The dynamical characteristics of the spontaneous decay of a single excited atom or molecule depend strongly on its position within a photonic crystal (PC) and the relative orientation of its dipole and the electric field there. Measuring its dynamical characteristics of the spontaneous decay in a PC can only obtain the local density of states (DOS) in the PC, but cannot reflect the total DOS in the PC. It is found, theoretically, that using different number density distributions of luminescent molecules within the PC, one can probe the partial information or even all of the total DOS in the PC. In this paper, we separate, for the first time to our knowledge, the total DOS into two parts, DOS in the scatterer and DOS in the matrix of the Wigner-Seitz unit cell, according to their origin, and demonstrate that a special number density distribution of fluorescent molecules can reflect the total scatterers DOS or total matrix DOS or even both of them, i.e. the total DOS in the PC. This is meaningful in explaining and designing the experiments of prohibiting and enhancing the spontaneous emission of excited molecules.The dynamical characteristics of the spontaneous decay of a single excited atom or molecule depend strongly on its position within a photonic crystal (PC) and the relative orientation of its dipole and the electric field there. Measuring its dynamical characteristics of the spontaneous decay in a PC can only obtain the local density of states (DOS) in the PC, but cannot reflect the total DOS in the PC. It is found, theoretically, that using different number density distributions of luminescent molecules within the PC, one can probe the partial information or even all of the total DOS in the PC. In this paper, we separate, for the first time to our knowledge, the total DOS into two parts, DOS in the scatterer and DOS in the matrix of the Wigner-Seitz unit cell, according to their origin, and demonstrate that a special number density distribution of fluorescent molecules can reflect the total scatterers DOS or total matrix DOS or even both of them, i.e. the total DOS in the PC. This is meaningful in explaining and designing the experiments of prohibiting and enhancing the spontaneous emission of excited molecules.

Acta Physica SinicaJan 1, 20040 citations

The Density of States

Rainer Dick

Graduate texts in physicsJan 1, 20202 citations

Exploring foundations of time-independent density functional theory for excited states

Prasanjit Samal, Manoj K. Harbola

Based on the work of Görling and that of Levy and Nagy, a density-functional formalism for many fermionic excited states is explored through a careful and rigorous analysis of the excited-state density to external potential mapping. It is shown that knowledge of the ground-state density is a must to fix the mapping from an excited-state density to an external potential. This is the excited-state counterpart of the Hohenberg–Kohn theorem, where instead of the ground-state density the density of the excited state gives the true many-body wavefunctions of the system. Further, the excited-state Kohn–Sham system is defined by comparing its non-interacting kinetic energy with the true kinetic energy. The theory is demonstrated by studying a large number of atomic systems.Based on the work of Görling and that of Levy and Nagy, a density-functional formalism for many fermionic excited states is explored through a careful and rigorous analysis of the excited-state density to external potential mapping. It is shown that knowledge of the ground-state density is a must to fix the mapping from an excited-state density to an external potential. This is the excited-state counterpart of the Hohenberg–Kohn theorem, where instead of the ground-state density the density of the excited state gives the true many-body wavefunctions of the system. Further, the excited-state Kohn–Sham system is defined by comparing its non-interacting kinetic energy with the true kinetic energy. The theory is demonstrated by studying a large number of atomic systems.

arXiv:cond-mat/0602067Journal of Physics B Atomic Molecular and Optical PhysicsOct 2, 200627 citations

The Density of States

Rainer Dick

Graduate texts in physicsNov 25, 20112 citations

Discrete density of states

Alhun Aydin, Altuğ Şişman

arXiv:1602.05219Physics Letters AJan 26, 201619 citations

Generalized two-leg Hubbard ladder at half filling: Phase diagram and quantum criticalities

