auto-adjuntas com as do caso conhecido do solenóide de comprimento infinito também de raio zero no plano. (2) Considerando um solenóide cilíndrico infinito de raio maior do que zero, principalmente no plano, apresentamos uma classificação de todos os operadores de SchrÄodinger auto-adjuntos (isto é, as possíveis condições de fronteira na borda do solenóide) que matematicamente poderiam caracterizar o operador AB, cujos domínios estão contidos no espaço natural das funções duas vezes fracamente diferenciáveis (e, natural- mente, também de quadrado integrável). (3) Então consideramos as tradicionais condições de fronteira de Dirichlet, Neumann e Robin na borda do solenóide e calculamos e comparamos seus operadores de espalhamento e seções de choque. Esperamos que com tal estudo uma dessas extensões auto-adjuntas possa ser selecionada experimentalmente. (4) Final- mente, discutimos um mecanismo teórico que propomos para selecionar, e assim justificar, o usual hamiltoniano de AB com condições de Dirichlet na fronteira do solenóide. Isto é obtido por meio de uma sequência crescente de solenóides de comprimentos finitos junto com um procedimento natural de impermeabilização; além disso, mostramos que ambos os limites comutam. Tais limites rigorosos são no sentido forte do resolvente.
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Fatores de fase geométricos e topológicos em gravitação

Assis, José Gomes de 08 September 2000 (has links)
Made available in DSpace on 2015-05-14T12:14:02Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 arquivototal.pdf: 1192098 bytes, checksum: 690fbe77953ec5a5854ba7d642c29a4f (MD5) Previous issue date: 2000-09-08 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior - CAPES / Os fatores de fase geométricos e topológicos têm sido objeto de grande interesse em diferentes áreas da f´sica. Nas teorias de gauge não-Abelianas, essas quantidades foram usadas no estudo de propriedades, como, por exemplo, o confinamento de quarks na cromodinâmica quântica. No contexto da mecânica quântica, a fase geométrica aparece na evolução de um sistema cuja Hamiltoniana é dependente do tempo, e é de fundamental importância no contexto da gravitação. Os fatores de fase também foram usados para se obter uma descrição da teoria independente de gauge. Nesta tese usamos o fator de fase nas teorias da gravitação de Einstein e Kaluza-Klein para investigar o efeito Aharonov-Bohm, caracterizar globalmente alguns espaços-tempos e estudar o aparecimento da fase de Berry e suas relações com os parâmetros que caracterizam os espaços-tempos considerados. Investigamos também, como o fator de fase no espaço-tempo de Kerr-Newman com defeito cônico, depende da rotação e da presença do defeito.
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Quantum circuit behaviour

Poulton, D. A. January 1989 (has links)
No description available.
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A Continuum Kinetic Investigation into the Role of Transport Physics in the Bohm Speed formulation

Krishna Kumar, Vignesh 26 October 2023 (has links)
When plasmas come in contact with the boundaries that confine them, various complex processes occur between the plasma and the materials in the boundary. These processes, called plasma-material interactions (PMI) lead to physical and chemical modifications in the materials and in the plasma. In the case of a tokamak, a magnetic confinement fusion reactor, the interactions between the plasma and the material in the bounding walls can negatively impact the performance and service life of the reactor. Furthermore, PMI are also found in other areas of significant engineering interest, such as plasma-based spacecraft propulsion engines, where interactions affect the transport properties of the plasma and consequently the performance of the engine. Therefore, gaining a fundamental understanding of the various plasma-material interactions is necessary for the development and improvement of these devices. PMI are dictated by the plasma sheath, a layer of net positive charge that forms at the plasma-boundary interface. The sheath regulates the energy and particle fluxes to the boundary, mediating the interactions. Sheaths, however, are only stable and well-developed when the ions enter the sheath with a speed equal to or greater than the `Bohm speed'. The Bohm speed is a landmark result in sheath theory and various mathematical expressions for it have been derived from fluid and kinetic treatment of plasmas. Although these models are widely used, they are only accurate in