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Electron transfer theory revisit: Quantum solvation effect
The effect of solvation on the electron transfer (ET) rate processes is
investigated on the basis of the exact theory constructed in J. Phys. Chem. B
Vol. 110, (2006); quant-ph/0604071. The nature of solvation is studied in a
close relation with the mechanism of ET processes. The resulting Kramers'
turnover and Marcus' inversion characteristics are analyzed accordingly. The
classical picture of solvation is found to be invalid when the solvent
longitudinal relaxation time is short compared with the inverse temperature.Comment: 5 pages, 3 figures. J. Theo. & Comput. Chem., accepte
A framework for characterising energy consumption of machining manufacturing systems
Energy consumption in machining manufacturing systems is increasingly of interest due to concern for global climate change and manufacturing sustainability. To utilise energy more effectively, it is paramount to understand and characterise the energy consumption of machining manufacturing systems. To this end, a framework to analyse energy consumption characteristics in machining manufacturing systems from a holistic point of view is proposed in this paper. Taking into account the complexity of energy consumption in machining manufacturing systems, energy flow is described in terms of three layers of machining manufacturing systems including machine tool layer, task layer and auxiliary production layer. Furthermore, the energy consumption of machining manufacturing systems is modelled in the spatial and temporal dimensions, respectively, in order to quantitatively characterise the energy flow. The application of the proposed modelling framework is demonstrated by employing a comprehensive analysis of energy consumption for a real-world machining workshop. The characteristics of energy consumption for machine tool layer, task layer and auxiliary production layer are, respectively, obtained using quantitative models in the spatial and temporal dimensions, which provides a valuable insight into energy consumption to support the exploration of energy-saving potentials for the machining manufacturing systems
N-(4-Bromophenyl)-2-[(1-cyclohexylmethyl-1H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)sulfanyl]acetamide
The title compound, C17H21BrN4OS, was synthesized as a potential reverse transcriptase (RT) inhibitor of the human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1). In the molecule, there is an N—H⋯S hydrogen bond making a five-membered ring. In the crystal, molecules are connected into centrosymmetric dimers via pairs of N—H⋯N and weak C—H⋯N hydrogen bonds. The crystal structure also features C—H⋯O interactions
Quantum logical gates with four-level SQUIDs coupled to a superconducting resonator
We propose a way for realizing a two-qubit controlled phase gate with
superconducting quantum interference devices (SQUIDs) coupled to a
superconducting resonator. In this proposal, the two lowest levels of each
SQUID serve as the logical states and two intermediate levels of each SQUID are
used for the gate realization. We show that neither adjustment of SQUID level
spacings during the gate operation nor uniformity in SQUID parameters is
required by this proposal. In addition, this proposal does not require the
adiabatic passage or a second-order detuning and thus the gate is much faster.Comment: 6 pages, 3 figure
Quantum secret sharing based on Smolin states alone
It was indicated [Yu 2007 Phys. Rev. A 75 066301] that a previous proposed
quantum secret sharing (QSS) protocol based on Smolin states [Augusiak 2006
Phys. Rev. A 73 012318] is insecure against an internal cheater. Here we build
a different QSS protocol with Smolin states alone, and prove it to be secure
against known cheating strategies. Thus we open a promising venue for building
secure QSS using merely Smolin states, which is a typical kind of bound
entangled states. We also propose a feasible scheme to implement the protocol
experimentally.Comment: Published versio
A generic theory for Majorana zero modes in 2D superconductors
It is well known that non-Abelian Majorana zero modes (MZM) harbor at vortex
cores in a topological superconductor, which can be
realized in a 2D spin-orbit coupled system with a single Fermi surface and by
proximity coupling to an -wave superconductor. Here we show that existence
of non-Abelian MZMs is unrelated to the bulk topology of a 2D superconductor,
and propose that such exotic modes can be resulted in much broader range of
superconductors, being topological or trivial. For a generic 2D system with
multiple Fermi surfaces and gapped out by superconducting pairings, we show
that at least a single MZM survives if there are only odd number of Fermi
surfaces of which the corresponding superconducting orders have vortices, and
such MZM is protected by an emergent Chern-Simons invariant, irrespective of
the bulk topology of the superconductor. This result may enrich new
experimental schemes for realizing non-Aelian MZMs. In particular, we propose a
minimal scheme to realize the MZMs in a 2D superconducting Dirac semimetal with
trivial bulk topology, which can be well achieved based on the recent cold atom
experiments.Comment: 5 pages, 3 figures, plus Supplementary Materia
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