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Quantum secret sharing based on modulated high-dimensional time-bin entanglement
We propose a new scheme for quantum secret sharing (QSS) that uses a
modulated high-dimensional time-bin entanglement. By modulating the relative
phase randomly by {0,pi}, a sender with the entanglement source can randomly
change the sign of the correlation of the measurement outcomes obtained by two
distant recipients. The two recipients must cooperate if they are to obtain the
sign of the correlation, which is used as a secret key. We show that our scheme
is secure against intercept-and-resend (I-R) and beam splitting attacks by an
outside eavesdropper thanks to the non-orthogonality of high-dimensional
time-bin entangled states. We also show that a cheating attempt based on an I-R
attack by one of the recipients can be detected by changing the dimension of
the time bin entanglement randomly and inserting two "vacant" slots between the
packets. Then, cheating attempts can be detected by monitoring the count rate
in the vacant slots. The proposed scheme has better experimental feasibility
than previously proposed entanglement-based QSS schemes.Comment: To appear in Phys. Rev.
Von K\'arm\'an vortex street in a Bose-Einstein condensate
Vortex shedding from an obstacle potential moving in a Bose-Einstein
condensate is investigated. Long-lived alternately aligned vortex pairs are
found to form in the wake, as for the von K\'arm\'an vortex street in classical
viscous fluids. Various patterns of vortex shedding are systematically studied
and the drag force on the obstacle is calculated. It is shown that the
phenomenon can be observed in a trapped system.Comment: 4 pages, 5 figure
Order-disorder oscillations in exciton-polariton superfluids
The dynamics of an exciton-polariton superfluid resonantly pumped in a
semiconductor microcavity are investigated by mean-field theory. Modulational
instability develops into crystalline order and then ordered and disordered
states alternately form. A supersolid-like state is also found, in which
superflow coexists with crystalline order at rest.Comment: 5 pages, 3 figures, 6 movie
Penetration of a vortex dipole across an interface of Bose-Einstein condensates
The dynamics of a vortex dipole in a quasi-two dimensional two-component
Bose-Einstein condensate are investigated. A vortex dipole is shown to
penetrate the interface between the two components when the incident velocity
is sufficiently large. A vortex dipole can also disappear or disintegrate at
the interface depending on its velocity and the interaction parameters.Comment: 7 pages, 9 figure
Dynamical Casimir effect for magnons in a spinor Bose-Einstein condensate
Magnon excitation in a spinor Bose-Einstein condensate by a driven magnetic
field is shown to have a close analogy with the dynamical Casimir effect. A
time-dependent external magnetic field amplifies quantum fluctuations in the
magnetic ground state of the condensate, leading to magnetization of the
system. The magnetization occurs in a direction perpendicular to the magnetic
field breaking the rotation symmetry. This phenomenon is numerically
demonstrated and the excited quantum field is shown to be squeezed.Comment: 8 pages, 3 figure
Dynamics of bubbles in a two-component Bose-Einstein condensate
The dynamics of a phase-separated two-component Bose-Einstein condensate are
investigated, in which a bubble of one component moves through the other
component. Numerical simulations of the Gross--Pitaevskii equation reveal a
variety of dynamics associated with the creation of quantized vortices. In two
dimensions, a circular bubble deforms into an ellipse and splits into fragments
with vortices, which undergo the Magnus effect. The B\'enard--von K\'arm\'an
vortex street is also generated. In three dimensions, a spherical bubble
deforms into toruses with vortex rings. When two rings are formed, they exhibit
leapfrogging dynamics.Comment: 6 pages, 7 figure
Two- and Three-Pion Interferometry for a Nonchaotic Source in Relativistic Nuclear Collisions
Two- and three-pion correlation functions are investigated for a source that
is not fully chaotic. Various models are examined to describe the source. The
chaoticity and weight factor are evaluated in each model as measures of the
strength of correlations and compared to experimental results. A new measure of
three-pion correlation is also suggested.Comment: 19 pages, 6 figure
Disorder-sensitive superconductivity in the iron silicide LuFeSi studied by the Lu-site substitutions
We studied effect of non-magnetic and magnetic impurities on
superconductivity in LuFeSi by small amount substitution of the Lu
site, which investigated structural, magnetic, and electrical properties of
non-magnetic (LuSc)FeSi,
(LuY)FeSi, and magnetic
(LuDy)FeSi. The rapid depression of by
non-magnetic impurities in accordance with the increase of residual resistivity
reveals the strong pair breaking dominated by disorder. We provide compelling
evidence for the sign reversal of the superconducting order parameter in
LuFeSi.Comment: 4 pages, 5 figure
Development of High Speed Gas Gun with a New Trigger System
This paper reports development of a new trigger system for a high speed gas gun and experimental results on muzzle speed ofa spherical ceramic projectile launched by a gas gun equipped with the new trigger system. A new trigger system was designed carefully using numerical simulation of interaction between a trigger system and a projectile, and deformation of the trigger system. Launching pressure levels are precisely adjustable by changing trigger system parameters. Calculated launching pressure agreed well with experimental result. It was concluded that a gas gun equipped with this new trigger system can work out more powerful as compared with a commercial air rifle
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