Made available in DSpace on 2017-07-21T19:25:49Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 joao frederico Monteiro.pdf: 4579056 bytes, checksum: fa083a32b5c935e6fb6513dea178d562 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2015-09-22 / Fundação Araucária de Apoio ao Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico do Paraná / In this work we analyzed the superconductor-normal transition of the composites [YBa2Cu3O7-]1-y-[PrBa2Cu3O7-]y with 0<y<0,1, {[YBa2Cu3O7-]0,95-[PrBa2Cu3O7-]0,05}1-x-{Ag}x with 0<x<0,2 and [GdBa2Cu3O7-]0,95-[PrBa2Cu3O7-]0,05. All samples were prepared for solid state reaction method. The X-ray analysis demonstrated that the diffraction patterns are identical to that to YBa2Cu3O7-superconductor. The electrical resistivity measurements as a function of temperature demonstrated that praseodymium causes two major effects: splitting in 1 and 2 of the pairing transition and increasing of separation between them mainly affecting the peak in 2. The analysis of thermodynamic fluctuations have enabled critical and Gaussians exponents demonstrating that transitions at 1 and 2 are genuinely superconducting and not only the effect of granularity of the samples. However, the doping 20% of Ag in the composite [YBa2Cu3O7-0,95-[PrBa2Cu3O7-0,05 quenched the second transition, indicating that its appearance should be possibly related to a third phase given by Y1-yPryBa2Cu3O7- in nanometric scale in the region intergrain. Magnetic measurements confirm the temperature values for the superconductor-normal transitions obtained by electrical resistivity measurements. Furthermore, it was found that the praseodymium increases electric current density. The composite [GdBa2Cu3O7-]0,95-[PrBa2Cu3O7-]0,05 presented double transition differently of sample Gd1-yPryBa2Cu3O7- reported in other studies, showing that the preparation of samples in the form of composite may exhibit different properties. / Nesta tese analisamos a transição normal-supercondutora dos compósitos [YBa2Cu3O7-]1-y-[PrBa2Cu3O7-]y com 0<y<0,1, {[YBa2Cu3O7-]0,95-[PrBa2Cu3O7-]0,05}1-x-{Ag}x com 0<x<0,2 e [GdBa2Cu3O7-]0,95-[PrBa2Cu3O7-]0,05. Todas as amostras foram preparadas por reação de estado sólido. As análises de raios X mostraram que todos os compósitos formaram a estrutura cristalina ortorrômbica semelhante ao do YBa2Cu3O7- supercondutor. As medidas de resistividade elétrica em função da temperatura mostraram que o praseodímio causa dois efeitos principais: desdobramento em 1 e 2 da transição normal-supercondutora e alargamento da transição afetando principalmente o pico em 2. As análises das flutuações termodinâmicas permitiram obter expoentes críticos e gaussianos demonstrando que as transições ocorridas em 1 e 2 são genuinamente supercondutoras e não apenas um efeito de granularidade das amostras. Entretanto, a dopagem de 20% de prata no compósito [YBa2Cu3O7-]0,95-[PrBa2Cu3O7-]0,05 eliminou a segunda transição, indicando que seu surgimento deve estar relacionado possivelmente à uma terceira fase composta por Y1-yPryBa2Cu3O7- em escala nanométrica na região intergrão. Medidas magnéticas confirmaram os valores de temperatura para as transições normal-supercondutora obtida pelas medidas de resistividade elétrica. Além disso, verificou-se que o praseodímio aumenta a densidade de corrente elétrica. O compósito [GdBa2Cu3O7-]0,95-[PrBa2Cu3O7-]0,05 apresentou dupla transição diferentemente da amostra Gd1-yPryBa2Cu3O7- relatada em outros trabalhos, mostrando que a preparação das amostras na forma de compósito pode apresentar propriedades diferentes.

