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Experienced grey wolf optimizer through reinforcement learning and neural networks
In this paper, a variant of Grey Wolf Optimizer (GWO) that uses reinforcement learning principles combined with neural networks to enhance the performance is proposed. The aim is to overcome, by reinforced learning, the common challenges of setting the right parameters for the algorithm. In GWO, a single parameter is used to control the exploration/exploitation rate which influences the performance of the algorithm. Rather than using a global way to change this parameter for all the agents, we use reinforcement learning to set it on an individual basis. The adaptation of the exploration rate for each agent depends on the agentâs own experience and the current terrain of the search space. In order to achieve this, an experience repository is built based on the neural network to map a set of agentsâ states to a set of corresponding actions that specifically influence the exploration rate. The experience repository is updated by all the search agents to reflect experience and to enhance the future actions continuously. The resulted algorithm is called Experienced Grey Wolf Optimizer (EGWO) and its performance is assessed on solving feature selection problems and on finding optimal weights for neural networks algorithm. We use a set of performance indicators to evaluate the efficiency of the method. Results over various datasets demonstrate an advance of the EGWO over the original GWO and other meta-heuristics such as genetic algorithms and particle swarm optimizationIPROCOM Marie Curie initial training network; 10.13039/501100004963-People Programme (Marie Curie Actions) of the European Unionâs Seventh Framework Programme FP7/2007-2013/; Romanian National Authority for Scientific Research, CNDI-UEFISCDI
Nilpotent polynomials approach to four-qubit entanglement
We apply the general formalism of nilpotent polynomials [Mandilara et al,
Phys. Rev. A 74, 022331 (2006)] to the problem of pure-state multipartite
entanglement classification in four qubits. In addition to establishing contact
with existing results, we explicitly show how the nilpotent formalism naturally
suggests constructions of entanglement measures invariant under the required
unitary or invertible class of local operations. A candidate measure of
fourpartite entanglement is also suggested, and its behavior numerically tested
on random pure states.Comment: 11 pages, 1 figure. Finalised versio
A bipartite class of entanglement monotones for N-qubit pure states
We construct a class of algebraic invariants for N-qubit pure states based on
bipartite decompositions of the system.
We show that they are entanglement monotones, and that they differ from the
well know linear entropies of the sub-systems. They therefore capture new
information on the non-local properties of multipartite systems.Comment: 6 page
Optically-controlled single-qubit rotations in self-assembled InAs quantum dots
We present a theory of the optical control of the spin of an electron in an
InAs quantum dot. We show how two Raman-detuned laser pulses can be used to
obtain arbitrary single-qubit rotations via the excitation of an intermediate
trion state. Our theory takes into account a finite in-plane hole -factor
and hole-mixing. We show that such rotations can be performed to high
fidelities with pulses lasting a few tens of picoseconds.Comment: 6 pages, 4 figures; minor changes, J-ref adde
Is there a no-go theorem for superradiant quantum phase transitions in cavity and circuit QED ?
In cavity quantum electrodynamics (QED), the interaction between an atomic
transition and the cavity field is measured by the vacuum Rabi frequency
. The analogous term "circuit QED" has been introduced for Josephson
junctions, because superconducting circuits behave as artificial atoms coupled
to the bosonic field of a resonator. In the regime with comparable
to the two-level transition frequency, "superradiant" quantum phase transitions
for the cavity vacuum have been predicted, e.g. within the Dicke model. Here,
we prove that if the time-independent light-matter Hamiltonian is considered, a
superradiant quantum critical point is forbidden for electric dipole atomic
transitions due to the oscillator strength sum rule. In circuit QED, the
capacitive coupling is analogous to the electric dipole one: yet, such no-go
property can be circumvented by Cooper pair boxes capacitively coupled to a
resonator, due to their peculiar Hilbert space topology and a violation of the
corresponding sum rule
On the geometry of four qubit invariants
The geometry of four-qubit entanglement is investigated. We replace some of
the polynomial invariants for four-qubits introduced recently by new ones of
direct geometrical meaning. It is shown that these invariants describe four
points, six lines and four planes in complex projective space . For
the generic entanglement class of stochastic local operations and classical
communication they take a very simple form related to the elementary symmetric
polynomials in four complex variables. Moreover, their magnitudes are
entanglement monotones that fit nicely into the geometric set of -qubit ones
related to Grassmannians of -planes found recently. We also show that in
terms of these invariants the hyperdeterminant of order 24 in the four-qubit
amplitudes takes a more instructive form than the previously published
expressions available in the literature. Finally in order to understand two,
three and four-qubit entanglement in geometric terms we propose a unified
setting based on furnished with a fixed quadric.Comment: 19 page
Urinary antibiotic activity in paediatric patients attending an outpatient department in north-western Cambodia.
OBJECTIVE: Antibiotic resistance is a prominent public and global health concern. We investigated antibiotic use in children by determining the proportion of unselected children with antibacterial activity in their urine attending a paediatric outpatient department in Siem Reap, Cambodia. METHODS: Caregiver reports of medication history and presence of possible infection symptoms were collected in addition to urine samples. Urine antibiotic activity was estimated by exposing bacteria to urine specimens, including assessment against multiresistant bacteria previously isolated from patients in the hospital (a methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), a multiresistant Salmonella typhi and an extended-spectrum ÎČ-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Escherichia coli isolate). RESULTS: Medication information and urine were collected from 775 children. Caregivers reported medication use in 69.0% of children in the preceding 48 h. 31.7% samples showed antibacterial activity; 16.3% showed activity against a local multiresistant organism. No specimens demonstrated activity against an ESBL-producing E. coli. CONCLUSIONS: Antibiotics are widely used in the community setting in Cambodia. Parents are often ill-informed about drugs given to treat their children. Increasing the regulation and training of private pharmacies in Cambodia may be necessary. Regional surveillance of antibiotic use and resistance is also essential in devising preventive strategies against further development of antibiotic resistance, which would have both local and global consequences
Algebraic invariants of five qubits
The Hilbert series of the algebra of polynomial invariants of pure states of
five qubits is obtained, and the simplest invariants are computed.Comment: 4 pages, revtex. Short discussion of quant-ph/0506073 include
Optical Phonon Lasing in Semiconductor Double Quantum Dots
We propose optical phonon lasing for a double quantum dot (DQD) fabricated in
a semiconductor substrate. We show that the DQD is weakly coupled to only two
LO phonon modes that act as a natural cavity. The lasing occurs for pumping the
DQD via electronic tunneling at rates much higher than the phonon decay rate,
whereas an antibunching of phonon emission is observed in the opposite regime
of slow tunneling. Both effects disappear with an effective thermalization
induced by the Franck-Condon effect in a DQD fabricated in a carbon nanotube
with a strong electron-phonon coupling.Comment: 8 pages, 4 figure
Quantum Correlations in NMR systems
In conventional NMR experiments, the Zeeman energy gaps of the nuclear spin
ensembles are much lower than their thermal energies, and accordingly exhibit
tiny polarizations. Generally such low-purity quantum states are devoid of
quantum entanglement. However, there exist certain nonclassical correlations
which can be observed even in such systems. In this chapter, we discuss three
such quantum correlations, namely, quantum contextuality, Leggett-Garg temporal
correlations, and quantum discord. In each case, we provide a brief theoretical
background and then describe some results from NMR experiments.Comment: 21 pages, 7 figure
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