cases where the thickness of the sheath is negligible when compared to the scale length of the plasma in consideration. These cases are said to satisfy the `asymptotic limit'. To resolve this, a new Bohm speed model that considers the effects of transport terms such as the electron heat flux, thermal force, and temperature isotropization has been recently proposed [Y. Li et al., Physical Review Letters (2022)]. The model is verified using particle-in-cell (PIC) kinetic simulations and is shown to accurately predict the Bohm speed in cases away from the asymptotic limit. This thesis investigates the new model using the continuum kinetic approach on the Gkeyll software framework. The continuum kinetic approach numerically solves the Vlasov-Maxwell equations using the discontinuous Galerkin method and captures the kinetic phenomena of the plasma without needing to track individual particles. Multiple collisional cases ranging from a Knudsen number of 20 to 5000 are considered in a 1X3V simulation domain using the Lenard-Bernstein collisional operator. The results of the continuum kinetic simulations are benchmarked to the PIC simulation results. It is concluded that across a wide range of collisionalities, the continuum kinetic method captures much of the same physics as the PIC method while offering noise-free results. However, there is a discrepancy between the Bohm speed prediction and the simulation results in the continuum kinetic case. This discrepancy is explored and significant error in the collisional integral derived transport terms between the continuum kinetic method and PIC method is found, suggesting that the difference in collisional operator may be the source of the discrepancy. Nevertheless, the sheath profiles developed in the PIC simulations and the continuum kinetic simulations are in reasonable agreement. / Master of Science / Nuclear fusion is a process in which two light atomic nuclei (like hydrogen) fuse to form a heavier nucleus (like helium) and release tremendous amounts of energy. The resultant energy from these reactions powers the sun and has the potential to provide clean energy for our terrestrial needs. Harnessing fusion energy has been one of the biggest scientific and engineering challenges of our time due to various reasons. One of these reasons is the interaction of plasma, which is the fuel for the fusion reaction, and the materials of the walls that bound the plasma. These interactions are called plasma-material interactions (PMI) and can affect the longevity and performance of fusion reactors. The main governing phenomenon behind these interactions is the plasma sheath, a layer of plasma that is formed when the plasma encounters a boundary. For a sheath to form it is also necessary that ions in the plasma possess a speed greater than the so-called `Bohm speed'. While many expressions have been derived for the Bohm speed, these expressions are only valid when there is a clear sheath entrance that divides the bulk plasma and the sheath. This condition is not satisfied in many cases of interest. Instead, a sheath-transition region is found to exist between the bulk plasma and the sheath. A recently proposed Bohm speed model [Y. Li et al., Physical Review Letters (2022)] resolves this. This model is accurate in cases where the sheath-transition region exists and is derived by considering previously overlooked transport physics. In this work, this new model is studied using a different computational approach known as `continuum kinetics' using an open-source solver called Gkeyll. The results of the continuum kinetic simulations are compared to the results used to verify the model.
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L'exploration du dialogue de Bohm comme approche d'apprentissage : une recherche collaborative

Do, Kim Lien 11 April 2018 (has links)
Cette recherche s’intéresse à un mode d’apprentissage proposé par le physicien et philosophe David Bohm, le dialogue. La problématique à la base de l’étude est la fragmentation, associée par plusieurs auteurs à notre mode d’acquisition, de production et d'utilisation de la connaissance. Plusieurs scientifiques de la systémique ont attaqué cette problématique pour mettre de l’avant des théories, des approches et des outils qui puissent mener vers une appréhension globale de la réalité afin de bien considérer la complexité des problématiques qui nous confrontent. Cependant, il est reconnu que la systémique demeure insuffisante. Bohm amène l'idée que la fragmentation n’est pas associée aux résultats compartimentés