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The attitude control of a satellite in an elliptic orbit
Attitude control system for satellite in elliptical orbit calculated by linear equations and computer simulatio
Adiabatic information transport in the presence of decoherence
We study adiabatic population transfer between discrete positions. Being
closely related to STIRAP in optical systems, this transport is coherent and
robust against variations of experimental parameters. Thanks to these
properties the scheme is a promising candidate for transport of quantum
information in quantum computing. We study the effects of spatially registered
noise sources on the quantum transport and in particular model Markovian
decoherence via non-local coupling to nearby quantum point contacts which serve
as information readouts. We find that the rate of decoherence experienced by a
spatial superposition initially grows with spatial separation but surprisingly
then plateaus. In addition we include non-Markovian effects due to couplings to
nearby two level systems and we find that although the population transport
exhibits robustness in the presence of both types of noise sources, the
transport of a spatial superposition exhibits severe fragility.Comment: 11page
Accuracy of Unmanned Aerial System (Drone) Height Measurements
Vertical height estimates of earth surface features using an Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) are important in natural resource management quantitative assessments. An important research question concerns both the accuracy and precision of vertical height estimates acquired with a UAS and to determine if it is necessary to land a UAS between individual height measurements or if GPS derived height versus barometric pressure derived height while using a DJI Phantom 3 would affect height accuracy and precision. To examine this question, height along a telescopic height pole on the campus of Stephen F. Austin State University (SFASU) were estimated at 2, 5, 10 and 15 meters above ground using a DJI Phantom 3 UAS. The DJI Phantom 3 UAS (i.e., drone) was flown up and down the telescopic height pole to estimate height at the 2, 5, 10 and 15 meter locations using four different user controlled flight modes with a total of 30 observations per flight mode. Flight mode configurations consisted of having GPS estimate height while landing the drone between flights, non-GPS mode to estimate height via barometric pressure while landing the drone between flights, flying continuously up and down the height pole while estimating height with GPS on, and flying continuously up and down the height pole in non-GPS mode to estimate height via barometric pressure. A total of 480 height measurements were recorded (30 measurements per height interval per all four flight mode combinations). Standard deviation results indicated that height measurements taken with the drone were less precise when landing was not reset between measurements. Root mean square error (RMSE) analysis indicated that having the landing reset without GPS on achieved the highest accuracy of all measurements taken. An ANOVA conducted on the absolute errors reconfirmed that having the landing reset before each height measurement using the drone achieved higher accuracy compared to flying the drone continuously. This indicates the practical application of height measurement of the DJI Phantom 3 UAS and the importance of resetting the UAS before each height measurement
Accuracy of Unmanned Aerial System (Drone) Height Measurements
Vertical height estimates of earth surface features using an Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) are important in natural resource management quantitative assessments. An important research question concerns both the accuracy and precision of vertical height estimates acquired with a UAS and to determine if it is necessary to land a UAS between individual height measurements or if GPS derived height versus barometric pressure derived height while using a DJI Phantom 3 would affect height accuracy and precision. To examine this question, height along a telescopic height pole on the campus of Stephen F. Austin State University (SFASU) were estimated at 2, 5, 10 and 15 meters above ground using a DJI Phantom 3 UAS. The DJI Phantom 3 UAS (i.e., drone) was flown up and down the telescopic height pole to estimate height at the 2, 5, 10 and 15 meter locations using four different user controlled flight modes with a total of 30 observations per flight mode. Flight mode configurations consisted of having GPS estimate height while landing the drone between flights, non-GPS mode to estimate height via barometric pressure while landing the drone between flights, flying continuously up and down the height pole while estimating height with GPS on, and flying continuously up and down the height pole in non-GPS mode to estimate height via barometric pressure. A total of 480 height measurements were recorded (30 measurements per height interval per all four flight mode combinations). Standard deviation results indicated that height measurements taken with the drone were less precise when landing was not reset between measurements. Root mean square error (RMSE) analysis indicated that having the landing reset without GPS on achieved the highest accuracy of all measurements taken. An ANOVA conducted on the absolute errors reconfirmed that having the landing reset before each height measurement using the drone achieved higher accuracy compared to flying the drone continuously. This indicates the practical application of height measurement of the DJI Phantom 3 UAS and the importance of resetting the UAS before each height measurement
Unsharp Quantum Reality
The positive operator (valued) measures (POMs) allow one to generalize the notion of observable beyond the traditional one based on projection valued measures (PVMs). Here, we argue that this generalized conception of observable enables a consistent notion of unsharp reality and with it an adequate concept of joint properties. A sharp or unsharp property manifests itself as an element of sharp or unsharp reality by its tendency to become actual or to actualize a specific measurement outcome. This actualization tendency-or potentiality-of a property is quantified by the associated quantum probability. The resulting single-case interpretation of probability as a degree of reality will be explained in detail and its role in addressing the tensions between quantum and classical accounts of the physical world will be elucidated. It will be shown that potentiality can be viewed as a causal agency that evolves in a well-defined way
Collisional Quantum Brownian Motion
We derive a quantum master equation from first principles to describe
friction in one dimensional, collisional Brownian motion. We are the first to
avoid an ill-defined square of the Dirac delta function by using localized wave
packets rather than plane waves. Solving the Schr\"odinger equation for two
colliding particles, we discover that the previously found position diffusion
is not a physical process, but an artifact of the approximation of a coarse
grained time scale, which in turn is needed to find Markkovian dynamics.Comment: 5 pages, 1 figur
On localization and position operators in Moebius-covariant theories
Some years ago it was shown that, in some cases, a notion of locality can
arise from the group of symmetry enjoyed by the theory, thus in an intrinsic
way. In particular, when Moebius covariance is present, it is possible to
associate some particular transformations to the Tomita Takesaki modular
operator and conjugation of a specific interval of an abstract circle. In this
context we propose a way to define an operator representing the coordinate
conjugated with the modular transformations. Remarkably this coordinate turns
out to be compatible with the abstract notion of locality. Finally a concrete
example concerning a quantum particle on a line is also given.Comment: 19 pages, UTM 705, version to appear in RM
Supercurrent-phase relationship of a Nb/InAs(2DES)/Nb Josephson junction in overlapping geometry
Superconductor/normal conductor/superconductor (SNS) Josephson junctions with
highly transparent interfaces are predicted to show significant deviations from
sinusoidal supercurrent-phase relationships (CPR) at low temperatures. We
investigate experimentally the CPR of a ballistic Nb/InAs(2DES)/Nb junction in
the temperature range from 1.3 K to 9 K using a modified Rifkin-Deaver method.
The CPR is obtained from the inductance of the phase-biased junction. Transport
measurements complement the investigation. At low temperatures, substantial
deviations of the CPR from conventional tunnel-junction behavior have been
observed. A theoretical model yielding good agreement to the data is presented.Comment: RevTex4, 4 pages including 3 figure
Optimal estimation of quantum observables
We consider the problem of estimating the ensemble average of an observable
on an ensemble of equally prepared identical quantum systems. We show that,
among all kinds of measurements performed jointly on the copies, the optimal
unbiased estimation is achieved by the usual procedure that consists in
performing independent measurements of the observable on each system and
averaging the measurement outcomes.Comment: Submitted to J. Math Phy
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