A theoretical description is presented for low-temperature magnetic-field induced threedimensional (3D) ordering transitions in strongly anisotropic quantum antiferromagnets, consisting of weakly coupled antiferromagnetic spin-1/2 chains and ladders. First, effective continuum field theories are derived for the one-dimensional subsystems. Then the Luttinger parameters, which determine the low-t...

The success of models of coupled two-leg spin ladders in describing the magnetic excitation spectrum of La2−xBaxCuO4 had been interpreted previously as evidence for bond-centered stripes. In a recent article, however, we determined the magnetic coupling induced by the charge stripes between bondor site-centered spin stripes modeled by twoor three-leg ladders, respectively. We found that only th...

X iv :q ua nt -p h/ 06 12 20 7v 1 2 5 D ec 2 00 6 Quantum Phase Transitions and Matrix Product States in Spin Ladders M. Asoudeh,∗ V. Karimipour†,‡ and A. Sadrolashrafi§ Department of Physics, Sharif University of Technology, P.O. Box 11365-9161, Tehran, Iran (Dated: December 28, 2006) Abstract We investigate quantum phase transitions in ladders of spin 1/2 particles by engineering suitable mat...

In contour integration, a relevant question is whether snakes and ladders are processed similarly. Higher presentation time thresholds for ladders in detection tasks indicate this is not the case. However, in a detection task only processing differences at the level of element linking and possibly contour localization might be picked up, while differences at the shape encoding level cannot be n...

The bistable Swift-Hohenberg equation possesses a variety of time-independent spatially localized solutions organized in the so-called snakes-and-ladders structure. This structure is a consequence of a phenomenon known as homoclinic snaking, and is in turn a consequence of spatial reversibility of the equation. We examine here the consequences of breaking spatial reversibility on the snakes-and...

Both the Vogel Spindle and Spanish Bush systems will allow for the development of a “pedestrian orchard”. A pedestrian orchard is defined as an orchard where two-thirds of the crop can be harvested from the ground, without the use of tall ladders (Fig. 1). Harvesting fruit from the ground greatly enhances worker productivity. In a study that I conducted in The Dalles, Oregon pickers were able t...