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Entanglement production by quantum error correction in the presence of correlated environment
We analyze the effect of a quantum error correcting code on the entanglement
of encoded logical qubits in the presence of a dephasing interaction with a
correlated environment. Such correlated reservoir introduces entanglement
between physical qubits. We show that for short times the quantum error
correction interprets such entanglement as errors and suppresses it. However
for longer time, although quantum error correction is no longer able to correct
errors, it enhances the rate of entanglement production due to the interaction
with the environment.Comment: 7 pages, 3 figures, published versio
Quantum Concentration Inequalities
We establish Transportation Cost Inequalities (TCIs) with respect to the quantum Wasserstein distance by introducing quantum extensions of well-known classical methods: First, we generalize the Dobrushin uniqueness condition to prove that Gibbs states of 1D commuting Hamiltonians satisfy a TCI at any positive temperature and provide conditions under which this first result can be extended to non-commuting Hamiltonians. Next, using a non-commutative version of Ollivier’s coarse Ricci curvature, we prove that high temperature Gibbs states of commuting Hamiltonians on arbitrary hypergraphs H= (V, E) satisfy a TCI with constant scaling as O(|V|). Third, we argue that the temperature range for which the TCI holds can be enlarged by relating it to recently established modified logarithmic Sobolev inequalities. Fourth, we prove that the inequality still holds for fixed points of arbitrary reversible local quantum Markov semigroups on regular lattices, albeit with slightly worsened constants, under a seemingly weaker condition of local indistinguishability of the fixed points. Finally, we use our framework to prove Gaussian concentration bounds for the distribution of eigenvalues of quasi-local observables and argue the usefulness of the TCI in proving the equivalence of the canonical and microcanonical ensembles and an exponential improvement over the weak Eigenstate Thermalization Hypothesis
Brane World Cosmology, the CMB and the Radion
Recent developments in the theory of extra dimensions have opened up avenues
to confront such theories with cosmological tests. We discuss a brane-world
model with a bulk scalar field, motivated by supergravity. The low-energy
effective action is derived and physical constraints on the parameters of the
model discussed. The cosmological evolution of the brane-world moduli is
investigated and it is shown that one of the moduli is a quintessence field.
The CMB predictions are computed. Finally, the possibility that the radion
field in brane-worlds could be a chameleon field is investigated.Comment: 11 pages, 6 figures, to appear in the proceedings of the DPU
Workshop: The Density Fluctuations in the Universe: Beyond the Inflaton
Paradigm (Athens, June 2004
The squashed entanglement of the noiseless quantum Gaussian attenuator and amplifier
We determine the maximum squashed entanglement achievable between sender and
receiver of the noiseless quantum Gaussian attenuators and amplifiers and we
prove that it is achieved sending half of an infinitely squeezed two-mode
vacuum state. The key ingredient of the proof is a lower bound to the squashed
entanglement of the quantum Gaussian states obtained applying a two-mode
squeezing operation to a quantum thermal Gaussian state tensored with the
vacuum state. This is the first lower bound to the squashed entanglement of a
quantum Gaussian state and opens the way to determine the squashed entanglement
of all quantum Gaussian channels. Moreover, we determine the classical squashed
entanglement of the quantum Gaussian states above and show that it is strictly
larger than their squashed entanglement. This is the first time that the
classical squashed entanglement of a mixed quantum Gaussian state is
determined
Cloning transformations in spin networks without external control
In this paper we present an approach to quantum cloning with unmodulated spin
networks. The cloner is realized by a proper design of the network and a choice
of the coupling between the qubits. We show that in the case of phase covariant
cloner the XY coupling gives the best results. In the 1->2 cloning we find that
the value for the fidelity of the optimal cloner is achieved, and values
comparable to the optimal ones in the general N->M case can be attained. If a
suitable set of network symmetries are satisfied, the output fidelity of the
clones does not depend on the specific choice of the graph. We show that spin
network cloning is robust against the presence of static imperfections.
Moreover, in the presence of noise, it outperforms the conventional approach.
In this case the fidelity exceeds the corresponding value obtained by quantum
gates even for a very small amount of noise. Furthermore we show how to use
this method to clone qutrits and qudits. By means of the Heisenberg coupling it
is also possible to implement the universal cloner although in this case the
fidelity is 10% off that of the optimal cloner.Comment: 12 pages, 13 figures, published versio
Stochastic dynamics beyond the weak coupling limit: thermalization
We discuss the structure and asymptotic long-time properties of coupled
equations for the moments of a Brownian particle's momentum derived
microscopically beyond the lowest approximation in the weak coupling parameter.
Generalized fluctuation-dissipation relations are derived and shown to ensure
convergence to thermal equilibrium at any order of perturbation theory.Comment: 6+ page
Collective Decoherence of Nuclear Spin Clusters
The problem of dipole-dipole decoherence of nuclear spins is considered for
strongly entangled spin cluster. Our results show that its dynamics can be
described as the decoherence due to interaction with a composite bath
consisting of fully correlated and uncorrelated parts. The correlated term
causes the slower decay of coherence at larger times. The decoherence rate
scales up as a square root of the number of spins giving the linear scaling of
the resulting error. Our theory is consistent with recent experiment reported
in decoherence of correlated spin clusters.Comment: 4 pages, 4 figure
Mitophagy contributes to endothelial adaptation to simulated microgravity
Exposure to real or simulated microgravity is sensed as a stress by mammalian cells, which activate a complex adaptive response. In human primary endothelial cells, we have recently shown the sequential intervention of various stress proteins which are crucial to prevent apoptosis and maintain cell function. We here demonstrate that mitophagy contributes to endothelial adaptation to gravitational unloading. After 4 and 10 d of exposure to simulated microgravity in the rotating wall vessel, the amount of BCL2 interacting protein 3, a marker of mitophagy, is increased and, in parallel, mitochondrial content, oxygen consumption, and maximal respiratory capacity are reduced, suggesting the acquisition of a thrifty phenotype to meet the novel metabolic challenges generated by gravitational unloading. Moreover, we suggest that microgravity induced-disorganization of the actin cytoskeleton triggers mitophagy, thus creating a connection between cytoskeletal dynamics and mitochondrial content upon gravitational unloading
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