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Very smooth points of spaces of operators
In this paper we study very smooth points of Banach spaces with special
emphasis on spaces of operators. We show that when the space of compact
operators is an -ideal in the space of bounded operators, a very smooth
operator attains its norm at a unique vector (up to a constant
multiple) and is a very smooth point of the range space. We show that if
for every equivalent norm on a Banach space, the dual unit ball has a very
smooth point then the space has the Radon--Nikod\'{y}m property. We give an
example of a smooth Banach space without any very smooth points.Comment: 12 pages, no figures, no table
Simulation of mirror inversion of quantum states in an XY spin chain using NMR
We report an experimental quantum simulation of unitary dynamics of an XY
spin chain with pre-engineered couplings. Using this simulation, we demonstrate
the mirror inversion of quantum states, proposed by Albanese et al. [Phys. Rev.
Lett. 93, 230502 (2004)]. The experiment is performed with a 5-qubit dipolar
coupled spin system using nuclear magnetic resonance techniques. To perform
quantum simulation we make use of the recently proposed unitary operator
decomposition algorithm of Ajoy et al. [Phys. Rev. A 85, 030303 (2012)] along
with numerical pulse optimization techniques. Further, using mirror inversion,
we demonstrate that entangled states can be transferred from one end of the
chain to the other end. The simulations are implemented with high experimental
fidelity, which implies that these kind of simulations may be possible in
larger systems.Comment: 9 pages, 6 figure
Violation of Entropic Leggett-Garg Inequality in Nuclear Spins
We report an experimental study of recently formulated entropic Leggett-Garg
inequality (ELGI) by Usha Devi et al. (arXiv: 1208.4491v2 (2012)). This
inequality places a bound on the statistical measurement outcomes of dynamical
observables describing a macrorealistic system. Such a bound is not necessarily
obeyed by quantum systems, and therefore provides an important way to
distinguish quantumness from classical behavior. Here we study ELGI using a
two-qubit nuclear magnetic resonance system. To perform the noninvasive
measurements required for the ELGI study, we prepare the system qubit in a
maximally mixed state as well as use the `ideal negative result measurement'
procedure with the help of an ancilla qubit. The experimental results show a
clear violation of ELGI by over four standard deviations. These results agree
with the predictions of quantum theory. The violation of ELGI is attributed to
the fact that certain joint probabilities are not legitimate in the quantum
scenario, in the sense they do not reproduce all the marginal probabilities.
Using a three-qubit system, we experimentally demonstrate that three-time joint
probabilities do not reproduce certain two-time marginal probabilities.Comment: 5 pages, 5 figures, 1 page supplementar
Backward whirl in a simple rotor supported on hydrodynamic bearings
The asymmetric nature of the fluid film stiffness and damping properties in rotors supported on fluid film bearings causes a forward or a backward whirl depending on the bearing parameters and the speed of the rotor. A rotor was designed to exhibit backward synchronous whirl. The rotor-bearing system exhibited split criticals, and a backward whirl was observed between the split criticals. The orbital diagrams show the whirl pattern
Offset fields in perpendicularly magnetized tunnel junctions
We study the offset fields affecting the free layer of perpendicularly
magnetized tunnel junctions. In extended films, the free layer offset field
results from interlayer exchange coupling with the reference layer through the
MgO tunnel oxide. The free layer offset field is thus accompanied with a shift
of the free layer and reference layer ferromagnetic resonance frequencies. The
shifts depend on the mutual orientation of the two magnetizations. The offset
field decreases with the resistance area product of the tunnel oxide.
Patterning the tunnel junction into an STT-MRAM disk-shaped cell changes
substantially the offset field, as the reduction of the lateral dimension comes
with the generation of stray fields by the reference and the hard layer. The
experimental offset field compares best with the spatial average of the sum of
these stray fields, thereby providing guidelines for the offset field
engineering.Comment: Special issue of J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys (2019) on STT-MRA
Radio halos in merging clusters of galaxies
We present the preliminary results of 235 MHz, 327 MHz and 610 MHz
observations of the galaxy cluster A3562 in the core of the Shapley
Concentration. The purpose of these observations, carried out with the Giant
Metrewave Radio Telescope (GMRT, Pune, India) was to study the radio halo
located at the centre of A3562 and determine the shape of its radio spectrum at
low frequencies, in order to understand the origin of this source. In the
framework of the re--acceleration model, the preliminary analysis of the halo
spectrum suggests that we are observing a young source (few yrs) at the
beginning of the re--acceleration phase.Comment: 3 pages, 2 figures. Proceedings of IAU Colloquium 195 - Outskirts of
Galaxy Clusters: intense life in the suburb
Shear flow induced isotropic to nematic transition in a suspension of active filaments
We study the effects of externally applied shear flow on a model of
suspensions of motors and filaments, via the equations of active hydrodynamics
[PRL {\bf 89} (2002) 058101; {\bf 92} (2004) 118101]. In the absence of shear,
the orientationally ordered phase of {\it both} polar and apolar active
particles is always unstable at zero-wavenumber. An imposed steady shear large
enough to overcome the active stresses stabilises both apolar and moving polar
phases. Our work is relevant to {\it in vitro} studies of active filaments, the
reorientation of endothelial cells subject to shear flow and shear-induced
motility of attached cells.Comment: 8 pages, 4 figures submitted to Europhysics Letter
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