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Conservative chaotic map as a model of quantum many-body environment
We study the dynamics of the entanglement between two qubits coupled to a
common chaotic environment, described by the quantum kicked rotator model. We
show that the kicked rotator, which is a single-particle deterministic
dynamical system, can reproduce the effects of a pure dephasing many-body bath.
Indeed, in the semiclassical limit the interaction with the kicked rotator can
be described as a random phase-kick, so that decoherence is induced in the
two-qubit system. We also show that our model can efficiently simulate
non-Markovian environments.Comment: 8 pages, 4 figure
Cloud Service Brokerage-2014: Towards the Multi-cloud Ecosystem
In the future multi-cloud ecosystem, many cloud providers and consumers will interact to create, discover, negotiate and use software services. Cloud service brokers will play a central role in bringing providers and consumers together, assisting with software service creation (from abstract models to platform-specific deployments), multi-cloud translation (model-driven adaptation and deployment of services) quality assurance (governance; functional testing and monitoring), service continuity (failure prevention and recovery) and market competition (arbitrage; service optimization; service customization). The emerging ecosystem will be supported by common standards, service models, methods and mechanisms that will operate across a wide variety of platforms and infrastructure, and across disparate service protocols
On the Path Integral Representation for Spin Systems
We propose a classical constrained Hamiltonian theory for the spin. After the
Dirac treatment we show that due to the existence of second class constraints
the Dirac brackets of the proposed theory represent the commutation relations
for the spin. We show that the corresponding partition function, obtained via
the Fadeev-Senjanovic procedure, coincides with the one obtained using coherent
states. We also evaluate this partition function for the case of a single spin
in a magnetic field.Comment: To be published in J.Phys. A: Math. and Gen. Latex file, 12 page
Feeding ecology of the seagrass-grazing nerite Smaragdia souverbiana (Montrouzier, 1863) in subtropical seagrass beds of eastern Australia
By amalgamating all seagrass-associated grazing invertebrates into an epiphyte-feeding guild, the currently accepted model of seagrass trophic dynamics ignores the diverse range of invertebrates that feed directly on, and do considerable damage to, seagrasses. Of the wide range of invertebrates documented to damage seagrass directly, the gastropod genus Smaragdia has adaptations and ecology that suggests it could be a specialized seagrass-feeding group, of which at least two species are known preferentially to consume seagrass. This paper investigated the dietary associations of Smaragdia souverbiana, one of the most widely distributed but least studied species of the genus, in the subtropical eastern Australian part of its range. Using field-based assessments of grazing damage and targeted laboratory feeding trials, we assessed the dietary associations, digestive ability and feeding preferences of S. souverbiana with local seagrasses (Halophila ovalis, Zostera capricorni and Cymodocea serrulata). We found that this species consumed and damaged all available species, but showed a strong preference for the most abundant and moderately digestible Z. capricorni. Although it avoided seagrass bearing a high epiphyte load in a laboratory context, considerable amounts of epiphytic material were found in the faeces of field-caught individuals. Grazing and digestibility of seagrass cells was higher in Z. capricorni and H. ovalis, and the former was preferred when both were available. This study adds to the growing body of literature demonstrating that S. souverbiana—and potentially many other grazing invertebrates—cause considerable damage to seagrasses directly, rather than targeting epiphytes.Versión del editor1,358
Caracterización del medio físico y biótico de la escombrera de Las Minas de Alquife (Granada)
La actividad minera, siempre que se produzca con una cierta intensidad, provoca
alteraciones en el medio natural, desde las más imperceptibles hasta las que representan
claros impactos sobre el medio en que se desarrollan. Este es el caso de la formación de
escombreras por el acopio de materiales procedentes de las actividades extractivas sobre
la superficie del suelo. La tendencia actual en materia medioambiental promueve la
integración de estos espacios en el paisaje, al mismo tiempo que su reutilización con
fines socio-económicos. Una de las actuaciones primordiales para conseguir estos fines
es la recuperación del suelo y la implantación de cubierta vegetal. Previamente al plan
de actuación, se lleva a cabo la caracterización de la situación actual en la que se
encuentra el ecosistema. En este emplazamiento, los suelos, de textura arenosa,
presentan un pH alcalino, una baja capacidad de intercambio catiónico y bajo contenido
en materia orgánica. La vegetación es escasa, dispersa y dominan las especies herbáceas
seguidas de las arbustivas. Dentro de las especies herbáceas los representantes más
abundantes pertenecen a las familias de Gramíneas, Compuestas y Labiadas.
