120 research outputs found
Quantum information processing in bosonic lattices
We consider a class of models of self-interacting bosons hopping on a
lattice. We show that properly tailored space-temporal coherent control of the
single-body coupling parameters allows for universal quantum computation in a
given sector of the global Fock space. This general strategy for encoded
universality in bosonic systems has in principle several candidates for
physical implementation.Comment: 4 pages, 2 figs, RevTeX 4; updated to the published versio
Spin-based optical quantum gates via Pauli blocking in semiconductor quantum dots
We present a solid-state implementation of ultrafast conditional quantum
gates. Our proposal for a quantum-computing device is based on the spin degrees
of freedom of electrons confined in semiconductor quantum dots, thus benefiting
from relatively long decoherence times. More specifically, combining Pauli
blocking effects with properly tailored ultrafast laser pulses, we are able to
obtain sub-picosecond spin-dependent switching of the Coulomb interaction,
which is the essence of our conditional phase-gate proposal. This allows us to
realize {\it a fast two qubit gate which does not translate into fast
decoherence times} and paves the road for an all-optical spin-based quantum
computer.Comment: 14 Pages RevTeX, 3 eps figures include
Effects of low doses of dexamethasone on productive traits and meat quality of veal calves
An experimental administration of dexamethasone was carried out on 15 veal calves in order to assess the rĂ´le of low doses of exogenous glucocorticoids on productive traits and meat quality. Three groups, of five veal calves each, were formed : one group received oral dexamethasone (0.4 mg per calf per day for 25 days), another intramuscular (i. m.) dexamethasone (2 mg at days 14 and 21), and the third was the control. Calves were slaughtered at 165 days of age (day 31). Food conversion ratio (FCR), hot dressing percentage (HDP), chilled dressing percentage (CDP) and shrinkage were determined. From all carcasses, samples of m. longissimus thoracis (between the 8th and 10th rib) were taken in order to evaluate the chemical composition and some organoleptic characteristics : meat colour, water-holding capacity and tenderness. The animals treated with oral dexamethasone showed the lowest daily weight gain (P < 0.05) and the poorest FCR (P < 0.05). Hot dressing percentage, cold dressing percentage and shrinkage were not affected by the oral treatment. The i. m. injections of dexamethasone did not influence the overall performance.
Muscle chemical composition and pH were not affected by the treatments; the meat of calves treated with oral dexamethasone was significantly lighter (P < 0.05) and tended to be paler, while i. m. treatment induced intermediate characteristics. The shear force of the meat was rather low. Shear force of cooked meat from animals treated with dexamethasone (both oral and i. m.) was significantly lower than the control (P < 0.05). Treatment with dexamethasone i. m. induced a decrease in water-holding capacity; the oral treatment had no effect on this parameter
Semiconductor-based Geometrical Quantum Gates
We propose an implementation scheme for holonomic, i.e., geometrical, quantum
information processing based on semiconductor nanostructures. Our quantum
hardware consists of coupled semiconductor macroatoms addressed/controlled by
ultrafast multicolor laser-pulse sequences. More specifically, logical qubits
are encoded in excitonic states with different spin polarizations and
manipulated by adiabatic time-control of the laser amplitudes . The two-qubit
gate is realized in a geometric fashion by exploiting dipole-dipole coupling
between excitons in neighboring quantum dots.Comment: 4 Pages LaTeX, 3 Figures included. To appear in PRB (Rapid Comm.
Catch me if you can: the arms race between human cytomegalovirus and the innate immune system [Ganna Galitska*, Matteo Biolatti*, equal contribution)
Strategy of Human Cytomegalovirus To Escape Interferon Beta-Induced APOBEC3G Editing Activity
Coulomb-enhanced dynamic localization and Bell state generation in coupled quantum dots
We investigate the dynamics of two interacting electrons in coupled quantum
dots driven by an AC field. We find that the two electrons can be trapped in
one of the dots by the AC field, in spite of the strong Coulomb repulsion. In
particular, we find that the interaction may enhance the localization effect.
We also demonstrate the field excitation procedure to generate the maximally
entangled Bell states. The generation time is determined by both analytic and
numerical solutions of the time dependent Schrodinger equation.Comment: 12 pages, 5 figure
Size-dependent decoherence of excitonic states in semiconductor microcrystallites
The size-dependent decoherence of the exciton states resulting from the
spontaneous emission is investigated in a semiconductor spherical
microcrystallite under condition . In general, the
larger size of the microcrystallite corresponds to the shorter coherence time.
If the initial state is a superposition of two different excitonic coherent
states, the coherence time depends on both the overlap of two excitonic
coherent states and the size of the microcrystallite. When the system with
fixed size is initially in the even or odd coherent states, the larger average
number of the excitons corresponds to the faster decoherence. When the average
number of the excitons is given, the bigger size of the microcrystallite
corresponds to the faster decoherence. The decoherence of the exciton states
for the materials GaAs and CdS is numerically studied by our theoretical
analysis.Comment: 4 pages, two figure
Exploiting lipid metabolism by HSV-1: a challenge to rethink new therapies for Alzheimer’s disease
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