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The theory of Gibbs measures belongs to the borderlandbetween statistical mechanics and probability theory. In thiscontext, the physical phenomenon of phase transitioncorresponds to the mathematical concept of non-uniqueness for acertain type of probability measures. The most studied model in statistical mechanics is thecelebrated Ising model. The Potts model is a natural extensionof the Ising model, and the beach model, which appears in adifferent mathematical context, is in certain respectsanalogous to the Ising model. The two main parts of this thesisdeal with the Potts model and the beach model,respectively. For theq-state Potts model on an infinite lattice, there areq+1 basic Gibbs measures: one wired-boundary measure foreach state and one free-boundary measure. For infinite trees,we construct "new" invariant Gibbs measures that are not convexcombinations of the basic measures above. To do this, we use anextended version of the random-cluster model together withcoupling techniques. Furthermore, we investigate the rootmagnetization as a function of the inverse temperature.Critical exponents to this function for different parametercombinations are computed. The beach model, which was introduced by Burton and Steif,has many features in common with the Ising model. We generalizesome results for the Ising model to the beach model, such asthe connection between phase transition and a certain agreementpercolation event. We go on to study aq-state variant of the beach model. Using randomclustermodel methods again we obtain some results on where in theparameter space this model exhibits phase transition. Finallywe study the beach model on regular infinite trees as well.Critical values are estimated with iterative numerical methods.In different parameter regions we see indications of both firstand second order phase transition. Keywords and phrases:Potts model, beach model,percolation, randomcluster model, Gibbs measure, coupling,Markov chains on infinite trees, critical exponent.

<p>The theory of Gibbs measures belongs to the borderlandbetween statistical mechanics and probability theory. In thiscontext, the physical phenomenon of phase transitioncorresponds to the mathematical concept of non-uniqueness for acertain type of probability measures.</p><p>The most studied model in statistical mechanics is thecelebrated Ising model. The Potts model is a natural extensionof the Ising model, and the beach model, which appears in adifferent mathematical context, is in certain respectsanalogous to the Ising model. The two main parts of this thesisdeal with the Potts model and the beach model,respectively.</p><p>For the<i>q</i>-state Potts model on an infinite lattice, there are<i>q</i>+1 basic Gibbs measures: one wired-boundary measure foreach state and one free-boundary measure. For infinite trees,we construct "new" invariant Gibbs measures that are not convexcombinations of the basic measures above. To do this, we use anextended version of the random-cluster model together withcoupling techniques. Furthermore, we investigate the rootmagnetization as a function of the inverse temperature.Critical exponents to this function for different parametercombinations are computed.</p><p>The beach model, which was introduced by Burton and Steif,has many features in common with the Ising model. We generalizesome results for the Ising model to the beach model, such asthe connection between phase transition and a certain agreementpercolation event. We go on to study a<i>q</i>-state variant of the beach model. Using randomclustermodel methods again we obtain some results on where in theparameter space this model exhibits phase transition. Finallywe study the beach model on regular infinite trees as well.Critical values are estimated with iterative numerical methods.In different parameter regions we see indications of both firstand second order phase transition.</p><p><b>Keywords and phrases:</b>Potts model, beach model,percolation, randomcluster model, Gibbs measure, coupling,Markov chains on infinite trees, critical exponent.</p>

Cette thèse concerne l'étude de l'exposant critique associé à un groupe de surface dans deux cas. Le premier fait l'étude de l'action diagonale par deux représentations de l'espace de Teichmüller sur le produit de plans hyperboliques. Le second correspond à l'action quasi-Fuchsienne sur l'espace hyperbolique de dimension 3. Elle contient un chapitre de préliminaires détaillées introduisant les différents outils mathématiques nécessaires à la compréhension générale des énoncés et des preuves. L'étude de l'exposant critique sur H2*H2 correspond aux chapitre 2 et 3. Dans le second on y fait l'étude approfondie de la courbe de Manhattan, telle que définie par M. Burger, et des invariants qui lui sont associés (exposant critique, exposant critique directionnel, coefficient de corrélation). Dans le troisième, on y prouve le résultat principal de la première partie, un théorème d'isolation, précisant un résultat de rigidité de Bishop-Steger. Le dernier chapitre correspond à l'étude de l'exposant critique des groupes quasi-Fuchsiens. On y prouve deux inégalités entre l'entropie volumiques des surfaces plongées et l'exposant critique. On précise les cas d'égalités ce qui permet d'obtenir deux théorèmes de rigidité de l'exposant critique. / This aim of this thesis is the study of the critical exponent associated to a surface group acting on two different spaces. First we study the diagonal action of two teichmuller representations on the product of hyperbolic planes. Then we study quasi-Fuchsian action on the hyperbolic 3-space. The first chapter is dedicated to introduce the basic notions we need to understand the different theorems and proofs in the thesis. The study of critical exponent on H2*H2 is made in chapters 2 and 3. In chapter 2 we study the Manhattan curve, as defined by M. Burger, and more or less classical invariants as critical exponent, critical exponent with given slope, correlation coefficient. In chapter 3, we survey some results on geometric Teichmüller theory, as geodesic currents and earthquakes. We conclude this Chapter by the principal theorem of this first part, that is to say, an isolation result, improving a rigidity result of Bishop-Steger. In the last chapter, we study quasi-Fuchsian representations. The main result is an inequality between critical exponent and volume entropy of embedded surfaces. Moreover we precise the equality case, which gives a theorem of rigidity for the critical exponent.

