137 research outputs found
Single-atom entropy squeezing for two two-level atoms interacting with a single-mode radiation field
In this paper we consider a system of two two-level atoms interacting with a
single-mode quantized electromagnetic field in a lossless resonant cavity via
-photon-transition mechanism. The field and the atoms are initially prepared
in the coherent state and the excited atomic states, respectively. For this
system we investigate the entropy squeezing, the atomic variances, the von
Neumann entropy and the atomic inversions for the single-atom case. We show
that the more the number of the parties in the system the less the amounts of
the nonclassical effects exhibited in the entropy squeezing.
The entropy squeezing can give information on the corresponding von Neumann
entropy. Also the nonclassical effects obtained form the asymmetric atoms are
greater than those obtained form the symmetric atoms. Finally, the entropy
squeezing gives better information than the atomic variances only for the
asymmetric atoms.Comment: 15 pages, 4 figures, comments are most welcom
Simulating eddy current sensor outputs for blade tip timing
Blade tip timing is a contactless method used to monitor the vibration of blades in rotating machinery. Blade vibration and clearance are important diagnostic features for condition monitoring, including the detection of blade cracks. Eddy current sensors are a practical choice for blade tip timing and have been used extensively. As the data requirements from the timing measurement become more stringent and the systems become more complicated, including the use of multiple sensors, the ability to fully understand and optimize the measurement system becomes more important. This requires detailed modeling of eddy current sensors in the blade tip timing application; the current approaches often rely on experimental trials. Existing simulations for eddy current sensors have not considered the particular case of a blade rotating past the sensor. Hence, the novel aspect of this article is the development of a detailed quasi-static finite element model of the electro-magnetic field to simulate the integrated measured output of the sensor. This model is demonstrated by simulating the effect of tip clearance, blade geometry, and blade velocity on the output of the eddy current sensor. This allows an understanding of the sources of error in the blade time of arrival estimate and hence insight into the accuracy of the blade vibration measurement
Exercise-induced improvements in liver fat and endothelial function are not sustained 12 months following cessation of exercise supervision in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD).
AIMS: Supervised exercise reduces liver fat and improves endothelial function, a surrogate of cardiovascular disease risk, in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). We hypothesised that after a 16-week supervised exercise program, patients would maintain longer-term improvements in cardiorespiratory fitness, liver fat and endothelial function. MATHERIALS AND METHODS: Ten NAFLD patients [5/5 males/females, age 51±13years, BMI 31±3 kg.m(2) (mean±s.d.)] underwent a 16-week supervised moderate-intensity exercise intervention. Biochemical markers, cardiorespiratory fitness (VO2peak), subcutaneous, visceral and liver fat (measured by magnetic resonance imaging and spectroscopy respectively) and brachial artery flow-mediated dilation (FMD) were assessed at baseline, after 16 weeks supervised training and 12-months after ending supervision. RESULTS: Despite no significant change in body weight, there were significant improvements in VO2peak [6.5 ml.kg(-1).min(-1) (95% CI 2.8, 10.1); P=0.003], FMD [2.9% (1.5, 4.2); P=0.001], liver transaminases (P0.05) and liver fat [1.4% (-13.0, 15.9); P=0.83] were not significantly different from baseline. CONCLUSIONS: Twelve months following cessation of supervision, exercise-mediated improvements in liver fat and other cardiometabolic variables had reversed with cardiorespiratory fitness at baseline levels. Maintenance of high cardiorespiratory fitness and stability of body weight are critical public health considerations for the treatment of NAFLD.International Journal of Obesity accepted article preview online, 21 July 2016. doi:10.1038/ijo.2016.123
Generation of squeezed light in a nonlinear asymmetric directional coupler
We show that a nonlinear asymmetric directional coupler composed of a linear
waveguide and a nonlinear waveguide operating by nondegenerate parametric
amplification is an effective source of single-mode squeezed light. This is has
been demonstrated, under certain conditions and for specific modes, for
incident coherent beams in terms of the quasiprobability functions,
photon-number distribution and phase distribution.Comment: 19 pages, 5 figure
Privacy-Preserving Proximity Services
In the last years, the paradigm of personal computing changed drastically, moving away from stationary PCs
and heavyweight laptops to mobile devices. This change is based on the ubiquity of mobile interconnected
devices leading to great opportunities for services that utilize location, such as navigation or communication
with nearby friends. Location-based Services (LBS) are widely used based on a centralized architecture and
absolute GPS positions. We focus on Proximity-based Services (PBS) based on peer-to-peer architecture to
detect what is around us. In addition, we provide further insights about which data are potentially useful to
create meaningful proximity information. Many LBS and PBS achieve their functionality without advanced privacy
protection mechanisms. However, mobile data especially location data is sensitive, because adversaries can
infer whereabouts of mobile users. Moreover, the uniqueness of human mobility traces is high yielding to a high
identification rate of individual users. Therefore, we review the most recent literature in the domain of private
proximity testing including attack models
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