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Detecting Topological Order with Ribbon Operators
We introduce a numerical method for identifying topological order in
two-dimensional models based on one-dimensional bulk operators. The idea is to
identify approximate symmetries supported on thin strips through the bulk that
behave as string operators associated to an anyon model. We can express these
ribbon operators in matrix product form and define a cost function that allows
us to efficiently optimize over this ansatz class. We test this method on spin
models with abelian topological order by finding ribbon operators for
quantum double models with local fields and Ising-like terms. In
addition, we identify ribbons in the abelian phase of Kitaev's honeycomb model
which serve as the logical operators of the encoded qubit for the quantum
error-correcting code. We further identify the topologically encoded qubit in
the quantum compass model, and show that despite this qubit, the model does not
support topological order. Finally, we discuss how the method supports
generalizations for detecting nonabelian topological order.Comment: 15 pages, 8 figures, comments welcom
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Radiation Effects on an Active Ytterbium-doped Fiber Laser
This is the first published research focused on the impact of gamma and mixed gamma/neutron radiation on an actively lasing ytterbium-doped fiber laser. While the gain medium of the ytterbium-doped fiber laser was irradiated, the power was measured in-situ and the spectrum was recorded intermittently. Two radiation sources were used, a 60Co cell and a reactor. Three irradiation experiments were conducted per radiation source; pristine fibers were used for the first two experiments, and fibers from the second experiment were re-irradiated for the third experiment. The results indicate that as the total dose increased linearly with time, the laser experienced an exponential decay in power with a maximum power loss of 99.84% (at which time it was no longer lasing), and the lasing wavelength blueshifted up to 15 nm. The laser\u27s initial power affects how much the radiation induced attenuation in the fiber. The laser, when exposed to 145 krad(Si), experienced less attenuation with a higher initial power than with a lower initial power. Power recovery experiments were conducted post-irradiation with the fiber laser off and actively lasing. Passively, the power recovered 100 and 550 µW in 18 and 90 hours respectively. Active recovery experienced the same 100 µW recovery in 9.3% of the time (10 min), and total power recovery of 12.6% and 4.4% for YDF1 and YDF2 respectively. The active recovery rate declined as the number of days following irradiation increased. This indicated a saturation of recovery after the less stable color centers were annealed. The active recovery rate for the re-irradiated fiber (gamma only) decreased 31% from the recovery rate just prior to re-irradiation
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Implementation issues in product line scoping
Often product line engineering is treated similar to the waterfall model in traditional software engineering, i.e., the different phases (scoping, analysis, architecting, implementation) are treated as if they could be clearly separated and would follow each other in an ordered fashion. However, in practice strong interactions between the individual phases become apparent. In particular, how implementation is done has a strong impact on economic aspects of the project and thus how to adequately plan it. Hence, assessing these relationships adequately in the beginning has a strong impact on performing a product line project right. In this paper we present a framework that helps in exactly this task. It captures on an abstract level the relationships between scoping information and implementation aspects and thus allows to provide rough guidance on implementation aspects of the project. We will also discuss the application of our framework to a specific industrial project
Characterization of complex quantum dynamics with a scalable NMR information processor
We present experimental results on the measurement of fidelity decay under
contrasting system dynamics using a nuclear magnetic resonance quantum
information processor. The measurements were performed by implementing a
scalable circuit in the model of deterministic quantum computation with only
one quantum bit. The results show measurable differences between regular and
complex behaviour and for complex dynamics are faithful to the expected
theoretical decay rate. Moreover, we illustrate how the experimental method can
be seen as an efficient way for either extracting coarse-grained information
about the dynamics of a large system, or measuring the decoherence rate from
engineered environments.Comment: 4pages, 3 figures, revtex4, updated with version closer to that
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Development of Analytical Models of T- and U-shaped Cantilever-based MEMS Devices for Sensing and Energy Harvesting Applications
Dynamic-mode cantilever-based structures supporting end masses are frequently used as MEMS/NEMS devices in application areas as diverse as chemical/biosensing, atomic force microscopy, and energy harvesting. This paper presents a new analytical solution for the free vibration of a cantilever with a rigid end mass of finite size. The effects of both translational and rotational inertia as well as horizontal eccentricity of the end mass are incorporated into the model. This model is general regarding the end-mass distribution/geometry and is validated here for the commonly encountered geometries of T- and U-shaped cantilevers. Comparisons with 3D FEA simulations and experiments on silicon and organic MEMS are quite encouraging. The new solution gives insight into device behavior, provides an efficient tool for preliminary design, and may be extended in a straightforward manner to account for inherent energy dissipation in the case of organic-based cantilevers
Quantum reference frames and deformed symmetries
In the context of constrained quantum mechanics, reference systems are used
to construct relational observables that are invariant under the action of the
symmetry group. Upon measurement of a relational observable, the reference
system undergoes an unavoidable measurement "back-action" that modifies its
properties. In a quantum-gravitational setting, it has been argued that such a
back-action may produce effects that are described at an effective level as a
form of deformed (or doubly) special relativity. We examine this possibility
using a simple constrained system that has been extensively studied in the
context of quantum information. While our conclusions support the idea of a
symmetry deformation, they also reveal a host of other effects that may be
relevant to the context of quantum gravity, and could potentially conceal the
symmetry deformation.Comment: 11 pages, revtex. Comments are welcom
NP-hardness of decoding quantum error-correction codes
Though the theory of quantum error correction is intimately related to the
classical coding theory, in particular, one can construct quantum error
correction codes (QECCs) from classical codes with the dual containing
property, this does not necessarily imply that the computational complexity of
decoding QECCs is the same as their classical counterparts. Instead, decoding
QECCs can be very much different from decoding classical codes due to the
degeneracy property. Intuitively, one expect degeneracy would simplify the
decoding since two different errors might not and need not be distinguished in
order to correct them. However, we show that general quantum decoding problem
is NP-hard regardless of the quantum codes being degenerate or non-degenerate.
This finding implies that no considerably fast decoding algorithm exists for
the general quantum decoding problems, and suggests the existence of a quantum
cryptosystem based on the hardness of decoding QECCs.Comment: 5 pages, no figure. Final version for publicatio
Belief propagation algorithm for computing correlation functions in finite-temperature quantum many-body systems on loopy graphs
Belief propagation -- a powerful heuristic method to solve inference problems
involving a large number of random variables -- was recently generalized to
quantum theory. Like its classical counterpart, this algorithm is exact on
trees when the appropriate independence conditions are met and is expected to
provide reliable approximations when operated on loopy graphs. In this paper,
we benchmark the performances of loopy quantum belief propagation (QBP) in the
context of finite-tempereture quantum many-body physics. Our results indicate
that QBP provides reliable estimates of the high-temperature correlation
function when the typical loop size in the graph is large. As such, it is
suitable e.g. for the study of quantum spin glasses on Bethe lattices and the
decoding of sparse quantum error correction codes.Comment: 5 pages, 4 figure
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