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Deformed symmetries from quantum relational observables
Deformed Special Relativity (DSR) is a candidate phenomenological theory to describe the Quantum Gravitational (QG) semi-classical regime. A possible interpretation of DSR can be derived from the notion of deformed reference frame. Observables in (quantum) General Relativity can be constructed from (quantum) reference frame β a physical observable is then a relation between a system of interest and the reference frame. We present a toy model and study an example of such quantum relational observables. We show how the intrinsic quantum nature of the reference frame naturally leads to a deformation of the symmetries, comforting DSR to be a good candidate to describe the QG semi-classical regime
Spin-Photon Dynamics of Quantum Dots in Two-mode Cavities
A quantum dot interacting with two resonant cavity modes is described by a
two-mode Jaynes-Cummings model. Depending on the quantum dot energy level
scheme, the interaction of a singly doped quantum dot with a cavity photon
generates entanglement of electron spin and cavity states or allows one to
implement a SWAP gate for spin and photon states. An undoped quantum dot in the
same structure generates pairs of polarization entangled photons from an
initial photon product state. For realistic cavity loss rates, the fidelity of
these operations is of order 80%.Comment: 6 pages, 4 figures; extended discussion of experimental
implementatio
The circumstellar disk of FS Tau B - A self-consistent model based on observations in the mid-infrared with NACO -
Protoplanetary disks are a byproduct of the star formation process. In the
dense mid-plane of these disks, planetesimals and planets are expected to form.
The first step in planet formation is the growth of dust particles from
submicrometer-sized grains to macroscopic mm-sized aggregates. The grain growth
is accompanied by radial drift and vertical segregation of the particles within
the disk. To understand this essential evolutionary step, spatially resolved
multi-wavelength observations as well as photometric data are necessary which
reflect the properties of both disk and dust. We present the first spatially
resolved image obtained with NACO at the VLT in the L band of the
near edge-on protoplanetary disk FS Tau B. Based on this new image, a
previously published Hubble image in H band and the spectral energy
distribution from optical to millimeter wavelengths, we derive constraints on
the spatial dust distribution and the progress of grain growth. For this
purpose we perform a disk modeling using the radiative transfer code MC3D.
Radial drift and vertical sedimentation of the dust are not considered. We find
a best-fit model which features a disk extending from to several
hundreds AU with a moderately decreasing surface density and
. The inclination amounts
to . Our findings indicate that substantial dust grain growth has
taken place and that grains of a size equal to or larger than
are present in the disk. In conclusion, the parameters describing the vertical
density distribution are better constrained than those describing the radial
disk structure.Comment: 10 pages, 9 figures, 2 table
Potentially crystalline lifts of certain prescribed types
We prove several results concerning the existence of potentially crystalline
lifts with prescribed Hodge-Tate weights and inertial types of a given
n-dimensional mod p representation of the absolute Galois group of K, where
K/Q_p is a finite extension. Some of these results are proved by purely local
methods, and are expected to be useful in the application of automorphy lifting
theorems. The proofs of the other results are global, making use of automorphy
lifting theorems.Comment: 22 pages; final version, to appear in Document
A comparison between obstructions to local-global principles over semiglobal fields
We consider local-global principles for rational points on varieties, in
particular torsors, over one-variable function fields over complete discretely
valued fields. There are several notions of such principles, arising either
from the valuation theory of the function field, or from the geometry of a
regular model of the function field. Our results compare the corresponding
obstructions, proving in particular that a local-global principle with respect
to valuations implies a local-global principle with respect to a sufficiently
fine regular model.Comment: 10 pages; published versio
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