et disciplinaires de nos activités de connaissances, mais plutôt à l’attitude mentale généralisée qui prédispose l’esprit à voir les séparations entre les choses comme absolues et définitives, plutôt que comme résultat d’un mode de pensée n’ayant qu’une utilité et validité relatives et limitées. Au regard de la fragmentation, dont les racines sont intérieures au mécanisme même de penser, Bohm propose qu’une attention sérieuse portée au processus de penser pourrait amener vers une nouvelle façon de penser plus entière, moins fragmentée. Pour ce, il propose une approche singulière qui est la pratique du dialogue. La pratique du dialogue est considérée par certains comme un outil puissant permettant la formation d’un esprit recadrant, c’est-à-dire capable de remettre en question les modèles mentaux, qui souvent à notre insu, influencent la pensée. La problématique spécifique de notre étude est circonscrite à l’appropriation du dialogue qui, malgré son apport probable, demeure difficile et confuse, en raison de sa nature complexe. Relever les difficultés d’appropriation du dialogue au moment même où elles sont vécues par les participants pour les réinvestir immédiatement au processus du dialogue de Bohm, dans une perspective d’apprentissage, constitue le but de notre étude. Réalisée selon la démarche d’une recherche qualitative, l’étude a consisté, dans un premier temps, au déploiement d’une expérimentation de la pratique du dialogue, respectant l’esprit et le sens de la proposition de Bohm. La recherche-action réalisée avec un groupe de 25 participants s’est déroulée sur 8 mois. Dans un second temps, à travers une analyse de contenu des verbatims des séances de dialogue, choisies en alignement avec le but de notre recherche, notre étude relève les difficultés rencontrées dans la pratique et fait ressortir celles qui sont susceptibles d’entraver le dialogue. Il en ressort que les difficultés, qui en premier lieu sont perçues comme des obstacles, se sont avérées être, avec la pratique, des opportunités pour l’observation et l’exploration du processus de penser. Les résultats de notre recherche se veulent utiles aux participants, mais aussi à ceux qui voudraient s’initier à la pratique du dialogue ou à des communautés de chercheurs intéressés par le dialogue. L’étude contribue, par ailleurs, à enrichir l’état de la recherche sur le dialogue, à date peu développée. / This descriptive, exploratory research explores the notion of Dialogue as proposed by the physicist/ philosopher David Bohm. Central to Bohm's thesis is the notion of fragmentation in relation to how we acquire, produce and utilize knowledge. The goal is a greater understanding of reality in all its complexity, focusing more on relationships and complete entities rather than parts and particulars. However, elaborating what constitutes systemic thinking is not, in itself, sufficient for Bohm. Instead of linking fragmentation to bounded enactments of disciplinary knowledge construction, Bohm proposes fragmentation as a pervasive and prevalent mental attitude, one that systematically re-enacts absolutist and definitive distinctions. In other words, fragmentation is rooted in the functioning of the mind itself. Bohm invites us to give serious attention to these thought processes and to resist fragmentation by becoming aware of its invasive presence via the practice of Dialogue. The assumption being that by becoming more aware of the prevalence of fragmentation our abilities to resist it or create alternative modus operandi will be enhanced. This practice of inquiring into our mental models is considered a powerful approach to re-frame our mindsets. Yet, the practice of Bohm's Dialogue is complex, often confusing and sometimes difficult. This research focuses on the appropriation of Bohm's Dialogue, to denote the difficulties of living “the Dialogue according to Bohm”. The study is action research based. Dialogue sessions composed of 25 participants took place over 8 month period. Analysis shows that the very difficulties and/or hindrances evoked by the Dialogue process often served as the essential elements necessary for in-depth exploration of both individual and collective thinking processes. Such findings will certainly be of interest to participant-practitioners of Bohm's Dialogue. In addition, such findings may also be of interest to those who wish to initiate themselves to this innovative practice. This study aims to contribute to research efforts pertaining to Bohm's Dialogue which are presently in their early stages of development.
