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Long Range Scattering and Modified Wave Operators for some Hartree Type Equations
We study the theory of scattering for a class of Hartree type equations with
long range interactions in space dimension n > 2, including Hartree equations
with potential V(x) = lambda |x|^{- gamma} with gamma < 1. For 1/2 < gamma < 1
we prove the existence of modified wave operators with no size restriction on
the data and we determine the asymptotic behaviour in time of solutions in the
range of the wave operators.Comment: TeX, 89 pages, available http://qcd.th.u-psud.f
Group theoretical study of LOCC-detection of maximally entangled state using hypothesis testing
In the asymptotic setting, the optimal test for hypotheses testing of the
maximally entangled state is derived under several locality conditions for
measurements. The optimal test is obtained in several cases with the asymptotic
framework as well as the finite-sample framework. In addition, the experimental
scheme for the optimal test is presented
Competition and credit and debit card interchange fees: a cross-country analysis
This paper seeks to provide a bridge between the theoretical and empirical literatures on interchange fees. Specifically, the paper confronts theory with practice by asking, to what extent do existing models of interchange fees match up with actual interchange fee practices in various countries? For each of four countries—Australia, the Netherlands, the UK, and the United States—models that “best” fit the competitive and institutional features of that country’s payment card market are identified, and the implications of those model are compared to actual practices. Along what competitive dimensions is there alignment? Along what competitive dimensions is there not alignment? What country-specific factors appear to be important in explaining deviations from theoretical predictions? The results suggest that a theory applicable in one country may not be applicable in another, and that similar interchange fee arrangements and regulations may well have different implications in different countries.Credit cards ; Debit cards ; Competition
Interchange fees in Australia, the UK, and the United States : matching theory and practice
Interchange fees are an integral part of the pricing structure of credit and debit card industries. While in recent years the theoretical literature on interchange fees, and payment cards in general, has grown rapidly, the empirical literature has not. There are several reasons for this. First, comprehensive data are hard to obtain. Second, the industries are very complicated, and empirical models need to incorporate many industry-specific features, such as payment-card network rules and government regulations. And third, empirical studies may require a generalized empirical model since, typically, only a few payment card networks exist in a given country. However, because of the first and second reasons, generalizing empirical models may prove problematic. ; Hayashi and Weiner seek to provide a bridge between the theoretical and empirical literatures on interchange fees. Specifically, they confront theory with practice by asking, to what extent do existing models of interchange fees match up with actual interchange fee practices in various countries? For each of three key countries—Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States—models that “best” fit the competitive and institutional features of that country’s payment card market are identified, and the implications of those models are compared to actual practices. Along what competitive dimensions is there alignment? Along what competitive dimensions is there not alignment? What country-specific factors appear to be important in explaining deviations from theoretical predictions? The results suggest that a theory applicable in one country may not be applicable in another and that similar interchange fee arrangements and regulations may well have different implications in different countries.Credit cards ; Debit cards
Nuclear Magnetic Relaxation Rate in a Noncentrosymmetric Superconductor
For a noncentrosymmetric superconductor such as CePt3Si, we consider a Cooper
pairing model with a two-component order parameter composed of spin-singlet and
spin-triplet pairing components.
We demonstrate that such a model on a qualitative level accounts for
experimentally observed features of the temperature dependence of the nuclear
spin-lattice relaxation rate 1/T1, namely a peak just below Tc and a line-node
gap behavior at low temperatures.Comment: 4 page
Fisher information and asymptotic normality in system identification for quantum Markov chains
This paper deals with the problem of estimating the coupling constant
of a mixing quantum Markov chain. For a repeated measurement on the
chain's output we show that the outcomes' time average has an asymptotically
normal (Gaussian) distribution, and we give the explicit expressions of its
mean and variance. In particular we obtain a simple estimator of whose
classical Fisher information can be optimized over different choices of
measured observables. We then show that the quantum state of the output
together with the system, is itself asymptotically Gaussian and compute its
quantum Fisher information which sets an absolute bound to the estimation
error. The classical and quantum Fisher informations are compared in a simple
example. In the vicinity of we find that the quantum Fisher
information has a quadratic rather than linear scaling in output size, and
asymptotically the Fisher information is localised in the system, while the
output is independent of the parameter.Comment: 10 pages, 2 figures. final versio
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