We investigated the antiferromagnetic phase transition in the frustrated and multiferroic hexagonal manganites h-YMnO3 (YMO) and h-(Y0.98Eu0.02)MnO3 (YEMO). Elastic neutron scattering was used to study, in detail, the phase transition in YMO and YEMO under zero pressure and in YMO under a hydrostatic pressure of 1.5 GPa. Under conditions of zero pressure, we found critical temperatures of TN = 71.3(1) K and 72.11(5) K and the critical exponent 0.22(2) and b = 0.206(3), for YMO and YEMO, respectively. This is in agreement with earlier work by Roessli et al. Under an applied hydrostatic pressure of 1.5 GPa, the ordering temperature increased to TN = 75.2(5) K, in agreement with earlier reports, while b was unchanged. Inelastic neutron scattering was used to determine the size of the anisotropy spin wave gap close to the phase transition. From spin wave theory, the gap is expected to close with a critical exponent, b0, identical to the order parameter b. Our results indicate that the gap in YEMO indeed closes at TN = 72.4(3) K with b0 = 0.24(2), while the in-pressure gap in YMO closes at 75.2(5) K with an exponent of b0 = 0.19(3). In addition, the low temperature anisotropy gap was found to have a slightly higher absolute value under pressure. The consistent values obtained for b in the two systems support the likelihood of a new universality class for triangular, frustrated antiferromagnets.

The study of conformal symmetry is motivated through an example in statistical mechanics and then rigorously developed in quantum field theories in general spatial dimensions. In particular, primary fields are introduced as the fundamental objects of such theories and then studied in the formalism of radial quantization. The implications of conformal invariance on the functional form of correlation functions are studied in detail. Conformal blocks are defined and various approaches to their analytical and numerical calculation are presented with a special emphasis on the one-dimensional case. Building on these preliminaries, a modern formulation of the conformal bootstrap program and its various extensions are discussed. Examples are given in which bounds on the scaling dimensions in a one-dimensional theory are derived numerically. Using these results I motivate the technique of using the extremal functional bootstrap which I then develop in more detail. Many technical details are discussed and examples shown. After a brief discussion of conformal field theories with a boundary I apply numerical methods to find constraints on the spectrum of the 3D Ising model. Another application is presented in which I study the 4-point function on the boundary of a particular theory in Anti-de-Sitter space in order to approximate the mass spectrum of the theory. / O estudo da simetria conforme é motivado através de um exemplo em mecânica estatística e em seguida rigorosamente desenvolvido em teorias de campos quânticos em dimensões espaciais gerais. Em particular, os campos primários são introduzidos como os objetos fundamentais de tais teorias e então estudados através do formalismo de quantização radial. As implicações da invariância conforme na forma funcional das funções de correlação são estudadas em detalhe. Blocos conformes são definidos e várias abordagens para seu cálculo analítico e numérico são apresentadas com uma ênfase especial no caso unidimensional. Com base nessas preliminares, uma formulação moderna do programa de bootstrap conforme e suas várias extensões são discutidas. Exemplos são dados em que limites nas dimensões de escala em uma teoria unidimensional são derivados numericamente. Usando esses resultados, motivei a técnica de usar o bootstrap funcional extremo, que depois desenvolvo em mais detalhes. Diversos detalhes técnicos são discutidos e exemplos são apresentados. Após uma breve discussão das teorias de campo conformes com fronteiras, eu aplico métodos numéricos para encontrar restrições no espectro do modelo de Ising em 3D. Outra aplicação é apresentada em que eu estudo a função de 4 pontos na fronteira de uma teoria particular no espaço Anti-de-Sitter, a fim de aproximar o espectro de massa da teoria.

