456 research outputs found
O QUE D. W. WINNICOTT DIRIA A D. HUME? SOBRE A IDENTIDADE PESSOAL/ WHAT WOULD D. W. WINNICOTT SAY TO D. HUME? AN ANALYSIS OF PERSONAL IDENTITY
Apresentaremos neste texto a tese de David Hume sobre a identidade pessoal tal como
é apresentada no Tratado da natureza humana, de sua autoria. No apêndice da obra, Hume apresenta dúvidas sobre a tese que defendeu, apontando uma série de problemas que não se resolvem em sua teoria. Mas o tratamento desses problemas e uma possível resposta a Hume podem ser encontrados em D. W. Winnicott
Quantum entanglement of bound particles under free center of mass dispersion
On the basis of the full analytical solution of the overall unitary dynamics,
the time evolution of entanglement is studied in a simple bipartite model
system evolving unitarily from a pure initial state. The system consists of two
particles in one spacial dimension bound by harmonic forces and having its free
center of mass initially localized in space in a minimum uncertainty wave
packet. The existence of such initial states in which the bound particles are
not entangled is pointed out. The entanglement of the two particles is shown to
be independent of the wavepacket mean momentum, and to increase monotonically
in a time scale distinct from that of the spreading of the center of mass
wavepacket.Comment: 17 pages, 5 figure
Violation of the Ikeda sum rule and the self-consistency in the renormalized quasiparticle random phase approximation and the nuclear double-beta decay
The effect of the inclusion of ground state correlations into the QRPA
equation of motion for the two-neutrino double beta () decay
is carefully analyzed. The resulting model, called renormalized QRPA (RQRPA),
does not collapse near the physical value of the nuclear force strength in the
particle-particle channel, as happens with the ordinary QRPA. Still, the
transition amplitude is only slightly less sensitive on
this parameter in the RQRPA than that in the plain QRPA. It is argued that this
fact reveals once more that the characteristic behaviour of the
transition amplitude within the QRPA is not an artifact of
the model, but a consequence of the partial restoration of the spin-isospin
symmetry. It is shown that the price paid for bypassing the collapse in
the RQRPA is the violation of the Ikeda sum rule.Comment: 16 pages, latex, 3 postscript figure
Self Consistent and Renormalized particle-particle RPA in a Schematic Model
The dynamical effects of ground state correlations for excitation energies
and transition strengths near the superfluid phase transition are studied in
the soluble two level pairing model, in the context of the particle-particle
self consistent Random Phase Approximation (SCRPA). Exact results are well
reproduced across the transition region, beyond the collapse of the standard
particle-particle Random Phase Approximation. The effects of two-body
correlation in the SCRPA are displayed explicitly.Comment: 11 pages, revtex, 3ps figures, to appear in Phys. Rev.
Population Dynamics in the Penna Model
We build upon the recent steady-state Penna model solution, Phys.Rev.Lett.
89, 288103 (2002), to study the population dynamics within the Penna model. We
show, that any perturbation to the population can be broken into a collection
of modes each of which decay exponentially with its respective time constant.
The long time behaviour of population is therefore likely to be dominated by
the modes with the largest time constants. We confirm our analytical approach
with simulation data.Comment: 6 figure
Time Evolution of tunneling and decoherence: soluble model
Decoherence effects associated to the damping of a tunneling two-level system
are shown to dominate the tunneling probability at short times in strong
coupling regimes in the context of a soluble model. A general decomposition of
tunneling rates in dissipative and unitary parts is implemented. Master
equation treatments fail to describe the model system correctly when more than
a single relaxation time is involved
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