930 research outputs found
Thermal robustness of multipartite entanglement of the 1-D spin 1/2 XY model
We study the robustness of multipartite entanglement of the ground state of
the one-dimensional spin 1/2 XY model with a transverse magnetic field in the
presence of thermal excitations, by investigating a threshold temperature,
below which the thermal state is guaranteed to be entangled. We obtain the
threshold temperature based on the geometric measure of entanglement of the
ground state. The threshold temperature reflects three characteristic lines in
the phase diagram of the correlation function. Our approach reveals a region
where multipartite entanglement at zero temperature is high but is thermally
fragile, and another region where multipartite entanglement at zero temperature
is low but is thermally robust.Comment: Revised, 11 pages, 7 figure
The chain rule implies Tsirelson's bound: an approach from generalized mutual information
In order to analyze an information theoretical derivation of Tsirelson's
bound based on information causality, we introduce a generalized mutual
information (GMI), defined as the optimal coding rate of a channel with
classical inputs and general probabilistic outputs. In the case where the
outputs are quantum, the GMI coincides with the quantum mutual information. In
general, the GMI does not necessarily satisfy the chain rule. We prove that
Tsirelson's bound can be derived by imposing the chain rule on the GMI. We
formulate a principle, which we call the no-supersignalling condition, which
states that the assistance of nonlocal correlations does not increase the
capability of classical communication. We prove that this condition is
equivalent to the no-signalling condition. As a result, we show that
Tsirelson's bound is implied by the nonpositivity of the quantitative
difference between information causality and no-supersignalling.Comment: 23 pages, 8 figures, Added Section 2 and Appendix B, result
unchanged, Added reference
High-sensitivity optical measurement of mechanical Brownian motion
We describe an experiment in which a laser beam is sent into a high-finesse
optical cavity with a mirror coated on a mechanical resonator. We show that the
reflected light is very sensitive to small mirror displacements. We have
observed the Brownian motion of the resonator with a very high sensitivity.Comment: 4 pages, 4 figures, RevTe
Produtos alternativos no controle do oĂdio em mudas de eucalipto.
A silvicultura brasileira tem empregado o eucalipto pela sua adaptabilidade, rápido crescimento e produtividade, alĂ©m de possuir outras caracterĂsticas como a qualidade, diversidade e adequação de sua madeira para a indĂşstria. Para tal, existe a necessidade de uma produção contĂnua de mudas, as quais podem ser atacadas pelo fungo Oidium sp. O controle do oĂdio Ă© feito com fungicidas, mesmo nĂŁo havendo produtos registrados para o eucalipto. O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar produtos alternativos (sais e tanino, Ăłleos, extratos de plantas, leite e derivados, e antagonistas) para o controle desta doença comparando os mais promissores com fungicida. Os produtos foram pulverizados em mudas de Eucalyptus benthamii Maiden & Cambage e mantidas em casa-de-vegetação com alto potencial de inĂłculo de Oidium sp. A severidade da doença foi avaliada por meio de uma escala de notas de 0 (ausĂŞncia de sintomas) a 4 (sintomas muito severo) e calculada a área abaixo da curva de progresso da doença (AACPD). Verificou-se que, os menores valores de AACPD de oĂdio foram obtidos com piraclostrobina + epoxiconazol, que controlou 92 % da doença, e os melhores produtos alternativos testados foram o leite de vaca e Lecanicillium sp. que controlaram respectivamente 36,5 % e 33,9 % da doença no ensaio comparativo
Adaptive experimental design for one-qubit state estimation with finite data based on a statistical update criterion
We consider 1-qubit mixed quantum state estimation by adaptively updating
measurements according to previously obtained outcomes and measurement
settings. Updates are determined by the average-variance-optimality
(A-optimality) criterion, known in the classical theory of experimental design
and applied here to quantum state estimation. In general, A-optimization is a
nonlinear minimization problem; however, we find an analytic solution for
1-qubit state estimation using projective measurements, reducing computational
effort. We compare numerically two adaptive and two nonadaptive schemes for
finite data sets and show that the A-optimality criterion gives more precise
estimates than standard quantum tomography.Comment: 15 pages, 7 figure
Strain development and damage accumulation under ion irradiation of polycrystalline Ge-Sb-Te alloys
The atomic displacement produced by ion irradiation with 150 keV Ar+ ions has been studied in Ge1Sb2Te4 and Ge2Sb2Te5. Electrical, optical and structural measurements have been employed to characterize the induced electrical and structural modifications. At low temperature the amorphization threshold, evaluated by in situ reflectivity measurements, is independent of the composition and the crystalline structure, and it is equal to 1 x 1013 cm-2. At room temperature, at which dynamic annealing can take place, Ge2Sb2Te5 and Ge1Sb2Te4 in the rocksalt phase exhibit the same amorphization threshold (3 x 1013 cm-2). In the trigonal structure, instead, a higher fluence is required to amorphize the Ge1Sb2Te4, compared to Ge2Sb2Te5. The observed differences between the two compositions can be explained considering the effect of dynamic annealing during ion irradiation of the trigonal phase, which is characterized by the presence of van der Waals gaps. These may act as a preferential sink for the diffusion of the displaced atoms and the filling of these gaps tunes the electronic and structural properties. Filling of about 30% of the gaps produces an electronic transition from metallic to insulating behavior. By further increasing the disorder and filling more than 70% of the gaps the films convert into the rocksalt phase
New Photodetection Method Using Unbalanced Sidebands for Squeezed Quantum Noise in Gravitational Wave Interferometer
Homodyne detection is one of the ways to circumvent the standard quantum
limit for a gravitational wave detector. In this paper it will be shown that
the same quantum-non-demolition effect using homodyne detection can be realized
by heterodyne detection with unbalanced RF sidebands. Furthermore, a broadband
quantum-non-demolition readout scheme can also be realized by the unbalanced
sideband detection.Comment: 9 pages, 5 figure
Cooling of a mirror by radiation pressure
We describe an experiment in which a mirror is cooled by the radiation
pressure of light. A high-finesse optical cavity with a mirror coated on a
mechanical resonator is used as an optomechanical sensor of the Brownian motion
of the mirror. A feedback mechanism controls this motion via the radiation
pressure of a laser beam reflected on the mirror. We have observed either a
cooling or a heating of the mirror, depending on the gain of the feedback loop.Comment: 4 pages, 6 figures, RevTe
Remote information concentration by GHZ state and by bound entangled state
We compare remote information concentration by a maximally entangled GHZ
state with by an unlockable bound entangled state. We find that the bound
entangled state is as useful as the GHZ state, even do better than the GHZ
state in the context of communication security.Comment: 4 pages,1 figur
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