Emission spectrum and geometric phase in deformed Jaynes-Cummings model

Abstract The emission spectrum of a qubit (two-level atom) system that interacts with a field in the framework of parity deformations is investigated in this paper. The model consists of a qubit coupled to a single-mode field within the parity deformed Jaynes-Cummings model (PDJCM) based on the λ -analog of the quantum harmonic oscillator algebra. We numerically evaluate the atomic emission spectrum (AES), by considering the influence of the deformed parameter and half-band-width of the spectrometer. Moreover, the dependence of the spectrum peaks on the detuning parameter is discussed. Finally, we study the variation of the geometric phase of the whole system state modelled by the PDJCM in terms of the main physical parameters

Entanglement and photon statistics of two dipole–dipole coupled superconducting qubits with Kerr-like nonlinearities

Abstract The engineering of Kerr and time-dependent coupling interactions is of great attention for treating quantum information in quantum systems and for investigating the collective behavior of large numbers of interacting particles in a cavity-qubit network. In this manuscript, we investigate the time evolution of the entanglement and some nonclassical properties of two superconducting qubits interacting with a single-mode field in the presence of a Kerr-like medium and dipole–dipole interaction without and with time-dependent coupling effect. We show that a slight alteration in the interaction, detuning, and Kerr parameters might cause a change in the entanglement of subsystem states during the evolution. By taking into account the influence of the different physical parameters, we show the statistical distributions produced in the photons of the single mode field through the calculation of the Mandel's parameter. Finally, we find that the time-dependent Mandel's parameter not only provide the statistical properties of the field, but also include the information of quantum entanglement for the subsystem states

Quantum correlations between each qubit in a two-atom system and the environment in terms of interatomic distance

The quantum correlations between a qubit and its environment are described quantitatively in terms of interatomic distance. Specifically, considering a realistic system of two two-level atoms and taking into account the dipole-dipole interaction and collective damping, the quantum entanglement and quantum discord are investigated, during the dissipative process, as a function of the interatomic distance. For atoms that are initially maximally entangled, it turns out that there is a critical distance where each atom is maximally quantum correlated with its environment. Counterintuitively, the approach of the two atoms can maximize the entanglement between each one and the environment and, even at the same distance, minimize the loss of entanglement between the pair.Comment: 5 pages, 3 figure

Superfield Description of a Self-Dual Supergravity a la MacDowell-Mansouri

Using MacDowell-Mansouri theory, in this work, we investigate a superfield description of the self-dual supergravity a la Ashtekar. We find that in order to reproduce previous results on supersymmetric Ashtekar formalism, it is necessary to properly combine the supersymmetric field-strength in the Lagrangian. We extend our procedure to the case of supersymmetric Ashtekar formalism in eight dimensions.Comment: 19 pages, Latex; section 6 improve

Towards an Ashtekar formalism in eight dimensions

We investigate the possibility of extending the Ashtekar theory to eight dimensions. Our approach relies on two notions: the octonionic structure and the MacDowell-Mansouri formalism generalized to a spacetime of signature 1+7. The key mathematical tool for our construction is the self-dual (antiself-dual) four-rank fully antisymmetric octonionic tensor. Our results may be of particular interest in connection with a possible formulation of M-theory via matroid theory.Comment: 15 pages, Latex, minor changes, to appear in Class. Quantum Gra

Religious faith and psychosocial adaptation among stroke patients in Kuwait: A mixed method study

This is the author's accepted manuscript. The final published article is available from the link below. Copyright @ 2012 Springer Science+Business Media.Religious faith is central to life for Muslim patients in Kuwait, so it may influence adaptation and rehabilitation. This study explored quantitative associations among religious faith, self-efficacy, and life satisfaction in 40 female stroke patients and explored the influence of religion within stroke rehabilitation through qualitative interviews with 12 health professionals. The quantitative measure of religious faith did not relate to life satisfaction or self-efficacy in stroke patients. However, the health professionals described religious coping as influencing adaptation post-stroke. Fatalistic beliefs were thought to have mixed influences on rehabilitation. Measuring religious faith among Muslims through a standardized scale is debated. The qualitative accounts suggest that religious beliefs need to be acknowledged in stroke rehabilitation in Kuwait

Measurement of the parity-violating asymmetry parameter αb and the helicity amplitudes for the decay Λ0b→J/ψ+Λ0 with the ATLAS detector

A measurement of the parity-violating decay asymmetry parameter, αb, and the helicity amplitudes for the decay Λb0→J/ψ(μ+μ-)Λ0(pπ-) is reported. The analysis is based on 1400 Λb0 and Λ¯b0 baryons selected in 4.6  fb-1 of proton-proton collision data with a center-of-mass energy of 7 TeV recorded by the ATLAS experiment at the LHC. By combining the Λb0 and Λ¯b0 samples under the assumption of CP conservation, the value of αb is measured to be 0.30±0.16(stat)±0.06(syst). This measurement provides a test of theoretical models based on perturbative QCD or heavy-quark effective theory.Fil: F. Monticelli.Fil: Atlas Collaboration