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Quantum-mechanical machinery for rational decision-making in classical guessing game
In quantum game theory, one of the most intriguing and important questions
is, "Is it possible to get quantum advantages without any modification of the
classical game?" The answer to this question so far has largely been negative.
So far, it has usually been thought that a change of the classical game setting
appears to be unavoidable for getting the quantum advantages. However, we give
an affirmative answer here, focusing on the decision-making process (we call
'reasoning') to generate the best strategy, which may occur internally, e.g.,
in the player's brain. To show this, we consider a classical guessing game. We
then define a one-player reasoning problem in the context of the
decision-making theory, where the machinery processes are designed to simulate
classical and quantum reasoning. In such settings, we present a scenario where
a rational player is able to make better use of his/her weak preferences due to
quantum reasoning, without any altering or resetting of the classically defined
game. We also argue in further analysis that the quantum reasoning may make the
player fail, and even make the situation worse, due to any inappropriate
preferences.Comment: 9 pages, 10 figures, The scenario is more improve
Minimax optimization of entanglement witness operator for the quantification of three-qubit mixed-state entanglement
We develop a numerical approach for quantifying entanglement in mixed quantum
states by convex-roof entanglement measures, based on the optimal entanglement
witness operator and the minimax optimization method. Our approach is
applicable to general entanglement measures and states and is an efficient
alternative to the conventional approach based on the optimal pure-state
decomposition. Compared with the conventional one, it has two important merits:
(i) that the global optimality of the solution is quantitatively verifiable,
and (ii) that the optimization is considerably simplified by exploiting the
common symmetry of the target state and measure. To demonstrate the merits, we
quantify Greenberger-Horne-Zeilinger (GHZ) entanglement in a class of
three-qubit full-rank mixed states composed of the GHZ state, the W state, and
the white noise, the simplest mixtures of states with different genuine
multipartite entanglement, which have not been quantified before this work. We
discuss some general properties of the form of the optimal witness operator and
of the convex structure of mixed states, which are related to the symmetry and
the rank of states
Algebraic vortex liquid theory of a quantum antiferromagnet on the kagome lattice
There is growing evidence from both experiment and numerical studies that low
half-odd integer quantum spins on a kagome lattice with predominant
antiferromagnetic near neighbor interactions do not order magnetically or break
lattice symmetries even at temperatures much lower than the exchange
interaction strength. Moreover, there appear to be a plethora of low energy
excitations, predominantly singlets but also spin carrying, which suggest that
the putative underlying quantum spin liquid is a gapless ``critical spin
liquid'' rather than a gapped spin liquid with topological order. Here, we
develop an effective field theory approach for the spin-1/2 Heisenberg model
with easy-plane anisotropy on the kagome lattice. By employing a vortex duality
transformation, followed by a fermionization and flux-smearing, we obtain
access to a gapless yet stable critical spin liquid phase, which is described
by (2+1)-dimensional quantum electrodynamics (QED) with an emergent
flavor symmetry. The specific heat, thermal conductivity, and
dynamical structure factor are extracted from the effective field theory, and
contrasted with other theoretical approaches to the kagome antiferromagnet.Comment: 14 pages, 8 figure
Multiband effects on beta-FeSe single crystals
We present the upper critical fields Hc2(T) and Hall effect in beta-FeSe
single crystals. The Hc2(T) increases as the temperature is lowered for field
applied parallel and perpendicular to (101), the natural growth facet of the
crystal. The Hc2(T) for both field directions and the anisotropy at low
temperature increase under pressure. Hole carriers are dominant at high
magnetic fields. However, the contribution of electron-type carriers is
significant at low fields and low temperature. Our results show that multiband
effects dominate Hc2(T) and electronic transport in the normal state
Mathematical modeling of the formation of apoptosome in intrinsic pathway of apoptosis
Caspase-9 is the protease that mediates the intrinsic pathway of apoptosis, a type of cell death. Activation of caspase-9 is a multi-step process that requires dATP or ATP and involves at least two proteins, cytochrome c and Apaf-1. In this study, we mathematically model caspase-9 activation by using a system of ordinary differential equations (an ODE model) generated by a systems biology tool Simpathica—a simulation and reasoning system, developed to study biological pathways. A rudimentary version of “model checking” based on comparing simulation data with that obtained from a recombinant system of caspase-9 activation, provided several new insights into regulation of this protease. The model predicts that the activation begins with binding of dATP to Apaf-1, which initiates the interaction between Apaf-1 and cytochrome c, thus forming a complex that oligomerizes into an active caspase-9 holoenzyme via a linear binding model with cooperative interaction rather than through network formation
Superconductivity and Abelian Chiral Anomalies
Motivated by the geometric character of spin Hall conductance, the
topological invariants of generic superconductivity are discussed based on the
Bogoliuvov-de Gennes equation on lattices.
They are given by the Chern numbers of degenerate condensate bands for
unitary order, which are realizations of Abelian chiral anomalies for
non-Abelian connections. The three types of Chern numbers for the and
-directions are given by covering degrees of some doubled surfaces around
the Dirac monopoles. For nonunitary states, several topological invariants are
defined by analyzing the so-called -helicity. Topological origins of the
nodal structures of superconducting gaps are also discussed.Comment: An example with a figure and discussions are supplemente
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