Diluted three-dimensional random field Ising model at zero temperature with metastable dynamics.

The influence of vacancy concentration on the behavior of the three-dimensional random field Ising model with metastable dynamics is studied. We have focused our analysis on the number of spanning avalanches which allows us a clear determination of the critical line where the hysteresis loops change from continuous to discontinuous. By a detailed finite-size scaling analysis we determine the phase diagram and numerically estimate the critical exponents along the whole critical line. Finally, we discuss the origin of the curvature of the critical line at high vacancy concentration.

Vertically coupled double quantum rings at zero magnetic field

Within local-spin-density functional theory, we have investigated the ¿dissociation¿ of few-electron circular vertical semiconductor double quantum ring artificial molecules at zero magnetic field as a function of interring distance. In a first step, the molecules are constituted by two identical quantum rings. When the rings are quantum mechanically strongly coupled, the electronic states are substantially delocalized, and the addition energy spectra of the artificial molecule resemble those of a single quantum ring in the few-electron limit. When the rings are quantum mechanically weakly coupled, the electronic states in the molecule are substantially localized in one ring or the other, although the rings can be electrostatically coupled. The effect of a slight mismatch introduced in the molecules from nominally identical quantum wells, or from changes in the inner radius of the constituent rings, induces localization by offsetting the energy levels in the quantum rings. This plays a crucial role in the appearance of the addition spectra as a function of coupling strength particularly in the weak coupling limit.

Helium in polygonal nanopores at zero temperature: Density functional theory calculations

We investigate adsorption of helium in nanoscopic polygonal pores at zero temperature using a finite-range density functional theory. The adsorption potential is computed by means of a technique denoted as the elementary source method. We analyze a rhombic pore with Cs walls, where we show the existence of multiple interfacial configurations at some linear densities, which correspond to metastable states. Shape transitions and hysterectic loops appear in patterns which are richer and more complex than in a cylindrical tube with the same transverse area.

Dynamically generated open-charm baryons beyond the zero-range approximation

The interaction of the low-lying pseudoscalar mesons with the ground-state baryons in the charm sector is studied within a coupled-channel approach using a t-channel vector-exchange driving force. The amplitudes describing the scattering of the pseudoscalar mesons off the ground-state baryons are obtained by solving the Lippmann-Schwinger equation. We analyze in detail the effects of going beyond the t=0 approximation. Our model predicts the dynamical generation of several open-charm baryon resonances in different isospin and strangeness channels, some of which can be clearly identified with recently observed states.

Model-independent bounds for the potential and kinetic energy of liquid 4He at zero temperature

Using the experimental values of the chemical potentials of liquid 4He and of a 3He impurity in liquid 4He, we derive a model-independent lower (upper) bound to the kinetic (potential) energy per particle at zero temperature. The values of the bounds at the experimental saturation density are 13.42 K for the kinetic energy and -20.59 K for the potential energy. All the theoretical calculations based on the Lennard-Jones potential violate the upper-bound condition for the potential energy.

Normalization factors for magnetic relaxation of small particle systems in non-zero magnetic field.

We critically discuss relaxation experiments in magnetic systems that can be characterized in terms of an energy barrier distribution, showing that proper normalization of the relaxation data is needed whenever curves corresponding to different temperatures are to be compared. We show how these normalization factors can be obtained from experimental data by using the Tln (t/t0) scaling method without making any assumptions about the nature of the energy barrier distribution. The validity of the procedure is tested using a ferrofluid of Fe3O4 particles.

Analisis litosismico y estructura sedimentaria de la plataforma interna al Norte del Delta del Ebro (Sector de Vandellos)

El análisis sísmico de perfiles de alta resolución del tipo ((uniboom)), realizados en la plataforma interna al N del Delta del Ebro, permite definir las unidades sísmicas y establecer la estructura sedimentaria del recubrimiento cuaternario medio/superior. Ambos aspectos reflejan la influencia diferencial de los procesos dinámicos y de las oscilaciones eustáticas.

Retos, dilemas y logros de la evaluación interna de las titulaciones universitarias

En este artículo nos planteamos las posibilidades que conlleva la integración del sistema interno de valuación de la calidad en el funcionamiento ordinario de las titulaciones como elemento indispensable para desarrollar la cultura de la calidad en el contexto universitario. En primer lugar, se expone el contexto actual de la evaluación interna de la calidad en las universidades españolas y, a continuación, se presenta el sistema de evaluación de la calidad diseñado para el Grado de Educación Social de la Universitat de Girona. A partir de la experiencia en la implementación de este sistema de evaluación se plantean los principales retos a los que se enfrenta la evaluación de una titulación, el desarrollo de sistemas internos de evaluación de la calidad de las enseñanzas universitarias y la integración del sistema de calidad en el funcionamiento ordinario de las titulaciones

Barcellona: osservazioni sulla letteratura riguardante i modelli di indirizzo dell'urbanistica negli ultimi 20 anni

This article proposes a synthetic examination of the modifications that can be found in the official City of Barcelona publications regarding urban transformations in the city in the last 20 years. The main objective is to understand the relationship between urban planning projects and the books published by the city’s various administrations, as well as correspondent urban and social policies. An attempt is made to analyse what has been the programmatic development in light of similar parameters of comparison based on a hypothesis in which the publications, like the projects, have a double role of synthesis with respect to the past and the construction of a collective imaginary on the city regarding the future

The minimum tree for a given zero-entropy period

We answer the following question: given any n∈ℕ, which is the minimum number of endpoints en of a tree admitting a zero-entropy map f with a periodic orbit of period n? We prove that en=s1s2…sk−∑i=2ksisi+1…sk, where n=s1s2…sk is the decomposition of n into a product of primes such that si≤si+1 for 1≤ie, then the topological entropy of f is positive

Elements diagnòstics en medicina interna. Una experiència d'ensenyament no presencial

La docencia no presencial permite ahorro de tiempo y de desplazamientos para los alumnos, de manera que contribuye a disminuir el coste de la docencia.

Viabilitat energètica de la sobrealimentació tèrmica de motors de combustió interna alternatius

Avaluació de la la viabilitat energètica de la millora de prestacions d’un motor de combustió interna alternatiu de tipus MEP (Motor d’Encesa Provocada o gasolina), mitjançant una sobrealimentació tèrmica. En aquest projecte, s’ha defugit de les tecnologies més esteses i s’ha estudiat una nova via no tant explorada, l’augment de la densitat de l’aire mitjançant la disminució de la seva temperatura a l’admissió, tecnologia que es coneix amb el nom de “sobrealimentació tèrmica”. Així doncs, respecte a les tecnologies de sobrealimentació més clàssiques, en aquest cas no es disposarà de cap sistema de compressió mecànica que augmenti la densitat de l’aire comprimint-lo, sinó que s’utilitzarà un sistema totalment diferent, el qual consistirà en un circuit de refrigeració per compressió mecànica de refrigerant, molt semblant a l’utilitzat pel sistema de climatització del vehicle i que en aquest cas refrigerarà l’aire d’admissió fent-lo passar per un intercanviador de calor (evaporador). Aquest fet repercutirà en un augment de potència i de les prestacions del motor tèrmic, que per contra haurà d’alimentar el cicle de compressió de vapor que produeix el fred. L’elecció d’aquest sistema, ha estat motivada sobretot per demostrar que altres sistemes de sobrealimentació són possibles a partir d’elements en part ja presents en el vehicle i que siguin fàcilment implementables, sense haver de modificar elements mecànics importants del motor