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Determinants of local responsiveness of FMNCS in mainland China
Recent regulations, associated with China’s accession to the World Trade Organisation (WTO), specifically Decree 113 and Decree 114, have largely changed the situation for foreign multinational construction companies (FMNCs) operating in mainland China. A field investigation has identified that local responsiveness is critical for FMNCs to survive and develop in the complicated and uncertain Chinese construction industry. Government policy, China-specific construction industrial factors and increasing competition intensity imposed by local competitors are recognized as the major determinants driving local responsiveness of FMNCs. This study has also examined that localisation of internal resources, establishment of local networks and cooperation or strategic alliances with local contractors and design institutes are the key local adaptation strategies for FMNCs operating in mainland China
Preparation of cluster states and W states with superconducting- quantum-interference-device qubits in cavity QED
We propose schemes to create cluster states and W states by many
superconducting-quantum-interference-device (SQUID) qubits in cavities under
the influence of the cavity decay. Our schemes do not require auxiliary qubits,
and the excited levels are only virtually coupled throughout the scheme, which
could much reduce the experimental challenge. We consider the cavity decay in
our model and analytically demonstrate its detrimental influence on the
prepared entangled states.Comment: 6 pages, 3 figures, to appear in Phys. Rev.
Universal quantum computation with electronic qubits in decoherence-free subspace
We investigate how to carry out universal quantum computation
deterministically with free electrons in decoherence-free subspace by using
polarizing beam splitters, charge detectors, and single-spin rotations. Quantum
information in our case is encoded in spin degrees of freedom of the
electron-pairs which construct a decoherence-free subspace. We design building
blocks for two noncommutable single-logic-qubit gates and a logic controlled
phase gate, based on which a universal and scalable quantum information
processing robust to dephasing is available in a deterministic way.Comment: 14 pages, 3 figure
Physics at e-e- Colliders
An overview of the physics motivations for e-e- colliders is presented.Comment: 10 pages. Opening lecture of the 3nd International Workshop on
Electron-Electron Interactions at TeV Energies (e-e-99), University of
California, Santa Cruz, 10-12 December 199
Simple scheme for two-qubit Grover search in cavity QED
Following the proposal by F. Yamaguchi et al.[Phys. Rev. A 66, 010302 (R)
(2002)], we present an alternative way to implement the two-qubit Grover search
algorithm in cavity QED. Compared with F. Yamaguchi et al.'s proposal, with a
strong resonant classical field added, our method is insensitive to both the
cavity decay and thermal field, and doesn't require that the cavity remain in
the vacuum state throughout the procedure. Moreover, the qubit definitions are
the same for both atoms, which makes the experiment easier. The strictly
numerical simulation shows that our proposal is good enough to demonstrate a
two-qubit Grover's search with high fidelity.Comment: manuscript 10 pages, 2 figures, to appear in Phys. Rev.
Supersymmetry and the Anomalous Anomalous Magnetic Moment of the Muon
The recently reported measurement of the muon's anomalous magnetic moment
differs from the standard model prediction by 2.6 standard deviations. We
examine the implications of this discrepancy for supersymmetry. Deviations of
the reported magnitude are generic in supersymmetric theories. Based on the new
result, we derive model-independent upper bounds on the masses of observable
supersymmetric particles. We also examine several model frameworks. The sign of
the reported deviation is as predicted in many simple models, but disfavors
anomaly-mediated supersymmetry breaking.Comment: 4 pages, 4 figures, version to appear in Phys. Rev. Let
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