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Knitting distributed cluster state ladders with spin chains
There has been much recent study on the application of spin chains to quantum
state transfer and communication. Here we discuss the utilisation of spin
chains (set up for perfect quantum state transfer) for the knitting of
distributed cluster state structures, between spin qubits repeatedly injected
and extracted at the ends of the chain. The cluster states emerge from the
natural evolution of the system across different excitation number sectors. We
discuss the decohering effects of errors in the injection and extraction
process as well as the effects of fabrication and random errors.Comment: To be published in PRA. v2 includes minor corrections as well as an
added discussion on refocussin
Effect of perturbations on information transfer in spin chains
Spin chains have been proposed as a reliable and convenient way of
transferring information and entanglement in a quantum computational context.
Nonetheless, it has to be expected that any physical implementation of these
systems will be subject to several perturbative factors which could potentially
diminish the transfer quality. In this paper, we investigate a number of
possible fabrication defects in the spin chains themselves as well as the
effect of non-synchronous or imperfect input operations, with a focus on the
case of multiple excitation/qubit transfer. We consider both entangled and
unentangled states, and in particular the transfer of an entangled pair of
adjacent spins at one end of a chain under the mirroring rule and also the
creation of entanglement resulting from injection at both end spins.Comment: Journal version fixes last typo
Legal Issues, Judicial Analysis, And Domicile Planning To Avoid State Inheritance Tax Using Tennessee
This paper examines the pitfalls and planning opportunities for taxpayers attempting to change domicile from our case study state, Tennessee, to avoid Tennessee inheritance tax to a state that doesnt have such taxes. Various court cases and state tax authority will be examined in order to synthesize the issues and formulate some general guidelines to assist taxpayers and their advisors in successfully using a change of domicile as a tool in state estate tax planning. A leading New Jersey case will be examined as an example of the consequences of unsuccessful state domicile planning causing the taxpayer to be subject to state inheritance tax in multiple states
Discovery of short-period binary millisecond pulsars in four globular clusters
We report the discovery using the Parkes radio telescope of binary
millisecond pulsars in four clusters for which no associated pulsars were
previously known. The four pulsars have pulse periods lying between 3 and 6 ms.
All are in circular orbits with low-mass companions and have orbital periods of
a few days or less. One is in a 1.7-hour orbit with a companion of planetary
mass. Another is eclipsed by a wind from its companion for 40% of the binary
period despite being in a relatively wide orbit. These discoveries result from
the use of improved technologies and prove that many millisecond pulsars remain
to be found in globular clusters.Comment: 4 pages, 2 figs, 1 table - Accepted by Astrophysical Journal Letter
Excursion Sets and Non-Gaussian Void Statistics
Primordial non-Gaussianity (NG) affects the large scale structure (LSS) of
the universe by leaving an imprint on the distribution of matter at late times.
Much attention has been focused on using the distribution of collapsed objects
(i.e. dark matter halos and the galaxies and galaxy clusters that reside in
them) to probe primordial NG. An equally interesting and complementary probe
however is the abundance of extended underdense regions or voids in the LSS.