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Mesoscopic quantum interference experiments in InGaAs and GaAs two-dimensional systems

Ren, Shaola 16 June 2015 (has links)
The study of quantum interference in solid-state systems yields insight in fundamental properties of mesoscopic systems. Electron quantum interference constitutes an important method to explore mesoscopic physics and quantum decoherence. This dissertation focuses on two-dimensional (2D) electron systems in $delta-$Si doped n-type In$_{0.64}$Ga$_{0.36}$As/In$_{0.45}$Al$_{0.55}$As, 2D hole systems in Si-doped p-type GaAs/Al$_{0.35}$Ga$_{0.65}$As and C-doped p-type GaAs/\Al$_{0.24}$Ga$_{0.76}$As heterostructures. The low temperature experiments study the magnetotransport of nano- and micro-scale lithographically defined devices fabricated on the heterostructures. These devices include a single ring interferometer and a ring interferometer array in 2D electron system, Hall bar geometries and narrow wires in 2D hole systems. The single ring interferometer yields pronounced Aharonov-Bohm (AB) oscillations with magnetic flux periodicity of h/e over a wide range of magnetic field. The periodicity was confirmed by Fourier transformation of the oscillations. The AB oscillation amplitude shows a quasi-periodic modulation over applied magnetic field due to local magnetic flux threading through the interferometer arms. Further study of current and temperature dependence of the amplitude of the oscillations indicates that the Thouless energy forms the measure of excitation energies giving quantum decoherence. An in-plane magnetic field was applied to the single ring interferometer to study the Berry's phase and the Aharonov-Casher effect. The ring interferometer array yields both AB oscillations and Altshuler-Aronov-Spivak (AAS) oscillations, the latter with magnetic flux periodicity of h/2e. The AAS oscillations require time-reversal symmetry and hence can be used to qualify time-reversal symmetry breaking. More importantly, the fundamental mesoscopic dephasing length associated with time-reversal symmetry breaking under applied magnetic field, an effective magnetic length, can be obtained by the analysis of the AAS oscillations over magnetic field. A theoretical model for confined ballistic system is confirmed by experimental data fitting. The AAS oscillations are barely resolved above 0.16 T and their amplitude decays with increasing magnetic field. The AB oscillations exist till above 2 T and their amplitude doesn't show the monotonic decay with increasing magnetic field. The different behavior of the AAS and AB oscillations originates in the different symmetries, respectively temporal and spatial, that they are sensitive to. The p-type 2D GaAs system has strong spin-orbit interaction (SOI). Antilocalization in a Hall bar geometry was analyzed by the 2D Hikami-Larkin-Nagaoka (HLN) theory to obtain the spin coherence time and phase coherence time. The 2D hole systems we studied have low density and high mobility, quite different from the 2D electron systems. These high-quality 2D hole systems demonstrate semi-classical ballistic phenomena in mesoscopic structures preferentially to quantum-coherence phenomena. / Ph. D.
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Contributions à l'étude des partitions spectrales minimales / Contributions to the study of spectral minimal partitions

Léna, Corentin 13 December 2013 (has links)
Ce travail porte sur le problème des partitions minimales, à l'interface entre théorie spectrale et optimisation de forme. Une introduction générale précise le problème et présente des résultats, principalement dûs à B. Helffer, T. Hoffmann-Ostenhof et S. Terracini, qui sont utilisés dans le reste de la thèse.Le premier chapitre est une étude spectrale asymptotique du laplacien de Dirichlet sur une famille de domaines en dimension deux qui tend vers un segment. L'objectif est d'obtenir une localisation des lignes nodales dans la limite des domaines minces. En appliquant les résultats de Helffer, Hoffmann-Ostenhof et Terracini, on montre ainsi que les domaines nodaux des premières fonctions propres forment des partitions minimales.Le deuxième chapitre étudie les valeurs propres de certains opérateurs de Schrödinger sur un domaine plan avec condition au bord de Dirichlet. On considère des opérateurs qui ont un potentiel électrique nul et un potentiel magnétique d'un type particulier, dit d'Aharonov-Bohm, avec des singularités en un nombre fini de points appelés pôles. On démontre que les valeurs propres dépendent