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Precursors of non-Markovianity
Using the paradigm of information backflow to characterize a non-Markovian
evolution, we introduce so-called precursors of non-Markovianity, i.e.
necessary properties that the system and environment state must exhibit at
earlier times in order for an ensuing dynamics to be non-Markovian. In
particular, we consider a quantitative framework to assess the role that
established system-environment correlations together with changes in
environmental states play in an emerging non-Markovian dynamics. By defining
the relevant contributions in terms of the Bures distance, which is
conveniently expressed by means of the quantum state fidelity, these quantities
are well defined and easily applicable to a wide range of physical settings. We
exemplify this by studying our precursors of non-Markovianity in discrete and
continuous variable non-Markovian collision models.Comment: 9 pages, 4 figures. Close to published versio
Entropy production and correlations in a controlled non-Markovian setting
We study the relationship between (non-)Markovian evolutions, established
correlations, and the entropy production rate. We consider a system qubit in
contact with a thermal bath and in addition the system is strongly coupled to
an ancillary qubit. We examine the steady state properties finding that the
coupling leads to effective temperatures emerging in the composite system, and
show that this is related to the creation of correlations between the qubits.
By establishing the conditions under which the system reaches thermal
equilibrium with the bath despite undergoing a non-Markovian evolution, we
examine the entropy production rate, showing that its transient negativity is a
sufficient sign of non-Markovianity.Comment: 8 pages, 4 figures. Close to published versio
A Phenomenological Exploration of Young Adults Who Self-Identify with Primary Complex Motor Stereotypies
Primary complex motor stereotypies (p-CMS) are repetitive, rhythmic, and predictable involuntary movements which occur in typically developing individuals. To date, research has focused on observational data involving parents, leaving a lack of first-hand information about the effect of p-CMS on experiencersâ quality of life and wellbeing in adulthood. This phenomenological study, grounded in Bronfenbrennerâs ecological theory, explored lived experiences of six young adults, ages 21 to 29 years, who self-identified with p-CMS, through in-depth telephone and Zoom interviews. I aimed to answer how p-CMS affected participants in academic, work, and social settings, what meaning participants assigned to their p-CMS, and what participants wished family, doctors, and teachers would know about p-CMS as a social phenomenon. Data were analyzed through the application of Colaizziâs method of data analysis in combination with open and axial coding. Participants viewed p-CMS as mostly positive and serving a definite purpose in terms of emotional and learning processing, while indicating that p-CMS manifestations needed less focus from caregivers and medical/mental health personnel and underlying comorbidities required more focus. Results of the study revealed unobservable firsthand experiences of p-CMS, the role of p-CMS in processing and regulation of emotional and academic information, and effect of comorbidities. Implications for positive social change include more informed insight by caregivers, family, medical personnel, and teachers into the role of p-CMS on experiencersâ lives and development of future treatments and approaches
Quantum heat statistics with time-evolving matrix product operators
Funding: We acknowledge funding from the European Research Council under the European Unionâs Horizon 2020 research and innovation program (ODYSSEY Grant Agreement No. 758403). J.G.is grateful for support from a SFI-Royal Society University Research Program. We also acknowledge support from the EPSRC, under Grant No. EP/T014032/1. A.S. acknowledges support the Australian Research Council Centres of Excellence for Engineered Quantum Systems (EQUS, CE170100009).We present a numerically exact method to compute the full counting statistics of heat transfer in non-Markovian open quantum systems, which is based on the time-evolving matrix product operator (TEMPO) algorithm. This approach is applied to the paradigmatic spin-boson model in order to calculate the mean and fluctuations of the heat transferred to the environment during thermal equilibration. We show that system-reservoir correlations make a significant contribution to the heat statistics at low temperature and present a variational theory that quantitatively explains our numerical results. We also demonstrate a fluctuation-dissipation relation connecting the mean and variance of the heat distribution at high temperature. Our results reveal that system-bath interactions make a significant contribution to heat transfer even when the dynamics of the open system is effectively Markovian. The method presented here provides a flexible and general tool to predict the fluctuations of heat transfer in open quantum systems in non-perturbative regimes.Publisher PDFPeer reviewe
Adaptation of the QoL-AGHDA scale for adults with growth hormone deficiency in four Slavic languages
Amalgame: Cosmological Constraints from the First Combined Photometric Supernova Sample
Future constraints of cosmological parameters from Type Ia supernovae (SNe
Ia) will depend on the use of photometric samples, those samples without
spectroscopic measurements of the SNe Ia. There is a growing number of analyses
that show that photometric samples can be utilised for precision cosmological
studies with minimal systematic uncertainties. To investigate this claim, we
perform the first analysis that combines two separate photometric samples, SDSS
and Pan-STARRS, without including a low-redshift anchor. We evaluate the
consistency of the cosmological parameters from these two samples and find they
are consistent with each other to under . From the combined sample,
named Amalgame, we measure with SN alone in a flat
CDM model, and and when combining with a Planck data prior and a flat
CDM model. These results are consistent with constraints from the Pantheon+
analysis of only spectroscopically confirmed SNe Ia, and show that there are no
significant impediments to analyses of purely photometric samples of SNe Ia.Comment: Submitting to MNRAS; comments welcom
Pharmacokinetics of Intra-Arterial Melphalan in Patients withRecurrent or Progressive Retinoblastoma Treated on Spog-Rb-2011, A NationalPhase II Study of the Swiss Paediatric Oncology Group
Since the 1990s, intravenous (iv) chemotherapy has been the system-atic first-line treatment used in the management of retinoblastoma, to reduce tumour volumeand render it accessible to focal treatments as well as to avoid enucleation and/or radiother-apy. This approach has allowed globe preservation in the majority of group A-C tumors and in19-60% of group D cases. Relapse or tumour progression in this group D patients constitute amajor concern for globe salvage. Techniques of local administration of chemotherapy, such asSelective Ophtalmic Artery Chemotherapy (SOAC) administration offers an interesting alter-native. We report here pharmacokinetic analysis of melphalan administered by SOAC in eightpatients, their clinical response to SOAC and observed toxicities
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