Masahisa Tsuchiizu, Akira Furusaki

The ground-state phase diagram of the half-filled two-leg Hubbard ladder with intersite Coulomb repulsions and exchange coupling is studied by using the strong-coupling perturbation theory and the weak-coupling bosonization method. Considered here as possible ground states of the ladder model are four types of density-wave states with different angular momentum $(s$ -density-wave state, p-density-wave state, d-density-wave state, and f-density-wave state) and four types of quantum disordered states, i.e., Mott insulating states $(S$ -Mott, D-Mott, ${S}^{\ensuremath{'}}$-Mott, and ${D}^{\ensuremath{'}}$-Mott states, where S and D stand for s- and d-wave symmetry). The s-density-wave state, the d-density-wave state, and the D-Mott state are also known as the charge-density-wave state, the staggered-flux state, and the rung-singlet state, respectively. Strong-coupling approach naturally leads to the Ising model in a transverse field as an effective theory for the quantum phase transitions between the staggered-flux state and the D-Mott state and between the charge-density-wave state and the S-Mott state, where the Ising ordered states correspond to doubly degenerate ground states in the staggered-flux or the charge-density-wave state. From the weak-coupling bosonization approach it is shown that there are three cases in the quantum phase transitions between a density-wave state and a Mott state: the Ising ${(Z}_{2})$ criticality, the $\mathrm{SU}{(2)}_{2}$ criticality, and a first-order transition. The quantum phase transitions between Mott states and between density-wave states are found to be the U(1) Gaussian criticality. The ground-state phase diagram is determined by integrating perturbative renormalization-group equations. It is shown that the S-Mott state and the staggered-flux state exist in the region sandwiched by the charge-density-wave phase and the D-Mott phase. The p-density-wave state, the ${S}^{\ensuremath{'}}$-Mott state, and the ${D}^{\ensuremath{'}}$-Mott state also appear in the phase diagram when the next-nearest-neighbor repulsion is included. The correspondence between Mott states in extended Hubbard ladders and spin-liquid states in spin ladders is also discussed.The ground-state phase diagram of the half-filled two-leg Hubbard ladder with intersite Coulomb repulsions and exchange coupling is studied by using the strong-coupling perturbation theory and the weak-coupling bosonization method. Considered here as possible ground states of the ladder model are four types of density-wave states with different angular momentum $(s$-density-wave state, p-density-wave state, d-density-wave state, and f-density-wave state) and four types of quantum disordered states, i.e., Mott insulating states $(S$-Mott, D-Mott, ${S}^{\ensuremath{'}}$-Mott, and ${D}^{\ensuremath{'}}$-Mott states, where S and D stand for s- and d-wave symmetry). The s-density-wave state, the d-density-wave state, and the D-Mott state are also known as the charge-density-wave state, the staggered-flux state, and the rung-singlet state, respectively. Strong-coupling approach naturally leads to the Ising model in a transverse field as an effective theory for the quantum phase transitions between the staggered-flux state and the D-Mott state and between the charge-density-wave state and the S-Mott state, where the Ising ordered states correspond to doubly degenerate ground states in the staggered-flux or the charge-density-wave state. From the weak-coupling bosonization approach it is shown that there are three cases in the quantum phase transitions between a density-wave state and a Mott state: the Ising ${(Z}_{2})$ criticality, the $\mathrm{SU}{(2)}_{2}$ criticality, and a first-order transition. The quantum phase transitions between Mott states and between density-wave states are found to be the U(1) Gaussian criticality. The ground-state phase diagram is determined by integrating perturbative renormalization-group equations. It is shown that the S-Mott state and the staggered-flux state exist in the region sandwiched by the charge-density-wave phase and the D-Mott phase. The p-density-wave state, the ${S}^{\ensuremath{'}}$-Mott state, and the ${D}^{\ensuremath{'}}$-Mott state also appear in the phase diagram when the next-nearest-neighbor repulsion is included. The correspondence between Mott states in extended Hubbard ladders and spin-liquid states in spin ladders is also discussed.

arXiv:cond-mat/0206539Physical review. B, Condensed matterDec 6, 200263 citations

(s

-density-wave state, p-density-wave state, d-density-wave state, and f-density-wave state) and four types of quantum disordered states, i.e., Mott insulating states

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-Mott, D-Mott, ${S}^{\ensuremath{'}}$-Mott, and ${D}^{\ensuremath{'}}$-Mott states, where S and D stand for s- and d-wave symmetry). The s-density-wave state, the d-density-wave state, and the D-Mott state are also known as the charge-density-wave state, the staggered-flux state, and the rung-singlet state, respectively. Strong-coupling approach naturally leads to the Ising model in a transverse field as an effective theory for the quantum phase transitions between the staggered-flux state and the D-Mott state and between the charge-density-wave state and the S-Mott state, where the Ising ordered states correspond to doubly degenerate ground states in the staggered-flux or the charge-density-wave state. From the weak-coupling bosonization approach it is shown that there are three cases in the quantum phase transitions between a density-wave state and a Mott state: the Ising

{(Z}_{2})

criticality, the

\mathrm{SU}{(2)}_{2}

criticality, and a first-order transition. The quantum phase transitions between Mott states and between density-wave states are found to be the U(1) Gaussian criticality. The ground-state phase diagram is determined by integrating perturbative renormalization-group equations. It is shown that the S-Mott state and the staggered-flux state exist in the region sandwiched by the charge-density-wave phase and the D-Mott phase. The p-density-wave state, the ${S}^{\ensuremath{'}}$-Mott state, and the ${D}^{\ensuremath{'}}$-Mott state also appear in the phase diagram when the next-nearest-neighbor repulsion is included. The correspondence between Mott states in extended Hubbard ladders and spin-liquid states in spin ladders is also discussed.