The calculation of the abundance of voids using the excursion set formalism in
the presence of primordial NG is subject to the same technical issues as the
one for halos, which were discussed e.g. in arXiv:1005.1203. However, unlike
the excursion set problem for halos which involved random walks in the presence
of one barrier , the void excursion set problem involves two barriers
and . This leads to a new complication introduced by what
is called the "void-in-cloud" effect discussed in the literature, which is
unique to the case of voids. We explore a path integral approach which allows
us to carefully account for all these issues, leading to a rigorous derivation
of the effects of primordial NG on void abundances. The void-in-cloud issue in
particular makes the calculation conceptually rather different from the one for
halos. However, we show that its final effect can be described by a simple yet
accurate approximation. Our final void abundance function is valid on larger
scales than the expressions of other authors, while being broadly in agreement
with those expressions on smaller scales.Comment: 28 pages (18+appendices), 7 figures; v2 -- minor changes in sec 3.2,
version published in PR
Timing of Millisecond Pulsars in NGC 6752: Evidence for a High Mass-to-Light Ratio in the Cluster Core
Using pulse timing observations we have obtained precise parameters,
including positions with about 20 mas accuracy, of five millisecond pulsars in
NGC 6752. Three of them, located relatively close to the cluster center, have
line-of-sight accelerations larger than the maximum value predicted by the
central mass density derived from optical observation, providing dynamical
evidence for a central mass-to-light ratio >~ 10, much higher than for any
other globular cluster. It is likely that the other two millisecond pulsars
have been ejected out of the core to their present locations at 1.4 and 3.3
half-mass radii, respectively, suggesting unusual non-thermal dynamics in the
cluster core.Comment: Accepted by ApJ Letter. 5 pages, 2 figures, 1 tabl
Equilibrium properties of highly asymmetric star-polymer mixtures
We employ effective interaction potentials to study the equilibrium structure
and phase behavior of highly asymmetric mixtures of star polymers. We consider
in particular the influence of the addition of a component with a small number
of arms and a small size on a concentrated solution of large stars with a high
functionality. By employing liquid integral equation theories we examine the
evolution of the correlation functions of the big stars upon addition of the
small ones, finding a loss of structure that can be attributed to a weakening
of the repulsions between the large stars due to the presence of the small
ones. We analyze this phenomenon be means of a generalized depletion mechanism
which is supported by computer simulations. By applying thermodynamic
perturbation theory we draw the phase diagram of the asymmetric mixture,
finding that the addition of small stars melts the crystal formed by the big
ones. A systematic comparison between the two- and effective one-component
descriptions of the mixture that corroborates the reliability of the
generalized depletion picture is also carried out.Comment: 26 pages, 9 figures, submitted to Phys. Rev.
How Arabinoxylans Modify Gluten and Starch Related Wheat Flour Characteristics
The positive nutritional impact of dietary fibres (DF) gives growing interest to their role in the formation of wheat product quality. Although we are getting closer to characterize the effect of DF on the end use quality, the roles of individual components are not well described yet. Arabinoxylans (AX) are the main compounds of wheat DF, therefore getting more knowledge about its behaviour in wheat based food systems, like dough or end products, could be useful from both theoretical and practical points of view. The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of the AX content on wheat flour quality using a dough model system provided by blends of flour and AX isolate. Rapid Visco Analyser (RVA) and recently developed micro Zeleny test were used for characterization of mixtures.
We found that although Zeleny values are basically related to protein-dependent quality, the addition of AX isolate has major impact on the sedimentation volume of flour. In the RVA studies we demonstrated that AX has influence not only on the viscosity values but also on the rate of viscosity change. The effect of AX addition was compared to that of starch addition and was corrected by the rate of dilution. The model system and the experimental method applied here can be suitable to separate the individual effects of non-starchy carbohydrates
Doppler velocimetry of spin propagation in a two-dimensional electron gas
Controlling the flow of electrons by manipulation of their spin is a key to
the development of spin-based electronics. While recent demonstrations of
electrical-gate control in spin-transistor configurations show great promise,
operation at room temperature remains elusive. Further progress requires a
deeper understanding of the propagation of spin polarization, particularly in
the high mobility semiconductors used for devices. Here we report the
application of Doppler velocimetry to resolve the motion of spin-polarized
electrons in GaAs quantum wells driven by a drifting Fermi sea. We find that
the spin mobility tracks the high electron mobility precisely as a function of
T. However, we also observe that the coherent precession of spins driven by
spin-orbit interaction, which is essential for the operation of a broad class
of spin logic devices, breaks down at temperatures above 150 K for reasons that
are not understood theoretically
Detection of ionized gas in the globular cluster 47 Tucanae
We report the detection of ionized intracluster gas in the globular cluster
47 Tucanae. Pulsars in this cluster with a negative period derivative, which
must lie in the distant half of the cluster, have significantly higher measured
integrated electron column densities than the pulsars with a positive period
derivative. We derive the plasma density within the central few pc of the
cluster using two different methods which yield consistent values. Our best
estimate of n_e = (0.067+-0.015)/cm^3 is about 100 times the free electron
density of the ISM in the vicinity of 47 Tucanae, and the ionized gas is
probably the dominant component of the intracluster medium.Comment: 5 pages, 3 included figures, accepted for publication by ApJ Letter
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