Quantum Correlations and Coherence in Spin-1 Heisenberg Chains

We explore quantum and classical correlations along with coherence in the ground states of spin-1 Heisenberg chains, namely the one-dimensional XXZ model and the one-dimensional bilinear biquadratic model, with the techniques of density matrix renormalization group theory. Exploiting the tools of quantum information theory, that is, by studying quantum discord, quantum mutual information and three recently introduced coherence measures in the reduced density matrix of two nearest neighbor spins in the bulk, we investigate the quantum phase transitions and special symmetry points in these models. We point out the relative strengths and weaknesses of correlation and coherence measures as figures of merit to witness the quantum phase transitions and symmetry points in the considered spin-1 Heisenberg chains. In particular, we demonstrate that as none of the studied measures can detect the infinite order Kosterlitz-Thouless transition in the XXZ model, they appear to be able to signal the existence of the same type of transition in the biliear biquadratic model. However, we argue that what is actually detected by the measures here is the SU(3) symmetry point of the model rather than the infinite order quantum phase transition. Moreover, we show in the XXZ model that examining even single site coherence can be sufficient to spotlight the second-order phase transition and the SU(2) symmetry point.Comment: 8 pages. 5 figure

Study of the Distillability of Werner States Using Entanglement Witnesses and Robust Semidefinite Programs

We use Robust Semidefinite Programs and Entanglement Witnesses to study the distillability of Werner states. We perform exact numerical calculations which show 2-undistillability in a region of the state space which was previously conjectured to be undistillable. We also introduce bases which yield interesting expressions for the {\em distillability witnesses} and for a tensor product of Werner states with arbitrary number of copies.Comment: 16 pages, 2 figure

Cenários futuros para cana-de-açucar no Estado de São Paulo.

Com a atual contribuição econômica e tecnológica alcançada pelo setor canavieiro no Brasil é de altíssima importância a preocupação sobre os cenários futuros na agricultura e avaliação do impacto gerado pelas mudanças climáticas. Sobre a vulnerabilidade dos sistemas agrícolas, conseqüentemente, torna se de grande utilidade para o planejamento de médio e longo prazo do setor no País, adaptando-se aos possíveis impactos e observando as diferenças regionais quanto aos efeitos da mudança no clima. Portanto a necessidade de estudos com modelagem e análise de dados visando à avaliação dos possíveis impactos das mudanças climáticas sobre atividades humanas, recursos naturais e, particularmente, sobre a agricultura brasileira contém enormes valores econômicos e sociais com grande potencial de impacto no desenvolvimento nacional.Trabalho apresentado na V Mostra de Trabalhos de Estagiários e Bolsistas, Campinas, out. 2009

Cooperative isentropic charging of hybrid quantum batteries

Quantum batteries are quantum systems used to store energy to be later extracted by an external agent in the form of work to perform some task. Here we study the charging of a hybrid quantum battery via a collisional model mediated by an anti-Jaynes Cummings interaction obtained from an off-resonant Raman configuration. The battery is made of two distinct components: a stationary infinite dimensional single quantum system (e.g. an harmonic oscillator) and a stream of small dimensional ones (e.g. qutrits). The charging protocol consists of sequentially interacting the harmonic oscillator with each element of the stream, one at a time, under the action of an external energy source and the goal is to analyze how the charging of both the harmonic oscillator and the qutrits is affected by the correlation properties of the stream.Comment: 6 captioned figure

Vacuum enhanced charging of a quantum battery

Quantum batteries are quantum systems that store energy which can then be used for quantum tasks. One relevant question about such systems concerns the differences and eventual advantages over their classical counterparts, whether in the efficiency of the energy transference, input power, total stored energy or other relevant physical quantities. Here, we show how a purely quantum effect related to the vacuum of the electromagnetic field can enhance the charging of a quantum battery. In particular, we demonstrate how an anti-Jaynes Cummings interaction derived from an off-resonant Raman configuration can be used to increase the stored energy of an effective two-level atom when compared to its classically driven counterpart, eventually achieving full charging of the battery with zero entropic cost

Uso de óleos essenciais de cravo-da-índia, melaleuca, eucalipto e menta na sedação de peixe.

Com objetivo de avaliar o efeito no comportamento, tempo para sedação e tempo para recuperação de soluções preparadas com óleos essenciais extraídos de quatro tipos vegetais, com a finalidade de reduzir estresse dos peixes.Organizado por: Sílvio Ricardo Maurano; AQUACIÊNCIA 2012