continuement des pôles. Dans le cas de pôles distincts et éloignés du bord, on prouve que cette dépendance est analytique lorsque la valeur propre est simple. On exprime de plus une condition suffisante pour que la fonction qui aux pôles associe une valeur propre présente un point critique. On utilise alors la caractérisation magnétique des partitions minimales pour montrer que l'énergie minimale est une valeur critique d'une de ces fonctions.Le troisième chapitre est un article écrit en collaboration avec Virginie Bonnaillie-Noël. Il porte sur une famille d'exemples, les secteurs angulaires de rayon unité et d'ouverture variable, dont on tente de déterminer les partitions minimales. On applique pour cela les théorèmes généraux rappelés dans l'introduction afin de déterminer les partitions nodales qui sont minimales. On s'intéresse plus particulièrement aux partitions minimales en trois domaines. En appliquant les idées du deuxième chapitre, on montre que pour certaines valeur de l'angle, il n'existe aucune partition minimale qui soit symétrique par rapport à la bissectrice du domaine. D'un point de vue quantitatif, on obtient des encadrements précis de l'énergie minimale.Le quatrième chapitre consiste en l'étude des partitions minimales de tores plats dont on fait varier le rapport entre longueur et largeur. On utilise une méthode numérique très différente de celle du troisième chapitre, basée sur un article de B. Bourdin, D. Bucur et É. Oudet. Elle consiste en une relaxation suivie d'une optimisation par un algorithme de gradient projeté. On peut ainsi tester des résultats théoriques antérieurs. Les résultats présentés suggèrent de plus la construction explicite de familles de partitions (en liaison avec des pavages du tore) qui donnent une nouvelle majoration de l'énergie minimale.Un dernier chapitre de perspectives présente plusieurs applications possibles des méthodes décrites dans la thèse. / This work is concerned with the problem of minimal partitions, at the interface between spectral theory and shape optimization. A general introduction gives a precise statement of the problem and recall results, mainly due to B. Helffer, T. Hoffmann-Ostenhof and S.Terracini, that are used in the rest of the thesis.The first chapter is an asymptotic spectral study of the Dirichlet Laplacian on a familly of two-dimensional domains converging to a line segment. The aim is to localize the nodal lines when the domains become very thin. With the help of the results of Helffer, Hoffmann-Ostenhof, and Terracini, we then show that the nodal domains of the first eigenfunctions give minimal partitions.The second chapter studies the eigenvalues of some Schrödinger operators on a domain with Dirichlet boundary conditions. We consider operators that have no electric potential and a so-called Aharonov-Bohm magnetic potential, which has singularities at a finite number of points called poles. We prove that the eigenvalues are continuous functions of the poles. When the poles are distinct and far from the boundary, we prove that this function is analytic, assuming the eigenvalue is simple. We also give a sufficient condition for the function to have a critical point. Using the magnetic characterization of minimal partitions, we show that the minimal enery is a critical value for one of these functions.The third chapter in an article written in collaboration with Virginie Bonnaillie-Noël. It studies minimal partitions for sectors of unit radius with a variable angular opening. We apply the general results presented in the introduction, together with numerical computations, to determine nodal partitions that are minimal. We focus on partitions into three domains. Using ideas from the second chapter, we show that, for some values of the angle, there is no minimal partition that is symmetric with respect to the bisector. Form a quantitative point of view, we obtain precise bounds on the minimal energy.The fourth chapter studies the minimal partitions of flat tori in function of the ratio between width and length. We use a numerical method that is quite different from chapter three, and is based on an article by B. Bourdin, D. Bucur, and É. Oudet. It consists in a relaxation of the problem, followed by optimization with the help of a projected gradient algorithm. The results shown here additionally suggest explicit families of partitions, which consist in tilings of tori by polygons, that give upper bounds on the minimal energy. In the last chapter we consider several possible applications of the methods described in the thesis.
