97 research outputs found
Manipulating decay rates by entanglement and the Zeno effect
We analyse a class of quantum dynamical processes which may lead to the
hindering of the decay of a non-stationary state through appropriate
entanglement with an additional two-level system. In this case the process can
be considered as a module whose iteration is related to dynamical
implementations of the so called quantum Zeno effect.Comment: 7 pages, no figure
Tunneling Rate for Superparamagnetic Particles by the Instanton Method
We derive the tunneling rate for paramagnetic molecules in the context of a
collective spin model. By means of path integral methods an analytical
expression is derived. Given the very large spins in question (s ~ 3000 hbar),
the observation of magnetization changes due to pure unitary tunnel effects is
unlikely.Comment: 16 pages, 2 figure
Dispersion and uncertainty in multislit matter wave diffraction
We show that single and multislit experiments involving matter waves may be
constructed to assess correlations between the position and momentum of a
single free particle. These correlations give rise to position dependent phases
which develop dynamically and may play an important role in the interference
patterns. For large enough transverse coherence lenght such interference
patterns are noticeably different from those of a classical dispersion free
wave.Comment: 7 pages, 5 figures, revised manuscrip
Persistent currents in n-fold twisted Moebius strips
We investigate the influence of the topology on generic features of the
persistent current in n-fold twisted Moebius strips formed of quasi
one--dimensional mesoscopic rings, both for free electrons and in the weakly
disordered regime. We find that there is no generic difference between the
persistent current for untwisted rings and for Moebius strips with an arbitrary
number of twists.Comment: 7 pages, 2 figure
On The Interplay Between Symmetry Breaking, Integrability, And Chaos In The Semiclassical Limit Of The Heisenberg System
In this work we present a detailed numerical analysis of the interplay between symmetry breaking, integrability, and chaos in the two- and three-spin Heisenberg models. The results suggest that a very simple and powerful tool to convey such information are the plots of the energy level spacings În, versus the energy level index n, together with the correlation plots În+1x În. When integrability is broken, these plots are shown to identify very sharply an energy below which one has chaotic behavior. The particularly strong point in favor of such analysis is that it can be useful in partially chaotic regimes. © 1995 American Institute of Physics. © 1995 American Institute of Physics.5246347
Semiclassical Dynamics from Zeno-Like measurements
The usual semiclassical approximation for atom-field dynamics consists in
substituting the field operators by complex numbers related to the (supposedly
large enough) intensity of the field. We show that a semiclassical evolution
for coupled systems can always be obtained by frequent Zeno-like measurements
on the state of one subsystems, independently of the field intensity in the
example given. We study the Jaynes Cummings model from this perspective
Nuclear Coherent versus Incoherent Effects in Peripheral RHI Collisions
We derive simple and physically transparent expressions for the contribution
of the strong interaction to one nucleon removal processes in peripheral
relativistic heavy ion collisions. The coherent contribution,i.e, the
excitation of a giant dipole resonance via meson exchange is shown to be
negligible as well as interference between coulomb and nuclear excitation.
Incoherent nucleon knock out contribution is also derived suggesting the nature
of the nuclear interaction in this class of processes. We also justify the
simple formulae used to fit the data of the E814 Collaboration.Comment: LATEX, 20 pags, Submited to Nucl. Phys. C, NUCPHA 176
On the Renormalization of a Bosonized Version of the Chiral Fermion-Meson Model at Finite Temperature
Feynman's functional formulation of statistical mechanics is used to study
the renormalizability of the well known Linear Chiral Sigma Model in the
presence of fermionic fields at finite temperature in an alternative way. It is
shown that the renormalization conditions coincide with those of the zero
temperature model.Comment: 12 pages, no figures, LaTex, reference [17] is updated, to appear in
Phys. Lett.
Action Principle for the Classical Dual Electrodynamics
The purpose of this paper is to formulate an action principle which allows
for the construction of a classical lagrangean including both electric and
magnetic currents. The lagrangean is non-local and shown to yield all the
expected (local) equations for dual electrodynamics.Comment: latex, 8 pages, no figure
Decay rate and decoherence control in coupled dissipative cavities
We give a detailed account of the derivation of a master equation for two
coupled cavities in the presence of dissipation. The analytical solution is
presented and physical limits of interest are discussed. Firstly we show that
the decay rate of initial coherent states can be significantly modified if the
two cavities have different decay rates and are weakly coupled through a wire.
Moreover, we show that also decoherence rates can be substantially altered by
manipulation of physical parameters. Conditions for experimental realizations
are discussed.Comment: 19 pages, 1 table, accepted by Physica
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