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Quantum Non-Demolition Test of Bipartite Complementarity
We present a quantum circuit that implements a non-demolition measurement of
complementary single- and bi-partite properties of a two-qubit system:
entanglement and single-partite visibility and predictability. The system must
be in a pure state with real coefficients in the computational basis, which
allows a direct operational interpretation of those properties. The circuit can
be realized in many systems of interest to quantum information.Comment: 4 pages, 2 figure
Thermodynamically stable noncomposite vortices in mesoscopic two-gap superconductors
In mesoscopic two-gap superconductors with sizes of the order of the
coherence length noncomposite vortices are found to be thermodynamically stable
in a large domain of the phase diagram. In these phases the vortex
cores of one condensate are spatially separated from the other condensate ones,
and their respective distributions can adopt distinct symmetries. The
appearance of these vortex phases is caused by a non-negligible effect of the
boundary of the sample on the superconducting order parameter and represents
therefore a genuine mesoscopic effect. For low values of interband Josephson
coupling vortex patterns with can arise in addition to the
phases with , where and are total vorticities in the two
condensates. The calculations show that noncomposite vortices could be observed
in thin mesoscopic samples of MgB.Comment: 5 pages, 3 figures, to be published in Europhysics Letter
Superfluid and Mott Insulating shells of bosons in harmonically confined optical lattices
Weakly interacting atomic or molecular bosons in quantum degenerate regime
and trapped in harmonically confined optical lattices, exhibit a wedding cake
structure consisting of insulating (Mott) shells. It is shown that superfluid
regions emerge between Mott shells as a result of fluctuations due to finite
hopping. It is found that the order parameter equation in the superfluid
regions is not of the Gross-Pitaeviskii type except near the insulator to
superfluid boundaries. The excitation spectra in the Mott and superfluid
regions are obtained, and it is shown that the superfluid shells posses low
energy sound modes with spatially dependent sound velocity described by a local
index of refraction directly related to the local superfluid density. Lastly,
the Berezinskii-Kosterlitz-Thouless transition and vortex-antivortex pairs are
discussed in thin (wide) superfluid shells (rings) limited by three (two)
dimensional Mott regions.Comment: 11 pages, 9 figures
Berry phases and zero-modes in toroidal topological insulator
An effective Hamiltonian describing the surface states of a toroidal
topological insulator is obtained, and it is shown to support both bound-states
and charged zero-modes. Actually, the spin connection induced by the toroidal
curvature can be viewed as an position-dependent effective vector potential,
which ultimately yields the zero-modes whose wave-functions harmonically
oscillate around the toroidal surface. In addition, two distinct Berry phases
are predicted to take place by the virtue of the toroidal topology.Comment: New version, accepted for publication in EPJB, 6 pages, 1 figur
Evolution from BCS to BKT superfluidity in one-dimensional optical lattices
We analyze the finite temperature phase diagram of fermion mixtures in
one-dimensional optical lattices as a function of interaction strength. At low
temperatures, the system evolves from an anisotropic three-dimensional
Bardeen-Cooper-Schrieffer (BCS) superfluid to an effectively two-dimensional
Berezinskii-Kosterlitz-Thouless (BKT) superfluid as the interaction strength
increases. We calculate the critical temperature as a function of interaction
strength, and identify the region where the dimensional crossover occurs for a
specified optical lattice potential. Finally, we show that the dominant vortex
excitations near the critical temperature evolve from multiplane elliptical
vortex loops in the three-dimensional regime to planar vortex-antivortex pairs
in the two-dimensional regime, and we propose a detection scheme for these
excitations.Comment: 4 pages with 2 figure
Vortex-Antivortex Lattice in Ultra-Cold Fermi Gases
We discuss ultra-cold Fermi gases in two dimensions, which could be realized
in a strongly confining one-dimensional optical lattice. We obtain the
temperature versus effective interaction phase diagram for an s-wave superfluid
and show that, below a certain critical temperature T_c, spontaneous
vortex-antivortex pairs appear for all coupling strengths. In addition, we show
that the evolution from weak to strong coupling is smooth, and that the system
forms a square vortex-antivortex lattice at a lower critical temperature T_M.Comment: Submitted to Physical Review Letter
Activity control in nitrifying biofilms: application of respirometric tests
Nitrification is the biological oxidation of ammonia to nitrate via nitrite. These reactions are performed by aerobic autotrophic microorganisms, commonly known as nitrifiers.
The nitrifiers are generally constituted of ammonia oxidizing bacteria and nitrite oxidizing bacteria. They are very sensitive to environmental factors, namely the pH, which has its optimum value in the range of 7.5 to 8.5 (Sharma end Ahlert, 1977)
A simple method, the respiration rate measurement, has been extensively used in literature to characterize microbial populations in suspended cultures (Kristensen et al., 1992, Nowak and Svardal, 1993) and to monitor the nitrification performance of immobilized nitrifiers (Nakamura et al., 1995) and nitrifying activated sludge processes
(Surmacz-Gorska et al., 1996). Respiration refers to reactions that use oxygen as an electron acceptor.
The aim of the present study is to characterize the functional microorganism groups of a nitrifying biofilm using a simple microbial activity measurement, the respiration rate,
and to use this information to identify disturbances that have an impact on process performance
Experimental evidence of shock mitigation in a Hertzian tapered chain
We present an experimental study of the mechanical impulse propagation
through a horizontal alignment of elastic spheres of progressively decreasing
diameter , namely a tapered chain. Experimentally, the diameters of
spheres which interact via the Hertz potential are selected to keep as close as
possible to an exponential decrease, , where the
experimental tapering factor is either ~% or ~%.
In agreement with recent numerical results, an impulse initiated in a
monodisperse chain (a chain of identical beads) propagates without shape
changes, and progressively transfer its energy and momentum to a propagating
tail when it further travels in a tapered chain. As a result, the front pulse
of this wave decreases in amplitude and accelerates. Both effects are
satisfactorily described by the hard spheres approximation, and basically, the
shock mitigation is due to partial transmissions, from one bead to the next, of
momentum and energy of the front pulse. In addition when small dissipation is
included, a better agreement with experiments is found. A close analysis of the
loading part of the experimental pulses demonstrates that the front wave adopts
itself a self similar solution as it propagates in the tapered chain. Finally,
our results corroborate the capability of these chains to thermalize
propagating impulses and thereby act as shock absorbing devices.Comment: ReVTeX, 7 pages with 6 eps, accepted for Phys. Rev. E (Related papers
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Substratos e inoculação de fungos micorrízicos para a produção orgânica de fruteiras.
As fruteiras constituem um grupo de espécies vegetais com elevado nível de resposta à inoculação de fungos micorrízicos. A junção destes microrganismos com substratos alternativos podem promover a produção de mudas orgânicas de fruteiras.Em paralelo aconteceram também os seguintes eventos: V Seminário de Pesquisa do Recôncavo da Bahia; V Seminário Estudantil de Pesquisa da UFRB; V Seminário da Pós-Graduação da UFRB; II Seminário Regional de Pesquisa da EBDA; 5ª Jornada Científica da Embrapa Mandioca e Fruticultura; VIII Seminário Estudantil de Pesquisa e Extensão da FAMAM; Semana de Ciência, Tecnologia e Inovação no Agronegócio; Fórum de Gestores de Iniciação Científica e Tecnológica da Bahia; II Simpósio Baiano de Defesa Agropecuária; I Semana de Educação Tutorial da UFRB
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