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L’interprétation causale de la mécanique quantique : biographie d’un programme de recherche minoritaire (1951–1964) / The causal intepretation of Quantum Mechanics : biography of a minority research program (1951-1964)

Besson, Virgile 15 February 2018 (has links)
L'interprétation causale de la mécanique quantique a été décrite en premier lieu par les historiens comme une conséquence de l'influence croissante du marxisme chez les physiciens des pays occidentaux. En effet, au cours des années 1950, le noyau du groupe de physiciens impliqués dans le programme causal autour de Jean-Pierre Vigier et Louis de Broglie à l'Institut Henri Poincaré est majoritairement constitué soit de membres, soit de sympathisants du PCF. Leurs travaux sont fortement influencés par les critiques soviétiques contre l'interprétation dominante de la mécanique quantique, l'interprétation dite de Copenhague. Entre autres, Vigier critique le pragmatisme qui règne dans la physique de l'après-guerre et pense que le manque de réflexion philosophique est en grande partie responsable de la crise que traverse la physique fondamentale, telle que le problème de la renormalisation. Le groupe a également porté la question de l'interprétation de la théorie au sein du PCF d'où est née une controverse au sein du parti qui a soulevé la problématique de la relation entre le marxisme et la science.La théorie fait également partie d'un programme de recherche plus global lié aux questions contemporaines en physique. Ce point est souvent oublié, ce qui mène à la conclusion erronée que la motivation du groupe IHP est seulement de nature idéologique et, par conséquent, que leur activité est hors de la science. Dès 1957, en collaboration avec des physiciens japonais, le groupe a proposé une théorie des particules élémentaires et un système de classification, à une époque où une théorie consensuelle manque encore / The Causal Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics was in the first place described by historians as a consequence of the growing influence of Marxism among physicists in Western countries. Indeed, during the 1950s, the core of the group of physicists involved in the Causal program around Jean-Pierre Vigier and Louis de Broglie at the Institut Henri Poincaré was mainly constituted either of members or sympathizers of the PCF. Their works were strongly influenced by critics from Soviet Union against the mainstream interpretation of Quantum Mechanics, the so called Copenhagen interpretation. Vigier criticized the pragmatism which prevailed in the Postwar physics and thought that the lack of philosophical considerations was in great part responsible for the crisis in fundamental physics, such as the problem of renormalization. They also put the issue of the interpretation of the theory inside the PCF and created a controversy inside the party which raised the relationship between Marxism and science. The theory was also part of a more global research program linked with contemporary questions in physics. This point is often forgotten which leads to the erroneous conclusion that the motivation of the IHP group was only ideological and, therefore, their activity was out of science. As early as 1957, in collaboration with Japanese physicists, the group proposed a theory for elementary particles and a method of their classification, in a period in where a standard theory was still missing
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Estudos sobre Teorias com Chern-Simons: Equivalência entre Modelos e Efeito Aharonov-Bohm Não-Abeliano / Studies on theories with Chern-Simons: equivalence between models and Aharonov-Bohm effect is not abelian.

Malacarne, Luís Carlos 02 March 1999 (has links)
O objetivo desta tese é estudar alguns modelos contendo o termo de Chern-Simons, cuja presença induz várias características tais como massa topológica e spin fracionário. Iniciamos tratando o problema da equivalência entre os modelos Auto-Dual minimamente acoplado com o campo de Dirac, e o modelo de Maxwell-Chern-Simons com um acoplamento magnético com férmions. Nós mostramos que os setores fermiônicos dos modelos somente são equivalentes se adicionarmos uma auto-interação tipo Thirring. Em seguida, analisamos o efeito Aharonov-Bohm não-Abeliano para partículas de spin 0 e ½. Partindo da teoria quântica de campos relativística no gauge de Coulomb e usando o procedimento do corte intermediário, para separar o momento de integração nas regiões de baixa e alta energia, nós obtemos o limite não relativístico dos modelos. Desta forma as correções radiativas, tais como polarização do vácuo e correção de vértice, são automaticamente incluídas. Finalizando estudamos algumas / The aim of this work is to study some models with Chern-Simons term~ which induces several properties such as l-opological mass and fractional spin. We start studying the exact equivalence between the Self-Dual model minimally coupled to a Dirac field and the Maxwell-Chern-Simons model witb non-minimal magnetic coupling to fermions. Weshow that the fermions sectors of the models are equivalent only if a Thirring like interaction is included. Next we analyze the non-Abelian Aharonov-Bohm scattering for 0 and 1/2 spin particles. Starting Crom the relatistic quantum field theory and using 8 Coulomb gauge rormalism the one loop renorrnalizalion is implemented. Trough the introduction of na intermediaf) cutoff, separating the regions of high and low integration momentum the nonrelativistic Umit is derived. In this approach CJuant.um field theory vacuum polarization and anomalous magnetic momentum are automatically incorporated. Va also study some properties of the chat\'ged one spin particles interacting wit.h Chern Simons field.

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