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Limit quantum efficiency for violation of Clauser-Horne Inequality for qutrits
In this paper we present the results of numerical calculations about the
minimal value of detection efficiency for violating the Clauser - Horne
inequality for qutrits. Our results show how the use of non-maximally entangled
states largely improves this limit respect to maximally entangled ones. A
stronger resistance to noise is also found.Comment: Phys. Rev. A in pres
Multiquark Systems in a Constituent Quark Model with Chiral Dynamics
We discuss the stability of multiquark systems within the recent model of
Glozman et al. where the chromomagnetic hyperfine interaction is replaced by
pseudoscalar-meson exchange. We find that such an interaction binds a heavy
tetraquark system ( and by GeV.
This is at variance with results of previous models where is
unstable.Comment: 6 pages, Plain Latex, Contribution to the Workshop''Quark Confinement
and the Hadron Spectrum II'', Como, Italy, June 26--29, 1996, to appear in
the Proceedings, ed. Nora Brambilla, World Scientifi
Heavy-Flavour Pentaquarks in a Chiral Constituent Quark Model
Within the chiral constituent quark model of Glozman and Riska, we discuss
the stability of heavy pentaquarks, i.e. hadrons containing four light quarks
and a heavy antiquark. The spin-dependent part of the Hamiltonian is dominated
by the short-range part of the Goldstone-boson-exchange interaction. We find
that these systems are not bound, having an energy above the lowest
dissociation threshold into a baryon and a meson.Comment: 10 pages + table
A new source detection algorithm using FDR
The False Discovery Rate (FDR) method has recently been described by Miller
et al (2001), along with several examples of astrophysical applications. FDR is
a new statistical procedure due to Benjamini and Hochberg (1995) for
controlling the fraction of false positives when performing multiple hypothesis
testing. The importance of this method to source detection algorithms is
immediately clear. To explore the possibilities offered we have developed a new
task for performing source detection in radio-telescope images, Sfind 2.0,
which implements FDR. We compare Sfind 2.0 with two other source detection and
measurement tasks, Imsad and SExtractor, and comment on several issues arising
from the nature of the correlation between nearby pixels and the necessary
assumption of the null hypothesis. The strong suggestion is made that
implementing FDR as a threshold defining method in other existing
source-detection tasks is easy and worthwhile. We show that the constraint on
the fraction of false detections as specified by FDR holds true even for highly
correlated and realistic images. For the detection of true sources, which are
complex combinations of source-pixels, this constraint appears to be somewhat
less strict. It is still reliable enough, however, for a priori estimates of
the fraction of false source detections to be robust and realistic.Comment: 17 pages, 7 figures, accepted for publication by A
The Effect of Internally versus Externally Focused Balance Training on Mindfulness
The purpose of this study was to determine how alternative types of instruction provided during a 6-week balance exercise program affect mindfulness. A sample of 63 college students was recruited for the study. Group 1 (N = 33) received a 6-week balance exercise intervention instructed with an internal focus of attention (IFA). Group 2 (N = 30) received the same intervention, but exercises were instructed with an external focus of attention (EFA). Mindfulness was measured at baseline and at 6 weeks using the Freiburg Mindfulness Inventory (FMI). Baseline FMI scores between groups were similar (Group 1: 41.6; Group 2: 41.3), however, the difference in gain scores at six weeks was statistically significantly different (Group 1: 17.5; Group 2: 1.7; z = - 4.74, p = .0000, r = .55). The results suggest that internally focused instruction was more effective at increasing mindfulness than externally focused instruction during a 6-week balance exercise program and might be an alternative to meditation as a means of improving mindfulness
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