Neste trabalho, tivemos como objetivo estudar a existência de soluções fracas não triviais para o problema elíptico com não linearidade crítica { - &Delta;u = &lambda;u + u2* - 1+ + g(x, u+) + f(x); em &Omega; u = 0; sobre &part; &Omega; , (P) onde &Omega; é um domínio limitado com fronteira suave em &#8477;N, com N &ge; 3, 2* = 2N / (N - 2) é o expoente crítico de Sobolev, u+ = max(u; 0), g &isin; C(&Omega;&#772; x &#8477;, &#8477;+), &lambda; > &lambda;1, &lambda; &notin; &sigma; (- &Delta;) e f &isin; Lr> (&Omega;), com r > N. Com o intuito de observar as mudanças que ocorrem do caso subcrítico para o crítico e as diferentes técnicas variacionais para a resolução de problemas elípticos, estudamos, inicialmente, um problema um pouco mais antigo que (P), que, por sua vez, motivou seu estudo. Tal problema é { - &Delta;u = &lambda; u + up+ +f; em &Omega; u = 0; sobre &part; &Omega;(P\') onde consideramos o caso subcrítico, ou seja, quando p &isin; (1; 2* - 1). Com o auxílio do TEOREMA DE ENLACE verificamos que tanto (P) quanto (P\') têm pelo menos duas soluções fracas não triviais. / In this work, we aimed to study the existence of nontrivial weak solutions for the elliptic problem with critical non-linearity { - &Delta;u = &lambda;u + u2* - 1+ + g(x, u+) + f(x); in &Omega; u = 0; on &part; &Omega; , (P) where &Omega; is a bounded domain with smooth boundary in &#8477;N, with N &ge; 3, 2* = 2N / N -2 is the critical Sobolev exponent, u+ = max(u; 0), g &isin; C(&Omega;&#772; x &#8477;, &#8477;+), &lambda; > &lambda;1, &lambda; &notin; &sigma; (- &Delta;) and f &isin; Lr (&Omega;), with r > N. In order to observe different variational techniques for solving elliptic problems, we studied initially a problem a little older than (P), which, in turn, led to its study. This problem is { - &Delta;u = &lambda; u + up+ +f; in&Omega; u = 0; on &part; &Omega;(P\') where we consider the subcritical case, that is, when p &isin; (1, 2* - 1). With the aid of the LINKING THEOREM we see that both (P) and (P\') have at least two nontrivial weak solutions.

Investigações da dinâmica crítica em modelos de magnetismo, para tempos curtos, têm aparecido com grande freqüência na literatura. Essa técnica foi descoberta por Li, Schülke e Zheng que, inspirados em trabalhos anteriores de Huse e Janssen et al., mostraram que generalizações de grandezas como a magnetização e o cumulante de Binder exibem comportamento universal já no início da simulação. O estudo da criticalidade em tempos curtos proporciona um caminho alternativo para a estimativa do expoente z, além de permitir o cálculo de um novo expoente dinâmico &#952;, associado ao comportamento anômalo da magnetização. Da mesma forma, simulações dependentes do tempo tornaram-se ferramenta útil para estudar transições de fase em autômatos celulares e modelos de spin. Em particular, as melhores estimativas para o expoente z do Ising bidimensional foram obtidas por meio da técnica de propagação de danos, introduzida por Kauffman no estudo de autômatos e mais tarde generalizada para modelos de spin. Na primeira parte deste trabalho utilizamos o método Monte Carlo em tempos curtos para investigar o modelo de Baxter-Wu, definido em uma rede bidimensional triangular com variáveis do tipo Ising, acopladas por interações de três corpos. Obtivemos os expoentes críticos dinâmicos z e &#952; além dos índices críticos estáticos ß e Nû. Os resultados não corroboram aqueles recentemente obtidos por Santos e Figueiredo para o expoente z. Na segunda parte do trabalho, investigamos a propagação de danos no modelo de Ising unidimensional submetido a duas dinâmicas propostas por Hinrichsen e Domany (HD). Em particular, nós estudamos o efeito da atualização síncrona (paralela) e assíncrona (dinâmica contínua) sobre o espalhamento do dano. Mostramos que o dano não se propaga quando a segunda dinâmica é implementada de forma assíncrona. Também mostramos que as regras para atualização do dano produzidas por essa dinâmica, quando a temperatura vai a infinito e um certo parâmetro Lambda é igual a zero, são equivalentes àquelas do bem conhecido autômato celular (modelo A) de Grassberger. / Short-time simulations have been used with great frequency in the literature. That technique was discovered by Li, Shülke and Zheng that, inspired in previous works by Huse and Janssen et al., showed that generalizations of quantities like magnetization and the Binder´s cumulant exhibit universal behavior in the