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Entanglement universality of two-qubit X-states
We demonstrate that for every two-qubit state there is a X-counterpart, i.e.,
a corresponding two-qubit X-state of same spectrum and entanglement, as
measured by concurrence, negativity or relative entropy of entanglement. By
parametrizing the set of two-qubit X-states and a family of unitary
transformations that preserve the sparse structure of a two-qubit X-state
density matrix, we obtain the parametric form of a unitary transformation that
converts arbitrary two-qubit states into their X-counterparts. Moreover, we
provide a semi-analytic prescription on how to set the parameters of this
unitary transformation in order to preserve concurrence or negativity. We also
explicitly construct a set of X-state density matrices, parametrized by their
purity and concurrence, whose elements are in one-to-one correspondence with
the points of the concurrence versus purity (CP) diagram for generic two-qubit
states.Comment: 24 pages, 6 figures. v2 includes new references and minor changes
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Heuristic for estimation of multiqubit genuine multipartite entanglement
For every N-qubit density matrix written in the computational basis, an
associated "X-density matrix" can be obtained by vanishing all entries out of
the main- and anti-diagonals. It is very simple to compute the genuine
multipartite (GM) concurrence of this associated N-qubit X-state, which,
moreover, lower bounds the GM-concurrence of the original (non-X) state. In
this paper, we rely on these facts to introduce and benchmark a heuristic for
estimating the GM-concurrence of an arbitrary multiqubit mixed state. By
explicitly considering two classes of mixed states, we illustrate that our
estimates are usually very close to the standard lower bound on the
GM-concurrence, being significantly easier to compute. In addition, while
evaluating the performance of our proposed heuristic, we provide the first
characterization of GM-entanglement in the steady states of the driven Dicke
model at zero temperature.Comment: 19 pages, 5 figure
A Verilog HDL digital architecture for delay calculation
A method for the calculation of the delay between two digital signals with central frequencies in the range [20, 300] Hz is presented. The method performs a delay calculation in order to determine the bearing angle of a sound source. Computing accuracy is tested against a previous implementation of the Cross Correlation Derivative method. A Verilog RTL model of the method has been tested on a Xilinx® FPGA in order to evaluate the real performance of the method. Simulations of an ASIC design on a standard CMOS technology predict a power saving of about 25 times per delay stage over previous implementations.Fil: ChacĂłn-RodrĂguez, A.. Universidad de Mar del Plata. Laboratorio de Componentes ElectrĂłnicos; ArgentinaFil: MartĂn-Pirchio, F. N.. Universidad Nacional del Sur. Departamento de IngenierĂa ElĂ©ctrica y de Computadoras; ArgentinaFil: Julian, Pedro Marcelo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones CientĂficas y TĂ©cnicas. Centro CientĂfico TecnolĂłgico Conicet - BahĂa Blanca. Instituto de Investigaciones en IngenierĂa ElĂ©ctrica "Alfredo Desages". Universidad Nacional del Sur. Departamento de IngenierĂa ElĂ©ctrica y de Computadoras. Instituto de Investigaciones en IngenierĂa ElĂ©ctrica "Alfredo Desages"; ArgentinaFil: Mandolesi, Pablo Sergio. Universidad Nacional del Sur. Departamento de IngenierĂa ElĂ©ctrica y de Computadoras; Argentin
The Cochlear Tuning Curve
The tuning curve of the cochlea measures how large an input is required to
elicit a given output level as a function of the frequency. It is a fundamental
object of auditory theory, for it summarizes how to infer what a sound was on
the basis of the cochlear output. A simple model is presented showing that only
two elements are sufficient for establishing the cochlear tuning curve: a
broadly tuned traveling wave, moving unidirectionally from high to low
frequencies, and a set of mechanosensors poised at the threshold of an
oscillatory (Hopf) instability. These two components suffice to generate the
various frequency-response regimes which are needed for a cochlear tuning curve
with a high slope
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