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Quantification and scaling of multipartite entanglement in continuous variable systems
We present a theoretical method to determine the multipartite entanglement
between different partitions of multimode, fully or partially symmetric
Gaussian states of continuous variable systems. For such states, we determine
the exact expression of the logarithmic negativity and show that it coincides
with that of equivalent two--mode Gaussian states. Exploiting this reduction,
we demonstrate the scaling of the multipartite entanglement with the number of
modes and its reliable experimental estimate by direct measurements of the
global and local purities.Comment: 4 pages, 2 figures; to be published in Phys. Rev. Let
Dielectric constant boost in amorphous sesquioxides
High-kappa dielectrics for insulating layers are a current key ingredient of
microelectronics. X2O3 sesquioxide compounds are among the candidates. Here we
show for a typical material of this class, ScO3, that the relatively modest
dielectric constant of its crystalline phase is enhanced in the amorphous phase
by over 40% (from ~15 to ~22). This is due to the disorder-induced activation
of low frequency cation-related modes which are inactive or inefficient in the
crystal, and by the conservation of effective dynamical charges (a measure of
atomic polarizability). The analysis employs density-functional energy-force
and perturbation-theory calculations of the dielectric response of amorphous
samples generated by pair-potential molecular dynamics.Comment: 3 pages, 3 figures, submitted to AP
Conservation of dielectric constant upon amorphization in perovskite oxides
We report calculations indicating that amorphous RAO oxides, with R and A
trivalent cations, have approximately the same static dielectric constant as
their perovskite crystal phase. The effect is due to the disorder-activated
polar response of non-polar crystal modes at low frequency, which compensates a
moderate but appreciable reduction of the ionic dynamical charges. The
dielectric response was studied via density-functional perturbation theory.
Amorphous samples were generated by molecular dynamics melt-and-quench
simulations.Comment: 5 pages, 3 figure
Conference scene : Golden Helix Pharmacogenomics Days : educational activities on pharmacogenomics and personalized medicine
The Golden Helix Pharmacogenomics Days are high-profile international educational scientific meetings discussing pharmacogenomics and personalized medicine. Here, we provide an overview of the scientific lectures and the topics discussed during the 4th Golden Helix Pharmacogenomics Day, held in Cagliari, Italy, on 7 October 2011, and the 5th Golden Helix Pharmacogenomics Day, that was held in Msida, Malta, on 3 December 2011. The scientific programs of both events included scientific and company lectures on pharmacogenomics, bioinformatics and personalized medicine by local and international speakers from Europe and the USA.peer-reviewe
Design of additively manufactured moulds for expanded polymers
The traditional tools used in steam-chest moulding technologies for the shaping of expanded polymers can be replaced today by lighter moulds, accurately designed and produced exploiting the additive manufacturing technology. New paradigms have to be considered for mould design, assuming that additive manufacturing enables the definition of different architectures that are able to improve the performance of the moulding process. This work describes the strategies adopted for the design and manufacturing by Laser powder bed fusion of the moulds, taking into specific consideration their functional surfaces, which rule the heat transfer to the moulded material, hence the quality of the products and the overall performance of the steamchest process. The description of a case study and the comparison between the performance of the traditional solution and the new moulds are also presented to demonstrate the effectiveness of the new approach. This study demonstrates that the redesign and optimization of the mould shape can lead to a significant reduction of the energy demand of the process, thanks to a homogeneous delivery of the heating steam throughout the part volume, which also results in a remarkable cutting of the cycle time
Bayesian Dependence Tests for Continuous, Binary and Mixed Continuous-Binary Variables
Tests for dependence of continuous, discrete and mixed continuous-discrete variables are ubiquitous in science. The goal of this paper is to derive Bayesian alternatives to frequentist null hypothesis significance tests for dependence. In particular, we will present three Bayesian tests for dependence of binary, continuous and mixed variables. These tests are nonparametric and based on the Dirichlet Process, which allows us to use the same prior model for all of them. Therefore, the tests are “consistent” among each other, in the sense that the probabilities that variables are dependent computed with these tests are commensurable across the different types of variables being tested. By means of simulations with artificial data, we show the effectiveness of the new tests
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