beginning of the simulation (early time behavior). The study of criticality in short-times provides an alternative way to estimate the dynamic critical exponent z, besides allowing the calculation of a new dynamic exponent &#952;, associated to the anomalous behavior of the magnetization. In the same way, time-dependent simulations became a useful tool to study phase transitions in cellular automata and also for spin models. In fact, the best estimates for the exponent z of the two-dimensional Ising model were obtained through the technique of damage spreading, introduced by Kauffman in the study of cellular automata, later widespread for spin models. In the first part of this work we used short-time Monte Carlo simulations to investigate the Baxter-Wu model, defined in a triangular lattice whose variables are Ising-like coupled by triplet interactions. We have obtained estimates for the dynamic critical exponents z and &#952; besides static exponents ß e Nû. Our results do not corroborate recent estimates by Santos and Figueiredo for the critical exponent z. In the second part of this work, we investigated the damage spreading in the one-dimensional Ising model under two dynamics introduced by Hinrichsen and Domany (HD). In particular, we study the effects of synchronous (parallel) and asynchronous (continuous dynamics) updating on the spreading properties. We showed that the damage does not spread when the second dynamic is implemented in an asynchronous way. We found that the rules for updating the damage produced by this dynamic, as the temperature goes to infinity and a certain parameter Lambda is zero, are equivalent to those of Grassberger’s well-known model A cellular automaton.

The study of conformal symmetry is motivated through an example in statistical mechanics and then rigorously developed in quantum field theories in general spatial dimensions. In particular, primary fields are introduced as the fundamental objects of such theories and then studied in the formalism of radial quantization. The implications of conformal invariance on the functional form of correlation functions are studied in detail. Conformal blocks are defined and various approaches to their analytical and numerical calculation are presented with a special emphasis on the one-dimensional case. Building on these preliminaries, a modern formulation of the conformal bootstrap program and its various extensions are discussed. Examples are given in which bounds on the scaling dimensions in a one-dimensional theory are derived numerically. Using these results I motivate the technique of using the extremal functional bootstrap which I then develop in more detail. Many technical details are discussed and examples shown. After a brief discussion of conformal field theories with a boundary I apply numerical methods to find constraints on the spectrum of the 3D Ising model. Another application is presented in which I study the 4-point function on the boundary of a particular theory in Anti-de-Sitter space in order to approximate the mass spectrum of the theory. / O estudo da simetria conforme é motivado através de um exemplo em mecânica estatística e em seguida rigorosamente desenvolvido em teorias de campos quânticos em dimensões espaciais gerais. Em particular, os campos primários são introduzidos como os objetos fundamentais de tais teorias e então estudados através do formalismo de quantização radial. As implicações da invariância conforme na forma funcional das funções de correlação são estudadas em detalhe. Blocos conformes são definidos e várias abordagens para seu cálculo analítico e numérico são apresentadas com uma ênfase especial no caso unidimensional. Com base nessas preliminares, uma formulação moderna do programa de bootstrap conforme e suas várias extensões são discutidas. Exemplos são dados em que limites nas dimensões de escala em uma teoria unidimensional são derivados numericamente. Usando esses resultados, motivei a técnica de usar o bootstrap funcional extremo, que depois desenvolvo em mais detalhes. Diversos detalhes técnicos são discutidos e exemplos são apresentados. Após uma breve discussão das teorias de campo conformes com fronteiras, eu aplico métodos numéricos para encontrar restrições no espectro do modelo de Ising em 3D. Outra aplicação é apresentada em que eu estudo a função de 4 pontos na fronteira de uma teoria particular no espaço Anti-de-Sitter, a fim de aproximar o espectro de massa da teoria.