Adicionalmente, se ha evaluado la presencia de micorrizas en las raíces de las especies
dominantes, como indicador del equilibrio microbiológico y potencial bioestabilizador
del suelo, detectándose colonización micorrícica en la mayoría de ellas, si bien su
promedio es muy bajo (5%)
Decoherence induced by interacting quantum spin baths
We study decoherence induced on a two-level system coupled to a
one-dimensional quantum spin chain. We consider the cases where the dynamics of
the chain is determined by the Ising, XY, or Heisenberg exchange Hamiltonian.
This model of quantum baths can be of fundamental importance for the
understanding of decoherence in open quantum systems, since it can be
experimentally engineered by using atoms in optical lattices. As an example,
here we show how to implement a pure dephasing model for a qubit system coupled
to an interacting spin bath. We provide results that go beyond the case of a
central spin coupled uniformly to all the spins of the bath, in particular
showing what happens when the bath enters different phases, or becomes
critical; we also study the dependence of the coherence loss on the number of
bath spins to which the system is coupled and we describe a
coupling-independent regime in which decoherence exhibits universal features,
irrespective of the system-environment coupling strength. Finally, we establish
a relation between decoherence and entanglement inside the bath. For the Ising
and the XY models we are able to give an exact expression for the decay of
coherences, while for the Heisenberg bath we resort to the numerical
time-dependent Density Matrix Renormalization Group.Comment: 18 pages, 20 figure
Quantum Critical Dynamics of A Qubit Coupled to An Isotropic Lipkin-Meshkov-Glick Bath
We explore a dynamic signature of quantum phase transition (QPT) in an
isotropic Lipkin-Meshkov-Glick (LMG) model by studying the time evolution of a
central qubit coupled to it. We evaluate exactly the time-dependent purity,
which can be used to measure quantum coherence, of the central qubit. It is
found that distinctly different behaviors of the purity as a function of the
parameter reveal clearly the QPT point in the system. It is also clarified that
the present model is equivalent to an anti Jaynes-Cummings model under certain
conditions.Comment: 8 pages, 4 figure
Induced Parity Breaking Term at Finite Temperature
We compute the exact induced parity-breaking part of the effective action for
2+1 massive fermions in at finite temperature by calculating the
fermion determinant in a particular background. The result confirms that gauge
invariance of the effective action is respected even when large gauge
transformations are considered.Comment: to be published in Physical Review Letters. 5 pages, Revtex, no
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Sensitivity-Enhanced 207Pb Solid-State NMR Spectroscopy for the Rapid, Non-Destructive Characterization of Organolead Halide Perovskites
Organolead halide and mixed halide perovskites (CH3NH3PbX3, CH3NH3PbX3–nYn, X and Y = Cl–, Br– or I–), are promising materials for photovoltaics and optoelectronic devices. 207Pb solid-state NMR spectroscopy has previously been applied to characterize phase segregation and halide ion speciation in mixed halide perovskites. However, NMR spectroscopy is an insensitive technique that often requires large sample volumes and long signal averaging periods. This is especially true for mixed halide perovskites, which give rise to extremely broad 207Pb solid-state NMR spectra. Here, we quantitatively compare the sensitivity of the various solid-state NMR techniques on pure and mixed halide organolead perovskites and demonstrate that both fast MAS and DNP can provide substantial gains in NMR sensitivity for these materials. With fast MAS and proton detection, high signal-to-noise ratio two-dimensional (2D) 207Pb-1H heteronuclear correlation (HETCOR) NMR spectra can be acquired in less than half an hour from only ca. 5 µL of perovskite material. Modest relayed DNP enhancements on the order of 1 to 20 were obtained for perovskites. The cryogenic temperatures (110 K) used for DNP experiments also provide a significant boost in sensitivity. Consequently, it was possible to obtain the 207Pb solid-state NMR spectrum of a 300 nm thick model thin film of CH3NH3PbI3 in 34 hours by performing solid-state NMR experiments with a sample temperature of 110 K. This result demonstrates the possibility of using NMR spectroscopy for characterization of perovskite thin films
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